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CANN GROUP LIMITED

ANNUAL  
REPORT 2017

AND ITS CONTROLLED ENTITIES 

ABN 25 603 949 739

Note: to be read in conjunction with the 
Appendix 4E: Preliminary Final Report 
lodged with the Australian Securities 
Exchange on 29 August 2017

Corporate Information 
These are the full financial statements of Cann Group Ltd 
(the Company) and its 100% owned subsidiaries, including 
Cannproducts Pty Ltd (incorporated and domiciled in 
Victoria, Australia), Cannoperations Pty Ltd (incorporated 
and domiciled in Victoria, Australia), Cann IP Pty Ltd 
(incorporated and domiciled in Victoria, Australia) and 
Botanitech Pty Ltd (incorporated and domiciled in Victoria, 
Australia), (together, the Group). These financial statements 
are for the year ended 30 June 2017. Unless otherwise 
stated, all amounts are presented in $AUD.

A description of the Group’s operations and of its principal 
activities is included in the review of operations and 
activities in the attaching directors’ report.

Corporate  
DireCtory

COMPANY
Cann Group Limited
ACN 603 949 739
Registered Office
Level 2, 409 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004 

DIRECTORS 
Allan McCallum
Philip Jacobsen
Doug Rathbone
Geoff Pearce

SHARE REGISTRY
Link Market Services Limited
Tower 4,
727 Collins Street,
Melbourne, Victoria, 3008
Ph: 1300 554 474 

COMPANY SECRETARY
Richard Baker

CEO
Peter Crock

AUDITORS
William Buck Audit (VIC) Pty Ltd
Level 20,
181 William Street
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Ph: 03 9824 8555 

LAWYERS
William Ross Lawyers & Advisers
Level 27, 
101 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Ph: 03 9653 9400

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CONTENTS

IFC  Corporate Directory
2  Message From Chairman  
and Chief Executive Officer
Directors’ Report

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20  Annual Financial Statements
21  Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss  

and other Comprehensive Income

22  Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
23  Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
24  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
25  Notes to the financial statements
41  Directors’ Declaration
42 
47  Shareholder Information

Independent Auditor’s Report

MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN  
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

On behalf of our board, we present the 2017 Annual Report 
for Cann Group Limited, reflecting on a year in which our 
Company has achieved many important milestones in its 
development and is continuing to show substantial growth 
as a market leader. 

secure storage room, all of which will be commissioned  
by the end of 2017. This expansion is part of a three-phase 
growth strategy to build our cultivation capability, and we 
have adequate funds to complete these first two phases 
through to commissioning of the Northern facility. 

Cann listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)  
in May 2017 following completion of a fully underwritten 
Initial Public Offer (IPO). The Company issued 45,000,000 
new shares at 30 cents per share to raise $13.5 million 
before costs. The support and enthusiasm of investors 
ahead of our listing on the ASX was quite gratifying, and 
we are pleased to have seen significant growth in our 
share price since we started trading. 

Medicinal cannabis has the potential to revolutionize the 
way a range of medical conditions are treated and change 
the lives of possibly hundreds of thousands of Australians, 
and Cann wants to be the leader in the field. We are 
focused on breeding, cultivating and manufacturing 
medicinal cannabis for sale and use within Australia. We 
see a market opportunity for medicinal cannabis driven by 
demand from patients with various conditions, and expect 
the industry will see initial demand for about 8,000kg of 
highly-refined, pharmaceutical cannabis products that 
could provide more than A$100m potential revenue in year 
one – growing to A$380m in 2018 and A$1.3bn in 2026.

The Narcotic Drugs Amendment Bill passed by Australia’s 
Federal Parliament in February 2016 was an integral step 
to Cann, as it allowed cannabis cultivation for medicinal 
and related scientific purposes. 

Cann was the first Company to secure both the necessary 
licences (research & cultivation) and permits (one medicinal 
cannabis permit and two cannabis research permits) from 
the Office of Drug Control (ODC). The permits have allowed 
for the establishment of breeding plants for propagation 
purposes; a research program being undertaken with 
CSIRO to develop unique cannabis extracts; and the 
supply of plant material for manufacturing into medicinal 
cannabis products for patient use. 

In late May, the Company received its first plant material  
to start cultivation of medicinal cannabis. The first plants 
cultivated at our Southern facility in Melbourne were 
harvested in August after an eight week flowering cycle. 
The harvested material was cured and dried in preparation 
for delivery under Cann’s medicinal cannabis licence and 
permits. The plants have been cultivated under a 
confidential commercial agreement. Cannabis grown by 
Cann will be manufactured into a product that can be 
accessed by patients via clinical trials, or through the 
TGA’s Authorised Prescriber or Special Access Scheme. 

We have continued preparations for expanded growing 
capabilities, with our Northern facility, also in Melbourne to 
more than quadruple our initial cultivation and production 
capacity. The Company is in the process of extending its 
licences and permits for the new facility so it is ready for 
use in the first half of FY2018. The Company is also adding 
capacity at its Southern facility with the construction of 
three new secure cultivation rooms, a drying room, and 

We see medicinal cannabis as a high-value agribusiness 
opportunity after conducting extensive research on the 
product and market in the lead-up to our listing on the 
ASX. Our internal research will be further supported by a 
Technical Services Agreement (TSA) with Aurora Cannabis 
Inc, Canada’s second largest publicly listed medicinal 
cannabis producer and the first Canadian company to 
establish purpose built cultivation facilities. The TSA with 
Aurora, a 19.9% shareholder of Cann, will facilitate an 
exchange of information and support across areas 
including the cultivation and processing of medicinal 
cannabis (particularly the Aurora Sky Project); extraction 
and manufacturing technology; and analysis of cannabis 
extracts. Canada has a well-established medicinal cannabis 
industry, and Aurora is one of its leaders, so this partnership 
will be very beneficial to Cann in an industry which is still 
finding its feet in Australia.

This relationship with Aurora demonstrates the skills of 
Cann’s highly motivated and experienced board and 
management team, which has developed a strategy  
to build the capabilities and collaborative relationships 
necessary to capitalise on the opportunities emerging  
in the industry. 

We thank our board members for their leadership, and our 
management team and staff for their efforts in fulfilling the 
ASX listing requirements and the achievements made in 
the months since then. We also thank our shareholders for 
their support and belief that Cann Group can be a leader 
in its market, a position we are determined to maintain. 

The year ahead will be an exciting one for our Company, 
as we have already arranged delivery our first plant 
material after harvesting it from our Southern facility  
for analytical testing. In the next year, we expect to:

•	 Commission the Northern facility by the end of 2017

•	 Deliver first revenues with provision of product for 

clinical trials in Victoria

•	 Target and secure research grants with various 

non-government organisations and/or industry bodies

•	 Develop our portfolio of intellectual property

We are ramping-up rapidly and Cann will keep our 
shareholders informed of our progress as we lead the  
way in Australia’s emerging medicinal cannabis sector. 

Allan McCallum  
Chairman 

Peter Crock 
Chief Executive Officer

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DEVELOPING A WORLD-CLASS, 
AUSTRALIA-FOCUSED MEDICINAL 
CANNABIS OPERATION

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DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Your directors present their report on the Group for the year ended 30 June 2017. 

Information on Directors 
The names and details of the directors in office during the year and until the date of this report are as follows. Directors 
have been in office for this entire year unless otherwise stated.

Allan McCallum, Dip. Ag Science, FAICD (Non-executive Chairman)
Allan has broad experience as a public company director in agribusiness and healthcare who has strong ethics,  
proven leadership capabilities and extensive experience in strategy development and implementation and mergers  
and acquisitions. Allan is the current Chair of Tassal Group Ltd (ASX TGR –) from 7 October 2003 Australia’s largest 
producer of Atlantic salmon and a Director of Medical Developments International Ltd (ASX MVP) from 27 October 2003, 
a pharmaceutical and device manufacturer, marketing nationally and internationally. His previous board roles include 
Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX IPL) from 30 January 1998 to 19 December 2013 and Graincorp Ltd (ASX GNR) from 26 February 
1998 to 26 August 2005.

Special Responsibilities 

Member – Audit and Risk Committee

Interest in Shares 

5,480,000 Ordinary Shares

Philip Robert Nicholas Jacobsen, CPA (Deputy Chairman)
An experienced public company director, he co-founded Premier Artists in 1975 and The Frontier Touring Company  
in 1979. He serves as a director of Liberation Music, Premier Artists, The Harbour Agency and Jacobsen Bloodstock. 
Former Chair of MCM Entertainment Group, Philip brings to the Board a 45 plus year history of applying solid fiscal 
accounting perspectives to an emerging business model in a constantly changing, high demand market place.

Special Responsibilities 

Chairman – Audit and Risk Committee

Interest in Shares 

3,773,334 Ordinary Shares

Douglas John Rathbone, AM, FATSE, FI ChemE, ARMIT B Comm, TTC
An experienced public company director, he is the former Managing Director and CEO of Nufarm Limited (ASX NUF) 
from 21 August 1987 to 4 February 2015 – an ASX 200 listed company and is a former Board member of the FERNZ 
Corporation and the CSIRO. He Chairman of the Rathbone Wine Group, Director of Cotton Seed Distributors, Leaf 
Resources Ltd (ASX LER) from 1 November 2016, Go Resources, Queenscliff Harbour Pty Ltd and AgBiTech. He is  
also an Honorary Life Governor of the Royal Children’s Hospital and a former Director of the Burnett Centre for Medical 
Research. Doug brings to the Board experienced management and corporate governance skills together with a passion 
to grow the business having successfully transformed Nufarm to become one of the world’s leading crop protection and 
seed companies with an extensive global footprint.

Special Responsibilities 

Member – Audit and Risk Committee

Interest in Shares and Performance Rights

2,193,334 Ordinary Shares

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Geoffrey Ronald Pearce 
Geoff is a successful entrepreneur and businessman with more than 40 years’ experience in the personal care industry. 
He established and owned Scental Pacific Pty Ltd and grew the business to become Victoria’s largest manufacturer of 
personal care products before selling it to the Smorgon Family. He later built a contract manufacturing business, Beautiworx 
Australia Pty Ltd, which was also sold. Geoff currently owns The Continental Group, which supplies pharmaceutical 
packaging and raw materials and has developed alliances with some of the world’s leading herbal extract manufacturers. 
He has extensive experience in areas including manufacturing, procurement, distribution and regulatory affairs. He is 
Chairman of Probiotec Ltd (ASX PBP) since 28 November 2016.

Special Responsibilities 

Member – Audit and Risk Committee

Interest in Shares 

1,200,000 Ordinary Shares

Michael Kenneth Murchison, MAICD (resigned 28 October 2016)
Michael is an experienced project manager, with direct experience and business interests in the US regulated cannabis 
industry. He holds certifications under Californian medicinal cannabis laws and is a long term advocate for the 
development of a regulated medicinal cannabis industry in Australia. Michael founded the first Cann Group company  
in early 2014 after a successful career in the music and entertainment promotions industry. Apart from his extensive 
knowledge of the international medicinal cannabis industry, Michael brings experience in logistics, international  
business and technology licensing.

Special Responsibilities 

Member – Audit and Risk Committee

Interest in Shares 

260,000 Ordinary Shares

Chief Executive Officer
Peter Crock – CEO, B.Ag.Sci (Hon); MBA 
Peter is an experienced public company senior manager with strong skills in marketing and technology development.  
In a 28-year career at Nufarm Limited (ASX NUF), Peter held senior management roles in marketing, business development, 
and information technology, most recently heading up the group’s new technologies division which involved the licensing 
and commercial development of several new agribusiness technologies. He has project managed the successful integration 
of newly acquired businesses and has extensive experience working with regulators in Australia and overseas. 

Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
Richard Baker, M.Commrcl Law, B.Ec., CPA
A senior experienced Financial Controller and Company Secretary, with extensive ASX experience, in terms of governance, 
capital raisings and reporting including implementing internal controls, accounting and ERP systems in established and 
start-up enterprises. He has had public practice experience in business services, taxation and audit to a diverse range  
of clients involved in FMCG, manufacturing, professional services and transport and gained a variety of experience  
as Financial Controller with previous employers including mineral exploration, import and distribution, FMCG and 
professional consulting.

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Dividends
No dividends have been paid or have been recommended during the year.

Principal activities
The principal activities of the Group during the year consisted of developing and testing of Cann’s cannabis cultivation 
technology of controlled growing environments with a view to substantially increasing capacity of the growing environments 
for both research and cultivation purposes and to commercialise the outputs for medicinal uses.

No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the year.

Operating results for the year
The Group made a loss of $2,588,445 for the year ended 30 June 2017.

The Group’s basic and diluted earnings per share is ($0.05) (2016:($0.053)). The Weighted Average number of Shares 
used to calculate the basic and diluted earnings per share is 52,328,805 (2016: 27,592,420).

The net assets of the Group are $14.66 million as at 30 June 2017 (2016: $1.69 million).

For further detail please refer to the Message from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer which forms part of this  
annual report.

Significant changes in the state of affairs
Capital raising
During the year the Company issued an Initial Public Offering (IPO) Prospectus dated 28 March 2017 (and Supplementary 
Prospectus dated 12 April 2017). The IPO was for an offer of 45,000,000 New Shares in the Company at 30 cents  
per New Share to raise a minimum of $13,500,000 before costs (Offer). The Offer was fully underwritten and closed  
on 26 April 2017.

Listing on Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
As a result of the successful IPO above the Company applied for and was granted admission to the Official List  
of the ASX on 4 May 2017.

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

Future developments, prospects and business strategies
Other than matters referred to elsewhere in this report and above, further information as to likely developments  
in the operations of the Group and the expected results of operations have not been included in this report because  
the directors believe it would be likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the Group.

Environmental regulation and performance
The Group’s operations are not subject to any particular environmental regulations.

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Directors’ meetings
The number of meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors and Audit and Risk Committee members held during  
the year ended 30 June 2017 and the number of meetings attended by each Director / member were:

Name

Allan McCallum

Philip Jacobsen

Douglas Rathbone

Geoff Pearce

Michael Murchison (resigned 28 October 2016)

Board Meetings

Audit and Risk  
Committee Meetings

Number 
eligible to 
attend

Number 
attended

Number 
eligible to 
attend

Number 
attended

9

9

9

9

3

8

9

9

8

3

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

1

Options
During the year the Group issued 13,486,667 ordinary shares resulting from the exercise of 13,486,667 options over 
shares issued pursuant to the Information Memorandum dated 12 April 2016. The exercise price to exercise the options 
for the issue of ordinary shares was $0.15 each. The options were exercise throughout March 2017 and all options  
were exercised on or before 31 March 2017. Allotment of ordinary shares from the exercise of those options occurred  
on 21 March 2017 (6,646,667 shares), 27 March 2017 (3,800,000 shares and 4 April 2017 (3,040,000 shares).

The Group presently has on issue 2,000,000 options to purchase ordinary fully paid shares. The options were issued  
to the Underwriters of the Initial Public Offering Prospectus dated 28 March 2017 and the associated Supplementary 
Prospectus dated 12 April 2017.

The options are exercisable at $0.37 at any time during the period commencing from the date of their issue and expiring 
on 30 June 2019.

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Remuneration Report
Introduction
Cann’s Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2017 (financial year).

Since being admitted to the Official List of the ASX Cann has actively been recruiting a team to ensure the successful 
implementation of the Company’s business plan.

CEO remuneration outcomes
Mr Peter Crock was appointed as Chief Executive Officer commencing as an employee on 1 September 2016 on a salary 
of $200,000 plus Superannuation Guarantee. Prior to this date Mr Crock was paid $55,088 as a consultant to Cann.  
Mr Crock was also paid a bonus of $50,000 in May 2017 for development of strategic relationships and the business  
plan for inclusion in the IPO Prospectus which enabled the Company to successfully list on the Australian Securities 
Exchange (ASX). Listing on the ASX was the event required to trigger the bonus payment.

It is anticipated that Mr Crock will participate in both Short Term Incentive and Long Term Incentive schemes when they 
are formalised during the 2018 financial year. Any incentive schemes formulated by the Company will be performance 
based with determination of success by the Board.

Non-Executive Director remuneration outcomes
The Board resolved that there would be no remuneration of any form paid to Non-Executive Directors for their service  
as Directors until such time as Cann was admitted to the Official List of the ASX. Non-Executive Directors Fees are set on 
an annual basis within the limit set by Shareholders at the General Meeting of 19 October 2016. Non-executive Directors 
Fees were paid for the two months of May and June 2017.

In line with ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, Cann has continued Board review activities, 
including ensuring the Board contains an appropriate mix of skills and experience as well as assessing the independence 
of each Non-Executive Director.

Remuneration Report
The Directors of Cann Group Limited (Cann or the Company) are pleased to present the Remuneration Report (Report) 
for the Company and its subsidiaries (Group) for the financial year ended 30 June 2017. This Report has been prepared 
and audited in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2011.

For the purpose of this Report Key Management Personnel (KMP) are defined as persons having authority and 
responsibility for planning, directing and controlling major activities of the Group and include all Non-Executive Directors 
of the Company and Executives who are listed in the table below.

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Geoff Pearce

Mr Doug Rathbone

Chairman

Deputy Chairman

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Mr Michael Murchison

Non-Executive Director (resigned 28 October 2016)

Executives

Mr Peter Crock

Chief Executive Officer

The above Non-Executive Directors and Executives were the KMP for the whole of the financial year, unless  
otherwise indicated.

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Remuneration Governance
The Board is responsible for determining Non-Executive Director and Senior Executive remuneration. The Company  
has not appointed a Remuneration Committee, rather the Board conducts the activities of the Remuneration Committee. 

In accordance with section 206K of the Corporations Act 2001, the Board has a process for engaging remuneration 
consultants. The Board commissions and receives information, advice and recommendations directly from remunerations 
consultants, ensuring remuneration recommendations are free of undue influence by management.

No consultants were engaged with respect to providing remuneration recommendations for the Non-Executive Directors 
and Executives during the Financial Year. 

Executive Remuneration
Executive remuneration is based on total reward structure comprising fixed remuneration and at-risk remuneration.  
For the year ended 30 June 2017 at-risk remuneration was made up of Short Term Incentives (STI’s) only and was 
designed to align Executive remuneration with achievement of strategic and financial objectives that lead to the creation 
of shareholder value. Long Term Incentives (LTI’s) will be developed during the 2018 financial year and will be designed 
to align Executive remuneration with achievement of strategic and financial objectives that lead to the creation of 
shareholder value.

The reward structure has the strategic objectives of:

•	 Attracting, retaining and motivating suitably qualified and experienced executives;

•	 Encouraging a strong focus on performance; and

•	 Supporting the delivery of outstanding results for the Group over the short and (future) long term.

Fixed Remuneration
The fixed remuneration component of an Executive’s total remuneration package is expressed as a total package 
consisting of base salary and statutory superannuation contributions.

Fixed remuneration reflects the complexity of the individual’s role and their experience, knowledge and performance. 
Internal and external benchmarking is regularly undertaken and fixed remuneration levels are set with regard to the external 
market median, with scope for incremental increase for superior performance.

Fixed remuneration is reviewed annually on the anniversary dates of the individual’s commencement date, taking into 
account the performance of the individual and the Group. There are no guaranteed increases to fixed remuneration  
in any contracts of employment.

Short Term Incentive
The STI component of an Executive’s total remuneration is an annual cash incentive plan. The STI links a portion of Executive 
remuneration opportunity to specific financial and non-financial measures.

The performance measures are described in the table above. From a governance perspective, all performance measures 
under the STI must be clearly defined and measurable. The Board approves the targets and assesses the performance 
outcome of the CEO. The CEO sets the targets and assesses the performance of other Executives. The Board approves 
STI payments for the CEO and other Executives. Under the STI plan, the Board has discretion to adjust STI outcomes 
based on the achievements which are consistent with the Group’s strategic priorities and, in the opinion of the Board, 
enhance shareholder value.

One hundred percent (100%) of awarded STI is paid in cash at a time determined by the Board, however for future years 
the timing will be upon Board approval of the audited year-end accounts. In future years the financial performance measures 
will be implemented and then for the Executive’s to qualify for a payment of an STI a pre-agreed level of Group profit 
must first be achieved. Once this has been achieved, the level of payment the Executive receives is determined based 
on the achievement of their pre-determined financial and non-financial measures.

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Long Term Incentive
The LTI component of an Executive’s total remuneration is yet to be determined however it will be an equity incentive plan 
that is designed to encourage Executives to focus on key performance drivers which underpin sustainable growth in 
shareholder value. The LTI will facilitate share ownership by Executive’s and links a significant proportion of their at-risk 
remuneration to the Group’s ongoing share price and returns to shareholders over the performance period. This will be 
achieved by motivating and rewarding the Executives to drive share price growth via improvements to Total Shareholder 
Returns and Return on Invested Capital.

Other Remuneration Disclosures

Non-Executive Director Remuneration

Non-Executive Directors are paid Directors Fees that are treated as salaries with tax withheld and superannuation 
guarantee paid at statutory amounts. Non-Executive Director Remuneration is not performance based and as such  
no Non-Executive Director has received performance based remuneration during the year. At the General Meeting of 
19 October 2016 Non-Executive Director remuneration was fixed at a total annual aggregate of $175,000 inclusive of 
superannuation guarantee. At a Board Meeting held 30 November 2016 it was resolved that Non-Executive Chairman 
remuneration would be $30,000 per annum and Non-Executive Director remuneration would be $20,000 per annum, 
both exclusive of superannuation guarantee and that Non-Executive Directors would only be paid remuneration after  
the Company was admitted to the Official List of the Australian Securities Exchange.

Service Agreements

The employment conditions and remuneration of the Executives are formalised in individual contracts of employment.  
No fixed terms are specified within these employment contracts and the following termination provisions apply:

Executive

Mr P Crock

Notice Period by Company

Notice Period by Employee

4 months

4 months

The Company may terminate an employment contract without cause by providing written notice or making a payment  
in lieu of the notice period based on the individual’s fixed annual remuneration. Each employment contract provides  
for termination of employment without notice in circumstances sufficient to warrant summary termination.

Transactions with Directors

Mr Michael Murchison and his Director-related entities purchased two subsidiary companies from Cann Group Limited, 
being Cann Global LLC and Cannproducts NZ Limited. Cannproducts NZ Limited was registered but never operated 
within the Group. Both subsidiaries were sold to Mr Murchison and his related entities for $1 each which the Directors 
believe to be on commercial terms.

Other transactions entered into by the Group with Directors and their Director-related entities are within normal employee, 
customer or supplier relationships on terms and conditions no more favourable than those available in similar arm’s 
length dealings.

Performance Evaluations of Board and Senior Executives

During the year the Board conducted reviews of the Board itself, its Committees and of Senior Executives which included 
feedback on performance and training arranged where deemed appropriate.

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Table 1: Remuneration Disclosure for Key Management Personnel of the Group for years ended  
30 June 2017 and 30 June 2016

Short-term Benefits

Post-
employment 
Benefits

Salary and 
Fees  
$

STI cash 
bonus  
$

Super- 
annuation 
$

Other KMP 
related 
payments**  
$

Share-based 
remun- 
eration*** 
$

Perfor- 
mance 
related  
%

Total  
$

2017 Financial Year

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Mr Michael Murchison 
(resigned 28 October 2016)

Mr Geoff Pearce 

Subtotal for  
Non-Executive Directors

Executives

Mr Peter Crock

Subtotal for Executives

Total 2017 Financial Year

2016 Financial Year

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Alberto Mariani  
(resigned 11 April 2016)

Mr Michael Murchison

Mr Geoff Pearce  
(appointed 11 April 2016)

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Subtotal for  
Non-Executive Directors

Executives

Mr Peter Crock

Subtotal for Executives

5,000

3,650

3,333

103,210

3,333

118,526

194,224

194,224

312,750

8,000

8,000

8,000

120,000

–

8,000

152,000

39,069

39,069

Total 2016 Financial Year

191,069

Notes:

–

–

–

–

–

–

50,000

50,000

50,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

475

–

317

–

317

1,109

15,712

15,712

16,821

760

760

760

24,785

–

760

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

11,686

5,843

6,778

3,038

4,207

17,161

9,493

10,428

106,248

7,857

31,552

151,187

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,921

2,921

262,857

252,857

34,473

414,044

19.0%

19.0%

12.1%

2,086

4,108

11,986

5,993

22,832

18,861

–

–

–

–

4,315

13,075

51,062

195,847

–

959

–

9,719

27,825

6,194

74,315

260,334

–

–

–

–

–

–

39,069

39,069

27,825

6,194

74,315

299,403

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

*  Mr Crock FY2017 Salary and Allowances includes a bonus paid of $50,000 and Mr Murchison FY2016 Salary and Allowances includes a living away 

from home allowance of $34,124.

** 

Interest and Guarantee Fees paid to Mr McCallum and Mr Jacobsen in respect to loans to the Company provided by Mr McCallum and Mr Jacobsen.

***  Vesting charge reflecting change in value of Class B Performance Rights granted or otherwise acquired by KMP. Class A Performance Rights were 
cancelled effective 1 March 2017 and therefore no vesting charge is included. The Class A Performance Rights were share-based payments when 
granted and were cancelled with the consent of all of the holders of those Rights.

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Table 2: Shares held by Key Management Personnel of the Group for years ended 30 June 2017  
and 30 June 2016

The movement during the reporting period in the number of shares in Cann Group Limited held, directly, indirectly  
or beneficially, by each key management person, including their related parties, is as follows:

2017

Name

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Mr Geo ff Pearce

Mr Michael Murchison

Balance  
1 July 2016

Net Change 
Other*

Issued on 
conversion of 
Performance 
Rights

Issued  
on exercise 
of Options

Balance  
30 June 2017

3,840,000

–

1,000,000

640,000

5,480,000

2,300,000

173,334

500,000

800,000

3,773,334

1,120,000

173,334

580,000

320,000

2,193,334

520,000

–

360,000

320,000

1,200,000

13,600,000

(13,600,000)

260,000

–

260,000

Subtotal for Non-Executive Directors

21,380,000

(13,253,332)

2,700,000

2,080,000

12,906,668

Executives

Mr Peter Crock

Subtotal for Executives

Total 

2016

Name

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Mr Geoff Pearce

Mr Michael Murchison

–

–

86,667

86,667

250,000

250,000

–

–

336,667

336,667

21,380,000

(13,166,665)

2,950,000

2,080,000

13,243,335

Balance  
1 July 2015

Net Change 
Other*

Issued on 
conversion of 
Performance 
Rights

Net Change 
Share Split**

Balance  
30 June 2016

800,000

160,000

375,000

200,000

50,000

50,000

180,000

80,000

3,400,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,880,000

3,840,000

1,725,000

2,300,000

890,000

1,120,000

390,000

520,000

10,200,000

13,600,000

16,085,000

21,380,000

–

–

–

–

16,085,000

21,380,000

Subtotal for Non-Executive Directors

4,675,000

670,000

Executives

Mr Peter Crock

Subtotal for Executives

Total

Notes:

–

–

–

–

4,675,000

670,000

*  Net Change Other refers to shares purchased or sold or otherwise transferred during the year.

**  Net Change Share-split refers to the share-split on the basis that every share be divided into four fully paid ordinary shares with effect from 5:00pm 

(Melbourne time) on 30 June 2016 approved at the Annual General Meeting held that day.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Table 3: Options held by Key Management Personnel of the Group for years ended 30 June 2017  
and 30 June 2016

Name

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Mr Geoff Pearce

Total 

Name

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Mr Geoff Pearce

Total

Notes:

Balance  
1 July 2016

Net Change 
Other*

Exercised

Balance  
30 June 2017

640,000

800,000

320,000

320,000

2,080,000

–

–

–

–

–

(640,000)

(800,000)

(320,000)

(320,000)

(2,080,000)

–

–

–

–

–

Balance  
1 July 2015

Net Change 
Other*

Net Change 
Share Split**

Balance  
30 June 2016

–

–

–

–

–

160,000

480,000

640,000

200,000

600,000

800,000

80,000

80,000

240,000

320,000

240,000

320,000

520,000

1,560,000

2,080,000

*  Net Change Other refers to Options purchased or sold or otherwise transferred during the year.

**  Net Change Share-split refers to the share-split on the basis that every share be divided into four fully paid ordinary shares with effect from  

5:00pm (Melbourne time) on 30 June 2016 approved at the Annual General Meeting held that day, applied in the same basis to all securities  
on issue including options and performance rights.

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Table 4: Performance Rights Class A held by Key Management Personnel of the Group for years ended  
30 June 2017 and 30 June 2016

Name

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Mr Michael Murchison

Total 

Name

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Mr Michael Murchison

Total

Notes:

Balance  
1 July 2016

Net Change 

Other* Cancelled***

Balance  
30 June 2017

2,000,000

1,000,000

80,000

6,480,000

9,560,000

–

–

–

–

–

(2,000,000)

(1,000,000)

(80,000)

(6,480,000)

(9,560,000)

–

–

–

–

–

Balance  
1 July 2015

Net Change 
Other*

Net Change 
Share Split**

Balance  
30 June 2016

500,000

250,000

20,000

–

–

–

1,500,000

2,000,000

750,000

1,000,000

60,000

80,000

1,487,000

133,000

4,860,000

6,480,000

2,257,000

133,000

7,170,000

9,560,000

*  Net Change Other refers to Performance Rights Class A purchased or sold or otherwise transferred during the year.

**  Net Change Share-split refers to the share-split on the basis that every share be divided into four fully paid ordinary shares with effect from 5:00pm 
(Melbourne time) on 30 June 2016 approved at the Annual General Meeting held that day, applied in the same basis to all securities on issue including 
options and performance rights.

***  Cancelled refers to Class A Performance Rights were cancelled effective 1 March 2017.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Table 5: Performance Rights Class B held by Key Management Personnel of the Group for years 
ended 30 June 2017 and 30 June 2016

Subtotal for Non-Executive Directors

5,840,000

(3,140,000)

(2,700,000)

Name

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Mr Geoff Pearce

Mr Michael Murchison

Executives

Mr Peter Crock

Subtotal for Executives

Total 

Name

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Allan McCallum

Mr Philip Jacobsen

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Mr Michael Murchison

Total

Notes:

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Balance  
1 July 2016

Net Change 
Other*

Converted 
to Ordinary 
Shares

Balance  
30 June 2017

1,000,000

500,000

–

–

(1,000,000)

(500,000)

80,000

500,000

(580,000)

–

360,000

(360,000)

4,260,000

(4,000,000)

(260,000)

–

–

250,000

(250,000)

250,000

(250,000)

5,840,000

(2,890,000)

(2,950,000)

Balance  
1 July 2015

Net Change 
Other*

Net Change 
Share Split**

Balance  
30 June 2016

250,000

125,000

20,000

–

–

–

750,000

1,000,000

375,000

500,000

60,000

80,000

932,500

132,500

3,195,000

4,260,000

1,327,500

132,500

4,380,000

5,840,000

*  Net Change Other refers to Performance Rights Class B purchased or sold or otherwise transferred during the year.

**  Net Change Share-split refers to the share-split on the basis that every share be divided into four fully paid ordinary shares with effect from 5:00pm 
(Melbourne time) on 30 June 2016 approved at the Annual General Meeting held that day, applied in the same basis to all securities on issue including 
options and performance rights.

This concludes the Remuneration Report, which has been audited.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Indemnifying Officers or Auditor
No indemnities have been given however a Directors and Officers insurance premium totalling $23,977 has been paid, 
during or since the end of the year, for any person who is or has been an officer of the Group. No indemnities have been 
given during or since the end of the year for any person who has been an auditor of the Group.

Proceedings on behalf of the Group
No person has applied for leave of court to bring proceedings on behalf of the Group or intervene in any proceedings  
to which the Group is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the Group for all or any part of  
those proceedings. 

There were no proceedings during the year.

Events after the end of the reporting period
There were no other matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the year which significantly affected or may 
significantly affect the operation of the Group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group in future 
financial years.

Non-Audit services
The Company’s Audit and Risk Committee (“the Committee”) is responsible for the maintenance of audit independence.

Specifically, the Committee Charter ensures the independence of the auditor is maintained by:

•	 Limiting the scope and nature of non-audit services that may be provided; and

•	 Requiring that permitted non-audit services must be pre-approved by the Chairman of the Committee.

During the year William Buck, the Group’s auditor, has performed certain other services in addition to the audit and review 
of the financial statements. The Board has considered the non-audit services provided during the year by the auditor and 
in accordance with the advice provided by the Committee, is satisfied that the provision of those non-audit services during 
the year by the auditor is compatible with, and did not compromise, the auditor independence requirements of the 
Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons:

•	 All non-audit services were subject to the corporate governance procedures adopted by the Group and have been 

reviewed by the Committee to ensure they do not impact the integrity and objectivity of the auditor; and

•	 The non-audit services provided do not undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set  

out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants as they did not involve reviewing or auditing the auditors 
own work, acting in a management or decision making capacity for the Group, acting as an advocate for the Group 
or jointly sharing risks and rewards.

Details of the amounts paid to the auditor of the Group. William Buck, for audit and non-audit services provided during 
the year are set out in Note 5.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Auditor’s independence declaration
A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out 
on page 19.

CEO and CFO declaration
The CEO and CFO have given a declaration to the Board concerning the Group’s financial statements under section 295A(2) 
of the Corporations Act 2001 and recommendations 4.2 and 7.2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council Principles of 
Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations in regards to the integrity of the financial statements.

Corporate Governance Statement
In accordance with Listing Rule 4.10.3 and the Appendix 4G lodged by the Company, the Company’s 2017 Corporate 
Governance Statement can be found on its website https://www.canngrouplimited.com

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors:

Allan McCallum 
Chairman 
Date: 25 August 2017

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AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE 
DECLARATION

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ANNUAL 
FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS

20

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR 
LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2017

Other income

Administration and corporate costs

Research and development costs

Note

3

3

2017  
$

8,421

2016  
$

6,662

(1,642,100)

(1,104,217)

(547,782)

(348,923)

Loss before transaction costs, finance costs and income tax expense

(2,181,461)

(1,446,478)

Transaction costs of the IPO

Finance costs

Loss before income tax expense

Income tax expense

Loss attributable to members of the Group

Other comprehensive income

(406,435)

–

(549)

(15,533)

(2,588,445)

(1,462,011)

–

–

(2,588,445)

(1,462,011)

–

–

Total comprehensive loss attributable to members of the Group

(2,588,445)

(1,462,011)

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Weighted Average number of Shares used to calculate EPS*

(0.05)

(0.053)

52,328,805

27,592,420

* 

The potentially dilutive effects of any contingently issuable ordinary shares have not been considered in the diluted loss per share calculation, 
because the Group is in a loss-making position and such an effect would be anti-dilutive.

The accompanying notes form part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 30 JUNE 2017

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

Prepayments

Stock on hand

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Plant and equipment

Investments in term deposits

Rental bonds

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Unsecured trade and other payables

Lease liability

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Lease liability

TOTAL NON-CURENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS 

EQUITY

Issued capital

Performance rights reserve

Accumulated losses

TOTAL EQUITY

The accompanying notes form part of these statements. 

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Note

2017  
$

2016  
$

11,113,964

1,344,055

133,453

5,519

24,927

–

11,272,344

1,349,574

6

716,672

486,758

3,000,000

–

85,000

35,000

3,801,672

521,758

15,074,016

1,871,332

389,103

181,849

4,198

–

393,301

181,849

20,567

20,567

–

–

413,868

181,849

14,660,148

1,689,483

8

10

20,187,092

4,376,271

–

515,409

(5,526,944)

(3,202,197)

14,660,148

1,689,483

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2017

Vesting of Class B performance rights 

–

110,904

Conversion of Class B performance rights and issue of shares

362,615

(362,615)

Cancellation of Class A performance rights

–

(263,698)

263,698

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners

20,187,092

Comprehensive loss for the period ended 30 June 2017

Balance at 30 June 2017

–

20,187,092

–

–

–

(2,938,499)

17,248,593

(2,588,445)

(2,588,445)

(5,526,945)

14,660,148

Performance 
Rights 
reserve  
$

Accumulated 
losses  
$

Issued equity  
$

Total equity  
$

4,376,271

515,409

(3,202,197)

1,689,483

16,485,465

(1,037,259)

–

–

–

–

–

–

16,485,465

(1,037,259)

110,904

–

–

Performance 
Rights 
reserve  
$

Accumulated 
losses  
$

Issued equity  
$

Total equity  
$

1,957,006

431,505

(1,740,186)

648,325

2,527,000

(107,735)

–

–

–

–

–

2,527,000

(107,735)

83,904

Balance at 1 July 2016

Issue of shares

Costs of issuing shares

Balance at 1 July 2015

Issue of shares

Costs of issuing shares

Vesting of Class B performance rights

–

83,904

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners

4,376,271

515,409

(1,740,186)

3,151,494

Comprehensive loss for the period ended 30 June 2016

–

–

(1,462,011)

(1,462,011)

Balance at 30 June 2016

4,376,271

515,409

(3,202,197)

1,689,483

The accompanying notes form part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2017

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Other income received

Payments to suppliers and employees 

Interest receipted

Note

2017  
$

2016  
$

382

420

(2,307,271)

(1,253,428)

8,038

6,280

Net cash flows provided used in operating activities

14

(2,298,851)

(1,246,728)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Acquisition of plant and equipment 

Acquisition of other assets

Investment in term deposits

Net cash flows used in investing activities

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from issues of shares

Costs of issuing shares

Net cash flows provided by financing activities

Net increase/ (decrease) in cash held

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR

The accompanying notes form part of these statements.

(329,446)

(344,305)

(50,000)

(35,000)

(3,000,000)

–

(3,379,446)

(379,305)

15,619,000

2,627,000

(170,794)

(107,736)

15,448,206

2,519,264

9,769,909

893,231

1,344,055

450,824

11,113,964

1,344,055

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  Corporate information
These are the financial statements of Cann Group Limited (the Company) and its 100% owned subsidiaries, including 
Cannproducts Pty Ltd, Cannoperations Pty Ltd, Cann IP Pty Ltd (formerly Anslinger Holdings Pty Ltd) and Botanitech  
Pty Ltd (formerly Cann Investments Pty Ltd), all incorporated and domiciled in Victoria, Australia (together, the Group). 
Cann Group Limited is an ASX-listed public company incorporated and domiciled in Victoria, Australia. These financial 
statements are for the year ended 30 June 2017. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts are presented in $AUD, which is 
the functional and presentation currency of all entities in the Group. The financial statements were authorised for issue  
by the Directors on the date of signing the attached Directors’ Declaration.

2.  Summary of significant accounting policies
(a)  Basis of preparation
The financial statements are general purpose financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with Australian 
Accounting Standards, including Australian Accounting Interpretations, other authoritative announcements of the Australian 
Accounting Standards Board (“AASB”) and the Corporations Act 2001 as appropriate for for-profit oriented entities.

Australian Accounting Standards set out accounting policies that the AASB has concluded would result in financial 
statements containing relevant and reliable information about transactions, events and conditions. Compliance  
with Australian Accounting Standards ensures that the financial statements and notes also comply with International 
Financial Reporting Standards. Material accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements  
are presented below. They have been consistently applied unless otherwise stated.

The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs.

The amounts presented in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest dollar.

Accounting Standards and Interpretations

(i) 

Changes in accounting policy and disclosures

The Group has adopted all of the new, revised or amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the 
Australian Accounting Standards Board (‘AASB’) that are mandatory for the current reporting period and there was  
no material impact arising from the adoption of the new, revised and amending Accounting Standards.

(ii) 

Accounting standards and interpretations issued but not yet effective

Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have recently been issued or amended but are not yet  
effective and have not been adopted by the Group for the annual reporting period ending 30 June 2017 are outlined  
in the table below.

Standard

Mandatory date for  
annual reporting periods 
beginning on or after)

Reporting period standard 
adopted by the Company

AASB 9 Financial Instruments and related standards

1 January 2018

1 July 2018

AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and AASB 2014-5 
Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards from AASB 15

AASB 16 Leases 

1 January 2018

1 January 2019

1 July 2018

1 July 2018

Management have assessed that standards AASB 9: Financial Instruments and related standards and AASB 15: 
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (and AASB 2014-5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards from 
AASB 15) will not materially impact these financial statements.

Management has assessed that the standard AASB 16: Leases will have a material effect on these financial statements 
impacting through the capitalisation of right to use leased assets and the corresponding lease liability connected with 
the current rental arrangement.

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Notes to the fiNaNCial statemeNts

2.  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
(b)  Principles of Consolidation
These consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its controlled entities 
throughout reporting period. Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The Group controls an entity when it is 
exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns 
through its power over the entity. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial 
statements from the date on which control commences until the date on which control ceases. 

Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Company obtains control over the subsidiary and ends when the Company 
loses control of the subsidiary. Specifically, income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the 
year are included in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income from the date the 
Company gains control until the date when the Company ceases to control the subsidiary.

The financial statements of the controlled entities used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are 
prepared for the same reporting date as the Company. Consistent accounting policies are applied to like transactions 
and events in similar circumstances.

All intra-group balances, income and expenses and unrealised gains and losses resulting from intra-group transactions 
and dividends are eliminated in full.

Income Tax 

(c) 
The income tax expense (income) for the year comprises current income tax expense (income) and deferred tax 
expense (income).

Current income tax expense charged to profit or loss is the tax payable on taxable income. Current tax liabilities (assets) 
are therefore measured at the amounts expected to be paid to (recovered from) the relevant taxation authority.

Deferred income tax expense reflects movements in deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability balances during the year 
as well as unused tax losses.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset 
is realised or the liability is settled and their measurement also reflects the manner in which management expects to 
recover or settle the carrying amount of the related asset or liability.

Deferred tax assets relating to temporary differences and unused tax losses are recognised only to the extent that it is 
probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the benefits of the deferred tax asset can be utilised.

(d)  Cash and cash equivalents
Cash in the Statement of Financial Position comprise cash at bank and in hand. 

For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and cash equivalents  
as defined above.

Inventory

(e) 
Plant-based inventory is classified at initial recognition depending upon its specific designated purpose by the Group. 

Plants held for research purposes

Plants held for research purposes are expensed as incurred.

Bearer plants

Bearer plants are those which include a range of genetic varieties from which non-bearer plants are propagated from 
and are maintained to ensure genetic consistency. These are held at cost and incrementally capitalised throughout their 
life cycle to reflect the cost value of direct and indirect activities undertaken to grow the plants, less any accumulated 
depreciation or amortization.

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Notes to the fiNaNCial statemeNts

Non-bearer plants

Non-bearer plants are those which are grown to maturity (flowering) and then the full plant is harvested from which a 
product will be derived. These plants are recognized as biological assets and are held at fair value less costs to sell, or 
where fair value cannot be reliably measured, at cost and incrementally capitalized throughout their life cycle to reflect 
the direct and indirect activities undertaken to grow the plants, provided that such cost plus incremental gain does not 
exceed their net realizable value.

Research and development

(f) 
Research and development activities include all costs involved in researching and testing different cultivation methods 
and equipment in a quest to obtain optimal outcomes with regard to the chemical make-up and quantity of harvested 
and/or manufactured produce. Research and development activities may include specific experiments that may be 
registered for the Research and Development Tax Incentive or general research and development activities conducted 
as part of the Group’s general operations. The Group maintains a quantity of both bearer and non-bearer plants 
specifically under its Cannabis Research Licence for use solely in research and development activities and they are 
destroyed upon conclusion of those activities.

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

(g)  Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred  
is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

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

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or financing 
activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO are presented as operating cash flows included in receipts 
from customers or payments to suppliers.

Trade and other payables

(h) 
Trade payables and other payables are carried at amortised cost and represent liabilities for goods and services provided 
to the Group prior to the end of the financial year that are unpaid and arise when the Group becomes obliged to make 
future payments in respect of the purchase of these goods and services.

Trade and other receivables

(i) 
Trade and other receivables include amounts due from customers for goods sold and services performed in the ordinary 
course of business. Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified 
as current assets. All other receivables are classified as non-current assets. 

Trade and other receivables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the 
effective interest method, less any provision for impairment.

At each reporting date, the Group’s directors assess whether there is objective evidence that trade and other receivables 
have been impaired. Impairment losses are recognised in the profit or loss. 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
(j) 
Each class of plant and equipment is carried at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Plant and Equipment 

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable 
amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows that will be 
received from the asset’s employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to 
their present values in determining recoverable amounts.

The cost of plant and equipment constructed within the Group includes the cost of materials, direct labour, borrowing 
costs and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads.

Depreciation 

The depreciable amount of all plant and equipment is depreciated on a diminishing value basis over the asset’s useful 
life to the Group commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. 

As at 30 June 2017, the Group’s asset classes had effective useful lives as follows:

Asset Class

Growth facilities

Other plant and equipment (includes computer equipment, network equipment, security equipment,  
leasehold improvements, furniture, cultivation tools and workshop equipment)

Useful Life 
(years)

7

1 to 3

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains and 
losses are included in the statement of profit of loss and other comprehensive income. 

Impairment of Assets

(k)  
At each reporting date, the Group’s directors review the carrying values of the Group’s tangible and intangible assets to 
determine whether there is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such an indication exists, the recoverable 
amount of the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less cost to sell and value in use, is compared to the assets 
carrying value. Any excess of the assets carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed to the statement of profit 
or loss and other comprehensive income.

Leases

(l)  
Leases in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as 
operating leases. Payments made under operating leases, net of any incentives received from the lessor, are charged to 
the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income on a straight-line basis over the period of 
the lease.

(m)  Share Based Payments
The Company reflects in its comprehensive income (or loss) and its financial position the effects of share-based 
payment transactions, including expenses associated with transactions in which shares are granted to related parties, 
key management personnel and employees. 

For share-based payments received by employees and key management personnel of the Group, fair value is measured 
by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted at their grant date, being the date that both the recipient 
and the Company have a shared understanding of the terms and conditions connected to the share-based payment. 
Any market-based vesting conditions are incorporated into the valuation of the share-based payment arrangement as  
at the grant date of the share-based payment. Share-based payments with non-market based performance conditions 
vest according to the pro-rata achievement of those conditions. Share-based payments with non-performance based 
conditions are valued using the Black-Scholes model and payments with market-based performance conditions are 
valued using a binomial model which incorporates from both the performance rights arrangement and market data  
that existed at grant date.

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(n)  Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements 
The Directors evaluate estimates and judgements incorporated into the financial statements based on historical 
knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume reasonable expectation of future events and  
are based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the entity. 

Key Judgement – non-recognition of carry-forward tax losses

The balance of future income tax benefit estimated as $703,351 (2016: $359,222) arising from current year tax losses  
of $2,588,445 (2016: $1,198,314) and timing differences has not been recognised as an asset because recovery is not 
regarded as probable. The cumulative future income tax benefit estimated to be $1,428,739, which has not been recognised 
as an asset, will only be obtained if:

(i)  the Company derives future assessable income of a nature and an amount sufficient to enable the benefit to be realised;

(ii)  the Company continues to comply with the conditions for deductibility imposed by law; and

(iii) no changes in tax legislation adversely affecting the Company realising the benefit.

Key Judgement – non-recognition of research and development tax incentive benefits

The balance of research and development tax incentive arising from operations of the Company has not been recognised 
as an asset because receipt as at this stage as it cannot be reliably calculated. The research and development tax 
incentive, which has not been recognised as an asset, will only be obtained if:

(i)  the Company’s activities fulfil the eligibility criteria of the research and development tax initiative and it is successful  

in registering for the research and development tax initiative;

(ii)  the Company continues to comply with the conditions for registration of the research and development tax initiative 

imposed by law; and

(iii) no changes in tax legislation adversely affecting the Company realising the tax incentive from research and development.

Key Judgement – valuation of Underwriter Options

The Underwriter Options issued to Underwriters to the Initial Public Offering received as part of their remuneration for 
services were independently valued using the Black-Scholes valuation methodology. The data input into the Black-Scholes 
valuation methodology included the Option tenure period of 2.167 years from grant date of 4 May 2017, a risk-free rate  
of 1.74% and an expected volatility rate of 80%.

3.  Expenses

Depreciation

Employee salaries

Employee superannuation

Share based payments

Lease expense

Occupancy expenses

2017  
$

2016  
$

(124,297)

(28,917)

(569,945)

(169,624)

(53,147)

(47,154)

(110,904)

(83,904)

(834)

–

(269,690)

(79,754)

(1,128,817)

(409,353)

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4.  Key management personnel
(a)  Names and positions held of key management personnel in office at any time during the year are:

Key Management Person 

Mr Allan McCallum 

Mr Philip Jacobsen 

Mr Douglas Rathbone 

Mr Geoff Pearce  

Position

Chairman

Deputy Chairman

Director

Director 

Mr Michael Murchison (resigned 28 October 2016) 

Director

Mr Peter Crock  

Chief Executive Officer

(b)  Remuneration paid to Key Management Personnel

Short-term employee benefits

Post-employment benefits

Share-based payments

2017  
$

2016  
$

362,750

191,069

16,821

34,473

27,825

74,315

414,044

293,209

5.  Auditor’s remuneration
During the year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by the auditor of Group, its related 
practices and non-related audit firms:

(i)  Audit and other assurance services

Audit and review of financial statements

Assistance with Due Diligence 

Total remuneration for audit and other assurance services

(ii)  Consulting services

Consulting fees regarding Research and Development Tax Incentive

Total remuneration for consulting services

Total remuneration of William Buck

2017  
$

2016  
$

24,000

11,000

1,365

–

25,365

11,000

800

800

–

–

26,165

11,000

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6.   Plant and equipment
Plant and equipment
(a) 

2017

2016

Growth 
Facilities  
$

Other plant  
& equipment  
$

Total  
$

Growth 
Facilities  
$

Other plant  
& equipment  
$

Total  
$

Cost

728,597

141,288

869,855

469,489

46,186

515,675

Accumulated Depreciation

(106,374)

(46,839)

(153,213)

(17,117)

(11,800)

(28,917)

Closing Balance

622,223

94,449

716,672

452,372

34,386

486,758

(b)  Movements in plant and equipment

2017

2016

Growth 
Facilities  
$

Other plant  
& equipment  
$

Total  
$

Growth 
Facilities  
$

Other plant  
& equipment  
$

Total  
$

Opening Balance

452,372

34,386

486,758

171,369

–

171,369

Additions

Depreciation

259,109

95,104

354,213

298,120

46,186

344,306

(89,258)

(35,039)

(124,297)

(17,117)

(11,800)

(28,917)

Closing Balance

622,223

94,451

716,672

452,372

34,386

486,758

During the year Secure Cultivation Rooms 01 and 02 were completed to operational levels and were available for use as 
at 1 August 2016. Secure Cultivation Rooms 03, 04 and 05 to 07 were in various stages of construction as at 30 June 2017. 
As at 30 June 2017 the Directors reviewed the overall progress of the Secure Cultivation Rooms and the Directors conducted 
an impairment test which was applied as at 30 June 2017 whereby the Directors compared the carrying values of all of 
the Secure Grow Rooms plus the Research & Development / Nursery Room and the Laboratory / Drying Room to the 
selling values of comparable assets and concluded that no impairment existed relating to these assets. 

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7.  Controlled entities
Cann Group Limited has four wholly-owned subsidiaries as at 30 June 2017 as follows:

Subsidiary Name

Principle Activity

Cannproducts Pty Ltd  
(ACN 600 887 189)

To market and distribute the Group’s medicinal 
cannabis products.

Cannoperations Pty Ltd  
(ACN 603 323 226)

To hold all relevant licences and permits required 
to conduct all operations relating to research and 
development, cultivation and seed acquisition/
importation. Owns all cultivation and other assets 
used throughout the Group.

Date Acquired

27 February 2015

27 February 2015

Number of 
Shares held

Percentage 
Shareholding

100

100

100%

100%

Cann IP Pty Ltd (formerly  
Anslinger Holdings Pty Ltd)  
(ACN 169 764 407)

To hold all intellectual property for Group members.

27 February 2015

100

100%

Botanitech Pty Ltd (formerly  
Cann Investments Pty Ltd)  
(ACN 604 834 488)

To hold any investments undertaken by the Group 
in the future that are relevant or complimentary to 
the vertical integration of the Group’s business.

18 March 2015

100

100%

During the year the Group disposed of two wholly-owned subsidiaries. Those entities were as follows:

Subsidiary Name

Principle Activity

Cann Global Inc

Corporate shell

Cannproducts NZ Limited

Corporate shell

Date Disposed

28 October 2016

23 November 
2016

Number of 
Shares held

Percentage 
Shareholding

100

100

100%

100%

Both entities were disposed for the purpose of internally structuring the legal form of the Group. As these transactions 
only related to the structure of the Group and did not influence its operations, the Directors have assessed that these 
disposals, sold to related parties for $1 each at arm’s-length terms, did not meet the definition of a business, being 
corporate shells, and therefore they have not been classified as a discontinued operation in these financial statements.

8. 

Issued capital 

Ordinary shares – fully paid

Total issued capital

30 June 2017 
Number of 
Shares

30 June 2016 
Number of 
Shares

30 June 2017  
$

30 June 2016  
$

108,353,335

39,346,668

20,187,092

4,376,271

108,353,335

39,346,668

20,187,092

4,376,271

Ordinary shares participate in dividends and the proceeds on winding up of the Company in proportion to the number  
of shares held. At shareholders’ meetings each ordinary share is entitled to one vote when a poll is called, otherwise 
each shareholder has one vote on a show of hands.

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Movements in issued capital:

Issue Date

Balance 1 July 2016

29 September 2016 – placement 

22 November 2016 – placement 

21 February 2017 – placement 

31 March 2017 – issued pursuant to exercise of options

Issue Price  
$

Number of 
Shares and 
Options

2017  
$

39,346,668

4,376,271

320,000

160,000

160,000

48,000

24,000

24,000

13,486,667

2,023,000

0.15

0.15

0.15

0.15

20 April 2017 – issued pursuant to vesting of Performance Rights

–

7,180,000

362,615

3 May 2017 – issued pursuant to Initial Public Offering (net of costs)*

0.30

47,700,000

13,091,206

Total Issued Shares as at 30 June 2017

Total Options on issue**

Total Issued Capital as at 30 June 2017

*  Costs of the issue of shares pursuant to the Initial Public Offering are as follows:

108,353,335

19,949,092

–

2,000,000

238,000

110,353,335

20,187,092

Cost

Underwriting fee

Legal fees

Printing and design costs

Total 

Corporate advisory, investigating accountant and other consulting fees

103,901

Settlement method

Cash  
$

Shares  
$

Options  
$

Total  
$

–

810,000

238,000***

1,048,000

108,660

14,697

–

–

–

–

–

–

108,660

103,901

14,697

227,258

810,000

238,000

1,275,258

**  Refer Note 9 regarding total number of Options on issue as at 30 June 2017.

***  Included in the Underwriter Fees is an amount of $238,000 representing the value of 2,000,000 Underwriter Options which the Underwriters to the 
Initial Public Offering received as part of their remuneration for services. For the Key Judgements regarding the Option valuation refer to Note 2(l). 

Issue Date

Balance 1 July 2015

13 August 2015 – placement

30 October 2015 – placement

12 May 2016 – issued pursuant to Information Memorandum

30 June 2016

30 June 2016 – Costs of issuing shares

Total Issued Capital as at 30 June 2016

Issue Price  
$

Number of 
Shares

2016  
$

1.00

1.00

0.60

–

–

6,025,000

1,957,006

150,000

150,000

450,000

450,000

3,211,667

1,880,533

29,510,001

–

–

(61,268)

39,346,668

4,376,271

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9.  Options
During the year the Group had two classes of options on issue, being options issued pursuant to the Information 
Memorandum dated 11 April 2016 and Underwriter Options issued pursuant to the Initial Public Offering Prospectus 
dated 28 March 2017 (and the Supplementary Prospectus dated 12 April 2017).

Options issued pursuant to Information Memorandum dated 11 April 2016
All options were exercised at fifteen ($0.15) cents each before the expiration date of 4.00pm (Melbourne, Victoria time)  
on 31 March 2017.

Issue Date

Balance 1 July 2016

29 September 2016*

22 November 2016*

21 February 2017*

31 March 2017**

Balance 30 June 2017

Issue Date

Balance 1 July 2015

12 May 2016***

30 June 2016****

Balance 30 June 2016

Issue Price  
$

Number  
of Options

12,846,668

–

320,000

160,000

160,000

–

(13,486,668)

–

Issue Price  
$

Number of 
Options

–

–

–

3,211,667

9,635,001

12,846,668

*  On 29 September 2016, 22 November 2016 and 21 February 2017 the Company issued a total of 640,000 Ordinary Shares at fifteen cents ($0.15) 

per Share (post share-split) by placements on the same terms as those issued pursuant to the Information Memorandum dated 11 April 2016, hence 
issuing one attaching Option at no additional cost for each new share subscribed for under those placements.

**  On 31 March 2017 the Company issued 13,486,668 Ordinary Shares pursuant to all holders of options exercising all of their options.

***  On 12 May 2016 the Company issued 3,211,667 Ordinary Shares at sixty cents ($0.60) per Share pursuant to the Information Memorandum dated  
11 April 2016 and issued one attaching Option at no additional cost for each new share subscribed for under that Information Memorandum.

**** On 30 June 2016, at the Annual General Meeting held on that day, shareholders passed the resolution that in accordance with section 254H of the 

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the fully paid ordinary shares in the issued capital of the Company be split on the basis that every share be divided into 
four fully paid ordinary shares with effect from 5.00pm (Melbourne time) on 30 June 2016. Options and performance rights on issue at the effective 
date of the share split were also adjusted which involved an increase in the number of these securities in the same ratio as the share split, and a 
decrease in the exercise price in the inverse ratio.

Underwriter Options issued pursuant to the Initial Public Offering Prospectus dated 28 March 2017  
(and the Supplementary Prospectus dated 12 April 2017)
The Underwriters (or their respective nominees) to the Initial Public Offering were issued 2,000,000 Underwriter Options 
in the Company. The Underwriter Options will have an exercise price $0.37 and expire on 30 June 2019.

Refer to Note 2(l) and Note 8 regarding the value of these Options at the date of issue.

The Underwriter Options (and any underlying Shares issued as a result of the exercise of any of these Underwriter 
Options) will be subject to a 24-month escrow period.

Upon conversion, the underlying Shares issued will be subject to the same rights and liabilities of all other Shares.

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Issue Date

Balance 1 July 2016

Issued 2 May 2017

Balance 30 June 2017

Issue Price  
$

Number of 
Options

–

–

2,000,000

2,000,000

10.  Performance Rights
The Company has no Performance Rights on issue as at 30 June 2017. The Performance Rights Reserve reflects the 
vesting of the fair value of Performance Rights, which were issued by the Group prior to the IPO and of which all were 
either cancelled or converted by the completion of the IPO. Performance Rights solely with market conditions which  
were cancelled were taken directly to accumulated losses and not recycled through profit and loss.

Movement in Performance Rights Reserve

PERFORMANCE RIGHTS CLASS A 

Date

Balance 1 July 2016

1 March 2017*

Balance 30 June 2017

Number of 
Performance 
Rights

2017  
$

11,000,000

263,698

(11,000,000)

(263,698)

–

–

*  On 1 March 2017 all Performance Rights Class A were cancelled with the agreement of all holders and was credited to the Statement of Profit or Loss 

and Other Comprehensive Income.

PERFORMANCE RIGHTS CLASS A 

Date

Balance 1 July 2015

Balance 30 June 2016

Number of 
Performance 
Rights 

2016  
$

11,000,000

263,698

11,000,000

263,698

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10.  Performance Rights (continued)

PERFORMANCE RIGHTS CLASS B

Date

Balance 1 July 2016

1 July 2016**

20 April 2017^

20 April 2017^^

Balance 30 June 2017

Number of 
Performance 
Rights

2017  
$

7,000,000

251,711

180,000

–

21,600

89,304

(7,180,000)

(362,615)

–

–

**  On 1 July 2016 180,000 Performance Rights Class B were issued to contractors to the Group.

^ 

Vesting of Performance Rights Class B to conversion due to increase in probability of conversion milestone being achieved attributed to the 
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income.

^^  On 20 April 2017 all Performance Rights Class B were converted into Ordinary Shares, having fulfilled the vesting requirements, being the milestone 

of the Company applying to be admitted to the Official List of the ASX. Refer Note 8 Issued Capital.

CLASS B

Date

Balance 1 July 2015

30 June 2016^^^

Balance 30 June 2016

Number of 
Performance 
Rights

2016  
$

7,000,000

167,807

–

83,904

7,000,000

251,711

^^^  Vesting of Performance Rights Class B during year due to increase in probability of conversion milestone being achieved attributed to the Statement 

of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income.

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11.  Related party information

Transactions between the Consolidated Group and related parties are on normal commercial terms 
and conditions no more favourable than those available to other parties unless otherwise stated. 
Related party transactions not otherwise disclosed in these financial statements include the following:

All shares in Cann Global LLC were transferred from Cann Group Limited to Mr Michael Murchison 
on an arm’s-length basis

All shares in Cannproducts NZ Limited were transferred from Cann Group Limited to entities 
associated with Mr Michael Murchison on an arm’s-length basis

Fees for United States representative services were paid to BPI Inc., a company of which  
Mr Michael Murchison is a Director and shareholder.

Fees for hire of office equipment and furniture were paid to Odd Couple Productions Pty Ltd,  
a company of which Mr Michael Murchison is a Director and shareholder.

Purchase of office equipment and furniture from Odd Couple Productions Pty Ltd, a company  
of which Mr Michael Murchison is a Director and shareholder.

2017  
$

2016  
$

1

1

–

–

–

–

41,100

35,500

1,500

1,502

24,495

101,095

12.  Contingent liabilities and commitments
The Company has a bank guarantees of $35,000 and $50,000 for the operating premises lease of the Company’s 
Southern and Northern premises respectively. With the exception of these bank guarantees, the Company currently  
has no contingent liabilities or commitments at the date of signing this report.

13.  Events after the end of the reporting period
There were no other matters or circumstances arising since the end of the year which significantly affected or may 
significantly affect the operation of the Group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group in  
future financial years.

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14.  Cash flow information
Reconciliation of net loss after tax to net cash flows from operations

Profit/(loss) for the year

Non-cash flows in profit

Vesting of performance rights Class B

Depreciation

Movements in working capital

(Increase)/decrease in trade receivables and other assets

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables

(Increase)/decrease in stock on hand

Net cash outflows from operating activities

2017  
$

2016  
$

(2,588,445)

(1,462,011)

110,904

124,297

83,904

28,917

(127,934)

(1,558)

207,254

104,021

(24,927)

–

(2,298,851)

(1,246,728)

15.  Leases
Operating Leases
On 3 March 2017 the Group entered into an operating lease for premises known as the Northern Facility for a period of 
three years commencing 1 April 2017. As disclosed in the 2016 Annual Report the Group had entered into an operating 
lease for premises at the Southern Facility with the term of the lease being three years and six months and which allows 
for two further terms of three years each. Both Facilities are located in Melbourne, Victoria.

Operating lease commitments are:

Period

Less than 12 months

From one to five years

2017  
$

2016  
$

518,021

110,000

834,138

183,333

1,352,159

293,333

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Finance Lease
On 24 May 2017 the Group entered into a finance lease with Crown Equipment Pty Ltd trading as Crown Credit for lifting 
equipment known as a walkie stacker.

Finance lease commitments are:

Period

Less than 12 months

From one to five years

2017  
$

4,198

20,567

24,765

2016  
$

–

–

–

16.  Financial risk management
The consolidated Group’s material financial instruments consist of deposits with banks and its accounts payable and 
other liabilities. The Board is responsible for managing the Group’s only significant financial risk, which is its liquidity risk, 
which it does through regularly reviewing rolling cash flow forecasts and examining its levels of available working capital 
against such forecasts. 

Liquidity risk arises from the possibility that the Group may encounter difficulty in meeting its obligations for its financial 
liabilities, which at 30 June 2017 were accounts payable with due terms from 0 – 45 days. 

The Directors have assessed that the fair values of the Group’s financial assets and liabilities reasonably approximate 
their carrying values, as represented in these financial statements.

17.  Capital management
The Board of Directors are charged with determining the optimal mix of debt and equity which is suitable for the needs  
of the Group. For the year ended 30 June 2017 the Group held no material commercial borrowings or material facilities 
for credit as the board considered that, at this point of time, that funds sourced through equity would be most appropriate. 
The Group’s Chief Financial Officer reports to the board periodically with forecast cash flow information that enables  
the Board to conduct its capital raising activities in an orderly fashion at a dilutive cost to existing shareholders that  
is appropriate and reasonable.

18.  Segment information
The Group operates in one segment being the medicinal cannabis industry with operations only in Australia. 

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19.  Parent entity disclosures

Financial Position

Assets

Current assets

Non-current assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Equity

Issued capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

Total equity

Financial Performance

Loss for the year

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive loss

2017  
$

2016  
$

16,911,629

1,378,747

25,314

1,693,207

16,936,943

3,071,954

227,298

157,662

20,567

–

247,865

157,662

20,187,092

4,376,270

–

515,409

(3,498,014)

(1,977,417)

16,689,078

2,914,262

2017  
$

2016  
$

(1,784,294)

(930,503)

–

–

(1,784,294)

(930,503)

The subsidiary companies have expenditure commitments under the premises lease. The parent entity has  
committed to providing funds to ensure the subsidiary companies can fulfil these commitments as well as any  
other operating commitments. 

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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

1.  The Directors declare that the financial statements and notes set out on pages 22 to 40 are in accordance with  

the Corporations Act 2001 and:

a.  comply with International Financial Reporting Standards, as stated in Note 2 to the financial statements;

b.  comply with Accounting Standards, the Corporations Regulations 2001; and

c.  give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30 June 2017 and of the performance for the year ended  

30 June 2017 of the consolidated group.

2.  The Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary have each declared that:

a.  the financial records of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2017 have been properly maintained in 

accordance with section 286 of the Corporations Act 2001;

b.  the financial statements and notes for the year comply with the Accounting Standards; and

c.  the financial statements and notes for the year give a true and fair view.

3.  In the Directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts  

as and when they become due and payable.

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

Allan McCallum 
Chairman 
Date: 25 August 2017

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Equity security holders
As at 23 August 2017 the Company had 108,353,335 ordinary shares on issue. Further details of the Company’s equity 
securities are as follows:

Largest holders
The following table shows the 20 largest registered shareholders as at 23 August 2017 (as named on the register  
of shareholders:

Rank Name

AURORA CANNABIS INC 

23 Aug 2017

% of  
Issued 
Shares

21,562,314

19.90

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

19

19

19

20

MULLACAM PTY LTD 

WEXFORD RISE PTY LTD 

5,480,000

4,533,334

CROFTON PARK DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD 

4,284,099

MR PHILIP JACOBSEN & MRS MAXINE JACOBSEN 

CG NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD 

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD 

CANACCORD GENUITY (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 

GRAPEFULL PTY LTD 

MR RAYMOND THOMAS HOBSON & MRS RHONDA ELLEN HOBSON 

ELLERSTON CAPITAL LIMITED 

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

HARDMAIL PTY LTD 

MR ALLAN WAYNE ROHDE & MRS LYNDEL MARGARET ROHDE  


MR ALLAN WAYNE ROHDE 

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 

INTERDALE PTY LTD 

MR ED STEVEN MOROZ 

LEIBLER NOMINEES PTY LTD 

CG NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD 

EGEA PTY LTD 

AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSPOINT PTY LTD 

TALMETAL PTY LTD 

MR GEOFFREY LLOYD NALDER 

STARWAY CORPORATION PTY LTD 

2,966,667

2,540,000

2,332,201

2,025,000

2,020,000

2,005,000

2,000,000

1,674,888

1,600,000

1,600,000

1,600,000

1,421,581

1,350,000

1,328,138

1,050,000

1,040,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

975,667

900,000

5.06

4.18

3.95

2.74

2.34

2.15

1.87

1.86

1.85

1.85

1.55

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.31

1.25

1.23

0.97

0.96

0.92

0.92

0.92

0.90

0.83

Total

Balance of register

Grand total

69,288,889

39,064,446

63.95

36.05

108,353,335

100.00

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Substantial shareholders
The following table shows the substantial holders as notified to the Company in substantial holding notices  
as at 23 August 2017:

Name

AURORA CANNABIS INC 

Noted Date  
of Change

Number 
of Equity 
Securities

Relevant 
Interest

 03/05/2017

21,562,314

19.90%

MULLACAM PTY LTD 

 03/05/2017

5,480,000

5.06%

Distribution of equity securityholders
Holdings distribution

Range

100,001 and over

10,001 to 100,000

5,001 to 10,000

1,001 to 5,000

1 to 1,100

Total

Number of equity  
security holders

Ordinary 
shares

Options

94

393

302

761

435

1,985

2

-

-

-

-

2

Unmarketable Parcels
The number of security investors holding less than a marketable parcel of 437 securities ($1.145 on 23 August 2017)  
is 43 and they hold 13,581 securities.

Voting Rights
The voting rights attaching to each ordinary shares are that holders of ordinary shares have the right to vote at every 
general meeting of the Company. At a general meeting every holder of ordinary shares present in person or by proxy 
has, on poll, one vote for each ordinary share held. 

Unquoted equity securities
Cann Group Limited has 2,000,000 unquoted underwriter options on issue at 23 August 2017.

Securities exchange
The Company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The home exchange is Melbourne.

Other information
Cann Group Limited, incorporated and domiciled in Australia, is a publicly listed company limited by shares.

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