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STRATEGIC INTEGRATED PARTNERSHIPS 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Windhoek Lager recently won its 10th consecutive gold medal at the DLG awards. DLG AWARDS* WINDHOEK WINDHOEK WINDHOEK TAFEL LAGER DRAUGHT LIGHT LAGER 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 NP 2008 NP 2007 2006 * The international Deutsche Landwirtschafts Gesellschaft (DLG) Quality Evaluation rates beer brands that are brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot (“Purity Law”) of 1516 against quality specifi cations for taste, analytical and biological standards. Gold Silver Bronze NP not participating TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS CHAIRPERSON’S KEY FACTS REPORT STATEMENT AND FIGURES 2 4 7 PARTNERING NBL GEOGRAPHICAL NBL FOR THE PROFILE FOOTPRINT BRAND PROFILES FUTURE 8 10 12 17 A NAMIBIAN NBL’S INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH LONG-TERM NBL OPERATING MODEL PROSPECTS TIMELINE ENVIRONMENT 20 36 37 39 MANAGING VALUE GOOD DIRECTOR’S ADDED CORPORATE REMUNERATION REPORT STATEMENT GOVERNANCE REPORT 43 51 53 68 ANNUAL DIRECTORATE FINANCIAL AND STATEMENTS ADMINISTRATION 71 Inside back cover Strategic Partnerships ❯❯ 1 About this Chairperson’s NBL Partnering for A Namibian NBL report statement profile the future investment timeline ABOUT THIS REPORT Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) is a publicly owned company listed on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) since 1996. NBL continues to embark on its journey towards KPVGTPCVKQPCNDGUVRTCEVKEG6JKUTGRQTVTGNCVGUVQVJGƓPCPEKCN[GCTHTQO,WN[ VQ,WPGCPFEQXGTUCNNQRGTCVKQPUYKVJVJGGORJCUKUQP0COKDKCCUKVUEQTG OCTMGV+VUEQPVGPVRTQXKFGUCJQNKUVKEDWVEQPEKUGXKGYQHUQEKCNGPXKTQPOGPVCNCPF GEQPQOKEHCEVQTUCHHGEVKPIVJGCDKNKV[QHVJGDWUKPGUUVQETGCVGXCNWGQXGTVJGUJQTV medium and long term. The report is aimed at NBL’s providers of financial Secretaries, Ohlthaver & List Centre (Proprietary) capital, but considered a wide range of stakeholders Limited, on tel: +264 61 207 5111 or email: and topics in the content development process. [email protected]. The report was furthermore guided by the Vision 2019 strategy developed by Ohlthaver & List Reporting boundaries (O&L or the O&L Group), and influenced by current NBL forms part of the O&L Group of companies – Namibian challenges such as critical water supply Namibia’s largest privately held Group of companies, constraints. The year’s most significant event was with revenues contributing about 4% to gross the restructuring of the joint venture agreement domestic product (GDP). The Group has business in South Africa. This is comprehensively covered interests in food production, fishing, beverages, throughout the report. farming, retail trade, information technology, property leasing and development, marine The integrated reporting approach and structure engineering, steel retailing and the leisure and allows for comparability of financial and non-financial hospitality industry. O&L indirectly holds an effective data. Materiality was applied to information 29.69% stake in NBL. gathered during data collection, as well as Board and management interviews. NBL’s joint venture with leading drinks company Diageo, and brewer Heineken, established in 2003, The following frameworks and reporting was restructured in December 2015. The diagram to requirements were considered the right shows the structure after the change. z Corporate Governance Code for Namibia Detail of further NBL subsidiaries is available on (NamCode) page 129 of the annual financial statements. zNamibia Companies Act, 2004 (Act No. 28 of 2004) Financial and non-financial data in this report is z Namibian Stock Exchange Listing Requirements limited to NBL and its subsidiaries, whereas non- financial reporting, including risks, opportunities z International Financial Reporting Standards and partnerships, considers all stakeholders. z International Integrated Reporting Council’s Stakeholders have been identified as those <IR> Framework individuals or groups who can be affected by NBL’s Further information is available on the website: business activities, outputs or outcomes, or who www.nambrew.com. To provide feedback or can significantly affect NBL’s ability to create value request copies of this report, contact our Company over time. 2 Namibia Breweries Limited Integrated Annual Report 2016 Operating Managing Value added Good corporate Remuneration Annual financial environment Director’s report statement governance report statements Assurance looking words or phrases such as ‘believe’, ‘aim’, The consolidated annual financial statements from ‘expect’, ‘anticipate’, ‘intend’, ‘foresee’, ‘forecast’, page 72 to 130 were audited by Deloitte & Touche. ‘likely’, ‘should’, ‘planned’, ‘may’, ‘estimated’ and As per the NamCode requirements, NBL follows ‘potential’, or similar words and phrases. a combined assurance model based on the three By their nature, forward-looking statements involve lines of defence, which includes internal controls risks and uncertainties because they relate to and systems, supported by external verification. events and depend on circumstances that may The latter included a SABS audit against the or may not occur in the future. NBL cautions that requirements of SANS 10330:2007 on 22 and forward-looking statements are not guarantees of 23 July 2015 and a SABS recertification against the future performance. requirements of ISO 9001:2008. Several internal audits were also conducted by Ernst & Young during Board approval the year. The Board, assisted by the Audit Committee, Read more about our internal audit programme is ultimately responsible for the integrity and on page 65. completeness of this report. The Board has applied its collective mind to the preparation Forward-looking statements and presentation of the report and, accordingly, This integrated report contains statements about approved it on 6 September 2016. NBL that are or may be forward-looking statements. Navigational icons Examples of forward-looking statements include statements regarding a future financial position The following icons are applied throughout the or future profits, cash flows, strategy, estimates of report to improve usability and show the integration capital expenditures, acquisition strategy, or future between the relevant elements of the report. capital expenditure levels, and other economic This icon is used for referring to NBL’s website: factors such as interest and exchange rates. These www.nambrew.com. may generally be identified by the use of forward- This icon is used for cross referencing in the report. Ohlthaver & List Finance and Trading Corporation Limited Heineken Namibia B.V. (OLFITRA) NBL Investment Holdings 50.01% (Proprietary) Limited 49.99% 59.37% Public shareholders Government Institutions Pension Fund 11.27% 29.36% Namibia Breweries Limited 25% Heineken South Africa (Proprietary) Limited Strategic Partnerships ❯❯ 3 About this Chairperson’s NBL Partnering for A Namibian NBL report statement profile the future investment timeline EVOLVING OUR CHAIRPERSON’S STATEMENT PURPOSE Dear stakeholders N$34 million higher than the previous year, which was N$507 million. Return on assets was 31.4% whereas the return on ordinary shareholders’ This integrated report looks back funds increased to 32.4% (2015: 26.2%). The Board believes the Company remains in a healthy QPCXGT[UWEEGUUHWN[GCTVJCVUVCPFU position with good growth prospects. QWVHQTKVUUVTQPICPFTGYCTFKPI Evolving our purpose through partnerships RCTVPGTUJKRU6JG[HQTOVJGEQTG The O&L Group has been on a journey to formulate and refine its purpose for more than six years. VJGOGCPFTGRQTVKPIHTCOGYQTMHQTVJKU At the time of developing the Group’s vision, the TGRQTVCPFDTKPICRQUKVKXGQWVNQQMHQT global financial crisis, among other factors, made us realise that our purpose is more important than Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) in the our pockets: we agreed that we want to create a NQPIGTVGTOFGURKVGOCP[EJCNNGPIGU sustainable future. in our markets and country. Our purpose, Creating a Future, Enhancing Life, means that everyone in the Group works differently to six years ago. People now understand their NBL remains a star performer among the O&L individual and personal purpose and how this aligns Group as is evident by international recognition to what we want to achieve as a business. Our for the quality of its brands, people practices and philosophy is to see our employees as our most transformation initiatives. NBL was recognised as important asset. As a result, our employees come one of the leaders in the promotion of Employment to work to achieve something, rather than only to Equity in Namibia and awarded the Overall Top receive a salary. Performer in the Workplace category by the Our purpose is at the root of our approach to Employment Equity Commission of Namibia. NBL partnerships. We create partnerships with people was also crowned the overall winner of the category and institutions that can relate to our purpose ‘Best Plant Information Management System and our values – and that can help us achieve Application’ at an international software conference Vision 2019. held in South Africa during May 2016. NBL delivered excellent financial results for the year with turnover increasing by an average of 12.3% over the past five years. Operating profit for the year was 4 Namibia Breweries Limited Integrated Annual Report 2016 Operating Managing Value added Good corporate Remuneration Annual financial environment Director’s report statement governance report statements Sven Thieme Chairperson Our targets for the Group’s Vision 2019 are to z reach a N$2 billion earnings before interest and NBL was recognised tax (EBIT) target; z reduce our carbon footprint