9. Equity structure
9.2 Share-based compensation reserve
 

Telkom's shareholders approved the Group share scheme at the September 2013 annual general meeting. The scheme covers certain operational and management employees and is aimed at giving shares to Group employees, at a Rnil exercise price at the end of the vesting period. Although the number of shares awarded to employees was communicated at the grant date, the ultimate number of shares that vest may differ based on certain performance conditions being met (refer to note 10.7).

  Group Company
The movement within the share-based compensation reserve is: 31 March 
2025 
Rm 
31 March 
2024 
Rm 
31 March 
2025 
Rm 
31 March 
2024 
Rm 
Balance at the beginning of the year 1 535
1 414 1 321 1 250
Net increase in equity 75 121 53 71
Employee expenses (refer to note 3.4.4) 69 121 38 36
Openserve share-based compensation reserve1 9 35
Transfer of Gyro share-based compensation reserve 6 6
Balance at the end of the year 1 610 1 535 1 374 1 321
1 From 1 September 2022, Openserve is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Group. For shares granted before 1 September 2022, where Openserve does not have an obligation to pay for the shares, it has been assessed that these shares need to be equity-settled in Telkom Company. This is because Telkom has the obligation to settle for the services rendered to Openserve. For services rendered by the Openserve employees after the carve-out date, the share-based compensation reserve was increased in the current financial year by R9 million (31 March 2024: R35 million), with a corresponding entry to the investment in Openserve.