Quarterlytics / Technology / Computer Hardware / Canaan Inc.

Canaan Inc.

can · NASDAQ Technology
Claim this profile
Ticker can
Exchange NASDAQ
Sector Technology
Industry Computer Hardware
Employees 463
← All annual reports
FY2018 Annual Report · Canaan Inc.
Sign in to download
Loading PDF…
GROUP LIMITED

Annual Report 2018

Our business is science...

CONTENTS

2 

BUSINESS MODEL AND  
THE INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN
4  MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN AND 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
6 
OPERATIONS REVIEW
10  DIRECTORS’ REPORT
22  AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
23  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT  

OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
24  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
25  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
26  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
27  NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
41  DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION
42 
47  SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
IBC  CORPORATE DIRECTORY

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

CORPORATE INFORMATION

DIRECTORS

These are the full financial statements of  
Cann Group Ltd (the Company) and its 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 2018. 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.

Mr Allan McCallum (Chairman)

Mr Philip Jacobsen (Deputy Chairman)

Mr Douglas Rathbone

Mr Geoffrey Pearce 

Mr Neil Belot (appointed 26 February 2018)

…our product is quality of life

Cann Group aims to improve the quality of life for people  
with chronic medical conditions that can be more effectively  
managed or treated with medicinal cannabis. 

We take a science-based approach to developing safe,  
innovative and effective treatments that seek to benefit  
each patient’s personal experience of wellness.

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

1

BUSINESS MODEL AND  
THE INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN

After listing on the ASX in May 2017, 
Cann Group has established itself  
as a leader in the quickly evolving 
medicinal cannabis industry in 
Australia. 

The company is pursuing a fully integrated business 
model, with resources and capabilities spanning  
research & development; cultivation & production; 
manufacturing; packaging & distribution; clinical 
evaluation; and distribution/supply to patients in  
both Australia and in export markets where a legal 
framework exists for medicinal cannabis treatment.

A FULLY INTEGRATED BUSINESS MODEL BUILT FOR GROWTH

CANN’S COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS LIE IN THESE SEGMENTS  
OF THE VALUE CHAIN…

RESEARCH 
& DEVELOPMENT
Research &
Development

CULTIVATION  
&  PRODUCTION
Cultivation & 
Production

MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing

Packaging &

Distribution

Clinical 

Evaluation/End 

Use Demand

•  Accessing and storing 

•  Secure indoor grow  

elite genetics and tissue 
culture program

rooms and glasshouse 
cultivation facilities

•  Developing ‘next 

generation’ cannabis 
strains

•  Internal R&D capabilities 

supplemented with  
key partnerships  
& collaborations

•  Ongoing programs  

to establish optimised 
growing conditions

•  Expansion program 
underway involving  
new ≈ $100m facility

•  Leading extraction & 
analysis technology

•  Formulations and  
delivery systems

•  Value-added and higher 
margin treatments in 
development

•  Robust GMP 

manufacturing 
standards

2

 
In the 2018 financial reporting period, Cann Group  
has secured positions across the full value chain,  
through its own investments and via important 
collaborations and partnerships that will add  
significant value to the company’s business plans.

…WITH A CLEAR PATHWAY TO SECURE  
INVOLVEMENT IN THESE SEGMENTS

Research &

Development

Cultivation & 

Production

Manufacturing

PACKAGING 
& DISTRIBUTION
Packaging &
Distribution

Clinical 
Evaluation/End 
Use Demand

•  Active Medicinal 

Cannabis Medicines 
Portal

•  License to Wisp 

Vaporiser

•  High volume export 

capability

•  Evolving clinical 
trial program

•  Medical education 
and community 
awareness 
initiatives

The Olivia Newton-John Cancer  
Research Institute is integrated  
within the ONJ Cancer Centre and  
is a leader in the development  
of immunotherapies, targeted  
therapeutics and personalised  
cancer medicine. 

Our research laboratories are only  
metres away from where patients  
are cared for and receive treatment.  
This inspires, and enables the rapid 
translation of scientific discovery  
into clinical trial of new and better  
cancer treatments. 

Olivia Newton John’s personal  
experience has made her a strong 
advocate for the legalised use of 
medicinal cannabis to help treat  
cancer-related pain. Cann Group  
is working with the ONJ to explore 
opportunities to undertake clinical 
research that will help establish the 
benefits of medicinal cannabis treatment 
and optimum treatment regimes.

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

3

MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN AND 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

…The past 12 months was particularly important  
in relation to the Company securing the necessary 
licences and permits that govern our various  
research, cultivation, manufacturing and  
import/export activities…

4

Dear Shareholders, 

The 2018 financial year – our first full year as a publicly 
listed company – encompassed a period of important and 
positive progress as we continued to lay the foundations 
for a robust and profitable business that will generate long 
term value for our stakeholders.

Our strategy involves a strong science-based focus  
on securing the capabilities and resources to develop  
safe, innovative and effective medicinal cannabis 
treatments that make a meaningful difference to quality  
of life. We are achieving this through ongoing investment  
in building the skills of our own people; expanding our 
facilities; and entering into partnerships and collaborations 
that provide access to new technology and complement 
our in-house capabilities.

The past 12 months was particularly important in relation 
to the Company securing the necessary licences and 
permits that govern our various research, cultivation, 
manufacturing and import/export activities. We have 
worked closely with the Federal Government’s Office  
of Drug Control to ensure our facilities and procedures 
meet the relevant requirements. While the period saw  
a large number of many new operators in the sector 
apply for licensing approvals, Cann Group remains one 
of relatively few companies that have secured both the 
licences and, critically, the permits, that allow us to 
continue to execute on our business plan.

As with any new industry – and particularly those that are 
closely regulated – it will take some time for Government  
to optimise the processes and provide all of the necessary 
resources to ensure those processes are undertaken on 
an efficient basis. We will continue to support the 
Government’s efforts in that regard.

During the year, we completed expansion works  
at our Southern facility and commissioned our new,  
larger Northern facility. While the Northern facility 
provides expanded cultivation space, we are focusing  
our activities at Northern on a genetics and tissue culture 
program that will yield valuable new cannabis strains for 
future product development.

We also announced our stage 3 expansion, which will 
involve a state-of-the-art green field development including 
glasshouse cultivation space, research and development 
laboratories and full GMP manufacturing facilities.  
The 37,000m2 development will be located at the Melbourne 
Airport precinct, with an MOU having been signed with 
Australian Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd this past 
June. The project is in design phase, with a commissioning 
of the initial works targeted in July 2019.

The relationships and partnerships we have formed over 
the reporting period will prove invaluable as we continue  
to build the business. We are collaborating with a range  
of organisations that provide access to critical skills, 
technology and experience. These include La Trobe 
University; Agriculture Victoria; CSIRO; and several 
medically focused organisations that will help facilitate 
further clinical evaluation of treatments.

We have also strengthened our relationship with our strategic 
shareholder, Aurora Cannabis Inc (Canada). While this  
has been formalised via an important Technical Services 
Agreement, Aurora’s involvement and support extends  
well beyond the scope of that agreement as we continue  
to draw on their industry experience and know-how.

Our own team has expanded considerably over the period. 
We now have a committed group of some 40 employees 
who are making a tremendous contribution to the growth 
of the Company. Their efforts are appreciated.

While the past year has seen a necessary focus on 
planning and building-out our R&D, cultivation and product  
development base, we are now expanding our focus to 
cover clinical evaluation; product distribution and other 
commercial aspects of the business. 

Australia remains the primary focus for the business and 
we welcome the continuing discussions on streamlining 
access for patients in this country. We are also actively 
pursuing opportunities to export our products to overseas 
markets that have legalised medicinal cannabis.

With strong shareholder support for a major capital raising 
completed during the year, the company is in a sound 
financial position to continue with our expansion plans.

The Company has established itself as a leader in the 
quickly evolving Australian medicinal cannabis industry 
and we are proud of what has been achieved in a relatively 
short time.

Yours sincerely

Allan McCallum 
Chairman 

Peter Crock 
Chief Executive Officer

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

5

 
 
OPERATIONS REVIEW

Production

Cann Group Limited (“Cann”) started harvesting medicinal 
cannabis at its Southern facility in Melbourne in August 
2017. The production process included curing and drying 
harvested material; samples sent for analysis to allow 
processes to be validated; and the propagation of new 
crops at the facility.

Cultivation and harvesting operations continued successfully 
during the year, with Cann harvesting numerous crops 
during the period. 

Facilities

Early in the year, the Company added capacity at its 
Southern facility with four new secure cultivation rooms,  
an additional drying room and a secure storage room.

We commissioned the Northern cultivation and research 
facility in Melbourne in December. The Northern facility 
features greenhouse cultivation areas and adjoining 
laboratory/research facilities. The cultivation areas  
are configured as a series of individual cultivation 
compartments, allowing the separation of different 
cannabis varieties during cultivation and harvest. 

While this facility provides expanded cultivation space,  
it is currently focused on accommodating our genetics  
and tissue culture programs.

The official commissioning of the Northern facility followed 
the receipt of a relevant permit from the Office of Drug 
Control (ODC) in October. We were eligible for the new 
permit under our cultivation licences for medicinal and 
research purposes, which were varied by the ODC  
to include the Northern Facility. 

In June 2018, we signed a Heads of Agreement with 
Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd (APAM), 
securing the site of the Company’s Stage 3 facility.  
Under the lease arrangement, APAM will fund and 
undertake the primary build of the 37,000m2 facility, 
representing a multi-million-dollar contribution to the 
project. The state-of-the-art green field development  
will incorporate glasshouse cultivation space, laboratories, 
and a GMP manufacturing facility.

Aurora Larssen Projects (ALPS), a specialist greenhouse 
engineering consultancy providing technical consulting to 
the greenhouse industry worldwide, is designing the facility. 

Upon completion of the construction, Cann – with the 
support of ALPS – will complete the fit-out and technology 
deployment required at the facility. The total business  
case investment is estimated at $100 million, with the 
facility expected to employ approximately 170 staff.

Under the heads of agreement, we are permitted to 
operate cultivation, manufacturing, warehousing and 
distribution of medicinal cannabis, and are responsible  
for obtaining all necessary government approvals.  
The details set out in the agreement for lease are  
subject to the approval of the APAM board which  
must be obtained prior to the execution of the formal  
lease documents.

We are continuing to make progress on the Project 
Tullamarine detailed design phase. Completion of the  
first glasshouse is targeted for July 2019, with cultivation  
to start following its completion. 

The Company has also had initial discussions with  
several parties regarding future offtake and expects  
to make announcements regarding this in due course.

Regulatory 

In October 2017, Cann was granted a licence to import 
and/or export cannabis genetics and medicinal cannabis 
products by the Australian Government Department of 
Health, through the Office of Drug Control (ODC). As a 
holder of this licence, the Company can apply for a permit 
to export raw cannabis material and cannabis oil for 
analytical testing. 

The Company intends to utilise the analytical services  
of Anandia Laboratories in Canada to complement  
the capabilities available to the Company in Australia.  
The licence also allows Cann to apply for a permit  
to import cannabis genetics and medicinal cannabis 
products from legal international sources. 

We have worked closely with our strategic shareholder  
in Canada, Aurora Cannabis, and Anandia Laboratories  
to identify suitable genetics and medicinal cannabis 
products for inclusion in import permit applications which 
have now been granted by the Australian Government. 

6

OPERATIONS REVIEW (CONTINUED)

Cann’s import/export licence was followed by an 
announcement from the Australian Government on  
4 January 2018 that Australian producers of medicinal 
cannabis would be permitted to export product to 
overseas markets. This is expected to lead to further 
investment in the Australian industry and provide  
local companies with an incentive to accelerate  
their development plans.

In February, the Company announced it had received  
two new licences from the Office of Drug Control to enable 
continuation of our cultivation and production of cannabis 
for research and medicinal purposes. The Company was 
required to reapply to the ODC as per current legislation, 
because the initial licences were issued for a set term  
of 12 months. 

Cann also received the corresponding permits to these 
licences, including permits for cultivation relating to research 
activity, for the maintenance and use of mother plants  
and – importantly – for cultivation and product for supply  
for therapeutic purposes. 

Securing the licences and permits demonstrated Cann’s 
capability as a reliable medicinal cannabis producer during 
2017, having successfully completed multiple harvests  
of material, and aiming to scale up our production during 
the 2018 calendar year. The permits also allowed us to 
continue our research and work with partners including  
La Trobe University, Aurora Cannabis, Agriculture Victoria, 
CSIRO and Anandia Labs.

In March, we announced we had secured export permits 
from Health Canada, to accompany our import permits 
from the drug control section of the Therapeutic Goods 
Administration, enabling the Company to initiate the import 
of genetics and cannabis oils from our Canadian partners. 

The receipt of these permits also enabled Cann to begin 
importing tissue culture from Aurora Cannabis and Anandia 
Labs in the June quarter. While the material has arrived in 
Australia, it is still undergoing quarantine screening by the 
Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

The importation of this material will allow Cann to establish 
a bank of various genetics, facilitating research into the 
suitability of particular strains for certain therapeutic 
applications. In addition, by fostering a plant breeding 
program, we will establish surety around the supply of 
material moving forward and broaden this supply beyond 
the limited locally available and legally approved genetics. 

The import permits for cannabis oil allowed the Company 
to import four products developed by Aurora Cannabis  
to Australia, which will be made available to medical 
practitioners seeking to provide medicinal cannabis to 
patients under the Special Access Scheme or Authorised 
Prescriber Scheme. Cann received the first shipment of oil 
in the June quarter, and we have subsequently announced 
that the first patients have been supplied, following specific 
patient-product approval through the Therapeutic Good 
Administration’s Special Access Scheme. 

Partnerships and Research

In July 2017, Cann announced the execution of a Technical 
Services Agreement with Aurora Cannabis Inc, Canada’s 
second largest publicly listed medical cannabis producer 
and the first company to establish purpose-built cultivation 
facilities in Canada.

Aurora is a 22.9% shareholder of Cann, taking a cornerstone 
investment position in the company’s IPO and participating 
in Cann’s capital raising in December 2017. 

The Agreement, which extends to the end of 2022, is 
facilitating an exchange of information and support across 
areas including the cultivation and processing of medical 
cannabis; extraction and manufacturing technology; and 
analysis of cannabis extracts.

Canada has a well-established medical cannabis industry, 
and Aurora is incorporating industry-leading technology 
into its new 800,000sq ft facility in Edmonton. The Aurora 
connection provides an opportunity for Cann to expand 
our knowledge and expertise as we grow our position as  
a leader in Australia’s fledgling medicinal cannabis market.

Post year-end, in August 2018, we announced the signing 
of an MOU with Agriculture Victoria to undertake further 
medicinal cannabis research. 

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

7

OPERATIONS REVIEW (CONTINUED)

Cann and Agriculture Victoria have outlined several 
common areas of interest which will be pursued under  
a set of Research Projects. Areas of focus will include 
activities relating to medicinal cannabis cultivation, 
production and extraction, cannabis strain genome 
analysis and strain identification, accelerated precision 
breeding and development of novel and designer 
medicinal cannabis strains that will add to Cann’s 
intellectual property portfolio.

The Research division of Agriculture Victoria is part  
of the Victorian Government’s Department of Economic 
Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR).

Cann has also supplied a quantity of medicinal cannabis 
biomass to Agriculture Victoria to be used for research 
purposes.

In the June quarter, Cann announced plans to expand  
our research and development operations with La Trobe 
University, signing a memorandum of understanding  
that strengthens the relationship between the parties. 

The MOU is a precursor to a strategic relationship agreement 
whereby Cann and La Trobe can enhance its capabilities 
across research, teaching and knowledge related to the 
medicinal cannabis industry.

Product development and patient access

In September 2017, Cann Group (through our wholly-owned 
subsidiary Cannproducts Pty Ltd) announced it was  
a partner in the Medicinal Cannabis Medicines Portal  
to facilitate streamlined medicinal cannabis prescribing 
and dispensing in Australia.

The Portal is a platform that will allow collaboration between 
prescribers, pharmacists and sponsor manufacturers  
to help patients access appropriate medicinal cannabis 
treatment in line with national and state/territory-based 
laws and requirements. It also provides logistics support for 
pharmacy wholesaler ordering and pharmacy dispensing.

Subsequent to year end, the Company announced that the 
first patients had been approved through the Therapeutic 
Good Administration’s Special Access Scheme to begin 
treatment with a medicinal cannabis product supplied  
by Cann Group.

The product – an ingestible oil containing a 1:1 ratio  
of THC and CBD – is produced by Aurora Cannabis  
in Canada and imported into Australia by Cann Group.

We will be importing additional supplies of cannabis oil 
from Aurora in several different formulations, with patients 
granted access after having been approved for treatment 
through the TGA’s Special Access Scheme or Authorised 
Prescriber Scheme. 

The supply of product to patients in Australia marks an 
important milestone in our plans to be a fully integrated 
medicinal cannabis company.

In August 2017, we executed a licencing and distribution 
agreement with CannaKorp, Inc. to import and sell 
CannaKorp’s proprietary ‘Wisp’ vaporising system as well 
as securing the right to produce the medicinal cannabis 
pods associated with the device. 

CannaKorp is a Massachusetts-based technology 
company simplifying and improving the inhalation  
process for medicinal cannabis patients. It has  
designed and developed vaporisation technology  
which incorporates a desktop vaporiser device that 
accepts single-use pods containing precisely prepared 
ground cannabis.

Under the terms of the agreement Cann, through our 
wholly-owned subsidiary Cannproducts Pty Ltd, is granted 
a licence to import and sell the system in Australia and 
New Zealand, as well as manufacturing rights which 
includes an initial nine-month exclusive right following 
regulatory approvals.

Intended sales of the system and pods will be subject to 
obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals, with CannaKorp 
and Cann working collaboratively to obtain these. 

This delivery system will initially be produced by our 
manufacturing partner, IDT Australia Limited, with whom 
we executed a manufacturing agreement subsequent  
to year end.

IDT has been contracted to provide manufacturing  
support in relation to medicinal cannabis-based  
product formulations intended for supply to patients  
in Australia and overseas.

8

OPERATIONS REVIEW (CONTINUED)

IDT’s capabilities and experience in working with  
leading pharmaceutical companies make it an excellent 
manufacturing partner and we look forward to developing 
a range of delivery systems and dosage forms that can 
meet the varying needs of patients who can benefit from 
medicinal cannabis treatments.

On the clinical trial front, the Company continues to work 
with a range of organisations to assess appropriate trial 
opportunities that we can support. These include the  
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research  
Centre in Melbourne and its associated Research  
Institute, which has a strong interest in this area.

Corporate

Capital raising

Cann announced in late November 2017 a fully 
underwritten $60 million institutional share placement  
and fully underwritten $10 million Share Purchase Plan 
(SPP). Once completed, the total raised was approximately 
$78 million at a price of $2.50 per share. 

Proceeds from the capital raising are funding the 
Company’s accelerated growth plans which includes the 
construction of its Stage 3, large-scale cultivation facility 
and full GMP manufacturing capabilities. The Stage 3 
expansion will allow additional involvement in, and support 
for, clinical trial activity, and further development of product 
manufacturing capabilities. Further expansion plans will 
progress as demand for medicinal cannabis continues  
to build.

Major shareholder Aurora Cannabis Inc (Aurora) 
participated fully in the placement and the Company 
issued new placement shares to Aurora, increasing  
its shareholding from 19.9% to 22.9%. 

Change of Registered Office

During the December quarter, Cann’s corporate  
and registered office moved to La Trobe University’s 
Technology Enterprise Centre (TEC) in Bundoora, Victoria. 

Post year-end, Cann announced it had relocated  
its corporate headquarters to be within the Walter  
and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research at La Trobe, 
enabling continuation of its rapid expansion.

Board, Management and Staff

On 1 March 2018, Cann announced the appointment  
of Aurora Cannabis Chief Global Business Development 
Officer Neil Belot as a Director of the Company, following 
Aurora’s participation in Cann’s capital raising in which  
it increased its holding to 22.9%. 

Cann also recruited new staff during the year, including 
Quality Assurance staff, taking total number of employees 
to more than 40.

S&P/ASX Indices rebalance 

During the March quarter, Cann was added to the S&P 
ASX All Ordinaries Index, with the inclusion becoming 
effective as of 19 March 2018.

Outlook

Looking ahead to the 2019 reporting period, the Company 
is committed to maintaining strong momentum.

We are continuing to strengthen the capabilities of our  
own team and we will secure meaningful value from the 
partnerships we have established.

By the end of the period, construction on our Phase 3 
expansion facility will be well underway.

We also expect to have progressed the development  
of a range of new dosage forms, suitable for patients  
in Australia and in overseas markets. Having already 
secured our export licence, we are working with the 
authorities to gain approval for the permits which will  
allow us to start export sales. 

We will also step up our engagement with the medical 
community as we support a streamlining of the 
requirements for patient access and help ensure medical 
professionals have the resources they require to make 
considered decisions on the suitability of medicinal 
cannabis treatment for their patients.

It will be another challenging and busy year, but one that 
should see substantial progress against the Company’s 
business objectives.

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

9

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Your directors present their report on the Group  
for the year ended 30 June 2018. 

Douglas John Rathbone,  
AM, FATSE, FI ChemE, ARMIT B Comm, TTC

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.

Director since 30 January 2015

Special Responsibilities – Member of Audit and Risk 
Committee and Chairman of Remuneration Committee

Interest in Shares  
5,580,000 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.

Director since 30 January 2015

Special Responsibilities – Chairman of Audit and Risk 
Committee and Member of Remuneration Committee

Interest in Shares  
4,064,518 Ordinary Shares

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. The Chairman of the Rathbone 
Wine Group, Director of Cotton Seed Distributors, Leaf 
Resources Ltd (ASX LER) from 1 November 2016 and 
Chairman since 1 April 2018, Go Resources, Queenscliff 
Harbour Pty Ltd and AgBiTech. He is also a former member 
of the RABO Bank Advisory Board, 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.

Director since 16 March 2015

Special Responsibilities – Member of Audit and Risk 
Committee and Remuneration Committee

Interest in Shares and Performance Rights  
2,331,185 Ordinary Shares

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 and a Director of McPherson’s 
Limited (ASX MCP) since 20 February 2018.

Director since 11 April 2016

Special Responsibilities – Member of Audit and  
Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee

Interest in Shares  
1,554,195 Ordinary Shares

10

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

Neil Belot

Neil is presently the Chief Global Business Development 
Officer of Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“Aurora”) responsible  
for developing and executing business opportunities  
on behalf of Aurora to create shareholder value and drive 
long term growth utilising his comprehensive knowledge  
of the global regulated cannabis industry, commodity 
markets, cannabis cultivation, stakeholder relations, 
branding and marketing. He has also held the position  
of Chief Brand Officer at Aurora with responsibility for 
strategic and operational oversight of sales, marketing, 
client and stakeholder relations, digital technology and 
business development. Prior to his roles with Aurora  
Neil was an Executive Director of the Canadian Medical 
Cannabis Industry Association and the Gas Portfolio  
and Energy Services Manager at the Housing Services 
Corporation, both Canadian entities. He has post-graduate 
qualifications including Masters of Business Administration 
in Finance and International Exchange obtained from 
Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia, Canada) and the 
Copenhagen Business Scholl (Denmark) and graduate 
qualifications of a Bachelor of Business Administration 
from Acadia University (Nova Scotia, Canada).

He is a Canadian citizen.

Director since 26 February 2018

Special Responsibilities – Nil.

Interest in Shares  
Nil

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Peter Crock,  
CEO, B.Ag.Sci (Hon); MBA 

Peter is an experienced public company senior manager 
with deep knowledge and expertise in marketing and 
technology development. Since joining Cann Group in May 
2016, Peter has reset the business plan as directed by the 
board and led the company through a successful initial public 
offering (IPO) to list on the Australian Securities Exchange 
(ASX), raising $13.5 million while bringing outstanding 
institutional and cornerstone investor support. This was 
followed by a subsequent $70m+ capital raising within the 
same year to accelerate the company’s expansion program. 
In a 28-year career at Nufarm Limited (ASX: NUF), Peter held 
senior management roles in marketing, business 
development, and information technology and led Nufarm’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., FGIA, 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.

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 cultivation of medicinal cannabis for both 
medicinal and research purposes pursuant to the  
licenses and permits issued to Group members and 
commercialising the outputs for medicinal uses, as well  
as developing Cann’s cannabis cultivation technology of 
controlled growing environments with a view to substantially 
increasing capacity of the growing environments Cann also 
actively sought and entered in various agreements with 
strategic collaborators to further commercialisation of 
Cann’s outputs for medicinal purposes.

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

OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE YEAR

The Group made an operating loss of $4,725,857 for the 
year ended 30 June 2018.

The Group’s basic and diluted earnings per share is 
($0.038) (2017: $0.051). The Weighted Average number of 
Shares used to calculate the basic and diluted earnings 
per share is 125,281,943 (2017: 52,328,805).

The net assets of the Group are $85.87 million  
as at 30 June 2018 (2017: $14.66 million).

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

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

11

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE  
OF AFFAIRS

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, PROSPECTS 
AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES 

Share Placements

During the year the Company placed New Shares to 
institutional, professional and sophisticated investors  
as follows:

•  on 12 December 2017 the Company placed 23,480,000 

New Shares at $2.50 per New Share; and

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 entity.

•  on 24 January 2018 the Company placed 3,194,033 

New Shares at $2.50 per New Share.

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION  
AND PERFORMANCE

During the year the Company also placed 520,000 New 
Shares at $2.50 per New Share to Directors of the Company.

The Group’s operations are not subject to any particular 
environmental regulations.

Share Purchase Plan

During the year the Company issued a Share Purchase Plan 
(SPP) dated 13 December 2017 to eligible shareholders, 
being shareholders who were recorded on Cann’s share 
register at 7:00pm (AEDT) on 29 November 2017. The SPP 
was oversubscribed and after a scale-back a total of 
3,999,264 New Shares were issued to subscribers at  
a price of $2.50 per New Share.

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

DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS

The number of meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors, Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee 
members held during the year ended 30 June 2018 and the number of meetings attended by each Director/member were:

Board Meetings

Audit and Risk  
Committee Meetings

Remuneration  
Committee Meetings

Number 
eligible to 
attend

Number 
attended

Number 
eligible to 
attend

Number 
attended

Number 
eligible to 
attend

Number 
attended

7

7

7

7

3

7

7

7

7

3

2

2

2

2

–

2

2

2

2

–

1

1

1

1

–

1

1

1

1

–

Name

Allan McCallum

Philip Jacobsen

Douglas Rathbone

Geoff Pearce

Neil Belot (appointed 26 February 2018)

OPTIONS

The Group 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.

12

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

REMuNERATION REPORT (AuDITED)

1.  Introduction

This Remuneration Report outlines the Company’s 
remuneration strategy for the financial year ended  
30 June 2018 and provides detailed information on the  
remuneration outcomes for the year for the Directors,  
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other Key Management 
Personnel. For the purpose of this Report Key Management 
Personnel 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.

The Directors of the Company are pleased to present  
the Remuneration Report (Report) for the Company  
and its subsidiaries (Group) for the financial year ended  
30 June 2018. This Report forms part of the Directors’ 
Report and has been prepared and audited in accordance 
with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.

2.  Remuneration Philosophy

During the year the Cann Board of Directors formed a 
Remuneration Committee consisting of four of the five 
members of the Board. The Remuneration Committee is 
responsible for making recommendations to the Board 
on remuneration policies and packages applicable to 
Directors, the CEO and Key Management Personnel. 
The Remuneration Committee is subject to the Remuneration 
Policy and that Policy having the objectives to provide a 
competitive, benchmarked and flexible structure and is 
tailored to the specific circumstances of the Company 
and which reflects the person’s duties and responsibilities 
so as to attract, motivate and retain people of the 
appropriate quality.

The Company’s Remuneration Policy is reviewed at least 
once a year and is subject to amendment to ensure it reflects 
market best practice.

Remuneration levels are competitively set to attract 
appropriately qualified and experienced Directors and 
executives. The Remuneration Committee obtains market 
data on remuneration levels. The remuneration packages 
of the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Executives may 
include a short-term incentive component that is based  
on specific Company goals pertaining to financial and 
operational performance. The Chief Executive Officer  
and Senior Executives may also be invited to participate  
in the Company’s Long-term Incentive Plan, the benefits  
of which are conditional upon the Company achieving 
certain performance criteria, the details of which are 
outlined below.

In accordance with the ASX Corporate Governance 
Principles and Recommendations, the structure of 
Non-executive Director remuneration is separate from 
executive remuneration.

3.  Relationship between the Remuneration 
Policy and Company Performance

At the present stage of the Company’s evolution, the 
consolidated entity assesses its performance from 
achievement of operational goals and shareholder value. 
The performance measures for both the Company’s 
Short-term Incentive Plan (STI Plan) and Long-term 
Incentive Plan (LTI Plan) have been tailored to align  
at-risk remuneration and performance hurdle thresholds  
to the delivery of operational and future financial objectives 
and sustained shareholder value growth.

4.  Components of Remuneration –  
Non-executive Directors

The Constitution of the Company and the ASX Listing Rules 
require that the aggregate remuneration of non-executive 
Directors shall be determined from time to time by a 
resolution approved by shareholders at a general meeting. 
Currently the aggregate remuneration threshold is set at 
$175,000 per annum as approved by shareholders at the 
AGM held on 19 October 2016. Legislated superannuation 
conditions made on behalf of non-executive Directors are 
included within the aggregate remuneration threshold.

Non-executive Directors receive a cash fee for their service 
and have no entitlement to any performance-based 
remuneration or any participation in any share-based 
incentive schemes. Presently no additional fee is paid  
to non-executive Directors for being a member of any 
Board committees.

Fees payable to the non-executive Directors for the 2018 
financial year inclusive of superannuation contributions 
were as follows:

Chairman

Each other non-executive Director

$

32,850

21,900

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

13

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

REMuNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)

5.  Components of Remuneration –  
Chief Executive Officer and Other  
Senior Executives

(a)  Structure

The Company aims to reward the Chief Executive Officer 
and Senior Executives with a level and mix of remuneration 
commensurate with their position and responsibilities 
within the Group, so as to:

•  reward them for Company and individual performance 

against targets set by reference to appropriate 
benchmarks and key performance indicators;

•  align their interest with those of shareholders; and

•  ensure total remuneration is competitive by market 

standards.

Remuneration consists of both fixed and variable 
remuneration components. The variable remuneration 
consists of the STI Plan and the LTI Plan.

The proportion of fixed and variable remuneration  
is established for the Chief Executive Officer by the  
Board and for each Senior Executive by the Board 
following recommendations from the Chief Executive 
Officer and the Remuneration Committee.

The Chief Executive Officer’s and Senior Executives’ 
remuneration packages are all subject to Board approval.

(b)  Fixed remuneration

The fixed remuneration component of the Chief Executive 
Officer and Senior 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, taking into 
account the performance of the individual and the Group. 
There are no guaranteed increases to fixed remuneration 
in any contracts of employment.

The Chief Executive Officer and Senior Executives have 
the option to receive their fixed annual remuneration  
in cash and a limited range of prescribed fringe benefits. 
The total cost of any remuneration package, including 
fringe benefits tax, is taken into account in determining  
an employee’s fixed annual remuneration.

(c)  Variable remuneration – STI Plan

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

From a governance perspective, all performance measures 
under the STI Plan must be clearly defined and measurable. 
The Remuneration Committee approves the targets and 
assesses the performance outcome of the Chief Executive 
Officer. The Board and the Chief Executive Officer set the 
targets and assesses the performance of Senior Executives. 
The Board approves STI Plan payments for the Chief 
Executive Officer and Senior Executives. Under the STI 
Plan, the Board has discretion to adjust STI Plan 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.

The target STI Plan percentage range for the Chief Executive 
Officer and other Key Management Personnel in respect  
of the financial year ended 30 June 2018 is detailed below:

Executive

P. Crock

R. Baker

S. Notaro

G. Aldred

C. McGregor

J. Yodgee

STI range 
calculated on 
fixed annual 
remuneration

30% – 60%

15% – 30%

15% – 30%

15% – 30%

15% – 30%

15% – 30%

14

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

REMuNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)

(d)  Variable remuneration – LTI Plan

The LTI component of the Chief Executive Officer and 
other Senior Executives total remuneration is an equity 
incentive plan that is designed to encourage the Chief 
Executive Officer and Senior Executives to focus on key 
performance drivers which underpin sustainable growth in 
shareholder value. The LTI Plan facilitates share ownership 
by the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Executives 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. It is intended that any future 
LTI’s will focus on driving key performance outcomes that 
underpin sustainable growth and the creation of shareholder 
wealth in the longer term. This will be achieved by motivating 
and rewarding the Chief Executive Officer and Senior 
Executives to drive share price growth via improvements to 
Total Shareholder Returns and Return on Invested Capital.

Under the LTI Plan, the Chief Executive Officer and other 
Senior Executives are granted performance rights which 
will only vest on the achievement of certain performance 
hurdles and service conditions.

Each grant of performance rights is subject to specific 
performance hurdles and the degree to which those hurdles 
have been met is assessed by the Board at the end of  
the relevant performance period. The Board may, at its 
discretion, vary the performance hurdles for each offer 
made under the LTI Plan, however once the Board has 
prescribed the performance hurdle(s) for a specific offer, 
those hurdles cannot be varied in respect of that offer.

If a change of control occurs during a performance  
period, the pro-rated number of performance rights  
held by a participant (calculated according to the part  
of the performance period elapsed prior to the change  
of control) is determined and to the extent the performance 
hurdles have been met those pro-rated performance rights 
will vest.

Performance rights granted for the financial  
year ended 30 June 2018
The performance hurdles for the grant of rights  
of performance rights to the Chief Executive Officer  
in the financial year ended 30 June 2018 are based  
on shareholder value and service period. The Performance 
Rights vest in three tranches and below are the terms  
of the performance rights:

•  250,000 Performance Rights vest subject to the share 
price of Cann achieving a 30-day Volume Weighted 
Average Price (VWAP) of greater than $1.00 at any time 
during the two-year period (referred to as the vesting 
period) between the grant date and 21 November 2019 
(vesting date) and ongoing employment during this 
period with the Company; 

•  350,000 Performance Rights vest subject to the share 

price of Cann achieving a 30-day VWAP of greater than 
$1.50 at any time during the vesting period and ongoing 
employment during this period with the Company; 

•  400,000 Performance Rights vest subject to the share 

price of Cann achieving a 30-day VWAP of greater than 
$2.00 at any time during the vesting period and ongoing 
employment during this period with the Company; 

•  the Performance Rights were issued at no cost and there 
is no exercise price payable to acquire the underlying 
shares should the vesting conditions be met; 

•  once vested, the Performance Rights may be exercised 
at any time until their expiry which is three years after the 
grant date, being 20 November 2020 (expiry date); and 

•  once the Performance Rights vest and are subsequently 
exercised and converted to ordinary shares in Cann, they 
are subject to a further two-year restriction period from 
the date of exercise in which they cannot be transferred 
or disposed of. We have assumed the Performance 
Rights will be exercised and converted to ordinary shares 
in Cann on the vesting date. Accordingly, once vested 
and exercised, the share-based payments are in 
substance unlisted ordinary shares. 

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

15

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

REMuNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)

(e)  Contract for services –  
Chief Executive Officer

The structure of the Chief Executive Officer’s  
remuneration is in accordance with his employment 
agreement. The Chief Executive Officer’s employment 
agreement is for an indefinite term. The Company  
may terminate the agreement by providing four months’ 
notice and the Chief Executive Officer may terminate the 
agreement by providing four months’ notice. There are  
no termination benefits beyond statutory leave and 
superannuation entitlements associated with termination  
in accordance with the above notice requirements or  
in circumstances where notice is not required pursuant  
to the employment agreement.

(f)  Contract for services – Senior Executives

The terms on which the majority of Senior Executives  
are engaged provide for termination by either the  
Executive of the Company on four months’ notice.  
There are no termination benefits beyond statutory  
leave and superannuation entitlements associated  
these notice requirements.

6.  Key Management Personnel 
Remuneration

(a)  Identity of Key Management Personnel

The following were Key Management Personnel of the 
consolidated entity at any time during the financial year.

Directors:

Name

A. McCallum

P. Jacobsen

D. Rathbone

G. Pearce

N. Belot*

Title

Chairman

Deputy Chairman

Non-executive Director

Non-executive Director

Non-executive Director

*  Period from 26 February 2018 to 30 June 2018.

Other Key Management Personnel

Name

P. Crock

Title

Chief Executive Officer

16

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

REMuNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)

(b)  Remuneration of Key Management Personnel

Details of the nature and amount of each major element of remuneration of each Key Management Personnel and the 
consolidated entity are set out below. The remuneration tables are calculated on an accruals basis and only include 
remuneration relating to the relevant period that the employees was a Key Management Personnel of the Company.

Short-term employment 
benefits

Post- 
employment 
Benefits

Share-based 
remuneration

Salary and 
Fees  
$

STI cash 
bonus  
$

Superannua-
tion  
$

Performance 
Rights  
$

Total  
$

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

30,000

5,000

21,900

3,650

20,000

3,333

20,000

3,333

–

103,201

6,667

230,178

194,224

328,745

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

50,000

2,850

475

–

–

1,900

317

1,900

317

–

–

–

–

11,686

–

5,843

–

6,778

4,207

–

32,850

17,161

21,900

9,493

21,900

10,428

21,900

7,857

–

3,038

106,248

–

6,667

20,571

15,712

742,877

993,626

2,921

262,857

–

27,221

742,877

1,098,843

312,741

50,000

16,821

34,473

414,044

2018 FINANCIAL YEAR

Non-Executive Directors

A. McCallum

P. Jacobsen

D. Rathbone

G. Pearce 

M. Murchison

N. Belot (appointed 26 February 2018)

Other Key Management Personnel  
and Executive Officers

P. Crock

Total 

Total

Analysis of LTI and other performance rights granted as remuneration
Details the vesting profile of the performance rights granted as remuneration to the Chief Executive Officer and each of 
the named Executive Officers are summarised below:

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

17

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

REMuNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)

Performance rights granted during the financial year ended 30 June 2018

Value yet to vest

Number 
granted

Grant date

Vesting date

Vested 
during 
the year 
Number

Vested 
during 
the year 
%

Forfeited 
during 
the year 
Number

Forfeited 
during 
the year 
%

Minimum 
$

Maximum 
$

P. Crock 1,000,000 21 November 2017 21 November 2019

–

–

–

–

– 2,465,000

Shares issued on exercise of the Performance Rights will be subject to a restriction period of two years during which the 
shares issued on exercise of the Performance Rights cannot be transferred or otherwise dealt with.

Performance rights granted during the financial year ended 30 June 2017
There were no performance rights granted to Key Management Personnel during the financial year ended 30 June 2017.

Equity Holdings

Balance at 
appoint-
ment date 
(if applica-
ble)

On exercise 
of perfor-
mance 
rights

Balance  
as at  
1 July 2017

Acquisi-
tions, 
disposal or 
transfers*

Balance at 
resignation 
date (if 
applicable)

Balance  
as at  
30 June 
2018

Balance 
held 
nominally

On exercise 
of options

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

2018

Directors

A. McCallum

5,480,000

P. Jacobsen

3,773,334

D. Rathbone

2,193,334

G. Pearce

1,200,000

N. Belot

–

Other Key Management Personnel

P. Crock

Total

336,667

12,983,335

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

100,000

291,184

137,851

354,195

–

3,728

886,958

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5,580,000

4,064,518

2,331,185

1,554,195

–

340,395

13,870,293

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

*  The purchases, disposal or transfers of shares are in compliance with the Company’s Securities Trading Policy.

18

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

REMuNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)

Balance at 
appoint-
ment date 
(if applica-
ble)

On exercise 
of perfor-
mance 
rights

Balance  
as at  
1 July 2016

Acquisi-
tions, 
disposal or 
transfers*

Balance at 
resignation 
date (if 
applicable)

Balance  
as at  
30 June 
2017

Balance 
held 
nominally

On exercise 
of options

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

2017

Directors

A. McCallum

3,840,000

P. Jacobsen

2,300,000

D. Rathbone

1,120,000

G. Pearce

520,000

M. Murchison

13,600,000

Other Key Management Personnel

P. Crock

Total

–

21,380,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,000,000

640,000

–

500,000

800,000

173,334

580,000

320,000

173,334

360,000

320,000

–

–

–

–

–

5,480,000

3,773,334

2,193,334

1,200,000

260,000

–

(13,600,000)

13,600,000

260,000

250,000

–

86,667

–

336,667

2,950,000

2,080,000 (13,166,665) 13,600,000

13,243,335

–

–

–

–

–

–

* The purchases, disposal or transfers of shares are in compliance with the Company’s Securities Trading Policy.

Long-term Incentive Plan – Performance Rights

Balance at 
appoint-
ment date 
(if applica-
ble)

Balance  
as at  
1 July 2017

Granted

Vested

Lapsed

Net other 
change

Balance  
as at 30 
June 2018

Balance 
held 
nominally

2018

P. Crock

Total

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

–

–

–

–

1,000,000

1,000,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,000,000

1,000,000

–

–

There were no performance rights granted to Key Management Personnel through a Long-term Incentive Plan during the 
financial year ended 30 June 2017.

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

19

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

REMuNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)

Balance at 
appoint-
ment date 
(if applica-
ble)

Balance as 
at 1 July 
2016

Granted

Vested

Lapsed

Net other 
change

Balance as 
at 30 June 
2017

Balance 
held 
nominally

2017

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Directors

A. McCallum

1,000,000

P. Jacobsen

D. Rathbone

G. Pearce

500,000

580,000

360,000

M. Murchison

260,000

Other Key Management Personnel

P. Crock

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,000,000

500,000

580,000

360,000

260,000

250,000

2,950,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

250,000

250,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

20

DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)

Indemnifying Officers or Auditor

•  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 6.

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 22.

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 2018 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: 22 August 2018

No indemnities have been given, however a Directors and 
Officers insurance premium totalling $32,200 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

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

21

 
AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

22

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT  
OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JuNE 2018

Revenue

Other income

Administration and corporate costs

Research and development costs

Fair value adjustment of biological assets

Changes in inventories of finished goods and work-in-progress

Note

2018  
$

560,000

943,391

2017  
$

–

8,421

3

3

(7,286,394)

(1,642,100)

(776,430)

(547,782)

104,820

1,737,137

–

–

Loss before transaction costs, finance costs and income tax expense

(4,717,476)

(2,181,461)

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)

(8,381)

(549)

(4,725,857)

(2,588,445)

-

–

(4,725,857)

(2,588,445)

–

–

Total comprehensive loss attributable to members of the Group

(4,725,857)

(2,588,445)

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Weighted Average number of Shares used to calculate EPS*

(0.038)

(0.051)

125,281,943

52,328,805

*  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.

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

23

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT  
OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 30 JuNE 2018

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

Investment in term deposits

Prepayments

Inventories

Biological assets

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Investment 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-CURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS 

EQUITY

Issued equity

Performance rights reserve

Accumulated losses

TOTAL EQUITY

The accompanying notes form part of these statements. 

24

Note

2018  
$

2017  
$

49,566,890

11,113,964

30,082,849

–

137,693

133,453

7

1,405,286

–

205,301

24,927

81,398,019

11,272,344

7

5,232,518

716,672

84,971

–

–

3,000,000

85,000

85,000

5,402,489

3,801,672

86,800,508

15,074,016

907,107

389,103

4,198

4,198

911,305

393,301

16,369

16,369

20,567

20,567

927,674

413,868

85,872,834

14,660,148

10

12

95,081,758

20,187,092

1,043,877

–

(10,252,801)

(5,526,944)

85,872,834

14,660,148

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT  
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JuNE 2018

Balance at 1 July 2017

Issue of shares

Costs of issuing shares

Issue and vesting of Classes C and D performance rights

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners

Comprehensive loss for the period ended 30 June 2018

Issued equity 
$

20,187,092

77,983,243

(3,088,577)

–

–

Performance 
Rights 
reserve  
$

Accumulated 
losses  
$

Total equity  
$ 

–

–

–

1,043,877

(5,526,944)

14,660,148

–

–

–

77,983,243

(3,088,577)

1,043,877

–

(4,725,857)

(4,725,857)

Balance at 30 June 2018

95,081,758

1,043,877

(10,252,801)

85,872,834

Balance at 1 July 2016

Issue of shares

Costs of issuing shares

Issue and vesting of Class B performance rights  
and issue of shares

Issued equity 
$

Performance 
Rights 
reserve  
$

Accumulated 
losses  
$

Total equity  
$ 

4,376,271

515,409

(3,202,197)

1,689,483

16,485,465

(1,037,259)

–

–

–

110,904

–

–

–

16,485,465

(1,037,259)

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

The accompanying notes form part of these statements 

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

25

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JuNE 2018

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Revenue from customers

Other income received

Payments to suppliers and employees 

Interest receipted

Note

2018  
$

2017 
$

616,000

45,646

–

382

(5,313,902)

(2,307,271)

897,745

8,038

Net cash flows provided by/(used in) operating activities

14

(3,754,511)

(2,298,851)

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

(5,579,380)

(329,446)

(25,000)

(50,000)

(27,082,849)

(3,000,000)

(32,687,229)

(3,379,446)

77,983,243

15,619,000

(3,088,577)

(170,794)

74,894,666

15,448,206

38,452,926

9,769,909

11,113,964

1,344,055

49,566,890

11,113,964

26

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  CORPORATE INFORMATION

These are the financial statements of Cann Group Limited (the Company) and its 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 2018. 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 2018 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

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

1 January 2018

1 January 2018

1 July 2018

1 July 2018

AASB 16 Leases 

1 January 2019

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 the financial statements when adopted.

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

Refer to Note 17 for the Group’s current lease commitments.

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

27

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(b)  Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its controlled entities 
throughout reporting period. Controlled entities refers to entities over which the Group has the power to govern the 
financial and operating policies, generally accompanying a shareholding of more than one-half of the voting rights.  
The existence and effect of the potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are considered when 
assessing whether the Group controls another entity. 

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.

(c)  Income Tax 

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. Cash at bank includes term deposits 
with a term of three months or less.

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

(e)  Inventory

Inventory is valued depending upon the specific purpose of that inventory class. Costs incurred for inventory held as

(i) 

research and development is expensed as incurred; 

(ii)  bearer plant inventory held is valued at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses; and

(iii)  non-bearer plant inventory is valued at fair value less costs to sell, and where fair value is not readily available,  

at cost or Net Realisable Value. 

(f)  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.

28

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(f)  Trade and other payables

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.

(g)  Trade and other receivables

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. 

(i)  Plant and Equipment 

Each class of plant and equipment is carried at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

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 2018, the Group’s asset classes had effective useful lives as follows:

Asset Class

Grow Room facilities and infrastructure

Computer, network and security equipment

Tools and workshop equipment

Leasehold improvements

Office furniture and equipment

Useful Life  
(years)

3 to 7

1 to 3

1 to 3

2 to 5

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. 

(j)  Impairment of Assets

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.

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

29

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(k)  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.

(l)  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 $1,560,494 (2017: $703,351) arising from current year tax losses 
of $4,725,857 (2017: $2,588,445) 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 $2,637,618, 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 – valuation of biological assets
The valuation methodology of biological assets relate to the forecast harvest weights, forecast sale prices, forecast feed 
costs, labour and overheads, as well as discount rate. Discounted cash flows consider the present value of the net cash 
flows expected to be generated by the crop at maturity, the expected additional biological transformation and the risks 
associated with the asset; the expected net cash flows are discounted using risk-adjusted discount rates.

Key Judgement – valuation of Performance Rights
Performance rights issued are measured at the fair value from grant date. These were independently valued using a 
Binomial valuation model. The data input into this model included the volatility rate of 100%, and risk free rate of 1.92%.

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) 

(ii) 

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;

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.

30

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

3.  EXPENSES

Depreciation

Employee salaries

Employee superannuation

Share-based payments

Lease expense

Occupancy expenses

2018  
$

2017  
$

(831,757)

(124,297)

(2,223,666)

(569,945)

(176,635)

(53,147)

(1,043,877)

(110,904)

(1,092)

(834)

(544,412)

(269,690)

(4,821,439)

(1,128,817)

4.  BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS per share

The earnings and weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share are 
as follows:

Net loss attributable to ordinary equity holders (used in calculating basic and diluted EPS) 

(4,725,857)

(2,588,445)

2018 
$

2017 
$

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of earnings per share

125,281,943

52,328,805

Performance Rights have not been included in the weighted average number of ordinary shares as the Group presently 
has accumulated losses and no certainty of future profits to offset those losses.

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.

Number of 
shares

Number of 
shares

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

31

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

5.  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 

Mr Neil Belot (appointed 26 February 2018)

Position

Chairman

Deputy Chairman

Director

Director 

Director

Mr Peter Crock 

Chief Executive Officer

(b)  Remuneration paid to Key Management Personnel

Short-term employee benefits

Post-employment benefits

Share-based payments

2018 
$

2017 
$

328,745

362,750

27,221

742,877

16,821

34,473

1,098,843

414,044

6.  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

Other audit and assurance related services 

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

7.  INVENTORIES

Finished goods – biomass

Finished goods – oil

32

2018  
$

2017  
$

28,000

460

24,000

1,365

28,460

25,365

29,990

29,990

58,450

800

800

26,165

2018 
$

2017 
$

1,371,366

33,920

1,405,286

–

–

–

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

8.  PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

(a)  Plant and equipment

Growth 
Facilities  
$

Other plant  
& equipment  
$

2018

Total  
$

Growth 
Facilities  
$

Other plant  
& equipment  
$

2017

Total  
$

Cost

5,075,150

1,374,117

6,449,267

728,597

141,288

869,855

Accumulated Depreciation

(706,823)

(278,147)

(984,972)

(106,374)

(46,839)

(153,213)

Loss on disposal

Closing Balance

(231,777)

(231,777)

4,136,550

1,095,970

5,232,518

622,223

94,451

716,672

(b)  Movements in plant and equipment

Growth 
Facilities  
$

Other plant  
& equipment  
$

2018

Total  
$

Growth 
Facilities  
$

Other plant  
& equipment  
$

2017

Total  
$

Opening Balance

622,223

94,449

716,672

452,372

Additions

Depreciation

Loss on disposal

Closing Balance

4,346,553

1,232,828

5,579,381

259,109

(600,448)

(231,309)

(831,757)

(89,258)

(35,039)

(124,297)

(231,777)

–

(231,777)

–

–

–

4,136,550

1,095,969

5,232,518

622,223

94,451

716,672

34,386

95,104

486,758

354,213

During the year Secure Cultivation Rooms 03 to 07 were completed to operational levels and were available for use 
during the year. Secure Cultivation Room 08 was in construction as at 30 June 2018. As at 30 June 2018 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 2018 whereby the Directors compared the carrying values of all of the Secure Grow Rooms 
and the Laboratory/Drying Room to the selling values of comparable assets and concluded that no impairment existed 
relating to these assets. The Research and Development/Nursery was disposed of during the year for no consideration. 
Initial costs of preliminary works prior to construction of the Stage 3 facility which will consist of glasshouse cultivation 
space, research and development laboratories and a GMP manufacturing facility. The capitalised costs relate to facility 
design fees and consultant fees relating to regulatory approvals.

9.  CONTROLLED ENTITIES

Cann Group Limited has four wholly-owned subsidiaries as at 30 June 2018 as follows:

Subsidiary Name

Cannproducts Pty Ltd (ACN 600 887 189)

Cannoperations Pty Ltd (ACN 603 323 226)

Date Acquired

27 February 2015

27 February 2015

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

27 February 2015

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

18 March 2015

Number of 
Shares held

Percentage 
Shareholding

100

100

100

100

100%

100%

100%

100%

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

33

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

10.  ISSUED CAPITAL 

Ordinary shares – fully paid

Total issued capital

30 June 2018 
Number  
of Shares

30 June 2017 
Number  
of Shares

30 June 2018  
$

30 June 2017 
$

139,546,632 

108,353,335

95,081,758

20,187,092

139,546,632  108,353,335

95,081,758

20,187,092

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.

Movements in issued capital:

Issue Date

Balance 1 July 2017

12 December 2017 – placement (net of costs)

22 January 2018 – share purchase plan (net of costs)

23 January 2018 – placement (net of costs)

24 January 2018 – placement (net of costs)

Issue Price  
$

Number  
of Shares  
and Options

2018  
$

108,353,335

19,949,092

23,480,000

56,172,622

3,999,264

9,499,813

520,000

1,241,858

3,194,033

7,980,373

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.50

Total Issued Capital on an undiluted basis as at 30 June 2018

139,546,632

94,843,758

Total Options on issue**

–

2,000,000

238,000

Total Issued Capital on a diluted basis as at 30 June 2018

141,546,632

95,081,758

**  Refer Note 11 regarding total number of Options on issue as at 30 June 2018.

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 Capital on an undiluted basis as at 30 June 2017

108,353,335

19,949,092

Total Options on issue

–

2,000,000

238,000

Total Issued Capital on a diluted basis as at 30 June 2017

110,353,335

20,187,092

34

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

11.  OPTIONS

During the year the Group had Underwriter Options issued pursuant to the Initial Public Offering Prospectus dated  
28 March 2017 (and the Supplementary Prospectus dated 12 April 2017).

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.

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.

Issue Date

Balance 1 July 2017

Balance 30 June 2018

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

Issue Price  
$

Number of 
Options

–

–

2,000,000

2,000,000

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

35

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

12.  PERFORMANCE RIGHTS

Movement in Performance Rights Reserve

Performance Rights Class C

Date

Balance 1 July 2017

21 November 2017^

Balance 30 June 2018

Number of 
Performance 
Rights

–

2018 
$

–

1,000,000

742,877

1,000,000

742,877

^  On 21 November 2017 1,000,000 Performance Rights Class C were issued to the Chief Executive Officer with a total vesting value of $2,465,000  

to 21 November 2019.

The Performance Rights Class C are subject to the following vesting conditions:

•  250,000 Performance Rights Class C subject to the offeree being continuously employed for a period of two years 
from the grant date and the 30-day Volume Weighted Average Price of Cann Group Limited’s ordinary shares as 
traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is greater than $1.00;

•  350,000 Performance Rights Class C subject to the offeree being continuously employed for a period of two years 
from the grant date and the 30-day Volume Weighted Average Price of Cann Group Limited’s ordinary shares as 
traded on the ASX is greater than $1.50;

•  400,000 Performance Rights Class C subject to the offeree being continuously employed for a period of two years 
from the grant date and the 30-day Volume Weighted Average Price of Cann Group Limited’s ordinary shares as 
traded on the ASX is greater than $2.00; and

•  The grant date was 21 November 2017.

Shares issued on exercise of the Performance Rights Class C will be subject to a restriction period of two years during 
which the shares issued on exercise of the Performance Rights cannot be transferred or otherwise dealt with.

Rights Class D

Date

Balance 1 July 2017

19 January 2018^^

Balance 30 June 2018

Number of 
Performance 
Rights

–

2018  
$

–

100,000

301,000

100,000

301,000

^^  On 19 January 2018 100,000 Performance Rights Class D were issued to the Company Secretary.

The Performance Rights Class D are subject to the following vesting conditions:

•  100,000 Performance Rights Class D subject to the completion of the Institutional Placement and  

Share Purchase Plan and not to vest or be exercised prior to 4 May 2019.

•  The grant date was 19 January 2018.

No restriction period is applicable to shares issued as a result to the exercise of Performance Rights Class D.

The total vested value as at 30 June 2018 for both Class C and Class D Performance is $1,043,877.

36

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

13.  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:

Aurora Cannabis Inc. 
Payment for consulting fees to Aurora Larssen Projects, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aurora Cannabis, Inc.  
a shareholder and has an employee as a Director of the Company*

Payment for consulting fees (pursuant to Technical Services Agreement) to Aurora Cannabis, Inc. a shareholder 
and has an employee as a Director of the Company**

Total Aurora Cannabis Inc.

Others 
Purchase of motor vehicle from Mr Peter Crock, an employee and shareholder

Total

2018  
$

1,130,621

47,280

1,177,901

56,585

1,234,486

*  Aurora Larssen Projects provided design services to the Company’s Stage 3 development.

**  Aurora Cannabis Inc. provides consultancy services regarding cultivation medicinal cannabis and manufacture of medicinal cannabis products 

through a Technical Services Agreement.

14.  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 
previous corporate office, 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. In July the Company 
signed a surrender of lease with the landlord to the former corporate office and expects the bank guarantee to be returned 
within the coming months.

During the year the Company had a bank guarantee of $12,952 pertaining to the previous corporate office which has been 
returned by the landlord. Consequently, the term deposit securing that bank guarantee appears in cash and cash equivalents.

15.  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.

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

37

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

16.  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

Share-based payments

Depreciation and loss on sale of assets

Amortisation

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 and biological assets

Net cash outflows from operating activities

2018  
$

2017  
$

(4,725,857)

(2,588,445)

–

110,304

1,043,877

–

1,063,534

124,297

15,029

–

(4,239)

(127,934)

438,805

207,254

(1,585,660)

(24,927)

(3,754,511)

(2,298,851)

17.  OPERATING LEASE

The Group has three existing operating leases for premises as follows:

Southern Facility 
The term of the lease is three years and six months commencing 4 September 2015 and allows for two further terms  
of three years each. It is assumed in the operating lease commitments below that the Group will renew this lease for  
a further term three years.

Northern Facility  
The term of the lease is three years commencing 1 April 2017.

Corporate Office  
The term of the lease is one year commencing 1 July 2018.

All of the leased premises are located in Melbourne, Victoria.

Operating lease commitments are:

Period

Less than 12 months

From one to five years

2018  
$

2017  
$

669,945

518,021

664,610

834,138

1,334,555

1,352,159

38

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

18.  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 significant financial risks, which are its liquidity risk, 
which it does through regularly reviewing rolling cash flow forecasts and examining its levels of available working capital 
against such forecasts and its interest rate risk exposure.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk arises from the possibility that the Group may encounter difficulty in meeting its obligations for its financial 
liabilities, which at 30 June 2018 were accounts payable with due terms from 0 – 45 days. 

Interest rate risk exposure

The consolidated entity’s exposure to interest rate risk, which is the risk that a financial instrument’s market value will 
fluctuate as a result of changes in market interest rates, and the effective weighted average interest rates on classes  
of financial assets and financial liabilities are as follows:

Weighted 
average 
effective 
interest rate  
%

Floating 
interest rate 
$

1 year  
or less 
$

1 to 5 
years 
$

Over 5  
years 
$

Non-interest 
bearing 
$

Total 
$

2018

From 1 July 2017 
to 30 June 2018

ASSETS

Cash and Bank 
Balances

1.34

3,252,971

–

Term Deposits

2.62

Receivables

–

–

75,357,392

–

Total financial assets

3,252,971

75,357,392

LIABILITIES

Trade and other 
creditors

Total financial 
liabilities

Net financial assets 
(liabilities)

–

–

–

–

3,252,971

75,357,392

Sensitivity analysis for interest rate risk:

Effect on profit

Market Risk

–

–

–

–

–

–

-

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,124,176

4,377,147

–

–

75,357,392

–

1,124,176

79,734,539

927,674

927,674

927,674

927,674

196,502

78,806,865

$ 
50bps 
decrease

$ 
50bps 
increase

(376,787)

376,787

The Group does not believe it has any material market risk of loss arising from adverse movements of market instruments 
including foreign exchange and interest rates.

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

39

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Credit Risk

The Group does not believe it has any material risk from a counterparty defaulting on its contractual obligations or 
commitments resulting in financial loss as such risk is managed by implementing a policy of only dealing with creditworthy 
counterparties in accordance with established credit limits for all future transactions with customers. The Group also 
reviews the overall financial strength of its customers by monitoring publicly available credit information.

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.

19.  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 2018 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 treasury function 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.

20.  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

2018  
$

2017  
$

90,407,525

16,911,629

14,789

25,314

90,422,314

16,936,943

484,073

227,298

16,369

20,567

500,442

247,865

95,081,758

20,187,092

1,043,877

-

(6,203,763)

(3,498,014)

89,921,872

16,689,078

2018 
$

2017 
$

(2,705,749)

(1,784,294)

–-

–

(2,705,749)

(1,784,294)

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.

40

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

1.  The Directors declare that the financial statements and notes set out on pages 23 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 2018 and of the performance for the year  

ended 30 June 2018 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 2018 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: 22 August 2018

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

41

 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

42

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

43

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)

44

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

45

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)

46

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Equity security holders

As at 17 August 2018 the Company had 139,546,632 ordinary shares on issue. Further details of the Company’s equity 
securities are as follows:

17 Aug 2018

% of Issued 
Capital

31,956,347

22.90

Largest Holders

Rank Name

AURORA CANNABIS INC 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 

7,530,396

ALLAN McCALLUM/MULLACAM PTY LTD 

5,580,000

WEXFORD RISE PTY LTD 

MR PHILIP JACOBSEN & MRS MAXINE JACOBSEN 

4,533,334

4,064,518

CROFTON PARK DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD 

3,284,099

CG NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD 

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

2,540,000

2,436,936

DOUG & ANN RATHBONE/GRAPEFULL PTY LTD 

2,331,185

MR RAYMOND THOMAS HOBSON & MRS RHONDA ELLEN HOBSON 

CANACCORD GENUITY (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 

ELLERSTON CAPITAL LIMITED 

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD 

HARDMAIL PTY LTD 

2,047,895

2,025,000

2,000,000

1,991,857

1,681,852

EGEA PTY LTD/G PEARCE AND B PEARCE 

1,554,195

MR ALLAN WAYNE ROHDE & MRS LYNDEL MARGARET ROHDE  


INTERDALE PTY LTD 

MR ALLAN WAYNE ROHDE 

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED 

TALMETAL PTY LTD 

Total

Balance of register

Grand total

1,460,000

1,350,000

1,300,000

1,090,230

1,003,728

81,761,572

57,785,060

5.40

4.00

3.25

2.91

2.35

1.82

1.75

1.67

1.47

1.45

1.43

1.43

1.21

1.11

1.05

0.97

0.93

0.78

0.72

58.59

41.41

139,546,632

100.00

CANN GROuP LIMITED  ANNuAL REPORT 2018

47

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Substantial shareholders

The following table shows the substantial holders as notified to the Company in substantial holding notices  
as at 17 August 2018.

Name

AURORA CANNABIS INC

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 1,000

Total

Noted  
Date of 
Change

Number  
of Equity 
Securities

Relevant 
Interest

 25/01/2018

31,956,147

22.90%

Number of equity  
security holders

Ordinary 
shares

Options

101

692

767

3,467

6,222

11,249

3

0

0

0

0

3

Unmarketable Parcels

The number of investors holding less than a marketable parcel of 180 securities ($2.78 on 17 August 2018) is 1,107 and 
they hold 151,473 securities.

Voting Rights

The voting rights attaching to each ordinary share 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 17 August 2018.

Restricted securities

Cann Group Limited has 32,720,001 ordinary shares subject to restriction agreements with the Australian Securities 
Exchange. The restriction period for all restricted ordinary shares on issue ends on 4 May 2019.

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.

48

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Company

Cann Group Limited  
ACN 603 949 739

Registered Office 
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research  
4 Research Avenue  
La Trobe University, Victoria, 3083

Phone: +61 3 9095 7088  
Email: contact@canngrouplimited.com

Share Registry

Link Market Services Limited  
Tower 4,  
727 Collins Street,  
Melbourne, Victoria, 3008

Ph: 1300 554 474

Auditors

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

Directors 

Allan McCallum  
Philip Jacobsen  
Doug Rathbone  
Geoff Pearce  
Neil Belot

Company Secretary

Richard Baker

CEO 

Peter Crock

Lawyers

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

www.colliercreative.com.au  #CNG0006

canngrouplimited.com