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2013 
CODAN 
ANNUAL 
REPORT

CODAN CORE 
VALUES

Codan has always been, and 
continues to be, a ‘values’-driven 
company. Our values act as  
a foundation for our future success 
and are ingrained in our culture. 
They speak to what Codan is,  
set the benchmark as to how  
we will behave and hold ourselves 
accountable for our actions. 
Through extensive consultation  
with staff, we have updated our 
values to ensure that they are 
relevant and a reflection of who  
we are today. Our refreshed  
values embrace our great people, 
great products and outstanding  
strategic leadership.

CONTENTS

4    

/  HIGHLIGHTS

6    

/  CHAIRMAN’S AND CEO’S REPORT

10     /  GLOBAL LOCATIONS

11     /  OPERATIONS

22     /  BOARD OF DIRECTORS

26     /  LEADERSHIP TEAM

31     /  FINANCIAL REPORT

106    /  ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

108    /  CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Codan Limited 
ABN 77 007 590 605

Annual General Meeting 
The Annual General Meeting of Codan Limited  
will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday,  
23 October 2013 at the Hilton Adelaide hotel,  
233 Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia.

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•  Show determination  

to take the right action to 
achieve sustained results
•  Demonstrate the courage to 
commit and follow through, 
no matter the situation

2

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FY13 
HIGHLIGHTS

4 

$244.3m
TOTAL 
REVENUE

13c
ANNUAL 
 DIVIDEND

$45.4m
 NET PROFIT 
AFTER TAX

•   Highest reported profit of $45.4 million

•   Earnings per share of 25.8 cents

•   Annual dividend increased to 13 cents

•   Strong growth of metal detector sales into  
  new markets

•   Major new product release in Radio  
  Communications 

•   Strategic acquisition of land mobile  

radio business

•   Delivery of key mining technology reference  

sites by Minetec

•   Inclusion in the ASX 300 index

Codan Limited
Founded in 1959, Codan Limited (ASX:CDA)  
is a group of electronics-based businesses 
that capitalise on their fundamental design 
and manufacturing skills to provide best-in-
class electronics solutions to global markets. 

Our success has been driven by our ability  
to optimise the development and manufacture 
of sophisticated electronics products and 
associated software, which has enabled us 
to deliver cost-effective solutions to a range 
of customers in the communications, metal 
detection and mining technology markets. 

We work closely with our customers to seek 
innovative ways to solve their problems and 
add value to their operations. 

The Codan brands are internationally 
established and well regarded in the markets 
we serve. Our customers include gold 
prospectors, metal detection hobbyists, 
aid agencies, miners, businesses and 
governments, including public safety,  
military and security organisations.

Our plan for growth is based on enhancing 
our unique intellectual property, putting  
that know-how into an expanding range  
of electronic-based product solutions, and 
then leveraging our operational excellence 
and marketing capability across the world.  
We continue to seek out opportunities to grow  
the business organically and by acquisition.

The business has approximately 420 
employees located in Australia, Canada,  
USA, UK, Ireland, China and UAE. Our 
marketing reach, largely through a long-
established network of staff and dealerships 
across the world, embraces activity in over 
150 countries.

 
 
 
 
Operating revenue

EBITDA

NPAT

FY13 HIGHLIGHTS

$244.3m

Note

$132.4m

$189.3m

$169.6m

$179.4m

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

For year ended 30 June

REVENUE

Communications

Metal detection

Mining technology

Other

Total revenue

EBITDA

EBIT

Interest

Net profit before tax
Tax
Net profit after tax

Earnings per share
Dividend per share
Return on equity
Gearing

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

$29.4m

2009

$12.8m

$56.1m

$44.0m

$51.7m

2010

2011

2012

2013

$76.3m

$31.1m

$23.4m

$27.9m

$45.4m

2013

%  
of sales

$58.0m

$166.3m

$14.5m

$5.5m

24%

68%

6%

2%

2012

$66.4m

$98.6m

$9.3m

$5.1m

%  
of sales

37%

55%

5%

3%

2011

$69.8m

$92.1m

%  
of sales

2010

%  
of sales

2009

%  
of sales

41%

54%

$70.1m

$106.6m

37%

56%

$77.3m

$41.7m

$7.7m

5%

$12.6m

7%

$13.4m

$244.3m

100%

$179.4m

100%

$169.6m

100%

$189.3m

100%

$132.4m

$76.3m

$64.7m

($1.7)m

$63.0m
($17.6)m
$45.4m

25.8c
13.0c
41%
17%

1
2

31%

26%

26%

19%

$51.7m

$43.2m

($3.4)m

$39.8m
($11.9)m
$27.9m

17.0c
9.5c
37%
17%

29%

24%

22%

16%

$44.0m

$35.0m

($3.0)m

$32.0m
($8.6)m
$23.4m

14.3c
9.0c
34%
26%

26%

21%

19%

14%

$56.1m

$45.8m

($3.1)m

$42.7m
($11.6)m
$31.1m

18.8c
8.0c
48%
32%

30%

24%

23%

16%

$29.4m

$21.5m

($4.6)m

$16.9m
($4.1)m
$12.8m

7.9c
6.5c
20%
48%

58%

32%

10%

100%

22%

16%

13%

10%

Notes: 
1.  Return on equity is calculated as net profit after tax divided by average equity 
2. Gearing is calculated as net debt divided by the sum of net debt and equity 

The financial information shown above reflects the underlying business performance. Non-underlying income/(expenses) are considered to be outside of the normal 
business activities of the group. For 2013, the net impact of non-recurring items on the profits of the company were immaterial. Non-recurring items in the prior year related 
to the disposal of a discontinued operation and acquisition costs.  

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CHAIRMAN’S 
AND CEO’S 
REPORT

6 

Net debt increased from $16 million  
to $25 million during the year, primarily  
as a result of higher investment in working 
capital and the acquisition of Daniels 
Electronics in Canada. The increase  
in working capital has been largely due 
to a planned increase in gold detector 
inventories which has allowed the 
company to move to a sea freight model 
and which has resulted in significant 
freight savings and ensured that we  
are well positioned to supply product 
during periods of peak demand. 

The equity raising we undertook during 
the year to partly fund the Daniels 
acquisition led to a marked improvement 
in the liquidity of our shares. This, in 
combination with strong profit growth,  
led to Codan’s inclusion in the ASX 300 
index. These events have served to 
broaden our share register and create  
a more normalised trading environment  
for investors.

Our balance sheet remains strong,  
and we are energetically pursuing 
opportunities to broaden and further 
diversify the business through a 
combination of internal technology  
and product development, identification  
of adjacent products and markets, and  
new acquisitions that look for the gaps  
in technology and know-how that will 
open opportunity for the future and 
continue to create value for shareholders 
over the medium to long term. 

The company has had a very successful 
year despite operating in an environment 
of economic uncertainty, and this serves 
to remind us that we must remain 
vigilant and continuously challenge 

each other to ensure that we do not 
become complacent. We have a clearly 
defined strategy for the future, have great 
products and people, and have moved  
to raise profitability to new levels over  
the past few years.  

The metal detection business has again 
performed very well during the year, 
eclipsing the previous record sales result 
achieved in FY10. A significant investment 
in business development during the past 
two years, involving dedicated people and 
increased marketing and travel budgets, 
has served to significantly broaden  
the international footprint for our  
metal detection business.  

Sales of our gold detector products into 
Africa grew significantly during the year 
as we began to see benefits from the 
business development work designed to 
open up new markets for our products 
in many new African countries. Our 
gold detector business now spans all 
continents as we successfully take our 
world’s-best metal detection technology 
to new markets in Central and Latin 
America and Asia Pacific, as well as 
growing sales in our traditional Australian, 
US and European markets. 

Although gold machines were the star 
of the show again this year, sales of our 
coin and treasure products also grew 
significantly as a direct result of a major 
new product release and an extensive 
marketing campaign. Minelab products 
are considered to be the best in the world, 
and we continue to move even further 
ahead of our competitors as a result of 
the relentless pursuit of new leading-edge 
technologies from our applied research 

Dr David Klingner 
Chairman

Mr Donald McGurk 
Managing Director 
and CEO

Codan had an outstanding year in 2013. 
Sales of $244.3 million were an all-time 
record and the net profit after tax of 
$45.4 million was the highest in the 
company’s history and nearly double 
the profit achieved in FY12.

This has enabled the company to declare 
a fully franked final dividend of 7 cents 
per share, following on from the 6 cents 
per share fully franked interim dividend, 
making a total dividend of 13 cents per 
share for the full year, an increase of 37% 
from the total dividend of 9.5 cents per 
share for FY12. 

capability and the significant investment 
in engineering to package that technology 
into our metal detectors.

We are currently working on three new 
major product platforms that each have 
exciting and unique technology and 
features, and that will ensure that we 
continue to be the number one metal 
detection company in the world for  
many years to come. 

Our radio communications business 
has had a tough year, with the troubled 
economic conditions being experienced 
throughout the world bringing about 
tightening of US budgets and delays  
to major programs in the US and across 
emerging world markets in Africa and 
Central Asia. 

In response to the difficult conditions,  
the acquisition of Daniels Electronics is  
a critical first step to broaden our business 
beyond High Frequency (HF) radio and to 
enable Codan to participate in the global 
Land Mobile Radio (LMR) market space, 
which is significantly larger than the HF 
market. We will further diversify our radio 
communications business by adding new 
partners, products and technologies that 
leverage off our HF and LMR products. 
This will enable Codan to enter higher 
growth markets and act as a prime in 
certain LMR programs to become a more 
profitable and comprehensive supplier  
of communications solutions globally.  

The new Envoy™ software-defined radio 
was successfully released to the market 
during the year and is designed to provide 
a future-proofed HF solution to our 
customers. The new Envoy™ radio has 

positioned Codan ahead of its competitors 
and will form the foundation of our HF 
business growth strategy during the next 
few years. In addition to this, we seek to 
capitalise on the strong contract vehicles 
in the North American market, developed 
by Daniels to grow existing and new 
product solutions in North America and 
take them into the international market,  
by utilising our extensive global 
distribution network.  

After a slower start than we had originally 
anticipated, the recently acquired 
Minetec business has made good 
progress in bringing its “game-changing” 
communications-based technologies to 
market. Minetec’s best-in-class solutions 
are aimed at improving mine productivity 
and mine safety for blue-chip mining 
companies to improve their performance.

Minetec has successfully installed its 
collision avoidance and mine simulation 
solutions into a number of key customer 
reference mines, and is continuing to 
aggressively market to other local and 
international mining organisations. 

Despite significant competition, we 
consider Minetec is better placed to offer 
a suite of completely integrated, cost-
effective products with significantly higher 
specifications than our competitors. This 
is made possible because the designs  
are developed and manufactured in-house 
and all intellectual property is owned 
by Minetec.   

Codan has consistently delivered 
exceptional returns to its shareholders 
over many years, averaging over 30% 
return on shareholders’ funds during the 

past five years. Although the business 
can be lumpy on a year-by-year basis, 
due mainly to the nature of the markets 
in which we operate, the company has 
been able to progressively increase 
the dividends paid since the company 
was floated in 2003, demonstrating 
our commitment and intent to reward 
shareholders for their support. 

Codan has consistently 
delivered exceptional 
returns to its shareholders 
over many years, averaging 
over 30% return on 
shareholders’ funds during 
the past five years.

As always, Codan’s people continue to  
be our greatest strength. We have created 
a culture in the organisation that seeks  
to continually challenge and improve  
every aspect of our business, we have 
hard-working and dedicated people right 
across the world and we are pleased to 
say that the business is in great hands. 

We sincerely thank everyone for their 
contribution and support during FY13  
as we look forward to the year ahead.

CHAIRMAN’S AND CEO’S REPORT

Dr David Klingner 
Chairman

Mr Donald McGurk
Managing Director and CEO

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8  

•  Commit to defining and 

achieving ambitious goals
•  Drive continuous improvement 

and embrace change

•  Encourage our colleagues  
and teams to achieve their  
full potential

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GLOBAL  
LOCATIONS

Codan has operations around the world.

VICTORIA

CHICAGO

ROCHESTER

LONDON

BEIJING

CORK

DUBAI

PENANG

PERTH

ADELAIDE

CODAN DISTRIBUTION

CODAN OFFICES

MANUFACTURING CENTRES

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OPERATIONS

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RADIO
COmmUNICATIONS

Codan Radio Communications is a leading 
international designer and manufacturer  
of premium High Frequency (HF) and Land 
Mobile Radio (LMR) communications 
systems. We deliver our capability 
worldwide for the security, military, 
humanitarian and public safety markets. 
Our mission is to deliver the world’s-best 
radio communication solutions, at an 
affordable price, to all of our customers. 
With more than 50 years in the business, 
Radio Communications has garnered  
a reputation for reliability and customer 
satisfaction, producing innovative and 
industry-leading technology solutions.

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•  Acquisition of LMR business

•  Release of Envoy™ software-defined  

HF radio 

•  More advanced product features

•  Multi-year contract awards  
with all major UN agencies

•  Consolidated presence in emerging  

markets

•  Integrated LMR business, generating 

supply chain efficiencies and reduced  
product costs

•  Compete more broadly in the 

LMR market and expand 
internationally

•  Develop strategic technology  
road-map for higher growth  
markets

•  Evolve and enhance Envoy™  

product platform

•  Deliver sales and profit growth

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS

CASE STUDY 

Cutting-edge technology for 
Fiji Meteorological Services

When the Fiji Meteorological Service 
(METServices) decided they needed 
new cutting-edge technology to 
assist with their early warning weather 
system, they turned to the Codan 
Envoy™ for the solution. From 12 
remote locations, the Codan Envoy HF 
radio enables meteorological service 
stations to send in their numeric 
weather codes every 3 hours to Nadi 
headquarters. In the past this was 
carried out by voice communications 
only. Now METServices have the ability 
to send this information using voice, 
radio text message and HF email, 
giving them greater flexibility and more 
reliable transfer of weather conditions 
across their coverage area. 

With over 3,000 square miles of 
weather coverage required, the Codan 
Envoy™ provides METServices with 
a guaranteed communication link 
for transmitting the frequent weather 
information and radar imagery via 
email. The reliable HF link ensures 
METServices receive every code 
clearly, guaranteeing their early 
warning weather system is reliable, 
robust and always available amidst the 
most devastating weather conditions.

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Codan has developed  
a very strong brand name  
and a reputation for product 
excellence in its established 
markets worldwide.

In August 2012, Codan acquired 100% of Daniels Electronics Ltd, a leading North American-based designer, manufacturer and supplier of LMR communications systems. The acquisition delivered on Codan’s stated strategy of growing market share and diversifying the Radio Communications’ product offering beyond HF. The acquisition of an established market leader in the LMR industry has enabled Codan Radio Communications to offer LMR solutions in conjunction with its HF products, leveraging Codan’s strong brand and dealer networks to drive international sales growth for HF and LMR, particularly in the developing world. As a result of the integration of the two businesses, Radio Communications has generated supply chain efficiencies, reduced product costs and implemented a more effective organisational structure. The redesign of the sales team has resulted in a more integrated sales channel for our LMR and HF products, and the opportunity to become more relevant in the communications industry by moving higher up the value chain to position Codan as a prime contractor for selected programs.The acquisition of the LMR capability will enhance our ability to focus on organic growth this year. Our result, despite the combination of tough economic conditions and a dependence on US-government funding, demonstrates our customers’ belief in our delivery and value for money. We expect the business to grow, as markets previously delaying orders release large opportunities for programs in Africa and Central Asia. There are a number of positives as we look forward to FY14. We have made significant progress integrating the new LMR business and are now leveraging off our international distribution network, which is expected to result in an expansion of our sales into new international markets. We are looking to build on our Foreign Military Sales successes with the US government in Central Asia and Africa to further support HF radios and systems for the Afghan National Police, the Kazakhstan border guards and other countries in the regions that are now looking to expand their Codan-installed radio networks. Radio Communications was awarded a significant LMR public safety contract in Australia, and was successful on a bid to support search and rescue in Australasia, providing an integrated transportable system including the new Envoy™ HF radio and LMR interoperability. The integrated product delivery represents  a unique and differentiated product offering from Radio Communications.Codan was also awarded an order to deliver vehicle and man-portable HF systems with secure voice and data in support of peacekeeping operations in Africa. The recent renewal of our contracts with all of the major UN agencies has positioned us as the radio of choice for humanitarian operations and, given the current level of political instability in Africa, has seen this segment of our business grow during the past 12 months, partially offsetting the delays experienced with major project awards in our security and military markets. We grew our market presence in Latin America, with an initial contract award following the placement of sales representatives conducting business development activities in the region. Following its launch in June 2012, the new Envoy™ software-defined radio has received strong support from the humanitarian, security and public safety markets after the delivery of products for acceptance testing. Sales continue to grow for Envoy™ as customers recognise the value proposition and its unique features. Work will be ongoing to entrench this best-in-class product in our markets as the new standard in HF. The Envoy™ will also receive a range of enhanced software features and capabilities during the next 12 months as we continue  to drive customer expectations.Codan has developed a very strong brand name and a reputation for product excellence in its established markets worldwide, and we will seek to capitalise on these attributes as we develop a strong foundation for medium to long-term growth in our Radio Communications business.    
 
 
METAL DETECTION

Minelab is the world leader in providing 
metal detection technologies to small-scale 
gold miners, hobbyists and prospectors, 
and for demining and military needs. 

A record sales and profitability year was 
achieved in FY13, with strong growth 
recorded across traditional markets and 
significant growth in the small-scale gold 
markets across Africa, and Central and  
Latin America.

WHY we do what we do:  
We change people’s fortunes. 

HOW we do it:  
By creating innovative technologies 
and products that allow people to 
explore every surface of the planet  
and discover what lies beneath, 
knowing our experts are supporting 
them every step of the way. 

WHAT we do:  
We make the world’s best metal 
detectors. 

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•  Record sales and profits achieved 

•  Expanded gold detector sales into 

more regions

•  Increased marketing support in  
new and established markets

•  Fast-tracked extensive product 

development road-map

•  Successful launch of flagship  
CTX 3030 treasure detector

•  Action taken against counterfeiters

•  Expand gold detector sales  

into even more regions 

•  Grow large retail chain  

customer base

•  Continue with exciting new  

product developments

•  Win key demining projects

Small-scale gold mining 
Minelab’s world-leading gold-finding  
metal detection technology continues  
to drive strong interest from small-scale 
gold miners around the world. 

The record profitability in FY13 has been 
largely driven by the ongoing growth of 
metal detector sales into the small-scale 
gold mining fields, particularly in Africa.  
As reported by the board in June 2013, 
some of these markets have been impacted 
by civil unrest and political instability.

While uncertainty in the markets into 
which we sell can impact the level of metal 
detectors sold, there are a number of other 
factors that influence the general level  
of demand for gold detectors in Africa.

The primary driver of demand for gold 
detection machines in Africa is the 
adoption of metal detection technology 
by the large number of small-scale gold 
miners, and the demonstrated success 
they have in finding gold. These small-
scale gold miners have previously used 
traditional and often environmentally 
damaging mining techniques to find gold. 
Minelab’s world-leading metal detectors 
are revolutionising the way gold is found 
by these miners. 

Climate and religious events also impact 
metal detector sales into Africa. From 
April to June, West Africa experiences 
its wet season and North East Africa 
experiences its hottest months, with 
average temperatures of over 40 degrees. 
These extreme weather months do impact 
the number of small-scale miners who  
are prospecting, and therefore lead to  
a lower level of demand for detectors  
over this period. Ramadan, which 

currently occurs in July and August, also 
reduces the number of miners prospecting 
for gold during this period.

Small-scale gold miners in Africa are 
searching for gold as their primary income 
source, and therefore another variable to 
the number of detectors sold is the price 
of gold which, although not at its recent 
record high, still rewards prospectors 
well. Our analysis of Minelab’s previous 
years’ sales history shows little correlation 
between gold detectors sold and the price 
of gold, however it is clear that a high gold 
price is a positive factor for the business. 
The recent fall in the value of gold may 
influence the short-term buying decisions 
of miners in Africa. However, the longer-
term underlying demand from small-scale 
gold miners in Africa is not expected to  
be materially impacted by a fall in the price 
of gold as has occurred in recent months.

Minelab has been dealing with the threat 
of counterfeit products for a number 
of years, and a number of key actions 
continue to be taken to minimise the 
impact of counterfeits in the African 
market. These key actions include 
increasing the use of security labels  
and a new SMS verification system  
to give customers the ability to ensure 
that they are buying a genuine Minelab 
metal detector. The company has also 
conducted a number of successful 
raids on counterfeit operations, seizing 
counterfeit products and having charges 
laid against the counterfeit operators.

During FY13, the operations of Minelab 
have been re-organised to increase the 
number of staff and resources that are 
dedicated to this small-scale gold mining 

market. With strong business development 
activities now occurring in a number of 
countries across Africa, Central and Latin 
America, and Asia, Minelab is well placed 
to continue with the development of this 
gold mining segment.

Hobbyists and Prospectors
Minelab continues to successfully sell 
metal detectors into the mainly developed 
world economies of Australia, United 
States, Europe and Asia for individuals 
who metal detect for the fun of it and for 
whom metal detecting is an interest, a 
hobby and a sport. These metal detectors 
include those aimed at finding gold and 
those that are for the detection of coin and 
treasure such as jewellery and artefacts. 
This part of the Minelab business 
represents approximately one third of the 
total Minelab business and has achieved 
strong and steady growth in recent years, 
as the hobby of metal detection becomes 
increasingly familiar and accepted across 
the world and Minelab continues to take 
market share from competitors.

Minelab successfully released the CTX 
3030 all-terrain treasure detector in June 
2012, and this product has set a new 
standard, with integrated GPS, wireless 
audio, a high-resolution colour display 
and improved target recognition in a fully 
waterproof platform. 

Minelab continues to invest in growing  
this consumer market, and excellent 
progress has been made with large retail 
chains across the globe to have them 
carry and promote our metal detectors  
to their customers. 

Countermine
Minelab’s detectors are also considered 
to be the best in the world for locating 
landmines and explosive remnants of war. 
Consequently, Minelab has become the 
detector of choice for many humanitarian 
demining organisations and military and 
government bodies.

Minelab’s countermine detectors are 
manufactured in Adelaide and exported 
to more than 55 countries around the 
world where landmines remain a threat. 
These include Angola, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, 
Mozambique, Colombia, Lebanon and 
Afghanistan, just to name a few.

Darren Mitry  
(Smolensk, Russia) 
Darren made significant 
discoveries over the course 
of 18 days of snorkelling and 
wading with his Excalibur – a 
large haul of valuable gold rings!   

Robert Lukacevic  
(Florida, USA) 
Robert saved his own life and  
the lives of countless others 
using his Minelab Countermine 
detector to find and 
decommission over a thousand 

mines, grenades and explosives from around 
churches, schools and kindergartens in the 
clean-up of war torn Croatia.

Apanga Teme  
(AFR, Burkina Faso) 
Apanga has changed his and 
his family’s future - in one hour, 
using his X-TERRA 705, he 
found a nugget in the same area 
where they had been panning 
for gold for the last 3 weeks without success.

METAL DETECTION

CASE STUDY 

The Ballarat Nugget 
The story of the GPX 5000 find! 

When one of Cordell Kent’s regular 
gold prospecting clients walked 
through the door of The Mining 
Exchange Gold Shop in Ballarat on 
Wednesday 16th January, he could 
never have predicted that this was the 
moment he’d been waiting for over the 
last 20 years… 

“We had a general greeting and then 
he looked at me with a smile and  
a glint in his eye. He said, ‘Mate,  
I found a good one’.” This massive 
gold nugget, weighing slightly more 
than five kilograms (177 ounces),  
is potentially worth upwards of half 
a million dollars to a collector. It was 
discovered, 60 centimetres below  
the surface, in gravelly soil, using  
a Minelab GPX 5000 state-of-the-art 
gold detector.

Mr Kent said, “I’ve got no doubt there 
will be a lot of people who will be very 
enthusiastic about the goldfields again; 
it gives people hope. There’s nothing 
like digging up money; it’s good fun.”

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mINING 
TECHNOLOGY

Minetec supplies cutting-edge products, 
systems and technology to the mining 
industry. This technology is aimed at 
improving mine productivity and safety.

•  Successfully installed pilots with  
  blue-chip mining customers

• Established relationships with additional  
   key mining customers

• Major investment in product and  
  technology road-map

• Commercialised products and solutions

16   

• Transition business from  
  product development stage  
  to a commercial entity

• Deliver on the value proposition  
  to key mining customers

• Expand customer base

• Invest in new products and  
  technologies

Prior to Minetec involvement at Toguraci, 
mine activities were based on manual 
procedures using whiteboards and Excel 
spreadsheets. Mine crews, organised 
in shifts, were assigned specific 
responsibilities within the mining cycle. 
These activities were dependent on each 
other and often resulted in crews not 
achieving their objectives due to another 
crew’s delay or failure to complete tasks. 
Consequently, mine development and 
production was inconsistent and very 
difficult for supervisors to manage.

Minetec’s SMARTS™ Control (MMC) system

In April 2013, the Toguraci mine 
implemented Minetec’s SMARTS™,  
a Mine Management & Control (MMC) 
system fully integrated with underground 
mine infrastructure, communications and 
tracking capabilities. The implementation 
of SMARTS™ provided powerful 
enhancement of mining processes, 
through simulations for long-term 
and short-term planning, to achieve 
mining development goals. Since its 
implementation, SMARTS™ has achieved 
critical acclaim, and has proven its 
ability to significantly increase efficiency 
and meet mining production targets. 
In addition to achieving Newcrest’s 
outlined objectives, SMARTS™ has also 
improved site communications, safety, 
accountability and on-site coordination. 

MINING TECHNOLOGY

Minetec and Newcrest have worked 
closely together to ensure that SMARTS™ 
was adopted by staff and adapted to the 
mine’s specific needs and objectives to 
ensure maximum effectiveness.

Delivered as a suite of Minetec products, 
including Mine Office™, Trax+Tags™ and 
ELF™, the complete Minetec SMARTS™ 
solution has provided Toguraci with 
optimised planning capability, centralised 
data acquisition and reporting, real-time 
situation awareness for traffic management 
and a complete underground mine 
communication infrastructure for digital 
voice and Wi-Fi. Minetec’s SMARTS™ 
solution is unparalleled in the market place, 
providing a one-of-a-kind complete mine 
management solution.

Mine Map of Toguraci Gold Mine

“Such a system strives to make all levels 
of tasks in the mine measurable and all 
personnel in the mine accountable. I really 
like the transparency. Whether in my office, 
or in the muster area, at mine control or  
at home in Melbourne, I can see at  
a glance what is going on in the mine.  
I can see status reports and real-time icons 
of machines and personnel moving about 
the mine. It is a new world.” 

John Lean 
Mine Manager, Toguraci Gold Mine

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Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    17

CASE STUDY 

Minetec Toguraci 
SMARTS™ solution

Aerial view of Toguraci Gold Mine

Toguraci is an underground gold mine 
located on Halmehera Island, in the Republic 
of Indonesia, approximately 2,450 kilometres 
north east of the capital, Jakarta. Opened in 
2011 with an expected mine life of at least 
five years, Toguraci is part of the Gosowong 
family of gold mines, owned by PT Aneka 
Tambang (25%) and Newcrest (75%), 
an Australian gold mining company with 
operations in Australia and around the world.

The acquisition of Perth-based mining communications and technology company, Minetec Pty Ltd, in January 2012 has allowed Codan to enter the mining communications and technology services industry. This industry offers significant opportunities for further growth, and Minetec provides an ideal foundation to this strategy.The Minetec business continues to transition from the development of “game-changing” communications-based technologies that improve mine productivity and mine safety to having the technology installed in mining environments. Over the year, much progress has been achieved by having the technology installed into a key customer reference mine, but more work is still required for the mining industry to recognise the “game-changing” qualities of this technology.The communications technologies developed by Minetec are well suited to underground hard rock mining and, as a result, the customer base of Minetec includes gold mining companies. The recent fall in the price of gold has caused a number of key customers to reassess their operations and capital spending, and this is impacting the current performance of this business unit.There are three key points which indicate the mining technology sector is well placed for growth in future years. Firstly, the turbulence of commodity prices, skills shortages and need for cost reductions are driving the mining industry to seek productivity improvements, and an increased use of mining-related technology will drive this. Secondly, the ongoing demand for commodities by emerging economies is forcing miners to expand from surface mining to underground operations, and Minetec’s technologies are well suited to an underground mine environment. Finally, Australia is considered the world’s most innovative mining technology community, and Minetec will be well placed to take advantage of this. 
 
•  Respect others’ views and willingly 

consider new ideas
•  Treat others with dignity
•  Speak and act honestly and ethically 

at all times

•  Provide and receive open and 

constructive feedback regularly

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Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    19
Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    19

OUR PEOPLE,  
VALUES AND  
PROCESSES

Core Values
All employees across the company have 
been engaged in refreshing the core 
values under which we operate. These 
core values underpin our core purpose 
of delivering superior shareholder value 
by growing a lasting and innovative 
organisation that consistently creates 
outstanding customer experiences. 

OPENNESS & INTEGRITY 

CAN-DO

“Can-do to me means that we are solution 
orientated... it's very easy for us to get into 
a room and all talk about problems but if 
you've got a can-do attitude we can focus 
on the solutions." 

Romeo Lauriello 
Customer Service Technician  
Codan Radio Communications

“When there’s openness and integrity, 
people feel valued and their opinions 
respected, they have confidence and feel 
comfortable to voice their concerns.”

Laura Forni 
Creative Services Coordinator
Codan Radio Communications

HIGH PERFORMING 

CUSTOMER DRIVEN

“What customer driven means to me is, 
ensuring that every single sale that we make 
to a customer is a sale that I can use as  
a reference for another customer.” 

Ben Pearce 
Director of Sales
Codan Radio Communications

“A high performing value is about 
focusing on goals, on setting and achieving 
ambitious, aggressive goals... it’s also about 
creating a team around you, to help you 
achieve more than you could as a group  
of individuals.” 

Phil Beck 
Engineering Operations Manager 
Minelab

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Manufacturing 
Codan’s ability to manufacture high-level, 
high-quality electronics products and 
associated software remains a sustainable 
competitive advantage in its future 
growth. The company is committed to 
pursuing ongoing efficiencies, flexibility 
and investment in its supply chain and 
production capabilities for global markets.

Record demands for gold prospecting 
products and the commencement of the 
integration of the newly acquired land 
mobile radio operations in Canada have 
ensured a busy and successful FY13 for 
manufacturing operations.

While FY12 saw a significant increase 
in throughput at Codan’s Australian and 
Malaysian facilities, the FY13 increases 
were greater again in response to 
increased global demand.

Codan’s Adelaide facility remains integral 
to the company’s operations, serving as 
a technology hub, particularly for new 
product development. To ensure that the 
company has the in-house capability to 
develop advanced intellectual property-
sensitive product prototypes, an additional 
$0.5 million was invested in state-of-the-
art surface-mount assembly equipment 
during FY13, equipping Codan with 
some of the most advanced electronics 
prototyping capability in Australia.

To ensure the company remains cost 
competitive in international markets, 
Codan has a relationship with one of the 
world’s leading sub-contract electronics 
manufacturers, Plexus, in Malaysia. 
The partnership with Plexus, a US-
owned company specialising in defence, 

aerospace and medical electronics 
manufacturing, ensures that Codan’s  
well-proven manufacturing processes  
and exceptional performance, quality  
and delivery standards continue.

Codan has adopted stringent testing  
and quality control procedures, and  
both Codan and Plexus maintain  
quality assurance systems approved  
to International Standard ISO9001.

Continuous improvement
Continuous improvement is a key strategy 
in the company’s commitment to supplying 
high-quality electronics solutions, 
competitive pricing, excellent customer 
service and on-time delivery.

14 years ago, Codan introduced the 
Codan Production System, its own highly 
successful version of lean manufacturing, 
which harnesses the ideas and creativity 
of all employees in order to generate 
continuous improvement in systems, 
processes and culture. The implementation 
of thousands of individual initiatives has 
enabled Codan to dramatically lower 
product costs and reduce delivery  
lead times.

A new chapter in continuous improvement 
is being driven through Codan’s 
Business Excellence Program, which was 
established in FY13. The objectives of the 
program are three-fold:

•  to define, analyse and solve problems 

and challenges within the business, where  
there is not currently a clear solution; 

•  to continue to drive and build upon a  

 systematic continuous improvement and  
 business excellence process and ethos 
 throughout the entire business; and

•  to identify, develop and prepare  

 capable employees for leadership roles   
 into the future.

A Lean Six Sigma methodology will 
be employed to solve problems in a 
systematic way that will result in bottom-
line business improvement.

This program will deliver measurable 
business improvement in FY14.

Occupational Health and Safety 
Codan is committed to a vision of zero 
harm to all persons in all areas of the 
business and the environment during 
the manufacturing, distribution, use 
and disposal of our products. We are 
particularly conscious of employee 
exposure to critical risk, especially with 
respect to our employees venturing to 
all corners of the globe and to remote 
locations. Codan engages experts in this 
field to ensure the safety of its travellers.

Environment
While the business is a “low-impact 
industry” from an environmental point  
of view, Codan continues to look at ways  
to minimise its effect on the environment. 

In FY13, Codan engaged leading Adelaide 
architectural and engineering firms to 
design its new world-class headquarters  
to be built at its current address in 
Newton. The design includes a new 
two-storey, energy-efficient office and 

OUR PEOPLE, VALUES AND PROCESSES

engineering building, and extensive 
renovations to its existing manufacturing 
facilities. The new facilities are designed  
to be open and airy and to provide a 
creative and exciting environment for staff 
as they develop Codan’s technology of 
the future. The facility is planned to be 
completed in FY15.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    21

 
Dr David Klingner 
B.Sc (Hons), PhD, FAusIMM

Chairman, Independent  
Non-Executive Director

Dr Klingner was appointed by the 
board as Chairman in May 2007. Dr 
Klingner has been a director with Codan 
since December 2004. Dr Klingner, a 
geologist, was previously employed by 
Rio Tinto in a number of senior roles 
involving business leadership, project 
development and worldwide exploration 
activities, gaining extensive experience 
in the establishment and management 
of overseas operations. He is a former 
chairman of Coal & Allied Industries Ltd, 
Bougainville Copper Limited, the World 
Coal Institute and Energy Resources 
of Australia Limited. He was appointed 
Chairman of the board of Turquoise  
Hill Resources Ltd (formerly Ivanhoe 
Mines Ltd), Canada in May 2012.

BOARD OF 
DIRECTORS

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Mr Donald McGurk 
HNC (Mech Eng), MBA, FAICD

Managing Director and  
Chief Executive Officer

Mr McGurk was appointed to the  
board as Director in May 2010, and  
was appointed as Managing Director  
in November 2010. Mr McGurk  
joined Codan in December 2000  
and had executive responsibility for 
group-wide manufacturing until his 
transition into the role of CEO. In 
addition to his manufacturing role, 
from 2005 to 2007 Mr McGurk held 
executive responsibility for sales of 
the company’s communications 
products, and from 2007 to 2010, 
executive responsibility for the  
business performance of the  
company’s HF radio products.  
Mr McGurk came to Codan with 
an extensive background in change 
management applied to manufacturing 
operations, and held senior 
manufacturing management  
positions in several industries.  
Mr McGurk holds a Masters  
Degree in Business Administration  
from Adelaide University and  
completed the Advanced  
Management Program at Harvard 
University in 2010. He is a member 
of the South Australian Government’s 
Advanced Manufacturing Council  
and a board member of the  
Phoenix Society.

Mr Peter Griffiths 
B.Ec (Hons), CPA, FAICD 

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Griffiths was appointed to the Codan 
board in July 2001. He is a former senior 
executive of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, 
with 10 years of experience working in 
Central and Eastern Europe and South 
East Asia. He had previously held the 
positions of Company Secretary, Chief 
Financial Officer and Managing Director 
of C-C Bottlers Limited and held board 
positions in Australia, New Zealand 
and the USA. Mr Griffiths is a Certified 
Practising Accountant and a former 
President of the South Australian branch 
of the Financial Executives Institute,  
as well as State and Federal President  
of the Australian Softdrink Association 
Ltd. Mr Griffiths has also been a  
director of several not-for-profit 
organisations.

Mr David Klingberg AO 
FTSE, BTech (Civil), DUniSA, FIEAust, 
FAusIMM, FAICD

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Klingberg was appointed to the 
board in July 2005. He is an engineer 
with extensive national and international 
experience, having been Managing 
Director of Kinhill Limited from 1986 
to 1998, where he played a major role 
in developing the small, Adelaide-
based group into one of the largest and 
most successful firms of professional 
engineers in Australia and South East 
Asia. Mr Klingberg was Chancellor of 
the University of South Australia for 
10 years, retiring in 2008. His private 
sector and government appointments 
include Chairman of Centrex Metals 
Limited and directorships of Snowy 
Hydro Limited and E & A Limited, 
and he is a former chairman of 
Barossa Infrastructure Limited. He is 
a member of the board of Invest in SA 
and a former chairman of the South 
Australian Premier’s Climate Change 
Council. He is a patron of the Cancer 
Council of South Australia and the 
St Andrew’s Hospital Foundation. In 
2009 David was made an Officer of the 
Order of Australia for his contributions 
to governance policy in the tertiary 
education sector and to commercial 
and economic development and 
infrastructure projects.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Mr David Simmons 
BA (Acc)

Lt-Gen Peter Leahy AC 
BA (Military Studies), MMAS, GAICD

Independent Non-Executive Director

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Simmons was appointed to the board 
in May 2008. Mr Simmons has worked 
in the manufacturing industry throughout 
his career and has extensive financial 
and general management experience. 
Mr Simmons joined Hills Industries 
Limited in 1984, where he was appointed 
Finance Director in 1987 and Managing 
Director in 1992. He retired from Hills 
Industries Limited in June 2008.  
He is Chairman of Commercial  
Motor Vehicles Group and a board 
member of Lighting Investments  
Australia Holdings Pty Ltd,  
Thomsons Lawyers and Detmold  
Group. He is a former director  
of Gunns Limited and a former  
chairman of the SA Government 
Economic Development Board,  
Korvest Ltd and Innovate SA.

Lieutenant General Leahy was 
appointed to the board in September 
2008. He retired from the Army in July 
2008 after a 37-year career and 6 years 
as Chief of Army. His distinguished 
service was recognised with his 
2007 appointment as Companion of 
the Order of Australia. Since leaving 
the Army he has been appointed as 
Professor and Foundation Director  
of the National Security Institute at  
the University of Canberra. He is  
a member of the Defence South 
Australia Advisory Board, a  
director of the Kokoda Foundation  
and a director of Electro Optic  
Systems Holdings Limited.  
Lieutenant General Leahy holds  
a Master of Military Arts and Science 
from the US Army Command and 
General Staff College, where he  
also served as an instructor, and  
is a graduate of the Australian  
Institute of Company Directors. 

BOARD OF 
DIRECTORS

24  

Mr Scott Davies 
LLB 

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Davies was appointed to the board in 
May 2011. In July 2011 he was appointed 
to the position of Global Head of 
Infrastructure for AMP Capital Investors. 
A commercial lawyer by profession, 
Mr Davies was Chief Executive 
Officer of Macquarie Communications 
Infrastructure Group, a leading 
global provider of communications 
infrastructure, from 2002 to 2009. Prior to 
that, Mr Davies held roles with Macquarie 
Capital and Hambros Bank, where he 
gained valuable experience in relation to 
business development and mergers and 
acquisitions. Mr Davies is an alternate 
director of Australia Pacific Airports 
Corporation Limited and a former  
director of the DUET Group.

Mrs Corinne Namblard 
PhD (Pol Sci), HEC CAP

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mrs Namblard was appointed to the 
board in August 2011. Mrs Namblard 
has more than 30 years of experience in 
large projects in finance, infrastructure 
and related industries and has worked in 
the USA, Canada, Australia and Europe. 
Most recently Mrs Namblard was Chief 
Executive Officer of Galaxy Fund, a 
dedicated transportation infrastructure 
equity fund. Prior to that, Mrs Namblard 
spent 19 years with Banque Nationale de 
Paris, rising to the role of Vice President 
and Head of Financial Advisory in the 
Project Finance team, before becoming 
the Executive Vice President of leading 
international French engineering 
firm, Egis Group, where she led their 
worldwide strategy and business 
development activities. Mrs Namblard 
has previously held a number of board 
positions including Flinders Ports Pty 
Ltd, Qantas Airways Ltd and Chair of 
the Geneva-based United Nations PPP 
Alliance. She also sits on the Council  
of the University of South Australia, is  
a member of the Economic Development 
Board of South Australia and a director  
of Invest in SA.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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LEADERSHIP 
TEAm

Mr Donald McGurk 
HNC (Mech Eng), MBA, FAICD

Managing Director and  
Chief Executive Officer

Mr Michael Barton
BA (Acc), CA

Chief Financial Officer and  
Company Secretary

Donald was appointed to the board as 
Director in May 2010, and was appointed 
as Managing Director in November 2010. 
Mr McGurk joined Codan in December 
2000 and had executive responsibility 
for group-wide manufacturing until his 
transition into the role of CEO.

For more details of Mr McGurk’s 
qualifications and experience please  
see page 22.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts in 
Accountancy from the University of South 
Australia and is a member of the Institute 
of Chartered Accountants in Australia. 
He was appointed to the position of 
Company Secretary in May 2008. 
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, 
Mr Barton had responsibility for the areas 
of Finance and Business Systems across 
the Codan group. In September 2009, 
Mr Barton was appointed to the position 
of Chief Financial Officer and Company 
Secretary, and has responsibility for the 
financial control and reporting across the 
Codan group. Prior to joining Codan in 
May 2004, he was a senior manager with 
KPMG Chartered Accountants.

Mr Peter Charlesworth
BEE (Hons), MBA, GAICD 

Executive General Manager, Minelab 

Peter holds a Degree in Electrical 
and Electronic Engineering with First 
Class Honours and a Masters Degree 
in Business Administration, both from 
Adelaide University, and is a Graduate 
Member of the Australian Institute of 
Company Directors. He was appointed 
General Manager of the subsidiary, 
Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd, in 2008 
following the Codan acquisition of Minelab 
that same year. Peter joined Codan in 
2003 as General Manager of Engineering, 
and then held various roles such as New 
Business Manager and HF Radio Business 
Development Manager. Prior to Codan, 
he was a business unit manager at Tenix 
Defence - Electronic Systems Division and 
he has worked in the electronics industry 
for more than 20 years. 

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Mr Paul McCarter
BEng (Hons), MBA, CEng, MIET

Mr Andrew (Andy) Sheppard
BSc (Eng), BSc (Hons), CEng

Executive General Manager, 
Codan Radio Communications

Paul is an entrepreneurial 
director and communications 
professional with over 24 years of 
experience in the technology and 
communications sectors. He served 
12 years in the military as a Royal 
Signals Officer, and has since held 
executive positions in operations, 
strategy, marketing and general 
management with several large 
multinational companies, including 
British Telecom, Racal, Thales and 
Cobham. He has a Bachelor Degree 
in Software Engineering, a Masters 
Degree/MBA from London Business 
School, and is a Chartered Engineer 
with the IET. Prior to Codan, Paul 
was Managing Director of the 
Technology Group, and the Group 
Managing Director of Tactical 
Communications and Surveillance 
International at Cobham. Paul is 
actively involved in charity work 
for expeditions and is Sir Ranulph 
Fiennes’ communications and 
technology advisor.

General Manager, Minetec

Andy took up his position at 
Minetec in 2013, having spent 
5 years as Vice President and 
General Manager of Codan 
Radio Communications, based 
in Rochester, NY, USA, with 
responsibility for North America, 
Latin America, Europe, Middle 
East, Central Asia and the 
global UN and Humanitarian 
business. Prior to Codan, Andy 
worked at Harris Corporation, 
McDowell Research and L-3 
Communications. Andy spent 
20 years as a communications 
officer in the British Army, 
serving worldwide in a number 
of operational theatres. Andy is 
a Chartered Engineer and holds 
advanced degrees in Telecomms 
Systems Engineering and in 
Systems Management.

Mr Matthew Csortan 
BEng (Mech Eng) (Hons),  
MEng (Mfg Mgmt)

General Manager Group 
Operations

Matthew holds a Degree 
in Mechanical Engineering 
with Honours and a Masters 
Degree in Manufacturing 
Management, both from the 
University of South Australia. 
In 2009, he was appointed 
Codan’s General Manager for 
Group Operations. Matthew 
joined Codan in 1999 and held 
various roles in manufacturing 
and production, until his 
appointment as Production 
Manager of Communications 
Products in 2004. In 2006, 
Matthew became Manufacturing 
Manager of Codan, and was 
appointed General Manager of 
Parketronics in 2008. Prior to 
joining Codan, Matthew gained 
experience in manufacturing and 
project engineering through his 
employment at Gerard Industries 
and ASC Engineering.

Mr Allan Morichaud 
MSc (Economics), MBA

General Manager Corporate 
Development & Systems

Allan holds a Masters Degree in 
Science (Economics) from the 
University of Copenhagen, and 
a Masters Degree in Business 
Administration from Adelaide 
University. Allan joined Codan in 
2008 as Senior Business Analyst, 
and soon became the Manager for 
IT and Business Analysis. He was 
appointed General Manager for 
Business Systems and Analysis in 
2009, followed by General Manager 
Corporate Development & Systems 
in early 2012. Prior to joining 
Codan, Allan was Finance Manager 
at Hardi Australia, and both Finance 
Manager and Business Analyst 
during his five years working for 
Copenhagen Airports in Denmark.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Mr Simon Porter
B.App.Sci (Physio), MBA

General Manager Human 
Resources & Business 
Excellence

Simon holds a Bachelor of Applied 
Science in Physiotherapy from 
the University of South Australia 
and an MBA from the University 
of Adelaide. Prior to joining 
Codan in 2010, Simon served 
as the General Manager, Human 
Resources at Clipsal Australia, 
with executive roles in Quality and 
Customer Satisfaction, as well as 
in Health, Safety & Environmental 
Management. From May 2012 to 
January 2013, Simon acted as 
the General Manager of Minetec, 
leading the operational review and 
integration of the newly acquired 
company. Simon continues to act 
in the role as General Manager, 
Human Resources and is now 
also responsible for leading the 
Business Excellence function, 
which is focussed upon driving 
an enterprise-wide continuous 
improvement and business 
excellence program.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    27

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•  Engage with target customers  
to build long-term relationships  
that will develop and enhance 
brand loyalty

•  Exceed customers’ / internal 

stakeholders’ expectations today 
and into the future with innovative 
and focussed solutions

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Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    29

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FINANCIAL 
REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

32    

/  DIRECTORS’ REPORT

51    

/  LEAD AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

52    

/  CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

53      /  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

54      /  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 

55      /  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

56      /  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

57    

/  NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

103     /  DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

104     /  INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 

106     /  ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

108     /  CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    31
Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    31

DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

32

The directors present their report together 
with the financial statements of the 
group comprising Codan Limited (“the 
company”) and its subsidiaries for the 
financial year ended 30 June 2013 and  
the auditor’s report thereon.

DIRECTORS
The directors of the company at any time 
during or since the end of the financial 
year are:

Dr David Klingner
Donald McGurk
Peter Griffiths
David Klingberg AO
David Simmons
Lt-Gen Peter Leahy AC
Scott Davies
Corinne Namblard

Details of directors and their qualifications 
and experience are set out on pages 22 
to 25.

COMPANY SECRETARY
Mr Michael Barton  BA (Acc), CA

Mr Barton was appointed to the position of 
Company Secretary in May 2008. Reporting 
to the Chief Financial Officer, Mr Barton 
had responsibility for the areas of Finance 
and Business Systems across the Codan 
group. In September 2009, Mr Barton was 
appointed to the position of Chief Financial 
Officer and Company Secretary, and has 
responsibility for the financial control and 
reporting across the Codan group. Prior  
to joining Codan in May 2004, he was  
a senior manager with KPMG Chartered 
Accountants.

DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS
The number of directors’ meetings of 
the company, and of meetings of board 
committees held, and the number of  
those meetings attended by each of  
the directors of the company during  
the financial year are:

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
STATEmENT
This statement outlines the main corporate 
governance practices in place throughout 
the financial year, which comply with 
the ASX Corporate Governance Council 
recommendations, unless otherwise stated.

Board of Directors

Role of the board

The board’s primary role is the protection 
and enhancement of long-term  
shareholder value.

To fulfil this role, the board is responsible 
for the overall corporate governance of the 
group, including formulating its strategic 
direction, approving and monitoring 
the annual plan, budget and capital 
expenditure, setting senior executive 
and director remuneration, establishing 
and monitoring the achievement of 
management’s goals and ensuring the 
integrity of risk management, internal 

Board meetings 

Board Audit, Risk and Compliance 
Committee meetings

Remuneration Committee 
meetings

DIRECTOR
Dr G D Klingner
Mr D S McGurk
Mr P R Griffiths
Mr D J Klingberg
Mr D J Simmons
Lt-Gen P F Leahy
Mr S W Davies 
Mrs C S Namblard

A

12
12
11
11
12
12
11
12

B

12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12

A

-
-
4
4
-
-
-
4

B

-
-
4
4
-
-
-
4

A

1
-
-
-
1
1
-
-

B

1
-
-
-
1
1
-
-

A - Number of meetings attended      B – Number of meetings held during the time the director held office during the year

 
 
control, legal compliance and management 
information systems. It is also responsible 
for approving and monitoring financial and 
other reporting.

The board has delegated responsibility 
for operation and administration of the 
company to the managing director.

Board processes
To assist in the execution of its 
responsibilities, the board has established 
a Remuneration Committee and a Board 
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. 
These committees have written mandates 
and operating procedures, which are 
reviewed on a regular basis. The board 
has also established a framework for 
the management of the group, including 
a system of internal control, a business 
risk management process and the 
establishment of appropriate ethical 
standards.

The full board currently holds ten 
scheduled meetings each year, plus 
strategy meetings and any extraordinary 
meetings at such other times as may 
be necessary to address any specific 
significant matters that may arise.

The agenda for meetings is prepared in 
conjunction with the chairman, managing 
director and company secretary. Standing 
items include the managing director’s 
report, occupational health and safety 
report, financial reports, strategic matters, 
governance and compliance. Submissions 
are circulated in advance. Executives are 
regularly involved in board discussions, 
and directors have other opportunities, 
including visits to business operations, for 
contact with a wider group of employees.

Director and executive education
The group has a process to educate new 
directors about the nature of the business, 
current issues, the corporate strategy and 
the expectations of the group concerning 
performance of directors. Directors 
also have the opportunity to visit group 
facilities and meet with management to 
gain a better understanding of business 
operations. Directors are given access 
to continuing education opportunities 
to update and enhance their skills and 
knowledge.

The group also has a process to educate 
new executives upon taking such positions. 
This process includes reviewing the group’s 
structure, strategy, operations, financial 
position and risk management policies. 
It also familiarises the individual with the 
respective rights, duties, responsibilities 
and roles of the individual and the board.

Independent professional advice and access to 
company information
Each director has the right of access to 
all relevant company information and to 
the company’s executives and, subject to 
prior consultation with the chairman, may 
seek independent professional advice from 
a suitably qualified adviser at the group’s 
expense. The director must consult with 
an adviser suitably qualified in the relevant 
field. A copy of the advice received by 
the director is made available to all other 
members of the board.  

Composition of the board
The composition of the board is 
determined using the following principles:

•  a broad range of expertise both 
nationally and internationally;

•  a majority of non-executive directors;

•   directors having extensive knowledge 

of the group’s industries and/or 
extensive expertise in significant 
aspects of financial management  
or general management;

•   a non-executive director as chairman;

•   enough directors to serve on various 

committees without overburdening the 
directors or making it difficult for them 
to fully discharge their responsibilities; 
and

•   at each annual general meeting, one-
third of the directors and any other 
director who has held office for three 
years or more since last being elected 
must stand for re-election (except for 
the managing director).

The board’s policy is to seek a diverse 
range of directors who have a range 
of ages and genders which mirrors the 
environment in which the group operates. 

An independent director is a director who 
is not a member of management (a non-
executive director) and who:

•  holds less than five percent of the 
voting shares of the company and 
is not an officer of, or otherwise 
associated, directly or indirectly, with  
a shareholder of more than five percent 
of the voting shares of the company;

•  has not within the last three years been 
employed in an executive capacity by 
the company or another group member, 
or been a director after ceasing to hold 
any such employment;

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

•  within the last three years has not been 
a principal or employee of a material 
professional adviser or a material 
consultant to the company or another 
group member;

•  is not a material supplier or customer of 
the company or another group member, 
or an officer of or otherwise associated, 
directly or indirectly, with a material 
supplier or customer;

•  has no material contractual relationship 
with the company or another group 
member other than as a director of the 
company; and

•  is free from any interest and any 

business or other relationship that 
could, or could reasonably be perceived 
to, materially interfere with the director’s 
ability to act in the best interests of the 
company.

The board is regularly addressing 
succession in order to ensure that its 
composition going forward is appropriate.

Nomination Committee

The ASX Corporate Governance Council’s 
“Principles of Good Corporate Governance 
and Best Practice Recommendations” 
recommend the establishment of a 
nomination committee. The role of 
nomination of proposed directors  
is conducted by the full board.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    33

DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

34

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
STATEMENT (continued)
Remuneration report - audited

Remuneration Committee

The Remuneration Committee reviews 
and makes recommendations to the 
board on remuneration packages and 
policies applicable to the managing 
director, senior executives and directors 
themselves. It is also responsible for share 
schemes, incentive performance packages, 
superannuation entitlements, retirement and 
termination entitlements and fringe benefits 
policies.

The members of the Remuneration 
Committee during the year were:       

•  Mr D J Simmons (Chairman) 

Independent Non-Executive Director

•  Dr G D Klingner 

Independent Non-Executive Director

•  Lt-Gen P F Leahy

Independent Non-Executive Director

The managing director is invited to 
Remuneration Committee meetings, 
as required, to discuss executives’ 
performance and remuneration packages

Principles of remuneration 
Key management personnel comprise the 
directors and executives of the group. Key 
management personnel have authority and 
responsibility for planning, directing and 
controlling the activities of the group. 

Remuneration levels are competitively set to 
attract and retain appropriately qualified and 
experienced executives. The Remuneration 

Committee may obtain independent advice 
on the appropriateness of remuneration 
packages, given trends in comparative 
companies both locally and internationally. 
Remuneration packages can include a mix 
of fixed remuneration and performance-
based remuneration.

The remuneration structures explained 
below are designed to attract suitably 
qualified candidates, and to effect the 
broader outcome of increasing the group’s 
net profit. The remuneration structures take 
into account:

•  the overall level of remuneration for each 

director and executive;

•  the executive’s ability to control the 

relevant segment’s performance; and

•  the amount of incentives within each key 
management person’s remuneration.

Certain executives may receive incentive 
payments based on the achievement of 
performance hurdles. The performance 
hurdles relate to measures of profitability. 
The bonus payable to certain executives 
may relate to the qualitative performance  
of the executive against objectives agreed 
as part of the budget and strategic 
planning processes. The potential incentive 
payable to certain executives is based  
on up to 60% of the executives’ fixed 
salary inclusive of superannuation, but  
can exceed this level if performance 
hurdles are exceeded. 

These performance conditions have been 
established to encourage the profitable 
growth of the group. The board considered 
that for the year ended 30 June 2013 the 
above performance-linked remuneration 
structure was appropriate. 

Total remuneration for all non-executive 
directors, last voted upon by shareholders 
at the 2010 AGM, is not to exceed 
$850,000 per annum. Non-executive 
directors do not receive any performance-
related remuneration nor are they issued 
options on securities. Directors’ fees cover 
all main board activities and membership 
of committees. 

Service contracts
It is the group’s policy that service contracts 
for key management personnel are unlimited 
in term but capable of termination on one 
to six months’ notice, and that the group 
retains the right to terminate the contract 
immediately by making payment in lieu of 
notice. The group has entered into a service 
contract with each key management person.

The key management personnel are 
also entitled to receive on termination of 
employment their statutory entitlements 
of accrued annual and long service leave, 
as well as any entitlement to incentive 
payments and superannuation benefits.

Performance rights
At the 2004 AGM, shareholders approved 
the establishment of a Performance Rights 
Plan (Plan). The Plan is designed to provide 
nominated executives with an incentive to 
maximise the return to shareholders over 
the long term, and to assist in the attraction 
and retention of key executives. 

The number of performance rights 
issued represents 40% of the nominated 
executives’ fixed pay divided by the 
volume weighted average of the company’s 
share price in the five days after the release 
of the group’s annual results.

 
 
 
  
Details of performance rights granted to executives during the year are as follows:

Number of 
performance 
rights granted 
during year

Grant 
date

Fair value 
per right at 
grant date 
(cents)

Exercise 
price per 
right 
(cents)

Expiry 
date

Number of 
rights vested 
during year

DIRECTORS
Mr D S McGurk 

 EXECUTIVES
Mr M Barton
Mr P D Charlesworth
Mr K J Kane

139,981

5 November 2012

177.4

66,211
90,988
72,790

5 November 2012
5 November 2012
5 November 2012

177.4
177.4
177.4

-

-
-
-

30 June 2016

30 June 2016
30 June 2016
30 June 2016

-

-
-
-

Details of vesting profiles of performance rights granted to executives are detailed below:

Performance  rights granted

Number

Date

Percentage 
vested in year

Percentage 
forfeited in year

Financial years in which shares 
will be issued if vesting achieved

DIRECTORS
Mr D S McGurk 

 EXECUTIVES
Mr M Barton

Mr P D Charlesworth

Mr K J Kane

132,850
136,733
161,551
139,981

23 October 2009
14 December 2010
7 November 2011
5 November 2012

64,675
76,414
66,211

132,850
88,877
105,008
90,988

84,006
72,790

14 December 2010
7 November 2011
5 November 2012

23 October 2009
14 December 2010
7 November 2011
5 November 2012

7 November 2011
5 November 2012

100%
-
-
-

-
-
-

100%
-
-
-

-
-

-
100%
-
-

100%
-
-

-
100%
-
-

100%
100%

2013
n/a
2015
2016

n/a
2015
2016

2013
n/a
2015
2016

n/a
n/a

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

The performance rights granted on 5 November 
2012 become exercisable if certain performance 
requirements are achieved. The performance 
requirements are based on growth of the group’s 
earnings per share over a three-year period using 
the group’s earnings per share for the year ended 
30 June 2012 as the base. For the maximum 
available number of performance rights to vest, 
the group’s earnings per share must increase in 
aggregate by at least 15% per annum over the 
three-year period from the base earnings per share. 
The threshold level of the group’s earnings per 
share before vesting is an increase in aggregate of 
10% per annum over the three-year period from 
the base earnings per share. A pro-rata vesting 
will occur between the 10% and 15% levels of 
earnings per share for the three-year period.

If achieved, performance rights are exercisable 
into the same number of ordinary shares in the 
company. 

In relation to the performance rights granted on 23 
October 2009, the performance requirements were 
based on cumulative annual compounding growth 
of the group’s earnings per share over a three-year 
performance period, with a maximum earnings 
per share target of 29.551 cents per share. As the 
maximum earnings per share target was exceeded, 
on 6 August 2012 the board determined that the 
performance rights would immediately become 
qualifying performance rights, exercisable at any 
time during the 12 months ended 6 August 2013. 
All of the rights were exercised, and shares were 
issued on 22 August 2012.

The performance rights granted on 14 December 
2010 lapsed on 30 June 2013, as the three-year 
aggregate performance target was not reached. 

Mr Kane’s performance rights lapsed on 29 March 
2013 upon his separation from the company.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    35

 
 
DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT (continued) 
Remuneration report - audited (continued) 

Directors’ and senior executives’ remuneration 

Details of the nature and amount of each major element of the remuneration paid or payable to each director of the company and other key 
management personnel of the group are:

Directors

Year

Salary & fees

Short-term 
incentives

Other short 
term

Post-employment 
and superannuation 
contributions

NON-EXECUTIVE
Dr G D Klingner

Mr P R Griffiths

Mr D J Klingberg

Mr D J Simmons

Lt-Gen P F Leahy

Mr S W Davies

Mrs C S Namblard

Total non-executives’ remuneration

EXECUTIVE
Mr D S McGurk

Total directors’ remuneration

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

$

172,562

165,000

102,596

94,050

86,281

82,500

91,510

87,500

86,281

82,500

86,281

82,500

86,281

75,625

711,792

669,675

$

488,644

489,173

1,200,436

1,158,848

$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$

469,401

334,910

469,401

334,910

$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$

-

-

-

-

$

15,531

14,850

        -

4,050

7,766

7,425

8,236

7,875

7,766

7,425

7,766

7,425

7,766

6,806

54,831

55,856

$

16,470

20,000

71,301

75,856

36

 
 
Other long  
term

Termination 
benefits

Performance 
rights

Total

$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$

17,635

12,211

17,635

12,211

$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$

-

-

-

-

$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$

96,864

87,151

96,864

87,151

$

188,093

179,850

102,596

98,100

94,047

89,925

99,746

95,375

94,047

89,925

94,047

89,925

94,047

82,431

766,623

725,531

$

1,089,014

943,445

1,855,637

1,668,976

Proportion of 
remuneration 
performance related

Value of performance 
rights as proportion of 
remuneration 

%

%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

%

52.0

44.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

%

8.9

9.2

-

-

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Mrs Namblard was appointed as a 
director on 1 August 2011.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    37

 
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT (continued) 
Remuneration report - audited (continued) 

Directors’ and senior executives’ remuneration (continued)

Executive Officers

Year

Salary & fees

Short-term 
incentives

Other short 
term

Post-employment 
and superannuation 
contributions

Mr M Barton (Chief Financial Officer  
and Company Secretary)

Mr P D Charlesworth (Executive  
General Manager, Minelab)

Mr K J Kane (President and Executive 
General Manager, Radio Communications)

Mr P McCarter  (Executive General 
Manager, Codan Radio Communications)

Total executive officers’ remuneration

$

$

228,038

222,026

219,013

158,412

331,745

378,788

317,516

238,150

$

-

-

-

-

208,046

-

100,606

264,579

147,965

51,783

96,713

-

-

864,542

600,814

100,606

801,108

544,527

51,783

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2013

2012

$

20,332

19,437

16,470

15,200

-

-

-

36,802

34,637

DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

38

 
 
Other long  
term

Termination 
benefits

Performance 
rights

Total

Proportion of 
remuneration 
performance related

Value of performance 
rights as proportion of 
remuneration 

$

7,908

5,626

11,721

9,258

(9,466)

5,585

-

10,163

20,469

$

-

-

-

-

$

45,817

41,222

62,962

56,648

$

524,121

443,710

801,686

636,772

295,210

(26,272)

568,124

-

-

26,272

496,184

-

96,713

295,210

82,507

1,990,644

-

124,142

1,576,666

%

51.1

45.0

55.1

46.3

(4.6)

35.1

-

-

-

%

8.7

9.3

7.9

8.9

(4.6)

5.3

-

-

-

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Mr Kane ceased employment with Codan 
on 29 March 2013. Costs associated 
with the relocation of Mr Kane and his 
family back to the USA, his contracted 
notice period and an appropriate share of 
entitlements are included in termination 
benefits. Mr McCarter was appointed 
to the position of Executive General 
Manager, Codan Radio Communications 
on 3 June 2013.

Short-term incentives which vested during 
the year are as follows: Mr D S McGurk 
100%, Mr M Barton 100% and Mr P D 
Charlesworth 100%.

The remuneration amounts disclosed 
above have been calculated based on the 
expense to the company for the financial 
year, therefore items such as annual 
leave and long service leave, taken and 
provided for, have been considered. As  
a result the remuneration disclosed may 
not equal the salary package as agreed 
with the executive in any one year. 

Other than performance rights, no  
options or shares were issued during 
the year as compensation for any key 
management personnel. 

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    39

 
DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

40

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT (continued) 
Remuneration report - audited (continued) 

Corporate Performance

As required by the Corporations Act 2001 the following information is presented:

2013

$

2012

$

2011

$

2010

$

2009

$

Net profit after tax

Dividends paid

Share price at 30 June

Change in share price at 30 June

45,416,716

20,343,012

23,146,736

14,773,138

21,792,328

13,952,408

14,394,218

11,490,222

12,006,000

10,532,955

1.52

0.12

1.40

0.20

1.20

(0.26)

1.46

0.82

0.64

0.04

Board Audit, Risk and  
Compliance Committee

The Board Audit, Risk and Compliance 
Committee has a documented charter, 
approved by the board. All members must 
be non-executive directors. The chairman 
may not be the chairman of the board. The 
committee advises on the establishment 
and maintenance of a framework of internal 
control and appropriate ethical standards 
for the management of the group. 

The members of the Board Audit, Risk  
and Compliance Committee during the  
year were:

•  Mr P R Griffiths (Chairman) 

Independent Non-Executive Director

•  Mr D J Klingberg   

Independent Non-Executive Director

•  Mrs C S Namblard 

Independent Non-Executive Director

The external auditors, the managing 
director and the chief financial officer are 

invited to Board Audit, Risk and 
Compliance Committee meetings at the 
discretion of the committee.  

The responsibilities of the Board, Audit, 
Risk and Compliance Committee include 
reporting to the board on:

•  reviewing the annual and half-year 
financial reports and other financial 
information distributed externally. This 
includes approving new accounting 
policies to ensure compliance with 
Australian Accounting Standards 
and generally accepted accounting 
principles, and assessing whether the 
financial information is adequate for 
shareholder needs;

•  assessing management processes 

supporting external reporting;

•  assessing corporate risk assessment 

processes;

•  assessing and establishing an 

appropriate internal audit function;

•  establishing procedures for selecting, 

appointing and, if necessary, removing 
the external auditor;

•  assessing whether non-audit services 

provided by the external auditor 
are consistent with maintaining the 
external auditor’s independence;  the 
external auditor provides an annual 
independence declaration in relation to 
the audit;

•  assessing the adequacy of the internal 
control framework and the company’s 
code of ethical standards;

•  monitoring the procedures to ensure 

compliance with the Corporations Act 
2001 and the ASX Listing Rules and all 
other regulatory requirements; and

•  addressing any matters outstanding 
with auditors, Australian Taxation 
Office, Australian Securities and 
Investments Commission, ASX and 
financial institutions.

The Board Audit, Risk and Compliance 
Committee reviews the performance of the 

 
 
external auditors on an annual basis and 
meets with them during the year to:

•  discuss the external audit plan, 

identifying any significant changes in 
structure, operations, internal controls 
or accounting policies likely to affect 
the financial statements, and to review 
the fees proposed for the audit work to 
be performed;

•  review the half-year and preliminary 

final report prior to lodgement with the 
ASX, and any significant adjustments 
required as a result of the auditor’s 
findings, and to recommend board 
approval of these documents prior  
to announcement of results;

•  review the results and findings  
of the auditor, the adequacy of 
accounting and financial controls,  
and monitor the implementation  
of any recommendations made; and

•  as required, organise, review and report 
on any special reviews or investigations 
deemed necessary by the board. 

Risk Management

Material business risks arise from such 
matters as actions by competitors, 
government policy changes, the impact 
of exchange rate movements on the price 
of raw materials and sales, difficulties 
in sourcing raw materials, environment, 
occupational health and safety, 
property, product quality, interruptions 
to production, changes in international 
quality standards, financial reporting  
and the purchase, development and  
use of information systems.

Oversight of the risk management system

The board has in place a number of 
arrangements and internal controls 
intended to identify and manage areas  
of significant business risk. These include 
the establishment of committees, regular 
budget, financial and management 
reporting, established organisational 
structures, procedures, manuals and 
policies, external financial and safety 
audits, insurance programs and the 
retention of specialised staff and  
external advisers. 

The Board Audit, Risk and Compliance 
Committee considers risk management 
in order to ensure risks are identified, 
assessed and appropriately managed.  
The committee reports to the board  
on these matters on an ongoing basis. 

Risk management and compliance and control
The group strives to ensure that its 
products are of the highest standard. 
Towards this aim it has certification  
to AS/NZS ISO 9001.

The board is responsible for the overall 
internal control framework, but recognises 
that no cost-effective internal control 
system will preclude all errors and 
irregularities. Comprehensive practices 
have been established to ensure:

•  capital expenditure and revenue 

commitments above a certain size 
obtain prior board approval;

•  financial exposures are controlled, 
including the use of derivatives;

•  occupational health and safety 

standards and management systems 
are monitored and reviewed to achieve 

high standards of performance and 
compliance with regulations;

•  business transactions are properly 

authorised and executed;

•  the quality and integrity of personnel;

•  financial reporting accuracy and 

compliance with the financial reporting 
regulatory framework; and

•  environmental regulation compliance.

Quality and integrity of personnel
Appraisals are conducted at least  
annually for all senior employees.  
Training and development and  
appropriate remuneration and incentives 
with regular performance reviews create 
an environment of co-operation and 
constructive dialogue with employees  
and senior management.

Financial reporting
The managing director and the chief 
financial officer have provided assurance 
in writing to the board that the company’s 
financial reports are founded on a sound 
system of internal compliance and control 
and risk management practices which 
implements the policies adopted by the 
board. This declaration includes stating 
that the financial reports present a true 
and fair view, in all material respects,  
of the company’s financial condition and 
operational results and are in accordance 
with relevant accounting standards. This 
statement is required annually.

Monthly actual results are reported against 
budgets approved by the directors, and 
revised forecasts for the year are prepared 
regularly.

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Environmental regulation
The group’s operations are not subject  
to significant environmental regulation 
under either Commonwealth or State 
legislation. However, the board believes 
that the group has adequate systems 
in place for the management of its 
environmental requirements, and is 
not aware of any breach of those 
environmental requirements as they  
apply to the group.

Internal audit
The Board Audit, Risk and Compliance 
Committee is responsible for determining 
the need for an internal audit function 
for the group. The committee has 
implemented an internal audit function 
whereby internal control reviews are 
completed on the high risk areas of the 
business as identified on the company’s 
risk register.

Assessment of effectiveness of risk 
management
The managing director and the chief 
financial officer have declared, in writing  
to the board, that the financial reporting 
risk management and associated 
compliance and controls have been 
assessed and found to be operating 
efficiently and effectively. Operational 
and other compliance risk management 
processes have also been assessed and 
found to be operating efficiently and 
effectively. All risk assessments covered 
the whole financial year and the period up 
to the signing of the annual financial report 
for all material operations in the group.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    41

DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

42

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
STATEMENT (continued) 
Ethical standards

All directors, managers and employees are 
expected to act with the utmost integrity 
and objectivity, striving at all times to 
enhance the reputation and performance of 
the group. Every employee has a nominated 
supervisor to whom they may refer any 
issues arising from their employment. The 
company continues to review and confirm 
its processes for seeking to ensure that it 
does not trade with parties proscribed due 
to illegal or undesirable activities. 

Conflict of interest
Directors must keep the board advised, 
on an ongoing basis, of any interest that 
could potentially conflict with those of 
the company. The board has developed 
procedures to assist directors to disclose 
potential conflicts of interest.

Where the board believes that a significant 
conflict exists for a director on a board 
matter, the director concerned does not 
receive the relevant board papers and is  
not present at the meeting whilst the item  
is considered.

Code of conduct
The group has advised each director, 
manager and employee that they must 
comply with the entity’s code of conduct. 
The code of conduct covers the following:

•  aligning the behaviour of the board  
and management with the code of 
conduct by maintaining appropriate  
core company values and objectives;

•  fulfilling responsibilities to shareholders 

by delivering shareholder value;

after the half-year results are released 
to the ASX:

•  fulfilling responsibilities to clients, 
customers and consumers by 
maintaining high standards of 
professionalism, product quality  
and service;

•  acting at all times with fairness, honesty, 

consistency and integrity;

-  between 1 July and the close of 

trading on the next ASX trading day 
after the full-year results are released 
to the ASX; 

-  during any additional blackout periods 
imposed by the board from time to 
time; or

•  employment practices such as 

occupational health and safety and  
anti-discrimination;

-  whilst in possession of price-sensitive 
information not yet released to the 
market;

•  responsibilities to the community,  
such as environmental protection;

•  an additional approval process for 
directors, officers and executives;

•  responsibilities to the individual in 
respect of the use of confidential 
information;

•  compliance with legislation including 

compliance in countries where the legal 
systems and protocols are significantly 
different from Australia’s;

•  conflicts of interest;

•  responsible and proper use of company 

property and funds; and

•  reporting of unlawful behaviour.

Trading in general company securities  
by directors and employees
The key elements of the company’s Share 
Trading Policy are:

•  identification of those restricted from 

trading – directors, officers, executives 
and senior managers may acquire shares 
in the company, but are prohibited from 
dealing in company shares:

-  between 1 January and the close of 
trading on the next ASX trading day 

•  raising the awareness of legal 

prohibitions in respect of insider trading; 

•  prohibiting short-term or speculative 
trading in the company’s shares; and

•  identification of processes for unusual 
circumstances where discretion may 
be exercised in cases such as financial 
hardship.

The policy also details the insider trading 
provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 
and is reproduced in full on the company’s 
website and in the announcements 
provided to the ASX. 

Communication with shareholders

The board provides shareholders with 
information in accordance with Continuous 
Disclosure requirements, which include 
identifying matters that may have a material 
effect on the price of the company’s 
securities, notifying them to the ASX, 
posting them on the company’s website 
and issuing media releases.

 
The group’s performance against the Diversity and Equity Policy objectives is as follows:

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Gender Representation

Board representation

Executive & senior 
management representation

Group representation

Group graduate program

30 June 2013

30 June 2012

Female (%) Male (%)

Female (%)

Male (%)

14%

18%

26%

0%

86%

82%

74%

100%

14%

17%

30%

0%

86%

83%

70%

100%

The board has the following initiatives  
in place to progress the objectives of  
its Diversity and Equity Policy:

•  qualified candidates considered for 
any new board, executive or senior 
management positions will include both 
genders;

•  a target of at least 30% female 

candidates interviewed for all salaried 
positions in the group;

•  an equal balance of genders in the 
Group Graduate Program; and 

•  the provision of an Accelerated 

Leadership Development Program for 
identified female employees and senior 
managers.

The objective of achieving an equal 
balance of genders in the Group Graduate 
Program was not achieved in the current 
year as, of the 45 applicants for the 
position, only one was female.

The board will report on progress in 
achieving its objectives on an annual basis.

In summary, the Continuous Disclosure 
policy operates as follows:

•  the managing director and the chief 

financial officer and company secretary 
are responsible for interpreting the 
company’s policy and where necessary 
informing the board. The chief financial 
officer and company secretary is 
responsible for all communications 
with the ASX. Reportable matters are 
promptly advised to the ASX;

•  the annual report is provided via the 

company’s website and distributed to  
all shareholders who request a copy.  
It includes relevant information about the 
operations of the group during the year, 
changes in the state of affairs and details 
of future developments;

•  the half-yearly report contains 

summarised financial information and 
a review of the operations of the group 
during the period. The half-year reviewed 
financial report is lodged with the 
ASX, and sent to any shareholder who 
requests it;

•  all announcements made to the market, 

and related information (including 
information provided to analysts or the 
media during briefings), are placed on 
the company’s website after they are 
released to the ASX; and

•  the full texts of notices of meetings and 
associated explanatory material are 
placed on the company’s website.

All of the above information, including that 
of the previous years, is made available on 
the company’s website. 

The board encourages full participation of 
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting 
to ensure a high level of accountability and 
identification with the group’s strategy and 
goals. The external auditor is requested 
to attend the annual general meetings to 
answer any questions concerning the audit 
and the content of the auditor’s report.

The shareholders are requested to vote 
on the appointment and aggregate 
remuneration of directors, the granting 
of performance rights to directors and 
changes to the Constitution. A copy of the 
Constitution is available to any shareholder 
who requests it. 

Diversity 

The board is strongly committed to the 
principles of diversity and to promoting  
a culture that supports the development  
of a diverse mix of employees throughout 
all levels of the organisation. It is considered 
that this will ensure the achievement of an 
appropriate blend of diversity at board, 
executive and senior management levels 
within the group.

The board has established a group Diversity 
and Equity Policy, which is available on the 
company’s website.

The key elements of the policy include:

•  ensuring all positions are filled by the 

best candidates with no discrimination 
by way of gender, age, ethnicity and 
cultural background; and

•  annual assessment by the board of 

board gender diversity objectives and 
performance against objectives.

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DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

44

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL 
REVIEW
Codan is a group of electronics-based 
businesses that capitalise on their 
fundamental design and manufacturing 
skills to provide best-in-class electronics 
solutions to global markets. Codan 
employs approximately 450 people, 
located in Australia, USA, UK, Ireland, 
Canada, China and United Arab Emirates, 
and has a network of dealerships across 
the world.

Our marketing reach embraces over 150 
countries and our customers include gold 
prospectors, metal detection hobbyists, 
aid agencies, miners, businesses and 
governments, including public safety, 
military and security organisations. We 
work closely with our customers to seek 
innovative ways to solve their problems 
and add value to their operations. 

FY13 highlights

•   Highest reported profit of $45.4 million

•  Earnings per share of 25.8 cents

•  Annual dividend increased to 13 cents

•  Strong growth of metal detector sales 

into new markets

•  Major new product release in Radio 

Communications 

•  Strategic acquisition of land mobile radio 

business

•  Delivery of key mining technology 

reference sites by Minetec

•  Inclusion in the ASX 300 index

The board of Codan Limited has announced 
a net profit after tax of $45.4 million for the 
year ended 30 June 2013 compared to the 
prior year of $23.1 million, an increase of 
97% over FY12 and an increase of 46% 
over the previous highest underlying profit 
recorded by the company.  

Dividend

The company announced a final dividend of 
7 cents per share, fully franked, bringing the 
full year dividend to 13 cents compared to 
9.5 cents for FY12, an increase of 37%. The 
dividend has a record date of 13 September 
2013 and will be paid on 1 October 2013.

Codan has a long history of delivering a 
sustainable and progressive fully franked 
dividend payment to shareholders. Since 
the company listed in November 2003, the 
company’s yearly dividend has increased 
from 5.5 cents per share to 13.0 cents per 
share for the year ended 30 June 2013. 

The board’s objective is to pay a dividend 
that is considered sustainable and that  
has a payout ratio of at least 50%. 

Financial Performance

The record revenue and profitability of 
the company in FY13 has been driven 
by the spike in growth of metal detector 
sales into the small-scale gold mining 
fields of Africa. Profitability margins have 
increased over the prior year as the sale 
of Minelab’s highly valued metal detectors 
represents a greater proportion of sales. 
The company also continues to leverage its 
continuous improvement culture to reduce 
manufacturing costs.

The increase over the prior year in 
Engineering and Sales and Marketing 
expense has been partly driven by the 
acquisition of Minetec in January 2012 and 
Daniels in August 2012.  However, investing 
in the business is the foundation of our 
growth strategy and we continue to invest 
at record levels in the development of the 
next wave of our technologies.  Sales and 
marketing expenses have increased as a 
result of the higher business activity over 
the year and as we continue to invest in 
broadening the markets and customer  
base that we serve.

Net borrowings increased over the year by 
$9 million to $25 million, which compares 
to the company’s total available bank 
facilities of $85 million. The increase in 
net borrowings was the result of a higher 
investment in inventory and the acquisition 
of Daniels Electronics.

Our metal detection inventory levels at the 
end of the prior year were critically low 
resulting in product shortages and delivery 
delays to our customers so there has been 
an investment in gold detector inventory.  
This has allowed the company to move 
to a sea freight distribution model, with 
significant freight savings, and to ensure 
that we are well positioned to supply 
product during periods of peak demand.

The acquisition of Canadian based 
company, Daniels Electronics Limited, a 
leading designer, manufacturer and supplier 
of land mobile radio communications 
solutions, was completed in August 2013.  
The $24 million acquisition was partly 
funded from a successful capital raising  
of $17 million.

 
 
 
REVENUE
Communications 

Metal detection

Mining technology

Other

Total Revenue

UNDERLYING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
  EBITDA

  EBIT

  Interest

  Net profit before tax

Underlying net profit after tax

Non-recurring income/(expenses) after tax:*

Net profit after tax

Underlying earnings per share, fully diluted

Dividend per share

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

              FY13

              FY12

                    $m       % of sales                    $m      % of sales

 58.0

          166.3

14.5

  5.5

24%

68%

6%

2%

    66.4

    98.6

      9.3

      5.1

     37%  

    55%

      5%

      3%

         244.3

100%

  179.4

            100%

76.3

64.7

  (1.7)

63.0

            45.4

           45.4 

        25.8 cents

13.0 cents

31%

26%

26%

19%

    51.7

    43.2

      (3.4)

    39.8

    27.9

(4.8)

    23.1

17.0 cents

9.5 cents

    29%

    24%

    22%

    16%

* Non-underlying income / (expenses) are considered to be outside of normal business activities of the group and for comparability reasons 
have been separately identified. The methodology of identifying and quantifying these items is consistently applied from year to year. 
Underlying profit is a non-IFRS measure used by management of the company to assess the operating performance of the business. The 
non-IFRS measures have not been subject to review or audit. For the year ended 30 June 2013, the net impact of non-recurring items on 
the profits of the company were immaterial. Non-recurring items in the prior year related to the disposal of a discontinued operation and 
acquisition costs; refer to the 2012 Annual Report for a full reconciliation.

The company has commenced the 
redevelopment of its engineering facility 
and corporate head office at Newton, 
South Australia. This $10 million dollar 
investment in FY14 is a statement of the 
company’s commitment to advanced 
manufacturing and the desire to attract  
the best people to the business.

Codan remains committed to maintaining 
a significant advanced manufacturing 
centre of excellence in Adelaide. In recent 
years, increased investment has been 
made in engineering, product design, 
business development and marketing, 
where employee numbers have grown from 
approximately 160 to 190 during the past 
12 months.

In order to remain globally competitive, 
Codan must continually seek opportunities 
to increase the productivity and flexibility 
of its operations. As the company strives 
to become even more competitive, 
outsourcing of more high-volume, low-
complexity products to our manufacturing 
partner in Malaysia has become necessary. 
This is expected to deliver savings of 
at least $2 million per annum from our 
Australian and Canadian operations. Our 
Adelaide facility remains an essential part 
of our overall manufacturing strategy  
by providing a world-class environment  
for new product development, low-
volume, high-complexity production and 
manufacturing of security and military 
products.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    45

 
 
 
 
 
 
DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

46

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL 
REVIEW (continued)
Financial Performance (continued)

An update on the trading conditions being 
experienced by each of the company’s key 
business units is as follows: 

Metal Detection

Over the past four years, Minelab has 
delivered excellent financial results, with 
FY13 being another record sales and 
profit year. While all areas of the Minelab 
business have grown over this period, it 
has been the sale of metal detectors into 
the small-scale gold mining markets of 
Africa that has dominated the results. 

As reported by the board in June 2013, 
some of these markets have been 
impacted by civil unrest, which contributed 
to the lower sales level experienced in the 
last two months of FY13. There are also a 
number of other factors that influence the 
general level of demand for gold detectors 
in Africa.

The primary driver of demand for gold 
detection machines in Africa is the 
adoption of metal detection technology  
by small-scale gold miners and the 
success they have in finding gold. These 
small-scale gold miners have previously 
used primitive and environmentally 
damaging mining techniques to find gold. 
Minelab’s world-leading metal detectors 
are revolutionising the way that gold  
is found by these miners.  

Climate and religious events, such as 
Ramadan which currently occurs in July/
August, also impact metal detector sales 
in Africa. From April to June, West Africa 
experiences its wet season and North East 
Africa experiences its hottest months, with 
average temperatures over 40 degrees. 
These extreme weather months impact the 
number of prospectors and therefore lead 
to lower demand for gold detectors over 
this period.

Another variable which may affect the 
number of detectors sold is the price  
of gold which, although not at its recent 
record high, still rewards prospectors 
well. Our analysis of Minelab’s previous 
years’ sales history shows little correlation 
between the number of gold detectors 
sold and the price of gold; however, it  
is clear that a high gold price is a positive 
factor for the business. 

A number of key actions have been 
taken which we believe have significantly 
reduced the impact of gold machine 
counterfeits, including the use of security 
labels and SMS systems to give comfort  
to customers that they are buying  
a genuine Minelab metal detector. 

During FY13, the operations of Minelab 
have been reorganised to increase the 
number of staff and resources that are 
dedicated to this small-scale gold mining 
market. With strong business development 
activities now occurring in a number 
of countries across Africa, Central and 
Latin America, and Asia, Minelab is well 
placed to continue with the medium-term 
development of this gold mining segment.

In addition to the sale of gold detectors 
into Africa, Minelab continues to sell 

metal detectors into the developed world 
economies of Australia, United States, 
Europe and Asia. This part of the Minelab 
business represents approximately one 
third of Minelab sales and has achieved 
strong and steady growth in recent years.

Minelab continues to invest in growing this 
consumer market, and excellent progress 
has been made with large retail chains 
across the globe to have them carry  
and promote our metal detectors  
to their customers. 

Radio Communications

Our radio communications business had 
a tough year, with the troubled economic 
conditions being experienced throughout 
the world bringing about tightening of US 
budgets and delays to major programs 
in the US and across emerging world 
markets in Africa and Central Asia. 

In response to the difficult conditions,  
the acquisition of Daniels Electronics is  
a critical first step to broaden our business 
beyond High Frequency (HF) radio and to 
enable Codan to participate in the global 
Land Mobile Radio (LMR) market space, 
which is significantly larger than the HF 
market. We will further diversify our radio 
communications business by adding new 
partners, products and technologies that 
leverage off our HF and LMR products. 
This will enable Codan to enter higher 
growth markets and act as a prime in 
certain LMR programs to become a more 
profitable and comprehensive supplier  
of communications solutions globally.   

 
Codan has developed a very strong 
brand name and a reputation for product 
excellence in its established markets 
worldwide, and we will seek to capitalise 
on these attributes as we develop a strong 
foundation for medium to long-term growth 
in our Radio Communications business.     

Mining Technology

Minetec supplies industry-leading 
communications systems to the mining 
industry, aimed at improving mine 
productivity and safety. Minetec’s 
innovative product solutions provide  
an ideal platform to enter this market  
and grow future revenues. 

The Minetec business continues to 
transition from the development of 
“game-changing” communications-
based technologies that improve mine 
productivity and safety, to installing the 
technology in a number of blue-chip mine 
reference sites. More work is still required 
for the mining industry to recognise the 
safety and productivity improvements 
delivered by these solutions.

After a slower start than we had originally 
anticipated, Minetec is well positioned to 
deliver its best-in-class solutions to blue-
chip mining companies to improve their 
performance. 

As a result of the integration of the two 
businesses, Radio Communications 
has generated supply chain efficiencies, 
reduced product costs and implemented 
a more effective organisational structure. 
The integrated product delivery represents 
a unique and differentiated product 
offering from Radio Communications.

There are a number of positives as we look 
forward to FY14. We have made significant 
progress in integrating the new LMR 
business and are now leveraging off our 
international distribution network, which  
is expected to result in an expansion of  
our sales into new international markets. 

The recent renewal of our contracts with  
all of the major UN agencies has positioned 
us as the radio of choice for humanitarian 
operations and, given the current level of 
political instability in Africa, has seen this 
segment of our business grow during the 
past 12 months, partially offsetting the 
delays experienced with major project 
awards in our security and military markets. 

Following its launch in June 2012, the 
new Envoy™ software-defined radio 
has received strong support from the 
humanitarian, security and public safety 
markets, after the delivery of products for 
acceptance testing. Sales continue to grow 
for Envoy™ as customers recognise the 
value proposition and its unique features. 
Work will be ongoing to entrench this 
best-in-class product in our markets as 
the new standard in HF. The Envoy™ will 
also receive a range of enhanced software 
features and capabilities during the next  
12 months as we continue to get out in 
front of and drive customer expectations. 

Outlook

The Minelab business remains strong, 
although the previous record level of gold 
detector sales into the African market is 
being temporarily depressed by a number 
of external factors. The key fundamentals 
of our metal detection business are 
stronger than ever as we continue to 
develop and expand our markets across 
the world. 

Radio Communications has broadened 
its business through the acquisition of 
Daniels Electronics and will further diversify 
by adding new partners, products and 
technologies that leverage the existing 
business and position it to move into 
higher growth markets. Like our efforts with 
Minetec, the benefits of our actions will 
develop over the medium to longer term.

Our sales can sometimes be volatile, 
particularly as gold discoveries can 
occur at any time and anywhere, and 
communications projects can often have 
long lead times. In FY12, our second half 
was significantly stronger than the first 
and we carried that momentum into FY13, 
resulting in sales and profits much higher 
than previous levels. While sales and 
profits were lower in the second half of 
FY13, particularly late in the year, we still 
delivered the second best half-year result 
in Codan’s history.

We enter FY14 without the record level  
of sales momentum of gold detectors, 
and therefore we expect to return to profit 
levels more consistent with the first half of 
both FY11 and FY12, with net profit in the 
range of $10 million to $12 million. While 
we remain confident of delivering another 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

good result in FY14, it’s still early in the 
year and therefore we plan to provide a 
further business update at the company’s 
annual general meeting in October 2013.

We continue to pursue opportunities to 
broaden and further diversify the business 
through the development of internal 
technologies, product development and 
identification of adjacent products and 
markets. We seek acquisitions that look  
for the gaps in technology and know-how 
that will open opportunity for the future 
and create value for shareholders over  
the medium to long term.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    47

 
 
 
 
 
 
DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

48

DIVIDENDS
Dividends paid or declared by the company to members since the end of the previous financial year were:

DECLARED AND PAID DURING THE YEAR  
ENDED 30 JUNE 2013:
Final 2012 ordinary

Interim 2013 ordinary

DECLARED AFTER THE END OF THE YEAR:
Final 2013 ordinary

Cents per share      

Total amount 
$000

Franked             Date of payment

5.5

6.0

7.0

9,727

10,616

100%

100%

2 October 2012

2 April 2013

12,385

100%

1 October 2013

All dividends paid or declared by the company since the end of the previous financial year were fully franked.

EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO 
REPORTING DATE
There has not arisen in the interval between 
the end of the financial year and the date 
of this report any item, transaction or 
event of a material and unusual nature 
likely, in the opinion of the directors of 
the company, to affect significantly the 
operations of the group, the results of 
those operations, or the state of affairs  
of the group, in future financial years. 

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS
The group will continue with its strategy 
of continuing to invest in new product 
development, to seek opportunities 
to further strengthen profitability by 
expanding into related businesses 
offering complementary products and 
technologies, and to identify acquisition 
opportunities that fit our strategy of further 
diversification.

Further information about likely 
developments in the operations of the 
group and the expected results of those 
operations in future financial years has 
not been included in this report because 
disclosure of the information would be 
likely to result in unreasonable prejudice  
to the group.

DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS
The relevant interest of each director in 
the shares issued by the company as 
notified by the directors to the Australian 
Securities Exchange in accordance with 
S205G(1) of the Corporations Act 2001,  
at the date of this report is as follows:

Ordinary shares

Dr G D Klingner

Mr D S McGurk

Mr P R Griffiths

Mr D J Klingberg

Mr D J Simmons

Lt-Gen P F Leahy

Mr S W Davies

Mrs C S Namblard

534,983

312,517

199,416

120,908

-

57,708

12,420

-

 
by the auditor is compatible with, and did 
not compromise, the auditor independence 
requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 
for the following reasons:

• 

 all non-audit services were subject to 
the corporate governance procedures 
adopted by the company and have 
been reviewed by the Board Audit, Risk 
and Compliance Committee to ensure 
that they do not have an impact on the 
integrity and objectivity of the auditor; 
and

•  the non-audit services provided do  

not undermine the general principles 
relating to auditor independence as  
set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics  
for Professional Accountants, as they 
did not involve reviewing or auditing  
the 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 risks and rewards.

Refer page 51 for a copy of the auditor’s 
independence declaration as required under 
Section 307C of the Corporations Act.

Details of the amounts paid or payable to 
the auditor of the company, KPMG, and  
its related practices for audit and non-audit 
services provided during the year are  
as follows:

INDEMNIFICATION AND 
INSURANCE OF OFFICERS 
Indemnification

The company has agreed to indemnify the 
current and former directors and secretaries 
of the company and certain controlled 
entities against all liabilities to another 
person (other than the company or a related 
body corporate) that may arise from their 
position as directors and secretaries of the 
company and its controlled entities, except 
where the liability arises out of conduct 
involving a lack of good faith. The Deed of 
Access, Indemnity and Insurance stipulates 
that the company and certain controlled 
entities will meet the full amount of any such 
liabilities, including costs and expenses.

Insurance premiums

The directors have not included details of 
the nature of the liabilities covered or the 
amount of the premium paid in respect of 
the directors’ and officers’ liability and legal 
expenses insurance contracts, as such 
disclosure is prohibited under the terms of 
the contract. 

NON-AUDIT SERVICES
During the year KPMG, the company’s 
auditor, has performed certain other 
services in addition to their statutory duties.

The board has considered the non-audit 
services provided during the year by the 
auditor and is satisfied that the provision 
of those non-audit services during the year 

STATUTORY AUDIT
 Audit and review of financial reports (KPMG Australia)

 Audit of financial reports (overseas KPMG firms)

SERVICES OTHER THAN STATUTORY AUDIT
Other assurance services

 Due diligence and corporate finance services

 Other

Other services

 Taxation compliance services (KPMG Australia)

 Taxation compliance services (overseas KPMG firms)

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

                         Consolidated
2012
$

2013
$

242,450

37,091

279,541

181,300

33,581

214,881

312,503

12,000

268,215

346,519

939,237

272,239

38,229

144,799

100,807

556,074

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    49

 
 
DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

ROUNDING OFF
The company is of a kind referred to in ASIC 
Class Order 98/100 dated 10 July 1998 
and, in accordance with that Class Order, 
amounts in the financial report and directors’ 
report have been rounded off to the nearest 
thousand dollars, unless otherwise stated.

This report is made with a resolution of the 
directors:

Dr G D Klingner 
Director

D S McGurk 
Director

Dated at Newton this  
21st day of August 2013.

50

LEAD AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

LEAD AUDITOR’S 
INDEPENDENCE 
DECLARATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

Lead auditor’s independence declaration under Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001

To: the directors of Codan Limited

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, in relation to the audit for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 there have been:

    (i) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and

    (ii) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    51

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

Note

                            Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Administrative expenses

Sales and marketing expenses

Engineering expenses

Net financing costs

Other (expenses) / income

Profit before tax

Income tax expense

Profit from continuing operations

DISCONTINUED OPERATION
Satellite communications operating 
results, net of income tax

Profit for the period

Earnings per share for profit attributable to the ordinary  
equity holders of the company:

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Earnings per share from continuing 
operations:

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

3

6

7

9

4

29

29

29

29

 233,836 

 (90,722)

 143,114 

 (19,116)

 (42,029)

 (15,741)

 (1,941)

 (766)

 63,521 

 (17,749)

 45,772 

 160,732 

 (63,301)

 97,431 

 (15,032)

 (29,986)

 (8,117)

 (3,236)

 459 

 41,519 

 (12,346)

 29,173 

 (355)

 45,417 

 (6,027)

 23,146 

25.9 cents

25.8 cents

26.1 cents

26.0 cents

14.1 cents

14.0 cents

17.8 cents

17.7 cents

The consolidated income statement is to be read in conjunction with the notes to and forming part of the financial statements set out on pages 57 to 102.

CONSOLIDATED  
INCOmE 
STATEmENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

52

CONSOLIDATED  
STATEMENT OF  
COMPREHENSIVE 
INCOmE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

Profit for the period

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges

  less tax effect

Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of income tax 

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

Recognised through sale of discontinued operation

Other comprehensive income for the period, net of income tax

Total comprehensive income for the period

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Note

21

21

21

                            Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

 45,417 

 23,146 

 (2,087)

 626 

 (1,461)

 3,697 

 979 

 3,215 

 48,632 

 (150)

 45 

 (105)

 (413)

 (555)

 (1,073)

 22,073 

The consolidated statement of comprehensive income is to be read in conjunction with the notes to and forming part of the financial statements set out on  
pages 57 to 102.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    53

CONSOLIDATED  
BALANCE 
SHEET
AS AT 30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables 
Inventory
Current tax assets
Equipment held for sale
Other assets
Total current assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 
Product development
Intangible assets
Total non-current assets
TOTAL ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables
Loans and borrowings
Current tax payable
Provisions
Total current liabilities
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other payables
Loans and borrowings
Deferred tax liabilities
Provisions 
Total non-current liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Net assets
EQUITY
Share capital
Reserves
Retained earnings
Total equity

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

Note

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

10
11
12
9

13

14
15
16

17
18
9
19

18
9
19

20
21

 8,638 
 21,137 
 43,336 
 226 
 - 
 2,244 
 75,581 

 19,940 
 27,498 
 88,519 
 135,957 
 211,538 

 29,357 
 201 
 11,370 
 10,448 
 51,376 

 600 
 33,641 
 332 
 857 
 35,430 
 86,806 
 124,732 

 41,873 
 34,953 
 47,906 
 124,732 

2012
$000   

 23,081 
 22,785 
 11,979 
 75 
 1,747 
 2,206 
 61,873 

 18,238 
 23,286 
 66,886 
 108,410 
 170,283 

 33,186 
 113 
 4,226 
 9,469 
 46,994 

 2,747 
 39,168 
 1,196 
 769 
 43,880 
 90,874 
 79,409 

 24,839 
 (2,935)
 57,505 
 79,409 

54

The consolidated balance sheet is to be read in conjunction with the notes to and forming part of the financial statements set out on pages 57 to 102.

CONSOLIDATED  
STATEMENT OF  
CHANGES IN 
EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

2013

Balance as at 1 July 2012

Profit for the period

Performance rights expensed

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

Reserves through sale of discontinued operation

Exchange differences on translation of foreign 
operations

Transfers to and from reserves

Transactions with owners of the company

Dividends recognised during the period

Issue of share capital, net of issue costs

Employee share plan, net of issue costs

Balance at 30 June 2013

2012

Balance as at 1 July 2011

Profit for the period

Performance rights expensed

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

Reserves through sale of discontinued operation

Exchange differences on translation of foreign 
operations

Transactions with owners of the company

Dividends recognised during the period

Balance at 30 June 2012

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

              Consolidated

Share  
capital
$000
 24,839 

Translation  
reserve
$000   

 (3,271)

Hedging  
reserve
$000
 336 

Profit 
reserve
$000
 -   

 -   

 204 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 (1,461)

 979 

 3,697 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

Retained  
earnings
$000   
 57,505 

 45,417 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

Total

$000
 79,409 

 45,417 

 204 

 (1,461)

 979 

 3,697 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 34,673 

 (34,673)

 -   

 25,043 

 1,405 

 (1,125)

 34,673 

 68,249 

 128,245 

 -   

 16,660 

 170 

 16,830 

 41,873 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 (20,343)

 (20,343)

 -   

 -   

 16,660 

 170 

 (20,343)

 (3,513)

 1,405 

 (1,125)

 34,673 

 47,906 

 124,732 

              Consolidated

Share  
capital
$000
 24,609 

Translation  
reserve
$000   

 (3,199)

Hedging  
reserve
$000
 1,337 

Profit 
reserve
$000
 -   

 -   

 230 

 -   

-

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 341 

 (413)

 24,839 

 (3,271)

 -   

 -   

 24,839 

 (3,271)

 -   

 -   

 (105)

 (896)

 -   

 336 

 -   

 336 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

Retained  
earnings
$000   
 49,132 

 23,146 

 -   

 -   

-

 -   

Total

$000
 71,879 

 23,146 

 230 

 (105)

 (555)

 (413)

 72,278 

 94,182 

 (14,773)

 (14,773)

 57,505 

 79,409 

The consolidated statement of changes in equity is to be read in conjunction with the notes to and forming part of the financial statements set out on pages 57 to 102.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    55

Note

25(II)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts from customers
Cash paid to suppliers and employees
Interest received
Interest paid
Income taxes paid

Net cash from operating activities

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of a subsidiary
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Payments for capitalised product development
Payments for intellectual property
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 
Acquisition of intangibles (computer software and licences)
Proceeds from disposal of discontinued operation

Net cash used in investing activities

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Drawdowns/(repayments) of borrowings
Issue of share capital
Dividends paid
Net cash used in financing activities

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

25(I)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

 258,221 
 (209,498)
 206 
 (1,896)
 (10,751)

 36,282 

 (23,417)
 1,060 
 (10,248)
 (3,669)
 (4,340)
 (1,706)
 - 

 (42,320)

 (5,439)
 16,660 
 (20,343)
 (9,122)

 (15,160)
 23,081 
 717 
 8,638 

 169,272 
 (115,201)
 245 
 (3,626)
 (10,613)

 40,077 

 (7,004)
 1,277 
 (10,330)
 (1,523)
 (2,429)
 (1,349)
 8,606 

 (12,752)

 1,887 
 - 
 (14,773)
 (12,886)

 14,439 
 8,643 
 (1)
 23,081 

The consolidated statement of cash flows is to be read in conjunction with the notes to and forming part of the financial statements set out on pages 57 to 102.

CONSOLIDATED  
STATEMENT OF 
CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

56

Net cash from operating activities

25(II)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Cash receipts from customers

Cash paid to suppliers and employees

Interest received

Interest paid

Income taxes paid

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Acquisition of a subsidiary

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

Payments for capitalised product development

Payments for intellectual property

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 

Acquisition of intangibles (computer software and licences)

Proceeds from disposal of discontinued operation

Net cash used in investing activities

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Drawdowns/(repayments) of borrowings

Issue of share capital

Dividends paid

Net cash used in financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

Effects of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

25(I)

                         Consolidated

Note

2013

$000

 258,221 

 (209,498)

 206 

 (1,896)

 (10,751)

 36,282 

 (23,417)

 1,060 

 (10,248)

 (3,669)

 (4,340)

 (1,706)

 - 

 (42,320)

 (5,439)

 16,660 

 (20,343)

 (9,122)

 (15,160)

 23,081 

 717 

 8,638 

2012

$000   

 169,272 

 (115,201)

 245 

 (3,626)

 (10,613)

 40,077 

 (7,004)

 1,277 

 (10,330)

 (1,523)

 (2,429)

 (1,349)

 8,606 

 (12,752)

 1,887 

 - 

 (14,773)

 (12,886)

 14,439 

 8,643 

 (1)

 23,081 

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES 
Codan Limited (the “company”) is a 
company domiciled in Australia and is a 
for-profit entity. The consolidated financial 
report of the company as at and for the 
year ended 30 June 2013 comprises the 
company and its subsidiaries (together 
referred to as the “group” and individually 
as “group entities”). The financial report 
was authorised for issue by the directors 
on 21 August 2013.

(a) Statement of compliance
The financial report is a general purpose 
financial report which has been prepared 
in accordance with Australian Accounting 
Standards (AASBs) (including Australian 
Interpretations) adopted by the Australian 
Accounting Standards Board (“AASB”) and 
the Corporations Act 2001.

The consolidated financial report of 
the group complies with International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and 
interpretations adopted by the International 
Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

(b) Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial report is 
prepared in Australian dollars (the 
company’s functional currency and the 
functional currency of the majority of the 
group) on the historical costs basis except 
that derivative financial instruments are 
stated at their fair value. 

A number of new standards, amendments 
to standards and interpretations, 
effective for annual periods beginning 
after 1 July 2013, were available for early 

adoption, and have not been applied in 
preparing these consolidated financial 
statements. None of these standards is 
expected to have a significant effect on 
the consolidated financial statements of 
the group, except for AASB 9 Financial 
Instruments, which could change the 
classification and measurement of financial 
assets. The amendments to AASB 119 
Employee Benefits alter the definitions for 
short-term and long-term benefits which 
may impact the current versus non-current 
split, and require leave not expected to 
be taken within a year to be discounted, 
which might impact the valuation of the 
group’s employee benefits. AASB 119 will 
become mandatory for the group’s 2014 
consolidated financial statements, while 
AASB 9 is expected to become mandatory 
in the following year. 

The group is of a kind referred to in ASIC 
Class Order 98/100 dated 10 July 1998 
and, in accordance with the Class Order, 
amounts in the financial report have been 
rounded off to the nearest thousand 
dollars, unless otherwise stated.

Use of estimates and judgements
The preparation of a financial report in 
conformity with Australian Accounting 
Standards requires management to make 
judgements, estimates and assumptions 
that affect the application of policies and 
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, 
income and expenses. These estimates 
and associated assumptions are based 
on historical experience and various 
other factors that are believed to be 
reasonable under the circumstances, the 
results of which form the basis of making 
the judgements about carrying values of 

assets and liabilities that are not readily 
apparent from other sources. Actual 
results may differ from these estimates. 
Estimates and underlying assumptions are 
reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions 
to accounting estimates are recognised 
in the period in which the estimate is 
revised and in any future periods affected. 
The estimates and judgments that have 
a significant risk of causing a material 
adjustment to the carrying amounts of 
assets within the next financial year relate 
to impairment assessments of non-current 
assets, including product development 
and goodwill. 

Changes in accounting policies
For the year ended 30 June 2013 
the group has not changed any of its 
significant accounting policies.

The accounting policies set out below 
have been applied consistently to all 
periods presented in these consolidated 
financial statements, and have been 
applied consistently by group entities.

(c) Basis of consolidation

Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the 
group. Control exists when the group has 
the power, directly or indirectly, to govern 
the financial and operating policies of an 
entity so as to obtain benefits from its 
activities. In assessing control, potential 
voting rights that currently are exercisable 
are taken into account. The financial 
statements of subsidiaries are included in 
the consolidated financial statements from 
the date control commences until the date 
control ceases. 

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    57

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

58

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES (continued)

(c) Basis of consolidation (continued)

The accounting policies of subsidiaries 
have been changed when necessary to 
align them with the policies adopted by 
the group.

Unrealised gains and losses and inter-
entity balances resulting from transactions 
with or between subsidiaries are 
eliminated in full on consolidation.

Business combinations are accounted  
for using the acquisition method as at  
the acquisition date, which is the date  
on which control is transferred to the 
group.  Transaction costs, other than  
those associated with the issue of debt  
or equity securities, that the group incurs 
in connection with a business combination 
are expensed as incurred. 

Upon the loss of control, the group 
derecognises the assets and liabilities 
of the subsidiary, and non-controlling 
interests and the other components of 
equity related to the subsidiary. Any 
surplus or deficit arising on the loss 
of control is recognised in the income 
statement. 

(d) Revenue recognition

Revenues are recognised at the fair value 
of the consideration received or receivable, 
net of the amount of goods and services 
tax (GST) payable to taxation authorities.

Sale of goods
Revenue from the sale of goods is 
measured at the fair value of the 
consideration received or receivable (net 
of rebates, returns, discounts and other 
allowances). Revenue is recognised 
when the significant risks and rewards of 
ownership pass to the customer, recovery 
of the consideration is probable, the 
associated costs and possible return of 
goods can be estimated reliably, there is 
no continuing management involvement 
with the goods and the amount of revenue 
can be measured reliably. Control usually 
passes when the goods are shipped to  
the customer.  

Construction contracts
Contract revenue includes the initial 
amount agreed in the contract plus any 
variations in contract work, claims and 
incentive payments, to the extent that it 
is probable that they will result in revenue 
and can be measured reliably. As soon as 
the outcome of a construction contract 
can be estimated reliably, contract revenue 
is recognised in the income statement 
in proportion to the stage of completion 
of the contract. Contract expenses are 
recognised as incurred unless they create 
an asset related to future contract activity. 

The stage of completion is assessed by 
reference to professional judgement of 
work performed. When the outcome of a 
construction contract cannot be estimated 
reliably, contract revenue is recognised only 
to the extent of contract costs incurred 
that are likely to be recoverable. An 
expected loss on a contract is recognised 
immediately in the income statement. 

Rendering of services
Revenue from rendering services is 
recognised in the period in which the 
service is provided.

(e) Expenses
Operating lease payments
Payments made under operating leases 
are recognised in the income statement 
on a straight-line basis over the term of 
the lease. Lease incentives received are 
recognised in the income statement as  
an integral part of the total lease expense, 
and are spread over the lease term.

Finance lease payments
Minimum lease payments are apportioned 
between the finance charge and the 
reduction of the outstanding liability. The 
finance charge is allocated to each period 
during the lease term so as to produce a 
constant periodic rate of interest on the 
remaining balance of the liability.

Net financing costs
Net financing costs include interest 
paid relating to borrowings, interest 
received on funds invested, unwinding of 
discounts, foreign exchange gains and 
losses, and gains and losses on hedging 
instruments that are recognised in the 
income statement. Qualifying assets are 
assets that take more than 12 months to 
get ready for their intended use or sale. 
In these circumstances, borrowing costs 
are capitalised to the cost of the qualifying 
assets. Interest income and borrowing costs 
are recognised in the income statement 
on an accruals basis, using the effective-
interest method. Foreign currency gains  
and losses are reported on a net basis.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(f) Foreign currency

Foreign currency transactions are translated 
to Australian dollars at the rates of exchange 
ruling at the dates of the transactions. 
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated 
in foreign currencies at the reporting date 
are translated to Australian dollars at the 
foreign exchange rate ruling at that date. 
Foreign exchange differences arising on 
translation are recognised in the income 
statement, except for differences arising 
on the retranslation of a financial liability 
designated as a hedge of a net investment 
in a foreign operation, or qualifying cash 
flow hedges, which are recognised in other 
comprehensive income and presented  
within equity, to the extent that the hedge  
is effective.

Foreign operations
The assets and liabilities of foreign 
operations, including goodwill and fair-
value adjustments arising on acquisition, 
are translated to Australian dollars at 
the foreign exchange rates ruling at 
the reporting date. Equity items are 
translated at historical rates. The income 
and expenses of foreign operations are 
translated to Australian dollars at the 
foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates 
of the transactions. Foreign exchange 
differences arising on translation are taken 
directly to the foreign currency translation 
reserve until the disposal, or partial 
disposal, of the foreign operations.

Foreign exchange gains and losses arising 
from a monetary item receivable or payable 
to a foreign operation, the settlement of 
which is neither planned nor likely in the 
foreseeable future, are considered to 
form part of a net investment in a foreign 

operation and on consolidation they are 
recognised in other comprehensive income, 
and are presented within equity in the 
foreign currency translation reserve.

Foreign currency differences arising on 
the retranslation of a financial liability 
designated as a hedge of a net investment 
in a foreign operation are recognised 
directly in other comprehensive income to 
the extent that the hedge is effective, and 
are presented within equity in the hedging 
reserve. To the extent that the hedge is 
ineffective, such differences are recognised 
in the income statement. When the hedged 
part of a net investment is disposed of, the 
associated cumulative amount in equity  
is transferred to the income statement as 
an adjustment to the income statement  
on disposal.

(g) Derivative financial instruments

The group has used derivative financial 
instruments to hedge its exposure to 
foreign exchange and interest rate 
movements. In accordance with its 
policy, the group does not hold derivative 
financial instruments for trading purposes. 
However, derivatives that do not qualify 
for hedge accounting are accounted for 
as trading instruments. Derivative financial 
instruments are recognised initially at fair 
value. Attributable transaction costs are 
recognised in the income statement when 
incurred. Subsequent to initial recognition, 
derivative financial instruments are 
stated at fair value. The gain or loss on 
remeasurement to fair value is recognised 
immediately in the income statement  
unless the derivative qualifies for  
hedge accounting. 

Hedging
On initial designation of the hedge, the 
group formally documents the relationship 
between the hedging instrument 
and hedged item, including the risk 
management objectives and strategy 
in undertaking the hedge transaction, 
together with the methods that will be 
used to assess the effectiveness of the 
hedging relationship. 

Where a derivative financial instrument is 
designated as a hedge of the variability 
in cash flows of a highly probable 
forecasted transaction, the effective 
part of any gain or loss on the derivative 
financial instrument is recognised 
directly in comprehensive income and 
presented within equity. When the forecast 
transaction subsequently results in the 
recognition of a financial asset or liability, 
then the associated gains and losses that 
were recognised directly in equity are 
reclassified into the income statement.

When a hedging instrument expires or 
is sold, terminated or exercised, or the 
entity revokes designation of the hedge 
relationship but the hedged forecast 
transaction is still expected to occur, 
the cumulative gain or loss at that point 
remains in equity and is recognised in 
accordance with the above policy when 
the transaction occurs. If the hedged 
transaction is no longer expected to 
take place, then the unrealised gain or 
loss recognised in equity is recognised 
immediately in the income statement.

(h) Taxation

Income tax expense on the income 
statement comprises a current and 

deferred tax expense. Income tax expense 
is recognised in the income statement 
except to the extent that it relates to items 
recognised directly in equity, or in other 
comprehensive income.

Current tax expense is the expected tax 
payable on the taxable income for the year 
using tax rates enacted or substantially 
enacted at the reporting date, adjusted 
for any prior year under or over provision. 
The movement in deferred tax assets 
and liabilities results in the deferred tax 
expense, unless the movement results  
from a business combination, in which case  
the tax entry is recognised in goodwill, or  
a transaction has impacted equity, in which 
case the tax entry is also reflected in equity.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities arise from 
temporary differences between the carrying 
amount of assets and liabilities for financial 
reporting purposes and the amounts used 
for taxation purposes. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are 
offset if there is a legally enforceable 
right to offset current tax liabilities and 
assets, and they relate to income taxes 
levied by the same tax authority on the 
same taxable entity, or on different tax 
entities, but they intend to settle current tax 
liabilities and assets on a net basis, or their 
tax assets and liabilities will be realised 
simultaneously.

A deferred tax asset is recognised for 
unused tax losses, tax credits and 
deductible temporary differences to the 
extent that it is probable that future taxable  
profits will be available against which the 
temporary difference can be utilised.  

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    59

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

60

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES (continued)
(h) Taxation (continued)

Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each 
reporting date and are reduced to the 
extent that it is no longer probable that the 
related tax benefit will be realised.

Tax consolidation
The company is the head entity in the 
tax consolidated group comprising all 
the Australian wholly owned subsidiaries. 
The company recognises the current tax 
liability of the tax consolidated group. The 
tax consolidated group has determined 
that subsidiaries will account for deferred 
tax balances and will make contributions 
to the head entity for the current tax 
liabilities as if the subsidiary prepared its 
tax calculation on a stand-alone basis.

The company recognises deferred tax 
assets arising from unused tax losses of 
the tax consolidated group to the extent 
that it is probable that future taxable 
profits of the tax consolidated group will 
be available against which the asset can 
be utilised.

Any subsequent period adjustments to 
deferred tax assets arising from unused tax 
losses as a result of revised assessments 
of the probability of recoverability, are 
recognised by the head entity only.

(i) Goods and services tax

Revenues, expenses and assets are 
recognised net of the amount of GST, 
except where the amount of GST incurred 
is not recoverable from the Australian

Taxation Office (ATO). In these 
circumstances the GST is recognised as 
part of the cost of acquisition of the asset 
or is expensed.

Receivables and payables are stated 
with the amount of GST included. The 
net amount of GST recoverable from, or 
payable to, the ATO is included as a current 
asset or liability in the balance sheet.

Cash flows are included in the Statement 
of Cash Flows on a gross basis. The GST 
components of cash flows arising from 
investing and financing activities which are 
recovered from, or payable to, the ATO are 
classified as operating cash flows.

(j) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise 
cash balances and call deposits with an 
original maturity of three months or less. 
Bank overdrafts form an integral part of 
the group’s cash management and are 
included as a component of cash and 
cash equivalents for the purpose of the 
Statement of Cash Flows.

(k) Trade and other receivables

Trade debtors are to be settled within 
agreed trading terms, typically less than 
60 days, and are initially recognised 
at fair value and then subsequently at 
amortised cost, less any impairment 
losses. Impairment of receivables is not 
recognised until objective evidence is 
available that a loss event may occur. 
Significant receivables are individually 
assessed for impairment. Non-significant 
receivables are not individually assessed, 
instead impairment testing is performed by 
considering the risk profile of that group 

of receivables. All impairment losses are 
recognised in the income statement.

(l) Inventories

Raw materials and stores, work in progress 
and finished goods are measured at the 
lower of cost (determined on a first-in 
first-out basis) and net realisable value. 
Net realisable value is the estimated selling 
price in the ordinary course of business, 
less the estimated costs of completion 
and selling expenses. In the case of 
manufactured inventories and work in 
progress, costs comprise direct materials, 
direct labour, other direct variable costs 
and allocated factory overheads necessary 
to bring the inventories to their present 
location and condition.

(m) Project work in progress

Project work in progress represents the 
gross unbilled amount expected to be 
collected from customers for project 
work performed to date. It is measured 
at cost plus profit recognised to date less 
progress billings and recognised losses. 
Cost includes all expenditure related 
directly to specific projects. Project work 
in progress is presented as part of other 
assets in the balance sheet for all projects 
in which costs incurred plus recognised 
profits exceed progress billings. 

(n) Intangible assets
Product development costs
Expenditure on research activities, 
undertaken with the prospect of gaining 
new scientific or technical knowledge and 
understanding, is recognised in the income 
statement as an expense when incurred.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Expenditure on development activities, 
whereby research findings are applied  
to a plan or design for the production  
of new or substantially improved products, 
is capitalised only if development costs 
can be measured reliably, the product  
is technically and commercially feasible, 
future economic benefits are probable and 
the group intends to and has sufficient 
resources to complete development and  
to use or sell the asset.

The expenditure capitalised includes the 
cost of materials, direct labour and an 
appropriate proportion of overheads that 
are directly attributable to preparing the 
asset for its intended use less accumulated 
amortisation and accumulated impairment 
losses. Other development expenditure  
is recognised in the income statement 
when incurred.

Goodwill
All business combinations are accounted 
for by applying the acquisition method and 
goodwill may arise upon the acquisition 
of subsidiaries. Goodwill is stated at cost, 
less any accumulated impairment losses.  
It is allocated to cash-generating units  
and is not amortised but is tested annually  
for impairment. 

Measuring goodwill

The group measures goodwill as the fair 
value of the consideration transferred 
including the recognised amount of any 
non-controlling interest in the acquiree, 
less the net recognised amount (generally 
fair value) of the identifiable assets 
acquired (including intangible assets) and 
liabilities assumed, all measured as of the 
acquisition date.

Consideration transferred includes  
the fair values of the assets transferred, 
liabilities incurred by the group to the 
previous owners of the acquiree, and 
equity interests issued by the group. 
Consideration transferred also includes  
the fair value of any contingent 
consideration and share-based  
payment awards of the company.

Contingent liabilities  
A contingent liability of the acquiree is 
assumed in a business combination only 
if such a liability represents a present 
obligation and arises from a past event, 
and its fair value can be measured reliably.

Non-controlling interest
The group measures any non-controlling 
interest at its proportionate interest in the 
identifiable net assets of the acquiree.

Transaction costs
Transaction costs that the group incurs  
in connection with a business combination, 
such as finder’s fees, legal fees, due 
diligence fees, and other professional and 
consulting fees, are expensed as incurred.

Licences and other intangible assets
Licences and other intangible assets 
that are acquired by the group, which 
have finite useful lives, are stated at 
cost, less accumulated amortisation 
and accumulated impairment losses. 
Expenditure on internally generated 
goodwill and brands is recognised  
in the income statement as incurred.

Subsequent expenditure
Subsequent expenditure is capitalised 
only when it increases the future economic 

benefits embodied in the specific asset 
to which it relates. All other expenditure, 
including expenditure on internally 
generated goodwill and brands, is 
recognised in the income statement  
as incurred.

Amortisation

Amortisation is calculated on the cost  
of the asset, less its residual value.

Amortisation is charged to the income 
statement on a straight-line basis over the 
estimated useful lives of intangible assets, 
other than goodwill, from the date that 
they are available for use. The estimated 
useful lives in the current and comparative 
periods are as follows:

Product development,  
licences and intellectual  
property: 

2 - 15 years

Computer software: 

3 - 7 years

Amortisation methods, useful lives and 
residual values are reviewed at each 
reporting date.

(o) Property, plant and equipment

Owned assets
Items of property, plant and equipment 
are measured at cost, less accumulated 
depreciation and impairment losses. Cost 
includes expenditures that are directly 
attributable to the acquisition of the 
asset. The cost of self-constructed assets 
includes the cost of materials, direct labour 
and any other costs directly attributable 
to bringing the asset to a working 
condition for its intended use, the costs 
of dismantling and removing the items 

and restoring the site on which they are 
located, and capitalised borrowing costs. 
Purchased software that is integral to the 
functionality of the related equipment is 
capitalised as part of that equipment.

Land and buildings that had been revalued 
to fair value prior to the transition to AIFRS, 
being 1 July 2004, are measured on the 
basis of deemed cost, being the revalued 
amount at the date of that revaluation.

Gains and losses on disposal of an item 
of property, plant and equipment are 
determined by comparing the proceeds 
from disposal with the carrying amount 
of property, plant and equipment and are 
recognised net within “other income” or 
“other expenses” in the income statement. 

When parts of an item of property, plant 
and equipment have different useful lives, 
they are accounted for as separate items 
(major components) of property, plant and 
equipment.

Subsequent costs

The cost of replacing part of an item 
of property, plant and equipment is 
recognised in the carrying amount of 
the item if it is probable that the future 
economic benefits embodied within the 
part will flow to the group and its cost can 
be measured reliably. The carrying amount 
of the replaced part is derecognised. 
The costs of the day-to-day servicing 
of property, plant and equipment are 
recognised in the income statement  
as incurred.

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NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

62

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES (continued)
(o) Property, plant and equipment 
(continued)

Leased assets
Leases in terms of which the group assumes 
substantially all the risks and rewards of 
ownership are classified as finance leases. 
Upon initial recognition, the leased asset is 
measured at an amount equal to the lower 
of its fair value and the present value of the 
minimum lease payments. Subsequent to 
initial recognition, the asset is accounted for 
in accordance with the accounting policy 
applicable to that asset.

Other leases are operating leases and the 
leased assets are not recognised in the 
balance sheet.

Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated on the 
depreciable amount, which is the cost  
of an asset, less its residual value.

Depreciation is charged to the income 
statement on property, plant and 
equipment on a straight-line basis over 
the estimated useful life of the assets. 
Capitalised leased assets are amortised 
on a straight-line basis over the term of 
the relevant lease, or where it is likely 
the group will obtain ownership of the 
asset, the life of the asset. Land is not 
depreciated.  

The main depreciation rates used for each 
class of asset for current and comparative 
periods are as follows:

Buildings 

4%

Leasehold property 

33%

Plant and equipment 

5% to 40%

Depreciation methods, useful lives and 
residual values are reviewed at each 
reporting date.

(p) Impairment

The carrying amounts of the group’s 
assets, other than inventories and deferred 
tax assets, are reviewed at each reporting 
date to determine whether there is any 
indication of impairment. A financial asset 
is considered to be impaired if objective 
evidence indicates that one or more 
events have had a negative effect on the 
estimated future cash flows of that asset. 
If any such impairment exists, the asset’s 
recoverable amount is estimated.

For goodwill and intangible assets that 
have an indefinite useful life or are not yet 
available for use, the recoverable amount 
is estimated annually.

The recoverable amount of assets is the 
greater of their fair value less costs to sell 
pre-tax, or their value-in-use. In assessing 
value-in-use, the estimated future cash 
flows are discounted to their present value 
using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects 
current market assessments of the time 
value of money and the risks specific 
to the asset. For an asset that does not 
generate largely independent cash inflows, 
the recoverable amount is determined 

for the cash-generating unit to which the 
asset belongs.

The group’s corporate assets do not 
generate separate cash inflows. If there is 
an indication that a corporate asset may 
be impaired, then the recoverable amount 
is determined for the cash-generating units 
to which the corporate asset belongs.

An impairment loss is recognised 
whenever the carrying amount of an asset 
exceeds its recoverable amount. A cash-
generating unit is the smallest identifiable 
asset group that generates cash inflows 
that are largely independent from other 
assets or groups of assets. Impairment 
losses are recognised in the income 
statement. Impairment losses recognised 
in respect of cash-generating units are 
allocated first to reduce the carrying 
amount of any goodwill and then to reduce 
the carrying amount of the other assets 
in the cash-generating unit on a pro-rata 
basis.

An impairment loss in respect of goodwill 
is not reversed. In respect of other assets, 
impairment losses recognised in prior 
periods are assessed at each reporting 
date for any indications that the loss 
has decreased or no longer exists. An 
impairment loss is reversed if there has 
been a change in the estimate used to 
determine the recoverable amount. An 
impairment loss is reversed only to the 
extent that the asset’s carrying amount 
does not exceed the carrying amount 
that would have been determined, net 
of depreciation or amortisation, if no 
impairment loss had been recognised.

 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(q) Payables

Liabilities are recognised for amounts to 
be paid in the future for goods or services 
received. Trade accounts payable are 
normally settled within 60 days.

(r) Interest bearing borrowings

Interest bearing borrowings are recognised 
initially at their fair value less attributable 
transaction costs. Subsequent to initial 
recognition, interest bearing borrowings 
are stated at amortised cost, with any 
difference between cost and redemption 
value being recognised in the income 
statement over the period of the 
borrowings on an effective-interest basis.

(s) Employee benefits

Wages, salaries and annual leave
Liabilities for employee benefits for wages, 
salaries, incentives and annual leave 
represent present obligations resulting 
from employees’ services provided to the 
reporting date, calculated at undiscounted 
amounts based on remuneration rates that 
the group expects to pay as at the reporting 
date, including related on-costs such as 
workers’ compensation insurance and 
payroll tax.

Long service leave
The provision for employee benefits for long 
service leave represents the present value of 
the estimated future cash outflows resulting 
from the employees’ services provided 
to the reporting date. The provision is 
calculated using expected future increases 
in wage and salary rates, including related 
on-costs, and expected settlement dates 
based on turnover history, and is discounted 

using the rates attaching to Commonwealth 
Government bonds at the reporting date 
which most closely match the terms of 
maturity of the related liabilities.

Defined contribution superannuation plans
A defined contribution plan is a post-
employment benefit plan under which 
an entity pays fixed contributions into 
a separate entity and will have no legal 
or constructive obligation to pay further 
amounts. The group contributes to defined 
contribution superannuation plans and 
these contributions are expensed in the 
income statement as incurred.

(t) Provisions

A provision is recognised when there is a 
present legal or constructive obligation as 
a result of a past event, it can be estimated 
reliably, and it is probable that a future 
sacrifice of economic benefits will be 
required to settle the obligation. Provisions 
are determined by discounting the expected 
future cash flows required to settle the 
obligation at a pre-tax rate that reflects the 
current market assessments of the time 
value of money and the risks specific to the 
liability. The unwinding of the discount is 
recognised as a finance cost.

Dividends
A provision for dividends payable is 
recognised in the reporting period in which 
the dividends are declared.

Restructuring and employee termination benefits
A provision for restructuring is recognised 
when the group has approved a detailed 
and formal restructuring plan, and the 
restructuring either has commenced or has 
been announced publicly. Future operating 
costs are not provided for.

Warranty
A provision is made for the group’s 
estimated liability on all products sold and 
still under warranty, and includes claims 
already received. The estimate is based on 
the group’s warranty cost experience over 
previous years.

Onerous contracts 
A provision for onerous contracts is 
recognised when the expected benefits to 
be derived by the group from a contract 
are lower than the unavoidable cost of 
meeting its obligations under the contract. 
The provision is measured at the present 
value of the lower of the expected cost of 
terminating the contract and the expected 
net cost of continuing with the contract.

(u) Share capital

Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. 
Incremental costs directly attributable to 
the issue of ordinary shares and share 
options are recognised as a deduction 
from equity, net of any tax effects.

(v) Share-based payment transactions

Share-based payments in which the 
group receives goods or services 
as consideration for its own equity 
instruments are accounted for as equity-

settled share-based payment transactions, 
regardless of how the equity instruments 
are obtained from the group.

The grant-date fair value of share-based 
payment awards granted to employees 
is recognised as an employee expense, 
with a corresponding increase in equity, 
over the period that the employees 
unconditionally become entitled to the 
awards. The amount recognised as an 
expense is adjusted to reflect the number 
of awards for which the related service 
and non-market vesting conditions are 
expected to be met.

(w) Discontinued operations

Classification as a discontinued operation 
occurs on disposal or when the operation 
is determined to be held for sale, if earlier. 
When an operation is classified as a 
discontinued operation, the comparative 
income statement is re-presented as if the 
operation had been discontinued from the 
start of the comparative year. 

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2. DIVIDENDS

i.  An ordinary final dividend of 5.5 cents per share, franked to 100% with
   30% franking credits, was paid on 2 October 2012

ii. An ordinary interim dividend of 6.0 cents per share, franked to 100% with
   30% franking credits, was paid on 2 April 2013

iii. An ordinary final dividend of 5.0 cents per share, franked to 100% with
    30% franking credits, was paid on 3 October 2011

iv. An ordinary interim dividend of 4.0 cents per share, franked to 100% with
    30% franking credits, was paid on 2 April 2012

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 9,727 

 10,616 

-

-

 20,343 

2012
$000   

 - 

-

 8,207 

 6,566 

 14,773 

Subsequent events

Since the end of the financial year, the directors declared an ordinary final dividend of 7.0 cents per share, franked to 100% with 30% 
franking credits. Based upon the shares on issue at 30 June 2013, the dividend would be $12,384,827 and is expected to be paid on  
1 October 2013. The financial effect of this dividend has not been brought to account in the financial statements for the year ended  
30 June 2013 and will be recognised in subsequent financial reports.

Dividend franking account

Franking credits available to shareholders for subsequent financial years (30%)

 22,104 

 13,856 

The franking credits available are based on the balance of the dividend franking account at year-end, adjusted for the franking credits 
that will arise from the payment of the current tax liability. The ability to utilise the franking account credits is dependent upon there being 
sufficient available profits to declare dividends. Based upon the above assumed dividend, the impact on the dividend franking account  
of dividends proposed after the balance sheet date but not recognised as a liability is to reduce it by $5,307,783 (2012: $3,869,155).

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

64

i.  An ordinary final dividend of 5.5 cents per share, franked to 100% with

   30% franking credits, was paid on 2 October 2012

ii. An ordinary interim dividend of 6.0 cents per share, franked to 100% with

   30% franking credits, was paid on 2 April 2013

iii. An ordinary final dividend of 5.0 cents per share, franked to 100% with

    30% franking credits, was paid on 3 October 2011

iv. An ordinary interim dividend of 4.0 cents per share, franked to 100% with

    30% franking credits, was paid on 2 April 2012

                         Consolidated

2013

$000

 9,727 

 10,616 

-

-

 20,343 

2012

$000   

 - 

-

 8,207 

 6,566 

 14,773 

Franking credits available to shareholders for subsequent financial years (30%)

 22,104 

 13,856 

3. SEGMENT ACTIVITIES
The group determines and presents 
operating segments based on the 
information that is internally provided to the 
CEO, who is the group’s chief operating 
decision-maker.

An operating segment is a component 
of the group that engages in business 
activities from which it may earn revenues 
and incur expenses, including revenues and 
expenses that relate to transactions with 
any of the group’s other components. All 
operating segments’ results are regularly 
reviewed by the group’s CEO to make 
decisions about resources to be allocated to 
the segments and assess their performance, 
and for which discrete financial information 
is available.

Segment results that are reported to the 
CEO include items directly attributable 
to a segment as well as those that can 
be allocated on a reasonable basis. 
Unallocated items comprise mainly 
corporate assets (primarily the company’s 
headquarters and cash balances), head 
office expenses and income tax assets and 
liabilities.

Segment capital expenditure is the total 
cost incurred during the period to acquire 
property, plant and equipment, and 
intangible assets other than goodwill.

The group’s primary format for segment 
reporting is based on business segments. 

Business segments

Two or more operating segments may  
be aggregated into a single operating 
segment if they are similar in nature.  
The group comprises four business 
segments. The communications 
equipment segment includes the design, 
development, manufacture and marketing 
of communications equipment. The metal 
detection segment includes the design, 
development, manufacture and marketing 
of metal detection equipment. The mining 
technology segment includes the design, 
manufacture, maintenance and support of a 
range of electronic products and associated 
software for the mining sector. The “other” 
business segment includes the manufacture 
and marketing of printed circuit boards. 

Geographical segments

In presenting information on the basis of 
geographical segments, segment revenue 
has been based on the geographic location 
of the invoiced customer. Segment assets 
are based on the geographic location of  
the assets. 

The group has manufacturing and corporate 
offices in Australia and Canada, with 
overseas representative offices in the United 
States of America, England, India, China, 
United Arab Emirates and Ireland.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    65

 
3. SEGMENT ACTIVITIES (continued)

Information about reportable segments

REVENUE
External segment revenue
Discontinued operation (refer Note 4)
Inter-segment revenue
Total segment revenue

RESULT
Segment result before loss on disposal of discontinued operation

Loss on disposal of discontinued operation

Segment result

Unallocated corporate expenses and other income

Profit from operating activities

Income tax expense

Net Profit

NON-CASH ITEMS INCLUDED ABOVE
Depreciation and amortisation

Unallocated depreciation and amortisation

Total depreciation and amortisation

ASSETS
Segment assets
Unallocated corporate assets
Consolidated total assets

             Communications

              Metal detection 

2013
$000

 47,581 
 10,500 
-
 58,081 

 8,891 

 -   

 8,891 

2012
$000

 47,674 
 18,665 
-
 66,339 

 13,582 

 (2,586)

 10,996 

2013
$000

166,258
-
-
166,258

2012
$000

 98,639 
-
-
98,639

 78,645 

 41,966 

-

-

 78,645 

 41,966 

 3,041 

 2,980 

 7,035 

 3,587 

 56,951 

 33,078 

113,658

85,478

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

66

 
             Communications

              Metal detection 

               Mining technology

2013

$000

 47,581 

 10,500 

-

 8,891 

 -   

 8,891 

2012

$000

 47,674 

 18,665 

-

 13,582 

 (2,586)

 10,996 

2013

$000

2012

$000

166,258

 98,639 

-

-

-

-

-

-

 78,645 

 41,966 

 58,081 

 66,339 

166,258

98,639

2013
$000

 14,480 
-
-
14,480

 (2,577)

-

 (2,577)

2012
$000

 9,330 
-
-
9,330

 501 

-

 501 

            Other
2013
$000

 5,517 
-
 369 
 5,886 

 172 

-

 172 

2012
$000

 5,089 
-
 358 
 5,447 

 73 

-

 73 

Segment result before loss on disposal of discontinued operation

 78,645 

 41,966 

 3,041 

 2,980 

 7,035 

 3,587 

 247 

 165 

 150 

 149 

 56,951 

 33,078 

113,658

85,478

14,885

15,690

 2,621 

 1,985 

REVENUE

External segment revenue

Discontinued operation (refer Note 4)

Inter-segment revenue

Total segment revenue

RESULT

Loss on disposal of discontinued operation

Segment result

Unallocated corporate expenses and other income

Profit from operating activities

Income tax expense

Net Profit

Depreciation and amortisation

Unallocated depreciation and amortisation

Total depreciation and amortisation

ASSETS

Segment assets

Unallocated corporate assets

Consolidated total assets

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                   Elimination

                   Consolidated 

2013
$000

 -   
-
 (369)
 (369)

 -   

-

 -   

 -   

 -   

2012
$000

 -   
-
 (358)
 (358)

 -   

-

 -   

 -   

 -   

2013
$000

2012
$000

 233,836 
 10,500 
 -   
 244,336 

 85,131 

 -   

 85,131 

 (22,117)

 63,014 

 (17,597)

 45,417 

 10,474 

 1,169 

 11,643 

 160,732 
 18,665 
 -   
 179,397 

 56,122 

 (2,586)

 53,536 

 (18,586)

 34,950 

 (11,804)

 23,146 

 6,881 

 1,660 

 8,541 

 188,115 
 23,423 
 211,538 

 136,231 
 34,052 
 170,283 

The group derived its revenues from  
a number of countries. The three  
significant countries where revenue 
was 10% or more of total revenue 
were Australia totalling $29,972,235 
(2012: $22,426,735), the United  
States of America totalling 
$38,041,994 (2012: $41,412,244)  
and Turkey totalling $86,682,585 
(2012: $29,780,874).

The group’s non-current assets, 
excluding financial instruments  
and deferred tax assets, were  
located as follows: Australia 
$114,193,645 (2012: $110,163,547), 
the United States of America 
$220,232 (2012: $161,043),  
Ireland $594,559 (2012: $485,992), 
United Kingdom $93,421 (2012: 
$102,712) and Canada $20,854,850 
(2012: $nil).

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    67

 
 
4. DISCONTINUED OPERATION

Effective 30 June 2012, Codan sold its satellite communications assets to Communications & Power Industries Canada Inc and its related 
corporate entities (collectively CPI). The sale consisted of Codan’s Australian-based satellite communications assets and 100% of the 
shares of Locus Microwave, Inc.

Through most of this financial year, Codan assisted CPI with manufacturing, training and support to ensure continuous supply to 
customers.

RESULTS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATION
Revenue

Expenses

Loss from operating activities

Tax

Loss from operating activities, net of tax

Non-operating activities, net of tax

Loss on sale of discontinued operation

Transaction and restructure costs relating to sale

Loss for the year

Basic earnings/(loss) per share (cents)

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share (cents)

CASH FLOWS FROM/(USED IN) DISCONTINUED OPERATION
Net cash from operating activities

Net cash used in investing activities

Net cash from financing activities

Net cash flows for the year

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

 10,500 

 (11,007)

 (507)

 152 

 (355)

 - 

 - 

 (355)

 (0.2)

 (0.2)

 224 

 - 

 - 

 224 

 18,665 

 (21,898)

 (3,233)

 652 

 (2,581)

 (2,850)

 (596)

 (6,027)

 (3.7)

 (3.7)

 2,004 

 (1,485)

 - 

 519 

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

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RESULTS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATION

Revenue

Expenses

Tax

Loss from operating activities

Loss from operating activities, net of tax

Non-operating activities, net of tax

Loss on sale of discontinued operation

Transaction and restructure costs relating to sale

Loss for the year

Basic earnings/(loss) per share (cents)

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share (cents)

CASH FLOWS FROM/(USED IN) DISCONTINUED OPERATION

Net cash from operating activities

Net cash used in investing activities

Net cash from financing activities

Net cash flows for the year

                         Consolidated

2013

$000

 10,500 

 (11,007)

 (507)

 152 

 (355)

 - 

 - 

 (355)

 (0.2)

 (0.2)

 224 

 - 

 - 

 224 

2012

$000   

 18,665 

 (21,898)

 (3,233)

 652 

 (2,581)

 (2,850)

 (596)

 (6,027)

 (3.7)

 (3.7)

 2,004 

 (1,485)

 - 

 519 

5. ACQUISITION OF A SUBSIDIARY

On 20 August 2012, the company acquired 
all of the shares in Canadian-based land 
mobile radio company, Daniels Electronics 
Ltd (Daniels), for an upfront cost of CAD  
$25 million (approximately AUD $24 million),  
with the possibility of CAD $2 million 
(approximately AUD $1.9 million) in 
additional payments if certain earn-out 
targets are achieved to the end of calendar 
year 2013. The acquisition of Daniels is 
consistent with Codan’s stated strategic 
goal to expand the radio communications 
business by investing in adjacent markets 
and technologies. Codan’s extensive 
international distribution network is 
expected to deliver significant growth 
opportunities to the Daniels business,  
which was focussed on the North  
American market.  

From the acquisition date, Daniels has been 
consolidated within the group’s results and 
reported in the communications segment  
in Note 3. The following summary provides 
current estimates of the major classes of 
consideration transferred, the expected 
recognised amounts of assets acquired 
and liabilities assumed and the estimated 
goodwill at the acquisition date. 

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE OF CONSIDERATION TRANSFERRED
  Cash paid on completion

  Completion adjustments

  Contingent consideration, at net present value

ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE OF IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS ACQUIRED AND LIABILITIES ASSUMED, ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS
  Trade and other receivables 

  Inventories

  Other assets 

  Property, plant and equipment

  Intangible assets

  Trade and other payables 

  Provisions

  Taxes payable

ESTIMATED GOODWILL AS A RESULT OF THE ACQUISITION
  Estimated fair value of consideration 

  Less estimated fair value of identifiable net assets assumed

This goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

$000

 24,192 

 (446)

 1,685 

 25,431 

 3,450 

 3,690 

 164 

 857 

 1,210 

 (2,434)

 (503)

 (355)

 6,079 

 25,431 

 (6,079)

 19,352 

Contingent consideration

The earn-out payable (capped at CAD  
$2.0 million) to the former shareholders  
is contingent on the achievement of profit 
targets over a two-year period.  

As at 30 June 2013, the current forecast 
results indicate that the earn-out is unlikely 
to be paid and therefore, in accordance 
with accounting standards, the liability 
recognised on acquisition has been  
brought to account as income. 

Acquisition-related costs  
During the year the group incurred 
acquisition-related costs of $399,000 
relating to external legal fees, consulting 
and due diligence costs, and impaired 
brand name and other intangible assets of 
$510,000. The due diligence costs have 
been included as administrative expenses 
within the consolidated income statement, 
while the impairment has been included in 
other expenses. No other acquisition-related 
costs were incurred.  

Contribution to year-end results

Since acquisition, Daniels has contributed 
approximately $12.1 million in revenue and 
about $0.7 million in profit before tax. Had 
Daniels been part of the group for the entire 
12 months, contributed revenue would have 
been approximately $15.2 million and profit 
before tax would have been approximately 
$1.2 million. 

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    69

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

6. EXPENSES

Net financing costs:

Interest income

Net foreign exchange (gain) / loss

Interest expense

Depreciation of:
Buildings
Leasehold property
Plant and equipment

Amortisation of:
Product development
Intellectual property
Computer software
Licences

Personnel expenses:
Wages and salaries
Other associated personnel expenses
Contributions to defined contribution superannuation plans
Increase in liability for long service leave
Increase in liability for annual leave

Additional expenses disclosed:
Impairment of trade receivables
Operating lease rental expense
(Gain)/loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
Acquisition, integration and restructuring

70

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 (206)

 251 

 1,896 

 1,941 

 531 
 15 
 1,906 
 2,452 

 4,430 
 3,694 
 615 
 452 
 9,191 

 40,804 

 3,134 

 3,128 

 336 

 2,314 
 49,716 

 504 

 2,265 

 (42)
 1,784 

2012
$000   

 (245)

 (147)

 3,628 

 3,236 

 524 
 49 
 1,813 
 2,386 

 2,728 
 1,899 
 1,194 
 335 
 6,156 

 36,166 

 2,555 

 2,569 

 1,250 

 2,077 
 44,617 

 267 

 1,515 

 34 
 2,228 

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

7. OTHER EXPENSES / (INCOME)

Insurance recoveries

Mining technology earn-out liability no longer required

Communications earn-out liability no longer required

Impairment of building

Provision for onerous contract

Provision for legal dispute

Impairment of mining technology product development

Impairment of acquired communications brand name

Other expenses/(income)

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 (1,009)

 (2,465)

 (1,789)

 1,100 

 1,310 

 1,450 

 1,606 

 510 

 53 

 766 

2012
$000   

 (256)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (203)

 (459)

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    71

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

8. AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION

Audit services:

KPMG Australia - audit and review of financial reports

Overseas KPMG firms - audit of financial reports

Other services:

KPMG Australia - taxation services

KPMG Australia - other assurance services

Overseas KPMG firms - taxation services

KPMG related practices - due diligence and corporate finance services

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

9. INCOME TAX

A. INCOME TAX EXPENSE
Current tax expense:

Current tax paid or payable for the financial year

Adjustments for prior years

Deferred tax expense:

Origination and reversal of temporary differences

Total income tax expense in income statement

Income tax expense from continuing operations
Income tax recovery from discontinuing operation

72

                         Consolidated

2013
$

2012
$   

 242,450 

 37,091 

 268,215 

 12,000 

 346,519 

 312,503 

 1,218,778 

 181,300 

 33,581 

 144,799 

 38,229 

 100,807 

 272,239 

 770,955 

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 17,672 

 (185)

 17,487 

 110 

 17,597 

 17,749 
 (152)
 17,597 

2012
$000   

 10,205 

 269 

 10,474 

 1,330 

 11,804 

 12,346 
 (542)
 11,804 

Reconciliation between tax expense and pre-tax net profit:

The prima facie income tax expense calculated at 30% on the profit from ordinary 
activities (including discontinued operations)

Decrease in income tax expense due to:

Additional deduction for research and development expenditure

Over/(under) provision for taxation in previous years

Non-assessable income

Sundry items

Increase in income tax expense due to:

Non-deductible expenses

Non-deductible overseas losses

Effect of tax rates in foreign jurisdictions

Capital loss through sale of discontinued operation
Income tax expense

B. CURRENT TAX LIABILITIES / ASSETS
Balance at the beginning of the year
Acquired through business combination
Net foreign currency differences on translation of foreign entities
Income tax paid
Adjustments from prior year
Current year's income tax paid or payable on operating profit

Disclosed in balance sheet as:
Current tax asset
Current tax payable

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

 18,904 

 10,485 

 961 

 185 

 1,276 

 63 

 16,419 

 1,010 

 - 

 168 

 - 
 17,597 

 (4,151)
 (250)
 (6)
 10,751 
 185 
 (17,672)
 (11,144)

 226 
 (11,370)
 (11,144)

 703 

 (269)

 - 

 17 

 10,034 

 557 

 437 

 - 

 776 
 11,804 

 (3,776)
 - 
 21 
 10,613 
 (804)
 (10,205)
 (4,151)

 75 
 (4,226)
 (4,151)

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    73

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

9. INCOME TAX (continued)

C. DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES 

Provision for deferred income tax comprises the estimated expense
at the applicable rate of 30% on the following items:

Expenditure currently tax deductible but deferred and amortised for accounting
Sundry items
Hedging reserve
Difference in depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Set-off of tax in relation to deferred tax assets:
Payments for intellectual property not currently deductible
Provisions for employee benefits not currently deductible
Provisions and accruals not currently deductible

10. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Petty cash

Cash at bank

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

 8,605 
 (25)
 (482)
 (242)

 (2,939)
 (2,104)
 (2,481)
 332 

 28 

 8,610 

 8,638 

 6,962 
 (71)
 382 
 (246)

 (1,748)
 (2,089)
 (1,993)
 1,196 

 30 

 23,051 

 23,081 

74

11. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES CURRENT

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Trade receivables

Less: Provision for impairment losses

Other debtors

12. INVENTORY

Raw materials

Work in progress 

Finished goods

13. OTHER ASSETS

Prepayments

Net foreign currency hedge receivable

Project work in progress

Other

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 23,196 

 (2,424)

 20,772 

 365 
 21,137 

 4,861 

 10,489 

 27,986 

 43,336 

 573 

 - 

 785 

 886 

 2,244 

2012
$000   

 22,516 

 (506)

 22,010 

 775 
 22,785 

 3,224 

 5,401 

 3,354 

 11,979 

 907 

 670 

 498 

 131 

 2,206 

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    75

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

14. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Freehold land and buildings at cost

Accumulated depreciation

Leasehold property at cost

Accumulated amortisation

Plant and equipment at cost

Accumulated depreciation

Capital work in progress at cost

Total property, plant and equipment

Reconciliations

Reconciliations of the carrying amounts for each class of property, 
plant and equipment are set out below:

Freehold land and buildings

Carrying amount at beginning of year

Additions

Impairment of building

Disposals

Depreciation

Carrying amount at end of year

Leasehold property improvements

Carrying amount at beginning of year

Acquisitions through entity acquired

Additions

Disposals

Depreciation

76

Net foreign currency differences on translation of foreign entities

Carrying amount at end of year

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 15,554 

 (6,239)

 9,315 

 532 

 (386)

 146 

 31,281 

 (22,350)

 8,931 

 1,548 

 19,940 

 10,508 

 438 

 (1,100)

 - 

 (531)

 9,315 

 109 

 45 

 5 

 - 

 (15)

 2 

 146 

2012
$000   

 15,182 

 (4,674)

 10,508 

 494 

 (385)

 109 

 25,158 

 (17,700)

 7,458 

 163 

 18,238 

 10,869 

 163 

 - 

 - 

 (524)

 10,508 

 153 

 17 

 - 

 (6)

 (49)

 (6)

 109 

  
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

 9,457 
 880 
 2,218 
 23 
 (1,747)
 (1,497)
 (1,813)
 (63)
 7,458 

 212 
 (49)
 163 

 18,238 

Plant and equipment

Carrying amount at beginning of year
Acquisitions through entity acquired
Additions
Transfers
Transfer to equipment held for sale
Disposals
Depreciation
Net foreign currency differences on translation of foreign entities
Carrying amount at end of year

Capital work in progress at cost
Carrying amount at beginning of year
Additions, net of transfers
Carrying amount at end of year

Total carrying amount at end of year

15. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Product development at cost
Accumulated amortisation

Reconciliation
Carrying amount at beginning of year
Capitalised in current period
Disposals
Impairment of mining technology product development
Amortisation

 7,458 
 847 
 2,512 
 - 
 - 
 (120)
 (1,906)
 140 
 8,931 

 163 
 1,385 
 1,548 

 19,940 

 60,508 
 (33,010)
 27,498 

 23,286 
 10,248 
 - 
 (1,606)
 (4,430)
 27,498 

 50,269 
 (26,983)
 23,286 

 20,340 
 10,330 
 (4,656)
 - 
 (2,728)
 23,286 

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    77

16. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill 

Intellectual property at cost
Accumulated amortisation

Computer software at cost
Accumulated amortisation

Licences at cost
Accumulated amortisation

Total intangible assets

Reconciliations
Goodwill
Carrying amount at beginning of year
Acquisitions through entity acquired
Adjustment on prior year's acquisition
Net foreign currency differences on translation of foreign entities

Intellectual property
Carrying amount at beginning of year
Acquisitions through entity acquired
Additions
Amortisation
Net foreign currency differences on translation of foreign entities
Impairment of acquired Communications brand name

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

78

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 83,130 

 11,790 
 (10,417)
 1,373 
 12,125 
 (11,301)
 824 
 3,979 
 (787)
 3,192 
 88,519 

 62,748 
 19,352 
 (253)
 1,283 
 83,130 

 742 
 1,210 
 3,608 
 (3,694)
 17 
 (510)
 1,373 

2012
$000   

 62,748 

 6,875 
 (6,133)
 742 
 11,463 
 (10,182)
 1,281 
 2,450 
 (335)
 2,115 
 66,886 

 53,957 
 8,791 
 - 
 - 
 62,748 

 402 
 246 
 1,993 
 (1,899)
 - 
 - 
 742 

   
Computer software
Carrying amount at beginning of year
Acquisitions through entity acquired
Additions
Transfers from capital work in progress
Amortisation
Disposals
Net foreign currency differences on translation of foreign entities

Licences
Carrying amount at beginning of year
Acquisitions
Amortisation

The following segments have significant carrying amounts of goodwill:
Mining technology 
Metal detection
Communications

Goodwill

The recoverable amount of a cash-
generating unit is the higher of its fair value 
less costs to sell and its value-in-use. The 
value-in-use calculations use cash flow 
projections based on the oncoming year’s 
budget. Key assumptions for future years 
relate to sales, gross margin and expense 
levels. Sales are based on management 
assessments which allow for future growth. 
Gross margins and expense levels are 
largely consistent with past experience.  
A terminal value has been determined at the 
conclusion of five years assuming a growth 

rate of 3.0%. Pre-tax discount rates of 12% 
to 13% (2012: 12% to 16%) have been used 
in discounting the projected cash flows.

In assessing the recoverable amount of the 
Mining Technology business, a number of 
valuation scenarios have been considered. 
The recoverable amount has been estimated 
to exceed the business unit’s carrying 
amount of $14 million by $7 million. Given 
the products and technologies developed 
by this business are at the early stage 
of adoption by the mining industry, the 
key variable to the recoverable amount 
assessments is the level of future sales. 

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 1,281 
 17 
 177 
 49 
 (615)
 (87)
 2 
 824 

 2,115 
 1,529 
 (452)
 3,192 

 8,538 
 53,957 
 20,635 
 83,130 

2012
$000   

 2,217 
 83 
 199 
 73 
 (1,194)
 (97)
 - 
 1,281 

 1,300 
 1,150 
 (335)
 2,115 

 8,791 
 53,957 
 - 
 62,748 

If, from the current low sales base, growth 
averages less than 16% per annum, the 
business unit may be impaired unless the 
expense base of the business was reduced.

Intellectual Property

Subsequent to the acquisition of Minelab 
Electronics Pty Ltd by Codan Limited in 
2008, Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd acquired 
ownership of the intellectual property that 
forms the basis for its metal detection 
products. The consideration payable under 
the agreement is based on the sales of 
metal detection products over a ten-year 
period. An asset in relation to the acquired 
intellectual property will be recognised as 
Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd becomes liable 
to the payments under the contract.

Licences

The company entered into a licence 
agreement on 30 June 2011 with  
a leading provider of advanced technology 
for high frequency radio communication 
products. Over a three-year period, licence 
payments will be made as technology  
is delivered to the company. The licenced 
technology will allow the company access 
to implementations of next-generation 
radio waveforms for high-speed data 
transmission, automatic link establishment 
and digital voice.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    79

   
NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

17. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

CURRENT
Trade payables

Other payables and accruals

Net foreign currency hedge payable

18. LOANS AND BORROWINGS

CURRENT
Finance lease liabilities

NON-CURRENT
Cash advance
Finance lease liabilities

The group has access to the following lines of credit:

Total facilities available at balance date:
Multi-option facility
Commercial credit card
Cash advance facility

Facilities utilised at balance date:
Multi-option facility
Commercial credit card
Cash advance facility

80

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 13,909 

 13,719 

 1,729 

 29,357 

 201 

 201 

 33,559 
 82 
 33,641 

 10,000 
 200 
 75,000 
 85,200 

 2,371 
 13 
 33,559 
 35,943 

2012
$000   

 14,884 

 18,302 

 - 

 33,186 

 113 

 113 

 38,879 
 289 
 39,168 

 10,000 
 120 
 75,000 
 85,120 

 3,039 
 8 
 38,879 
 41,926 

   
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Facilities not utilised at balance date:
Multi-option facility
Commercial credit card
Cash advance facility

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 7,629 
 187 
 41,441 
 49,257 

In addition to these facilities, the group has access to cash at bank and short-term deposits of $8,638,000 as set out in note 10.

WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATES:
Cash at bank
Short-term deposits
Bank overdraft
Cash advance

19. PROVISIONS

CURRENT
Employee benefits
Warranty repairs
Other

NON-CURRENT
Employee benefits

Reconciliation of warranty provision
Carrying amount at beginning of year
Provisions made during the year
Payments made during the year

                         Consolidated

2013
%

1.84

3.51

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 6,296 
 2,842 
 1,310 
 10,448 

 857 

 2,760 
 846 
 (764)
 2,842 

2012
$000   

 6,961 
 112 
 36,121 
 43,194 

2012
%   

2.28
4.16
9.50
5.56

2012
$000   

 6,709 
 2,760 
 - 
 9,469 

 769 

 2,846 
 1,216 
 (1,302)
 2,760 

Bank Facilities

Facilities are supported by interlocking 
guarantees between the company and 
its subsidiaries. The facilities have a term 
of three years expiring July 2014, and 
are subject to compliance with certain 
financial covenants over that term. The 
facilities are currently being renewed, 
which is expected to be completed  
by November 2013. 

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    81

   
   
   
NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

82

20. SHARE CAPITAL

SHARE CAPITAL
Opening balance (164,145,980 ordinary shares fully paid)
Performance rights expensed
Issue of share capital, net of $619,000 in issue costs
Issue of share capital through employee share plan, net of $4,000 in issue costs
Closing balance (176,926,104 ordinary shares fully paid)

 24,839 
 204 
 16,660 
 170 
 41,873 

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

 24,609 
 230 
 - 
 - 
 24,839 

Terms and conditions

Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at 
shareholders’ meetings. In the winding up of the company, ordinary shareholders rank after all creditors and are fully entitled to any 
proceeds on liquidation.

21. RESERVES

Foreign currency translation
Hedging reserve
Profit reserve

Foreign currency translation
The foreign currency translation reserve records the foreign currency differences arising  
from the translation of foreign operations.

Balance at beginning of year
Reserves recognised through sale of discontinued operation
Net translation adjustment
Balance at end of year

Hedging reserve
The hedging reserve comprises the effective portion of the cumulative net change in fair  
value of cash flow hedging instruments (net of tax) related to hedged transactions that  
have not yet occurred.

Balance at beginning of year
Reserves recognised through discontinued operation
Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges taken to/from hedging reserve
Balance at end of year

 1,405 
 (1,125)
 34,673 
 34,953 

 (3,271)
 979 
 3,697 
 1,405 

 336 
 - 
 (1,461)
 (1,125)

 (3,271)
 336 
 - 
 (2,935)

 (3,199)
 341 
 (413)
 (3,271)

 1,337 
 (896)
 (105)
 336 

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

Profit reserve 
The profit reserve comprises Codan Limited’s accumulated profits.

Balance at beginning of year
Current year profit after tax attributed to the parent entity
Balance at end of year

22. COMMITMENTS

I. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS
Aggregate amount of contracts for capital expenditure on property, plant and 
equipment and intangibles:

Within one year
One year or later and no later than five years

II. NON-CANCELLABLE OPERATING LEASE EXPENSE AND OTHER COMMITMENTS
Future operating lease commitments not provided for in the financial 
statements which are payable:
Within one year
One year or later and no later than five years
Later than five years

III. FINANCE LEASE AND HIRE PURCHASE PAYMENT COMMITMENTS
Within one year
One year or later and no later than five years
Later than five years

Less: future finance charges

Finance lease and hire purchase liabilities provided for in the  
financial statements:
Current
Non-current

 - 
 34,673 
 34,673 

 3,348 
 800 
 4,148 

 2,796 
 6,769 
 1,227 
 10,792 

 218 
 91 
 - 
 309 
 (26)
 283 

 201 
 82 
 283 

2012
$000   

 - 
 - 
 - 

 1,281 
 2,180 
 3,461 

 1,515 
 1,220 
 297 
 3,032 

 151 
 309 
 - 
 460 
 (58)
 402 

 113 
 289 
 402 

The group leases property under non-
cancellable operating leases expiring from 
one to ten years. Leases generally provide 
the group with a right of renewal, at which 
time all terms are renegotiated. Lease 
payments comprise a base amount and an 
adjustment for the consumer price index.

Finance leases and hire purchase 
agreements are entered into as a means 
of funding the acquisition of plant and 
equipment. Repayments are generally fixed 
and no leases have escalation clauses 
other than in the event of payment default. 
No lease arrangements create restrictions 
on other financing transactions.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    83

   
NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

84

23. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL  
INSTRUMENTS DISCLOSURE

Financial risk management

Overview

The group has exposure to the following 
risks from its use of financial instruments

•  credit risk

• 

liquidity risk

•  market risk

•  operational risk

This note presents information about the 
group’s exposure to each of the above 
risks, its objectives, policies and processes 
for measuring and managing risk, and 
its management of capital. Further 
quantitative disclosures are included 
throughout these consolidated financial 
statements.

The board of directors has overall 
responsibility for the establishment 
and oversight of the risk management 
framework. The Board Audit, Risk and 
Compliance Committee is responsible 
for developing and monitoring risk 
management policies. The committee 
reports regularly to the board on its 
activities.

Risk management policies are established 
to identify and analyse the risks faced by 
the group, to set appropriate risk limits 
and controls, and to monitor risk and 
adherence to limits. Risk management 
policies and systems are reviewed 
regularly to reflect changes in market 

conditions and the group’s activities. 
The group, through its training and 
management standards and procedures, 
aims to develop a disciplined and 
constructive control environment in which 
all employees understand their roles and 
obligations.

The Board Audit, Risk and Compliance 
Committee oversees how management 
monitors compliance with the group’s  
risk management policies and procedures 
and reviews the adequacy of the risk 
management framework in relation to  
the risks faced by the group.

(a) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss  
to the group if a customer or counterparty 
to a financial instrument fails to meet 
its contractual obligations, and arises 
principally from the group’s receivables 
from customers. 

The credit risk on the financial assets  
of the consolidated entity is the carrying 
amount of the asset, net of any impairment 
losses recognised. 

The group minimises concentration of 
credit risk by undertaking transactions with 
a large number of customers in various 
countries. As at 30 June 2013, the group 
had one customer with a trade receivable 
balance of greater than $2 million.

Trade and other receivables
The group’s exposure to credit risk 
is influenced mainly by the individual 
characteristics of each customer.  
The demographics of the group’s 

customer base, including the default 
risk of the industry and country in which 
customers operate, has less of an 
influence on credit risk. 

The group has established a credit policy 
under which each new customer is 
analysed individually for credit worthiness 
before the group’s standard payment and 
delivery terms and conditions are offered.

Goods are sold subject to retention of 
title clauses, so that in the event of non-
payment the group may have a secured 
claim. The group does not normally require 
collateral in respect of trade and other 
receivables.

The group has established an allowance 
for impairment that represents its estimate 
of incurred losses in respect of trade and 
other receivables. The main components 
of this allowance are a specific loss 
component that relates to individually 
significant exposures, and a collective 
loss component established for groups 
of similar assets in respect of losses that 
have been incurred but not yet identified. 

Guarantees
Group policy is to provide financial 
guarantees only to wholly owned 
subsidiaries. 

The carrying amount of the group’s financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. The group’s maximum exposure to credit  
risk at the reporting date was:

                                                            Carrying amount 
                                                             Consolidated

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Forward exchange contracts used for hedging

 Note

10

11

13

2013
$000

 8,638 

 21,137 

 - 

The group’s maximum exposure to credit risk for trade receivables at the reporting date by geographic region was:

Australia / Oceania

Europe

Americas

Asia

Africa / Middle East

Impairment losses

The aging of the group’s trade receivables at the reporting date was:

 5,958 

 3,362 

 6,133 

 1,847 

 5,896 

 23,196 

2012
$000   

 23,081 

 22,785 

 670 

 6,194 

 4,253 

 4,641 

 5,730 

 1,698 

 22,516 

Not past due

Past due 0-30 days

Past due 31-120 days

More than 120 days

               Consolidated

Gross
2013
$000

 14,999 

 2,622 

 3,499 

 2,076 

 23,196 

Impairment
2013 
$000

 (182)

 (86)

 (11)

 (2,145)

 (2,424)

Gross
2012
$000

 18,460 

 2,358 

 1,255 

 443 

 22,516 

Impairment
2012
$000

 (181)

 (10)

 (65)

 (250)

 (506)

Trade receivables that are not past due have been reviewed, taking into consideration letters of credit held and the credit assessment 
of the individual customers. The impairment recognised is considered appropriate for the credit risk remaining.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    85

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

86

23. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS DISCLOSURE (continued)
(a) Credit risk (continued)

The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade receivables during the year was as follows:

Balance at 1 July
Provision for legal dispute
Impairment loss recognised as an expense
Trade receivables written off to the allowance for impairment
Balance at 30 June

(b) Liquidity risk

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 506 
 1,450 
 504 
 (36)
 2,424 

2012
$000   

 365 
 - 
 268 
 (127)
506

Liquidity risk is the risk that the group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The group’s approach to 
managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under  
both normal and stressed conditions and without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the group’s reputation.  
Refer to note 18 for a summary of banking facilities available. 

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities: 

30 June 2013

Non-derivative financial liabilities
Trade and other payables
Finance leases
Cash advance

Derivative financial liabilities
Net foreign currency hedge payable

30 June 2012

Non-derivative financial liabilities
Trade and other payables
Finance leases
Cash advance

Carrying  
amount

Contractual  
cash flows

 12 months  
or less 

 1-5 years 

More than 
5 years 

$000

$000

$000

$000

 $000

 28,228 
 283 
 33,559 
 62,070 

 1,729 
 1,729 

 35,933 
 402 
 38,879 
 75,214 

 (28,228)
 (309)
 (34,806)
 (63,343)

 (1,729)
 (1,729)

 (35,933)
 (460)
 (42,266)
 (78,659)

 (27,628)
 (218)
 (1,247)
 (29,093)

 (1,729)
 (1,729)

 (33,186)
 (151)
 (1,693)
 (35,030)

 (600)
 (91)
 (33,559)
 (34,250)

 - 
 - 

 (2,747)
 (309)
 (40,572)
 (43,628)

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

   
 
 
 
 
(c) Market risk

Profile

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Market risk is the risk that changes in 
market prices, such as foreign exchange 
rates, interest rates and equity prices, will 
affect the group’s income or the value of 
its holdings of financial instruments. The 
objective of market risk management is to 
manage and control market risk exposures 
within acceptable parameters, while 
optimising the return.

The group enters into derivatives, and 
also incurs financial liabilities, in order to 
manage market risks. All such transactions 
are carried out within the policy set by the 
board. Generally the group seeks to apply 
hedge accounting in order to manage 
volatility in the income statement.

The net fair values of monetary financial 
assets and financial liabilities not readily 
traded in an organised financial market are 
determined by valuing them at the present 
value of the contractual future cash flows 
on amounts due from customers (reduced 
for expected credit losses), or due to 
suppliers. The carrying amount of financial 
assets and financial liabilities approximates 
their net fair values.

At the reporting date, the interest rate profile of the group’s interest-bearing financial instruments was: 

                                                            Carrying amount 
                                                             Consolidated

FIXED RATE INSTRUMENTS

Financial assets

Financial liabilities

VARIABLE RATE INSTRUMENTS

Financial assets

Financial liabilities

Cash flow sensitivity

2013
$000

 - 

 (309)

 (309)

 8,638 

 (33,559)

 (24,921)

2012
$000   

 - 

 (460)

 (460)

 23,081 

 (38,879)

 (15,798)

If interest rates varied by 100 basis points for the full financial year, then based on the balance of variable rate instruments held  
at the reporting date, profit and equity would have been affected as shown below. This analysis assumes that all other variables,  
in particular foreign currency rates, remain constant. The analysis is performed on the same basis for 2012.

30 JUNE 2013

Variable rate instruments

30 JUNE 2012

Variable rate instruments

             Profit / (loss) before tax

           Reserve

 100 bp 
 increase 
 $000 

 100 bp 
 decrease 
 $000 

 100 bp 
 increase 
 $000 

 100 bp 
 decrease 
 $000 

 (249)

 249 

 (158)

 158 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    87

       
23. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS DISCLOSURE (continued)
(c) Market risk (continued)

Currency risk
The group is exposed to currency risk on sales, purchases and balance sheet accounts that are denominated in a currency other than  
the respective functional currencies of group entities, primarily the Australian dollar (AUD). The currencies in which these transactions  
are denominated are primarily USD, EUR, CAD and GBP.

The group enters into foreign currency hedging instruments or borrowings denominated in a foreign currency to hedge certain anticipated 
highly probable sales denominated in foreign currency (principally USD and EUR). The terms of these commitments are less than 12 months.  
As at the reporting date, the group has entered into effective collar and forward exchange cash flow hedge instruments which will limit the 
foreign exchange risk on USD $40,000,000 of FY14 cashflows. The collars give protection above parity and participation down to 91 cents, 
while forward exchange contracts have been entered into at 97 cents.

The group’s exposure to foreign currency risk (in AUD equivalent) after taking into account hedge transactions at reporting date was  
as follows:

30 JUNE 2013
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade receivables
Trade payables
Gross balance sheet exposure

Hedge transactions relating to balance sheet exposure
Net exposure at the reporting date

30 JUNE 2012
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade receivables
Trade payables
Cash advance
Gross balance sheet exposure

Hedge transactions relating to balance sheet exposure
Net exposure at the reporting date

                           Consolidated
 Euro
$000

 GBP
$000

 USD
$000

 703 
 355 
 (293)
 765 

 - 
 765 

 797 
 246 
 (217)
 - 
 826 

 - 
 826 

 43 
 2 
 (44)
 1 

 - 
 1 

 94 
 14 
 (51)
 - 
 57 

 - 
 57 

 4,567 
 12,663 
 (10,004)
 7,226 

 (1,855)
 5,371 

 7,021 
 11,997 
 (9,270)
 (7,879)
 1,869 

 (3,925)
 (2,056)

CAD
$000

 668 
 924 
 (195)
 1,397 

 - 
 1,397 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

88

Sensitivity analysis

Given the foreign currency balances included in the balance sheet as at reporting date, if the Australian dollar at that date strengthened  
by 10%, then the impact on profit and equity arising from the balance sheet exposure would be as follows:

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                                                                                                         Consolidated

  Reserve Credit (debit)
 $000 

Profit/(loss) before tax
 $000 

2013
EUR

GBP

USD

CAD

2012
EUR

GBP
USD
CAD

 - 

 - 

 812 

 - 

 812 

 - 

 - 
 974 
 - 
 974 

 (70)

 - 

 (590)

 (127)

 (786)

 (75)

 (5)
 529 
 - 
 449 

A 10% weakening of the Australian dollar against the above currencies at 30 June would have had the equal but opposite effect on the 
above currencies to the amounts shown above, on the basis that all other variables remain constant.

(d) Fair value hierarchy

The group’s financial instruments carried at fair value have been valued by using a “level 2” valuation method.  Level 2 valuations are 
obtained from inputs, other than quoted prices, that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly.  At the end of  
the current year, financial instruments valued at fair value were limited to net foreign currency hedge payables of $1,729,000, for which  
an independent valuation was obtained from the relevant banking institution.  

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    89

24. GROUP ENTITIES

Name
PARENT ENTITY

Codan Limited

CONTROLLED ENTITIES
IMP Printed Circuits Pty Ltd 

Codan (UK) Ltd

Codan (Qld) Pty Ltd

Codan (US) Inc

Codan Radio Communications Pty Ltd  
(previously Codan Telecommunications Pty Ltd)

Daniels Electronics Ltd*
Codan Radio Communications ME JLT**
Minetec Pty Ltd
Minetec Wireless Technologies Pty Ltd
Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd
Minelab Americas Inc (previously Minelab USA Inc)
Minelab International Ltd
Parketronics Pty Ltd
Codan Holdings US Inc
Codan Executive Share Plan Pty Ltd

Country of 
incorporation

 Class of 
 share 

 Interest held  
2013

 Interest held  
2012

%

 %

Australia

 Ordinary 

Australia

England

Australia

 Ordinary 

 Ordinary 

 Ordinary 

United States of America

 Ordinary 

Australia

Canada
United Arab Emirates
Australia
Australia
Australia
United States of America
Ireland
Australia
United States of America
Australia

 Ordinary 

 Ordinary 
 Ordinary 
 Ordinary 
 Ordinary 
 Ordinary 
 Ordinary 
 Ordinary 
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 - 
 - 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 

*   On 20 August 2012, the company acquired all of the shares in Daniels Electronics Ltd in an arm’s length transaction. The financial  

result of the group’s interest in this entity has been accounted for from this date. Refer to note 5.

**  On 27 June 2013, the company incorporated a new entity within the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre to establish a Dubai-based  
  office. As at the end of the financial year there have been no operations within this entity. 

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

90

               
 
25. NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 

I. Reconciliation of cash

For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash includes cash on hand and at bank and short-term deposits, net of outstanding bank 
overdrafts. Cash as at the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of cash flows is reconciled to the related items in the balance 
sheet as follows:

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Petty cash

Cash at bank

Short-term deposits

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

 28 

 8,610 

 - 

 8,638 

2012
$000   

 30 

 23,051 

 - 

 23,081 

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    91

   
NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

92

25. NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

II. Reconciliation of profit after income tax to net cash provided by operating activities

Profit after income tax

Add/(less) items classified as investing or financing activities:

Insurance recoveries

(Gain)/loss on sale of non-current assets

Loss on sale of discontinued operation

Performance rights and employee share plan expensed

Add/(less) non-cash items:

Depreciation of:

     Buildings

     Leasehold property
     Plant and equipment
Impairment of building
Amortisation
Impairment of mining technology product development
Impairment of acquired communications brand name
Increase/(decrease) in income taxes
Increase/(decrease) on net assets affected by translation

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

 45,417 

 23,146 

 (1,009)

 (42)

 - 

 374 

 531 

 15 
 1,906 
 1,100 
 9,191 
 1,606 
 510 
 6,491 
 (717)

 - 

 34 

 2,850 

 230 

 524 

 49 
 1,813 
 - 
 6,156 
 - 
 - 
 439 
 1 

Net cash from operating activities before changes in assets and liabilities

 65,373 

 35,241 

Change in assets and liabilities during the financial year:
Reduction/(increase) in receivables
Reduction/(increase) in inventories
Reduction/(increase) in other assets
Increase/(reduction) in trade and other payables
Increase/(reduction) in provisions

Net cash from operating activities

 5,411 
 (27,663)
 (544)
 (6,859)
 565 

 36,282 

 (7,698)
 7,641 
 329 
 3,312 
 1,252 

 40,077 

   
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

26. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Aggregate liability for employee benefits, including on-costs:

Current - other creditors and accruals

Current - employee entitlements

Non-current - employee entitlements

The present values of employee entitlements not expected to be settled within 12 months 
of the reporting date have been calculated using the following weighted averages:

Assumed rate of increase in wage and salary rates

Discount rate

Settlement term 

                  Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

 4,993 

 6,296 

 857 

 12,146 

 4,220 

 6,709 

 769 

 11,698 

4.00%

3.55%

4.00%

2.95%

 10 years 

 10 years 

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    93

   
NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

94

26. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (continued)

Performance Rights Plan

At the 2004 AGM, shareholders approved 
the establishment of a Performance Rights 
Plan (Plan). The Plan is designed to provide 
executives with an incentive to maximise the 
return to shareholders over the long term, 
and to assist in the attraction and retention 
of key executives. 

Performance rights issued in financial 
year 2010

The group’s earnings per share over the 
three year period to 30 June 2012 exceeded 
the performance target and therefore the 
remaining 374,396  shares were issued to 
the relevant executives on 22 August 2012. 

Performance rights issued in financial 
year 2011

The company issued 358,652 performance 
rights in December 2010 to certain 
executives. The fair value of the rights was 
on average $1.11 based on the Black-
Scholes formula. The model inputs were: 
the share price of $1.46, no exercise price, 
expected volatility 48%, dividend yield 
5%, a term of three years and a risk-free 
rate of 5.6%. The total expense/recovery 
recognised as employee costs in 2013 in 
relation to the performance rights issued 
was a recovery of $188,456 (2012: $96,076 
expense). 

The group’s earnings per share over the 
three-year period to 30 June 2013 has not 
met the performance target and therefore 
these performance rights have lapsed and 
no shares will be issued.

Performance rights issued in financial 
year 2012

The company issued 426,979 performance 
rights in November 2011 to certain 
executives. The fair value of the rights was 
on average $0.98 based on the Black-
Scholes formula. The model inputs were: 
the share price of $1.31, no exercise price, 
expected volatility 41%, dividend yield 7%, 
a term of three years and a risk-free rate of 
4.3%. Due to the departure of an executive, 
84,006 performance rights have been 
cancelled. The total expense recognised as 
employee costs in 2013 in relation to the 
performance rights issued was $134,261 
(2012: $133,531).

The performance rights become exercisable 
if certain performance thresholds are 
achieved. The performance threshold is 
based on growth of the group’s earnings 
per share over a three-year period. For 
executives to receive the total number of 
performance rights, the group’s earnings 
per share must increase by at least 15% per 
annum over the three-year period. 

Performance rights issued in financial 
year 2013

The company issued 369,970 performance 
rights in November 2012 to certain 
executives. The fair value of the rights was 
on average $1.77 based on the Black-
Scholes formula. The model inputs were: 
the share price of $2.25, no exercise price, 
expected volatility 37%, dividend yield 
4.2%, a term of three years and a risk-
free rate of 3.1%. Due to the departure of 
an executive, 72,790 performance rights 
have been cancelled. The total expense 
recognised as employee costs in 2013 in 

relation to the performance rights issued 
was $197,643.

The performance rights become exercisable 
if certain performance thresholds are 
achieved. The performance threshold is 
based on growth of the group’s earnings 
per share over a three-year period. For 
executives to receive the total number of 
performance rights, the group’s earnings  
per share must increase by at least 15% 
per annum over the three-year period. 

Additional performance rights issued in  
financial year 2013

The company issued 93,320 performance 
rights in December 2012 to an employee. 
The fair value of the rights was on average 
$1.95 based on the Black-Scholes formula. 
The model inputs were: the share price of 
$2.37, no exercise price, expected volatility 
38.3%, dividend yield 4.01%, a term of two 
years and a risk-free rate of 3.3%. The total 
expense recognised as employee costs in 
2013 in relation to the performance rights 
issued was $60,549.

The performance rights become exercisable 
if the employee remains with the group 
until 31 December 2014, and there is no 
performance hurdle.

If achieved, performance rights are 
exercisable into the same number of 
ordinary shares in the company. No 
performance rights have been issued  
since the end of the financial year.

27. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL DISCLOSURES

Key management personnel compensation

The key management personnel compensation included in “personnel expenses” (refer note 6) is as follows:

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Short-term employee benefits

Post-employment benefits

Share-based payments

Other long term

Termination benefits

                         Consolidated

2013
$

2012
$   

3,235,799

 3,239,564 

108,103

179,371

27,798

295,210

 110,493 

 211,293 

 32,680 

 134,147 

3,846,281

 3,728,177 

Individual directors’ and executives’ compensation disclosures

Information regarding individual directors’ and executives’ compensation, and some equity instruments disclosures as permitted by 
Corporations Regulation 2M.3.03, is provided in the remuneration report section of the directors’ report.

Apart from the details disclosed in this note, no director has entered into a material contract with the group since the end of the previous 
financial year and there were no material contracts involving directors’ interest existing at year-end.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    95

   
27. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL DISCLOSURES (continued)

Equity holdings and transactions

The movement during the reporting period in the number of ordinary shares of Codan Limited, held directly, indirectly or beneficially by key 
management personnel, including their personally related entities is as follows:

Directors

Dr G D Klingner

Mr D S McGurk

Mr P R Griffiths

Mr D J Klingberg

Mr D J Simmons

Lt-Gen P F Leahy

Mr S W Davies

Mrs C S Namblard

Specified executives
Mr M Barton
Mr P D Charlesworth
Mr K J Kane
Mr P McCarter

 Held at 
1 July 2012  

 Purchases 

 467,840 

 147,667 

 148,065 

 66,765 

 - 

 44,065 

 - 

 - 

 5,000 
 172,797 
 3,500 
 n/a 

 67,143 

 32,000 

 51,351 

 54,143 

 - 

 13,643 

 12,420 

 - 

 - 
 7,143 
 7,143 
 - 

 Received on 
exercise of  
rights 

 - 

 132,850 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 132,850 
 - 
 - 

  Sales  

 Held at   
30 June 2013

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 534,983 

 312,517 

 199,416 

 120,908 

 - 

 57,708 

 12,420 

 - 

 5,000 
 312,790 
 n/a 
 - 

Mr K J Kane ceased employment on 29 March 2013. Mr P McCarter was appointed to the position of Executive General Manager, 
Codan Radio Communications on 3 June 2013.

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

96

Directors

Dr G D Klingner

Mr D S McGurk

Mr P R Griffiths

Mr D J Klingberg

Mr D J Simmons

Lt-Gen P F Leahy

Mr S W Davies

Mrs C S Namblard

Specified executives

Mr M Barton

Mr P D Charlesworth

Mr K J Kane

Mr P McCarter

 Held at 

1 July 2012  

 Purchases 

 Received on 

  Sales  

 Held at   

30 June 2013

exercise of  

rights 

 132,850 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 67,143 

 32,000 

 51,351 

 54,143 

 13,643 

 12,420 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 7,143 

 7,143 

 132,850 

 467,840 

 147,667 

 148,065 

 66,765 

 44,065 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 5,000 

 172,797 

 3,500 

 n/a 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 534,983 

 312,517 

 199,416 

 120,908 

 57,708 

 12,420 

 - 

 - 

 5,000 

 312,790 

 n/a 

 - 

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Directors

Dr G D Klingner

Mr D S McGurk

Mr P R Griffiths

Mr D J Klingberg

Mr D J Simmons

Lt-Gen P F Leahy

Mr S W Davies

Mrs C S Namblard

Specified executives
Mr M Barton
Mr R R Carpenter
Mr P D Charlesworth
Mr K J Kane

 Held at 
1 July 2011  

 Purchases 

 467,840 

 1,000 

 138,065 

 66,765 

 - 

 44,065 

 - 

 n/a 

 5,000 
 - 
 26,130 
 - 

 - 

 - 

 10,000 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 3,500 

 Received on 
exercise of  
rights 

 - 

 146,667 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 146,667 
 - 

  Sales  

 Held at   
30 June 2012 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 467,840 

 147,667 

 148,065 

 66,765 

 - 

 44,065 

 - 

 - 

 5,000 
 - 
 172,797 
 3,500 

Mrs C S Namblard was appointed as a director on 1 August 2011.

Mr R R Carpenter ceased employment on 30 June 2012 as a result of the sale of the company’s satellite communications assets.

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    97

27. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL DISCLOSURES (continued)

Performance rights 

The movements during the reporting period in the number of performance rights held directly, indirectly or beneficially by key management 
personnel, including their personally related entities is as follows:

Specified executives

Mr D S McGurk

Mr M Barton

Mr P D Charlesworth

Mr K J Kane

Mr P McCarter

Specified executives

Mr D S McGurk

Mr M Barton

Mr P D Charlesworth

Mr K J Kane

 Held at 
1 July 2012

 431,134 

 141,089 

 326,735 

 84,006 

 n/a 

 Held at 
1 July 2011

 416,250 

 64,675 

 368,394 

 - 

  Issued 

   Vested   

   Lapsed  

 Held at   
30 June 2013 

 139,981 

 132,850 

 66,211 

 90,988 

 72,790 

 - 

 - 

 132,850 

 - 

 - 

 136,733 

 64,675 

 88,877 

 156,796 

 - 

 301,532 

 142,625 

 195,996 

 n/a 

 - 

  Issued 

   Vested   

  Lapsed 

 Held at   
30 June 2012 

 161,551 

 76,414 

 105,008 

 84,006 

146,667

-

146,667

-

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 431,134 

 141,089 

 326,735 

 84,006 

Other transactions with the company or its controlled entities

There have been no loans to key management personnel during the financial year.

From time to time, directors and specified executives, or their personally related entities, may purchase goods from the group.  
These purchases occur within a normal employee relationship and are considered to be trivial in nature. 

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

98

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

28. OTHER RELATED PARTIES

All transactions with non-key management personnel related parties are on normal terms and conditions.

Companies within the group purchase materials from other group companies. These transactions are on normal commercial terms.

Loans between entities in the wholly owned group are repayable at call and no interest is charged.

29. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The group presents basic earnings per share (EPS) data for its ordinary shares. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable 
to ordinary shareholders of the company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is 
determined by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding 
for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares, which comprise performance rights granted to employees. 

Net profit used for the purpose of calculating basic and diluted earnings per share

 45,417 

                         Consolidated

2013
$000

2012
$000   

 23,146 

The weighted average number of shares used as the denominator number for basic earnings per share was 175,095,002 (2012: 164,145,980). 

The calculation of diluted earnings per share at 30 June 2013 was based on profit attributable to shareholders of $45.4 million and a weighted 
average number of ordinary shares outstanding after adjustment for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares of 176,039,493 (2012: 
165,155,514 ).

30. NET TANGIBLE ASSET / LIABILITY PER SHARE

Net tangible asset/(liability) per share

2013

5.1 cents

2012

(5.8 cents)

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    99

                 
NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

100

31. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The board’s policy is to maintain a strong capital base so as to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain future 
development of the business. The board of directors monitors the level of dividends paid to ordinary shareholders and the overall return 
on capital.

The board seeks to maintain a balance between the higher returns that might be possible with higher levels of borrowings, and the 
advantages and security afforded by a sound capital position. This approach has not changed from previous years.

During the year the group’s gearing level improved as net debt levels remained low and new share capital was issued. 

Neither the company nor any of its subsidiaries are subject to externally imposed capital requirements.

32. DEED OF CROSS GUARANTEE

Pursuant to ASIC Class Order 98/1418 (as amended) dated 13 August 1998, the wholly owned subsidiary listed below is relieved from the 
Corporations Act 2001 requirements for preparation, audit and lodgement of financial reports and directors’ report.

It is a condition of the Class Order that the company and its subsidiary enter into a Deed of Cross Guarantee. The effect of the Deed is that the 
company guarantees to each creditor payment in full of any debt in the event of the winding up of the subsidiary under certain provisions of the 
Corporations Act 2001. If a winding up occurs under the provisions of the Act, the company will only be liable in the event that after six months 
any creditor has not been paid in full. The subsidiary has also given similar guarantees in the event that the company is wound up.

Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd is the only subsidiary subject to the Deed. Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd became a party to the Deed on 22 June 
2009, by virtue of a Deed of Assumption.

A summarised consolidated income statement and a consolidated balance sheet, comprising the company and controlled entity which is a 
party to the Deed, after eliminating all transactions between the parties to the Deed of Cross Guarantee, is set out as follows:

Summarised income statement and retained earnings

Profit before tax

Income tax expense

Profit after tax

Retained earnings at beginning of the year

Retained earnings at end of the year

2013
$000

 25,933 

 (18,648)

 7,285 

 40,120 

 27,062 

2012
 $000

 26,195 

 (11,013)

 15,182 

 39,711 

 40,120 

                 
Balance sheet

CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables 
Inventories
Equipment held for sale
Other assets
Total current assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Investments
Property, plant and equipment 
Product development
Intangible assets
Deferred tax assets
Total non-current assets
Total assets
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables
Other liabilities
Current tax payable
Provisions
Total current liabilities
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Loans and borrowings
Deferred tax liabilities
Provisions 
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
EQUITY
Share capital
Reserves
Retained earnings
Total equity

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2013

$000

 5,017 
 36,354 
 20,107 
 - 
 2,046 
 63,524 

 26,388 
 16,941 
 28,720 
 57,195 
 7,069 
 136,313 
 199,837 

 23,864 
 26,660 
 12,474 
 7,787 
 70,785 

 15,000 
 8,766 
 757 
 24,523 
 95,308 
 104,529 

 42,986 
 34,481 
 27,062 
 104,529 

2012

 $000

 16,904 
 17,458 
 7,713 
 1,747 
 1,031 
 44,853 

 21,087 
 15,890 
 23,641 
 57,351 
 6,255 
 124,224 
 169,077 

 29,185 
 14,109 
 4,091 
 8,545 
 55,930 

 38,879 
 7,735 
 631 
 47,245 
 103,175 
 65,902 

 25,951 
 (169)
 40,120 
 65,902 

Codan Limited  2013 Annual Report    101

33. PARENT ENTITY DISCLOSURES

As at, and throughout, the financial year ending 30 June 2013, the parent company of the group was Codan Limited.

Result of parent entity
Profit for the period
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income for the period

Financial position of parent entity at year-end

Current assets
Total assets

Current liabilities
Total liabilities

Total equity of the parent entity comprising:
Share capital
Reserves
Retained earnings
Total equity

                         Company

2013
$000

 34,673 
 (387)
 34,286 

 50,999 
 168,021 

 51,349 
 71,473 

 42,986 
 33,392 
 20,171 
 96,549 

2012
$000   

 17,573 
 (893)
 16,680 

 32,226 
 141,447 

 31,276 
 74,472 

 25,951 
 78 
 40,946 
 66,975 

NOTES TO  
AND FORMING 
PART OF THE  
FINANCIAL 
STATEmENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 JUNE 2013

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

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DIRECTORS’ 
DECLARATION

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

In the opinion of the directors of Codan Limited (“the company”):

(a)  the consolidated financial statements and notes, set out on pages 52 to 102, are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, 

including:

(i)  giving a true and fair view of the financial position of the consolidated entity as at 30 June 2013 and its performance, as 

represented by the results of its operations and its cash flows, for the financial year ended on that date; and

(ii)  complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and

(b)  the financial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in Note 1(a);

(c)  the remuneration disclosures that are contained in the Remuneration report in the Directors’ report comply with Australian Accounting 

Standards AASB 124 Related Party Disclosures, the Corporations Act 2001 and the Corporations Regulations 2001;

(d)  there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable;

(e)  there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company and the group entity identified in Note 32 will be able to meet any 

obligations or liabilities to which they are or may become subject to by virtue of the Deed of Cross Guarantee between the company 
and the group entity pursuant to ASIC Class Order 98/1418; and

(f) 

the directors have been given the declaration required by Section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 by the chief executive officer 
and the chief financial officer for the financial year ended 30 June 2013.  

Dated at Newton this 21st day of August 2013.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors:

Dr G D Klingner 
Director

D S McGurk 
Director

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INDEPENDENT 
AUDITOR’S 
REPORT

To the members  
of Codan Limited 

104

Independent auditor’s report to the members of Codan Limited 

Report on the financial report  

We have audited the accompanying financial report of Codan Limited (the company), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial 
position as at 30 June 2013, and consolidated income statement and consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement
of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended on that date, notes 1 to 33 comprising a summary of significant 
accounting policies and other explanatory information and the directors’ declaration of the Group comprising the company and the entities
it controlled at the year’s end or from time to time during the financial year.

Directors’ responsibility 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 is free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error. In note 1(a), the directors also state, 
in accordance with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements, that the financial statements of the Group
comply with International Financial Reporting Standards.

Auditor’s responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian 
Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and 
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures 
selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation of the financial 
report that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of 
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting 
policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the 
financial report.

We performed the procedures to assess whether in all material respects the financial report presents fairly, in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001 and Australian Accounting Standards, a true and fair view which is consistent with our understanding of the Group’s
financial position and of its performance. 

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

Independence 

In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.

Auditor’s opinion 

In our opinion:
(a) the 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 2013 and of its performance for the year ended  

  on that date; and

(ii)  complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001. 

(b) the financial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in note 1(a).

Report on the remuneration report 

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in page 34 to 40 of the directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2013. The 
directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the remuneration report in accordance with Section 
300A of the Corporations Act 2001. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the remuneration report, based on our audit 
conducted in accordance with auditing standards.

Auditor’s opinion 

In our opinion, the remuneration report of Codan Limited for the year ended 30 June 2013, complies with Section 300A of the 
Corporations Act 2001.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

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Additional information required by the Australian Stock Exchange Limited Listing Rules not disclosed elsewhere in this report is set out below.

ASX ADDITIONAL 
INFORMATION

Shareholdings as at 14 August 2013

Substantial Shareholders

The number of shares held by substantial shareholders and their associates are set out below:

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

Shareholder

I B Wall and P M Wall

Interests associated with Starform Pty Ltd, Pinara Pty Ltd and Pinara Group Pty Ltd

Interests associated with Kynola Pty Ltd and Warren Glen Pty Ltd

National Nominees Limited

Distribution of equity security holders

Number of 
shares held

1 - 1,000
1,001 - 5,000
5,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 100,000
100,001 - over
Total

Number of
ordinary shares

34,808,151

23,927,636

12,320,566

12,151,253

 Number of equity  
security holders  
Ordinary shares

1,523
2,454
947
891
70
5,885

The number of shareholders holding less than a marketable parcel of ordinary shares is 505.

Securities Exchange

Other Information

On-Market Buy-Back

The company is listed on the Australian 
Securities Exchange.  The home exchange 
is Sydney.

Codan Limited, incorporated and domiciled 
in Australia, is a publicly listed company 
limited by shares.

There is no current on-market buy-back.

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Twenty largest shareholders

Name

I B Wall and P M Wall

National Nominees Limited

Starform Pty Ltd

Kynola Pty Ltd

Dareel Pty Ltd

Griffinna Pty Ltd

J P Morgan Nominees Australia Limited

Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited

M K and M C Heard

G Bettison

A Bettison

Orley Pty Ltd

Warren Glen Pty Ltd

Bond Street Custodians Limited

Mitranikitan Pty Ltd

HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited

Pinara Group Pty Ltd

RBC Investor Services Australia Nominees Pty Limited

BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd

J A Uhrig

Total

Offices and officers

Company Secretary

Mr Michael Barton BA (ACC), CA

ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  Number of ordinary                    
shares held

34,808,151

12,151,253

11,404,224

9,118,356

8,854,251

8,276,003

6,221,487

5,997,074

4,764,585

3,562,125

3,562,124

3,420,812

3,202,210

2,806,395

2,522,458

1,924,945

1,537,502

1,662,440

1,560,979

1,365,143

Percentage of  
capital held

19.7%

6.9%

6.4%

5.2%

5.0%

4.7%

3.5%

3.4%

2.7%

2.0%

2.0%

1.9%

1.8%

1.6%

1.4%

1.1%

0.9%

0.9%

0.9%

0.8%

128,722,517

72.8%

Principal registered office

Location of share registry

81 Graves Street
Newton South Australia 5074
Telephone: (08) 8305 0311
Facsimile: (08) 8305 0411
Internet address: www.codan.com.au

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited 
GPO Box 1903 
Adelaide South Australia 5001

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CORPORATE  
DIRECTORY

Codan Limited and 
its Controlled Entities 

Directors
Dr David Klingner (Chairman)
Mr Donald McGurk (Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer)
Mr Peter Griffiths
Mr David Klingberg AO
Mr David Simmons
Lt-Gen Peter Leahy AC
Mr Scott Davies
Mrs Corinne Namblard

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Company Secretary
Mr Michael Barton

Principal registered office
81 Graves Street
Newton South Australia 5074

Auditor
KPMG
151 Pirie Street
Adelaide South Australia 5000

Location of share registry
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
GPO Box 1903
Adelaide South Australia 5001

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www.codan.com.au