23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS BY CATEGORY
 
  2019
R’m
  2018
R’m
 
The following table summarises the Group’s classification of financial instruments:        
Assets        
Fair value through profit and loss        
   Derivative financial instruments (included in other assets) –   100  
Amortised cost        
   Trade and other receivables 3 747   3 636  
   Cash and cash equivalents 1 544   1 494  
   Other assets 87   77  
Total assets 5 378   5 307  
Liabilities        
Fair value through profit and loss        
   Contingent consideration liabilities 543   534  
   Derivative financial instruments (included in other liabilities) 30   6  
Amortised cost        
   Trade and other payables 3 800   3 483  
   Interest-bearing borrowings 11 995   15 956  
   Bank overdraft 867   488  
Total liabilities 17 235   20 467  

Derivative financial instruments

  Carrying value   Fair value  
  2019 
R’m 
  2018 
R’m 
  2019 
R’m 
  2018 
R’m 
 
Mark-to-market valuation at 30 September                
ASSETS                
Non-current assets                
Interest rate swap contracts (included in other) –     13     –     13    
Current assets                         
Interest rate swap contracts (included in other) –     –     –     –    
Foreign exchange option contracts (included in other) –     87     –     87    
Total assets  –     100     –     100    
LIABILITIES                         
Non-current liabilities                         
Interest rate swap contracts (included in other) (27)    (6)    (27)    (6)   
Current liabilities                         
Interest rate swap contracts (included in other) (3)    –     (3)    –    
Total liabilities  (30)    (6)    (30)    (6)   

Interest rate swap contracts

The Group enters into interest rate swap contracts to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates on the interestbearing borrowings. Gains and losses on the interest rate swap contracts are recognised in profit or loss.

Previous interest rate swap contracts, with a total notional principal amount of R900 million, matured on 1 November 2018.

  Swap 1 Swap 2 Swap 3 Swap 4 Swap 5 Swap 6 Swap 7 Swap 8  
Contract commencement date 1 Nov 2016 8 Aug 2017 15 Dec 2017 19 April 2018 6 Feb 2019 6 Feb 2019 27 Sep 2018 8 Feb 2019  
Maturity date 1 Nov 2019 11 Aug 2020 15 Dec 2019 20 April 2020 8 Feb 2021 7 Feb 2022 27 Sep 2021 8 Feb 2021  
Currency R’m R’m R’m R’m R’m R’m £’m £’m  
Notional amount 900 500 600 900 500 500 50 25  
Fixed interest rate (%) 7.70 6.91 7.63 6.81 7.15 7.23 1.23 1.014  
Floating interest rate (%) 7.16 6.84 6.81 6.88 6.85 6.85 0.76 0.77  
Interest settlement terms Three-month JIBAR (safex) settled quarterly Three-month GBP-LIBOR,
settled quarterly
 

Foreign exchange option contracts relating to the disposal of Max

On 19 September 2018, the Group entered into a number of foreign exchange option contracts (option contracts) to mitigate the risk of fluctuations in the exchange rates on the disposal proceeds relating to Max. The option contracts expired in January 2019. The Group extended the option contracts at prevailing rates in January 2019 until June 2019. The option contracts were closed out and the liabilities were settled on 26 and 28 June 2019.

The mark-to-market loss recognised in profit or loss on the option contracts for the year ended 30 September 2019 is R292 million net of tax (2018: profit of R17 million net of tax).

Reconciliation of the option contract asset/(liability) as at 30 September:

  2019 
R’m 
  2018
R’m
 
Balance at 1 October 84    –  
Fair value (loss)/profit recognised in profit in loss (406)   23  
Premiums paid 55    61  
Settlement 267    –  
Balance at 30 September –    84  

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Foreign exchange contracts

The Group entered into United States dollar exchange contracts to manage exposure to fluctuations in the rand dollar exchange rate on foreign liabilities.

B-share liability

At acquisition, the UK Healthcare Limited B-shares were issued to key management within Alliance Medical in exchange for a portion of their shares held in Alliance Medical. In terms of the original shareholder agreement, the B-shares were to be redeemed after year three (45%), year four (30%) and year five (25%) after the acquisition date. Life Healthcare in conjunction with the Alliance Medical management agreed to bring forward the settlement of the B-shares. On 14 June 2018 the Group acquired these shares from the Alliance Medical management for GBP35.7 million (R640 million).

  2018
R’m
 
Balance at 1 October 727   
Fair value profit recognised in profit or loss (74)  
Settlement (640)  
Effect of foreign currency movement (13)  
Balance at 30 September –