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  CAP-XX Limited 
  ABN 47 050 845 291 

  Annual report 2020 

 
 
 
 
   
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual report 2020 

Contents 

Corporate directory 
Chairman’s statement 
Business review 
Directors’ report 
Independence declaration 
Corporate governance statement 
Financial statements 
Directors’ declaration 
Independent audit report to the members 

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Corporate directory 

Directors 

Secretaries 

Patrick Elliott 
Chairman 

Bruce Grey 
Non-Executive Director 

Anthony Kongats 
Managing Director 

Robert Buckingham 
Michael Taylor 

Notice of annual general meeting 

The annual general meeting of CAP-XX Limited 

will be held at: 
CAP-XX Limited 
Unit 1 
13A Stanton Road    
Seven Hills       NSW   2147 
Australia 

time:  6.00pm   

date:  25th November 2020  

Suite 126 
117 Old Pittwater Road 
Brookvale NSW  2100 
Australia 

Unit 1 
13A Stanton Road 
Seven Hills NSW  2147 

Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd 
Yarra Falls 
452 Johnston Street 
Abbotsford 
Victoria 3067 
Australia 

Computershare Investor Services plc 
The Pavilions 
Bridgwater Road 
Bristol 
BS99 6ZY 
United Kingdom 

Registered office  

Principal place of business 

Registrars to shares  

Registrars to depositary interests 

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Corporate directory (continued) 

Nominated adviser and broker to the 
Company 

Auditor 

Solicitors to the Company as to Australian 
law 

Solicitors to the Company as to English law 

Allenby Capital 
5 St Helen’s Place 
London   EC3A 6AB 

BDO 
Level 11 
1 Margaret Street 
Sydney   NSW   2000 
Australia 

Dentons 
77 Castlereagh Street 
Sydney 
New South Wales 2000 
Australia 

DAC Beachcroft 
100 Fetter Lane 
London EC4A 1BN 
United Kingdom 

Bankers 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 
120 Pitt Street 
Sydney, NSW 2000 
Australia 

Stock exchange listings 

Shares are quoted on AIM, a market operated by London Stock 
Exchange plc under the code CPX 

Website address 

www.cap-xx.com 

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Chairman’s statement 

Chairman’s Report  

The  Company  has  been  working  hard  to  ensure  that  the  Murata  production  lines,  purchased  in  November  2019,  are 
recommissioned in Sydney on time and under budget. I am therefore pleased to report that this large and complex project has 
progressed well, despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 related issues. I am also pleased to report that the Board now 
forecasts the actual Total Project Costs to be slightly less than the A$5.3m estimate given in November 2019. 

This project comprised many facets. Four production lines comprising over 40 containers of equipment have been successfully 
moved  from  Fukui  in  Western  Japan  to  Seven  Hills  in  western  Sydney  without  any  significant  damage.  New  premises  to 
accommodate this additional equipment were secured, with the Company moving to its new site at Seven Hills, where a new 10-
year lease, with two five-year extension options, was secured. These premises offer substantially more floor space and electrical 
power at a similar cost to Lane Cove. However, before the Murata equipment could be installed an extensive fit out was required. 
This necessitated building a factory inside a factory, with clean room type facilities, new air treatment facilities, utilities and fire 
services.  Commissioning  and  factory  acceptance  testing  for  these  new  facilities  are  now  in  their  final  stages  and  the  Board 
remains confident that the first manufactured supercapacitor products will be available for shipment to customers before the end 
of the current calendar year. 

Once the four Murata production lines are fully commissioned, the Board believes that the positive impact on the Company’s 
sales and profitability will be transformational.  At full capacity, the lines will be able to produce around 4.8 million DMF or DMT 
products per year and more than 2.4 million DMH products per year, all at a much lower unit cost than the prismatic parts which 
the  Company  currently  manufactures  in  Malaysia.  While  full  production  capacity  loading  is  not  expected  to  be  reached 
immediately the Board is very pleased with the demand expressed by both pre-existing Murata customers and new customers. 
The  aggregate  level  of  these  enquiries,  some  of  which  are  more  advanced  than  others,  exceeds  the  full  capacity  of  these 
production lines with the top 10 prospects exceeding 9 million units per annum. The Board expects that in the initial phase the 
key markets served will be the Company’s traditionally strong markets in smart meters, security products and medical devices, 
together with new business in consumer products and Internet of Things (IoT) sensors. As demand builds, the Board will look at 
how to best grow sales, potentially by adding new capacity and/or new product lines. 

Like most businesses, the Company has experienced impacts due to COVID-19. Some pre-existing Murata customers have 
advised the Company that, due to the combination of a short term reduction in demand for their products, coupled with large 
final purchases made from Murata before the production lines were closed for transfer, they have sufficient inventory of products 
for  the  next  six  to  nine  months.  The  Company  has  also  seen  royalty  payments  from  AVX  and  Murata  stagnate.  Production 
efficiency and output from Malaysia has been impacted by the ban on CAP-XX engineers travelling to Malaysia. As previously 
announced, the project itself was delayed by about three months, due to various COVID-19 related delays, which have included: 
cancelled and delayed ships from Japan to Sydney; the inability of Japanese engineers to assist with on-site commissioning in 
Sydney; and delays in procuring some equipment and raw materials. Nevertheless, the Board believes that the Company has 
weathered these impacts relatively well. Meanwhile, revenue is 12% up on the previous year, with the sales order book as at 30 
June 2020 being more than double the value at the same time in the previous year. 

Licensing  is  also  an  important  revenue  stream  for  CAP-XX  and  the  Company  continues  to  vigorously  defend  its  intellectual 
property.  During  this  calendar  year,  CAP-XX  was  successful  in  its  US  Court  proceedings  against  Ioxus,  Inc  ("Ioxus").  The 
Delaware District Court found that Ioxus was liable for infringing CAP-XX’s patents and awarded CAP-XX damages of US$4.95m 
plus legal fees. CAP-XX is pursuing Ioxus for the payment of the awarded damages. However, it remains unclear whether Ioxus 
will be able to pay. CAP-XX continues to pursue a similar patent infringement action against Maxwell Technologies, now a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Tesla Inc. with the initial discussions in front of the Court scheduled during November 2020. 

Total Company sales revenue for the year to 30 June 2020 increased by 12% to A$3.6 million (2019: A$3.2 million). Pleasingly, 
product  sales  were  up  27%  from  FY  2019,  which  is  a  direct  result  of  the  strong  pipeline  of  opportunities  which  have  been 
commented upon in prior year reports and recent trading updates. Licensing and royalty revenue was in line with the previous 
year, despite the Murata plant being decommissioned in February 2020 and AVX’s sales being negatively impacted by COVID-
19. The Reported Net Loss for the year to 30 June 2020 was a loss of A$4.9 million (2019: loss of A$2.8 million), which includes 
the amortisation of share-based payment expenses. This loss also includes A$3.73 million of Murata project expenses (a net 
figure of A$2.11 million after the expected incremental R&D tax rebate) (2019: nil); A$0.667 million in legal expenses for patent 
infringement; and A$0.088 million necessitated by a new treatment of lease expenses under AASB 16.  When adjusted for these 
one-off factors, the like for like comparison is an adjusted Net Loss of A$2.0 million (2019: loss of A$2.8 million).  

The  Board  is  confident  that  the  Company  has  sufficient  cash  to  complete  the  Murata  project  as  planned  and  that  the 
commissioning of the Murata production lines will transform the Company’s sales and cash flow position.   

Patrick Elliott 
Chairman 

3 November 2020 

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Business Review 

Review of Operations and Activities 

The Reported Net Loss for the year to 30 June 2020 was a loss of A$4.9 million (2019: loss of A$2.8 million), which includes the 
amortisation of share-based payment expenses. This loss also includes A$3.73 million in Murata project expenses (a net figure 
of  A$2.11  million  after  the  expected  incremental  R&D  tax  rebate)  (2019:  nil);  A$0.667  million  in  legal  expenses  for  patent 
infringement; and A$0.088 million necessitated by a new treatment of lease expenses under AASB 16.  When adjusted for these 
one-off factors the like for like comparison is an adjusted Net Loss of A$2.0 million (2019: loss of A$2.8 million).  

Cash reserves as at 30 June 2020 were A$2.9 million, which was up from A$2.4 million as at 30 June 2019. Not included in the 
FY  2020  cash  reserves  is  the  Federal  Government  R&D  tax  rebate  which  is  expected  to  be  approximately  A$3.2  million 
(November 2019: A$1.6 million), with these funds expected to be received before the end of the current calendar year.   

As noted in the Chairman’s statement, two accounting adjustments need to be taken into account when analysing the financial 
results for FY 2020. The first relates to the Company adopting AASB 16 from 1 July 2019. This standard replaces AASB 117 
and  for  lessees  eliminates  the  classifications  of  operating  leases  and  finance  leases.  Straight-line  operating  lease  expense 
recognition has been replaced with a depreciation charge for the right-of-use assets (included in operating costs) and an interest 
expense on the recognised lease liabilities (included in finance costs). A full explanation of this adjustment can be found in the 
Notes to the Financial Statements at Note 1 (v). The second adjustment relates to the year on year increase in Research and 
Development  expenditure,  which  is  a  direct  result of  the  costs  incurred  in  the  relocation and  commissioning  of  the  acquired 
Murata  plant  and  equipment.    A  material  percentage  of  the  expenditure  incurred  can  be  claimed  as  eligible  Research  and 
Development expenditure under the current Australian Taxation Office guidelines and is subject to a rebate.  The amount of 
eligible Research and Development expenditure for FY 2020 totalled A$7.4 million (2019: A$3.7 million) which will generate an 
expected Government rebate of A$3.2 million (2019: A$1.6 million) which is anticipated to be received before the end of the 
current calendar year. 

The Company’s sales pipeline is robust with many of the opportunities being converted to sales orders, with the outstanding 
order balance as at 30 June 2020 being more than double the level at the same time in the previous year. This is despite several 
material sales opportunities being pushed back to FY 2022 due to delays in product development by customers due to COVID-
19 related issues. Total sales revenue for the year to 30 June 2020 was A$3.6 million (2019: A$3.2 million) which represents a 
12% year-on-year increase. The contributing factors underlying this increase were the year on year increase in CAP-XX’s product 
range and sales of cylindrical can supercapacitors, with the cylindrical can increase being generated from a modest total in the 
previous year. Sales of Murata products manufactured by Murata were also generated in the financial year. These increases 
offset the contribution from Licensing was which was down from the previous year, with consolidated royalties being on par with 
the previous year and no new licensing deals being completed in FY 2020. 

Operational expenditure excluding direct project expenditure, increased by 10% from A$6.1 million to A$6.7 million. The increase 
in expenditure is attributable to CAP-XX’s patent infringement cases in the United States (A$0.667 million) which resulted in the 
award of damages against Ioxus plus the pending Maxwell Technologies case. In addition, operational expenditure increased 
as a result of the appointment of a dedicated sales representative in the United States which has already increased CAP-XX’s 
presence in this market and increased the pipeline of opportunities.  

Research  and  Development  expenditure  has  been  held  steady  in  FY  2020,  with  the  focus  being  the  development  of  new 
materials and chemistries which can be integrated into the Murata product lines.  

Business Environment 

The Board believes that CAP-XX’s technology provides a competitive advantage over existing supercapacitor manufacturers, 
such  as  Maxwell  Technologies,  Skeleton,  Eaton,  LSMtron,  Nippon  Chemicon  Corporation  and  other  Chinese  and  Korean 
competitors. The Board believes that these companies are unable to match the CAP-XX technology in terms of thinness, power 
density,  energy  density  and  reliability.  Most  of  the  Company’s  competitors  only  manufacture  higher-capacity  cylindrical  cells 
used in large package modules and focus on applications where the combination of thinness, energy density and power density 
are not important considerations for the customer. These competitor products usually prove unsuitable for the various markets 
collectively labelled the Internet of Things (IoT) market, which is the key area that CAP-XX is targeting with the former Murata 
products and CAP-XX’s existing prismatic products.  

As  reported  previously,  IoT  applications,  one  of  the  fastest  growing  segments  of  the  electronics  market,  provide  one  of  the 
greatest  opportunities  for  CAP-XX's  products.    Driven  by  customer  requests,  manufacturers  are  constantly  moving  to  new 
wireless protocols and adding to the functions and applications available on IoT enabled devices. Some of these new functions 
require high electrical power within the actual IoT device. Examples are e-locks; drug dispensing; facial recognition; and haptic 
feedback. Other devices are powered by energy harvesting and are battery-less. Others use low power batteries such as 3 Volt 
coin cell batteries. All of this means that power management continues to be an increasingly important consideration. The other 
important factor is size, as devices have tended to become smaller whilst their electrical power demands have increased. The 
Company has been successful in winning new business from a range of these markets, such as industrial actuators, e-locks, 
agricultural  sensors,  wireless  displays,  smart-meters,  payment  and  hand  held  terminals,  medical  wearables,  automotive 
dashcams and communication systems. 

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In the past, CAP-XX has faced competition in various markets from cheaper cylindrical supercapacitors where our thin form 
factor, high power and long life are not valued as highly as lower initial cost components from competitors. To counteract this, 
the Company released a range of cylindrical cells. Modest sales revenue for these products was first recorded during FY 2019. 
In FY 2020, these sales grew significantly on a year on year basis. Pleasingly, the revenues from these products in the first 
quarter  of  FY  2021  are  close  to  the  whole  of  FY  2020.  Several  new  large  volume  opportunities  are  still  being  evaluated  by 
customers that are currently utilising alternative cylindrical cells.  

Automotive applications such as truckStart, Stop-Start systems, regenerative energy capture or KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery 
Systems),  distributed  power,  hybrid  electric  vehicles  and  electric  vehicles  still  present  substantial  opportunities  for  large 
supercapacitors. A number of CAP-XX's competitors are active in these markets, and the Board believes that the Company has 
significant  advantages  over  the  competition  in certain applications.  However,  because  of  the  significant  resources  that each 
project requires and the long time lag between product evaluation and mass production, the Board has taken the decision to 
focus the Company’s resources on IoT applications and just a small number of key automotive projects and take a lower risk, 
longer-term, more patient approach to the opportunities for large supercapacitors.  

Opportunities 

The  overall  direct  sales  pipeline  for  CAP-XX’s  supercapacitors  continues  to  be  large  in  quantum  and  varied  in  terms  of  the 
targeted  markets.  The  key  IoT  target  markets  remain  similar  to  the  previous  year,  with  IoT  wearables,  health,  automotive, 
security, smart-metering, energy harvesting and consumer products having the most appeal and presenting the largest volume 
opportunities.  

Our customers’ markets are constantly evolving as new products and technologies threaten the incumbents. In this environment, 
CAP-XX  needs  to  always  remain  alert  and  be  flexible  to  changing  business  conditions  and  market  needs.  This  creates 
opportunities to offer products that address what our markets want. 

CAP-XX is continuing to refine the products that it offers for the various IoT and other markets. The Company is introducing the 
Murata  range  of  thin  prismatic  supercapacitors  to  address  the  space-constrained  and/or  power  hungry  needs  of  many  IoT 
products. The Board expects the first Murata products to ship from the Company’s new Seven Hills factory by the end of 2020. 
At a later stage, the Company plans to release the very thin DMH supercapacitor. At only 400 microns in thickness, the Board 
believes that this is the best performing supercapacitor in its class. The Company also plans to use its 3 Volt chemistry in all of 
the former Murata products. The development of the 3 Volt product has been targeted to meet demand for small, inexpensive, 
energy  efficient  power  solutions  for  thin  wearables, key  FOBs  and  other  IoT  devices,  especially  those  using  3  Volt coin  cell 
lithium ion batteries, such as the CR2032 battery.  

In the future, there is an opportunity to migrate this same 3 Volt technology into larger prismatic supercapacitors, automotive 
modules and other products for high-energy, high-power applications. As already noted, CAP-XX is concentrating on a small 
number of automotive opportunities. To further increase the Company’s likelihood of success, the Board may pursue a strategy 
of partnering with automotive and military Tier-1/Tier-2 suppliers, through either a new license agreement or a joint venture, to 
supply the automotive markets. The Board believes that such partnerships will be beneficial for all parties involved.  

CAP-XX’s existing licence agreements are further endorsements of the Company’s strategy to develop substantial and recurring 
income  from  its  intellectual  property.  Several  other  license  agreements  are  at  differing  stages  of  negotiation.  A  significant 
additional  benefit  of  the  existing  licencing  agreements  is  that  they  validate  CAP-XX’s  technology  leadership  in  the  field  of 
supercapacitors and energy storage, and the potential for supercapacitors as a mainstream consumer electronics technology. 
Our licensees’ product lines and sales activities are also increasing our exposure to markets and customers that were previously 
beyond the Company’s reach.  It is also important to note that the strategy of our licensees is to offer product ranges targeted at 
certain end markets. As such, none of them meet the product type or size requirements for all markets and all applications, 
leaving room for CAP-XX to supply these other markets directly using products made by CAP-XX and its contract manufacturers. 

There remain several additional opportunities for the Company to pursue additional licencing arrangements. Some of these have 
and may require the Company to enforce its patent rights through court action, as already noted. 

Strategies for Growth 

Given the increasing levels of market interest in CAP-XX’s technology and its high-performance supercapacitors, the Company 
believes that the IoT markets, in particular, offer significant opportunities for growth and to reach the key strategic objective of 
CAP-XX achieving profitability and positive cashflow. 

The Company continues to engage in discussions aimed at securing business in the IoT space with a significant number of 
global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). CAP-XX is strengthening its relationships with these organisations and has 
regular engineering meetings with design teams, manufacturing groups and contract manufacturers. The Company is unable to 
comment on specific clients, but the Board is pleased with the overall progress and is confident that the available market for 
supercapacitors is increasing as manufacturers become more familiar with the technology. 

Over the last year the Company has aligned its marketing activities to specifically focus on a number of different IoT markets, 
such  as  asset  tracking,  automotive;  e-locks,  medical  devices,  hand  held  terminals,  smart  meters,  wearables  and  wireless 
sensors. The efforts to date have produced a significant increase in visits to the Company’s webpages and sales enquiries. The 
Board  expects  for  this  growth  to  continue.  CAP-XX’s  strong  environmental  credentials,  which  have  been  recognised  by  the 
London Stock Exchange providing the Company with its Green Economy Mark, are consistent with this strategy  

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The Company will continue to monitor new opportunities to increase its sales, through its current distributors, via direct sales to 
customers and new product offerings. These offerings may take the form of complementary energy storage devices and modules. 
The Company is also increasing the size of its own sales force and adding new distributors to ensure that global coverage and 
penetration is maximised. 

It is important that the Company is able to benefit from the large investment made over many years in building its patent portfolio. 
Where third parties are found to be infringing these patent rights, the Company has and will continue to vigorously defend its 
rights, even if this means pursuing legal action as it did successfully against Ioxus.   

Research and Development 

The markets in which the Company operates are competitive and are characterised by rapid technological change. CAP-XX has 
a  strong  competitive  position  in  prismatic  supercapacitors  in  all  of  its  target  markets  as  a  result  of  its  capability  to  produce 
supercapacitors with a high energy and power density in a small, conveniently sized, flat package. CAP-XX’s devices are also 
lightweight, work over a broad temperature range and have an operating lifetime measured in years. 

To stay ahead of the competition, the Company is developing a strong pipeline of new products to follow the 3 Volt products 
already discussed. CAP-XX’s R&D efforts are focused on a mix of short, medium and long-term opportunities, covering new 
products, cost reductions and improved product performance. CAP-XX has a research facility in Sydney, Australia, where a team 
of seven scientists work to maintain CAP-XX’s leading technology position in electrodes, separators and electrolyte materials 
and their assembly into supercapacitor devices. This team is supported by 16 engineers. During 2020, significant progress has 
been  made  in  a  number  of  key  areas  including:  new  cell  chemistries;  improving  the  life  of  cells;  developing  new  packaging 
concepts; reducing the cost per cell and developing new electronics to optimise the performance of the Company’s modules. 
CAP-XX has also signed numerous collaboration agreements with leading research institutions, whilst the Company’s Scientific 
Advisory Board provides CAP-XX with clear direction on commercially relevant technologies for its ongoing R&D programme. 

The Company's success depends on its ability to protect and prevent any infringements of its intellectual property. To protect 
this  important  asset,  the  Company  has  considerable  intellectual  property  embodied  in  its  patents  covering  the  design, 
manufacture and use of its high-performance supercapacitors. The CAP-XX patent portfolio currently consists of nine patent 
families,  with  21  granted  national  patents  with  an  additional  four  patent  applications  pending  in  various  jurisdictions.  The 
Company’s  intellectual  property  strategy  has  been  to  build  value  by  focusing  on  opportunities  to  capture  market  share  and 
exclude competition,  with an  IP  portfolio capable  of  generating licensing  revenue.  The  Directors believe  that  comprehensive 
embodiments and interlocking patent groups, combined with a ‘quick to file, quick to abandon’ policy, have given the Company 
a strong and focused IP portfolio. 

Outlook  

The  major  focus  for  CAP-XX  continues  to  become  profitable  and  cashflow  positive  as  soon  as  possible  by  leveraging  the 
successful commissioning of the newly installed Murata production equipment to facilitate increased product sales. 

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Directors’ report  

Your directors present their report on the consolidated entity (referred to hereafter as the Group) consisting of CAP-XX Limited 
(the Company or CAP-XX) and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year ended 30 June 2020.  

Directors 
The following persons were directors of CAP-XX Limited during the financial year and up to the date of this report: 

Patrick Elliott 
Bruce Grey 
Anthony Kongats 

Chairman  
Non-Executive Director 
Managing Director 

Principal activities 
The Group’s principal continuing activities during the financial year consisted of the development, manufacture and sale of 
supercapacitors. There have been no significant changes in the nature of the Group’s activities.  

Dividends 
No dividends were paid, declared or recommended during the financial year or since 30 June 2020. 

Review of operations 
The Group experienced net losses of $4,908,715 during the year ended 30 June 2020 (2019: loss of $2,813,395). Information 
on the operations and financial position of the Group and its business strategies and prospects is set out on pages 6 to 8 of 
this Annual Report. 

Significant changes in the state of affairs 
There were no significant changes in the group's state of affairs during the financial year ended 30 June 2020. 

Matters subsequent to the end of the financial year 
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve at the date of this report and therefore the impact of the pandemic 
on the Group’s future financial results remains uncertain and will depend on future developments such as the duration and 
severity of the outbreak and government policies. Whilst the Group acknowledges the unpredictability of the evolving COVID-
19 situation, Management are taking measures to limit the future financial impact on the Group. These measures include, 
reduction in discretionary spend, deferment of non-essential capital and robust controls to manage working capital and 
accessing JobKeeper and other Government support programmes where eligible. 

In August 2020, the Delaware District Court made a judgement in favour of CAP-XX against Ioxus, Inc, (“Ioxus”). The Court 
found that Ioxus is liable for infringing the patents-in-suit and awarded CAP-XX compensatory damages of US$1,237,717 and 
enhanced damages of US$3,713,152 and also awarded CAP-XX its attorney’s fees. CAP-XX intends to vigorously pursue the 
recovery of these awards, though it is unclear at this time whether this will be successful. 

The necessary paperwork associated with the receipt of the R&D Tax rebate for the 2020 financial year has been lodged with 
the relevant Government authorities and is expected to be received before the end of the current calendar year. 

Likely developments and expected results of operations 
Information on likely developments in the Group’s operations and expected results of operations have been discussed in the 
Chairman’s Statement and Business Review. 

Environmental regulation 
The Group holds an Environment Protection licence and is subject to standard waste management environmental 
regulations in respect of its research and manufacturing activities conducted at Lane Cove, Sydney, Australia. The 
licence requires discharges to air and water to be below specified levels of contaminants, and solid wastes to be removed 
to an appropriate disposal facility. These requirements arise under the Clean Air Act 1961, Clean Waters Act 1970, 
Pollution Control Act 1970, Noise Control Act 1975 and the Waste Minimisation & Management Act 1995. 

During the year there were no breaches of the regulatory requirements. 

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Directors’ report (continued) 

Information on directors 

Patrick Elliott Non-executive director.  Age 68. 

Experience and qualifications 

Pat is a company director specialising in the resources sector with over 40 years’ experience in investment and corporate 
management. His early career was at Consolidated Gold Fields Australia Limited and covered investment analysis and 
management, minerals marketing (copper, tin, rutile and zircon).  In 1979 he went into investment banking and became Head of 
Corporate Finance for Morgan Grenfell Australia Limited in 1982.  Pat subsequently became Managing Director of Natcorp 
Investments Ltd in 1986 which owned a number of manufacturing businesses. After its takeover he became an active early 
stage venture capital investor with an emphasis on resources. He is Chairman of Argonaut Resources NL and Tamboran 
Resources Limited. He is also a director of ioneer Limited, Rockfire Resources PLC and Kirrama Resources Pty. Limited as well 
as a number of privately owned companies. Pat holds an MBA in Mineral Economics (Macquarie University) and B Comm. 
(University NSW). 

Specific Board responsibilities 
Chairman of Audit Committee, Member of the Remuneration Committee 

Interests in shares and options 
7,280,425 ordinary shares in CAP-XX Limited (including shares held by Panstyn Investments Pty Limited). 

3,600,000 options over ordinary shares in CAP-XX Limited. 

Anthony Kongats     Managing Director.  Age 62. 

Experience and qualifications 
Anthony founded the Company in 1997. Prior to CAP-XX, he was the managing director of a manufacturer of passive 
components before selling the business to a competitor. Previously, Anthony worked as a management consultant with 
McKinsey & Company and held various engineering positions in Australia and Europe. He has a Bachelor of Engineering 
degree (honours) in engineering from the University of New South Wales, a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of 
Sydney and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management. 

Specific Board responsibilities 
Nil. 

Interests in shares and options 

9,993,666 ordinary shares in CAP-XX Limited (including shares held by Ducon Management Pty Limited and Management 
Matters Pty Limited). 

10,800,000 options over ordinary shares in CAP-XX Limited. 

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Directors’ report (continued) 

Bruce Grey Non-executive director.  Age 74. 

Experience and qualifications 
Bruce most recently was Managing Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre and previously 
Managing Director of the Bishop Technology Group Limited. Bruce was Chairman of Advanced Braking Technology Limited 
listed on the ASX from 2013 to 2018. Bruce has been an Executive Director of two Australian public companies and for 10 years 
until 2009, was Chairman of a German joint venture between Bishop and Mercedes-Benz Lenkungen GmbH. Bruce has more 
than 25 years experience in managing industry R&D and 30 plus years experience in international commercialisation of 
Australian innovation and has been directly responsible for creating new manufacturing facilities in Germany, Thailand and 
South Korea and indirectly the US, all based on Australian innovation. Bruce was Group General Manager of Clyde Industries 
Limited from 1985 until 1995.  In 2005 Bruce was appointed Chairman of the Federal Government’s Advanced Manufacturing 
Action Agenda. 

Bruce was a director of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Chairman of the IP and commercialisation committee 
and a member of the audit, finance and risk committee from 2011 to 2018. In 2012 Bruce was appointed to the Australian 
Federal Government's Clean Technology Investment Committee. Bruce is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological 
Sciences and Engineering.  

Specific Board responsibilities 
Member of the Audit Committee 
Member of the Remuneration Committee 

Interests in shares and options 

6,285,576 ordinary shares in CAP-XX Limited (including shares held by Grey Invest Pty Limited). 

3,600,000 options over ordinary shares in CAP-XX Limited. 

Company Secretaries 

The Company Secretary is Robert Buckingham.  
Robert is Managing Partner of Allan Hall Partnership, Chartered Accountants, a position he has held since 1989. He has a 
Bachelor of Commerce degree (honours) from the University of New South Wales and is a member of the Institute of Chartered 
Accountants in Australia and a Member of CPA Australia.  

On 25 November, 2008, Michael Taylor, Chief Financial Officer, was appointed as Co- Company Secretary. 
Michael graduated from Kuring-Gai College with a Bachelor of Business and from Macquarie University with a Master of Applied 
Finance. He is a Member of CPA Australia. 

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Directors’ report (continued) 

Meetings of Directors 
The number of meetings of the Company’s board of directors and of each board committee held, during the year ended 
30 June 2020, and the number of meetings attended by each director were: 

Patrick Elliott 
Bruce Grey 
Anthony Kongats 

Full 
Meetings of 
Directors 

Audit 
Committee 
Meetings 

Remuneration 
Committee 
Meetings 

A 
10 
10 
10 

B 
10 
10 
10 

A 
2 
2 
- 

B 
2 
2 
- 

A 
2 
2 
- 

B 
2 
2 
- 

A = Number of meetings attended 
B = Number of meetings held during the time the director held office or was a member of the committee during the year 

Directors’ remuneration 
Details of the remuneration of each director of CAP-XX Limited, for the year ended 30 June 2020, are set out in the following 
table. The cash bonuses are dependent on the satisfaction of performance conditions. All other elements of remuneration are 
not directly related to performance. 

Directors of CAP-XX Limited 

2020 

Name 

Primary 

Cash 
bonus 
$ 

Non- 
monetary 
benefits 
$ 

Cash 
salary and 
accrued 
fees 
$ 

Post-employment 

Equity 

Super-
annuation 
$ 

Retirement 
benefits 
$ 

Options 
$ 

Total 
$ 

Executive directors 
Anthony Kongats 

Non-executive directors 
Patrick Elliott 
Bruce Grey 

322,103 

100,000 

- 

40,100 

- 
- 

- 
- 

49,372 
49,372 

- 
- 

Total 

322,103 

100,000 

98,744 

40,100 

- 

- 
- 

- 

74,562 

536,765 

24,854 
24,854 

74,226 
74,226 

124,270 

685,217 

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Directors’ report (continued) 

Details of the remuneration of each director of CAP-XX Limited, for the year ended 30 June 2019, are set out in the 
following table. The cash bonuses are dependent on the satisfaction of performance conditions. All other elements of 
remuneration are not directly related to performance. 

Directors of CAP-XX Limited 

2019 

Name 

Executive directors 
Anthony Kongats 

Non-Executive directors 
Patrick Elliott 
Bruce Grey 

Cash 
salary and 
accrued 
fees 
$ 

322,103 

- 
- 

Total 

322,103 

Primary 

Cash 
bonus 
$ 

Non- 
monetary 
benefits 
$ 

Post-employment 

Equity 

Super-
annuation 
$ 

Retirement 
benefits 
$ 

Options 
$ 

Total 
$ 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 

30,600 

47,379 
47,379 

- 
- 

94,758 

30,600 

- 

- 
- 

- 

229,262 

581,965 

76,421 
76,421 

123,800 
123,800 

382,104 

829,565 

Loans to directors and executives 
The Group has no loans to directors and/or executives. 

Share options granted to directors and the most highly remunerated officers  
No options over unissued ordinary shares of CAP-XX have been granted during or since the end of the financial year to 
any of the directors or the 5 most highly remunerated officers of the Company and Group as part of their remuneration. 

Shares under option 
Unissued ordinary shares of CAP-XX Limited under option at the date of this report are as follows: 

Date Options Granted 

Expiry Date 

Issue Price of 
Shares 

Number  
Under Option 

4 December 2015 
11 December 2017 

 4 December 2020 
11 December 2022 

£0.050 
£0.115 

 14,746,606 
15,310,000 

No option holder has any right under the options to participate in any other share issue of the Company or of any 
other entity. 

30,056,606 

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Directors’ report (continued) 

Indemnification and Insurance of Officers 

Indemnification 
CAP-XX has agreed to indemnify the current directors and executive officers of the Group and former directors of the 
Company against all liabilities to another person (other than the Company or a related body corporate) that may arise 
from their position as directors of the Company and its controlled entities, except where the liability arises out of 
conduct involving a lack of good faith. The agreement stipulates that the Company will meet the full amount of any 
such liabilities, including costs and expenses.  

No indemnities have been given to any person who is or has been an auditor of the Group. 

Proceedings on behalf of the Company 
No person has applied to the court under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001, for leave to bring proceedings on 
behalf of the Group, or to 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 part of those proceedings. 

Insurance Premiums 
The directors have not included details of the nature of the liabilities covered nor the amount of the premium paid in 
respect of the Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance contracts, as such disclosure is prohibited under the terms of 
the contract. 

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 16. 

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Directors’ report (continued) 

Non-audit Services 

It is the Group’s policy to employ BDO on assignments additional to their statutory audit duties where BDO's expertise 
and experience with the Group are important. These assignments are principally tax advice where BDO is awarded 
assignments on a competitive basis. It is the Group’s policy to seek competitive tenders for all major consulting projects.  

Details of the amounts paid or payable to the auditor (BDO) for audit and non-audit services provided, during the year, 
are set out in Note 23 to the financial statements. 

The Directors are of the opinion that the services disclosed in Note 23 to the financial statements do not compromise the 
external auditor's independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons:  

(a) all non-audit services have been reviewed and approved to ensure that they do not impact on the integrity and 
objectivity of the auditor; and  
(b) none of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence set out in APES110 
Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board, 
including reviewing or auditing the Auditor's own work, acting in a management or decision-making capacity for the 
Company, acting as an advocate for the Company, or jointly sharing economic risks and rewards. 

Auditor

BDO East Coast Partnership resigned from office in accordance with section 329(5) of the Corporations Act 2001 on 24 June 
2020. BDO Audit Pty Ltd was appointed the Company’s Auditor by resolution of the Board on 30 March 2020. In accordance 
with section 327C of the Act, a resolution will be proposed at the 2020 Annual General Meeting to confirm the appointment of 
the Company’s auditor.

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

Patrick Elliott 
Director  

Sydney 
3rd November, 2020    

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Tel: +61 2 9251 4100 
Fax: +61 2 9240 9821 
www.bdo.com.au 

Level 11, 1 Margaret St  
Sydney NSW 2000 
Australia 

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY MARTIN COYLE TO THE DIRECTORS OF CAP-XX LIMITED 

As lead auditor of Cap-XX Limited for the year ended 30 June 2020, I declare that, to the best of my 
knowledge and belief, there have been: 

1.  No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in 

relation to the audit; and 

2.  No contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. 

This declaration is in respect of Cap-XX Limited and the entities it controlled during the period. 

Martin Coyle 
Director 

BDO Audit Pty Ltd 

Sydney, 3 November 2020 

BDO Audit Pty Ltd ABN 33 134 022 870 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO 
Australia Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO Audit Pty Ltd and BDO Australia Ltd are members 
of BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent 
member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Governance Statement 

THE QUOTED COMPANY ALLIANCE (QCA) CODE 

The Directors recognise the importance of good corporate governance and have chosen to adopt and apply the 2018 
Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code (the ‘QCA Code’). The QCA Code was developed by the 
QCA in consultation with a number of significant institutional small company investors, as an alternative corporate 
governance code applicable to AIM companies. The underlying principle of the QCA Code is that “the purpose of 
good corporate governance is to ensure that the company is managed in an efficient, effective and entrepreneurial 
manner for the benefit of all shareholders over the longer term”.  

To determine how the Company addresses the key governance principles defined in the QCA code please refer to the 
below table. 

Pat Elliott, Non-executive Chairman 

THE PRINCIPLES OF THE QUOTED COMPANY ALLIANCE (QCA) CODE 

DELIVER GROWTH 

QCA Code Principle 

Application (as set out by QCA) 

What we do and why 

1. Establish a strategy and 
business model which promote 
long-term value for shareholders 

The board must be able to express a 
shared view of the company’s 
purpose, business model and 
strategy. It should go beyond the 
simple description of products and 
corporate structures and set out how 
the company intends to deliver 
shareholder value in the medium to 
long-term.  It should demonstrate that 
the delivery of long-term growth is 
underpinned by a clear set of values 
aimed at protecting the company 
from unnecessary risk and securing 
its long-term future. 

2.   Seek to understand and meet 
shareholder needs and 
expectations 

Directors must develop a good 
understanding of the needs and 
expectations of all elements of the 
company’s shareholder base. 

The board must manage 
shareholders’ expectations and 
should seek to understand the 
motivations behind shareholder 
voting decisions. 

The Company’s overall business 
strategic objective is to obtain at a 
minimum, an operating cash 
breakeven position by increasing 
the adoption of the Company’s 
intellectual property and products, 
both large and small, into key 
target markets via future license 
deals; joint ventures and direct 
product sales. Once this has been 
achieved, the Company will 
continue to further develop and 
drive the adoptions of its 
intellectual property so that the 
Company achieves significant profit 
levels.  

The key challenges to the business 
and how these are mitigated is 
detailed on pages 6 to 8 of the 
Group’s Annual Report and 
Accounts for the year ended 30 
June 2020 under the “Business 
Review” heading. 

The CAP-XX Board is aware of the 
need to protect the interests of all 
shareholders, balancing the 
interest of minority shareholders 
with those of institutional 
shareholders. 
The Board regards regular 
communications with shareholders 
as one of its key responsibilities. 
CAP-XX is committed to engaging 
with shareholders and this effort is 
led by the Chief Executive Officer. 
In order to gauge shareholder 
sentiment, CAP-XX meets with key 

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QCA Code Principle 

Application (as set out by QCA) 

What we do and why 

institutional shareholders typically every 
six months and when necessary solicits 
feedback from its larger shareholders 
via its broker. CAP-XX welcomes 
shareholder contact at any time and 
communications should be sent in the 
first instance to 
mailto:investor.relations@cap-xx.com.  
CAP-XX will generally exercise 
discretion responding to individual 
shareholders correspondence but will 
update the market via regulatory and 
non-regulatory announcements and via 
its annual and interim financial reports.  
CAP-XX holds an open Q&A session at 
every Annual General Meeting and 
attends investor events to engage with 
retail shareholders. 
This communication allows the CAP-XX 
board to understand the shareholder’s 
views and to ensure that the strategies 
and objectives of the Company are 
aligned with shareholders. In its 
decision-making, the Board will have 
regard to the ascertained expectations 
and needs of its shareholders (as 
appropriate and in accordance with its 
statutory and fiduciary duties). 
The Board believes the Company’s 
mode of engaging with shareholders is 
adequate and effective. 

The Directors are aware of the 
Company’s corporate social 
responsibilities and the impact the 
CAP-XX business activities have on 
the communities in which CAP-XX’s 
businesses operate.  

On the basis of the Directors’ 
experience and their operational 
knowledge of the Company, the 
Directors believe that the key 
resources and relationships on which 
the Company relies are the 
Company’s employees, partners, 
suppliers, regulatory authorities and 
contractors.  The Company’s 
operations and working 
methodologies take into account the 
requirement to balance the needs of 
all these stakeholder groups while 
maintaining focus on the Board’s 
primary responsibility to promote the 
success of the Company for the 
benefits of its shareholders.  

The executive member of the Board 
holds regular staff group and 
individual update meetings in order to 
communicate CAP-XX’s strategy, 
progress versus targets and to 
receive feedback and solicit opinion. 

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3.   Take into account wider 
stakeholder and social 
responsibilities and their 
implications for long-term success 

Long-term success relies upon good 
relations with a range of different 
stakeholder groups both internal 
(workforce) and external (suppliers, 
customers, regulators and others). 
The board needs to identify the 
company’s stakeholders and 
understand their needs, interests and 
expectations. 

Where matters that relate to the 
company’s impact on society, the 
communities within which it operates 
or the environment have the potential 
to affect the company’s ability to 
deliver shareholder value over the 
medium to long-term, then those 
matters must be integrated into the 
company’s strategy and business 
model. 

Feedback is an essential part of all 
control mechanisms. Systems need 
to be in place to solicit, consider and 
act on feedback from all stakeholder 
groups. 

  
  
  
  
 
 
 
Corporate Governance Statement (continued) 

QCA Code Principle 

Application (as set out by QCA) 

What we do and why 

The Company endeavours to take 
account of feedback received from 
stakeholders, making necessary 
amendments to working 
arrangements and operational plans 
where appropriate and where such 
amendments are consistent with the 
Company’s long-term strategy. The 
CAP-XX Board considers the 
feedback of relevant stakeholders in 
its decision-making and in the 
formulation of strategy. However, no 
material changes to the Company’s 
processes were required for the year 
ended 30 June 2020, or more 
recently, as a result of feedback that 
has been received by the Company 
from the stated key resources and 
relationships on which the business 
relies. 

The Company takes due account of 
any impact that its activities may have 
on the environment and seeks to 
minimise this impact whenever 
possible. Through various procedures 
and systems that the Company 
operates, especially in the 
manufacturing process, the Company 
ensures full compliance with health 
and safety and environmental 
legislation relevant to its activities. 
CAP-XX is certified to IOS9001:2015. 

The Board has a number of 
responsibilities specifically relating to 
risk including: - 

• Monitoring the effectiveness of 
CAP-XX’s risk management 
systems, including compliance with 
regulatory requirements; 

• Satisfying itself through regular 
reporting and oversight that 
appropriate internal and external 
control mechanisms are in place 
and are being implemented; and 

• Approving CAP-XX’s financial 

statements and monitoring financial 
performance against the approved 
budget. 

The Board has established Audit and 
Remuneration Committees.  Full 
details of which are contained in the 
Corporate Governance sections of 
the Company’s website. 

The Board receives regular feedback 
from its external auditors on the state 
of its risk management and internal 
controls. The Board does not 

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4.   Embed effective risk 
management, considering both 
opportunities and threats, 
throughout the organisation 

The board needs to ensure that the 
company’s risk management 
framework identifies and addresses 
all relevant risks in order to execute 
and deliver strategy; companies need 
to consider their extended business, 
including the company’s supply 
chain, from key suppliers to end-
customer. 

Setting strategy includes determining 
the extent of exposure to the 
identified risks that the company is 
able to bear and willing to take (risk 
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QCA Code Principle 

Application (as set out by QCA) 

What we do and why 

consider it would be appropriate to 
have its own internal audit function at 
the present time, given the 
Company’s size and nature of its 
current operations. The Group does 
complete regular fraud and internal 
risk questionnaires which are 
completed and reviewed on a six-
monthly basis. 

At present the internal audit of 
financial controls form part of the 
responsibilities of the Group’s finance 
function. 

MAINTAIN A DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 

QCA Code Principle 

Application (as set out by QCA) 

What we do and why 

5.  Maintain the board as a 
well- functioning, balanced 
team led by the chair 

The board members have a collective 
responsibility and legal obligation to 
promote the interests of the 
company, and are collectively 
responsible for defining corporate 
governance arrangements. Ultimate 
responsibility for the quality of, and 
approach to, corporate governance 
lies with the chair of the board. 

The board (and any committees) 
should be provided with high quality 
information in a timely manner to 
facilitate proper assessment of the 
matters requiring a decision or 
insight. 

The board should have an 
appropriate balance between 
executive and non-executive 
directors and should have at least 
two independent non- executive 
directors. Independence is a board 
judgement. 

The board should be supported by 
committees (e.g. audit, remuneration, 
nomination) that have the necessary 
skills and knowledge to discharge 
their duties and responsibilities 
effectively. 

Directors must commit the time 
necessary to fulfill their roles. 

The Board comprises of three 
directors, two of whom are 
independent non-executive 
directors. Although the non-
executive directors are 
shareholders of the Company, 
given the size of their shareholding 
and that none of the non-executive 
directors have any day-to-day 
involvement in the running of the 
business, the Company considers 
the non-executive directors to be 
independent. The Chairman of the 
CAP-XX Board is Mr Patrick Elliott 
who was first elected to the Board 
in July 2011.  

All of the non-executive Directors 
are subject to election by 
shareholders at the first Annual 
General Meeting after their 
appointment to the Board and at 
least one third of the Board must 
retire and seek re-election at every 
Annual General Meeting.  

All Directors are expected to devote 
the necessary time commitments 
required by their position and where 
possible should attend all Board 
meetings. The Board meets at 
regular scheduled intervals and 
follows a formal agenda, papers 
and reports are sent to the 
Directors in a timely manner, prior 
to the Board meetings. It also 
meets as and when required. 
During the financial year ended 30 
June 2020, seven Board meetings 
were held as well as two Audit 
Committee meetings and two 
Remuneration Committee meetings 

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Corporate Governance Statement (continued) 

QCA Code Principle 

Application (as set out by QCA) 

What we do and why 

6.   Ensure that between them 
the directors have the 
necessary up-to-date 
experience, skills and 
capabilities 

The board must have an appropriate 
balance of sector, financial and public 
markets skills and experience, as well 
as an appropriate balance of 
personal qualities and capabilities. 
The board should understand and 
challenge its own diversity, including 
gender balance, as part of its 
composition. 

The board should not be dominated 
by one person or a group of people. 
Strong personal bonds can be 
important but can also divide a board. 

As companies evolve, the mix of 
skills and experience required on the 
board will change, and board 
composition will need to evolve to 
reflect this change. 

The Company’s Corporate 
Governance Statement (available 
on the CAP-XX website) provides 
further details, including how the 
Board evaluates its own 
performance. 

The CAP-XX Annual Report and 
Accounts for the year ended June 
2020 also explains the governance 
framework and provides data on 
the number of Board and 
Committee meetings (and Director 
attendance at the same) 

Directors who have been appointed 
to the Board have been chosen 
because of the skills and 
experience they offer. Full 
biographical details of the directors 
are included on the CAP-XX 
Website (https://www.cap-
xx.com/key-personnel/ ) and also 
on pages 10 and 11 the CAP-XX 
Annual Report and Accounts for the 
year ended June 2020. 

The Company encourages 
continuing education of its directors 
and officers where appropriate in 
order to ensure that they have the 
necessary skills and knowledge to 
meet their respective obligations to 
the Company. 

As noted above the Company has 
put in place an Audit Committee 
and a Remuneration Committee. 
The responsibilities of both 
Committees are set out in the 
Corporate Governance Statement 
on the CAP-XX website 
(https://www.cap-xx.com/the-
company/corporate-governance/) 
and the terms of reference . 

7.   Evaluate board 
performance based on clear 
and relevant objectives, 
seeking continuous 
improvement 

The board should regularly review the 
effectiveness of its performance as a 
unit, as well as that of its committees 
and the individual directors. 

The board performance review may 
be carried out internally or, ideally, 
externally facilitated from time to 
time. The review should identify 
development or mentoring needs of 
individual directors or the wider 
senior management team. 

It is healthy for membership of the 
board to be periodically refreshed. 
Succession planning is a vital task for 
boards. No member of the board 
should become indispensable. 

At the highest level, the CAP-XX 
Board judges its own performance 
by reference to the Company’s 
progress against targets set out in 
the Company’s strategic plan. The 
Board formally evaluates its own 
performance as a unit at least once 
a year with an assessment of its 
effectiveness. Areas are identified 
where improvements can be made, 
and active steps are taken to make 
improvements accordingly. This 
assessment is led by CAP-XX 
Chairman. 

The Board’s annual effectiveness 
review was conducted and high 
level recommendations were 

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Corporate Governance Statement (continued) 

QCA Code Principle 

Application (as set out by QCA) 

What we do and why 

discussed and agreed. These 
recommendations and the 
associated improvements are 
consistently being monitored at the 
regular Board meetings. 

The performance of the individual 
Directors including the Chairman 
are monitored on an ongoing basis. 
On an annual basis, the 
Remuneration Committee 
evaluates the individual Director’s 
performance as part of the review 
of remuneration and share equity 
grants. 

Given the scale and scope of the 
current operation and the risk 
management framework, the 
Directors are of the view that a 
formal evaluation process of the 
effectiveness of both the Audit and 
Remuneration Committees is not 
required at this stage. The need 
for an evaluation process is 
monitored on an on-going basis. 

The Board and the Remuneration 
Committee will also regularly 
discuss the Board’s balance, the 
Board’s current skills set and 
remuneration to ensure that the 
Board structure is fit for purpose 
and is appropriate for the next 
phase of CAP-XX’s development 
and growth. 

The composition of the Company’s 
Board including individual directors 
has not changed materially over the 
previous years, on the basis that 
the Board are of the view that the 
above processes are appropriate 
for the Company’s requirements, 
given the size and nature of the 
CAP-XX business.  

The Board uses the results of its 
evaluation process when 
considering the adequacy of the 
composition of the Board and any 
succession planning 
requirements. However, there are 
no plans at present for changes or 
additions to the Board and the 
Directors believe that the current 
Board meets the needs of the 
Company’s current and medium-
term requirements. 

8.   Promote a corporate 
culture that is based on ethical 
values and behaviours 

The board should embody and 
promote a corporate culture that is 
based on sound ethical values and 
behaviours and use it as an asset 

The CAP-XX Board considers that 
confidence in its integrity can only be 
achieved if its employees and officers 
conduct themselves ethically in all of 

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QCA Code Principle 

Application (as set out by QCA) 

What we do and why 

and a source of competitive 
advantage. 

The policy set by the board should be 
visible in the actions and decisions of 
the chief executive and the rest of the 
management team. 
Corporate values should guide the 
objectives and strategy of the 
company. 

The culture should be visible in every 
aspect of the business, including 
recruitment, nominations, training and 
engagement. The performance and 
reward system should endorse the 
desired ethical behaviours across all 
levels of the company. 

The corporate culture should be 
recognisable throughout the 
disclosures in the annual report, 
website and any other statements 
issued by the company. 

their commercial dealings on CAP-XX’s 
behalf. CAP-XX has therefore 
recognised that it should actively 
promote ethical conduct amongst its 
employees, officers and contractors. 
CAP-XX has adopted, amongst other 
policies to promote ethical and 
responsible decision making, a code of 
conduct which applies to all directors, 
officers, employees, consultants and 
contractors of CAP-XX, which the 
Board and Management will seek to 
enforce where appropriate.  

The CAP-XX Board and management 
conduct themselves ethically at all 
times and promote a culture that is in 
line with standards set out on the 
website. CAP-XX values its reputation 
for ethical behaviour and has a set of 
values that are at the core of its 
business philosophy. 

9.   Maintain governance 
structures and processes that 
are fit for purpose and support 
good decision- making by the 
board 

The company should maintain 
governance structures and processes 
in line with its corporate culture and 
appropriate to its: 

•  size and complexity; and 
•  capacity, appetite and tolerance for 
risk. 

CAP-XX’s Corporate Governance 
Statement on pages 17 to 25 of the 
Company’s Annual Report for the year 
ended 30 June 2020 explains the 
structures which are in place at Board 
and Committee level and how these 
interact, including the roles which 
individual Directors fulfil on the Board.  

The governance structures should 
evolve over time in parallel with its 
objectives, strategy and business 
model to reflect the development of 
the company. 

At present, the Board is satisfied with 
the Company’s corporate governance, 
given the Company’s size and the 
nature of its operations, and as such 
there are no specific plans for changes 
to the Company’s corporate 
governance arrangements in the 
shorter term. 

There is a clear separation of the roles 
of Chief Executive Officer and Non-
executive Chairman. The Chairman has 
overall responsibility for corporate 
governance matters in the Company, 
leadership of the board and ensuring its 
effectiveness on all aspects of its role.  

The Chief Executive Officer leads the 
executive team and is responsible for 
implementing those actions required to 
deliver on the agreed strategy. 

The matters reserved as the 
responsibilities of the CAP-XX 
board include:- 

• Developing, providing input into 

and final approval of the 
Company’s strategic plan; 
• Evaluating, approving and 

monitoring the strategic and 

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Corporate Governance Statement (continued) 

QCA Code Principle 

Application (as set out by QCA) 

What we do and why 

financial plans and 
performance objectives of the 
Company; 

• Reviewing, ratifying and 

monitoring systems of risk 
management and internal 
compliance and control, codes of 
conduct and legal compliance; 
• Evaluating and monitoring annual 

budgets and business plans; 

• Ensuring appropriate resources are 
available to senior management; 
• Approving all accounting policies, 
financial reports and external 
communications by the 
Company; 

• Appointing, re-appointing or 
removing CAP-XX’s external 
auditors; and 

• Appointing, monitoring and 

managing the performance and 
remuneration of executive directors 
and senior executives. 

Details of the Company’s audit and 
remuneration committees, including 
their terms of reference can be 
found here: https://www.cap-
xx.com/aim-rule-26/ 

Beneath the Board there is an 
operational governance framework 
which facilitates the effective 
management of the business by an 
Executive Committee. This 
organisation structure is kept under 
continual review and evolves as the 
needs and requirements of the 
business changes as it grows and 
develops.  

 BUILD TRUST 

QCA Code Principle 

Application (as set out by QCA) 

What we do and why 

10. Communicate how the 
company is governed and is 
performing by maintaining a 
dialogue with shareholders 
and other relevant 
stakeholders. 

A healthy dialogue should exist between 
the board and all of its stakeholders, 
including shareholders, to enable all 
interested parties to come to informed 
decisions about the company. 

In particular, appropriate communication 
and reporting structure should exist 
between the board and all constituent 
parts of its shareholder base. This will 
assist: 

the communication of shareholders’ 

• 
views to the board; and 

The Company’s governance 
structure is explained through the 
Corporate Governance Statement 
which is available on the CAP-XX 
website and is supplemented by 
the disclosures provided in this 
compliance statement and 
explanations set out in the 
“Corporate Governance” section of 
the CAP-XX Annual Report for the 
year ended 30 June 2020. 

The communication and interaction 
between CAP-XX and its 
shareholders are explained in the 
disclosure above (see principle 2) . 

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Corporate Governance Statement (continued) 

the shareholders’ understanding of 

• 
the unique circumstances and 
constraints faced by the company. 

It should be clear where these 
communication practices are described 
(annual report or website). 

Audit and Remuneration 
Committee’s membership and 
responsibilities are included in the 
CAP-XX Annual Report for the year 
ended 30 June 2020 as well as the 
full disclosure of CAP-XX Directors 
remuneration.  

Historical Annual and Interim 
Reports with all notices, circulars 
and results of resolutions since the 
Company’s ordinary shares were 
admitted to trading on in April 2006 
can also be found on the CAP-XX 
website  (available here 
https://www.cap-
xx.com/investors/financial-
performance/ 
The Company encourages two-way 
communication with both its 
institutional and private investors 
and responds quickly to all queries 
received. The Chairman talks 
regularly with the Group’s major 
shareholders and ensures that their 
views are communicated fully to 
the Board. 

The Board recognizes the AGM as 
an important opportunity to meet 
private shareholders. The Directors 
are available to listen to the views 
of shareholders informally 
immediately following the AGM. 

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CAP-XX Limited 
Financial statements - 30 June 2020 

Contents 

Consolidated statement of profit or loss 
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 
Consolidated statement of financial position 
Consolidated statement of changes in equity 
Consolidated statement of cash flows 
Notes to the financial statements 

Page 

27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 

This financial report covers the Group consisting of CAP-XX Limited and its subsidiaries. The financial 
report is presented in Australian Dollars. 

CAP-XX Limited is a company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Its principal place 
of business is: 

Unit1 
13 A Stanton Road 
Seven Hills   NSW   2147 

Its registered office is: 

Suite 126 
117 Old Pittwater Road 
Brookvale  NSW  2100 

A description of the nature of the Group's operations and its principal activities is included in the Chairman’s 
Statement on page 5, Business Review on pages 6 to 8 and in the directors’ report on pages 9 to 15, all of 
which are not part of this financial report. 

The financial report was authorised for issue by the directors on 3rd November 2020. The Directors have 
the power to amend and reissue the financial report. 

Through the use of the internet, we have ensured that our corporate reporting is timely, complete, and 
available globally at minimum cost to the Group. All press releases, financial reports and other information 
are available at our Investors’ Centre on our website: www.cap-xx.com.  

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CAP-XX Limited 
Consolidated statement of profit or loss 
For the year ended 30 June 2020 

Currency: Australian Dollars 

Notes 

Revenue from contracts with customers  

Cost of sales  

Gross Profit 

Other revenue 
Other income 

General and administrative expenses 
Process and engineering expenses 
Selling and marketing expenses 
Research and development expenses 
Project Expenses 
Share Based Payment Expense 
Other expenses 

Loss before income tax  

Income tax benefit 

Net loss for the year 

5 
7 

5 
6 

7 

8 

Consolidated 

2020 

$ 

2019 

$ 

3,587,957 
(1,721,152) 

3,204,551 
(1,441,927) 

1,866,805 

1,762,624 

24,075 
3,692,290 

45,303 
1,600,033 

(2,819,282) 
(906,693) 
(884,646) 
(1,496,001) 
(3,728,633) 
(279,886) 
(376,744) 

(2,084,468) 
(914,543) 
(743,678) 
(1,547,361) 
- 
(859,483) 
(71,822) 

(4,908,715) 

(2,813,395) 

- 

- 

(4,908,715) 

(2,813,395) 

Loss attributable to owners of CAP-XX Limited 

(4,908,715) 

(2,813,395) 

Earnings per share for loss attributable to the 
ordinary equity holders of the Company 
Basic loss per share 
Diluted loss per share 

31 
31  

Cents 
(1.3) 
(1.3) 

Cents 
(0.9) 
(0.9) 

The above consolidated statement of profit or loss should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

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CAP-XX Limited 
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 
For the year ended 30 June 2020 

Currency: Australian Dollars 

Notes 

Consolidated 

2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

Loss for the year 

(4,908,715) 

(2,813,395) 

Other comprehensive income/(loss) 

Items that may be reclassified subsequently 
to profit or loss 

Exchange differences on translation of foreign 
operations 

21 

(22,894)

        (38,660)

Other comprehensive income for the year, 
net of tax 

Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the 
year attributable to owners of CAP-XX 
Limited 

(22,894)

(38,660) 

(4,931,609)

(2,852,055) 

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

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CAP-XX Limited 
Consolidated statement of financial position 
As at 30 June 2020 

Currency: Australian Dollars 

ASSETS 

Current assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Receivables 
Inventories 
Other 
Total current assets 

Non-current assets  
Property, plant and equipment 
Right of use assets 
Other  
Total non-current assets  

Total assets 

LIABILITIES 
Current liabilities 
Payables 
Lease liabilities 
Provisions 
Total current liabilities 

Non-current liabilities  
Lease liabilities 
Provisions 
Total non-current liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Net assets 

EQUITY 
Contributed equity 
Reserves 
Accumulated losses 
TOTAL EQUITY 

Consolidated 

Notes 

        2020 

$ 

2019 
$ 

9 
10 
11 
12 

13 
14 
15 

16 
17 
18 

17 
19 

2,895,482 
   576,665 
1,290,248 
3,613,230 
8,375,625 

1,557,015 
3,198,340 
204,808 
4,960,163 

2,429,156 
    616,219 
1,940,171 
1,838,662 
6,824,208 

679,336 
- 
236,507 
915,843 

13,335,788 

7,740,051 

1,720,179 
135,272 
 1,323,050 
3,178,501 

2,524,557 
45,576 
2,570,133 

746,082 
- 
796,695 
1,542,777 

- 
52,838 
52,838 

5,748,634 

1,595,615 

7,587,154 

6,144,436 

20 
21 
21 

108,010,106 
6,289,985 
(106,712,937) 
7,587,154 

101,915,665 
6,032,993 
(101,804,222) 
6,144,436 

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

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CAP-XX Limited 
Consolidated statement of changes in equity 
For the year ended 30 June 2020 

Currency: Australian Dollars 

Notes 

Contributed 
Equity 
$ 

Reserves 
$ 

Accumulated 
losses 
$ 

Total 
$ 

Consolidated 

Balance as 1 July 2018 

98,565,062 

5,212,170 

(98,990,827)

4,786,405 

Loss for the year as reported in the 
2019 financial statements 

Other comprehensive income 

Transactions with owners in their 
capacity as owners: 

Contributions of equity, net of 
transaction costs and tax 

Employee share options - value of 
employee services 

20 

21 

- 

-  

- 

(2,813,395)

(2,813,395) 

(38,660) 

-

(38,660) 

3,350,603 

 -  

- 

859,483 

3,350,603            

859,483 

 -

- 

- 

3,350,603 

859,483 

4,210,086 

Balance at 30 June 2019 

101,915,665 

6,032,993 

(101,804,222)

6,144,436 

Loss for the year as reported in the 
2020 financial statements 

Other comprehensive income 

Transactions with owners in their 
capacity as owners: 

Contributions of equity, net of 
transaction costs and tax 

Employee share options - value of 
employee services 

20 

21 

- 

-  

- 

(4,908,715)

(4,908,715) 

(22,894) 

-

(22,894) 

6,094,441 

 -  

- 
6,094,441 

279,886 
279,886 

 -

- 
- 

6,094,441 

279,886 
6,374,327 

Balance at 30 June 2020 

108,010,106 

6,289,985 

(106,712,937) 

7,587,154 

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

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CAP-XX Limited 
Consolidated statement of cash flows 
For the year ended 30 June 2020 

Currency: Australian Dollars 

Notes 

Consolidated 

2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

Cash flows from operating activities 
Receipts from customers (inclusive of goods and 
services tax) 
Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of 
goods and services tax) 

Tax credit received 
Grants received 
Interest paid on lease liabilities 
Interest received 
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating 
activities 

Cash flows from investing activities 
Payments for property, plant and equipment 
Net cash (outflow) from investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities 
Proceeds from issue of shares (net of costs) 
Payments for lease liabilities 
Net cash inflow from financing activities 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash 
equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the 
financial year 
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and 
cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the 
financial year 

3,645,279 

3,429,190 

    (9,822,550) 
(6,177,271) 
1,590,983 
207,904 
(102,220) 
24,075 

(7,603,198) 
(4,174,008) 
1,596,538 
50,918 
- 
45,303 

28 

(4,456,529) 

(2,481,249) 

(1,083,862) 

(1,083,862) 

(312,884) 

(312,884) 

20 

6,094,441 
(64,830) 

6,029,611 

3,350,603 
- 

3,350,603 

489,220 

556,470 

2,429,156 

1,911,346 

(22,894) 

(38,660) 

2,895,482 

2,429,156 

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

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CAP-XX Limited 
Notes to the financial statements 
30 June 2020 

Contents of the notes to the financial statements  

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Summary of significant accounting policies 
Financial risk management 
Critical accounting estimates and judgements 
Segment information 
Revenue 
Other income 
Expenses 
Income tax benefit 
Current assets – Cash and cash equivalents 
Current assets – Receivables  
Current assets – Inventories  
Current assets – Other  
Non-current assets – Property, plant and equipment 
Non-current assets – Right-of-use assets 
Non-current assets – Other 
Current liabilities – Payables 
Lease liabilities 
Current liabilities – Provisions 
Non-current liabilities – Provisions and Other liabilities 
Contributed equity 
Reserves and accumulated losses 
Key management personnel disclosures 
Remuneration of auditors 
Commitments 
Related party transactions 
Subsidiaries 
Events occurring after the balance sheet date 
Reconciliation of loss after income tax to net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities 
Share-based payments 
Economic dependency 
Earnings per share 
Parent entity 

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CAP-XX Limited 
Notes to the financial statements 
30 June 2020 

Note 1 

Summary of significant accounting policies 

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below. 
These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. The financial 
statements are for the consolidated entity consisting of CAP-XX Limited and its subsidiaries. 

All amounts shown are in Australian Dollars, rounded to the nearest Dollar, unless otherwise stated. 

(a)   Basis of preparation 

These general purpose financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards 
and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001. CAP-XX 
Limited is a for-profit entity for the purpose of preparing the financial statements.  

Compliance with IFRS 
The consolidated financial statements of the CAP-XX Limited Group also comply with International Financial Reporting 
Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).   

 Historical cost convention 
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. 

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

b) 

Continuation as a going concern 

During the year ended 30 June 2020, the Group incurred an operating loss before tax and net cash outflows from 
operating activities as disclosed in the statement of profit or loss and the statement of cash flows, respectively.  The 
continuing viability of the Group and its ability to continue as a going concern and meet its debts and commitments as 
they fall due are dependent upon the Group being successful with respect to the following factors: 

i. 

ii. 

The Group receiving the proceeds from the R&D Tax concession which has been lodged with the Australian 
Taxation Office in November 2020. The quantum of the rebate has increased substantially compared to the 
previous years due to the project costs in respect to the Murata transaction; 

The ability of the Group to raise additional funds from shareholders, new investors and debt markets. The Group 
has successfully conducted a number of small equity placements in recent years and therefore there is a 
reasonable expectation that alternate sources of funding can be sourced; 

iii.  Ongoing technology license discussions with numerous existing and new customers need to be finalised to 

ensure that ongoing revenue and cash flow is generated in a timely manner; 

iv. 

v. 

Increasing opportunities from existing and emerging markets are realised into sales revenue with the Group 
needing to ensure that product development and manufacturing capacity is available to satisfy the customers 
product specifications and timing demands; and 

Continue the close and effective monitoring of the Group's operating expenditure, including the continued 
realisation of identified operating cost initiatives. The Board approves an annual budget and regularly receives 
forecasts from management to monitor performance against budget and to consider longer term prospects. 

As a result of the above factors, there is material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to 
continue as a going concern and therefore it may be unable to realise its assets and settle its liabilities and commitments 
in the normal course of business and at the amounts stated in the financial statements. 

However, the Directors believe that the Group will be successful in achieving favourable outcomes on the above matters 
and that it will have sufficient funds to pay its debts and meet its commitments for at least the next 12 months from the 
date of this financial report, and accordingly, have prepared the financial report on a going concern basis. At this time, 
the directors are of the opinion that no asset is likely to be realised for an amount less than the amount at which it is 
recorded in the financial report at 30 June 2020.  As such, no adjustments have been made to the financial statements 
relating to the recoverability and classification of the asset carrying amounts or classification of liabilities that might be 
necessary should the Group not continue as a going concern. 

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CAP-XX Limited 
Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

 Note 1  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)  

(c)  

Principles of Consolidation 

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries of CAP-XX Limited 
(''Company'' or “Parent Entity”) as at 30 June 2020 and the results of all subsidiaries for the year then ended. CAP-XX 
Limited and its subsidiaries together are referred to in this financial report as the “Group” or the “Consolidated Entity”. 

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

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

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

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

Where the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it derecognises the assets including goodwill, liabilities and non-
controlling interest in the subsidiary together with any cumulative transaction differences recognised in equity.  

The Group recognises the fair value of the consideration received and the fair value of any investment retained together 
with any gain or loss in profit or loss. 

(d) 

Segment reporting 

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating 
decision maker. The chief operating decision maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing 
performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Board. 

(e)  

Foreign currency translation 

(i)   

Functional and presentation currency  

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary 
economic environment in which the entity operates (‘the functional currency’). The consolidated financial statements are 
presented in Australian dollars, which is CAP-XX Limited’s functional and presentation currency.  

 (ii)  

Transactions and balances  

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates 
of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the 
translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are 
recognised in the statement of profit or loss on a net basis within other income or other expenses. 

 (iii)  Group companies 

The results and financial position of all the Group entities (none of which has the currency of a hyperinflationary 
economy) that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation 
currency as follows: 
• 

assets and liabilities for each statement of financial position presented are translated at the closing rate at the 
date of that statement of financial position; 
income and expenses for each statement of profit or loss are translated at average exchange rates (unless this is 
not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which 
case income and expenses are translated at the dates of the transactions); and 
all resulting exchange differences are recognised in other comprehensive income. 

• 

• 

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CAP-XX Limited 
Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 1  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)  
(e)  

Foreign currency translation (continued) 

When a foreign operation is sold, a proportionate share of such exchange differences are recognised in the statement of 
profit or loss as part of the gain or loss on sale. 

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities of the 
foreign entities and translated at the closing rate. 

(f) 

Revenue recognition 

The Group adopted AASB 15 “Revenue from contracts with customers” from 1 July 2019. The core principle of AASB 15 
is that revenue should only be recognised as the entity receives the benefit of the goods or services provided under a 
commercial contract, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled for the transfer 
of the goods or services. A practical expedient has been adopted whereby the impact of significant financing components 
have not been considered as the Group expected, at contract inception, that the period between the transfer of the good 
or service and when the customer pays for that good or service is less than one year. 

Determining the transaction price  

The Group’s revenue is derived from fixed price agreements and therefore the amount of revenues to be earned from 
each agreement is determined by reference to those fixed prices. There is no variable consideration with these 
agreements.  

Allocation of amounts to performance obligations  

For most agreements, there is only one performance obligation and a fixed unit price for the good or service provided. As 
such, there is no judgement involved in the allocation of amounts specific performance obligations. In those instances 
where there is more than one performance obligation, the unit price is clearly defined and is allocated against the specific 
performance obligation. Some goods sold by the Group include warrantees which require the Group to either replace or 
mend a defective product during the warranty period if the goods fail to comply with agreed-upon specifications. In 
accordance with AASB 15, such assurance warranties are not accounted for as separate obligations and hence no 
revenue is allocated to them. 

Sale of goods revenue is recognised at a point in time when the Group have met all of their performance obligations 
including delivery, if applicable. There is limited judgement in identifying the point control passes; once the goods have 
left the warehouse or when the goods are delivered, depending on the type of good. 

Royalty revenue is recognised at a point in time when the underlying goods are sold. Fixed rate royalties are recognised 
over the period of the underlying agreement. 

Licence revenue in relation to the contracted use of the Group’s patents or technology is recognised at a point in time 
when the licence agreement is signed and the Group has the present right to payment.  

 (g)  Government grants 

Grants from the government, including the R&D Tax incentive, are recognised at their fair value where there is a 
reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and the Group will comply with all attached conditions. Income from 
government grants, including the R&D tax incentive, is recognised in the statement of profit or loss when the right to 
receive the payment is established. 

(h) 

Income tax 

The income tax expense or benefit for the period is the tax payable on the current period’s taxable income based on the 
national income tax rate for each jurisdiction adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to 
temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial 
statements, and to unused tax losses. 

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CAP-XX Limited 
Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 1  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)  
(h) 

Income tax (continued) 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary differences at the tax rates expected to apply when the 
assets are recovered or liabilities are settled, based on those tax rates which are enacted or substantively enacted for 
each jurisdiction. The relevant tax rates are applied to the cumulative amounts of deductible and taxable temporary 
differences to measure the deferred tax asset or liability. An exception is made for certain temporary differences arising 
from the initial recognition of an asset or a liability. No deferred tax asset or liability is recognised in relation to these 
temporary differences if they arose in a transaction, other than a business combination, that at the time of the transaction 
did not affect either accounting profit or taxable profit or loss.  

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

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are not recognised for temporary differences between the carrying amount and tax 
bases of investments in controlled entities where the parent entity is able to control the timing of the reversal of the 
temporary differences and it is probable that the differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and 
liabilities and when the deferred tax balances relate to the same taxation authority. Current tax assets and tax liabilities 
are offset where the entity has a legally enforceable right to offset and intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise 
the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

Current and deferred tax is recognised in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised directly in 
equity. In this case, the tax is also recognised directly in equity. 

Tax consolidation legislation 

CAP-XX Limited and its wholly owned Australian controlled entities have implemented the tax consolidation legislation as 
of 1 July 2002.  

The head entity, CAP-XX Limited, and the controlled entities in the tax consolidated group continue to account for their 
own current and deferred tax amounts. These tax amounts are measured as if each entity in the tax consolidated group 
continues to be a standalone taxpayer in its own right. 

In addition to its own current and deferred tax amounts, CAP-XX Limited also recognises the current tax liabilities (or 
assets) and the deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses and unused tax credits assumed from controlled 
entities in the tax consolidated group. 

Tax funding agreements are currently not in place. Amounts assumed are recognised as a contribution to (or distribution 
from) wholly owned tax consolidated entities. 

(i) 

Leases 

Leases of property, plant and equipment where the Group has substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are 
classified as finance leases. Finance leases are capitalised at the lease’s inception at the lower of the fair value of the 
leased property and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding rental obligations, net of 
finance charges, are included in other long term payables.  

(j) 

Impairment of assets 

Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortisation and are tested annually for impairment. Assets 
that are subject to amortisation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that 
the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s 
carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less  
costs to sell and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for 
which there are separately identifiable cash inflows which are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets 
or groups of assets (cash generating units). Non-financial assets other than goodwill that suffered an impairment are 
reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date. 

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CAP-XX Limited 
Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 1  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)  

(j) 

Impairment of assets (continued) 

The Group recognises a loss allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets which are measured at amortised 
cost. The measurement of the loss allowance depends upon the Group's assessment at the end of each reporting period  
as to whether the financial instrument's credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition, based on reasonable 
and supportable information that is available, without undue cost or effort to obtain. 

Where there has not been a significant increase in exposure to credit risk since initial recognition, a 12-month expected 
credit loss allowance is estimated. This represents a portion of the asset's lifetime expected credit losses that is attributable 
to a default event that is possible within the next 12 months. Where a financial asset has become credit impaired or where 
it is determined that credit risk has increased significantly, the loss allowance is based on the asset's lifetime expected 
credit losses. The amount of expected credit loss recognised is measured on the basis of the probability weighted present 
value of anticipated cash shortfalls over the life of the instrument discounted at the original effective interest rate. 

 (k)  Cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions, other short-term, highly 
liquid investments with original maturities of approximately three months that are readily convertible to known amounts of 
cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. 

(l) 

Trade receivables 

Trade receivables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost, less any allowance 
for expected credit loss. Trade receivables are generally due for settlement no more than 30 days from the date of 
recognition. 

Collectability of trade receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectable are 
written off by directly reducing the carrying amount. An allowance for expected credit loss is specifically recognised when 
there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect the receivable. Financial difficulties of the debtor or 
default payments are considered objective evidence of impairment.  

To measure expected credit losses on a collective basis, trade receivables are grouped based on similar credit risk and 
aging. The expected loss rates are based on the Group’s historical credit losses experienced over the two year period 
prior to the period end. The historical loss rates are then adjusted for both current and forward-looking information on 
macroeconomic factors affecting the Group’s customers. 

(m) 

Inventories 

Raw materials, work in progress and finished goods are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost 
comprises direct materials, direct labour and an appropriate proportion of variable and fixed overhead expenditure, the 
latter being allocated on the basis of normal operating capacity. Costs are assigned to individual items of inventory on a 
basis of first in first out. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the 
estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. 

Raw materials held for development purposes are also stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, hence are 
generally recognised in the statement of profit or loss as an expense when received.  

 (n)       Fair value estimation  

The fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities must be estimated for recognition and measurement or for 
disclosure purposes. The nominal value less estimated credit adjustments of trade receivables and payables are 
assumed to approximate their fair values due to their short term nature. 

(o) 

Property, plant and equipment 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less depreciation. Historical cost includes expenditure that is 
directly attributable to the acquisition of the items.  

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(o) 

Property, plant and equipment (continued) 

 Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only 
when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item 
can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the statement of profit or loss during the 
financial period in which they are incurred. Capital work in progress is not depreciated until the asset is installed and 
ready for use. 

Depreciation on assets is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate their cost amounts, net of their residual 
values over their estimate useful lives as follows: 

Furniture and fittings  
Plant and equipment – Manufacturing   
Plant and equipment – Research & Development   

2-10 years 
2-10 years 
2-10 years 

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each reporting date. 

An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is 
greater than its estimated recoverable amount (note 1(j)). 

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

 (p)   Right of use Asset 

A right-of-use asset is recognised at the commencement date of a lease. The right-of-use asset is measured at cost, 
which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability, adjusted for, as applicable, any lease payments made at or 
before the commencement date net of any lease incentives received, any initial direct costs incurred, and, except where 
included in the cost of inventories, an estimate of costs expected to be incurred for dismantling and removing the 
underlying asset, and restoring the site or asset. 

Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated 
useful life of the asset, whichever is the shorter. Where the consolidated entity expects to obtain ownership of the leased 
asset at the end of the lease term, the depreciation is over its estimated useful life. Right-of use assets are subject to 
impairment or adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. 

(q)   Research & Development 

Research expenditure is recognised as an expense as incurred. Costs incurred on development projects (relating to the 
design and testing of new or improved products) are recognised as intangible assets when it is probable that the project 
will, after considering its commercial and technical feasibility, be completed and generate future economic benefits and 
its costs can be measured reliably. The expenditure capitalised comprises all directly attributable costs, including costs of 
materials, services, direct labour and an appropriate proportion of overheads. Other development expenditures that do 
not meet these criteria are recognised as an expense as incurred. Development costs previously recognised as an 
expense are not recognised as an asset in a subsequent period. Capitalised development costs are recorded as 
intangible assets and amortised from the point at which the asset is ready for use on a straight-line basis over its useful 
life, which varies from 3 to 5 years. 

(r) 

Trade and other payables 

These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of financial year which 
are unpaid. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 55 days of recognition. 

(s)  

Provisions 

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events; it is 
probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and the amount has been reliably 
estimated. Provisions are not recognised for future operating losses. 

Where there are a number of similar obligations, the likelihood that an outflow will be required in settlement is determined 
by considering the class of obligations as a whole. A provision is recognised even if the likelihood of an outflow with 
respect to any one item included in the same class of obligations may be small. 

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Note 1  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) 

(t) 

Borrowings 

Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the fair value of the consideration received, net of transaction costs. 
They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

(u) 

Employee benefits 

 (i)   Wages and salaries and annual leave  
Liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits and annual leave expected to be settled within 
12 months of the reporting date are recognised in other provisions in respect of employees' services up to the 
reporting date and are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled.  

 Long service leave 

(ii)  
The liability for long service leave is recognised as part of the provision for employee benefits and measured at 
the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the 
reporting date using the projected unit credit method. Consideration is given to expected future wage and salary 
levels, experience of employee departures and periods of service. Expected future payments are discounted 
using market yields at the reporting date on national government bonds with terms to maturity and currency that 
match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows. 

 (iii)   Retirement benefit obligations  
The Group does not maintain a Group superannuation plan. The Group makes defined fixed percentage 
contributions for all Australian resident employees to complying third party superannuation funds. The Group’s 
legal or constructive obligation is limited to these contributions.  

Contributions to the defined contribution complying third party superannuation funds are recognised as an 
expense as they become payable. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that a cash 
refund or a reduction in the future payments is available.  

 (iv)  Share-based payments 
Share-based compensation benefits are provided to employees via the CAP-XX Limited Share Option Exchange 
Plan and the CAP-XX Limited Employee Share Option Plan. Information relating to these schemes is set out in 
note 29. 

The fair value of options granted under the CAP-XX Limited Share Option Exchange Plan and the CAP-XX 
Limited Employee Share Option Plan is recognised as an employee benefit expense with a corresponding 
increase in equity. The fair value is measured at grant date and recognised over the period during which the 
employees become unconditionally entitled to the options. 

The fair value at grant date is determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model that takes into account the 
exercise price, the term of the option, the impact of dilution, the non-tradeable nature of the option, the share price 
at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying share, the expected dividend yield and the risk-free 
interest rate for the term of the option. 

Non marketing vesting conditions are included in assumptions about the number of options that are expected to 
vest. The total expense is recognised over the vesting period, which is the period over which all of the specified  
vesting conditions are to be satisfied. At the end of each period, the entity revises its estimates of the number of 
options that are expected to vest based on the non-marketing vesting conditions. It recognises the impact of the 
revision to original estimates, if any, in profit or loss, with a corresponding adjustment to equity. 

 The 2006 Share Option Exchange Plan and the CAP-XX Limited Employee Share Option Plan are both 
administered by the Board of Directors of CAP-XX Limited. When options are exercised, the entity transfers the 
appropriate amount of shares to the employee. The proceeds received net of any directly attributable transactions 
costs are credited directly to equity. 

(v)   Bonus plans 
The Group recognises a liability and an expense for bonuses where contractually obliged or where there is a past 
practice that has created a constructive obligation. 

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Note 1  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) 

(v) 

Lease liability 

A lease liability is recognised at the commencement date of a lease. The lease liability is initially recognised at the 
present value of the lease payments to be made over the term of the lease, discounted using the interest rate implicit in 
the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments 
comprise of fixed payments less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a 
rate, amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees, exercise price of a purchase option when the 
exercise of the option is reasonably certain to occur, and any anticipated termination penalties. The variable lease 
payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. 

Lease liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. The carrying amounts are 
remeasured if there is a change in the following: future lease payments arising from a change in an index or a rate used; 
residual guarantee; lease term; certainty of a purchase option and termination penalties. When a lease liability is 
remeasured, an adjustment is made to the corresponding right-of use asset, or to profit or loss if the carrying amount of 
the right-of-use asset is fully written down. 

(w)  Contributed equity 

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

Where such ordinary shares are subsequently re-issues, any consideration received, net of any directly attributable 
incremental transactions costs and the related income tax effects, is included in equity attributable to the owners of 
Group. 

(x) 

Earnings per share  

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

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

(y) 

Goods and Services Tax (GST) 

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of associated GST, unless the GST incurred is not 
recoverable from the taxation authority. In this case it is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as 
part of the expense. 

Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST 
recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority 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 taxation authority, are presented as operating cash flow. 

 (z)  New, revised or amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted  

The Company has adopted all new or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian 
Accounting Standards Board ('AASB') that are mandatory for the current reporting period. Any new or amended 
Accounting Standards or Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have not been early adopted. The following 
Accounting Standards and Interpretations are most relevant to the Company: 

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Note 1  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) 

(z) 

New, revised or amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted  (continued) 

AASB 16 Leases 
The Group has adopted AASB 16 from 1 July 2019. The standard replaces AASB 117 'Leases' and for lessees 
eliminates the classifications of operating leases and finance leases. Except for short-term leases and leases of low-
value assets, right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities are recognised in the statement of financial position. 
Straight-line operating lease expense recognition is replaced with a depreciation charge for the right-of-use assets 
(included in operating costs) and an interest expense on the recognised lease liabilities (included in finance costs). In the 
earlier periods of the lease, the expenses associated with the lease under AASB 16 will be higher when compared to 
lease expenses under AASB 117. However, EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation) 
results improve as the operating expense is now replaced by interest expense and depreciation in profit or loss. For 
classification within the statement of cash flows, the interest portion is disclosed in operating activities and the principal 
portion of the lease payments are separately disclosed in financing activities. For lessor accounting, the standard does 
not substantially change how a lessor accounts for leases. 

Impact of adoption 
AASB 16 was adopted using the modified retrospective approach and as such comparatives have not been restated.  

The impact of adoption of AASB 16 as at 1 July 2019 was as follows: 

Operating lease commitments as at 30 June 2019 (AASB 117) 
Effect of discounting lease commitments using incremental borrowing rate 
Effect of exemptions for short-term leases and low-value leases (under AASB 16) 
Right-of-use assets (AASB 16) at 1st July 2019 

Lease liabilities - current (AASB 16) 
Lease liabilities - non-current (AASB 16) 
Total 

1 July 
2019 
$ 

  406,109 
           (8,134) 
(352,268) 
    45,707 

 13,865 
 31,842 
 45,707 

The impact on the adoption of AASB 16 on profit or loss for the period was an increase in finance costs of $102,220 and 
deprecation charges of $153,160, offset by a reduction in operating rental expenses of $167,050. The impact on the 
statement of cash flows was a $167,050 increase in operating cash inflows relating to the principal component of lease 
payments now disclosed in financing cash flows. 

(aa)  

 New Accounting Standards and Interpretations not yet mandatory or early adopted 

The following Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations have recently been issued or amended but are not yet 
mandatory, have not been early adopted by the consolidated entity for the annual reporting period ended 30 June 2020. 
This list is not complete, however, it represents the key standards applicable to the consolidated entity. 

Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting (Conceptual Framework) 
The revised Conceptual Framework is applicable to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020 and 
early adoption is permitted. The Conceptual Framework contains new definition and recognition criteria as well as new 
guidance on measurement that affects several Accounting Standards. Where the consolidated entity has relied on the 
existing framework in determining its accounting policies for transactions, events or conditions that are not otherwise 
dealt with under the Australian Accounting Standards, the consolidated entity may need to review such policies under the 
revised framework. At this time, the application of the Conceptual Framework is not expected to have a material impact 
on the consolidated entity's financial statements. 

(ab)  Parent entity financial information 

The financial information for the parent entity, CAP-XX Limited, disclosed in note 32 has been prepared on the same 
basis as the consolidated financial statements, except as set out below: 

Investments in subsidiaries 

 (i)   
Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost in the financial statements of CAP-XX Limited.  

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Note 2 

Financial risk management 

The Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks; market risk (including currency risk, interest rate risk and 
price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group's overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of 
financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the financial performance of the Group.  

The Group holds the following financial instruments: 

Financial assets 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Trade and other receivables 

Financial liabilities 

Trade and other payables 

Lease liabilities 

(a)  Market risk 

Consolidated 

2020 

$ 

2019 

$ 

2,895,482 

3,883,408 

6,778,890 

2,429,156 

2,085,218 

4,514,374 

1,720,179 

2,659,829 

4,380,008 

746,082 

- 

746,082 

 Foreign exchange risk arises when future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities are 
denominated in a currency that is not the entity’s functional currency. 

The Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising particularly from currency 
exposures to the US dollar. The Group sells most of its products and services in US dollars, buys the majority of 
its raw materials and pays its contract tolling fees in US dollars. Its USA operations are financed out of the net 
proceeds. 

Sensitivity analysis 
The Group’s after tax loss and equity for the year would have been $179,966 lower/ $197,962 higher (2019: 
$36,485 lower/$40,133 higher) had the Australian dollar strengthened/weakened by 10% against the US dollar,  
mainly as a result of foreign exchange gains/losses on the translation of US dollar denominated sales and 
purchases of goods and services. 

The Group's exposure to foreign currency risk at the end of the reporting period, was as follows: 

USD 
$ 

410,923 
386,501 
45,711 

2020 
GBP 
£ 

Euro 

                  2019 
USD 
$ 

GBP 
£ 

277,383 

- 
   11,633 

     14,992 

             - 

     21,412 

453,353 
288,830 
 161,685 

4,045 
- 
2,458 

Other 
$ 

1,636 

             - 
             - 

Cash and cash 
equivalents 
Trade receivables 
Trade payables 

(b) 

Credit risk 

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the 
consolidated entity. The Group has some concentration of credit risk. The Group has policies in place to ensure that 
sales of products are made to customers with an appropriate credit history. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the 
reporting date to recognised financial assets is the carrying amount, net of any provisions for impairment of those assets, 
as disclosed in the statement of financial position and notes to the financial statements. The consolidated entity does not 
hold any collateral. 

The Group has adopted a lifetime expected loss allowance in estimating expected credit losses to trade receivables 
through the use of a provisions matrix using fixed rates of credit loss provisioning. These provisions are considered 
representative across all customers of the Group based on recent sales experience, historical collection rates and 
forward-looking information that is available. 

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Note 2  Financial risk management (continued) 

(b) 

Credit risk  (continued) 

Generally, trade receivables are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. Indicators of this include 
the failure of a debtor to engage in a repayment plan, no active enforcement activity and a failure to make contractual 
payments for a period greater than 1 year. These indicators also suggest whether there has been an increase in credit 
risk.  

Cash and cash equivalents are placed in financial institutions with good credit ratings. 

(c) 

Liquidity risk 

Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash, to ensure debts are paid as and when they fall 
due. The Group has experienced recurring operating losses and operating cash outflows since inception to 30 June 2020 
as the Group is transitioning from development stage. Due to the negative cash flow position the Group has not 
committed to any credit facilities and rather has relied upon equity financing through private and public equity investors. 

Details of the liquidity risk associated with the Group’s lease liabilities are outlined in note 17. 

 (d) 

Interest rate risk 

The Group’s interest-rate risk mainly arises from interest bearing assets, with the Group’s income and operating cash 
flows exposed to changes in market interest rates. The interest bearing assets have been predominantly deposited at 
short term fixed rates exposing the Group to cash flow interest-rate risk.  

The Group’s exposure to interest-rate risk is immaterial in terms of the possible impact on profit or loss or equity.  It has 
therefore not been included in the sensitivity analysis.   

 (e) 

Fair value estimation 

The carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities recorded in the financial statements represents their respective net 
fair value unless otherwise noted, determined in accordance with the accounting policies disclosed in note 1. 

Note 3 

Critical accounting estimates and judgements  

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including 
expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. 

(a) 

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions  

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by 
definition, seldom equal the related actual results. Apart from the going concern assumption as discussed in note 1(b), 
the estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of 
assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.  

(b) 

Critical judgements in applying the entity’s accounting policies  

 (i)  

Impairment loss on plant and equipment 

The Group has continued to use the Sydney, Australia manufacturing site for the production of electrode material 
and selected supercapacitor product lines, whilst the larger volume supercapacitor product lines are outsourced. 
In assessing the carrying value of its plant and equipment, the Group considers whether previous impairment 
write downs remain adequate and the current depreciation rates fairly reflect the carrying value of such assets. 

(ii)  

Fair value of share options 

 Share-based compensation benefits are provided to employees via the 2006 Share Option Exchange Plan and 
the CAP-XX Limited Employee Share Option Plan.  The fair value of options granted under the 2006 Share 
Option Exchange Plan and the CAP-XX Limited Employee Share Option Plan is recognised as an employee 
benefit expense with a corresponding increase in equity. The fair value is measured at grant date and recognised 
over the period during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the options.  The fair value at 
grant date is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The key inputs and assumptions used in 
the model is set out in note 29. 

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Note 3 

Critical accounting estimates and judgements (continued) 

 (iii)  

Inventory provision 

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future saleability of inventory for amounts in excess 
of cost. The provision for inventory obsolescence is based on management’s expectation of the future price of 
inventory, taking into account the age and condition and demand of the inventory and management’s assessment 
of future demand for the inventory. 

(iv)   Lease make good provision 

A provision has been made for the present value of anticipated costs for the future restoration of leased premises. 
The provision includes future cost estimates associated with departing the premise at the termination of the  
current lease period and requires assumptions regarding the cost estimates and departure dates. The provision 
recognised is periodically reviewed and updated based on the facts and circumstances available at the time. 

v)     Warranty provision 

In determining the level of provision required for warranties, the Group has made judgements in respect of he 
expected performance of the products, the number and frequency of customers who will actually claim under the 
stated warranty and the costs of fulfilling the conditions of the warranty. The provision is based on estimates 
generated from historical warranty data associated with similar products and services. 

vi)    Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic 

Judgement has been exercised in considering the impacts that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had, 
or may have, on the consolidated entity based on known information. This consideration extends to the nature of 
the products and services offered, customers, supply chain, staffing and geographic regions in which the 
consolidated entity operates. Other than as addressed in specific notes and note 1(b), there does not currently 
appear to be either any significant impact upon the financial statements or any significant uncertainties with 
respect to events or conditions which may impact the consolidated entity unfavourably as at the reporting date or 
subsequently as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

vii)   Lease term 

The lease term is a significant component in the measurement of both the right-of-use asset and lease liability. 
Judgement is exercised in determining whether there is reasonable certainty that an option to extend the lease or 
purchase the underlying asset will be exercised, or an option to terminate the lease will not be exercised, when 
ascertaining the periods to be included in the lease term. In determining the lease term, all facts and 
circumstances that create an economical incentive to exercise an extension option, or not to exercise a 
termination option, are considered at the lease commencement date. Factors considered may include the 
importance of the asset to the consolidated entity's operations; comparison of terms and conditions to prevailing 
market rates; incurrence of significant penalties; existence of significant leasehold improvements; and the costs 
and disruption to replace the asset. The consolidated entity reassesses whether it is reasonably certain to 
exercise an extension option, or not exercise a termination option, if there is a significant event or significant 
change in circumstances. 

viii)  

Incremental borrowing rate 

Where the interest rate implicit in a lease cannot be readily determined, an incremental borrowing rate is 
estimated to discount future lease payments to measure the present value of the lease liability at the lease 
commencement date. Such a rate is based on what the consolidated entity estimates it would have to pay a third 
party to borrow the funds necessary to obtain an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset, with similar 
terms, security and economic environment. 

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Note 4 

Segment information 

(a) 

Description of segments  

Management has determined the operating segment based on the reports reviewed by the Board that are used to make 
strategic decisions.  Management has identified one reportable segment which is the development, manufacture and 
sale of supercapacitors. 

Although the Group is managed on a global basis, it generates revenue in 3 main geographical areas being Asia Pacific, 
North America and Europe. Segment revenues are allocated based on the country in which the user is located. Cost of 
sales are allocated based on the country in which the production of supercapacitors occur. 

30 June 2020 

Revenue 
Cost of sales 
Gross (Loss)/Profit 

Interest revenue 
Other income 

General and administrative expenses 
Process and engineering expenses 
Selling and marketing expenses 
Research and development expenses 
Project Expenses 
Share Based Payment expenses 
Other expenses 

Geographical Segments 

Asia Pacific 

Europe 

$ 

2,015,184 
 (1,721,152) 
294,032 

24,075 
3,692,290 

(2,819,282) 
(906,693) 
(884,646) 
(1,496,001) 
(3,728,633) 
(279,886) 
(376,744) 

$ 
813,916 
- 
813,916 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

North 
America 

$ 

758,857 
- 
758,857 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

Total 

$ 

3,587,957 
 (1,721,152) 
1,866,805 

24,075 
3,692,290 

(2,819,282) 
(906,693) 
(884,646) 
(1,496,001) 
(3,728,633) 
(279,886) 
(376,744) 

(Loss)/Profit before income tax 

(6,481,488) 

813,916 

758,857 

(4,908,715) 

Net (loss)/profit for the year 

(6,481,488) 

813,916 

758,857 

(4,908,715) 

Other comprehensive income 
Exchange differences arising in translation of 
foreign operations 
Total comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax 

Total  assets 
Total liabilities 

(Loss)/Profit before income tax includes the 
following specific expenses: 

Depreciation 
Share based payments 

(22,894) 
(6,504,382) 

- 
813,916 

- 
758,857 

(22,894) 
(4,931,609) 

13,335,788 
5,748,634 

359,343 
279,886 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

13,335,788 
5,748,634 

359,343 
279,886 

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Note 4 

Segment information (continued) 

         30 June 2019  

Revenue 
Cost of sales 
Gross (Loss)/Profit 

Interest revenue 
Other income 

General and administrative expenses 
Process and engineering expenses 
Selling and marketing expenses 
Research and development expenses 
Share Based Payment expenses 
Other expenses 

Geographical Segments 

Asia Pacific 
$ 

1,407,016 
(1,441,927) 
(34,911) 

45,303 
1,600,033 

(2,084,468) 
(914,543) 
(743,678) 
(1,547,361) 
(859,483) 
(71,822) 

Europe 
$ 
881,730 
- 
881,730 

North 
America 
$ 

Total 
$ 

915,805 
- 
915,805 

3,204,551 
(1,441,927) 
1,762,624 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

45,303 
1,600,033 

(2,084,468) 
(914,543) 
(743,678) 
(1,547,361) 
(859,483) 
(71,822) 

(Loss)/Profit before income tax 

(4,610,930) 

881,730 

915,805 

(2,813,395) 

Net (loss)/profit for the year 

(4,610,930) 

881,730 

915,805 

(2,813,395) 

Other comprehensive income 
Exchange differences arising in translation of 
foreign operations 
Total comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax 

Total  assets 
Total liabilities 

(Loss)/Profit before income tax includes the 
following specific expenses: 

(38,660)  
(4,649,590) 

- 
881,730 

- 
915,805 

(38,660) 
(2,852,055) 

7,740,051 
1,595,615 

- 
- 

- 
- 

7,740,051 
1,595,615 

Depreciation 
Share based payments 

206,497 
859,483 

- 
- 

- 
- 

206,497 
859,483 

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Note 5 

Revenue  

Sales revenue 
Sale of goods (recognised at a point in time) 
Licence Fees & Royalties (recognised at a point in 
time) 

Other revenue 
Interest 

Disaggregation of Revenue 

Consolidated 

2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

2,708,697 

2,127,926 

879,260 
3,587,957 

1,076,625 
3,204,551 

24,075 

45,303 

The Group has disaggregated revenue into various categories in the following table which is intended to  

-  Depict how the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic date; and 
- 

Enable users to understand the relationship with revenue segment information provided in Note 4.  

Consolidated - 2020 

Geographical regions 
Asia Pacific 
Europe  
Americas 

Consolidated – 2019 

Geographical regions 
Asia Pacific 
Europe  
Americas 

Supercapacitors 

Licence 
Fees and 
Royalties 

Total 

1,608,382  
813,916  
286,399  

406,802  
-  
472,458  

2,015,184 
813,916 
758,857 

2,708,697  

879,260  

3,587,957 

Supercapacitors 

Licence 
Fees and 
Royalties 

Total 

 886,835   
 881,730   
 359,361   

 520,181   
-  
556,444   

 1,407,016 
 881,730  
915,805 

2,127,926  

1,076,625  

3,204,551 

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Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 6 

Other income 

Consolidated 

Foreign Exchange Gains – (net) 
R&D Tax Incentive 
Government Grants 

Note 7 

Expenses 

Loss before income tax includes the following specific expenses: 

Cost of sale of goods 
   Direct materials and labour 
   Indirect manufacturing expenses 
Total cost of sale of goods 

Depreciation  
   Plant and equipment 
   Furniture and fittings 
   Leasehold improvements 
   Right of Use Assets 
Total depreciation  

Other expenses – movement in provisions 
   Allowance for expected credit loss 
   Provision for make good on premises 
   Provision for Withholding Tax Diminution 
   Interest  - lease liabilities 

Rental expense relating to leases 
   Short term lease payments 

2020 
$ 

161,809 
3,324,481 
206,000 
3,692,290 

2019 
$ 

8,995 
1,540,119 
50,919 
1,600,033 

Consolidated 

2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

1,575,024 
146,128 
1,721,152 

1,261,360 
180,567 
1,441,927 

201,140 
50 
4,993 
153,160 
359,343 

109,817 
116,613 
48,094 
102,220 

196,811 
50 
9,636 
- 
206,497 

17,567 
5,807 
48,448 
- 

376,744 

71,822 

308,926 

387,162 

Employee benefits expense 

3,389,941 

3,194,355 

Share based payments 

279,886 

859,483 

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Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 8 

Income tax benefit 

(a) 

Numerical reconciliation of income tax 
benefit to prima facie tax benefit 

Loss before tax 

Tax at the Australian tax rate of 27.5% 
Tax effect of amounts which are not deductible (taxable) in 
calculating taxable income: 
    Share based payments 
    (Non-assessable) / non-deductible items 
    R&D additional claims 

Deferred income tax (revenue)/expense not 
recognised 
Benefit arising from tax losses not recognised 
Income tax benefit 

(b) 

Tax losses 

Consolidated 

2020 

$ 

2019 

$ 

(4,908,715) 

(2,813,395) 

(1,349,897) 

(773,684) 

76,969 
1,272,928 
- 
1,349,897 

- 
- 
- 

236,358 
537,326 
- 
773,684 

- 
- 
- 

Unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset has 
been recognised 
Potential tax benefit @ 27.5% 

92,939,554 
25,558,377 

92,622,157 
25,471,093 

All unused tax losses were incurred by Australian entities. The deferred tax assets in relation to the tax losses will only 
be obtained if: 
i) 

the Group derives future assessable income of a nature and of an amount sufficient to enable the benefit from  the  
deductions for the losses to be realised, and 
the Group continues to comply with the conditions for deductibility imposed by tax legislation, and 
no changes in tax legislation adversely affect the Group in realising the benefit from the deductions for the losses. 

ii)   
iii)   

(c)        Deferred Tax Assets - not recognised 

  The balance comprised temporary differences        
attributable to employee benefits & other provisions 
  Set- off of deferred tax liabilities 

Net deferred tax assets 

(d) Unrecognised temporary differences 

697,217 
(5,930) 

348,972 
(47,961) 

691,827 

301,011 

Temporary differences for which no deferred tax asset 
has been recognised 
Potential tax benefit @ 27.5% 

2,535,333 
697,217 

1,268,987 
348,972 

CAP-XX Limited and its wholly owned Australian controlled entities have implemented the tax consolidation legislation as 
of 1 July 2002. The accounting policy in relation to this legislation is set out in note 1(h). CAP-XX Limited has not 
recognised any tax consolidation distribution from or to wholly tax consolidated entities. 

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Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 9 

Current assets – Cash and cash 
equivalents 

Cash at bank and on hand 
Cash on deposit  

Consolidated 

2020 
$ 

636,511 
2,258,971 
2,895,482 

2019 
$ 

453,279 
1,975,877 
2,429,156 

Note 10  Current assets – Receivables 

Consolidated 

Trade receivables 

Other receivables 

2020 
$ 

462,666 
462,666 

113,999 
576,665 

2019 
$ 

413,186 
413,186 

203,033 
616,219 

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

Consolidated 

2020 

$ 

17,567 
109,817 
127,384 

2019 

$ 

- 
17,567 
17,567 

Opening balance 
Allowance for expected credit loss 
Closing balance 

(b)     Past due but not impaired 

There were no trade receivables at 30 June 2020 that were past due but not impaired (2019: Nil). 

 (c) 

Fair value and credit risk  

Due to the short-term nature of these receivables, their carrying value is assumed to approximate their fair value. The 
current receivables are non-interest bearing. There is some concentration of credit risk with respect to current 
receivables, as the Group has a limited number of customers, internationally dispersed.  The total amount outstanding is 
comprised of 18 customers with the top 10 making up over 90% of the total balance.  

(d) 

Foreign exchange and interest rate risk  

Information about the Group's exposure to foreign currency risk and interest rate risk in relation to trade and other 
receivables is provided in note 2. 

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30 June 2020 

Note 11  Current assets – Inventories 

Consolidated 

Raw materials and stores - net realisable value 
Work in progress – net realisable value 
Finished goods - net realisable value 

2020 

$ 

636,415 
134,478 
519,355 
1,290,248 

2019 

$ 

811,769 
- 
1,128,402 
1,940,171 

Note 12  Current assets – Other 

Consolidated 

Research & Development - Tax Credit 
Prepayments 
Rental Bond 
Other Receivables 

2020 
$ 

3,202,557 
162,749 
236,507 
11,417 
3,613,230 

2019 
$ 

1,469,000 
358,489 
- 
11,173 
1,838,662 

A term of the current lease agreement for the Lane Cove premises is a requirement for the Group  to have a bank 
guarantee in place as security for the landlord against loss or damage from any event of default.  The rental bond of 
$236,507 represents the current value of this bank guarantee. As the lease term on this premises expires on June 30, 
2020, the bank guarantee is expected to be released within the next 3 months. 

Note 13  Non-current assets – Property, plant 

Consolidated 

and equipment 

Plant and equipment at cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Capital Works in Progress 
Net book amount 

Furniture and fittings at cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net book amount 

Leasehold improvements at cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net book amount 

Total property, plant and equipment 
Total accumulated depreciation 
Total net book amount 

2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

17,118,860 
(16,801,370) 
1,234,736 
1,552,226 

17,083,858 
(16,602,852) 
188,498 
669,504 

66,779 
(66,641) 
138 

470,099 
(465,448) 
4,651 

66,779 
(66,591) 
188 

470,099 
(460,455) 
9,644 

18,890,474 
(17,333,459) 
1,557,015 

17,809,235 
(17,129,899) 
679,336 

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30 June 2020 

Note 13      Non-current assets – Property, 
plant and equipment 
(continued) 

Movement in classes of assets: 
Consolidated 

Plant and 
equipment 
$ 

Leasehold 
improvements 
$ 

Furniture and  
fittings 
$ 

Year ended 2020 
Opening net book amount 
Additions 
Retirements 
Depreciation 

669,504 
1,083,862 
- 
(201,140) 

Closing net book amount 

1,552,226 

9,644 
- 
- 
(4,993) 

4,651 

188 
- 
- 
(50) 

138 

Movement in classes of assets: 
Consolidated 

Plant and 
equipment 
$ 

Leasehold 
improvements 
$ 

Furniture and  
fittings 
$ 

Year ended 2019 
Opening net book amount 
Additions 
Retirements   
Depreciation 
Closing net book amount 

553,431 
 312,884 
        -  
(196,811) 
669,504 

  19,280 
          - 
         - 
 (9,636) 
 9,644 

238 
   - 
   - 
 (50) 
188 

Total 
$ 

679,336 
1,083,862 
- 
(206,183) 

1,557,015 

Total 

$ 

572,949 
312,884 
      - 
(206,497) 
679,336 

Note 14  Non-current assets – Right-of use 

Consolidated 

Leased Assets 

Right-of-use Leased assets at cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net book amount 

2020 
$ 

3,351,500 
(153,160) 
3,198,340 

2019 
$ 

- 
- 
- 

Movement in classes of assets: 
Consolidated 

Year ended 2020 
Adoption of AASB 16 at 1st July 2019 
Additions 
Retirements   
Depreciation 
Closing net book amount 

Office Premises  Office Equipment 

Total 

$ 

$ 

$ 

  - 
            3,305,793 
         - 
 (137,742) 
 3,168,051 

 45,707 
   - 
   - 
 (15,418) 
30,289 

45,707 
3,305,793 
      - 
(153,160) 
3,198,340 

The Group has adopted AASB16 Leases in the current financial year, consistent with the mandatory adoption date, 1 
July 2019. Refer to Note 1 (z) for additional information 

A new 10-year lease was signed during the current year at Seven Hills, Sydney. The lease has an option to extend for an 
additional two periods of 5 years at the conclusion of the initial term. 

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30 June 2020 

Note 15  Non-current assets - Other 

       Consolidated 

Rental bond  

2020 
   $ 

2019 
$ 

 204,808 

    236,507 

A term of the current lease agreement for the Seven Hills premises is a requirement for the Group  to have a bank 
guarantee in place as security for the landlord against loss or damage from any event of default.  The rental bond of 
$204,798 represents the current value of this bank guarantee. 

Note 16  Current liabilities – Payables 

Consolidated 

Trade payables 
Other payables and accrued expenses 

2020 
$ 

1,636,232 
83,947 
1,720,179 

2019 
$ 

501,011 
245,071 
746,082 

The carrying amount of trade and other payables are assumed to approximate their fair values due to their short term 
nature. 

Note 17  Lease liabilities 

Lease Liabilities - current 
Lease liabilities – non current 

2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

135,272 
2,524,557 
2,659,829 

- 
- 
- 

Reconciliation of lease liabilities at the beginning and end of the financial year are set out below: 

Adoption of AASB16 as at July 2019 
Additions 
Disposals 
Interest on lease liabilities 
Repayments on lease liabilities 
Balance as at 30 June 2020 

  2020 
     $ 
     45,707 
2,678,952 
             - 

102,220 
  (167,050) 
 2,659,829 

The Group has adopted AASB16 Leases in the current financial year, consistent with the mandatory adoption date, 1 
July 2019.  Refer to Note 1 (z) for additional information. 

The following are the remaining contractual maturities for the Group’s lease liabilities: 

Year ended 2020 
Lease liabilities 

Less than 1 
year 
$ 

2-5 years 
$ 

Over 5 years 
$ 

Contractual 
cash flows 
$ 

Carrying 
Amount 
$ 

366,695 

1,560,612 

2,138,484 

4,065,791 

2,659,829 

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Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 18  Current liabilities – Provisions 

Consolidated 

Employee benefits – annual leave and long service leave 
Product returns and warranties 
Make good provision 

2020 
$ 

 641,358 
- 
681,692 
1,323,050 

2019 
$ 

 551,489 
     7,130 
 238,076 
 796,695 

(a)   Make good provision 

The Group is required to restore the leased premises of its office/warehouse to their original condition at the end of the 
respective lease term.  A provision has been recognised for the present value of the estimated expenditure required to 
remove any leasehold improvements.   

(b)   Amounts not expected to be settled within the next 12 months 

Provision for employee benefits includes accruals for annual leave. The entire obligation is presented as current, since the 
Group does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement. However, based on past experience, the Group does not 
expect all employees to take the full amount of accrued leave within the next 12 months. The following amounts reflect leave 
that is not expected to be taken within the next 12 months: 

Annual leave obligation not expected to be 
settled after 12 months 

(c) 

Risk exposure 

       Consolidated 
 2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

134,760 

86,939 

Information about the Group's exposure to foreign exchange risk is provided in note 2. 

(d) 

Product returns and warranties 

Provision is made for estimated product returns and warranty claims in respect of products sold. The Group provides a one 
year warranty on products sold to customers.  

 (e)  Movements in provisions 

Movements in the product returns and warranties provision during the financial years are set out below: 

Carrying amount at start of year 
Charged to profit or loss 
- provision adjustment 
Carrying amount at end of year 

Consolidated 

2020 
$ 

7,130 

(7,130) 
- 

2019 
$ 

9,218 

(2,088)  
7,130 

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Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 18   Current liabilities - Provisions (continued) 

Movements in the make good on premises provision during the financial year are set out below: 

Carrying amount at start of year 
Additions – new leased premises 
Charged to profit or loss 
- additional provisions recognised/(reversed) 
Carrying amount at end of year 

Note 19  Non-current liabilities –   Provisions 

and Other liabilities 

Employee benefits – long service leave 

       Consolidated 
2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

238,076 
657,003 

(213,387) 
681,692 

232,269 

5,807 
238,076 

2020 
$ 

45,576 
45,576 

2019 
$ 

52,838 
52,838 

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Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 20  Contributed equity 

Consolidated 

2020 
Shares 

2019 
Shares 

(a) 

Share capital 

Fully paid ordinary shares (no par value) 

439,929,199 

     324,514,775 

(b)  Movement in ordinary share capital: 

Date 

Details 

1   July 2018 
23 July 2018 
26 October 2018 
09 November 2018 
31 December 2018 
28 June 2019 
30 June 2019 

1 July 2019 
3 January 2020  
3 January 2020 
30 June 2020 
30 June 2020 

Balance 
Issue of Shares 
Issue of Shares 
Issue of Shares 
Issue of Shares 
Issue of Shares 
Balance 

Balance 
Issue of Shares 
Issue of Shares - Costs 
Issue of Shares 
Balance 

(c) 

Ordinary shares 

Number of 
shares 

299,886,087 
937,500 
2,340,886 
20,588,236 
263,132 
498,934 
324,514,775 

324,514,775 
113,861,662 
- 
1,552,762 
439,929,199 

Issue price 

$ 

           $0.09 
           $0.09 
           $0.14 
           $0.18 
           $0.10 

           $0.05 

           $0.06 

98,565,062 
82,608 
202,241 
2,970,995 
46,602 
48,157 
101,915,665 

101,915,665 
6,402,257 
(406,553) 
98,737 
108,010,106 

At 30 June 2020, there were 439,929,199 (2019: 324,514,775) issued ordinary shares which were fully paid, with no par 
value. Ordinary shares entitle the holder to participate in dividends and the proceeds on winding up of the Group in 
proportion to the number of and amounts paid on the shares held.   

On a show of hands every holder of ordinary shares present at a meeting in person or by proxy, is entitled to one vote, 
and upon a poll each share is entitled to one vote. 

 (d)  Options 

Information relating to the CAP-XX Limited Share Option Exchange and CAP-XX Limited Employee Share Option Plan, 
including details of options issued, exercised and lapsed during the financial year and options outstanding at the end of 
the financial year, is set out in note 29. 

(e)   Capital management plan 

The consolidated entity's objectives when managing capital is to safeguard its ability to continue as a going concern that 
it can provide returns for shareholders and benefits to other stakeholders and to maintain an optimum structure to reduce 
the cost of capital. 

The consolidated entity would look to raise capital when an opportunity to invest in a business or company was value 
adding value relative to the current company's share price at the time of the investment. The consolidated entity would 
actively pursue additional investments in the short term as it continues to integrate and grow its existing business in order 
to maximise synergies. 

The consolidated entity is subject to certain financing arrangements covenants and meeting these is given pricing capital 
market decisions. There have been no events of default on the financing arrangements in the financial year. 

The capital risk management policy remains unchanged from the 2019 Annual report. 

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Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 21  Reserves and accumulated losses 

(a) 

Reserves 

Foreign currency translation reserve 
Share-based payments reserve 

Movements: 

Foreign currency translation reserve 
Balance 1 July 
Currency translation differences arising during the year 
Balance 30 June 

Share-based payments reserve 
Balance 1 July 
Option expense 
Balance 30 June 

(b) 

Accumulated losses 

Movements in accumulated losses were as follows: 

Balance 1 July 
Net (loss) for the year 
Balance 30 June 

(c) 

Nature and purpose of reserves 

Consolidated 

2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

(316,990) 
6,606,975 
 6,289,985 

(294,096) 
6,327,089 
6,032,993 

(294,096) 
(22,894) 
(316,990) 

6,327,089 
279,886 
6,606,975 

(255,436) 
(38,660) 
(294,096) 

5,467,606 
859,483 
6,327,089 

Consolidated 

2020 

            2019 

$ 

(101,804,222) 
(4,908,715) 
(106,712,937) 

          $ 
  (98,990,827) 
(2,813,395) 
(101,804,222) 

 (i)    Foreign currency translation reserve 
Exchange differences arising on translation of the foreign controlled entity are taken to the foreign currency 
translation reserve, as described in note 1(e). The reserve is recognised in profit and loss when the net 
investment is disposed of. 

 (ii)   Share-based payments reserve 

The share-based payments reserve is used to recognise the fair value of options issued but not exercised. 

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Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 22  Key management personnel disclosures 

(a) 

Directors 

The names of the directors who have held office during the financial year are as follows: 

Executive director 

Anthony Kongats          (Managing Director) 

Non-executive directors 

Patrick Elliott                (Non-Executive Chairman) 
Bruce Grey                   (Non-Executive Director) 

(b) 

Key management personnel compensation 

Key management personnel compensation is set out below.  The key management personnel include 
all the directors of the Company and those executives that report directly to the Managing Director. 
The following were key management personnel up to the date of the report unless otherwise stated:- 

Alex Bilyk, VP Research 
Jeff Colton – Vice President, Sales and Marketing America’s (Appointed 12th January, 2020) 
Song Hee Lau, General Manager Sales & Marketing Asia Pacific 
Jean Pierre Mars, VP Applications Engineering 
Michael Taylor, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer 
Dan Trujic, General Manager Sales & Marketing Europe and America (Resigned November 2019) 

Short-term benefits 
Post-employment benefits 
Share-based payments 
Total 

       Consolidated 

       2020 
       $ 

       2019 
       $ 

1,550,020 
135,472 
218,743 
1,904,235 

1,309,242 
124,378 
766,360 
2,199,980 

(c) 

Other transactions with key management personnel or entities related to them 

There were no other transactions with key management personnel. 

Note 23   Remuneration of auditors 

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

Consolidated 

2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

BDO  
Audit services 

Audit of financial statements 
Total remuneration for audit services 

66,700 
66,700 

61,500 
61,500 

Taxation services 

Tax compliance services, including review of company 
income tax returns, employee share scheme and R&D Tax 
concession 

Total remuneration of BDO  

38,650 
105,350 

36,500 
98,000 

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30 June 2020 

Note 23   Remuneration of auditors (continued) 

The BDO entity performing the audit of the Group transitioned from BDO East Coast Partnership to BDO Audit Pty Ltd on 
24 June 2020.  The disclosures include amounts received or due to be receivable by BDO East Coast Partnership, BDO 
Audit Pty Ltd and their respective related entities. 

It is the Group’s policy to employ BDO on assignments additional to their statutory audit duties where BDO’s expertise 
and experience with the Group are important. These assignments are principally tax advice, or where BDO is awarded 
assignments on a competitive basis. It is the Group’s policy to seek competitive tenders for all major consulting projects.  

Note 24   Commitments 

 (a) 

Lease commitments: Group / company as lessee 

The Group has adopted AASB16 from the 1st July 2019, with the associated liability relating to future lease payments 
being disclosed in Note 17. 

Commitments for minimum lease payments in relation to 
operating leases are payable as follows: 
Within one year 
Later than one year but not later than 5 years 

       Consolidated 
2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

- 
- 
- 

 378,772 
27,337 
 406,109 

Note 25   Related party transactions 

(a) 

Parent entity 

The ultimate parent entity within the Group is CAP-XX Limited.  

(b) 

Subsidiaries 

Interests in subsidiaries are set out in note 26. 

(c) 

Key management personnel 

Disclosures relating to key management personnel are set out in note 22. 

Note 26   Subsidiaries 

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries in 
accordance with the accounting policy described in note 1(c): 

Name of entity 

Country of 
incorporation 

Class of 
shares 

Equity holding * 

30 June 2020 
% 

30 June 2019 
% 

CAP-XX (Australia) Pty Ltd 
CAP-XX Research Pty Ltd 
CAP-XX USA, Inc  

Australia 
Australia 
United States 

Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 

100 
100 
100 

100 
100 
100 

* 

The proportion of ownership interest is equal to the proportion of voting power held. 

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Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 27   Events occurring after the balance sheet date 

The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve at the date of this report and therefore the impact of the 
pandemic on the Group’s future financial results remains uncertain and will depend on future developments such as the 
duration and severity of the outbreak and government policies. Whilst the Group acknowledges the unpredictability of the 
evolving COVID-19 situation, Management are taking measures to limit the future financial impact on the Group. These 
measures include, reduction in discretionary spend, deferment of non-essential capital and robust controls to manage 
working capital and accessing JobKeeper and other Government support programmes where eligible. 

In August 2020, the Delaware District Court made a judgement in favour of CAP-XX against Ioxus, Inc, (“Ioxus”). The 
Court found that Ioxus is liable for infringing the patents-in-suit and awarded CAP-XX compensatory damages of 
US$1,237,717 and enhanced damages of US$3,713,152 and also awarded CAP-XX its attorney’s fees. CAP-XX intends 
to vigorously pursue the recovery of these awards, though it is unclear at this time whether this will be successful. 

The necessary paperwork associated with the receipt of the R&D Tax rebate for the 2020 financial year has been lodged 
with the relevant Government authorities and is expected to be received before the end of the current calendar year. 

No other matters or circumstances have arisen since 30 June 2020 that has significantly affected, or may significantly 
affect the Group's operations, the results of those operations, or the Group's state of affairs in future financial years. 

Note 28   Reconciliation of loss after tax to net cash outflow from operating activities 

Net loss 

Depreciation and amortisation 
Non-cash employee benefit expense – share based 
payments 

Changes in assets and liabilities: 
Decrease  in receivables 
Decrease/(Increase) in inventories 
(Increase) in other assets 
Increase/(Decrease) in payables  
(Decrease)/Increase in provisions 
Net cash outflow from operating activities 

       Consolidated 

2020 

$ 

2019 

$ 

(4,908,715) 

(2,813,395) 

359,343 
279,886 

204,497 
859,483 

39,554 
649,923 
(1,742,869) 
974,097 
(107,748) 
  (4,456,529) 

206,870 
(535,966) 
(125,913) 
(326,571) 
47,746 
(2,481,249) 

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Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 29   Share-based payments 

 (a)  CAP-XX Limited Employee Share Option Plan 

The CAP-XX Limited Employee Share Option Plan (the “CAP-XX Limited Plan”), provides for the grant of share options 
for the purchase of ordinary shares of the Group by officers, employees, consultants, advisors and directors of the Group 
or a related body corporate. The Board is responsible for administration of the CAP-XX Limited Plan. The Board 
determines the term of each option, the option exercise price, and the number of shares for which each option is granted 
and the rate at which each option is exercisable.  Unless otherwise determined by the Board an offer of Options must not 
provide for an exercise price that is less than the volume weighted average sale price of a share traded on AIM over a 
defined period. 

Set out below is a summary of options granted under the CAP-XX Limited Plan: 

 Grant Date 

Expiry date 

Consolidated – 2020 

Exercise 
price 

Balance at 
start of the 
year 

Granted 
during the 
year 

Exercised 
during the 
year 

Forfeited & 
expired 
during the 
year 

Balance at 
end of the 
year 

Exercisable   
at end of the 
year 

$ 

Number 

Number 

Number 

Number 

Number 

Number 

04 December 2015  04 December 2020 

11 November 2016  11 November 2021 

£0.057  14,746,606 
£0.035  1,500,000 

- 
- 

11 December 2017  11 December 2022 

£0.115  16,510,000 

  -    

Weighted Average Exercise Price 

32,756,606 

       $0.15 

-     

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

(1,500,000) 

-  14,746,606  14,746,606 
- 

  - 

(1,200,000)  15,310,000  10,550,568 

  (2,700,000)  30,056,606    25,297,174 

  $0.12  

 $0.15  

 $0.13  

Options granted prior to April 2008 used Australian dollars as the measurement basis, whilst options granted after April 
2008 used British pounds. This date corresponds with the listing of CAP-XX Limited on the Alternative Investment Market 
(AIM) in 2008. 

Fair value of options granted 

There were nil share options issued for the year ended 30 June 2020 (2019: Nil). 

 Grant Date 

Expiry date 

Consolidated – 2019 

Exercise 
price 

Balance at 
start of the 
year 

Granted 
during the 
year 

Exercised 
during the 
year 

Forfeited & 
expired 
during the 
year 

Balance at 
end of the 
year 

Exercisable 
at end of the 
year 

$ 

Number 

Number 

Number 

Number 

Number 

Number 

04 December 2015  04 December 2020 

£0.057 

18,587,492 

11 November 2016  11 November 2021 

11 December 2017  11 December 2022 

1,500,000 
£0.035 
£0.0115  17,710,000 

- 

- 
- 

(3,278,386) 

(562,500)  14,746,606  13,181,042 

-  1,500,000 
- 
-  (1,200,000)  16,510,000 

988,456 
6,411,760 

Weighted Average Exercise Price 

$0.15 

$0.10 

$0.17 

 $0.15  

 $0.13 

37,797,492 

  - 

(3,278,386)  (1,762,500)   32,756,606     20,581,258 

Options granted prior to April 2008 used Australian dollars as the measurement basis, whilst options granted after April 
2008 used British pounds. This date corresponds with the listing of CAP-XX Limited on the Alternative Investment Market 
(AIM) in 2008. 

There were nil share options issued for the year ended 30 June 2020. 

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CAP-XX Limited 
Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 29 Share-based payments (continued) 

(b)   Expenses arising from share-based payment transactions 

Total expenses arising from share-based payment transactions recognised during the period as part of employee benefit 
expense were as follows: 

Options issued under CAP-XX Limited Employee Share 
Option Plan 

Note 30 

 Economic dependency 

       Consolidated 
2020 
$ 

2019 
$ 

279,886 
279,886 

859,483 
859,483 

The Group is highly dependent upon a small number of customers and potential customers. Alternative sources of 
revenue are being sought to reduce future dependency on any particular entity.  

The Group is also dependent upon Malaysian contract manufacturers to fulfil a large proportion of sales orders and 
external shareholders due to the capital raising activities during the year. 

Note 31  Earnings per share 

Earnings per share for (loss) attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Group. 

Basic earnings per share 

(a) 
(Loss) attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company 

Diluted earnings per share 

(b) 
(Loss) attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company 

(c)  Weighted average number of shares used as the denominator 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as the denominator in 
calculating basic earnings per share 

       Consolidated 

2020 

Cents 

(1.3) 

(1.3) 

2019 

Cents 

 (0.9) 

 (0.9) 

       Consolidated 

2020 
Number 

2019 
Number 

381,242,863 

315,691,940 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares and potential ordinary shares used 
as the denominator in calculating diluted earnings per share 

381,242,863 

315,691,940 

Options are considered to be potential ordinary shares. The options are not included in the calculation of diluted earnings 
per share because they are anti-dilutive. These options could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future. 

Page  62 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CAP-XX Limited 
Notes to the financial statements  
30 June 2020 

Note 32   Parent Entity  

(a)  

Summary financial information 

The individual financial statements for the parent entity show the following aggregate amounts: 

Statement of financial position 

Current assets 
Total assets 

Current liabilities 
Total liabilities 

Net Assets 

Shareholders’ equity 

Issued capital 
Reserves 

             Share-based payments 

Retained earnings (i) 

2020 
$ 

                 2019 
                $ 

5,789,267 
 5,789,267 

177,812 
177,812 

3,836,079 
3,836,079 

291,925 
291,925 

5,612,085 

3,544,154 

108,010,106 

101,915,664 

         6,606,924  
(109,004,945) 

6,327,089 
(104,698,599) 

Loss for the year 

(4,306,346) 

(3,969,595) 

Total comprehensive income 

(4,306,346) 

(3,969,595) 

(i) Reconciliation to prior year retained earnings 
Balance at beginning of period 1/07/2019 
Net loss for the year  
Balance at end of period 30/06/2020 

(104,698,599) 
    (4,306,346) 
 (109,004,945) 

Contingent Assets 

The parent has not booked the potential Ioxus Intellectual Property judgment claim (refer Note 27 Events occurring after 
the balance sheet date). The recovery of the damages handed down in the court decision is continuing however the full 
and successful recovery remains uncertain. 

Contingent Liabilities 
The parent had no contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2020 and 30 June 2019. 

Capital commitments - Property, plant and equipment 
The parent had no capital commitments for property, plant and equipment as at 30 June 2020 and 30 June 2019. 

Significant accounting policies 
The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent with those of the consolidated entity, as disclosed in note 1.

Page  63 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CAP-XX Limited 
Directors’ declaration 
30 June 2020 

Directors’ declaration 

In the directors’ opinion: 

(a) 

the financial statements and notes set out on pages 27 to 63 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, 
including: 

(i) 

(ii) 

complying with Australian Accounting Standards, the Corporations Regulations 2001 and mandatory 
professional reporting requirements; and  

giving a true and fair view of the Company’s and Group’s financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of 
their performance, as represented by the results of their operations, changes in equity and their cash 
flows, for the financial year ended on that date; and 

(b) 

there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they 
become due and payable. 

Note 1(a) confirms that the financial statements also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued 
by the International Accounting Standards Board. 

The directors have been given the declarations by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer in the form 
contained in section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

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

Patrick Elliott 
Director 

Sydney  
3 November 2020 

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Tel: +61 2 9251 4100 
Fax: +61 2 9240 9821 
www.bdo.com.au 

Level 11, 1 Margaret St  
Sydney NSW 2000 
Australia 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT 

To the members of Cap-XX Limited 

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion  

We have audited the financial report of Cap-XX Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries (the Group), 
which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2020, the consolidated 
statement of profit or loss, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated 
statement of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, 
and notes to the financial report, including a summary of significant accounting policies and the 
directors’ declaration. 

In our opinion the accompanying financial report of the Group, is in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001, including:  

(i) 

Giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of its 
financial performance for the year ended on that date; and  

(ii) 

Complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001.  

Basis for opinion  

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.  Our responsibilities under 
those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial 
Report section of our report.  We are independent of the Group in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s 
APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) (the Code) 
that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia.  We have also fulfilled our other 
ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 

We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been 
given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the 
time of this auditor’s report. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis 
for our opinion.  

Material uncertainty related to going concern  

We draw attention to Note 1 (b) in the financial report which describes the events and/or conditions 
which give rise to the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the 
Group’s ability to continue as a going concern and therefore the Group may be unable to realise its 
assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. Our opinion is not modified in 
respect of this matter.  

BDO Audit Pty Ltd ABN 33 134 022 870 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO 
Australia Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO Audit Pty Ltd and BDO Australia Ltd are members of 
BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member 
firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Key audit matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in 
our audit of the financial report of the current period.  These matters were addressed in the context of 
our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide 
a separate opinion on these matters. In addition to the matter described in the Material uncertainty 
related to going concern section, we have determined the matters described below to be the key audit 
matters to be communicated in our report. 

Purchase of assets from Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 

Key audit matter  

How the matter was addressed in our audit 

As disclosed in Note 13 and the Chairman’s 
Report, the Group acquired plant and equipment 
from Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (an entity 
incorporated in Japan). Upon acquisition of these 
assets, the Sydney manufacturing facility was 
relocated in order to adequately support the 
future operations of the Group.  

The audit of the accounting treatment applied to 
this transaction was a key audit matter due to 
the significance of the transaction to the 
financial statements and the complexity involved 
in assessing the allocation of the related costs 
between those capitalised in plant and 
equipment, recouped through government grants 
and those expense to the statement of profit or 
loss.  

To determine whether the Murata transaction 
and related expenditure had been appropriately 
accounted for and disclosed, we undertook, 
amongst others, the following audit procedures:  

•  Reviewed the purchase contract to 

ascertain the assets being acquired, the 
key terms of the agreement, and the 
consideration required to be paid. 

•  On a sample basis, agreed related 
expenditure to external invoices, 
ensuring appropriate treatment of these 
costs under the requirements of AASB 
116 Property, Plant and Equipment.  

• 

In conjunction with internal experts, 
assessed the appropriateness of 
expenditure claimed through the 
Australian Government Research and 
Development Tax Incentive.  

•  Assessed the accounting treatment of 
the capitalised expenditure to be 
recouped through government grants, 
ensuring compliance with AASB 120 
Accounting for Government Grants and 
Disclosure of Government Assistance. 

•  Assessed the appropriateness of the 
Group’s disclosures in respect to the 
transaction in accordance with 
Australian Accounting Standards. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other information  

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the 
information in the Group’s annual report for the year ended 30 June 2020, but does not include the 
financial report and the auditor’s report thereon.  

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and we do not express any 
form of assurance conclusion thereon.  

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information 
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial 
report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.  

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this 
other information, we are required to report that fact.  We have nothing to report in this regard.  

Responsibilities of the directors for the Financial Report  

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a 
true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 
and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the 
financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to 
fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group to 
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the 
going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease 
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.  

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report  

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free 
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
includes our opinion.  Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an 
audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material 
misstatement when it exists.  Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material 
if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.  

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the 
Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website at:  
https://www.auasb.gov.au/admin/file/content102/c3/ar1_2020.pdf 

This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

BDO Audit Pty Ltd 

Martin Coyle 
Director 

Sydney, 3 November 2020