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ASX Announcement 

19 August 2020 

2020 Annual Report 

Attached is Corporate Travel Management Limited’s 2020 Annual Report. 

Authorised for release by the Board.  

Contact details 

Media enquiries: Alasdair Jeffrey – Rowland – Alasdair.Jeffrey@rowland.com.au / +61 404 926 768 

Investor enquiries: Allison Dodd – allison.dodd@travelctm.com / +61 7 3210 3354 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTKey Financial Highlights 

Chairman’s Report 

Managing Director’s Report 

Getting Back to Business 

Sustainability Report 

Board of Directors 

Executive Team 

Annual Financial Report 

Corporate Travel Management Limited  
ABN 17 131 207 611

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 ANNUAL REPORT 20202020:

our year 
in

review.

Key Financial Highlights 

Chairman’s Report 

Managing Director’s Report 

Getting Back to Business 

Sustainability Report 

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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT5

 ANNUAL REPORT 2020Key Financial 
Highlights

$4.6B

29.4C / SHARE

TOTAL TRANSACTION VALUE

UNDERLYING EPS

$349.9M

TOTAL REVENUE AND 
OTHER INCOME IN 2020

$65.0M

UNDERLYING EBITDA

$92.8M

CASH

($8.2M)

STATUTORY NPAT 
ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS

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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTKey 
Locations

Total revenue generated by region

As of June 30, 2020, Corporate Travel 
Management operates across four 
continents and, supported by our 
Global Partner Network, has the 
ability to service customers in more 
than 70 countries around the world. 

AMERICAS

$134.9M

EUROPE

$78.6M

$349.9M

TOTAL REVENUE AND 
OTHER INCOME IN 2020

ASIA

$54.2M

AUS / NZ

$82.2M

EUROPE

22%

TOTAL 
REVENUE 
IN 2020

AMERICAS

39%

TOTAL 
REVENUE 
IN 2020

ASIA

15%

TOTAL 
REVENUE 
IN 2020

AUS / NZ

24%

TOTAL 
REVENUE 
IN 2020

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 ANNUAL REPORT 2020Chairman’s 
Report

Dear Shareholder

Year in review
The last year has provided the most difficult operating 
conditions ever faced by the CTM business. The FY20 first 
half performance was impacted by Brexit, Hong Kong 
demonstrations and the US/China trade war. In the second 
half, March 2020 was a pivotal month with the impact of 
COVID-19. Events changed rapidly to disrupt the global 
corporate travel industry through border closures and 
other government mandated travel restrictions to deal with 
COVID-19. This pandemic reduced corporate travel volume 
to vastly lower levels in the March - June 2020 period when 
compared to the prior comparative period.  

Sadly, during the last quarter, CTM had to reduce its staff 
numbers quickly and substantially to respond to the 
significant decline in business activity. The Board wishes 
to acknowledge those people whose roles were made 
redundant and thank them for their contribution to CTM. All 
our staff were affected in some manner, including through 
income reduction. The Board also wishes to thank all the 
staff for their contribution and cooperation during this 
period. We also acknowledge the assistance from various 
government support measures to keep our staff employed. 

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Whilst we cannot predict the timeframe for a return to 
more normal levels of corporate travel activity, we do 
expect activity levels to recover and are beginning to 
see some encouraging signs where governments have 
commenced lifting travel restrictions. We have retained 
staff capacity in each of our regions to be deployed back to 
full time hours as activity returns. We have also continued 
to invest in our proprietary technology to incorporate 
additional functionality and information to help our 
customers return to travel in a safe and responsible 
manner as restrictions are eased.

With the uncertain economic environment, CTM has had 
the ability to respond quickly to re-set its cost base. CTM 
has also been able to focus on protecting the health and 
wellbeing of our people and clients, and work with our 
partners, suppliers and customers to ensure their needs 
are being met to facilitate a safe return to travel.

On the corporate front, CTM completed the acquisition 
of Texas-based Corporate Travel Planners (CTP) in early 
January 2020. Maureen Brady succeeded Chris Thelen 
as CEO of the North American business in April, and has 
made the successful integration of CTP to extract synergy 
benefits a specific focus. CTP, which specialises in the 
university and education sectors, is a good strategic fit with 
our North American business. 

Financial performance and dividends
CTM entered FY20 in a sound financial position, with 
positive net cash and a committed multi-currency 
facility agreement that was entered into in August 2019. 
The strength of the balance sheet has enabled CTM to 
withstand a prolonged period of reduced travel activity, as 
governments around the world act to limit the spread and 
impact of the virus. 

Through these extraordinary operating conditions, the 
Group reported an underlying Net Profit After Tax outcome 
of $32.0 million attributed to its owners, (excluding the 
impact of AASB 16 Leases), a decrease of 67% against the 
prior year performance of $96.9 million.

The statutory reported Net Prof it After Tax was a 
loss of $8.2 million compared to the prior year prof it 
of $86.2 million, after the full impact of the cost of 
redundancies, impairment, increased charges for 
depreciation and amortisation, and recognition of bad 

and doubtful debts were brought into account.

Throughout these difficult conditions, the Group 
has demonstrated its ability to manage costs 
while keeping the business ready to capitalise 
on opportunities that align with CTM’s strategic 
direction as travel activity returns. In this context, it 
was pleasing to secure the support of our existing 
banking group to waive all financial covenants for 
calendar year 2020 on acceptable terms. 

CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTCTM's underlying EBITDA averaged $3.0 million per month 
and cash burn was $5 - 10 million per month during April 
to June 2020, which were below the anticipated ranges 
advised to the market in May 2020. We ended the year 
with cash of $92.8 million and no drawn debt. This was an 
excellent outcome in the circumstances and, pleasingly, 
the changes made early in the year to strengthen our 
management team have played an important part in our 
approach to managing the business through COVID-19.

In March 2020, we announced the decision to defer 
payment of the interim dividend (18 cents per share) until 
2 October 2020 and advised that the Board would review 
this decision closer to this time. In view of the results for 
the full year, the Board reconsidered this decision and has 
determined to cancel the interim dividend. 

Board changes
As mentioned in the AGM in November 2019, the Board 
reviewed the operation and membership of its Board 
Committees and combined the Audit Committee with the 
Risk Management Committee to establish the Audit & Risk 
Committee. The focus of the Remuneration Committee 
was expanded to include oversight of sustainability matters 
and, to reflect this, was renamed the Remuneration & 
Sustainability Committee.

At that time, I outlined the Board’s plan to engage in an 
orderly board renewal program. This is an ongoing process 
which has seen the appointments of Sophie Mitchell and 
Jon Brett as non-executive directors during the course 
of FY20. Sophie Mitchell has been appointed to chair the 
newly expanded Remuneration & Sustainability Committee 
and Jon Brett became Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee 
on 3 April 2020. As part of CTM’s board renewal process, 
Bob Natter retired from the Board on 2 March 2020 and 
Greg Moynihan retired from the Board on 3 April 2020.

Admiral Natter served on the Board from 5 February 2014 
to 2 March 2020 and the breadth of his service background, 
business experience and deep knowledge of the US market 
were particularly helpful for CTM.

Greg Moynihan served on the Board from 23 June 2010 
until 3 April 2020 and during his tenure served as Chair 
of the Remuneration Committee before serving as Chair 
of the Audit and Risk Committee. CTM benefitted greatly 
from Greg’s insightful guidance and his sound and 
considered counsel.

I would like to acknowledge the substantial 
contributions Greg and Bob each made to the CTM 
business over many years. 

Having been appointed since the 2019 AGM, Jon Brett will 
be standing for election at the 2020 AGM, while Sophie 
Mitchell and I will stand for re-election, having been 
elected to the Board by shareholders at the 2019 AGM. 

We were also saddened by the passing of Stephen Lonie 
in November 2019 following a short illness. Stephen was 
a highly respected director who made a hugely valuable 
contribution to CTM’s business over the last decade, having 
been a Director of CTM from June 2010 to November 
2019 and having served as chairman of the Audit & Risk 
Committees and a member of the Remuneration & 
Nomination Committees since CTM’s listing on the ASX in 
December 2010.

People
We have always been focused on protecting the health and 
wellbeing of our people and clients and this was further 
emphasised when the global pandemic was declared in 
March 2020. Like many other businesses around the world 
impacted by COVID-19, we quickly adapted our working 
environment to support our people in working safely from 
home and, where that was not possible, ensuring a safe 
environment for those of our people who continued to 
work from our offices. 

Our people worked tirelessly to facilitate the safe return of 
our customers to their homes as borders were locked down 
and travel bans put in place. We are very proud of the role 
our people played in ensuring the safe return of so many of 
our customers. 

The impact of COVID-19 necessitated various plans to be 
actioned during FY20 to manage costs. As 70% of our 
costs pre-COVID-19 were people-related, a key component 
of these plans included redundancies, temporary stand 
downs, adjustments to all remuneration including fixed 
remuneration and Board fees, staff leave, shorter working 
weeks on proportionate pay and leave without pay. 
More detail can be found in the Remuneration Report 
commencing on page 39.

Conclusion
On behalf of your Directors, I would like to thank and 
acknowledge the efforts and contributions of all CTM 
management and team over the last 12 months. Through 
a challenging and difficult year, their dedication in 
maintaining high standards and remaining focused on the 
business has been outstanding.

This turbulent year has highlighted the benefits of 
CTM’s highly flexible and resilient business model. CTM’s 
diverse geographic footprint and client portfolio saw our 
customers in essential industries, such as government, 
healthcare and mining, continuing to travel throughout 
the pandemic. 

The period ahead will undoubtedly present many 
challenges and opportunities that your management 
team and Directors will tackle to enable CTM to return to 
sustainable growth in shareholder value into the future. 
We have a clear purpose and a sound strategy and with 
a majority of our TTV comprised of domestic transactions 
in all regions except Asia, we are well positioned to return 
to profitability with a modest recovery of domestic travel 
in FY21. 

Finally, I would like to thank our clients, and you, our 
shareholders, for your ongoing support.

Yours sincerely,

Ewen Crouch AM

Chairman,  
Corporate Travel Management Limited

19 August 2020

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 ANNUAL REPORT 2020Managing 
Director’s Report

COVID-19 created an unprecedented operating 
environment, particularly for those in the travel sector, with 
the second half of the 2020 financial year severely impacted 
by the pandemic. The Company responded swiftly following 
government decisions that resulted in border closures and 
various forms of shutdowns that have had a significant 
impact on travel globally.  

Amid unprecedented uncertainty and substantial impacts 
on the travel industry, CTM advised the market in May 2020 
that cash burn was expected to be a loss of $5 - 10 million 
per month. Due to the strengths of our business model and 
seamless execution by our entire team, CTM’s underlying 
EBITDA loss was lower than expected at $3.0 million per 
month in the final quarter of FY20.

Our primary objective was to act quickly to reduce the 
cost base and protect CTM's strong liquidity and financial 
position. The strengths of our business model allowed CTM 
to be successful in achieving this objective.

We operate a ‘capital light’ model with lower fixed costs 
than most of our peers. This allowed CTM to rapidly re-
size the business and, most importantly, retain adequate 
levels of core staff for an eventual ramp-up in corporate 
travel activity. Unfortunately, this resulted in approximately 
1000 staff redundancies. For our remaining workforce, we 
instituted salary cuts, shorter working weeks and additional 
leave during the period.  

CTM has global geographical diversity. In the last quarter 
of FY20, over 81% of revenues were generated outside of our 
home market of Australia/New Zealand, the highest in the 
history of the company, demonstrating the benefits of CTM’s 
global presence. 

CTM generates the majority of revenue from domestic 
(within country) travel. Before the pandemic, more than 
60% of our client travel was domestic (within country), 
making CTM less reliant on international travel than our 
peers to operate a successful and profitable business within 
each region.

During the pandemic, domestic travel restrictions have 
been progressively relaxed in many regions, allowing some 
corporate travel activity to resume. CTM has continued 
to retain and win clients during the year, reinforcing the 
strengths of the business model. For example, by the end of 
July 2020, New Zealand domestic transactions were running 
at 107% of the prior corresponding period. 

CTM specialises in corporate travel which has supported 
revenues during the pandemic which we believe are greater 
than publicly available travel industry averages. For the last 
quarter of FY20, revenues averaged $11.5 million per month, 
representing approximately 27.5% of monthly revenues 
before the pandemic, compared with industry estimates of 
the market average of 5-10%.

There are a number of reasons that our focus on corporate 
travel has been an advantage during the pandemic. 
Corporate travel is often an essential process for the 
continued operation of our clients’ businesses and to 
support their growth and performance.

CTM’s model lends itself to a greater weighting towards 
essential travel clients who must travel irrespective of 
restrictions, including clients in the government, mining and 
energy, infrastructure, medical, utilities and construction 
sectors. These clients need a blend of technology with 
highly expert service and advice to arrange charter flights 
and other specialised logistics to operate through the 
travel restrictions. This service is a core part of our value 
proposition, and well suited to these clients requiring safe 
travel in the COVID-19 environment. This was demonstrated 
by a number of special COVID-19 projects managed by CTM 
during the pandemic including the global repatriation of 
overseas-based UK citizens, the largest exercise of this kind 
since World War II.

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Strong liquidity position
The combination of CTM’s resilient business model and the 
actions taken to respond to the pandemic allowed CTM to 
maintain a strong liquidity position. I am pleased to report 
that, at 30 June 2020, CTM had more than $270.0 million 
in available liquidity, comprising $92.8 million in cash, zero 
debt (FY19: $39.3 million) and an additional unused facility of 
GBP100.0 million (AUD179.6 million).

When combined with the lower than expected losses 
achieved in the last quarter of the financial year, CTM is in a 
financially strong position to manage the challenges in the 
year ahead.

Financial performance
The financial performance of the Group was severely 
impacted by COVID-19 and has resulted in one-off 
adjustments of $41.1 million pre tax, primarily relating to 
redundancy costs and supplier failures. 
Despite the impacts of COVID-19, underlying EBITDA was a 
positive result for the second half of the financial year with 
full year underlying EBITDA of $65.0 million. Due to one-off 
items relating to COVID-19, CTM reported a Statutory Net 
Loss After Tax of $8.2 million for the year ended 30 June 
2020. This compares with the prior year Net Profit After Tax 
of $86.2 million.
Despite the significant headwinds, CTM generated net cash 
flows from operating activities of $79.2 million. Total equity 
of $558.1 million at 30 June 2020 compares with $592.5 
million at 30 June 2019.
The acquisition of CTP, which specialises in the university 
and education sectors and is located in San Antonio, Texas 
was completed in January 2020. While the business was 
impacted by COVID-19, it remains poised for growth as 
restrictions are lifted. 
CTM continued to win market share across the business, 
with client retention above 97% in every region. While client 
spend was materially reduced as a result of the pandemic, 
we have a wide range of new and current clients that will 
increase travel activity when restrictions are relaxed.
The Group continues to build and enhance tools that 
add client value. In response to client concerns about the 
pandemic, we rapidly developed specific COVID-19 tools that 
focus on safety and hygiene, traveller wellbeing and real-
time risk identification to ensure our clients are fully aware 
of travel requirements relating to their journey.
We will remain focused on progressing these strategic 
initiatives through the impacts of COVID-19 and as more 
normal levels of corporate travel activity resume.
Employees
The Board and the senior management team acknowledge 
the impact our staff globally have faced during these 
unprecedented times and we are grateful for the 
resilience and adaptability they have demonstrated during 
the pandemic. Their professionalism and continued 
commitment are the reasons that CTM is a highly valued 
business partner for its clients.

CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTStrategic initiatives

The Group focused on the following key strategic initiatives during the year:

Continued Organic Growth 
and Acquisitions:

 ― Enhancing our value proposition to meet client needs 

across the CTM global network. 

 ― Leveraging clients across all lines of business (CTM, 

ETM, Leisure, Loyalty, Wholesale). 

 ― Executing merger and acquisition opportunities that 
add scale, niche market positions and/or geography. 

Productivity and Internal Innovation:

 ― Internal innovation feedback loops, to improve and 

automate existing client and non-client facing processes.

Client Facing Innovation:

 ― Expanding CTM SMART Technology globally by 

developing new tools for and with our clients. 

 ― Through regional technology hubs, building tools 

that address local or regional market requirements, 
including COVID-19 related tools.

Leveraging our Scale and Geography:

 ― Capitalising on scale and our global network, to develop 

and optimise supplier performance for our clients. 

 ― Continuing to demonstrate that CTM is a valuable 

partner in the global travel supply chain. 

 ― Staff empowerment to make service decisions to drive 

Our People:

high staff engagement and client satisfaction outcomes.

 ― Attract, retain and develop the industry’s brightest talent.

 ― Empowering our team to support our clients’ needs.

 ― Embracing a culture that represents our values and 

business drivers.

Outlook 
We continue to manage the business with an eye to the future and ensuring CTM is well positioned to 
respond as the economy recovers. The Group’s key objectives are:

 ― Maintaining a strong liquidity position to continue to address challenging market conditions even if 

they continue for an extended period.

 ― Building a profitable and successful domestic business until border restrictions are relaxed and allow 

for more substantial levels of international travel.

 ― Continuing to innovate and adapt our technology and develop our customer value proposition.

 ― Assessing suitable acquisition opportunities that we expect will arise during the industry downturn.

In addition, the Group remains very focused on enabling our staff to deliver the personalised service CTM 
is renowned for. 

CTM now has regional technology hubs to ensure that we build client facing technologies that address 
local and regional market requirements. We continue to adapt our technology to address changing 
travel environments in all regions so that our clients' return to travel is safe, informed and seamless. 

Our unique combination of personalised service and localised technology development will 
continue to enable organic growth through client wins and retentions. Coupled with merger 
and acquisition opportunities that add scale, niche and geography, this approach will 
ensure that CTM remains well positioned for the future as the disruption caused by 
COVID-19 recedes and the level of corporate travel activity expands. 

Conclusion
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Board, management team 
and staff for their efforts in an extremely challenging period to keep CTM 
in a strong position to return to profitability as corporate travel activity 
recovers. I would also like to thank CTM’s shareholders and, most 
importantly CTM’s clients for their continuing support. 

Yours sincerely,

Jamie Pherous

Managing Director, 
Corporate Travel Management Limited

19 August 2020

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 ANNUAL REPORT 202012

CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTGetting back  
to business

As businesses globally adjust to the pandemic, we expect our role as a travel management company 
will become more holistic, providing our customers with a broader range of consultancy support 
beyond traditional travel booking, reporting and supplier management. 

CTM has listened to our customers’ concerns about 
their return to travel and we are delivering new 
solutions and technologies that provide them with 
the information they need to get back to business 
travel as quickly and safely as possible. It will be 
increasingly important for businesses to incorporate 
regulatory health and safety measures into their travel 
programs, and to identify and manage potential risks 
both before and during the travel experience.

We have moved to ensure we are an early adopter 
of new travel tools and technologies developed 
in response to COVID-19. As such, our teams 
have been working closely with travel suppliers, 
governments and industry innovators to prioritise 
the development of new solutions which will enable 
our customers to make more informed travel 
decisions that will increase traveller confidence and 
aid business recovery at the earliest opportunity. 

We have positioned our business to provide 
customers with seamless, integrated travel insights 
and intelligence spanning government health and 
travel advice as well as quarantine measures. We are 
also implementing sophisticated risk management 
tools, including traveller tracking and emergency 
communications, to enable our customers’ employees 
to travel more safely, efficiently and cost-effectively. 

We have integrated additional airline data into our 
proprietary online booking tool, Lightning, to allow 
customers to view airline services that reduce the 
risk of transmitting COVID-19 alongside flight search 
results at the time of booking. 

The additional data incorporates Universal Product 
Attributes (UPAs) from more than 100 airlines 
(representing over 70% of global flight schedules), 
spanning health and safety measures such as airport 
and cabin cleaning, health screening, food and 
beverage hygiene, passenger and crew wellbeing, 
as well as flexible booking conditions. As more 
airlines expand their UPA capability, our tools are 
ready to serve that information to our customers. 
CTM responded quickly to customer feedback, 
integrating the extra layer of travel intelligence 
into our proprietary booking technology to allow 
customers to make more informed choices and feel 
confident about returning to business travel.

Additionally, CTM has rolled out Traveller Wellbeing 
reporting in its customer reporting tool, CTM SMART 
Data, enabling businesses to easily identify triggers 
of traveller fatigue and other impacts on traveller 
wellness which can be reduced or offset by changes 
in travel behaviour.  

CTM continues to seek feedback from our 
customers, employees and industry partners to 
ensure we are leveraging newly available content 
that adds value or solves a specific problem for our 
customers in relation to the safety, efficiency and 
value of their travel program.

In this dynamic travel environment with fast-changing 
government regulations, health advice and travel 
supplier offerings, CTM’s ability to quickly identify and 
integrate new data sources into our customer-facing 
technology has remained critical to empowering our 
business and our customers to return to business 
travel as quickly and safely as possible. 

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 ANNUAL REPORT 2020Sustainability  
Report 

CTM is committed to the long-term sustainability of our business and has developed a 
sustainability strategy that encompasses factors we believe will support our long-term success. 

Our sustainability achievements for FY20 included 
extending existing programs and starting new 
initiatives. Each theme has its own annual plan and 
goals. Despite the significant impact of COVID-19 
on our business and needing to defer some of 
our sustainability initiatives, we are proud to have 
achieved many of our FY20 sustainability goals. 

In FY20, we made progress towards achieving ISO 
26000 Social Responsibility accreditation. ISO 26000 
provides guidance around what social responsibility 
is, helps to translate principles into effective 
actions and shares best practices relating to social 
responsibility. Work on this important accreditation 
will continue in FY21. 

We encourage our leaders to make an ongoing 
contribution to the travel industry and participate 
in industry discussions on issues relating to 
sustainability. During FY20, our involvement in 
industry bodies included: 

Laura Ruffles, Global COO  
Director of the Australian Federation of Travel 
Agents (AFTA), Council Member of the Global Travel 
Executives Council (GTEC). 

Larry Lo, CEO Asia  
Chairman of IATA Agency Programme Joint Council 
(APJC) Hong Kong, Director of World Travel Agents 
Associations Alliance (WTAAA), Committee Member 
of IATA Passenger Agency Programme Joint Council 
(PAPJC), Executive Committee Member of Society of 
IATA Passenger Agents (SIPA) Hong Kong.

Maureen Brady, CEO North America 
ASTA Corporate Advisory Council Board Member, 
GBTA Member, WiNIT Member.

Eugene Tan, General Manager Singapore  
Chairman - Air Transport on the National Association 
of Travel Agents Singapore.

Glenn Wilcox, General Manager New South Wales  
Board Member of the Association of Travel 
Management Companies (ATMC).

The strategy includes include the ways we interact 
with our people, customers and shareholders, how 
we reduce our impact on the environment, and 
supporting the communities in which we operate. 
By combining innovative thinking with long-term 
planning and collaboration, CTM is confident we 
can balance economic drivers with environmental, 
social and governance sustainability initiatives for 
the benefit of our business, stakeholders and the 
communities in which we operate.

During FY20, the Remuneration & Sustainability 
Committee was established to oversee the 
company’s sustainability strategy and outcomes 
as a core part of CTM’s governance framework. The 
following report focuses on our environmental and 
social sustainability strategies. Our reporting on 
corporate governance can be found at  
investor.travelctm.com.au/corporate-governance.

CTM delivers on its commitment to environmental 
and social sustainability through a long-term plan 
that focuses on four key themes: Environment, 
Community, Diversity and People. 

Environment

Sustainability

People

Diversity

Community

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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTEnvironment

CTM is committed to continually seeking ways to 
positively impact the environment and reduce our 
environmental footprint. 

We continue to partner with South Pole  
(www.southpole.com), a company which offers 
solutions to help organisations meet the United 
Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Through 
this partnership we are able to offset our employees’ 
travel against a range of global initiatives and we 
are proud to report that in FY20 we achieved our 
goal of offsetting 100 per cent of CTM’s work-related 
employee air travel.

During the financial year CTM has offset more than 
1,191 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by investing 
in sustainability projects globally. These include:

 ― Myamyn Conservation Project, Australia

 ― Song Chung Hydro Project, Vietnam

 ― Siam Cement Biomass Project, Thailand 

 ― Crow Lake Wind Project, South Dakota, USA

 ― Energy Efficient Cookstoves Program, Ethiopia

CTM has deployed a broad range of initiatives to 
achieve our goal of having waste reduction and 
recycling options in every office globally. 

These include:

 ― Environmentally sound e-waste disposal processes

 ― Paperless processes to reduce printing 

 ― Providing employees with reusable coffee cups, 
water bottles and shopping bags to reduce their 
plastic consumption at home and at work

 ― Recycling facilities

 ― Achieving a NABERS Energy and Water Rating of 
4 stars in the buildings which accommodate our 
Australian offices.

CTM is proudly leading the way in delivering 
innovative travel solutions which assist our 
customers in achieving their own sustainability 
goals. CTM Climate+ is an international program 
which provides our customers with the ability 
to report on the carbon emissions of their 
business travel program and offset these by 
supporting a range of global sustainability 
initiatives facilitated by South Pole. 

CTM is committed to better understanding our 
clients’ travel needs and objectives to assist the 
informed development of travel solutions which 
reduce carbon emissions. During calendar 2019, 
a year of ‘normal’ travel activity, CTM booked 
more than 3.2 million rail tickets on behalf of our 
corporate clients in the UK. The ability for our 
customers to book rail travel as an alternative 
to air travel, within their corporate online 
booking tool, delivered a saving of approximately 
71,000 tonnes of C021 emissions in 2019. 

1  CO2 reduction calculated on CO2 emissions per passenger by kms travelled, 

source BEIS/Defra Greenhouse Gas Conversion Factors 2019 

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 ANNUAL REPORT 2020Community

As a global business, we empower our employees 
to develop and deliver initiatives that suit the needs 
of their local communities, but are underpinned by 
our broader mission, vision and values. This includes 
encouraging offices to hold a range of charity 
fundraising events, with our goal being a minimum 
of one event per office each year, and providing 
employees with an annual volunteer day to help 
support local charities which is promoted internally 
with regular employee reminders.

Some of the initiatives supported during 
FY20 included:

Australia and New Zealand: R U OK? Day, Lifeline 
Stress Down Day, RSCPA Cup Cake Day, Harmony 
Day, and supporting homeless accommodation. 

Asia: The Community Chest Skip Lunch Day in 
support of the homeless (Hong Kong), Beach Clean-
up (Taiwan), and supporting MINDS – Movement for 
the Intellectually Disabled (Singapore).

UK: British Heart Foundation, Salvation Army 
Christmas Appeal, Alzheimer’s Society, and 
MacMillan Cancer Support. 

North America: Women and children affected 
by domestic violence, youth support, student 
scholarships, and supporting homeless services.

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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTThe ability to support local charities and community 
initiatives on behalf of CTM is really inspiring and 
rewarding for our teams. It connects us with the needs 
of our communities in a way that is both impactful and 
meaningful and enables our teams to utilise our corporate 
values in ways that benefit the broader community.

–– Gemma Pascoe, Head of Operations, Queensland

In Australia, we continued our focus on raising 
employee awareness and understanding of 
traditional cultures through our Australian 
Indigenous Awareness Plan. Our continued 
partnership with NRL Cowboys House – a program 
that provides supported accommodation for 
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from 
remote Queensland communities so they can 
access quality secondary education – expanded in 
FY20 with the program opening a second house 
for young females. CTM is also a member of Supply 
Nation, an organisation which connects Australian 
companies to Indigenous suppliers to build a vibrant 
and prosperous Indigenous business sector by 
incorporating Indigenous-owned businesses into 
their supply chain. 

To remain a vibrant, sustainable sector over time, 
the industry needs to continue attracting talented 
people to a career in travel. 

CTM is proud to support the continued 
advancement of the travel industry through 
ongoing skills training, which contributes to the 
local economies and communities in which we 
operate. Key achievements for FY20 included:

 ― Extending our TAFE Travel and Tourism 

scholarship program in Australia, supporting 
the educational advancement of people 
experiencing hardship.

 ― Working in partnership with Bradford College 
(UK), three Travel and Tourism graduates were 
employed and further developed by CTM UK. This 
includes mentoring to extend their professional 
development within the travel industry.

 ― During COVID-19, conducting training 

sessions to upskill and educate our customers 
on how to effectively adapt their travel 
programs for the post-pandemic environment 
and evolving travel technologies.

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 ANNUAL REPORT 2020Diversity

CTM is proud to belong to an industry that 
embraces diversity and we strive to ensure that our 
workplaces and employee initiatives support the 
principles of equality.

Our work is recognised by compliance with the 
Australian Workplace Gender Equality Act (WGEA) 
2012, UK Gender Pay Gap Reporting, US Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission - Employer 
Information Report EEO-1, New Zealand Government 
Employment Survey, and others where required. 

All of our employees participate in equal opportunity 
training when they start work with CTM and are 
required to complete annual refresher courses. 

In FY20, 64 per cent of our leaders were female, 
exceeding our 50 per cent goal. Additionally, our 
goal of having more than 50 per cent female 
participation in our HiPo leadership program was 
met, demonstrating CTM’s ongoing investment 
in developing its future female leaders.

Across our teams globally we have diversity of 
age, with 16 per cent of employees under 30 
years of age, 58 per cent between 31-49 years, 
and 26 per cent over 50 years of age. In terms of 
language and communication, we are fortunate 
to employ people from around the world in our 
teams, representing a wide variety of ethnic and 
cultural backgrounds, and over 55 per cent of our 
people can speak more than one language. 

CTM has a high female employment 
rate, with women representing 71 per 
cent of all CTM employees globally. 

CTM will be reporting more broadly 
on a variety of Diversity and Inclusion 
factors in future reporting periods. 

GENDER DIVERSITY

AGE DIVERSITY

64%CTM LEADERS  

ARE FEMALE

71%

CTM EMPLOYEES 
ARE FEMALE

18

16%

UNDER 30

58%

BETWEEN 31-49

26%

OVER 50

55%

OF OUR PEOPLE CAN SPEAK 
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES

CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTPeople

People are at the core of our success and we 
implement a wide range of initiatives that support 
equality of opportunity, professional development 
and wellness. 

Our High Potential (HiPo) program identifies 
talented CTM employees who demonstrate the 
skills and aptitude to become the next generation 
of leaders. Recognised through CTM’s regular 
performance management and succession planning 
program, HiPo program members participate in 
regional development opportunities throughout the 
year to grow their knowledge and skills and stretch 
their thinking. During FY20, some regional elements 
of the HiPo program were deferred as a result of 
COVID-19 restrictions.

CTM believes in the importance of recognising its 
employees’ successes. In FY20, we continued to 
identify and celebrate the achievements of our 
employees globally in relation to our corporate 
values through the CTM All Stars Awards program, 
honouring 75 winners globally.

Modern workplaces must embrace flexibility to 
drive a positive work/life balance. To achieve this, 
CTM offices around the world provide a range of 
flexible work solutions including flexible hours, job-
share and work-from-home options. In FY20, CTM 
trialled a new flexible working initiative offering 
unpaid leave during school holidays for employees 
in Australia. 

We also have a calendar of initiatives designed to 
support employees and raise awareness about 
important health and wellbeing programs including 
R U OK? Day, White Ribbon Day, mental health 
initiatives and annual flu vaccinations.

The HiPo program has played an essential role in my 
professional development by enabling me to collaborate 
with a wide array of peers and gain invaluable insights into 
the CTM business. The program has enabled me to hone my 
leadership skills and develop critical relationships that have 
made a marked difference in my day-to-day role at CTM.

–– Sarah dePontbriand, Manager – National Sales Support, North America

Being mindful of the ways in which COVID-19 
might affect our people, CTM has also initiated a 
range of activities to manage potential impacts 
of temporary remote working arrangements by 
enhancing employee engagement and wellbeing. 
These include regular virtual ‘town halls’ with CTM 
employees, enhanced communication of employee 
support services and wellness programs, and virtual 
employee engagement activities including virtual 
quiz nights and virtual yoga.

Conclusion

As our industry recovers from COVID-19, we will 
continue to seek new methods of improving 
our operations for the benefit of our people, our 
business and our communities. We anticipate these 
unprecedented events will drive innovation and help 
us to identify additional steps we can take that align 
with our commitment to continuous improvement 
in the areas of Environment, Community, Diversity 
and People. 

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 ANNUAL REPORT 2020Board of Directors

Jamie Pherous 
Managing Director

Jamie Pherous founded 
Corporate Travel Management 
Limited (CTM) in 1994. He 
has built the Group from its 
headquarters in Brisbane to 
become one of the world’s largest 
travel management companies.

Prior to establishing CTM, 
Jamie was employed by 
Arthur Andersen, now EY, as a 
qualified Chartered Accountant, 
specialising in business services 
and financial consulting, notably 
in Australia, Papua New Guinea 
and the United Arab Emirates.

Sophia (Sophie) Mitchell 
Independent Non-Executive 
Director

Sophie Mitchell has over 30 years of 
corporate advisory, capital markets 
and equity research experience. 
She retired from Morgans in June 
2019 after over a decade as an 
Executive Director in Morgans 
Corporate and, prior to this, she 
was Morgans Head of Research.

Sophie is a Non-Executive Director 
of ASX-listed Flagship Investments 
Limited and Chairman of Apollo 
Tourism & Leisure Limited. She 
is also a Non-Executive Director 
of Morgans Holdings (Australia) 
Limited and the Morgans 
Foundation Limited, a Board 
member for the Australia Council 
for the Arts and Chairman of 
Australian Super’s Queensland 
Advisory Council.

She was a Non-Executive Director 
of Silver Chef Limited (September 
2011 – December 2019) and 
a member of the Australian 
Government Takeovers Panel 
between 2009 and 2018.

Ewen Crouch AM 
Chairman, Independent  
Non-Executive Director

Ewen Crouch was a Partner at 
Allens from 1988 – 2013. He served 
as a member of the firm’s board 
for 11 years, including four years as 
Chairman of Partners. His other 
roles at Allens included Co-Head 
Mergers & Acquisitions and Equity 
Capital Markets from 2004 – 2010, 
Executive Partner – Asian Offices 
from 1999 – 2004 and Deputy 
Managing Partner from 1993 – 
1996. He was a director of Mission 
Australia from 1995, including 
as Chairman from 2009, until 
retiring in November 2016.

Ewen is a non-executive director 
of BlueScope Steel Limited (since 
March 2013). He is a Fellow of the 
Australian Institute of Company 
Directors and a member of its 
Law Committee and a director of 
Jawun. He served as a member 
of the Takeovers Panel from 
2010-2015, as a member of the 
Commonwealth Remuneration 
Tribunal from 2015 – 2019, as a 
director of Sydney Symphony 
Orchestra from 2009 – 2020 and 
as a non-executive director of 
Westpac Banking Corporation 
from 2013 to 2019.

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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTLaura Ruffles
Executive Director

Laura Ruffles is CTM’s Global 
Chief Operating Officer and, 
in late 2015, was appointed an 
Executive Director in recognition 
of her leadership contribution. 
She has significant local, regional 
and global industry experience 
and, in a career of more than 
20 years, has led teams across 
sales, account management, 
operations and technology. Laura 
is responsible for all aspects of 
CTM’s business performance. She 
joined CTM in 2010 and has been 
a key contributor to its successful 
growth. She is also a Director 
of the Australian Federation of 
Travel Agents.

Jon Brett 
Independent Non-Executive 
Director

Jon Brett was formerly an 
executive director of Investec 
Wentworth Private Equity 
Limited, and an executive of 
Investec Bank (Australia) Limited. 
He was also the CEO of Techway 
Limited which pioneered 
internet banking in Australia. Jon 
brings extensive strategic, board 
and management experience to 
CTM, particularly in the areas of 
finance and corporate advisory.

Jon is currently Executive 
Chairman of Stridecorp Equity 
Partners, an AFSL licensed fund 
manager specialising in private 
equity, and a non-executive 
director of Mobilicom Limited. 
His former directorships include 
Godfreys Group Limited, The 
Pas Group Limited, Chairman of 
Indoor Skydive Australia Group 
Limited and deputy president of 
the NRMA. Jon was also one of 
the first non-executive directors 
at Vocus Group Limited, where 
he served for over a decade.

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 ANNUAL REPORT 2020Executive Team

Jamie Pherous 
Managing Director

Jamie Pherous founded Corporate Travel Management Limited  
(CTM) in Brisbane in 1994. He has built the Group from its 
headquarters in Brisbane to become one of the world’s largest  
travel management companies.

Prior to establishing CTM, Jamie Pherous was employed by Arthur 
Andersen, now EY, as a qualified Chartered Accountant, specialising in 
business services and financial consulting, notably in Australia, Papua 
New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates.

Neale O’Connell 
Global Chief Financial Officer

Neale O’Connell joined CTM as Global CFO in July 2019, bringing a 
wealth of experience in listed company financial management. Neale 
spent 14 years at Tatts Group before departing in 2018 as Group CFO 
following the merger with Tabcorp. Neale has deep public company 
experience; he managed the major financial elements for the floats of 
Smorgon Steel and Tattersall’s and managed multinational projects 
as Finance Director for contracting and logistics supplier Delta Group. 
Neale is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New 
Zealand, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors 
and a member of the Finance and Treasury Association.

Laura Ruffles
Global Chief Operating Officer

Laura Ruffles is CTM’s Global Chief Operating Officer and, in late 2015, 
was appointed an Executive Director in recognition of her leadership 
contribution. She has significant local, regional and global industry 
experience and, in a career of more than 20 years, has led teams across 
sales, account management, operations and technology. Laura Ruffles 
is responsible for all aspects of CTM’s business performance. She joined 
CTM in 2010 and has been a key contributor to its successful growth. 
She is also a Director of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents.

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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTDebbie Carling
CEO UK / Europe

Debbie Carling has worked in the travel industry for more than 30 
years in several key strategic and senior roles, including Commercial 
Director at Britannic Travel. During this time Debbie led the setup of 
global brand FCM Travel Solutions and became the Executive General 
Manager of Europe. In 2011 Debbie joined Chambers Travel and became 
COO soon after. Debbie successfully instilled new company processes, 
productivity and developments in supplier relations. In December 2014 
Chambers was acquired by Corporate Travel Management, during 
which time Debbie played a key role in the successful transition. Debbie 
was appointed as CEO Europe for CTM in July 2016.

Maureen Brady
CEO North America

Maureen Brady drives CTM North America’s operational vision  
and strategy to deliver on the business’s high performance and 
growth objectives.

Maureen joined CTM as COO North America in 2019 and 
subsequently took over the CEO role in April 2020. Maureen brings 
more than thirty years of business travel industry experience to CTM, 
including an established track record in global travel operations, 
technology, corporate travel sales, travel procurement, and solutions 
and services management.

Greg McCarthy 
CEO Australia & New Zealand

Greg McCarthy has more than 35 years’ experience in the travel 
industry holding several leadership positions. He founded two travel 
management companies in Australia, building them up from small 
operations to highly successful medium-sized businesses. Greg has 
worked for international airlines and held an executive directorship in 
a global TMC, achieving a strong track record delivering for customers. 
He was co-founder of Platinum Travel Corporation. CTM acquired 
Platinum’s Brisbane and Sydney offices in 2018, with Greg commencing 
as CTM CEO Australia and New Zealand on 1 July 2018.

Larry Lo 
CEO Asia

Larry Lo is responsible for the overall management, sales operations 
and continued development of strategic alliance partnerships across 
the Asia region. He started his career in 1988 as a Travel Consultant and 
worked in several travel companies in Hong Kong and Canada gaining 
an in-depth insight into the international travel industry. Today, Larry 
manages the CTM business in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan 
and Singapore. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the 
Society of IATA Passenger Agents (SIPA), the Chairman of IATA Agency 
Programme Joint Council (APJC) and a Director of World Travel Agents 
Associations Alliance (WTAAA).

23

 ANNUAL REPORT 2020annual
financial

report.

Directors’ Report 

Corporate Governance 

Remuneration Report 

Auditor's Independence Declaration 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss  
and Other Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

Directors’ Declaration 

Independent Auditor’s Report 

Shareholder Information 

Corporate Directory 

26

38

39

57

59

60

61

62

63

120

121

129

131

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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT25

 ANNUAL REPORT 2020Directors' Report

The Directors present their report, together with the consolidated financial statements, on the consolidated entity 
(referred to hereafter as the 'Group') consisting of Corporate Travel Management Limited (referred to hereafter as 
'CTM' or the 'parent entity') and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year ended 30 June 2020.

Directors

Review of operations

The following persons were Directors of CTM 
during the financial year and up to the date of this 
Directors' Report, except as otherwise stated.

 ― Ewen Crouch AM (Chairman).

The Group continued to engage in its principal 
activity, being the provision of travel services, the 
results of which are disclosed in the following 
consolidated financial statements.

 ― Sophie Mitchell (Independent Non-Executive 

Group financial performance

The net loss after tax of the Group for the financial 
period amounted to $8,185,000 (2019 profit: 
$86,235,000). Following a strong first half in FY20, 
the Group's result was ultimately affected in the 
second half of the period by travel restrictions 
caused by the unprecedented impacts of the 
COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result of the challenges arising from COVID-19, 
prudent cost management has underpinned the 
performance, reducing losses in the second half in a 
period where client activity fell by up to 95% in some 
regions during the period March to June 2020.

Underlying EBITDA fell by 57% to $65,034,000, with 
the reconciliation to profit before income tax from 
continuing operations set out in note 3 'Segment 
reporting' in the consolidated financial statements. 
On a constant currency basis, underlying EBITDA fell 
by 57% to $64,300,000. Whilst government-imposed 
travel restrictions have demonstrably affected the 
result, underlying performance of the business 
remains strong with continued new client wins, 
contract extensions, and retentions at historically 
high levels. CTM’s predominately high variable cost 
base enabled it to cut costs in a very short period 
to more closely align with activity in the market, 
enabling a small positive underlying EBITDA result 
in 2H20. The business is well-positioned for recovery, 
with enhanced scale, technology and integrated 
automation enabling an attractive value proposition 
for customers.

Director) (appointed 2 September 2019).

 ― Jon Brett (Independent Non-Executive Director) 

(appointed 31 January 2020).

 ― Jamie Pherous (Managing Director).

 ― Laura Ruffles (Executive Director).

 ― Stephen Lonie (Independent Non-Executive 

Director) (resigned 6 November 2019).

 ― Admiral Robert J. Natter, U.S. Navy (Ret.) 

(Independent Non-Executive Director) (resigned 
2 March 2020).

 ― Greg Moynihan (Independent Non-Executive 

Director) (resigned 3 April 2020).

Principal activities

The principal activities of the Group during the year 
consisted of managing the purchase and delivery 
of travel services for its clients. There were no 
significant changes in the nature of the activities of 
the Group during the year.

Dividends

Dividends paid during the financial year were as follows:

Final ordinary dividend for the prior 

financial year ended 30 June 2019

2020

$'000

23,953 

On 19 February 2020 a interim dividend of 18.0 cents 
per share was determined by the Board. On 20 
March 2020, payment of the interim dividend was 
deferred to 2 October 2020 due to the extraordinary 
circumstances caused by COVID-19 and the 
uncertain recovery timeframes globally.

On 19 August 2020, the Board resolved to cancel 
the interim dividend due to the ongoing impacts of 
the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel industry and 
the Group. The Board has determined that no final 
dividend will be paid for the year ended 30 June 2020. 

26

CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTTotal Transaction Value (TTV) (unaudited)

Revenue

Revenue and other income

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)

Acquisition/one-off/non-recurring items

Underlying EBITDA (adjusted for acquisition/one-off/non-recurring items)1

Impact of AASB 16 Leases on Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA excluding the impact of AASB 16 Leases

Statutory net profit/(loss) after tax (NPAT):

NPAT - attributable to owners of CTM

Acquisition/one-off/non-recurring items (tax effected)

Underlying NPAT - attributable to owners of CTM

Amortisation of client intangibles (tax effected)

Underlying NPAT - Attributable to owners excluding the impact of AASB 16 Leases

Impact of AASB 16 Leases on Underlying NPAT - attributable to owners

Underlying NPAT - Attributable to owners (excluding acquisition amortisation)

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

Change

4,561,755

6,457,480

316,364

446,739

349,905

449,483

63,761

10,638

74,399

(9,365)

65,034

(10,624)

(8,185)

33,844

25,659

5,182

31,987

(1,146)

30,841

143,760

6,330

150,090

-

150,090

89,473

86,235

5,053

91,288

5,576

96,864

-

96,864

(29%)

(29%)

(22%)

(56%)

68% 

(50%)

-

(57%)

(112%)

(109%)

570% 

(72%)

(7%)

(67%)

-

(68%)

1   Management assess the performance of the business based on a measure of Underlying EBITDA. This measurement basis excludes the effects 

of the costs of acquisition, acquisition related adjustments , and other non-recurring items during the year. Refer note 3 'Segment reporting'. 

Total Transaction Value (TTV) (unaudited)

TTV represents the amount at which travel products and services have been transacted across the Group’s 
operations whilst acting as agents for airlines and other service providers, in addition to other revenue 
streams. TTV does not represent revenue in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and is not 
subject to audit. TTV is stated net of GST. TTV is utilised by management as a key travel industry metric.

TTV Net Of GST (Unaudited)

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

4,561,755 

6,457,480

The Group’s TTV fell by 29.4% during the period, despite the growth in 1H20 of 12%. CTM’s full-year TTV 
contracted as it fell materially in 2H20 due to worldwide travel restrictions caused by COVID-19. Whilst these 
unprecedented travel restrictions impacted the Group’s TTV result in 2H20, the Group continues to add new 
clients through our strong value proposition.

Review of operations

Due to a significant portion of the Group’s operations being outside Australia, the Group is exposed to 
currency exchange rate translation risk, being the risk that the Group’s offshore earnings fluctuate when 
reported in Australian dollars.

The Group’s regional results for the financial year ended 30 June 2020 have also been provided on a constant 
currency basis in the following commentary, with the Revenue and underlying EBITDA for the regions 
converted at the average rate for the 30 June 2019 financial year, to remove the impact of foreign exchange 
movements in assessing the Group’s performance against the prior year. The constant currency comparatives 
are not compliant with Australian Accounting Standards.

27

Directors' ReportContinued ANNUAL REPORT 2020The key financial results excluding the impact of AASB 16 Leases (AASB 16) are summarised in the following tables.

Consolidated Group

Reported AUD

TTV

Revenue

Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA as % of Revenue

Constant Currency

TTV

Revenue

Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA as % of Revenue

Australia and New Zealand

Reported AUD

TTV

Revenue

Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA as % of Revenue

Constant Currency

TTV

Revenue

Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA as % of Revenue

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

Change

4,561.8

6,457.5

316.4

65.0

20.5%

446.7

150.1

33.6%

4,409.0

6,457.5

(29%)

(29%)

(57%)

(32%)

(32%)

(57%)

446.7

150.1

33.6%

2019

$'000

Change

1,335.5

121.7

51.5

42.3%

1,335.5

121.7

51.5

42.3%

(28%)

(36%)

(43%)

(28%)

(36%)

(43%)

305.6

64.3

21.0%

2020

$'000

958.8

78.0

29.4

37.7%

958.2

78.0

29.4

37.7%

Revenue fell by 36% to $77,956,000 for the year ended 30 June 2020. The decrease in revenue was caused by 
government-mandated restrictions on travel, both internationally and domestically. This fall in revenue in the 
second half of FY20 was mitigated somewhat by effective cost-cutting within the region however, underlying 
EBITDA fell by 43% to $29,364,000 for the financial year. Before the impact of COVID-19 on the travel industry, 
ANZ had continued to increase market share through strong client retention and new client wins supported 
by CTM’s strong technology platform in the region.

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Directors' ReportContinuedCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNorth America

Reported AUD

TTV

Revenue

Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA as % of Revenue

Constant Currency

TTV

Revenue

Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA as % of Revenue

2020

$'000

1,146.3

113.6

12.8

11.3%

1,091.5

107.5

12.6

11.7%

2019

$'000

Change

1,459.1

149.3

43.5

29.1%

1,459.1

149.3

43.5

29.1%

(21%)

(24%)

(71%)

(25%)

(28%)

(71%)

Revenue fell by 24% to $113,623,000 for the year ended 30 June 2020. The underlying EBITDA also fell by 71% to 
$12,816,000. Whilst a significant portion of travel in the North America region occurs domestically, COVID-19 
shelter-in-place orders across numerous states and the resulting reduction in travel supply impacted the 
result negatively. During the period, Corporate Travel Planners, Inc (CTP) based in San Antonio, Texas, was 
acquired. CTP specialises in the university segment and complements the Group's existing corporate business 
in the North America region. This new business, in addition to the release of CTM’s proprietary technology in 
late 2019, has resulted in new client wins in the second half of FY20. 

Asia

Reported AUD

TTV

Revenue

Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA as % of Revenue

Constant Currency

TTV

Revenue

Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA as % of Revenue

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

Change

1,523.5

2,519.0

50.0

4.0

8.1%

80.4

24.7

30.7%

1,456.1

2,519.0

47.7

4.2

8.8%

80.4

24.7

30.7%

(40%)

(38%)

(84%)

(42%)

(41%)

(83%)

Revenue fell by 38% to $49,994,000 for the year ended 30 June 2020 resulting in underlying EBITDA falling by 
84% to $4,039,000. The strong performance and resilience of the underlying business given the challenging 
macro-economic environment experienced through demonstrations and the US-China trade war in the first 
half was overshadowed by the impact of COVID-19 on the business in the second half. The comparatively large 
portion of international travel in the Asia region, in addition to the early emergence of COVID-19 has led to a 
contraction in travel. The region has executed significant cost savings and focused on debt collection to limit 
losses to the business.

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Directors' ReportContinued ANNUAL REPORT 2020Europe

Reported AUD

TTV

Revenue

Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA as % of Revenue

Constant Currency

TTV

Revenue

Underlying EBITDA

Underlying EBITDA as % of Revenue

2020

$'000

933.2

74.8

25.5

34.1%

903.2

72.4

24.8

34.3%

2019

Change

$'000

%

1,143.9

95.3

40.9

42.9%

1,143.9

95.3

40.9

42.9%

(18%)

(22%)

(38%)

(21%)

(24%)

(39%)

Revenue fell by 22% to $74,801,000 for the year ended 30 June 2020. The underlying EBITDA also fell by 38% 
to $25,523,000. Following a strong first half, the Europe region managed to maintain an underlying EBITDA in 
the second half of FY20, albeit at a comparatively low level, despite the impact of COVID-19. Due to its strong 
reputation in the UK market, CTM was appointed to coordinate and arrange the repatriation of UK citizens 
through April and May 2020. Continued market share gains throughout FY20 have ensured a positive result in 
the period, despite the significant challenges.

Group Financial Position

The Group continues to maintain a strong financial position, with net current assets of $30,825,000 and total 
equity of $558,087,000. At 30 June 2020, the Group had no interest-bearing liabilities (2019: $39,290,000), 
excluding lease liabilities. The $21,627,000 in drawn debt at 31 December 2019 was repaid during 2H20 with 
excess cash generated within the business.

The impact of COVID-19 and the resulting decrease in travel activity worldwide has resulted in decreased 
working capital requirements. The business remained focused on effective debtor collection activities 
throughout the period, resulting in cash increasing from $86,330,000 at 31 December 2019 to $92,843,000 at 
30 June 2020 in addition to the repayment of all drawn debt.

On 7 August 2019, the Group implemented a new syndicated multi-currency borrowing facility, with a limit of 
GBP125,000,000 (AUD $224,537,000). In May 2020 the Group agreed with the banking syndicate a covenant 
waiver for the remainder of the calendar year 2020 and a reduction of the total capacity of the facility to 
GBP100,000,000 (AUD $179,630,000). Further information on this can be found in note 16 'Borrowings and 
contingent liabilities'.

Dividends

On 20 March 2020, the Group announced its decision to defer payment of the interim dividend of 18.0 cents 
per share ($19,620,000), announced on 19 February 2020, until 2 October 2020 due to the trading levels of the 
business and the uncertainty over recovery timeframes globally.

Since that time, this uncertainty has continued and has resulted in a significant impact on the Group's 
earnings. Accordingly, in light of the continued uncertainty around recovery timeframes globally, the Board 
has decided to cancel the interim dividend, avoiding the outflow of $19,620,000 of cash and helping to 
maintain strong liquidity in the face of the continuing challenges presented by COVID-19. The Board has also 
determined that no final dividend will be paid for financial year ended 30 June 2020. 

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Directors' ReportContinuedCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTAdoption of AASB 16 Leases

The new leasing standard, AASB 16, became effective on 1 July 2019. The elements of the Consolidated 
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income affected by the new standard are noted below:

Total revenue and other income

Interest income

Other operating expenses

Occupancy

EBITDA

Interest income

Finance costs

Depreciation and amortisation expense

Impairment expense

Income tax (expense)/income

Pre AASB 16

Impact of 
AASB 16

Jun 2020

Jun 2020

Jun 2020

Jun 2019

$'000

349,789

(261)

(281,020)

(14,112)

54,396

261

(7,807)

(33,255)

(23,643)

754

$'000

$'000

$'000

116

349,905

449,483

-

-

9,249

9,365

-

(1,813)

(9,257)

-

375

(261)

(292)

(281,020)

(286,874)

(4,863)

63,761

(18,557)

143,760

261

(9,620)

(42,512)

(23,643)

292

(2,765)

(20,348)

-

1,129

(31,466)

Net profit/(loss) after tax

(9,294)

(1,330)

(10,624)

89,473

Earnings per share for profit from continuing operations 

attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the company

- Basic EPS (cents per share)

- Diluted EPS (cents per share)

Strategy and future performance

The Group's operating model is focused on the 
corporate travel market and our client value 
proposition combines personalised service 
excellence with market-leading technology. In FY20, 
the Group continued to focus on its key strategic 
drivers being:

 ― sustainably expanding our global operations, 
driving organic growth through operational 
excellence and leveraging our technology 
platforms;

 ― retaining current clients and winning new clients 

through our client value proposition;

Pre AASB 16

Impact of 
AASB 16

Jun 2020

Jun 2020

Jun 2020

Jun 2019

(6.5)

(6.5)

(1.0)

(1.0)

(7.5)

(7.5)

79.6

79.3

 ― development and deployment of innovative 

technology and digital initiatives ‘in region, for 
region’, with a focus on delivering an improved 
customer experience and internal productivity;

 ― capitalising on our scale and global network to 
develop and optimise supplier performance for 
our clients;

 ― continuing to seek selective opportunities for 
mergers and acquisitions where it represents 
strong value and aligns with the Group’s 
strategic goals;

 ― staff empowerment to make service decisions 
that drive high staff engagement and client 
satisfaction outcomes.

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Directors' ReportContinued ANNUAL REPORT 2020of government assistance packages. Regional 
assistance packages from which the Group 
benefited included JobKeeper (Australia), Employer 
Wage Subsidy Scheme (New Zealand), Job Support 
Scheme (Singapore), Employment Support Scheme 
(Hong Kong) and the Job Retention Scheme 
(United Kingdom). 

As the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing and there 
is still considerable uncertainty around recovery 
timeframes globally, there is also no certainty that the 
demand for the Group’s services will return to more 
normal pre-COVID-19 levels, or how long such a return 
might take. CTM is leveraged to domestic travel and 
is able to operate a high performing domestic-only 
business in region until international activity returns. 

CTM’s modelling indicates that, notwithstanding 
the present uncertainties, its strong balance sheet, 
including significant cash holdings and no debt, 
coupled with the actions it has taken to date and 
the continued activity of its clients ensures that it 
has the capacity to continue through the challenges 
caused by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

General economic conditions

The Group’s operating and financial performance 
is influenced by a variety of general economic 
and business conditions globally. Economic 
downturns, both globally and regionally, are 
likely to have an adverse impact on the Group’s 
operating performance through a reduction in 
corporate travel, including airline, hotel and hire 
car reservations and business or trade conferences. 
This risk is heightened in the current uncertain 
economic environment.

Supplier risk

The Group’s financial prospects and operations 
are reliant on mutually beneficial contractual 
arrangements with a number of third party suppliers, 
including airlines, rail travel providers and global 
distribution system providers. The Group cannot 
be certain that contracts with third party suppliers 
will be renewed or the terms on which they may 
be renewed. If contracts are not renewed or are 
renewed on terms which are less favourable than 
current arrangements, there is a possibility that this 
would result in the Group being unable to generate 
earnings equal to those historically generated by 
those contracts.

In the 30 June 2020 financial year, the Group 
executed well on these strategic drivers. 
Notwithstanding the unprecedented conditions and 
challenges presented by travel restrictions arising 
from COVID-19, the Group maintained historically 
strong client retention numbers. Further, we used 
our technology to drive enhanced servicing to assist 
and support travellers.

The Group intends to continue to pursue the 
opportunity to sustainably expand our global 
operations, drive organic growth and leverage 
our technology platforms. Additionally, the 
Group continues to seek merger and acquisition 
opportunities that add scale in niche travel sectors 
or which complement our existing business and/or 
geographic footprint.

Material business risks

The potential material business risks that could 
adversely affect the achievement of the Group’s 
business strategies and financial prospects in future 
years are described below. This section does not 
purport to list every risk that may be associated with 
the Group’s business now or in the future. There is 
no guarantee or assurance that the importance of 
these risks will not change, or other risks emerge. 
While the Group aims to manage risks in order 
to minimise adverse impacts on its financial and 
reputational standing, some risks are outside the 
control of the Group.

Travel industry disruption and impact of COVID-19

The Group’s financial prospects are dependent 
on the strength of the travel industry generally. A 
decline in the domestic and/or international travel 
industry, whether as a result of a particular event 
(such as a war, terrorism, health epidemic/pandemic 
or a natural disaster), economic conditions (such 
as a decrease in business demand), geopolitical 
conditions or any other factors, will likely have a 
material adverse effect on the Group’s business, 
financial condition and operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major 
disruption to the travel industry as a result of 
government-imposed travel restrictions, border 
closures and quarantine requirements. This has 
resulted in a significant impact on the Group’s 
earnings since March 2020. In response to this 
decline in travel activity, and with a vast proportion 
of CTM’s cost base being variable, the Group 
actioned several plans to manage costs against 
the reduced corporate travel activity. The Group 
has also been the recipient of varying levels 

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Directors' ReportContinuedCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTFurther, to the extent suppliers are facing financial 
stress, they may seek to change the terms upon 
which they engage with, cease or significantly reduce 
engagement with the Group or, in some cases, may 
not pay their debts as and when they fall due.

Client risk

The Group’s operating and financial performance is 
dependent upon client satisfaction and loyalty. The 
Group cannot be certain that clients will engage in 
any minimum level of travel activity, that contracts 
with clients will be renewed or the terms on which 
they may be renewed. If contracts which account 
for material travel activity are not renewed or are 
renewed on terms which are less favourable than 
current arrangements, there is a possibility that this 
would result in the Group being unable to generate 
earnings equal to those historically generated by 
those contracts.

To mitigate this risk, the Group has a diverse spread 
of quality clients with exposure to a wide variety of 
industries. For example, many of CTM’s essential 
travel clients, including government, healthcare, 
mining, fly-in, fly-out (FIFO), fisheries, construction 
and infrastructure clients have continued to travel 
during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Financing risk

CTM maintains a revolving multi-currency bank 
loan facility with its relationship banks. The Group 
agreed a covenant waiver with its lenders for the 
testing periods at 30 June 2020 and 31 December 
2020. Covenant testing for the period ending 30 
June 2021 will be based on 2H21 performance. To the 
extent the Group’s operational or financial position 
deteriorates further, there is no guarantee that it 
will be able to obtain further relief from covenant 
testing in the future. In such circumstances, the 
banks may require the loan be repaid immediately, 
which may have a material adverse effect on the 
Group’s future financial performance. Refer to note 
18 'Financial risk management'.

Foreign exchange risk

The Group operates internationally and is exposed 
to foreign exchange risk. The Group uses foreign 
exchange spot and forward contracts to manage 
its net risk position. At times, the Group also uses its 
multi-currency debt facility allowing for borrowings 
in relevant currencies to provide an offset to 
revaluation of foreign currency assets or future 
foreign currency earnings. Refer to note 18 'Financial 
risk management'.

Taxation risk

Any changes to the current taxation framework 
in Australia or overseas (including changes in 
interpretation of law) may affect the Group.

Information Technology

The Group relies on both its outsourced technology 
platforms and develops its own software internally. 
Whilst all third party systems are licensed, any 
disruption to supply or performance of systems 
may have an immediate and a longer term impact 
on client and supplier satisfaction and company 
performance, which may have an adverse impact on 
the financial performance of the Group. The Group’s 
internal and outsourced systems, in addition to its 
technological integration with the travel supply 
chain, are also subject to potential cyber-attacks. For 
example, cyber-attacks on airline operators could 
cause significant disruption to travel schedules 
which may result in the Group being unable to 
provide certain services during that period or 
providing a less attractive service, which may have 
an adverse impact on the operating and/or financial 
performance of the Group.

CTM manages this risk by having system 
redundancy, other back-up measures, security 
and monitoring programs in place. However, 
there can be no assurance that CTM’s mitigation 
arrangements will be sufficient to entirely prevent 
the risk of significant systems failure.

Competition

The Group operates in a competitive market, and 
the Group’s business is subject to competition from 
existing and new entrants at any time. Technological 
innovation is now challenging entire business 
models and causing disruption to industry structures. 
Technological developments have therefore 
increased, and will continue to increase competition 
to CTM’s businesses. Also, current competitors or new 
competitors may become more effective.

If CTM does not adequately respond to competitive 
forces, this may have an adverse effect on 
operational and/or financial performance. A 
sustained increase in competition from new 
entrants may result in a material failure to grow, or a 
loss of market share or revenues.

Key Personnel

CTM relies on the talent and experience of its 
personnel. It may be difficult to replace key 
personnel, or to do so in a timely manner or at 
comparable expense. The Group regularly reviews 
its succession planning to ensure that key personnel 
risk is identified and managed.

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Directors' ReportContinued ANNUAL REPORT 2020Acquisitions and integration

From time to time, the Group examines new 
acquisition opportunities in all of the regions in 
which it operates. There is a risk that CTM may 
incur substantial costs, delays or other problems 
in implementing its strategy for any acquired 
businesses, which could negatively impact CTM’s 
operations, profitability and/or reputation.

Impairment risk

The Group assesses whether there is any indication 
that an asset may be impaired on an ongoing 
basis. Annually, or when an indicator of impairment 
exists, CTM makes a formal estimate of the 
recoverable amount. When the carrying amount 
of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount the 
asset is considered impaired and is written down 
to the recoverable amount. Adverse outcomes of 
some of the risk factors listed above, as well as new 
developments which are not currently apparent, 
could trigger an impairment and have a negative 
impact on the reported financial result of CTM. Refer 
to note 23 'Impairment testing of goodwill'.

Significant changes in the state of affairs

In the second half of FY20, the Group experienced 
a significant impact to its business following 
domestic and international border closures and the 
resulting, government-imposed travel restrictions. 
Considering this, and with a vast proportion of 
the Group's cost base being employee costs, the 
Group implemented comprehensive cost reduction 
measures which included staff leave, shorter 
working weeks, leave without pay, pay reductions, 
furloughs and redundancies. Additional measures 
included a freeze on all non-essential recruitment, 
reduction of all discretionary expenditure and 
delaying non-client facing project work.

The Group also implemented a new operating 
framework in 2H20 to drive accountability, simplicity 
and savings outcomes, through the following key 
focus areas:

 ― savings initiatives;

 ― employee communications;

 ― client engagement;

 ― supplier engagement;

 ― finance initiatives.

The early and decisive actions taken by the Group, 
combined with the Group's strong position and 
the availability of various government support 
measures, means the Group is well placed to 
withstand sustained and significant reductions 
in travel activity. We will continue to focus on cost 
management and importantly, our operating model 
enables the Group to retain the capacity to quickly 
scale up as travel activity returns.

Events since the end of the financial year

Refer to Note 25 'Events after the reporting period'.

Likely developments and expected results of 
operations

While a timeframe for a return to more normal 
levels of travel activity is unknown, the Group is 
highly leveraged to domestic travel and is able to 
operate a high performing domestic-only business 
until international activity returns.

Given the Group's global footprint, technology 
assets and strong cost management it is well-
positioned to return to profitability on a modest 
return of domestic travel activity. The combination 
of our global strategy, customer value proposition, 
technology assets and strong cost control, has 
the Group well-positioned to grow our business 
organically as travel activity returns.

Details that could give rise to likely material 
detriment to the Group, for example, information 
that is commercially sensitive, confidential or could 
give a third party a commercial advantage, has not 
been included in this report.

Environmental Regulations

The Group has determined that no particular or 
significant environmental regulations apply to  
its operations.

The Directors have considered climate-related risks 
and do not currently deem there to be an associated 
material risk to the Group's operations and the 
amounts recognised in the consolidated financial 
statements. The Group continues to monitor climate-
related and other emerging risks and the potential 
impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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Directors' ReportContinuedCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTInformation on Directors

Particulars of the skills, experience and special responsibilities of the Directors in office as at the date of this 
report are set out below.

Mr Ewen Crouch AM BEc (Hons.), LLB, FAICD

Mr Jamie Pherous BCom

Independent Non-Executive Director – Chairman 
since March 2019

Executive Director, Managing Director since 
May 2008

Experience and expertise:

Experience and expertise:

Jamie Pherous founded Corporate Travel 
Management in 1994. He has built the Group from 
its headquarters in Brisbane to become one of the 
world’s largest travel management companies.

Prior to establishing CTM, Jamie Pherous was 
employed by Arthur Andersen, now EY, as a 
qualified Chartered Accountant, specialising in 
business services and financial consulting notably 
in Australia, Papua New Guinea and the United Arab 
Emirates. 

Other current directorships:

Nil

Former directorships (last 3 years):

Nil 

Special responsibilities: 

Managing Director

Interests in shares:

21,266,893 Ordinary shares in Corporate Travel 
Management Limited 

Ewen Crouch was a Partner at Allens from 1988 – 
2013. He served as a member of the firm’s board 
for 11 years, including four years as Chairman of 
Partners.  His other roles at Allens included Co-Head 
Mergers & Acquisitions and Equity Capital Markets 
from 2004 – 2010, Executive Partner – Asian Offices 
from 1999 – 2004 and Deputy Managing Partner 
from 1993 – 1996. He was a director of Mission 
Australia from 1995, including as Chairman from 
2009, until retiring in November 2016. 

Ewen is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of 
Company Directors, a member of its Law Committee 
and a director of Jawun. He served as a member of 
the Takeovers Panel from 2010-2015, as a member 
of the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal from 
2015-2019 and as a director of Sydney Symphony 
Orchestra from 2009-2020.

Other current directorships:

BlueScope Steel Limited (since March 2013) 

Former directorships (last 3 years):

Westpac Banking Corporation (February 2013 - 
December 2019)

Special responsibilities:

Chair of the Board

Chair of Nomination Committee

Audit & Risk Committee member

Remuneration & Sustainability Committee member

Interests in shares:

10,000 Ordinary shares in Corporate Travel 
Management Limited 

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Directors' ReportContinued ANNUAL REPORT 2020Information on Directors (continued)

Ms Laura Ruffles MBA, GAICD

Ms Sophia (Sophie) Mitchell B.Econ, GAICD

Executive Director since December 2015 

Experience and expertise:

Laura Ruffles is CTM’s Global Chief Operating 
Officer and, in late 2015, was appointed an 
Executive Director in recognition of her leadership 
contribution. She has significant local, regional 
and global industry experience and, in a career 
of more than 20 years, has led teams across sales, 
account management, operations and technology. 
Laura Ruffles is responsible for all aspects of CTM’s 
business performance. She joined CTM in 2010 and 
has been a key contributor to its successful growth. 

Other current directorships:

Australian Federation of Travel Agents

Former directorships (last 3 years):

Nil

Special responsibilities:

Global Chief Operating Officer 

Interests in shares:

237,531 Ordinary shares in Corporate Travel 
Management Limited 

Interests in rights:

400,000 Share appreciation rights in Corporate 
Travel Management Limited 

Independent Non-Executive Director since 
September 2019

Experience and expertise:

Sophie Mitchell has over 30 years of corporate 
advisory, capital markets and equity research 
experience. She retired from Morgans in June 
2019 after over a decade as an Executive Director 
in Morgans Corporate and, prior to this, she was 
Morgans' Head of Research. 

Sophie is a Non-Executive Director of Morgans 
Holdings (Australia) Limited and the Morgans 
Foundation Limited, a Board member for the 
Australia Council for the Arts, Chairman of Australian 
Super’s Queensland Advisory Council and was a 
member of the Australian Government Takeovers 
Panel between 2009 and 2018. 

Other current directorships:

Flagship Investments Limited (since June 2008)

Apollo Tourism and Leisure Ltd (since 
September 2016)

Former directorships (last 3 years):

Silver Chef Limited (September 2011 - December 2019) 

Special responsibilities:

Chair Remuneration & Sustainability Committee 

Audit & Risk Committee member 

Nomination Committee member 

Interests in shares:

22,122 Ordinary shares in Corporate Travel 
Management Limited 

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Directors' ReportContinuedCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTMr Jon Brett BAcc, MCom, CA(SA) Dip Datametrics

Anne Tucker

Company secretary

Independent Non-Executive Director since  
January 2020

Experience and expertise:

Jon Brett was formerly an executive director 
of Investec Wentworth Private Equity Limited, 
and an executive of Investec Bank (Australia) 
Limited. He was also the CEO of Techway Limited 
which pioneered internet banking in Australia.  Jon 
brings extensive strategic, board and management 
experience to CTM, particularly in the areas of 
finance and corporate advisory.

Jon is currently Executive Chairman of Stridecorp 
Equity Partners, an AFSL licensed fund manager 
specialising in private equity. His former 
directorships include Godfreys Group Limited, The 
Pas Group Limited, deputy president of the NRMA 
and Vocus Group Limited since its listing on the ASX. 

Other current directorships:

Mobilicom Limited (since September 2018) 

Former directorships (last 3 years):

Indoor Skydive Australia Limited (September 2018 – 
July 2019)

Vocus Group Limited (June 2010 – August 2018) 

Special responsibilities:

Chair Audit & Risk Committee 

Remuneration & Sustainability Committee member 

Nomination Committee member 

Interests in shares:

1,000 Ordinary shares in Corporate Travel 
Management Limited 

Anne Tucker was appointed as Company Secretary 
on 2 September 2019. Anne holds Bachelors of 
Law and Commerce, Graduate Diplomas in Legal 
Practice and Applied Corporate Governance, and is 
an Associate of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Suzanne Yeates

Suzanne Yeates was appointed a Company Secretary 
on 18 April 2017 and ceased in her role as a Company 
Secretary with effect from 23 December 2019.

Stephen Fleming

Stephen Fleming was appointed as a Company 
Secretary on 15 April 2011 and ceased in his role  
as a Company Secretary with effect from 3 
September 2019.

Meetings of Directors

The number of meetings of CTM's Board of Directors 
(the Board) held during the year ended  
30 June 2020, and the number of meetings 
attended by each Director were:

Board

Board

Mr Ewen Crouch AM

Ms Sophie Mitchell

Mr Jon Brett

Mr Stephen Lonie

Mr Greg Moynihan

Mr Jamie Pherous

Admiral Robert J. Natter

Ms Laura Ruffles

A

12

11

7

0

8

12

6

12

B

12

11

7

2

8

12

6

12

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Directors' ReportContinued ANNUAL REPORT 2020Committees until 30 October 2019

Mr Ewen Crouch AM

Ms Sophie Mitchell

Mr Jon Brett

Mr Stephen Lonie

Mr Greg Moynihan

Mr Jamie Pherous

Admiral Robert J. Natter

Ms Laura Ruffles

Committees until 30 October 2019

Mr Ewen Crouch AM

Ms Sophie Mitchell

Mr Jon Brett

Mr Stephen Lonie

Mr Greg Moynihan

Mr Jamie Pherous

Admiral Robert J. Natter

Ms Laura Ruffles

Committees from 
31 October 2019

Mr Ewen Crouch AM

Ms Sophie Mitchell

Mr Jon Brett

Mr Stephen Lonie

Mr Greg Moynihan

Mr Jamie Pherous

Admiral Robert J. Natter

Ms Laura Ruffles

Audit  
Committee

Audit 
Committee

Risk 
Committee

Risk 
Committee

A

1

-

-

0

1

NM

NM

NM

B

1

-

-

1

1

NM

NM

NM

A

1

-

-

0

1

NM

NM

NM

B

1

-

-

1

1

NM

NM

NM

Remuneration 
Committee

Remuneration 
Committee

Nomination 
Committee

Nomination 
Committee

A

2

-

-

0

2

NM

2

NM

B

2

-

-

2

2

NM

2

NM

A

1

-

-

0

1

NM

1

NM

B

1

-

-

1

1

NM

1

NM

Audit & Risk 
Committee

Audit & Risk 
Committee

Remuneration  
& Sustainability 
Committee

Remuneration 
& Sustainability 
Committee

Nomination 
Committee

Nomination 
Committee

A

3

3

2

-

2

NM

2

NM

B

3

3

2

-

2

NM

2

NM

A

3

3

2

-

2

NM

2

NM

B

3

3

2

-

2

NM

2

NM

A

2

2

2

-

1

NM

1

NM

B

2

2

2

-

1

NM

1

NM

A = Number of meetings attended

B = Number of meetings held during the time the Director held office or was a member of the Committee

NM = Not a member of the relevant Committee

Corporate Governance

The Board of CTM recognises the importance of good corporate governance practices which assist in ensuring 
the accountability of the Board and management of the Group. The Group believes that these practices are 
fundamental to the long-term performance and sustainability of the Group, the delivery of strategic objectives 
and contributing to the preservation of shareholder value.

Information relating to the Group’s corporate governance practices and its Corporate Governance Statement 
can be found in the Corporate Governance section on the Group’s website at  
investor.travelctm.com.au/corporate-governance

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Directors' ReportContinuedCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTRemuneration 
Report

Introduction

This report sets out the remuneration arrangements of the Company for 
the year ended 30 June 2020 and is prepared in accordance with section 
300A of the Corporations Act 2001. The information has been audited as 
required by section 308(3C) of the Corporations Act 2001.

The report is structured as follows:

Letter from the Chair of the  
Remuneration & Sustainability Committee 

Remuneration Highlights 

Persons covered by this report 

Remuneration governance framework 

Executive KMP remuneration 

Contractual arrangements for Executive KMP 

Non-executive Director Remuneration 

Statutory KMP Remuneration 

Other information 

40

42

42

44

45

51

51

52

54

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Directors' ReportContinued ANNUAL REPORT 2020Letter from the Chair of the Remuneration & Sustainability Committee

Dear Shareholders, 

I am pleased to present to you CTM’s FY20 Remuneration Report. The Remuneration and Sustainability 
Committee, which was established during FY20, decided to introduce this letter to CTM’s annual reporting to 
better communicate and share the remuneration issues the Committee focused on during the year and how 
they informed our remuneration strategy moving forward. 

Clearly, the remuneration opportunity for our leadership team and staff at the start of FY20 bears little 
resemblance to the COVID-19 affected remuneration outcomes. Despite this, it is worthwhile reflecting briefly 
on the pre COVID-19 remuneration structure, before moving onto the impact of COVID-19 on actual FY20 
remuneration outcomes, and how we plan on resetting remuneration during the recovery period in FY21.

CTM’s overarching remuneration strategy is to drive performance, provide competitive total rewards that 
attract, retain and motivate the high calibre employees required to deliver on CTM’s growth aspirations, 
and provide an opportunity for senior leaders to build an equity stake in the Company. Equally important 
is aligning our talented people with shareholders by incentivising them to deliver long term growth in 
shareholder value and ensuring their conduct meets CTM’s values and expectations.

CTM’s remuneration structure has three components: fixed remuneration at fair market rates; a short term 
incentive opportunity traditionally paid in cash with any amount paid dependent on achieving relevant one 
year earnings and individual non-financial goals; and a long term incentive opportunity structured as a Share 
Appreciation Right (SARs), which traditionally has been awarded in shares and vest if three year compound 
average growth rates in earnings per share (EPS) goals are achieved. 

FY20 began with an executive KMP Remuneration Plan that included:

 ― an average 3% increase in fixed remuneration;

 ― a STI opportunity that included global or regional EBITDA targets, and individual non-financial goals which 
may include employee and client survey outcomes, client win and retention targets, and where relevant, 
project outcomes. The STI opportunity represented an average of 60% of fixed remuneration with a higher 
percentage of 150% for the Global COO to reflect her important leadership role and a lower percentage of 
12% for the CEO – Australia and New Zealand to reflect contingent consideration payable to Greg McCarthy 
in relation to the acquisition of SCT Travel Group Pty Ltd, which remains contingent on the achievement of 
specific performance conditions; and

 ― The offer of the FY20 SARs tranche with an EPS performance condition and a strike price of $22.84.

The impact of COVID-19 on earnings means that there will be no reward for KMP’s under either the STI or 
LTI opportunities for FY20. Also, as part of CTM’s response to COVID-19, all KMP’s fixed remuneration was 
aggressively adjusted downward in March 2020 at the same time as other actions were implemented to 
rapidly reduce employment costs, which included: 

 ― Working hours reduced for most employees;

 ― Employees have used leave, taken unpaid leave, or in some regions been furloughed;

 ― Take-up of government assistance measures where available to preserve jobs;

 ― A 25% reduction to all executives’ and senior leaders’ fixed remuneration; 

 ― A 33% reduction to Non-executive Directors’ fees;

 ― Over 1,000 roles being made redundant to downsize the global workforce; and

 ― The three year performance period for the FY18 SARs ended on 30 June 2020 and had a strike price  

of $23.90. As the EPS performance condition was not met, the FY18 tranche did not vest.

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Remuneration Report ContinuedDirectors' ReportContinuedCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTLetter from the Chair of the Remuneration & Sustainability Committee continued

The Committee and executive team are conscious of the impact these measures have had on individual 
employees. The decision to make roles redundant was not made lightly. As the business starts to recover, 
the Group’s ability to attract, retain, and motivate staff, remains a high priority. During this phase, CTM’s 
remuneration plan needs to balance these impacts with the high level of short-term earnings uncertainty and 
the longer-term growth opportunity to ensure incentives remain aligned with shareholders. As a result, the 
FY21 remuneration and staff plan includes:

 ― A return to full-time work in line with business activity recovery;

 ― Fixed remuneration being returned to 100% of contracted rates from 3 August 2020 but with no increase 

from FY20 levels;

 ― The FY21 STI being split into two opportunities for the first and second halves, with earnings gates for both 

periods and sensible individual KPI targets;

 ― The LTI opportunity being retained as in previous years;

 ― The FY21 LTI opportunity will include a combination of SARs, subject to an EPS hurdle measured across a 
two year performance period, and rights to restricted shares subject to time and conduct based hurdles, 
exercisable 12 months after grant and subject to a disposal restriction ; and

 ― A review of the split between the STI and LTI opportunity to increase the share-based component during 

this uncertain period when cash liquidity is paramount. 

At this stage, it is expected that when the business has recovered, the previous remuneration structure will 
return broadly to the pre-COVID-19 structure. The Committee believes this structure is simple and clear and 
has served CTM’s shareholders and leadership team well for many years.

Early in FY20, feedback on CTM’s remuneration structure and reporting was gathered from meetings the 
Chairman of the Board had with major shareholders and proxy advisors. In addition to requests for additional 
disclosure, the Committee was asked to challenge the 10% EPS growth hurdle included in the LTI scheme. 
We remain of the view that this hurdle was reasonable at the time it was set, noting that the unvested SARs 
tranches issued in FY19 and FY20 currently have no value. However, as with all incentive targets, earnings 
targets in the LTI scheme will be reviewed annually.

As part of its review of the incentive schemes, the Committee also considered feedback from executives 
about shortcomings in the SARs structure including some unintended tax outcomes, such as, different tax 
treatments depending on a scheme participant’s tax jurisdiction. As a result, we intend to adopt a revised plan 
for the LTI scheme which will give greater flexibility about the LTI instrument used to incentivise our leaders in 
each region, further details of which will be presented at the 2020 AGM. The overarching philosophy for the LTI 
scheme will remain unchanged: to reward, retain and motivate senior leaders; link the reward to shareholder 
value creation to align senior leaders with shareholders; provide an opportunity for eligible employees to build 
an equity interest in the Group; and support our employee conduct expectations.

I thank you for your ongoing support of CTM.

Yours Sincerely, 

Sophie Mitchell  
Remuneration & Sustainability Committee Chair

19 August 2020

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Remuneration Report ContinuedDirectors' ReportContinued ANNUAL REPORT 2020Remuneration Highlights

COVID-19

CTM actioned several plans during FY20 to manage 
costs against the reduced corporate travel activity 
experienced as a result of COVID-19. With 70% 
of our costs pre-COVID-19 people related, a key 
component of these plans included adjustments 
to remuneration. These adjustments, which were 
applied to all employees across the Group, included 
temporary stand downs, reductions to fixed annual 
remuneration (FAR) and Board fees, staff leave, 
shorter working weeks on proportionate pay, leave 
without pay and regrettably, some redundancies.

All Executive KMP and non-executive Directors agreed 
to reductions to FAR and Board fees ranging from 25% 
- 33%, with fixed remuneration returning to 100% of 
contracted rates from 3 August 2020.

Group remuneration

FAR for all employees across the Group increased by 
an average of 3% across the Group (FY19: 3%).

Managing Director and CEO remuneration

Total FY20 remuneration for the Managing Director 
and CEO (Managing Director) was $436,010 (FY19: 
$643,104). No short-term incentive was awarded to 
the Managing Director in FY20 and the Managing 
Director did not participate in the Company’s Long-
Term Incentive Plan.

As part of the Company’s cost containment 
measures to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19, the 
Managing Director’s fixed remuneration was reduced 
by 25% for the period 23 March 2020 - 3 August 2020.

Short-term performance incentives

No short-term incentives have been awarded in 
FY20 as the Group did not achieve the financial 
performance EBITDA gateway given the  
significant impact to corporate travel activity  
arising from COVID-19.

Long-term incentive plan

Following the end of the three year performance 
period (which ended 30 June 2019), share 
appreciation rights (SARs) relating to the FY17 SARs 
award vested with 1,297,500 SARs converting into 
fully paid ordinary shares (386,762 fully paid ordinary 
shares were issued and allocated to participants in 
August 2019). 

Vesting of the FY17 SARs was conditional upon the 
Group achieving earnings per share (EPS) growth 
per annum (compound) over the three year vesting 
period, with target performance being set at 10% 
average EPS growth. The average EPS growth rate 
over the three year testing period was 23%, resulting 
in 100% of the SARs vesting.

The number of fully paid ordinary shares issued was 
calculated by reference to the increase in the strike 
price determined by the Board prior to the grant of 
the SARs ($15.33) and the 30 day VWAP immediately 
preceding the release of results for the financial year 
ended 30 June 2019 ($21.84).

The three year performance period for the FY18 
SARs ended on 30 June 2020. With the impact 
of COVID-19 on earnings, the EPS performance 
condition was not met, resulting in 100% of the FY18 
SARs being forfeited. 

Non-executive Director fees

At the Company’s 2019 AGM, shareholders approved 
an increase in the Non-executive Director fee pool 
from $700,000 (approved at the 2016 AGM) to 
$950,000.

In FY20, Non-executive Director base fees increased 
by 1.7% to $122,500 and the Chairman’s fee increased 
by 1.0% to $242,500. Fees for Committee chairs of 
$22,500 were introduced in FY20 for the chairs of the 
Audit & Risk Committee and the Remuneration & 
Sustainability Committee.

As part of the Company’s cost containment 
measures to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19, Non-
executive Director fees were reduced by 33% for the 
period 1 April – 31 July 2020.

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FY21

The Group will be undertaking a complete review 
of our remuneration structures in FY21 and, where 
appropriate, will make amendments to ensure 
that our remuneration framework is appropriately 
structured so as to attract, retain and incentivise high 
calibre team members while also continuing to align 
remuneration outcomes with the Group’s financial 
and strategic objectives, and shareholder interests.

In line with previous years, the Board will review and, 
as necessary, adjust the threshold and performance 

levels for the performance objectives applicable to 
short and long-term incentives.

We also plan to expand our clawback mechanism 
for poor conduct. The discretion to clawback variable 
remuneration will apply in certain circumstances, 
including where a participant commits an act of 
fraud or serious misconduct in relation to the affairs of 
the Group, acts in a manner which brings the Group 
into disrepute, or if there is a material misstatement in 
the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

Persons covered by this report

Key management personnel (KMP) include Non-executive Directors, Executive Directors and those senior 
executives with authority and responsibility for the planning, controlling and directing of the activities of the 
Company and the Group, which includes those executives who lead business units.

For the purposes of this report, Executive KMP means the Executive Directors (Managing Director and 
Global COO), the Global CFO, the CEO - North America, CEO – UK/Europe, CEO – Asia and the CEO – 
Australia and New Zealand.

Details of the KMP are provided in the table below.

Non-executive Directors

Executive Directors

Name

Position

Ewen Crouch AM

Chairman, Non-executive Director

Jon Brett 

Stephen Lonie 

Sophie Mitchell 

Greg Moynihan 

Non-executive Director (appointed 31 January 2020)

Non-executive Director (resigned 6 November 2019)

Non-executive Director (appointed 2 September 2019)

Non-executive Director(resigned 3 April 2020)

Admiral Robert Natter 

Non-executive Director(resigned 2 March 2020)

Jamie Pherous

Laura Ruffles

Maureen Brady

Debbie Carling

Managing Director 

Global COO

CEO – North America (appointed as a KMP 1 April 2020)

CEO – UK/Europe

Other Key Management 
Personnel

Larry Lo

CEO – Asia

Stephen Fleming

Global CFO (ceased to be a KMP 9 July 2019)

Greg McCarthy

Neale O’Connell

Chris Thelen

CEO – Australia and New Zealand

Global CFO (appointed as a KMP 9 July 2019)

CEO – North America (ceased to be a KMP 1 April 2020)

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Remuneration and Sustainability Committee

COVID-19

The Remuneration and Sustainability Committee 
(Committee) consists of three Non-executive 
Directors, with one performing the role of Chair. The 
Managing Director and Global COO are invited to 
attend but are not present when their remuneration 
is discussed. The Committee is responsible for 
advising on the following areas:

 ― people and remuneration strategy and policies;

 ― setting executive remuneration and incentives 

for Executive KMP;

 ― talent development and succession planning;

 ― Non-executive Director remuneration; and

 ― sustainability, social, environmental and 
governance issues relevant to the Group.

Under the terms of the Remuneration and 
Sustainability Committee Charter, the majority 
of Committee members must be independent 
directors and the Chair of the Committee must 
be an independent director. All members of the 
Remuneration and Sustainability Committee 
(including the Chair) are independent non-executive 
directors. Details of members of the Committee and 
their backgrounds are included in the Directors’ 
Report on pages 35 to 37.

To ensure the Committee is fully informed when 
making remuneration decisions, it may seek 
external remuneration advice. During the reporting 
period, the Committee did not engage any 
consultants to provide recommendations in relation 
to remuneration.

In light of the reduced corporate travel activity, 
CTM actioned several plans during FY20 to manage 
its cost base while balancing the need to retain a 
motivated, engaged and adequately sized workforce 
ready for a ramp-up in travel activity as border 
closures and client-led travel restrictions are lifted. 
With 70% of our costs pre COVID-19 people related, a 
key component of these plans included adjustments 
to remuneration. These adjustments, which were 
applied to all team members across the Group, 
included temporary stand downs, salary reductions, 
staff leave, shorter working weeks on proportionate 
pay, leave without pay and, regrettably, these actions 
did include some redundancies. 

For KMP, all Executive KMP and non-executive 
Directors agreed to reductions to FAR and Board 
fees for the period from late March 2020 through 
until 3 August 2020, with reductions ranging from 
25% - 33%.

We have retained additional staff capacity to 
quickly scale up as and when travel activity returns 
in each of our regions, and throughout this period 
of uncertainty, we continue to actively manage 
our team engagement and remain focused on 
minimising the disruption to our team members, as 
much as possible.

The support, understanding and loyalty of CTM’s 
staff is a testament to the culture of CTM. 

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Remuneration Framework

The objective of the Group’s remuneration 
framework, summarised below, is to:

 ― attract and retain high calibre team members;

 ― incentivise and reward team members for the 

achievement of strategic objectives designed to 
deliver sustained growth in shareholder wealth, 
ensuring reward for performance is competitive 
and appropriate for the results delivered; and

 ― align remuneration with shareholder interests.

Key elements of remuneration

The Group’s remuneration framework has three 
components:

 ― Fixed annual remuneration (FAR);

 ― Short-term performance incentives (STI); and

 ― Long-term performance incentives through 
participation in the Company’s Long Term 
Incentive Plan (LTI).

Fixed Annual Remuneration

Fixed annual remuneration (FAR) comprises base 
pay, superannuation and pensions. Team members 
are offered a competitive FAR that targets the 
desired skills and experience for our roles. FAR 
is reviewed annually, to ensure that it remains 
competitive with the market. Team member FAR is 
also reviewed upon promotion. 

There are no guaranteed pay increases in any senior 
executive contracts of employment.

Variable Remuneration

CTM’s remuneration framework provides for a mix of 
short and long-term incentives. As team members 
gain seniority within the Group, the balance of 
this mix shifts to a higher proportion of ‘at risk’ 
rewards, commensurate to each individual’s role and 
responsibilities. 

The proportion of short and long-term incentives 
(relative to fixed pay) for Executive KMP is set at 
the start of the financial year, together with key 
performance indicators (KPIs).

Short-term performance incentives (STI)

Participation in the Group’s short-term performance 
incentive scheme is broad, with team members 
across all regions eligible to participate. An 
individual’s target STI opportunity is set depending 
on the accountabilities and impact of the role on the 
organisation or business unit performance.

Short-term incentives are paid in cash around 30 
September each year. The scheme is designed 
to reward and recognise outstanding employee 
performance and execution of CTM’s business plans, 
provided the Group can also demonstrate it has 
created value for shareholders. All Executive KMP 
participate in the STI scheme and in FY20 had the 
potential to earn up to between 12% and 150% of FAR. 

The short-term incentive pool is based on three key 
elements:

1.  the financial performance of the relevant region 

in the year;

2.  the financial performance of the Group in 

the year; and

3.  each individual’s performance.

Each year, the Remuneration and Sustainability 
Committee considers the appropriate targets and 
KPIs, including setting any maximum payment 
potential under the STI plan, and minimum levels 
of performance required to trigger payment of 
short-term incentives. STI performance targets are 
underpinned by the Group’s strategic priorities and 
are aligned with CTM’s values and risk appetite. All 
targets and KPIs are defined and measurable.

The Board retains the discretion to adjust short-term 
incentives, in light of unexpected or unintended 
circumstances, or poor conduct by an individual. 
For example, incentives will not be awarded to 
team members if they engage in conduct which is 
contrary to CTM’s values.

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Financial Performance

The incentive pool only forms if the Group achieves pre-determined financial targets set annually by the 
Remuneration and Sustainability Committee.

The criteria for FY20 required regional and global underlying EBITDA (adjusted for one-off items) to exceed the 
same metric for FY19. The EBITDA target is adjusted for significant non-recurring items, currency movements 
and items that are considered by their nature and size as unusual or not in the ordinary course of business, such 
as merger and acquisition activity. 

If the global and regional underlying EBITDA results exceed expectations, the full STI pool for each region 
and/or the Group will vest (as applicable). Conversely, if results are below expectations, only a fraction of the 
pool, or possibly none of the short-term incentive pool will vest.

The use of financial targets ensures variable reward is only available when value has been created for 
shareholders and when earnings are consistent with the Group’s approved targets.

Individual Performance

Each individual’s target incentive is determined by reference to his or her own KPIs. KPI targets for Executive 
KMP include a mix of financial and non-financial targets, including achievement of business plans, client 
retention and satisfaction, people and leadership, strategy and project outcomes as agreed with each senior 
executive. The non-financial KPI targets for Executive KMP are designed to align performance with CTM’s 
values and risk management, while also drive long-term profitability. 

Executive KMP performance reviews are conducted by the Managing Director and provided to the 
Remuneration and Sustainability Committee and Board annually. The Managing Director’s performance 
review is conducted by the Chairman and provided to the Remuneration and Sustainability Committee and 
Board annually.

The performance of Executive KMP is assessed annually against Group and Regional KPIs. In FY20, 
performance was assessed against the following Group and Regional KPIs linked to annual business 
objectives, and which were set by the Board at the beginning of the financial period.

Executive KMP

Jamie Pherous 

Laura Ruffles

Neale O’Connell1

Larry Lo

Debbie Carling

Greg McCarthy

Title / Region

MD / Global

COO / Global

CFO / Global

CEO / Asia

CEO / UK/Europe

CEO / Australia & New Zealand

1   Executives who became KMPs during the year

Financial 
KPIs

Non-
financial 
KPIs

70%

70%

80%

70%

70%

70%

30%

30%

20%

30%

30%

30%

The performance of Executive KMP is assessed annually against Group and Regional KPIs. In FY20, 
performance was assessed against the following Group and Regional KPIs linked to annual business 
objectives, and which were set by the Board at the beginning of the financial period.

KPI

Global and Regional EBITDA targets

Achievement of Business Plans

Client Satisfaction

Client Retention

Employee Satisfaction

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FY20 Reward Outcomes under STI

The FY20 financial targets were not met, and 
therefore no incentive pool was formed and no STI 
incentives are payable. 

Long-term performance incentive (LTI)

The LTI scheme was introduced during FY13 and 
has operated in the same manner since it was 
introduced. Awards under the LTI scheme are made 
in the form of Share Appreciation Rights (SARs). A 
SAR is a right to receive an award which may be 
satisfied by the issue of shares, cash payment, or a 
combination of both (at the Board’s sole discretion), 
subject to the satisfaction of vesting conditions 
and performance hurdles. The award is calculated 
by reference to an increase in the CTM share price 
from a base price determined by the Board prior 
to the grant and the 30 day VWAP immediately 
preceding the time that the vesting conditions and 
performance hurdles are satisfied.

Purpose

The LTI scheme is designed to:

(a)  assist in the reward, retention and motivation of 

eligible employees;

(b)  link the reward of eligible employees to 

shareholder value creation; and

(c)   align the interests of eligible employees with 
shareholders by providing an opportunity for 
eligible employees to receive an equity interest 
in the Group. 

Participation

In FY20, 51 senior employees were invited by the 
Board to participate in the LTI scheme (FY19: 47 
senior employees). All Executive KMP, other than the 
Managing Director, participate in the LTI scheme. 

Performance hurdles and performance period

Under the scheme, vesting is conditional upon the 
Group achieving earnings per share growth over a 
three year period, with target performance being 
set at 10% average EPS growth and participants 
continuing to be employed by the Group at the 
end of the performance period, unless otherwise 
determined by the Board. 

The Board may exercise its discretion with respect to 
adjustments to thresholds and targets at the time 
of testing. The Board retains the discretion to adjust 
long-term incentives (including vesting conditions, 
performance hurdles and the forfeiture of unvested 
SARs), in light of unexpected or unintended 
circumstances, or where an individual has acted 
fraudulently, dishonestly or has wilfully breached his 
or her duties to the Group. For example, incentives 
will not be awarded to team members if they 
engage in conduct which is contrary to CTM’s values. 
The Group will provide a clear explanation if any 
adjustments are made to thresholds and targets. 

Vesting

SARs will only vest if the performance hurdles, 
employment condition and conduct expectations 
are met. Participants are deemed to have 
automatically exercised all vested SARs and CTM will 
settle in line with the SARs Plan.

Grants made during FY20 will vest, subject to the 
achievement of the performance conditions, on a 
scaled basis as follows:

Minimum EPS growth  

from 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2022

Portion of SARs 

that become 

performance 

qualified

80% achievement of target growth rate 

(i.e. 8% EPS growth)

90% achievement of target growth rate 

(i.e. 9% EPS growth)

100% achievement of target growth rate 

(i.e. 10% EPS growth)

50% of SARs

75% of SARs

100% of SARs

SARs will become performance qualified on a 
straight-line basis where average EPS growth over 
the three year testing period falls between 8-10% 
EPS growth.

Upon vesting, the conversion of SARs to an equity 
or cash based settlement is determined using 
a formula referencing the increase in the strike 
price determined by the Board prior to the grant 
of the SARs (FY20: $22.84) and the 30 day VWAP 
immediately preceding the release of results for the 
financial year ended 30 June 2022.

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Cessation of employment, change of control 
and clawback

All unvested SARs lapse immediately upon cessation 
of employment with the Group. However, the 
Board has discretion in special circumstances to 
determine the number of SARs retained and the 
terms applicable. Special circumstances include 
events such as retirement, redundancy, death and 
permanent disability. If a Change of Control Event 
occurs, or the Board determines in its absolute 
discretion that a Change of Control Event may occur, 
the Board has absolute discretion to determine the 
appropriate treatment regarding any awards.

Unvested SARs may be clawed back where there has 
been a material misrepresentation of the financial 
outcomes on which the award was assessed and/
or the participant’s actions have been found to 
be fraudulent, dishonest or in breach of his or her 
duties. In addition, we plan to expand our clawback 
policy in FY21 to provide for variable remuneration to 
be clawed back in various circumstances, including 
where a participant acts in a manner which brings 
the Group into disrepute or any other circumstances 
where there would be an inappropriate benefit. 

Dividend entitlements

Recipients of SARs are not entitled to dividends until 
shares are allocated (based on vesting and meeting 
the relevant performance hurdles, employment 
condition and conduct expectations).

Dilution

Shares issued under the Group’s LTI Plan are subject 
to a cap of 5% of equity. This is inclusive of shares 
that may be issued in respect of each outstanding 
offer of shares, options or rights if accepted or 
exercised under other equity plans.

Hedging

In accordance with the terms of the Group’s LTI  
Plan, Executive KMP are not permitted to hedge  
LTI awards.

FY20 Reward Outcomes under LTI

In FY20, 1,678,000 SARs were awarded to 
participants (FY19: 1,748,000). Vesting of the FY20 
SARs is conditional upon the Group achieving 
earnings per share growth over a three year 
period, with target performance being set at 10% 
average EPS growth and participants continuing 
to be employed by the Group at the end of the 
performance period, unless otherwise determined 
by the Board. The performance period for the  
FY20 grant commenced on 1 July 2019 and ends  
on 30 June 2022. 

FY17 SARs

In FY20, SARs which were awarded in FY17 vested, 
with 1,297,500 SARs converting into fully paid 
ordinary shares (386,762 fully paid ordinary shares 
were issued and allocated to participants in August 
2019 and 162,500 FY17 SARs were forfeited). 

Vesting was conditional upon the Group achieving 
earnings per share (EPS) growth per annum 
(compound) over the three year vesting period, with 
target performance being set at 10% average EPS 
growth and participants continuing to be employed 
by the Group at the end of the performance period, 
unless otherwise determined by the Board. The 
average EPS growth rate over the three year vesting 
period was 23%, resulting in 100% of the SARs vesting.

The number of fully paid ordinary shares issued 
to participants was calculated by reference to the 
increase in the strike price determined by the Board 
prior to the grant of the SARs ($15.33) and the 30 day 
VWAP immediately preceding the release of results 
for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 ($21.84).

FY18 SARs

The three year performance period for the FY18 SARs 
ended on 30 June 2020. Vesting was conditional 
on the Group achieving earnings per share (EPS) 
growth per annum (compound) over the three 
year vesting period, with target performance being 
set at 10% average EPS growth and participants 
continuing to be employed by the Group at the 
end of the performance period, unless otherwise 
determined by the Board. 

As the performance conditions were not met, 100% 
of the FY18 SARs have been forfeited.

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Awards made under STI and LTI in FY20

Awards made under the Group’s STI and LTI schemes are strongly correlated to the Group’s financial results. 
CTM’s remuneration outcomes are strongly linked to delivery of return on investment to shareholders. In 
FY20, where the Group was significantly impacted by the effects of COVID-19, no STI incentives were awarded 
as financial targets for short-term incentives were not met, and LTIs awarded in FY18 (where the three year 
performance period ended on 30 June 2020) did not vest and were forfeited as the EPS growth performance 
condition was not met.

The table below outlines the performance of the Group and shareholder returns over the last five financial years.

Net profit/(loss) attributable to members ($’000)

Basic earnings per share (cents)

Dividends paid ($’000)

Dividend payout ratio (%)1

Increase/(decrease) in share price (%)

Total Executive KMP STI  

as percentage of net profit/(loss) (%)

1  Based on dividends paid in respect of the financial year

STI Awards

FY 2020

FY 2019

FY 2018

FY 2017

FY 2016

(8,185)

(7.5)

23,953

N/A

(56.9)

0.0

86,235

79.6

42,263

49.0

(17.6)

1.6

76,712

72.4

34,964

45.6

19.0

1.9

54,556

53.5

27,554

50.5

63.9

2.2

42,134

43.2

18,539

44.0

35.8

2.1

The following table sets out details of the maximum STI potential and the percentage split of the available 
bonus awarded and forfeited for FY20 and FY19. Where STIs are paid, the award is payable in cash.

Name

Jamie Pherous

Laura Ruffles

Neale O’Connell1

Larry Lo

Debbie Carling

Greg McCarthy

Chris Thelen2

Maureen Brady1

Stephen Fleming2

Maximum 
STI Potential 
(FY20)3

FY20

Awarded 
%

Forfeited 
%

Maximum 
STI Potential 
(FY19)3

FY19

Awarded %

Forfeited %

270,000

1,100,000

230,000

286,352

234,522

50,000

297,663

N/A

N/A

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

N/A

N/A

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

N/A

N/A

250,000

700,000

N/A

267,262

187,617

50,000

297,663

N/A

234,522

40%

90%

N/A

60%

80%

80%

30%

N/A

60%

60%

10%

N/A

40%

20%

20%

70%

N/A

40%

1  Executives who became a KMP during the year. Neale O’Connell commenced as a KMP on 9 July 2020. Maureen Brady commenced as a 

KMP on 1 April 2020.

2   KMPs who ceased to be a KMP during the year. Stephen Fleming ceased to be a KMP on 9 July 2019. Chris Thelen ceased to be a KMP on  

1 April 2020.

3  Maximum STI potential for Larry Lo, Debbie Carling, Chris Thelen, Maureen Brady and Stephen Fleming are determined in local currency 

and converted at average exchange rates.

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The following table sets out details of the SARs granted to persons in their capacity as Executive KMP during 
FY20 under the 2020 allocation and vested under the FY17 allocation, as well as details of SARs granted under 
prior awards that have not yet vested as at 30 June 2020.

The three year performance period for SARs granted under the FY18 allocation ended 30 June 2020 and were 
tested following the end of FY20. As the EPS performance condition was not met, the FY18 tranche did not 
vest and all SARs forfeited.

Max value 
yet to vest

Vested 

Forfeited

$

Name

Laura Ruffles

Neale O’Connell1

Larry Lo

Debbie Carling

Greg McCarthy

Chris Thelen2

Stephen 

Fleming2, 3

Year in 
which 
rights 
 may vest

Year of 
grant

Exercise 
Price

No. of 
rights 
granted

Value per 
right at 
grant date

2020

2019

2018

2017

2020

2020

2019

2018

2017

2020

2019

2018

2017

2020

2019

2020

2019

2018

2017

2020

2019

2018

2017

2023

2022

2021

2020

2023

2023

2022

2021

2020

2023

2022

2021

2020

2023

2022

2023

2022

2021

2020

2023

2022

2021

2020

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

100,000

150,000

150,000

200,000

100,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

100,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

N/A

75,000

75,000

75,000

$1.67

$4.80

$2.49

$1.62

$1.67

$1.67

$4.80

$2.49

$1.62

$1.67

$4.80

$2.49

$1.62

$1.67

$4.80

$1.67

$4.80

$2.49

$1.62

N/A

$4.80

$2.49

$1.62

No. of 
rights 
vested 
during  
the year

-

-

-

-

-

-

200,000

100%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

75,000

100%

-

-

-

-

-

-

75,000

100%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

75,000

100%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100%

100%

100%

-

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

167,230

720,690

374,244

-

167,230

125,423

360,345

187,122

-

125,423

360,345

187,122

-

125,423

480,460

-

-

-

-

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1  Executives who became a KMP during the year. Neale O’Connell commenced as a KMP on 9 July 2020.

2  KMPs who ceased to be a KMP during the year. Chris Thelen ceased to be a KMP on 1 April 2020. Stephen Fleming ceased to be a KMP  

on 9 July 2019.

3  Stephen Fleming ceased to be a KMP  

(i)  prior to the grant date of the FY20 allocation;  

(ii)  prior to the vesting date of the FY17 allocation; and 

(iii)  did not forfeit any SARs in his capacity as a KMP during FY20.

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Each Executive KMP, including the Managing Director, has a formal contract, known as a service 
agreement. Except for the changes noted below, there were no changes to the service agreements for 
Executive KMP in FY20.

Executive KMP

Contract duration

by KMP

by Group

Termination payment

Notice period  

Notice period  

Jamie Pherous

No fixed duration

6 months

6 months

Laura Ruffles

No fixed duration

24 weeks

24 weeks

Neale O’Connell

No fixed duration 

12 weeks

12 weeks

Larry Lo

No fixed duration

6 months

6 months

Debbie Carling

No fixed duration

3 months

3 months

Greg McCarthy

No fixed duration

12 weeks

12 weeks

Maureen Brady

No fixed duration

3 months1

3 months1

Combination of notice and payment 

in lieu totaling no less than 6 months

Combination of notice and payment 

in lieu totaling no less than 24 weeks

Combination of notice and payment 

in lieu totaling no less than 12 weeks

Combination of notice and payment 

in lieu totaling no less than 6 months

Combination of notice and payment 

in lieu totaling no less than 3 months

Combination of notice and payment 

in lieu totaling no less than 12 weeks

Combination of notice and payment 

in lieu totaling no less than 3 months1

1  From 1 April 2021. Prior to 1 April 2021, KMP or Group may resign or terminate without notice

Termination payments are assessed on a case-by-case basis and are capped at law. As is the case for all 
employees, the employment of Executive KMP may be terminated immediately in the case of serious misconduct.

Non-executive Director Remuneration

Non-executive Directors receive a base fee and, where applicable, an additional fee in recognition of the 
higher workload and extra responsibilities resulting from chairing Board Committees. The Chairman 
receives an all-inclusive fee as Chairman of the Board and as a member of all Board Committees (including 
as Chairman of the Nomination Committee). 

Board fees are not paid to Executive Directors and Executive KMP do not receive fees for directorships of 
any subsidiaries.

Fee Structure

As approved by shareholders at the 2019 Annual General Meeting, the maximum aggregate Non-executive 
Directors’ fee pool is $950,000 per annum, of which the Group utilised $632,421 in FY20. Fees paid to Non-
executive Directors are set out in the table below and are inclusive of superannuation. Fees are reviewed 
annually by the Board. 

Chair

Member

Remuneration 
&  
Sustainability  
Committee

Audit & Risk 
Committee

$22,500

$22,500

-

-

Board

$242,500

$122,500

Nomination 
Committee

-

-

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In FY20:

 ― Non-executive Director base fees increased by 1.7%(FY20: $122,500, FY19:$120,450) 

 ― the Chairman’s fee increased by 1.0%(FY20: $242,500, FY19:$240,000) 

 ― Fees for Committee chairs of $22,500 were introduced for the chairs of the Audit & Risk Committee and the 

Remuneration & Sustainability Committee

 ― Fees were temporarily reduced by an equivalent of 33% for the period 1 April – 31 July 2020.

Non-executive Directors do not receive incentive payments, nor are they entitled to participate in any Group 
employee equity plans. They receive no non-monetary benefits and do not participate in any retirement 
benefit scheme, other than statutory superannuation contributions, where applicable. Non-executive 
Directors are reimbursed for expenses properly incurred in performing their duties as a Director of the Group. 
This policy is consistent with Non-Executive Directors being responsible for objective and independent 
oversight of the Group.

Statutory KMP Remuneration

Fixed Remuneration

Variable remuneration

Cash  
salary and 
fees

Non-
cash 
benefits3

Leave4

Superan-
nuation

Short-
term 
incentive

Long-
term 
incentive5

Name

Year

$

$

$

$

$

$

Total

$

222,277

64,143

43,995

-

43,084

120,450

104,249

-

103,229

120,450

115,587

144,618

-

112,616

632,421

562,277

436,010

643,104

Perfor-
mance 
Related 

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

-

N/A

N/A

N/A

-

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

16%

0%

56%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-Executive Directors

Ewen Crouch AM

Jon Brett1

Stephen Lonie1

Sophie Mitchell1

Greg Moynihan2

Admiral Robert 

Natter2, 6

Tony Bellas2

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

211,662

59,010

40,178

-

39,346

110,000

95,205

-

94,273

110,000

115,587

144,618

-

102,846

Sub-Total Non-

FY20

596,251

Executive Directors

FY19

526,474

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,615

5,133

3,817

-

3,738

10,450

9,044

-

8,956

10,450

-

-

-

9,770

36,170

35,803

Executive Directors

Jamie Pherous

Laura Ruffles

Sub-Total  

Executive Directors

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FY20

441,164

8,983

(35,140)

21,003

FY19

470,808

8,908

23,857

39,531

100,000

FY20

653,171

10,104

(49,529)

21,003

-

(489,498)

145,251

FY19

700,000

10,280

66,058

76,229

630,000

473,109

1,955,676

FY20

1,094,335

19,087

(84,669)

42,006

-

(489,498)

581,261

FY19

1,170,808

19,188

89,915

115,760

730,000

473,109

2,598,780

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Fixed Remuneration

Variable remuneration

Cash  
salary and 
fees

Non-
cash 
benefits3

Leave4

Superan-
nuation

Short-
term 
incentive

Long-
term 
incentive5

Name

Year

$

$

$

$

Other Key Management Personnel (Group)

401,007

8,817

16,499

21,003

Total

$

447,326

-

$

-

-

5,176

24,552

$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,968

1,338

(9,046)

47,265

135,688

223,024

894,452

(8,517)

3,436

-

(244,749)

274,816

8,533

636

4,384

3,206

149,608

223,024

946,828

10,353

-

(244,749)

99,875

7,519

144,734

223,024

724,881

(8,463)

21,003

-

(160,153)

157,696

12,252

20,531

40,000

160,153

612,887

-

14,070

497,521

524,646

562,457

333,635

345,220

305,309

379,951

530,931

642,198

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

FY20

FY19

Neale O’Connell1

Stephen Fleming2, 6

Larry Lo6

Debbie Carling6

Greg McCarthy

Chris Thelen2, 6

Maureen Brady1, 6

Sub-Total Other 

Key Management 

Personnel

Total

5,860

-

-

(1,371)

109,166

3,494

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(244,749)

292,042

83,790

223,024

947,641

-

-

-

-

-

112,660

-

(889,224)

1,408,967

FY20

2,218,764

18,170

4,123

57,133

FY19

2,427,347

-

14,752

78,521

553,820

1,052,249

4,126,689

FY20 3,909,350

37,257

(80,546)

135,309

-

(1,378,722)

2,622,649

FY19

4,124,629

19,188

104,667

230,084 1,283,820

1,525,358

7,287,746

Perfor-
mance 
Related 

%

0%

-

0%

40%

0%

39%

0%

51%

0%

33%

0%

32%

0%

-

1  Commenced as a KMP during the year. Jon Brett commenced as a KMP on 31 January 2020. Sophie Mitchell commenced as a KMP on  

2 September 2019. Neale O’Connell commenced as a KMP on 9 July 2020. Maureen Brady commenced as a KMP on 1 April 2020.

2  KMPs who ceased to be a KMP during the year. Stephen Lonie ceased to be a KMP on 6 November 2019. Greg Moynihan ceased to be 

a KMP on 3 April 2020. Admiral Robert Natter ceased to be a KMP on 2 March 2020. Tony Bellas ceased to be a KMP on 25 March 2019. 

Stephen Fleming ceased to be a KMP on 9 July 2019. Chris Thelen ceased to be a KMP on 1 April 2020.

3  Non-cash benefits represent the cost to the Group of providing parking and in the US, health and communications benefits.

4  Leave represents the movement in the annual leave and long service leave provision balances. The accounting value may be negative, for 

example, where a KMP’s leave balance decreases as a result of taking more than the leave entitlement accrued during the year.

5  For accounting purposes, long-term incentives are calculated at fair value on grant date and expensed over the period, in accordance with  

AASB 2 Share Based Payments. The accounting value may be negative where SARs are forfeited, resulting in amounts expensed in prior 

years being reversed. There can also be a reversal of amounts expensed where there is a reduction in the probability of performance 

conditions being met. For Stephen Fleming, the long term incentive balance represents the accounting expense for the period under 

AASB 2 Share Based Payments, in his capacity as KMP. Jamie Pherous did not participate in the Long Term Incentive Plan.

6  Payments made to Admiral Robert Natter, Larry Lo, Debbie Carling, Chris Thelen, Maureen Brady and Stephen Fleming are in local 

currency and converted at average exchange rates.

The table above is prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 requirements. The amounts 
that appear under the heading 'Long-term incentive' represent the amounts expensed by the Group in 
accordance with the required Accounting Standards in respect of current and past incentive allocation rights. 
These amounts are therefore not amounts actually received by Executive KMP during the year. Whether 
Executive KMP receive any value from the allocation of long-term incentives in the future will depend on 
whether applicable performance conditions are met.

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Minimum Shareholding Guidelines for Non-executive Directors

To align the Non-executive Directors’ interest with the interests of shareholders, the Board has established 
guidelines to encourage Non-executive Directors to progressively acquire and hold shares within three years 
of their appointment with a value equal to 100% of base fees. Direct and indirect holdings count towards the 
minimum shareholding target.

Minimum Shareholding Guidelines for Executive KMP

Executive KMP are encouraged to progressively, through participation in the Group’s long-term incentive 
program, acquire and hold shares over a reasonable period from the date of their appointment. They are 
expected to hold a minimum number of shares commensurate to their role and responsibilities. Direct and 
indirect holdings together with unvested equity will count towards the minimum shareholding target.

Equity instruments held by Key Management Personnel

The tables below show the number of shares and share appreciation rights held by Non-executive Directors 
and Executive KMP respectively at the beginning and end of the financial year.

Ordinary Shares

Non-Executive Directors

Ewen Crouch AM

Jon Brett2

Stephen Lonie1

Sophie Mitchell2

Greg Moynihan1

Admiral Robert Natter1

Executive Directors

Jamie Pherous

Laura Ruffles

Other Key Management Personnel

Neale O’Connell2

Stephen Fleming1

Larry Lo

Debbie Carling

Greg McCarthy

Chris Thelen1

Maureen Brady2

Balance as 
at 30 June 
2019

5,000

N/A

254,312

N/A

254,312

119,200

21,266,893

177,915

84,974

139,276

26,761

85,627

431,007

N/A

Purchased

Disposed

Received on 
vesting of 
rights

Other 
changes 
during the 
year

Balance 
at 30 June 
2020

5,000

1,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,000

-

12,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,000

10,539

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

59,616

-

-

22,356

22,356

-

6,499

22,356

-

-

-

-

-

-

22,122

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,000

1,000

N/A

22,122

N/A

N/A

21,266,893

237,531

10,172

N/A

161,632

38,578

97,627

N/A

-

N/A

10,172

1  Ceased as a KMP during the year. Stephen Lonie ceased to be a KMP on 6 November 2019. Greg Moynihan ceased to be a KMP on 3 April 

2020. Admiral Robert Natter ceased to be a KMP on 2 March 2020. Stephen Fleming ceased to be a KMP on 9 July 2019. Chris Thelen ceased 

to be a KMP on 1 April 2020.

2  Commenced as a KMP during the year. Jon Brett commenced as a KMP on 31 January 2020. Sophie Mitchell commenced as a KMP on 

2 September 2019. Neale O’Connell commenced as a KMP on 9 July 2020. Maureen Brady commenced as a KMP on 1 April 2020. Other 

changes represent ordinary shares held at the time of commencing as a KMP.

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Share Appreciation Rights

Balance as 
at 30 June 
2019

Awarded 
during the 
year

Vested

Forfeited

Other 
changes 
during the 
year

Balance 
at 30 June 
2020

Executive Directors

Jamie Pherous

Laura Ruffles

Other Key Management Personnel

-

-

-

500,000

100,000

200,000

Neale O’Connell2

Stephen Fleming1, 3

Larry Lo

Debbie Carling

Greg McCarthy

Chris Thelen1

Maureen Brady2

-

100,000

225,000

225,000

225,000

100,000

225,000

-

N/A

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

-

-

N/A

75,000

75,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

N/A

N/A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

400,000

100,000

N/A

225,000

225,000

175,000

N/A

75,000

(225,000)

-

-

50,000

50,000

1  Ceased as a KMP during the year. Stephen Fleming ceased to be a KMP on 9 July 2019, prior to the grant date of the FY20 allocation and 

prior to the vesting date of the FY17 allocation. Stephen Fleming did not forfeit any SARs in his capacity as a KMP during FY20. Chris Thelen 
ceased to be a KMP on 1 April 2020.

2  Commenced as a KMP during the year. Neale O’Connell commenced as a KMP on 9 July 2019. Maureen Brady commenced as a KMP on 1 

April 2020. Other changes represent SARs held at the time of commencing as a KMP.

3  Stephen Fleming ceased to be KMP  

(i)  prior to the grant date of the FY20 allocation;  
(ii)  prior to the vesting date of the FY17 allocation; and  
(iii)  did not forfeit any SARs in his capacity as a KMP during FY20.

Securities Trading Policy

The Group’s Securities Trading Policy prohibits employees from dealing in CTM securities while in possession 
of material non-public information relevant to CTM. It also prohibits entry into transactions in associated 
products that limit the economic risk of participating in unvested entitlements under equity-based 
remuneration schemes.

Shares under option

There are currently no unissued ordinary shares of CTM under option. No share options were granted as equity 
compensation benefits during the financial year (FY19: nil).

Loans to KMP

There have been no loans granted to Non-executive Directors and Executive KMP of the Company or their 
related entities (FY19: nil).

Other transactions and balances with key management personnel

Contingent consideration of $700,000 in relation to the acquisition of SCT Travel Group Pty Ltd and the 
achievement of performance conditions in FY19 was paid to Greg McCarthy during the financial year.

In the normal course of business, the Group may enter into transactions with various entities that have 
Directors in common with CTM. Transactions with these entities are made on commercial arm’s length terms 
and conditions. The relevant Directors do not participate in any decisions regarding these transactions.

Non-executive Directors and Executive KMP can acquire travel and event management services from the 
Group. All transactions are made on normal commercial terms and conditions and at market rates. There are 
no amounts outstanding in relation to these transactions at 30 June 2020.

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Proceedings on behalf of the Company

The Company has entered into directors’ and 
officers’ insurance policies and paid an insurance 
premium in respect of the insurance policies, to 
the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001 
(Cth). The insurance policies cover former Directors 
of the Company along with the current Directors of 
the Company. Executive officers and employees of 
the Company and its related bodies corporate are 
also covered.

In accordance with Rule 24 of its Constitution, 
the Company, to the maximum extent permitted 
by law, must indemnify any current or former 
Director or Company Secretary and current or 
former executive officers of the Company or any 
of its related bodies corporate, against all liabilities 
incurred in those capacities. For the year ended 30 
June 2020, no amounts have been paid pursuant to 
indemnities (FY19: nil).

A Deed of Indemnity, Access and Insurance is in 
place between the Company and Directors, the 
Company Secretary and some other current and 
former executives. The deed indemnifies those 
persons, to the extent permitted by law, against 
liabilities, including costs and expenses, incurred as 
a result of acting in their capacity as officers of the 
Company or its related bodies corporate.

The Company’s Constitution also allows the 
Company to pay insurance premiums for contracts 
insuring the officers of the Company in relation to 
any such liabilities and legal costs. 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 
insurance contract, as, in accordance with normal 
commercial practice, such disclosure is prohibited 
under the terms of the contract.

Indemnification of auditors

To the extent permitted by law, the Company has 
agreed to indemnify its auditors, PwC, as part of the 
terms of its audit engagement agreement against 
claims by third parties arising from the audit. No 
payment for this reason has been made to PwC 
during or since the end of the financial year.

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No person has applied to the Court under 
section 237 of the Corporations Act for leave to 
bring proceedings on behalf of the Company, 
or to intervene in any proceedings to which the 
Company is a party, for the purpose of taking 
responsibility on behalf of the Company for all or 
part of those proceedings.

No proceedings have been brought or intervened 
in on behalf of the Company with the leave of the 
Court under section 237 of the Corporations Act.

Non-Audit Services

PwC provided $327,650 of non-audit services during 
the year ended 30 June 2020, comprising:

 ― Tax compliance services - $116,074

 ― Tax advisory services - $210,169

 ― Other advisory services - $1,407

The Directors are satisfied that the provision of 
these non-audit services is compatible with the 
general standard of independence for auditors in 
accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). 
The nature, value and scope of each type of non-
audit service provided is considered by the Directors 
not to have compromised auditor independence.

Auditor’s Independence Declaration

The Auditor’s Independence Declaration for the year 
ended 30 June 2020 has been received from PwC. 
This is set out at page 57 of the Directors’ Report.

Rounding of amounts

Amounts in the Directors’ Report are presented in 
Australian dollars (unless otherwise indicated) with 
values rounded to the nearest thousand dollars, or 
in certain cases, the nearest dollar, in accordance 
with the Australian Securities and Investments 
Commission Corporations (Rounding in Financial/
Directors’ Reports) instrument 2016/191.

This Report is made in accordance with a resolution 
of the Directors and is signed for and on behalf of 
the Board. 

Mr Ewen Crouch AM 
Chairman 

Mr Jamie Pherous 
Managing Director

19 August 2020   
Brisbane

Directors' ReportContinuedCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT  
 
 
Auditor's Independence Declaration

Auditor’s Independence Declaration 
As lead auditor for the audit of Corporate Travel Management Limited for the year ended 30 June 
2020, I declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:  

(a) 

no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in 
relation to the audit; and 

(b) 

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

This declaration is in respect of Corporate Travel Management Limited and the entities it controlled 
during the period. 

Michael Crowe
Partner 
PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Brisbane 
19 August 2020 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, ABN 52 780 433 757 
480 Queen Street, BRISBANE  QLD  4000, GPO Box 150, BRISBANE  QLD  4001 
T: +61 7 3257 5000, F: +61 7 3257 5999, www.pwc.com.au 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

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Consolidated  
Financial 
Statements

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss  
and Other Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

Directors’ Declaration 

Independent Auditor’s Report 

Shareholder Information 

59

60

61

62

63

120

121

129

General information

Corporate Travel Management Limited is a listed public company limited 
by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Its registered office and 
principal place of business is:

Level 24, 
307 Queen Street 
Brisbane  
Queensland 4000

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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT 
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss 
and Other Comprehensive Income

For the year ended 30 June 2020

Revenue

Other Income

Total revenue and other income

Operating Expenses

Employee benefits

Depreciation and amortisation

Impairment

Information technology and telecommunications

Travel and entertainment

Occupancy

Administrative and general

Total operating expenses

Finance costs

Profit/(loss) before income tax (expense)/income

Income tax (expense)/income

Profit/(loss) after income tax (expense)/income for the year

Profit/(loss) for the year is attributable to:

Non-controlling interest

Ordinary Equity Holders of Corporate Travel Management Limited

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss:

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

Changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges

Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year is attributable to:

Non-controlling interest

Ordinary Equity Holders of Corporate Travel Management Limited

Note

4

5

9

9

9

8

2020

$'000

316,364 

33,541 

2019

$'000

446,739 

2,744 

349,905 

449,483 

(213,987)

(42,512)

(23,643)

(36,377)

(3,758)

(4,863)

(26,898)

(225,394)

(20,348)

- 

(38,790)

(5,542)

(18,557)

(17,148)

(352,038)

(325,779)

(9,620)

(11,753)

1,129 

(10,624)

(2,765)

120,939 

(31,466)

89,473 

29

22

(2,439)

(8,185)

(10,624)

3,238 

86,235 

89,473 

6,330

- 

6,330

(4,294)

19,339 

(447)

18,892 

108,365 

(1,851)

(2,443)

(4,294)

3,941 

104,424 

108,365 

Cents

Cents

Earnings per share for profit/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the 

ordinary equity holders of the Group

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

6

6

(7.5)

(7.5)

79.6

79.3

The above Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Statement  
of Financial Position

As at 30 June 2020

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Income tax receivable

Other assets

Total current assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Right-of-use assets

Intangible assets

Deferred tax assets

Total non-current assets

Total assets

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

Income tax payable

Provisions

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

Deferred tax liabilities

Provisions

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

EQUITY

Contributed equity

Reserves

Retained earnings

Equity attributable to the owners of the Group

Non-controlling interests - equity

Total equity

Note

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

12

13

26

27

14

11

8

15

16

17

19

15

16

17

8

19

20

21

22

29

92,843 

64,535 

11,657 

4,787 

138,791 

328,771 

- 

10,576 

173,822

478,138 

12,091 

46,828 

13,328 

- 

524,458

506,690 

6,318

589,695

5,693 

525,711 

763,517

1,003,849 

100,499 

- 

8,672 

- 

33,826 

316,753 

19,205 

- 

5,971 

25,905 

142,997 

367,834 

522 

- 

44,423 

12,095

5,393 

62,433

1,573 

20,085 

- 

14,802 

7,073 

43,533 

205,430

411,367 

558,087

592,482

375,314 

364,368 

20,174

143,345 

538,833 

19,254 

27,001 

177,190 

568,559 

23,923 

558,087 

592,482 

The above Consolidated Statement of Financial Position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTConsolidated Statement  
of Changes in Equity

For the year ended 30 June 2020

Balance at 1 July 2018

Profit after income tax expense for the year

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Transactions with owners in their capacity 
as owners:

Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs 

(note 20)

Share-based payments (note 21)

Non-controlling interests acquisition of subsidiary

Non-controlling interests disposal of subsidiary

Dividends paid (note 7)

Contributed 
equity

$'000

301,747

Reserves

$'000

19,369

Retained 
earnings

$'000

133,218

Non-
controlling 
interests

Total equity

$'000

17,158

3,238

703

$'000

471,492

89,473

18,892

-

86,235

18,189

-

-

-

-

18,189

86,235

3,941

108,365

62,621

-

-

-

-

-

(10,557)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,560

272

62,621

(10,557)

5,560

272

(42,263)

(3,008)

(45,271)

Balance at 30 June 2019

364,368

27,001

177,190

23,923

592,482

Balance at 1 July 2019

Contributed 
equity

$'000

364,368

Reserves

$'000

27,001

Retained 
earnings

$'000

177,190

Non-
controlling 
interests

Total equity

$'000

23,923

$'000

592,482

Impact of AASB 16

-

-

(1,707)

(315)

(2,022)

Balance at 1 July 2019 - post AASB 16

364,368

27,001

175,483

23,608

590,460

Loss after income tax income for the year

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year

-

-

-

-

(8,185)

(2,439)

(10,624)

5,742

-

588

6,330

5,742

(8,185)

(1,851)

(4,294)

Transactions with owners in their capacity 
as owners:

Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs 

(note 20)

Share-based payments (note 21)

Dividends paid (note 7)

10,946

-

(12,569)

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,946

(12,569)

-

(23,953)

(2,503)

(26,456)

Balance at 30 June 2020

375,314

20,174

143,345

19,254

558,087

The above Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

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 ANNUAL REPORT 2020Consolidated Statement  
of Cash Flows

For the year ended 30 June 2020

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts from customers (inclusive of consumption tax)

Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of consumption tax)

Transaction costs relating to acquisition

Interest received

Finance costs

Income taxes paid

Note

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

630,031

455,131 

(525,483)

(292,252)

(70)

261 

(4,338)

(21,152)

(634)

292 

(2,582)

(26,478)

Net cash from operating activities

12

79,249 

133,477 

Cash flows from investing activities

Payment for property, plant and equipment

Payment for intangibles - software

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

Purchase of controlled entities, contingent/deferred consideration

Payments relating to purchase of controlled entities, net of cash acquired

Proceeds from sale of controlled entities

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from issue of new shares

Share issue transaction costs

Proceeds from borrowings

Repayments of borrowings

Release of secured deposits

27

11

10

10

20

(2,637)

(19,588)

(8,138)

(18,770)

3 

13 

(700)

(15,835)

(22,763)

(30,777)

- 

1,546 

(45,685)

(71,961)

-

(10)

40,016 

(796)

206,581

198,537 

(252,985)

(206,963)

6,014 

4,991 

Dividends paid to company’s shareholders

7

(23,953)

(42,263)

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries

Principal elements of lease payments

Net cash used in financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(2,503)

(7,745)

(3,008)

- 

(74,601)

(9,486)

(41,037)

138,791 

(4,911)

52,030 

84,297 

2,464 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

92,843 

138,791 

The above Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

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CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT 
 
 
Notes to the
Consolidated 
Financial Statements

Note 1.  Basis of preparation 

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Note 2.  Critical accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions  65

Note 3.  Segment reporting 

Note 4.  Revenue 

Note 5.  Other income 

Note 6.  Earnings per share 

Note 7.  Dividends paid and proposed 

Note 8. 

Income tax expense/(income) 

Note 9.  Expenses 

Note 10.  Business combination 

Note 11. 

Intangible assets 

Note 12.  Cash and cash equivalents 

Note 13.  Trade and other receivables 

Note 14.  Right-of-use assets 

Note 15.  Trade and other payables 

Note 16.  Borrowings and contingent liabilities 

Note 17.  Lease liabilities 

Note 18.  Financial risk management 

Note 19.  Provisions 

Note 20.  Contributed equity 

Note 21.  Reserves 

Note 22.  Retained earnings 

Note 23.  Impairment testing of goodwill 

Note 24.  Commitments 

Note 25.  Events after the reporting period 

Note 26.  Other assets 

Note 27.  Property, plant and equipment 

Note 28.  Share-based payments 

Note 29.  Interest in other entities 

Note 30.  Related party transactions 

Note 31.  Parent entity information 

Note 32.  Deed of cross guarantee 

Note 33.  Auditors’ remuneration 

Note 34.  Summary of significant accounting policies 

Note 35.  Changes in accounting policies 

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70

71

72

73

77

79

82

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

94

96

98

99

100

103

103

103

104

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 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 
Translation differences on non-monetary financial 
assets and liabilities, such as equities held at fair 
value through profit or loss, are recognised in 
profit or loss in the Consolidated Statement of 
Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 
as part of the fair value gain or loss. Translation 
differences on non-monetary financial assets, such 
as equities classified as available-for-sale financial 
assets, are included in the fair value reserve in other 
comprehensive income.

(iii) Foreign operations

The results and financial position of all the foreign 
operations that have functional currencies different 
to the presentation currencies are translated into 
the presentation currency as follows: 

 ― Assets and liabilities for each Consolidated 

Statement of Financial Position item presented 
are translated at the closing rate at the date of 
that statement; 

 ― Income and expenses for each profit and loss 
item in the Consolidated Statement of Profit 
or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income are 
translated at average exchange rates; and 

 ― All resulting exchange differences are recognised 

as a separate component of equity. 

Exchange differences arising from the translation 
of any net investment in foreign operations and 
of borrowings and other financial instruments 
designated as hedges of such investments are 
recognised in other comprehensive income. When a 
foreign operation is sold or any borrowings forming 
part of the net investment are repaid, a proportionate 
share of such exchange differences is recognised in 
the profit and loss in the Consolidated Statement of 
Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income as 
part of the gain or loss on sale. 

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

Note 1. Basis of preparation

(a) Basis of consolidation 

The consolidated financial statements comprise 
the financial statements of Corporate Travel 
Management Limited and its controlled entities 
(“CTM” or “the Group”). 

Subsidiaries are all entities over which the Group 
has control. The Group controls an entity when the 
Group is exposed to, or has right to, variable returns 
from its involvement with the entity and has ability 
to affect those returns through its power to direct 
the activities of the entity. 

The financial statements of subsidiaries are 
prepared for the same reporting period as the 
parent company, using consistent accounting 
policies. Adjustments are made to bring into line any 
dissimilar accounting policies that may exist. 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, 
all intercompany balances and transactions, income 
and expenses and profit and losses resulting from 
intra-Group transactions have been eliminated in full. 

Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date 
on which control is transferred to the Group and 
deconsolidated from the date that control ceases.

(b) Foreign currency translation 

(i) Functional and presentation currency 

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

(ii) Transactions and balances 

Foreign currency transactions are translated 
into the functional currency using the exchange 
rates prevailing at the transaction dates. Foreign 
exchange gains and losses resulting from the 
settlement of such transactions and from the 
translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary 
assets and liabilities denominated in foreign 
currencies are recognised in the profit and loss 
in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss 
and Other Comprehensive Income, except when 
deferred in equity as qualifying cash flow hedges 
and qualifying net investment hedges. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 2. Critical accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions

Estimates and judgements are continually 
evaluated and are based on historical experience 
and other factors, including expectations of future 
events that may have a financial impact on the 
entity and that are considered to be reasonable 
under the circumstances. 

COVID-19 has necessitated the need for 
additional judgements and estimates which 
involve assumptions. Key judgements require an 
assessment of forecast performance of the Group 
and its businesses, and, at the time of this report, 
those assessments have inherent uncertainty.

In the process of applying the Group’s accounting 
policies, management is required to exercise 
judgement. Those judgements involving 
estimations may have an effect on the amounts 
recognised in the financial statements. 

The Group makes estimates, assumptions and 
judgements concerning the future. The resulting 
accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom 
equal the related actual results. The judgements, 
estimates and assumptions that have a significant 
risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying 
amounts of assets and liabilities within the next 
financial year are discussed in this report, as follows: 

 ― Value of intangible assets relating to acquisitions: 

•  Refer note 10 'Business combination'.

•  Refer note 11 'Intangible assets'.

 ― Software developed or acquired not as part of a 

business combination: 

•  Refer note 11 'Intangible assets'.

 ― Impairment of goodwill: 

•  Refer note 23 'Impairment testing of goodwill'.

 ― Expected credit losses:

•  Refer note 18 'Financial risk management'.

 ― Provisions:

•  Refer note 19 'Provisions'.

 ― Share based payments:

•  Refer note 28 'Share-based payments'.

Judgements and estimates as a result of the 
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

During the reporting period, the COVID-19 
pandemic had a significant impact on the Group. 
From March 2020, governments enforced border 
closures in all jurisdictions in which the Group 
operates, impacting the entire travel industry. This 
had a significant impact on the revenue recognised 
in the final months of FY20, and while the impact is 
expected to be temporary, the impact is expected to 
last for several years. 

These judgements were made based on the 
best available information to date regarding the 
circumstances existing at 30 June 2020 including 
key assumptions as set out above. Evidence since 
the reporting date to the date of these financial 
statements has been evaluated, and adjustments 
made where required. The assumptions made should 
not be taken to indicate the outcome of future 
Group decisions. Should actual performance differ 
significantly from the assumptions outlined, there 
may be material changes to the carrying value of the 
assets and liabilities in future reporting periods.

Consideration of liquidity risk

The unprecedented impact of COVID-19 has had 
a negative impact on the Group's operational and 
financial position. In light of this, the Group agreed 
a covenant waiver with its lenders for the testing 
periods at 30 June 2020 and 31 December 2020. 
Covenant testing for the period ending 30 June 2021 
will be based on 2H21 performance. 

To the extent the Group’s operational or financial 
position deteriorates further, there is no guarantee 
that it will be able to obtain further relief from 
covenant testing in the future. In such circumstances, 
the banks may require loans to be repaid 
immediately, which may have a material adverse 
effect on the Group’s future financial performance.

However, CTM’s modelling indicates that, 
notwithstanding the present uncertainties, its 
strong balance sheet, including significant cash 
holdings and no debt, coupled with the actions it 
has taken to date and the continued activity of its 
clients ensures that it has the capacity to continue 
through the challenges caused by the impacts of 
the COVID-19 pandemic.

Refer to Note 18(c) for further information in relation 
to Liquidity risk.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 3. Segment reporting

(a) Description of segments

The operating segments are based on the reports reviewed by the group of key senior managers who assess 
performance and determine resource allocation.

The Chief Operating Decision Makers (CODMs) are the Managing Director Jamie Pherous (MD), Global Chief 
Financial Officer Neale O'Connell (CFO) and Global Chief Operating Officer Laura Ruffles (COO).

The CODMs consider, organise and manage the business from a geographic perspective. The CODMs have 
identified four operating segments being Travel Services Australia and New Zealand, Travel Services North 
America, Travel Services Asia, and Travel Services Europe. There are currently no non-reportable segments.

(b)  Segment information provided to the Chief Operating Decision Makers

The CODMs assess the performance of the operating segments based on a measure of underlying EBITDA. 
This measurement basis excludes the effects of the costs of acquisitions, acquisition related adjustments, and 
other non-recurring items during the year.

The segment information provided to the CODMs for the reportable segments for the year ended 30 June 
2020 is as follows:

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Australia 
and New 
Zealand

North 
America

June 2020

$’000

$’000

Total revenue from external parties

Underlying EBITDA

Total segment assets

Total segment liabilities

77,946

32,780

110,173

41,585

113,623

14,740

281,071

44,642

Asia

$’000

49,994

6,842

Europe

$’000

74,801

26,745

152,988

185,488

Other1

$’000

-

(6,708)

33,797

Total

$’000

316,364

74,399

763,517

81,037

36,306

1,860

205,430

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Australia 
and New 
Zealand

North 
America

June 2019

$’000

$’000

Total revenue from external parties

Underlying EBITDA

Total segment assets

Total segment liabilities

121,761

51,530

142,367

59,859

149,284

43,424

285,996

42,300

Asia

$’000

80,372

24,748

295,202

167,485

Europe

$’000

95,322

40,845

267,386

96,983

Other1

$’000

Total

$’000

-

446,739

(10,457)

150,090

12,898

1,003,849

44,740

411,367

1 

 The other segment represents the cost of the Group’s support service, created to support the operating segments and growth of the 

global business.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 3. Segment reporting continued

(c) Other segment information

Underlying EBITDA 

The reconciliation of underlying EBITDA to operating profit/(loss) before income tax is provided as follows:

Underlying EBITDA

Interest revenue

Finance costs

Interest on lease liabilities

Depreciation - Plant and equipment

Depreciation - Right-of-use assets

Amortisation - Intangibles

Impairment - Intangibles

Non-recurring items

Activist response costs

Hong Kong office restructure costs

US legal settlement

Acquisition and other non-recurring items

Significant COVID-19 impacts

Bad and doubtful debts

Redundancy costs

Amortisation - Intangibles

Impairment - Software WIP

Borrowing cost acceleration

Impairment - Goodwill 

Contingent consideration adjustment

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

74,399

150,090 

261 

(4,328)

(1,813)

(3,841)

(9,257)

292 

(2,765)

- 

(3,342)

- 

(20,339)

(17,006)

(2,128)

-

- 

- 

(3,138)

(518)

(13,034)

(15,056)

(9,075)

(1,361)

(3,479)

(20,154)

21,108 

(1,242)

(4,152)

- 

(936)

- 

- 

- 

-

- 

- 

- 

Net profit/(loss) before income tax from continuing operations

(11,753)

120,939

'Bad and doubtful debts' includes $8.4m of volume based incentive revenue reversed during the period due 
to the reduction in volumes resulting from COVID-19 associated travel restrictions in the second half of FY20, 
refer to Note 4 'Revenue'. The additional $4.6m relates to credit losses incurred on balances written off or 
provided for as a result of COVID-19. 

Accounting policy

AASB 8 Operating Segments requires a ‘management approach’, under which segment information is 
presented on the same basis as that used for internal reporting purposes.

Operating segments are reported in a manner that is consistent with the internal reporting provided to the 
Chief Operating Decision Makers. The CODMs have been identified as a group of executives, which is the 
committee that makes strategic decisions.

Goodwill is allocated by management to groups of cash-generating units on a segment level.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 4. Revenue

(a)  Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Australia 
and New 
Zealand

North 
America

Consolidated - 2020

$'000

$'000

Transactional revenue

Volume based incentive revenue

Other revenue

72,465

100,487

5,226

255

12,730

406

Asia

$'000

35,958

13,961

75

Europe

$'000

67,731

5,837

1,233

Total

$'000

276,641

37,754

1,969

Total revenue from external parties

77,946

113,623

49,994

74,801

316,364

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Travel 
services

Australia 
and New 
Zealand

North 
America

Consolidated - 2019

$'000

$'000

Transactional revenue

Volume based incentive revenue

Other revenue

98,426

23,042

293

130,745

16,207

2,332

Asia

$'000

50,088

30,197

87

Europe

$'000

Total

$'000

85,264

364,523

8,421

1,637

77,867

4,349

Total revenue from external parties

121,761

149,284

80,372

95,322

446,739

During the year, volume based incentive revenue had been recognised in line with the Group's policy at 
amounts that were deemed highly probable to be received. Due to the reduction in volumes resulting from 
COVID-19 associated travel restrictions in the second half of FY20, estimates in relation to the achievement of 
volume based performance criteria were revised. This led to a reversal in volume based incentive revenue in 
the second half of FY20 of $8.4m. 

(b) Assets related to contracts with customers

The Group has contract assets related to contracts with customers:

Contract assets

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

8,522 

31,035

Contract assets represent only current balances for amounts outstanding from suppliers for volume based 
incentive revenue.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 4. Revenue continued

Accounting policy

Transactional revenue

Transactional revenue is revenue derived from 
clients and suppliers generated from the provision 
of travel services to clients. The performance 
obligation is the facilitation of travel related 
services on behalf of clients. Transactional revenue 
is the fixed amount per client transaction and is 
recognised at either the ticketed date of the travel 
booking or on the date of travel, depending on the 
terms of the contract.

Transactional revenue also includes Pay Direct 
Commission, which is recognised when the 
performance obligation has been satisfied and the 
amount of the commission is highly probable, which 
is either upon receipt from the supplier or when it is 
confirmed commissionable by the supplier.

Volume based incentive revenue

Volume based incentive revenue is revenue derived 
from contracts with suppliers. The revenue is 
variable and is dependent upon the achievement 
of contractual performance criteria specific to each 
supplier. Revenue is recognised over time and is 
measured as the amount that is deemed highly 
probable to be received, which has been determined 
using the most likely amount method and the 
Group’s experience with the contracts.

Other revenue

Other revenue is recognised when the transfer of 
the promised goods or service to the customer has 
been completed. Other revenue includes third party 
licensing and development fees, interest revenue, 
rental income, and other minor operating revenue.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 5. Other income

This note provides a breakdown of the items included in other income.

Net foreign exchange gain

Government grants

Other

Other income

2020

$'000

4,071 

7,732 

21,738 

2019

$'000

1,327 

- 

1,417 

33,541 

2,744 

Income from Government grants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have been recognised in other 
income. The Group has received government assistance for operations in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, 
Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Regional assistance packages from which the Group benefited from 
included JobKeeper (Australia), Employer Wage Subsidy Scheme (New Zealand), Job Support Scheme 
(Singapore), Employment Support Scheme (Hong Kong) and the Job Retention Scheme (United Kingdom). 
There are no unfulfilled conditions or other contingencies attached to these grants. The Group did not benefit 
directly from any other forms of government assistance. Government grant income is offset by the cost of 
retaining additional staff. In the Asia and Europe regions, access to the grants has been made possible by 
retaining these staff.

Other income includes the revaluation reversal of the non-cash contingent consideration liability in relation 
to the acquisition of Corporate Travel Planners, Inc (CTP) at 30 June 2020 in the amount of $20,408,000. The 
assessment performed determined that earn-out hurdles would not be met due to the impact of COVID-19 
and therefore, the amounts were expected to not require settlement. Refer note 10 'Business combination' 
for details. Impairment of Goodwill was recorded in the CTP cash generating unit, reflecting the impact of 
COVID-19 on the recoverable amount of CTP (refer note 23 'Impairment testing of goodwill'). Both the non-
cash reversal of the earn-out liability recorded in Other income and the Goodwill impairment have been 
treated as non-recurring items due to the impact of COVID-19 (refer note 3 'Segment reporting').

Accounting Policy

Government grants are recognised when there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and 
all attaching conditions will be complied with. If conditions are attached to the grant which must be satisfied 
before the Group is eligible to receive the contribution, the recognition of the grant as revenue will be 
deferred until those conditions are satisfied.

Other predominately represents the amount of non-cash contingent consideration required to be reversed 
as a result of the reassessment of provisions from prior acquisitions. Amounts are recognised where there is 
reduced probability of the obligations having to be paid by the Group.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 6. Earnings per share

The following information reflects the income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per 
share computations:

Profit/(loss) after income tax

Non-controlling interest

Profit/(loss) after income tax attributable to ordinary equity holders of Corporate Travel 

Management Limited

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as a denominator in calculating basic 

earnings per share

Adjustments for calculation of diluted earnings per share:

Share appreciation rights1

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as a denominator in calculating diluted 

earnings per share

2020

$'000

(10,624)

2,439 

2019

$'000

89,473 

(3,238)

(8,185)

86,235 

Number

Number

108,868,570

108,278,527

-

416,657

108,868,570

108,695,184

1  Share Appreciation Rights (SARs) are considered to be potential ordinary shares. SARs are included in the diluted weighted average 

number of ordinary shares when the share price is above the strike price. The SARs have not been included in the determination of basic 

earnings per share. Details relating to the SARs are set out in note 28 'Share-based payments'.

Accounting policy

Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated as net profit/(loss) attributable to owners of the Group, adjusted to 
exclude any costs of servicing equity (other than dividends) divided by the weighted average number of 
ordinary shares, adjusted for any bonus element.

Diluted earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share is calculated as net profit/(loss) attributable to members of the Group, divided 
by the weighted average number of ordinary shares and dilutive potential ordinary shares, adjusted for any 
bonus element, and adjusted for:

 ― Costs of servicing equity (other than dividends);

 ― The after tax-effect of dividends and interest associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares that have 

been recognised as expenses; and

 ― Other non-discretionary changes in revenues or expenses during the period that would result from the 

conversion into potential ordinary shares.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 7. Dividends paid and proposed

Final ordinary dividend for the prior financial year ended 30 June

Interim ordinary dividend for the year ended 30 June

Total dividends paid

Approved by the Board of Directors but not recognised as a liability as at 30 June 20201

2020

$'000

23,953 

- 

2019

$'000

22,734 

19,529 

23,953 

42,263

2020

$'000

- 

2019

$'000

23,868

1  This dividend does not include shares issued post balance sheet date as part of the vesting of share appreciation rights.

On 19 February 2020 a interim dividend of 18.0 cents per share was determined by the Board. On 20 March 
2020, payment of the interim dividend was deferred to 2 October 2020.

On 19 August 2020, the Board resolved to cancel the interim dividend. The Board has determined that no final 
dividend will be paid for the year ended 30 June 2020.

Franking credit balance

Franking credits available for subsequent reporting periods based on a tax rate of 30% (2019: 30%)

2020

$'000

(813) 

2019

$'000

3,848

These amounts are calculated from the balance of the franking account as at the end of the reporting period, 
adjusted for franking credits and debits that will arise from the settlement of liabilities or of receivables for 
income tax and dividends after the end of the year.

Accounting policy

Provision is made for the amount of any dividend declared, being appropriately authorised and no longer at 
the discretion of the entity, on or before the end of the financial year but not distributed at balance dates. 
Provisions are measured at the present value of management's best estimate of the expenditure required to 
settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 8. Income tax expense/(income)

Income tax expense/(income)

Current income tax

Current tax on profits for the year

Adjustments for current tax of prior periods

Deferred income tax

(Increase) in deferred tax assets

Increase/(decrease) in deferred tax liabilities

2020

$'000

2,828 

630

(1,350)

(3,237)

2019

$'000

29,693 

(398)

(2,514)

4,685 

Income tax expense/(income)

(1,129)

31,466 

Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense/(income)  
to prima facie tax payable/(receivable)

Accounting profit/(loss) before income tax

(11,753)

120,939 

Tax at the Australian tax rate of 30% (2019: 30%)

(3,526)

36,282 

Tax effect amounts which are not deductible/(assessable) in calculating taxable income:

Non-deductible amounts

Other amounts

Adjustments for current tax of prior periods

Recognition of temporary differences previously not brought to account

Difference in overseas tax rates

Research and development tax credit

Utilisation of previously unrecognised tax losses

Income tax expense/(income)

6,909

(5,727)

776 

(813)

(2,344)

36,245 

630 

(177)

1,168 

(22)

(384)

(398)

1,676 

(6,006)

(36)

(15)

(1,129)

31,466 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 8. Income tax expense/(income) continued 

Deferred income tax 

Deferred tax assets

The balance comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Provisions

Employee benefits (SARs)

Lease liabilities

Tax losses

Other

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

6,042

- 

11,540

7,347

30

5,774 

3,641 

- 

1,180

30

24,959

10,625 

Set-off of deferred tax liabilities pursuant to set-off provisions

(18,641)

(4,932)

Net deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities

The balance comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Depreciation and amortisation

Accrued income

Right-of-use assets

Other

6,318

5,693 

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

15,800

1,383 

10,070

3,483

30,736

15,000 

2,493 

- 

2,241 

19,734 

Set-off of deferred tax assets pursuant to set-off provisions

(18,641)

(4,932)

Net deferred tax liabilities

12,095

14,802

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 8. Income tax expense/(income) continued 

Deferred income tax 

Adjustment 
on adoption 
of AASB 16

At 1 July 
(Restated)

At 1 July

(Charged)/ 
credited 
in year via 
P&L

(Charged)/ 
credited 
in year via 
equity

Acquisition 
of 
subsidiaries

Change 
in FX 
rates

At 30 
June

Deferred tax assets

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

2020

Provisions

5,774 

Employee benefits (SARs)

3,641 

Lease liabilities

Tax losses

Other

-

1,180 

30 

- 

- 

5,774 

3,641 

14,059 

14,059 

- 

- 

1,180 

30 

476 

(1,699)

(1,943)

4,516 

- 

10,625 

14,059 

24,684 

1,350 

2019

Provisions

4,815 

Employee benefits (SARs)

6,638 

Tax losses

Other

-

30 

11,483 

- 

-

-

-

-

4,815 

6,638 

-

30 

703 

636 

1,175 

-

3 

(1,942)

-

1,941 

-

2 

(60)

(3,633)

-

-

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(211)

6,042 

- 

- 

(576)

(290)

11,540 

7,347 

- 

30 

(1,077)

24,959 

179 

137 

5,774 

- 

-

-

-

5 

-

3,641 

1,180 

30 

11,483 

2,514 

(3,693)

179 

142 

10,625 

Adjustment 
on adoption 
of AASB 16

At 1 July 
(Restated)

At 1 July

(Charged)/ 
credited 
in year via 
P&L

(Charged)/ 
credited 
in year via 
equity

Acquisition 
of 
subsidiaries

Change 
in FX 
rates

At 30 
June

Deferred tax liabilities

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

2020

Depreciation and 

amortisation

Accrued income

15,000 

2,493 

- 

-

15,000 

(745)

2,493 

(1,248)

(2,261)

Right-of-use assets

-

12,840 

12,840 

Other

2,241 

-

2,241 

1,017 

19,734 

12,840 

32,574 

(3,237)

2019

Depreciation and 

amortisation

Accrued income

Other

8,708 

2,383 

1,952 

13,043 

-

-

-

-

8,708 

4,907 

2,383 

1,952 

19 

(241)

13,043 

4,685 

-

-

-

225 

225 

-

-

530 

530 

1,656 

(111)

15,800 

-

-

-

138 

1,383 

(509)

10,070

-

3,483 

1,656 

(482)

30,736

970 

415 

15,000 

-

-

91 

-

2,493 

2,241 

970 

506 

19,734 

The Group has tax losses that arose in foreign subsidiaries of $3,484,000 (2019 - nil) that are available for 
offsetting against future taxable profits of the companies in which the losses arose. In most cases, the unused 
tax losses have no expiry date. Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of these losses as they 
may not be used to offset taxable profits elsewhere in the Group and there is insufficient evidence to support 
recoverability in the near future. If the Group was able to recognise all unrecognised deferred tax assets, the 
profit would increase by $681,000 (2019 - nil).

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 8. Income tax expense/(benefit) continued 

Accounting policy

Tax consolidation

Corporate Travel Management Limited and its 100% 
owned Australian resident subsidiaries have formed 
a tax consolidated group with effect from 1 July 2008. 
Corporate Travel Management Limited is the head 
entity of the tax consolidated group. Members of the 
Group have entered into a tax sharing agreement 
in order to enable Corporate Travel Management 
Limited to allocate income tax expense to the wholly 
owned subsidiaries on a pro-rata basis. In addition, 
the agreement provides for the allocation of income 
tax liabilities amongst the entities should the head 
entity default on its tax payment obligations.

Tax effect accounting by members of the tax 
consolidated group

Members of the tax consolidated group have 
entered into a tax funding agreement. The tax 
funding agreement provides for the allocation of 
current taxes to members of the tax consolidated 
group in accordance with their accounting profit 
for the period, while deferred taxes are allocated 
to members of the tax consolidated group in 
accordance with the principles of AASB 112 Income 
Taxes. Allocations under the tax funding agreement 
are made at the end of each quarter.

The allocation of taxes under the tax funding 
agreement is recognised as an increase/decrease in 
the subsidiaries’ inter-company accounts with the 
tax consolidated group head company, Corporate 
Travel Management Limited.

The income tax expense (or revenue) for the period 
is the tax payable on the current period’s taxable 
income based on the applicable income tax rate for 
each jurisdiction, adjusted by changes in deferred 
tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary 
differences and to unused tax losses. The current 
income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the 
tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the 
end of the reporting period in the countries where 
the Group’s subsidiaries and associates operate and 
generate taxable income. It includes adjustments for 
tax expected to be payable or recoverable in respect 
of previous periods. Where the amount of tax 
payable or recoverable is uncertain, management 
establishes provisions based on either: the Group’s 
judgment of the most likely amount of the liability 
or recovery or; where there is a range of possible 
non-binary outcomes, the expected value calculated 
under a probability weighted approach.

Deferred income tax is provided for in full, using the 
liability method, on temporary differences arising 
between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and 
their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial 
statements. However, the deferred income tax is 
not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition 
of an asset or liability in a transaction other than 

76

a business combination that, at the time of the 
transaction, affects neither accounting nor taxable 
profit or loss. Deferred income tax is determined 
using tax rates and laws that have been enacted, or 
substantially enacted, by the end of the reporting 
period and are expected to apply when the related 
deferred income tax asset is realised or the deferred 
income tax liability is settled.

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

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

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

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

Other taxes

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net 
of the amount of GST except:

 ― When the GST incurred on a purchase of goods 

and services is not recoverable from the taxation 
authority, in which case, the GST is recognised as 
part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as 
part of the expense item as applicable; and

 ― Receivables and payables, which are stated with 

the amount of GST included. 

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

Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 9. Expenses

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

Depreciation and amortisation

Depreciation of non-current assets – plant and equipment

Amortisation of client contracts and relationships – intangibles

Amortisation of software – intangibles

Amortisation of other intangible assets – intangibles

Depreciation of non-current assets - right-of-use asset

2020

$'000

3,841 

10,229

15,580

3,605

9,257 

2019

$'000

3,342 

7,165 

9,378 

463 

- 

Total depreciation and amortisation expense

42,512

20,348 

Impairment

Impairment of goodwill (refer notes 5, 10, 23)

Impairment of software – intangibles

Total impairment expense

Finance costs

Bank loans

Other finance costs1

Total finance costs

2020

$'000

20,154 

3,489

23,643

3,371 

6,249 

9,620 

2019

$'000

- 

- 

- 

2,538 

227 

2,765

1  Other finance costs include the write off of capitalised borrowing costs upon amendment to the mulit-currency facility  

(refer note 16 'Borrowings and contingent liabilities') and interest from the implementation of AASB 16 Leases.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 9. Expenses continued

Accounting policy

Depreciation expense

Depreciation is calculated on property, plant and equipment using the following estimated useful lives and 
methods:

Item

Leasehold improvements

Computer hardware

Furniture, fixture and equipment

Years

3 – 15

3 – 5

4 – 10

Method

Straight line

Straight line

Diminishing value or straight line

The assets' residual values, useful lives and amortisation methods are reviewed, and adjusted, if appropriate, at 
each financial year end.

Amortisation expense

The useful lives of the below intangible assets are assessed to be finite.

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

Item

Years

Method

Internally generated/acquired

Client contracts and relationships

3 – 6

Straight line or timing of 

projected cash flows

Acquired

Software

Other intangible assets

3 – 5

2 – 10

Straight line

Straight line

Acquired/Internally generated

Acquired

Where amortisation is charged on assets with finite lives, this expense is recognised in the Consolidated 
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income in the expense category ‘depreciation and 
amortisation’.

Impairment expense

Goodwill and indefinite life intangibles are tested for impairment annually, or whenever facts and 
circumstances indicate impairment. An impairment loss is recognised when the carrying amount exceeds 
recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs of disposal or value-in-use.

Finance costs

This expense is recognised as interest accrues, using the effective interest method for bank loans and an 
incremental borrowing rate for lease liabilities. These methods calculate the amortised cost of a financial 
liability and allocate the interest expense over the relevant period using the effective interest rate, which is the 
rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments through the expected life of the financial liability 
to the net carrying amount of the financial liability.

78

Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 10. Business combination

Corporate Travel Planners Inc

On 1 January 2020, the Group acquired 100% of the 
shares of Corporate Travel Planners, Inc (CTP), an 
American based travel management company. 
The initial cost of the acquisition was $25,593,000 
(USD $18,000,000), paid partly in cash $23,087,000 
(USD $16,200,000) and partly in equity $2,506,000 
(USD $1,800,000). Additional earn-out consideration 
to a maximum of USD $18,000,000 ($25,593,000), 
contingent upon achieving calendar year net profit 
after tax thresholds, were expected to be met at 
the date of acquisition, and has been included 
within the acquisition date fair value consideration 
as goodwill. Due to the impact of COVID-19, at 30 
June 2020, it was determined that this earn-out 
liability will not be paid and therefore, the liability 
has been written back (refer note 5 'Other income'). 
Additionally, the impact on the CTP business' 
short-term cash flows due to COVID-19 has resulted 
in an impairment to the goodwill recognised 
on acquisition at 1 January 2020 (refer note 23 
'Impairment testing of goodwill').

The full value of the goodwill and intangible assets 
are not expected to be tax deductible.

Acquisition-related costs of $70,000 are included 
in administrative and general expenses in the 
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other 
Comprehensive Income.

Trade and other receivables approximate the 
gross contractual amount receivable, of which no 
balances were expected to be uncollectable.

The acquired business contributed revenues of 
$5,250,000 and a net loss after tax of $1,257,000 to 
the Group for the period 1 January 2020 to 30 June 
2020. If the acquisition had occurred on 1 July 2019, 
the Group's consolidated Revenue and net loss 
after tax for the year ended 30 June 2020 would 
change from $316,364,000 to $327,956,000 and from 
$10,624,000 to $9,330,000 respectively.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 10. Business combination continued

Fair value acquisition consideration and reconciliation to cash flow

Initial consideration - cash paid

Initial consideration - equity issued

Working capital adjustment

Acquisition date fair value contingent consideration - earn-out liability

Total acquisition date fair value consideration

Cash paid

less: cash balances acquired

Total outflow of cash - investing activities

CTP

$’000

23,087

2,506

(212)

19,157

44,538

23,087

(324)

22,763

The provisional fair values of the assets and liabilities of the acquired businesses, as at the date of acquisition, 
are as follows:

CTP

$’000

324

1,675

46

4,048

133

(2,333)

68

1,213

(1,213)

3,961

-

40,577

44,538

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Plant and equipment

Intangible assets: client contracts and relationships (net of tax)

Intangible assets: brand (net of tax)

Trade and other payables

Income tax payable

Right of use assets

Lease liabilities

Net identifiable assets acquired

Less: non-controlling interest

Goodwill on acquisition

Net assets acquired

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 10. Business combination continued

Prior period business combinations 

During the year ended 30 June 2020, contingent 
consideration of $700,000, relating to the 
achievement of performance conditions in FY19 
was paid for the Platinum business combination. 
There was no amount payable at 30 June 2020, as 
the conditions by which the payment is contingent 
upon have not been met due to the COVID-19 
pandemic. This amount has been reversed to 
the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and 
Other Comprehensive Income. $1,939,000 remains 
available contingent upon meeting earn-out hurdles 
(refer note 19 'Provisions').

Summary of consideration paid for 
acquisitions made in prior periods

Cash paid

Platinum

$’000

700

Accounting policy

The purchase method of accounting is used to 
account for all business combinations regardless 
of whether equity instruments or other assets are 
acquired. The consideration transferred is measured 
as the fair value of the assets acquired, shares issued 
or liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of 
exchange. Acquisition-related costs are expensed in 
the period in which the costs are incurred.

Where equity instruments are issued in a business 
combination, the fair value of the instruments 
is their published market price as at the date of 
exchange. Transaction costs arising on the issue 
of equity instruments are recognised directly in 
equity. The consideration transferred also includes 
the fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a 
contingent consideration arrangement.

With limited exceptions, all identifiable assets 
acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities 
assumed in a business combination are measured 
initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. 
The excess of the consideration transferred, amount 
of any non-controlling interest in the acquired 
entity, over the net fair value of the Group's share of 
the identifiable net assets acquired is recognised 
as goodwill. If the consideration transferred for 
the acquisition is less than the Group's share of 
the net fair value of the identifiable net assets of 
the subsidiary, the difference is recognised as a 
gain in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or 
Loss and Other Comprehensive Income, but only 
after a reassessment of the identification and 
measurement of the net assets acquired.

Where settlement of any part of the cash 
consideration is deferred, the amounts payable in 
the future are discounted to their present value, as 
at the date of exchange. The discount rate used is 
the entity's incremental borrowing rate, being the 
rate at which a similar borrowing could be obtained 
from an independent financier under comparable 
terms and conditions.

Contingent consideration is classified as a financial 
liability at acquisition. Amounts classified as a 
financial liability are subsequently remeasured to 
fair value, with changes in fair value recognised 
in other income or other expenses, and interest 
expense resulting from discounting is recognised 
within finance costs in the Consolidated Statement 
of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive 
Income. Any subsequent adjustment to the final 
contingent consideration, based on actual results 
as at 30 June 2020, has been reflected in the 
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other 
Comprehensive Income.

The Group recognises any non-controlling interest, 
in the acquired entity on an acquisition-by-
acquisition basis either at fair value or at the non-
controlling interests’ proportionate share of the 
acquired entity’s net identifiable assets.

Non-controlling interests in the results and 
equity of subsidiaries are shown separately in the 
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other 
Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statement of 
Financial Position and Consolidated Statement of 
Changes in Equity.

Critical estimates, assumptions and judgements

Value of intangible assets relating to acquisitions

The Group has allocated portions of the cost of 
acquisitions to client contracts and relationships 
and other intangibles, valued using the multi-period 
excess earnings method. These calculations require 
the use of assumptions including future customer 
retention rates and cash flows.

Value of contingent consideration

The Group values contingent consideration on 
the expected cash outflows estimate based on 
the terms of the sale contract and the entity’s 
knowledge of the business and how the current 
economic environment is likely to impact it. 
Management assess at each reporting period the 
likelihood of earnings targets being met and where 
necessary the liability is revalued.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 11. Intangible assets

Goodwill - at cost

Less: Impairment (refer notes 5, 10, 23)

Customer contracts - at cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Software - at cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Less: Impairment

Other intangible assets - at cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

2020

$'000

498,448 

(20,237)

2019

$'000

453,522 

- 

478,211 

453,522 

69,016 

62,924 

(53,894)

(43,668)

15,122 

19,256 

72,101 

(37,756)

(3,480)

30,865 

5,181 

(4,921)

260 

52,684 

(22,370)

- 

30,314 

4,924 

(1,326)

3,598 

524,458 

506,690

Reconciliations

Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year 
are set out below:

Client  
contracts 
and  
relationships

Software

Goodwill

Other 
intangible 
assets

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

20,140

-

5,381

900

20,399

18,770

-

523

(7,165)

(9,378)

407,187

3,871

-

31,023

15,312

-

-

-

190

(463)

Total

$'000

451,597

18,770

36,404

16,925

(17,006)

19,256

-

5,462

633

-

(10,229)

30,314

19,588

-

32

(3,489)

(15,580)

453,522

3,598

506,690

-

40,577

4,266

(20,154)

-

180

87

-

-

(3,605)

19,588

46,219

5,088

(23,643)

(29,414)

Balance at 1 July 2018

Additions

Additions through business combinations (note 10)

Exchange differences

Amortisation expense

Balance at 30 June 2019

Additions

Additions through business combinations (note 10)

Exchange differences

Impairment expense

Amortisation expense

Balance at 30 June 2020

15,122

30,865

478,211

260

524,458

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTGoodwill

Goodwill is reviewed for impairment, annually, or more 
frequently if events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that the carrying value may be impaired 
(refer note 23 'Impairment testing of goodwill').

Critical estimates, assumptions and judgements

Customer contracts and relationships

The Group recognises customer contracts and 
relationships arising from business combinations. 
Estimates and judgements are used in determining 
the fair value of future benefits of contracts and 
relationships acquired.

Software developed or acquired not as part of a 
business combination

The Group recognises internally generated software 
assets arising from development once they meet 
the criteria set out in the Australian Accounting 
Standards. Estimates are used in determining the 
useful life for amortisation. There is also judgement 
involved in assessing how the asset will deliver 
probable future economic benefit to the Group.

Goodwill

Refer note 23 'Impairment testing of goodwill'.

Note 11. Intangible assets continued

Management performed an assessment of 
the recoverability of future economic benefits 
of software and other intangibles. Based on 
this assessment, impairment and accelerated 
amortisation has been recognised where future 
economic benefits reduced as a result of COVID-19 
impacts. 

Management applied the assumptions used in 
the goodwill impairment assessment to client 
intangibles. As a result, accelerated amortisation 
has been recognised for client intangibles to reflect 
the reduction in economic benefits expected to 
be recovered over the remaining life of the client 
contracts and relationships.

Accounting policy

Customer contracts and relationships

The customer contracts were acquired as part of 
a business combination (refer note 10 'Business 
combination' for details). They are recognised at 
their fair value at the date of acquisition and are 
subsequently amortised based on the consumption 
of future economic benefits from the acquired 
customer base, or on a straight line basis.

Refer note 9 'Expenses' for accounting policies 
regarding amortisation of finite life intangible assets.

Software developed or acquired not as part of a 
business combination

Costs incurred in developing products or systems 
and costs incurred in acquiring software and 
licenses that will contribute to future period 
financial benefits through revenue generation and/
or cost reduction are capitalised as software and 
systems assets.

Refer note 9 'Expenses' for accounting policies 
regarding amortisation and impairment of finite life 
intangible assets.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 12. Cash and cash equivalents

Current assets

Cash at bank and on hand

Client cash

Total cash and cash equivalents

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

90,445 

2,398 

96,571 

42,220 

92,843 

138,791

Cash at bank and on hand and client cash earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates. 
The range of deposit rates as at 30 June 2020 is: 0.00%-1.89% (2019: 0.00%-1.95%).

Accounting policy

Cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position comprise cash at bank and on 
hand and short-term deposits, with an original maturity of three months or less, that are readily convertible to 
known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

Client cash represents amounts contributed by clients that the Group is required by regulation or contract to 
hold separately before release. 

For the purpose of the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and cash 
equivalents as defined, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.

Reconciliation of profit after income tax to net cash inflow from operating activities

Profit for the year

Adjustments for:

Depreciation and amortisation

Impairment of intangible assets

Net exchange differences

Non-cash interest

Adjustment relating to acquisition

Non-cash employee benefits expense - share-based payments

Net (gain) on sale of subsidiary

Fair value adjustment of acquisition payable

Net gain/(loss) on disposal of non-current assets

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

(10,624)

89,473 

42,512

23,643

(267)

5,681

(21,107)

(4,160)

- 

(1,015) 

203

20,348 

-

406 

122

-

3,690 

(423)

(602)

169 

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

286,892 

(7,464)

(Increase)/decrease in prepayments

Increase/(decrease) in deferred tax balances

Increase/(decrease) in income tax payable

Increase/(decrease) in payables and provisions

217 

(4,183)

(18,095)

(220,448)

(546)

2,190 

2,797 

23,317 

Net cash flow from operating activities

79,249

133,477

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 13. Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables 1

Client receivables 1

Contract assets

Deposits 2

Other receivables

Total trade and other receivables

2020

$'000

14,662

32,243

7,762

2019

$'000

25,882 

253,942 

31,035 

54,667 

310,859 

7,887 

1,981 

9,868 

16,574 

1,338 

17,912 

64,535 

328,771

1 

 Trade and client receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally on terms ranging from 7 to 30 days. 

2  Deposit balance represents advanced deposits to suppliers and deposits made on behalf of clients for travel which will occur at a future date.

Accounting policy 

Trade and client receivables are recognised initially at fair value and, subsequently, measured at amortised 
cost using the effective interest method, less a provision for impairment in accordance with the simplified 
approach permitted by AASB 9 Financial Instruments (AASB 9).

The Group applies the simplified approach to providing for expected credit losses prescribed by AASB 9, which 
permits the use of the lifetime expected loss provision for all trade and client receivables and contract assets 
(Refer note 18 'Financial risk management').

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 14. Right-of-use assets

Buildings - right-of-use

Opening net book value

Recognition on application of AASB 16

Additions

Additions through the acquisition of entities/businesses

Disposals

Depreciation

Exchange difference

Closing net book value

Expense relating to short-term leases (included in occupancy expenses)

Expense relating to leases of low-value assets that are not shown above as short-term leases 

(included in operating expenses)

Expense relating to variable lease payments not included in lease liabilities  

(included in operating expenses)

2020

$'000

46,828

2020

$'000

- 

50,893

6,056

1,213 

(2,667)

(9,257)

590 

46,828 

2020

$'000

1,029 

420

193

2019

$'000

- 

2019

$'000

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

-

2019

$'000

- 

- 

- 

Accounting policy 

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

Extension and termination options are included in a number of building leases across the Group. These are 
used to maximise operational flexibility in terms of managing the assets used in the Group's operations. 
The majority of the extension and termination options held are exercisable only by the Group and not the 
respective lessors. Most extension options have been included in the lease liabilities. Extension options are 
only included in the lease term if the lease is reasonably certain to be extended. The assessment of reasonable 
certainty is only revised if a significant event or a significant change in circumstances occurs.

Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the unexpired period of the lease or the 
estimated useful life of the asset, whichever is the shorter. 

The Group has elected not to recognise a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability for short-term 
leases with terms of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets. Lease payments on these assets are 
expensed to profit or loss as incurred, refer note 35 'Changes in accounting policies'.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 15. Trade and other payables

Current liabilities

Trade payables 1

Client payables 1

Other payables and accruals

Acquisition payable

2020

$'000

7,801 

52,443 

40,255 

- 

2019

$'000

13,373 

267,424 

35,256 

700 

Total current trade and other payables

100,499 

316,753 

Non-current liabilities

Other payables and accruals

Total trade and other payables

522 

1,573 

101,021 

318,326

1 Trade payables and client payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled on terms ranging from 7 to 30 days.

Accounting policy

Other payables and accruals represent liabilities for goods and services provided, amounts recognised as 
redundancy payments and amounts owed to clients for refund. These amounts are unsecured and are paid 
within terms ranging from 7 to 30 days from recognition. They are recognised initially at their fair value and 
subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Client payables result from provision of travel services and products to clients. Trade payables result from 
other activities required to provide those travel services, such as corporate services.

Acquisition payables are recognised where contingent consideration hurdles have been satisfied and the 
amount is to be settled from previously acquired entities.

Termination benefits are payable when employment is terminated before the normal retirement date, or 
when an employee accepts voluntary redundancy in exchange for these benefits. The Group recognises 
termination benefits when it is demonstrably committed to either terminating the employment of current 
employees according to a detailed formal plan without possibility of withdrawal, or providing termination 
benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy. Benefits falling due more than 12 
months after reporting date are discounted to present value.

87

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 16. Borrowings and contingent liabilities

Borrowings

The carrying amounts of the Group's borrowings were as follows at 30 June:

Current borrowings - senior secured

Bank loans

Total current borrowings

Non-current borrowings - senior secured

Bank loans

Finance leases

Total non-current borrowings

Total borrowings

2020

$'000

-

-

-

-

-

-

2019

$'000

19,205

19,205

20,072

13

20,085

39,290

The Group maintains a revolving multi-currency bank loan facility which was established in August 
2019, refinancing the existing facility. The facility expires on 31 August 2022 and has a total capacity of 
GBP100,000,000 (AUD $179,630,000) at 30 June 2020. The Facility is secured against the assets of certain 
members of the Group who also are guarantors under the facility.

The Group has remained in compliance with its bank facility covenants throughout the period. The Group has 
agreed a covenant waiver with its lenders for the testing period at 30 June 2020 and 31 December 2020. The 
following key terms were amended as part of the waiver:

 ― Waiver of all financial covenants for calendar year 2020 including the exclusion of COVID-19 from the 

Material Adverse Effect definition;

 ― Covenant testing for the period ending 30 June 2021 to be based on 2H21 performance; 

 ― Total facility size reduced to £100,000,000 from £125,000,000; and

 ― A minimum liquidity requirement of $80,000,000 until 30 June 2021.

As a result of the material amendments to the multi-currency facility executed as part of the covenant 
waiver, capitalised borrowing costs of $3,479,000 incurred in the establishment of the facility remaining, were 
expensed in full (refer note 3 'Segment reporting').

Bank guarantees/letters of credit

The Group provides bank guarantees and letters of credit primarily for the benefit of suppliers in accordance 
with local travel agency licensing and International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations. The table 
below shows the outstanding balance of guarantees issued by the Group at 30 June:

Bank guarantees

2020

$'000

54,349 

2019

$'000

123,021

Bank guarantees are used primarily for trade support for transactions with airlines in Greater China and 
European rail. The requirement for these bank guarantees is mandatory by these suppliers and represents 
a significant barrier to entry for competitors and new entrants in these markets, which are constrained by 
growth of financial capacity, and provides an important competitive advantage for the Group. 

Accounting policy

Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently 
measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. Establishment costs are capitalised and 
are amortised over the life of the related borrowing.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group has an unconditional right to defer settlement 
of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting date.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 17. Lease liabilities

Current liabilities

Lease liability

Non-current liabilities

Lease liability

Total lease liabilities

Reconciliation of lease liabilities at 30 June was as follows:

Recognition on application of AASB 16

Additions

Additions through acquisition of entities

Disposals

Repayment of principal element of lease liabilities

Exchange difference

Total lease liabilities

Accounting policy

2020

$'000

8,672 

44,423 

53,095 

2020

$'000

55,723

6,056

1,213

(2,783)

(7,745)

631

53,095

2019

$'000

- 

- 

-

2019

$'000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

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

89

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 18. Financial risk management

The Group is exposed to market risk (interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk), credit risk and liquidity risk 
in the normal course of business. The Group’s financial risk management is controlled by a central treasury 
department under policies approved by the Board of Directors. Group Treasury identifies, evaluates and 
hedges financial risks in co-operation with the Group’s operating units, and in accordance with the Board 
approved Treasury Policy. The Treasury Policy provides written principles for overall risk management, as well 
as policies covering specific areas, such as foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, use of derivative 
financial instruments and non-derivative financial instruments, and investment of excess liquidity.

(a) Market risk

Interest rate risk

The Group holds both interest bearing assets and liabilities, therefore the Group’s income and operating cash 
flows are impacted by changes in market interest rates.

The Group’s main interest rate exposure arises from floating rate interest payments on borrowings and 
interest receivable on cash deposited with banks. As at 30 June 2020 the Group had no outstanding variable 
rate borrowings (Refer note 16 'Borrowings and contingent liabilities').

Interest rate risk is managed using natural hedges, borrowing terms available under facility documents or 
using interest rate derivatives. As at the balance date, the Group has no interest rate derivatives outstanding. 
The Group has considered its exposure to interest rate movements and note that significant changes in 
interest rates would not result in a material impact to finance costs.

Foreign exchange risk

The Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk. Foreign exchange risk arises from 
future transactions and recognised assets and liabilities denominated in a currency that is not the functional 
currency of the relevant Group entity.

The Group uses foreign exchange spot and forward contracts to manage its net risk position. At times, the 
Group also uses its multi-currency debt facility allowing for borrowings in relevant currencies to provide an 
offset to revaluation of foreign currency assets or future foreign currency earnings.

The Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk at the end of the reporting period, expressed in Australian 
dollars, was as follows.

2020

HKD

USD

GBP

NZD

EUR

CHF

Other

Cash 
and cash 
equivalents

Trade 
and other 
receivables

Related 
party loans

Trade 
and other 
payables

$'000

9,759

2,046

7,504

3

304

133

964

$'000

$'000

16

52

6

15

13

-

339

(59,440)

22,642

(25,884)

1,397

884

921

1,266

$'000

(8)

(499)

(43)

-

(20)

(1)

(304)

Total

$'000

(49,673)

24,241

(18,417)

1,415

1,181

1,053

2,265

Total foreign exchange risk

20,713

441

(58,214)

(875)

(37,935)

Based on the 30 June 2020 balances, a 10% stronger and 10% weaker Australian dollar against the currencies 
held, would result in a gain of $3,449,000 and a loss of $4,215,000 respectively.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 18. Financial risk management continued

2019

USD

HKD

GBP

NZD

JPY

EUR

CHF

Other

Cash 
and cash 
equivalents

Trade 
and other 
receivables

Related 
party loans

Trade 
and other 
payables

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

2,071

3,145

264

324

2

295

487

267

1,684

133

-

34

25

514

-

838

23,438

(22,302)

857

2,894

(3,179)

(117)

(260)

-

-

(1,348)

4,788

1,388

3,209

(313)

(13)

(1,736)

Total

$'000

25,475

(22,022)

921

2,930

(1,028)

5,476

1,642

3,995

Total foreign exchange risk

5,394

4,689

14,272

(6,966)

17,389

Based on the 30 June 2019 balances, a 10% stronger and 10% weaker Australian dollar against the currencies 
held, would result in a loss of $902,000 and a gain of $1,103,000 respectively.

(b) Credit risk 

Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents placed on deposit with counterparties, and balances owing 
from clients and suppliers including outstanding receivables.

The Group’s exposure to credit risk relating to cash and cash equivalents arises from the ability of the 
counterparty to repay funds placed on deposit. The Group’s cash and cash equivalent investments are held on 
deposit with counterparties holding an investment grade credit rating.

The Group's policy is that all clients that wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification 
procedures, and subsequent risk limits, which are set for each individual client in accordance with the Group’s 
policies. For some client receivables, the Group may also obtain security in the form of deposits. In addition, 
receivable balances are actively monitored on an ongoing basis, with the result that the Group’s exposure to 
bad debts has been historically negligible. 

Trade and other receivables are subject to the expected credit loss model. The Group has applied the  
AASB 9 Financial Instruments simplified approach to measuring the expected credit loss, which uses a 
lifetime expected loss allowance for all receivables and contract assets. All allowances are equal to 12-month 
expected credit losses.

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, credit risk associated with receivables and contract assets has 
increased. Recognising this, the Group has increased expected loss rates to align to the assessed risk of the 
receivable. The Group has classified several customers low risk where the debtor is a government entity. 

To measure the expected credit losses, receivables and contract assets have been grouped based on shared 
credit risk characteristics (by client industry or supplier type) and the days past due. Based on the grouping 
of clients, an expected loss rate has been applied. Any individual receivable or contract asset which had 
significantly increased credit risk, were individually assessed and allowed for in addition to the expected loss 
rate. Historic loss events and forward-looking assumptions regarding the pandemic have been factored into 
the allowance calculation for these assets as at 30 June 2020.

91

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 18. Financial risk management continued

Contract assets represent balances earned which are not yet unconditional and have the same characteristics 
as trade receivables. The Group has, therefore, concluded that the expected loss rates for trade receivables are 
a reasonable approximation of the loss rates for the contract assets. 

On this basis, the loss allowance as at 30 June 2020 and 30 June 2019 was determined as follows:

2020

Expected loss rate (%)

Carrying amount – client receivables ($'000)

Carrying amount – trade receivables ($'000)

Carrying amount – contract assets ($'000)

Loss allowance ($'000)

2019

Expected loss rate (%)

Carrying amount – client receivables ($'000)

Carrying amount – trade receivables ($'000)

Carrying amount – contract assets ($'000)

Loss allowance ($'000)

Current

3

25,983

14,823

8,522

1,463

Current

-

238,082

24,604

31,035

669

More than 
30 days  
past due

More than 
60 days  
past due

More than 
90 days  
past due

21

4,092

1,053

-

1,092

86

227

98

-

281

54

5,816

125

-

3,235

More than 
30 days  
past due

More than 
60 days  
past due

More than 
90 days  
past due

Total

10

36,118

16,099

8,522

6,071

Total

1

3

7,264

731

-

208

9

4,106

4

-

369

12

6,592

256,044

543

-

856

25,882

31,035

2,102

The loss allowances for receivables and contract assets as at 30 June reconcile to the opening loss allowances 
as follows:

Opening loss allowance as at 1 July 2019

Increase in loss allowances recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or 

Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

Receivables written off during the year as uncollectable

Closing loss allowance as at 30 June 2020

Opening loss allowance as at 1 July 2018

Increase in loss allowances recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or 

Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

Receivables written off during the year as uncollectable

Closing loss allowance as at 30 June 2019

Client 
Receivables

Trade 
Receivables

Contract 
Assets

$'000

2,102

2,989

(1,217)

3,874

$'000

$'000

-

1,437

-

1,437

-

760

-

760

Client 
Receivables

Trade 
Receivables

Contract 
Assets

$'000

2,667

244

(809)

2,102

$'000

$'000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Receivables and contract assets are written off where there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. 
Indicators that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery include, amongst others, the failure of a client or 
supplier to engage in a repayment plan.

Losses on client and trade receivable and contract assets are presented as bad and doubtful debts for client 
receivables and transactional overrides or a write back of revenue for volume-based overrides. Subsequent 
recoveries will be written back against the same line items.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 18. Financial risk management continued

(c) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulties in meeting the obligations associated with its 
financial liabilities. The Group’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure sufficient cash and credit facilities 
are available to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions.

In addition to the cash position outlined in note 12 'Cash and cash equivalents', the Group had the following 
credit facilities available at 30 June 2020. These include the Group‘s £100,000,000 (AUD $179,630,000) multi-
currency revolving loan facility which matures in August 2022 and overdraft facilities.

Bank loans and overdraft facilities

Used

Unused

2020

$'000

-

196,699

2019

$'000

39,290

93,710

Total bank loans and overdrafts limit

196,699

133,000

Credit cards

Used

Unused

Total credit cards limit

10,098

88,238

98,336

45,432

112,235

157,667

The Group's credit card facilities are primarily used for the benefit of clients for client bookings via virtual 
credit cards.

The following table summarises the contractual timing of undiscounted cashflows of financial liabilities, 
expressed in AUD as at 30 June 2020. No derivative financial instruments were held as at the reporting date. 
Cash flows for financial liabilities without fixed amount or timing are based on the conditions existing at 30 
June 2020.

Contractual  
maturities of  
financial liabilities

June 2020

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

Total non-derivative 

financial liabilities

Less than  
6 months

6 - 12 
months

Between  
1 and 2 
years

Between  
2 and 5 
years

Over  
5 years

Total 
contractual 
cash flows

Carrying 
amount 
(assets)/ 
liabilities

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

87,386

-

5,170

13,113

-

5,036

91

-

391

-

40

-

101,021

101,021

-

-

9,596

22,522

16,954

59,278

53,095

92,556

18,149

9,687

22,913

16,994

160,299

154,116

June 2019

Trade and other payables

309,414

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

Total non-derivative 

financial liabilities

796

-

7,339

796

-

304

39,578

-

1,229

40

318,326

-

-

-

-

41,170

-

318,326

39,290

-

310,210

8,135

39,882

1,229

40

359,496

357,616

93

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 19. Provisions

Movements in provisions

At 1 July 2019

Acquisition of subsidiary

Arising during the year

Utilised

Write back of provision

Transfer to acquisition payable

Changes due to change in foreign currency

At 30 June 2020

At 1 July 2018

Acquisition of subsidiary

Arising during the year

Utilised

Write back of provision

Transfer to acquisition payable

Changes due to change in foreign currency

Employee 
entitle-
ments

Make-good 
provision

Provisions 
for other 
liabilities 
and charges

$’000

8,882

-

7,772

(9,790)

(974)

-

(65)

5,825

5,935

1,749

8,935

(7,454)

(592)

-

309

$’000

2,450

-

245

(834)

(182)

-

52

1,731

655

927

1,138

(320)

-

-

50

$’000

21,646

19,157

Total

$’000

32,978

19,157

235,137

243,154

(218,908)

(229,532)

(24,949)

(26,105)

-

(420)

31,663

11,029

7,489

90,412

(84,788)

(2,599)

(700)

803

-

(433)

39,219

17,619

10,165

100,485

(92,562)

(3,191)

(700)

1,162

At 30 June 2019

8,882

2,450

21,646

32,978

2020

Current

Non-current

2019

Current

Non-current

4,001

1,824

5,825

6,813

2,069

8,882

101

1,630

1,731

31

2,419

2,450

29,724

1,939

31,663

19,061

2,585

21,646

33,826

5,393

39,219

25,905

7,073

32,978

The increase to provisions for other liabilities and charges is due to refunds, predominately in Asia, and CTP 
contingent consideration, as a result of travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accounting policy

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past 
event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the 
obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. At the end of the reporting 
period, provisions are measured at the present value of management's best estimate of the expenditure 
required to settle the present obligation. The discount rate used to determine the present value is a pre-tax 
rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability. 
The increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised as interest expense.

Where the Group expects some or all of a provision to be reimbursed, for example, under an insurance 
contract, the reimbursement is recognised as a separate asset, but only when the reimbursement is 
virtually certain. The expense relating to any provision is presented in the profit and loss in the Consolidated 
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income, net of any reimbursement.

Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised as a 
finance cost.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTRetirement benefit obligations

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

Bonus plans

The Group recognises a provision for future bonus 
payments where it is contractually obliged or 
where there is a past practice that has created a 
constructive obligation.

Make-good provision

In accordance with the Group’s contractual 
obligations under tenancy lease agreements, 
the Group may be required to restore the leased 
premises on the expiry of the lease term.

Provision for other liabilities and charges

Provision for unclaimed charges

The Group recognises a provision for unclaimed 
charges, arising from the sale of travel services. 
Based on historical data and past experience, 
management considers the possibility of claims 
and, if appropriate, it is written back to the 
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other 
Comprehensive Income.

Note 19. Provisions continued

Employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits

Liabilities for wages and salaries including non-
monetary benefits, expected to be settled within 12 
months of the reporting period, are recognised in 
other payables and accruals in respect of employees’ 
services up to the reporting date. Liabilities for 
annual leave and accumulated sick leave, expected 
to be settled within 12 months of the reporting 
period, are recognised in the provision for employee 
benefits in respect of employees’ services up to 
the reporting date. They are measured at the 
amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are 
settled. Liabilities for non-accumulated sick leave 
are recognised when the leave is taken and are 
measured at the rates paid or payable.

Other long-term employee benefits

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

The obligations are presented as current liabilities 
in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
if the entity does not have an unconditional right 
to defer settlement for at least twelve months after 
the reporting period, regardless of when the actual 
settlement is expected to occur. 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 20. Contributed equity

Ordinary shares - fully paid

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

375,314 

364,368

Ordinary shares entitle the holder to receive dividends as declared and, in the event of winding up the Group, 
to participate in the proceeds from the sale of all surplus assets in proportion to the number of and amounts 
paid up on shares held.

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

Ordinary shares have no par value and the company does not have a limited amount of authorised capital.

Movements in ordinary share capital

Details

Balance

Initial consideration for the SCT Travel Group Pty Ltd business 

combination.

Date

Number  
of shares

1 July 2018

106,108,452

$'000

301,747

2 July 2018

85,627

2,298

Capital raising used primarily for the acquisition of Lotus Travel Group.

17 July 2018

Share appreciation rights issue.

22 August 2018

1,554,000

509,961

40,016

14,585

Deferred consideration payment for the Chambers Travel business 

combination.

Less: transaction costs arising on share issue

Deferred tax credit recognised directly in equity

22 October 2018

233,908

6,456

-

-

(796)

62

Balance

30 June 2019

108,491,948

364,368

Share appreciation rights issue.

21 August 2019

386,762

Initial consideration for the Corporate Travel Planners Inc. business 

combination.

Less: transaction costs arising on share issue

Deferred tax credit recognised directly in equity

21 February 2020

122,240

-

-

8,447

2,506

(10)

3

Balance

Accounting policy

30 June 2020

109,000,950

375,314

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

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 20. Contributed equity continued

Capital management

The Group maintains a conservative funding structure that allows it to meet its operational and regulatory 
requirements, while providing sufficient flexibility to fund future strategic opportunities.

The Group’s capital structure includes a mix of debt (refer note 16 'Borrowings and contingent liabilities'), 
general cash (refer note 12 'Cash and cash equivalents') and equity attributable to the parent’s equity holders.

When determining dividend returns to shareholders the Board considers a number of factors, including 
the Group’s anticipated cash requirements to fund its growth, operational plan, and current and future 
economic conditions.

While dividend payments may vary from time to time, according to these anticipated needs, the Board’s 
current dividend policy is to return between 50% to 60% of net profit after tax to shareholders. On 19 February 
2020 a interim dividend of 18.0 cents per share was determined by the Board. On 20 March 2020, payment of 
the interim dividend was deferred to 2 October 2020.

On 19 August 2020, the Board resolved to cancel the interim dividend. The Board has determined that no final 
dividend will be paid for the year ended 30 June 2020. 

Total borrowings

Total equity

Gearing ratio

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

- 

39,290 

558,087

592,482 

%

-

%

7%

97

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 21. Reserves

The following table shows a breakdown of the ‘reserves’ line item as per the Consolidated Statement of 
Financial Position, and the movements in these reserves during the year. A description of the nature and 
purpose of each reserve is provided in the following table.

At 30 June 2018

Currency translation differences

Deferred tax

Other comprehensive income

Share-based payments:

Expense for the year

Issuance of shares on vesting

Effect of tax

At 30 June 2019

Currency translation differences

Deferred tax

Other comprehensive income

Share-based payments:

Expense for the year

Issuance of shares on vesting

Effect of tax

3,690

3,690

(14,585)

(14,585)

FX 
translation

Share-based 
payments

$’000

(4,663)

-

-

-

$’000

24,032

18,307

(118)

18,189

-

-

-

338

42,221

(15,220)

6,464

(722)

5,742

-

-

-

-

-

-

(4,160)

(8,447)

38

Total

$’000

19,369

18,307

(118)

18,189

338

27,001

6,464

(722)

5,742

(4,160)

(8,447)

38

At 30 June 2020

47,963

(27,789)

20,174

Nature and purpose of reserves

Foreign currency translation

Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign controlled entities are recognised in other 
comprehensive income and accumulated in a separate reserve within equity. The cumulative amount is 
recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income when the net 
investment is sold.

Share-based payments

The share-based payments reserve is used to recognise an expense for the grant date fair value of deferred 
shares granted to employees but not yet vested over the vesting period, as well as deferred tax associated 
with estimated future tax deductions. Upon vesting of shares, the fair value of the shares issued is recognised 
in share capital (refer note 20 'Contributed equity') and a corresponding entry recognised in the share-based 
payment reserve.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 22. Retained earnings

Retained earnings at the beginning of the financial year

Adjustment for change in accounting policy (note 35)

Retained earnings at the beginning of the financial year - post AASB 16

Profit/(loss) after income tax (expense)/income for the year

2020

$'000

177,190 

(1,707)

175,483 

(8,185)

2019

$'000

133,218 

- 

133,218 

86,235 

Dividends paid (note 7)

(23,953)

(42,263)

Retained earnings at the end of the financial year

143,345

177,190

99

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 23. Impairment testing of goodwill

For goodwill impairment testing, a cash-generating unit (CGU) for the Group has been defined as the lowest 
level of travel services operations to which goodwill relates, where individual cash flows can be identified 
in order to discount future cash flows. Following the acquisition of Corporate Travel Planners, Inc (CTP) on 1 
January 2020, this business has been determined a cash-generating unit at 30 June 2020 due to the ongoing 
integration process enabling the identification of separate cash inflows which remained largely independent 
from the assets of the North America CGU at that time.

The carrying amount of goodwill to the cash generating unit:

Travel services - Australia and New Zealand

Travel services - North America

Travel services - Asia

Travel services - Europe

Travel services – Corporate Travel Planners (CTP)

Total goodwill

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

54,874 

54,893 

208,004

204,742 

54,132

52,987 

140,090

140,900 

21,111

- 

478,211

453,522

The recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit has been determined based on probability-weighted 
scenarios of future economic conditions, with the value-in-use (VIU) basis being used for all valuations. A total 
of three different scenarios were considered, sourced from external research conducted by a global consulting 
firm. That research included a global survey of senior executives, the results of which were used to determine 
the probability of each of the scenarios occurring. Each of the scenarios was then translated into probable 
outcomes for the respective cash-generating unit with specifically targeted recovery paths identified 
through to FY23. The recovery path projections were modelled with reference to FY19 actual performance, 
with different levels of recovery modelled under each scenario, ranging from a partial to full recovery relative 
to FY19. The externally determined probabilities were then applied to the individual cash flow forecasts 
developed for each scenario to generate a probability-weighted cash flow forecast for each CGU to be used in 
the assessment of its recoverable amount.

The three economic scenarios considered most probable as a result of the research, in order of weighting, 
were as follows:

1.  COVID-19 recurs, long-term economic growth is slowed with a muted world recovery;

2.   COVID-19 causes damage to the economy, with growth insufficient to deliver a full recovery to historic 

levels for an extended period; and

3. 

 COVID-19 is contained in a reasonable amount of time, and growth returns to trend historic growth over 
the medium term.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 23. Impairment testing of goodwill continued

The following table sets out the remaining key assumptions for those cash-generating units that have 
goodwill allocated to them.

2020

Pre-tax nominal discount rate applied to the cash 

flow projection

Cash flows beyond FY23, up to year 5, are 

extrapolated using an average nominal growth rate 

of:

Revenue

Operating expenses

Long-term growth rate

2019

ANZ

NA

Asia

Europe

CTP

13.25%

12.58%

11.69%

10.99%

17.38%

3.50% 

3.00% 

2.00% 

3.43% 

3.00% 

2.00% 

3.50% 

3.00% 

2.00% 

3.00% 

2.00% 

2.00% 

4.72% 

3.00% 

2.00% 

Pre-tax nominal discount rate applied to the cash 

flow projection

Cash flows beyond the next financial year, up to year 5, 

are extrapolated using a nominal growth rate of:

13.72% 

12.14% 

11.38% 

11.04% 

Revenue

Operating expenses

Long-term growth rate

3.50% 

3.00% 

2.00% 

3.50% 

3.00% 

2.00% 

3.50% 

3.00% 

2.00% 

3.00% 

3.00% 

2.00% 

-

-

-

-

The following key assumptions were used in the modelling:

 ― Recovery path projections through to FY23. 

 ― Pre-tax discount rates - reflect specific risks and conditions relating to the relevant cash-generating units 

and the countries in which they operate.

 ― Revenue – the basis used to determine the amount assigned to sales volume is based on historical 
experience, expected client retentions and acquisitions, and adjusted for growth and other known 
circumstances. This information was overlayed to create three revenue scenarios based on the economic 
recovery paths determined with reference to the external research outlined above.

 ― Operating expenses – the basis used to determine the amount assigned to the forecast costs are based on 

historical margins and patterns of revenue, adjusted for growth and other known circumstances.

 ― Long term growth rate – the growth rate used to extrapolate cash flows beyond the current period is based 
on historical experience and future expectations for growth in the context of inflation expectations in the 
countries in which the cash-generating units operate.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 23. Impairment testing of goodwill continued

Linked to the above impairment, COVID-19 also 
impacted the contingent consideration provision. 
An assessment performed determined that earn-
out hurdles would not be met due to the impact of 
COVID-19 and therefore, the amounts were expected 
to not require settlement. The non-cash contingent 
consideration (AUD $20,408,000) has been reversed 
to the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other 
Comprehensive Income. Refer note 5 'Other income'. 

As Corporate Travel Planners CGU was written 
down at 30 June 2020, any negative change in key 
assumptions would cause this CGU’s value to exceed 
its recoverable amount.

Accounting policy

Goodwill and intangible assets that have an 
indefinite useful life are not subject to amortisation 
and are tested annually for impairment, or more 
frequently if events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that they might be impaired. An 
impairment loss is recognised for the amount by 
which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its 
recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the 
higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal 
and its value in use. To assess impairment, assets 
are grouped at the lowest levels for which there 
are separately identifiable cash inflows which are 
largely independent of the cash inflows from other 
assets or groups of assets (cash-generating units). 
Non-financial assets other than goodwill that have 
suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible 
reversal of the impairment at the end of each 
reporting period.

In assessing value in use, estimated 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.

Sensitivity to changes in key assumptions

Management recognises that there are various 
reasons the estimates used in these assumptions 
may vary. For each CGU, changes in key 
assumptions could cause the carrying value of the 
CGU to exceed its recoverable amount.

Whilst a probability weighted cash flow forecast has 
been developed for each CGU, management note 
that under each individual scenario, the recoverable 
amount exceeds the carrying value of the CGU, with 
the exception of the Corporate Travel Planners CGU.

Whilst management do not believe reasonably 
possible changes in any one key assumption would 
result in an impairment charge, the unprecedented 
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel 
industry has resulted in the excess of recoverable 
amount over carrying value materially reducing in all 
cash generating units.

 All cash-generating units have been affected 
by the unprecedented closure of borders, both 
domestic and international, caused by the COVID-19 
pandemic. Whilst the probability-weighted scenario 
modelling of cash flows inherently captures 
probable and possible impacts of border closures, 
an expectation of persistent border closures over 
long periods of time could cause the recoverable 
amount of cash generating units to fall below 
their carrying values. Persistent border closures 
would affect the cash-generating units individually, 
with the Asia CGU's cash flows most sensitive to 
international border closures while the Australia and 
New Zealand, North America, Europe, and Corporate 
Travel Planners CGU's cash flows more sensitive to 
domestic border closures.

Goodwill impairment

Corporate Travel Planners, Inc (CTP) was acquired by 
CTM effective 1 January 2020 (see note 10 'Business 
combination'). Since the acquisition, COVID-19 
has impacted travel services globally, including 
CTP such that its near-term performance is not 
expected to meet projections used at the date of 
the acquisition. The recoverable amount of CTP was 
determined by reference to its value in use such 
that over the long-term this CGU is expected to 
deliver value to the Group above its current fair value 
less costs to dispose at 30 June 2020. Impairment 
testing procedures performed at 30 June 2020 have 
resulted in a non-cash write-down of goodwill in 
CTP of US$13,900,000 (AUD $20,154,000).

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 24. Commitments

The Group has entered into commercial leases for the rental of premises. These leases have a remaining life 
of between one and ten years. There are no restrictions placed upon the lessee by entering into these leases. 
From 1 July 2019, the Group has recognised right-of-use assets for these leases, except for short-term and low-
value leases, see note 35 'Changes in accounting policies' for further information.

Within one year

One to five years

More than five years

Total commitments

2019

$'000

10,371 

25,843 

3,733 

39,947

Note 25. Events after the reporting period

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

Note 26. Other assets

Prepayments

Secured deposits

Total other assets

2020

$'000

4,787 

- 

2019

$'000

4,824 

5,752 

4,787 

10,576 

103

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 27. Property, plant and equipment

No additions during the year (2019: $nil) were financed under lease agreements.

Year ended 30 June 2020

Cost

Accumulated depreciation

Opening net book amount

Additions

Additions through the acquisition of entities/

businesses (note 10 'Business combination')

Disposal

Depreciation charge

Exchange differences

Closing net book amount

Year ended 30 June 2019

Cost

Accumulated depreciation

Opening net book amount

Additions

Additions through the acquisition of entities/

businesses

Depreciation charge

Exchange differences

Closing net book amount

Accounting policy

Furniture, 
fixtures and 
equipment

Computer 
equipment

Leasehold 
improve-
ments

$’000

$’000

$’000

7,376

(5,126)

2,250

2,833

208

46

(346)

(710)

219

2,250

7,052

(4,219)

2,833

1,176

1,912

267

(533)

11

2,833

15,727

(12,374)

3,353

2,871

1,997

-

(1,037)

(1,526)

1,048

3,353

14,668

(11,797)

2,871

2,208

1,583

666

(1,656)

70

2,871

9,224

(3,710)

5,514

6,441

415

-

(628)

(1,371)

657

5,514

9,090

(2,649)

6,441

2,599

4,644

35

(850)

13

6,441

Other

$’000

1,325

(351)

974

1,183

50

-

(153)

(234)

128

974

1,405

(222)

1,183

135

1,133

323

(303)

(105)

1,183

Total

$’000

33,652

(21,561)

12,091

13,328

2,670

46

(2,164)

(3,841)

2,052

12,091

32,215

(18,887)

13,328

6,118

9,272

1,291

(3,342)

(11)

13,328

Property, plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated 
impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of 
the item. All other repairs and maintenance costs are charged to the profit and loss in the Consolidated 
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income during the reporting period in which they are 
incurred.

Derecognition

An item of plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are 
expected to arise from the continued use of the asset.

Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the asset, calculated as the difference between the net disposal 
proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, is included in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss 
and Other Comprehensive Income in the year the asset is derecognised.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 28. Share-based payments

Share appreciation rights

The establishment of the CTM Share Appreciation 
Rights (SARs) Plan was approved by the Board 
on 19 October 2012. The SARs Plan is designed to 
provide long-term incentives for senior executives 
to deliver long-term shareholder returns. Under the 
plan, participants are granted SARs which only vest 
if certain performance standards are met, and the 
employee remains in service. Participation in the 
plan is at the Board’s absolute discretion and no 
individual has a contractual right to participate in 
the plan or to receive any guaranteed benefits.

Once vested, a participant will be deemed to have 
automatically exercised all vested SARs and CTM 
will settle its obligation in line with the SARs Plan. 
There is no consideration payable by the participant 
upon exercise of vested SARs. When exercised, 
the conversion of a SAR to an equity or cash 
based settlement, is determined using a formula 
referencing the relevant share prices of CTM, the 
number of SARs exercised, and is at the Board’s sole 
absolute discretion.

Grants made during the 30 June 2020 financial year 
will vest on a scaled basis as follows:

 ― 50% vest at 80% target achievement; 

 ― 75% vest at 90% target achievement; and

 ― 100% at 100% target achievement.

For equity based settlements, the calculation  
is as follows:

 ― Equity Settlement Amount = ((SMV – BP) / SMV) 

x PQSAR

For cash based settlements, the calculation  
is as follows:

 ― Cash Settlement Amount = (SMV – BP) x PQSAR

Where:

 ― Equity Settlement Amount – is the number 

of shares to be issued or transferred to the 
relevant participant in equity settlement of the 
performance qualified SAR at exercise;

 ― Cash Settlement Amount – is the amount paid to 
a participant in cash settlement of a performance 
qualified SAR at exercise;

 ― SMV – the Subsequent Market Value is the 30 
day VWAP immediately preceding the release 
of financial results relating to the performance 
qualification date in connection with that SAR;

 ― BP – the Base Price of the SAR as determined by 

the Board; and

 ― PQSAR – is the total number of performance 

qualified SARs with the same Base Price held by 
the relevant participant.

SARs granted under the plan carry no dividend or 
voting rights.

The following table summarises the movement in SARs granted under the plan:

As at 1 July

Granted during the year

Exercised during the year

Forfeited during the year

As at 30 June

2020

2019

Number of 
SARs

Number of 
SARs

3,868,500

3,575,500

1,698,000

1,613,000

(1,297,500)

(845,000)

(780,000)

(475,000)

3,489,000

3,868,500

Vested and exercisable at 30 June

-

-

No SARs issued during the periods above expired during those periods.

105

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 28. Share-based payments continued

SARs outstanding at the end of the year have the following performance period and share base prices:

Grant date

Performance period

1 July 2016

22 August 2017

22 August 2018

9 September 2019

1 July 2016 – 30 June 2019

1 July 2017 – 30 June 2020

1 July 2018 – 30 June 2021

1 July 2019 – 30 June 2022

2020

2019

Base price

Number of 
SARs

Number of 
SARs

$15.33 

-

1,307,500

$23.90 

983,000

1,158,000

$29.00 

1,113,000

1,403,000

$22.84 

1,393,000

-

3,489,000

3,868,500

Expenses arising from SARs

At 30 June 2020, the probability of performance 
hurdles being achieved was reassessed, with none 
of the unvested SARs expected to vest. This resulted 
in a reversal of previously recognised SARs expenses 
for all unvested SARs. The net credit for the year of 
$4,160,000 (2019 expense: $3,690,000) can be seen in 
Note 21 'Reserves'. 

Accounting policy

Share-based compensation benefits are provided 
to employees by way of a SAR. The fair value of SARs 
granted is recognised as an employee benefits 
expense, with a corresponding increase in equity. 
The total amount to be expensed is determined 
by reference to the fair value of the rights granted, 
which includes any market performance conditions 
and the impact of any service and non-market 
performance vesting conditions.

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

On 21 August 2019, 386,762 shares were issued upon 
vesting of 1,297,500 SARs. In addition to the share 
issue, 1,698,000 SARs were granted during FY20, 
pursuant to the CTM SARs plan.

Fair value of SARs granted

The assessed fair value at grant date of the SARs 
granted during the year ended 30 June 2020 was 
$1.67 per SAR (2019: $4.80). The fair value at grant 
date has been determined using a Black-Scholes 
pricing model that takes into account the share 
price at the time of the grant, the exercise price, the 
term of the SAR, the expected dividend yield, the 
expected price volatility of the underlying share and 
the risk free interest rate for the term of the SAR.

The fair value model inputs for SARs granted during 
the year ended 30 June 2020 included:

 ― SARs are granted for no consideration and vest 

based on the Group's Earnings per Share growth 
over a 3 year vesting period.

 ― Base price: $22.84 (2019: $29.00).

 ― Grant Date: 9 September 2019  

(2019: 22 August 2018).

 ― Expiry Date: 1 July 2022 (2019: 1 July 2021).

 ― Share Price at Grant Date: $18.20 (2019: $30.87).

 ― Expected price volatility of CTM's shares: 27.5% 

(2019: 22.5%).

 ― Expected dividend yield: 2.0% (2019: 3.0%).

 ― Risk-free interest rate: 0.81% (2019: 2.13%).

The expected price volatility is based on the historic 
volatility, based on the remaining life of the SARs, 
adjusted for any expected changes to future 
volatility due to publicly available information.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 29. Interest in other entities

(a) Subsidiary entities

The Group’s subsidiary entities at 30 June 2020 are set out in the following table. Unless otherwise 
stated, each entity has share capital consisting solely of ordinary shares that are held by the Group, and 
the proportion of ownership interests held equals the voting rights held by the Group. The country of 
incorporation or registration is also their principal place of business.

Company

Region

Country

Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd1

Floron Nominees Pty Ltd1

WA Travel Management Pty Ltd1

Sainten Pty Ltd1

ETM Travel Pty Ltd1

Travelcorp Holdings Pty Ltd1

Travelogic Pty. Limited1

Andrew Jones Travel Pty Ltd

SCT Travel Group Pty Ltd

Travelcorp (Aust) Pty Ltd1

Corporate Travel Management (New Zealand) Limited1

CTMNA Holdings Limited1

Corporate Travel Management North America Inc1

Corporate Travel Planners, Inc

Corporate Travel Management (CAN) Limited

CTM Global Services (UK) Limited

Corporate Travel Management (UK) Limited

USD Treasury Coy (UK) Limited

GBP Treasury Coy (UK) Limited

AUD Treasury Coy (UK) Limited

HKD Treasury Coy (UK) Limited

Corporate Travel Management (Europe) Limited

Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited 

Portall Travel Limited

Arizonaco Limited

AIT Travel Limited

Alpha-Omega (Travel) Limited

Corporate Travel Management (United Kingdom) Ltd

Corporate Travel Management (France) SAS

Corporate Travel Management (Germany) GmbH

Corporate Travel Management (Netherlands) BV

Corporate Travel Management (Switzerland) GmbH

Corporate Travel Management (Sweden) AB

Chambers Travel Management s.r.o (Czech Republic)

AUNZ

AUNZ

AUNZ

AUNZ

AUNZ

AUNZ

AUNZ

AUNZ

AUNZ

AUNZ

AUNZ

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Ownership 
2020

Ownership 
2019

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

New Zealand

100.00% 

100.00% 

North 

United States of 

America

America

North 

United States of 

America

America

North 

United States of 

America

America

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

-

North 

America

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Canada

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

United Kingdom

100.00% 

100.00% 

France

Germany

Netherlands

Switzerland

Sweden

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

Czech Republic

100.00% 

100.00% 

107

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 29. Interest in other entities continued

Company

Corporate Travel Management (Norway) AS

Corporate Travel Management (Denmark) ApS

Corporate Travel Management (Hungary) Kft

Corporate Travel Management (Poland) Sp. z.o.o

Region

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe

Wealthy Aim Investments Limited

Westminster Travel Limited

Westminster Travel (China) Limited

Jecking Tours & Travel Limited

Far Extent Investments Limited

Profit Shine Holdings Limited

Bees.Travel Limited

Corporate Travel Management Limited

CTM Overseas Education Centre Limited

Lotus Travel Group Limited

Lotus Tours Limited

Travel Resources Limited

Memory Holidays Limited

Westminster Travel (S) Pte. Ltd. 

Westminster Travel Limited (Taiwan)

Lotus Tours Taiwan Co Ltd (Taiwan)

Westminster Travel Limited (Macau)

Beijing Westminster Air Service Limited

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Westminster Travel Consultancy (Guangzhou) Limited

Asia

Guangzhou Anlu Travel Service Co Ltd

Asia

Country

Norway

Denmark

Hungary

Poland

British Virgin 

Islands

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

British Virgin 

Islands

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

British Virgin 

Islands

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Singapore

Taiwan

Taiwan

Macau

People's Republic 

of China

People's Republic 

of China

People's Republic 

of China

Ownership 
2020

Ownership 
2019

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

75.10% 

1  These subsidiary entities have been granted relief from the necessity to prepare financial reports in accordance with Class Order 2016/785 

issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. For further information refer note 32 'Deed of cross guarantee'.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 29. Interest in other entities continued

(b) Non-controlling interests (NCI)

The following table summarises the financial information for entities which have a non-controlling interest 
which is material to the Group.

The amounts disclosed are before inter-company eliminations.

Summarised Statement of Financial Position

Current assets

Current liabilities

Current net assets

Non-current assets

Non-current liabilities

Non-current net assets

Net assets

Accumulated NCI

Summarised Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

Revenue and other income

Profit/(loss) for the year

Other comprehensive income for the year

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

123,296 

243,801 

(60,815)

(164,246)

62,481

79,555 

77,827

(20,679)

57,148

60,587 

(4,064)

56,523 

119,629

136,078 

19,254 

23,923 

53,124 

80,704 

(9,334)

4,088

13,079 

5,453 

Total other comprehensive income for the year

(5,246)

18,532 

Profit/(loss) for the year allocated to NCI

Dividends paid to NCI

Summarised Statement of Cash Flows

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

(2,439)

2,503 

3,238 

3,008 

27,161 

(2,091)

29,982 

(47,965)

(42,600)

45,350 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

(17,530)

27,367

109

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 30. Related party transactions

(a) Parent entities

The ultimate parent entity within the Group is Corporate Travel Management Limited.

(b) Subsidiary entities

Interest in subsidiary entities are set out in note 29 'Interest in other entities'.

(c) Key management personnel compensation

Short-term

Post-employment

Long-term benefits

Share-based payments

2020

$'000

3,947

135

(81)

(1,379)

2019

$'000

5,428

230

105

1,525

Total KMP compensation

2,622

7,288

Detailed remuneration disclosures are provided in the Remuneration Report.

(d) Transactions with other related parties

During the year ended 30 June 2020, contingent consideration of $700,000, relating to the achievement of 
conditions in FY19, was paid to Greg McCarthy for the Platinum business combination. 

During the year ended 30 June 2020, travel related services were provided to Directors of Wealthy Aim 
Investments Limited at arm's length.

(e) Outstanding balances with related parties

The following balances are outstanding at the end of the reporting period in relation to transactions with 
related parties:

Contingent consideration

Key management personnel1

2020

$'000

2019

$'000

1,939 

3,285

1  The balance represents the present value of the contingent consideration to Greg McCarthy, as a part of the acquisition of  

SCT Travel Group Pty Ltd, trading as Platinum Travel Corporation – refer note 19 'Provisions'.

(f) Terms and conditions

Directors of the Group hold other directorships as detailed in the Directors’ Report. Where any of these 
entities are clients of the Group, the arrangements are on similar terms to other clients. All transactions are 
made on normal commercial terms and conditions and at market rates.

Directors and executives can acquire travel and event management services. All transactions are made on 
normal terms and conditions and at market rates. There are no amounts outstanding in relation to these 
transactions at 30 June 2020.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 31. Parent entity information

(a) Summary financial information

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

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Profit after income tax

Total comprehensive income

Statement of financial position

Total current assets

Total assets

Total current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Contributed equity

Reserve

Retained earnings

Total equity

2020

$'000

213 

2019

$'000

53,051

213

53,051

2020

$'000

24,032 

2019

$'000

8,186 

462,419

444,327 

57,588

14,878 

57,990

27,627 

404,429 

416,700 

395,717 

384,771 

1,105

7,607

582 

31,347 

404,429 

416,700

(b) Guarantees entered into by the parent entity

The parent entity is party to the overall financing arrangements and related security as detailed in note 16 
'Borrowings and contingent liabilities'.

(c) Contingent liabilities of the parent entity

The parent entity did not have any contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2020 or 30 June 2019.

111

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020 
Note 31. Parent entity information continued

Assets or liabilities arising under tax funding 
agreements with the tax consolidated entities 
are recognised as current amounts receivable 
from or payable to other entities in the Group. 
Any difference between the amounts assumed 
and amounts receivable or payable under the 
tax funding agreement are recognised as a 
contribution to or distribution from wholly-owned 
tax consolidated entities.

(iii) Financial guarantees 

Where the parent entity has provided financial 
guarantees in relation to loans and payables of 
subsidiaries for no compensation, the fair values of 
these guarantees are accounted for in the parent 
company and consolidated financial statements.

(d) Contractual commitments

The parent did not have any contractual 
commitments at 30 June 2020 or 30 June 2019.

Accounting policy

The financial information for the parent entity, 
Corporate Travel Management Limited, has been 
prepared on the same basis as the consolidated 
financial statements, except as follows:

(i) Investments in subsidiaries 

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at 
cost in the financial statements of Corporate Travel 
Management Limited.

(ii) Tax consolidation legislation

Corporate Travel Management Limited and its 
wholly-owned Australian controlled entities have 
implemented tax consolidation in accordance 
with legislation. The head entity, Corporate Travel 
Management Limited and the controlled entities 
in the tax consolidated group account for their 
own current and deferred tax amounts. These tax 
amounts are measured as if each entity in the tax 
consolidated group continues to be a stand-alone 
taxpayer in its own right. 

In addition to its own current and deferred tax 
amounts, Corporate Travel Management Limited 
also recognises the current tax liabilities or assets 
and the deferred tax assets arising from unused 
tax losses and unused tax credits assumed from 
controlled entities in the tax consolidated group.

These entities have also entered into a tax funding 
agreement under which the wholly-owned entities 
fully compensate Corporate Travel Management 
Limited for any current tax payable assumed and 
are compensated by Corporate Travel Management 
Limited for any current tax receivable and deferred 
tax assets relating to unused tax losses or unused 
tax credits that are transferred to Corporate Travel 
Management Limited in accordance with the tax 
consolidation legislation. The funding amounts are 
determined by reference to the amounts recognised 
in the wholly-owned entities' financial statements.

The amounts receivable/payable under the tax 
funding agreement are due upon receipt of the 
funding advice from the head entity, which is issued 
as soon as practicable after the end of each financial 
year. The head entity may also require payment 
of interim funding amounts, to assist with its 
obligations to pay tax instalments.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 32. Deed of cross guarantee

Corporate Travel Management Limited, Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd, Floron Nominees Pty 
Ltd, Sainten Pty Ltd, Travelogic Pty Limited, WA Travel Management Pty Ltd, Travelcorp Holdings Pty Ltd, 
Travelcorp (Aust) Pty Ltd, ETM Travel Pty Ltd, Corporate Travel Management (New Zealand) Limited, CTMNA 
Holdings Limited and Corporate Travel Management North America, Inc, are parties to a deed of cross 
guarantee, under which each company guarantees the debts of the other companies.

By entering into the deed, the wholly owned Australian entities have been relieved from the requirement 
to prepare a financial report and Directors’ Report under Class Order 2016/785 (as amended) issued by the 
Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

These companies represent a ‘closed group’ for the purposes of the Class Order and, as there are no other 
parties to the deed of cross guarantee that are controlled by Corporate Travel Management Limited, they also 
represent the ‘extended closed group’.

The following table presents, a Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income, 
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and a Consolidated Statement of Changes in equity for the year 
ended 30 June 2020 of the closed group.

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Revenue

Other income

Employee benefits

Depreciation and amortisation

Impairment

Information technology and telecommunications

Travel and entertainment

Occupancy

Administrative and general

Operating profit/(loss)

Finance costs

Profit/(loss) before income tax (expense)/income

Income tax (expense)/income

Profit/(loss) after income tax (expense)/income

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

Changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges

Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year

2020

$'000

187,244

39,076

2019

$'000

271,265

39,308

(129,948)

(145,724)

(20,014)

(2,659)

(10,413)

-

(23,268)

(24,838)

(2,488)

(1,392)

(12,482)

34,069

(9,782)

24,287

206

24,493

10,277

-

10,277

34,770

(3,494)

(7,217)

(9,111)

109,776

(5,545)

104,231

(23,682)

80,549

8,662

(447)

8,215

88,764

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 32. Deed of cross guarantee continued

Statement of financial position

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Income tax receivable

Related party receivables

Other assets

Total current assets

Non-current assets

Investments

Property, plant and equipment

Right-of-use assets

Intangible assets

Deferred tax assets 

Related party receivables

Total non-current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Lease liabilities

Related Party

Provisions

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Borrowings and contingent liabilities

Lease liabilities

Related Party

Deferred tax liabilities

Provisions

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Contributed equity

Reserves

Retained earnings

Total equity

114

2020

$'000

29,347

23,645

9,625

-

2,332

2019

$'000

38,599

98,149

1,980

2,083

1,576

64,949

142,387

301,043

247,734

5,412

23,320

4,603

-

275,073

271,888

5,185

31,254

5,517

207

641,287

529,949

706,236

672,336

39,770

4,484

60,514

3,732

83,850

-

11,998

5,356

108,500

101,204

-

-

22,211

55,287

10,537

2,738

3,803

9,391

-

47,312

12,112

1,455

90,773

74,073

199,273

175,277

506,963

497,059

375,314

4,320

127,329

364,368

5,995

126,696

506,963

497,059

Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 33. Auditors’ remuneration

The auditor of the Group is PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Audit services - PricewaterhouseCoopers

Audit or review of the consolidated financial statements

521,553 

560,594 

2020

$

2019

$

Other services - PricewaterhouseCoopers

Assurance services

Tax compliance services

Tax advisory services

5,000

115,000

146,711

40,000 

138,993 

197,286 

266,711

376,279 

Total remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia

788,264 

936,873 

Other PricewaterhouseCoopers network firms:

Other services in relation to the entity and any other entity in the consolidated group:

Audit and review of the financial reports

Other assurance services

Tax compliance services

Tax advisory services

Other advisory services

756,951 

787,673 

18,369

1,074

63,458

1,407

11,455 

5,558 

29,350 

-

Total remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers network firms

841,259

834,036 

Non-PricewaterhouseCoopers firms:

Services in relation to the entity and any other entity in the consolidated group:

Audit and review of the financial report

Total remuneration of Non-PricewaterhouseCoopers firms

50,125 

50,125 

75,202 

75,202

115

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 34. Summary of significant accounting policies

(a) Basis of preparation

(c) Rounding of amounts

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

Amounts in the Consolidated Financial Statements 
are presented in Australian Dollars with values 
rounded to the nearest thousand dollars, or in 
certain circumstances, the nearest dollar, in 
accordance with the Australian Securities and 
Investments Commission Corporations (Rounding in 
Financial/Directors' Report) instrument 2016/191.

Critical accounting estimates

The preparation of the financial statements requires 
the use of certain critical accounting estimates. 
It also requires management to exercise its 
judgement in the process of applying the Group's 
accounting policies. The areas involving a higher 
degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where 
assumptions and estimates are significant to the 
financial statements, are disclosed in note 2 'Critical 
accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions'.

The consolidated financial statements have been 
prepared on a going concern basis.

Compliance with IFRS

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

The annual financial report is presented in 
Australian dollars and all values are, where 
appropriate, rounded to the nearest thousand 
dollars ($’000), unless otherwise stated.

These consolidated financial statements have been 
prepared under the historical cost convention, as 
modified by the revaluation of financial assets and 
liabilities, fair value through Consolidated Statement 
of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income.

(b)  New or amended Accounting Standards 

and Interpretations adopted

The Group has applied the following standards 
and amendments for the first time for their annual 
reporting period commencing 1 July 2019:

(i)  AASB 16 Leases; and

(ii)  AASB Interpretation 23 Uncertainty over Income 

Tax Treatments

The Group had to change its accounting policies 
and make certain presentation adjustments 
following the adoption of AASB 16 and AASB 
Interpretation 23, which is disclosed in note 35 
'Changes in accounting policies'.

Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been 
changed, where necessary, to ensure consistency 
with policies adopted by the Group.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 35. Changes in accounting policies

This note explains the impact of the adoption of new accounting standards and interpretations being AASB 16 
Leases (AASB 16) and AASB Interpretation 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments (AASB Interpretation 
23) on the Group’s consolidated financial statements and discloses the new accounting policies that have 
been applied from 1 July 2019, where they are different to those applied in prior periods.

AASB 16 Leases – Impact of adoption 

The Group has adopted AASB 16 using the modified retrospective approach from 1 July 2019 but has not 
restated comparatives for the 2019 reporting period, as permitted under the specific transitional provisions 
in the standard. The reclassifications and the adjustments arising from the new leasing rules are therefore 
recognised in the opening Consolidated Statement of Financial Position on 1 July 2019.

(a) Adjustments recognised on adoption of AASB 16 

On adoption of AASB 16, the Group recognised lease liabilities in relation to leases which had previously been 
classified as ‘operating leases’ under the principles of AASB 117 Leases. These liabilities were measured at the 
present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate as 
of 1 July 2019. The weighted average lessee’s incremental borrowing rate applied to the lease liabilities on 1 July 
2019 was 3.26%. 

Operating lease commitments disclosed as at 30 June 2019

Discounted using the lessee's weighted average incremental borrowing rate of 3.26% at the  

date of initial application

(Less): short-term leases recognised on a straight line basis as an expense

(Less): low-value leases recognised on a straight line basis as expense

Add/(less): adjustments as a result of a different treatment of extension and termination options

Lease liability recognised as at 1 July 2019

Of which are:

Current lease liabilities

Non-current lease liabilities

Lease liability recognised as at 1 July 2019

$'000

39,947

(6,136)

(597)

(1,182)

23,691

55,723

-

7,761

47,962

55,723

The associated right-of-use assets for property leases were measured on a modified retrospective basis as if the 
new rules had always been applied with the incremental borrowing rate at 1 July 2019. There were no onerous 
lease contracts that would have required an adjustment to the right-of-use assets at the date of initial application.

The recognised right-of-use assets relate to the following types of assets: 

Buildings

The change in accounting policy affected the following items in the balance sheet on 1 July 2019: 

Right-of-use asset

Deferred tax assets

Lease liability

Deferred tax liabilities

Trade and other payables

Retained earnings

Increase by

Increase by

Increase by

Increase by

Decrease by

Decrease by

$'000

50,893

$'000

50,893

12,510

55,723

11,350

1,649

2,022

117

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Note 35. Changes in accounting policies continued

(i) Impact on segment disclosures and earnings per share 

Underlying EBITDA, segment assets and segment liabilities for 30 June 2020 all increased as a result of the 
change in accounting policy. The following segments were affected by the change in policy: 

June 2020

Underlying EBITDA

Total segment assets

Total segment liabilities

Australia 
and New 
Zealand

$'000

3,416

16,641

19,089

North 
America

$'000

1,924

7,666

8,605

Asia

$'000

2,803

18,092

20,620

Europe

$'000

1,222

4,429

4,781

Total

$'000

9,365

46,828

53,095

Earnings per share decreased by 1.0c for the year ended 30 June 2020 as a result of the adoption of AASB 16. 

(ii) Practical expedients applied 

In applying AASB 16 for the first time, the Group has used the following practical expedients permitted by the 
standard: 

 ― the use of a single incremental borrowing rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics;

 ― the accounting for operating leases with a remaining lease term of less than 12 months as at 1 July 2019 as 

short-term leases;

 ― the use of incremental borrowing rate at 1 July 2019;

 ― the exclusion of initial direct costs for the measurement of the right-of-use asset at the date of initial 

application; and

 ― the use of hindsight in determining the lease term where the contract contains options to extend or 

terminate the lease.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENTNote 35. Changes in accounting policies continued

Payments associated with short-term leases and 
leases of low-value assets are recognised on a 
straight-line basis as an expense in profit or loss. 
Short-term leases are leases with an assumed lease 
term (including extension option where applicable) 
of 12 months or less. Low-value assets are those 
assets with an initial value less than $10,000.

Extension and termination options 

Extension and termination options are used 
to maximise operational flexibility in terms of 
managing contracts. The majority of extension and 
termination options held are exercisable only by the 
Group and not by the respective lessor. Extension 
options are only included in the lease term if the 
lease is reasonably certain to be extended. 

AASB Interpretation 23 Uncertainty over Income 
Tax Treatments – Impact of adoption 

Upon adoption of AASB Interpretation 23, the 
Group changed its accounting policy for current 
tax to reflect the adoption of the probability 
weighted approach, with the current year 
policy outlined at note 8 'Income Tax Expense/
Income'. The adoption of AASB Interpretation 23 
does not have a material impact on the Group’s 
consolidated financial statements.

(b)  The Group’s leasing activities and how 

these are accounted for 

The Group’s leases relate primarily to property 
leases. Lease terms are negotiated on an individual 
basis and contain a wide range of different terms 
and conditions. 

Prior to 1 July 2019, leases of property, plant and 
equipment were classified as operating leases. 
Payments (net of any incentives received from the 
lessor) were charged to profit or loss on a straight-
line basis over the period of the lease. 

From 1 July 2019, leases are recognised as a right-
of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability at 
the date at which the leased asset is available for 
use by the Group. Each lease payment is allocated 
between the liability and finance cost. The finance 
cost is charged to profit or loss over the lease period 
so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest 
on the remaining balance of the liability for each 
period. The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the 
shorter of the asset's useful life or the assumed lease 
term (including extension option where applicable) 
on a straight line basis. 

Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are 
initially measured on a present value basis. The 
lease payments are discounted using the lessee’s 
incremental borrowing rate, being the rate that 
the lessee would have to pay to borrow the funds 
over a similar term secured by a similar asset. 
Lease liabilities include the net present value of the 
following lease payments: 

 ― fixed payments (including in-substance fixed 

payments), less any lease incentives receivable; 
and 

 ― variable lease payments that are based on an 

index or a rate.

Right-of-use assets are measured at cost comprising 
the following: 

 ― the amount of the initial measurement of the 

lease liability;

 ― any lease payments made at or before the 

commencement date less any lease incentives 
received; and 

 ― any initial direct costs.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT 2020Directors'  
Declaration

30 June 2020

In the Directors' opinion:

 ― the attached financial statements and notes comply with the Corporations Act 2001, the Accounting 

Standards, the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements;

 ― the attached financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as 
issued by the International Accounting Standards Board as described in note 34 'Summary of significant 
accounting policies' to the financial statements;

 ― the attached financial statements and notes give a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 

30 June 2020 and of its performance for the financial year ended on that date;

 ― there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Group will be able to pay its debts as and when they 

become due and payable; and

 ― at the date of this declaration, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the members of the 

extended closed group will be able to meet any obligations or liabilities to which they are, or may 
become, subject by virtue of the deed of cross guarantee described in note 32 'Deed of cross guarantee' 
to the financial statements.

The Directors have been given the declarations required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of Directors made pursuant to section 295(5)(a) of the Corporations 
Act 2001.

On behalf of the Directors

Mr Ewen Crouch AM 
Chairman 

  Mr Jamie Pherous 
  Managing Director

19 August 2020   
Brisbane 

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To the members of Corporate Travel Management Limited

Independent auditor’s report 

To the members of Corporate Travel Management Limited 

Report on the audit of the financial report 

Our opinion 

In our opinion: 

The accompanying financial report of Corporate Travel Management Limited (the Company) and its controlled 
entities (together the Group) is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 

(a) 

giving a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of its financial 
performance for the year then ended  

(b) 

complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001. 

What we have audited 
The Group financial report comprises: 

(cid:120) 
(cid:120) 
(cid:120) 
(cid:120) 
(cid:120) 

(cid:120) 

the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2020 

the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended 

the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended 

the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year then ended 

the notes to the consolidated financial statements, which include a summary of significant accounting 
policies 

the directors’ declaration. 

Basis for opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those 
standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial report section of our 
report. 

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

Independence 

We are independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations 
Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 
Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to 
our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance 
with the Code. 

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480 Queen Street, BRISBANE  QLD  4000, GPO Box 150, BRISBANE  QLD  4001 
T: +61 7 3257 5000, F: +61 7 3257 5999, www.pwc.com.au 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

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Independent  Auditor's Report ANNUAL REPORT 2020 
  
  
 
 
Our audit approach 

An audit is designed to provide reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from material 
misstatement. Misstatements may arise due to fraud or error. They are considered material if individually or in 
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the 
financial report. 

We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an opinion on the 
financial report as a whole, taking into account the geographic and management structure of the Group, its 
accounting processes and controls and the industry in which it operates. 

The Group provides travel management solutions to the corporate market and operates in four broad geographic 
regions, being Australia & New Zealand (“ANZ”), North America, Asia and Europe. The regional finance functions 
report to the Group finance function in Brisbane, Australia where the consolidation is performed. 

Materiality 

(cid:120) 

For the purpose of our audit we used overall Group materiality of $3.1 million, which represents 
approximately 1% of the Group’s revenue. 

(cid:120)  We applied this threshold, together with qualitative considerations, to determine the scope of our audit and 
the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of misstatements on the 
financial report as a whole. 

(cid:120)  We chose Group revenue because it is reflective of the Group’s operating activities during the year and 

provides a level of materiality which, in our view, is appropriate for the audit having regard to the expected 
users of the Group financial report.  

(cid:120)  We utilised a 1% threshold based on our professional judgement, noting it is within the range of commonly 

acceptable thresholds.  

Audit Scope 

(cid:120)  Our audit focused on where the Group made subjective judgements; for example, significant accounting 

estimates involving assumptions and inherently uncertain future events. 

(cid:120) 

In establishing the overall approach to the Group audit, we determined the type of audit work that needed to 
be performed by us, as the Group engagement team, and by component auditors in Hong Kong and the UK 
operating under our instruction. We structured our audit as follows: 

(cid:16)(cid:16)  We performed audit procedures over the Australia & New Zealand and North America regions, in 

addition to auditing the consolidation of the Group's regional reporting units into the Group's financial 
report.  

(cid:16)(cid:16)  Component auditors in Hong Kong and the UK performed audit procedures over the Asia and Europe 

regions respectively. 

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(cid:120) 

For the work performed by component auditors in Hong Kong and the UK, we determined the level of 
involvement we needed to have in the audit work at these locations to be satisfied that sufficient audit 
evidence had been obtained as a basis for our opinion on the Group financial report as a whole. This included 
active dialogue throughout the year through discussions, issuing written instructions, receiving formal 
interoffice reporting, as well as attending meetings with local management. 

Key audit matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of 
the financial report for the current period. The key audit matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the 
financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on 
these matters. Further, any commentary on the outcomes of a particular audit procedure is made in that context. 
We communicated the key audit matters to the Audit and Risk Committee. 

Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Basis of preparation of the financial report 
(Refer to notes 2, 16, 18(c), 34) 

As described in Note 34 to the financial report, the 
financial statements have been prepared by the Group 
on a going concern basis.  

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the Group 
during the reporting period and there remains 
significant uncertainty around the impact that this 
event will have on the Group and the broader travel 
industry in the future.   

In Note 2 to the financial report, the Group has 
outlined their consideration of the liquidity risk to the 
Group arising from the impact of COVID-19, as well as 
mitigating factors in relation to this risk. 

In Notes 16 and 18(c) to the financial report, the Group 
has outlined the available debt facilities as at 30 June 
2020, including the key terms amended as part of the 
agreed covenant waiver for the testing periods at 30 
June 2020 and 31 December 2020. 

Assessing the appropriateness of the Group’s basis of 
preparation for the financial report was a key audit 
matter due to its importance to the financial report and 
the level of judgement required by the Group  in 
assessing the Group’s ability to comply with debt 
covenants at 30 June 2021, in particular with respect to 
the Group’s forecasting of future cash flows for a period 
of at least 12 months from the audit report date (the 
“cash flow forecasts”). 

Our procedures in relation to assessing the basis of 
preparation of the financial report included, amongst 
others: 

(cid:404)  Evaluating the appropriateness of the Group's 
assessment of their ability to continue as a 
going concern, ensuring the period covered is 
at least 12 months from the date of our 
auditor’s report and relevant information of 
which we are aware as a result of the audit has 
been included 

(cid:404)  Reading the terms associated with the Group’s 
borrowing arrangements and assessing the 
amount of the facility available for drawdown 
over the forecast period 

(cid:404)  Enquiring of management and the board of 
directors as to their knowledge of events or 
conditions that may cast significant doubt on 
the Group's ability to continue as a going 
concern   

(cid:404)  Assessing the Group’s forecast covenant 

calculations and applying sensitivities 
consistent with the scenarios considered as 
part of the Group’s impairment testing 
analysis 

(cid:404)  Requesting written representations from 

management and the board of directors 
regarding their plans for future action and the 
feasibility of these plans 

(cid:404)  Evaluating whether, in view of the 

requirements of Australian Accounting 
Standards, the financial report provides 
adequate disclosures about these events or 
conditions. 

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Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Impairment assessment of the Group’s 
goodwill 
(Refer to note 23) 

At 30 June 2020, the Group recorded $524.5m of 
intangible assets, of which $478.2m related to goodwill. 
The goodwill is allocated to five cash generating units 
(“CGUs”), being Australia & New Zealand, North 
America, Europe, Asia and Corporate Travel Planners 
(“CTP”) - the entity acquired by the Group on 1 January 
2020 (refer to the “Accounting for the CTP business 
combination” Key Audit Matter). 

As required by Australian Accounting Standards, at 30 
June 2020 the Group performed an impairment 
assessment over the goodwill balances by calculating 
the recoverable amount for each CGU, using discounted 
cash flow models prepared on a ‘value in use’ basis. The 
recoverable amount of each CGU was determined by 
the Group based on three probability-weighted forecast 
scenarios, which model recovery path projections 
through to FY23 with reference to FY19 actual 
performance. Different levels of recovery have been 
modelled under each scenario, ranging from a partial to 
full recovery relative to FY19. 

As a result of the significant impact of COVID-19 on the 
Group and the broader travel industry, and the 
uncertainty with regards to the future impact of 
COVID-19 on the Group’s operations, there is 
considerable judgement involved in estimating the 
expected recovery of the business in the short-term and 
long-term and the key assumptions used in the Group’s 
impairment valuation models, including discount rates 
and long-term growth rates.   

Given the degree of judgement involved in the Group’s 
impairment models as a result of COVID-19, and the 
financial significance of the goodwill recognised on the 
Group’s consolidated statement of financial position, 
we determined that this was a key audit matter. 

As disclosed in Note 23, an impairment charge of 
$20.2m was recognised in respect of the CTP CGU. 

Our procedures in relation to the impairment 
assessment of goodwill included, amongst others: 

(cid:404)  Assessing the appropriateness of the Group’s 
determination of its CGUs, including the 
identification of the new CGU for CTP in the 
current year following its acquisition 

(cid:404)  Developing an understanding of the process 

undertaken by the Group in the preparation of 
the discounted cash flow models used to 
assess the recoverable amount of the Group’s 
CGUs (the “impairment models”) 

(cid:404)  Assessing the basis upon which the Group 
developed the three forecast scenarios, and 
the probability weighting applied to each 

(cid:404)  Assessing the arithmetical accuracy of the 

impairment models 

(cid:404)  Assessing whether the allocation of assets, 

including goodwill, to CGUs, was consistent 
with our knowledge of the Group’s operations 
and internal Group reporting 

(cid:404)  Assessing whether the CGUs included a 

reasonable allocation of corporate overheads 

(cid:404)  Evaluating the Group’s forecast recovery path 
projections through to FY23, by comparison to 
external economic and industry forecasts 

(cid:404)  Assessing that the discount rates applied in 

the impairment models reflect the risks of the 
CGU, with the assistance of PwC valuation 
experts 

(cid:404)  Assessing the long-term growth rates, by 

comparing to economic forecasts, with the 
assistance of PwC valuation experts 

(cid:404)  Assessing the Group’s consideration of the 

sensitivity to a change in key assumptions that 
either individually or collectively would be 
required for assets to be impaired and 
considered the likelihood of such a movement 
in those key assumptions arising 

(cid:404)  Evaluating the adequacy of the disclosures 
made in Note 23, including those regarding 
the key assumptions and sensitivities to 
changes in such assumptions, in light of the 
requirements of Australian Accounting 
Standards. 

Based on our procedures, for each of the Group’s CGUs, 
with the exception of CTP, we found that headroom 
remained between the carrying value of the CGU’s 

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Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

assets and the Group’s calculation of the recoverable 
amount, and as such, no impairment of goodwill was 
identified. 

For CTP, we assessed whether the impairment to 
goodwill identified in the Group’s impairment models 
was consistent with the Group’s financial records at 
balance date. 

We also compared the Group’s net assets as at 30 June 
2020 of $558.1m to its market capitalisation of 
$1,056.2m at 30 June 2020, and noted the $498.1m of 
implied headroom in the comparison. 

Recognition and presentation of the Group’s 
revenue 
(Refer to note 4) 

Our procedures in relation to the recognition and 
presentation of the Group’s revenue included, amongst 
others: 

The Group’s provision of travel services to clients drives 
a number of revenue streams.

The recognition of revenue from these sources is 
dependent on the terms of the underlying contracts 
with customers and suppliers. 

Judgement is involved in the recognition of volume 
based incentive revenue, as revenue is accrued over the 
contract period based on the expected achievement of 
contractual performance criteria specific to each 
supplier. 

We considered the recognition and presentation of 
revenue to be a key audit matter due to the financial 
significance of the Group’s revenue, the judgemental 
nature of volume based incentive revenue, and the 
disclosure considerations per the requirements of 
Australian Accounting Standards.  

(cid:404)  Developing an understanding of the Group’s 

revenue recognition processes 

(cid:404)  Agreeing a sample of recorded fees and 
commission transactions to supporting 
documents, including customer agreements, 
invoices, remittances and bank statements 

(cid:404)  Utilising data analytic techniques to identify 

revenue transactions for our testing of journal 
entries 

(cid:404)  Comparing on a sample basis, volume based 
incentive revenue amounts to supporting 
documents, including third party 
confirmations, remittances and bank 
statements 

(cid:404)  Comparing the underlying calculations of 

volume based incentive revenue, for a sample 
of suppliers, to information in the supplier 
agreements, and data supplied by third parties 

(cid:404)  Assessing the completeness and accuracy of 
the Group’s revenue disclosures per the 
requirements of Australian Accounting 
Standards. 

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Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Accounting for the CTP business combination 
(Refer to note 10) 

Our procedures in relation to the accounting for the 
CTP business combination included, amongst others: 

The Group completed the acquisition of Corporate 
Travel Planners Inc. (“CTP”) on 1 January 2020. 

We determined that the accounting for the CTP 
business combination was a key audit matter due to the 
financial significance of the value of the transaction, net 
assets acquired and resultant goodwill arising on the 
acquisitions, as well as the level of judgement involved 
in the Purchase Price Allocation (“PPA”) calculation. 

The key areas of judgement included: 

(cid:3511)  The value of the contingent consideration 

liability recognised at acquisition date, and the 
subsequent remeasurement of the liability at 
30 June 2020 

(cid:3511)  The fair value of the acquired assets and 
liabilities recognised at acquisition date, 
including client contracts and relationships 
intangible assets. 

(cid:3511)  Testing of the initial consideration paid for the 

acquisition by obtaining supporting 
documentation including bank statements, 
share issue documents and the purchase 
agreement 

(cid:3511)  Obtaining the purchase agreement to 

determine the level of deferred consideration, 
and whether any consideration is contingent 
on future events 

(cid:3511)  Assessing the amount of the contingent 
consideration liability recognised by the 
Group at acquisition date, and the subsequent 
remeasurement of this liability at 30 June 
2020, with reference to forecast financial 
information 

(cid:3511)  Comparing the consistency of discount rates 
applied in the Group’s calculation of the 
present value of the contingent consideration 
liability to those used in the Group’s 
impairment testing. 

(cid:3511)  Testing a sample of acquired working capital 

balances to post acquisition date payments 
and receipts 

(cid:3511)  Assessing the Group’s valuation of client 

contracts and relationship intangible assets, 
with reference to forecast future financial 
performance 

(cid:3511)  Assessing the mathematical accuracy of the 
Group’s calculation of the resulting goodwill 
arising on the PPA calculation 

(cid:3511)  Considering the completeness of the 

recognition of intangible assets by reference to 
the purchase contract and intangible assets 
recognised in previous acquisitions by the 
Group  

(cid:3511)  Assessing the accuracy and completeness of 
business combination disclosures in the 
financial statements in light of the 
requirements of Australian Accounting 
Standards.  

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Other information 

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

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

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

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

Responsibilities of the directors for the financial report 

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

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

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial report 

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

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

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Report on the remuneration report 

Our opinion on the remuneration report 

We have audited the remuneration report included in pages 39 to 55 of the directors’ report for the year ended 30 
June 2020. 

In our opinion, the remuneration report of Corporate Travel Management Limited for the year ended 30 June 
2020 complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

Responsibilities 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the remuneration report in 
accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the 
remuneration report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.  

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Michael Crowe 
Partner 

Brisbane 
19 August 2020 

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Shareholder  
Information

As at 3 August 2020

Distribution of equitable securities

Analysis of number of equitable security holders by size of holding:

1 to 1,000

1,001 to 5,000

5,001 to 10,000

10,001 to 100,000

100,001 and over

Total

Holding less than a marketable parcel

Number of 
holders of 
ordinary  
shares

11,744

4,057

491

309

41

Securities

4,210,753

8,877,291

3,493,453

6,860,008

85,559,445

% of Total 
Securities

4

8

3

6

79

16,642

109,000,950

100

1,626

60,034

Based on the Company’s closing share price on 3 August 2020 ($8.18), there were 1,626 holders of less than a 
marketable parcel of ordinary shares and together they hold 60,034 shares. 

Equity security holders

The names of the twenty largest registered shareholders are listed below:

1.  HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited

2.  Pherous Holdings Group Pty Ltd

3.  J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited

4.  Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited

5.  BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd (DRP)

6.  National Nominees Limited

7.  BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd (Agency Lending DRP A/C)

8.  CS Third Nominees Pty Limited (HSBC Cust Nom AU Ltd 13 A/C)

9.  Matimo Pty Ltd (Matimo A/C)

10.  Mr Steven Craig Smith

11.  LJP2 Pty Ltd

12.  Ms Helen Logas

13.  Shamiz Pty Ltd (Sami Superfund A/C)

14.  Buttonwood Nominees Pty Ltd

15.  Christopher Alexander Thelen

16.  Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Ltd

17.  Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Colonial First State Inv A/C)

18.  Warbont Nominees Pty Ltd (Accumulation Entrepot A/C)

19.  Ms Karen Ann Shaw

20.  Amalfi Trading Pty Ltd (Michael Pherous Family A/C)

Top 20 Holders

Remaining Holders balance

Grand Total

Ordinary shares

Number held

24,491,565

19,740,000

10,137,482

7,637,138

3,320,921

3,043,691

2,929,741

2,896,436

1,279,350

1,090,838

1,000,000

978,554

526,893

463,517

446,864

439,016

399,548

328,325

278,514

273,251

81,701,644

27,299,306

109,000,950

% of total 
shares issued

22.47

18.11

9.30

7.01

3.05

2.79

2.69

2.66

1.17

1.00

0.92

0.90

0.48

0.43

0.41

0.40

0.37

0.30

0.26

0.25

74.97

25.03

100

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Continued

Unquoted equity securities

Share Appreciation Rights

Substantial holders

Number on 
issue

Number of 
holders

3,489,000

50

As at 3 August 2020, the Company has been notified of the following substantial holders  
(including associate holdings):

Pherous Holdings Group

First Sentier Investors Holdings Pty Limited

Bennelong Australian Equity Partners

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

Invesco Australia Limited

ECP Asset Management Pty Ltd

Voting rights

Ordinary shares

Number held

% of total 
shares issued

21,266,893

13,258,393

11,705,222

8,338,963

8,219,401

5,611,329

19.51

12.16

10.74

7.65

7.54

5.15

The voting rights attaching to each class of equity securities are set out below:

Ordinary shares voting rights

On a show of hands, every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall have one vote. Upon a 
poll, each share shall have one vote. There are currently no options held. 

Share Appreciation Rights

Share appreciation rights have no voting rights.

Securities subject to voluntary escrow

Class

Ordinary shares

Securities purchased on-market

Expiry date

22 February 2021

Number  
of shares

122,240

During FY20, a total of 3,758 ordinary shares were acquired on-market for the purposes of the Company’s 
employee equity plans and the average price per share purchased was $17.90.

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Directors

Ewen Crouch AM

Jamie Pherous

Jon Brett

Laura Ruffles

Sophie Mitchell

Secretary

Anne Tucker

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Corporate Travel Management Limited  

is scheduled to be held on 27 October 2020 at 11:00am (AEST)

Registered office in Australia

Level 24, 307 Queen Street

Brisbane QLD 4000

Telephone: +61 7 3211 2400

Share registrar

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited

Level 1, 200 Mary Street 

Brisbane, QLD 4000

Telephone: 1300 787 272

Outside Australia: +61 3 9415 4000

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia

480 Queen Street

Brisbane QLD 4000

Stock exchange listing

Corporate Travel Management shares are quoted on the Australian Securities

Exchange (ASX).

Website address

www.travelctm.com

ABN

ABN 17 131 207 611

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Corporate Travel Management Limited  
Level 24, 307 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 
www.travelctm.com