Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd Extractive Sector: Payments to Govts Report 2018 (8277D)

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RNS Number : 8277D

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd

28 June 2019

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

Extractive Sector: Payments to Governments Report 2018

Introduction

Background

The UK Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 (UK Regulations), as amended in December 2015, require UK companies in the extractive sector to publicly disclose payments made to governments in the countries where they undertake extractive operations. These UK Regulations enact domestic rules in line with Directive 2013/34/EU and apply to large UK incorporated companies that are involved in the exploration, prospection, discovery, development and extraction of minerals, oil, natural gas deposits, or other materials. The aim of Directive 2013/34/EU and the UK Regulations is to enhance transparency in the extractive sector by imposing reporting requirements relating to payments to governments.

The UK's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules extend the disclosure requirements to companies that have securities listed on a UK regulated market, including Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (in which PT Pamapersada Nusantara and PT Danusa Tambang Nusantara, indirect subsidiaries of PT Astra International Tbk (hereinafter referred to as "Astra"), are two of its subsidiaries).

Reporting Entities

This Report provides an overview of the payments to governments made by PT Pamapersada Nusantara and its subsidiaries undertakings (hereinafter referred to as "Pama"), and PT Danusa Tambang Nusantara and its subsidiaries undertakings (hereinafter referred to as "Danusa") for the year ended 2018 (1st January - 31st December 2018) in respect of their activities in the extractive sector which are located in Indonesia.

PT Agincourt Resources was acquired by PT Danusa Tambang Nusantara in 2018. A full year's activities of PT Agincourt Resources are included in this report.

Extractive Activities

Pama and Danusa, through their subsidiaries are engaged in extractive operations as a coal and gold mining concession holder in several locations in Indonesia (North Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and West Nusa Tenggara). Pama is also involved in mining contracting activities for third parties.

Reporting Principles

Scope and Validity

This Report discloses payments made to governments for activities related to exploration, discovery, development and extraction for legal entities involved in extractive activities.

Government

Government includes any national, regional or local authority of a country, and includes a department, agency or undertaking (i.e. corporation) controlled by that authority.

Project

Payment types are required to be reported by project. A project is defined as the operational activities that are governed by a single contract, licence, lease, concession or similar legal arrangements and form the basis for payment liabilities with a government. If multiple and such agreements are 'substantially interconnected', they are to be treated as a single project. 'Substantially interconnected' means forming a set of operationally and geographically integrated contracts, licences, leases or concessions or related agreements with substantially similar terms that are signed with a government, giving rise to payment liabilities.

Reporting Currency

Amounts in this Report are expressed in US Dollars (USD). Payments to Government other than in USD are translated based on the average annual foreign exchange rate.

Materiality

Payments made as a single payment, or as a series of related payments, that equal or exceed USD114,362 (equivalent to GBP86,000) during the year, are required to be disclosed.

Payment

All payments on this Report are presented on cash basis.

   i.    Taxes 

These payments represent several taxes levied on the income, production or profits of companies. These include corporate income tax and land and building tax for mining sector. Value added taxes, personal income taxes, sales (export) taxes, land and building tax for non-mining sector, motor vehicle licence and catering service taxes are excluded.

   ii.    Royalties 

These payments represent usage-based payments for the right to extract natural resources which are calculated by a specific percentage of sales amount.

   iii.    Fees 

These payments are typically levied on the right to use a geographical area for exploration, development and production.

There were no payments to Government for dividends, bonuses, production entitlements and infrastructure improvements.

Consolidated Overview

The consolidated overview discloses the sum of Astra's payments to Government in Indonesia which presented in Governments Report and Projects Report.

Governments Report

The following table discloses the sum of Astra's payments per payment type to State Treasury (Kas Negara).

(in USD currency)

 
                      Taxes      Royalties      Fees         Total 
 State Treasury 
  (Kas Negara)     328,560,547   87,864,366   4,440,039   420,864,952 
                  ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------ 
 

Projects Report

The table below discloses the sum of Astra's payments per project and per payment type.

(in USD currency)

 
                        Taxes      Royalties      Fees         Total      Governments 
 Project 
                    ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
 Kapuas, Central 
  Kalimantan                                                              State Treasury 
  Project             59,466,806   66,178,440   3,779,727   129,424,973    (Kas Negara) 
                    ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
 Martabe, North                                                           State Treasury 
  Sumatra Project    106,341,382   21,322,794     660,312   128,324,488    (Kas Negara) 
                    ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
 Banjar, South 
  Kalimantan                                                              State Treasury 
  Project                128,083      363,132           -       491,215    (Kas Negara) 
                    ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
 Entity Level 
  Payment 
                    ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
 Pamapersada                                                              State Treasury 
  Nusantara          143,368,235            -           -   143,368,235    (Kas Negara) 
                    ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
                                                                          State Treasury 
 Pama Indomining         537,939            -           -       537,939    (Kas Negara) 
                    ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
 Multi Prima                                                              State Treasury 
  Universal                4,072            -           -         4,072    (Kas Negara) 
                    ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
 Kalimantan                                                               State Treasury 
  Prima Persada       18,714,030            -           -    18,714,030    (Kas Negara) 
                    ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
 TOTAL               328,560,547   87,864,366   4,440,039   420,864,952 
                    ------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
 

This Report is available for download from http://www.jardines.com/en/ir/regulatory.html.

Jonathan Lloyd, Jardine Matheson Limited

for and on behalf of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

28th June 2019

www.jardines.com

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