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Afterpay Touch Group Limited ASX: APT

APPENDIX 4E 
PRELIMINARY FINAL REPORT

UNDER ASX LISTING RULE 4.3A

Company details
NAME OF ENTITY:

AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP LIMITED

ACN:

618 280 649

REPORTING PERIOD: FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

PREVIOUS PERIOD:

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

Results for announcement to the market

STATUTORY RESULTS SUMMARY

Total income 1

Loss before tax

Loss after tax

CHANGE FROM YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE

2019

$M

2018

$M

to

to

to

 264.1 

from

 142.3 

 (42.8)

from

(43.8)

from

 (7.6)

(9.0)

%

86%

p

q 463%

q 387%

Loss after tax attributable to the ordinary equity holders 
of Afterpay Touch Group Limited (before non-controlling 
interests)

q 377%

to

 (42.9)

from

 (9.0)

1.  Total income consists of Afterpay income, Pay Now revenue and Other income. The impact of the adoption of AASB 15 and AASB 9 is recognised in 

current period results, whereas as permitted by the new standards, the prior corresponding period impact was reflected in opening retained earnings. 

Total income increased by 86% from $142.3 million to $264.1 million for the financial year ended 30 
June 2019 compared to the financial year ended 30 June 2018. The growth is primarily driven by the 
first full year performance of the Afterpay US business and continued strong growth in the Australian 
and New Zealand Afterpay businesses. The Group launched its Afterpay service in the United Kingdom 
in May 2019 under the Clearpay brand name, which made a minor contribution during the period. 

Total income for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 includes an $8.4 million negative impact 
from the adoption of two new accounting standards (AASB 15 and AASB 9) in the period. Excluding 
this impact, total income for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 would have increased by 91% 
compared to the prior corresponding period to $272.5 million. 

The Group achieved stable year on year performance in underlying earnings, as measured by pro forma 
earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Pro forma EBITDA (excluding significant 
items)), despite a significant investment in start-up costs to grow and launch the US and UK platforms, 
as previously announced by the Group. Pro forma EBITDA (excluding significant items) was $35.5 
million for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 slightly above the $35.2 million achieved in the prior 
corresponding period. Continued strong earnings in Australia and New Zealand was offset by the 
significant investment required to support the Group’s global expansion.

The Group recorded a statutory loss before and after tax of $42.8 million and $43.8 million, 
respectively, for the financial year ended 30 June 2019. Statutory loss before tax is significantly 
impacted by one-off and non-cash items (including share-based payment expenses and the initial 
application of new accounting standards) which totaled $44.8 million in the period. Excluding these 
items, the statutory loss before and after tax would have been a statutory profit.

 
 
 
 
FINANCIAL SUMMARY

2019

$m

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE

2018

MOVEMENT

Total income 1

 264.1 

 142.3 

Pro forma EBITDA2 (excl. significant items)

Initial application of new accounting standards 3

EBITDA (excl. significant items)

Share-based payments

One-off items

International expansion & strategy alignment costs

Net gain on sale of business

Business combination

AUSTRAC related costs

EBITDA 

Net interest expense

Depreciation & amortisation

Loss before tax

 35.2 

(18%)

 (30.5)

 (16.4)

$m

 35.2 

 - 

 (3.0)

 (1.3)

 - 

 (1.7)

 - 

%

86%

1%

N/A

86%

150%

238%

N/A

94%

N/A

 15.8 

(159%)

 (6.1)

 (17.3)

 (7.6)

82%

29%

463%

 35.5 

 (6.8)

 28.7 

 (7.5)

 (4.4)

 1.3 

 (3.3)

 (1.1)

 (9.3)

 (11.1)

 (22.4)

 (42.8)

1.  Total income consists of Afterpay income, Pay Now revenue and Other income. The impact of the adoption of AASB 15 and AASB 9 is recognised in 

current period results, whereas as permitted by the new standards, the prior corresponding period impact was reflected in opening retained earnings. 

2.  Pro forma Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation excludes the impact of new accounting standards (AASB 15 and AASB 9).
3.  Initial application of new accounting standards is recognised in current period results, whereas as permitted by AASB 15 and AASB 9, the prior 

corresponding period impact was reflected in opening retained earnings.

NET TANGIBLE ASSETS PER ORDINARY SHARE

Net tangible assets per ordinary share

Dividends

2019

$

2018

$

 2.22

 0.51 

No dividends will be declared or paid for the financial year ended 30 June 2019.

Basis of preparation

This preliminary final report is based on the Consolidated Financial Statements of Afterpay Touch 
Group Limited which have been audited by Ernst & Young. 

Other information required by Listing Rule 4.3A

Additional Appendix 4E disclosure requirements and commentary on significant features of the 
operation performance, results of segments, trends in performance and other factors affecting the 
results of the year are contained in the Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year 
ended 30 June 2019 and in the Directors’ Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2019.

This document should be read in conjunction with the 2019 Annual Report, 2019 Directors’ Report 
and any public announcements made in the period by the Group in accordance with the continuous 
disclosure requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the ASX Listing Rules.

 
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PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Key Operating Metrics

AFTERPAY
UNDERLYING 
SALES

AFTERPAY
ACTIVE 
CUSTOMERS1

AFTERPAY
ACTIVE 
MERCHANTS1

$
5.2b

$

2.2b

UP
140%

FY18

FY19

4.6m

2.0m

FY18

FY19

32.3k

16.0k

FY18

FY19

UP
130%

UP
101%

1.  As at 30 June 2019, defined as having transacted at least once in the last 12 months.

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Key Financial Metrics

FY19 PRO FORMA1
TOTAL INCOME – GROUP

  $272.5 MILLION

 91% ON PRIOR YEAR

FY19 PRO FORMA1 
TOTAL INCOME – AFTERPAY 

  $251.6 MILLION

 115% ON PRIOR YEAR

FY19 PRO FORMA1 
NET TRANSACTION MARGIN (NTM)2 – GROUP

  $136.5 MILLION

 93% ON PRIOR YEAR

FY19 PRO FORMA1 
NET TRANSACTION MARGIN – AFTERPAY 

  $126.1 MILLION

 126% ON PRIOR YEAR

FY19 PRO FORMA1 
EBITDA (EXCLUDING SIGNIFICANT ITEMS) – GROUP

  $35.5 MILLION

 1% ON PRIOR YEAR

1.  New accounting standards adopted from 1 July 2018 impacted Afterpay income, Pay Now revenue and receivables impairment expense. To enable 
comparability to prior year performance we have presented pro forma financials which remove the impact of these accounting standard changes. 

2.  Net transaction margin is equal to Afterpay net transaction margin and Pay Now gross margin. 

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CONTENTS

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS 

ABOUT AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP 

MESSAGE FROM THE INTERIM CHAIR  

MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR 

SUSTAINABILITY 

OPERATING & FINANCIAL REVIEW 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

REMUNERATION REPORT 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

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“ 

AFTERPAY IS A VALUABLE PARTNER TO 
DSW. THEY ARE GENUINELY INVESTED 
IN DRIVING GROWTH BY DELIVERING A 
DIFFERENTIATED SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. 
WE’VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS 
IN CRITICAL KPIS WITH OUR AFTERPAY 
CUSTOMERS, WHO TELL US THEY’RE 
VERY PLEASED WITH THE OPTION. 
WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING 
UPON THIS SUCCESS TOGETHER.

“

CHAD MILLER – DIRECTOR, 
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, DSW

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ABOUT AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP

Afterpay Touch Group is a global technology-driven payments 
company comprising the Afterpay and Pay Now (Touch) 
services and businesses. The Group was formed from the 
merger of Afterpay and Touchcorp in June 2017. The Group’s 
mission is to be ‘the world’s most loved way to pay’.

Afterpay

Afterpay is a modern-day instalment payment service that enables consumers to buy products on 
a ’buy now, receive now, pay later’ basis. Afterpay was founded in Australia in 2014 and has since 
launched its Afterpay service in New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom. 

The Afterpay service is offered as a payment option by participating merchants either online or 
instore. Customers who choose to purchase products using Afterpay receive the purchased products 
upfront and repay the purchase price (or order value) in four equal instalment payments (every two 
weeks) to Afterpay. Afterpay pays the merchant for the purchased products upfront.

Participating merchants pay a fee to Afterpay for using the Afterpay service. Merchant fees are 
structured as a percentage of the order value or purchase price, and in most circumstances, a fixed 
fee per transaction is also applied. The majority of Afterpay’s income is derived from merchants 
rather than customers. 

Afterpay is an alternative to traditional credit. Afterpay is a no cost service to the customer if 
instalment payments are made on time. Responsible spending rules and consumer protections are 
built into the service – these rules help ensure customers never revolve in debt, no exceptions. In 
circumstances where the customer does not pay their instalment payments on time, their service is 
immediately suspended, and late payment fees can be applied. Late payment fees are fixed, capped 
and do not accumulate or compound over time. 

The Afterpay service has gained significant popularity in the Australian and New Zealand markets 
with both customers and Afterpay’s merchant partners. Afterpay launched in the US in May 2018 and 
has achieved rapid growth. Afterpay also recently launched in the UK under the Clearpay brand.

Pay Now

Pay Now comprises innovative digital payment businesses servicing major consumer-facing 
organisations in the telecommunications, health and convenience retail sectors in Australia. 

The Pay Now segment comprises three service lines, Mobility, Health and e-Services. Each of these 
service lines provide payment guarantee services for businesses against fraud using proprietary 
platforms. They also enable consumers to quickly and simply purchase products both instore and 
online, through methods such as mobile apps and interactive voice recognition (IVR) systems.

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MESSAGE FROM THE 
INTERIM CHAIR 

Dear Shareholders,

The 2019 financial year was another transformational year for 
the Afterpay Touch Group as we moved even further towards 
fulfilling our mission of being ‘the world’s most loved way to pay’.

A number of significant milestones were achieved during the 2019 financial year with the team kept 
busy establishing and expanding our global operations and ensuring we have the best people to 
successfully execute and communicate our extraordinary story.   

The Afterpay service has been extremely well received in the US market and we have now attracted 
over 2.1 million active customers1 in the US. Annualised underlying sales in the US has reached $1.7 
billion2 in only 14 months since launch. Meanwhile, we already have over 200,000 active customers1 
in the UK since launch in May 2019. The pace at which we have acquired customers in the UK 
has exceeded that of the US and was achieved in a smaller addressable market. We continued to 
consolidate our market-leading market position in Australia and New Zealand, which included the 
expansion of our instore proposition and entry into new verticals. Over $1 billion worth of Afterpay 
transactions have now been processed instore in Australia and New Zealand. Globally, we now have 
more than 5.2 million active customers1 and 35,300 active merchants1. Afterpay’s underlying sales 
run rate is over $7.2 billion globally2. 

Our growth and belief in our differentiated business model has driven our value; and in FY19 we 
became a S&P/ASX 100 company with a current market capitalisation of approximately $6 billion.  

The heart and soul of our business drives success

I have been on the Board of the Afterpay Touch Group for over two years and have seen it transform 
substantially over this period. When I consider the rapid pace of growth in this business and how 
quickly it catapulted into a S&P/ASX 100 company, I reflect on how this happened and what makes 
us different to other companies. 

When I read the Group’s mission — ‘to be the world’s most loved way to pay’ — I feel proud to be part 
of a company that has such a bold aspiration. But this is the perfect statement for us as it represents 
so much of what we stand for:

•  We trust and respect our customers by offering them the option to enjoy life now and pay later in a 

contained and simple time frame;

•  We care by putting in place a number of rigorous customer protections that align with responsible 

lending practices; and 

•  We help our merchants, in particular small-to-medium businesses, connect with millions of 

customers each and every day.  

I believe having a strong purpose, well-articulated values, and a workforce that is aligned and 
passionate about our mission is a great recipe for strong business performance. Our FY19 results are 
certainly a testament to that.    

1  As at 23 August 2019, defined as having transacted at least once in the last 12 months.
2  Based on the month of June 2019.

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Some of the challenges we have faced

There is no denying the Afterpay Touch Group is unique. It is unique in its service, business model 
and stated addressable market. We have grown faster than most ASX-listed companies and have 
transitioned from an Australian start-up to a globally recognised brand. 

With this comes a number of opportunities — and, of course, some challenges. We acknowledge that 
we don’t always get it right, but we learn from our mistakes and continue to strive to do the right thing.

I am very pleased that in this year’s report we have included more information on the various 
initiatives and commitments we make to our people, our customers and the community. Our focus 
on aspiring to do the right thing by our stakeholders will ensure the sustainability of our business for 
many years to come.

As our service challenges an incumbent and highly regulated sector, we knew that it would be 
important to engage collaboratively with regulators. Compliance with regulatory requirements and 
our company-specific policies and procedures are core to our operations. 

During the year, the Group participated in the Australian Senate Economics References Committee’s 
inquiry into Credit and Financial Services, and we supported the recommendations and outcomes 
from that Inquiry. The ‘buy now, pay later’ sector continues to not be subject to the National Credit 
Code; however, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has now been provided 
with Product Intervention Powers to formally regulate our product. The powers enable ASIC to 
intervene in the ‘buy now, pay later’ sector if it believes there is a significant detriment to consumers. 

On 12 June 2019, a Group subsidiary, Afterpay Pty Ltd, received a notice from AUSTRAC requiring 
it to appoint an external auditor to carry out an audit in respect of its anti-money laundering/
counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) compliance. The Board takes this matter very seriously and 
has approached this formal process as an opportunity to identify opportunities to further improve 
our AML/CTF compliance practices. An external auditor has been appointed, and an interim audit 
report is due by 24 September 2019, followed by a final audit report due by 23 November 2019. We 
welcome the opportunity to continue to work closely with AUSTRAC and all other regulators, and are 
committed to continually improving what we do.

Attracting and retaining talent is a key focus for the Group. The number of new and innovative 
technology businesses that exist globally means that competition for highly experienced and well-
credentialed people in this sector is extremely high. In order to attract the right people, the Group 
needs to be flexible in how it structures its remuneration and must compete with some of the 
most successful and innovative employers in the world. We do however acknowledge that as an 
S&P/ASX 100 company, our remuneration arrangements should evolve to reflect the maturity of our 
organisation and the expectations of shareholders. We have listened to our shareholders and have 
spent considerable time and effort developing a new framework, with the assistance of external 
advisors, to strike a balance between the need to compete for world-class talent as well as meeting 
the expectations of the market. 

Improving our governance and organisation structure

We understand that having grown into a $6 billion company, our investors expect a level of 
governance that is commensurate with similar-sized companies. We are heavily focused on meeting 
these expectations and, to demonstrate our commitment, we announced several Board changes that 
will allow us to transition to a majority independent Board with an independent Chair. A global search 
process has commenced to recruit at least two additional independent Directors and an independent 
Chair who will complement the existing Board’s skill set.  

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We also announced a new management structure that has been designed to reflect the ongoing 
globalisation and expansion of our business. As part of this reorganisation, co-founder, Anthony Eisen, 
has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, and co-founder Nick Molnar, 
assumed the role of Global Chief Revenue Officer, while also continuing to lead the US business. Malte 
Feller formally joined the team as Global Chief Operating Officer in July 2019 and brings significant 
experience in the operations of fast-growing, globally expanding technology enterprises.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank David Hancock, who held the role of Group Head of the 
Group since 2017 and will be stepping down from the Board at the conclusion of 2019 financial 
year-end matters. David has been instrumental in the successful development of our business and 
preparing the Group for the next phase of growth. We are very grateful for the leadership that David 
has provided. 

Our future

In the midst of all the activity in FY19, we announced that we are targeting underlying sales of 
$20bn++ and a net transaction margin (NTM) of 2% by the end of FY22. We successfully raised $317 
million of equity in June 2019 to support the execution of our mid-term strategy. 

The year ahead will be another significant one for the Group as we continue to execute on our mid-
term strategy. We will grow our platform in key markets and continue to innovate to ensure that we 
are meeting the needs of our customers and merchant partners. Importantly, we will remain true to 
our purpose and continue to develop our unique culture, enabling our people to do their best work. 

On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank my fellow Directors and our highly talented people 
for their hard work and significant contribution throughout the year. I would also like to thank our 
shareholders and funding partners for their support, and our customers, our merchant partners, and 
everyone who interacts with our services, for their contribution to our success.

Elana Rubin

Independent Interim Chair

“

THIS HAS HONESTLY CHANGED 
THE WAY I SHOP. SUPER 
AFFORDABLE PAYMENTS, 
THEY SEND REMINDERS 
BEFORE A PAYMENT IS DUE 
AND THE PAYMENTS ARE 
SPREAD OUT JUST RIGHT. 
I LOVE USING AFTERPAY!

CASEY THOMPSON 

“

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MESSAGE FROM THE  
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 
AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dear fellow Shareholders 

Our purposefully different business model continued to outperform 
in FY19 and we couldn’t be more proud of what we have achieved.

The past 12 months have been a period of immense growth for our company. Our platform and business model 
have continued to resonate strongly with our customers and merchants in Australia and internationally. My belief 
in our passion and determination to empower the customer and innovate the retail economy remains as strong as 
ever. What has changed is that I am now privileged to be in the role of CEO and Managing Director of the Group. 
This transition provides me with even more time to focus on delivering our ambitious growth strategy. 

Our strategy is simple. To be successful we must do three things: we must continue to GROW; we must 
continue to PERFORM; and we must continue to INNOVATE. And we need to continue doing all of this with 
our mindset of aspiring to do the right thing. If we achieve this, I believe we will deliver value to our people, our 
customers, our merchant partners, our communities and, of course, our shareholders. I am confident that we 
have the right business model, the right people and the right culture to succeed in our mission of becoming 
‘the world’s most loved way to pay’.

Grow

To become ‘the world’s most loved way to pay’ we need to continue to scale our network. We now have a greater 
understanding of the sheer scale of the addressable global market available to us, and we are confident that our 
purposefully different business model will see our strong growth trajectory continue for many years to come. 

Our platform is now truly global. We launched our Afterpay Day sales event globally across Australia, New 
Zealand, the US and the UK for the first time in August 2019. Over 388,000 active customers, of which 10% were 
newly acquired customers, and almost 13,000 merchants participated in the two-day sales event. Our brand 
continues to resonate. Afterpay Day is now a recognised event on the retail calendar, and the incredible customer 
and merchant recognition drove us to achieve record global underlying sales of $69 million for the two-day event. 

Afterpay’s immediate markets present a $6 trillion opportunity, which includes an online contribution of $780 billion 
alone. Our experience in expanding our operations to date supports our strategy to accelerate our investment in 
the global opportunity to maximise shareholder value. Millennials and Gen Z are moving away from traditional 
forms of credit and are empowered to budget through Afterpay by spending their own money. Millennials make 
up 27% of the global population and will have the highest spending power by 2020. By 2025, Millennials in the US 
will contribute to almost half of all salary earned. As part of our mid-term strategy, we are targeting $20bn++ in 
underlying sales and a 2% net transaction margin. Executing on our strategic objectives and reaching our targets 
will position us well to maximise long-term shareholder value. 

MILLENNIALS 
MAKE UP 

27%1

OF THE ENTIRE 
GLOBAL POPULATION

BY 2020, MILLENNIALS 
WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST 
SPENDING POWER, 
ALMOST US$15 TRILLION 
WORLDWIDE2

BY 2025, MILLENNIALS  
WILL CONTRIBUTE ALMOST 
HALF OF ALL SALARY EARNED 
IN THE US3

MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z ARE DRIVING CHANGE IN GLOBAL 
SPENDING HABITS, WHICH IS MEANINGFUL TODAY AND 
WILL BE EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL IN 10 YEARS

AFTERPAY IS  
UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO 
BENEFIT FROM THIS SHIFT

Notes: 1. A.T. Kearney (2016). 2. Financial Times (2018). 3. Visa (2015). 

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Perform

Our continued performance is well demonstrated in our FY19 results. 

The Group achieved pro forma total income of $272.5 million, up 91% on FY18. This was driven by a 
140% uplift in underlying sales as a result of continued outperformance in Australia and New Zealand, 
and very strong growth in the US. Our pro forma EBITDA (excluding significant items) of $35.5 million 
has remained stable, an exceptional result that was achieved despite significant investment to 
support the Group’s global expansion.

Our Group net transaction margin improved by 93% in dollar terms compared to the prior year and 
we saw a 40bps reduction in our pro forma gross losses as a percentage of underlying sales. This 
is a great outcome as it reflects the nature of our purposefully different business model and our 
principles of responsible spending. 

We have a strong balance sheet to support our mid-term growth aspirations. We further diversified 
our funding and have maintained an appropriate debt maturity profile, including establishing a 
dedicated US receivables warehouse facility of US$300 million in H2 FY19. In addition to this, we 
raised $317 million in equity in June 2019 to underpin the funding of our expansion plans and 
execution of our mid-term strategy. As at the end of FY19, we had liquidity of $610.1 million and our 
receivables warehouse facilities are fully undrawn. Importantly, we have capacity to fund in excess of 
$16 billion of underlying sales above current run-rate, leaving us well capitalised to achieve our mid-
term strategy.

Innovate

Innovation is in our DNA; it is what got us here and is what will keep us around for a long time. 
I am proud that our efforts were recognised by FinTech Australia, which awarded us the FinTech 
Organisation of the Year for the third year in a row.

Our priority is to deliver value for our customers and merchants through an expanding network effect 
and other initiatives. Our approach to innovation is based on four principles:

Listen – listening to our customers and merchants to better understand what they want and need 
and how they measure value.

People & Culture – having the right people and culture in place to drive innovation and embrace 
opportunities to deliver change that adds value. 

Process – having an operating model that empowers our teams and drives collaboration across the 
organisation and a streamlined decision making process to prioritise and scale our best ideas. 

Product – continuously identifying product and technology innovations that deliver value to our 
customers and merchants will keep us ahead of our competitors.

Our innovation pipeline is strong and will enable us to expand our addressable market without 
increasing risk for our customers and merchants. We will ensure that any innovation we add to our 
business aligns with our purpose and values, and builds on our aspiration to do the right thing.

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Our people

It is our global team of over 400 people that has made this company what it is today. They have 
delivered another year of strong results and have continued to work with integrity and a strong 
passion for the business and its customers. Striving to do the right thing is a mindset that extends 
across our organisation. While we don’t always get things right, we ensure we use the learnings from 
our mistakes to identify areas in which we can improve. We are committed to doing the right thing for 
our people, for our customers, and for all of our stakeholders in the community. 

It is a huge source of pride to see our Australian-led technology and talent perform on a global 
stage. Likewise, it is a privilege that our Group keeps attracting globally leading talent into our team 
in multiple jurisdictions. We continue to build a world-leading risk, data and technology team; now 
spanning all markets. Our senior leadership team has been significantly complemented by Carl 
Scheible who is leading our UK business and Malte Feller who has been appointed as our Global 
Chief Operating Officer. 

On behalf of my co-founder Nick Molnar and the entire senior leadership team, I’d like to take this 
opportunity to thank everyone in the Afterpay Touch Group team for their ongoing commitment 
and for turning our aspirations into reality. I would like to thank the Board and senior team for their 
unwavering support and effective leadership over the past year. In particular, I would like to thank 
David Hancock for his vision, drive, commitment and leadership over the past two and a half years; 
firstly as a member of our Board and then taking on the role of Group Head. Lastly, I’d like to thank 
our customers, merchant partners and investors for being a key part of the success and growth of 
our business.

The coming year will no doubt be another significant one for us. We will continue to grow, perform 
and innovate — and move even closer to our goal of becoming ‘the world’s most loved way to pay’.

Anthony Eisen

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director 

DOMONTIERO“

AS A COLLEGE STUDENT 
WHO NEEDS TO BE ON A 
BUDGET BUT STILL LOVES 
TO SHOP I RECOMMEND THIS 
TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS!
DOMONTIERO

“

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SUSTAINABILITY

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ASPIRING TO  
DO THE RIGHT THING

Our Commitment to our People

Our people are our greatest asset and our business is all about human connection. Having the right 
culture and a team of people with shared values and a clear purpose is critical to the sustainability of 
our business. It allows us to retain and attract the best people possible and provides an environment 
where continuing to innovate for our customers and merchants is always front of mind. 

We’re proud of our young and dynamic workforce and its close alignment to our core customer base. 
Over 60% of us are millennials with an average age of 36 across the Group. The globalisation and 
expansion of our business means we can provide career development opportunities for many of our 
people across geographies.

We engage with our people in a transparent manner and encourage feedback at all times. Our ‘all 
hands’ sessions are regular company-wide briefings from the Chief Executive Officer and Managing 
Director that are broadcast to all employees and typically used for making major announcements — 
any questions can be asked of our founders and executive team. 

We seek to maintain a workplace that reflects a new generation of work, including our open plan 
offices, flat team structures and a relaxed dress code that allows for individual expression. We also 
aspire to be part of tech-based precincts in the cities we operate. Our Sydney office is based out of 
a converted warehouse in Surry Hills, our new offices in Melbourne will be located in Cremorne’s 
emerging tech precinct, and our US office is located in San Francisco, the epicentre of Silicon Valley. 

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND PAY EQUITY

Having a culture that values diversity and inclusion is key to our business as it helps us better 
understand our customers. 

Gender diversity is important to us. Females currently account for approximately 45% of our 
workforce. Gender diversity at the senior management level is an area where we believe we can 
improve in the future. In 2019, we strengthened our commitment to gender diversity by completing 
a broad pay parity review which resulted in a short- and long-term plan to correct like-for-like gender 
pay gaps — we continue to work towards 100% global gender pay equity. 

When we think about diversity, we think beyond gender diversity. Our workforce is diverse in 
many ways and embraces people of all races, age/generational perspectives, sexual orientation, 
gender identity and gender expression, political and religious beliefs, work styles, socioeconomic 
backgrounds and life experiences. 

Aligning our diversity with an inclusive culture that encourages people to speak up and share their 
ideas is important for a company whose competitive advantage is linked to innovation. By listening 
to our people, we are able to gain insight into our customer base and deliver innovative solutions that 
meet the needs of our users.

As a leadership team we are in the process of further developing initiatives to improve diversity 
at all levels, including gender diversity. These initiatives will target our recruitment and promotion 
processes that aim to empower all of our employees.

We fully support the principles of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and provide employee 
training on protecting human rights. We address EEO principles and grievance-handling processes 
in our Code of Conduct and also have a whistle-blower policy in place for our employees to raise 
confidential concerns. 

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VOLUNTEERING AND CHARITABLE INITIATIVES

We believe that we have a responsibility to give back to our community and as such we enable our 
employees to take paid volunteering leave. In 2019, this paid leave offered 2,500+ volunteer hours 
for employees to give back to important causes. Our core focus in innovation means we are keen to 
support others who do the same. As such, our employee volunteer program operates in partnership 
with 10 x 10, a live crowd-funding organisation that supports innovative, grass roots charities across 
a wide range of sustainability issues. We are continuously evolving our charitable strategic direction 
and we intend to advance our efforts in areas that create shared value, including the promotion of 
financial health, small business mentorships and supporting the growth of females in tech.

CASE STUDY ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

CULTURE CLUB

US

Culture Club is a global 
committee that includes 
ambassadors from our various 
teams and geographies. The 
committee is dedicated to leading 
and driving our unique culture 
and instilling our values from the 
bottom up. Diversity and inclusion 
is a key focus for the Culture Club 
and has resulted in a number of 
initiatives and events being rolled 
out globally. 

In the US, the team created 
events to coincide with San 
Francisco’s LGBTQ+ Pride 
Parade. During that week 
they rolled out a number of 
initiatives including:

•  A sexuality and gender 

workshop 

•  A Pride newsletter 

•  A fundraising event 

•  Wig Friday

Approximately 70 employees 
and their friends and family 
participated in the 2019 
Parade March.

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Our Commitment to our Customers 

Millennials form the core of our customer base and they are turning away from traditional credit 
cards and debt due to general distrust and caution. This is demonstrated by credit card ownership 
rates in this core group being 37% lower than those of older generations and falling1. This trend 
is manifested in the Group’s own statistics, which show that 85% of our customers use their own 
money, not credit cards, to make repayments. Approximately 77% of millennials in Australia are 
using our service as a budgeting tool and they have different spending priorities compared to older 
generations1. For example1: 

•  Home ownership rates among young people are down 25% from 40 years ago; 

•  Young people are cutting back on alcohol and tobacco; and

•  They are instead spending more on public transport and private health insurance. 

Simply put, this group is reframing the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of spending — and they are choosing Afterpay 
because we fit this shifting consumer mindset. 

Afterpay has received a Roy Morgan Research Net Trust Score of 612, which was higher than all other 
Australian and international digital payments companies. This is a clear demonstration of the strong 
brand reputation we have with our customers and the trust they have in our service.

In March 2019, Afterpay conducted its own annual customer Net Promoter Score survey, which saw 
Afterpay continue to outperform relevant peer groups. We use this survey to track our performance 
and also to identify opportunities for improvement. Afterpay’s Net Promoter Score consistently sits 
above 80. 

RESPONSIBLE SPENDING AND CONSUMER PROTECTIONS  

Our Afterpay service is an alternative to traditional credit products that profit from customers being 
charged interest fees and revolving debt. Our proprietary platform verifies serviceability by requiring 
up-front payments for first time customers and low initial spending limits that only increase once 
positive repayment behaviour has been demonstrated. Our consumer protections include freezing 
accounts at the first sign of non-payment, relatively low spending limits, caps on late fees, and 
requiring each individual transaction to be approved. We protect our customers from being trapped in 
a cycle of debt by prohibiting debt rollovers or allowing payment to extend the debt. Customers have 
responded well to Afterpay’s service — we see around 95% of all payments made on time. 

Our business model is one where we do not seek to generate income from our customer, but rather, 
we partner with merchants who pay a fee when a transaction occurs. While we do charge customers 
a late fee if they fail to pay an instalment on time, these fees are relatively low, are capped and do not 
cover Afterpay’s costs as a result of failed repayments. 

Today, more than 90% of customers are repeat purchasers, which is a positive for Afterpay as our 
business model freezes out those who cannot pay on time. We are proud of the fact that more than 
80% of our income is derived from merchants and our late fee income is on a downwards trajectory. 
We are also pleased that our customer repayment profile is continuing to improve, with our gross 
losses declining from 1.5% in FY18 to 1.1% (pro forma)3 in FY19. 

What sets us apart from many other ‘buy now, pay later’ services is that we never charge interest and 
our late fees never compound — this is the complete opposite of the business model of traditional 
credit products.

1.  Review conducted by AlphaBeta Advisors with data supplied by Afterpay, IPSOS and illion (June 2018).
2.   Roy Morgan Research Base: Australians 14+; July 17-June 18 NPSSM and Net Trust Score is a service mark of Bain & Company, Inc., Satmetrix 

Systems, Inc. and Mr Frederick Reichheld.

3.  New Accounting standards adopted from 1 July 2018 impacted Afterpay income and receivables impairment expense. To enable comparability to 

prior year performance we have presented pro forma financials which remove the impact of the accounting standard changes.

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GROSS LOSS
PERCENTAGE1

1.5%

LATE FEES
PERCENTAGE1

40BPS

IMPROVEMENT 
(PRO FORMA2)

1.3%

40BPS

IMPROVEMENT

1.1%

0.0%

AASB 9 
IMPACT

1.1%

LIKE 
FOR 
LIKE

0.9%

FY18

FY19

FY18

FY19

Note: Change calculations may not equate due to rounding.
1.  Gross Loss and Late Fees are shown as a percentage of underlying sales in the period.
2.   New accounting standards adopted from 1 July 2018 impacted Afterpay income and receivables impairment expense. To enable comparability to prior 

year performance we have presented pro forma financials which remove the impact of these accounting standard changes

HARDSHIP

Customer trust and our customer-centric value proposition gives us a reason to exist. Supporting 
our customers is important to us, and we want to be there for them when times are tough. While 
the significant majority of payments from customers are paid on time, we understand that some 
customers may experience unforeseen life circumstances that place them in financial difficulty. 
As such, we have a hardship policy in place that provides customers, under a range of circumstances, 
with extra time to make repayments without having to incur additional fees. We have a dedicated 
hardship team and have been a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) since 
2016. We are proud of our track record on customer complaints. The most common complaint to AFCA 
about Afterpay, to date, has been around ‘denial of service’ — that is, those that have frozen accounts. 

We continue to identify initiatives that seek to further prevent our customers paying late fees or 
overcommitting to more than they can repay. 

Our Commitment to Continuous improvement 
in Corporate Governance

The Board is committed to having a governance framework in place that reflects the needs of the 
business now and into the future. We recognise that management of our risks and opportunities are 
critical to the long-term sustainability of our business and we are determined to continue integrating 
these issues into our purpose, strategic objectives, culture and values.

BOARD INDEPENDENCE

We are in the process of transitioning to a majority independent Board headed by an independent 
Chair. We are currently undertaking a rigorous process to recruit at least two additional independent 
Directors and an independent Chair. We intend to select people who will complement the skills of our 
existing Directors and are taking into consideration factors such as:

•  Ensuring we have the right mix of skills and experience;

•  Greater gender and cultural diversity; and 

•  The need to reflect the global nature of our company.  

The new Directors along with our existing Board members will help guide the strategic direction of 
the business and look to position the Group for long-term growth and continued success.  

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CUSTOMER CASE 
STUDY HEALTHCARE

We help customers manage their budgets and 
their health by providing an alternative way to 
pay and break down the barrier to treatment, 
especially for medical services that may not be 
covered by Medicare or are outside core private 
health insurance. This includes services such as 
dental, optometry and certain pharmaceuticals. 
Our offering is rapidly expanding deeper into the 
healthcare sector. We are partnering with more 
than 1,300 practices to deliver services to more 
than 43,000 customers.

“ WE WANT TO HELP 
MUTUAL BENEFIT“

SMBs DREAM BIG AND 
WE BELIEVE IN THE 
VALUE OF SHARED 
SUCCESS WITH 

FINANCIAL INITIATIVES  
(INCLUDING SMB MENTORING)

More than 90% of our merchant 
partnerships are with small and medium-
sized businesses (SMBs). We want to 
help SMBs dream big and we believe 
in the value of shared success with 
mutual benefit. Our Global Mentorship 
Program, targeted to SMBs, provides 
unparalleled opportunities for them to be 
recognised via digital platform marketing, 
global networking and participating in 
mentorships with some of the world’s 
most successful retailers. Merchants 
have experienced increased basket sizes, 
increased conversion rates, the addition 
of highly loyal or ‘sticky’ customers 
and consistently lower return rates. For 
example, Australian SMB merchants 
that were on-boarded in FY18 grew their 
basket size by approximately 8% in FY19. 
We will continue to expand our platform 
to provide further benefits to all of our 
merchants and continue to connect them 
with an even larger customer base.

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2019 — 2020DATA PRIVACY AND FINANCIAL CRIME

Ensuring our customers’ data privacy and security is one of 
our essential responsibilities in an environment of rapidly 
developing digital financial technology. We recognise that 
we have a responsibility to protect the privacy and security 
of customer and merchant data. Our information security 
teams employ a wide-ranging set of technologies, processes 
and programs to mitigate data security risks and safeguard 
the data entrusted to us by customers and merchants.

Compliance with regulatory requirements including those 
relating to financial crime, fraud and money laundering, is 
important to us. We are committed to working closely with 
AUSTRAC and all other regulators to identify opportunities 
to ensure our systems and processes continue to be fit for 
purpose as our business grows.

CLIMATE CHANGE

We acknowledge that climate change is a critical risk that is 
already affecting countries and industries globally, as detailed 
in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 
Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees.  

We understand the importance of considering the impact of climate change on the sustainability of 
our business and aim to be transparent with our investors and other stakeholders by disclosing on 
climate change-related data, including the reporting of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 

In the following table, we have included our FY19 Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions, our energy 
use and water consumption across 76% of our Australia and New Zealand facilities. We see this as a 
first step towards more meaningful disclosure in future years and intend to assess the materiality of 
our climate change-related risks and opportunities.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR

GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS

UNIT

FY19

Scope 11

Scope 22

Total

tCO2e

tCO2e

tCO2e

Carbon intensity per unit of revenue

tCO2e/Millions$A

Carbon intensity per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee

tCO2e/FTE

ENERGY USE

Electricity consumption

     Australia

     New Zealand

WATER CONSUMPTION

Total annual water consumption

MWh

MWh

MWh

kL

1.79

173.36

175.15

0.66

0.47

177.92

175.58

2.34

1,762

Notes: 
1.   Scope 1 – direct emissions from sources under our operational control in Australia and New Zealand, representing 76% of our emissions by FTE. 
2.  Scope 2 – indirect emissions from the production of electricity purchased to run own operations in Australia and New Zealand, representing 76% 

of our global emissions by FTE.

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Future Commitments 

Our approach to sustainability is based on delivering shared value and mutual 
benefit to all of our stakeholders. Our business model is inherently structured 
to create the most value for our shareholders when our customers and 
stakeholders prosper. Over the next 12 months, we will be evolving the way we 
approach sustainability and intend to develop a more structured approach to how 
we strategically integrate, report and disclose the positive impact that comes 
from our desire to do the right thing.

I LOVE AND ADORE @AFTERPAYUSA 
BECAUSE IT HELPS ME TO BE 
FINANCIALLY INTELLIGENT. I GET 
TO BUY THE THINGS I COULD ONLY 
WISH FOR AND MAKE SURE I’M 
SAVING AND TAKING CARE OF MY 
OBLIGATIONS! PLEASE, PLEASE, 
PLEASE ADD MORE STORES WITH 
THE #AFTERPAY OPTION!

IAMMIAR83

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““OPERATING 
& FINANCIAL 
REVIEW

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REVIEW OF GROUP 
PERFORMANCE AND 
FINANCIAL POSITION 

The Group has delivered strong financial results in FY19 as 
our brand and business model continues to resonate across 
multiple markets. The Group has achieved strong growth in total 
income and has maintained stable pro forma EBITDA, despite 
investments made to support the Group’s growth strategy.

Group Performance

The pro forma1 total operating income and other income for the Group for financial year ended 30 
June 2019 was $272.5 million, up 91% on the prior comparable period and driven principally by 
strong growth in Afterpay income (income from merchant fees). The Group achieved pro forma 
EBITDA (excluding significant items) of $35.5 million, a good result considering the significant 
investments made to support the Group’s global expansion. Other expenses (excluding significant 
items) increased to $117.2 million, up 153%. The Group reported a statutory loss before tax of $42.8 
million for the period as the Group continued to invest in technology, people and marketing to scale 
its operations in all regions.

SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS

FULL-YEAR

FY19

FY18

CHANGE2

CHANGE2

A$’000 (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

STATUTORY

PRO FORMA 1

$

Total operating and other income

264,112 

272,525 

142,345 

130,180 

Receivables impairment expense

Cost of sales

Other expenses3

EBITDA (excl. significant items)4

Loss before tax

(58,675)

(59,562)

(56,506)

(63,358)

(32,610)

(28,210)

(117,182)

(117,182)

(46,362)

28,693 

(42,786)

35,479 

N/A

35,163 

(7,586)

(23,896)

(35,148)

(70,820)

316 

~

%

91%

73%

125%

153%

1%

~

1.  The statutory results for financial year ended 30 June 2019 reflect the adoption of two new accounting standards; AASB 9 – Financial Instruments 

and AASB 15 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The adoption of these standards has affected the preparation of the Statement of 
Comprehensive Income (profit and loss statement) and the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (balance sheet). To enable comparison 
on a like-for-like basis with the prior comparable period (financial year ended 30 June 2018), in this report pro forma financial results are presented 
which remove the impact of these accounting standard changes.

2.  Change is calculated as the pro forma result for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 against the financial year ended 30 June 2018.
3.  Other expenses in FY19 comprises employment expenses of $51.4 million plus operating expenses of $73.2 million less significant items  

of $7.5 million.

4.  EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure that has not been audited but is a key financial metric used by management at a Group level. EBITDA (excluding 

significant items) is calculated by adjusting reported results for significant and non-recurring items. Pro forma EBITDA (excluding significant items) 
is calculated by adjusting reported results for significant and non-recurring items as well as the impact of the adoption of new accounting standards.

A reconciliation of loss before tax as presented in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive 
Income to pro forma EBITDA (excluding significant items) is set out in Figure 1 below. EBITDA is a 
non-IFRS measure that has not been audited but is a key financial metric used by management to 
operate the business at a Group level.

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FIGURE 1 RECONCILIATION FROM LOSS 
BEFORE TAX FOR THE PERIOD TO PRO FORMA 
EBITDA (EXCLUDING SIGNIFICANT ITEMS) 
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

6.8

35.5

30.5

28.7

A$M

7.5

(9.3)

11.1

(42.8)

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Business Service Performance 

AFTERPAY

Afterpay was the primary growth driver and contributor to total income for the Group. In the financial 
year ended 30 June 2019, pro forma Afterpay income (income from merchant fees) increased 
by 133% on the prior comparable period to $205.5 million. Other income (late fees) increased to 
$46.1 million from $28.4 million in the prior comparable period and declined as a percentage of 
total Afterpay income and other income consistent with the Group’s strategy and inbuilt consumer 
protections in the product.  

Key drivers:

PRO FORMA AFTERPAY INCOME1

OTHER INCOME (LATE FEES)

FULL-YEAR TO

30 JUN 19

30 JUN 18

$205.5M

$88.3M

3.9%

% Afterpay 
underlying 
sales 

4.0%

% Afterpay 
underlying 
sales

Afterpay  
Income

 133%

On prior 
comparative 
period

FULL-YEAR TO

30 JUN 19

$46.1M

18.7%

30 JUN 18

$28.4M

 24.4%

Late fees as % 
total Afterpay 
income and other 
income

 570 BPS2

% total Afterpay 
income and 
other income

% total Afterpay 
income and 
other income

On prior 
comparative 
period

Significant increase in Afterpay income was due 
to the strong performance across each region in 
which the Group operates. 

Other income (late fees) increased in the period as a 
dollar value primarily driven by the significant increase 
in underlying sales and customers utilising the platform.  

Importantly, due to active steps taken by the business, 
other income declined as a percentage of total Afterpay 
income3 to below 20% (18.7%).

Afterpay underlying sales (the total value of sales 
processed via the Afterpay platform) doubled in 
Australia and New Zealand, while the US performed 
strongly in its first full year of operation, and the 
recent launch in the UK produced pleasing results, 
albeit immaterial to the overall result. 

Afterpay income at 3.9% of underlying sales was 
broadly in line with the prior comparative period 
despite a higher contribution from less mature 
international markets with an earlier life-cycle 
customer and merchant mix.

1.   Pro forma financial results for the financial year ended 30 June 2019.
2.  Basis points change calculated as the financial year ended 30 June 2019 result less the financial year ended 30 June 2018 result.
3.  Late fees as a percentage of Afterpay total income (statutory)

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PAY NOW

Pro forma Pay Now revenue declined by $4.7 million to $20.9 million when compared to the prior 
period, largely resulting from the sale of the e-Services EU business line in October 2018.

Afterpay Platform KPIs

The financial results of the Afterpay segment were driven by a number of underlying key performance 
indicators. Underlying sales (the total value of sales processed through the Afterpay platform) was 
$5.2 billion in the financial year ended 30 June 2019, growing by 140% on the prior comparable 
period. This material growth in Afterpay underlying sales was driven by a more than doubling of 
active customers and active merchants, as well as increased usage of the Afterpay service by 
existing customers.

Key drivers:

AFTERPAY UNDERLYING SALES1

FULL-YEAR TO

30 JUN 19

30 JUN 18

$5.2B

$2.2B

140% increase in Afterpay underlying sales reflected 
continued growth across all channels in Australia and 
New Zealand (instore and online), the first full year of 
operation in the US, and small contribution from the UK 
business, which was launched in May 2019.

Afterpay 
underlying 
sales

 140%

On prior 
comparative 
period

AFTERPAY ACTIVE CUSTOMERS1,2

AFTERPAY ACTIVE MERCHANTS1,2

AS AT

Active 
Customers

AS AT

30 JUN 19

30 JUN 18

30 JUN 19

30 JUN 18

4.6M

2.0M

 130%

On prior 
comparative 
period

32.3k

16.0k

Active 
Merchants

 101%

On prior 
comparative 
period

Strong growth in customers adopting the Afterpay 
platform largely driven by the US (+1.7m) and ANZ 
(+0.9m).   

The 1.8m active customers as at 30 June 2019 in 
the US demonstrates the platform is resonating 
with a new customer base in a new region, after 
only launching the service in May 2018. 

Increasing number of merchants onboarded to the 
Afterpay platform in ANZ (+12k) and the US (+3.7k), 
reflecting an increase in both large enterprise 
retailers (which in turn drive new customer visibility 
and adoption) as well as a continued focus on 
onboarding SMB merchants (who are typically 
higher margin). 

1.  Unaudited information.
2.  As at 30 June 2019, defined as those having transacted at least once in the last 12 months.

Expenses & EBITDA

The Group’s pro forma EBITDA (excluding significant items) was $35.5 million in the financial year 
ended 30 June 2019, up 1% on the prior comparable period, remaining stable despite significant 
investments in establishing operations in new geographies.

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Key drivers:

PRO FORMA RECEIVABLES 
IMPAIRMENT EXPENSE 
(GROSS LOSS)1

OTHER EXPENSES  
(EXCL. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS)2,3

FULL-YEAR TO

30 JUN 19 

30 JUN 18

$56.5M

$32.6M

 1.1%

% Afterpay 
underlying 
sales

 1.5%

% Afterpay 
underlying 
sales

Gross loss 
% Afterpay 
underlying 
sales

 40 BPS4

On prior 
comparative 
period

FULL-YEAR TO

30 JUN 19

30 JUN 18

$117.2M 

$46.4M 

 2.2%

2.1%

% total 
underlying 
sales

% total 
underlying 
sales

Other Expenses 
% of total 
underlying sales
 10 BPS4

On prior 
comparative 
period

Receivables impairment expenses of 1.1% of 
Afterpay underlying sales, down from 1.5% in the 
comparative period reflects the Group’s continued 
focus and investment in risk management to reduce 
losses.

Increased investment in people, processes and 
systems, particularly to support growth of the US 
and UK businesses, as well as increased marketing 
spend to drive enterprise retailer adoption as a key 
element of the Group’s mid-term strategy.

PRO FORMA EBITDA  
(EXCL. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS)1,2

FULL-YEAR TO

30 JUN 19 

30 JUN 18 

$35.5M

$35.2M

Pro forma 
EBITDA  
(excl. 
significant 
items)
 1%

On prior 
comparative 
period

Maintained relatively stable (+1%) pro forma 
EBITDA (excluding significant items) as strong 
growth in operating income and stable margins 
in the Afterpay business was offset by continued 
investment in establishing Afterpay in the US and UK 
markets in line with the Group’s mid-term strategy, 
which was announced at the first half 2019 results 
announcement.

1.  Pro forma financial results for the financial year ended 30 June 2019.  
2.  Unaudited financial information.
3.  Other expenses in FY19 comprises employment expenses of $51.4 million plus operating expenses of $73.2 million less significant items of 

$7.5 million.

4.  Basis points change is calculated as the financial year ended 30 June 2019 result less the financial year ended 30 June 2018 result.

Financial Position

The Group’s net asset position increased to $648.5 million as at 30 June 2019, up from $183.6 million 
at the prior reporting date. Total assets were $820.5 million, an increase of $428.2 million which 
is primarily due to growth in cash and cash equivalents ($198.9 million) and receivables ($213.6 
million). Receivables have increased by $213.6 million to $452.7 million due to the continued growth 
in Afterpay underlying sales. Total liabilities as at 30 June 2019 were $172.0 million, a decrease of 
$36.7 million from the prior comparable period.

Debt and Funding

Total debt has decreased to $50.2 million as at 30 June 2019 from $161.6 million at the prior 
comparable period. The Group had a net cash position of $183.3 million at 30 June 2019, compared 
to a net debt position of $105.3 million in the prior corresponding period. The reduction in debt has 
occurred primarily due to proceeds from equity raises ($459.3 million) completed during the financial 
year being used to repay debt and partially fund receivables growth. 

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The Group’s capital management framework is designed to ensure that it is able to meet its funding 
requirements to support current and future growth. The Group has a diversity of funding by both 
source and maturity. The Group continued to develop its access to funding sources and maturity 
across the financial year ending 30 June 2019. 

As at 30 June 2019, the Group had the following funding sources: 

•  a $500 million receivables warehouse funding facility in Australia (nil drawn); 

•  a $49.7 million1 senior unsecured note in Australia (fully drawn); 

•  a NZ$20 million revolving cash advance facility in New Zealand (nil drawn); 

•  a US$300 million receivables warehouse funding facility in the United States (nil drawn); and 

•  $231.5 million of cash (excluding restricted cash of $2.0 million classified within Other  

Financial Assets). 

The total debt position comprised primarily of the $49.7 million senior unsecured note. Importantly, 
the Group’s warehouse funding facilities were undrawn at 30 June 2019, providing significant growth 
funding capacity. The Group has $946.9 million of undrawn committed facilities (in AUD equivalent 
value) to fund future underlying sales growth. The weighted average term to maturity across the 
Group’s funding facilities as at 30 June 2019 was 1.6 years.

1.  Drawn debt of $49.7 million as shown in the Statement of Financial Position (Note 12) is adjusted for capitalised borrowing costs and accrued 

interest. The senior unsecured notes have a carrying value of $50.0 million.

Note on Adoption of New Accounting Standards

The statutory results for financial year ending 30 June 2019 reflect the adoption of two new 
accounting standards; AASB 9 – Financial Instruments and AASB 15 – Revenue from Contracts with 
Customers. The adoption of these standards has affected the preparation of various line items in the 
Statement of Comprehensive Income (profit and loss statement) and the Consolidated Statement 
of Financial Position (balance sheet). To enable comparison on a like-for-like basis with the prior 
comparable period (financial year ended 30 June 2018), pro forma financial results are presented in 
this report which remove the impact of these accounting standard changes.

The table below provides a reconciliation of the financial results to the pro forma financial results 
across each key line item that has been impacted by the accounting standard changes.

RECONCILIATION FROM FINANCIAL RESULTS TO PRO FORMA RESULTS

A$’000 (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

Impact on income:

Afterpay income

Pay Now revenue

Total income

Impact on Afterpay NTL:

Net Transaction Loss

Impact on Pay Now cost of sales:

Cost of sales

Impact on EBITDA:

FULL-YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

UNADJUSTED

ACCOUNTING 
STANDARD 
CHANGES

PRO FORMA

247,017

17,095

264,112

4,617

3,796

8,413

251,634

20,891

272,525

(22,222)

2,167

(20,055)

(6,720)

(3,796)

(10,516)

EBITDA (excl. significant items)

28,693

6,785

35,479

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OPERATING & FINANCIAL REVIEW 
OUR BUSINESS & STRATEGY

The Group’s international expansion has continued 
in FY19, with the first full year of operations in the US,  
a launch in the UK, and Afterpay consolidating its  
market-leading position in Australia and New Zealand. 

UNITED STATES

The Group’s first full year of operations in the US has delivered merchant, customer and underlying 
sales growth beyond expectations. In a short period, Afterpay has become a leader in the US in what 
we do; which is a service that customers and merchants prefer over interest-bearing competitor 
products. We reached over $1.7 billion in annualised underlying sales based on the month of June 
2019 and now have approximately 2.1 million active customers1 and 4,700 active merchants1. 
Merchants are also increasingly attracted to the marketing and lead generation benefits of the 
Afterpay platform, with the US business reaching over 3.8 million retailer referrals in the month of 
July 2019 alone. During FY19, the US business achieved merchant margins that were broadly in line 
with the Australian business as a result of a higher contribution from small-to-medium businesses 
to total underlying sales. The US business has also achieved an improvement in losses through 
the optimisation of risk systems and growth in the returning customer base. Growth in the US is 
now supported by a dedicated US$300 million receivables funding facility announced in May 2019, 
which is able to fund in excess of US$4 billion of underlying sales. Afterpay is now partnering with or 
onboarding over 6,500 merchants2, which represent more than 10% of the online fashion and beauty 
industry in the US3. 

UNITED KINGDOM

The Group launched strongly in the UK, commencing operations in May 2019 under the Clearpay 
brand. UK customer additions reached over 200,0001 after 15 weeks of operations — exceeding 
the pace of growth experienced in the US over the same period. We are now partnering with or 
onboarding2 over 150 merchants1 in the UK. Underlying sales contribution of $5.6 million for FY19 
represented seven weeks of trading – Australia took 14 months to reach the same level. Our business 
model is resonating with key UK merchants including Boohoo, JD Sports and Pretty Little Thing. In 
this early phase, Clearpay is focused on the Group’s core segments of fashion and beauty, with a goal 
to broaden this base in the future. 

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

The Group’s leading market positions in Australia and New Zealand were reinforced in FY19, despite 
the increasing number of ‘buy now, pay later’ operators in the sector. The acceleration of the Group’s 
instore proposition has been a key feature of the continued strong growth in underlying sales in 
Australia and New Zealand. Instore cumulative underlying sales has now reached $1 billion and has 
contributed 18% to Australia and New Zealand’s combined underlying sales in FY19. 

New industry verticals and cross-border trade remain nascent opportunities for Afterpay in Australia 
and New Zealand. The Group entered into new verticals including healthcare and travel in FY19 and 
will continue to explore new segments and grow cross-border trade in FY20. 

1.  As at 23 August 2019.
2.  Includes active and signed merchants.
3.  Calculated using data sourced from Euromonitor.

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WE ARE INVESTING FOR GROWTH AND 
ARE TARGETING $20BN++ OF UNDERLYING 
SALES AND A 2% NET TRANSACTION 
MARGIN BY THE END OF FY22. 

MID-TERM STRATEGY

The addressable opportunity for the Afterpay platform globally 
is substantial. The immediate markets where Afterpay is present 
represent a $6 trillion opportunity, including an online contribution of 
$780 billion. The Group’s experience to date supports an accelerated 
investment in this global opportunity to maximise shareholder value 
including accelerating growth in the US, building our business in the UK 
and continued investment in Australia and New Zealand. 

Our execution path and expansion 
plan is based on maximising  
long-term shareholder value

INVESTMENT IN GROWTH AND 
CUSTOMER LIFETIME VALUE

TARGET 
$20BN++ GMV 
AND  
c. 2% NTM
(POST ACCOUNTING 
CHANGES) 
(END FY22)

FY20 
FOCUSED 
INTERNATIONAL 
EXPANSION

FY21 
CONTINUED 
PLATFORM 
GROWTH

FY22 
OPERATING 
LEVERAGE

STRONG MERCHANT 
AND CUSTOMER 
EXPANSION

EBITDA 
GROWTH

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STRATEGIC PILLARS

The Group’s four strategic pillars drive the strategic and 
operational priorities that underpin our mid-term strategy: 

GROW

PERFORM

INNOVATE

SCALE OUR NETWORK 
AMONG OUR CUSTOMERS 
AND MERCHANTS AS WE 
CONTINUE ON OUR MISSION 
TO BECOME THE WORLD’S 
MOST LOVED WAY TO PAY

DELIVERING 
STRONG FINANCIAL 
PERFORMANCE AND 
VALUE 

CONTINUED CUSTOMER 
AND MERCHANT 
INNOVATION OF 
OUR PRODUCT AND 
PLATFORM, REFLECTIVE 
OF OUR CORE VALUES 
AND DIFFERENTIATED 
APPROACH

DO THE  
RIGHT THING

ASPIRING TO DO 
THE RIGHT THING BY 
OUR PEOPLE, OUR 
COMMUNITIES AND ALL 
OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS

Our strategic pillars will drive the execution of the following priorities in FY20: 

•  Accelerate underlying sales growth. FY20 will represent only the second 
full year the Group has operated in the US and it will be the first full year 
of operations in the UK. These markets are still nascent opportunities for 
Afterpay, and there is significant potential to accelerate our online offering 
or expand into new channels and verticals. We continue to assess further 
international expansion opportunities. 

•  Invest in enterprise. The Group’s partnerships with large enterprise 

merchants are important to attract new consumers and drive our customer 
base. Co-marketing investments with enterprise merchants are typically high 
return-on-investment and will continue to be developed in a considered way 
to support platform growth.

•  Scale small-to-medium (SMB) businesses. Our platform connects millions 

of consumers with tens of thousands of small, medium and large businesses. 
The deep pool of SMB merchants presents a meaningful opportunity for 
the Group to grow in Australia and New Zealand and could support stronger 
margins globally. The Group adopts a strategic approach to identifying SMB 
merchants to work with, and investments will be made in technology and 
processes to accelerate onboarding of SMB merchants and maximise the 
SMB opportunity. 

•  Invest further in platform innovation. Driving loyalty and customer 

engagement will unlock further opportunities for the Group. Our focus is 
to increase our customer lifetime value by building on our existing strong 
engagement and creating new income opportunities. New innovative product 
features will provide consumers and merchants with new ways to engage 
on our platform. The Group is committed to enabling and investing in its 
innovation mindset and culture to support further platform innovation. 

•  Broaden base capabilities. The Group is committed to the continual 

development of a strong foundation in risk and compliance as well as 
business support and infrastructure. We have enhanced our capabilities 
in these areas with well-credentialed strategic hires over the past year in a 
number of our teams including technology, product development, risk and 
analytics, and compliance and assurance. We will continue investing in and 
developing our talent pool to ensure that the Group is well positioned to fully 
leverage its innovative culture.

ACCELERATE  
SALES GROWTH
MAXIMISE OUR GLOBAL 
MARKET OPPORTUNITY

INVEST IN  
ENTERPRISE
KEY BRAND 
RELATIONSHIPS 

SCALE SMB 
GROW INTERNATIONAL 
EXECUTION CAPABILITY 
AHEAD OF THE CURVE

INVEST 
FURTHER IN
PLATFORM 
INNOVATION

BROADEN 
BASE  
CAPABILITIES 
APPROPRIATELY

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OPERATING & FINANCIAL REVIEW 
KEY RISKS & CHALLENGES

The nature of the Group’s business and the pace of change in the sector in which we operate mean 
we have a number of opportunities to grow the business, but also a number of inherent risks and 
uncertainties. Some of these risks may not be within the Group’s control. 

The Board and Management are committed to continuously developing and improving strategies, controls 
and mitigations to support the delivery of sustainable outcomes for stakeholders in a rapidly changing 
environment. The Group has strengthened its risk and business development resources and processes 
while continuing to invest in improving its transaction integrity engine and expanding its service offering.

The material business risks for the Group are summarised below.

REGULATORY RISKS

The Group operates in a range of jurisdictions including Australia, New Zealand, the US and the UK, and 
may become subject to additional legal, regulatory, tax, licensing, compliance requirements and industry 
standards. These environments are constantly changing as a result of our geographic expansion. Changes 
in how the Group is regulated, or a failure (or alleged failure) to comply with legal obligations, could have 
a material adverse impact on revenues, profitability and the ability of the Group to operate or expand in 
accordance with its strategy. In particular, enforcement action by a regulator or a government agency 
could involve material fines or penalties, or a requirement to operate in a manner that restricts the Group’s 
desired business model.

Some of these regulatory risks could relate to:

•  Financial product regulation

•  Regulatory interpretation and exercise of discretions by regulators 

•  AML/CTF laws and compliance obligations 

•  Privacy laws

•  Compliance costs

Our response: We recognise that our business model was not fully envisaged by the law and, as such, 
we are committed to continuing to work with regulators across all jurisdictions. We understand the 
importance of clear, transparent and timely communications with regulators. In FY19, we participated in 
the Australian Senate Inquiry, engaged with ASIC through their ‘buy now, pay later’ review process, and 
commenced the current ongoing AML/CTF audit. Compliance with regulatory requirements and company-
specific policies and procedures remain core to our operations and we are focused on continuous 
improvement in this area.  

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE RISKS 

The Group’s Afterpay service is a market leader in Australia in the ‘buy now, pay later’ sector. A number of 
operators currently offer ‘buy now, pay later’ services, as well as the transaction-processing technology 
solutions that our Pay Now service offers. Existing competitors, as well as new competitors entering 
the industry, both in Australia and offshore, may engage in aggressive customer acquisition campaigns, 
develop superior technology offerings or consolidate with other entities to deliver enhanced scale benefits. 
Such competitive pressures may materially and adversely impact the Group’s ability to retain and grow its 
merchant base and its customers in all markets, and therefore impact revenue and profitability.

Our response: We continue to differentiate our businesses from competitors and maintain focus on 
executing our mid-term strategy. This strategy includes further investing in the Afterpay platform, 
continued investment in high return-on-investment co-marketing opportunities, and maintaining a 

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fundamental innovation mindset to continue to provide mutually beneficial initiatives to customers and 
merchants. In the main, our competitors continue to offer interest-bearing products, which mimic the 
traditional credit industry – products that our target markets are averse to. 

BRAND REPUTATION AND PROTECTION RISKS

The Group’s strong brand reputation is critical to our ability to increase the number of merchants and end 
customers which in turn impacts our revenue and profitability. Damage to our brand could lead to a loss 
of key merchants and customers, or result in failure to secure new merchants or customers on favourable 
terms. A significant event or issue related to the Group’s activities or behaviours could have a negative 
impact on our strong brand position. The Group’s brand could also be impacted by negative sentiment 
towards the ‘buy now, pay later’ sector driven by competitor behaviours or services.

Furthermore, it is critical for the Group to protect our intellectual property in brands, software, systems 
and technology. A loss of that intellectual property, either by reason of unauthorised use or successful 
challenge by a third party, could have a material adverse impact on the Group’s financial performance 
and reputation.

Our response: We continue to communicate the core principles of our business model, including the 
consumer protections that we have in place, in order to differentiate our service from other ‘buy now, 
pay later’ providers. We have a Code of Conduct, a whistle-blower policy, and a strong culture focused 
on doing the right thing to mitigate against adverse events or issues that may impact our brand 
reputation. We take enforcement action to protect our intellectual property when we become aware 
of the unauthorised use of our brands; and we seek to register or otherwise protect our intellectual 
property as necessary. We are proud of the fact that Afterpay’s Net Promoter Score among our 
customers is consistently above 80. 

TECHNOLOGY RISKS

The Group must adequately maintain, develop and protect its technology to meet its future business 
needs. This includes ensuring its technology:

•  remains current: there is a risk that new products, technologies or alternative systems developed 

by third parties will supersede our technology. This may materially and adversely impact the Group’s 
revenue and/or profitability.

•  is effective: the Group’s business model relies on its technology to assess the potential for fraud and 
a customer’s repayment capability for each transaction in real time. The Group’s financial results are 
sensitive to net transaction losses, and a failure of our technology in this regard could have a material 
adverse impact on profitability. 

•  is easy to integrate: our technology and systems need to smoothly integrate and operate with 

various third-party systems and platforms, particularly websites, point of sale systems and other 
merchant systems.

•  has appropriate capacity: continued increases in transaction volumes may require the Group to 

expand and adapt its network infrastructure to avoid interruptions to its systems. Expansions into 
new offshore markets may require additional data centre capacity.

•  is protected: there is a risk that unauthorised use or copying of any of the Group’s software, data, 

specialised technology or platforms will occur.

The Group is also dependent on third-party technology systems, communication networks, banking 
and payment processing providers in the operation of its technology. Any failures or disruptions to such 
platforms may cause our technology to become unavailable. 

Our response: We have a technology strategy with processes, procedures and investment that take 
into consideration the mitigation of these technology risks. One of our strategic pillars is to innovate to 
deliver further opportunities for customers, and to connect merchants with even more consumers via 
our highly successful Afterpay platform. Innovation is part of our DNA and we will continue to make 
considered investments in the platform and technology talent pool. 

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DATA SECURITY RISKS 

Through the ordinary course of business, the Group collects a wide range of confidential and personal 
information. Cyber-attacks on the Group’s technology platforms could lead to breaches of such 
information. Any data security breaches or the Group’s failure to protect confidential and personal 
information could result in the loss of information integrity or breach the Group’s obligations under 
applicable laws or agreements; either of these may have a material adverse impact the Group’s financial 
performance and reputation.

Our response: We recognise that we have a responsibility to protect the privacy and security of 
customer data. Our information security teams employ a wide-ranging set of technologies, processes 
and programs to mitigate these risks in order to safeguard the data entrusted to the Group by customers 
and merchants. We have recently strengthened its capabilities in cyber security and data protection 
expertise through key hires.

MACROECONOMIC RISKS

The Group is exposed to several macroeconomic risks, such as retail trading conditions, employment 
rates, poor consumer confidence and weakness in local or global economies. Our business depends on 
customers transacting with retail merchants, which in turn can be affected by changes in general economic 
conditions. This could impact the Group’s ability to generate revenue and collect from customers. 

Our response: We regularly analyse and monitor economic and retail conditions and other relevant data to 
help mitigate the future impact on our Afterpay and Pay Now businesses. For example, our proprietary risk 
decision making rules are constantly reviewed and refined to mitigate credit risk on customer repayments. 
Having operations across multiple global markets also enables us to minimise the impact of any downturn 
in economic conditions or consumer sentiment specific to a local economy.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT RISKS

The Group has financing arrangements with a number of external lending partners to support the 
funding of purchases by customers. In the unlikely event of repayments not being made or certain terms 
and conditions not being satisfied under the Group’s facilities, lending partners may terminate their 
obligations.

Our response: Our capital management framework is designed to ensure that we are able to meet 
the funding requirements to support current and future growth. The liquidity, debt maturity profile and 
funding capacity of the Group are continuously monitored, and we continue to work on maintaining 
strong relationships with our funding partners.

KEY PERSONNEL RISKS

The Group’s ability to effectively execute our growth strategy depends on the performance and expertise 
of our key management personnel. The loss of key management personnel, or any delay in their 
replacement, may adversely affect the Group’s future financial performance. We also rely on being able 
to attract and retain highly skilled specialists across a range of areas, including technology which is a 
field where competition for talent is intense. The inability to retain, replace or grow our talent may have 
a material adverse impact on our ability to operate the business and develop and commercialise new 
features or services. 

Our response: We believe that having the right employee value proposition in place to attract and retain 
key personnel is important. Furthermore, having the right culture with shared values and a clear purpose 
is critical to the sustainability of the business. In order to attract the right people, we remain flexible on 
how we structure remuneration in order to compete with some of the most successful and innovative 
employers in the world. This is balanced with evolving our remuneration framework to reflect the 
maturity of the organisation and the expectations of shareholders.

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DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

The Directors submit their report on the consolidated entity consisting of Afterpay Touch Group 
Limited (Company) and the entities it controlled (Group) at the end of, or during the year ended, 
30 June 2019.

Directors

The names and details of the Group’s Directors in office during the financial year and until the 
date of this report are as follows. Directors were in office for the entire financial year unless 
otherwise stated.

•  Elana Rubin

•  Anthony Eisen

•  Nick Molnar

•  David Hancock

•  Clifford Rosenberg

•  Dana Stalder

Changes to the Afterpay Touch Group Board were 
announced in July 2019 (effective 1 July 2019). 

•  Anthony Eisen was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director.

•  Nick Molnar was appointed Global Chief Revenue Officer and remains on the Board as an 

Executive Director.

•  Elana Rubin was appointed as Independent Interim Chair. 

•  David Hancock’s role as Group Head will come to an end in line with the timing stipulated in 

David’s employment agreement, and he will step down from the Board at the conclusion of the 
2019 financial year-end matters.

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Information on Directors

ELANA RUBIN / INTERIM CHAIR, INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Interim Chair of Afterpay Touch Group since 1 July 2019

Independent Non-Executive Director of Afterpay Touch Group since 30 March 2017

Background and experience: Elana previously served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of 
Afterpay Touch Group, a position she held for more than two years. Elana has been a longstanding 
director of a number of public and private companies, with extensive experience in property, 
insurance and financial services. 

Other roles: Elana is currently a Non-Executive Director of ASX listed Mirvac Limited and Slater and 
Gordon Limited. She is also a director of several unlisted companies and/or government bodies. 
Elana was previously a Non-Executive Director of TAL Life and Bravura Solutions and was the former 
Chair of AustralianSuper and the Victorian WorkCover Authority. Elana has over 20 years’ experience 
as a Non-Executive Director.

Interests in Shares and Options: 

57,141 ordinary shares in Afterpay Touch Group Limited

ANTHONY EISEN / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director since 1 July 2019

Executive Chairman of Afterpay Touch Group 5 July 2017 – 30 June 2019

Background and experience: Prior to his current role, Anthony served as Executive Chairman of 
Afterpay Touch Group for two years. Anthony has over 25 years’ experience in investing, public 
company directorships and providing corporate advice across a variety of sectors. Prior to co-
founding Afterpay, he was the Chief Investment Officer at Guinness Peat Group (GPG). He was 
actively involved in a number of financial services, software and technology companies in which 
GPG was a major shareholder. Before joining GPG, Anthony was involved in investment banking, 
specialising in mergers and acquisitions. 

Other roles: Anthony is currently a Director of Foundation Life (N.Z) Limited and Stone & Chalk Pty Ltd.

Interests in Shares and Options: 

20,450,574 ordinary shares in Afterpay Touch Group Limited

1,500,000 unlisted options relating to equity awards under the Group’s legacy remuneration framework 
(refer section 5.4(a) and 7.4 of the Remuneration Report for further detail) with an exercise price of 
$1.00 per option and an expiry date of 31 December 2020

NICK MOLNAR / GLOBAL CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Global Chief Revenue Officer of Afterpay Touch Group since 1 July 2019

Executive Director of Afterpay Touch Group since 5 July 2017

Background and experience: Nick has extensive experience in online retail. Prior to co-founding 
Afterpay, Nick launched the leading American online jeweller, Ice.com, into Australia under the 
local brand Iceonline.com.au. Nick successfully grew Ice in Australia to become the largest online-
only jewellery and watch retailer. Prior to launching Ice, Nick was an Investment Analyst at venture 
capital fund M. H. Carnegie & Co., where he was primarily responsible for growth stage investment 
opportunities in the technology sector. Nick holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Sydney University.

Interests in Shares and Options: 

20,450,574 ordinary shares in Afterpay Touch Group Limited

1,500,000 unlisted options relating to equity awards under the Group’s legacy remuneration framework 
(refer section 5.4(a) and 7.4 of the Remuneration Report for further detail), with an exercise price of 
$1.00 per option and an expiry date of 31 December 2020

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DAVID HANCOCK / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Executive Director of Afterpay Touch Group since 5 July 2017

Group Head of Afterpay Touch Group 5 July 2017 – 30 June 2019

Independent Non-Executive Director of Afterpay Touch Group 30 March 2017 – 5 July 2017

Background and experience: David has over 30 years of broad experience in financial services. This 
experience includes being Chief Executive Officer of listed Tower Limited, Executive General Manager 
at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, with a variety of roles including capital markets, fixed 
income and equities. Prior to that, he served in senior investment banking roles at JPMorgan where 
he was a Managing Director. Previous to that, David spent approximately 10 years at Citi (formerly 
County Natwest) where he was Managing Director and Co-Head of Investment Banking.

Other roles: David currently serves as Chairman of FinClear Pty Ltd and has previously been a Director 
of ASX listed companies Tower Limited, Elmo Software Limited and Freedom Insurance Group Ltd.

Interests in Shares and Options: 

950,000 ordinary shares in Afterpay Touch Group Limited

200,000 unlisted options relating to equity awards under the Group’s legacy remuneration framework  
(refer section 5.4(a) and 7.4 of the Remuneration Report for further detail), with an exercise price of 
$1.00 per option and an expiry date of 31 December 2020

2,699,087 unlisted options relating to equity awards under the Group’s legacy remuneration framework  
(refer section 5.4(a) and 7.4 of the Remuneration Report for further detail), with an exercise price of 
$2.70 per option and an expiry date of 1 September 2022

CLIFFORD ROSENBERG / INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Independent Non-Executive Director of Afterpay Touch Group since 30 March 2017  

Background and experience: Clifford has spent more than 20 years working at digital companies 
leading innovation and change in the industry both as an entrepreneur and senior executive. Clifford 
was previously a senior executive at LinkedIn, serving as the Managing Director of LinkedIn for South 
East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Prior to LinkedIn, Clifford was Managing Director at Yahoo 
Australia and New Zealand, and previously the founder and Managing Director of iTouch Australia 
and New Zealand, one of the biggest mobile content and application service providers in Australia. 
Prior to iTouch Clifford was the Head of Strategy for Vodafone Australasia. Clifford has a Bachelor of 
Business Science (Honours) and a Master of Science in Management.

Other roles: Clifford is also a Non-Executive Director of ASX listed companies Nearmap Ltd, A2B 
Australia Limited and Technology One Limited. Clifford has previously been a Director of ASX listed 
companies IXUP Limited and Pureprofile Ltd.

Interests in Shares and Options: 

650,574 ordinary shares in Afterpay Touch Group Limited

700,000 unlisted options relating to equity awards under the Group’s legacy remuneration framework  
(refer section 7.4 of the Remuneration Report for further detail), with an exercise price of $0.20 per 
option and an expiry date of 1 September 2020

200,000 unlisted options relating to equity awards under the Group’s legacy remuneration framework  
(refer section 7.4 of the Remuneration Report for further detail), with an exercise price of $1.00 per 
option and an expiry date of 31 December 2020

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DANA STALDER / INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Independent Non-Executive Director of Afterpay Touch Group since 24 January 2018

Background and experience: Dana is a General Partner with Matrix Partners, a global technology 
focused venture capital firm, where he focuses primarily on FinTech, Consumer Marketplaces, and 
Enterprise Software investing.  Dana has over 20 years of experience as a technology company 
operator and investor, with leadership experience cutting across multiple disciplines including sales, 
marketing, finance, technology and product management at companies such as Netscape, eBay and 
PayPal. Dana holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Santa Clara University.

Other roles: Dana currently serves on the Board of Directors of several private US-based technology 
companies.

Interests in Shares and Convertible Notes: 

Dana is a General Partner in Matrix Partners, which is the general partner of Matrix Partners X, L.P. and 
Weston & Co. X LLC, however he does not have a relevant interest in the APT shares and convertible 
notes held by those two entities

Matrix Partners X, L.P. –  2,717,394 ordinary shares in Afterpay Touch Group and 1 convertible note

Weston & Co X LLC – 163,032 ordinary shares in Afterpay Touch Group and 1 convertible note

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS / GENERAL COUNSEL AND COMPANY SECRETARY

General Counsel and Company Secretary since 17 September 2018 

Background and experience: Christopher has over 15 years’ experience as a corporate, commercial 
and regulatory lawyer with leading Australian and international organisations. Prior to his 
appointment, Christopher was Deputy General Counsel at Tabcorp Limited and previously established 
the Global Legal Operations function at fast-fashion retailer ASOS.com in London. Christopher is a 
member of the Association of Corporate Counsel GC100, Law Institute of Victoria and Governance 
Institute of Australia.

“

AFTERPAY HAS 
TO BE THE BEST 
THING ON EARTH

GEORGIE RENEE

1

“

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Meetings of Directors

During the financial year ended 30 June 2019, Afterpay Touch Group Limited held 26 meetings of 
the Board of Directors, of which 11 were standard scheduled Board meetings and 15 were held 
to discuss special business. Special Board meetings were often called at short notice to address 
significant emerging issues.

The attendance of the Directors at meetings of the Board and standing Board Committees during the 
year in review were as follows:

BOARD

COMMITTEES

SCHEDULED

SPECIAL

AUDIT, RISK AND 
COMPLIANCE 

REMUNERATION AND 
NOMINATION 

AML/CTF REVIEW 
SUB-COMMITTEE 4 

ELIGIBLE 1 ATTENDED ELIGIBLE 1 ATTENDED ELIGIBLE 1 ATTENDED ELIGIBLE 1 ATTENDED ELIGIBLE 1 ATTENDED

Anthony Eisen

David Hancock

Nick Molnar

Elana Rubin

Clifford Rosenberg

Dana Stalder

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

9

15

15

15

15

15

15

14 3

13 3

11 3

14

11

10

-

-

-

8

8

8

8 2

8 2

7 2

8

8

7

-

-

-

1 5

1 5

-

1 2

1 2

1 2

1

1

1 2

4

4

-

4

-

-

4

4

-

4

-

-

1.   The number of meetings held during the time the Director was a member of the Board or of the relevant Committee.
2.   Denotes the Director is not a member of the relevant committee.
3.   Denotes Anthony did not attend one meeting as he had a material personal interest in the substantive matter discussed during the relevant meetings, 
David did not attend two meetings as he had a material personal interest in the substantive matter discussed during the relevant meetings, and Nick 
did not attend one meeting as he had a material personal interest in the substantive matter discussed during the relevant meetings.

4.   The AML/CTF Review Sub-Committee was established on 19 June 2019. 
5.  In addition to discussions at Remuneration and Nomination Committee meetings, remuneration related matters were also discussed on a number of 
occasions at full Board meetings due to the strategic importance to the Group of its personnel. These discussions are not included in the number of 
Remuneration and Nomination Committee meetings.

As at the date of this report, the Group has an Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, Remuneration 
and Nomination Committee and AML/CTF Review Sub-Committee of the Board of Directors. The 
members of each committee are as follows:

AUDIT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

REMUNERATION AND NOMINATION COMMITTEE

AML/CTF REVIEW SUB-COMMITTEE 1

Dana Stalder (Chair)

Clifford Rosenberg

Elana Rubin

Clifford Rosenberg (Chair)

Elana Rubin (Chair)

Elana Rubin

Anthony Eisen

David Hancock

Christopher Stevens

Damian Kassabgi

Leon Zwier

1.   The Committee was established on 19 June 2019.

Principal Activities

The principal activities of the Afterpay Touch Group are to provide technology-driven payments 
solutions for consumers and businesses through its Afterpay and Pay Now services and businesses.  

Financial Result 

The Group reported a statutory loss of $43.8 million after tax for the 12 months ended 30 June 2019 
(2018: loss of $9.0 million after tax).

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Operating and Financial Review

The Operating and Financial Review on Pages 20 to 31 forms part of this Directors’ Report and sets 
out:

•  a review of operations during the year and the results of those operations; 

•  comments on the financial position; and 

•  the business strategies of the Group

Any other detail on likely developments in the operations of the consolidated entity and prospects 
for future financial years have not been included in this report because the Directors believe it to be 
commercial-in-confidence and therefore likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the Group.

Significant Changes in the State of Affairs

In the opinion of the Directors, there were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the 
consolidated entity during the financial period, except as otherwise noted in this report.

Significant Events Subsequent to the End of the Full Year 

The Directors are not aware of any matters or circumstances that have arisen since 30 June 2019 
that have significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the consolidated entity in 
subsequent financial years, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the consolidated 
entity in future financial years.

Dividends

No dividends were paid to shareholders during the year. 

Share-based Payment Plans

Details of share-based payment plans are disclosed in Note 19 of the Financial Statements.

Sustainability 

The Group understands the importance of considering the impact of environmental and social 
factors on the sustainability of its businesses. The Group also understands there is heightened 
expectation from investors to report on climate change initiatives and metrics.

As a first step, pages 12 to 19 disclose some climate change information and sustainability initiatives 
that are in place across the Group. The Group sees this as a first step towards more meaningful 
disclosure in future years. The Group is intending to conduct an assessment of the materiality of 
its climate-related risks and opportunities as well as develop a sustainability framework that allows 
the measurement, monitoring and improvement of performance on climate risks. Progress on the 
sustainability framework will be disclosed in the FY20 Annual Report.

The Group also confirms that it is not subject to any particular or significant environmental legislation 
under a law of the Commonwealth, State or Territory law of Australia.  

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Corporate Governance

In recognising the need for the highest standards of corporate behaviour and accountability, the 
Directors support and have adhered to the principles of corporate governance.

The Board monitors the operational and financial position and performance of Afterpay Touch 
Group and oversees its business strategy, including approving the strategic goals of the Group and 
considering and approving its annual business plan and associated budget. The Board is committed 
to generating appropriate levels of shareholder value and financial return, and achieving the growth 
and success of the Group. In conducting the Group’s business with these objectives, the Board seeks 
to ensure that the Group is properly managed to protect and enhance shareholder interests and that 
the Group, its Directors, officers and personnel operate in an appropriate environment of corporate 
governance. Accordingly, the Board has adopted a framework of corporate governance including risk 
management practices and internal controls that it believes appropriate for the Group’s businesses. 
Details of the Group’s key policies and the charters for the Board and each of the committees are 
available at www.afterpaytouch.com

Remuneration Report

The Remuneration Report set out on pages 42 to 67 forms part of this Directors’ Report. 

Insurance of Directors and Officers

During the year, the Group paid a premium for a Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Policy. This 
policy covers Directors and Officers of the Group and the Consolidated entity. In accordance with 
normal commercial practices under the terms of the insurance contracts, the disclosure of the nature 
of the liabilities insured against and the amount of the premiums are prohibited by the policy.

Indemnification of Auditors

To the extent permitted by law, the Group has agreed to indemnify its auditors, Ernst & Young, as part 
of the terms of its audit engagement agreement against claims by third parties arising from the audit 
(for an unspecified amount). No payment has been made to indemnify Ernst & Young during or since 
the financial year.

Proceedings on Behalf of the Group

No person has sought to bring proceedings on behalf of the Group, and the Group is not a party 
to any proceedings, for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the Group for any such 
proceedings, or for a particular step in any such proceedings.

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Non-Audit Services

The Group may decide to employ the auditor on assignments additional to their statutory audit 
duties where the auditor’s expertise and experience with the Group and/or the consolidated entity are 
important.

The Board of Directors has considered the position and, in accordance with the advice received from 
the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, is satisfied that the provision of the non-audit services 
is compatible with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations 
Act 2001. The Directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit services by the auditor, as set out 
below, did not compromise the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for 
the following reasons:

•  all non-audit services have been reviewed by the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee to ensure 

they do not impact the impartiality 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, including reviewing or auditing the 
auditor’s own work, acting in a management or a decision making capacity for the Group, acting as 
advocate for the Group or jointly sharing economic risk and rewards.

Details of the audit and non-audit fees paid or payable for services provided by the auditor of the 
parent entity, and its related practices, are detailed in Note 23. 

Auditor Independence

A copy of the Auditors’ Independence Declaration as required under Section 307C of the Corporations 
Act 2001 is included in this Report.

Rounding Off of Amounts 

The amounts contained in this report and in the financial report have been rounded to the nearest 
$1,000 (unless otherwise stated) under the option available to the Group under ASIC Corporations 
(Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) Instruments 2016/191. The Group is an entity to which the 
legislative instrument applies.

This report is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.

Elana Rubin

Independent Interim Chair

Melbourne

28 August 2019

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REMUNERATION 
REPORT

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1  Executive summary

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Afterpay Touch 
Group Limited (the Group), we are pleased to present 
the FY19 Remuneration Report (Report). 

Our people are our greatest asset and our business is all about human connection. We value our 
people and seek to provide a workplace that delivers high employee engagement and satisfaction. 
We have a high-performing culture that supports our pace of growth and global expansion 
achievements and future aspirations. It is our fundamental belief that the behaviour and performance 
of all employees should be aligned with our values and expectations to drive business performance. 
We embrace diversity and promote an inclusive culture to ensure we can continue to innovate by 
listening to our people and their ideas.

1.1  FY19 – GLOBAL EXPANSION, RENEWED LEADERSHIP

FY19 saw the continued evolution of the Group from a start-up, Australian-focused business to a 
company delivering its Afterpay service to an increasingly global customer base. Since the Group’s 
initial public offering only approximately three years ago, the Group has undergone a period of rapid 
growth, which has today positioned the Group as an emerging global technology company in a new 
sector. During FY19, the Group achieved a number of important milestones in its aspiration to be the 
“world’s most loved way to pay”. The Group continued to expand its customer and retail network in 
its home market of Australia; take up of the Afterpay service in the US exceeded expectations in the 
first full year of operations; and the Afterpay service was successfully launched in the UK under the 
Clearpay name. The Group also achieved exceptional growth in respect of key financial and non-
financial indicators, which are set out in section 5.

At Afterpay Touch Group, we are focused on never losing sight of our key stakeholders (including 
customers, merchants, shareholders and other external parties) and on ensuring we meet regulatory, 
market and community expectations. In July 2019, the Group announced important changes to its 
Board and executive leadership team to further enhance our governance practices and executive 
talent pool, as well as to support the execution of the Group’s mid-term strategy and delivery of value 
to our shareholders. As part of a commitment to evolve the independence and capabilities of our 
Board, independent Non-Executive Director Elana Rubin was appointed as Independent Interim Chair 
from 1 July 2019 and a global search has commenced to recruit at least two additional independent 
Directors and an independent Chair. Co-Founders and Executive Directors Anthony Eisen and Nick 
Molnar assumed new roles as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, and Global Chief 
Revenue Officer and Executive Director respectively, and remain fully committed to the business and 
as excited as ever to execute on the Group’s global growth plan. Refer section 3 for further detail.

As the Group has grown, there have been a number of regulatory reviews into the ‘buy now, pay 
later’ segment, including an ASIC review and a Senate Inquiry, both of which recognised the Group’s 
business model as different to traditional credit. In late FY19, the Group’s subsidiary (Afterpay Pty 
Ltd) received a notice from AUSTRAC requiring it to appoint an external auditor to carry out an audit 
in respect of its AML/CTF compliance. The Board takes its regulatory responsibilities very seriously 
and welcomes the opportunity to continue to work closely and constructively with all regulators.

In light of the ongoing AUSTRAC matter, while the Board has assessed performance against the 
FY19 short term incentive (STI) measures, the Executive Key Management Personnel (KMP) have 
volunteered for their STI awards to be withheld until the outcomes of the final report of the external 
audit are released in November 2019. The Board reserves its discretion to make any adjustments to 
final STI outcomes for the Executive KMP as appropriate, to reflect the outcomes of the AUSTRAC 
audit. Consideration will be given to any impact on Non-Executive Director fees (if appropriate), 
following the final report of the AUSTRAC audit. 

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Refer below for further detail in respect of FY19 incentive outcomes and their link to Group 
performance. 

1.2  EXECUTIVE KMP REMUNERATION – OUR NEW FY20 FRAMEWORK

In only a few years, the Group has grown rapidly from an Australian-focused start-up in 2015 to the 
S&P/ASX 100 listed global company it is today. The Group’s executive remuneration arrangements 
have been reflective of its origins as a smaller company while balancing the need to attract and 
retain top-tier talent in a highly competitive global technology talent pool to deliver on our growth 
aspirations. In the global technology sector, in particular, service-based equity arrangements (e.g. 
option tranches) are common practice. These service-based equity arrangements have been 
successful in attracting and securing key talent that the Group would have not otherwise been able to 
attract. The Group does, however, acknowledge that our remuneration framework should be evolved 
to reflect the growing maturity and scale of the organisation and the expectations of shareholders.

The Board has listened and is committed to addressing stakeholder feedback. During FY19, the 
Board spent considerable time and effort developing a new framework with assistance from external 
advisors, that aims to strike a balance between the need to compete for world-class talent as well as 
meet the expectations of a top 100 S&P/ASX company.

The new remuneration arrangements will apply from FY20 and will be disclosed in detail in next year’s 
remuneration report.

Key features

Key features of the new framework include:

•  delivery of executive remuneration packages in four components being moderate fixed cash 
remuneration (comprising base salary and superannuation), an annual fixed grant of restricted 
stock units (RSUs), which vest in equal parts over three years subject to service, a moderate cash 
short-term incentive (STI), and a formal long-term incentive program (LTI) comprising annual 
grants of market priced options, which are subject to formal long-term performance hurdles tested 
over three years. Refer below for further detail as to how the new framework will apply to existing 
and new Executive KMP;

•  remuneration packages that are highly leveraged to the long term (as opposed to the short 

term) and equity (as opposed to cash) to generate strong alignment between Executive KMP 
and shareholders, encourage long-term sustainable decision making and support our objective 
of remaining competitive for talent in the US market and unlisted technology segments. The 
fixed cash remuneration component is positioned below market in recognition of the annual fixed 
grant of RSUs (which serves as a retention device and aids in the attraction of key talent out of 
the global technology markets where service-based equity is common practice). The combination 
of these two elements (fixed cash and RSUs) comprises the ‘‘fixed remuneration’’ component of 
the remuneration package and is positioned at or around the median of total fixed remuneration 
of peer companies. Cash STI is also positioned low relative to peer companies, with the LTI 
component making up the majority of Executive KMP total remuneration. Our moderate STI and 
formal LTI programs are aligned to Australian listed market expectations and comprise the ‘‘at-risk’’ 
component of the remuneration package;

•  a new balanced scorecard approach used for the FY20 STI, which reflects the key value drivers 
of the business. Performance against each of the scorecard measures will be transparently 
disclosed to the market at the end of each financial year. From FY20, Executive KMP STI will 
be assessed against five key categories of measures, being financial (50%), customer (20%), 
merchants (10%), innovation (10%) and people (10%). Performance metrics and targets will be set 
at challenging levels in line with the Group’s mid-term strategy (refer section 2.5 for further detail;

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•  introduction of a performance-tested LTI. Annual LTI grants will be tested against two equally 

weighted measures, being absolute gross merchandise value (GMV) (i.e. underlying sales) (50%) 
and Afterpay net transaction margin (NTM) (50%) assessed over three years. Delivery of the LTI in 
market value options will also encourage a focus on the Group’s share price performance;

•  strengthening our consequence management mechanisms to set a clear ‘tone from the top’ 

and provide the Board with the ability to address any sub-optimal behaviour. Malus / clawback 
requirements will apply to all elements of the framework. In addition to overarching Board 
discretion, the STI will also be subject to a Board discretion modifier for ‘doing the right thing’, 
where the Board will consider regulatory and conduct issues, risk, brand and reputation, and the 
quality of financial results in determining final incentive outcomes and may make downwards 
adjustments (as appropriate); and

•  greater transparency of the Group’s employee incentive plans by satisfying new Awards under 

incentive programs in APT listed parent company equity going forward (refer sections 8.1 and 8.2 
for further detail).

Transitionary approach

•  all new employees joining at the Executive KMP level will commence on the framework and be 
eligible to receive all four elements (i.e. fixed remuneration (base salary and superannuation, and 
RSUs) and at-risk remuneration (cash STI and LTI) from FY20;

•  it is intended that the Co-Founders (Anthony and Nick) will forego any STI or RSU component 
under the new framework having regard to their existing shareholding and the vesting dates 
of legacy option grants which encourage a focus on long-term sustainable performance. They 
have also elected to remain on their current base salary until a review is conducted in FY20. Any 
participation in the LTI (as determined by the Board) will be disclosed in the 2019 Notice of Meeting 
(if applicable). Details of their FY20 remuneration packages will be disclosed once finalised; and

•  the CFO will transition onto the new STI scorecard approach for FY20 and onto the equity 

components of the new framework over time having regard to the vesting dates of his legacy 
option grants. The CFO will only receive fixed cash remuneration and STI for FY20 (i.e. he will not 
receive an LTI or RSUs in FY20) given he has a legacy option grant that is not yet vested.

Refer section 2 for further detail in respect of the new framework.

1.3  NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FEE REVIEW 

As part of continuing to evolve our Board composition and increasing our representation of 
independent Directors, the Group is currently undertaking a global search to recruit a new 
independent Chair and at least two additional independent Directors over the medium term to 
complement the skill sets of the existing Non-Executive Directors. 

The Group’s FY19 Non-Executive Director fees were set at a time when the Group was significantly 
smaller in market capitalisation, complexity and geographic spread, and as a consequence, Board 
and Committee fees are positioned well below market. As part of ensuring its Non-Executive 
Directors are competitively remunerated and the need to be market competitive to attract and retain 
new Directors (including overseas Directors), the Board undertook a review of Non-Executive Director 
fees (facilitated by independent market data provided by an independent remuneration consultant) 
during FY19.

Informed by this review, the Board determined that an increase to Non-Executive Director fees 
(effective from FY20) was appropriate. In addition, shareholder approval will be sought at the 2019 
AGM for an increase to the aggregate Non-Executive Director fee pool to provide sufficient flexibility 
to compensate an independent Chair and additional independent Director appointments (including 
overseas appointments) over the medium term.. Refer section 6.3 for further detail.

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1.4  FY19 INCENTIVE OUTCOMES AND LINK TO GROUP PERFORMANCE

Subject to the outcomes of the final report of the AUSTRAC audit, the maximum STI awards that the 
Executive KMP will be eligible to receive in respect of FY19 are set out in section 5.3(a), reflecting the 
Group’s exceptional performance across all regions. In particular, GMV (i.e. underlying sales), active 
customers and active merchants were up 140%, 130% and 101% on FY18 respectively; Australia 
and New Zealand continued to track strongly; and the performance of the US business significantly 
exceeded expectations.

In FY19, legacy one-off equity awards (in the form of options) vested for all four Executive KMP. None 
of these options were exercised by Executive KMP during FY19. Details regarding these awards 
were disclosed in the FY18 Remuneration Report. The options vesting with the Group Head in FY19 
received shareholder approval at the 2018 AGM. No new one-off equity grants were made during 
FY19 to Executive KMP. Refer section 5.4(a) for further detail.  

2  Our new FY20 remuneration framework 

2.1  COMPETING FOR WORLD-CLASS TALENT IN THE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SECTOR

Afterpay Touch Group is one of a small segment of ASX listed companies operating in the global 
technology sector and competing for world-class talent in a highly competitive global technology 
talent pool (particularly out of the US). The remuneration packages offered to top-tier talent within 
these markets are typically more highly leveraged to the long term than the Australian market, 
and often place greater emphasis on large one-off equity grants, a significant portion of which are 
typically subject to continued employment only rather than long-term performance hurdles. 

The Group’s executive remuneration arrangements to date (which have comprised low base salary, 
low cash short-term incentives and one-off equity awards (negotiated on a bilateral basis) subject to 
continued service and KPIs in some cases (refer section 5.4)) have been highly reflective of the need 
to attract top talent out of these markets (particularly as a cash-constrained company in the start-up 
phase) to deliver exceptional returns to our shareholders. 

However, as the Group is now a larger listed company with a much higher market capitalisation, 
the Board acknowledges that our existing remuneration arrangements need to evolve to meet the 
expectations of our stakeholders as a top S&P/ASX 100 company. 

During FY19, the Board undertook an extensive review of the Group’s executive remuneration 
arrangements for Executive KMP and engaged with a number of our investors and proxy advisers 
to understand their key concerns. Having regard to this feedback, the Board has developed a new 
framework (to apply from FY20) that aims to strike an appropriate balance between the need to 
compete for world-class talent out of the technology sector in different markets and meet the 
expectations of a top S&P/ASX 100 company. On the following pages, we set out further detail in 
respect of the new framework (which will be disclosed in detail in the FY20 Remuneration Report). 
We also set out below a summary of the key issues raised by stakeholders and how these have been 
addressed under the new framework. 

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2.2  STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS RAISED IN FY18

We set out below an overview of the changes we have made to address stakeholder concerns raised 
in FY18. 

STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS RAISED IN FY18

CONCERN RAISED

CHANGES WE HAVE MADE (FY20)

A lack of an overall strategy 
for remunerating executives 
(including no clear 
comprehensive LTI plan)

Lack of transparency 
particularly around STI 
measures, weighting and 
targets, making it difficult to 
ascertain whether measures 
are truly stretching

One-off equity grants were 
excessive with short vesting 
periods and no performance 
hurdles

•  From FY20, new Executive KMP will be remunerated under a consistent 

framework with packages comprising four elements, being moderate fixed 
cash remuneration, an annual grant of RSUs vesting in equal tranches annually 
over three years, low cash STI and a formal annual LTI program. The fixed 
cash remuneration and RSUs comprise the ‘‘fixed remuneration’’ and the STI 
and LTI comprise the ‘‘at-risk’’ remuneration in the package. Refer section 2.4 
for further detail as to how the new framework will apply to existing and new 
Executive KMP

•  Packages will be highly leveraged to the long term (as opposed to the short 

term) and to equity (as opposed to cash)

•  From FY20, cash STI will be tested against a balanced scorecard reflecting 

key value drivers in the business. The Group is committed to providing greater 
transparency in respect of STI measures under the new framework (including 
the reasons why they have been chosen) and performance against each STI 
measure when it discloses STI outcomes in the FY20 Remuneration Report

•  From FY20, the annual LTI program will be wholly performance tested against 

two key equally weighted metrics (being GMV (i.e. underlying sales) and 
Afterpay NTM) over a three-year performance period

•  Consistent with market practice, the LTI will also take the form of smaller 
annual grants of market value options (as opposed to large one-off equity 
awards)

•  One-off equity awards (negotiated on a bilateral basis) without long-term 

performance testing will not be part of the remuneration framework going 
forward

Lack of transparency as to 
dilution impact of equity 
plans

•  Going forward all new offers under Group Employee Incentive Plans will be 

satisfied by equity in the listed company rather than unlisted subsidiaries (refer 
section 8.1 and 8.2 for further detail on the US ESOP and UK ESOP)

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2.3  FY20 REMUNERATION FRAMEWORK – SNAPSHOT

1. OUR STRATEGIC PILLARS

GROW

PERFORM

INNOVATE

DO THE RIGHT THING

Scale our network among our 
customers and merchants as 
we continue on our mission 
to be the ‘world’s most loved 
way to pay’ 

Delivering 
strong financial 
performance and 
value 

Continued customer and 
merchant innovation of 
our product and platform, 
reflective of our core values 
and differentiated approach 

Aspiring to do the right 
thing by our people, 
our communities and 
all of our stakeholders 

2.  OUR EXECUTIVE KMP 

REMUNERATION POLICY 
& PRINCIPLES  

3.  OUR FY20 EXECUTIVE 
KMP REMUNERATION 
FRAMEWORK

ATTRACT, MOTIVATE AND 
RETAIN WORLD’S BEST TALENT

Ensure we are market competitive in 
attracting and retaining world-class talent 
from the global technology talent pool, 
with the skills and experience to drive 
the Group’s international expansion and 
returns for shareholders

ACTING LIKE OWNERS AND  
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE

Generate strong alignment between 
executive reward and shareholder 
outcomes

Drive an ‘ownership mindset’ among 
participants and encourage a focus on 
long-term sustainable decision making in 
the interests of all our stakeholders

STRATEGY LED AND  
CUSTOMER CENTRIC

Aligned with the Group’s key value drivers 
and strategic objectives

Support the Group’s high-performance 
culture and focus executives on delivering 
exceptional results and the best possible 
user experience for our customers

DOING THE RIGHT THING

Has the structure and transparency 
expected of a large ASX listed company 
going forward

Meets the expectations of our 
shareholders, customers, regulators and 
the broader community

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FIXED BASE SALARY + SUPER

Positioned below the median of peers (in recognition 
of annual RSU grant)

Annual review process with adjustments only for 
change in role or promotion, internal relativities and 
significant market changes 

RSU RESTRICTED EQUITY

Vesting in equal tranches over three years (subject to 
service at vesting dates)

Combination of fixed cash remuneration and face 
value of RSUs is positioned at or around the median 
of total fixed remuneration of peer companies

Subject to malus and clawback

STI BALANCED SCORECARD

Paid in cash at end of financial year

Positioned below median of peers

Subject to clawback and Board discretion modifier for 
‘doing the right thing’

LTI MARKET VALUE OPTIONS (100%)

PERFORMANCE TESTED AGAINST ABSOLUTE GMV  UNDERLYING 
SALES (50%) AND NET TRANSACTION MARGIN (50%)

LTI grants made annually 

Above market position (75th percentile)

Subject to subsequent performance testing over three years

Subject to malus and clawback

1 YEAR

3 YEARS

1 YEAR

3 YEARS

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2.4 FY20 REMUNERATION FRAMEWORK – MORE DETAIL

ELEMENT

DESCRIPTION

STRATEGIC, CULTURAL, TALENT LINK

F I X E D   CO M P O N E N T

FIXED CASH 
REMUNERATION

Fixed cash remuneration comprises base salary and 
superannuation

Fixed remuneration is positioned conservatively (albeit 
having regard to):

•  the individual’s role, responsibilities, skills, experience 

and performance levels; and

•  the remuneration levels offered by comparable 

companies with whom the Group competes for talent

RESTRICTED 
EQUITY 
(ANNUAL 
GRANT)

•  Instrument: restricted stock units (RSUs) (i.e. a right 
to a share upon satisfaction of vesting conditions) 
granted annually on a face value basis

•  Vesting period / conditions: three equal tranches 
vesting annually over three years (subject to 
continued employment)

•  Subject to malus / clawback and no dividend or 

voting rights over vesting period 

AT- R I S K   CO M P O N E N T

SHORT-TERM 
INCENTIVE

•  Instrument: cash

•  Performance period: financial year

•  Vesting conditions: balanced scorecard comprising 
financial (50%), customer (20%), merchants (10%), 
innovation (10%) and people (10%) – refer section 2.5 
for further detail

•  Subject to clawback and Board discretion modifier 

for ‘doing the right thing’ (i.e. downward adjustments 
for conduct, risk, regulation, reputation and brand, 
and quality of results)

•  Positioned conservatively (i.e. below the 
median of peers) in recognition of the 
annual RSUs component

•  Reviewed annually with adjustments only 
for change in role or promotion, internal 
relativities and significant market changes 
(not CPI / wage growth increases)

•  Restricted equity component generates 

strong alignment between executives and 
shareholders and provides a retention 
device for key talent (as vesting is subject 
to continued employment at vesting dates)

•  Combination of fixed cash remuneration 
and face value of RSUs is positioned 
at or around the median of total fixed 
remuneration of peer companies

•  To reward for achievement of stretching 
annual goals set in line with the Group’s 
mid-term strategy and reflecting key value 
drivers of the business to deliver returns 
for shareholders

•  Positioned below the median of peer 

companies (in favour of heavy weighting 
towards LTI)

LONG-TERM 
INCENTIVE

•  Instrument / allocation methodology: market value 
options granted annually using a Black Scholes 
methodology

•  LTI opportunity levels are positioned 

above market (i.e. packages are highly 
leveraged to LTI) 

•  Performance period: three years

•  Vesting conditions: GMV (i.e. underlying sales) 

– 50%, net transaction margin (NTM) – 50%, and 
subject to payment of exercise price. Refer section 
2.5(b) for further detail

•  Subject to malus and clawback

•  •To reward for achievement of challenging 
long-term goals, generate strong alignment 
between executives and shareholders, and 
encourage sustainable decision making in 
the long-term interests of shareholders

•  Market price options also encourage a 

focus on growing the Group’s share price 
and total shareholder return 

Under the FY20 framework, fixed cash pay is positioned low relative to peers in recognition of the annual RSU grant. The sum 
of these elements represents ‘‘total fixed remuneration’’ and is positioned around the median of peer companies. Cash STI 
levels are conservative relative to peers, with packages highly leveraged to the LTI. 

F Y 2 0   T RA N S I T I O N A RY   A P P R OAC H   –   N EW   A N D   E X I ST I N G   E X E C U T I V E   K M P

•  All new employees 

joining at the Executive 
KMP level will commence 
on the framework and 
be eligible to receive all 
four elements (as set out 
above) from FY20

•  It is intended that the Co-Founders (Anthony and Nick) 
will forego any STI or RSU component under the new 
framework having regard to their existing shareholding 
and the vesting dates of legacy option grants 
which encourage a focus on long-term sustainable 
performance. They have also elected to remain on 
their current base salary until a review is conducted in 
FY20. Any participation in the LTI (as determined by the 
Board) will be disclosed in the 2019 Notice of Meeting 
(if applicable). Details of their FY20 remuneration 
packages will be disclosed once finalised

•  The CFO will transition onto the new 

STI scorecard approach for FY20 and 
onto the equity components of the new 
framework over time having regard to 
the vesting dates of his legacy option 
grants. The CFO will only receive fixed 
cash remuneration and STI for FY20 
(i.e. he will not receive an LTI or RSUs in 
FY20) recognising that he has a legacy 
option grant that is not yet vested

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2.5  FY20 PERFORMANCE MEASURES

(a)  FY20 STI scorecard

In FY20, STI awards to Executive KMP will be determined based on an assessment of the balanced 
scorecard set out below (with threshold and target levels of vesting of 50% and 100% in respect of 
each measure). Our balanced scorecard reflects annual objectives aligned with our key value drivers 
and generation of long-term value for our shareholders (with the introduction of new measures 
relating to ‘innovation and ‘people’ to reflect their importance to our business).

Targets will be set at challenging levels to ensure Executive KMP are rewarded for exceptional 
performance. Specific details of how the Group has performed against each STI measure will be 
transparently disclosed in the FY20 Remuneration Report, once outcomes are known. 

In addition to retaining overarching discretion in respect of the FY20 remuneration framework, 
final STI outcomes will be subject to a Board discretion modifier whereby the Board may make 
downward adjustments (including to zero) for regulatory issues, conduct issues, brand and 
reputational issues, and non-financial and financial risk issues. In determining final outcomes, 
the Board will also have regard to the quality of the result in each category (facilitated by contra / 
supplementary indicators, including customer complaints and customer Net Promoter Score (NPS)). 

In addition, as part of its overarching discretion under the Plan, the Board may reduce final STI 
outcomes having regard to affordability considerations and the Group’s financial performance over 
the period.

FY20 STI SCORECARD

CATEGORY

MEASURES

WEIGHTING

RATIONALE

FINANCIAL 
(50%)

GMV (I.E. UNDERLYING 
SALES)

25%

EBITDA 

CUSTOMER 
(20%)

NUMBER OF ACTIVE 
CUSTOMERS

NET TRANSACTION 
LOSS (NTL)

MERCHANTS 
(10%)

NUMBER OF ACTIVE 
MERCHANTS

INNOVATION 
(10%)

ACHIEVEMENT OF 
FY20 PRODUCT 
DEVELOPMENT 
ROADMAP 
MILESTONES

25%

10%

10%

10%

10%

PEOPLE (10%)

eNPS  
(I.E. EMPLOYEE NET 
PROMOTER SCORE)

10%

Strong annual growth in our underlying financials, including 
GMV (i.e. underlying sales) and EBITDA, is critical to 
delivering long-term shareholder value

We are committed to putting our customers first and 
achieving our mission to be ‘the world’s most loved way to 
pay’. Execution of our mid-term strategy is underpinned by 
strong customer expansion annually. STI measures reflect 
both the number of customers as well as customer defaults

Expansion of our global merchant base and supporting more 
leading retailers is core to our long-term success. 

We are a platform. We are focussed on providing new 
and valuable experiences to customers and merchants. 
‘Innovation’ reflects achievement of key product, technology 
and network build milestones

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. A high-
performing and engaged workforce are critical to delivering 
superior returns for our shareholders. The Board will 
continue to review our people measure (and other STI 
measures) to ensure they are fit for purpose. 

Final STI outcomes will be subject to a Board discretion modifier for ‘doing the right thing’ and assessment of 
the quality of results.

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(b)  FY20 LTI measures 

The LTI component of the Group’s FY20 remuneration framework will be tested against two equally 
weighted measures, being GMV (i.e. underlying sales) and Afterpay net transaction margin (NTM) 
over the three-year performance period. These measures were selected as they align with the Group’s 
stretching mid-term strategy, are reflective of the key value drivers of the business over the long term 
and, in the Board’s view, strike an appropriate balance between growth and long-term profitability. 
Remuneration packages are also highly leveraged to the performance-tested LTI to encourage long-
term sustainable decision making in the interests of our customers and other key stakeholders. 

While a number of ASX listed companies have some form of share price measure in their LTI (e.g. 
relative TSR), the use of market value options under the LTI (with an exercise price based on Afterpay 
Touch Group’s share price at the time of grant) has an implicit share price hurdle. That is, executives 
are incentivised to drive share price performance in the interests of our shareholders, as the 
market price at the time of vesting will need to exceed the exercise price for the options to deliver 
any value to executives.  

We set out below the vesting schedule and associated targets in respect of GMV (i.e. underlying 
sales). Specific targets in respect of Afterpay NTM will be disclosed at the end of the performance 
period due to commercial sensitivity.  Specifically, a key component of Afterpay NTM is Afterpay’s 
revenue margin, which is the average price at which Afterpay negotiates its merchant contracts 
across the portfolio in any given period.

FY20 LTI MEASURES

MEASURE

DESCRIPTION

VESTING SCHEDULE

GMV (UNDERLYING 
SALES) 
(50%)

GMV (i.e. underlying sales) is a measure 
of the dollar value of total merchandise 
sold through the Afterpay platform.

Target (50% vesting) — $15B in final year of 
performance period

Maximum (100% vesting) — $25B in final year of 
performance period

Vesting on a straight-line basis between target 
and maximum levels of performances

Three-year performance period from 1 July 2019 
to 30 June 2022

AFTERPAY NET 
TRANSACTION 
MARGIN (NTM)
(50%)

Net transaction margin is a measure of 
gross profit margin (post-receivables 
impairment expense and receivables 
financing costs, pre-operating costs) 
generated by transactions on the Afterpay 
platform. A transparent disclosure of the 
calculation of NTM (that reconciles to the 
statutory accounts) will be provided at the 
end of the performance period. 

Target (50% vesting) – targets to be disclosed 
at the end of the performance period due to 
commercial sensitivity

Maximum (100% vesting) – targets to be 
disclosed at the end of the performance period 
due to commercial sensitivity

Vesting on a straight-line basis between target 
and maximum levels of performances

Three-year performance period from 1 July 2019 
to 30 June 2022. 

3  Who is covered by this report 

This Report outlines the remuneration arrangements in place for the Executive KMP of the Group in 
FY19, which comprises all Non-Executive Directors and senior executives who have authority and 
responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Group. The table below sets 
out the Group’s Executive KMP during FY19. 

As announced to the market in July 2019, the Group has made a number of changes to its Board and 
Executive Leadership Team (effective 1 July 2019), which are reflected in the table below.  

As part of its commitment to evolving its Board, the Group’s Board appointed independent Non-
Executive Director Elana Rubin as Independent Interim Chair and a global search is underway to 

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appoint at least two additional independent Directors and an independent Chair (refer section 6.1 for 
further detail on composition of the Board).

Anthony Eisen (Co-Founder and Executive Chairman in FY19) will continue to lead the Group in a 
newly formed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director role, and will focus on managing the 
global business and overseeing management of the Group’s operations. Nick Molnar (Co-Founder, 
Executive Director and CEO of Afterpay in FY19) will maintain his focus on managing the US business 
and building global merchant relations in his new role as Global Chief Revenue Officer and Executive 
Director.

Our Group Head and Executive Director, David Hancock (who has played a key role in the integration 
of Afterpay and Touchcorp and the successful development of Afterpay Touch GroupGroup) will step 
down from the Board at the conclusion of 2019 financial year matters. In line with his contractual 
arrangements, the role of Group Head will also come to an end and David will facilitate the transition 
of his role to the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, and other members of the leadership 
team over a period of up to 12 months. 

The Group was also pleased to announce the appointment of Frerk-Malte Feller (Malte) (effective 1 
July 2019) in a newly created Global Chief Operating Officer role. Malte brings extensive experience in 
fast growing, global technology enterprises to the Group’s leadership team, including Facebook, eBay 
and PayPal. Malte is expected to be an Executive KMP for FY20.

KMP DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD

KMP

EXECUTIVE KMP

Anthony Eisen1

David Hancock2

Nick Molnar3

Luke Bortoli

POSITION

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Group Head and Executive Director

Global Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Director

Global Chief Financial Officer

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Clifford Rosenberg

Director

Elana Rubin4

Dana Stalder

Independent Interim Chair

Director

TERM AS KMP

Full Year

Full Year

Full Year

Full Year 

Full Year

Full Year

Full Year 

1.  Anthony Eisen held the role of Executive Chairman during the 2019 financial year i.e. until 30 June 2019. Anthony ceased in his role as Executive 

Chairman on 30 June 2019 and assumed the role of Chief Executive Offer and Managing Director effective 1 July 2019.

2.  David Hancock held the position of Group Head and Executive Director during the 2019 financial year i.e. until 30 June 2019. David will transition his 
role to the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director and other members of the leadership team over a period of up to 12 months and will step 
down from the Board at the conclusion of 2019 financial year matters.

3.  Nick Molnar held the position of Executive Director and CEO, Afterpay during the 2019 financial year i.e. until 30 June 2019. Nick assumed the role of 

Global Chief Revenue Officer (reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director) effective 1 July 2019.

4.  Elana Rubin was appointed as Independent Interim Chair, effective 1 July 2019.

4  Executive KMP Remuneration Framework FY19 – snapshot

As noted in section 2.3, Executive KMP remuneration is designed to support the Group’s 
organisational strategy and key value drivers, align remuneration outcomes with the shareholder 
experience, encourage an ownership mindset among Executive KMP, and support the attraction, 
motivation and retention of the world’s best talent from the global technology talent pool.  

As set out in the table below, total annual remuneration for Executive KMP during FY19 included 
a moderate fixed remuneration component (comprising base salary and superannuation) and a 
moderate cash STI (subject to achievement of performance conditions), which Executive KMP 
volunteered to be withheld by the Board in light of the ongoing AUSTRAC matter (refer section 5.3(a) 
for further detail). The Executive KMP have legacy one-off equity awards vesting in FY19, which were 
negotiated on a bilateral basis and have previously been disclosed to shareholders. No new one-off 
equity awards were made to Executive KMP during FY19 (as the Group transitions to its new annual 
LTI program – refer section 2 for further detail in respect of the new FY20 remuneration framework 
and the transitionary approach in respect of new and existing Executive KMP).

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ELEMENTS OF EXECUTIVE KMP REMUNERATION IN FY19

ELEMENT

DESCRIPTION

STRATEGIC LINK

FIXED 
REMUNERATION

Fixed remuneration comprises base salary and 
superannuation (and, in some cases, other benefits 
such as relocation allowances). 

Fixed remuneration is set having regard to:

•  the individual’s role, responsibilities, skills, 
experience and performance levels; and

•  the remuneration levels offered by comparable 
companies with whom the Group competes for 
talent. 

Refer section 5.2 for further detail. 

SHORT TERM 
INCENTIVE

Executive KMP participate in the Group’s  
short-term incentive (STI) program. 

•  Instrument: cash awarded annually if 

performance conditions are met 

•  Performance measures: achievement of 

challenging financial and non-financial key 
performance indicators (KPIs) tied to the Group’s 
key strategic drivers. 

Refer section 5.3 for further detail. 

Fixed remuneration is ongoing remuneration in 
recognition of day-to-day accountabilities.

The Group positions fixed remuneration 
conservatively (albeit at market competitive 
levels) relative to companies with a similar 
market capitalisation in favour of higher at-risk 
components.

Cash STI is positioned conservatively relative 
to peers (in favour of long-term equity based 
awards). 

The STI is intended to motivate and reward 
executives for delivering exceptional 
performance over the short term.

STI performance measures and targets are tied 
to the key value drivers of the business and the 
Group’s core strategic objectives, and are set at 
challenging levels to drive performance in the 
interests of our shareholders.

LEGACY ONE-
OFF EQUITY 
AWARDS

Executive KMP were eligible to receive one-off 
equity awards (in the form of options, loans 
shares or rights) at the time they commenced 
employment with the Group. The Executive KMP 
have legacy awards vesting in FY19 (in the form 
of options). No new one-off grants were made in 
FY19.

•  Instrument: legacy awards on foot for Executive 
KMP comprise options (which vest subject to 
payment of strike price)

•  Performance / vesting conditions: subject to 

The Group’s legacy one-off equity award 
arrangements reflected the need to compete for 
talent as a small company with limited financial 
resources and in the global technology sector 
where these arrangements are commonly 
used. Global technology markets are highly 
competitive for talent and place a greater 
emphasis on at-risk, equity based remuneration 
than is typical among ASX listed companies.

The one-off equity awards generate a strong 
alignment with the shareholder experience.

continued employment at the end of the vesting 
period and payment of exercise price (and KPIs 
in some cases, aligned with the Group’s key 
strategic pillars and generation of long-term 
value to shareholders)

One-off awards also provided a strong retention 
hook for key talent during the start-up phase by 
requiring that Executive KMP remain employed 
until the end of the vesting period to realise the 
incentive.  

•  Vesting period: varied per individual. Options 

typically vest in two or three equal tranches after 
one, two and three years following the grant date 
(as appropriate).  

Refer section 5.4 for further detail. 

5  Executive KMP Remuneration Framework – FY19 outcomes

5.1  OVERVIEW OF COMPANY PERFORMANCE 

The Group is committed to ensuring a strong alignment between the Group’s performance and 
shareholder experience, and what is paid to its executives in remuneration. During the Reporting 
Period, the Group achieved exceptional growth in respect of key financial and non-financial indicators 
set out in the table below. Group performance is only shown from 1 July 2017 as the Group was only 
formed in June 2017. 

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FY19 GROUP PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO FY18

A$M (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

Share price performance as at y/e ($/sh)

Total dividends paid 

GMV (i.e. underlying sales)

Active customers (m)

Active merchants (‘000s)

Total income3

Afterpay NTM

EBITDA (excluding significant items)

FY19

25.07

0

FY19 PRO FORMA 
(EXCL. ACC. 
CHANGES)1

25.07

0

FY18

9.35

0

5,247.2

5,247.2

2,184.6

4.6

32.3

264.1

119.3

28.7

4.6

32.3

272.5

126.1

35.5

2.0

16.0

142.3

55.7

35.2

CHANGE2 %

168%

0%

140%

130%

101%

91%

126%

1%

1.  New accounting standards adopted from 1 July 2018 impacted Afterpay income, Pay Now revenue and receivables impairment expense. To enable 
comparability to prior year performance, the Group has presented pro forma financials, which remove the impact of these accounting standard 
changes. Total income, Afterpay NTM and EBITDA are the only three items in the table above impacted by the new accounting standards and for 
which pro forma financials have been presented.

2.  Change percentage based on FY19 pro forma compared to FY18.
3.  Total income comprises Afterpay income, other income (late fees) and Pay Now revenue.

The Group’s share price increased materially during the Reporting Period when compared to the 
benchmark ASX 200 Index. The Group’s share price rose from $9.35 at 29 June 2018 (the last 
trading day of FY18) to $25.07 at 28 June 2019 (the last trading day of FY19). Over the same period 
the S&P/ASX 200 Index rose from 6194.20 to 6618.78. This represented a return to the Group’s 
shareholders of 168% compared with 7% for the S&P/ASX 200 Index as illustrated by the chart below.

5.2  FIXED ANNUAL REMUNERATION 

As noted in section 4, all Executive KMP receive fixed remuneration comprising cash, compulsory 
superannuation and any salary-sacrificed items (including fringe benefits). As appropriate, Executive 
KMP receive additional support, including accommodation allowances, travel, ad hoc taxation advice 
and insurance. Executive KMP do not receive retirement benefits beyond superannuation. 

Having regard to the ongoing remuneration review conducted in FY19, the Board determined that no 
fixed pay increases should be made for Executive KMP in FY19.   

APT’S SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO THE S&P/ASX 200

300

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AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP
168%

S&P/ASX 200 INDEX
7%

JUL 18

AUG 18

OCT 18

DEC 18

FEB 19

APR 19

JUN 19

Source: Bloomberg

FINANCIAL YEAR 2019

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5.3  SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE OVERVIEW 

(a)  FY19 overview

The Board has assessed performance against the FY19 STI Group KPIs (as set out in section 5.3(b)) 
and Individual KPIs. However, in light of the ongoing AUSTRAC audit, the Executive KMP have 
volunteered for their STI awards to be withheld by the Board until the final report is handed down in 
November 2019. The Board reserves its discretion to make any adjustments to final STI outcomes 
for the Executive KMP, as appropriate to reflect the outcomes of the AUSTRAC audit. 

Subject to the outcomes of the final report of the AUSTRAC audit, the maximum STI awards that 
Executive KMP will be eligible to receive in respect of FY19 are set out below. These outcomes reflect 
the Group’s exceptional performance against key metrics, including GMV (i.e. underlying sales), 
active customers and active merchants, which were up 140%, 130% and 101% on FY18 respectively. 
Despite significant investment in the US and UK, pro forma EBITDA (excluding significant items) was 
also up 1% on FY18. Final STI awards will be disclosed in the FY20 Remuneration Report. 

TABLE 7. EXECUTIVE KMP STI OUTCOMES

EXECUTIVE KMP

Anthony Eisen4

MAXIMUM STI 
OPPORTUNITY1 ($)

MAXIMUM STI 
OPPORTUNITY (% OF 
FIXED REMUNERATION2)

MAXIMUM VALUE OF 
STI AWARDED3

% OF MAXIMUM 
FY19 STI AWARDED

% OF MAXIMUM STI 
AWARD FORFEITED

N/A

N/A

300,000

(WITHHELD)

N/A4

N/A4

David Hancock

300,000

87%

300,000

100%

(WITHHELD)

(WITHHELD)

Nick Molnar

300,000

86%

300,000

100%

(WITHHELD)

(WITHHELD)

Luke Bortoli

400,000

127%

400,000

100%

0%

0%

0%

(WITHHELD)

(WITHHELD)

1.  These figures represent the maximum STI that can be earned by Executive KMP when performance targets are met.
2.  Total fixed remuneration earned in FY19 includes base salary and superannuation as well as leave accruals, but excludes other benefits (e.g. 

relocation and accommodation allowances).

3.  STI awards to the Executive KMP will be withheld until the final report of the AUSTRAC audit is handed down in November 2019. 
4.  Anthony Eisen’s terms of employment do not specify a STI component. Based on FY19 performance, Anthony would have been eligible for a bonus 

at the discretion of the Board. Anthony has volunteered that this bonus be withheld until the outcomes of the AUSTRAC audit are known. 

(b)  FY19 Group KPI outcomes

STI outcomes are determined by the Board based on an assessment of performance against a scorecard 
of stretching group KPIs (as well as individual KPIs per executive, which are specific to their role).

The FY19 Group KPIs scorecard is set out in the table below. Each measure has an equal weighting (with 
threshold and target levels of performance, which result in 50% and 100% vesting of each component 
respectively, with straight line vesting in between). Performance below threshold results in no vesting.

If the Group achieves maximum levels of performance against the Group KPIs (i.e. target performance or 
above against each measure resulting in a Group KPIs outcome of 100%), Executive KMP are eligible to 
receive their maximum STI opportunities (as set out in section 5.3(a)). 

The Board then assesses each Executive KMP’s performance against their individual KPIs (including ‘what’ 
the executive achieved during FY19 and ‘how’ these outcomes have been achieved) in determining final 
STI awards to each individual Executive KMP (noting performance against individual KPIs can only reduce 
the outcome). 

The table below sets out Group performance against the Group KPIs scorecard for FY19. The Group KPIs 
outcome was 100% for FY19 reflecting achievement of above target levels of performance in respect of 
each measure. However, as noted above, the Executive KMP have volunteered for their STI awards to be 
withheld until the final report of the AUSTRAC audit is handed down in November 2019.

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FY19 GROUP PERFORMANCE AGAINST GROUP KPIS SCORECARD 

GROUP KPIS

WEIGHTING (%) FY19 OUTCOME

OUTCOME COMMENTARY

FINANCIAL KPIS

THRESHOLD 50%

TARGET 100%

GMV (I.E. 
UNDERLYING 
SALES)

20%

AFTERPAY NTM

20%

EBITDA

20%

NON-FINANCIAL KPIS

ACTIVE 
CUSTOMERS

ACTIVE 
MERCHANTS

20%

20%

GMV (i.e. underlying sales) of 
$5.2bn was above FY19 Target 
and 2.4x the GMV in FY18

Pro forma1 Afterpay NTM of 
$126.1m was above FY19 Target 
and 2.3x the NTM in FY18

Pro forma1 EBITDA (excl. sig. items) 
of $35.5m was above FY19 Target 
(net of subsequently announced 
investments in US and UK).

Active customers of 4.6m was 
above FY19 Target and 2.3x the 
2.0m customers at end of FY18

Active merchants of 32.3k was 
above FY19 Target and 2.0x the 
16.0k merchants at end of FY18

1.  New accounting standards adopted from 1 July 2018 impacted Afterpay income, Pay Now revenue and receivables impairment expense. To enable 
comparability to prior year performance, we have presented pro forma financials, which remove the impact of these accounting standard changes. 

Group outcome (FY19) – 100%

(c)  Further detail

The table below outlines the key terms and conditions applying to the STI arrangements for the 
Executive KMP during the Reporting Period. 

DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTIVE KMP STI GRANTED IN FY19

ELEMENT

DESCRIPTION

OVERVIEW OF STI 

PERFORMANCE 
PERIOD

PERFORMANCE 
CONDITIONS

STI arrangements are an at-risk component of Executive KMP remuneration involving the 
payment of a cash award if performance conditions are met. 

STI awards are measured over the 12-month financial year. Any STI award payments are 
made after performance is tested at the end of the performance period.

STI performance conditions include Group KPIs and individual KPIs. These performance 
measures reflect the key drivers of the Group’s business strategy, with the aim of 
rewarding Executive KMP for the successful execution of the Group’s strategy over the 
short term in the interests of shareholders.

As set out in section 5.3(b) above, Group KPIs cover the following key areas (reflecting 
core value drivers of the business):

•  Financial performance including GMV (i.e. underlying sales), NTM and EBITDA 

performance;

•  Merchants including number of active merchants; and

•  Customers including number of active customers.

Individual KPIs consist of business goals specific to the Executive KMP’s  role and aligned 
with the Group’s strategies, as well as a compliance component. 

The Board believes that having a mix of financial and non-financial KPIs will encourage 
individual performance against financial criteria strongly linked to year-on-year 
shareholder returns as well as the achievement of personal business goals consistent 
with the Group's overall objectives. 

From FY20, Executive KMP STI will be assessed against a balanced scorecard of 
measures across five categories, being financial, customer, merchant, people and 
innovation (refer section 2.5 for further detail). Performance against the STI measures 
will be transparently disclosed to the market after the performance period in the FY20 
Remuneration Report.

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ELEMENT

DESCRIPTION

MEASUREMENT OF 
PERFORMANCE 
CONDITIONS

Performance against the KPIs is assessed annually by the Board based on 
recommendations from the Remuneration & Nomination Committee (with input from the 
Group Head) after the end of the performance period as part of the broader performance 
review process for each Executive KMP. 

Financial and non-financial conditions are assessed quantitatively against predetermined 
benchmarks where appropriate. When testing financial KPIs, financial results are 
extracted by reference to the Group’s accounting system.

These methods of assessing performance were chosen because they are, as far as 
practicable, objective and fair. The use of the Group’s accounting system ensures the 
integrity of the measure and alignment with the true financial performance of the Group.

TREATMENT ON 
CESSATION OF 
EMPLOYMENT 

Generally, if an Executive KMP ceases to be employed during the 12-month performance 
period in ‘good leaver’ circumstances, they will be entitled to a pro rata STI award unless 
the Board determines otherwise.

5.4 LEGACY ONE-OFF EQUITY AWARDS  — FURTHER DETAIL 

(a)  Legacy one-off equity awards vesting in FY19 financial year — overview 

As noted above, members of the Executive KMP received one-off grants of equity (typically in the 
form of options) at the time they commenced employment with the Group. 

Each of the Executive KMP had legacy one-off equity awards (in the form of options) vesting in 
FY19. None of these options have been exercised. These awards have previously been disclosed to 
shareholders with the Group Head’s awards voted on by shareholders at the 2018 AGM.  No one-off 
equity grants were made during FY19 to Executive KMP.

As noted in section 2, under the FY20 framework, new LTI awards will be performance tested over 
three years against GMV (i.e. underlying sales) (50%) and NTM (50%).

(i)  Chief Executive Officer and Global Chief Revenue Officer

Co-Founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar (who founded the Afterpay business and have been 
instrumental in building and leading the Group and delivering exceptional returns to shareholders) 
were each granted 1,500,000 options in March 2016 under the Group’s legacy one-off equity award 
arrangements (with an exercise price of $1.00 and expiry date of 31 December 2020). The options 
vested in three equal tranches annually over three years from the date of grant (subject to continued 
employment). The final tranche of these options (i.e. 500,000 options) vested with each of the Co-
Founders in March 2019 (but have not been exercised).

(ii)  Group Head

As detailed in the Group’s 2018 Notice of Meeting, shareholders approved a grant of options to 
David Hancock at the 2018 AGM (in satisfaction of David’s contractual award arrangements). The 
arrangements were necessary to attract an executive of David’s significant expertise and experience 
to oversee the merger of the Afterpay and Touchcorp businesses.

The first tranche of David’s options (1,206,532 options with an exercise price of $2.70 and an expiry 
date of 1 September 2022) vested with David upon receipt of shareholder approval at the 2018 AGM. 

The second tranche of David’s options (1,492,555 options with the same exercise price and expiry 
date) were also approved by shareholders at the 2018 AGM and are subject to the achievement of 
KPIs and his continued employment with the Group. David’s KPIs include specific financial targets 
relating to EBITDA and revenue, and non-financial targets in respect of customer NPS, merchant NPS 
and employee NPS. This tranche will be tested on 1 September 2019.

On 1 March 2019 David had 66,667 options vest with an exercise price of $1.00. This was the third 
and final equal tranche of options granted on 1 March 2016 as consideration for serving on the Board 
through the IPO process. These arrangements were necessary to attract a Director of David’s calibre 
at this important milestone in the Group’s history.

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(iii)  Global Chief Financial Officer

In June 2018, Global Chief Financial Officer Luke Bortoli was granted 1,350,000 options under the 
Group’s legacy one-off equity arrangements (with an exercise price of $5.00 and expiry date of 31 
December 2022). 

The option awards were necessary to attract an executive of Luke’s calibre, skillset and experience 
to the Group in May 2018, with Luke having held a number of senior finance and strategy roles in the 
technology / gaming sector and investment banking. 

The options were eligible to vest in equal tranches over three years, subject to achievement of 
specific financial KPIs (as well as role-specific KPIs) and his continued employment with the Group.

During FY19, the Board determined that the first tranche of Luke’s legacy 450,000 options, should 
vest in full on 1 June 2019, as the service conditions and KPIs were achieved.  

In addition to his continued employment, the KPIs attaching to the first tranche of options included 
achievement of specific quantitative targets, including finance costs, which are a significant individual 
cost item for the Group under the influence of finance team activities. In FY19, the Group achieved 
exceptional performance in respect of finance costs with total financing costs of $11.7m or 0.22% 
of underlying sales relative to $6.6m or 0.30% of underlying sales in the prior corresponding period. 
Other role-specific KPIs include completion of key milestones related to the design and establishment 
of a globalised finance function, implementation of new finance systems, the establishment of 
receivables funding facilities in the ANZ and US markets, and development of a three-year capital 
management plan to support the mid-term strategy.

Luke’s remaining tranches are eligible to vest on 1 June 2020 and 1 June 2021 subject to 
achievement of specific quantitative targets, including finance costs and non-financial targets, 
including the continued building of a Finance function that is scalable to support the Group’s global 
growth aspirations and capital management initiatives. Specific targets and performance against 
them will be disclosed at the end of the respective vesting periods.   

(b)  Legacy one-off equity awards – further detail 

The table below outlines the key terms and conditions applying to the legacy one-off equity award 
arrangements in respect of Executive KMP vesting during the Reporting Period. No one-off equity 
grants were made during FY19 to Executive KMP (as the Group transitions onto its new FY20 
remuneration framework – refer section 2 for further detail). 

DESCRIPTION OF LEGACY ONE-OFF EQUITY AWARDS FOR EXECUTIVE KMP

ELEMENT

DESCRIPTION

OVERVIEW OF 
LEGACY ONE-OFF 
EQUITY AWARD 
ARRANGEMENTS 
ELIGIBLE FOR VESTING 
DURING REPORTING 
PERIOD

FORM OF AWARD

VESTING PERIOD

Under the Group’s one-off equity award arrangements to date, Executive KMP are eligible 
to receive one-off equity awards (in the form of options, loan shares or rights) in APT 
equity at the time they commence employment. 

One-off equity awards were a key part of the Group’s strategy to attract and retain key 
executive talent to the organisation from the highly competitive global technology talent 
pool where these arrangements are more commonly employed.

The Executive KMP set out in this Report received options in APT equity. No one-off 
equity awards were made to Executive KMP in FY19 and the remuneration framework 
for FY20 introduces a formal performance-tested LTI plan.  

Options entitle the holder to one share in the Group for every option exercised, subject 
to payment of the exercise price at the end of the vesting period and continued 
employment of the Executive. 

Options are granted for nil consideration as they are part of an Executive’s remuneration. 

Option awards were negotiated on a bilateral basis with varying vesting periods for each 
individual Executive KMP. Options granted to Executive KMP typically vest in two or three 
equal tranches after one, two or three years following the grant date (as appropriate).

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ELEMENT

DESCRIPTION

VESTING CONDITIONS

Option awards are subject to continued employment at the end of the vesting period and 
only convert to shares after payment of the exercise price.

In some cases, options may also be subject to the achievement of KPIs over the 
vesting period. KPIs may take the form of financial and non-financial performance 
conditions that are aligned with the Group’s financial, strategic, capital management and 
governance plans over the vesting period (in addition to continued employment).

MEASUREMENT OF 
PERFORMANCE 
CONDITIONS

Performance against KPIs is assessed for each member of the Executive KMP after 
each of the relevant vesting dates by the Board, based on recommendations from the 
Remuneration & Nomination Committee and Group Head where appropriate.

Financial and non-financial performance conditions are assessed quantitatively against 
predetermined benchmarks where appropriate. When testing the financial performance 
conditions, financial results are extracted by reference to the Group’s financial 
statements. Where quantitative assessment is not practicable, qualitative performance 
appraisals are undertaken by the Board in consultation with the Remuneration & 
Nomination Committee. 

These methods of assessing performance were chosen because they are, as far as 
practicable, objective and fair. The use of financial statements ensures the integrity of 
the measure and alignment with the true financial performance of the Group.

Options are subject to dealing restrictions until they are exercised. Upon exercise and 
payment of the exercise price, participants are allocated fully paid ordinary shares in the 
Group. 

Participants are free to deal with the shares allocated to them following vesting (and 
exercise where applicable) subject to the Group’s Securities Trading Policy. 

DISPOSAL 
RESTRICTIONS

TREATMENT ON 
CESSATION OF 
EMPLOYMENT 

Options only vest at the applicable vesting date if the participant: 

•  remains employed with the Group on that date; or 

CHANGE OF CONTROL

CLAWBACK 

•  they have ceased employment as ‘a good leaver’ (for example, due to death, total or 
permanent disablement, illness, genuine redundancy, or other factors determined by 
the Board to constitute sufficient reason to treat the person as ‘a good leaver’). 

If a takeover bid is made, or a scheme of arrangement, selective capital reduction or 
other transaction is initiated that has an effect similar to a full takeover bid for shares in 
the Group, the Board has discretion to waive any outstanding performance conditions. 

The Board has clawback powers that it may exercise in specific  circumstances if, for 
example, a participant has acted fraudulently or unlawfully, or engaged in conduct in 
material breach of the Group’s policies and codes of conduct, and this contributed to the 
vesting of their options.

5.5  EXECUTIVE KMP REMUNERATION STATUTORY TABLE 

The table below sets out Executive KMP remuneration for FY19 (and FY18 for comparative purposes) 
in accordance with the requirements of the Accounting Standards and Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). 
The table reflects the accounting value of remuneration attributable to KMP, derived from the various 
components of their remuneration. As per section 5.3(a), in light of the ongoing AUSTRAC audit, the 
Executive KMP have volunteered for their STI awards to be withheld by the Board until the final report 
is handed down in November 2019.

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STATUTORY REMUNERATION TABLE 

AFTERPAY 
TOUCH GROUP 
REMUNERATION 
FOR THE YEARS 
ENDING 30 JUNE 
2019 AND 30 JUNE 
2018

EXECUTIVE KMP 

SHORT-TERM

FINANCIAL 
YEAR

SALARY & 
FEES

CASH  
BONUS

NON-
MONETARY 
BENEFITS1

SUPER-
ANNUATION

LONG-TERM

LONG 
SERVICE 

SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

TOTAL

LEAVE TERMINATION

OPTIONS

LOAN 
SHARES 

TOTAL

PERFORMANCE 
RELATED 

$

$

$

%

ANTHONY EISEN

2019

 323,140 

 300,000 

2018

283,518

300,000

DAVID HANCOCK

2019

 320,050 

 300,000 

$

 - 

-

 - 

$

$

 25,000 

 2,836 

32,600

2,293

$

 - 

-

$

 379 

1,135

$

 - 

-

 651,355 

619,546

 25,000 

 1,721 

 - 

 14,812,642 

 - 

 15,459,413 

2018

321,499

300,000

33,319

30,542

573

NICK MOLNAR

2019

 323,141 

 300,000 

 78,449 

 25,000 

 5,109 

2018

298,771

300,000

126,097

34,050

5,118

LUKE BORTOLI

2019

 294,212 

 420,0005 

 34,104 

 21,905 

 591 

20182

32,315

20183

386,856

-

-

8,251

3,070

-

25,000

-

-

-

 - 

-

 - 

-

-

163 11,986,3484

12,672,444

 379 

1,135

 - 

-

 732,078 

765,171

 2,714,828 

 - 

 3,485,640 

237,009

-

280,645

-

124,447

536,303

2019  1,260,543 

 1,320,000 

 112,553 

 96,905 

 10,257 

 - 

 17,528,228 

 - 

 20,328,486 

2018

1,322,959

900,000

167,667

125,262

7,984

-

239,442

12,110,795

14,874,109

NADINE LENNIE

TOTAL

1  Non-monetary benefits includes benefits such as insurance, rent and relocation expenses.
2  Luke Bortoli commenced employment as the Group’s CFO on 21 May 2018.
3  Nadine Lennie ceased employment with the Group on 15 March 2018.
4  David Hancock’s one-off 2,000,000 loan shares awarded in 2018 were included for accounting purposes and disclosed in the 2018 Remuneration 
Report pending approval by shareholders. The 2,000,000 loan shares were cancelled and replaced with 2,699,087 options as approved at the 2018 
AGM. 1,206,532 options vested on 1 September 2018 in respect of this award and 1,492,555 options will be tested for vesting conditions at 1 
September 2019. David Hancock also had 66,667 options vest in FY19 and FY18 relating to his service on the Board of Afterpay through the IPO 
process.

5  Luke Bortoli’s cash bonus of $420,000 comprises $400,000 relating to STI for FY19 performance and $20,000 relating to performance for a partial 

year in FY18 that was determined following the release of the FY18 Annual Report.

5.6 ACTUAL REMUNERATION SNAPSHOT

During FY19, take-home pay received by the Executive KMP comprised fixed remuneration only. This 
reflects that the Executive KMP volunteered for their STI awards to be withheld until the outcomes of 
the final report of the AUSTRAC audit are released in November 2019 (refer section 5.3). Subject to 
finalisation of the AUSTRAC audit, the maximum STI that Executive KMP may be eligible to receive 
in respect of FY19 is $300,000 (other than the CFO who is eligible to receive up to $400,000). In 
addition, none of the options that vested with the Executive KMP (refer section 5.4 for further detail) 
were exercised during FY19. 

The table below outlines a summary of the actual take-home pay received by Executive KMP during 
the Reporting Period. Unlike the statutory remuneration tables in section 5.5, the below table has not 
been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Australian Accounting Standards and is 
unaudited. It is included on a voluntary basis to show the remuneration actually received by Executive 
KMP during the Reporting Period.

FY19—ACTUAL REMUNERATION—EXECUTIVE KMP 

KMP

Anthony Eisen

Nick Molnar

David Hancock

Luke Bortoli

FIXED 
REMUNERATION1
(1) 

NON-MONETARY 
BENEFITS2
(2)

FY19 CASH STI3
(3)

OPTIONS VESTED AND 
EXERCISED IN FY194
(4)

TOTAL ACTUAL 
REMUNERATION
(1) + (2) + (3) + (4)

348,140

348,141

345,050

316,117

-

78,449

-

34,104

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

348,140

426,590

345,050

350,221

1.  Total fixed remuneration earned in FY19 includes base salary and superannuation as well as leave accruals, but excludes other benefits (e.g. 

relocation and accommodation allowances).

2.  Non-monetary benefits represent non-monetary benefits, such as rent and relocation expenses.
3.  As noted in section 5.3, Executive KMP have volunteered for their FY19 STI awards to be withheld until the final report of the AUSTRAC audit is 

released. 

4.  No options vested and were subsequently exercised by Executive KMP in the Reporting Period.  The take-home amount or proceeds from the 

exercise of options is only received at the time of exercising the options. Those proceeds remain uncertain given they are subject to the market price 
of APT shares at the date of exercise.

46%

49%

98%

97%

41%

39%

90%

84%

23%

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6  Non-Executive Director remuneration 

6.1  BOARD CHANGES FOR FY20

As the Group continues on its journey from an Australia-focused start-up to an ASX listed company 
with a global presence, the Group is committed to ensuring it meets the highest standards of 
corporate governance and external expectations, which includes the composition and independence 
of its Board. Ensuring the Board has the right composition and set of skills, expertise, experience and 
values to support the expansion and globalisation of the Afterpay business is critical to the Group’s 
long-term success. 

Reflecting this, and as announced to the market in July 2019, the Group is in the process of 
transitioning to a majority independent Board with an independent Chair. As noted above, an initial 
step towards this transition was the appointment of Elana Rubin as Independent Interim Chair 
(effective 1 July 2019) until a new independent Chair is appointed. Executive Chairman (Anthony 
Eisen) assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (effective 1 July 2019).  

The Group is currently in the process of conducting a global search to recruit at least two additional 
independent Directors and an independent Chair to complement the skill sets of existing Non-
Executive Directors and to support the international expansion of the Group. 

The Board undertook a review of Non-Executive Directors’ fees with external assistance in FY19 to 
ensure that fees are set at market-competitive levels to support the attraction and retention of world-
class Director talent (refer section 6.3 for further detail).  

6.2  REMUNERATION POLICY AND ARRANGEMENTS

The Board sets the fees for the Non-Executive Directors in line with the key objectives of the Group’s 
Non-Executive Director remuneration policy set out below. The Remuneration & Nomination Committee 
makes recommendations to the Board regarding remuneration for Non-Executive Directors. 

The Executive Directors are not entitled to be paid Directors’ fees. This extended to Anthony Eisen in his 
role as Executive Chair during FY19.  

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMUNERATION POLICY 

Market competitive to secure 
and retain talented, qualified 
Directors

The Board’s policy is to remunerate 
Non-Executive Directors at market-
competitive rates to attract and 
retain Non-Executive Directors of 
the highest calibre and requisite 
expertise having regard to:

•  fees paid for comparable 

companies; and

•  the size, complexity and 

international spread of the 
Group’s operations

Preserving and safeguarding 
independence and impartiality

Aligning Director and security 
holder interests

Directors are encouraged to hold 
securities in the Group to create 
alignment between the interests of 
Directors and shareholders. 

In FY19, the Group introduced a 
formal minimum shareholding 
policy for Non-Executive Directors 
to further strengthen this alignment 
(refer section 6.4). 

Director remuneration consists 
of base fees, and additional 
fees for the Chair and members 
of any Board Committee (with 
the exception of the new role of 
independent Chair who will receive 
an all-inclusive fee from FY20).  

No element of Non-Executive 
Director remuneration is 'at risk' 
(i.e. Non-Executive Directors are 
not entitled to any performance-
related remuneration) to preserve 
the Directors' independence and 
impartiality.1

1.  Non-Executive Director Clifford Rosenberg was granted options under legacy arrangements (in respect of pre-IPO advisory services and service on 

the Board of Afterpay at the time of IPO), which were exchanged for APT options as part of the merger of Afterpay Holdings and Touch Group. These 
relate to legacy one-off arrangements and have now fully vested.

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6.3  FEES AND OTHER BENEFITS

(a)  Board and Committee fees

As noted above, during FY19, the Board undertook a review of Non-Executive Directors’ fees and 
independent remuneration consultants were engaged to provide market data in respect of Directors’ 
fees and the aggregate fee pool.

The Board determined that an increase to Board and Committee fees was appropriate (in conjunction 
with the introduction of a new minimum shareholding requirement – refer section 6.4) having regard to:

•  the need to be market competitive for world-class Non-Executive Director talent. The Group’s 

current fees were set when the Group was significantly smaller in market capitalisation, complexity 
and geographic spread, and were positioned well below market relative to other Australian 
companies of a comparable size by market capitalisation (i.e. generally below the 10th percentile), 
as well as the fees paid by other specific ASX-listed comparator companies in the fin-tech and 
technology sectors.  

Reflecting the need to ensure the Group is able to attract and retain high-calibre Non-Executive 
Directors with the requisite skills, expertise and experience (recognising the Board is responsible 
for the stewardship of the Group), Board and Committee fees have been increased to be positioned 
just below the median of the market capitalisation comparator group (comprising companies’ 
market capitalisation ranging from $2.5bn to $9.95bn at the time of preparation of the market data 
during FY19). Market competitiveness of fees is particularly important as the Group looks to recruit 
at least two additional Non-Executive Directors to support the Group’s global expansion.

In addition, as the Board seeks to attract overseas directors (particularly out of the US where 
director fee levels are significantly higher than Australian fees), the Board will retain the discretion 
to provide overseas Directors with an uplift to the base member fee (as set out below) of up to 50% 
(as required). This uplift would not apply to Committee fees; and

•  the significant workload of directors in light of the international expansion of the Group into new 
markets, including the UK, and the increasing complexity of the regulatory environment in which 
the Group operates.

The table below sets out the fees payable (inclusive of superannuation) to the Non-Executive 
Directors during FY19 and the fees proposed for FY20 (effective 1 July 2019). As noted above, 
overseas directors on the Afterpay Board may receive an uplift of up to 50% on the FY20 base 
member fee (as required) to ensure market competitiveness. Committee fees are paid in addition 
to the Non-Executive Director base fee, with the exception of the newly created role of independent 
Chair who receives an ‘all-inclusive fee’ and is not eligible for additional Committee fees.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FEES

BOARD AND COMMITTEE FEES (PER ANNUM)

FY19 

FY20 

MEDIAN FEE

Chair of the Board – base fee

Non-Executive Director – base fee  

Committee Chair (Audit, Risk & Compliance)

Committee Chair (Remuneration & Nomination)

Committee Member (Audit, Risk & Compliance)

Committee Member (Remuneration & Nomination)

(AS OF 
1 JANUARY 2019)

(EFFECTIVE 1 JULY  2019)1

($) IN COMPARATOR 
GROUP2

N/A3

$85,000 

$20,000 

$15,000 

$5,000 

$5,000 

$350,000 
(all inclusive)4

$150,0005

$30,000 

$25,000 

$15,000 

$12,500 

$383,500

$153,300

$35,200

$31,000

$18,200

$16,500

1.  As noted above, consideration will be given to any impact on Non-Executive Director fees (if appropriate), following the release of the final report of 

the AUSTRAC audit.

2.  These figures represent the median fee (i.e. 50th percentile) of the comparator group comprising companies with a market capitalisation ranging 
from $2.50bn to $9.95bn at the time of preparation of the data. The Board also considered the fees paid by other specific ASX listed comparator 
companies in the fin-tech and technology sectors and a number of additional factors, including complexity of operations, geographic spread and 
workload of Directors, in determining an appropriate level of fees for FY20.  

3.  Anthony Eisen held the position of Executive Chairman during FY19. He assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director effective 

1 July 2019. Anthony did not receive Non-Executive Director fees during FY19 in his role as Executive Chairman.

4.  Elana Rubin assumed the role of Independent Interim Chair effective 1 July 2019. Elana’s fee is all-inclusive, i.e. she will not receive additional 

Committee fees. 

5.  The Board will retain the discretion to provide overseas directors with an uplift to the base member fee of up to 50% (as required).

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In addition to Board fees, Non-Executive Directors are entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable 
business-related expenses, including travel, as may be reasonably incurred in the discharge of 
their duties.  The Group does not make sign-on payments to new Non-Executive Directors and the 
Board does not provide for retirement allowances / benefits for Non-Executive Directors (other than 
superannuation).

(b)  Aggregate fee pool

Non-Executive Directors’ fees (including committee fees) were set by the Board within the maximum 
aggregate amount of $700,000 in FY19. 

In recognition of the need to appropriately compensate an independent Chair and to provide the 
flexibility to appoint multiple new Non-Executive Directors in the medium term (including overseas 
Directors), shareholder approval will be sought at the 2019 AGM to increase the fee pool cap 
to $1,800,000. The proposed fee pool of $1,800,000 is positioned below the median fee pool of 
companies within the market capitalisation comparator group (noted above) of $1,950,000. 

6.4 NEW MINIMUM SHAREHOLDING REQUIREMENTS (FY20)

In FY19, the Board resolved to introduce a new minimum shareholding requirement for its Non-
Executive Directors to facilitate share ownership and further strengthen the alignment between 
Directors and the Group’s shareholders.

The table below sets out key information regarding this policy.

NEW MINIMUM SHAREHOLDING REQUIREMENTS

QUANTUM

TIMEFRAME

Non-Executive 
Directors 

1 x base 
member fee1

The later of:
•  3 years from the effective date of the policy; and
•  3 years from date of commencement as Non-Executive Director

1.  Base member fee is calculated net of income tax.

6.5 NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS – STATUTORY REMUNERATION

The fees paid or payable to the Non-Executive Directors of the Group in respect of the 2019 financial 
year are set out in the table below.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS – STATUTORY REMUNERATION

AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP 
REMUNERATION FOR THE 
YEARS ENDING 30 JUNE 2019 
AND 30 JUNE 2018

FINANCIAL 
YEAR

Elana Rubin

Clifford Rosenberg

Dana Stalder

Michael Jefferies2

TOTAL

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

20181

20182

2019

2018

SHORT TERM 
BENEFITS

LONG-TERM
BENEFITS

SHARE BASED 
PAYMENTS

SALARY & FEES

SUPERANN-
UATION

OPTIONS

$

$

109,589

10,411

94,959

7,541

$

- 

-

105,000

97,802

90,000

26,192

47,359

304,589

266,312

- 

2,375

1,7903

8,0373

- 

-

2,814

10,411

12,730

- 

-

163

1,790

8,200

$

120,000

102,500

106,790

108,214

90,000

26,192

50,336

316,790

287,242

TOTAL

PERFORM-
ANCE RELATED

%

0%

0%

2%

7%

0%

0%

0%

- 

1.  Dana Stalder was appointed as a Non-executive Director on 24 January 2018.
2  Michael Jefferies was Non-Executive Director for the period of 5 July 2017 to 16 January 2018. 
3  Clifford Rosenberg was granted options under legacy arrangements (in respect of pre-IPO advisory services and service on the Board of Afterpay at 
the time of IPO), which were exchanged for APT options as part of the merger of Afterpay Holdings and Touch Group. These relate to legacy one-off 
arrangements and have now fully vested.

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7  Remuneration governance 

7.1  RESPONSIBILITY FOR SETTING REMUNERATION 

The Group has a robust governance framework in place to ensure the Group’s remuneration practices 
are fair, reasonable and consistent with best practice. The diagram below provides an overview of 
this framework.

AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP BOARD 

Review and approve remuneration policy and principles, remuneration framework for executives and 
Non-Executive Directors, and specific remuneration outcomes for Executive KMP (including exercise 
of discretion).

REMUNERATION & NOMINATION COMMITTEE

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Board has adopted a Remuneration Policy. In line with that Policy, the Committee is responsible 
for assisting the Board to set the Remuneration Policy and determine the appropriate remuneration 
for Directors and senior management. The Committee refers to the Policy when developing Board 
recommendations about Executive KMP remuneration outcomes. 

The Remuneration & Nomination Committee Charter sets out the Remuneration & Nomination 
Committee’s role and responsibilities, composition, structure and membership requirements.

COMPOSITION

It is critical that the Remuneration & Nomination Committee is independent of management 
Management when making decisions affecting employee remuneration. Accordingly, the Committee 
consists entirely of Non-Executive Directors, all of whom are independent. Where appropriate, the 
Group Head, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, and Chief Financial Officer attend 
Committee meetings. However, they do not participate in formal decision-making or in discussions 
relating to their own remuneration.  

MANAGEMENT

REMUNERATION ADVISERS

Proposals on executive remuneration 
outcomes implementing remuneration 
policies 

External and independent remuneration advice 
and information (refer section 7.2 for further 
detail)

For further details of the composition and responsibilities of the Remuneration & Nomination 
Committee, please refer to Corporate Governance Statements on our website (https://www.
afterpaytouch.com/corporate-governance/)

7.2  USE OF REMUNERATION CONSULTANTS 

The Remuneration & Nomination Committee (through the Chair of the Committee) may seek and 
consider advice from external advisers from time to time to assist the Committee discharge its 
duties. Any advice from consultants is used to guide the Committee and the Board, but does not 
serve as a substitute for thorough consideration by Non-Executive Directors.  

During the Reporting Period, KPMG 3dc were engaged by the Remuneration & Nomination 
Committee to provide independent advice on a range of matters, including Executive KMP 
remuneration. In FY19, KPMG 3dc provided remuneration recommendations as defined in section 9B 
of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the Executive KMP remuneration framework for Executive 
KMP and Non-Executive Director fees for FY20. KPMG 3dc was paid $75,000, excluding GST for 
these services.

The Board is satisfied that the recommendations were made free from any undue influence by the 
member or members of Executive KMP to whom the recommendations relate. In addition to adhering 
to Board-approval protocols, KPMG 3dc provided a formal declaration in this regard.  

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KPMG as a firm also provided other advice related to broader data, governance, tax and legal services 
during FY19. KPMG was paid a total of $195,500, excluding GST, and disbursements for services 
provided to Afterpay Touch Group during FY19.  

7.3  DETAILS OF EXECUTIVE SERVICE AGREEMENTS 

All Executive KMP have a written Executive Service Agreement with the Group. The key terms of 
these agreements are detailed in the table below.

KEY TERMS OF EXECUTIVE KMP CONTRACTS IN FY19

TERM

EXECUTIVE KMP

DURATION

Ongoing term

PERIODS 
OF NOTICE 
REQUIRED TO 
TERMINATE 

TERMINATION 
PAYMENTS 

Either party may terminate the contract by giving three months’ notice for all 
Executive KMP other than David Hancock for whom six months’ notice applies.

The Group may terminate immediately in certain circumstances, including where the 
relevant Executive KMP engages in serious misconduct. 

David Hancock is entitled to six months’ base salary where termination occurs (i) by 
the Group without notice or for incapacity, or (ii) by David Hancock on other grounds 
(such as a material adverse change in role). David Hancock is not entitled to this 
payment if the Group terminates for cause.  

Other members of the Executive KMP are entitled to three months’ salary where 
termination occurs other than for cause. 

7.4  EXECUTIVE KMP AND DIRECTOR SHARE OWNERSHIP

The two tables below set out the number of shares held directly, indirectly or beneficially by Directors 
and Executive KMP (including their related parties). 

Co-Founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar retain a significant shareholding in the Group and do not 
intend to sell any further shares during the next financial year (FY20). As indicated to the market, both 
Anthony and Nick remain fully committed to the Group and remain as excited as ever to continue to 
build Afterpay’s global footprint. 

MOVEMENTS IN SHAREHOLDINGS NOT HELD UNDER AN EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN 

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

OPENING BALANCE  
1-JUL-18

PURCHASE OF 
SHARES

DISPOSAL OF 
SHARES

OTHER CHANGES 
DURING THE YEAR

Elana Rubin

Clifford Rosenberg

Dana Stalder

EXECUTIVE KMP

Anthony Eisen

David Hancock

Nick Molnar

Luke Bortoli

 56,567 

 800,000 

 - 

 574 

 574 

- 

 - 

 (150,000) 

-

 22,500,000 

 574 

 (2,050,000) 

 1,900,000 

 - 

 (950,000) 

 22,500,000 

 574 

 (2,050,000) 

 - 

 50,000 

 (50,000) 

 - 

 - 

-

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

BALANCE  
30-JUN-19

 57,141 

 650,574 

 - 

 20,450,574 

 950,000 

 20,450,574 

 - 

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MOVEMENTS IN SHAREHOLDINGS HELD UNDER AN EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN 

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

INSTRUMENT

OPENING 
BALANCE  
1-JUL-18

GRANTED

EXERCISED

LAPSED /
CANCELLED

BALANCE  
30-JUN-19

EXERCISABLE 
30-JUN-19

Clifford Rosenberg

 Options2

 900,000 

EXECUTIVE KMP

Anthony Eisen

 Options 

 1,500,000 

 - 

 - 

David Hancock1

 Options 

 200,000 

 2,699,087 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 900,000 

900,000

 - 

 1,500,000  1,500,000 

 - 

 2,899,087  1,406,532 

 Loan Shares 

 2,000,000 

Nick Molnar

 Options 

 1,500,000 

Luke Bortoli

 Options 

 1,350,000 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 -  (2,000,000) 

 - 

- 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 1,500,000  1,500,000 

 - 

 1,350,000 

450,000

1  David Hancock’s one-off 2,000,000 loan shares awarded in FY18 were included for accounting purposes and disclosed in the 2018 Remuneration Report 

pending approval by shareholders. The 2,000,000 loan shares were cancelled and replaced with 2,699,087 options as approved at the FY18 AGM.
2  Clifford Rosenberg was granted options under legacy arrangements (in respect of pre-IPO advisory services and service on the Board of Afterpay at 
the time of IPO), which were exchanged for APT options as part of the merger of Afterpay Holdings and Touch Group. These relate to legacy one-off 
arrangements and have now fully vested.

8  Further information

8.1  US ESOP

A share option plan was established in Afterpay US, Inc. (Afterpay US) for its employees in June 2018 with 
a total option pool of 10% of Afterpay US at that time per the terms of the US Employee Share Ownership 
Plan (US ESOP). The US ESOP was approved by shareholders at the 2018 AGM. No KMP participated in 
the US ESOP Plan. Refer to section 3.4 of our FY18 Remuneration Report for further detail. 

The US ESOP was intended to facilitate the attraction and retention of world-class talent in the US 
who are critical to delivering the Group’s US growth aspirations. The Board believes the US ESOP has 
been successful in its aims and critical to attracting the talent needed to achieve the success that 
Afterpay has been able to achieve in a short timeframe in the US market. 

There are a small number of US ESOP awards that are currently proposed but have not yet been 
issued that will be made in the short term. It is expected that these awards will take the US ESOP 
issuance close to (or at) the 10% limit of the Afterpay US option pool. There is no intent to expand 
the US ESOP beyond the 10% maximum threshold (noted above).

In response to stakeholder concerns as to the transparency of the US ESOP for the Group’s 
shareholders, the US ESOP will be closed to new offers once the small number of US awards noted 
above have been made. This will occur within the next 12 months. 

Going forward, new incentive awards made to US employees will be provided by way of equity 
awards in the Parent company (i.e. the Australian listed entity being Afterpay Touch Group Limited) to 
ensure consistency with market practice and transparency for our shareholders. All existing US ESOP 
grants will remain on foot to be tested (as appropriate) and vest in the ordinary course to provide 
certainty to our people. 

As previously announced, the shares in Afterpay US that may be issued to participants in the US 
ESOP can be exchanged for shares in the Group in certain circumstances. The number of shares in 
the Group that may be issued in exchange will be based on a valuation of Afterpay US and is capped 
at 21,777,661 (being 10% of the number of shares on issue at the date the Matrix convertible notes 
issue was announced). This maximum number is now less than 9% of current shares on issue in the 
Group due to further share issues since that date.

8.2  UK ESOP

Under the terms of the acquisition of Clearpay Finance Limited (Clearpay), Thinksmart Limited 
(Thinksmart) retained 10% of the issued shares in Clearpay and agreed (as part of the sale and 

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purchase agreement) to provide for an option pool out of this holding that could be used for the 
purposes of a UK Employee Share Option Plan (UK ESOP). The intention to operate the UK ESOP over 
Thinksmart’s shares in Clearpay was announced at the time of the transaction.

As of the reporting date, the terms of the UK ESOP are not finalised and no options have been 
granted under the plan. However, as previously announced, the UK ESOP options will not be options 
over unissued shares in Clearpay, but will instead entitle employees to acquire existing Clearpay 
shares from the 10% of Clearpay that is held by ThinkSmart. A maximum of 3.5% of Clearpay is 
allocated from ThinkSmart’s holding for this purpose, at no cost to Clearpay. In this way, the UK 
ESOP will not dilute the Group’s 90% shareholding in Clearpay.

As previously announced, the shares in Clearpay held by ThinkSmart and by UK ESOP participants 
may be exchanged for shares in the Group in certain circumstances, and the Group may elect to pay 
the assessed value in cash instead of shares. The number of shares in the Group that may be issued 
for such an exchange will be based on a valuation of Clearpay. In relation to the Clearpay shares held 
by UK ESOP participants, the number of Group shares is intended to be capped at 3% of shares on 
issue at the date of adoption of the UK ESOP. 

There are a number of options that are proposed to be issued to UK employees in the period 
immediately following the UK ESOP terms being finalised. After the 3.5% of Clearpay pool has been 
allocated to UK employees (which is expected to occur within 12 months), new incentive awards 
made to UK employees will be provided by way of equity awards in the Parent company (i.e. the 
Australian listed entity being Afterpay Touch Group Limited) to ensure consistency with market 
practice and transparency for our shareholders.

8.3  MOVEMENT OF SECURITIES 

The table below discloses the number of share options and loan shares granted, vested or lapsed 
during the year for Executive KMP. 

OPTIONS AND LOAN SHARES AWARDED, VESTED AND LAPSED 
DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD FOR EXECUTIVE KMP

KEY 
MANAGEMENT 
PERSONNEL

FINANCIAL 
YEAR

OPTIONS 
AWARDED 
DURING THE 
REPORTING 
PERIOD

FAIR 
VALUE PER 
OPTION 
AT AWARD 
DATE3 
$

AWARD 
DATE

VESTING 
DATE4

EXERCISE 
PRICE 
$

EXPIRY DATE

NO. VESTED 
DURING THE 
REPORTING 
PERIOD

NO. LAPSED 
DURING THE 
REPORTING 
PERIOD

VALUE OF 
OPTIONS 
GRANTED 
DURING THE 
REPORTING 
PERIOD 
$

VALUE OF 
OPTIONS /
LOAN SHARES 
EXERCISED 
DURING THE 
REPORTING 
PERIOD 
$

Anthony 
Eisen

David 
Hancock1

2019

-                                        

-                                 

 -                            

-                                 

-                           

-                              

500,000

-                             

-                                     

2019

2,699,087 5/12/18

10.37 1/9/18

2.7

1/9/22 1,273,199

-                            27,989,532

Nick Molnar

2019

Luke Bortoli2 2019

-                                           

-                                        

-                                 

-                                

-                             

-                          

-                                 

-

-                           

-                        

-                                 

-                              

500,000

450,000

-                             

-                             

-                                     

-                                  

1.   David Hancock’s one-off 2,000,000 loan shares awarded in 2018 were included for accounting purposes and disclosed in the 2018 Remuneration 
Report pending approval by shareholders. The 2,000,000 loan shares were cancelled and replaced with 2,699,087 options as approved at the 2018 
AGM. 1,206,532 options vested on 1 September 2018 in respect of this award and 1,492,555 options will be tested for vesting conditions at 1 
September 2019. David also 66,667 options vest in FY19 and FY18 relating to David’s service on the Board of Afterpay through the IPO process.

2.   One third of Luke Bortoli’s options vested on 1 June 2019, the remaining two thirds will vest on 1 June 2020 and 1 June 2021, respectively.
3.   The fair value of options and loan shares are calculated using the Binomial Model.
4.   Vesting date is the earliest date the vested options can be exercised.

8.4 OTHER TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES WITH EXECUTIVE KMP

(a)  Loans to Executive KMP

No Executive KMP or their related parties held any loans from the Group during the Reporting Period.

(b)  Other Executive KMP transactions

The Group did not engage in any transactions with Executive KMP or their related parties during the 
Reporting Period.

-                                     

-               

-                                     

-                                     

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS

AFTERPAY 
TOUCH GROUP 
FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS

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CONTENTS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
1.  BASIS OF PREPARATION 

GROUP PERFORMANCE 
2.  SEGMENT INFORMATION  
3.  EXPENSES 
4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) 

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
5.  CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 
6.  RECEIVABLES 
7.  OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS 
8.  PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT  
9. 
10.  TAXATION 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS  

CAPITAL STRUCTURE, FINANCING & RISK MANAGEMENT 
11.  EQUITY  
12. 
13.  FINANCIAL LIABILITIES 
14.  FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 

INTEREST BEARING BORROWINGS 

GROUP STRUCTURE 
15.  BUSINESS COMBINATIONS 
16.  RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE 
17. 
18.  DEED OF CROSS GUARANTEE 

INFORMATION RELATING TO AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP LIMITED (THE PARENT) 

EMPLOYEE REMUNERATION 
19.  SHARE-BASED PAYMENT PLANS 
20.  KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL 
21.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 

ITEMS NOT RECOGNISED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
21.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 
22.  EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE 

OTHER INFORMATION 
23.  AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION 
24.  OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP LIMITED 

ADDITIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE INFORMATION 

70

71

72

73

74
74

75
75
79
80

83
83
84
86
87
87
90

93
93
94
95
96

101
101
103
103
104

106
106
110
111

111
111
112

113
113
113

115

116

123

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

NOTE 

Afterpay income

Pay Now revenue

Other income

Total income

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Depreciation & amortisation expenses

Employment expenses 

Share-based payment expenses

Receivables impairment expenses

Operating expenses

Operating loss

Finance income

Finance cost

Loss before tax

Income tax expense

Loss for the year

2

2

2

3

3

6

3

10a

2019

 $'000 

  200,868 

  17,095 

  46,149 

2018 1

 $'000 

  88,328 

  25,571 

  28,446 

  264,112 

  142,345 

 (59,562)

 (28,210)

  204,550 

  114,135 

 (22,371)

 (51,445)

 (30,545)

 (58,675)

 (73,210)

 (31,696)

 (17,329)

 (22,245)

 (16,374)

 (32,610)

 (27,077)

 (1,500)

  563 

  531 

 (11,653)

 (42,786)

 (1,013)

 (43,799)

 (6,617)

 (7,586)

 (1,390)

 (8,976)

Other comprehensive loss

Other comprehensive loss to be reclassified to profit or loss in 
subsequent periods (net of tax)

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

Total other comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax

 (776)

 (776)

 (45)

 (45)

Total comprehensive loss for the year, net of tax

 (44,575)

 (9,021)

Loss attributable to

Owners of Afterpay Touch Group Limited

 (42,861)

 (8,976)

Non-controlling interests

Earnings per share for loss attributable to the ordinary 
equity holders of Afterpay Touch Group Limited

4

Basic loss per share

Diluted loss per share

 (938)

 $ 

 (0.18)

 (0.18)

 - 

 $ 

 (0.04)

 (0.04)

1.  Due to the adoption of AASB 15 for Afterpay income and Pay Now revenue, and the adoption of AASB 9 for Receivables impairment expenses using 
the modified retrospective approach, the 2018 comparatives are not comparable to 2019 for recognition and measurement, as disclosed further in 
Note 24.

The above Consolidated statement of comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

AS AT 30 JUNE 2019 

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash & cash equivalents

Receivables

Other financial assets

Other current assets

Total Current Assets

Non-Current Assets

Property, plant & equipment

Intangible assets

Deferred tax assets

Other non-current financial assets

Other non-current assets

Total Non-Current Assets

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES

Current Liabilities 

Trade & other payables

Employee benefit provision

Contract liabilities

Interest bearing borrowings

Financial liabilities 

Income tax payable

Total Current Liabilities

Non-Current Liabilities 

Employee benefits provision

Office lease provision

Financial liabilities

Interest bearing borrowings

Total Non-Current Liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITY

Issued capital

Accumulated losses

Reserves

Equity attributable to the owners of Afterpay Touch 
Group Limited

Non-controlling interests

TOTAL EQUITY

NOTE

2019

 $’000 

2018 1

 $’000 

5

6

7

8

9

10d

7

12

13

10

13

12

  231,456 

  32,559 

  452,699 

  239,068 

  3,003 

  9,130 

  23,935 

  7,859 

  696,288 

  303,421 

  4,213 

  89,072 

  27,280 

  3,035 

  580 

  4,008 

  72,495 

  9,261 

  2,165 

  875 

  124,180 

  88,804 

  820,468 

  392,225 

  109,981 

  2,585 

  100 

  597 

  1,772 

  5,370 

  42,916 

  1,793 

  252 

  50 

 - 

  1,582 

  120,405 

  46,593 

  317 

  565 

  1,039 

  157 

  365 

 - 

  49,626 

  161,555 

  51,547 

  162,077 

  171,952 

  208,670 

  648,516 

  183,555 

11

  674,769 

  192,628 

 (70,575)

 (22,195)

  41,365 

  13,122 

  645,559 

  183,555 

  2,957 

 - 

  648,516 

  183,555 

1.   Due to the adoption of AASB 15 for Afterpay income and Pay Now revenue, and the adoption of AASB 9 for Receivables impairment expenses using 
the modified retrospective approach, the 2018 comparatives are not comparable to 2019 for recognition and measurement, as disclosed further in 
Note 24.

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

FOREIGN 
CURRENCY 
TRANSLATION 
RESERVE

ISSUED 
CAPITAL

ACCUMULATED 
LOSSES

RESERVES

NON-
CONTROLLING 
INTEREST

$’000

TOTAL

$’000

TOTAL

$’000

At 1 July 2018

  192,628 

 (45)

 (22,195)

  13,167 

  183,555 

 - 

  183,555 

Initial application of 
accounting standards1

 - 

 - 

 (5,519)

 - 

 (5,519)

At 1 July 2018

  192,628 

 (45)

 (27,714)

  13,167 

  178,036 

 - 

 - 

 (5,519)

  178,036 

Loss for the period

Other comprehensive 
loss

Total comprehensive 
loss for the period

Transactions

 - 

 - 

 - 

Issue of share capital

  459,269 

Share issue expenses 
(net of tax)

Issue of ordinary shares, 
as consideration for a 
business combination

Non-controlling interest 
on acquisition of 
subsidiary

 (10,050)

  17,826 

 - 

Share options exercised

  15,096 

Share-based payments

 - 

 - 

 (42,861)

 - 

 (42,861)

 (938)

 (43,799)

 (776)

 - 

 - 

 (776)

 - 

 (776)

 (776)

 (42,861)

 - 

 (43,637)

 (938)

 (44,575)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

  459,269 

 - 

  459,269 

 - 

 (10,050)

 - 

 (10,050)

 - 

  17,826 

 - 

  17,826 

 (1,039)

 (1,039)

  1,981 

  942 

 (3,678)

  11,418 

  372 

  11,790 

  33,736 

  33,736 

  1,542 

  35,278 

At 30 June 2019

  674,769 

 (821)

 (70,575)

  42,186 

  645,559 

2,957

  648,516 

1. Refer Note 24 for details

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

FOREIGN 
CURRENCY 
TRANSLATION 
RESERVE

ISSUED 
CAPITAL

ACCUMULATED 
LOSSES

RESERVES

NON-
CONTROLLING 
INTEREST

$’000

TOTAL

$’000

TOTAL

$’000

 (13,219)

 1,891 

 160,083 

 - 

 160,083 

 (8,976)

 (45)

 - 

 - 

 (8,976)

 (45)

 (9,021)

 - 

 (9,021)

At 1 July 2017

 171,411 

Loss for the year

Other comprehensive 
loss

Total comprehensive 
loss for the year

-

-

-

Transactions

Issue of share capital

 18,700 

Share issue expenses 
(net of tax)

Share options exercised

Share-based payments

 (203)

 2,720 

-

-

-

 (8,976)

 (45)

-

 (45)

 (8,976)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 18,700 

 (203)

 (431)

 2,289 

 11,707 

 11,707 

At 30 June 2018

 192,628 

 (45)

 (22,195)

 13,167 

 183,555 

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

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 18,700 

 (203)

 2,289 

 11,707 

 183,555 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

NOTE

Cash flows from operating activities

2019

$’000

20181

$’000

Receipts from customers (inclusive of goods & services tax) 

4,823,012

2,208,612

Payments to employees (inclusive of on-costs)

 (39,827)

 (17,853)

Payments to merchants & suppliers (inclusive of goods 
& services tax)

Income taxes paid

 (4,916,304)

 (2,287,985)

 (9,073)

 (1,004)

Net cash (outflow) from operating activities

 5

 (142,192)

 (98,230)

Cash flows from investing activities

Interest received

Increase in term deposits

 686 

 (866)

 524 

 (2,165)

Payments for development of intangible assets

 (21,055)

 (11,499)

Purchase of intangibles

Purchase of plant & equipment

Proceeds from sale of business

 (485)

 (2,070)

 7,500 

-

 (1,082)

 - 

Net cash (outflow) from investing activities

 (16,290)

 (14,222)

Cash flows from financing activities 

Proceeds from borrowings

Repayment of borrowings

Decrease/(increase) of restricted cash

Proceeds from exercise of share options

Proceeds from issue of shares

Capital raising expenses

Interest & bank fees paid

Net cash inflow from financing activities

Net increase in cash & cash equivalents

FX on cash balance

Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of the year

Cash & cash equivalents at end of the year

5

414,988

 (526,493)

21,711

 13,631 

 459,269 

 (11,424)

 (14,549)

179,663

 (65,000)

(14,848)

 2,276 

 18,700 

-

 (7,009)

 357,133 

 113,782 

198,651

 246 

32,559

231,456

1,330

 1,627 

 29,602 

32,559

1. The prior year cash at end of year balance has been restated to be comparable with the current year presentation of cash in transit. Other 

comparative cash flow figures have been updated accordingly. 

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

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NOTES TO THE 
FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS

1.  BASIS OF PREPARATION

The Consolidated Financial Statements of Afterpay Touch Group Limited for the financial year 
ended 30 June 2019 were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Directors 
on 28 August 2019.

The securities of Afterpay Touch Group Limited (the Company) are listed on the Australian 
Securities Exchange (ASX). The activities of Afterpay Touch Group Limited and its subsidiaries 
(the Group) are described in the Directors’ Report. The Group’s principal place of business is  
406 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The Company was incorporated on 30 March 2017 as a for-profit company and domiciled 
in Australia. 

These financial statements:

•  are general-purpose financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with 

Australian Accounting Standards and other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian 
Accounting Standards Board (AASB), and the Corporations Act 2001; 

•  comply with Australian Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards 

(IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board;

•  have been prepared on a going concern basis using historical cost basis and is presented in 
Australian dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand ($’000), except when 
otherwise indicated in accordance with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission 
(ASIC) Corporations Instrument 2016/191;

•  where necessary, comparative information has been restated to conform to changes in 

presentation in the current year; and

•  apply significant accounting policies consistently to all periods presented, unless otherwise 

stated.

Significant estimates and judgements

Management has identified a number of accounting policies for which significant judgements, 
estimates and assumptions are made. Actual results may differ from these estimates under 
different assumptions and conditions and may materially affect financial results or the financial 
position reported in future periods. Further details of these assumptions may be found in the 
following notes to the financial statements:

Note 6 Receivables;

Note 9 Intangible assets;

Note 10 Taxation; and 

Note 19 Share-based payment plans.

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2.  SEGMENT INFORMATION  (continued) 

GROUP PERFORMANCE

2.  SEGMENT INFORMATION 

The Group’s reportable operating segments have been identified based on the financial 
information currently provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). The CODM, who 
is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, 
has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Global Chief Revenue 
Officer and Executive Director and Global Chief Financial Officer. The business operates under 
the following segments:

•  Afterpay AU: Comprises the Afterpay Australia platform;

•  Afterpay US: Comprises the Afterpay United States platform;

•  Afterpay Other: Comprises other Afterpay platforms outside of Australia and the United 

States that are in expansion phase or below the quantitative thresholds per AASB 8 Operating 
Segments;

•  Pay Now: Comprises Mobility, Health and e-Services; and 

•  Corporate: Comprises Group expenses that are not directly attributable or allocated to the 

Afterpay or Pay Now segments.

Non-IFRS financial measures are reviewed by the CODM for decision making purposes. EBITDA 
(excluding significant items) has been disclosed in the period as it is the most IFRS-like measure 
reported to the CODM.

The number of operating segments has increased from the 30 June 2018 financial statements 
as a reflection of the new markets in which the Group has entered with the Afterpay services. 
The 2018 comparatives have been restated in line with the current year presentation. The Group 
is in the early stages of expanding the Afterpay platform into markets outside of Australia. The 
Group is reviewing its global operating model, financial reporting systems and relevant financial 
measures reviewed by the CODM for decision making purposes in light of its expansion. The 
Group’s reportable operating segments may change in the future in line with this expansion and 
review.

Services provided between operating segments are on an arm’s-length basis and are eliminated 
on consolidation.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)2.  SEGMENT INFORMATION  (continued) 

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

AFTERPAY AU

AFTERPAY US

AFTERPAY 
OTHER

PAY NOW

CORPORATE

TOTAL

$’000

Total segment income 1

  196,832 

  39,002 

11,183 

17,095

 - 

  264,112 

Segment results

Segment pro forma EBITDA 
(excl. significant items and 
accounting standard charges) 

Initial application of new 
accounting standards 2

Segment EBITDA 
(excl. significant items) 3

Share-based payments

One-off items

EBITDA

Depreciation & amortisation

EBIT

Net finance expense

Loss before income tax

Income tax expense

Loss for the year

  90,661 

 (21,963)

 (3,008)

  4,930 

 (35,141)

  35,479 

 (3,681)

 (2,591)

 (514)

 - 

 - 

 (6,786)

  86,980 

 (24,554)

 (3,522)

  4,930 

 (35,141)

  28,693 

 (30,545)

 (7,473)

 (9,325)

 (22,371)

 (31,696)

 (11,090)

 (42,786)

(1,013)

(43,799)

1. Total segment income includes Afterpay income, Pay Now revenue and Other income, which relates to Afterpay’s late fees.
2. Initial application of new accounting standards is recognised in current period results, whereas, as permitted by AASB 15 and AASB 9, the prior 

corresponding period impact was reflected in the opening retained earnings for the 30 June 2019 financial year.
3. Segment EBITDA (excluding significant items) excludes the impact of share-based payments and one-off items.

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

AFTERPAY AU

AFTERPAY US

AFTERPAY 
OTHER

PAY NOW

CORPORATE

TOTAL

$’000

Total segment income

  114,202 

  484 

  2,088 

  25,571 

 - 

  142,345 

  43,633 

 (2,747)

  96 

  7,247 

 (13,066)

  35,163 

Segment results

Segment EBITDA 
(excl. significant items) 1

Share-based payments

One-off items

EBITDA

Depreciation & amortisation

EBIT

Net finance expense

Loss before income tax

Income tax expense

Loss for the year

1. Segment EBITDA (excluding significant items) excludes the impacts of share-based payments and one-off items.

 (16,374)

 (2,960)

  15,829 

 (17,329)

 (1,500)

 (6,086)

 (7,586)

 (1,390)

 (8,976)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)2.  SEGMENT INFORMATION  (continued) 

Significant accounting policies – Revenue & Income

Pay Now Revenue Recognition

The Pay Now business primarily generates its revenue via transaction fees for delivery of 
completed transactions and integration fees to connect new, or grant existing customers 
access to additional service models. 

The transaction revenue is generated from facilitating the sales of electronic products and 
services where the Group receives a fee (either fixed or a percentage of the transaction 
volume) for every successful transaction. Revenue is recognised on completion of a 
successful transaction or when products are delivered and activated by end-customers. The 
Group is generally remunerated for the transactional services on a weekly and monthly basis. 

Revenue from integration services is considered a distinct service, and is recognised by 
reference to the stage of completion of a contract or contracts in progress at balance date. 
Stage of completion is measured by reference to labour hours of each contract, which aligns 
with the transfer of the services. Where there is a final customer acceptance condition in the 
contract, revenue is recognised only upon customer acceptance.

For the financial year ended 30 June 2019, the transaction and integration revenue post 
adoption of AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers was $15.6 million (2018: $23.0 
million) and $1.5 million (2018: $2.6 million), respectively. As the Group adopted AASB 15 on 
1 July 2018 and used the modified retrospective approach, the 2018 comparatives are not 
comparable to 2019 for recognition and measurement. Refer below for further details.

The Group continues to recognise its ‘Contract liabilities’ under AASB 15 in respect of any 
unsatisfied performance obligations. Any liabilities are disclosed as ‘Contract liabilities’ in the 
Consolidated statement of financial position. The Group does not have any contract assets 
due to the invoicing and payment terms generally being in advance of the service provision.

The Group does not have contracts where the period between the transfer of the promised 
good or services to the customer and payment by the customer exceeds 1 year. Therefore, the 
Group does not adjust any of the transaction prices for the time value of money. Payments 
from customers are generally collected within 30 days of the provision of services. 

Income Recognition

Afterpay income

Afterpay income is derived from the difference between the customer’s underlying order 
value processed on the Afterpay platform and the amount paid to the merchant by Afterpay, 
referred to as Merchant fees. Afterpay pays merchants upfront the net amount of the previous 
day orders less the Merchant fees, which consists of fixed and variable rates, and Afterpay 
then assumes all non-repayment risk from the customer. There are no interest or fees 
charged by Afterpay to customers, other than late fees described below.

Merchant fees are recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income using 
the Effective Interest Rate (EIR) method, accreting the Merchant fees over the average period 
from initial payment to the merchant by Afterpay to the final instalment paid by the customer 
to Afterpay. The Group defers Afterpay income over the average time it takes for the collection 
of the receivable to occur, with the current average weighted duration to recoup end-customer 
payments being approximately 30 days or less.

Other income – Late fees

Late fee charges are currently used by Afterpay as an incentive to encourage end-customers 
to pay their outstanding balances as and when they fall due. Late fees are recognised as Other 
income when late fees become payable and are expected to be recovered.

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Impact of the adoption of AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (AASB 15) on 
Revenue & Income.

(a)  Impact on initial adoption

The Group has adopted AASB 15 using the modified retrospective method with the date of initial 
application of 1 July 2018. The cumulative effect of applying AASB 15 is recognised at the date 
of initial application as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Therefore, 
information for the prior corresponding period was not restated. Refer to Note 24 for further 
information.

 (b) Impact of adoption on current year

AASB 15 supersedes AASB 118 Revenue and related interpretations, and it applies to all 
revenue arising from contracts with customers, unless those contracts are in the scope of other 
standards. It makes several changes to the previous guidance on the criteria to which revenue 
is recognised. By applying the five-step approach specified in the standard, the recognition of 
revenue is directly aligned with the delivery of performance obligations specified within the 
contracts with customers. 

The Group has performed an assessment of its contracts with customers in accordance with 
AASB 15 and has determined the following impacts and changes to its accounting policies as a 
result of adoption.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (EXTRACT) 

Afterpay income

Pay Now revenue

Other income

Total income

Cost of sales

Gross profit

30 JUNE 2019 
UNDER AASB 15 & 
AASB 9 1

AASB 15 & AASB 9 
ADJUSTMENTS

30 JUNE 2019 
UNDER AASB 118

$’000

 200,868 

 17,095 

 46,149 

 264,112 

 (59,562)

 204,550 

$’000

 4,617 

 3,796 

 - 

$’000

 205,485 

 20,891 

 46,149 

 8,413 

 272,525 

 (3,796)

 (63,358)

 4,617 

 209,167 

1.  Afterpay income is recognised under AASB 9 as of 1 July 2018 as discussed below.

Afterpay income

Prior to the adoption of AASB 9 and AASB 15, Afterpay income was recognised as revenue at 
customer order date in accordance with AASB 118. Due to the adoption of the new standards, 
Afterpay income (previously disclosed as ‘Revenue’) is recognised in the Consolidated statement 
of comprehensive income under AASB 9 Financial Instruments using the EIR method. 

Pay Now revenue

The Pay Now business has marketing contribution agreements, some of which are with 
merchants based on agreed monthly underlying sales or revenue processed on the Pay Now 
platform. Prior to the adoption of AASB 15, these marketing contribution agreements were 
recognised as part of cost of sales. In accordance with AASB 15, transaction revenue for Pay 
Now is recorded net of any marketing contribution costs (based on monthly underlying sales or 
revenue) because the customer is not deemed to provide a distinct good or service in exchange 
for the marketing contribution. 

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3.  EXPENSES

Depreciation & amortisation expenses

Depreciation

Amortisation

Total depreciation & amortisation expenses

Employment expenses

Wages & salaries

Other employee on-costs

Total employment expenses

Operating expenses

Debt recovery costs, including bank charges

Consulting & contractor costs

Marketing expenses

Communication & technology

Operating lease expenses

Foreign currency gains

Net gain on sale of business1

Merger related costs

AUSTRAC related costs

General & administrative expenses

Total operating expenses

2019

$’000

2018

$’000

 (1,978) 

 (1,808) 

 (20,393) 

 (15,521) 

 (22,371) 

 (17,329) 

 (42,429) 

 (19,199) 

 (9,016) 

 (3,046) 

 (51,445) 

 (22,245) 

 (9,721) 

 (17,177) 

 (22,877) 

 (8,202) 

 (4,122) 

 2,961 

 1,271 

 (6,569) 

 (4,339) 

 (5,794) 

 (2,653) 

 (1,530) 

 1,395 

 - 

 - 

 (1,686) 

 (1,079) 

 - 

 (14,264) 

 (5,901) 

 (73,210) 

 (27,077) 

1.  This represents the net gain on sale of the European e-Services business, which was completed on 1 November 2018. As the European 

e-Services business does not represent a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations, it was not disclosed separately in 
accordance with AASB 5 Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations.

The Group continues to invest in development to create new, and enhance existing products, and 
services for merchants and customers. Employee-related development costs that are eligible for 
capitalisation for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 are $21.5 million (2018: $11.5 million). 
Refer to Note 9 for further information.

Significant accounting policies – foreign currency translation

Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group’s entities are measured using 
the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the functional 
currency). The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in Australian dollars ($), 
which is the Group’s functional and presentation currency. Exchange differences arising on 
translation of the foreign controlled entities are recognised in other comprehensive income 
and accumulated in a separate reserve within equity. The cumulative amount is reclassified to 
the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income upon disposal of any net investment.

Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange 
rates at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the 
settlement of such transactions, and from the translation of monetary assets and liabilities 
denominated in foreign currencies at year end exchange rates, are generally recognised in the 

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3.  EXPENSES

3.  EXPENSES (continued) 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income. They are deferred in equity if they relate to 
qualifying cash flow hedges and qualifying net investment hedges or are attributable to part of 
the net investment in a foreign operation. 

Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings are presented in the 
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, within finance costs. All other foreign 
exchange gains and losses are presented in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income on a net basis within other gains/(losses). 

4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

The following table outlines the loss and share data used in the basic and diluted EPS calculations: 

Loss attributable to owners of Afterpay Touch Group Limited for basic EPS 

2019

$’000

 (42,861)

No.’000

2018

$’000

 (8,976)

No.’000

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic EPS

 231,919 

 214,551 

Effect of dilution from:

Share options (‘000)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares adjusted for the effect 
of dilution

11,827

 16,487 

243,746 

 231,038 

Basic EPS amounts are calculated by dividing the loss for the year attributable to ordinary equity 
holders of the Parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the 
financial year.

Diluted EPS amounts are calculated by dividing the loss attributable to ordinary equity holders 
of Afterpay Touch Group Limited by the sum of the weighted average number of ordinary shares 
outstanding during the year and the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be 
issued on conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares.

The share options number above does not take into account any options or similar conversion 
rights issued under the two convertible notes issued to Matrix Partners X L.P and Weston & Co 
X LLC (Matrix Convertible Notes), Afterpay US, Inc., 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (US ESOP), put 
and call option to acquire the remaining 10% of ClearPay Finance Limited (Clearpay) that were on 
issue as at 30 June 2019 or prospective equity incentive plan for UK employees (UK ESOP).

The potential number of APT shares that could be issued under these arrangements were 
excluded from the share options number above given the number of APT shares to be issued 
will only be determined on exercise and conversion which will occur at a future date and based 
on future valuations which are unable to be reliably estimated today. In all arrangements, the 
number of APT shares which may be issued on conversion is subject to maximum levels. 

Matrix Convertible Notes

The Matrix Convertible Notes may be converted into APT shares in certain circumstances 
between 5 and 7 years from the date of issue of the notes (being 19 January 2018), with 
conversion at the noteholder’s election. The number of APT shares which may be issued on 
conversion is determined by a conversion value calculated based on 10% of the future value 
of Afterpay US, Inc. in excess of US$50 million (to be determined by an independent valuation 
at the time of conversion) divided by the volume weighted average price of APT shares over 
the 30 trading days up to (but excluding) the date on which an exercise notice is delivered. The 
maximum number of shares in APT that may be issued is capped at 21,777,661 (being 10% of 
the number of APT shares on issue at the date of issue of the Matrix Convertible Notes). It is 
unlikely that the maximum number of APT shares would be issued on conversion, because for 
this to happen it would necessarily mean that the value of APT (excluding Afterpay US, Inc.) is 

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4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) (continued) 

negligible or very low in comparison to the assessed value of Afterpay US, Inc. Conversion of the 
Matrix Convertible Notes may be accelerated, at the Group’s election, in the event of a change of 
control occurring with respect to the Group.

US ESOP

Options issued under the US ESOP are options to acquire common stock in Afterpay US, Inc. In 
specified circumstances, common stock in Afterpay US, Inc. which is received via the exercise of 
US ESOP options may be exchanged for APT shares. The exercised common stock in Afterpay 
US, Inc. will automatically be exchanged for fully paid ordinary shares of APT if conversion of 
the Matrix Convertible Notes occurs between 5 and 7 years from the date of issue of the notes 
(being 19 January 2018). Exchange for APT shares may also occur at the discretion of the APT 
Board if the Matrix Convertible Notes are not converted and are no longer on issue, at least 5 
years have elapsed since the US ESOP was initially adopted, and other specified corporate events 
have not occurred. Holders of exercised stock do not have a separate right to require exchange 
for APT shares. The number of APT shares which are issued to US ESOP holders upon exchange 
will be based on the future value of Afterpay US, Inc. shares (to be determined by an independent 
valuation at the time of exchange) compared to a volume weighted average price (VWAP) of 
APT shares over the 30 trading days up to (but excluding) the date of conversion of the Matrix 
Convertible Notes or the date of discretionary conversion by APT (as applicable). The total 
US ESOP pool is limited to 10% of Afterpay US, Inc. fully diluted shares on issue. The Group’s 
ownership interest in Afterpay US, Inc. will not decline below 90% due to the exercise of options 
on Afterpay US, Inc. common stock under the US ESOP plan and will increase back to 100% 
following the exchange of Afterpay US, Inc. common stock for APT shares (assuming no other 
issues of common stock in Afterpay US, Inc. in the intervening period). The maximum number 
of APT shares that can be issued under the US ESOP in exchange for exercised shares cannot 
exceed 21,777,661 APT shares (being 10% of the number of APT shares on issue at the date the 
Matrix Convertible Notes were issued). It is unlikely that the maximum number of APT shares 
would be issued on conversion, because for this to happen it would necessarily mean that the 
value of APT (excluding Afterpay US, Inc.) is negligible or very low in comparison to the assessed 
value of Afterpay US, Inc.

Clearpay Put and Call Option

As discussed in Note 15, on 23 August 2018, the Group acquired 90% of the issued shares in 
ClearPay Finance Limited (Clearpay) (an unlisted entity based in the United Kingdom, 100% 
owned by ThinkSmart Limited) (ThinkSmart) for total consideration of 1.0 million APT shares. 
The Group has a call option to acquire the remaining Clearpay shares held by ThinkSmart, which 
is exercisable any time after 5 years from the completion date being 23 August 2018. If the 
Group does not exercise its call option within that period, then ThinkSmart has a put option to 
sell all the remaining shares it holds in Clearpay to the Group, exercisable any time after 5.5 years 
from completion date. APT has the right to exercise the call option earlier than 5 years from 
the completion date in the event of a change of control of either APT or ThinkSmart. APT may 
also exercise the Call option early on certain events of default or insolvency events in relation 
to ThinkSmart, in which case the exercise price will be based on Clearpay’s net tangible assets 
instead of the valuation principles described below. 

Under the terms of the acquisition of Clearpay, ThinkSmart also agreed to provide for an 
option pool out of its remaining 10% shareholding that could be used for the purposes of an 
equity incentive plan for UK employees of Clearpay (UK ESOP) of up to 3.5%, which will reduce 
ThinkSmart’s shareholding to 6.5% following exercise of the maximum pool of options. As of the 
reporting date, that plan is not finalised, and no options have been granted under the proposed 
UK ESOP. 

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Consideration for the remaining Clearpay shares held by ThinkSmart at the time of exercise of 
the put or call option will be determined by agreement, or failing agreement, by an independent 
expert valuation of Clearpay shares. Consideration may be paid by the Group in cash or APT 
shares, at APT’s election. The number of APT shares in the Group that may be issued for such 
an exchange will be based on the 5-trading day VWAP of APT shares up to the date of option 
exercise. Any exchange of Clearpay shares held by ThinkSmart as a result of its exercise of the 
put option is capped at 5% of APT shares on issue at the time of exchange.

UK ESOP

It is the Group’s intention to establish an equity incentive plan for UK employees or UK ESOP 
with an options pool in Clearpay over a maximum of 3.5% of Clearpay shares on issue. As of the 
reporting date, that plan is not finalised, and no options have been granted under the proposed UK 
ESOP. Under the terms of the acquisition of Clearpay, ThinkSmart agreed to provide for an options 
pool out of its remaining 10% shareholding that could be used for the purposes of a UK ESOP of up 
to 3.5%. In this way, the UK ESOP will not dilute the Group’s 90% shareholding in Clearpay.

It is intended that the UK ESOP options will have both continued service and performance based 
vesting conditions. The exercise price is yet to be determined, however upon exercise of the 
options, the exercise price will be paid to ThinkSmart as the provider of the option shares. The 
UK ESOP options, even if vested, will only be able to be exercised in conjunction with exercise of 
the ThinkSmart put or call option (including in the event of early exercise, such as on a change of 
control), and if not exercised with such event, the options will lapse. This is intended to ensure that 
there are no outstanding UK ESOP options once APT moves to 100% shareholding in Clearpay.

Further, it is intended that any Clearpay shares provided to employees on the exercise of their 
vested options will be sold to APT at the same per-share price as the Clearpay Put and Call 
Option (as applicable) as outlined as above. APT will have the election to pay for the UK ESOP 
shares in cash or in the form of APT shares at equivalent value, subject to a cap of 3% of APT 
shares on issue at the date of first adoption of the UK ESOP Rules. 

After the 3.5% of Clearpay pool has been allocated to UK employees (which is expected to 
occur within 12 months), new incentive awards made to UK employees will be provided by way 
of equity awards in the parent company (i.e. APT) to ensure a globally aligned and consistent 
approach going forward.

It is unlikely that the maximum number of APT shares of 8% across the Clearpay Put and Call 
Option and UK ESOP would ever be issued, because for this to happen it would necessarily mean 
that the value of APT (excluding Clearpay) is negligible or very low in comparison to the assessed 
value of Clearpay.

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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

5.  CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash at bank & in hand

Short-term deposits

Total cash & cash equivalents

2019

$’000

20181

$’000

121,365

 110,091 

231,456

17,394

 15,165 

32,559

Reconciliation from the net loss before tax to the net cash flows from operations 

Loss before tax

Adjustments for:

Depreciation & amortisation expenses

Share-based payment expenses

Finance cost

Finance income 

Gain on sale of European e-Services business

Unrealised foreign currency gains

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Increase in total receivables

Impact of accounting standard changes on receivables

Decrease in other financial assets and other assets

Increase in trade & other payables

Income tax paid

2019

$’000

20181

$’000

 (42,786)

 (7,586)

 22,371 

 30,545 

 11,653 

 (563)

(1,271)

 (2,535)

 17,329 

 16,374 

 6,617 

 (531)

-

 (1,501)

 (213,631)

 (140,683)

(7,847)

2,861

 68,084 

(9,073)

-

2,424

10,331

 (1,004) 

Net cash used in operating activities

 (142,192)

 (98,230)

1.   The prior year cash at end of year balance has been restated to be comparable with the current year presentation of cash in transit. Other 

comparative cash flow figures have been updated accordingly.

Significant accounting policies – cash & cash equivalents

Cash & cash equivalents in the Consolidated statement of financial position comprises 
cash at bank and in hand, cash in transit and short-term deposits with an original maturity 
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 purposes of the Consolidated 
statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consists of cash and cash equivalents 
as defined above.

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6.  RECEIVABLES (continued) 

6.  RECEIVABLES

Trade receivables – Pay Now

Consumer receivables

Consumer receivables - face value

Consumer receivables - recognised over time1

Net consumer receivables

Less provision for doubtful debts

Opening balance2

Provided in the year

Debts written off/collected

Total provision for doubtful debts

Net consumer receivables balance

Total receivables

2019

$’000

 7,983 

2018

$’000

5,423

 482,123 

 248,788 

 (9,647)

 - 

 472,476 

 248,788

 (18,054)

 (58,675)

 (5,292)

 (32,610)

 48,969 

 22,759 

 (27,760)

 (15,143)

444,716

233,645

 452,699 

 239,068 

1.   Value of receivables when Afterpay income is recognised over the collection period using the EIR method.
2.   Due to the initial application of AASB 9 the opening balance has been adjusted, refer to Note 24 for further information.

Impact of the adoption of AASB 9 Financial Instruments (AASB 9) on Receivables

The Group has adopted AASB 9, the date of initial application being 1 July 2018. The adoption of 
AASB 9 resulted in changes in accounting policies and adjustments to the amounts recognised 
in the financial statements. The effect of initially applying AASB 9 is recognised at the date 
of initial application as an adjustment to opening retained earnings, as disclosed in Note 24, 
therefore comparative figures have not been restated. 

(a)  Impact on current year – classification and measurement change

On adoption of AASB 9, the Group’s management assessed which business models to apply to 
the financial assets held by the Group and classified its financial instruments into the appropriate 
AASB 9 categories. There are no significant impacts resulting from the classification. The 
Group’s financial assets are initially recognised at amortised cost, and subject to impairment.

(b) Impact on current year – impairment charge 

The adoption of AASB 9 has changed the Group’s accounting for impairment losses for financial 
assets by replacing the previously applied AASB 139’s incurred loss approach with a forward-
looking Expected Credit Loss (ECL) approach under AASB 9.

(c) Impact on the financial statements – additional changes 

There is no impact to the statement of cash flows and the basic and diluted EPS.

The adoption of AASB 9 did not impact the Group’s borrowings as the current debt arrangements 
are not hedged and do not include any derivative financial instruments.

Other adjustments

In addition to the adjustments to Consumer receivables, upon adoption of AASB 9, other items 
of the primary financial statements, such as deferred taxes and opening retained earnings were 
adjusted as necessary. The impacts of these adjustments have been summarised in Note 24.

Significant accounting policies

Trade receivables – Pay Now

A receivable represents the Group’s right to an amount of consideration that is unconditional 
(i.e. only the passage of time is required before payment of the consideration is due). 

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6.  RECEIVABLES (continued) 

Generally, trade receivables have 7–30 day payment terms and due to the short-term nature, 
their carrying amount (less allowance for doubtful debts) is approximately equal to their fair 
value. There are no Pay Now contract assets at 30 June 2019.

Trade receivables impairment – Pay Now 

Collectability of trade receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Individual debts that are 
known to be non-collectable are written off when identified. The Group applies a simplified 
approach in calculating the ECLs based on lifetime expected credit losses. The Group has 
established a provision matrix that is based on the Group’s historical credit experience 
adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment.

Consumer receivables – Afterpay

Consumer receivables are amounts due from consumers for outstanding instalment 
payments on orders processed on the Afterpay platform. The Group’s business model is 
to hold the receivables with the objective to collect the contractual cash flows. Consumer 
receivables are measured at amortised cost using the EIR method. They are generally due 
within 14–56 days.

Receivables Impairment – Consumer receivables - Afterpay

The Group applies the general provision approach permitted under AASB 9 to account 
for ECLs on Consumer receivables measured at amortised cost. ECLs are based on the 
difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the Afterpay terms 
and all the cash flows that the Group expects to receive. Due to the short-term nature of the 
Afterpay receivables, the ECLs are based on the lifetime ECL.

The Group uses ageing of Consumer receivables as the basis for ECL measurement given the 
short duration of consumer payment terms (maximum 56 days). 

At each reporting date, the Group assesses impairment risk on initial recognition of the 
Consumer receivable and movements in the ageing of outstanding Consumer receivables to 
estimate the ECL. 

Under this impairment approach, AASB 9 requires the Group to classify Consumer receivables 
into three stages, which measure the ECL based on credit migration between the stages. The 
Group has defined these stages as follows:

STAGE

MEASUREMENT BASIS

Receivables  
not yet due  
(Stage 1)

Receivables aged  
1 to 61 days  
(Stage 2)

While the Consumer receivables are not yet due, an ECL has been determined 
based on a probability of a default event occurring over the life of the Consumer 
receivables. 

Although there is usually no objective evidence of impairment, when a 
consumer has not paid by the due date, it is an indication that credit risk has 
increased. As a result, the loss allowance for that Consumer receivable is 
measured at an amount equal to the lifetime ECL for increased credit risk. 
Lifetime ECL is the expected credit losses that result from all possible default 
events over the expected life of the Consumer receivables.

Receivables aged 
greater than 61 days 
(Stage 3)

Stage 3 includes Consumer receivables aged greater than 61 days past due 
where there is objective evidence of impairment at reporting date. Ageing 
greater than 61 days is considered to have an adverse impact on the estimated 
future cash flows of the Consumer receivables.

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6.  RECEIVABLES (continued) 

STAGE 1 
NOT YET DUE

STAGE 2 
AGED 1 – 61 DAYS

STAGE 3 
AGED GREATER 
THAN 61 DAYS

$’000

$’000

$’000

TOTAL

$’000

20191

Consumer receivables – face value2

 453,266 

 21,880 

 6,977 

 482,123 

Provision for doubtful debts

Net consumer receivables

2018

 (6,434)

 (14,440)

 (6,886)

 (27,760)

 446,832 

 7,440 

 91 

 454,363 

Consumer receivables – face value2

 230,660 

 13,608 

 4,520 

 248,788 

Provision for doubtful debts3

Net consumer receivables

 (1,531)

 (9,189)

 (4,193)

 (14,913)

 229,129 

 4,419 

 327 

 233,875 

1   The simplified provision approach prescribed in AASB 9 is used for Trade receivables – Pay Now, therefore these receivables and provision for 
doubtful debts are excluded from the ECL staging table for both 2019 and 2018. The 2018 Provision for doubtful debts included $0.2 million 
related to Pay Now (2019:$0). 

2.  ECL for Afterpay Consumer receivable is calculated on the Consumer receivables – face value.
3   Due to the initial application of AASB 9, opening balances have been adjusted; however, comparative information has not been restated. Refer 

to Note 24 for further information.

As the Group’s Consumer receivables are short term in nature, the staging transfer disclosures 
have not been provided. Prior period Consumer receivables balances are either fully written off or 
collected during the current financial year.

Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions

Judgement is applied in measuring ECL and whether the risk of default has increased 
significantly since initial recognition of the Consumer receivable. The Group considers both 
quantitative and qualitative information, including historical loss experience, internal expert 
risk assessment and data examination and forward-looking information and analysis. 
Historical balances as well as the proportion of those balances that have defaulted over time 
are used as a basis to determine the probability of default. The Group also considers forward 
looking adjustments, including macro-economic seasonality trends that are not captured 
within the base ECL calculations. The inclusion of forward-looking information increases the 
degree of judgement required to assess effects on the Group’s ECLs. The assumptions and 
methodologies applied are reviewed regularly. 

Write off

The Group’s policy under AASB 9 remains the same as it was under AASB 139. Receivables 
are written off when the Group has no reasonable expectation of recovery. Any subsequent 
recoveries following write off are credited to Receivables impairment expenses within the 
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income in the period in which they were recovered.

7.  OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS

Total Current – Other financial assets

Total Non-Current – Other financial assets

Total other financial assets

2019

$’000

3,003

 3,035 

6,038

2018

$’000

23,935

 2,165 

26,100

Other financial assets include restricted cash held in trust of $2.0 million (2018: $23.7 million) 
under the Group’s Australian receivables warehouse facility and term deposits of $4.0 million 
(2018: $2.4 million). Refer to Note 12(a)(i) for further information on the Group’s Australian 
receivables warehouse facility.

The Non-Current other financial assets are term deposits with AA-/BBB+ banks and bank 
guarantee collateral (Note 21), which is part of the Group’s normal business operations.

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8.  PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT  (continued) 

8.  PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT 

The net book value of property, plant and equipment of $4.2 million (2018: $4.0 million) primarily 
includes computer equipment, furniture fittings and leasehold improvements. During the period, 
the Group purchased property, plant and equipment of $2.4 million (2018: $1.3 million), disposed 
$0.2 million (2018: $0) and recognised depreciation of $2.0 million (2018: $1.8 million).

Significant accounting policies

Recognition and measurement

Property, plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and 
any accumulated impairment losses.

Useful life of assets

Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the 
specific assets of 3–5 years.

9.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS 

CORE TECHNOLOGY

CUSTOMER 
CONTRACTS

OTHER 
INTANGIBLES

GOODWILL

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

 42,310 

 11,493 

 53,803 

21,538

 - 

 (6,473)

68,868

 15,352 

 - 

 15,352 

 - 

 - 

 (1,248)

14,104

TOTAL

$’000

 81,363 

 11,507 

 92,870 

 23,575 

 - 

 23,575 

 126

 14

 140 

689

 - 

22,227

 3,985 

 16,232 

 - 

 - 

 20,217 

 (7,721)

4,814

 39,807 

127,593

Cost

At 1 July 2017

Additions

30 June 2018

Additions

Acquisition of a 
subsidiary

Disposal

At 30 June 2019

Amortisation

At 1 July 2017

Amortisation

At 30 June 2018

Amortisation 

Disposal

 (4,854)

 (10,619)

 (15,473)

 - 

 (4,882)

 (4,882)

-

 (20)

 (20)

 (13,369)

 (4,605)

 (2,419)

 1,692 

555

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (4,854)

 (15,521)

 (20,375)

 (20,393)

2,247

 (38,521)

At 30 June 2019

 (27,150)

 (8,932)

 (2,439)

Net book value

At 30 June 2019

At 30 June 2018

 41,718

38,330

 5,172 

 10,470

2,375

120

 39,807 

 23,575 

 89,072 

 72,495 

Significant accounting policies

(a) Recognition and measurement

(i) Intangible assets

Intangible assets, including Core technology, Customer contracts and Other intangibles are 
measured at cost on initial recognition. Intangible assets acquired as a result of a business 

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9.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS  (continued) 

combination are measured at fair value as at the date of acquisition. Following initial recognition, 
intangible assets are carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation and accumulated 
impairment losses. Internally generated intangibles, excluding capitalised development costs, 
are not capitalised and the related expenditure is reflected in the Consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income in the period in which the expenditure is incurred.

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed to be either finite or indefinite.

Core technology

Core technology includes internally generated software being developed as research and 
development projects.

Research costs are expensed as incurred.

Development expenditures on an individual project are recognised as an intangible asset 
when the Group can demonstrate:

•  the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that the asset will be available 

for use or sale;

•  its intention to complete and its ability to use or sell the asset;

•  how the asset will generate future economic benefits;

•  the ability to reliably measure the expenditure during development; and

•  the ability to use the intangible asset generated.

Following initial recognition of the development expenditure as an asset, the asset is carried 
at cost less any accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Amortisation 
of the asset begins when development is complete, and the asset is available for use. It is 
amortised over the period of expected future benefit.

(ii) Goodwill

On acquisition, goodwill is initially measured at the excess of the purchase consideration of 
the acquired business over the fair value of the identifiable net assets.

Goodwill is allocated to each of the cash generating units expected to benefit from the 
business combination. Goodwill is not amortised, but is measured at cost less any 
accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually. 

(b) Useful life of intangible assets, other than goodwill

A summary of the policies applied to the Group’s intangible assets is as follows:

CORE TECHNOLOGY

CUSTOMER CONTRACTS

OTHER INTANGIBLES

USEFUL LIVES

Finite

Finite

Finite

AMORTISATION METHOD USED 3–5 years – Straight-line

3–5 years – Straight-line

2–7 years – Straight-line

INTERNALLY GENERATED/ 
ACQUIRED

Internally generated and 
acquired

Acquired

Acquired

IMPAIRMENT TESTING

Amortisation method is reviewed at every reporting period. Reviewed annually 
for indicators of impairment.

(c) Impairment tests for intangible assets, including goodwill

The Group initially considers the relationship between its market capitalisation and its book 
value, among other factors specific to each cash generating unit (CGU), when reviewing for 
indicators of impairment.

At 30 June 2019, the market capitalisation of the Group was significantly greater than the 
Group’s equity book value, indicating no potential impairment of goodwill or impairment of the 
assets of the CGUs. In addition, the Group performed a detailed impairment review of goodwill 
and concluded that there was no impairment for the financial year ended 30 June 2019.

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For the purpose of the annual impairment test, goodwill is allocated to CGUs. The carrying 
amount of each CGU is compared to its recoverable amount. In assessing for impairment, the 
Group’s assets are grouped at the lowest level of separately identifiable cash inflows, which 
are largely independent of the cash flows from other assets or CGUs. Assets apart from 
goodwill that have previously recognised impairment in the past are reviewed for possible 
reversal at the end of each reporting period.

The Group has allocated goodwill from the acquisition of Clearpay to the Clearpay CGU 
which is included within Afterpay Other segment. Afterpay Other is the operating segment 
that is expected to benefit from the acquisition. The remaining goodwill has been allocated 
consistently with 30 June 2018.

A summary of the goodwill allocation and impairment testing assumptions are presented below:

Goodwill allocation

Risk-weighted pre-tax discount rate 

Risk adjusted growth rate beyond 5 years

Afterpay AU and Pay Now

AFTERPAY AU AFTERPAY OTHER

PAY NOW

$’000

$’000

$’000

 21,220 

 16,232 

17.6%

2.0%

N/A

N/A

 2,355 

12.6%

2.0%

TOTAL 

$’000

 39,807 

N/A

N/A

The recoverable amounts have been determined based on a value-in-use calculation using 
five-year post-tax cash flow projections. The post-tax cashflow projections are based on the 
Group’s expectations of growth, excluding the impact of possible future acquisitions, business 
improvement and restructuring. 

Afterpay Other

The goodwill within Afterpay Other only relates to the Clearpay CGU. The recoverable amount 
of Clearpay has been determined based on a fair value less costs of disposal calculation using 
a number of inputs including cash flow projections based on two years of financial forecasts 
approved by senior management. The valuation is measured using inputs that are not based 
on observable market data. Therefore, they are considered to be level 3 within the fair value 
hierarchy as per AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement. Cash flows are projected over a two-year 
period to reflect the current economic conditions and the growth profile of the business, which 
commenced trading in May 2019. Cash flows beyond the two-year period are extrapolated 
using a revenue multiple. 

The Group has performed a detailed sensitivity analysis as part of its impairment testing to 
ensure that the results of its testing are reasonable. The discount rate would need to increase 
by approximately 200 basis points, or the terminal value growth rate would need to decrease 
by approximately 300 basis points, before the recoverable amount of any of the CGUs would 
equal its carrying value.

As the Group continues to acquire operations and reorganise the way operations are 
managed, reporting structures may change giving rise to a reassessment of CGUs and/or the 
allocation of goodwill to those CGUs. 

Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions

The asset impairment assessment requires management judgement with respect to an 
estimate of the recoverable amount of the CGU using a discounted cash flow methodology. 
This calculation uses cash flow projections based on operating budgets and strategic 
business plans, after which a terminal value is applied, based on management’s view of the 
expected long-term growth profile of the business. The determination of cash flows over the 
life of an asset requires management judgement in assessing the future number of merchant 
acquisitions, customer usage, potential price changes as well as any changes to the costs of 
the product and of other operating costs incurred by the Group. The implied pre-tax discount 
rate is calculated with reference to long-term government bond rates, external analyst views 
and the Group’s pre-tax cost of debt. 

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10. TAXATION (continued) 

10. TAXATION

(a)  Income tax expense 

2019

$’000

2018

$’000

The major components of income tax expense:

Current income tax charge

 (15,263)

 (8,974)

Adjustments in respect of current income tax of previous years

  55 

  62 

Deferred income tax

Relating to origination/reversal of temporary differences

Adjustment in relation to deferred income tax of previous years

  14,082 

  113 

  7,493 

  29 

Income tax expense as reported in the income statement

 (1,013)

 (1,390)

(b)  Statement of changes in equity 

Deferred income tax related to items credited directly to equity, opening 
retained earnings

Deferred income tax related to items credited directly to equity, capital 
raising costs

Total deferred income tax related to items credited directly to equity

2019

$’000

 (2,362)

 (4,293)

 (6,655)

2018

$’000

 - 

 (84)

 (84)

(c)  Numerical reconciliation between aggregate tax expense recognised in the income 

statement and tax expense calculated per the statutory income tax rate 

A reconciliation between tax expense and the product of accounting loss before income tax 
multiplied by the Group’s applicable income tax rate is as follows:

Accounting loss before tax

At the Group's statutory rate of 30% (2018: 30%)

Expenditure not allowed for income tax purposes

Foreign tax rate differential

Amount under provided in prior years

Tax losses not recognised

Utilisation of tax losses not previously recognised

2019

$’000

 (42,786)

  12,836 

 (12,150)

 (1,911)

  168 

 - 

  44 

2018

$’000

 (7,586)

  2,276 

 (3,558)

 (59)

  91 

 (140)

 - 

Income tax expense

 (1,013)

 (1,390)

(d)  Deferred income tax 

Deferred income tax at 30 June relates to the following:

Deferred tax liabilities

Capitalisation of development expenditure

Prepayments

Customer contracts

Unrealised foreign exchange

Property, plant & equipment

Deferred receivables

2019

$’000

2018

$’000

 47 

 262 

 1,805 

 758 

 159 

 1,449 

 3,612 

 413 

 3,144 

 447 

 - 

 - 

90

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10. TAXATION (continued) 

Other

Gross deferred tax liabilities 

Set-off of deferred tax assets

Net deferred tax liabilities

Deferred tax assets

Employee benefits

Other provisions

Capital raising costs

R&D offsets

Provision for doubtful debts

Deferred receivables

Losses

Other

Gross deferred tax assets

Set-off of deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax assets

 796 

 5,276 

 195 

 7,811 

 (5,276)

 (7,811)

 - 

 - 

  3,754 

  1,429 

  3,790 

 - 

  8,328 

  2,305 

  11,774 

  1,176 

  3,307 

 - 

  1,085 

  410 

  4,530 

 - 

  6,818 

  922 

  32,556 

  17,072 

 (5,276)

  27,280 

 (7,811)

  9,261 

Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions

Taxation interpretation, regulation and timing recognition

Uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation of complex tax regulations, changes in 
tax laws, and the amount and timing of future taxable income. Differences between the actual 
results and the tax positions in the financial report could necessitate future adjustments to 
current and deferred tax already recorded.

Significant accounting policies

Income tax

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax expense is recognised 
in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income except for those items recognised 
directly in equity.

Current tax in respect of the taxable income for the year is measured at the amount expected 
to be recovered from, or paid to, the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to 
compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

Deferred tax is recognised using the balance sheet method in which temporary differences 
are calculated based on the difference between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their 
carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in 
the year when the asset is realised, or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) 
that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Deferred tax assets are 
recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax credits and tax losses only 
to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the 
assets can be utilised.

Unrecognised deferred tax assets are reassessed at each reporting date and are recognised 
to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax 
asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset only if a legally enforceable right 
exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets 
and liabilities relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.

91

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10. TAXATION (continued) 

Tax consolidation legislation

Afterpay Touch Group Limited and its wholly-owned Australian controlled subsidiaries formed 
a tax consolidated group effective from 15 August 2017. Afterpay Touch Group Limited and 
the members of the tax consolidated group recognise their own current tax and deferred 
tax assets and liabilities arising from temporary differences using the ‘standalone taxpayer 
approach’ by reference to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the separate 
financial statements of each entity and the tax values applying under tax consolidation. In 
addition to its current and deferred tax balances, Afterpay Touch Group Limited has assumed 
the current tax liabilities and any deferred tax assets arising from unused tax credits or losses 
of the members in the tax consolidated group.

Nature of tax funding arrangements and tax sharing arrangements

Entities in the tax consolidated group entered into a tax funding agreement with the head 
entity. The arrangements require payments to/(from) the head entity equal to the current 
tax liability/(asset) assumed by the head entity and any deferred taxes relating to unused 
tax losses or unused tax credits transferred to the head entity, resulting in the head entity 
recognising an inter-entity receivable/(payable) equal in amount to the tax liability/(asset) 
assumed.

The inter-entity receivables/(payables) are at call. Contributions to fund the current tax 
liabilities are payable as per the tax funding agreement. The head entity, in conjunction with 
other members of the tax consolidated group, has entered into a tax sharing agreement. 
The tax sharing agreement provides for the determination of the allocation of income tax 
liabilities between the entities should the head entity default on its tax payment obligations. 
No amounts have been recognised in the financial statements in respect of this agreement as 
payment of any amounts under the tax sharing agreement is considered remote.

Other taxes

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax 
(GST) except:

•  when the GST incurred on a purchase of goods and services is not recoverable from the 

taxation authority, in which case the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of 
the asset or as part of the expense item as applicable; and

•  receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included.

The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as 
part of receivables or payables in the Consolidated statement of financial position.

Cash flows are included in the Consolidated statement of cash flows on a gross basis and 
the GST component of cash flows arising from investing and financing activities, which is 
recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority, is classified as operating cash flows. 
Commitments and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from, 
or payable to, the taxation authority.

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CAPITAL STRUCTURE, FINANCING & RISK 
MANAGEMENT

11.  EQUITY 

Issued and fully paid

Movement in ordinary shares on issue

At 1 July 2017

Share issued

Share options exercised

Capital raising costs (net of tax)

At 30 June 2018

Shares issued 

Share options exercised

Acquisition of a subsidiary

Capital raising costs (net of tax)

At 30 June 2019

2019

$’000

2018

$’000

674,769

 192,628 

No.’000

$’000

 212,409 

 171,411 

 2,880 

 915 

-

 18,700 

 2,720 

 (203)

 216,204 

 192,628 

 22,131 

 12,157 

 1,000 

459,269

15,096

 17,826 

 - 

 (10,050)

 251,492 

674,769

For the financial year ended 30 June 2019, Afterpay Touch Group Limited raised capital totalling 
$459.3 million. This comprised: 

•  $117.0 million Institutional Placement and $25.0 million Share Purchase Plan (‘SPP’), 

completed by September 2018; and 

•  $317.3 million Institutional Placement completed in June 2019. 

Significant accounting policies – contributed equity

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 raised 
via the issue of new shares.

Shares to be held by the Afterpay Touch Group Employee Share Plan Trust from 8 April 
2019 will be disclosed as treasury shares and deducted from contributed equity. The trust is 
Consolidated in accordance with the principles in Note 16. As of 30 June 2019, there are no 
treasury shares that are held by the Trust for the purpose of issuing shares under the Group’s 
incentive plans. 

Information relating to employee options, including details of options issued, exercised and 
lapsed during the financial year and options outstanding at the end of the reporting period, 
is disclosed in Note 19.

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12.  INTEREST BEARING BORROWINGS (continued) 

12. INTEREST BEARING BORROWINGS

Secured interest bearing borrowings

Senior unsecured notes

Convertible notes

Finance lease liabilities

Total interest bearing borrowings

Total Current

Total Non-Current

Total interest bearing borrowings

2019

$’000

2018

$’000

 - 

 111,593 

 49,737 

 49,491 

 144 

 342 

 128 

 393 

 50,223 

 161,605 

 597 

 49,626 

 50,223 

 50 

 161,555 

 161,605 

a)  Secured interest bearing borrowings comprise:

(i)  The Group’s Australian receivables warehouse funding facility totalling $500.0 million 
(2018: $350.0 million) provided by National Australia Bank (NAB) ($300.0 million) and 
Citi ($200.0 million). As at 30 June 2019, the facility is undrawn. The facility is secured 
against Afterpay AU receivables, which are transferred into the facility. As at 30 June 
2019, the carrying value of Afterpay AU Consumer receivables is $339.7 million. The 
facility matures in November 2020 (NAB) and August 2020 (Citi). For the financial year 
ended 30 June 2019, drawings under this facility incurred a weighted average interest 
rate of 3.6% p.a. (2018: 3.8%).

(ii)  On 2 May 2019, Afterpay US signed a US$300.0 million receivables warehouse funding 
facility with Citi. As at 30 June 2019, the facility is undrawn. The facility is secured 
against Afterpay US receivables, which are transferred into the facility. As at 30 June 
2019, the carrying value of Afterpay US Consumer receivables is $84.0 million. The 
facility matures in May 2021.

(iii)  The Group also holds a NZ$20.0 million facility with ASB to assist with funding the 

Group’s New Zealand operations. As at 30 June 2019, the facility is undrawn.               

b)  Senior unsecured notes with a carrying value of $50.0 million were issued to institutional and 
professional investors on 27 April 2018 for a fixed rate of 7.25% over a four-year maturity 
with interest payable semi-annually.

c)  Convertible notes with a carrying value of US$0.1 million were issued to Matrix Partners on 
19 January 2018. The notes carry a fixed interest rate of 6.0% for a 7-year maximum term. 
The notes have a conversion period of 5 to 7 years from the date of issue with conversion 
at the noteholder’s election. See Note 4 for further details, including the conversion 
mechanism.

Significant accounting policies

Interest bearing borrowings

All borrowings are initially recognised at cost, being the fair value of the consideration received 
net of issue costs associated with the borrowings. After initial recognition, interest bearing 
borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 
Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any borrowing costs and any discount or 
premium on settlement.

Borrowings are classified as non-current liabilities when the Group has an unconditional right 
to defer settlement for at least 12 months from reporting date.

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12. INTEREST BEARING BORROWINGS

12.  INTEREST BEARING BORROWINGS (continued) 

Borrowing costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a 
qualifying asset are capitalised as part of the cost of that asset. All other borrowing costs are 
expensed in the period they occur. Borrowing costs consist of interest and other costs that 
are incurred in connection with the borrowing of funds.

Borrowings are removed from the Consolidated statement of financial position when the 
obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expired. The difference between 
the carrying amount of a financial liability that has been extinguished or transferred to another 
party and the consideration paid, including any non-cash assets transferred, or liabilities 
assumed, is recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income as Other 
income or Finance costs.

Derivative financial instruments and hedging

The Group does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge its risks associated with 
interest rate fluctuations. This decision is within the scope of the existing company risk profile.

13. FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

Liability to US ESOP option participants

Put option on remaining Clearpay UK shares 

Total financial liabilities

Total Current

Total Non-Current

Total financial liabilities

NOTE

19

15

2019

$’000

 1,772 

 1,039 

 2,811 

 1,772 

 1,039 

 2,811 

2018

$’000

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities 

CASH 
MOVEMENTS

NON-CASH MOVEMENTS

OPENING 
BALANCE

CASH FLOWS

AMORTISATION

FOREIGN 
EXCHANGE 
MOVEMENT

OTHER

PUT OPTION

CLOSING 
BALANCE

2019

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

Secured interest bearing borrowings

 111,593 

(111,593)

Senior unsecured notes

Convertible notes

Finance lease liabilities

 49,491 

 128 

 393 

-

 - 

 (94)

Total interest bearing borrowings

 161,605   (111,687)

Financial liabilities

 - 

 2,164 

 - 

 294 

 - 

 - 

 294 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 8 

 - 

 8 

 - 

 - 

(48)

8

43

3

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 49,737 

 144 

 342 

 50,223 

 (392)

 1,039 

 2,811 

Total borrowings & financial 
liabilities 

 161,605   (109,523)

 294 

 8 

 (389)

 1,039 

 53,034 

CASH 
MOVEMENTS

NON-CASH MOVEMENTS

OPENING 
BALANCE

CASH FLOWS  AMORTISATION

FOREIGN 
EXCHANGE 
MOVEMENT

OTHER

NEW LEASE

CLOSING 
BALANCE

2018

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

Secured interest bearing borrowings

 46,748 

64,664

Senior unsecured notes

Convertible notes

Finance lease liabilities

Total borrowings & financial 
liabilities 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 48,846

 128 

 (11)

 46,748 

 113,627

 - 

-

 - 

 - 

-

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

$’000

181

645

-

-

$’000

$’000

 - 

 - 

 - 

 404 

 111,593 

 49,491 

 128 

 393 

826

 404 

 161,605 

95

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
 
 
14. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (continued) 

14. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

The Group’s principal financial instruments comprise receivables, payables, cash and short-term 
deposits, other financial assets, financial liabilities and interest-bearing borrowings.

The Group manages its exposure to key financial risks, including interest rate, foreign currency, 
liquidity and credit risk in accordance with the Group’s financial risk management policy; the 
objective of which is to support the delivery of the Group’s financial targets, while protecting 
future financial security. 

These mitigations include monitoring levels of exposure to interest rate and foreign exchange 
risk and assessments of market forecasts for interest rate and foreign exchange, and by 
depositing funds with several different banking institutions. Ageing analysis and monitoring 
of specific credit allowances are undertaken to manage credit risk. Liquidity risk is monitored 
through the development of future rolling cash flow forecasts. 

INTEREST 
RATE RISK

FOREIGN 
CURRENCY RISK

LIQUIDITY RISK

CREDIT RISK

The Group’s exposure to market interest rates relate primarily to the Group’s cash & 
cash equivalents, other financial assets and interest bearing borrowings. Refer Note 
14(a).

Risk that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates may impact the Group’s results. The 
Group’s Consolidated statement of financial position at 30 June 2019 can be affected 
by movements in the US Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, and Great British Pound. Refer Note 
14(b).

The Group’s objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and 
flexibility through the use of credit facilities. The Group mitigates funding and liquidity 
risks by ensuring it has (1) sufficient funds on hand to meet its working capital and 
investment objectives; (2) is focused on improving operational cash flow and (3) has 
adequate flexibility in financing facilities to balance the growth objectives with  
short-term and long-term liquidity requirements. Refer Note 14(c).

Credit risk arises from the financial assets of the Group. The Group’s exposure to credit 
risk arises from potential default of the end-consumer receivable, with a maximum 
exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments.

The Group utilises its proprietary fraud engine and risk decisioning rules to mitigate 
credit risk for its Afterpay Consumer Receivables. The Group regularly reviews the 
adequacy of the provision for doubtful debts to ensure that it is sufficient to mitigate 
credit risk exposure in terms of financial reporting. The provision for doubtful debts 
represents management’s best estimate at reporting date of the expected credit losses 
based on their experienced judgement. Further details have been provided in Note 6.

Credit risk also arises from cash held with bank and financial institutions, and from the 
investment of financial assets when they are available with designated counterparties. 

(a) Interest rate risk

At balance date, the Group had the following mix of financial assets and liabilities exposed to 
variable interest rate risk:

Financial Assets

Cash & cash equivalents

Other financial assets

Total financial assets

Financial Liabilities

Interest bearing borrowings

Total financial liabilities

Net exposure

2019

$’000

2018

$’000

231,456

6,038

32,559

26,100

 237,494 

 58,659 

 - 

 - 

 111,593 

 111,593 

 237,494 

 (52,934)

The Convertible Notes and Senior unsecured notes are on a fixed interest rate basis. The 
Group’s Australian receivables warehouse funding facility was fully repaid prior to 30 June 2019. 
Consequently, they are not exposed to interest rate risks. 

96

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14. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (continued) 

The financial liabilities as disclosed in Note 13 comprise the put option held by ThinkSmart and 
early exercised unvested options by US ESOP participants (Note 19), which are not exposed to 
interest rate risks.

There are no other financial liabilities subject to interest rate risk as at 30 June 2019. The Group 
has not hedged any interest rate risk during the year or at 30 June 2019.

The following sensitivity analysis is based on the interest rate risk exposures in existence at the 
reporting date.

At 30 June 2019, if interest rates had moved, as illustrated in the table below, with all other 
variables held constant, post tax profit and equity would have been affected as follows:

JUDGEMENTS OF REASONABLY POSSIBLE MOVEMENTS: 

-0.25% (25 basis points)

+1.00% (100 basis points)

(b) Foreign currency risk

POST TAX PROFIT

EQUITY

HIGHER/(LOWER)

HIGHER/(LOWER)

2019

$’000

 (416)

2018

$’000

93

2019

$’000

 (416)

2018

$’000

93

 1,662 

 (371)

 1,662 

 (371)

The Group has not hedged any foreign currency risk during the financial year or at 30 June 2019.

At 30 June 2019, the Group has the following exposure to foreign currency that is not designated 
in cash flow hedges: 

Financial Assets

Cash & cash equivalents

NZD

USD

GBP

Other

Receivables & other financial assets

NZD

USD

GBP

Other

Financial Liabilities

Trade & other payables

NZD

USD

GBP

Other

Financial liabilities

USD

GBP

Net exposure

2019

$’000

2018

$’000

 4,173 

31,379

4,512

 2 

17,846

84,597

3,296

 - 

 670 

20,900

 - 

 6 

 5,422 

6,775

 - 

 589 

 145,805 

 34,362 

 2,950 

 37,559 

 3,683 

 - 

 1,916 

 1,039 

 47,147 

 98,658 

 761 

 2,958 

 - 

 329 

 - 

 - 

 4,048 

 30,314 

The following sensitivity analysis is based on the foreign currency risk exposures in existence 
at the reporting date.

97

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (continued) 

At 30 June 2019, if exchange rates had moved, as illustrated in the table below, with all other 
variables held constant, post tax profit and equity would have been affected as follows:

JUDGEMENTS OF REASONABLY 
POSSIBLE MOVEMENTS: 

AUD/NZD +10%

AUD/NZD -5%

AUD/USD +10%

AUD/USD -5%

AUD/GBP+10%

AUD/GBP -5%

AUD/Other +10%

AUD/Other -5%

(c) Liquidity risk

POST TAX PROFIT

(HIGHER)/LOWER

EQUITY

HIGHER/(LOWER)

2019

$’000

 (1,213)

 703 

2018

$’000

 (339)

 196 

2019

$’000

 1,213 

 (703)

 (4,868)

 (1,573)

 4,868 

 2,818 

 911 

 (2,818)

 (196)

 114 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (16)

 10 

 196 

 (114)

 - 

 - 

2018

$’000

 339 

 (196)

 1,573 

 (911)

 - 

 - 

 16 

 (10)

The Group’s Australian receivables warehouse funding facility was fully repaid prior to 30 June 
2019.

Maturity analysis of financial assets and liabilities is based on management’s expectation of 
settlement

The table below reflects all contractually fixed payments and receivables for settlement, 
repayments and interest resulting from recognised financial assets and liabilities. 

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

< 1 YEAR

1–2 YEARS

2–3 YEARS

> 3 YEARS

TOTAL

$’000

Financial Assets

Cash & cash equivalents

Receivables

Other financial assets

Total financial assets

Financial Liabilities

Trade & other payables

Senior unsecured notes

Convertible notes

Financial liabilities

231,456

 452,699 

3,003

687,158

 109,981 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

3,035

3,035

 - 

 3,625 

 3,625 

 53,625 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

231,456

 452,699 

6,038

 690,193 

 109,981 

 60,875 

 - 

 1,772 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 199 

 199 

 1,039 

 2,811 

Financial lease liabilities

 94 

 94 

 258 

 - 

 446 

Total financial liabilities

 115,472 

 3,719 

 53,883 

 1,238 

 174,312 

Net maturity

571,686

 (3,719)

 (50,848)

 (1,238)

 515,881 

98

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)14. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (continued) 

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

Financial Assets

Cash & cash equivalents

Receivables

Other financial assets

Total financial assets

Financial Liabilities

Trade & other payables

< 1 YEAR

1-2 YEARS

2-3 YEARS

> 3 YEARS

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

TOTAL

$’000

32,559

 239,068 

23,935

295,562

 42,916 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

2,165

2,165

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

32,559

 239,068 

26,100

297,727

 42,916 

 116,479 

Interest bearing borrowings

 4,240 

 112,239 

Senior unsecured notes

Convertible notes

Financial lease liabilities

Total financial liabilities

 3,625 

 3,625 

 3,625 

 53,625 

 64,500 

 - 

 94 

 - 

 94 

 - 

 94 

 192 

 258 

 192 

 540 

 50,875 

 115,958 

 3,719 

 54,075 

 224,627 

Net maturity

244,687  (115,958)

 (1,554)

 (54,075)

 73,100 

The carrying value of financial assets and liabilities approximates their fair value.

Capital management

The Group reviews its capital management position on a regular basis to ensure that it maintains 
adequate funding for near-term and medium-term obligations.

In particular, the Group periodically reviews its capital management strategy to ensure that 
funding initiatives are in place to support medium-term growth objectives and, as detailed in 
Note 11, the Group raised $459.3 million in the year ending 30 June 2019 for the purpose of 
funding medium-term underlying sales and other working capital.

As detailed in Note 12, the Group has Senior unsecured notes and receivable warehouse funding 
facilities. The Senior unsecured notes contain an interest cover covenant and the receivables 
warehouse funding facilities contain portfolio parameters. The Group satisfied the interest cover 
covenant and portfolio parameters during the financial year ended and at 30 June 2019.

The Group’s cash and net debt position as at the end of the reporting period is as follows:

Cash & cash equivalents

Restricted cash

Interest bearing borrowings

Net cash/(net debt)

Fair value measurement

2019

$’000

231,456

2,030

50,223

2018

$’000

32,559

23,741

161,605

183,263

(105,305)

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements 
are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level 
input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

•  Level 1 — Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

•  Level 2 — Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair 

value measurement is directly or indirectly observable; and

•  Level 3 — Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair 

value measurement is unobservable. 

99

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
14. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES (continued) 

The following table summarises the levels of the fair value hierarchy for financial liabilities held at 
fair value:

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

Financial liabilities

Total financial liabilities

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018 

Financial liabilities

Total financial liabilities

LEVEL 1

$’000

LEVEL 2

$’000

-

-

 - 

 - 

LEVEL 1

$’000

LEVEL 2

$’000

-

-

-

-

LEVEL 3

$’000

 1,039 

 1,039 

LEVEL 3

$’000

-

-

TOTAL

$’000

1,039

1,039

TOTAL

$’000

-

-

100

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)15.  BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (continued) 

GROUP STRUCTURE

15. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

On 23 August 2018, the Group acquired 90% of the issued shares in ClearPay Finance Limited 
(Clearpay) (an unlisted entity based in the United Kingdom, 100% owned by ThinkSmart Limited) 
(ThinkSmart) for total consideration of 1.0 million Afterpay Touch Group (APT) shares.

The Group has a call option to acquire the remaining 10% of Clearpay, which is exercisable 
any time after 5 years from the completion date being 23 August 2018. If the Group does not 
exercise its call option within that period, then ThinkSmart has a put option to sell the remaining 
10% of issued shares it holds in Clearpay (excluding 3.5% of issued shares that are to be 
allocated to an equity incentive plan to UK employees) to the Group, exercisable any time after 
5.5 years from completion date. In each case the sale price will be based on agreed valuation 
principles. Consideration for the remaining 10% of issued shares in Clearpay can be paid by the 
Group in cash or APT shares. A discounted cash flow model has been used to obtain the fair 
value of the put option held by ThinkSmart with $1.0 million recognised as a financial liability of 
the Group as at 30 June 2019. The measurement basis of the put option is fair value through 
profit and loss and is classified as a level 3 financial liability in accordance with AASB 13 Fair 
Value Measurement.

The acquisition of Clearpay meets the recognition criteria for consolidation, with the transaction 
treated as though the Group has effectively acquired 100% of Clearpay at the completion date. 
The financial statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 therefore includes 100% of 
the results of Clearpay for the ten-month period from the completion date (23 August 2018).

Clearpay contributed income of $0.14 million and incurred $8.1 million of losses to the Group 
for the period from 23 August 2018 to 30 June 2019 (the majority being the one-off costs to 
launch the business). If the acquisition had taken place on 1 July 2018, total income would have 
been approximately $0.2 million and the loss for the period would have been approximately 
$8.6 million. 

The Group has acquired Clearpay to accelerate and de-risk the Group’s launch of the Afterpay 
product into the UK market and is consistent with its NZ and US expansion strategies to partner 
with local market participants. Goodwill is the difference between the fair value of the net 
assets of ClearPay Finance Limited and the deemed purchase consideration. The goodwill has 
been adjusted from the provisional allocation at 31 December 2018 to reflect finalised taxation 
amounts. Details of the purchase consideration and the fair values of the identifiable assets and 
liabilities of Clearpay as at the date of acquisition were as follows: 

Assets

Current assets

Intangible assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Trade and other payables

Deferred tax liabilities

Total identifiable net assets at fair value

Less: non-controlling interest

Add: Goodwill arising on acquisition

Purchase consideration transferred

FAIR VALUE 
RECOGNISED ON 
ACQUISITION

$’000

 355 

 3,985 

 4,340 

 52 

 713 

 3,575 

 (1,981)

 16,232 

 17,826 

101

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
 
 
 
 
 
15.  BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (continued) 

Acquisition-related costs of approximately $0.9 million are included in the operating expenses in 
the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income. 

The Group recognises a non-controlling interest in an acquired entity either at fair value or at 
the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the acquired entity’s net identifiable assets. 
This decision is made on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis. For the non-controlling interests in 
Clearpay retained by ThinkSmart, the Group elected to recognise the non-controlling interests at 
its proportionate fair value.

Significant accounting policies 

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of an 
acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the consideration transferred, which is measured 
at acquisition date fair value, and the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree. 
For each business combination, the Group elects whether to measure the non-controlling 
interests in the acquiree at fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable 
net assets. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred and included in administrative 
expenses. 

When the Group acquires a business, it assesses the financial assets and liabilities assumed 
for appropriate classification and designation in accordance with the contractual terms, 
economic circumstances and pertinent conditions as at the acquisition date.  

Goodwill is initially measured at cost (being the excess of the aggregate of the consideration 
transferred and the amount recognised for non-controlling interests and any previous interest 
held over the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed). 

If the fair value of the net assets acquired is in excess of the aggregate consideration 
transferred, the Group re-assesses whether it has correctly identified all of the assets acquired 
and all of the liabilities assumed and reviews the procedures used to measure the amounts 
to be recognised at the acquisition date. If the reassessment still results in an excess of the 
fair value of the net assets acquired over the aggregate consideration transferred, the gain is 
recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

102

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE (continued) 

16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE

Ultimate controlling entity

The ultimate controlling entity is Afterpay Touch Group Limited, otherwise described as the 
parent company.

Subsidiaries

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the financial statements of Afterpay Touch Group 
Limited and its subsidiaries. These are listed in the following table:

NAME

Afterpay Pty Ltd 1

Afterpay Holdings Pty Ltd 1

Afterpay Warehouse Trust

Afterpay Touch Group Employee Share Plan Trust 2

Afterpay Touch Group No.2 Pty Ltd 1

Afterpay US, Inc. 3

Afterpay Receivables Warehouse-C LLC 2

Afterpay US Services, LLC 2

Afterpay NZ Limited

ClearPay Finance Limited 2

ClearPay Finance HCB Limited 2

Touchcorp Limited 1

Touch Holdings Pty Ltd 1

Touch Networks Australia Pty Ltd 1

Touch Australia Pty Ltd 1

Touch Networks Pty Ltd 1

Touchcorp Singapore Pte Ltd

Touch Networks Payments (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION

% EQUITY INTEREST 2019

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

United States

United States

United States

New Zealand

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Bermuda

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Singapore

Malaysia

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

99%

100%

100%

100%

90%

90%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

1.   Refer to Note 18 for further information on the parties subject to a deed of cross guarantee.
2.   These are the companies that were acquired or created during the period.
3.   The Group’s equity interest in Afterpay US, Inc is 98.52% due to vested and exercised options under the US ESOP. Refer to Note 19 for further 

information.

17.  INFORMATION RELATING TO AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP LIMITED 

(THE PARENT)

Current Assets

Non-Current Assets

Total Assets

Current Liabilities

Non-Current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Net Assets

Issued capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

Total Equity

Loss of the Parent entity

Total comprehensive loss of the Parent entity

2019

$’000

12,085

2018

$’000

6,314

720,087

237,886

  732,172 

  244,200 

  12,008 

  49,140 

  6,011 

  49,492 

  61,148 

  55,503 

  671,024 

  188,697 

  641,949 

  181,927 

  45,193 

  11,198 

 (16,118)

 (4,428)

  671,024 

  188,697 

 (14,943)

 (14,943)

 (4,044)

 (4,044)

103

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
 
18. DEED OF CROSS GUARANTEE (continued) 

18. DEED OF CROSS GUARANTEE

The subsidiaries identified in Note 16 ‘Related Party Disclosure’ are parties to a deed of cross 
guarantee under which each guarantees the debts of the others. By entering into the Deed, the 
wholly-owned entities have been relieved of the requirement to prepare a financial report and 
Directors’ Report under ASIC Corporations (Wholly-owned Companies) Instruments 2016/785. 

These subsidiaries and Afterpay Touch Group Limited together referred to as the ‘Closed Group’, 
originally entered into the Deed on 29 November 2017. The effect of the Deed is that each party 
to it has guaranteed to pay any deficiency in the event of the winding up of any of the entities in 
the Closed Group. The Consolidated statement of financial position of the subsidiaries that are 
members of the Closed Group is as follows:

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash & cash equivalents

Receivables

Other financial assets

Other current assets

Total Current Assets

Non-Current Assets

Property, plant & equipment

Intangible assets

Deferred tax asset

Other financial assets

Other non-current assets

Related party receivables

Total Non-Current Assets

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES

Current Liabilities

Trade & other payables

Employee benefit provision

Contract liabilities

Interest bearing borrowings

Income tax payable

Total Current Liabilities

Non-Current Liabilities

Employee benefit provision

Related party borrowings

Office lease provision

Interesting bearing borrowings

Total Non-Current Liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITY

Contributed equity

Accumulated losses

Reserves

TOTAL EQUITY

2019

$’000

2018

$’000

171,842

25,140

  347,660 

  227,093 

857

5,106

2,306

8,604

  525,465 

  263,143

  3,627 

  44,076 

  15,446 

  2,450 

580

177,510

243,689

769,154

  3,902 

  30,766 

  13,795 

 - 

  875 

 - 

  49,338 

  312,481 

  70,447 

  2,511 

  100 

597

  39,546 

  1,785 

  252 

  50 

  5,122 

  1,481 

  78,777 

  43,114 

  317 

  157 

 - 

  64,118 

  565 

49,480

  365 

  49,833 

  50,362 

  114,473 

  129,139 

  157,587 

640,015

  154,894 

  630,580 

  166,264 

 (29,759)

 (25,862)

39,194

  14,492 

640,015

  154,894 

104

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
18. DEED OF CROSS GUARANTEE (continued) 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive loss

Profit before income tax

Income tax expense

Loss after income tax

2019

$’000

2018

$’000

  1,855 

  2,708 

 (11,969)

 (10,114)

 (4,332)

 (1,624)

105

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
19. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT PLANS (continued) 

EMPLOYEE REMUNERATION

19. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT PLANS

Employees (including senior executives) of the Group may receive remuneration in the form 
of share-based payments whereby employees render services as consideration for equity 
instruments (equity-settled transactions). The Group currently has share-based payment plans in 
Australia (Afterpay Touch Group Limited Employee Incentive Plan or APT ESOP), the US (Afterpay 
US, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan or US ESOP) and is in the process of establishing a plan in 
the UK (ClearPay Finance Limited 2019 Share Option Plan or UK ESOP). These plans align the 
interests of employees with the objectives of the Group and incentivise Executive Directors, 
senior executives and staff to drive long term sustainable performance in the interests of our 
shareholders. Under the ESOP plans, awards are made to employees, contractors and others 
who have the ability to drive the Group’s performance. ESOP awards are generally delivered in 
the form of options over shares which vest over a number of years subject to meeting certain 
performance measures. Options which are granted under the ESOP plans carry no dividend or 
voting rights.

APT ESOP

The APT ESOP includes option awards over APT ordinary shares which typically vest over a 
two to five-year service period and are conditional on the achievement of agreed KPIs in certain 
circumstances. Historically, the Group has also issued performance rights to certain senior 
executives and staff as part of the APT ESOP which vest over a one to two-year period and loan 
shares (non-interest bearing, limited recourse loans from the Group for the sole purpose of 
acquiring shares in APT) which also vest over a one to two-year service period. Under AASB 2 
Share-based payment, these performance rights and loan shares are treated as ‘in substance 
options’ even where the equity instrument itself is not a share option.

US ESOP

The US ESOP includes options to acquire common stock in Afterpay US, Inc. In specified 
circumstances, common stock in Afterpay US, Inc. which is received via the exercise of US ESOP 
options may be exchanged for APT shares. The exercised common stock in Afterpay US, Inc. 
will automatically be exchanged for fully paid ordinary shares of APT if conversion of the Matrix 
Convertible Notes occurs. Exchange for APT shares may also occur at the discretion of the APT 
Board if the Matrix Convertible Notes are not converted and are no longer on issue, at least 5 
years have elapsed since the US ESOP was initially adopted, and other specified corporate events 
have not occurred.  Holders of exercised shares do not have a separate right to require exchange 
for APT shares. The number of APT shares which are issued to US ESOP holders upon exchange 
will be based on the future value of Afterpay US, Inc. shares (based on the same valuation as 
referred to in the Matrix Convertible Notes) compared to a VWAP of APT shares over the 30 
trading days up to (but excluding) the date of conversion of the Matrix Convertible Notes or the 
date of discretionary conversion by APT (as applicable). The total US ESOP pool is limited to 10% 
of Afterpay US, Inc. fully diluted shares on issue. The Group’s ownership interest in Afterpay US, 
Inc. will not decline below 90% due to the exercise of options on Afterpay US, Inc. common stock 
under the US ESOP plan and will increase back to 100% following the exchange of Afterpay US, 
Inc. common stock for APT shares (assuming no other issues of common stock in Afterpay US, 
Inc. in the intervening period). The maximum number of APT shares that can be issued under the 
US ESOP in exchange for exercised shares cannot exceed 21,777,661 APT shares (being 10% of 
the number of APT shares on issue at the date the Matrix Convertible Notes were issued). It is 
unlikely that the maximum number of APT shares would be issued on conversion because for 
this to happen it would necessarily mean that the value of APT (excluding Afterpay US, Inc.) is 
negligible or very low in comparison to the assessed value of Afterpay US, Inc.

106

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)19. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT PLANS (continued) 

The US ESOP was established to facilitate the attraction and retention of top-tier talent in the US 
over the last 18 months, who have been critical to delivering the Group’s US growth aspirations. 
While successful in achieving these aims there is no intent to expand the US ESOP Plan beyond 
the 10% total option pool noted above and it will be closed to any new grants within 12 months 
(refer section 8.1 of the Remuneration Report for further detail). New incentive awards made 
to US employees will be provided by way of equity awards in the parent company (i.e. APT) to 
ensure a globally aligned and consistent approach going forward.

UK ESOP

It is the Group’s intention to establish an equity incentive plan for UK employees or UK ESOP 
with an options pool in Clearpay over a maximum of 3.5% of Clearpay shares on issue. As of the 
reporting date, that plan is not finalised, and no options have been granted under the proposed UK 
ESOP. Under the terms of the acquisition of Clearpay, ThinkSmart agreed to provide for an options 
pool out of its remaining 10% shareholding that could be used for the purposes of a UK ESOP of up 
to 3.5%. In this way, the UK ESOP will not dilute the Group’s 90% shareholding in Clearpay.

It is intended that the UK ESOP options will have both continued service and performance based 
vesting conditions. The exercise price is yet to be determined, however upon exercise of the 
options the exercise price will be paid to ThinkSmart as the provider of the option shares. The 
UK ESOP options, even if vested, will only be able to be exercised in conjunction with exercise of 
the ThinkSmart put or call option (including in the event of early exercise, such as on a change of 
control), and if not exercised with such event the options will lapse. This is intended to ensure that 
there are no outstanding UK ESOP options once APT moves to 100% shareholding in Clearpay.

Further, it is intended that any Clearpay shares provided to employees on the exercise of their 
vested options will be sold to APT at same per-share price as the Clearpay Put and Call Option 
(as applicable) as outlined in Note 4. APT will have the election to pay for the UK ESOP shares in 
cash or in the form of APT shares at equivalent value, subject to a cap of 3% of APT shares on 
issue at the date of first adoption of the UK ESOP Rules. 

After the 3.5% of Clearpay pool has been allocated to UK employees (which is expected to 
occur within 12 months), new incentive awards made to UK employees will be provided by way 
of equity awards in the parent company (i.e. APT) to ensure a globally aligned and consistent 
approach going forward.

It is unlikely that the maximum number of APT shares of 8% across the Clearpay Put and Call 
Option and UK ESOP would ever be issued because for this to happen it would necessarily mean 
that the value of APT (excluding Clearpay) is negligible or very low in comparison to the assessed 
value of Clearpay.

APT ESOP 

2019

2018

2019

2018

NO.

WAEP

NO.

WAEP

NO.

WAEP

NO.

WAEP

2019

NO.

2018

NO.

SHARE OPTIONS

LOAN SHARES

PERFORMANCE RIGHTS 

’000

$

’000

$

’000

$

’000

$

’000

’000

Outstanding at the 
beginning of the year

 21,005 

 1.66   16,085 

 0.61 

1,910

 3.62 

 2,346 

 3.03 

 35 

 155 

Granted during the year 

 5,444 

 10.31 

 5,100 

 4.99 

Forfeited during the year

 (187)

 1.08 

 (147)

 2.28 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 338 

 5.89 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (12)

Exercised during the year

 (11,355)

 0.80 

(33)

2.23

 (767)

 3.18 

 (774)

 2.82 

 (35)

 (108)

Outstanding at the end of 
the year

Exercisable at the end of 
the year

 14,907 

 5.49 

21,005 

1.66

1,143

 3.91 

 1,910 

 3.62 

 7,589 

1.93

10,531 

 0.62 

813

 3.46 

 1,187 

 3.38 

 - 

 - 

 35 

 35 

The exercise price of the APT ESOP options granted during the year ranges from $2.70 to $25.74. 
The weighted average share price during the year is $17.79.

107

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 
 
 
 
19. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT PLANS (continued) 

A share-based payment expense of $30.5 million was recognised for the year ended 30 June 
2019 (2018: $16.4 million). The share-based payment expense for the year ended 30 June 2019 
includes an issue of 2,699,087 options to the Group Head that was approved at the 2018 Annual 
General Meeting on 28 November 2018. This grant replaced the 2,000,000 Loan Shares which 
were proposed to be granted to the Group Head as disclosed in the Group’s 30 June 2018 Annual 
Report. A share-based payment expense of $14.8 million was recognised for the year ended 30 
June 2019 for the options granted to the Group Head and reflecting the share price increase 
in the period and up until the date of the 2018 Annual General Meeting. Prior to the approval 
of shareholders, the share-based payment expense relating to the Group Head’s share-based 
compensation (whether loan shares or options) was based on a fair value calculation at the 
prevailing APT share price at each period end. The share-based payment expense therefore 
increased as APT’s share price increased.

US ESOP

Outstanding at the beginning of the year

Granted during the year

Forfeited during the year 

Exercised and vested during the year

Outstanding at the end of the year

Exercisable and vested at the end of the year

2019

2018

NO.

WAEP

NO.

WAEP

SHARE OPTIONS

SHARE OPTIONS

’000

 6,992 

 4,078 

 (428)

 (1,644)

8,998

382

$

 0.25 

 0.27 

-

 0.27 

 0.27 

0.27

’000

 - 

$

 - 

 6,992 

 0.25 

 - 

 - 

-

 - 

 6,992 

 0.25 

-

-

The APT ESOP and US ESOP tables above provide a breakdown of APT ESOP shares options, 
APT ESOP loan shares, APT ESOP performance rights and US ESOP share options for the year 
ended 30 June 2019 and the prior comparable period. As at 30 June 2019, the aggregate of the 
number of APT ESOP share options (14.9 million), APT loan shares (1.1 million) and US ESOP 
share options (9.0 million) outstanding is 25.0 million (2018: 29.9 million). 

For the year ended 30 June 2019, the Group received $2.2 million (2018: $0) from Afterpay US 
option holders who elected to early exercise unvested options and at balance date, there was 
$1.8 million (2018: $0) outstanding for early exercised and unvested options. An early exercise 
mechanism is provided under the US ESOP whereby option holders may elect to exercise options 
and receive unvested common stock in Afterpay US, Inc. before full vesting of the options 
occurs. Any unvested options and any such unvested common stock may be subject to, among 
other things, a repurchase right whereby Afterpay US, Inc. can, at its election, repurchase those 
securities if the Board determines it to be appropriate such as if the vesting conditions are not 
met. If the repurchase right is exercised, the Group has the contractual obligation to return the 
funds to the option holder in accordance with the terms of the US ESOP. The repurchase price is 
set at the lower of the fair market value and the early exercise price. A financial liability of $1.8 
million has been recognised as a current financial liability in the financial statements to account 
for this potential repurchase event. The weighted average exercise price of the US ESOP options 
granted during the year was $0.27.

The US ESOP provides for options on non-voting common stock in Afterpay US, Inc. and when 
vested and exercised will be recognised as a non-controlling interest in Afterpay US, Inc. in 
accordance with AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions

The cost of equity-settled transactions is determined by the fair value at the date when 
the grant is made using the Binomial Model. That cost is recognised in employee benefits 
expense together with a corresponding increase in equity reserves over the period in which 
the service and, where applicable, the performance conditions are fulfilled (the vesting period). 

Where the transaction is with a non-employee, the cost is based on the fair value of the asset 
or service received. That cost is recognised, together with a corresponding increase in other 
capital reserves or share capital in equity, over the period in which the performance and/or 
service conditions are fulfilled and/or the asset or service is delivered/received.

Settlement of share options upon vesting are recognised as contributed equity.

The share-based payments expense considers the impact of any non-vesting conditions, but 
ignores the effect of any service and non-market performance vesting conditions. Non-market 
vesting conditions are taken into account when considering the number of options expected 
to vest and at the end of each reporting period, the Group revisits its estimate. Revisions to 
the prior period estimate are recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income and equity.

The fair value of performance rights is determined in accordance with the fair market value 
of the shares available at the grant date. The fair value of performance rights has been 
calculated using the five-day VWAP of the five trading days immediately preceding grant date.

The value of the US and UK businesses are a significant estimate used to determine the fair 
value of the options issued under the US ESOP, the fair value of the share-based payments 
component of the Matrix convertible notes and the options to acquire the remaining 10% of 
Clearpay. These fair values are determined by valuations conducted by independent valuers.

Some inputs to the Binomial Model require application of significant judgement.

The fair value of options granted during the financial year ended 30 June was estimated on 
the grant date using the following assumptions: 

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

APT ESOP

US ESOP

MATRIX CONVERTIBLE NOTES

Expected volatility

Risk-free interest rate

Expected life (years)

Dividend yield

50%

40%

60%

60%

60%

60%

2.20%

2.07%

2.51%

2.52%

2.66%

2.66%

4

0%

4

0%

5

0%

5

0%

6

0%

7

0%

The weighted average fair value of the options granted under the APT ESOP and US ESOP 
during the period was $9.33 and $0.23, respectively (2018: $2.32 and $0.25, respectively).

Convertible notes

The Group determined the US$0.1 million Convertible Notes subscribed by Matrix included a 
share-based payment component, for services to be delivered by Matrix. The fair value of the 
Convertible Notes when issued of US$1.7 million exceeded their face value and were determined 
to be a share-based payment in accordance with AASB 2 Share-based payments.

The fair value of the Convertible Notes was determined by using the multi-stage process, which 
involved calculating the equity value of Afterpay US, Inc., which was then used as an input into 
the Binomial Model. The share-based payments will be recognised over the expected period the 
services will be performed, currently estimated at 5 years. Refer Note 4 for further information.

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20. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL (continued) 

20. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

COMPENSATION OF KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL 

Short-term employee benefits

Post-employment benefits

Other long-term benefits

Share-based payment

Total compensation

2019

$

2018

$

2,997,685 

 2,656,938 

107,316

 137,992 

 10,257 

 7,984 

 17,530,018 

 12,358,437 

 20,645,276 

 15,161,351 

Compensation of Key Management Personnel (KMP) includes Executive KMP and Non-
Executive Directors. Compensation details for KMP are included in Sections 5.5 and 6.5 of the 
Remuneration Report.

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21.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued) 

ITEMS NOT RECOGNISED IN THE FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS

21. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contingent liabilities and contingent assets

Details of contingent liabilities and contingent assets where the probability of future payments 
is not considered remote are set out below as well as details of contingent liabilities, which 
although considered remote, the Directors consider should be disclosed as they are not 
disclosed elsewhere in the notes to the financial statements.

(a) Contingent liabilities – AUSTRAC

On 12 June 2019, AUSTRAC issued a notice (the ‘Notice’) requiring an external audit of Afterpay 
Pty Ltd (Afterpay) to examine its compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-
Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF). The Group has established a dedicated Sub-
Committee of the Board of Directors in order to support the external audit process and other 
AML/CTF matters, led by Independent Interim Chair, Elana Rubin. The Sub-Committee reports to 
the Board.

Mr Neil Jeans was appointed as the auditor on 29 July 2019. The audit will cover the period 
from 19 January 2015 to the date of the Notice. An interim report is required to be provided to 
AUSTRAC by 24 September 2019 and the final report is due by 23 November 2019.

The audit has commenced but has not concluded.  At this stage, it is not possible to determine the 
extent of any potential financial impact to the Group that might result from the audit. Consequently, 
no amounts have been included as contingent liabilities as at the date of this report.

(b) Legal commitments and claims

Claims can be raised by customers and suppliers against the Group in the ordinary course of 
business. There were no outstanding claims at 30 June 2019 that required recognition of a 
provision or contingent liability.

Bank guarantees

The Group had entered into a bank guarantee arrangement totalling of $2.2 million in 2018 of 
which $2.0 million has been cross guaranteed as part of a Consolidated sub-agency agreement. 
The remaining guarantee is part of the Group’s normal business operations. 

Operating lease commitments – Group as Lessee

The Group has entered commercial leases for its registered offices in Melbourne, Sydney, New 
Zealand, the United States and United Kingdom. The Group has also entered into leases for a 
data centre and associated communication costs, and an agreement of the supply of terminals. 
There are no restrictions placed upon the lessee by entering into this lease. Future minimum 
rentals payable under the non-cancellable operating lease are as follows:

Within one year

After one year but not more than five years

Total minimum lease payments

2019

$’000

 4,930 

 2,189

 7,119

2018

$’000

 1,864 

 3,174 

 5,038 

Significant accounting policies – Leases

The determination of whether an arrangement is or contains a lease is based on the 
substance of the arrangement and requires an assessment of whether the fulfilment of the 

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22. EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE (continued) 

arrangement is dependent on the use of the specific asset and whether the arrangement 
conveys a right to use the asset.

Group as a Lessee

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the Consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Finance leases are recognised as a lease asset and lease liability in the Consolidated 
statement of financial position, calculated at the present value of the minimum lease 
payments at inception of the lease. Depreciation of the lease asset is recognised on a straight-
line basis through the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

A proportion of the lease payment is assigned as a finance charge in the Consolidated 
statement of comprehensive income with the remainder allocated as a reduction in the lease 
liability in the Consolidated statement of financial position.

22. EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE

No matters or circumstances have occurred subsequent to period end that have significantly 
affected, or may significantly affect, the operations of the Group, the results of those operations 
or the state of affairs of the Group in subsequent financial years.

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OTHER INFORMATION

23. AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION

Amounts received or due and receivable by Ernst & Young (Australia) for:

Total audit or review of the financial report of the entity and any other 
entity in the consolidated Group

Support of new accounting standards implementation

Other assurance services

Other non-audit services

Total auditor's remuneration

2019

$

2018

$

  997,061 

  371,145 

  206,760 

  130,000 

  73,840 

 - 

 - 

  29,208 

  1,277,661

  530,353 

24. OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Impact of new accounting standards on Opening retained earnings

A number of new or amended standards became applicable for the current reporting period and 
the Group has changed its accounting policies as a result of adopting the following standards: 

•  AASB 9 Financial Instruments; and 

•  AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. 

AASB 9 was adopted without restating comparative information. The adjustments arising from 
the adoption of AASB 9 are not reflected in the Consolidated statement of financial position as at 
30 June 2018, but are recognised in the opening balance of retained earnings on 1 July 2018. 

The Group adopted AASB 15 using the modified retrospective method with the date of initial 
application of 1 July 2018. The cumulative effect of initially applying AASB 15 is recognised 
at the date of initial application as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. 
Therefore, the comparative information was not restated. 

The following table shows the adjustments recognised for each individual item as a result of 
the adoption of AASB 15 and AASB 9 on 1 July 2018. Line items that were not affected by the 
changes have not been included. As a result, the sub-totals and totals disclosed cannot be 
recalculated from the numbers provided. 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 
FINANCIAL POSITION (EXTRACT)

30 JUNE 2018 
AS ORIGINALLY 
PRESENTED

DOUBTFUL DEBT  
IMPACT OF AASB 9 1

REVENUE & INCOME 
IMPACT OF AASB 15

$’000

$’000 

$’000

1 JULY 2018

$’000

Current Assets

Receivables

Non-Current Assets

Deferred tax assets

Total Assets

Equity

Retained earnings

Total Equity

1.   Refer to Note 6 Receivables for further details.

 239,068 

 (2,911)

 (4,936)

 231,221 

 9,261 

 248,329 

 192,628 

 (22,195)

 170,433 

 859 

 1,469 

 11,589 

 (2,052)

 (3,467)

 242,810 

-

 (2,052)

 (2,052)

 - 

 192,628 

 (3,467)

 (3,467)

 (27,714)

 164,914 

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New accounting standards issued but not yet effective

Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that are issued, but are not yet effective, up to 
the date of issuance of the Group’s financial statements, are disclosed below. The Group intends to 
adopt these new standards and interpretations, if applicable, when they become effective.

(a) AASB 16 Leases

AASB 16 Leases (AASB 16) replaces the current AASB 117 Leases standard for the Group’s 
financial year commencing on 1 July 2019. AASB 16 sets out a comprehensive model for 
identifying and measuring lease arrangements. A contract contains a lease if it conveys the right 
to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time. Contracts that are leases within the 
scope of AASB 16 from the lessee’s perspective require the recognition of a right-of-use (ROU) 
asset and a related lease liability, being the present value of future lease payments. This results 
in an increase in the recognised assets and liabilities in the Group’s Consolidated statement 
of financial position. The income statement will include interest expense on the lease liability 
together with depreciation of the ROU asset. As compared to AASB 117, the pattern of expense 
recognition changes with higher costs in the earlier stages of the lease as a result of the interest 
expense being determined on the lease liability that amortises over the lease term. 

Transition

The new standard is expected to impact leases that are currently classified by the Group as 
operating leases, being mainly leases over premises and terminals. Alternative methods of 
calculating the ROU assets are permitted under AASB 16, which impacts the size of the transition 
adjustment. The Group will apply the modified retrospective approach as permitted by AASB 
16. Under the modified retrospective transition approach, prior period comparative financial 
statements are not restated. 

Based on the elected transition method, the Group will recognise lease liabilities of approximately 
$8.6 million, which is the present value of the remaining lease payments and ROU assets 
of approximately $9.0 million based on lease liabilities (subject to certain adjustments). As 
permitted by AASB 16, the Group is electing practical expedients to not recognise short-term or 
low values leases on its Consolidated statement of financial position at the transition date. 

Judgement has been applied by the Group in determining the transition adjustment, which includes 
the determination of which contractual arrangements represent a lease, the period over which the 
lease exists, the incremental borrowing rate of the Group, and the variability of future cash flows.

(b) AASB Interpretation 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatment

Interpretation 23 clarifies the application of the recognition and measurement criteria in 
AASB 112 Income Taxes (AASB 112) where there is uncertainty over income tax treatments 
and requires an assessment of each uncertain tax position as to whether it is probable that a 
taxation authority will accept the position. Where it is not probable, the effect of the uncertainty 
will be reflected in determining the relevant taxable profit or loss, tax bases, unused tax losses 
and unused tax credits or tax rates. The amount will be determined as either the single most 
likely amount or the sum of the probability weighted amounts in a range of possible outcomes, 
whichever better predicts the resolution of the uncertainty. Judgements will be reassessed as 
and when new facts and circumstances are presented. 

Interpretation 23 will apply to the Group from 1 July 2019. The Group’s existing recognition and 
measurement accounting policies are aligned with the requirements of Interpretation 23 and 
hence no transition adjustment to retained earnings is required.

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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

In accordance with a resolution of the Directors of Afterpay Touch Group Limited, I state that:

In the opinion of the Directors:

(a)  The financial statements and notes of Afterpay Touch Group Limited for the financial year ended 

30 June 2019 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

(i)  giving a true and fair view of its financial position as at 30 June 2019 and of the Group’s 

performance for the financial year ended on that date; and

(ii)  complying with Accounting standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) 

and Corporations Regulations 2001.

(b)  There are reasonable grounds to believe that the Group will be able to pay its debts as and when 

they become due and payable;

(c)  The remuneration disclosures set out in the Directors’ Report comply with Accounting Standards 

AASB 124 Related Party Disclosures and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and

(d)  The financial statements and notes also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards 

as disclosed in the financial statements.

The Directors have been given the declarations by the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director 
required by section 295a of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the Board.

Elana Rubin 
Independent Interim Chair 
Melbourne 
28 August 2019

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INDEPENDENT 
AUDITOR’S REPORT 
TO THE MEMBERS OF 
AFTERPAY TOUCH 
GROUP LIMITED

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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Afterpay Touch Group 
Limited 

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion 

We have audited the financial report of Afterpay Touch Group Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries 
(collectively the Group), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 
2019, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity 
and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes to the financial statements, 
including a summary of significant accounting policies, and the Directors' declaration. 

In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Group is in accordance with the Corporations Act 
2001, including: 

a) 

b) 

giving a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 30 June 2019 
and of its consolidated financial performance for the year ended on that date; and 

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 believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for 
our opinion. 

Key Audit Matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our 
audit of the financial report of the current year. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit 
of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, but we do not provide a separate 
opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter 
is provided in that context. 

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We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the 
Financial Report section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit 
included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material 
misstatement of the financial report. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures 
performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying 
financial report. 

Acquisition of Clearpay Finance Limited 

Why significant 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Our audit procedures included the following: 

•  We assessed the terms and conditions of the 
share purchase agreement to obtain an 
understanding of the transaction and the key 
terms. 

•  We assessed the value of the purchase 
consideration inclusive of the deferred 
consideration with reference to the APT share 
price at the date of acquisition. 

•  We assessed the competence, qualifications and 
objectivity of the experts engaged by the Group 
to assist with the identification and valuation of 
assets acquired, and the liabilities assumed. 

•  We involved our valuation specialists to assess 
the reasonableness of the valuation approach 
and the methodology applied to fair value the 
assets acquired, liabilities assumed and the fair 
value of the put option.  

•  We assessed the adequacy of the related 

disclosures in the financial report in respect of 
the acquisition. 

On 23 August 2018, the Group acquired 90% of 
the issued shares in Clearpay Finance Limited 
(Clearpay) from Thinksmart Limited (Thinksmart) 
for total consideration of 1 million Afterpay 
Touch Group Limited (APT) shares. The 
acquisition has been accounted for in accordance 
with AASB 3 Business Combinations.  

The Group acquired identifiable intangible assets 
of $4.0 million, other net liabilities of $0.4 
million, and goodwill of $16.2 million was 
recognised. The purchase price accounting for 
the acquisition was finalised during the financial 
year. 

The share consideration was payable in two 
tranches resulting in judgment around the 
measurement of the deferred consideration for 
the second tranche. 

As described in Note 15, the Group has a call 
option and Thinksmart has a put option over the 
remaining shares. The Group has recognised a 
financial liability of $1.0 million for the put 
option which is recognised at fair value. 

The acquisition of Clearpay was a key audit 
matter based on the quantitative materiality of 
the acquisition and the judgements involved in 
the finalisation of the purchase price accounting 
exercise. 

Refer to Note 15 of the financial report for the 
relevant disclosures in relation to the acquisition. 

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Capitalisation of internally generated intangible assets 

Why significant 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

The Group’s revenue is generated through the 
processing of transactions with its customers 
through its internally developed software 
platforms disclosed as Core Technology in Note 
9 of the financial report. 

Software development is core to the Company’s 
operations and requires judgement as to whether 
it meets the capitalisation criteria as per AASB 
138 Intangible Assets. Costs incurred during the 
year that were capitalised to the Core 
Technology totalled $21.5 million. 

The capitalisation of internally generated 
intangible assets was a key audit matter due to 
the significant management judgements, 
including:  

•  whether the costs incurred relate to research 

costs that should be expensed or 
development costs that are eligible for 
capitalisation; 

Our audit procedures included the following: 

•  We selected a sample of projects to determine 
the nature of the project, the status of the 
project and assess whether the project met the 
capitalisation criteria per Australian Accounting 
Standards. 

• 

For a sample of capitalised employee costs we 
agreed the rates for development staff to 
employee contracts and obtained evidence to 
support the hours charged to development 
projects.  In addition, we tested a sample of 
controls to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
Group’s key controls related to payroll 
processing. 

•  We assessed the useful lives and amortisation 

rate allocated to capitalised development costs 
as well as recalculating the amortisation 
expense for the period for all intangible assets. 

•  We assessed the consistency of the 

• 

• 

the assessment of future economic benefits 
and the technical feasibility of the product; 
and 

capitalisation methodology applied by the 
Company in comparison to prior reporting 
periods. 

the timing of amortisation and the useful 
lives of the assets. 

•  We assessed the adequacy of the related 

disclosures in the financial report in respect of 
the capitalised costs. 

Provision for doubtful debts for Afterpay consumer receivables  

Why significant 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

The nature of the Group’s business is to assume 
the credit risk of merchant transactions with 
consumers. With the adoption of AASB 9 
Financial Instruments, the Group has applied the 
forward looking expected credit loss (ECL) 
model. A provision of $27.8 million has been 
recognised at 30 June 2019. 

Our audit procedures included the following: 

•  We assessed whether the methodology applied 
by management in the model is in accordance 
with the requirements of AASB 9. 

•  We assessed the mathematical accuracy of the 
model and recalculated the aging of the 
consumer receivables at period end.  

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Why significant 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

This was a key audit matter as significant 
judgement is involved to determine the provision 
for doubtful debt based on the estimated loss 
rates on outstanding receivables. 

The Group’s disclosure for the impairment on 
consumer receivables is disclosed in Note 6 of 
the financial report. 

•  We assessed the integrity of assumptions 

around current and historical loss rates for 
receivables throughout the period. We 
compared these assumptions to those of the 
prior period and investigated any significant 
variances. 

•  We assessed the adequacy of the provision by 

comparing the post period end cash receipts to 
the outstanding consumer receivables at period 
end.  

•  We assessed the adequacy of the related 

disclosures in the financial report in respect of 
the consumer receivables. 

Information Other than the Financial Report and Auditor’s Report Thereon 

The Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information 
included in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2019, 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 accordingly we do not 
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon, with the exception of the Remuneration Report and 
our related assurance opinion. 

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. 

In preparing the financial report, the Directors are responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to 
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relating 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 have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

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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 
judgment 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 fraud 
may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of 
internal control. 

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 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. 

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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. 

From the matters communicated to the Directors, we determine those matters that were of most 
significance in the audit of the financial report of the current year 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 Audit of the Remuneration Report 

Opinion on the Remuneration Report 

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 42 to 67 of the directors' report for the year 
ended 30 June 2019. 

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Afterpay Touch Group Limited for the year ended 30 June 
2019, 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. 

Ernst & Young 

David McGregor 
Partner 
Melbourne 
28 August 2019 

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ADDITIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE 
INFORMATION
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 4.10, the Company provides the following information to 
shareholders not elsewhere disclosed in this Annual Report. The information provided is current as at 
5 August 2019 (Reporting Date).

Corporate Governance Statement

The Company’s Directors and management are committed to conducting the Group’s business in 
an ethical manner and aspire to the highest standards of corporate governance. The Board regularly 
reviews its corporate governance policies and processes to ensure they are appropriate and meet 
governance standards and regulatory requirements. The Company’s corporate governance policies 
and charters are all available at https://www.afterpaytouch.com/corporate-governance/

For the 2019 financial year, the Company’s governance practices substantially complied with the 
ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (Third 
Edition) (Recommendations). Further details are set out in the Company’s Corporate Governance 
Statement, which sets out key aspects of the Company’s corporate governance framework and 
practices, and discloses how the Company substantially complied with the Recommendations. 

The Company’s Corporate Governance Statement, together with the ASX Appendix 4G, have been 
lodged with the ASX and are available at https://www.afterpaytouch.com/corporate-governance/

Substantial holders

As at the Reporting Date, the names of the substantial holders of the Company and the number of 
equity securities in which those substantial holders and their associates have a relevant interest, as 
disclosed in substantial holding notices given to the Company, are as follows:

HOLDER OF EQUITY SECURITIES

CLASS OF EQUITY SECURITIES

NUMBER OF EQUITY SECURITIES 
HELD

% OF TOTAL ISSUED SECURITIES 
CAPITAL IN RELEVANT CLASS

Anthony Eisen

Ordinary Shares

Nicholas Molnar

Ordinary Shares

EQT Holdings Limited

Ordinary Shares

20,450,574

20,450,574

13,184,001

8.09

8.09

5.22

Number of holders

As at the Reporting Date, the number of holders in each class of equity securities is as follows:

CLASS OF EQUITY SECURITIES

NUMBER OF HOLDERS

Fully paid ordinary shares

Options to acquire ordinary shares

Convertible Note

40,747

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2

Less than marketable parcels of ordinary shares (UMP Shares)

The number of holders of less than a marketable parcel of ordinary shares based on the closing 
market price at the Reporting Date is as follows:

TOTAL SHARES

252,635,692

UMP SHARES

UMP HOLDERS

% OF ISSUED SHARES HELD BY UMP HOLDERS

22

900

0.00005

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Voting rights of equity securities

The only class of equity securities on issue in the Company that carries voting rights is fully paid 
ordinary shares.

As at the Reporting Date, there were 40,747 holders of a total of 252,635,692 ordinary shares of the 
Company. 

At a general meeting of the Company, every holder of ordinary shares present in person or by proxy, 
attorney or representative has one vote on a show of hands and on a poll, one vote for each ordinary 
share held. On a poll, every member (or his or her proxy, attorney or representative) is entitled to vote 
for each fully paid share held and in respect of each partly paid share, is entitled to a fraction of a vote 
equivalent to the proportion that the amount paid up (not credited) on that partly paid share bears 
to the total amounts paid and payable (excluding amounts credited) on that share. Amounts paid in 
advance of a call are ignored when calculating the proportion.

Distribution of holders of equity securities

The distribution of holders of equity securities on issue in the Company as at the Reporting Date is as 
follows:

DISTRIBUTION OF ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS 

HOLDINGS RANGES

1 – 1,000

1,001 – 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 100,000

100,001 – 999,999,999

Totals

DISTRIBUTION OF OPTION HOLDERS

HOLDINGS RANGES

1 – 1,000

1,001 – 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 100,000

100,001 – 999,999,999

Totals

HOLDERS

31,119

7,686

1,030

834

78

40,747

TOTAL UNITS

9,472,094

17,415,282

7,626,522

20,608,210

197,513,584

252,635,692

HOLDERS

TOTAL UNITS

-

-

-

30

28

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-

-

-

1,033,334

13,874,087

14,907,421

%

3.75

6.89

3.02

8.16

78.18

100.00

%

-

-

-

6.93

93.07

100.00

The Company has issued one convertible note to each of two holders, Matrix Partners X L.P and 
Weston & Co X LLC. 

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Twenty largest shareholders

The Company only has one class of quoted securities, being ordinary shares. The names of the 20 
largest holders of ordinary shares, and the number of ordinary shares and percentage of capital held 
by each holder, is as follows:

RANK HOLDER NAME

1

2

3

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

ANTHONY MATHEW EISEN

NICHOLAS MOLNAR PTY LTD 

ATC CAPITAL PTY LTD

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD 

ESTATE LATE ADRIAN CLEEVE 

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD 

12 MATRIX PARTNERS X L P

13

14

15

16

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD 

NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED 

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED-GSCO ECA 

17 MR RICHARD HARRIS

18

19

20

FIFTY SECOND CELEBRATION PTY LTD 

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD

NORFOLK ENCHANTS PTY LTD 

Total number of shares of Top 20 Holders

Total Remaining Holders’ Balance

BALANCE AS AT 
REPORTING DATE

%

39,715,163 15.72

26,790,115 10.60

24,545,356

20,450,574

20,450,574

9,984,000

7,775,494

5,701,110

3,293,153

3,200,001

2,801,559

2,717,394

2,606,737

2,070,555

1,979,865

1,957,359

1,770,000

1,475,000

1,195,883

1,000,000

9.72

8.09

8.09

3.95

3.08

2.26

1.30

1.27

1.11

1.08

1.03

0.82

0.78

0.77

0.70

0.58

0.47

0.40

181,479,892 71.82

71,155,800 28.18

Escrow 

CLASS OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES

TYPE OF RESTRICTION

NUMBER OF SECURITIES

END DATE OF ESCROW PERIOD

Ordinary shares

Ordinary shares

Ordinary shares

Ordinary shares

Voluntary escrow

Voluntary escrow

Voluntary escrow

Voluntary escrow

250,000

1,440,213

1,440,213

844,996

18 October 2019

16 January 2021

16 January 2025

On APT’s instructions

Unquoted equity securities
The number of each class of unquoted equity securities on issue, and the number of holders in each such class, 
are as follows:

CLASS OF EQUITY SECURITIES

NUMBER OF UNQUOTED EQUITY SECURITIES

NUMBER OF HOLDERS

Options to acquire ordinary shares

14,907,421

Convertible Note

2

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2

No person holds 20% or more of any class of Unquoted Equity Securities on issue.

Company Secretary

The Company’s General Counsel & Company Secretary is Christopher Stevens.

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Registered Office

The address and telephone number of the Company’s registered office is: 
Level 5 
406 Collins Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000 
Telephone: +61 1300 100 729

Share Registry

The address and telephone number of the Company’s share registry, Computershare Investor 
Services, are:

Street Address:  
Yarra Falls 
452 Johnson Street 
Abbotsford Victoria 3067

Telephone: 1300 137 328

Stock Exchange Listing

The Company’s ordinary shares are quoted on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The 
Company was admitted to the official list of the ASX on 29 June 2017 (ASX issuer code: APT).

Other Information

The Company is not currently conducting an on-market buy-back.

There are no issues of securities approved for the purposes of item 7 of section 611 of the 
Corporations Act that have not yet been completed.

No securities were purchased on-market during the reporting period under or for the purposes of an 
employee incentive scheme or to satisfy the entitlements of the holders of options or other rights to 
acquire securities granted under an employee incentive scheme.

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

Afterpay Touch Group Limited ACN 618 280 649

Board of Directors

Elana Rubin (Interim Chair, Independent Non-Executive Director) 
Anthony Eisen (Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director) 
Nicholas Molnar (Global Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Director)  
David Hancock (Executive Director)  
Clifford Rosenberg (Independent Non-Executive Director) 
Dana Stalder (Independent Non-Executive Director)

Australian Registered Office

Level 5 
406 Collins Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Christopher Stevens

Solicitors

Baker & McKenzie  
Level 19, CBW 
181 William Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000

Auditor

Ernst & Young 
8 Exhibition Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000

Share Registry

Computershare Investor Services Yarra Falls 
452 Johnston Street 
Abbotsford VIC 3067 
Phone: 1300 137 328 
web.queries@computershare.com.au

Stock Exchange Listing

Afterpay Touch Group Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange

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