Financial and technical definitions

Bank Bill Swap Rate

Compound annual growth rate

A daily average of overnight interbank loans, used as an investment benchmark in the Brazilian financial system

Cash-generating unit

Conditional Share Plan

Deferred Bonus Plan

Deferred Bonus Warrant

The systematic allocation of the cost of an asset, less its residual value, over its useful life

Equity Appreciation Plan

Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation

Emirates Interbank Offered Rate

Earnings per share, the portion of a Company's profit attributable (equally) to each outstanding ordinary share

Euro Interbank Offered Rate

Forward exchange contract

Fair value through profit or loss

Financial year; for Datatec, ended/ending 28/29 February

The second half of the financial year, from 1 September to 28 February

Headline earnings divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the financial year

International Financial Reporting Standards

Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate

London Interbank Offered Rate

Long-Term Incentive Plan

Management Incentive Plan

Return on invested capital. This is calculated by dividing net operating profit after tax by average invested capital

The Datatec Limited Share Appreciation Rights Scheme

Share Appreciation Rights

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate

Singapore Overnight Rate Average

Total shareholder return

Underlying earnings divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the financial year

Earnings excluding impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, profit or loss on sale of investments and assets, amortisation of acquired intangible assets, unrealised foreign exchange movements, acquisition-related adjustments, fair value movements on acquisition-related financial instruments, restructuring costs relating to fundamental reorganisations and the taxation effect on all of the aforementioned

30-day volume-weighted average price