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Annual Report 2018  

— ACCENT GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2018 — 

Contents  

Our Brands 2

Chairman and Chief Executive Officers’ Report 6

Directors’ Report 10

Auditor’s Independence Declaration 23

Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 24

Statement of Financial Position 25

Statement of Changes in Equity 26

Statement of Cash Flows 27

Notes to the Financial Statements 28

Directors’ Declaration 67

Independent Auditor’s Report 68

Shareholder Information 73

Corporate Directory 75

Accent Group Limited (AX1) 
is a leading retailer and 
distributor of performance 
and lifestyle footwear

With over 446 stores across 10 different retail 
banners and exclusive distribution rights for 
10 international brands across Australia and New 
Zealand, we are a leader in the retail and distribution 
sectors of performance and lifestyle footwear.

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— OUR BR ANDS — 

Our Brands  

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Cat Footwear and apparel has been 
designed and engineered to live up 
to the hard-working reputation of 
the Caterpillar brand. Made with 
uncompromising toughness and style.

Merrell is one of the worlds leading 
brands of performance outdoor and 
adventure footwear. We operate 
22 Merrel stores.

Hype DC is a retailer of premium, 
exclusive and limited edition sneakers, 
curated from the world’s leading brands. 
We operate 64 stores across Australia.

Dr Martens range of footwear was 
born in 1960 and it is a representation 
of rebellion and free-thinking youth 
culture. We opened 2 stores in FY18.

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— OUR BR ANDS — 

A staple for skaters and surfers, Vans 
has a strong heritage in action sports, 
and prides itself on being grounded in 
youth, authenticity and individual style. 
We operate 17 Vans stores.

Offering a range of fashionable 
footwear for the urban explorer, 
Palladium combines authenticity 
with cutting-edge style. 

With 143 stores, The Athlete’s 
Foot is Australia’s largest specialty 
athletic footwear retailer, known for 
its exceptional in-store customer 
service experience. 

With 98 stores across Australia 
and New Zealand, Platypus is the 
region’s largest multi-branded sneaker 
destination, offering a wide range of 
iconic sneakers from around the world.

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Sperry Top-Sider is the original and 
authentic boat shoe brand, and is for 
people drawn to the surf, sun and soul 
of the ocean.

Inspired by the company’s New 
England heritage, Timberland is a 
brand true to the outdoor lifestyle. 
We operate 7 Timberland stores.

Skechers is a global leader in lifestyle 
and performance footwear. We operate 
81 Skechers stores across Australia 
and New Zealand.

Dedicated to the spirit of individuality, 
the Stance range of action-sport socks 
offers cutting-edge style, extreme 
comfort and exceptional durability.

Saucony exists for runners. This 
focus and passion drives Saucony 
to create the world’s best running 
shoes and apparel. 

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— CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS’ REPORT — 

Another strong 
year of trading 
and profit growth  

Dear fellow Shareholders

We are delighted to report that Accent Group has had another 
strong year of trading and profit growth, delivering underlying1 
EBITDA of $90.8 million, an increase of 16% over the prior year.

Your Board has declared a final fully franked dividend of 3.75 
cents per share, which represents an increase of 25% on the 
prior year final dividend. This brings the dividends declared 
during the year to 6.75 cents per share.

It continues to be a great testament to the strength and 
quality of the Accent Group team that we have been able to 
consistently deliver excellent results. Over the 5 years from 
FY13 to FY18, Accent Group has delivered a total shareholder 
return of 177%, at a compound annual growth rate of over 22% 
per annum. The investments that the business has continued 
to make in digital capability, store environment, people and 
marketing have ensured that the Company is well positioned 
to continue to deliver a world class customer experience and 
growth in shareholder value.

Overview of operations
During the year, the team at Accent Group has implemented 
many exciting initiatives which we expect will allow our business 
to deliver further efficiency and growth in the future.  

We merged our three Sydney offices into one office in 
Waterloo, Sydney and similarly combined our two Queensland 
offices into one. We are also pleased to report that we moved 
our Melbourne distribution facility (and 800,000 pairs of shoes) 
to a purpose built TOLL distribution centre in Preston, Sydney. 
This new, fully automated 35,000 square metre facility will 
allow us to further expand our digital fulfilment capability with 
speed and efficiency. 

In FY18, we changed the company name to Accent Group 
Limited, signalling the completion of the integration of the 
RCG, Accent and Hype businesses and positioning us as the 
regional leader in the retail and distribution sector of lifestyle 
and performance footwear in Australia and New Zealand. Along 
with this change, Daniel Agostinelli became the sole group CEO.

Underlying Financials
($ millions)

Total Sales (incl. TAF) 

Accent Group Sales (company owned)

Like for Like retail sales3

Gross Profit %

EBITDA

NPAT

EPS (cents per share)

Dividends (cents per share)

FY18
Full-year

FY17
Pro-forma2 
Full-year

860.8

675.6

2%

54.8%

90.8

47.1

8.78

6.75

820.7

617.8

1.5%

52.8%

78.2

39.9

7.48

6.00

Up 5%

Up 9%

+200bp

Up 16%

Up 18%

Up 17%

Up 13%

1   Unless otherwise stated all FY18 results and references to growth are based on FY18 underlying results (52 Weeks to 1 July 2018) and pro-forma underlying FY17 

results (53 Weeks to 2 July 2017). The pro-forma underlying results for the full-year to 2 July 2017 include the sales, gross profit and EBITDA for Hype DC for the full 
period including the period prior to completion (1/7/16 – 3/8/16). Refer to the Accent Group Limited FY18 investor presentation Appendix for reconciliations between 
underlying and statutory reported results.

2   Underlying pro-forma results (refer to note 1) include FY17 pro-forma sales of $617.8 million (including $10.7 million of sales for the Hype business). Reported sales for 

the period were $607.1 million.

3  Includes The Athlete’s Foot franchise store sales.

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Underlying EBITDA

$90.8m

Underlying NPAT

$47.1m

Underlying EPS

8.78c

These changes have allowed our team 
to truly become ONE TEAM, focussed 
on driving customer satisfaction, the 
achievement of budgets and cost 
control. 

Retail
Company owned retail sales grew 
strongly to $566.9 million, which was 
12% up on the prior year. This was 
driven by strong growth in digital sales 
and new store rollouts. Like-for-like 
(‘LFL’) retail sales for the second half 
of FY18 grew by 3%3 and were up 2%3 
for the full year. 

We opened 31 new stores and closed 
15 stores during the year, resulting in 
a total of 446 stores and online sites in 
the group. The targeted investment in 
store concept updates continued with 
our new (cid:91)next level(cid:92) concepts launched 
for Hype (QVB Sydney, Queen St Mall 
Auckland) and Platypus (Bondi Junction), 
all performing ahead of expectations. 
In addition, 29 stores were refurbished 
during the financial year.

3  Includes The Athlete’s Foot franchise store sales.

In the retail banners, Skechers, Dr. 
Martens, Vans and Timberland all traded 
strongly during the year, with sales in 
Platypus, Merrell and Hype in line with 
expectations. Following the restructure 
and changes in the Hype business in the 
first half of the year, the improvement in 
Hype performance has continued, with 
Hype sales and EBITDA well ahead of 
last year. 

Performance in The Athlete’s Foot (‘TAF’) 
business has improved with the roll out 
of decentralised eCommerce fulfilment 
to all stores now complete. TAF online 
sales are up 100% on last year since 
this deployment. Corporate store sales 
have significantly outperformed the 
broader franchise network, reflecting 
the investments made in store fit-outs, 
inventory and people. During the year 
a number of stores were acquired, and 
we now have 28 corporate TAF stores 
in the group.

Omnichannel
In FY18, total digital sales, including 
click-and-collect and click-and-dispatch, 
grew 131%. A range of new initiatives 
was implemented during the year, 
including new eCommerce sites for 
Timberland, Dr. Martens, Platypus New 
Zealand and Skechers New Zealand, the 
launch and rollout of click-and-collect 
and click-and-dispatch in Platypus and 
Hype and the roll-out of Afterpay instore 
for all retail banners. 

During FY19, the group will implement 
and roll out further new initiatives, 
including endless aisle in-store, Vans 
New Zealand, same day delivery 
(launched July), and in October we will 
launch The Trybe, a new online business 
focused on kids shoes.

With a nationwide network of 446 
stores and online sites, Accent Group 
is uniquely positioned in our segment to 
deliver an integrated, seamless customer 
experience through click-and-collect, 
click-and-dispatch, endless aisle and 
same day delivery.

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— CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS’ REPORT — 

Wholesale
Wholesale sales for the year 
were $108.7m million with strong 
performances in Vans, Dr. Martens, 
Merrell and CAT. Skechers wholesale 
sales were below last year. As we 
execute the strategy to grow our 
Skechers store network we expect 
moderate declines in Skechers 
wholesale sales.

Wholesale gross profit margins were up 
strongly on the prior year due to cleaner 
inventories and improved exchange 
rates. Accent Group continues to drive 
the growth of exclusive brands through 
its retail store network with Vans and 
Dr. Martens growing strongly in Hype 
during the year. 

Growth Plan Update

New Stores 
Based on the continued strength of new 
store performance, more than 30 new 
stores will open in FY19 and there is 
potential for a further 30-40 new stores 
across the group over the next 2-3 years. 
As part of our new store program we 
have secured a lease to open a Platypus 
Megastore in Melbourne Central. This 
Megastore is 600 square metres in size 
and will showcase third party brands 
and a full range of Accent Group vertical 
brands and accessories.  

The Athlete’s Foot corporate 
(owned) stores
The group is implementing a strategy 
to build a strong network of TAF 
corporate stores.

The expanded corporate network will be 
built through the acquisition of selected 
franchisee stores where franchisees 
are willing sellers, flagship CBD stores 
and new outlet stores.  In FY18 the 
corporate store network has grown 
from 12 stores to 28 stores now under 
TAF corporate ownership. We expect 
a further 5-10 Australian franchise 
stores will be acquired in FY19. 

TAF has also reached agreement to 
repurchase the New Zealand (‘NZ’) TAF 
master franchise licence along with 6 NZ 
corporate stores and 3 franchise stores. 
This will take effect from the beginning 
of October 2018.

The ownership of a strong network of 
corporate stores enables the business 
to provide brand leadership, deliver 
a contemporary customer experience 
and react quickly to market and 
competitive trends. Along with targeted 
improvements in sales, the full EBITDA 
margin of these stores will now be 
captured rather than just franchise fees 
and royalty payments.

Due to the investment required to 
acquire the stores and develop a 
strong retail infrastructure, the EBITDA 
impact of the TAF acquisitions will be 
broadly profit neutral in FY19 with 
the benefit growing over time. The 
investment required in FY19 to acquire 
TAF corporate stores and the NZ TAF 
business will be funded from cash 
on hand, free cashflow and existing 
debt facilities.  

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Vertical & Emerging Brands 
As part of the strategy to drive improved 
gross margins and product differentiation 
in-store, a dedicated team has been set 
up to focus on vertical and emerging 
brands. During FY19, several exciting 
product initiatives will launch in Hype, 
including new exclusive brands, Filling 
Pieces and ARKK, a range of Hype 
branded apparel and accessories, the 
introduction of RM Williams boots and 
further range expansion of Vans and 
Dr. Martens. In Platypus, the focus 
will be on increased penetration of 
vertically distributed brands and owned 
accessories and shoe care products.

In other product initiatives, we have 
secured supply of new Nike and 
Adidas styles from FY19. 

International
As flagged at the half year results 
release, the company is investigating 
expansion in a range of international 
markets. The evaluation of entry 
opportunities in several markets is 
ongoing along with in-market review 
of supplier arrangements, operational 
requirements and potential store sites. 
Our preferred model for international 
expansion is organic direct entry 
through the Platypus brand. 

Outlook
Like for like retail sales for the first 
7 weeks of the second-half are up 
4.6%. We have continued our strategy 
of reduced discounting, which impacted 
LFL store sales in June as we cycled 
through a promotions period in the 
prior year. 

The company is targeting mid-single 
digit EBITDA growth in FY19. This is 
expected to be achieved through low 
single digit LFL store growth, continued 
strong growth online, new stores, 
stores annualising from FY18, continued 
margin improvement through vertical 
and emerging brands and reduced 
discounting, which will primarily benefit 
margins in H1. We expect the TAF new 
corporate store program to be broadly 
earnings neutral after implementation 
costs in FY19 and there will be some 
upfront investment and expenditure 
incurred opening in international 
markets.  

The company refinanced its debt 
facilities on 17 August 2018, in advance 
of their maturity. The new $154.8 million 
facility is provided by NAB and HSBC 
and consists of a combination of 3 and 
5 year terms.

For the FY19 year, a dividend payout 
ratio of 75% to 80% of net profit after 
tax is targeted.

Left:
David Gordon
Chairman

Right:
Daniel Agostinelli
Chief Executive Officer

Conclusion
Your Board is delighted with the 
performance of the Company and would 
like to thank the Accent Group team, 
franchisees and suppliers for their hard 
work and results delivered in FY18.

In FY19, we intend to continue our 
strategy of avoiding lazy, discount-driven 
retailing, and instead drive profitable 
sustainable sales and margin growth 
through a world class omnichannel 
offering, best in class websites and 
fulfilment infrastructure, exciting store 
environments and the magic of our in-
store customer experience.

David Gordon 
Chairman

Daniel Agostinelli 
Chief Executive Officer

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

The directors present their report, together with the financial statements, on the consolidated entity (referred to hereafter as the 
'Consolidated Entity' or 'Group') consisting of Accent Group Limited (referred to hereafter as the 'Company' or 'Accent Group') 
and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year ended 1 July 2018.

Directors
The following persons were directors of Accent Group during the whole of the financial year and up to the date of this report, unless 
otherwise stated:

David Gordon

Daniel Agostinelli

Michael Hapgood

Stephen Kulmar

Brett Blundy (appointed effective 6 December 2017)

Stephen Goddard (appointed effective 23 November 2017)

Donna Player (appointed effective 23 November 2017)

Ivan Hammerschlag (resigned effective 23 November 2017)

Michael Hirschowitz (resigned effective 28 February 2018)

Hilton Brett (resigned effective 31 March 2018)

Craig Thompson (resigned effective 31 March 2018)

Daniel Gilbert (resigned effective 31 March 2018)

Company secretaries
The following persons were company secretaries of Accent Group during the whole of the financial year and up to the date of this 
report, unless otherwise stated:

Matthew Durbin (appointed effective 23 January 2018)

Celesti Harmse (appointed effective 31 May 2018)

Leanne Ralph (resigned effective 31 May 2018)

Principal activities
Accent Group is a regional leader in the retail and distribution sectors of branded performance and lifestyle footwear, with over 
400 stores across 9 different retail banners and exclusive distribution rights for 10 international brands across Australia and 
New Zealand.

The combined Group’s brands include The Athlete’s Foot, Platypus Shoes, Hype DC, Skechers, Merrell, CAT, Vans, 
Dr. Martens, Saucony, Timberland, Sperry, Palladium and Stance.

Dividends
Dividends paid during the financial year were as follows:

Final dividend for the year ended 2 July 2017 (2017: 26 June 2016) of 3.00 cents (2017: 3.00 cents) 
per ordinary share

Interim dividend for the year ended 1 July 2018 (2017: 2 July 2017) of 3.00 cents (2017: 3.00 cents) 
per ordinary share

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

Consolidated
2018
$'000

2017
$'000

16,269 

16,239 

16,269 

16,239 

81 

83 

32,619 

32,561 

In respect of the financial year ended 1 July 2018, the directors recommended the payment of a final dividend of 3.75 cents per 
share franked to 100% at 30% corporate income tax rate to be paid on 27 September 2018 to the registered holders of fully paid 
ordinary shares as at 13 September 2018.

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Review of operations
Profit for the year attributable to the owners of the Group amounted to $43,957,000 (2 July 2017: $29,157,000).

The Operating and Financial Review of the Group for the financial year ended 1 July 2018 is provided in the Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer’s Report on page 6 and forms part of the Directors Report.

Significant changes in the state of affairs
On 25 November 2017 the Group changed its name from RCG Corporation Limited to Accent Group Limited. This included 
the change in the ASX ticker code from RCG to AX1 on 29 November 2017.

During the period, the Group issued a net total of 24,050,000 performance rights to employees. The performance rights 
were granted under the terms and conditions of the Company's Performance Rights Plan. The Performance Rights Plan was 
approved at the Company’s 2016 Annual General Meeting on 25 November 2016 and the grant of the performance rights 
to the Executive Directors was approved at the Company’s 2017 Annual General Meeting on 23 November 2017.

There were no other significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group during the financial year.

Matters subsequent to the end of the financial year
The following significant events have arisen since the end of the financial year:

Vendor loan notes repayment 
As part of the purchase consideration for Hype DC, the Company issued vendor loan notes to each of the vendors in proportion 
to their shareholding in Hype DC. The vendor loan notes of $13,125,000 which were due to be repaid by 4 August 2018 were 
repaid in full on 13 July 2018 from existing NAB facilities.

Release of Shares from Escrow 
As part of the acquisition of Hype DC Pty Ltd by the Company under a share sale and purchase deed dated 4 July 2016, the 
Company issued 36,842,105 fully paid ordinary shares to the shareholders of Hype DC Pty Ltd, subject to an escrow period of 
2 years. On 4 August 2018 these fully paid ordinary shares were released from Escrow.

De(cid:35)t (cid:10)acilit(cid:64) (cid:24)e(cid:41)nancing 
The Company refinanced its existing debt facilities on 17 August 2018, in advance of its maturity. The Company has taken advantage 
of favourable loan market conditions to refinance the existing $149,900,000 facility provided by NAB. The new $154,825,000 
facility, to be provided by NAB and HSBC, is split between $76,125,000 of senior debt, $58,700,000 multi-option facility and 
$20,000,000 of permitted indebtedness not yet drawn down. The new facility has a combination of three and five year tenure 
with maturity dates of August 2021 and August 2023.

Apart from the dividend declared as disclosed in note 28 and matters noted above, no other matter or circumstance has arisen since 
1 July 2018 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the Group's operations, the results of those operations, or the 
Group's state of affairs in future financial years. 

Likely developments and expected results of operations
All relevant future developments are outlined in the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s Report on page 6.

Environmental regulation
The Group operates primarily within the retail and wholesale sectors and conducts its business activities with respect for the 
environment while continuing to meet the expectations of shareholders, customers, employees and suppliers.

During the year under review, the Directors are not aware of any particular or significant environmental issues which have been 
raised in relation to the Group’s operations.

The Group is not subject to any significant environmental regulation under Australian Commonwealth or State law.

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Information on directors
The names and particulars of the directors of the Company during or since the end of the financial year are:

Name:

Title:

David Gordon

Non-Executive Chairman

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David was a former Mergers and Acquisitions partner at Freehills and corporate advisory firm 
Wentworth Associates. He is also the founder of Lexicon Partners, an independent advisory 
and investment firm. He has over 30 years’ experience advising companies, funds and high net 
worth individuals on complex corporate transactions. David is also Chairman of the Advisory 
Board of the Winning Group and Chairman and Director of a number of private companies. 
He has been a Non-Executive Director of Accent Group since October 2006 and was appointed 
Non-Executive Chairman in November 2017.

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Chairman of the Board and member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration 
and Nomination Committee.

Name:

Title:

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Daniel Agostinelli

Chief Executive Officer

Daniel oversees the day to day operations of Accent Group. He has over 30 years of retail 
experience and was formerly the CEO of Sanity Music and part owner of the Ghetto Shoes 
sneaker business. Daniel has been with Accent Group since 2006 and CEO of Accent Group 
since March 2015.

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Name:

Title:

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Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director

A founding director and shareholder of Accent Group, Michael has extensive knowledge of 
the processes required to effectively launch, source and manage global brands within the 
Australasian market. From Accent Group’s inception, Michael has been intimately involved in the 
development of all major strategic initiatives for the business initially from 1988 as marketing 
director before becoming CEO in 1998 until the sale to RCG Group in May 2015. Michael then 
became Accent Group’s Chairman until August 2016 when all ongoing executive roles were 
relinquished. He continues as a Non-Executive Director and shareholder of Accent Group.

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Name:

Title:

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Non-Executive Director

Stephen is the former CEO of IdeaWorks and is currently the CEO of Retail Oasis, a retail 
marketing consultancy business. Stephen has over 40 years’ experience in advertising and has 
extensive experience in retail strategy, brand strategy, channel to market strategy, business  
re-engineering and new retail business development. Stephen sits on a number of boards 
as a Non-Executive Director, including Thorn Group Limited. He has been a director since 
August 2007.

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Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Name:

Title:

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Non-Executive Director

Brett is one of Australia’s best known and most successful retailers and entrepreneurs.  
He is the Chairman and Founder of BBRC, a private investment group with diverse global 
interests across retail, capital management, retail property, beef, and other innovative ventures. 
BBRC’s Retail presence extends to over 800 stores across more than 15 countries, and its 
Capital Management business has offices in Sydney & New York. Brett was appointed  
Non-Executive Director in December 2017.

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Member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Name:

Title:

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Non-Executive Director

Stephen is currently a non-executive director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of GWA 
Group Limited and a non-executive director of JB Hi-Fi Limited and Nick Scali Limited. Stephen is 
a former non-executive director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of both Pacific Brands 
Limited and Surfstitch Group Limited. He was also formerly the Finance Director and Operations 
Director for David Jones Limited and the founding Managing Director of Officeworks. Stephen 
is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and has extensive retail, finance, and board 
experience. Stephen was appointed Non-Executive Director in November 2017.

(cid:25)(cid:54)e(cid:36)ial (cid:56)es(cid:54)onsi(cid:35)ilities(cid:86)

Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Name:

Title:

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Donna (cid:22)la(cid:64)e(cid:56) (cid:108)a(cid:54)(cid:54)oin(cid:59)e(cid:38) e(cid:248)e(cid:36)ti(cid:61)e (cid:137)(cid:138) (cid:18)o(cid:61)e(cid:49)(cid:35)e(cid:56) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:109)

Non-Executive Director

Donna has over 35 years’ experience in retail including senior executive positions in 
merchandising, planning and marketing with Big W and David Jones. Donna is currently a  
non-executive director of Baby Bunting Group Limited, a member of The Iconic advisory board 
and Merchandise Director of Camilla, Australia. Donna has a proven track record in developing 
and delivering retail strategy and business transformation. Donna was appointed Non-Executive 
Director in November 2017.

(cid:25)(cid:54)e(cid:36)ial (cid:56)es(cid:54)onsi(cid:35)ilities(cid:86)

Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Name:

Title:

(cid:13)(cid:61)an (cid:12)a(cid:49)(cid:49)e(cid:56)s(cid:36)(cid:44)lag (cid:108)(cid:56)esigne(cid:38) e(cid:248)e(cid:36)ti(cid:61)e (cid:137)(cid:138) (cid:18)o(cid:61)e(cid:49)(cid:35)e(cid:56) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:109)

Former Non-Executive Chairman

(cid:23)(cid:60)ali(cid:41)(cid:36)ations(cid:86)

BCom, CTA

(cid:9)(cid:63)(cid:54)e(cid:56)ien(cid:36)e an(cid:38) e(cid:63)(cid:54)e(cid:56)tise(cid:86)

Ivan has had over 35 years of specialist retail experience, including as CEO and shareholder in 
Freedom Furniture prior to its Initial Public Offering. He has also chaired, managed and invested 
in a number of other successful retail and other businesses. Ivan was Chairman of Accent Group 
from October 2006 until 23 November 2017.

Name:

Title:

(cid:17)i(cid:36)(cid:44)ael (cid:12)i(cid:56)s(cid:36)(cid:44)o(cid:62)i(cid:59)(cid:65) (cid:108)(cid:56)esigne(cid:38) e(cid:248)e(cid:36)ti(cid:61)e (cid:137)(cid:165) (cid:10)e(cid:35)(cid:56)(cid:60)a(cid:56)(cid:64) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:109)

Former Group Chief Financial Officer and Former Finance Director

(cid:23)(cid:60)ali(cid:41)(cid:36)ations(cid:86)

BCom, BAcc

(cid:9)(cid:63)(cid:54)e(cid:56)ien(cid:36)e an(cid:38) e(cid:63)(cid:54)e(cid:56)tise(cid:86)

Michael has extensive experience in retail. He joined The Athlete’s Foot in 1996 and worked 
in various capacities before becoming Commercial Director in 2002. On the formation of 
RCG (now Accent Group) he became Chief Financial Officer and later the Group Chief Financial 
Officer until 28 February 2018.

Name:

Title:

(cid:12)il(cid:59)on (cid:5)(cid:56)e(cid:295) (cid:108)(cid:56)esigne(cid:38) e(cid:248)e(cid:36)ti(cid:61)e (cid:138)(cid:136) (cid:17)a(cid:56)(cid:36)(cid:44) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:109)

Former Co-Chief Executive Officer

(cid:23)(cid:60)ali(cid:41)(cid:36)ations(cid:86)

BCom, PGDA

(cid:9)(cid:63)(cid:54)e(cid:56)ien(cid:36)e an(cid:38) e(cid:63)(cid:54)e(cid:56)tise(cid:86)

Name:

Title:

(cid:9)(cid:63)(cid:54)e(cid:56)ien(cid:36)e an(cid:38) e(cid:63)(cid:54)e(cid:56)tise(cid:86)

Hilton has extensive retailing and franchising experience and proven skills in maximising 
opportunities in acquiring, growing, re-engineering and selling businesses. Hilton joined 
Accent Group as an Executive Director in December 2006 and assumed day-to-day responsibility 
for re-engineering the business through rationalisation and acquisition. Hilton was CEO from July 
2012 and Co-CEO with Daniel Agostinelli from August 2016 until 31 March 2018.

Daniel (cid:11)il(cid:35)e(cid:56)(cid:59) (cid:108)(cid:56)esigne(cid:38) e(cid:248)e(cid:36)ti(cid:61)e (cid:138)(cid:136) (cid:17)a(cid:56)(cid:36)(cid:44) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:109)

Former Non-Executive Director

Daniel was the co-founder of Hype DC which he established together with his wife, Cindy, 
20 years ago with the opening of their first store in the Sydney suburb of Mosman. They have 
since built a substantial business which has become Australia's premier destination for premium, 
exclusive and limited-edition sneakers.

Name:

Title:

(cid:6)(cid:56)aig (cid:26)(cid:44)o(cid:49)(cid:54)son (cid:108)(cid:56)esigne(cid:38) e(cid:248)e(cid:36)ti(cid:61)e (cid:138)(cid:136) (cid:17)a(cid:56)(cid:36)(cid:44) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:109)

Former Non-Executive Director

(cid:23)(cid:60)ali(cid:41)(cid:36)ations(cid:86)

BCA, LLB, Dip Acc, ACA

(cid:9)(cid:63)(cid:54)e(cid:56)ien(cid:36)e an(cid:38) e(cid:63)(cid:54)e(cid:56)tise(cid:86)

Craig was a co-founder of Accent Group and was appointed Chairman upon its inception. 
Craig is a widely experienced company director and has been intimately involved in business in 
multiple sectors. Craig has held directorships in listed and private companies in media, insurance, 
finance, retirement villages, retailing and on-line trading sectors.

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For the year ended 1 July 2018

Information on Company Secretaries

(cid:17)a(cid:295)(cid:44)e(cid:62) D(cid:60)r(cid:35)in (cid:108)a(cid:54)(cid:54)ointed e(cid:248)ecti(cid:61)e (cid:137)(cid:138) (cid:14)an(cid:60)ar(cid:64) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:109)
Matthew is Group Chief Financial Officer and joint Company Secretary. Matthew is a qualified accountant (FCPA) with 29 years’ 
of experience in retail. Prior to joining Accent Group he was the CFO and COO of The PAS Group and has also held executive roles 
with David Jones in strategy, financial services and merchandise planning.

(cid:6)elesti (cid:12)armse (cid:108)a(cid:54)(cid:54)ointed e(cid:248)ecti(cid:61)e (cid:138)(cid:136) (cid:17)a(cid:64) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:109)
Celesti is General Counsel and joint Company Secretary with over 15 years’ experience practicing law across a range of industries. 
Celesti started her career at Minter Ellison and, prior to joining Accent Group, she held senior legal positions in the retail, distribution 
and technology sectors.

(cid:16)eanne (cid:24)al(cid:54)(cid:44) (cid:108)resigned e(cid:248)ecti(cid:61)e (cid:138)(cid:136) (cid:17)a(cid:64) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:109)
Leanne has a wealth of experience in Company Secretarial activities particularly with listed companies. She is currently the Company 
Secretary of numerous listed companies as well as a number of unlisted companies. Leanne is a member of the Governance Institute.

Meetings of directors
The following table sets out the number of directors meetings (including meetings of Committees of directors) held during the 
year ended 1 July 2018 and the number of meetings attended by the members of the Board or the relevant committee. During the 
financial year, 7 Board Meetings, 4 Audit and Risk Committee meetings and 4 Remuneration and Nomination Committee meetings 
were held.

David Gordon

Daniel Agostinelli

Michael Hapgood

Stephen Kulmar

Brett Blundy

Stephen Goddard

Donna Player

Ivan Hammerschlag

Michael Hirschowitz

Hilton Brett

Craig Thompson

Daniel Gilbert

Full Board

Audit and Risk  
Committee

Attended

(cid:12)eld

Attended

(cid:12)eld

Remuneration and  
Nomination Committee
Attended

(cid:12)eld

7 

5 

4 

7 

2 

2 

3 

4 

5 

5 

4 

6 

7 

7 

7 

7 

2 

3 

3 

4 

6 

6 

6 

6 

4 

–

–

–

–

1 

–

3 

–

–

4 

–

4 

–

–

–

–

1 

–

3 

–

–

4 

–

4 

–

–

4 

–

–

2 

2 

–

–

3 

–

4 

–

–

4 

–

–

2 

2 

–

–

3 

–

Held: represents the number of meetings held during the time the director held office.

Remuneration report (audited)
The remuneration report details the key management personnel remuneration arrangements for the Group, in accordance with the 
requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and its Regulations.

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities 
of the entity, directly or indirectly, including all directors.

The remuneration report is set out under the following main headings:
 – Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration
 – Details of remuneration
 – Service agreements
 – Share-based compensation
 – Additional information
 – Additional disclosures relating to key management personnel

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For the year ended 1 July 2018

(cid:22)rinci(cid:54)les (cid:60)sed to determine t(cid:44)e nat(cid:60)re and amo(cid:60)nt o(cid:40) rem(cid:60)neration

Remuneration policy 
Remuneration policy is determined and executed on behalf of the Board by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee 
('RNC'). The RNC consists of Stephen Kulmar (Chairman), David Gordon and Donna Player, all non-executive directors. The RNC 
makes recommendations to the Board on matters relating to remuneration for the entities within the Group. The RNC considers 
recruitment, retention and termination policies and procedures, non-executive directors’ remuneration, executive directors and 
senior managements’ remuneration and incentive policy and awards, and contractual arrangements with senior managers and 
executives. More detail on the Company’s remuneration policy is provided in the Corporate Governance Statement.

The Group’s remuneration reviews take place within three months of the end of each financial year. Prior to these reviews, the 
Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations to the RNC regarding the remuneration of each of his direct reports and the 
overall remuneration framework for all employees. The RNC meets to discuss the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer.

The Group’s remuneration policy is designed to attract, motivate and retain employees, while ensuring that the interests of 
employees are in line with the interests of shareholders. The Board recognises that the success of the Group hinges on the 
performance and abilities of its employees. Therefore, as a matter of policy, employees of the Group are remunerated on the 
following basis:

Base remuneration 
Base remuneration is set with reference to prevailing market rates for similar positions, adjusted to account for the experience, ability 
and productivity of the individual employee. Base remuneration provides fixed remuneration on a total cost-to-company basis, which 
includes any fringe benefits to the employee as well as superannuation at 9.50% of the base remuneration up to the statutory cap. 
Salary packaging options are available for some employees.

Short Term Incentives (STI) 
The Board believes that well designed STI plans are essential elements of remuneration as they provide tangible incentives for 
employees to strive for excellence. Relevant employees are eligible to earn STIs if certain pre-determined measurable financial 
targets are achieved. The STIs for all non-store employees are linked to base remuneration and the maximum amount that can be 
earned is a fixed percentage of that base remuneration. Senior Executives are eligible for bonuses, of between 20% and 100% of 
their base remuneration, based on the same pre-determined measurable financial targets.

Senior executives have a significant proportion of their STI tied directly to the achievement of pre-determined profit targets, 
either for the Group as a whole or a relevant business unit or both as the case may be. During the financial year ended 1 July 2018 
the percentage of STI tied directly to these profit targets ranged between 50% and 100%. The remainder of the available STI is 
dependent on other measurable objectives. The RNC signs off all bonuses paid to senior executives. This STI drives a contribution 
to the short-term performance of the Company by being tied to the annual profit targets.

Long Term Incentives (LTI) 
The Company has implemented an LTI under the Employee Option Plan ('EOP'), the Employee Share Scheme ('ESS') and the 
Performance Rights Plan ('PRP'). The purpose of these plans is to encourage employees to share in the ownership of the Company in 
order to promote the long-term success of the Company as a goal shared by the employees and to align employees’ interest to that 
of shareholders.

The EOP, which was implemented during the 2007 financial year, operates under the rules approved by shareholders at the 
19 December 2006 Extraordinary General Meeting. As at 1 July 2018, no options issued under the EOP were outstanding.  
The ESS, which was implemented during the 2013 financial year, is part of the Company’s long-term retention and corporate 
alignment strategy. As at 1 July 2018, 6,040,000 shares issued under the ESS were outstanding. The PRP operates under the rules 
approved by shareholders at the Company's 2016 Annual General Meeting, held on 25 November 2016. The Board intends for the 
PRP to replace the ESS. As at 1 July 2018, 25,260,552 rights issued under the plan were outstanding.

Remuneration of non-executive directors 
On an annual basis the RNC considers the fees payable to non-executive directors. When considering the level of fees, the 
Committee undertakes a survey of the market and accesses independent advice as well as drawing on the knowledge and experience 
of its members. The remuneration committee makes recommendations on non-executive director fees to the Board. Non-executive 
directors can choose, subject to certain restrictions, the amount of their fees allotted to superannuation.

In summary, the Board believes that the remuneration policies in place align the interests of all employees with those of the 
Company’s shareholders while at the same time enabling the Group to retain a high-quality team of executives.

Performance rights 
The objective of the PRP is to align the interests of employees of the Group with those of the shareholders and provide employees 
of the Group who are considered to be key to the future success of the Group with an opportunity to receive shares in order to 
reward and retain the services of those persons and recognise the employees of the Group for their contribution to the future 
success of the Group.

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Eligibility and grant of performance rights 
The Board may, from time to time, grant performance rights to an employee of the Group who the Board determines to be eligible 
to participate in the PRP. The performance rights granted are under the terms and conditions of the PRP and may include additional 
terms and conditions, including any performance conditions, as the Board determine. The Board may only grant performance rights 
where an employee continues to satisfy any relevant conditions imposed by the Board.

The terms and conditions of each grant of performance rights over ordinary shares affecting remuneration of directors and other key 
management personnel in this financial year or future reporting years are as follows:

Name

D Agostinelli

M Durbin

Performance
condition

(cid:18)(cid:60)m(cid:35)er  
o(cid:40) rig(cid:44)ts 
granted

Grant date

Vesting date

Expiry date

(cid:10)air (cid:61)al(cid:60)e
(cid:54)er rig(cid:44)t at
grant date

(cid:26)otal (cid:61)al(cid:60)e
o(cid:40) rig(cid:44)ts
granted

TSR

EPS

EPS

EPS

185,763 

11/01/2017

09/09/2019

09/11/2019

185,763 

11/01/2017

09/09/2019

09/11/2019

$0.76 

$1.28 

141,180 

237,777 

5,500,000 

27/12/2017

31/08/2022 30/10/2022

$0.55 

3,025,000 

3,000,000 

03/10/2017

31/08/2022 30/10/2022

$0.55 

1,650,000 

The Group recognises the fair value at the grant date of equity settled shares above as an employee benefit expense proportionally 
over the vesting period with a corresponding increase in equity. Fair value is measured at grant date using Monte-Carlo simulation 
and Binomial option pricing models where applicable. For the performance rights to vest, the Company’s compound annual growth 
in adjusted diluted earnings per share (‘ADEPS’) must equal or exceed 10% over a five-year period. If the performance condition 
is met, 100% of the performance rights vest at the end of the five-year period. If the performance condition is not met, 0% of the 
performance rights vest. 

Non-market vesting conditions are determined with reference to the underlying financial or non-financial performance measures 
to which they relate.

Use of remuneration consultants
During the year, the Company did not engage independent consultants to provide information on remuneration matters.

Voting and comments made at the Company's 2017 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 23 November 2017
At the 2017 AGM, 82.42% of the votes received supported the adoption of the remuneration report for the year ended 2 July 2017. 
The Company did not receive any specific feedback at the AGM regarding its remuneration practices.

Details of remuneration

Amounts of remuneration
The key management personnel of the Group consisted of the following directors of Accent Group Limited:
 – David Gordon
 – Daniel Agostinelli
 – Michael Hapgood
 – Stephen Kulmar
 – Brett Blundy (appointed effective 6 December 2017)
 – Stephen Goddard (appointed effective 23 November 2017)
 – Donna Player (appointed effective 23 November 2017)
 – Ivan Hammerschlag (resigned effective 23 November 2017)
 – Michael Hirschowitz (resigned effective 28 February 2018)
 – Hilton Brett (resigned effective 31 March 2018)
 – Craig Thompson (resigned effective 31 March 2018)
 – Daniel Gilbert (resigned effective 31 March 2018)

And the following person:
 – Matthew Durbin – Chief Financial Officer (appointed effective 18 December 2017)

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Details of the remuneration of key management personnel of the Group are set out in the following tables.

Cash salary
and fees
$

Short-term benefits

Cash
(cid:35)on(cid:60)s
$

Other
monetary**
$

(cid:16)ea(cid:61)e
benefits
$

Post-
employment 
benefits

(cid:25)(cid:60)(cid:54)er(cid:102)
ann(cid:60)ation
$

Share-based 
payments

E(cid:55)(cid:60)it(cid:64)(cid:102)
settled
$

(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:139) 

96,813 

(cid:142)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:139) 

(cid:140)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:142) 

(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:138)(cid:136) 

(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:142) 

(cid:165)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

(cid:164)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:138) 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

16,819 

–

(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:137)(cid:141) 

–

(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:140)(cid:137) 

–

–

–

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:141) 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total
$

193,863 

96,813 

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:136) 

(cid:140)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

(cid:164)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:136) 

(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:138)(cid:136) 

(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:142) 

(cid:165)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

2018

Non-Executive Directors:

D Gordon

M Hapgood

S Kulmar

B Blundy

S Goddard

D Player

I Hammerschlag

C Thompson

D Gilbert

Executive Directors:

D Agostinelli*

(cid:142)(cid:136)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:135) 

(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:139) 

M Hirschowitz**

(cid:137)(cid:165)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:141)(cid:137) 

–

(cid:141)(cid:135)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:142)(cid:138) 

H Brett**

(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:137) 

(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:164)(cid:136) 

(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:141)(cid:141)

(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:139)

(cid:140)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:165)

(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:137) 

(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:165)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:140)(cid:138) 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:140)(cid:139) 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:135) 

–

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:138)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:138) 

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:141)(cid:142)(cid:109)

2,329,682 

Other Key Management 
Personnel:

M Durbin*

(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:165) 

(cid:137)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:135) 

–

(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:136)(cid:139)

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:138)(cid:138) 

(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:137)(cid:140) 

(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:164)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:140) 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:142)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:135) 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:165) 

(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:138)

(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:142) 

(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:142)(cid:164) 

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:136) 

* 

 Cash bonuses relate to STI bonuses issued on the basis of the achievement of relevant performance measures for the year ended 1 July 2018 and were 
approved by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee in August 2018. Share based payments represent performance rights issued during the year. 
The fair value of performance rights is measured at grant date and progressively allocated to profit and loss over a five-year period. The amount included in 
remuneration above may not be indicative of the benefit (if any) that key management personnel may ultimately realise should the performance rights vest. 

**  Other monetary short term benefits represents payments and entitlements upon retirement from the Group.

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Cash salary
and fees
$

Short-term benefits

Cash
(cid:35)on(cid:60)s
$

Other
monetary
$

(cid:16)ea(cid:61)e
benefits
$

Post-
employment 
benefits

(cid:25)(cid:60)(cid:54)er(cid:102)
ann(cid:60)ation
$

Share-based 
payments

E(cid:55)(cid:60)it(cid:64)(cid:102)
settled
$

2017

Non-Executive Directors:

D Gordon

M Hapgood

S Kulmar

I Hammerschlag

C Thompson

D Gilbert

Executive Directors:

D Agostinelli

H Brett

M Hirschowitz

D Gilbert

M Cooper

98,174 

96,445 

98,174 

250,000 

96,445 

26,344 

–

–

–

–

–

–

565,000 

300,000 

560,000 

540,800 

454,000 

212,400 

–

–

–

–

–

–

33,198 

10,000 

16,000 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

40,010

38,923

33,123

–

–

9,326 

–

9,326 

–

–

2,502 

37,500 

30,000 

30,000 

19,038 

30,000 

298,269 

679,523 

–

23,542 

7,405 

Total
$

107,500 

96,445 

107,500 

250,000 

96,445 

28,846 

–

–

–

–

–

–

24,479 

1,000,187 

24,479 

1,204,202 

–

–

–

745,523 

317,307 

740,470 

3,222,374

1,076,742

66,603

112,056

167,692

48,958

4,694,425

The proportion of the cash bonus paid/payable or forfeited is as follows:

Name

Executive Directors:

Daniel Agostinelli

Michael Hirschowitz

Hilton Brett**

Other Key Management Personnel:

Matthew Durbin**

STI Cash bonus 
paid/payable
2018

STI Cash bonus 
paid/payable*
2017

STI Cash bonus 
forfeited

STI Cash bonus 
forfeited 

2018

2017

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:166) 

–

(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:166) 

(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:166) 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

100% 

100% 

100% 

–

*  Executive directors did not meet their STI targets for FY17. The amounts shown above were discretionary and not part of any STI or LTI plan.
**  STI cash bonus payable for FY18 have been pro-rated based on length of employment.

Service agreements
The remuneration and other terms of employment for key management personnel are set out in individual Company employment 
agreements that are not fixed term contracts.

Termination of Daniel Agostinelli is subject to 12 months' notice in writing provided by either party and the termination of Matthew 
Durbin is subject to 6 months’ notice in writing provided by either party.

Share-based compensation

Issue of shares
There were no shares issued to directors and other key management personnel as part of compensation during the year ended 
1 July 2018.

Options
There were no options over ordinary shares granted to or vested by directors and other key management personnel as part of 
compensation during the year ended 1 July 2018.

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Performance rights
The terms and conditions of each grant of performance rights over ordinary shares affecting remuneration of directors and other 
key management personnel in this financial year or future reporting years is detailed in 'Principles used to determine the nature and 
amount of remuneration' section above.

Performance rights granted carry no dividend or voting rights.

Additional information
The following tables show the gross revenue, profits and dividends for the last five years for the listed entity, as well as the share 
price capitalisation at the end of the respective financial years.

The earnings of the Group for the five years to 1 July 2018 are summarised below:

Revenue

(cid:141)(cid:135)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:136) 

636,153 

442,723 

135,872 

2018
$'000

2017
$'000

2016
$'000

2015
$'000

Net profit from continuing operations

Net profit attributable to owners of the company

Dividends

Share price at financial year end ($)

Shares on issue ('000)

(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:140)(cid:141) 

32,619 

2018

(cid:136)(cid:87)(cid:164)(cid:140) 

29,352 

29,157 

32,561 

2017

0.86 

30,183 

29,924 

23,513 

2016

1.48 

10,549 

10,323 

11,963 

2015

1.21 

(cid:140)(cid:139)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:142)(cid:136) 

542,291 

490,304 

436,265 

254,094 

2014
$'000

81,190 

11,770 

11,696 

10,942 

2014

0.63 

The tables above show that there has been a general trend of increasing net profit from continuing operations. The share price 
is subject to share market volatility and is beyond the control of the Company.

The Board is of the opinion that these results can be attributed in part to the previously described remuneration policy and 
is satisfied that it has contributed to increasing shareholder wealth over the past five years.

A(cid:38)(cid:38)itional (cid:38)is(cid:36)los(cid:60)(cid:56)es (cid:56)elating (cid:59)o (cid:48)e(cid:64) (cid:49)anage(cid:49)en(cid:59) (cid:54)e(cid:56)sonnel

Shareholding
The number of shares in the Company held during the financial year by each director and other members of key management 
personnel of the Group, including their personally related parties, is set out below:

Balance at 
the start of 
the year

(cid:24)ecei(cid:61)ed 
as part of 
rem(cid:60)neration

Additions/
(cid:108)dis(cid:54)osals(cid:109)

Other**

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

Ordinary shares

David Gordon

Daniel Agostinelli

Michael Hapgood

Stephen Kulmar

Brett Blundy*

Stephen Goddard

Donna Player

(cid:13)(cid:61)an (cid:12)a(cid:49)(cid:49)e(cid:56)sc(cid:44)lag

Michael Hirschowitz

Hilton Brett

Craig Thompson

Daniel Gilbert

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:138)(cid:139) 

(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:165)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:136)(cid:137) 

(cid:137)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:141)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:140) 

(cid:165)(cid:135)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:135) 

(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:142)(cid:138) 

–

–

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:165)(cid:136) 

(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:137) 

(cid:141)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:164)(cid:137) 

(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:138)(cid:141) 

(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:165)(cid:164) 

–

–

–

(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

– (cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:142)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:135) 

–

(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

– 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:165)(cid:136)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:109)

–

(cid:108)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:109)

– (cid:108)(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:164)(cid:137)(cid:109)

–

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:138)(cid:141)(cid:109)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:138)(cid:139) 

(cid:136)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:136)(cid:137) 

(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:141)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:140) 

(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:142)(cid:138) 

(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:135)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:109) (cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:164)(cid:139) 

'Balance at start of the year' is balance as at date of appointment for directors appointed during the financial year.

* 
**   Other represents the key management personnel that have resigned during the period and, therefore, any shareholding associated with them has been 

removed from this table.

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Option holding
There were no options in the Company held during the financial year by a director or other members of key management personnel 
of the Group, including their personally related parties.

Performance rights holding
The number of performance rights over ordinary shares in the Company held during the financial year by each director and other 
members of key management personnel of the Group, including their personally related parties, is set out below:

Performance rights over ordinary shares

Daniel Agostinelli

Hilton Brett

Michael Hirschowitz

Matthew Durbin

Balance at 
the start of 
the year

Granted

Vested

Expired/ 
forfeited/ 
other*

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

371,526 

5,500,000 

371,526 

5,500,000 

247,684 

–

–

3,000,000 

990,736  14,000,000 

–

–

–

–

–

–

5,871,526 

(5,871,526)

(247,684)

– 

– 

–

3,000,000 

(6,119,210)

8,871,526 

* 

 Other represents the key management personnel that have resigned during the period and, therefore, any performance rights holding associated with them 
has been removed from this table.

Loans to key management personnel and their related parties
The following loans were held by key management personnel at the beginning and end of the year:

Loans to/(from) key management personnel:

– Ivan Hammerschlag (interest free)*

– Craig Thompson (interest free)***

– Daniel Gilbert (interest at 6% per annum)**

Consolidated
2018 
$

2017 
$

–

–

78,200 

(200,000)

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(4,593,750)

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(4,715,550)

* 

 Under the EOP approved by the shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 19 December 2006, the Company provided loans to option 
recipients in respect of the option fees payable for the right to acquire the options.

**  Relates to vendor finance component of Hype DC acquisition.

*** Relates to vendor finance component of Accent acquisition outstanding at balance date. Loan is repayable at call.

This concludes the remuneration report, which has been audited.

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Shares under option and issued under the Employee Share Scheme and other Treasury shares
There were no unissued ordinary shares of Accent Group under option. Unvested ordinary shares of Accent Group Limited under 
the ESS at the date of this report are as follows:

Grant date

28/02/2013

03/12/2013

02/10/2014

30/03/2015

27/05/2015

27/05/2015

28/08/2015

13/05/2016

Expiry date

28/08/2018

03/06/2019

30/03/2020

30/09/2020

30/09/2020

30/09/2020

30/08/2020

28/02/2021

Exercise price

(cid:18)(cid:60)m(cid:35)er (cid:60)nder 
option

$0.490 

$0.690 

993,333 

66,666 

$0.590 

1,083,334 

$0.730 

146,667 

$0.730 

1,750,000 

$1.010 

500,000 

$1.140 

1,100,000 

$1.490 

400,000 

6,040,000

No person entitled to exercise the options had or has any right by virtue of the option to participate in any share issue of the 
Company or of any other body corporate.

Shares under performance rights
Unissued ordinary shares of Accent Group under performance rights at the date of this report are as follows:

Grant date

11/01/2017

03/10/2017

27/12/2017

20/06/2018

Expiry date

09/11/2019

30/10/2022

30/10/2022

30/10/2022

(cid:18)(cid:60)m(cid:35)er (cid:60)nder 
rig(cid:44)ts

1,210,552 

16,950,000 

6,700,000 

400,000 

25,260,552

No person entitled to exercise the performance rights had or has any right by virtue of the performance right to participate in any 
share issue of the Company or of any other body corporate.

Shares issued on the exercise of options
There were no ordinary shares of Accent Group issued on the exercise of options during the year ended 1 July 2018 and up to the date 
of this report.

Shares issued on the exercise of performance rights
There were no ordinary shares of Accent Group Limited issued on the exercise of performance rights during the year ended  
1 July 2018 and up to the date of this report.

Indemnity and insurance of officers
The Company has indemnified the directors and executives of the Company for costs incurred, in their capacity as a director or 
executive, for which they may be held personally liable, except where there is a lack of good faith.

During the financial year, the Company paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the directors and executives of the Company 
against a liability to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of 
the liability and the amount of the premium.

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— DIRECTORS’ REPORT — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Indemnity and insurance of auditor
The Company has not, during or since the end of the financial year, indemnified or agreed to indemnify the auditor of the Company or 
any related entity against a liability incurred by the auditor.

During the financial year, the Company has not paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the auditor of the Company or any 
related entity.

Proceedings on behalf of the Company
No person has applied to the Court under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 for leave to bring proceedings on behalf of the 
Company, or to intervene in any proceedings to which the Company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the 
Company for all or part of those proceedings.

During the year no proceedings were brought or intervened in on behalf of the Company with leave of the Court under section 237 of 
the Corporations Act 2001.

Non-audit services
Details of the amounts paid or payable to the auditor for non-audit services provided during the financial year by the auditor are 
outlined in note 32 to the financial statements.

The directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit services during the financial year, by the auditor (or by another person or firm 
on the auditor's behalf), is compatible with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001.

The directors are of the opinion that the services as disclosed in note 32 to the financial statements do not compromise the external 
auditor's independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons:
 – all non-audit services have been reviewed and approved to ensure that they do not impact the integrity and objectivity of the 

auditor; and

 – none of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for 
Professional Accountants issued by the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board, including reviewing or auditing the 
auditor's own work, acting in a management or decision-making capacity for the Company, acting as advocate for the Company 
or jointly sharing economic risks and rewards.

Officers of the Company who are former partners of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
There are no officers of the Company who are former partners of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

Rounding of amounts
The Company is of a kind referred to in Corporations Instrument 2016/191, issued by the Australian Securities and Investments 
Commission, relating to 'rounding-off'. Amounts in this report have been rounded off in accordance with that Corporations 
Instrument to the nearest thousand dollars, or in certain cases, the nearest dollar.

Auditor's independence declaration
A copy of the auditor's independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out immediately 
after this directors' report.

Auditor
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu continues in office in accordance with section 327 of the Corporations Act 2001.

This report is made in accordance with a resolution of directors, pursuant to section 298(2)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the directors

Da(cid:61)id (cid:11)ordon 
Chairman

28 August 2018 
Melbourne

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— AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLAR ATION — 

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 
A.B.N. 74 490 121 060 

Grosvenor Place 
225 George Street 
Sydney NSW 2000 
PO Box N250 Grosvenor Place 
Sydney NSW 1220 Australia 

DX 10307SSE 
Tel:  +61 (0) 2 9322 7000 
Fax:  +61 (0) 2 9322 7001 
www.deloitte.com.au 

The Board of Directors 
Accent Group Limited 
719 Elizabeth Street 
Waterloo NSW 2017 

28 August 2018 

Dear Board Members, 

Accent Group Limited  

In accordance with section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001, I am pleased to provide the following 
declaration of independence to the directors of Accent Group Limited.  

As lead audit partner for the audit of the financial statements of Accent Group Limited for the year 
ended  1  July  2018,  I  declare  that  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief,  there  have  been  no 
contraventions of: 

(i) the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the 

audit; and 

(ii) any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. 

Yours sincerely, 

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU 

David White 
Partner 
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 
Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited.  

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— STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Revenue

Other income/(expenses)

(cid:9)(cid:63)(cid:54)enses

Finished goods used

Changes in inventories of finished goods

Employee benefits expense

Depreciation and amortisation expense

Impairment of brand name

Write off-of assets

Rental expense on operating leases

Advertising and promotion expenses

Travel and telecommunication expenses

Warehousing and freight expenses

Other expenses

Finance costs

(cid:22)(cid:56)o(cid:40)i(cid:59) (cid:35)e(cid:40)o(cid:56)e in(cid:36)o(cid:49)e (cid:59)a(cid:63) e(cid:63)(cid:54)ense

Income tax expense

(cid:22)(cid:56)o(cid:40)i(cid:59) a(cid:40)(cid:59)e(cid:56) in(cid:36)o(cid:49)e (cid:59)a(cid:63) e(cid:63)(cid:54)ense (cid:40)o(cid:56) (cid:59)(cid:44)e (cid:64)ea(cid:56)

(cid:19)(cid:59)(cid:44)e(cid:56) (cid:36)o(cid:49)(cid:54)(cid:56)e(cid:44)ensi(cid:61)e in(cid:36)o(cid:49)e

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Net change in the fair value of cash flow hedges taken to equity, net of tax

Foreign currency translation

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

(cid:26)o(cid:59)al (cid:36)o(cid:49)(cid:54)(cid:56)e(cid:44)ensi(cid:61)e in(cid:36)o(cid:49)e (cid:40)o(cid:56) (cid:59)(cid:44)e (cid:64)ea(cid:56)

Profit for the year is attributable to:

Non-controlling interest

Owners of Accent Group Limited

Total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to:

Non-controlling interest

Owners of Accent Group Limited

Note

5

6

7

7

7

7

8

Consolidated
2018
$'000

2017
$'000

(cid:141)(cid:135)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:136)

636,153

2

(51)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(320,332)

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:109)

33,408

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:165)(cid:109)

(129,671)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:138)(cid:109)

(21,665)

–

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:140)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:165)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:164)(cid:137)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:141)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:136)(cid:109)

(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:136)(cid:165)

(9,714)

–

(70,904)

(20,697)

(4,447)

(19,938)

(26,663)

(4,055)

41,424

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:109)

(12,072)

(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)

29,352

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:139) 

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:139)

(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:139)

(cid:139)(cid:138) 

(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:140)(cid:141) 

(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)

(cid:139)(cid:138) 

(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:140)(cid:136) 

(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:139)

1,431 

43 

1,474

30,826

195 

29,157 

29,352

195 

30,631 

30,826

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

42

42

(cid:6)en(cid:59)s

(cid:6)en(cid:59)s

8.23 

(cid:165)(cid:87)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

5.54 

5.49 

The above statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

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— STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION — 

As at 1 July 2018

Asse(cid:59)s

(cid:6)(cid:60)rrent assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Inventories

Derivative financial instruments

Other current assets

Total current assets

(cid:18)on(cid:102)c(cid:60)rrent assets

Receivables

Derivative financial instruments

Property, plant and equipment

Intangibles

Deferred tax

Total non-current assets

Total assets

(cid:16)ia(cid:35)ili(cid:59)ies

(cid:6)(cid:60)rrent lia(cid:35)ilities

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Derivative financial instruments

Provision for income tax

Employee benefits

Deferred lease incentives

Total current liabilities

(cid:18)on(cid:102)c(cid:60)rrent lia(cid:35)ilities

Borrowings

Derivative financial instruments

Deferred tax

Employee benefits

Deferred lease incentives

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

(cid:9)(cid:55)(cid:60)i(cid:59)(cid:64)

Issued capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

Equity attributable to the owners of Accent Group Limited

Non-controlling interest

(cid:26)otal e(cid:55)(cid:60)it(cid:64)

Note

Consolidated

2018
$'000

2017
$'000

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:137) 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:141)(cid:135) 

(cid:142)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:140)(cid:164) 

(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:139) 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:141) 

46,279 

19,856 

111,946 

–

3,259 

(cid:136)(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:142) 

181,340 

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:136) 

(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:164) 

(cid:141)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:164)(cid:139) 

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:140)(cid:136) 

(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:136)(cid:135) 

(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:137)

(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:136)

(cid:165)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:164)(cid:140) 

(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:137)(cid:140) 

(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:136) 

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:141) 

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:141) 

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:139) 

705 

–

74,800 

347,758 

18,501 

441,764

623,104

88,849 

15,097 

5,054 

7,990 

4,893 

4,949 

(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:142) 

126,832 

(cid:140)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

88,625 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:139) 

710 

(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:141) 

13,685 

(cid:164)(cid:139) 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:139) 

(cid:165)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:142) 

(cid:137)(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:135)(cid:165)

391,913

613 

21,987 

125,620 

252,452

370,652

26

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:138) 

385,310 

(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:136) 

(cid:108)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:139)(cid:109)

3,208 

(19,603)

(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:135) 

368,915 

27

(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:138) 

1,737 

391,913

370,652

The above statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

Accent Group Limited Annual Report 2018

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— STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Consolidated

Iss(cid:60)ed ca(cid:54)ital
$'000

(cid:10)oreign 
c(cid:60)rrenc(cid:64) 
translation
reser(cid:61)e
$'000

(cid:12)edging 
reser(cid:61)e (cid:103) cas(cid:44) 
flow
(cid:44)edges
$'000

(cid:25)(cid:44)are(cid:102)(cid:35)ased 
payments
reser(cid:61)e
$'000

Acc(cid:60)m(cid:60)lated
losses
$'000

(cid:18)on(cid:102)
controlling
interest
$'000

(cid:26)otal e(cid:55)(cid:60)it(cid:64)
$'000

Balance at 26 June 2016

319,319

3,135

(5,466)

3,721

(16,282)

1,860

306,287

Profit after income tax 
expense for the year

Other comprehensive 
income for the year, net 
of tax

Total comprehensive 
income for the year

Transactions with owners in 
their capacity as owners:

Share-based payments

Exercise of options

Issue of shares for 
acquisition

Treasury share payments

Non-controlling interest 
on disposals

Dividends paid (note 28)

–

–

–

–

995 

62,926 

2,070 

–

–

–

43 

43

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,431 

1,431

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

344 

–

–

–

–

–

Balance at 2 July 2017

385,310

3,178

(4,035)

4,065

29,157 

195 

29,352 

–

–

1,474 

29,157

195

30,826

–

–

–

–

–

(32,478)

(19,603)

–

–

–

–

(235)

(83)

1,737

344 

995 

62,926 

2,070 

(235)

(32,561)

370,652

Consolidated

(cid:10)oreign 
c(cid:60)rrenc(cid:64) 
translation
reser(cid:61)e
$'000

Iss(cid:60)ed
capital
$'000

(cid:12)edging 
reser(cid:61)e (cid:103) cas(cid:44) 
(cid:40)lo(cid:62) (cid:44)edges
$'000

(cid:25)(cid:44)are(cid:102)(cid:35)ased 
payments
reser(cid:61)e
$'000

Acc(cid:60)m(cid:60)lated
losses
$'000

(cid:18)on(cid:102)
controlling
interest
$'000

(cid:26)otal e(cid:55)(cid:60)it(cid:64)
$'000

Balance at 3 July 2017

385,310

3,178

(4,035)

4,065

(19,603)

1,737

370,652

Profit after income tax 
expense for the year

Other comprehensive 
income for the year, net 
of tax

Total comprehensive 
income for the year

Transactions with owners in 
their capacity as owners:

Share-based payments

–

–

–

–

Treasury share payments

1,663 

Non-controlling interest 
on disposals

Dividends paid (note 28)

–

–

–

–

(440)

7,434 

(440)

7,434

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,949 

–

–

–

Balance at 1 July 2018

386,973

2,738

3,399

6,014

43,957 

43 

44,000 

–

43,957

–

–

–

(32,538)

(8,184)

–

43

–

–

(726)

(81)

973

6,994 

50,994

1,949 

1,663 

(726)

(32,619)

391,913

The above statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

Accent Group Limited Annual Report 2018

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— STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note

Consolidated

2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:6)as(cid:44) (cid:40)lo(cid:62)s (cid:40)(cid:56)o(cid:49) o(cid:54)e(cid:56)a(cid:59)ing a(cid:36)(cid:59)i(cid:61)i(cid:59)ies

Receipts from customers and franchisees (inclusive of GST)

Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST)

Interest received

Interest and other finance costs paid

Income taxes paid

Net cash from operating activities

(cid:6)as(cid:44) (cid:40)lo(cid:62)s (cid:40)(cid:56)o(cid:49) in(cid:61)es(cid:59)ing a(cid:36)(cid:59)i(cid:61)i(cid:59)ies

Payment for purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired and minority interest

40

37 

Net acquisition of franchise stores

Payments for property, plant and equipment

Payments for intangibles

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

Net cash used in investing activities

(cid:6)as(cid:44) (cid:40)lo(cid:62)s (cid:40)(cid:56)o(cid:49) (cid:40)inan(cid:36)ing a(cid:36)(cid:59)i(cid:61)i(cid:59)ies

Proceeds from issue of shares, net of transaction costs

Proceeds from borrowings

Repayment of loans from option recipients

Repayment of borrowings

Dividends paid

Net cash from/(used in) financing activities

(cid:18)e(cid:59) in(cid:36)(cid:56)ease(cid:99)(cid:108)(cid:38)e(cid:36)(cid:56)ease(cid:109) in (cid:36)as(cid:44) an(cid:38) (cid:36)as(cid:44) e(cid:55)(cid:60)i(cid:61)alen(cid:59)s

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

9

The above statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

(cid:141)(cid:165)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:138) 

705,267 

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:165)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:138)(cid:138)(cid:109)

(637,777)

(cid:165)(cid:135)(cid:139) 

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:136)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:109)

(cid:141)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:164)(cid:165)

986 

(4,055)

(19,002)

45,419

–

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:109)

(30,579)

–

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:109)

(23,885)

–

33 

(288)

–

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:109)

(54,752)

1,663 

–

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:139) 

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:138)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:109)

(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:165)(cid:137) 

(cid:108)(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:165)(cid:109)

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:137)

2,809 

42,000 

256 

(2,000)

(32,561)

10,504

1,171 

44,573 

(62)

45,682

Accent Group Limited Annual Report 2018

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 1. General information
The financial statements cover Accent Group Limited 
('Company', 'parent entity' or 'Accent') as a Group consisting of 
Accent Group Limited and the entities it controlled at the end 
of, or during, the year ('Group'). The financial statements are 
presented in Australian dollars, which is Accent Group Limited's 
functional and presentation currency.

Accent Group Limited is a listed public company limited by 
shares, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (‘ASX’), 
incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Its registered 
office and principal place of business is:

719 Elizabeth Street 
Waterloo NSW 2017

A description of the nature of the Group's operations and its 
principal activities are included in the Directors' Report, which 
is not part of the financial statements.

On 25 November 2017 the Group changed its name from 
RCG Corporation Limited to Accent Group Limited. This 
included the change in the ASX ticker code from RCG to 
AX1 on 29 November 2017.

The financial statements were authorised for issue, in 
accordance with a resolution of directors, on 28 August 
2018. The directors have the power to amend and reissue 
the financial statements.

Note 2. Significant accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation 
of the financial statements are set out below. These policies 
have been consistently applied to all the years presented, 
unless otherwise stated.

(cid:18)e(cid:62) or amended Acco(cid:60)nting (cid:25)tandards and Inter(cid:54)retations 
adopted
In the current year, the Group has adopted all of the following 
new and revised Accounting Standards and Interpretations 
issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board ('AASB') 
that are relevant to its operations and mandatory for the 
current annual reporting period:
 – AASB 2016-1 Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards – Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for 
Unrealised Losses

 – AASB 2016-2 Amendments to Australian Accounting 

Standards – Disclosure Initiative: Amendments to AASB 107

 – AASB 2017-2 Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards – Further Annual Improvements 2014-2016

 – AASB 1048 Interpretations of Standards

The Group has applied the amendments to AASB 107 for the 
first time in the current year. The amendments require an entity 
to provide disclosures that enable users of financial statements 
to evaluate changes in liabilities arising from financing activities, 
including both cash and non-cash changes. The Group’s 
liabilities arising from financing activities consist of borrowing. 
A reconciliation between the opening and closing balances of 
these items is provided in Note 20 and 23. Consistent with 
the transition provision of the amendments, the Group has not 
disclosed comparative information for the prior period. 

The adoption of these new and revised Standards and 
Interpretations did not have any material financial impact 
on the amounts recognised and the disclosures presented 
in the financial statements of the Group.

Basis o(cid:40) (cid:54)re(cid:54)aration
These general purpose financial statements have been prepared 
in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards 
Board ('AASB') and the Corporations Act 2001, as appropriate 
for for-profit oriented entities. These financial statements also 
comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as 
issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ('IASB').

Historical cost convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the 
historical cost convention, except for, where applicable, 
derivative financial instruments and share-based payments 
which have been measured at fair value at grant date.

Critical accounting estimates
The preparation of the financial statements requires the 
use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires 
management to exercise its judgement in the process of 
applying the Group's accounting policies. The areas involving 
a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where 
assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial 
statements, are disclosed in Note 3.

(cid:22)arent entit(cid:64) in(cid:40)ormation
In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, these 
financial statements present the results of the Group only. 
Supplementary information about the parent entity is disclosed 
in Note 36.

(cid:22)rinci(cid:54)les o(cid:40) consolidation
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets 
and liabilities of all subsidiaries of Accent Group Limited as 
at 1 July 2018 and the results of all subsidiaries for the year 
then ended.

Subsidiaries are all those entities over which the Group 
has control. The Group controls an entity when the Group 
is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its 
involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those 
returns through its power to direct the activities of the entity. 
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which 
control is transferred to the Group. They are de-consolidated 
from the date that control ceases.

Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealised gains on 
transactions between entities in the Group are eliminated. 
Unrealised gains and losses are also eliminated unless the 
transaction provides evidence of the impairment of the asset 
transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been 
changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the 
policies adopted by the Group.

The acquisition of subsidiaries is accounted for using the 
acquisition method of accounting. A change in ownership 
interest, without the loss of control, is accounted for as 
an equity transaction, where the difference between the 
consideration transferred and the book value of the share of 
the non-controlling interest acquired is recognised directly in 
equity attributable to the parent.

Non-controlling interest in the results and equity of subsidiaries 
are shown separately in the statement of profit or loss and 
other comprehensive income, statement of financial position 
and statement of changes in equity of the Group. Losses 
incurred by the Group are attributed to the non-controlling 
interest in full, even if that results in a deficit balance.

Accent Group Limited Annual Report 2018

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 2. Significant accounting policies (continued)
Where the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it 
derecognises the assets including goodwill, liabilities and 
non-controlling interest in the subsidiary together with any 
cumulative translation differences recognised in equity. The 
Group recognises the fair value of the consideration received 
and the fair value of any investment retained together with any 
gain or loss in profit or loss.

Interest
Interest revenue is recognised as interest accrues using the 
effective interest method. This is a method of calculating the 
amortised cost of a financial asset and allocating the interest 
income over the relevant period using the effective interest 
rate, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future 
cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to 
the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

(cid:10)oreign c(cid:60)rrenc(cid:64) translation

Foreign currency transactions
Foreign currency transactions are translated into Australian 
dollars using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the 
transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from 
the settlement of such transactions and from the translation 
at financial year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and 
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised 
in profit or loss.

Foreign operations
The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated 
into Australian dollars using the exchange rates at the reporting 
date. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations are 
translated into Australian dollars using the average exchange 
rates, which approximate the rates at the dates of the 
transactions, for the period. All resulting foreign exchange 
differences are recognised in other comprehensive income 
through the foreign currency reserve in equity.

The foreign currency reserve is recognised in profit or loss 
when the foreign operation or net investment is disposed of.

(cid:24)e(cid:61)en(cid:60)e recognition
Revenue is recognised when it is probable that the economic 
benefit will flow to the Group and the revenue can be reliably 
measured. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the 
consideration received or receivable.

Sale of goods
This comprises revenue earned from sale of goods to customers, 
net of actual returns, and is recognised when control of the 
goods passes to the customer.

Franchise establishment fees
Franchise establishment fees are recognised as income in the 
period when all services are completed in accordance with the 
Franchise Agreement.

Marketing levies
Marketing levies are recognised in the period the sales are 
recorded by the The Athletes Foot ('TAF') stores. Marketing 
levies are collected by the Group for specific use within the 
TAF Marketing Fund, which is operated on behalf of the TAF 
stores. Expenses in relation to the marketing of TAF stores are 
recorded within advertising and promotion expenses in profit 
or loss.

Royalty fees
Royalty fees are recognised as income on an accruals basis in 
the same period that the sales on which royalties are charged 
are recognised by franchisees.

Supplier rebate
Supplier rebates generated on purchases made by franchisees 
are accounted for on an accruals basis and are recognised as 
income in the same period to which the supplier invoice relates.

Other revenue
Other revenue is recognised when it is received or when 
the right to receive payment is established.

Income tax
The income tax expense or benefit for the period is the tax 
payable on that period's taxable income based on the applicable 
income tax rate for each jurisdiction, adjusted by the changes 
in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary 
differences, unused tax losses and the adjustment recognised 
for prior periods, where applicable.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary 
differences at the tax rates expected to be applied when the 
assets are recovered or liabilities are settled, based on those 
tax rates that are enacted or substantively enacted, except for:

 – When the deferred income tax asset or liability arises from 
the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability 
in a transaction that is not a business combination and 
that, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the 
accounting nor taxable profits; or

 – When the taxable temporary difference is associated with 

interests in subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, and the 
timing of the reversal can be controlled and it is probable 
that the temporary difference will not reverse in the 
foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary 
differences and unused tax losses only if it is probable that 
future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those 
temporary differences and losses.

The carrying amount of recognised and unrecognised deferred 
tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date. Deferred tax 
assets recognised are reduced to the extent that it is no longer 
probable that future taxable profits will be available for the 
carrying amount to be recovered. Previously unrecognised 
deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is 
probable that there are future taxable profits available to 
recover the asset.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only where there 
is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against 
current tax liabilities and deferred tax assets against deferred 
tax liabilities; and they relate to the same taxable authority on 
either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which 
intend to settle simultaneously.

Accent Group Limited Annual Report 2018

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 2. Significant accounting policies (continued)
Accent Group Limited (the 'head entity') and its wholly-owned 
Australian subsidiaries have formed an income tax consolidated 
group under the tax consolidation regime. The head entity 
and each subsidiary in the tax consolidated group continue to 
account for their own current and deferred tax amounts. The 
tax consolidated group has applied the 'separate taxpayer within 
group' approach in determining the appropriate amount of taxes 
to allocate to members of the tax consolidated group.

In addition to its own current and deferred tax amounts, the 
head entity also recognises the current tax liabilities (or assets) 
and the deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses and 
unused tax credits assumed from each subsidiary in the tax 
consolidated group.

Assets or liabilities arising under tax funding agreements 
with the tax consolidated entities are recognised as amounts 
receivable from or payable to other entities in the tax 
consolidated group. The tax funding arrangement ensures 
that the intercompany charge equals the current tax liability 
or benefit of each tax consolidated group member, resulting 
in neither a contribution by the head entity to the subsidiaries 
nor a distribution by the subsidiaries to the head entity.

(cid:6)(cid:60)rrent and non(cid:102)c(cid:60)rrent classi(cid:41)cation
Assets and liabilities are presented in the statement of financial 
position based on current and non-current classification.

An asset is classified as current when: it is either expected to 
be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in the Group's 
normal operating cycle; it is held primarily for the purpose of 
trading; it is expected to be realised within 12 months after the 
reporting period; or the asset is cash or cash equivalent unless 
restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for 
at least 12 months after the reporting period. All other assets 
are classified as non-current.

A liability is classified as current when: it is either expected 
to be settled in the Group's normal operating cycle; it is held 
primarily for the purpose of trading; it is due to be settled 
within 12 months after the reporting period; or there is no 
unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability 
for at least 12 months after the reporting period. All other 
liabilities are classified as non-current.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are always classified as 
non-current.

(cid:6)as(cid:44) and cas(cid:44) e(cid:55)(cid:60)i(cid:61)alents
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits 
held at call with financial institutions, other short-term, highly 
liquid investments with original maturities of three months or 
less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and 
which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. 
For the statement of cash flows presentation purposes, cash 
and cash equivalents also includes bank overdrafts, which are 
shown within borrowings in current liabilities on the statement 
of financial position.

(cid:26)rade and ot(cid:44)er recei(cid:61)a(cid:35)les
Trade receivables are initially recognised at fair value and 
subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective 
interest method, less any provision for impairment. Trade 
receivables are generally due for settlement within 30 to 
60 days of statement date.

Collectability of trade receivables is reviewed on an ongoing 
basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectable are written 
off by reducing the carrying amount directly. A provision 
for impairment of trade receivables is raised when there is 
objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect all 
amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. 
Significant financial difficulties of the debtor, probability that 
the debtor will enter bankruptcy or financial reorganisation 
and default or delinquency in payments (more than 60 days 
overdue) are considered indicators that the trade receivable 
may be impaired. The amount of the impairment allowance is 
the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the 
present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the 
original effective interest rate. Cash flows relating to short-
term receivables are not discounted if the effect of discounting 
is immaterial.

Other receivables are recognised at amortised cost, less any 
provision for impairment.

In(cid:61)entories
Finished goods are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable 
value on an average costing basis. Cost comprises of the 
purchase price and associated delivery costs.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary 
course of business less the estimated costs of completion and 
the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

Deri(cid:61)ati(cid:61)e (cid:41)nancial instr(cid:60)ments
The Group enters into a variety of derivative financial 
instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate and foreign 
exchange risk, including foreign exchange forward contracts and 
interest rate swaps. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair 
value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are 
subsequently remeasured to their fair value at each reporting 
date. The accounting for subsequent changes in fair value 
depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging 
instrument, and if so, the nature of the item being hedged.

Derivatives are classified as current or non-current depending 
on the expected period of realisation.

Cash flow hedges
Cash flow hedges are used to cover the Group's exposure 
to variability in cash flows that is attributable to particular 
risks associated with a recognised asset or liability or a firm 
commitment which could affect profit or loss. The effective 
portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is 
recognised in other comprehensive income through the cash 
flow hedges reserve in equity, whilst the ineffective portion 
is recognised in profit or loss. Amounts taken to equity are 
transferred out of equity and included in the measurement of 
the hedged transaction when the forecast transaction occurs.

Cash flow hedges are tested for effectiveness on a regular 
basis both retrospectively and prospectively to ensure that 
each hedge is highly effective and continues to be designated 
as a cash flow hedge. If the forecast transaction is no longer 
expected to occur, the amounts recognised in equity are 
transferred to profit or loss.

If the hedging instrument is sold, terminated, expires, exercised 
without replacement or rollover, or if the hedge becomes 
ineffective and is no longer a designated hedge, the amounts 
previously recognised in equity remain in equity until the 
forecast transaction occurs.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 2. Significant accounting policies (continued)

In(cid:61)estments and ot(cid:44)er (cid:41)nancial assets
Investments and other financial assets are initially measured at 
fair value. Transaction costs are included as part of the initial 
measurement, except for financial assets at fair value through 
profit or loss. They are subsequently measured at either amortised 
cost or fair value depending on their classification. Classification 
is determined based on the purpose of the acquisition and 
subsequent reclassification to other categories is restricted.

Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive 
cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have been 
transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the 
risks and rewards of ownership.

Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with 
fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active 
market. They are carried at amortised cost using the effective 
interest rate method. Gains and losses are recognised in profit 
or loss when the asset is derecognised or impaired.

Impairment of financial assets
The Group assesses at the end of each reporting period 
whether there is any objective evidence that a financial asset 
or group of financial assets is impaired. Objective evidence 
includes significant financial difficulty of the issuer or obligor; a 
breach of contract such as default or delinquency in payments; 
the lender granting to a borrower concessions due to economic 
or legal reasons that the lender would not otherwise do; it 
becomes probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or 
other financial reorganisation; the disappearance of an active 
market for the financial asset; or observable data indicating that 
there is a measurable decrease in estimated future cash flows.

The amount of the impairment allowance for loans and 
receivables carried at amortised cost is the difference between 
the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated 
future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest 
rate. If there is a reversal of impairment, the reversal cannot 
exceed the amortised cost that would have been recognised had 
the impairment not been made and is reversed to profit or loss.

(cid:22)ro(cid:54)ert(cid:64)(cid:84) (cid:54)lant and e(cid:55)(cid:60)i(cid:54)ment
Plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated 
depreciation and impairment. Historical cost includes expenditure 
that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to write off 
the net cost of each item of property, plant and equipment 
(excluding land) over their expected useful lives as follows:

Plant and equipment 
Assets under construction 

5 to 8 years
Not depreciated

The residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are 
reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each reporting date. 
Depreciation commences once the asset is available for use 
as intended.

Plant and equipment under lease are depreciated over the 
unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful life of the 
assets, whichever is shorter.

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon 
disposal or when there is no future economic benefit to the 
Group. Gains and losses between the carrying amount and the 
disposal proceeds are taken to profit or loss.

Intangi(cid:35)le assets
Intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination, 
other than goodwill, are initially measured at their fair value at 
the date of the acquisition. Intangible assets acquired separately 
are initially recognised at cost. Indefinite life intangible assets 
are not amortised and are subsequently measured at cost less 
any impairment. Finite life intangible assets are subsequently 
measured at cost less amortisation and any impairment. The 
gains or losses recognised in profit or loss arising from the 
derecognition of intangible assets are measured as the difference 
between net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of 
the intangible asset. The method and useful lives of finite 
life intangible assets are reviewed annually. Changes in the 
expected pattern of consumption or useful life are accounted for 
prospectively by changing the amortisation method or period.

Goodwill
Goodwill arises on the acquisition of a business. Goodwill is not 
amortised. Instead, goodwill is tested annually for impairment, 
or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that it might be impaired, and is carried at cost less 
accumulated impairment losses. Impairment losses on goodwill 
are taken to profit or loss and are not subsequently reversed.

Brands and trademarks
Brands and trademarks are recognised at cost on acquisition. 
Brands and trademarks have indefinite useful lives and are 
carried at cost less any accumulated impairment loss. Brands 
and trademarks are tested for impairment annually and 
wherever there is an indication that they may be impaired. 
Any impairment is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Licence fees
The TAF Licence Fee intangible asset arose on the acquisition of 
a 249 year royalty-free licence for the use of the TAF branding 
and trademarks. This intangible is being amortised on a straight 
line basis over the license term.

Distribution rights
Distribution rights arising on the acquisition of Accent Group 
are being amortised on a straight line basis over the remaining 
term of the respective distribution agreements.

Im(cid:54)airment o(cid:40) non(cid:102)(cid:41)nancial assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets that have an indefinite 
useful life are not subject to amortisation and are tested 
annually for impairment, or more frequently if events or 
changes in circumstances indicate that they might be impaired. 
Other non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment 
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that 
the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment 
loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset's carrying 
amount exceeds its recoverable amount.

Recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less 
costs of disposal and value-in-use. The value-in-use is the 
present value of the estimated future cash flows relating to 
the asset using a pre-tax discount rate specific to the asset or 
cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Assets that do 
not have independent cash flows are grouped together to form 
a cash-generating unit.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 2. Significant accounting policies (continued)

Trade and other payables
These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services 
provided to the Group prior to the end of the financial year 
and which are unpaid. Due to their short-term nature they are 
measured at amortised cost and are not discounted. The amounts 
are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition.

Borro(cid:62)ings
Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the fair 
value of the consideration received, net of transaction costs. 
They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the 
effective interest method.

Finance costs
Finance costs attributable to qualifying assets are capitalised 
as part of the asset. All other finance costs are expensed in 
the period in which they are incurred.

Em(cid:54)lo(cid:64)ee (cid:35)ene(cid:41)ts

Short-term employee benefits
Liabilities for wages and salaries and other employee 
benefits expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of 
the reporting date are measured at the amounts expected 
to be paid when the liabilities are settled.

Other long-term employee benefits
Employee benefits not expected to be settled within 12 months 
of the reporting date are measured at the present value of 
expected future payments to be made in respect of services 
provided by employees up to the reporting date. Consideration 
is given to expected future wage and salary levels, experience 
of employee departures and periods of service. Expected future 
payments are discounted using market yields at the reporting 
date on high quality corporate bonds with terms to maturity 
and currency that match, as closely as possible, the estimated 
future cash outflows.

Defined contribution superannuation expense
Contributions to defined contribution superannuation plans 
are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

Share-based payments
Equity-settled share-based compensation benefits are provided 
to employees.

Equity-settled transactions are awards of shares, or options 
over shares, that are provided to employees in exchange for 
the rendering of services.

The cost of equity-settled transactions are measured at fair 
value on grant date. Fair value is independently determined 
using either a Monte Carlo simulation or the Black-Scholes 
option pricing model, as appropriate, that takes into account 
the exercise price, the term of the option, the impact of dilution, 
the share price at grant date and expected price volatility of 
the underlying share, the expected dividend yield and the risk 
free interest rate for the term of the option, together with 
any market-based performance conditions and non-vesting 
conditions that do not determine whether the Group receives 
the services that entitle the employees to receive payment.

The cost of equity-settled transactions are recognised as 
an expense with a corresponding increase in equity over 
the vesting period. The cumulative charge to profit or loss is 
calculated based on the grant date fair value of the award, the 
best estimate of the number of awards that are likely to vest 
and the expired portion of the vesting period. The amount 
recognised in profit or loss for the period is the cumulative 
amount calculated at each reporting date less amounts 
already recognised in previous periods.

If equity-settled awards are modified, as a minimum an expense 
is recognised as if the modification has not been made. An 
additional expense is recognised, over the remaining vesting 
period, for any modification that increases the total fair value 
of the share-based compensation benefit as at the date of 
modification.

If the non-vesting condition is within the control of the Group 
or employee, the failure to satisfy the condition is treated 
as a cancellation. If the condition is not within the control of 
the Group or employee and is not satisfied during the vesting 
period, any remaining expense for the award is recognised over 
the remaining vesting period, unless the award is forfeited.

If equity-settled awards are cancelled, it is treated as if it has 
vested on the date of cancellation, and any remaining expense 
is recognised immediately. If a new replacement award is 
substituted for the cancelled award, the cancelled and new 
award is treated as if they were a modification.

(cid:10)air (cid:61)al(cid:60)e meas(cid:60)rement
When an asset or liability, financial or non-financial, is measured 
at fair value for recognition or disclosure purposes, the fair 
value is based on the price that would be received to sell an 
asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction 
between market participants at the measurement date; and 
assumes that the transaction will take place either: in the 
principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, 
in the most advantageous market.

Fair value is measured using the assumptions that market 
participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, 
assuming they act in their economic best interests. For 
non-financial assets, the fair value measurement is based 
on its highest and best use. Valuation techniques that are 
appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data 
are available to measure fair value, are used, maximising the 
use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of 
unobservable inputs.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified, 
into three levels, using a fair value hierarchy that reflects the 
significance of the inputs used in making the measurements. 
Classifications are reviewed at each reporting date and transfers 
between levels are determined based on a reassessment of 
the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value 
measurement.

For recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements, 
external valuers may be used when internal expertise is either 
not available or when the valuation is deemed to be significant. 
External valuers are selected based on market knowledge and 
reputation. Where there is a significant change in fair value 
of an asset or liability from one period to another, an analysis 
is undertaken, which includes a verification of the major 
inputs applied in the latest valuation and a comparison, where 
applicable, with external sources of data.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 2. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(cid:24)eser(cid:61)es

Foreign currency translation reserve
The reserve is used to recognise exchange differences arising from 
the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations to 
Australian dollars. It is also used to recognise gains and losses on 
hedges of the net investments in foreign operations.

Hedging reserve – cash flow hedges
The reserve is used to recognise the effective portion of the 
gain or loss of cash flow hedge instruments that is determined 
to be an effective hedge.

Share-based payments reserve
The reserve is used to recognise the value of equity benefits 
provided to employees and directors as part of their 
remuneration, and other parties as part of their compensation 
for services.

Iss(cid:60)ed ca(cid:54)ital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new 
shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net 
of tax, from the proceeds.

Di(cid:61)idends
Dividends are recognised when declared during the 
financial year.

B(cid:60)siness com(cid:35)inations
The acquisition method of accounting is used to account 
for business combinations regardless of whether equity 
instruments or other assets are acquired.

The consideration transferred is the sum of the acquisition-date 
fair values of the assets transferred, equity instruments issued 
or liabilities incurred by the acquirer to former owners of the 
acquiree and the amount of any non-controlling interest in the 
acquiree. For each business combination, the non-controlling 
interest in the acquiree is measured at either fair value or at the 
proportionate share of the acquiree's identifiable net assets. 
All acquisition costs are expensed as incurred to profit or loss.

On the acquisition of a business, the Group assesses the 
financial assets acquired and liabilities assumed for appropriate 
classification and designation in accordance with the 
contractual terms, economic conditions, the Group's operating 
or accounting policies and other pertinent conditions in 
existence at the acquisition-date.

Where the business combination is achieved in stages, the 
Group remeasures its previously held equity interest in the 
acquiree at the acquisition-date fair value and the difference 
between the fair value and the previous carrying amount is 
recognised in profit or loss.

Contingent consideration to be transferred by the acquirer 
is recognised at the acquisition-date fair value. Subsequent 
changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration 
classified as an asset or liability is recognised in profit or loss. 
Contingent consideration classified as equity is not remeasured 
and its subsequent settlement is accounted for within equity.

The difference between the acquisition-date fair value of assets 
acquired, liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in 
the acquiree and the fair value of the consideration transferred 
and the fair value of any pre-existing investment in the acquiree 
is recognised as goodwill. If the consideration transferred and 
the pre-existing fair value is less than the fair value of the 
identifiable net assets acquired, being a bargain purchase to the 
acquirer, the difference is recognised as a gain directly in profit 
or loss by the acquirer on the acquisition-date, but only after a 
reassessment of the identification and measurement of the net 
assets acquired, the non-controlling interest in the acquiree, if 
any, the consideration transferred and the acquirer's previously 
held equity interest in the acquirer.

If the initial accounting for a business contribution is incomplete 
by the end of the reporting period in which the combination 
occurs, the Group reports provisional amounts for items for 
which the accounting is incomplete.

Earnings (cid:54)er s(cid:44)are

Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit 
attributable to the owners of Accent Group Limited, excluding 
any costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the 
weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during 
the financial year, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary 
shares issued during the financial year.

Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the 
determination of basic earnings per share to take into account 
the after income tax effect of interest and other financing 
costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and 
the weighted average number of shares assumed to have been 
issued for no consideration in relation to dilutive potential 
ordinary shares.

(cid:11)oods and (cid:25)er(cid:61)ices (cid:26)a(cid:63) (cid:108)(cid:121)(cid:11)(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:121)(cid:109) and ot(cid:44)er similar ta(cid:63)es
Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the 
amount of associated GST, unless the GST incurred is not 
recoverable from the tax authority. In this case it is recognised 
as part of the cost of the acquisition of the asset or as part of 
the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of 
GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable 
from, or payable to, the tax authority is included in other 
receivables or other payables in the statement of financial 
position.

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST 
components of cash flows arising from investing or financing 
activities which are recoverable from, or payable to the tax 
authority, are presented as operating cash flows.

Commitments and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount 
of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the tax authority.

(cid:24)o(cid:60)nding o(cid:40) amo(cid:60)nts
The Company is of a kind referred to in Corporations 
Instrument 2016/191, issued by the Australian Securities and 
Investments Commission, relating to 'rounding-off'. Amounts 
in this report have been rounded off in accordance with that 
Corporations Instrument to the nearest thousand dollars, or 
in certain cases, the nearest dollar.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 2. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(cid:18)e(cid:62) Acco(cid:60)nting (cid:25)tandards and Inter(cid:54)retations not (cid:64)et 
mandatory or early adopted
Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have 
recently been issued or amended but are not yet mandatory, 
have not been early adopted by the Group for the annual 
reporting period ended 1 July 2018. The Group's assessment of 
the impact of these new or amended Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations, most relevant to the Group, are set out below.

AASB 9 Financial Instruments
AASB 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ replaces AASB 39 ‘Financial 
Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. The standard is 
effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018 and 
therefore will be effective in the Group financial statements 
in the year ending on or around 30 June 2019. The standard 
introduces changes to three key areas: – new requirements for 
the classification and measurement of financial instruments; 
– a new impairment model based on expected credit losses 
for recognising provisions; and – simplified hedge accounting 
through closer alignment with an entity’s risk management 
methodology. The Group is yet to undertake a detailed 
assessment of the impact of AASB 9. However, based on the 
entity’s preliminary assessment, the Standard is not expected 
to have a material impact on the transactions and balances 
recognised in the financial statements from the application 
date of 2 July 2018.

AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
AASB 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ is effective 
for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018 and therefore 
will be effective in the Group financial statements on or around 
30 June 2019. The standard establishes a principles-based 
approach for revenue recognition and is based on the concept 
of recognising revenue for performance obligations only 
when they are satisfied and the control of goods or services 
is transferred. In doing so, the standard applies a five-step 
approach to the timing of revenue recognition and applies to 
all contracts with customers, except those in the scope of other 
standards. It replaces the separate models for goods, services 
and construction contracts under the current accounting 
standards. The Group has completed its assessment of the 
impact of AASB 15 and based on the straightforward nature of 
the Group’s revenue streams with the recognition of the majority 
of its revenue at the point of sale and the absence of significant 
judgement required in determining the timing of transfer of 
control, the adoption of AASB 15 will not have a material impact 
on the timing or nature of the Group’s revenue recognition.

AASB 16 Leases
AASB 16 ‘Leases’ is effective for periods beginning on or 
after 1 January 2019 and therefore will be effective in the 
Group financial statements in the year ended on or around 
30 June 2020. The standard introduces a comprehensive model 
for the identification of lease arrangements and accounting 
treatments for both lessors and lessees and will replace the 
current lease accounting requirements. For lessees, AASB 16 
removes distinctions between operating leases and finance 
leases. These are replaced by a model where a right of use asset 
and a corresponding liability are recognised for all leases except 
for short-term leases and low value assets. In contrast to lessee 
accounting, AASB 16 continues to require a lessor to classify a 
lease either as an operating lease or a finance lease. The Group has 
established a committee which includes members from finance, 
treasury and property functions to oversee the governance 

of the implementation of this standard and the financial 
implications upon implementation. During the current period 
the Group has made progress in a number of areas including the 
identification of leases and contracts that could be determined 
to include a lease; the collation of lease data required for the 
calculation of the impact assessment; identification of areas of 
complexity or judgement relevant to the Group; identification of 
necessary changes to systems and processes required to enable 
reporting and accounting in accordance with AASB 16. From 
the work performed to date and based on the undiscounted 
lease commitments presented in Note 34, it is anticipated that 
implementation of the new standard will have a significant impact 
on the reported assets and liabilities of the Group. In addition, the 
implementation of the standard will impact the income statement 
and classification of cash flows. A reliable estimate of the financial 
impact on the Group’s consolidated results is dependent on a 
number of unresolved areas, including; choice of transition option 
and refinement of approach to discount rates. In addition, the 
financial impact is dependent on the facts and circumstances at 
the time of transition. For these reasons, it is not yet practicable to 
determine a reliable estimate of the financial impact on the Group.

IASB revised Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
The revised Conceptual Framework has been issued by the 
International Accounting Standards Board ('IASB'), but the 
Australian equivalent has yet to be published. The revised 
framework is applicable for annual reporting periods beginning 
on or after 1 January 2020 and the application of the new 
definition and recognition criteria may result in future 
amendments to several accounting standards. Furthermore, 
entities who rely on the conceptual framework in determining 
their accounting policies for transactions, events or conditions 
that are not otherwise dealt with under Australian Accounting 
Standards may need to revisit such policies. The group will apply 
the revised conceptual framework from 1 July 2020 and is yet 
to assess its impact.

Note 3.  Critical accounting judgements, estimates 

and assumptions

The preparation of the financial statements requires 
management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions 
that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. 
Management continually evaluates its judgements and estimates 
in relation to assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, revenue 
and expenses. Management bases its judgements, estimates 
and assumptions on historical experience and on other various 
factors, including expectations of future events, management 
believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The 
resulting accounting judgements and estimates will seldom 
equal the related actual results. The judgements, estimates and 
assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material 
adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities 
(refer to the respective notes) within the next financial year are 
discussed below.

(cid:25)(cid:44)are(cid:102)(cid:35)ased (cid:54)a(cid:64)ment transactions
The Group measures the cost of equity-settled transactions 
with employees by reference to the fair value of the equity 
instruments at the date at which they are granted. The fair 
value is determined by using either a Monte-Carlo simulation 
model or the Black-Scholes model taking into account the terms 
and conditions upon which the instruments were granted. 
The accounting estimates and assumptions relating to equity-
settled share-based payments would have no impact on the 
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next annual 
reporting period but may impact profit or loss and equity.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 3.  Critical accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions (continued)

(cid:22)ro(cid:61)ision (cid:40)or im(cid:54)airment o(cid:40) in(cid:61)entories
The provision for impairment of inventories assessment requires a degree of estimation and judgement. The level of the provision 
is assessed by taking into account the recent sales experience, the ageing of inventories and other factors that affect inventory 
obsolescence. To the extent that these judgements and estimates prove incorrect, the Group may be exposed to potential additional 
inventory write-downs or reversals in future periods.

(cid:11)ood(cid:62)ill and ot(cid:44)er inde(cid:40)(cid:1418)inite li(cid:40)e intangi(cid:35)le assets
The Group tests annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate impairment, whether goodwill and 
other indefinite life intangible assets have suffered any impairment, in accordance with the accounting policy stated in Note 2. The 
recoverable amounts of cash-generating units have been determined based on value-in-use calculations. These calculations require 
the use of estimates and assumptions, including estimated discount rates based on the current cost of capital and growth rates of 
the estimated future cash flows. There are a number of key estimates made which require significant judgement in determining the 
inputs into these models which include:
 – Revenue growth;
 – Operating margins;
 – Royalty rates (used in relief from royalty brand valuation model); and
 – Discount rates applied to the projected future cash flows.

Note 4. Operating segments
During the financial year, the Group continued the restructure of its operations which included the integration of the RCG Brands, 
Accent and The Athlete’s Foot businesses into a single integrated multi-channel retailer of performance and lifestyle footwear. As 
a result of the restructure, the information reviewed and used by the Board of Directors (who are identified as the Chief Operating 
Decision Makers ('CODM')) in assessing performance and in determining the allocation of resources was also restructured, with 
information used for decision making based on the consolidated Group. Accordingly, reporting of segment information in the format 
of that in the year ended 2 July 2017 is no longer appropriate. The operating segment information for the current year is the same 
information as provided throughout the financial statements.

The CODM assesses the performance of the operations based on EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and 
amortisation) of the Group on a monthly basis. The accounting policies adopted for internal reporting to the CODM are consistent 
with those adopted in the financial statements.

Note 5. Revenue

Sales revenue

Sales to customers

Royalties and other franchise related income

Other revenue

Marketing levies received from TAF stores

Interest

Other revenue

Revenue

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:141)(cid:136) 

607,107 

16,269 

17,120 

(cid:164)(cid:142)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:139)(cid:135) 

624,227 

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:165)(cid:141) 

(cid:165)(cid:135)(cid:139) 

(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:140)(cid:135) 

8,371 

986 

2,569 

(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:136) 

11,926 

(cid:141)(cid:135)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:136) 

636,153 

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 6. Other income/(expenses)

Net foreign exchange gain/(loss)

Net gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

Other income/(expenses)

Note 7. Expenses

Profit before income tax includes the following specific expenses:

Depreciation

Plant and equipment

Amortisation

Licence fee

Distribution rights

Other intangible assets

TAF Partnership store closure

Total amortisation

Total depreciation and amortisation

Impairment of brand names

Hype DC brand name

Write-off of assets

Instride brand

Finance costs

Interest and finance charges paid/payable

Superannuation expense

Defined contribution superannuation expense

Share-based payments expense

Share-based payments expense

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

2 

–

2 

(65)

14 

(51)

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:137)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:136) 

18,434 

31 

2,323 

288 

– 

(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:139)(cid:137) 

(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:138) 

31 

2,791 

144 

265 

3,231 

21,665 

– 

9,714 

(cid:164)(cid:140) 

– 

(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:136) 

4,055 

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:140)(cid:165) 

7,159 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:142) 

344 

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 8. Income tax expense

Income tax expense

Current tax

Deferred tax – origination and reversal of temporary differences

Adjustment recognised for prior periods

Aggregate income tax expense

Deferred tax included in income tax expense comprises:

Increase in deferred tax assets (Note 18)

Increase/(decrease) in deferred tax liabilities (Note 25)

Deferred tax – origination and reversal of temporary differences

Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense and tax at the statutory rate

Profit before income tax expense

Tax at the statutory tax rate of 30%

Tax effect amounts which are not deductible/(taxable) in calculating taxable income:

Entertainment expenses

Share-based payments

Sundry items

Adjustment recognised for prior periods

Difference in overseas tax rates

Income tax expense

Amounts charged directly to equity

Deferred tax assets (Note 18)

Deferred tax liabilities (Note 25)

Deferred tax assets not recognised

Deferred tax assets not recognised comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Capital losses

Total deferred tax assets not recognised

Consolidated

2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:137)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:140) 

21,543 

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:137)(cid:109)

(8,716)

(755)

16,918 

12,072 

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:140) 

(7,849)

(867)

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:109)

(8,716)

(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:136)(cid:165) 

41,424 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:140) 

12,427 

(cid:164)(cid:139) 

(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:140) 

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:109)

57 

103 

319 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:141) 

12,906 

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:137)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:109)

(755)

(79)

16,918 

12,072 

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:136) 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:141) 

3,228

– 

– 

–

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:142) 

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:142) 

7,198 

7,198 

The above potential tax benefit, which excludes tax losses, for deductible temporary differences has not been recognised in the 
statement of financial position as the recovery of this benefit is uncertain.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 9. Current assets – cash and cash equivalents

Cash on hand

Cash at bank

Reconciliation to cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

The above figures are reconciled to cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year as 
shown in the statement of cash flows as follows:

Balances as above

Bank overdraft (Note 20)

Balance as per statement of cash flows

Note 10. Current assets – trade and other receivables

Trade receivables

Less: Provision for impairment of receivables

Other receivables

Refer to Note 29 for further information on financial instruments.

Note 11. Current assets – inventories

Finished goods held at lower of cost or net realisable value

Note 12. Current assets – derivative financial instruments

Forward foreign exchange contracts – cash flow hedges

Refer to Note 30 for further information on fair value measurement.

Note 13. Current assets – other current assets

Prepayments

Other current assets

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Consolidated
2018 
$'000

186 

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:164) 

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:137) 

2017 
$'000

191 

46,088 

46,279 

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:137) 

46,279 

– 

(597)

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:137) 

45,682 

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:164)(cid:135) 

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:109)

(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:138)(cid:136) 

639 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:141)(cid:135) 

2017 
$'000

17,732 

(1,180)

16,552 

3,304 

19,856 

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:142)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:140)(cid:164)

111,946 

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:139)

2017 
$'000

– 

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:136)(cid:141) 

(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:135) 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:141) 

2017 
$'000

2,383 

876 

3,259 

— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 14. Non-current assets – receivables

Loans to outside shareholders in TAF Partnership stores

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:136) 

2017 
$'000

705 

The loans to outside shareholders in TAF Partnership stores are secured over the minority shareholders’ share in the underlying TAF 
Partnership store entities.

Note 15. Non-current assets – derivative financial instruments

Forward foreign exchange contracts – cash flow hedges

Refer to Note 30 for further information on fair value measurement.

Note 16. Non-current assets – property, plant and equipment

Plant and equipment – at cost

Less: Accumulated depreciation

Assets under construction – at cost

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:164)

2017 
$'000

– 

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:141)(cid:136) 

120,445 

(cid:108)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:165)(cid:139)(cid:109)

(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:165)(cid:141) 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:141) 

(cid:141)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:164)(cid:139) 

(46,947)

73,498 

1,302

74,800

(cid:24)econciliations
Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year are set out below:

Consolidated

Balance at 26 June 2016

Additions*

Additions through business combinations (Note 37)

Disposals

Exchange differences

Depreciation expense

Balance at 2 July 2017

Additions*

Disposals

Exchange differences

Depreciation expense

(cid:5)alan(cid:36)e a(cid:59) (cid:136) (cid:14)(cid:60)l(cid:64) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)

Plant and 
e(cid:55)(cid:60)i(cid:54)ment 
$'000 

Assets (cid:60)nder 
constr(cid:60)ction 
$'000

41,877 

39,637 

11,747 

(1,248)

(81)

(18,434)

73,498 

22,771 

(1,740)

(51)

(21,491)

(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:165)(cid:141) 

743 

559 

–

–

–

–

1,302 

375 

–

–

–

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:141) 

Total 
$'000

42,620 

40,196 

11,747 

(1,248)

(81)

(18,434)

74,800 

23,146 

(1,740)

(51)

(21,491)

(cid:141)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:164)(cid:139) 

*  Contributions of $7,219,000 (2017: $15,423,000) to store fit-out costs have been received from landlords and suppliers. These amounts have been netted 

off against actual fit-out costs incurred by the Group for cash flow disclosure purposes.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 17. Non-current assets – intangibles

Goodwill – at cost

Brands and trademarks – at cost

Less: Accumulated impairment

Licence fees – The Athlete's Foot – at cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Distribution rights – at cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Other intangible assets – The Athlete's Foot – at cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:140) 

294,328 

(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:137)(cid:140) 

(cid:108)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:109)

(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:136) 

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:138)(cid:137) 

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:164)(cid:140)(cid:109)

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:164)(cid:141) 

(cid:136)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:108)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:135) 

(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:137)(cid:109)

288 

44,825 

(9,714)

35,111 

7,832 

(234)

7,598 

16,800 

(6,367)

10,433 

432 

(144)

288 

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:140)(cid:136) 

347,758 

(cid:24)econciliations
Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year are set out below:

Consolidated

Goodwill 
$'000

Brands and 
trademarks 
$'000

Licence 
fees 
$'000

Distri(cid:35)(cid:60)tion 
rig(cid:44)ts 
$'000

Other 
intangi(cid:35)le 
assets 
$'000

Balance at 26 June 2016

210,455

14,566

Additions

–

–

Additions through business combinations 
(Note 37)

Disposals

Impairment of assets

Amortisation expense

Balance at 2 July 2017

Write off of assets

Other

Amortisation expense

(cid:5)alan(cid:36)e a(cid:59) (cid:136) (cid:14)(cid:60)l(cid:64) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)

7,630

61

–

–

–

13,224

–

–

–

–

(93)

(2,791)

84,138

30,259

(265)

–

–

–

(9,714)

–

294,328

35,111

7,598

10,433

(65)

(288)

–

–

–

–

(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:140)

(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:136)

–

–

(31)

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:164)(cid:141)

–

–

(2,323)

(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:135)

Total 
$'000

245,875

493

114,397

(265)

(9,714)

(3,028)

347,758

(65)

–

(2,642)

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:140)(cid:136)

–

432

–

–

–

(144)

288

–

288

(288)

288

Im(cid:54)airment testing o(cid:40) good(cid:62)ill
The accounting standards state that an impairment test must be performed annually for goodwill. Further, companies must also 
assess at each reporting date whether there is any indication that the asset may be impaired and, if so, perform an impairment test. 
In the current year, management restructured the business with the eventual goal of achieving a fully integrated wholesale and retail 
footwear business. Following these changes, the Chief Operating Decision Makers, being the board of directors, assess the results 
of the business and allocate resources on a Group basis. As the divisional operations are no longer monitored as separate businesses 
by management, and the synergies within the business are shared between the brands, goodwill is tested and monitored on a 
group basis. Consequently, the goodwill that originated from the Accent, The Athlete’s Foot and RCG Brands businesses has been 
combined into a single CGU for impairment testing purposes.

Management conduct impairment tests annually (or more frequently if impairment indicators exist) to assess the recoverability 
of the carrying value of goodwill and indefinite useful life intangible assets.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 17. Non-current assets – intangibles (continued)
The impairment tests at 1 July 2018 were carried out based on value in use calculations. The recoverable amounts were determined 
using estimated cash flows that were based on the Groups five year strategic plan which was presented to the Board of Directors 
on 1 June 2018. The strategic plan included calculations and assumptions on sales growth, gross margin and cost of doing business 
('CODB'). The assumptions were based on past experience and the Company’s forecast operating and financial performance. 
The cash flows beyond the five year period have been extrapolated using a steady state 3.0% long term growth rate (2017: 2.5% 
to 3.0%). Cash flows were discounted to present value using a mid-point pre-tax discount rate of 10.5%. The discount rate was 
derived from the Group’s weighted average cost of capital.

There is no indication of impairment at balance date.

Brand names and trademarks
The Group recognises the following brands and trademarks as indefinite life intangible assets:

Carrying amount of brand names and trademarks:

The Athlete's Foot

Accent Group

Hype DC

Brands and trademarks

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:164)(cid:164) 

(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:139)(cid:140) 

(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:136) 

3,466 

11,100 

20,545 

35,111 

Im(cid:54)airment testing o(cid:40) (cid:35)rands and trademar(cid:48)s
The accounting standards state that an impairment test must be performed annually for indefinite life intangible assets such as 
brands and trademarks. Further, companies must also assess at each reporting date whether there is any indication that the asset 
may be impaired and, if so, perform an impairment test.

The recoverable amount was determined independently using the Relief from Royalty (‘RFR’) valuation method at acquisition date. 
The calculations reflect a five year revenue forecast and requires the use of assumptions, including estimated royalty rates, tax rate, 
estimated discount rates and expected useful life.

The five year revenue forecast is based on the Group’s five year strategic plan which was presented to the Board of Directors 
on 1 June 2018. The five year strategic plan was based on past experience and the Company’s forecast operating and financial 
performance. As part of the impairment test for brand valuation, management assesses the reasonableness of growth rate 
assumptions by reviewing revenue projections against actual revenue. Revenue beyond the five year period applied a terminal 
growth rate of 2.0% for store revenue growth and 5.0% to 7.5% for online revenue growth.

The royalty rates used in the valuation model are based on rates observed in the market. Royalty rates applied in the valuation model 
for the current year were brand specific: Accent Group 2.0%, Hype 2.15% and The Athlete's Foot 2.0% and 6.0% for franchise revenue.

The tax rate applied in the valuation model is based on the corporate tax rate in Australia of 30.0%.

There is no indication of impairment at balance date. In 2017, the Group recognised an impairment against the Hype DC brand of 
$9,714,000.

No additional impairment or reversal of impairment was required at 1 July 2018.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 18. Non-current assets – deferred tax

Deferred tax asset comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Amounts recognised in profit or loss:

Tax losses

Provision for doubtful debts

Provision for shrinkage and stock obsolescence

Provision for employee entitlements

  Other provisions and accrued expenses

Business capital expenditure

  Difference in accounting and tax depreciation

Borrowing costs

Landlord and supplier contributions

  Other

Amounts recognised in equity:

  Derivative financial instruments

Deferred tax asset

Movements:

Opening balance

Credited to profit or loss (Note 8)

Charged to equity (Note 8)

Closing balance

Note 19. Current liabilities – trade and other payables

Trade payables

Goods and services tax payable

Accrued expenses

Other payables

Refer to Note 29 for further information on financial instruments.

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:137) 

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:164) 

(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:135) 

(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:138)(cid:136) 

238 

(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:141) 

6,696 

(cid:141)(cid:142) 

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:140) 

(cid:165)(cid:140)(cid:164) 

197 

337 

2,252 

1,648 

1,453 

302 

2,362 

121 

8,200 

(100)

(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:136)(cid:135) 

16,772 

–

(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:136)(cid:135) 

1,729 

18,501 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:136) 

(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:135) 

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:136)(cid:109)

10,652 

7,849 

–

(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:136)(cid:135) 

18,501 

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

3,138 

(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:165) 

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:142) 

(cid:165)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:164)(cid:140) 

2017 
$'000

55,939 

4,149 

21,586 

7,175 

88,849 

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 20. Current liabilities – borrowings

Bank overdraft

Bank loans

Working capital facility

Vendor loan notes

(cid:17)o(cid:61)ements in (cid:35)orro(cid:62)ings
Movements in current borrowings during the current financial year is set out below:

Carrying amount at start of the year

Repayments

Amounts transferred from non-current (Note 23)

Carrying amount at end of the year

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

–

(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

2017 
$'000

597 

4,500 

–

10,000 

(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:140) 

(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:137)(cid:140) 

–

15,097 

Borro(cid:62)ings 
$'000

15,097 

(15,097)

22,625 

22,625 

Vendor loan notes 
As part of the purchase consideration for Hype DC, the Group issued vendor loan notes to each of the vendors. The vendor loan 
notes were issued to each of Daniel Gilbert, Cindy Gilbert and Pittman Pty Ltd in proportion to their shareholding in Hype DC. The 
vendor loan notes are unsecured and subordinated to the senior bank debt pursuant to a subordination deed. Interest is paid at 
6% per annum. The vendor loan notes were repaid in July 2018 in their entirety.

Refer to Note 23 for further information on assets pledged as security and financing arrangements.

Refer to Note 29 for further information on financial instruments.

Note 21. Current liabilities – derivative financial instruments

Forward foreign exchange contracts – cash flow hedges

Interest rate swap contracts – cash flow hedges

Refer to Note 29 for further information on financial instruments.

Refer to Note 30 for further information on fair value measurement.

Note 22. Current liabilities – provision for income tax

Provision for income tax

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

– 

(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:136) 

(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:136) 

2017 
$'000

5,054 

–

5,054 

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:141) 

2017 
$'000

7,990 

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 23. Non-current liabilities – borrowings

Bank loans

Capex facility

Vendor loan notes

(cid:17)o(cid:61)ements in (cid:35)orro(cid:62)ings
Movements in non-current borrowings during the current financial year is set out below:

Carrying amount at start of the year

Repayments

Amounts transferred to current (Note 20)

Carrying amount at end of the year

Refer to Note 29 for further information on financial instruments.

(cid:26)otal sec(cid:60)red lia(cid:35)ilities
The total secured liabilities (current and non-current) are as follows:

Bank overdraft

Bank loans

Working capital facility

Capex facility

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:140)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

–

–

(cid:140)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

2017 
$'000

60,500 

15,000 

13,125 

88,625 

Borro(cid:62)ings 
$'000

88,625 

(15,000)

(22,625)

51,000 

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

– 

(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

– 

–

(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

2017 
$'000

597 

65,000 

10,000 

15,000 

90,597 

Assets (cid:54)ledged as sec(cid:60)rit(cid:64)
The senior bank debt made available by National Australia Bank and Bank of New Zealand is secured by cross-guarantees and 
all assets of Accent Group Limited and each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, excluding TAF Partnership Stores Pty Limited 
(refer to Note 38 for a list of wholly-owned subsidiaries). Total secured assets amounted to $602,683,000 at 1 July 2018 
(2017: $612,000,000).

(cid:10)inancing arrangements
Unrestricted access was available at the reporting date to the following lines of credit:

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 23. Non-current liabilities – borrowings (continued)

Total facilities available

Bank overdraft

Bank loans

  Working capital facility

Capex facility

Bank guarantee and letters of credit

Used at the reporting date

Bank overdraft

Bank loans

  Working capital facility

Capex facility

Bank guarantee and letters of credit

Unused at the reporting date

Bank overdraft

Bank loans

  Working capital facility

Capex facility

Bank guarantee and letters of credit

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:138)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

10,600 

70,000 

30,000 

15,000 

23,300 

(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

148,900 

– 

(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

– 

– 

(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:136) 

597 

65,000 

10,000 

15,000 

11,793 

(cid:164)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:136) 

102,390 

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

23,899 

(cid:141)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:142) 

10,003 

5,000 

20,000 

– 

11,507 

46,510 

The Company refinanced its existing debt facilities on 17 August 2018, in advance of its maturity. The new $154,825,000 facility, to 
be provided by NAB and HSBC, is split between $76,125,000 of senior debt, $58,700,000 multi option facility and $20,000,000 of 
permitted indebtedness not yet drawn down.

Note 24. Non-current liabilities – derivative financial instruments

Interest rate swap contracts – cash flow hedges

Refer to Note 29 for further information on financial instruments.

Refer to Note 30 for further information on fair value measurement.

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:139)

2017 
$'000

710

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 25. Non-current liabilities – deferred tax

Deferred tax liability comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Amounts recognised in profit or loss:

  Unealised foreign currency exchange

  Difference in accounting and tax depreciation

Trademarks, brand names and distribution rights

  Other

Amounts recognised in equity:

  Derivative financial instruments

Deferred tax liability

Movements:

Opening balance

Charged/(credited) to profit or loss (Note 8)

Charged to equity (Note 8)

Additions through business combinations (Note 37)

Closing balance

Note 26. Equity – issued capital

Ordinary shares – fully paid

Less: Treasury shares

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

9 

(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:140)(cid:139) 

(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:137)(cid:141) 

– 

– 

829 

12,624 

232 

(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:135) 

13,685 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:141) 

– 

(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:141) 

13,685 

(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:165)(cid:140) 

(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:140) 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:141) 

– 

7,314 

(867)

– 

7,238 

(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:141) 

13,685 

2018 
Shares

Consolidated
2017 
Shares

2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:140)(cid:139)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:142)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:139) 

542,291,224 

391,896 

392,747 

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(9,501,665)

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:137)(cid:138)(cid:109)

(7,437)

(cid:140)(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:139) 

532,789,559 

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:138) 

385,310 

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 26. Equity – issued capital (continued)

(cid:17)o(cid:61)ements in ordinar(cid:64) s(cid:44)are ca(cid:54)ital

Details

Balance

Treasury shares – loans repaid

Treasury shares – loans repaid

Exercise of options

Date

27 June 2016

6 July 2017

6 July 2017

27 July 2016

Issue of shares on acquisition of Hype DC Pty Limited

4 August 2016

36,842,105 

Shares

Iss(cid:60)e (cid:54)rice

$'000

490,304,120 

233,333 

500,000 

445,000 

$0.490 

$0.520 

$0.570 

$1.708 

$0.570 

$0.490 

$0.520 

$0.400 

$0.660 

$0.490 

$0.690 

$0.730 

$0.570 

319,319 

114 

260 

254 

62,926 

171 

16 

130 

280 

264 

595 

46 

365 

570 

31 August 2016

26 September 2016

26 September 2016

28 September 2016

15 December 2016

1 March 2017

1 March 2017

1 March 2017

2 March 2017

300,000 

33,333 

250,000 

700,000 

400,000 

1,215,001 

66,667 

500,000 

1,000,000 

2 July 2017

532,789,559 

385,310 

24 August 2017

06 February 2018

02 March 2018

02 March 2018

02 March 2018

27 March 2018

27 March 2018

12 May 2018

18 May 2018

29 May 2018

29 May 2018

29 May 2018

29 May 2018

29 May 2018

(cid:136) (cid:14)(cid:60)l(cid:64) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)

466,667 

500,000 

868,332 

83,333 

100,000 

73,333 

10,000 

200,000 

50,000 

160,000 

66,667 

83,333 

50,000 

250,000 

(cid:140)(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:139)

$0.490 

$0.730 

$0.490 

$0.590 

$0.520 

$0.730 

$0.590 

$0.600 

$0.590 

$0.490 

$0.690 

$0.590 

$0.590 

$0.520 

229 

365 

425 

49 

52 

54 

6 

120 

30 

78 

46 

49 

30 

130 

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:138)

Exercise of options

Treasury shares – loans repaid

Treasury shares – loans repaid

Treasury shares – loans repaid

Treasury shares – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Exercise of options

Balance

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Treasury shares – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Treasury shares – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Employee Share Scheme – loans repaid

Treasury shares – loans repaid

(cid:5)alan(cid:36)e

Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares entitle the holder to participate in dividends and the proceeds on the winding up of the Company in proportion to 
the number of and amounts paid on the shares held. The fully paid ordinary shares have no par value and the Company does not 
have a limited amount of authorised capital.

On a show of hands every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall have one vote and upon a poll each share shall 
have one vote.

(cid:26)reas(cid:60)r(cid:64) s(cid:44)ares
During the year, no shares were issued to employees under the Employee Share Scheme (2017: nil). Details of the scheme are set 
out in Note 43.

The shares issued have been deducted from equity as the scheme is treated as an in-substance option and accounted for as a 
share-based payment.

(cid:25)(cid:44)are (cid:35)(cid:60)(cid:64)(cid:102)(cid:35)ac(cid:48)
There is no current on-market share buy-back.

(cid:6)a(cid:54)ital ris(cid:48) management
Capital is regarded as total equity, as recognised in the statement of financial position, plus net debt. Net debt is calculated as total 
borrowings less cash and cash equivalents.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 27. Equity – non-controlling interest

Issued capital

Retained profits

Note 28. Equity – dividends

Di(cid:61)idends
Dividends paid during the financial year were as follows:

Final dividend for the year ended 2 July 2017 (2017: 26 June 2016) of 3.00 cents (2017: 3.00 cents) 
per ordinary share

Interim dividend for the year ended 1 July 2018 (2017: 2 July 2017) of 3.00 cents (2017: 3.00 cents) 
per ordinary share

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:142) 

(cid:139)(cid:141)(cid:139) 

(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:138)

2017 
$'000

1,225 

512 

1,737

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

16,269 

16,239 

16,269 

16,239 

81 

83 

32,619 

32,561 

In respect of the financial year ended 1 July 2018, the directors recommended the payment of a final dividend of 3.75 cents per 
share franked to 100% at 30% corporate income tax rate to be paid on 27 September 2018 to the registered holders of fully paid 
ordinary shares as at 13 September 2018.

(cid:10)ran(cid:48)ing credits

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

Franking credits available for subsequent financial years based on a tax rate of 30%

(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:137)(cid:139) 

18,117 

New Zealand imputation credits available to New Zealand residential shareholders amount to NZ$1,819,000.

Note 29. Financial instruments

(cid:10)inancial ris(cid:48) management o(cid:35)(cid:47)ecti(cid:61)es
The Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including foreign currency risk, price risk and interest rate 
risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group's overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets 
and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the financial performance of the Group. The Group uses derivative financial 
instruments such as forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge foreign currency exposures and interest rate swaps to hedge 
interest rate exposures. Derivatives are exclusively used for hedging purposes, i.e. not as trading or other speculative instruments. 
The Group uses different methods to measure different types of risk to which it is exposed. These methods include sensitivity 
analysis in the case of interest rate, foreign exchange and other price risks and ageing analysis for credit risk.

Risk management is carried out by senior finance executives ('finance') under policies approved by the Board of Directors ('the 
Board'). These policies include identification and analysis of the risk exposure of the Group and appropriate procedures, controls 
and risk limits. Finance identifies, evaluates and hedges financial risks within the Group's operating units. Finance reports to the 
Board on a periodic basis.

Market risk

Foreign currency risk
The Group undertakes certain transactions denominated in foreign currencies that are different to the functional currency of the 
respective entities undertaking the transactions, hence exposure to exchange rate fluctuations arise. The Group manages these risks 
through forward currency contracts (refer below). The main exposure relates to inventory purchases which are usually denominated 
in US Dollars.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 29. Financial instruments (continued)
The Group's exposure to foreign currency risk as at the end of the reporting period, expressed in Australian dollars, is shown below:

Consolidated

(cid:10)oreign (cid:6)(cid:60)rrenc(cid:64) (cid:24)is(cid:48)

US dollars

New Zealand dollars

Assets

2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

Liabilities

2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:138)(cid:135) 

(cid:139)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:142) 

(cid:139)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:165)(cid:142)

–

310 

310

(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:164)(cid:138) 

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:138)(cid:135) 

33,193

25,550 

–

25,550

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis (assessed by management based on 10% movement)

Consolidated

(cid:10)oreign (cid:6)(cid:60)rrenc(cid:64) (cid:25)ensiti(cid:61)it(cid:64) Anal(cid:64)sis

US dollars

New Zealand dollars

Profit or loss
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

Equity

2018 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:137) 

–

(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:137)

–

31 

31

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:165)(cid:139)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:164)(cid:109)

2017 
$'000

2,555 

–

2,555

The majority of US dollar sensitivity impacts Equity as a result of the fact that a high percentage of US Dollar foreign currency 
liabilities are hedged as at 1 July 2018 and 2 July 2017 respectively (refer below).

In management’s opinion, the above sensitivity analysis is not fully representative of the inherent foreign exchange risk as the year 
end exposure does not necessarily reflect the exposure during the course of the year.

In addition, the Group includes certain subsidiaries whose functional currencies are different to the Group’s presentation currency 
of Australian Dollars. As stated in the Group’s Accounting Policies Note 2, on consolidation the assets and liabilities of these entities 
are translated into Australian dollars at exchange rates prevailing on the balance date. The income and expenses of these entities are 
translated at the average exchange rates for the year. Exchange differences arising are classified as equity and are transferred to a 
foreign exchange translation reserve. The main operating entities outside of Australia are based in New Zealand. The Group’s future 
reported profits could therefore be impacted by changes in rates of exchange between the Australian Dollar and the New Zealand 
Dollar.

As noted above the Group manages its foreign currency risk through forward currency contracts. 

The maturity, settlement amounts and the average contractual exchange rates of the Group's outstanding forward foreign exchange 
contracts at the reporting date were as follows:

(cid:5)(cid:60)(cid:64) (cid:27)(cid:25) (cid:38)olla(cid:56)s

Maturity:

0 – 3 months

3 – 6 months

6 – 12 months

> 12 months

Price risk
The Group is not exposed to any significant price risk.

Sell Australian dollars

Average exchange rates

2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

2018

2017

(cid:139)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:137)(cid:142) 

(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:164)(cid:138) 

(cid:138)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:136)(cid:142) 

(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:135)(cid:139) 

39,151 

(cid:130)(cid:135)(cid:87)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:140) 

$0.7179 

26,772 

85,318 

(cid:130)(cid:135)(cid:87)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:164)(cid:140) 

$0.7470 

(cid:130)(cid:135)(cid:87)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:165)(cid:136) 

$0.7501 

–

(cid:130)(cid:135)(cid:87)(cid:141)(cid:165)(cid:136)(cid:135) 

$0.0000

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 29. Financial instruments (continued)

Interest rate risk
The Group's main interest rate risk arises from long-term borrowings. Borrowings issued at variable rates expose the Group 
to interest rate risk. Borrowings issued at fixed rates expose the Group to fair value interest rate risk. The Group maintains 
approximately 58% of long-term borrowings at fixed rates using interest rate swaps to achieve this when necessary.

As at the reporting date, the Group had the following cash and cash equivalents, variable rate borrowings and interest rate swap 
contracts outstanding:

Consolidated

Bank loans

Interest rate swap*

Working capital facility

Capex facility

Net exposure to cash flow interest rate risk

*  For the interest rate swaps outstanding at 1 July 2018:

2018

2017

(cid:29)eig(cid:44)ted 
a(cid:61)erage 
interest rate 
%

(cid:138)(cid:87)(cid:165)(cid:136)(cid:166) 

(cid:139)(cid:87)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:166) 

–

–

(cid:29)eig(cid:44)ted 
a(cid:61)erage 
interest rate 
%

3.99% 

4.42% 

3.22% 

3.22% 

Balance 
$'000

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:135) 

–

–

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:109)

Balance 
$'000

(65,000)

40,000 

(10,000)

(15,000)

(50,000)

– Outstanding interest rate swap contracts maturity is May 2020
– Average contracted fixed interest rate of 4.42% is inclusive of the margin applicable to the variable rate borrowings
– Notional principal value is $35,250,000
– Fair value at 1 July 2018 is $434,593 (liability) (2 July 2017 is $710,000 (liability))

Sensitivity impact of interest rate changes has not been shown as a 0.5% change in interest rates would have an immaterial profit 
or loss impact based on the net exposure to cash flow interest rate risk at balance date.

Credit risk
Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Group. The 
Group has a strict code of credit, including obtaining agency credit information, confirming references and setting appropriate credit 
limits. The Group obtains guarantees where appropriate to mitigate credit risk. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting 
date to recognised financial assets is the carrying amount, net of any provisions for impairment of those assets, as disclosed in the 
statement of financial position and notes to the financial statements. The Group does not hold any collateral.

Impairment of receivables
The Group has recognised a loss of $194,000 (2017: $234,000) in profit or loss in respect of impairment of receivables for the year 
ended 1 July 2018.

Movements in the provision for impairment of receivables are as follows:

Opening balance

Additional provisions recognised

Receivables written off during the year as uncollectable

Closing balance

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:135) 

(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:139) 

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:109)

1,229

2017 
$'000

1,125 

55 

–

1,180

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 29. Financial instruments (continued)

Past due but not impaired
Customers with balances past due but without provision for impairment of receivables amount to $670,898 as at 1 July 2018 
($1,720,000 as at 2 July 2017).

The Group did not consider a credit risk on the aggregate balances after reviewing the credit terms of customers based on recent 
collection practices.

The ageing of the past due but not impaired receivables are as follows:

30 to 90 days overdue

Over 90 days overdue

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:140) 

(cid:141)(cid:164) 

(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:136)

2017 
$'000

1,280 

440 

1,720

(cid:16)i(cid:55)(cid:60)idit(cid:64) ris(cid:48)
Vigilant liquidity risk management requires the Group to maintain sufficient liquid assets (mainly cash and cash equivalents) and 
available borrowing facilities to be able to pay debts as and when they become due and payable.

The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves and available borrowing facilities by continuously 
monitoring actual and forecast cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

Financing arrangements
Unused borrowing facilities at the reporting date:

Bank overdraft

Bank loans

Working capital facility

Capex facility

Bank guarantee and letters of credit

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

23,899 

(cid:141)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:142) 

2017 
$'000

10,003 

5,000 

20,000 

–

11,507 

46,510 

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 29. Financial instruments (continued)

Remaining contractual maturities
The following tables detail the Group's remaining contractual maturity for its financial instrument liabilities. The tables have been 
drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the financial liabilities 
are required to be paid, and therefore these totals may differ from their carrying amount in the statement of financial position.

(cid:29)eig(cid:44)ted 
a(cid:61)erage 
interest rate 
%

1 year or less
$'000

Between  
1 and 2 years
$'000

Between  
2 and 5 years
$'000

(cid:19)(cid:61)er (cid:140) (cid:64)ears
$'000

(cid:24)emaining 
contract(cid:60)al 
mat(cid:60)rities
$'000

–

–

(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:142) 

–

–

(cid:138)(cid:87)(cid:165)(cid:136)(cid:166) 

(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:141) 

(cid:140)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:136) 

(cid:164)(cid:87)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:166)

(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:138)

(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:142)

–

(cid:140)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:136)

–

–

– 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:142) 

(cid:164)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:165) 

(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:138)

(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:141)(cid:135)

(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:140) 

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:141)(cid:109)

(cid:29)eig(cid:44)ted 
a(cid:61)erage 
interest rate 
%

1 year 
or less 
$'000

Between 
1 and 2 years 
$'000

Between 
2 and 5 years 
$'000

(cid:19)(cid:61)er 
5 years 
$'000

(cid:24)emaining 
contract(cid:60)al 
mat(cid:60)rities 
$'000

Interest rate swaps net settled

(cid:139)(cid:87)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:166) 

(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:136) 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:139) 

Forward foreign exchange contracts net 
settled

Total derivatives

–

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:141)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:139)(cid:164)(cid:109)

–

–

55,939 

7,175 

615 

7,087 

10,322 

483 

3.22% 

3.99% 

3.22% 

3.22% 

6.00%

–

–

–

–

–

–

11,881 

53,001 

–

483 

–

15,483 

13,913 

95,534 

–

–

12,364 

68,484 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

55,939

7,175

615 

71,969 

10,322 

16,449 

13,913 

176,382 

710 

5,054 

5,764 

De(cid:56)i(cid:61)ati(cid:61)es

Interest rate swaps net settled

Forward foreign exchange contracts net 
settled

Total derivatives

–

–

–

5,054 

5,054 

710 

–

710 

–

–

–

The cash flows in the maturity analysis above are not expected to occur significantly earlier than contractually disclosed above.

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(cid:6)onsolidated (cid:103) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)

(cid:18)on(cid:102)(cid:38)e(cid:56)i(cid:61)a(cid:59)i(cid:61)es

Non-interest bearing

Trade payables

Other payables

Interest-bearing – variable

Term loans

Interest-bearing – fixed rate

Vendor loan notes

Total non-derivatives

De(cid:56)i(cid:61)a(cid:59)i(cid:61)es

(cid:6)onsolidated (cid:103) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:141)

(cid:18)on(cid:102)(cid:38)e(cid:56)i(cid:61)ati(cid:61)es

Non-interest bearing

Trade payables

Other payables

Interest-bearing – variable

Bank overdraft

Term loans

Working capital facility

Capex facility

Interest-bearing – fixed rate

Vendor loan notes

Total non-derivatives

— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 29. Financial instruments (continued)

(cid:6)a(cid:54)ital ris(cid:48) management
The Group manages its capital to ensure that all the entities within the Group are able to continue as going concerns while 
maximising the return to stakeholders through the optimisation of the debt and equity balance.

The capital structure of the Group consists of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, inventories, intangibles 
and net working capital. The equity attributable to equity holders of the parent entity comprises issued capital, reserves and 
accumulated losses.

Management effectively manage the Group’s capital by assessing the Group’s financial risks and adjusting the Group’s capital 
structure in response to changes in these risks and in the market. These responses include the management of debt levels, 
distributions to shareholders and share issues.

None of the Group entities are subject to externally-imposed capital requirements.

The capital risk management policy has not changed since the 2 July 2017 year.

Note 30. Fair value measurement

(cid:10)air (cid:61)al(cid:60)e (cid:44)ierarc(cid:44)(cid:64)
The following tables detail the Group's assets and liabilities, measured or disclosed at fair value, using a three level hierarchy, based 
on the lowest level of input that is significant to the entire fair value measurement, being:

Level 1:  Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the 

measurement date

Level 2:  Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or 

indirectly

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability

(cid:6)onsolidated (cid:103) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)

Assets

Forward foreign exchange contracts – cash flow hedges

Total assets

Liabilities

Interest rate swap contracts – cash flow hedges

Total liabilities

(cid:6)onsolidated (cid:103) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:141)

Liabilities

(cid:16)e(cid:61)el (cid:136) 
$'000

(cid:16)e(cid:61)el (cid:137) 
$'000

(cid:16)e(cid:61)el (cid:138) 
$'000

Total 
$'000

–

–

–

–

5,290 

5,290 

435 

435 

–

–

–

–

(cid:16)e(cid:61)el (cid:136) 
$'000

(cid:16)e(cid:61)el (cid:137) 
$'000

(cid:16)e(cid:61)el (cid:138) 
$'000

5,290 

5,290 

435 

435 

Total 
$'000

5,054 

710 

5,764 

Forward foreign exchange contracts – cash flow hedges

Interest rate swap contracts – cash flow hedges

Total liabilities

–

–

–

5,054 

710 

5,764 

–

–

–

There were no transfers between levels during the financial year.

The carrying amounts of trade and other receivables and trade and other payables are assumed to approximate their fair values due 
to their short-term nature.

The fair value of financial liabilities is estimated by discounting the remaining contractual maturities at the current market interest 
rate that is available for similar financial liabilities.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 30. Fair value measurement (continued)

Val(cid:60)ation tec(cid:44)ni(cid:55)(cid:60)es (cid:40)or (cid:40)air (cid:61)al(cid:60)e meas(cid:60)rements categorised (cid:62)it(cid:44)in le(cid:61)el (cid:137) and le(cid:61)el (cid:138)
The fair values of the above financial assets and financial liabilities are determined using the following valuation techniques:

Forward foreign exchange contracts – Discounted cash flow 
Future cash flows are estimated based on forward exchange rates (from observable forward exchange rates at the end of the 
reporting period) and contract forward rates, discounted at a rate that reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.

Interest rate swap contracts – Discounted cash flow 
Future cash flows are estimated based on forward interest rates (from observable yield curves at the end of the reporting period) 
and contract interest rates, discounted at a rate that reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.

Note 31. Key management personnel disclosures

(cid:6)om(cid:54)ensation
The aggregate compensation made to directors and other members of key management personnel of the Group is set out below:

Short-term employee benefits

Post-employment benefits

Share-based payments

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:138)(cid:136) 

112 

(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:141) 

2017 
$'000

4,477 

168 

49 

(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:138)(cid:135) 

4,694 

Note 32. Remuneration of auditors
During the financial year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, the auditor 
of the Company:

Audit services – Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Audit or review of the financial statements

Other services – Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Acquisition due diligence

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:138)

480

–

(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:138)

110

590

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 33. Contingent liabilities
The Group has bank guarantees outstanding as at 1 July 2018 of $1,959,874 (2017: $4,133,064). The Group also has open letters 
of credit of $7,441,483 (2017: $7,651,710). These guarantees and letters of credit entered into in relation to the debts of its 
subsidiaries. The Athletes Foot has entered into operating lease commitments with landlords in its capacity as head lessor for stores 
operated by the franchisees. However, the franchisees have simultaneously undertaken to meet the rental commitments through 
back-to-back licence agreements. In addition, some franchisees have provided bank guarantees (generally for a maximum period of 
three months’ rent) and in some instances personal guarantees to the landlords of the properties. The Company and its subsidiaries 
would become liable in the event of a default by any franchisee. The maximum possible exposure would be $55,291,644 (2017: 
$55,200,000) and comprises:

De(cid:40)a(cid:60)l(cid:59) (cid:35)(cid:64) (cid:40)(cid:56)an(cid:36)(cid:44)isee

Maximum possible exposure comprising:

Less than one year

Between one and five years

More than five years

Total maximum exposure

This cumulative above amount would arise only in the event that all franchisees defaulted at the same time. 

Note 34. Commitments

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:140) 

(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:136)(cid:165) 

(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:164)(cid:142) 

(cid:140)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:137) 

16,750 

34,700 

3,750 

55,200 

Capital commitments

Committed at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities, payable:

Property, plant and equipment

Lease commitments – operating

Committed at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities, payable:

Within one year

One to five years

More than five years

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:164)(cid:135)

18,509

(cid:164)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:141)(cid:164) 

63,099 

(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:165) 

187,312 

(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:142) 

32,418 

(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:138)(cid:138)

282,829

Operating lease commitments includes contracted amounts for various retail outlets and corporate headquarters under non-
cancellable operating leases expiring within one to five years with, in some cases, options to extend. The leases have various 
escalation clauses. On renewal, the terms of the leases are renegotiated.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 35. Related party transactions

(cid:22)arent entit(cid:64)
Accent Group Limited is the parent entity.

(cid:25)(cid:60)(cid:35)sidiaries
Interests in subsidiaries are set out in Note 38.

(cid:15)e(cid:64) management (cid:54)ersonnel
Disclosures relating to key management personnel are set out in Note 31 and the remuneration report included in the 
directors' report.

Entities associated (cid:62)it(cid:44) (cid:48)e(cid:64) management (cid:54)ersonnel
Rivan Pty Limited, a shareholder, is a company associated with David Gordon. 2 Como Pty Limited, a shareholder, is a company 
associated with Daniel Agostinelli. BBRC International Pte Ltd, a shareholder, is a company associated with Brett Blundy. Tidereef 
Pty Limited, a shareholder, is a company associated with Ivan Hammerschlag. Omniday Pty Limited, a shareholder, is a company 
associated with Michael Hirschowitz. Rastana Holdings Pty Limited, a shareholder, is a company associated with Hilton Brett..

(cid:26)ransactions (cid:62)it(cid:44) related (cid:54)arties 
The following transactions occurred with related parties:

Retail Oasis Pty Limited, a company associated with Stephen Kulmar, provided consultancy services to the Company's 
subsidiaries amounting to $12,000 (2017: $8,777). These services were provided on an arm's length basis.

Loan repayments paid/(received) from directors:

– Stephen Kulmar

– Daniel Gilbert*

*  Vendor loans provided by shareholders of Hype DC as part of acquisition consideration.

(cid:16)oans to(cid:99)(cid:40)rom related (cid:54)arties 
The following balances are outstanding at the reporting date in relation to loans with related parties:

Loans to/(from) key management personnel:

– Ivan Hammerschlag (interest free)*

– Craig Thompson (interest free)***

– Daniel Gilbert (interest at 6% per annum)**

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

–

–

–

(6)

4,594 

4,588

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

–

–

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:109)

78 

(200)

(4,594)

(4,716)

* 

 Under the EOP approved by the shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 19 December 2006, the Company provided loans to option 
recipients in respect of the option fees payable for the right to acquire the options.

**  Relates to vendor finance component of Hype DC acquisition.
*** Relates to vendor finance component of Accent acquisition outstanding at balance date. Loan is repayable at call.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 36. Parent entity information
Set out below is the supplementary information about the parent entity.

(cid:25)tatement o(cid:40) (cid:54)ro(cid:41)t or loss and ot(cid:44)er com(cid:54)re(cid:44)ensi(cid:61)e income

Profit / (Loss) after income tax

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income

(cid:25)tatement o(cid:40) (cid:41)nancial (cid:54)osition

Total current assets

Total non-current assets

Total assets

Total current liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Issued capital

  Hedging reserve – cash flow hedges

Share-based payments reserve

Accumulated losses

Total equity

Parent

2018 
$’000

2017 
$’000

(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:139)(cid:139)

(1,129)

–

–

(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:139)(cid:139)

(1,129)

Parent

2018 
$’000

2017 
$’000

(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:165)(cid:142) 

55,025 

(cid:138)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:142)

380,957

(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:139)(cid:165) 

435,982

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:141)(cid:135)

(cid:164)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:140)(cid:139)

(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:139)

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:137)(cid:139)

29,928

73,493

103,421

332,561

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:141)(cid:138) 

385,310 

–

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:138) 

(954)

4,065 

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:164)(cid:137)(cid:109)

(55,860)

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:137)(cid:139)

332,561

(cid:6)ontingent lia(cid:35)ilities
The parent entity had no contingent liabilities as at 1 July 2018 and 2 July 2017, other than those disclosed in Note 33, which apply 
to Accent Group Limited as parent of the Group.

(cid:6)a(cid:54)ital commitments (cid:103) (cid:22)ro(cid:54)ert(cid:64)(cid:84) (cid:54)lant and e(cid:55)(cid:60)i(cid:54)ment
The parent entity had no capital commitments for property, plant and equipment as at 1 July 2018 and 2 July 2017.

(cid:25)igni(cid:41)cant acco(cid:60)nting (cid:54)olicies
The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent with those of the Group, as disclosed in Note 2, except for the following:
 – Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost, less any impairment, in the parent entity.
 – Investments in associates are accounted for at cost, less any impairment, in the parent entity.
 – Dividends received from subsidiaries are recognised as other income by the parent entity and its receipt may be an indicator 

of an impairment of the investment.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 37. Business combinations

2018
There were no new business combinations in the year.

2017

Hype DC Pty Limited
On 4 August 2016, the Group completed the acquisition of 100% of the ordinary shares of Hype DC Pty Limited, an Australian 
retailed of branded athleisure and style footwear, for the total consideration transferred of $109,853,000. Goodwill of $84,107,000 
was recognised on acquisition.

The acquired business contributed revenues of $120,284,602 and profit after tax of $4,757,880 to the Group for the period from 
4 August 2016 to 2 July 2017. If the acquisition occurred on 27 June 2016, the full year contributions would have been revenues 
of $131,111,341 and profit after tax of $5,676,500.

Details of the acquisition are as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents

Inventories

Property, plant and equipment

Hype DC brand name

Trade and other payables

Provision for income tax

Deferred tax liability

Employee benefits

Other current liabilities

Lease liability

Net assets acquired

Goodwill

Acquisition-date fair value of the total consideration transferred

Representing:

Cash paid or payable to vendor

Accent Group Limited shares issued to vendor

Vendor note

Interest paid to vendors

Acquisition costs expensed to profit or loss in prior year

Cash used to acquire business, net of cash acquired:

Acquisition-date fair value of the total consideration transferred

Less: cash and cash equivalents

Less: payments to be made in future periods

Less: shares issued by Company as part of consideration

Net cash used

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(cid:10)air (cid:61)al(cid:60)e
$'000

2,846 

10,964 

11,747 

30,259 

(14,914)

(1,055)

(7,238)

(1,057)

(1,015)

(4,822)

25,715 

84,138 

109,853

33,425 

62,926 

13,125 

377 

109,853

700

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

–

–

–

–

–

109,853 

(2,846)

(13,502)

(62,926)

30,579 

— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 38. Interests in subsidiaries
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries in accordance with 
the accounting policy described in Note 2:

Ownership interest

Name

(cid:22)rinci(cid:54)al (cid:54)lace o(cid:40) (cid:35)(cid:60)siness(cid:99)(cid:6)o(cid:60)ntr(cid:64) o(cid:40) incor(cid:54)oration

The Athlete's Foot Australia Pty Limited

Australia

TAF Constructions Pty Limited[a]

RCG Brands Pty Limited

RCG Retail Pty Limited

TAF eStore Pty Limited[a]

TAF Partnership Pty Ltd[a]

TAF Rockhampton Pty Ltd[b]

TAF Eastland Pty Ltd[b]

TAF The Glen Pty Ltd[b]

TAF Hornsby Pty Ltd[b]

TAF Hobart Pty Ltd[b]

TAF Booragoon Pty Ltd[b]

Accent Group Limited[c]

Platypus Shoes Limited[d]

Accent Footwear Limited[d]

Hype DC Limited[d]

Accent Brands Pty Limited[c]

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

Australia

Platypus Shoes (Australia) Pty Limited[c]

Australia

42K Pty Ltd[e]

RCG Grounded Pty Ltd

Australia

Australia

RCG Accent Group Holdings Pty Limited Australia

Hype DC Pty Ltd

Australia

[a]  Indirectly held through The Athlete's Foot Australia Pty Ltd

[b]  Indirectly held through TAF Partnership Stores Pty Ltd

[c]  Indirectly held through RCG Accent Group Holdings Pty Ltd

[d]  Indirectly held through Accent Group Limited (New Zealand)
[e]  Indirectly held through Accent Brands Pty Ltd

2018 
%

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

80% 

80% 

60% 

80% 

80% 

60% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

2017 
%

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

80% 

80% 

60% 

80% 

80% 

60% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

–

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 39. Deed of cross guarantee
The following entities are party to a deed of cross guarantee, entered into on 23 February 2017, under which each company 
guarantees the debts of the others:

Accent Group Limited (formerly known  
as RCG Corporation Limited)

(ACN 108 096 251)

RCG Brands Pty Ltd

(ACN 125 433 972)

The Athlete's Foot Australia Pty Limited

(ACN 001 777 582)

RCG Retail Pty Ltd

(ACN 144 955 117)

RCG Accent Group Holdings Pty Ltd

(ACN 613 017 422)

Hype DC Pty Limited

(ACN 081 432 313)

TAF Partnership Stores Pty Ltd

(ACN 164 791 048)

TAF eStore Pty Ltd

(ACN 158 031 040)

T.A.F Constructions Pty Ltd

(ACN 097 684 430)

Accent Brands Pty Ltd

(ACN 001 742 552)

Platypus Shoes (Australia) Pty Ltd

(ACN 122 726 907)

42K Pty Limited

RCG Grounded Pty Ltd

(ACN 169 043 145)

(ACN 611 621 482)

By entering into the deed, the wholly-owned entities have been relieved from the requirement to prepare financial statements and 
directors' report under Corporations Instrument 2016/785 issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

The above companies represent a 'Closed Group' for the purposes of the Corporations Instrument, and as there are no other parties 
to the deed of cross guarantee that are controlled by Accent Group Limited, they also represent the 'Extended Closed Group'.

Set out below is a consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income and statement of financial position 
of the 'Closed Group'.

(cid:25)tatement o(cid:40) (cid:54)ro(cid:40)it or loss and ot(cid:44)er com(cid:54)re(cid:44)ensi(cid:61)e income

Revenue

Other income/(expenses)

Finished goods used

Changes in inventories of finished goods

Employee benefits expense

Depreciation and amortisation expense

Impairment of brand name

Write off of assets

Rental expense on operating leases

Advertising and promotion expenses

Travel and telecommunication expenses

Warehousing and freight expenses

Other expenses

Finance costs

(cid:22)(cid:56)o(cid:40)i(cid:59) (cid:35)e(cid:40)o(cid:56)e in(cid:36)o(cid:49)e (cid:59)a(cid:63) e(cid:63)(cid:54)ense

Income tax expense

(cid:22)(cid:56)o(cid:40)i(cid:59) a(cid:40)(cid:59)e(cid:56) in(cid:36)o(cid:49)e (cid:59)a(cid:63) e(cid:63)(cid:54)ense

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

(cid:26)o(cid:59)al (cid:36)o(cid:49)(cid:54)(cid:56)e(cid:44)ensi(cid:61)e in(cid:36)o(cid:49)e (cid:40)o(cid:56) (cid:59)(cid:44)e (cid:64)ea(cid:56)

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2018 
$’000

2017 
$’000

(cid:164)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:165)(cid:139) 

576,253 

2

14 

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:139)(cid:164)(cid:109)

(290,462)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:109)

33,408 

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:164)(cid:138)(cid:109)

(121,949)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:140)(cid:109)

(19,702)

–

(cid:108)(cid:164)(cid:140)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:141)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:142)(cid:137)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:164)(cid:164)(cid:109)

(cid:140)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:138)(cid:165) 

(9,714)

–

(64,896)

(19,388)

(4,011)

(17,647)

(21,300)

(3,218)

37,388 

(cid:108)(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:109)

(10,825)

(cid:138)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:165)(cid:142)

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:140)

(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:139)

26,563

–

26,563

— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 39. Deed of cross guarantee (continued)

E(cid:55)(cid:60)it(cid:64) (cid:103) acc(cid:60)m(cid:60)lated losses

Accumulated losses at the beginning of the financial year

Profit after income tax expense

Dividends paid

Accumulated losses at the end of the financial year

Statement of financial position

(cid:6)(cid:60)(cid:56)(cid:56)en(cid:59) asse(cid:59)s

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Inventories

Derivative financial instruments

Other current assets

(cid:18)on(cid:102)(cid:36)(cid:60)(cid:56)(cid:56)en(cid:59) asse(cid:59)s

Receivables

Other financial assets

Property, plant and equipment

Intangibles

Deferred tax

(cid:26)o(cid:59)al asse(cid:59)s

(cid:6)(cid:60)(cid:56)(cid:56)en(cid:59) lia(cid:35)ili(cid:59)ies

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Derivative financial instruments

Provision for income tax

Employee benefits

Deferred lease incentives

(cid:18)on(cid:102)(cid:36)(cid:60)(cid:56)(cid:56)en(cid:59) lia(cid:35)ili(cid:59)ies

Borrowings

Derivative financial instruments

Deferred tax

Employee benefits

Deferred lease incentives

(cid:26)o(cid:59)al lia(cid:35)ili(cid:59)ies

(cid:18)e(cid:59) asse(cid:59)s

(cid:9)(cid:55)(cid:60)i(cid:59)(cid:64)

Issued capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

(cid:26)o(cid:59)al e(cid:55)(cid:60)i(cid:59)(cid:64)

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2018 
$’000

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:164)(cid:140)(cid:109)

(cid:138)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:165)(cid:142) 

(cid:108)(cid:138)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:109)

2017 
$’000

(38,351)

26,563 

(32,477)

(44,265)

2018 
$’000

2017 
$’000

(cid:137)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:140)(cid:142) 

– 

41,033 

7,119 

(cid:142)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:165) 

101,663 

(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:136)(cid:139) 

1,162 

–

3,207 

(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:164)(cid:138) 

153,022 

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:136)

(cid:164)(cid:141)(cid:164) 

705 

–

(cid:164)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:142)(cid:165) 

69,749 

(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:137) 

345,462 

(cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:139)(cid:136) 

(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:140)(cid:165) 

(cid:140)(cid:164)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:137)(cid:136) 

17,073 

432,989 

586,011 

(cid:141)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:140) 

(cid:137)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:164)(cid:137)(cid:140) 

(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:136)

(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:140)(cid:141) 

(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:140) 

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:141)(cid:139) 

80,980 

15,097 

5,054 

7,882 

4,771 

4,949 

(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:141) 

118,733 

(cid:140)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

88,625 

(cid:136)(cid:165)(cid:139)

(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:141)

(cid:164)(cid:139)

(cid:136)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:164) 

(cid:165)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:136) 

(cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:165) 

(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:142)(cid:138) 

710 

13,685 

540 

21,585 

125,145 

243,878 

342,133 

(cid:138)(cid:165)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:164)(cid:140) 

382,859 

(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:137) 

(cid:108)(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:109)

3,539 

(44,265)

(cid:138)(cid:140)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:142)(cid:138)

342,133

— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 40. Reconciliation of profit after income tax to net cash from operating activities

Profit after income tax expense for the year

Adjustments for:

Depreciation and amortisation

Impairment of Hype DC brand name

Write-off of assets

Share-based payments

Foreign exchange differences

Rental expenses

Change in assets and liabilities:*

 Receivables

 Inventories

 Trade creditors and provisions

 Tax assets and liabilities

Net cash from operating activities

Consolidated
2018 
$’000

2017 
$’000

(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)

29,352

(cid:137)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:138) 

21,665 

–

(cid:164)(cid:140) 

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:142) 

(cid:140)(cid:136) 

(cid:108)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:136)(cid:139)(cid:109)

9,714 

–

344 

65 

–

(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:139)(cid:135) 

5,353 

(cid:136)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:142)(cid:135) 

(22,460)

(cid:108)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:109)

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:137)(cid:141)(cid:109)

(cid:141)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:164)(cid:165)

8,403 

(7,017)

45,419

*  Changes in assets and liabilities are net of those acquired in the acquisition of Hype DC Pty Limited in the comparative period.

Note 41. Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

Consolidated

Balance at 26 June 2016

Net cash from financing activities

Changes through business combinations  
(Note 37)

Balance at 2 July 2017

Net cash used in financing activities

Balance at 1 July 2018

Bank
loans
$'000

(cid:29)or(cid:48)ing ca(cid:54)ital
facility
$'000

Capex
facility
$'000

Vendor loan
notes
$'000

40,000 

25,000 

–

65,000 

(4,500)

60,500

5,000 

5,000 

–

10,000 

(10,000)

–

5,000 

10,000 

–

15,000 

(15,000)

–

–

13,125 

13,125 

–

–

13,125

Total
$'000

50,000 

40,000 

13,125 

103,125 

(29,500)

73,625

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 42. Earnings per share

Profit after income tax

Non-controlling interest

Profit after income tax attributable to the owners of Accent Group Limited

Consolidated
2018 
$'000

2017 
$'000

(cid:139)(cid:139)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

29,352 

(cid:108)(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:109)

(195)

(cid:139)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:140)(cid:141)

29,157

(cid:18)(cid:60)m(cid:35)er

(cid:18)(cid:60)m(cid:35)er

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as the denominator in calculating basic  
earnings per share

(cid:140)(cid:138)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:139)(cid:141)(cid:84)(cid:165)(cid:139)(cid:136)  526,571,720 

Adjustments for calculation of diluted earnings per share:

Options and loan funded shares

(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:136)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:165)(cid:138)

4,270,982

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as the denominator in calculating diluted  
earnings per share

(cid:140)(cid:138)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:164)(cid:138)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:139)  530,842,702 

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Note 43. Share-based payments 

(cid:19)(cid:54)tion (cid:22)lans

Cents

Cents

8.23 

(cid:165)(cid:87)(cid:137)(cid:135) 

5.54 

5.49 

Employee Option Plan
Options issued under the Employee Option Plan ('EOP') convert into one ordinary share in the Company on exercise. In addition to 
the exercise price of each option, an option fee is payable for all options. The option fee varies depending on the date on which the 
options were issued, but have all been calculated with reference to the Volume Weighted Average Price of Accent Group shares on 
the ASX for the seven days leading up to the date on which the options were issued.

Employee Share Scheme
Shares have been issued under the Accent Group Employee Share Scheme ('ESS') and are held in escrow until certain vesting 
conditions are met. The shares were issued at market value at the date of the offer and the Company has provided employees with 
a limited recourse loan to acquire the shares. Interest on the loan is equivalent to the value of franked dividends paid in respect of 
the shares. The shares are treated in substance as options and accounted for as share-based payments.

Set out below are summaries of options granted under the plans:

2018

Grant date

Expiry date

Exercise price

27/08/2015

27/08/2018

27/08/2015

27/08/2018

$0.400 

$0.589 

Balance at 
the start of 
the year

350,000 

200,000 

28/02/2013

28/08/2018

$0.490 

2,488,332 

03/12/2013

03/06/2019

$0.690 

133,333 

02/10/2014

30/03/2020

$0.590 

1,360,000 

30/03/2015

30/09/2020

$0.730 

220,000 

27/05/2015

30/09/2020

$0.730 

2,250,000 

27/05/2015

30/09/2020

$1.010 

500,000 

28/08/2015

30/08/2020

$1.140 

1,600,000 

13/05/2016

28/02/2021

$1.490 

400,000 

9,501,665 

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

– 

– 

993,333 

66,666 

1,083,334 

146,667 

1,750,000 

500,000 

–

–

–

–

–

–

Granted

Exercised

Expired/ 
forfeited/other

–

–

(350,000)

(200,000)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1,494,999)

(66,667)

(276,666)

(73,333)

(500,000)

–

–

–

(500,000)

1,100,000 

–

400,000 

(2,411,665)

(1,050,000)

6,040,000 

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 43. Share-based payments (continued)

2017

Grant date

Expiry date

Exercise price

Balance at the 
start of the year

Granted

Exercised

Expired/
forfeited/other

Balance at the 
end of the year

24/08/2011

24/08/2016

$0.570 

1,745,000 

12/01/2015

28/08/2018

$0.345 

700,000 

27/08/2015

27/08/2018

$0.400 

1,100,000 

27/08/2015

27/08/2018

28/02/2013

28/08/2018

03/12/2013

03/06/2019

$0.589 

$0.490 

$0.690 

600,000 

3,969,999 

200,000 

02/10/2014

30/03/2020

$0.590 

1,360,000 

30/03/2015

30/09/2020

$0.730 

220,000 

27/05/2015

30/09/2020

$0.730 

2,900,000 

27/05/2015

30/09/2020

$1.010 

500,000 

28/08/2015

30/08/2020

$1.140 

1,600,000 

13/05/2016

28/02/2021

$1.490 

400,000 

15,294,999 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1,745,000)

–

–

–

–

(1,481,667)

(66,667)

–

–

– 

– 

(700,000)

(750,000)

350,000 

(400,000)

200,000 

–

–

–

–

2,488,332 

133,333 

1,360,000 

220,000 

(500,000)

(150,000)

2,250,000 

–

–

–

–

–

–

500,000 

1,600,000 

400,000 

(3,793,334)

(2,000,000)

9,501,665 

The weighted average share price during the financial year was $1.092 (2017: $1.146). 
The weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding at the end of the financial year was 1.8 years  
(2017: 2.6 years).

(cid:22)er(cid:40)ormance rig(cid:44)ts 
On 14 October 2016, the Board approved a performance rights plan called the RCG Performance Rights Plan ('PRP'). The PRP has been 
introduced following a review by the Board of the existing remuneration arrangements of the Company. The Board intends for the PRP 
to replace the ESS.

The objective of the PRP is to align the interests of employees of the Group with those of the shareholders and provide employees of 
the Group who are considered to be key to the future success of the Company with an opportunity to receive shares in order to reward 
and retain the services of those persons and recognise the employees of the Group for their contribution to the future success of the 
Company.

Eligibility and grant of performance rights 
The Board may, from time to time, grant performance rights to an employee of the Group who the Board determines to be eligible 
to participate in the PRP, this may include an executive director of the Company, but may not include a non-executive director of 
the Company. The performance rights granted are under the terms and conditions of the PRP and may include additional terms and 
conditions, including any performance conditions, as the Board determine. The Board may only grant performance rights where an 
employee continues to satisfy any relevant conditions imposed by the Board.

Vesting of performance rights
Vesting of performance rights are subject to prescribed performance conditions. Performance rights granted during the year ended 
1 July 2018 are subject to an adjusted diluted earnings per share (‘ADEPS’) performance condition. For the performance rights to 
vest, the Company’s compound ADEPS must equal or exceed 10%. 

The ADEPS performance conditions are measured over a five-year period and vesting is subject to the recipients of the performance 
rights remaining in employment with the Company.

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 43. Share-based payments (continued)

Lapsing of performance rights
An unvested performance right will lapse in various prescribed circumstances, unless the Board determines otherwise. Such 
circumstances include:
 – the circumstances specified by the Board on or before the grant of the performance right;
 – if a participant ceases to be an employee and/or director of a Group company for any reason or they cease to satisfy any other 

relevant conditions imposed by the Board at the time of the grant of the performance rights;

 – failure to meet the performance conditions attaching to the performance right or any performance condition no longer, in the 

opinion of the Board, being capable of being satisfied in accordance with their terms; and

 – in in the opinion of the Board a participant acts fraudulently or dishonestly, is in breach of their material duties or obligations to 
any Group company, has committed an act of harassment or discrimination or has done any act which has brought the Group or 
any Group company into disrepute.

The Group recognises the fair value at the grant date of equity settled shares above as an employee benefit expense proportionally 
over the vesting period with a corresponding increase in equity. Fair value is measured at grant date using Monte-Carlo simulation 
and Binomial option pricing models where applicable.

Non-market vesting conditions are determined with reference to the underlying financial or non-financial performance measures to 
which they relate.

Key inputs to the pricing models include:

Share price at grant date

Volatility

Dividend yield

Risk-free interest rate

Share price at grant date

Volatility

Dividend yield

Risk-free interest rate

Set out below are summaries of the performance rights granted:

(cid:136) (cid:14)(cid:60)l(cid:64) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:165)

(cid:130)(cid:135)(cid:87)(cid:165)(cid:135)

(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:87)(cid:135)(cid:166)

(cid:141)(cid:87)(cid:140)(cid:166)

(cid:136)(cid:87)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:166)

(cid:137) (cid:14)(cid:60)l(cid:64) (cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:141)

$1.47

44.0%

5.0%

1.95%

2018

Grant date

11/01/2017

03/10/2017

27/12/2017

20/06/2018

2017

Grant date

11/01/2017

Expiry date

Balance at the 
start of the year

Granted

Exercised

Expired/ 
forfeited/other

Balance at the 
end of the year

09/11/2019

(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:136)(cid:140) 

–

–

–

–

(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:139)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:136)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:136)(cid:136)(cid:142)(cid:84)(cid:138)(cid:136)(cid:140)

(cid:138)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

–

–

–

–

–

(cid:108)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:164)(cid:138)(cid:109)

(cid:136)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:140)(cid:137) 

(cid:108)(cid:137)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:136)(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:108)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:109)

(cid:164)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

–

(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:135) 

(cid:108)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:165)(cid:84)(cid:141)(cid:164)(cid:138)(cid:109)

(cid:137)(cid:140)(cid:84)(cid:137)(cid:164)(cid:135)(cid:84)(cid:140)(cid:140)(cid:137) 

Balance at the 
start of the year

Granted

Exercised

Expired/ 
forfeited/other

Balance at the 
end of the year

–

–

2,119,315 

2,119,315 

–

–

–

–

2,119,315 

2,119,315 

30/10/2022

30/10/2022

30/10/2022

Expiry date

09/11/2019

The weighted average remaining contractual life of performance rights outstanding at the end of the financial year was 4.2 years 
(2017: 2.5 years).

Accent Group Limited Annual Report 2018

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— NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

Note 44. Events after the reporting period
The following significant events have arisen since the end of the financial year:

Vendor loan notes repayment 
As part of the purchase consideration for Hype DC, the Company issued vendor loan notes to each of the vendors in proportion to 
their shareholding in Hype DC. The vendor loan notes of $13,125,000 which were due to be repaid by 4 August 2018 were repaid 
in full on 13 July 2018 from existing NAB facilities.

Release of Shares from Escrow
As part of the acquisition of Hype DC Pty Ltd by the Company under a share sale and purchase deed dated 4 July 2016, the 
Company issued 36,842,105 fully paid ordinary shares to the shareholders of Hype DC Pty Ltd, subject to an escrow period of 
2 years. On 4 August 2018 these fully paid ordinary shares were released from Escrow.

De(cid:35)t (cid:10)acilit(cid:64) (cid:24)e(cid:41)nancing 
The Company refinanced its existing debt facilities on 17 August 2018, in advance of its maturity. The Company has taken advantage 
of favourable loan market conditions to refinance the existing $149,900,000 facility provided by NAB. The new $154,825,000 
facility, to be provided by NAB and HSBC, is split between $76,125,000 of senior debt, $58,700,000 multi-option facility and 
$20,000,000 of permitted indebtedness not yet drawn down. The new facility has a combination of three and five year tenure with 
maturity dates of August 2021 and August 2023.

Apart from the dividend declared as disclosed in Note 28 and matters noted above, no other matter or circumstance has arisen since 
1 July 2018 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the Group's operations, the results of those operations, or the 
Group's state of affairs in future financial years.

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66

 
— DIRECTORS' DECLAR ATION — 

For the year ended 1 July 2018

In the directors' opinion:
 – the attached financial statements and notes comply with the Corporations Act 2001, the Accounting Standards, the Corporations 

Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements;

 – the attached financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the 

International Accounting Standards Board as described in Note 2 to the financial statements;

 – the attached financial statements and notes give a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 1 July 2018 

and of its performance for the financial year ended on that date;

 – there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due 

and payable; and

 – at the date of this declaration, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the members of the Extended Closed Group 
will be able to meet any obligations or liabilities to which they are, or may become, subject by virtue of the deed of cross 
guarantee described in Note 39 to the financial statements.

The directors have been given the declarations required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of directors made pursuant to section 295(5)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the directors

Da(cid:61)id (cid:11)ordon 
Chairman

28 August 2018 
Melbourne

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Tel:  +61 (0) 2 9322 7000 
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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of  
Accent Group Limited 

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion  

We have audited the financial report of Accent Group Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries 
(the “Group”) which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 1 July 2018, 
the  consolidated  income  statement,  the  consolidated  statement  of  profit  or  loss  and  other 
comprehensive  income,  the  consolidated  statement  of  changes  in  equity  and  the  consolidated 
statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a 
summary  of  significant  accounting  policies  and  other  explanatory  information,  and  the  directors’ 
declaration.  

In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Group is in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001, including:  

(i)  

giving  a  true  and  fair  view  of  the  Group’s  financial  position  as  at  1  July  2018  and  of  its 
financial performance for the year then ended; and   

(ii)  

complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001. 

Basis for Opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under 
those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial 
Report  section  of  our  report.  We  are  independent  of  the  Group  in  accordance  with  the  auditor 
independence  requirements  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001  and  the  ethical  requirements  of  the 
Accounting  Professional  and  Ethical  Standards  Board’s  APES  110  Code  of  Ethics  for  Professional 
Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have 
also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.  

We  confirm that the independence  declaration required by the  Corporations Act 2001, which  has 
been given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as 
at the time of this auditor’s report. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis 
for our opinion. 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. 

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Key Audit Matters  

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance 
in  our  audit  of  the  financial  report  for  the  current  period.  These  matters  were  addressed  in  the 
context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we 
do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.  

Key Audit Matter 

How the scope of our audit responded to the 
Key Audit Matter 

In  conjunction  with  our  valuation  specialists,  our 
procedures included, but were not limited to: 













Assessing  the  basis  of  allocation  of  goodwill 
and  indefinite  useful  life  intangible  assets  to 
identified CGUs or CGU groups; 

Evaluating the principles and integrity of   the 
models used by management to calculate the 
value-in-use  of  the  CGUs  or  CGU  groups  and 
the brand names  to ensure they  comply with 
the applicable accounting standards; 

the  cash 

Challenging  management  with  respect  to  the 
revenue  growth  rates  and  operating  margins 
underlying 
to 
determine  whether  they  are  reasonable  and 
supportable  based  on  historical  performance, 
management’s  strategic  growth  plans  for  the 
CGUs, and other known industry factors; 

forecasts 

flow 

Assessing  the  reasonableness  of  the  basis 
adopted  by  management  in  determining  the  
other  key  inputs  and  assumptions  underlying 
the calculations in the models  including: 

Royalty rates; and 

o
o Discount rates   
Performing  sensitivity  analysis  on  the  key 
model inputs and assumptions; and 

Assessing 
disclosures 
statements. 

appropriateness  of 

the 
in  Note  17  to  the 

the 
financial 

Carrying  value  of  goodwill  and 
indefinite useful life intangible assets 
Goodwill and indefinite useful life intangible 
assets 
(principally  brand  names)  of 
$345.1m  have  been  recognised  in  the 
consolidated statement of financial position 
as a consequence of acquisitions undertaken 
in the past periods. 

In  the  current  year,  management  has 
continued  to  restructure  the  business  with 
the  eventual  goal  of  achieving  a  fully 
integrated  wholesale  and  retail  footwear 
business.    Following  these  changes,  the 
Chief Operating Decision Makers, being the 
board of directors, assess the results of the 
business and allocate resources on a Group 
basis.   

As  the  divisional  operations  are  no  longer 
monitored  as  separate  businesses  by 
management, and the synergies within the 
business  are  shared  between  the  brands, 
goodwill  is  monitored  on  a  group  basis. 
Consequently  the  goodwill  that  originated 
from the Accent, The Athlete’s Foot and RCG 
Brands businesses  has been  combined into 
testing 
a  single  CGU 
purposes. 

impairment 

for 

Management  conducts  impairment  tests 
annually (or more  frequently if impairment 
indicators exist) to assess the recoverability 
of  the  carrying  value  of  goodwill  and 
indefinite useful life intangible assets. This is 
performed through value-in-use discounted 
cash flow models. 

As  disclosed  in  Note  3  to  the  financial 
statements,  there  are  a  number  of  key 
estimates  made  which  require  significant 
judgement  in  determining  the  inputs  into 
these models which include: 



Revenue growth;  

 Operating margins; 



Royalty  rates  (used  in  the  relief  from 
royalty brand valuation model); and 

 Discount rates applied to the projected 

future cash flows. 

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Key Audit Matter 

How the scope of our audit responded to the 
Key Audit Matter 

Valuation of inventory and provision for 
impairment of inventories 

The  Group  has  recognised  $98.6m  in 
inventories on the consolidated statement of 
financial position as at 1 July 2018.  

Our audit procedures included, but were not limited 
to: 

to 

in  Note  3 

Inventories are recognised net of a provision 
for  impairment  where  the  net  realisable 
value  of  inventories  is  less  than  cost.  As 
disclosed 
financial 
statements,  this  assessment  requires  a 
degree  of  estimation  and  judgement.  The 
level of the provision is assessed by taking 
into account the recent sales experience, the 
ageing of inventories, and broader industry 
and  other  factors  that  affect  inventory 
obsolescence.  

the 

To  the  extent  that  these  judgements  and 
estimates prove incorrect, the Group may be 
exposed  to  potential  additional  inventory 
write-downs or reversals in future periods. 









Testing  on  a  sample  basis  inventory  items  in 
each significant component and comparing the 
selected items  to their current selling prices; 

Challenging  management’s  estimate  of  the 
provision by considering, amongst others, the 
following sources of information to assess net 
realisable value: 

o

o

o

o

Aging of inventory; 

Actual  losses  incurred  in  the  financial 
period  due  to  inventory  sold  below  cost 
and inventory written off; 

Inventory not sold during the period; and 

The  likelihood  of  current  inventory  to 
become  aged  and/or  impaired  in  the 
future  based  on  internal  and  external 
industry factors.  

Recalculating  the  inventory  provision  to  test 
compliance with the Group’s accounting policy 
and 

Assessing 
disclosures 
statements. 

appropriateness  of 

the 
in  Note  11  to  the 

the 
financial 

Other Information  

The  directors  are  responsible  for  the  other  information.  The  other  information  comprises  the 
information  included  in  the  Group’s  annual  report  for  the  year  ended  1  July  2018,  but  does  not 
include the financial report and our auditor’s report thereon.  

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and we do not express any 
form of assurance conclusion thereon.  

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information 
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial 
report or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, 
based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this 
other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.  

Responsibilities of the Directors for the Financial Report 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a 
true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 
and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of 
the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether 
due to fraud or error.  

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In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group 
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using 
the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to 
cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.  

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report  

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is 
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that 
an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material 
misstatement  when  it  exists.  Misstatements  can  arise  from  fraud  or  error  and  are  considered 
material  if,  individually  or  in  the  aggregate,  they  could  reasonably  be  expected  to  influence  the 
economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report. 

As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional 
judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:   



Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due 
to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain 
audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk 
of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting 
from  error,  as 
intentional  omissions, 
involve  collusion, 
fraud  may 
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.  

forgery, 

 Obtain an  understanding  of  internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit 
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing 
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.  







Evaluate  the  appropriateness  of  accounting  policies  used  and  the  reasonableness  of 
accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.  

Conclude  on  the  appropriateness  of  the  directors’  use  of  the  going  concern  basis  of 
accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists 
related  to  events  or  conditions  that  may  cast  significant  doubt  on  the  Group’s  ability  to 
continue  as  a  going  concern.  If  we  conclude  that  a  material  uncertainty  exists,  we  are 
required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial 
report  or,  if  such  disclosures  are  inadequate,  to  modify  our  opinion.  Our  conclusions  are 
based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future 
events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.  

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the 
disclosures,  and  whether  the  financial  report  represents  the  underlying  transactions  and 
events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.  

 Obtain  sufficient  appropriate  audit  evidence  regarding  the  financial  information  of  the 
entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the financial report. 
We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the Group’s audit. We 
remain solely responsible for our audit opinion. 

We communicate with the directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing 
of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control 
that we identify during our audit.  

We  also  provide  the  directors  with  a  statement  that  we  have  complied  with  relevant  ethical 
requirements regarding independence, and to  communicate  with them  all relationships and other 
matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related 
safeguards.  

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From the matters communicated with the directors, we determine those matters that were of most 
significance in the audit of the financial report of the current period and are therefore the key audit 
matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public 
disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter 
should  not  be  communicated  in  our  report because  the  adverse  consequences  of  doing  so  would 
reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication. 

Report on the Remuneration Report 

Opinion on the Remuneration Report 

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 14 to 20 of this Report for the year 
ended 1 July 2018.  

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Accent Group Limited, for the year ended 1 July 2018, 
complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.  

Responsibilities 

The  directors  of  the  Company  are  responsible  for  the  preparation  and  presentation  of  the 
Remuneration  Report  in  accordance  with  section  300A  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001.  Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in 
accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.  

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU 

David White 
Partner 
Chartered Accountants 
Sydney, 28 August 2018 

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— SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION — 

The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 2 August 2018.

Distribution of equitable securities
Analysis of number of equitable security holders by size of holding:

1 to 1,000

1,001 to 5,000

5,001 to 10,000

10,001 to 100,000

100,001 and over

Holding less than a marketable parcel

Equity security holders

(cid:26)(cid:62)ent(cid:64) largest (cid:55)(cid:60)oted e(cid:55)(cid:60)it(cid:64) sec(cid:60)rit(cid:64) (cid:44)olders
The names of the twenty largest security holders of quoted equity securities are listed below:

BBRC INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD (BB FAMILY INTERNATIONAL A/C)

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED

CRAIG JOHN THOMPSON

BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD (DRP)

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

DANIEL GILBERT

JAMES WILLIAM DUELL

MICHAEL JOHN HAPGOOD

CINDY GILBERT

PITTMAN PTY LIMITED (THE PITT FAMILY A/C)

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED

RIVAN PTY LTD (DAVID GORDON SUPER FUND A/C)

AUTHENTICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (AUTHENTICS AUSTRALIA A/C)

VAMICO PTY LIMITED (VAMICO A/C)

GRAHGER CAPITAL SECURITIES PTY LTD

GRAHGER RETAIL SECURITIES PTY LTD

MR GEOFFREY WILLIAM WEBSTER

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD

LYMGRANGE PTY LIMITED

(cid:18)(cid:60)m(cid:35)er  
of holders  
of ordinary  
shares

884 

2,227 

1,355 

2,069 

186 

6,721 

168 

Ordinary shares 

(cid:18)(cid:60)m(cid:35)er (cid:44)eld

97,539,693

86,880,241 

43,982,877

35,428,562 

28,979,375

20,957,242 

15,394,737

14,571,425 

14,571,425 

12,894,737 

11,052,631 

9,284,456 

6,599,034 

3,364,694 

3,050,000 

3,000,000 

3,000,000 

1,505,642

1,501,573

1,500,000

% of total  
shares  
iss(cid:60)ed

18.00

16.04 

8.12 

6.54 

5.35

3.87 

2.84

2.69 

2.69 

2.38 

2.04 

1.71

1.22 

0.62 

0.56 

0.55 

0.55 

0.28

0.28

0.28

415,058,344 

76.61 

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— SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION — 

Substantial holders
Substantial holders in the Company are set out below:

BBRC International Pte Ltd

Craig John Thompson

Voting rights
The voting rights attached to ordinary shares are set out below:

Ordinary shares 

(cid:18)(cid:60)m(cid:35)er (cid:44)eld

97,539,693 

35,428,562 

% of total  
shares  
iss(cid:60)ed

18.00 

6.54 

Ordinary shares
On a show of hands every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall have one vote and upon a poll each share shall 
have one vote.

There are no other classes of equity securities.

Restricted securities

Class

Ordinary shares subject to the RCG Employee Share Scheme restrictions

Securities subject to voluntary escrow

Class

Expiry date

(cid:18)(cid:60)m(cid:35)er 
of shares

Various

6,040,000 

Expiry date

(cid:18)(cid:60)m(cid:35)er 
of shares

Ordinary shares issued in connection with the acquisition of Hype DC

4 August 2018 36,842,105 

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Directors 

— CORPOR ATE DIRECTORY — 

David Gordon – Chairman

Daniel Agostinelli – Chief Executive Officer
Brett Blundy
Stephen Goddard
Michael Hapgood
Stephen Kulmar
Donna Player

Joint company secretaries

Matthew Durbin
Celesti Harmse

Registered office and principal 
place of business

2/64 Balmain Street
Richmond VIC 3121
Telephone: 03 9427 9422
Email: investors@accentgr.com.au

Share register

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited 

Auditor

GPO Box 2975
Melbourne VIC 3001
Telephone: 1300 850 505

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Grosvenor Place
225 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Bankers

National Australia Bank

Stock exchange listing

Accent Group Limited shares are listed on the 
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX code: AX1)

Website

www.accentgr.com.au

Corporate Governance Statement

www.accentgr.com.au/for-investors/corporate-governance

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Accent Group Limited 
(ABN: 85 108 096 251)
2/64 Balmain Street, Richmond VIC 3121
+61 2 8310 0000
(cid:62)(cid:62)(cid:62)(cid:87)a(cid:36)(cid:36)en(cid:59)g(cid:56)(cid:87)(cid:36)o(cid:49)(cid:87)a(cid:60)