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AIR NEW ZEALAND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS AT 30 JUNE 2008
26. RELATED PARTIES
Crown
The Crown, the major shareholder of the Company, owns 76 percent of the issued capital of the Company (30 June 2007: 76 percent). The balance is
owned by the public. Air New Zealand enters into numerous transactions with Government Departments, Crown Agencies and State Owned Enterprises
on an arm’s length basis. These are not considered to be related party transactions.
All members of the Group are considered to be related parties of the Company. This includes the subsidiaries and associates identified in note 12.
Key management personnel
Compensation of key management personnel (including directors) was as follows:
GROUP
2008
$M
GROUP
2007
$M
COMPANY
2008
$M
COMPANY
2007
$M
Short term employee costs 5656
Directors' fees 1111
Share based payments 2121
8888
Certain key management personnel (including directors) have relevant interests in a number of companies (including non-executive directorships) with
which Air New Zealand provides aircraft related services in the normal course of business, on standard commercial terms.
A related party to Jane Freeman (Director), Chris Hunter (Husband), is CEO of Hawkins Construction Limited. During the year Air New Zealand paid to
Hawkins Construction Limited $11 million (30 June 2007: $7 million) for construction related services. At balance date no amount was outstanding
(30 June 2007: $1 million). All transactions between Air New Zealand and Hawkins Construction Limited are conducted on standard commercial terms.
Staff Share Purchase Schemes
The Air New Zealand A and B Staff Share Purchase Schemes were established by the Group in 1998. All full time and regular part-time employees
were invited to participate in the Schemes and purchase a maximum of 2,000 Ordinary Shares each. The price of the shares was $1.60, being the
lower of the offer price and a price 10 percent below the weighted average sale price for the shares at the date of allotment, being 12 August 1998.
Adjusted for a consolidation ratio (based on the share consolidation which occurred in August 2004), the price of the shares equates to $8.00. The
shares were held by the Trustees during a three year restrictive period, which expired in September 2001. Allocated shares carry normal Voting Rights
and participate in dividends. Voting Rights were exercised by the Trustees on behalf of the employees during the restrictive period, after which time the
rights were transferred to the employees. At 30 June 2008, Mr R France (Director), Mr J Blair (General Counsel and Company Secretary) and Mr R
McDonald (Chief Financial Officer) were the Trustees of the Schemes and were appointed by the Company’s Board of directors.
During the year ended 30 June 2007, the Trustees sold all of the remaining unallocated ordinary shares, with the exception of 88 shares. Dividends
were reinvested during the year ended 30 June 2008 resulting in 93 shares being held at balance date.
Executive share option plans
Executive share option plans are detailed in note 20.
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