Cromwell Group
Annual Report 2011

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ANNUAL REPORT 2011 well versed well timed well consideredS T N E T N O C Chairman’s Review .............................................................3 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows .........................31 Performance Highlights .....................................................4 Notes to the Financial Statements ..................................32 CEO’s Review ......................................................................8 Directors’ Declaration .......................................................79 Directors’ Report ..............................................................10 Independent Auditor’s Report .........................................80 Auditor’s Independence Declaration ................................27 Corporate Governance Statement ...................................82 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income .....28 Securityholder Information ...............................................88 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position ...............29 Directory ............................................................................90 Consolidated Statements of Changes In Equity ..............30 E D ON A S X T LIS CM W Overview of Cromwell Property Group Cromwell Property Group is an internally managed Australian Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) with an Australian property portfolio valued in excess of $1.4 billion and a funds management business that promotes and manages unlisted property investments. Cromwell’s income is underpinned by a focus on quality income producing office properties with strong tenant covenants. We aim for 4% annual growth in ‘like for like’ property income. Cromwell’s Australian property focus enables it to provide a full suite of property related services including deal sourcing, due diligence, property management, leasing and asset enhancement. Cromwell internally manages all of its properties to ensure buildings operate efficiently, projects are delivered on time and on budget, and tenants are managed professionally. This document is issued by Cromwell Property Group consisting of Cromwell Corporation Limited ABN 44 001 056 980 and Cromwell Property Securities Limited AFS 238052 ABN 11 079 147 809 as responsible entity for Cromwell Diversified Property Trust ARSN 102 982 598 ABN 30 074 537 051 Level 19, 200 Mary Street Brisbane QLD 4000 AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 7 3225 7777 Fax: +61 7 3225 7788 Web: www.cromwell.com.au Email: invest@cromwell.com.au Securityholder Enquiries All enquiries and correspondence regarding securityholdings should be directed to Cromwell’s registry provider: Link Market Services Limited Level 15, 324 Queen Street Brisbane QLD 4000 AUSTRALIA Phone: 1300 550 841 Outside Australia: +61 2 8280 7124 Fax: +61 2 9287 0303 Web: www.linkmarketservices.com.au Email: cmw@linkmarketservices.com.au Current unlisted investment funds* Cromwell Property Fund ARSN 119 080 410 (“CPF”) Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities Fund ARSN 129 580 267 (“PSF”) Cromwell Riverpark Trust ARSN 135 002 336 (“CRT”) * Units in the DPT, CPF, PSF and CRT are issued by Cromwell Property Securities Limited. The CPF and CRT are closed to new investments. An investment in the PSF can only be made on an application form accompanying the Product Disclosure Statement dated 4 February 2011 (“PDS”). Investors should consider the PDS when making a decision about whether to acquire, or continue to hold, units in the PSF. The PDS is available from www.cromwell.com.au or by calling 1800 334 533. This document has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Therefore, in deciding whether to acquire or continue to hold an investment, you should consider the relevant offer document available from us and assess, with or without your financial advisor, whether the product fits your objectives, financial situation or needs. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Certain statements in this document are also forward-looking and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 2 Chairman’s Review Despite the continuing difficult global economic conditions, Cromwell have remained focussed on our strategy of delivering the best possible distribution yields to investors, ongoing portfolio improvement and disciplined capital management. This steady approach has delivered strong returns for securityholders during the 2011 financial year, with Cromwell reporting a statutory accounting profit of $88.1 million or 9.6 cents per security. Full-year operating earnings of $65.3 million or 7.1 cents per security were earned entirely through recurring income from our investment properties. This reliable earnings performance has seen Cromwell outperform the S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Accumulation Index over the past one, three and five years. In the 2011 financial year, the market for premium properties finally started to recover, as we had anticipated, and our direct property portfolio recorded overall growth in value. During the period the portfolio delivered a solid total return of 11.5%, including the revaluations. Highlighting the recovering trend in the market, most of the capital growth occurred in the second half of the year. These revaluations were a major factor in the increase in net tangible assets (NTA) per security to 73 cents at June 2011, from 71 cents a year earlier. NTA is a key indicator of the underlying value of the properties and other tangible assets owned by Cromwell. During the year, Cromwell continued to take advantage of the constrained market to further improve our portfolio, with the $144 million acquisition of the Qantas Global Headquarters facility at Mascot in Sydney. This asset was astutely bought and its value has been further enhanced by the signing of a new long-term lease with Qantas and a comprehensive redevelopment agreement. As a consequence, it has already delivered a return on equity of 38%. Our acquisition of 321 Exhibition Street in Melbourne and the balance of the TGA Complex in the ACT have also proved to be solid investments. In line with our philosophy of protecting value for existing securityholders, the capital to fund these acquisitions was raised at a slight premium to NTA. Our disciplined capital management has also been shown in the refinancing and hedging of our debt. Following our refinancing of more than $500 million in debt in May, Cromwell now has a weighted average debt maturity of 2.9 years, with no material maturity until July 2013. Our gearing has been reduced to 49%, down from 53% at 31 December 2010. While enhancing our property portfolio and balance sheet, Cromwell has also focussed its efforts on our funds management business. The building blocks are now in place to potentially deliver significant growth in future years. It was especially pleasing that our Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities Fund was this year named the Money Management / Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year for Australian property securities, making it an obvious first choice for anyone seeking an A-REIT fund. While we will remain alert to opportunities for corporate acquisitions in the coming year, our focus will be on organic growth of our funds management business through the launch of new syndicates and investment vehicles. These activities provide us with the ability to earn a very high return on equity. We believe that with the continuing volatility in the equities market, investors will increasingly value the earnings stability offered by A-REITs such as Cromwell and will return to the sector over time. We have seen early signs of this trend recently, but we expect it will take some time to fully play out. I would like to thank the management and staff of Cromwell for their hard work through the year and congratulate them on their many achievements. I would also like to thank my fellow board members for their valuable contribution. Finally, I would like to thank all of our investors for their continued support in what has remained a difficult market. Geoffrey H Levy, AO Chairman C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 3 Performance Highlights FY11 RESULTS IN LINE WITH GUIDANCE • • • • • Statutory accounting profit of $88.1m or 9.6 cents per security Operating profit of $65.3m, in line with guidance Operating earnings per security of 7.1 cents Distributions per security of 7.0 cents Limited funds management transactional income in FY11 Financial Results Summary Statutory accounting profit ($m) Operating earnings ($m) Operating EPS (cents) Distributions ($m) Distributions per security (cents) Payout Ratio (%) Net Tangible Assets ($m) Securities on issue (m) NTA per security ($) Gearing (%)1 Look-through gearing (%)1 FY10 Actual 19.1 64.6 8.5 60.6 8 94% FY11 Actual 88.1 65.3 7.1 65 7 99% Dec-10 Actual Jun-11 Actual 640.3 911 $0.70 53% 53% 703.6 964.7 $0.73 49% 50% 1] Calculated as (total borrowings less cash)/(total tangible assets less cash) Statutory profit Operating Earnings Adjustments Fair Value - investment properties Fair Value - interest rate swaps Fair Value – equity acc. investments Write downs - development inventory Other items Net profit after tax FY10 ($m) 64.6 FY11 ($m) 65.3 Change 1% + -32.1 -1.3 -2.6 -6.3 -3.2 19.1 33.7 -1.9 -1.6 -3.7 -3.7 88.1 + 205% 46% – 38% + 41% + 15% – + 361% FY10 EPS (cps) FY11 EPS (cps) 8.5 -4.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.9 -0.4 2.5 7.1 3.7 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 9.6 Composition of Operating Earnings Property Investment Funds Management Property Development Operating Earnings FY10 ($m) 65.5 2.9 -3.8 64.6 FY11 ($m) 65.9 0.2 -0.8 65.3 Change 1% 93% 79% 1% + – + + FY10 EPS (cps) FY11 EPS (cps) 8.6 0.4 -0.5 8.5 7.2 0 -0.1 7.1 Change 361% 1% 16% 7% 13% 5% Change 10% 6% 4% 4% 3% + + – + – + + + + + + Change 16% – + 188% 0% – 33% + 56% + 0% – + 284% Change 16% – – 100% 80% + 16% – C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 4 DISCIPLINED AND EFFECTIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FY12 GUIDANCE • • • • No material debt maturity until July 2013 Weighted average debt maturity of 2.9 years Gearing of 49% down from 53% at 31 December 2010 Raised $184m in equity since December 2009 at NTA to acquire quality assets for medium term accretive growth • • • Operating earnings expected to be 7.3cps in FY12 Distributions expected to be maintained at 7.0cps in FY12 No transaction income included in guidance Continued Outperformance In a volatile market, a more holistic measure of performance is a company’s total securityholder returns (a measure of the change in security price plus distributions). Cromwell has significantly outperformed the S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Accumulation Index since listing. Outperformance of 3.5%, 17.6% and 13.7% over 1, 3 and 5 years respectively. Cromwell was also one of the few A-REITs not to undertake a heavily discounted equity raising during the financial crisis. Major ASX Announcements 20% 15% 10% 9.3 5% 0% -5% -10% 17.6 13.7 8.0 5.9 3.5 3.4 CROMWELL PROPERTY GROUP BENCHMARK (S&P/ ASX 300 A-REIT ACCUMULATION INDEX) OUTPERFORMANCE -9.7 1 YEAR 3 YEARS -10.3 5 YEARS 06 JUN 2011 Interest Rate Hedging Extended 21 FEB 2011 Sale of WA Industrial Asset Cromwell takes advantage of market volatility to extend interest rate hedging so it is now 92% hedged for FY12. Cromwell announces the sale of its only WA asset, 78 Mallard Way Cannington, for $8.6 million. 12 MAY 2011 Completes Debt Refinances 15 FEB 2011 Sale of Canberra Office Building Cromwell refinances two debt facilities totalling $530 million so it has no further debt facility expiries until July 2013. Cromwell announces the sale of the Scrivener Building in Canberra to the University of Canberra for $9.5 million. 04 APR 2011 Director Appointment Michael Watters appointed as a Non-Executive Director. 04 MAR 2011 Institutional Placement Cromwell announces an institutional placement has raised $35.4 million. The issue did not cause a material change to the Group’s key financial metrics. 24 FEB 2011 Redefine Call Option Cromwell signs a call option with Redefine Australia for up to 35 million Cromwell Property Group stapled securities. 22 FEB 2011 Strong First Half Cromwell announces it is on track to achieve full year earnings of 7.0 cps after reporting a strong first half. 01 FEB 2011 Cromwell Rebranded Cromwell rebranded “Cromwell Property Group” reflecting more clearly the nature of the business as a property trust and property funds manager. 24 JAN 2011 No Material Impact From QLD Floods Cromwell advises it suffered no material impact from the Queensland floods. 23 AUG 2010 Portfolio Rebalancing Continues Cromwell announces that it has completed settlement of the acquisition of the Qantas Global Headquarters in Mascot NSW for appoximately $143 million. 11 AUG 2010 321 Exhibition Street Lease Origin Energy signs an agreement to lease 78% of Cromwelll’s 321 Exhibition Street office tower in Melbourne. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 5 Property Portfolio Highlights VALUATIONS / NTA ATTRACTIVE PORTFOLIO RETURNS • • • Portfolio revaluation gain of $34m, driven by Qantas Global Headquarters and Melbourne CBD assets Active management of Qantas Global Headquarters and 321 Exhibition Street has delivered high quality tenants with long lease terms NTA of $0.73 per security as at 30 June 2011, a 4.3% increase since 31 December 2010 • • • Direct property return of 11.5% over FY11, including revaluations 38% return on equity from Qantas Global Headquarters since acquisition 28% return on equity from 321 Exhibition Street since acquisition total Rolling Annual Return for Direct Commercial property Quarterly Rest using PCA/IPD Australian Property Index Direct property Outperformance to 30 June 2011 11.9 CROMWELL MANAGED PROPERTIES 10.1 10.3 9.6 BENCHMARK (PCA/IPD ALL 7.4 3.9 FUND UNIVERSE EXCL. SUPER & MAJOR REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTRES) 2.9 2.3 OUTPERFORMANCE 15% 14 12% 9% 6% 3% 0% portfolio Strategy Cromwell has a focused and defined investment portfolio strategy: to invest in defensive, high quality office assets in predominantly CBD and core fringe markets. The Group delivers over 95% of earnings from its property portfolio. The portfolio is diversified by geography, tenant and lease expiry profile. It is made up of 21 quality commercial property assets spread across 6 Australian States and Territories. The portfolio is 99.6% leased with one of the longest weighted-average lease terms in the A-REIT sector at 6.8 years. Each year, Cromwell works to strengthen the portfolio by investing in assets that offer the potential for superior returns through active asset management, disposing of non-core assets and repositioning properties which present the structured growth potential. This consistent improvement in portfolio quality is reflected in the Direct Property Outperformance chart, which shows Cromwell’s managed properties consistently outperform the benchmark over 1, 5 and 10 years. Since 2007, Cromwell has applied the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) to measure the operational impacts of the majority of its properties on the environment. In FY11, the office portfolio averaged a 3.9 Star NABERS rating1. 1] Weighted average for office properties where NABERS certified ratings have been received. Excludes properties under tenant control. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 6 • CONTINUING PORTFOLIO IMPROVEMENT Sale of smaller non-core assets and acquisition of Qantas Global Headquarters, 321 Exhibition Street and balance of TGA Complex has continued to increase quality of the portfolio • Terms agreed to extend Qantas lease to 2032, including expansion and refurbishment1 DEFENSIVE PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS • • 2 Current WALT of 6.8 years 89% of gross income leased to government or listed company tenants • 5.0% lease expiry in FY12, 6.9% lease expiry in FY13 VIC TAS SA QLD NSW ACT 32% 2% 7% 16% 20% 23% Geographic Diversification by Income The acquisition of the Qantas Headquarters has increased the Group’s portfolio exposure to the Sydney market which Cromwell believes will perform very well over the next 3-5 years. tenant Classification by Income Cromwell continues to improve the quality of its tenancy profile, reducing the proportion of private company tenants in favour of Government or listed companies and their subsidiaries. Sector Diversification by Income During the financial year, the sale of several assets and the acquisition of Qantas have reduced Cromwell’s overall exposure to the retail and industrial sectors. An investment in Cromwell now represents a 90%+ exposure to high quality Australian commercial office properties. Lease Expiry profile % Gross Income by Financial year The lease expiry profile of Cromwell’s portfolio has significantly improved, with close to 60% of expiries not due until after FY16. The weighted average lease expiry (WALE) now extends beyond 6 years, one of the highest amongst Cromwell’s A-REIT peers. 1] Agreement is subject to certain conditions including finalisation of scope of work and costs for refurbishment and expansion 2] Pro forma WALT of 7.4 years including increased rental on completion of Qantas Global Headquarters C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 7 CEO’s Review This has been a year of consolidation for Cromwell as we continued to move our property portfolio towards quality assets that will benefit from improving property market conditions. I am pleased to report that Cromwell delivered another strong profit result in 2011, underpinned, as usual, by the Group’s A-grade office portfolio. Earnings were supplemented by solid returns from recent acquisitions. Our strategy of acquiring assets with long lease profiles and the ability to provide above average rental growth, combined with improving our existing assets through development and refurbishment, has delivered above average valuation increases over time. The reward for Cromwell’s hard work can be seen in some key metrics. Our already excellent occupancy profile has further improved in 2011 and now sits at 99%, with an average of just 6.5% leasing expiry in each of the next four financial years. Cromwell now has one of the longest weighted-average lease terms in the A-REIT sector at 6.8 years, up from 4.9 years at the end of the 2010 financial year. Despite a volatile economic environment, Cromwell continues to deliver returns above the A-REIT sector average while pursuing a low-risk strategy. We are confident that a cyclical trough in both earnings and asset values has been reached and that Cromwell is well placed for growth in 2012 and beyond. Cromwell reported a statutory accounting profit of $88.1 million or 9.6 cents per security for the year. This includes the impact of positive property revaluations in the second half of the year which signal a marked improvement in the market for premium property. Full-year operating earnings of $65.3 million, or 7.1 cents per security, were derived entirely through recurring income from the Group’s investment properties. The result would have been stronger but for higher vacancy rates during part of the year and the return of interest rates to more normal levels in our recent refinancing. However, the result still represents a return on equity of over 10% for 2011, excluding the valuation increases. Cromwell obtained independent revaluations on nine assets during the second half-year, equivalent to 55% of the portfolio by value, which contributed to a positive adjustment of $33.7 million for the year. The portfolio showed a net increase in value of 2.5% during the year, the first increase since 2008. This provides evidence of a return to valuation growth for quality assets. The Group’s NTA per security at 30 June 2011 was 73 cents, a 4.3% increase since 31 December 2010, driven by the increases in valuations during the second half. Gearing was reduced from 53% at the half-year to 49% at June 2011. Key acquisitions during the year were 321 Exhibition Street, Melbourne for approximately $90 million, the remaining one third of the TGA Complex in Canberra for approximately $25 million and the Qantas Global Headquarters, adjacent to Sydney airport, for approximately $144 million. We sold an industrial asset at Cannington in Perth for $8.6 million, the Village Cinema Centre, Hobart for $15.9 million and the Scrivener Building in Canberra for $9.5 million. As well as improving the composition of our portfolio we also worked hard on managing our existing assets and securing tenants. The most important new leases include an agreement with Origin Energy to commit to 100% of the office space at 321 Exhibition Street, the extension of the Qantas lease at their Global Headquarters to 2032, retaining anchor tenant Reed Elsevier at the 475 Victoria Avenue office complex, and leasing the Distribution Centre at Hoppers Crossing in Victoria to Woolworths’ affiliate, Masters Hardware. By far the most important of our acquisitions during the period was the Qantas Global Headquarters building at Mascot, NSW in August 2010. This enhanced Cromwell’s existing portfolio quality and provided an additional weighting to the promising Sydney office market. In addition to agreeing terms with Qantas for an extension of the lease, Cromwell is also undertaking a significant expansion and refurbishment of the asset. This will take place progressively over the next two-and-a-half years. The agreement is subject to certain conditions which are expected to be satisfied shortly, including finalisation of a construction contract for capital works. The project will enhance the asset through increased net lettable area and extensive refurbishment and construction. When complete, the asset will feature a new campus, linking the existing offices by an atrium providing a covered streetscape which will also include meeting areas and break out spaces. Upgrades will be completed to the buildings’ services along with a new fit out providing contemporary workspaces. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 8 “Cromwell’s strategy is to provide defensive, superior risk adjusted returns from a 100% Australian commercial property portfolio which invests in high quality, predominantly office assets in CBD and core fringe markets.” Cromwell’s assets and not significantly dilutive to either NTA per security or operating earnings. Cromwell would like to thank investors who participated in the rights issue for their ongoing support which has allowed us to take advantage of some excellent opportunities. Cromwell will continue to pursue a prudent approach to capital management, recycling existing capital into better quality properties and raising new capital only where we can do so at a price which we believe reflects the underlying value of our assets. Our focus will remain on managing a portfolio of Australian assets with long lease profiles and quality tenants, with the goal of continuing to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns over the long term. We currently expect to deliver operating earnings of 7.3 cents per security in the 2012 financial year. This would represent earnings growth of 3% over 2011. This will be underpinned by continued strong underlying property earnings, and includes the impact of higher debt facility interest margins for the full year as a result of the refinances during the second half. Interest costs are now largely hedged for the next three years after Cromwell took advantage of recent market volatility to enter into further interest rate hedges. Cromwell is well placed to deliver solid growth in earnings and asset values beyond 2012 through structured increases in property rentals, minimal lease expiries over the next four years and the potential for organic growth in our funds management business. We remain alert to any potential acquisition opportunities. Paul Weightman Managing Director / CEO The cost of the project will be capped at approximately $131 million, of which $26 million was previously committed under the existing lease. This investment will result in increased rent of $9.4 million being payable in the first full year after completion, equivalent to a 9% return on cost. On completion, the asset is expected to achieve an increased valuation of $305 million, assuming a capitalisation rate of 7.25%, and to represent approximately 20% of the Group’s portfolio. This acquisition and redevelopment is a clear example of how Cromwell adds value for investors by realising the full potential of its property assets. The work of perfecting a portfolio is never done but our assets are now very well positioned with substantial growth built in through minimum rental increases, relatively few expiring leases in coming years and planned redevelopment. This means we are now even more focused on developing our funds management business over the coming year. Cromwell’s funds management business made a small positive contribution to the Group’s profitability during the year. Our funds management focus will remain on back-to- basics property products underpinned by quality assets with stable, long-term cash flows. Cromwell retains the capability, experience and platform to continue to grow our funds management business organically through the acquisition and syndication of individual properties and innovative products such as the Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities Fund, which generate recurring fee income. Cromwell has not ruled out further growth in the funds management business by acquisition. We continue to look for complementary funds management businesses, but will only proceed with an opportunity if we are confident a transaction will benefit Cromwell securityholders. Cromwell enjoys a strong debt profile with the refinance of all 2011 and 2012 maturities completed during the second half. The Group had a weighted average debt maturity of 2.9 years at June 2011, with no maturities until July 2013. During the period Cromwell also issued approximately $111 million in equity by way of placements and a rights issue, securing funding for the Qantas property acquisition and the refurbishment of 321 Exhibition Street. The placement and rights issue were undertaken at a price which was slightly above the underlying net asset value of C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 9 Directors’ Report Geoffrey Levy, AO Chairman Paul Weightman Chief Executive Officer Robert Pullar Non-Executive Director Michelle McKellar Non-Executive Director David Usasz Non-Executive Director The directors of Cromwell Corporation Limited and Cromwell Property Securities Limited as Responsible Entity for the Cromwell Diversified Property Trust (collectively referred to as “the Directors”) present their report together with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2011 for both: • the Cromwell Property Group (“the Group”) consisting of Cromwell Corporation Limited (“the Company”) and its controlled entities and Cromwell Diversified Property Trust (“the CDPT”) and its controlled entities; and Mr Robert Pullar – Non-Executive Director Mr Pullar is a Director of the Brisbane based property development company operating in Australia and Asia, Citimark Properties. He was previously a partner with a mid tiered chartered accounting firm, specialising in property investment, taxation and corporate reorganisation. Mr Pullar is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is Chairman of Cromwell’s Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Chairman of Cromwell’s Investment Committee, and a member of Cromwell’s Audit & Risk Committee. • the CDPT and its controlled entities (“the Trust”). Ms Michelle McKellar – Non-Executive Director The shares of the Company and units of the CDPT are combined and issued as stapled securities in the Group. The shares of the Company and units of the Trust cannot be traded separately and can only be traded as stapled securities. 1. Directors & Officers (a) Directors The persons who were Directors at any time during the financial year and up to the date of this report (unless otherwise stated) were: Mr Geoffrey Levy (AO) – Chairman Mr Levy has extensive public company executive and directorship experience and is the former Chief Executive Officer and current Deputy Chairman of Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd. He is currently Chairman of Speciality Fashion Group Limited, Investec Equity Investments Limited and Monash Private Capital. He was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June 2005. Ms McKellar has a wealth of property and portfolio management experience having held a number of senior positions with CB Richard Ellis throughout Asia-Pacific and the Jen Group of Companies overseeing the development and management of a significant commercial and retail portfolio. She is a Senior Member of the Property and Land Economy Institute, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and runs her private property companies in Australia and NZ. Ms McKellar is a member of Cromwell’s Nomination & Remuneration, Audit & Risk and Investment Committees. Mr David Usasz – Non-Executive Director Mr Usasz had 20 years experience as a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, being involved in merger and acquisition advice, accounting and financial consultancy, specialising in corporate re-organisations. He is currently Chairman of Queensland Mining Corporation Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr Usasz is Chairman of Cromwell’s Audit & Risk Committee and a member of Cromwell’s Nomination & Remuneration and Investment Committees. Mr Richard Foster – Non-Executive Director Mr Foster is a retired licensed real estate agent with substantial experience in the real property industry specialising in large-scale property acquisition for most of his professional life. He has had substantial input to the growth and development of the business and the Group’s investment products. Mr Foster is a member of Cromwell’s Nomination & Remuneration and Investment Committees. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 10 Richard Foster Non-Executive Director Marc Wainer Non-Executive Director Daryl Wilson Finance Director Michael Watters Non-Executive Director Nicole E Riethmuller Company Secretary Mr Marc Wainer – Non-Executive Director Mr Geoffrey Cannings – Alternate Director Mr Wainer has more than 35 years experience in the property industry in South Africa, including founding Investec Property Group, Investec Bank’s property division. Marc is Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of listed South African property group Redefine Properties which he founded, and a director of Redefine International plc, a listed property investment company which is a substantial securityholder of Cromwell Property Group. He also is a non-executive director of Hyprop Investments Limited, a South African listed retail property fund. Mr Michael Watters – Non-Executive Director Mr Watters was appointed in April 2011 and has over 25 years experience in the investment banking and real estate industries. He has held directorships of some of South Africa’s top rated listed property funds including Sycom Property Fund and Hyprop Investments Limited. He is the CEO of the Redefine International Group. He is also a registered professional engineer with a BSc Eng. (Civil) Degree and an MBA. Mr Paul Weightman – Chief Executive Officer Mr Weightman practised as a solicitor for more than 20 years, and holds degrees in commerce and law. He has extensive experience in property development and investment, financial structuring, public listings, mergers and acquisitions, revenue matters and joint ventures. Mr Weightman was Cromwell’s Executive Chairman from 1998 until the appointment of Mr Levy in April 2008, and has acted as Chief Executive Officer since that date. He has been a Director of companies in the property, energy and retail sectors. Mr Weightman is a member of Cromwell’s Investment Committee. Mr Daryl Wilson – Finance Director Mr Wilson is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and joined Cromwell in August 1999 in the role of Chief Financial Officer. He has many years experience in senior finance roles. Mr Wilson has led the development of Cromwell’s funds management capabilities, and has primary responsibility for the finance function. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Diploma of Financial Planning. Mr Wilson is a member of Cromwell’s Investment Committee. Mr Michael Flax – Alternate Director Mr Flax’s appointment as an alternate director to Mr Wainer ceased on 1 August 2011. Mr Cannings is an alternate director to Mr Michael Watters and was appointed on 1 August 2011. All Directors of the Company are also Directors of Cromwell Property Securities Limited, the Responsible Entity of the CDPT. (b) Directorships of other listed entities in last 3 years Mr Levy has been a Director of Specialty Fashion Group since 8 April 2005. Mr Levy was a director of Ten Network Holdings from 3 April 1998 until his resignation from the Board on 25 October 2007 and a director of STW Group Limited from 24 November 1993 until his resignation from the Board on 1 July 2008. Mr Usasz has been a director of Queensland Mining Corporation Limited since 15 June 2007. Mr Wainer is a Director of Redefine International plc, a property investment company which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a Director of Redefine Properties, a property group which is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Mr Watters is a Director of Redefine International plc, a property investment company which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a Director of Redefine Properties, a property group which is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. No other Director has been a director of any other listed company during the 3 years preceding the end of the financial year, and up to the date of this report. (c) Company secretary Ms Nicole Riethmuller Ms Riethmuller has over 15 years experience as a corporate lawyer having worked primarily in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Cromwell, Nicole was General Counsel at the Queensland Investment Corporation where she headed the in-house legal team. Before that she was a Senior Associate in the Funds Management team at Minter Ellison lawyers in Sydney. Nicole has also been a lawyer and Assistant Company Secretary at Queensland Sugar Corporation. She has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 11 (d) Directors’ Meetings The number of Directors’ meetings (including meetings of committees of the Board) and number of meetings attended by each of the Directors of the Company during the financial year were: Director Board Nomination & Remuneration Committee Geoffrey Levy Robert Pullar Michelle McKellar David Usasz Richard Foster Marc Wainer(1) Michael Watters Paul Weightman Daryl Wilson A 13 12 14 15 14 12 3 16 16 B 16 16 16 16 16 16 3 16 16 A - 1 1 1 1 - - - - B - 1 1 1 1 - - - - A – Number of meetings attended (1) Includes attendance by alternate director Michael Flax. B – Number of meetings eligible to attend 2. principal Activities Audit & Risk Committee B A - - 10 10 10 10 10 10 - - - - - - - - - - Investment Committee A - - - - - - - - - B - - - - - - - - - The principal activities of the Group and Trust during the financial year consisted of property investment. The principal activities of the Group also includes property management, management of property related managed investment schemes and property development. There were no significant changes in the nature of the Group’s or Trust’s principal activities during the financial year. 3. Dividends / Distributions Group 2011 Interim distribution Interim distribution Interim distribution Final distribution 2010 Interim distribution Interim distribution Interim distribution Final distribution Trust 2011 Interim distribution Interim distribution Interim distribution Final distribution 2010 Interim distribution Interim distribution Interim distribution Final distribution (1) Expected payment date C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 12 Dividend per Security Distribution per Security Total per Security Total $’000 Franked amt per Security Record Date Payment Date - - - - - - - - - - 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 7.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 8.00¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 7.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 8.00¢ 15,919 15,943 16,243 16,883 64,988 14,062 14,242 16,157 16,157 60,618 - - - - - - - - - - 14/10/10 23/12/10 25/03/11 30/06/11 17/11/10 16/02/11 18/05/11 19/08/11(1) 06/10/09 31/12/09 07/04/10 30/06/10 16/11/09 15/02/10 14/05/10 31/08/10 Dividend per Security Distribution per Security Total per Security Total $’000 Franked amt per Security Record Date Payment Date - - - - - - - - - - 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 7.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 8.00¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 7.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 8.00¢ 15,923 15,947 16,249 16,888 65,007 14,067 14,250 16,162 16,162 60,641 - - - - - - - - - - 14/10/10 23/12/10 25/03/11 30/06/11 17/11/10 16/02/11 18/05/11 19/08/11(1) 06/10/09 31/12/09 07/04/10 30/06/10 16/11/09 15/02/10 14/05/10 31/08/10 4. Review of Operations and Results (a) Financial performance The Group recorded a profit after tax of $88,102,000 for the year ended 30 June 2011 compared with a profit of $19,053,000 for the previous year. The Trust recorded a profit after tax of $92,361,000 for the year ended 30 June 2011 compared with a profit of $26,706,000 for the previous year. The result for the Group and the Trust is reflective of the strong tenancies and high occupancies achieved across all properties combined with an increase in the fair value of investment properties. The statutory accounting profit was impacted by a number of non-cash fair value items. These included: • • • An increase in the fair value of the Group’s investment properties of $33,659,000 (2010: decrease of $32,146,000) which represented an increase of 2.4% in the value of investment properties held at the end of the year; Write down of $3,695,000 (2010: $6,331,000) relating to the Group’s property development activities; and A decrease in the fair value of interest rate derivatives of $1,920,000 (2010: $1,283,000). (b) Operating profit The profit for the year includes a number of items which, in the opinion of the Directors, need to be adjusted for in order to allow securityholders to gain a better understanding of the Group’s profit from operations. A reconciliation of profit from operations, as assessed by the Directors, to the reported net profit for the year is as follows: Group Trust Profit from operations Reconciliation to profit for the year Loss on sale of investment properties Gain on sale of available-for-sale financial assets Fair value net gains/(write-downs): Investment properties Interest rate derivatives Investments at fair value through profit or loss Property development inventories Loan receivable Non-cash property investment income/(expense): Straight-line lease income Lease incentive and lease cost amortisation Other non-cash expenses: Amortisation of finance costs Employee options expense Amortisation and depreciation Relating to equity accounted investments(1) Net tax losses incurred/(utilised)(2) Net profit/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interest Net profit for the year 2011 $’000 65,297 (195) - 33,659 (1,920) 604 (3,695) - 4,883 (5,773) (2,042) (333) (542) (1,594) (247) - 88,102 2010 $’000 64,630 (554) 3,431 (32,146) (1,283) 836 (6,331) 1,932 852 (5,411) (1,861) (339) (552) (2,643) (1,508) - 19,053 2011 $’000 66,112 (195) - 33,659 (1,920) 604 - - 4,883 (5,773) 2010 $’000 66,285 (554) 3,431 (32,146) (1,283) 836 - - 852 (5,411) (2,770) (2,484) - - (1,594) - (645) 92,361 - - (2,506) - (314) 26,706 (1) Comprises fair value adjustments included in share of profit of equity accounted entities. (2) Comprises tax expense attributable to changes in deferred tax assets recognised as a result of carried forward tax losses. Profit from operations for the year was $65,297,000 (2010: $64,630,000). Details of the profit from operations from each of the segments of the Group are contained at note 35. Property investment provided the majority of the Group’s profits, with a contribution of $65,936,000 for the year (2010: $65,482,000). Net operating income from the property portfolio, after property outgoings costs was $118,184,000 for the year, an increase of 15% on the previous year. The majority of this increase was attributable to the Qantas Headquarters (203 Coward Street, Mascot, NSW) and the remaining one third of the TGA Complex acquired during the year. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 13 The Group also measures the change in like for like property income, taking into account only properties held in both the current and previous financial years. On this basis, net property income increased by 0.6% in 2011. This is considered a good result given the higher than average lease expiries which occurred in 2011, in particular the Synergy office property and Masters Distribution Centre industrial property. Both these buildings are now fully leased and will generate significantly increased income in the 2012 financial year. The other key impact on profit from operations was an increase in interest expense to $45,397,000 (2010: $38,660,000). This increase occurred partly as a result of the additional borrowings for investment properties acquired during the year, but also due to increases in the margins payable on finance facilities as they were refinanced on expiry. The Group is now substantially hedged against further increases in both variable interest rates and facility margins for the next 3 financial years. (c) Earnings per stapled security Basic/diluted operating earnings per stapled security(1) Basic/diluted earnings per stapled security – statutory profit (1) Based on profits from operations disclosed above. 2011 Cents 7.1 9.6 2010 Cents 8.5 2.5 Basic operating earnings attributable to stapled securityholders were 7.1 cents (2010: 8.5 cents). Distributions paid for the year were 7.0 cents (2010: 8.0 cents), including a June 2011 quarter distribution of 1.75 cents per stapled security to be paid on 19 August 2011. The fall in operating earnings per security was primarily due to increases in interest rates during the year, combined with lower income from funds management transactions. (d) Financial Position Total assets ($’000) Net assets ($’000) Net tangible assets(1) ($’000) Net debt ($’000)(2) Gearing (%)(3) Securities issued (’000) NTA per security (1) Net assets less deferred tax asset and intangible assets. (2) Borrowings less cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. (3) Net debt divided by total assets less cash and cash equivalents. Group Trust 2011 1,539,428 705,160 703,636 737,037 49% 964,737 $0.73 2010 1,282,828 571,407 570,120 568,117 48% 807,835 $0.71 2011 1,531,741 699,643 699,643 742,532 50% 965,012 $0.73 2010 1,271,529 570,464 570,464 572,553 49% 808,110 $0.70 NTA per security has increased during the year from $0.71 to $0.73, primarily as a result of the increases in fair value of the investment properties. In particular, the Qantas and Exhibition Street properties acquired during the year and the existing properties held in the Melbourne CBD contributed positively to this result. Gearing increased marginally from 48% to 49% due mostly to the group adopting slightly higher loan to value ratios on the assets acquired during the year, which have in turn improved the weighted average lease term of the portfolio. Stapled securities on issue have increased by 156,902,381 during the year. This occurred through a combination of placements to institutional and other wholesale investors, a rights issue to existing securityholders and the reactivation of the distribution re-investment plan (DRP). The average issue price of all stapled securities during the year was 72.9 cents before transaction costs and 70.3 cents after transaction costs. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 14 (e) Outlook The outlook remains positive for the Group, despite the sluggish pace of economic recovery. The Groups’ property portfolio is expected to continue to deliver consistent earnings. The performance of the investment property portfolio reflects the quality of the portfolio and the benefits of Cromwell’s integrated property management and tenant relationship activities. The portfolio was 99.6% leased at year-end, with a 6.8 year weighted average lease term. Importantly, tenant quality is also exceptional, with 47% of rental income at balance date underpinned by Government or Government owned/ funded entities, and a further 42% from listed companies or their subsidiaries. The Group also expects to see growth in operating earnings in 2012, underpinned by this strong property portfolio and the funds management business, which has the potential to return to a period of significant growth in future years. The Group aims to continue to grow net tangible assets per security and maintain gearing below 55%. 5. Significant Changes in the State of Affairs Changes in the state of affairs of the Group during the financial year are set out within the financial report. There were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group during the financial year other than as disclosed in this report and the accompanying financial report. 6. Subsequent Events Other than as set out in note 40 of the financial report, no matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2011 that has significantly affected or may significantly affect: • • • the Group’s operations in future financial years; or the results of those operations in future financial years; or the Group’s state of affairs in future financial years. 7. Likely Developments The Group will continue to pursue activities which increase profitability of the Group, and create value for securityholders. Further information in relation to likely developments, and the impact on the operations of the Group, has not been included in this report as the Directors believe it would result in unreasonable prejudice to the Group. 8. Environmental Regulation The Directors are not aware of any particular and significant environmental regulation under a law of the Commonwealth, State or Territory relevant to the Group. 9. Directors’ Interests The interests of current Directors in stapled securities of the Group at the date of this report are as follows: Geoffrey Levy Robert Pullar Michelle McKellar David Usasz Richard Foster Marc Wainer Michael Flax Michael Watters Geoffrey Cannings Paul Weightman Daryl Wilson Stapled Securities 1,119,430 14,000,000 363,000 2,225,000 5,261,765 - 416,666 - - 15,921,167 1,970,775 41,277,803 Performance Rights - - - - - - - - - 4,000,000 1,740,000 5,740,000 Options over Securities - - - - - - - - - - - - C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 15 10. Options and performance Rights (a) Securities under option through the Performance Rights Plan The Group issues in-substance options over stapled securities through the issue of performance rights under the Performance Rights Plan (“PRP”). At the date of this report, performance rights on issue are as follows: Date granted 16/12/09 08/02/10 23/08/10 23/08/10 23/08/10 23/08/10 23/08/10 07/03/10 26/05/11 26/05/11 26/05/11 Exercise date 16/12/11 – 15/01/12 07/02/12 – 07/03/12 21/08/12 – 21/09/12 21/08/12 – 21/09/12 21/08/13 – 21/09/13 21/08/13 – 21/09/13 21/08/13 – 21/09/13 01/07/13 – 01/08/13 01/07/13 – 01/10/13 01/07/14 – 01/10/14 01/07/15 – 01/10/15 Exercise price $0.20 $0.00 $0.00 $0.10 $0.00 $0.10 $0.20 $0.00 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 Expiry date 15/01/12 07/03/12 21/09/12 21/09/12 21/09/13 21/09/13 21/09/13 01/08/13 01/10/13 01/10/14 01/10/15 Number 659,600 126,859 170,287 123,459 101,378 47,433 192,218 97,633 1,913,333 1,913,333 1,913,334 7,258,867 No holder has any right under the performance rights to participate in any other security or interest of the Company or any other entity, except that performance right holders have a matching in-substance option for units in Cromwell Diversified Property Trust as a result of the Group’s stapling arrangement. No other form of option is on issue at the date of this report. (b) Securities issued on the exercise of performance rights through the Performance Rights Plan The following stapled securities were issued during the year ended 30 June 2011 on the exercise of performance rights granted under the PRP. No further securities have been issued since that date. No amounts are unpaid on any of the securities. Date performance rights granted 18 September 2007 11. Remuneration Report Issue Price of Securities No. of Securities Issued $0.00 8,600 8,600 The remuneration report is presented for the financial year ending 30 June 2011. The report forms part of the Directors Report and has been prepared and audited in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. This report outlines the remuneration for Non-Executive Directors, Executive Directors and other Key Management Personnel including the five highest remunerated executives of the Group and the Company. The report is set out under the following headings: (a) Remuneration principles (b) Details of remuneration (c) Performance assessment (d) Equity based compensation (e) Employment contracts and termination provisions (a) Remuneration principles (i) Governance The Group has appointed a nomination and remuneration committee (“Committee”). The Committee has overall responsibility for the remuneration strategies of the Group. The Committee also advises the Board on remuneration policy and practices. The Committee is chaired by Mr RJ Pullar, a Non-Executive Director. External consultants are appointed to advise the Committee as required. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 16 (ii) Remuneration policy Cromwell Property Group is committed to a fair and transparent remuneration strategy. It is considered imperative that the remuneration strategy aligns with the Group’s overall strategy. The Group aims to deliver increases in operating earnings per security and net tangible asset value per security over the longer term and this is reflected in the remuneration strategy and structure. Key Management Personnel are rewarded with a mixture of fixed remuneration, short term incentives and long term incentives, designed to allow the Group to retain and motivate key employees. The Board’s policy on the nature and amount of remuneration encompasses the following objectives: • • • Fixed pay : Key Management Personnel are remunerated at the market median level of their fixed pay adjusted for factors such as the external market environment and the employee’s position, qualifications, period of service and responsibility within the Group. : Short term incentives are generally included as part of the remuneration package for those Short term incentives employees that can have a material impact on the key marginal drivers of operating earnings in any given financial year. These include such factors as leasing outcomes and changes in property earnings, interest expense, funds management earnings and changes in the investment property portfolio. The Group does not generally take into account non-financial performance indicators in assessing short term incentives. Short term incentives are available to a number of employees and are generally paid as cash bonuses. For all executives except the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for setting key performance indicator targets and assessing annually whether executives’ targets have been met. The key performance indicator targets for the Chief Executive Officer are set, revised and reviewed annually by the Committee or the Board. : These are considered to be both a retention tool for employees who are considered key to the Long term incentives longer term success of the Group and a reward for exceptional performance in a financial year. The maximum value of performance rights issued is generally limited to 25% of the annual fixed remuneration of any employee during the period from grant date to vesting date. Long term incentives are offered by way of the issue of performance rights which, if they vest, allow the employee to obtain stapled securities at a discount to market value. This allows employees to align themselves with securityholders by having a financial interest in the long term value of the Group’s security price. For any given dollar value, the discount causes the number of the performance rights offered to decrease. The use of the discount is intended to reduce or avoid the need for employees to obtain significant debt funding or sell a substantial number of securities to fund the exercise of performance rights on vesting. The number of Key Management Personnel participating in the PRP during the year was 9 (2010: 6). The number of performance rights allocated to Key Management Personnel at balance date was 6,842,136 (2010: 2,755,958). The Group had previously established the Cromwell Employee Share Ownership Plan (“ESOP”). All grants that were made under the ESOP have vested or been forfeited, and it is not intended that any further grants will be made under this plan in the future. (iii) External environment The unemployment rate during the year remained below the 10-year median. This continues to cause labour market constraint which was evident in Brisbane where over 80% of the Groups’ employees are based. The Brisbane market continues to remain very competitive, partly as a result of significant competition from the resource sector for employees. (iv) Non-executive directors remuneration Fees and payments to Non-Executive Directors reflect the demands which are made on, and the responsibilities of, the Directors. The Board determines remuneration of Non-Executive Directors within the maximum amount approved by security holders from time to time. This maximum currently stands at $700,000 per annum in total for fees, to be divided among the Non-Executive Directors in such a proportion and manner as they agree. Non-Executive Directors are paid a fixed remuneration, comprising base fees or salary and superannuation (if applicable). Non-Executive Directors do not receive bonus payments or participate in security-based compensation plans, and are not provided with retirement benefits other than statutory superannuation. Chairman Non-Executive Director Audit & Risk Committee – Chairman Audit & Risk Committee – Member Nomination & Remuneration Committee – Chairman Nomination & Remuneration Committee – Member Investment Committee The Non-Executive Directors fees have not changed since the 2008 financial year. 2011 $ 150,000 75,000 18,000 12,000 7,500 5,000 - 2010 $ 150,000 75,000 18,000 12,000 7,500 5,000 - C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 17 (b) Details of remuneration Remuneration paid, payable, or otherwise made available, directly or indirectly, to key management personnel is set out below. Other than the key management personnel shown below, there were no other key management personnel of the Company or Group during the year. Key management personnel below include the five highest remunerated Group executives and Company executives. Key management personnel during the year were: Non-Executive Directors: Mr GH Levy (AO) Mr RJ Pullar Ms MA McKellar Mr DE Usasz Mr M Wainer Mr WR Foster Mr M Flax Mr M Watters Mr G Cannings Executive Directors: Mr PL Weightman Mr DJ Wilson Other Senior Executives: Mr B Binning Mr MJ Blake Ms JA Clark Mr PJ Cowling Mr DA Gippel Mr PW Howard Ms NE Riethmuller Chairman Director Director Director Director Director Director (Alternate to Mr Wainer) Director Director (Alternate to Mr Watters – appointed 1 August 2011) Chief Executive Officer Finance Director National Leasing Manager National Head of Sales Transactions Manager, Property Licensee, Director of controlled entity Associate Director Transactions Group Treasurer, Director of controlled entity Chief Operating Officer General Counsel/Company Secretary C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 18 Short- term benefits Short- term benefits Short- term benefits Short- term benefits Post- employment Cash salary and fees $ Accrued leave(1) $ Cash bonus $ Non-cash benefits $ Super- annuation $ Long- term benefits Long service leave(1) $ Share- based payments Total Remunera- tion Options $ $ % of Remun. that is perform- ance based 137,615 86,697 91,367 89,908 75,000 73,395 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12,385 7,803 633 8,092 - 6,605 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 150,000 94,500 92,000 98,000 75,000 80,000 - - 776,901 434,801 102,385 2,485 200,000 120,000 157,900 - 15,199 15,199 17,353 18,037 38,459 17,372 1,308,197 607,894 250,000 248,068 171,180 275,019 250,000 234,801 257,500 3,452,252 (2,462) (2,226) 918 3,566 9,383 (7,443) (6,516) 100,090 75,000 37,208 - - 65,000 - - 497,208 - - 5,264 - 20,289 - - 183,453 15,199 15,199 14,495 15,199 15,199 15,199 15,199 171,605 5,040 7,585 7,007 7,755 9,854 2,461 2,020 77,112 42,103 17,873 1,998 5,240 142,853 10,144 26,710 302,752 384,880 323,707 200,862 306,779 512,578 255,162 294,913 4,784,472 - - - - - - - - 18% 23% 21% 14% 5% 2% 14% - - 2011 Non-Executive Directors GH Levy RJ Pullar MA McKellar DE Usasz M Wainer WR Foster M Flax M Watters(2) Executive Directors PL Weightman DJ Wilson Other key management personnel B Binning M Blake JA Clark P Cowling(3) D Gippel P Howard N Riethmuller (1) Comprises movement in leave entitlements (2) Mr Watters was appointed on 4 April 2011 (3) Mr Cowling was not considered a KMP in 2010 C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 19 Short- term benefits Cash salary and fees $ Short- term benefits Short- term benefits Short- term benefits Post- employ- ment Accrued leave(1) $ Cash bonus $ Non-cash benefits $ Super- annuation $ Long- term benefits Long service leave(1) $ Share- based payments Total Remu- neration Options $ $ % of Remun. that is perform- ance based 137,615 86,697 84,404 89,908 31,250 97,416 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12,385 7,803 7,596 8,092 - 6,968 - - - - - - - - - - - - 150,000 94,500 92,000 98,000 31,250 104,384 - - - - - - 678,356 386,256 6,433 14,279 150,000 100,000 157,900 - 13,744 13,744 10,041 8,440 36,482 16,998 1,052,956 539,717 18% 22% 208,999 236,254 145,999 236,870 247,202 250,000 2,917,226 5,627 (909) (119) 7,288 2,852 11,538 46,989 137,500 63,700 - - 60,000 - 511,200 - - - - 22,564 - 180,464 14,461 14,461 13,218 14,461 14,461 14,461 155,855 2,515 5,366 2,426 1,669 8,182 1,068 39,707 26,728 20,328 6,261 - 99,935 - 206,732 395,830 339,200 167,785 260,288 455,196 277,067 4,058,173 41% 25% 4% - 35% - 2010 Non-Executive Directors GH Levy RJ Pullar MA McKellar DE Usasz M Wainer(2) WR Foster Executive Directors PL Weightman DJ Wilson Other key management personnel B Binning MJ Blake JA Clark PW Howard DA Gippel NE Riethmuller (1) Comprises movement in leave entitlements (2) Mr Wainer was appointed on 29 January 2010 (c) Performance assessment The Group’s performance conditions are chosen to support the sustainable operation of the Group. Financial performance metrics are chosen with the aim of supporting or enhancing the operational earnings in any given financial year in a way that does not unduly increase the risk profile of the Group. Short term cash incentives are focused wholly on financial metrics. The remaining performance criteria are intended to facilitate growth such that the Group can outperform its peers in the longer term. Although the performance criteria may be different for each executive the overriding principles involve assessment of performance according to a traditional balanced scorecard methodology. The balanced scorecard assigns key performance indicators (KPIs) across broad categories. The KPIs are designed to align securityholder interests with Group goals in the short and long term. Individual KPIs are aligned with Group’s long term objectives. The balanced scorecard methodology assigns performance and responsibility criteria for all employees across four broad categories. These categories are: Financial Measures: Includes both the performance of the Group and the employees’ business unit. The Group focuses on maintaining individual shareholder alignment by using operating earnings per security as the major short term financial metric. Long term financial metrics also include changes in NTA per security and total securityholder return relative to the S&P/ASX 30-A-REIT Accumulation Index. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 20 Internal Business Measures: Concentrate on improvement of systems and processes to create efficiency and accuracy to support long term business growth. The processes emphasise adherence to governance requirements. Customer Measures: The Group survey securityholders, tenants, fund investors and other stakeholders to ascertain customer relationship trends and set KPIs for employees to meet the needs identified by those trends, and to coincide with longer term corporate objectives. Innovation & Learning Measures: Focuses on the growth of individuals, departments and corporate culture to innovate and extend current capabilities throughout the Group. The weightings of these categories for any individual are set and assessed in consideration of their responsibility and role. In 2011 there were no non-financial performance conditions in the short term (cash) incentive plans. All short term conditions related to financial metrics occurring within the financial year 2011. The key short term financial measures for 2011 were: Operating profit (as assessed by the Directors – see part 4(b) above) Change over previous year Operating earnings per security (as assessed by the Directors – see part 4(c) above) Change over previous year Distributions per security Change over previous year Net Tangible Assets per security Change over previous year 2011 $ 65,297,000 + 1% 7.1 cents (16%) 7.0 cents (13%) $0.73 3% 2010 $ 64,630,000 + 1% 8.5 cents (12%) 8.0 cents (11%) $0.71 (7%) The Group has established a Performance Rights Plan. For executives, the ability to exercise the Performance Rights is generally conditional on the executive meeting internal performance hurdles including remaining employed by the Group for a specified period. The Group believes this allows employees to align themselves with securityholders by having a financial interest in the long term value of the Group’s security price, which acts to maximise Total Securityholder Returns (“TSR”). TSR over 1, 3 and 5 years relative to benchmark indices is shown below: Total Securityholder Returns (annualised) TSR – Group TSR - S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Accumulation Index Group performance against S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Accumulation Index TSR – All Ord’s Group performance against All Ord’s 1 Year 9% 6% 3% 12% (3%) 3 Year 8% (10%) 18% 0% 8% 5 Year 4% (10%) 14% 3% 1% C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 21 Details of remuneration: cash bonuses and performance rights For each cash bonus and grant of performance rights included in the tables in section (b) above, the percentage of the available bonus or grant that was paid, or that vested, in the year, and the percentage that was forfeited because the person did not meet the service and performance criteria is set out below. No part of the bonus is payable in future years. The performance rights are subject to vesting conditions as outlined above. No performance rights will vest if the conditions are not satisfied, hence the minimum value of performance rights yet to vest is $nil. The maximum value of the performance rights yet to vest has been determined as the amount of the grant date fair value of the performance rights that is yet to be expensed at balance date. Cash Bonus Paid % 80% 80% 75% 53% - - - 43% - Cash Bonus Forfeited % 20% 20% 25% 47% - - - 57% - Financial Year Options Granted 2008/2011 2008/2011 2008/2010 2008/2011 2008 2008 2011 2008/2010 2011 Options Vested in 2011 % 16% 17% - - - - - - - Options Forfeited in 2011 % 16% 17% - - - - - - - Financial Years Options may vest 2014/15/16 2014/15/16 2012 2014 - - 2014 2012 2012 Maximum value of grant to vest $ 488,828 212,640 22,808 25,343 - - 25,457 63,037 35,784 Name PL Weightman DJ Wilson B Binning MJ Blake JA Clark P Cowling PW Howard DA Gippel NE Riethmuller (d) Equity based compensation Details of the PRP are set out in part (a)(ii) of the remuneration report. All Executive Directors and employees of the Group are considered for participation in the PRP subject to a minimum period of service and level of remuneration, which may be waived by the Committee. Grants to Executive Directors are subject to security holder approval. Consideration for granting performance rights, grant periods, vesting and exercise dates, exercise periods and exercise prices are determined by the Board or Committee in each case. Performance rights carry no voting rights. When exercised, each performance right is convertible into one stapled security. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 22 The terms and conditions of each grant of performance rights under the PRP affecting remuneration for Key Management Personnel in the current or future reporting periods are included in the table below: Grant Date 18/09/2007 18/09/2007 06/12/2007 16/12/2009 08/02/2010 23/08/2010 23/08/2010 26/05/2011 26/05/2011 26/05/2011 Expiry Date 19/01/2011 19/01/2011 07/04/2011 15/01/2012 07/03/2012 21/09/2013 21/09/2013 01/10/2013 01/10/2014 01/10/2015 Exercise Price $1.21 $1.21 $1.21 $0.20 - $0.20 $0.10 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 No of Performance Rights Granted 2,439,300 92,100 1,624,400 659,600 126,859 192,218 123,459 1,913,333 1,913,333 1,913,334 Assessed Value per Right at Grant Date 10.6¢ 15.0¢ 8.9¢ 41.5¢ 59.1¢ 37.0¢ 50.6¢ 13.9¢ 12.6¢ 11.5¢ Details of changes during the 2011 year in performance rights on issue to Key Management Personnel under the PRP are set out below. 2011 PL Weightman DJ Wilson DA Gippel B Binning M J Blake JA Clark P Cowling P Howard N Reithmuller Opening balance Granted during year Exercised during the year Forfeited during the year Lapsed during year 738,733 344,200 915,933 326,992 338,000 92,100 227,800 - - 2,983,758 4,000,000 1,740,000 - - 95,894 - - 96,324 123,459 6,055,677 - - - - - - - - - - (369,366) (172,100) - - - - - - - (541,466) (369,367) (172,100) (256,333) (200,133) (338,000) (92,100) (227,800) - - (1,655,833) Closing balance 4,000,000 1,740,000 659,600 126,859 95,894 - - 96,324 123,459 6,842,136 The assessed fair value at grant date of performance rights granted is allocated equally over the period from grant date to vesting date, and the amount is included in the remuneration tables in part (c) of the remuneration report. Fair value at grant date for performance rights with no market based vesting conditions are determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model that takes into account the exercise price, the term of the performance right, the security price at grant date, expected price volatility of the underlying securities, the expected dividend/distribution yield and the risk-free interest rate for the term of the performance right. A total of 6,583,432 performance rights were granted during 2011 (2010: 786,459) of which 6,055,677 (2010: 786,459) were issued to Key Management Personnel. The model inputs for Performance Rights granted during the 2011 year are disclosed in note 31. Plan rules contain a restriction on removing the “at risk” aspect of the instruments granted to executives. Plan participants may not enter into any transaction designed to remove the “at risk” aspect of an instrument before it vests without explicit approval from the Board. At 30 June 2011 no performance rights on issue had vested. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 23 Further details relating to performance rights are set out below. Name PL Weightman DJ Wilson B Binning MJ Blake JA Clark P Cowling DA Gippel PW Howard NE Riethmuller Remuneration consisting of performance rights(1) 3% 3% 11% 6% 1% 2% 28% 4% 9% Value at grant date(2) $ 506,533 220,342 - 35,542 - - - 35,601 62,495 Value at exercise date(3) $ - - - - - - - - - Value at forfeit date(4) $ - - - - - - - - - (1) The percentage of total remuneration consisting of performance rights, based on the value of performance rights expensed during the year. (2) The value of performance rights granted during the year as part of remuneration calculated at grant date in accordance with AASB 2 Share-based Payment. (3) The value at exercise date of performance rights that were granted as part of remuneration and were exercised during the year, being the intrinsic value of the performance rights at that date. (4) The value at lapse date of performance rights that were granted as part of remuneration and were forfeited during the year because a vesting condition was not satisfied. (e) Employment contracts and termination provisions (i) Employment contracts PL Weightman Remuneration and other terms of employment for the Chief Executive Officer are formalised in an employment agreement. The Company may terminate the agreement without notice for gross misconduct; otherwise, the Company may terminate the agreement on six months notice, or payment of entitlements for this period in lieu of notice. Mr Weightman may terminate the agreement at any time with six months notice. Other major provisions of the agreement are as follows: • • Term of agreement – Commencing 1 July 2006, no fixed termination date. Base salary, inclusive of superannuation, for the 2011 year of $950,000, thereafter to be reviewed annually by the remuneration committee. • Performance cash bonus of up to $250,000 with targets to be reviewed annually by the remuneration committee. The performance bonus payable to Mr Weightman for the 2011 year depended on performance criteria being met. The criteria were assessed as being met in part during the financial year, with 80% of the performance bonus amount being paid. DJ Wilson Remuneration and other terms of employment for the Finance Director are formalised in an employment agreement. The Company may terminate the agreement without notice for gross misconduct; otherwise, the Company may terminate the agreement on six months notice, or payment of entitlements for this period in lieu of notice. Mr Wilson may terminate the agreement at any time with six months notice. Other major provisions of the agreement are as follows: • • Term of agreement – commencing 1 July 2006, no fixed termination date. Base salary, inclusive of superannuation, for the 2011 year of $450,000, to be reviewed annually by the remuneration committee. • Performance cash bonus of up to $150,000 with targets to be reviewed annually by the remuneration committee. The performance bonus payable to Mr Wilson for the 2011 year depended on certain criteria being met. The criteria were assessed as being met in part during the financial year, with 80% of the performance bonus amount being paid. All other executives Remuneration and other terms of employment for other executives are contained under standard employment contracts. There are no termination payments due under the contracts other than statutory entitlements for accrued leave. Remuneration is reviewed annually. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 24 (ii) Termination provisions There are no fixed term conditions in executive employment contracts. Minimum termination periods for executives are outlined below and adhered to in all cases except in the case of serious breaches of the employment contract. CEO, Finance Director, Group Treasurer All other executives Notice Period Employee 6 months 3 months 1-2 months Notice Period Group 6 months 6 months 1-2 months On termination, a portion of short term incentives may also be paid at the discretion of the CEO, or the Board in the case of termination of the CEO. In addition, other statutory entitlements such as accrued leave may be taken as termination benefits. 12. trust Disclosures Fees to Responsible Entity Total amounts paid/payable to the Responsible Entity or its associates during the year were $14,107,206 (2010: $11,120,974). Units held by Responsible Entity Cromwell Corporation Limited, the parent company of the Responsible Entity, held 275,106 (2010: 275,106) units in the Trust throughout the year. Pursuant to Australian Securities & Investments Commission relief, the units are not stapled to shares in Cromwell Corporation Limited. The Responsible Entity held 1,517,000 (2010: 1,517,000) units in the Cromwell Mary Street Planned Investment, a subsidiary of the Trust, throughout the year. The holding represents approximately 8% (2010: 8%) of the issued units in the Cromwell Mary Street Planned Investment. Issued Units Units issued in the Trust during the year are set out in note 23 in the accompanying financial report. There were 965,012,421 (2010: 808,110,040) issued units in the Trust at balance date. Value of Scheme Assets The total carrying value of the Trust’s assets as at balance date was approximately $1,531,741,000 (2010: $1,271,529,000). Net assets attributable to unitholders of the Trust were $694,180,000 (2010: $564,396,000) equating to $0.73 per unit (2010: $0.70 per unit). The Trust’s assets are valued in accordance with policies stated in note 1 of the financial statements. 13. Indemnifying Officers or Auditor Subject to the following, no indemnity or insurance premium was paid during the financial year for a person who is or has been an officer of the Group. The constitution of the Company provides that to the extent permitted by law, a person who is or has been an officer of the Company is indemnified against certain liabilities and costs incurred by them in their capacity as an officer of the Company. Further, the Company has entered into a Deed of access, insurance and indemnity with each of the Directors and the company secretary. Under the deed, the Company agrees to, amongst other things: • • • indemnify the officer to the extent permitted by law against certain liabilities and legal costs incurred by the officer as an officer of the Company and its subsidiaries; maintain and pay the premium on an insurance policy in respect of the officer; and provide the officer with access to board papers and other documents provided or available to the officer as an officer of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Group has paid premiums for Directors and officers’ liability insurance with respect to the Directors, company secretary and senior management as permitted under the Corporations Act 2001. The terms of the policy prohibit disclosure of the nature of the liabilities covered and the premiums payable under the policy. No indemnities have been given or insurance premiums paid, during or since the end of the financial year, for any person who is or has been an auditor of the Company or any of its controlled entities. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 25 14. Rounding of Amounts to Nearest thousand Dollars The Company is of a kind referred to in Class Order 98/0100, issued by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, relating to the “rounding off” of amounts in the Directors’ report and financial report. Amounts in the Directors’ report and financial report have been rounded off to the nearest thousand dollars, or in certain cases to the nearest dollar, in accordance with that Class Order. 15. Auditor Johnston Rorke continues in office in accordance with section 327 of the Corporations Act 2001. The Company may decide to employ Johnston Rorke on assignments additional to their statutory duties where the auditor’s expertise and experience with the Company and/or the Group are important. The Directors have considered the position and, in accordance with advice received from the Audit & Risk Committee, are satisfied that the provision of the non-audit services is compatible with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001. The Directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit services by the auditor, as set out below, did not compromise the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 as none of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants and all non-audit services have been reviewed by the Audit & Risk Committee to ensure they do not impact the impartiality and objectivity of the auditor. Details of the amounts paid or payable to the auditor and its related parties for non-audit services provided to the Group are set out below: Non-audit Services Tax compliance services Other - review of pro forma balance sheets and forecasts Total remuneration for non-audit services 2011 $ - 76,000 76,000 2010 $ - - - The auditor receives remuneration for audit and other services relating to other entities for which Cromwell Property Securities Limited, a controlled entity, acts as responsible entity. The remuneration is disclosed in the relevant entity’s financial reports and totalled $78,000 (2010: $128,000). Auditor’s independence declaration A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is attached to this report. This report is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors. P.L. Weightman Director Dated this 18th day of August 2011 C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 26 Level 30, Central Plaza One 345 Queen Street Brisbane Q 4000 GPO Box 1144 Brisbane Q 4001 Ph 07 3222 8444 / Fax 07 3221 7779 Website www.jr.com.au Email jr@jr.com.au The Directors Cromwell Corporation Limited and Cromwell Property Securities Limited as Responsible Entity for Cromwell Diversified Property Trust Level 19 200 Mary Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 Dear Sirs, Auditor’s Independence Declaration As lead auditor for the audit of the financial reports of Cromwell Corporation Limited and Cromwell Diversified Property Trust for the year ended 30 June 2011, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been: (i) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and (ii) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. This declaration is in respect of both Cromwell Corporation Limited and the entities it controlled during the financial year and Cromwell Diversified Property Trust and the entities it controlled during the year. JOHNSTON RORKE Chartered Accountants R.C.N. WALKER Partner Brisbane, Queensland 18 August 2011 Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 27 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 June 2011 Revenue and other income Rental income and recoverable outgoings Funds management fees Distributions Interest Other revenue Share of profits of equity accounted entities Gain on sale of available-for-sale financial assets Increase in recoverable amount: Loans receivable Fair value net gain from: Investment properties Investments at fair value through profit or loss Total revenue and other income Expenses Property expenses and outgoings Property development costs Management and administration costs Funds management costs Employee benefits expense Finance costs Share of losses of equity accounted entities Loss on sale of investment properties Fair value net loss from: Interest rate derivatives Investment properties Decrease in recoverable amount: Property development inventories/provision Other expenses Total expenses Profit before income tax Income tax expense Profit Other comprehensive income, net of tax Total comprehensive income Profit/(loss) is attributable to: Company shareholders Trust unitholders Non-controlling interests Profit Total comprehensive income/(loss) is attributable to: Company shareholders Trust unitholders Non-controlling interests Total comprehensive income Basic earnings/(loss) per company share/trust unit (cents) Diluted earnings/(loss) per company share/trust unit (cents) Basic/diluted earnings/(loss) per stapled security (cents) Notes 14 (d) 12 5 5 14 (d) 5 12 6 28 28 28 Group Trust 2011 $’000 138,494 3,964 255 4,984 16 - - 2010 $’000 117,262 9,283 429 6,265 524 3,882 3,431 2011 $’000 138,499 - 255 5,192 4 - - 2010 $’000 117,974 - 428 6,152 127 3,858 3,431 - 1,932 - - 33,659 604 181,976 21,198 819 1,568 141 11,680 47,439 713 195 1,920 - 3,695 4,428 93,796 88,180 78 88,102 - 88,102 (4,259) 92,361 - 88,102 (4,259) 92,361 - 88,102 (0.5¢) (0.5¢) 9.6¢ - 836 143,844 19,260 3,487 1,736 3,274 11,102 40,529 - 554 1,283 32,146 6,331 3,945 123,647 20,197 1,144 19,053 - 19,053 (7,650) 26,703 - 19,053 (7,650) 26,703 - 19,053 (1.0¢) (1.0¢) 2.5¢ 33,659 604 178,213 24,241 - 9,942 - - 48,167 742 195 1,920 - - - 85,207 93,006 - 93,006 - 93,006 - 92,361 645 93,006 - 92,361 645 93,006 10.1¢ 10.0¢ - 836 132,806 21,663 - 8,988 - - 41,152 - 554 1,283 32,146 - - 105,786 27,020 - 27,020 - 27,020 - 26,706 314 27,020 - 26,706 314 27,020 3.5¢ 3.5¢ The above consolidated statements of comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 28 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as at 30 June 2011 Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Current tax assets Derivative financial instruments Other current assets Total current assets Non-current assets Trade and other receivables Inventories Investment properties Investments at fair value through profit or loss Investments in jointly controlled entity and associates Property, plant and equipment Deferred tax assets Intangible assets Total non-current assets Total assets Current liabilities Trade and other payables Borrowings Dividends/distributions payable Derivative financial instruments Provisions Other current liabilities Total current liabilities Non-current liabilities Borrowings Provisions Total non-current liabilities Total liabilities Net assets Equity Contributed equity Reserves Retained earnings/(accumulated losses) Equity attributable to shareholders/unitholders Non-controlling interests Trust unitholders Non-controlling interests Total equity Group Trust Notes 2011 $’000 7 8 9 11 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 21 22 19 21 23 24 25 26 26 46,572 9,918 240 1,285 1,437 59,452 19,800 3,000 1,444,850 4,177 5,492 1,133 921 603 1,479,976 1,539,428 21,431 3,321 16,883 3,430 1,253 7,085 53,403 780,288 577 780,865 834,268 705,160 57,073 3,928 (50,280) 10,721 694,439 - 705,160 2010 $’000 98,469 17,988 389 1,353 2,266 120,465 30,000 4,925 1,064,100 3,987 56,802 1,262 791 496 1,162,363 1,282,828 11,933 29,232 16,157 3,626 6,022 6,618 73,588 637,354 479 637,833 711,421 571,407 49,197 3,595 (46,021) 6,771 564,636 - 571,407 2011 $’000 40,805 4,411 - 1,285 789 47,290 29,988 - 1,444,850 4,177 5,436 - - - 1,484,451 1,531,741 21,358 3,321 16,888 3,430 - 7,085 52,082 780,016 - 780,016 832,098 699,643 702,090 - (7,910) 694,180 - 5,463 699,643 2010 $’000 93,033 2,508 - 1,353 1,413 98,307 48,360 - 1,064,100 3,987 56,775 - - - 1,173,222 1,271,529 9,073 29,232 16,162 3,626 - 6,618 64,711 636,354 - 636,354 701,065 570,464 599,660 - (35,264) 564,396 - 6,068 570,464 The above consolidated statements of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 29 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the year ended 30 June 2011 Notes Contribut- ed Equity Attributable to Equity Holders of the Company Available- for- Sale Reserve Accu- mulated Losses Total Share Based Payments Reserve $’000 1,255 - Non- controlling Interest (Trust) $’000 564,636 92,361 Total Equity $’000 571,407 88,102 $’000 6,771 (4,259) $’000 49,197 - $’000 (46,021) (4,259) $’000 2,340 - 23 7,876 27 23/24 - - 7,876 - - - - - - - - - - 333 333 7,876 102,430 110,306 - 333 (64,988) - (64,988) 333 8,209 37,442 45,651 57,073 (50,280) 2,340 1,588 10,721 694,439 705,160 43,688 (38,371) 2,340 916 8,573 531,020 539,593 - (7,650) 23 5,459 27 23/24 - 50 5,509 - - - - - - - - - - - - 339 339 (7,650) 26,703 19,053 5,459 67,531 72,990 - 389 (60,618) - (60,618) 389 5,848 6,913 12,761 49,197 (46,021) 2,340 1,255 6,771 564,636 571,407 Group Balance at 1 July 2010 Total comprehensive income/(loss) Transactions with equity holders in their capacity as equity holders: Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs Dividends/distributions paid/payable Employee share options Total transactions with equity holders Balance at 30 June 2011 Balance at 1 July 2009 Total comprehensive income/ (loss) Transactions with equity holders in their capacity as equity holders: Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs Dividends/distributions paid/payable Employee share options Total transactions with equity holders Balance at 30 June 2010 Trust Balance at 1 July 2010 Total comprehensive income for the year Transactions with equity holders in their capacity as equity holders: Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs Distributions paid/declared De-recognition on deconsolidation Total transactions with equity holders Balance at 30 June 2011 Balance at 1 July 2009 Total comprehensive income for the year Transactions with equity holders in their capacity as equity holders: Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs Distributions paid/declared Balance at 30 June 2010 Notes Contributed Equity Attributable to Equity Holders of CDPT Accumu- lated Losses $’000 (35,264) 92,361 $’000 599,660 - $’000 564,396 92,361 Total (CDPT) 23 27 23 27 102,430 - - 102,430 702,090 532,129 - 67,531 - 599,660 - (65,007) - (65,007) (7,910) 102,430 (65,007) - 37,423 694,180 (1,329) 26,706 530,800 26,706 - (60,641) (35,264) 67,531 (60,641) 564,396 Non- controlling Interests $’000 6,068 645 2,520 (519) (3,251) (1,250) 5,463 6,188 314 23 (457) 6,068 Total Equity $’000 570,464 93,006 104,950 (65,526) (3,251) 36,173 699,643 536,988 27,020 67,554 (61,098) 570,464 The above consolidated statements of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 30 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended 30 June 2011 Cash flows from operating activities Receipts in the course of operations Payments in the course of operations Distributions received Interest received Finance costs paid Income tax paid Net cash provided by operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Payments for investment properties Proceeds from sale of investment properties Payments for property, plant and equipment Payments for controlled entity, net of cash acquired Payments of property development provision Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale financial assets Payments for investments at fair value through profit or loss Proceeds from sale of investments at fair value through profit or loss Payments for software and other intangible assets Loans to related entities Repayment of loans by related entities Loans to other persons Repayment of loans by other persons Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from borrowings Repayment of borrowings Payment of loan transaction costs Proceeds from issue of treasury shares/securities Proceeds from issue of units – controlled entity Proceeds from issue of stapled securities/units Equity issue transaction costs Payment of dividends/distributions Payment for derivative financial instruments Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at 1 July Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June Notes 29 37 7 Group Trust 2011 $’000 160,303 (53,682) 989 4,142 (43,516) (60) 68,176 (298,889) 33,540 (127) (12,132) (6,435) - (4,593) 1,757 (393) (500) 17,724 - 270 (269,778) 142,400 (36,398) (3,994) - 2,519 110,844 (4,114) (60,684) (868) 149,705 (51,897) 98,469 46,572 2010 $’000 147,974 (56,159) 7,226 4,646 (39,133) (521) 64,033 (11,051) 21,574 (253) (226) (8,217) 6,978 (2,599) 2,367 (288) (26,926) 26,476 (131) 1,791 9,495 - (56,988) (1,143) 50 - 73,324 (342) (55,007) (1,606) (41,712) 31,816 66,653 98,469 2011 $’000 151,553 (44,714) 989 4,116 (43,516) - 68,428 (298,889) 33,540 - (12,132) - - (4,593) 1,757 - - 18,372 - - (261,945) 142,400 (36,398) (3,994) - 2,519 102,504 (3,653) (61,221) (868) 141,289 (52,228) 93,033 40,805 2010 $’000 132,826 (41,088) 7,225 4,649 (39,141) - 64,471 (11,081) 21,574 - - - 6,978 (2,599) 2,367 - (33,736) 31,976 - - 15,479 - (56,989) (1,114) - 23 67,847 (316) (55,486) (1,606) (47,641) 32,309 60,724 93,033 The above consolidated statements of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 31 Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2011 1. Summary of Significant Accounting policies Cromwell Property Group (“the Group”) was formed by the stapling of Cromwell Corporation Limited (“the Company”) and its controlled entities, and Cromwell Diversified Property Trust (“CDPT”) and its controlled entities (“the Trust”). The Financial Reports of the Group and the Trust have been presented jointly in accordance with ASIC Class Order 05/642 relating to combining accounts under stapling and for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the Australian Securities Exchange. The Group was established for the purpose of facilitating a joint quotation of the Company and the Trust on the Australian Securities Exchange. The constitutions of the Trust and the Company ensure that, for so long as the two entities remain jointly quoted, the number of units in the Trust and the number of shares in the Company shall be equal and the unitholders and shareholders are identical. Both the Responsible Entity of the Trust and the Company must at all times act in the best interests of the Group. To account for the stapling, Australian Accounting Standards require an acquirer (Cromwell Corporation Limited) to be identified and an acquisition to be recognised. The net assets and net profit of the acquiree (the Trust and its controlled entities) are recognised as minority interest as they are not owned by the acquirer in the stapling arrangement. The stapling arrangement will cease upon the earliest of either the winding up of the Company or the Trust. The financial statements relate to the Group and the Trust as defined above. As a result of changes to the Corporations Act 2001 separate financial statements of Cromwell Corporation Limited and Cromwell Diversified Property Trust as individual entities (parent entities) are no longer presented. Limited financial information for Cromwell Corporation Limited and Cromwell Diversified Property Trust, as individual entities, is disclosed in note 33 and has been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements. The principal accounting polices adopted in the preparation of the financial report are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. (a) Basis of preparation The financial report is a general purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting Interpretations) adopted by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Corporations Act 2001. Compliance with IFRS The financial report complies with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board. Historical cost convention The financial report is prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following: • • • investment properties are measured at fair value derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value investments at fair value through profit or loss are measured at fair value. The methods used to measure fair values are discussed further below. Functional and presentation currency The financial report is presented in Australian dollars, which is the functional currency of the Group and Trust. (b) Principles of consolidation Stapling The stapling of the Company and the Trust was approved at separate meetings of the respective shareholders and unitholders on 6 December 2006. Following approval of the stapling, shares in the Company and units in the Trust were stapled to one another and are quoted as a single security on the Australian Securities Exchange. Australian Accounting Standards require an acquirer to be identified and an in-substance acquisition to be recognised. In relation to the stapling of the Company and the Trust, the Company is identified as having acquired control over the assets of the Trust. To recognise the in-substance acquisition, the following accounting principles have been applied: (1) (2) no goodwill is recognised on acquisition of the Trust because no direct ownership interest was acquired by the Company in the Trust; the equity issued by the Company to unitholders to give effect to the transaction is recognised at the dollar value of the consideration payable by the unitholders. This is because the issue of shares by the Company was administrative in nature rather than for the purposes of the Company acquiring an ownership interest in the Trust; and C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 32 (3) the issued units of the Trust are not owned by the Company and are presented as non-controlling interests in the Group notwithstanding that the unitholders are also the shareholders by virtue of the stapling arrangement. Accordingly, the equity in the net assets of the Trust and the profit/(loss) arising from these net assets have been separately identified in the statement of comprehensive income and statement of financial position. The Trust’s contributed equity and retained earnings/accumulated losses are shown as a non-controlling interest in this Financial Report in accordance with AASB Interpretation 1002 Post-Date-of-Transition Stapling Arrangements and AASB 3 Business Combinations. Even though the interests of the equity holders of the identified acquiree (the Trust) are treated as non-controlling interests the equity holders of the acquiree are also equity holders in the acquirer (the Company) by virtue of the stapling arrangement. Subsidiaries The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries as at 30 June 2011 and the results of all subsidiaries for the year then ended. Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. Control exists when the Group has the power, directly or indirectly, to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity, so as to obtain benefits from its activities. In assessing control, potential voting rights that presently are exercisable are taken into account. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases. The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for the business combinations by the Group (refer to note 1(n)). Inter-entity transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the Group entities are eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of the impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group. Non-controlling interests in the results and equity of subsidiaries are shown separately in the statement of comprehensive income and statement of financial position respectively. Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost in the individual financial statements of the Company. A list of subsidiaries appears in note 34 to the consolidated financial statements. Associates Associates are all entities over which the Group has significant influence but not control, generally accompanying a holding of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights. Investments in associates are accounted for in the Group’s financial statements using the equity method of accounting, after initially being recognised at cost. The Group’s investment in associates includes goodwill (net of any accumulated impairment loss) identified on acquisition. The Group’s share of its associates’ post-acquisition profits or losses is recognised in profit or loss and its share of post- acquisition movements in reserves is recognised in reserves. The cumulative post-acquisition movements are adjusted against the carrying amount of the investment. Dividends or distributions receivable from associates are recognised in the Group’s financial statements as a reduction of the carrying amount of the investment. When the Group’s share of losses in an associate equals or exceeds its interest in the associate, including any other unsecured receivables, the Group does not recognise further losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate. Unrealised gains on transactions between the Group and its associates are eliminated to the extent of the Group’s interest in the associates. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of associates have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group. Joint venture entities The interest in a joint venture entity is accounted for in the Group’s financial statements using the equity method. Under the equity method, the share of the profits or losses of the joint venture entity is recognised in profit or loss, and the share of movements in reserves is recognised in reserves. Profits or losses on transactions establishing the joint venture entity and transactions with the joint venture are eliminated to the extent of the Group’s ownership interest until such time as they are realised by the joint venture entity on consumption or sale, unless they relate to an unrealised loss that provides evidence of the impairment of an asset transferred. Jointly controlled assets The proportionate interests in the assets, liabilities and expenses of a joint venture activity have been incorporated in the financial statements under the appropriate headings. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 33 (c) Revenue recognition Rental revenue Rental revenue from investment property is recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rental revenue not received at reporting date is reflected in the statement of financial position as a receivable or if paid in advance, as rent in advance (unearned income). Lease incentives granted are considered an integral part of the total rental revenue and are recognised as a reduction in rental income over the term of the lease, on a straight-line basis. Contingent rents based on the future amount of a factor that changes other than with the passage of time, including turnover rents and CPI linked rental increases, are only recognised when contractually due. Funds management revenue Acquisition and capital raising fee revenue is recognised at settlement of the relevant property or proportionately as the equity interests are issued/sold to external investors as appropriate. Management fee revenue is recognised on a proportional basis over time as services are performed. Other Property development sales revenue is recognised on settlement of the relevant property. Interest revenue is recognised as it accrues using the effective interest method. Gain or loss on disposal of assets is calculated as the difference between the carrying amount of the asset at the date of disposal and the net proceeds from disposal and is included in the profit or loss in the year of disposal. Where revenue is obtained from the sale of properties, it is recognised when the significant risks and rewards have transferred to the buyer, which is normally when legal title passes to the buyer. (d) Income tax Under current income tax legislation the Trust is not liable to pay tax provided its taxable income and taxable realised capital gains are distributed to unitholders. The liability for capital gains tax that may arise if the properties were sold is not accounted for in this report. The Group’s income tax expense for the period is the tax payable on the current period’s taxable income adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements, and to unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary differences at the tax rates expected to apply when the assets are recovered or liabilities are settled, based on those tax rates which are enacted or substantively enacted. The relevant tax rates are applied to the cumulative amounts of deductible and taxable temporary differences to measure the deferred tax asset or liability. An exception is made for certain temporary differences arising from the initial recognition of an asset or a liability. No deferred tax asset or liability is recognised in relation to these temporary differences if they arose in a transaction, other than a business combination, that at the time of the transaction did not affect either accounting profit or taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses only if it is probable that future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses. Deferred tax liabilities and assets are not recognised for temporary differences between the carrying amount and tax bases of investments in controlled entities where the parent entity is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Current and deferred tax balances attributable to amounts recognised directly in equity are also recognised directly in equity. Tax consolidation The Company and its wholly-owned entities (this excludes the Trust and its controlled entities) have formed a tax-consolidated group with effect from 1 July 2003 and are, therefore, taxed as a single entity from that date. The head entity within the tax- consolidated group is Cromwell Corporation Limited. Current tax expense/income, deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets arising from temporary differences of the members of the tax-consolidated group are recognised in the separate financial statements of the members of the tax-consolidated group, using the ‘separate taxpayer within group’ approach by reference to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the separate financial statements of each entity and the tax values applying under tax consolidation. Any current tax liabilities or assets and deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses of the subsidiaries are assumed by the head entity in the tax-consolidated group and are recognised as amounts payable (receivable) to (from) other entities in the tax-consolidated group in conjunction with any tax funding arrangement amounts referred to in the following section. Any difference between these amounts is recognised by the Company as an equity contribution or distribution. The Company recognises deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses of the tax-consolidated group to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits of the tax-consolidated group will be available against which the asset can be utilised. Any subsequent period adjustment to deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses, as a result of revised assessments of the probability of recoverability, is recognised by the head entity only. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 34 Nature of tax funding arrangements and tax sharing arrangements The head entity, in conjunction with other members of the tax-consolidated group, has entered into a tax funding arrangement, which sets out the funding obligations of members of the tax-consolidated group in respect of tax amounts. The tax funding arrangements require payments to/from the head entity equal to the current tax liability (asset) assumed by the head entity and any tax-loss deferred tax asset assumed by the head entity, resulting in the head entity recognising an inter-entity receivable (payable) equal in amount to the tax liability (asset) assumed. The inter-entity receivable (payable) are at call. Contributions to fund the current tax liabilities are payable as per the tax funding arrangement and reflect the timing of the head entity’s obligation to make payments for tax liabilities to the relevant tax authorities. The head entity, in conjunction with other members of the tax-consolidated group, has also entered into a tax sharing agreement. The tax sharing agreement provides for the determination of the allocation of income tax liabilities between the entities should the head entity default on its tax payment obligations. No amounts have been recognised in the financial statements in respect of this agreement, as payment of any amounts under the tax sharing agreement is considered remote. (e) Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of 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. (f) Trade and other receivables Trade and other receivables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost, less provision for impairment of receivables. Receivables relating to operating leases of investment properties are due on the first day of each month, payable in advance. Other receivables are usually due for settlement no more than 90 days from the date of recognition. Collectibility of trade and other receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectible are written off. A provision for impairment of receivables is established when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of trade and other receivables. The amount of the provision is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate. Cash flows relating to short-term trade and other receivables are not discounted if the effect of discounting is immaterial. The amount of the provision is recognised in profit or loss. (g) Inventories Development properties held for resale are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is assigned by specific identification and includes the cost of acquisition, and development and borrowing costs during development. When development is completed borrowing costs and other holding charges are expensed as incurred. (h) Investment properties Investment property is property which is held either to earn income or for capital appreciation or both. Investment property also includes properties that are under construction for future use as investment properties. Initially, investment property is measured at cost including transaction costs. The investment property is subsequently measured at fair value, with any change therein recognised in profit or loss. As part of the process of determining fair value, an external, independent valuer, having an appropriate recognised professional qualification and recent experience in the location and category of property being valued, values individual properties at least every two years on a rotation basis or on a more regular basis if considered appropriate and as determined by management in accordance with the valuation policy of the Group. In addition, the Group has utilised internal valuation processes for determining fair value at balance date. These valuation processes are taken into consideration when determining the fair value of the investment properties. The fair value is based on market values, being the estimated amount for which a property could be exchanged on the date of valuation between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arms length transaction after proper marketing wherein the parties had each acted knowledgably, prudently and without compulsion. The valuations are prepared by considering the capitalisation of net income and the discounting of future cash flows to their present value. These methods incorporate assumptions of future rental income and costs, appropriate capitalisation and discount rates and also consider market evidence of transaction prices for similar investment properties. Valuations reflect, where appropriate: • • • the type of tenants actually in occupation or responsible for meeting lease commitments or likely to be in occupation after letting of vacant accommodation and the market’s general perception of their credit-worthiness; the allocation of maintenance and other operating cost responsibilities between lessor and lessee; and the remaining economic life of the property. Further information on assumptions underlying management’s assessment of fair value is contained in note 2. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 35 (i) Investments and other financial assets The Group classifies its investments as either financial assets at fair value through profit or loss or available-for-sale financial assets. The classification depends on the purpose for which the investments were acquired. Management determines the classification of its investments at initial recognition. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are financial assets held for trading which are acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the short term with the intention of making a profit. Derivatives are also categorised as held for trading unless they are designated as hedges. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss also includes financial assets which upon initial recognition are designated as such. Available-for-sale financial assets Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivatives that are either designated in this category or not classified in any of the other categories. They are included in non-current assets unless management intends to dispose of the investment within 12 months of the balance date. Regular purchases and sales of investments are recognised on trade date – the date on which the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset. Investments are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs for all financial assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are initially recognised at fair value and transaction costs are expensed in profit or loss. Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. Available-for-sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently carried at fair value. Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of the ‘financial assets at fair value through profit or loss’ category, including interest and dividend income, are presented in profit or loss in the period in which they arise. Changes in the fair value of securities classified as available-for-sale are recognised in other comprehensive income. When securities classified as available-for-sale are sold or impaired, the accumulated fair value adjustments recognised in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss as gains or losses from investment securities. The Group assesses at each balance date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired. In the case of equity securities classified as available-for-sale, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of a security below its cost is considered in determining whether the security is impaired. If any such evidence exists for available-for-sale financial assets, the cumulative loss – measured as the difference between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less any impairment loss on that financial asset previously recognised in profit and loss – is reclassified from equity and recognised in profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment. Impairment losses recognised in profit or loss on equity instruments classified as available for sale are not reversed through profit or loss. (j) Property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less depreciation. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items. Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to profit or loss during the financial period in which they are incurred. Depreciation is calculated using the straight line method to allocate cost of assets, net of their residual values, over their estimated useful lives, as follows: Class Plant and equipment Furniture and fittings Leased plant and equipment Rate 10-67% 18% 8-37% The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date. An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount (note 1(l)). Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with carrying amount. These are included in profit or loss. (k) Intangible assets Software assets have a finite useful life and are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses. Amortisation is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate the cost of software over its estimated useful lives of 3 years on average. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 36 (l) Impairment of assets 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. At each reporting date, and whenever events or changes in circumstances occur, the Group assesses whether there is any indication that any other asset may be impaired. Where an indicator of impairment exists, the Group makes a formal estimate of recoverable amount. Where the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired and an impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash inflows which are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets (cash generating units). Assets other than goodwill that suffer an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date. (m) Fair value estimation The fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities must be estimated for recognition and measurement or for disclosure purposes. The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets (such as publicly traded derivatives, and trading and available-for-sale securities) is based on quoted market prices at the balance sheet date. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by the Group is the current bid price; the appropriate quoted market price for financial liabilities is the current ask price. The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market (for example, over-the-counter derivatives) is determined using valuation techniques. The Group uses a variety of methods and makes assumptions that are based on market conditions existing at each balance date. Quoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar instruments are used for long-term debt instruments held. Other techniques, such as estimated discounted cash flows, are used to determine fair value for the remaining financial instruments. The carrying value less impairment provision of trade and other receivables and payables are assumed to approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature. The fair value of financial liabilities for disclosure purposes is estimated by discounting the future contractual cash flows at the current market interest rate that is available to the Group for similar financial instruments. (n) Business combinations The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for all business combinations regardless of whether equity instruments or other assets are acquired. The consideration transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary comprises the fair values of the assets transferred, the liabilities incurred and the equity interests issued by the Group. The consideration transferred also includes the fair value of any contingent consideration arrangement and the fair value of any pre-existing equity interest in the subsidiary. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are, with limited exceptions, measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. On an acquisition-by-acquisition basis, the Group recognises any non-controlling interest in the acquiree either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the acquiree’s net identifiable assets. The excess of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the acquisition-date fair value of any previous equity interest in the acquiree over the fair value of the Group’s share of the net identifiable assets acquired are recorded as goodwill. If those amounts are less than the fair value of the net identifiable assets of the subsidiary acquired and the measurement of all amounts has been reviewed, the difference is recognised directly in profit or loss as a bargain purchase. Where settlement of any part of 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 either as equity or a financial liability. Amounts classified as a financial liability are subsequently remeasured to fair value with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. (o) Lease incentives Lessees may be offered incentives as an inducement to enter into non-cancellable operating leases. These incentives may take various forms including up front cash payments, rent free periods, or a contribution to certain lessee costs such as fit out costs or relocation costs. They are recognised as an asset in the statement of financial position as a component of the carrying amount of investment property and amortised over the lease period as a reduction of rental income. (p) Initial direct leasing costs Initial direct leasing costs incurred by the Group in negotiating and arranging operating leases are recognised as an asset in the statement of financial position as a component of the carrying amount of investment property and are amortised as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 37 (q) Repairs and maintenance Repairs and maintenance costs and minor renewals are charged as expenses when incurred. (r) Derivative financial instruments The Group is exposed to changes in interest rates and uses interest rate derivatives to hedge these risks. Such derivative financial instruments are initially recognised at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to fair value at balance date. Derivatives are carried as assets when their fair value is positive and as liabilities when their fair value is negative. The Group enters into interest rate swap agreements that are used to convert certain variable interest rate borrowings to fixed interest rates. The derivatives are entered into with the objective of hedging the risk of adverse interest rate fluctuations. While the Group has determined that these arrangements are economically effective, they have not satisfied the documentation, designation and effectiveness tests required by accounting standards. As a result, they do not qualify for hedge accounting and gains or losses arising from changes in fair value are recognised immediately in profit or loss. (s) Trade and other payables Trade and other payables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost. These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of the year and which are unpaid. The amounts are usually unsecured and paid within 30-60 days of recognition. (t) Borrowings and borrowing costs 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. Under this method fees, costs, discounts and premiums directly related to the financial liability are spread over its expected life. 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 balance date. Borrowing costs incurred for the construction of a qualifying asset are capitalised during the period of time that is required to complete and prepare the asset for its intended use or sale. Other borrowing costs are expensed. Where funds are borrowed specifically for the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset the amount of borrowing costs capitalised is the actual borrowing costs incurred on that borrowing net of any interest earned on those borrowings. Where funds are borrowed generally the capitalisation rate used to determine the amount of borrowing costs to capitalise is the weighted average interest rate applicable to the Group’s outstanding borrowings during the year. (u) Financial guarantee contracts Financial guarantee contracts are recognised as a financial liability at the time the guarantee is issued. The liability is initially measured at fair value and subsequently at the higher of the amount determined in accordance with AASB 137 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets and the amount initially recognised less any cumulative amortisation. The fair value of financial guarantees is determined as the present value of the difference in net cash flows between the contractual payments under the debt instrument and the payments that would be required without the guarantee, or the estimated amount that would be payable to a third party for assuming the obligations. Where guarantees in relation to loans or other payables of subsidiaries or associates are provided for no compensation, the fair values are accounted for as contributions and recognised as part of the cost of the investment. (v) Provisions Provisions are recognised when: • • • the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events; it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and the amount has been reliably estimated. Provisions are not recognised for future operating losses. (w) Employee benefits Wages and salaries, annual leave and sick leave Liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits, annual leave and accumulating sick leave expected to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date are recognised in respect of employees’ services up to the reporting date and are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 38 Long service leave The liability for long service leave is recognised in the provision for employee benefits and measured as the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date. Consideration is given to expected future wage and salary levels, experience of employee departures and periods of service. Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at the reporting date on national government bonds with terms to maturity and currency that match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows. Superannuation Contributions are made by the Group to defined contribution superannuation funds. Contributions are charged as expenses as they become payable. Share-based payments The fair value of options and performance rights granted is recognised as an employee benefit expense with a corresponding increase in equity. The fair value is measured at grant date and recognised over the period during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the options or performance rights. The fair value at grant date is determined using a pricing model that takes into account the exercise price, the term, the security price at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying security, the expected distribution yield and the risk-free interest rate for the term. The fair value of the options or performance rights granted is adjusted to reflect the probability of market vesting conditions being met, but excludes the impact of any non-market vesting conditions (for example, profitability and sales growth targets). Non-market vesting conditions are included in assumptions about the number of options or performance rights that are expected to become exercisable. At each balance date, the entity revises its estimate of the number of options or performance rights that are expected to become exercisable. The employee benefit expense recognised each period takes into account the most recent estimate. The impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, is recognised in profit or loss with a corresponding adjustment to equity. Bonus plans The Group recognises a liability and an expense for bonuses where contractually obliged or where there is a past practice that has created a constructive obligation. (x) Leases (as lessee) Leases of assets where the Group has substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. Finance leases are capitalised at the lease’s inception at the lower of the fair value of the leased property and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding rental obligations, net of finance charges, are included in liabilities. 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 depreciable assets acquired under finance leases are depreciated over the estimated useful life of the asset. Where there is no reasonable certainty that the lessee will obtain ownership, the asset is depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and the asset’s useful life. Leases in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases (net of any incentives received from the lessor) are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease. (y) Leasehold improvements The cost of improvements to or on leasehold properties is amortised over the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful life of the improvement to the Group, whichever is the shorter. The amortisation rate for leasehold improvements is set out in note 1(j). (z) Contributed equity Ordinary shares and units are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares, units or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. Where any group company purchases the company’s equity instruments, for example as the result of a share buy-back or a share-based payment plan, the consideration paid, including any directly attributable incremental costs (net of income taxes) is deducted from equity attributable to the securityholders as treasury shares until the securities are cancelled or reissued. Where such ordinary securities are subsequently reissued, any consideration received, net of any directly attributable incremental transaction costs and the related income tax effects, is included in equity attributable to securityholders. (aa) Dividends/distributions Provision is made for the amount of any dividend/distribution declared, being appropriately authorised and no longer at the discretion of the Group, on or before the end of the financial year but not distributed at balance date. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 39 (ab) Earnings per share Basic earnings per share Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of the Company/CDPT, excluding any costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the year. Diluted earnings per share Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic earnings per share to take into account the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted average number of shares assumed to have been issued for no consideration in relation to dilutive potential ordinary shares. (ac) Goods and services tax Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST), except: • where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the taxation authority, it is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of an asset or as part of an item of expense; or • for receivables and payables which are recognised inclusive of GST. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or payables. (ad) Comparatives Where necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform with changes in presentation in the current year. (ae) Rounding of amounts The Company/CDPT is of a kind referred to in Class Order 98/0100, issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, relating to the “rounding off” of amounts in the financial report. Amounts in the financial report have been rounded off in accordance with that Class Order to the nearest thousand dollars, or in certain cases, to the nearest dollar. (af) New accounting standards and interpretations Relevant accounting standards and interpretations that have recently been issued or amended but are not yet effective and have not been adopted for the year are as follows: Standard/Interpretation AASB 124 Related Party Disclosures – revised and consequential amendments to other accounting standards resulting from its issue AASB 9 Financial Instruments – revised and consequential amendments to other accounting standards resulting from its issue AASB 2010-4 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards Arising from the Annual Improvements Project AASB 2010-5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards AASB 2010-6 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Disclosures on Transfers of Financial Assets AASB 2010-8 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Deferred Tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement Application date of standard Application date for the Group 1 Jan 2011 1 Jul 2011 1 Jan 2013 1 Jul 2013 1 Jan 2011 1 Jan 2011 1 Jan 2011 1 Jan 2012 1 Jan 2013 1 Jan 2013 1 Jan 2013 1 Jan 2013 1 Jul 2011 1 Jul 2011 1 Jul 2011 1 Jul 2012 1 Jul 2013 1 Jul 2013 1 Jul 2013 1 Jul 2013 The Directors anticipate that the adoption of these Standards and Interpretations in future years may have the following impacts: AASB 124 – These amendments apply retrospectively and clarify and simplify the definition of a related party. When the amendments are applied the Group will need to disclose any transactions between its subsidiaries and associates. No significant changes are anticipated on any amounts recognised in the financial statements. AASB 9 – This revised standard provides guidance on the classification and measurement of financial assets, which is the first phase of a multi-phase project to replace AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. Under the new guidance, a financial asset is to be measured at amortised cost only if it is held within a business model whose objective is to collect contractual cash flows and the contractual terms of the asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are payments solely of principal and interest (on the principal amount outstanding). All other financial assets are to be measured at fair value. Changes in the fair value of investments in equity securities that are not part of a trading activity may be reported directly in equity, but upon realisation those accumulated changes in value are not recycled to the income statement. Changes in the fair value of all other financial assets carried at fair value are reported in the income statement. The Group is yet to assess the impact of the new standard. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 40 AASB 2010-4 and AASB 2010-5 – These amendments introduce various changes to IFRSs. The Directors have not yet assessed the impact of the amendments, if any. AASB 2010-6 – These amendments increase the disclosure requirements for transactions involving transfers of financial assets under AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures. It requires enhanced disclosures for where an asset is transferred but not derecognised, plus, the introduction of new disclosures for assets that are derecognised but the entity continues to have an exposure to the asset after sale. The amendments are only expected to affect disclosures in the financial report in future periods as no comparative information is required. AASB 2010-8 – This amendment to AASB 112 Income Taxes provides a rebuttable presumption that the recovery of the carrying amount of an investment property carried at fair value in accordance with AASB140 Investment Property, will be through sale. As the Group’s investment properties are held by the Trust and the Trust is not liable to pay tax provided its taxable income and taxable realised capital gains are distributed to unitholders, no significant changes are anticipated on any amounts recognised in the financial statements. IFRS 10, IFRS 11, IFRS 12 – These new and revised standards are a suite of five standards dealing with consolidation, joint venture arrangements and related disclosures. The main features are – • • • IFRS 10 – Introduces a new control model and replaces parts of IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements. The new model broadens the situations when an entity is considered to be controlled and is likely to lead to more entities being consolidated. – Replaces IAS31 Interests in Joint Ventures and uses the principle of control from IFRS 10 to define joint control. IFRS 11 It also removes the option to account for jointly controlled entities using proportionate consolidation. – Requires disclosure of information pertaining to an entity’s interests in subsidiaries, joint arrangement, IFRS 12 associates and structures entities, including significant judgements and assumptions. The Group is yet to assess the impact of these new standards. IFRS 13 – The new standard replaces the fair value measurement guidance contained in the various standards. It provides guidance on how to determine fair value by defining fair value and providing a framework for measurement, but does not change when an entity is required to determine fair value. It also expands the disclosures required when fair value is used. The Group is yet to assess the impact of this new standard, if any. 2. Critical accounting estimates The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected. Information about significant areas of estimation uncertainty and critical judgements in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are: Estimates of fair value of investment properties The Group has investment properties with a carrying amount of approximately $1,444,850,000 (2010: $1,064,100,000) representing estimated fair value at balance date. In addition, the carrying amount of the Group’s investments in jointly controlled entity/associate of approximately $5,492,000 (2010: $56,802,000) and the Trust’s investments in jointly controlled entity/associate of approximately $5,436,000 (2010: $56,775,000) also reflect underlying investment properties of the jointly controlled entity/associate carried at fair value. These investment properties represent a significant proportion of the total assets of the Group and Trust. Fair value is determined within a range of reasonable estimates utilising both capitalisation of net market income and discounted future cash flow methodologies and comparing the results to market sales evidence. The best evidence of fair value is considered to be current prices in an active market for similar properties, however global economic and financial turmoil in recent years has had an impact on many classes of real estate, including commercial real estate in Australia. The most significant impact has been a reduction in the availability of capital (debt and equity) for real estate assets. This reduction in available capital has led to falls in asset values and a relatively low level of transactions in most markets, although in recent times there has been more stability in pricing and increases in transactional levels. Where sufficient market information is not available, or to supplement this information, management considers other relevant information including: • • Current prices for properties of a different nature, condition or location, adjusted to reflect those differences; Recent prices of similar properties in a less active market, with adjustments to reflect changes in economic conditions or other factors; C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 41 • • Capitalised income calculations based on an assessment of current net market income for that property or other similar properties, a capitalisation rate taking into account market evidence for similar properties and adjustment for any differences between market rents and contracted rents over the term of existing leases and deductions for short term vacancy or lease expiries, incentive costs and capital expenditure requirements; and Discounted cash flow forecasts including estimates of future cash flows based on current leases in place for that property, historical operating expenses, reasonable estimates of current and future rents and operating expenses based on external and internal assessments and using discount rates that appropriately reflect the degree of uncertainty and timing inherent in current and future cash flows. The fair values adopted for investment properties have been supported by a combination of independent external valuations and detailed internal valuations, which are considered to reflect market conditions at balance date. Key factors which impact assessments of value at each balance date include capitalisation rates, vacancy rates and weighted average lease terms. Details of these factors at each balance date were as follows: % Value of Portfolio by Sector Weighted Average Cap Rate Weighted Average Lease Term Occupancy 2011 90% 8% 2% 100% 2010 85% 11% 4% 100% 2011 8.09% 8.97% 8.98% 8.18% 2010 8.47% 9.58% 9.27% 8.62% 2011 7.1yrs 4.9yrs 4.5yrs 6.8yrs 2010 5.1yrs 2.8yrs 4.3yrs 4.8yrs 2011 99.6% 100.0% 98.0% 99.6% 2010 94.8% 100.0% 100.0% 95.6% Commercial Industrial Retail/Entertainment Total Estimates of fair value take into account factors and market conditions evident at balance date. Uncertainty and changes in global market conditions in the future may impact fair values in the future. The property at 203 Coward Street, Mascot, NSW has been valued at $170,000,000 at 30 June 2011, by way of an internal valuation. Prior to balance date the Group and the tenant had agreed terms to extend the lease by an additional 12 years to expire in 2032, and complete a refurbishment of the property. At balance date the agreement remained non-binding and conditional, however the parties have been working co-operatively for some time to complete all necessary steps and were substantially advanced in this process. At balance date the Directors considered that there was a very high likelihood the agreement will be concluded within a short period of time, and the valuation adopted reflects that key assumption. In arriving at the internal valuation a number of factors have been taken into account, including a valuation prepared by an independent valuer which assumes the extended lease is executed and has commenced. There is a risk that if an agreement is ultimately not concluded, the valuation of the property would reduce. In the event this was to occur, it is expected the valuation would reduce to an amount with in a range of $152,600,000 to $163,800,000. The most recent prior independent valuation was completed on acquisition of the property in August 2010, prior to discussions commencing, and was for an amount of $143,500,000. Estimates of fair value of interest rate derivatives The fair value of interest rate derivatives has been determined using a pricing model based on discounted cash flow analysis and incorporating assumptions supported by market data at balance date including market expectations of future interest rates and discount rates, and taking into account estimates prepared by external counterparties. Whilst certain derivatives may not be quoted on an active market, management have determined a value for those derivatives using market data adjusted for any specific features of the derivatives. All counterparties to interest rate derivatives are Australian financial institutions. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 42 3. Capital Risk Management The Group’s capital management strategy seeks to maximise securityholder value through optimising the level and use of capital resources and the mix of debt and equity funding. The Group’s capital management objectives are to: • • • • • ensure that Group entities comply with capital and dividend/distribution requirements of their constitutions and/or trust deeds; ensure sufficient capital resources to support the Group’s operational requirements; continue to support the Group’s creditworthiness; comply with capital requirements of relevant regulatory authorities; and safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Group monitors the adequacy of its capital requirements, cost of capital and gearing (i.e. debt/equity mix) as part of its overall strategic plan. The Group’s capital structure is continuously reviewed to ensure: • • sufficient funds and financing facilities are available, on a cost effective basis, to implement the Group’s strategies; and dividends/distributions to members are made within the stated policy. The Group is able to alter its capital mix by: • • • • • issuing new stapled securities; activating its dividend/distribution reinvestment plan; adjusting the amount of dividends/distributions paid to members; activating its security buyback program; and selling assets to reduce borrowings. The Group also protects its equity in assets by taking out insurance cover with creditworthy insurers. Certain entities within the Group hold Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSL) and act as responsible entity for managed investment schemes managed by the Group. The AFSL require these entities to maintain net tangible assets of approximately $5 million. As such these entities are restricted from paying dividends to the parent entity that would breach their licence conditions and hold cash as part of their required minimum net tangible assets (see Note 29(c)). The entities monitor their net tangible assets on an ongoing basis to ensure they continue to meet their licence requirements. The entities complied with their AFSL requirements during 2011 and 2010. One of the key ways the Group monitors capital adequacies is on the basis of the gearing ratio. The ratio is calculated as net debt divided by adjusted assets. Net debt is calculated as total borrowings less cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. Adjusted assets are calculated as total assets less cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and intangible assets. The gearing ratios for both the Group and the Trust at each balance date were as follows: Total borrowings Less: cash and cash equivalents Net debt Total assets Less: intangible assets and deferred tax assets Less: cash and cash equivalents Adjusted assets Gearing ratio Group Trust 2011 $’000 783,609 46,572 737,037 1,539,428 1,524 46,572 1,491,332 49% 2010 $’000 666,586 98,469 568,117 1,282,826 1,285 98,469 1,183,072 48% 2011 $’000 783,337 40,805 742,532 1,531,741 - 40,805 1,490,936 50% 2010 $’000 665,586 93,033 572,553 1,271,529 - 93,033 1,178,496 49% C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 43 4. Financial Risk Management The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks; credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk (interest rate risk and price risk). The overall risk management program focuses on managing these risks and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the financial performance of the Group. The Group uses derivative financial instruments such as interest rate derivatives to hedge certain risk exposures. The Group seeks to deal only with creditworthy counterparties. Liquidity risk is monitored through the use of future rolling cash flow forecasts. The Group’s management of treasury activities is centralised and governed by policies approved by the Directors who monitor the operating compliance and performance as required. The Group has policies for overall risk management as well as policies covering specific areas such as identifying risk exposure, analysing and deciding upon strategies, performance measurement, the segregation of duties and other controls around the treasury and cash management functions. The Group and the Trust hold the following financial instruments: Group Trust 2011 $’000 46,572 29,718 1,285 4,177 81,752 21,431 3,430 783,609 16,883 825,353 2010 $’000 98,469 47,988 1,353 3,987 151,797 11,924 3,626 666,586 16,167 698,303 2011 $’000 40,805 34,399 1,285 4,177 80,666 21,358 3,430 783,337 16,888 825,013 2010 $’000 93,033 50,868 1,353 3,987 149,241 9,073 3,626 665,586 16,162 694,447 Financial Assets Cash and cash equivalents (1) Trade and other receivables (1) Derivative financial instruments (2) Investments at fair value through profit and loss (3) Total financial assets Financial Liabilities Trade and other payables (4) Derivative financial instruments (2) Borrowings (4) Dividends/distributions payable (4) Total financial liabilities (1) Loans and receivables (2) At fair value – held for trading (3) At fair value – designated (4) At amortised cost (a) Credit Risk Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations under a financial instrument and result in a financial loss to the Group. The Group has exposure to credit risk on all financial assets included in the statement of financial position except investments at fair value through profit or loss. The Group manages this risk by: • • • • • • establishing credit limits for customers and managing exposure to individual entities; monitoring the credit quality of all financial assets in order to identify any potential adverse changes in credit quality; derivative counterparties and cash transactions, when utilised, are transacted with high credit quality financial institutions; providing loans to associates where the Group is comfortable with the underlying exposure; regularly monitoring loans and receivables on an ongoing basis; and regularly monitoring the performance of associates on an ongoing basis. The maximum exposure to credit risk at balance date is the carrying amount of financial assets recognised in the statement of financial position of the Group. The Group holds no significant collateral as security. There are no significant financial assets that have had renegotiated terms that would otherwise have been past due or impaired. Cash is held with Australian financial institutions. Interest rate derivative counterparties are all Australian financial institutions. The ageing analysis of receivables past due at balance date but not impaired is as follows: 1 to 3 months (1) 3 to 6 months (1) Over 6 months (1) 2,139 266 2,147 4,552 1,267 352 625 2,244 2,439 266 2,147 4,852 1,267 352 625 2,244 (1) Of the amounts above $3,114,000 (2010: $1,369,000) for the Group and $2,133,000 (2010: $1,369,000) for the Trust relates to the Cromwell Property Fund (refer note 8). C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 44 (b) Liquidity Risk Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash reserves and finance facilities to meet the ongoing operational requirements of the business. It is the Group’s policy to maintain sufficient funds in cash and cash equivalents to meet expected near term operational requirements. The Group prepares and monitors rolling forecasts of liquidity requirements on the basis of expected cash flow. The Group monitors the maturity profile of borrowings and puts in place strategies designed to ensure that all maturing borrowings are refinanced in the required timeframes. The current weighted average debt maturity of the Group and Trust is 2.9 years (2010: 1.9 years). Contractual maturity of financial liabilities (borrowings and payables) of the Group and the Trust, including interest thereon, are as follows: Due within one year Due between one and five years Due after five years (c) Market Risk (i) Price risk Group Trust 2011 $’000 97,409 893,119 1,066 991,594 2010 $’000 98,461 679,484 2,470 780,415 2011 $’000 97,340 892,832 1,066 991,238 2010 $’000 95,605 679,484 2,470 777,559 The Group and Trust are exposed to equity securities price risk. This arises from investments held by the Group and Trust classified on the balance sheet as investments at fair value through profit and loss. The Group and Trust are not exposed to commodity price risk. The majority of the Group’s and Trust’s equity investments are publicly traded and are included in the ASX All Ordinaries index. Group sensitivity Based on the financial instruments held at balance date, had the ASX All Ordinaries index increased/decreased by 20% (2010: 20%) with all other variables held constant and all the Group’s and Trust’s equity instruments moved in correlation with the index, the impact on the Group’s and Trust’s profit and equity for the year would have been $835,000 (2010: $794,000) higher/ lower. Since balance date the Group has sold most of its equity securities. (ii) Interest rate risk The Group’s interest-rate risk primarily arises from borrowings. Borrowings issued at variable rates expose the Group to cash flow interest-rate risk. Borrowings issued at fixed rates expose the Group to fair value interest-rate risk. The Group’s policy is to effectively maintain hedging arrangements on not less than 50% of its borrowings. At balance date 97% (2010: 75%) of the Group’s borrowings were effectively hedged. The Group manages its cash flow interest-rate risk by using interest rate derivatives. Such interest rate derivatives have the economic effect of converting borrowings from floating rates to fixed or a limited range of rates. Generally, the Group raises long term borrowings at floating rates and hedges a portion of them into fixed or capped rates. Under the interest-rate derivatives, the Group agrees with other counter parties to exchange, at specified intervals (usually 30 days), the difference between contract rates and floating-rate interest amounts calculated by reference to the agreed notional principal amounts. The fixed or limited interest rates range between 4.75% and 5.95% (2010: 4.75% and 5.95%) and the variable rates are generally based on the 30 day bank bill swap bid rate which at balance date was 4.96% (2010: 4.80%). At balance date, the notional principal amounts and periods of expiry of the interest rate swap contracts are detailed as follows: Group and Trust Less than 1 year 1-2 years 2-3 years 3-4 years 4-5 years Greater than 5 years 2011 $’000 - 500,000 144,200 - 31,730 86,450 762,380 2010 $’000 184,661 200,000 - - - 118,180 502,841 The Group’s interest rate derivatives do not meet the accounting requirements to qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Gains or losses arising from changes in fair value have been reflected in the profit or loss. Information on borrowings and the maturity profile of borrowings including interest thereon is set out in Note 19. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 45 Group sensitivity At balance date, if interest rates for all relevant time periods had changed by +/- 100 basis points (1%) from the year end rates with all other variables held constant, profit would have been $21,096,000 higher/lower (2010 – change of 100 bps: $6,579,000 higher/lower), mainly as a result of increase/decrease in the fair value of interest rate derivatives. Equity would have been $21,096,000 higher/lower (2010: $6,579,000 higher/lower) mainly as a result of an increase/decrease in the fair value of interest rate derivates. Trust sensitivity At balance date, if interest rates for all relevant time periods had changed by +/- 100 basis points (1%) from the year end rates with all other variables held constant, profit would have been $21,038,000 higher/lower (2010 – change of 100 bps: $6,525,000 higher/lower), mainly as a result of increase/decrease in the fair value of interest rate derivatives. Equity would have been $21,038,000 higher/lower (2010: $6,525,000 higher/lower) mainly as a result of an increase/decrease in the fair value of interest rate derivates. (d) Fair Value Estimation The table below analyses financial instruments carried at fair value, by the source of measurement inputs. The results are the same for both the Group and the Trust. The different levels have been defined as follows: Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (as prices) or indirectly (derived from prices). Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs). Group and Trust Financial Assets Derivative financial instruments Investments at fair value through profit and loss Financial Liabilities Derivative financial instruments 2011 2010 Level 1 $’000 Level 2 $’000 Level 1 $’000 Level 2 $’000 - - - - - 1,285 4,177 5,462 3,430 3,430 - 3,987 3,987 - - 1,353 - 1,353 3,626 3,626 The carrying value of loans and receivables and financial liabilities at amortised cost are assumed to approximate their fair value due to either their short term nature or their terms and conditions including interest receivable/payable at variable rates. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 46 5. Expenses Group Trust Premises rental – minimum lease payments Loss on sale of investment properties: Net proceeds from sale of investment properties Carrying value of investment properties sold and other costs of sale Loss on sale of investment properties Employee Benefits Expense: Wages and salaries including on costs Contributions to defined contribution superannuation plans Equity settled share-based payments Increase/(decrease) in liability for long service and annual leave Employee benefits expense Finance Costs: Total interest Less: interest capitalised Interest expense Amortisation of loan transaction costs Finance costs Depreciation/Amortisation: Depreciation of plant and equipment Amortisation of intangibles Depreciation/Amortisation 6. (a) Income tax Income tax expense Current tax Deferred tax Prior year tax losses written off Adjustment in relation to prior periods Income tax expense 2011 $’000 170 33,540 (33,735) (195) 10,746 623 333 (22) 11,680 50,725 (5,328) 45,397 2,042 47,439 256 286 542 - (156) 247 (13) 78 (b) Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense to prima facie tax Profit/(loss) before income tax Tax at the Australian tax rate of 30% (2010: 30%) Tax effect of amounts which are not deductible/ (taxable) in calculating taxable income: Non-taxable trust income Non-deductible expenses Loan write off Non-deductible property development costs/impairment Assessable income for tax Losses written off (note 16) Adjustment in relation to prior periods Income tax expense 88,180 26,454 (27,708) 117 (932) 2,083 (170) 247 (13) 78 2010 $’000 178 21,574 (22,128) (554) 9,837 652 339 274 11,102 38,660 - 38,660 1,869 40,529 260 291 551 494 (15) 652 13 1,144 20,197 6,059 (8,011) 121 - 1,166 1,143 653 13 1,144 (c) Unrecognised deferred tax assets Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of the following items: Tax losses 18,518 16,213 2011 $’000 - 33,540 (33,735) (195) - - - - - 50,725 (5,328) 45,397 2,770 48,167 2010 $’000 - 21,574 (22,128) (554) - - - - - 38,668 - 38,668 2,484 41,152 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The tax losses do not expire under current tax legislation. Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of tax losses (both revenue and capital) because it is not probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the consolidated entity can utilise the benefits from the deferred tax assets. All unused tax losses were incurred by Australian entities. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 47 (d) Tax consolidation Refer note 1(d) for details regarding the relevance of the tax consolidation system to the consolidated entity, the tax funding arrangements and other information. No amounts were recognised during the year (2010: $nil) as tax consolidation contributions by, or distributions to, equity participants. 7. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash at bank Deposits Cash and cash equivalents Group Trust 2011 $’000 46,572 - 46,572 2010 $’000 33,469 65,000 98,469 2011 $’000 40,805 - 40,805 2010 $’000 28,033 65,000 93,033 Cash at bank held with Australian financial institutions earns variable interest at market rates with a weighted average of 5.3% at balance date (2010: 4.57%) for the Group and 5.33% (2010: 4.52%) for the Trust. Deposits held with Australian financial institutions at 30 June 2010 earned variable interest at market rates with a weighted average of 6.01%. 8. trade and Other Receivables Current assets Trade debtors Other receivables – jointly controlled entity/associates Loans: Associate – CPF Associate – Phoenix Portfolios Pty Ltd Other entities Trade and other receivables – current Non-Current Assets Loans: Amounts due from Cromwell Corporation Limited Associate – CPF Trade and other receivables – non-current 2,396 3,460 4,062 - - 9,918 - 19,800 19,800 5,004 1,628 11,024 62 270 17,988 - 30,000 30,000 2,108 2,303 - - - 4,411 10,188 19,800 29,988 1,139 1,369 - - - 2,508 18,360 30,000 48,360 Trade debtors mainly comprises of amounts owing by tenants of the Group’s and Trust’s investment properties and recoverable costs owing by external managed investment schemes. These amounts are usually non-interest bearing, unsecured and generally payable on no more than 30 day terms. Other receivables – jointly controlled entity/associates mainly comprises interest owing by the Cromwell Property Fund (“CPF”) on its loan facilities (refer below). Refer to note 32(d) for details on the loan to Cromwell Corporation Limited. (a) Loans – associates Cromwell Property Fund In 2008 the Group and Trust provided CPF with a $30,000,000 loan facility. During the current year the Group and Trust received repayments of $10,200,000 (2010: $nil) from CPF under the facility. The loan is unsecured, repayable in cash on 30 June 2012 and earns interest at a floating rate plus margin of 2.30% (2010: 0.7%, capped at 8.00%), which was 7.17% (2010: 5.43%) at balance date. A subsidiary of the Company also provided loans of $15,052,000 to CPF during the 2008 year. During the current year the Group received repayments of $7,462,000 (2010: $4,478,000) and made further advances of $500,000 (2010: $450,000). The loans are unsecured, at call, repayable in cash, with no fixed repayment terms and earn interest at a variable rate (BBSW) plus a margin of 1.50%, which was 6.37% (2010: 6.23%) at balance date. Phoenix Portfolios Pty Ltd During the 2009 year the Group provided a loan of $62,000 to Phoenix Portfolios Pty Ltd. The loan was repaid in full in 2011. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 48 (b) Past due but not impaired receivables At balance date, the Group had $4,552,000 (2010: $2,244,000) and the Trust had $4,852,000 (2010: $2,244,000) of trade and other receivables which were past due but not impaired. These consist of $1,437,000 (2010: $875,000) for the Group and $1,501,000 (2010: $875,000) for the Trust which relate to a number of tenants for whom there is no recent history of default and of $3,144,000 (2010: $1,369,000) for the Group and $2,133,000 (2010: $1,369,000) for the Trust relating to CPF. (c) Impaired receivables At 30 June 2011 the Group and the Trust had no impaired receivables. 9. Derivative Financial Instruments Current assets Interest rate derivatives – at fair value Current liabilities Interest rate derivatives – at fair value 10. Inventories Non-current Land held for development and resale Inventories Movement in inventories Balance at 1 July Land acquired (see note 37) Project costs capitalised Write down to net realisable value Balance at 30 June Group Trust 2010 $’000 1,353 3,626 2011 $’000 1,285 3,430 2010 $’000 1,353 3,626 4,925 4,925 - 4,800 125 - 4,925 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011 $’000 1,285 3,430 3,000 3,000 4,925 - - (1,925) 3,000 During the 2010 financial year the Group acquired land located at Maidstone Street, Altona, VIC from CPF and terminated the related development agreement. The Group’s property development obligation in respect of the remaining development agreement with CPF is set out in note 21. 11. Other Current Assets Prepayments 1,437 2,266 789 1,413 C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 49 12. Investment properties Investment properties at fair value (a) Movement in investment properties Balance at 1 July Additions at cost Acquisition price TGA Complex, ACT (refer note 37) Transaction costs Improvements Disposals Straight-lining rentals Lease costs and incentives Amortisation of lease costs and incentives Net gain/(loss) from fair value adjustments Balance at 30 June Group Trust 2011 $’000 1,444,850 2010 $’000 1,064,100 2011 $’000 1,444,850 2010 $’000 1,064,100 1,064,100 1,117,175 1,064,100 1,117,175 234,090 75,000 13,315 43,432 (33,735) 4,883 15,879 (5,773) 33,659 1,444,850 - - - 3,542 (22,128) 852 2,216 (5,411) (32,146) 1,064,100 234,090 75,000 13,315 43,432 (33,735) 4,883 15,879 (5,773) 33,659 1,444,850 - - - 3,542 (22,128) 852 2,216 (5,411) (32,146) 1,064,100 (b) Amounts recognised in profit and loss for investment properties Rental and outgoings from investment properties Direct operating expense from properties that generated rental income 138,494 (21,198) 117,296 117,262 (19,260) 98,002 138,499 (24,241) 114,258 117,974 (21,663) 96,311 (c) Assets pledged as security Borrowings (refer Note 19) are secured by fixed and floating charges over each investment property plus charges over any building document, lease document, performance bond and bank guarantee in addition to a real property mortgage over each property. (d) Leases as a lessor The investment properties are generally leased to tenants on long term operating leases with rentals payable monthly. Minimum lease payments under the non-cancellable operating leases of the investment properties not recognised in the financial statements are receivable as follows: Within one year Later than one year but not later than five years Later than five years (e) Valuation basis 134,100 476,507 257,750 868,357 96,247 305,681 100,066 501,994 137,392 479,799 257,750 874,941 96,247 305,681 100,066 501,994 Independent valuations of properties were carried out by qualified valuers with relevant experience in the types of property being valued. Independent valuations are mostly carried out at least annually but no later than every two years. The value of investment properties is measured on a fair value basis, being the amounts for which the properties could be exchanged between willing parties in an arm’s length transaction, based on current prices in an active market for similar properties in the same location and condition and subject to similar leases. In assessing the value of the investment properties, the independent valuers have considered both discounted cash flow, and capitalisation methodologies. In addition, the Group has utilised similar internal valuation processes for determining fair value where independent valuations are not obtained. Further information on assumptions underlying management’s assessment of fair value is contained in note 2. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 50 (f) Details of investment properties Title Acquisi- tion Date(1) Acqui- sition Price(1) $’000 Most recent inde- pendent valu- ation date Independent valuation Amount Carrying amount Fair value adjustment 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 SOLD SOLD 29,250 Jun 2011 13,600 Dec 2010 23,550 Jun 2011 10,750 17,778 Jun 2011 30,420 Dec 2010 34,000 Dec 2010 8,900 Dec 2010 15,900 Dec 2010 16,000 9,900 Dec 2010 7,600 10,900 Dec 2010 3,500 Jun 2001 Freehold 200 Mary St, QLD Freehold Jun 1999 Terrace Office Park, QLD Leasehold Nov 2001 Oracle Building, ACT Leasehold Jun 2000 Scrivener Building, ACT Feb 2003 Freehold NQX Distribution Centre, QLD Apr 2003 Freehold Henry Waymouth Centre, SA Jun 2004 Freehold Brooklyn Woolstore, VIC Jun 2004 Freehold Village Cinemas, VIC Jun 2004 Freehold Vodafone Call Centre, TAS Jun 2004 Freehold Village Cinema Centre, TAS Jun 2004 Regent Cinema Centre, NSW Freehold Jun 2004 Freehold 78 Mallard Way, WA Freehold Jun 2004 Elders Woolstore, SA Leasehold Jun 2004 Village Cinemas, TAS Freehold Dec 2004 133,000 Dec 2010 700 Collins Street, VIC 41,000 Dec 2010 Feb 2005 Freehold Masters Distribution Centre, VIC 35,530 Jun 2011 Leasehold July 2005 19 National Circuit, ACT 88,000 Jun 2011 Freehold Dec 2005 380 La Trobe St, VIC Freehold 30,375 Dec 2010 Jan 2006 101 Grenfell St, SA Freehold Mar 2006 102,650 Jun 2011 475 Victoria Av, NSW 85,727 Dec 2010 Freehold Nov 2008 Synergy, QLD Tuggeranong Office Park, ACT Leasehold Jun 2008 166,025 Jun 2011 75,000 Jun 2011 Leasehold Jul 2010 TGA Complex, ACT(2) 90,200 Jun 2011 Leasehold Jul 2010 321 Exhibition Street, VIC Leasehold Aug 2010 143,891 Aug 2010 203 Coward Street, NSW(3) Total investment properties 1,223,446 SOLD SOLD 88,000 28,000 33,000 - 26,000 34,250 36,250 11,500 15,850 - 13,050 - 14,100 - 168,000 38,800 36,000 103,000 41,000 126,500 68,000 172,750 73,750 137,800 143,500 85,500 28,100 34,000 10,000 25,750 35,000 35,550 11,000 16,400 15,600 12,700 8,400 13,900 - 156,000 33,500 36,000 94,500 37,200 127,500 82,000 167,500 - - - 1,409,100 1,066,100 88,000 28,500 33,000 - 26,000 34,250 36,500 11,700 16,100 - 13,400 - 14,300 - 172,000 38,800 36,000 103,000 41,000 126,500 71,500 172,750 73,750 137,800 170,000 85,500 27,500 34,000 10,000 25,750 33,500 37,000 11,000 16,400 15,750 12,700 8,400 13,900 - 160,000 32,000 36,000 94,500 37,200 127,500 78,000 167,500 - - - 1,444,850 1,064,100 1,190 (314) (1,860) (590) 42 633 (290) 677 (564) - 713 88 475 - 10,629 (2,065) (251) 8,262 3,425 (4,961) (9,730) 5,217 (1,256) 7,781 16,408 33,659 (5,108) (5,351) (183) (960) 2,513 (4,752) (220) 1,200 3,102 2,765 1,799 (1,577) (184) 329 (1,382) (5,526) 2,234 (8,068) 136 (5,529) (4,720) (2,664) - - - (32,146) (1) Comprises original acquisition date and price for Cromwell Diversified Property Trust or the relevant Syndicate which was mostly prior to the merger and stapling transactions in December 2006. (2) TGA was acquired in a business combination transaction, through the acquisition of a subsidiary of Cromwell Property Fund, when the building was valued at $75m. (See note 37). (3) Refer note 2 for further information on the valuation of the 203 Coward Street, Mascot, NSW investment property. 13. Investments at Fair Value through profit and Loss Unlisted equity securities at fair value Listed equity securities at fair value Investments at fair value through profit or loss Group Trust 2011 $’000 4,177 - 4,177 2010 $’000 - 3,987 3,987 2011 $’000 4,177 - 4,177 2010 $’000 - 3,987 3,987 These investments are designated at fair value through profit or loss. Gains and losses are shown in profit or loss. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 51 14. Investments in Jointly Controlled Entity and Associates The Group has investments in two associates, Cromwell Property Fund (“CPF”) and Phoenix Portfolios Pty Ltd (“Phoenix”). The Trust only has an investment in CPF. These entities were formed in Australia and their principal activities are property investment (CPF) and investment management (Phoenix). The reporting dates of the associates are the same as for the Group and Trust. The proportion of voting power held equates to the proportion of ownership interest. CPF does not recognise income tax expense or liabilities given its nature. The Group and the Trust previously held an Investment in a jointly controlled entity, Cromwell TGA Planned Investment (“TGA”). The remaining units of TGA not owned by the Group and Trust were acquired during the current year. (a) Investments The investments are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Information relating to the investments is detailed below: Group Investments accounted for using the equity method: TGA – jointly controlled entity CPF – associate Phoenix – associate Trust Investments accounted for using the equity method: TGA – jointly controlled entity CPF – associate Ownership Interest 2010 2011 % % - 18 50 - 18 67 18 50 67 18 2011 $’000 - 5,436 56 5,492 - 5,436 5,436 2010 $’000 49,872 6,903 27 56,802 49,872 6,903 56,775 TGA The Group and Trust held a 67% interest in TGA at the beginning of the 2011 year. During the year the Group and Trust acquired the remaining 33% holding in TGA through a unit sale deed approved by security holders. Details of the purchase consideration for the one-third interest in TGA are set out in note 37. As a result of the purchase the results, assets and liabilities of TGA are consolidated in the financial statements of the Group and of the Trust from the date of acquisition of the remaining interest. CPF At balance date the Group held 18% (2010: 18%) of the issued units of CPF. The Group is considered to have significant influence over CPF due to it being the single largest investor in the CPF, with the next largest investor holding 1.3% (2010: 1.3%) of the issued units of CPF. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 52 (b) Movement in carrying amount of investments in jointly controlled entity and associates Group 2011 Balance at 1 July 2010 Share of profit/(loss)(1) Distributions received Carrying value derecognised(2) Balance at 30 June 2011 2010 Balance at 1 July 2009 Share of profit/(loss) (1) Distributions received Balance at 30 June 2010 Trust 2011 Balance at 1 July 2010 Share of profit/(loss)(1) Distributions received Carrying value derecognised(2) Balance at 30 June 2011 2010 Balance at 1 July 2009 Share of profit/(loss) (1) Distributions received Balance at 30 June 2010 Phoenix $’000 CPF $’000 27 29 - - 56 3 24 - 27 6,903 (967) (500) - 5,436 6,442 636 (175) 6,903 6,903 (967) (500) - 5,436 6,442 636 (175) 6,903 TGA $’000 49,872 225 (206) (49,891) - 51,850 3,222 (5,200) 49,872 49,872 225 (206) (49,891) - 51,850 3,222 (5,200) 49,872 Total $’000 56,802 (713) (706) (49,891) 5,492 58,295 3,882 (5,375) 56,802 56,775 (742) (706) (49,891) 5,436 58,292 3,858 (5,375) 56,775 (1) Share of profit/(loss) includes fair value gain/(loss) on investment properties and interest rate derivatives where applicable. (2) The carrying amount of TGA was derecognised following the acquisition of the remaining units of TGA, resulting in TGA being fully consolidated by the Group and Trust. (c) Share of assets and liabilities of jointly controlled entity and associates Assets Current assets Non-current assets Investment properties Other Total non-current assets Total assets Liabilities Current liabilities Borrowings Other Total current liabilities Total liabilities Net assets Phoenix $’000 70 - 3 3 73 - (17) (17) (17) 56 2011 CPF $’000 656 29,485 - 29,485 30,141 (23,617) (1,088) (24,705) (24,705) 5,436 TGA $’000 Phoenix $’000 - - - - - - - - - - 66 - 4 4 70 (33) (10) (43) (43) 27 (d) Share of revenues, expenses and results of jointly controlled entity and associates Revenue (1) Expenses (1) Share of profit/(loss) 158 (129) 29 4,156 (5,123) (967) 352 (127) 225 148 (124) 24 (1) Includes share of fair value adjustment to investment properties and interest rate derivatives where applicable. (e) Assets pledged as security Borrowings (refer note 19) are secured by a registered floating charge over the investments. 2010 CPF $’000 TGA $’000 20,202 124 40,924 4,788 45,712 65,914 (57,859) (1,152) (59,011) (59,011) 6,903 7,777 (7,141) 636 50,000 - 50,000 50,124 - (252) (252) (252) 49,872 5,303 (2,081) 3,222 C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 53 2010 $’000 - - - - - - - Total $’000 1,262 127 (256) 1,133 1,272 253 - (3) (260) 1,262 15. property, plant and Equipment Furniture and fittings at cost Accumulated depreciation Plant and equipment at cost Accumulated depreciation Property, plant and equipment Group Trust 2011 $’000 1,453 (714) 739 1,509 (1,115) 394 1,133 2010 $’000 1,450 (634) 816 1,385 (939) 446 1,262 2011 $’000 - - - - - - - (a) Movement in property, plant and equipment Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class of property, plant and equipment are set out below. Group Balance at 1 July 2010 Additions Depreciation Balance at 30 June 2011 Balance at 1 July 2009 Additions Transfers Disposals Depreciation Balance at 30 June 2010 16. Deferred tax Assets Deferred tax assets Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributable to the following: Interests in managed investment schemes Payables Employee benefits Provisions Other accruals and sundry items Tax losses recognised Movements Balance at 1 July Reduction in current tax liability on use of tax losses previously recognised (Debit)/credit to profit or loss Losses recognised/(written off) Adjustments in relation to prior periods Balance at 30 June 816 3 (80) 739 750 11 144 - (89) 816 2011 $’000 921 (1,895) 34 404 196 265 1,917 921 791 - 156 (247) 221 921 Furniture and fittings $’000 Plant and Equipment Owned $’000 Under Lease $’000 446 124 (176) 394 378 242 - (3) (171) 446 - - - - 144 - (144) - - - Group Trust 2010 $’000 791 (1,898) 33 402 26 64 2,164 791 1,721 (276) 15 (653) (16) 791 2011 $’000 - 2010 $’000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The benefit of temporary differences and prior year tax losses recognised as a deferred tax asset was based on projected earnings over a limited period that the Directors considered to be probable. Projected earnings are re-assessed at each reporting date. There remains a significant amount of tax losses that have not been recognised as a deferred tax asset (refer note 6). C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 54 17. Intangible Assets Software – at cost Accumulated amortisation Intangible assets Group Trust 2011 $’000 2,174 (1,571) 603 2010 $’000 1,781 (1,285) 496 2011 $’000 - - - Amortisation of software is included in amortisation expense in profit or loss. Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of software are set out below: Balance at 1 July Additions Disposals Amortisation Balance at 30 June 18. trade and Other payables Trade payables and accruals Lease incentives payable Tenant security deposits Amounts payable to Cromwell Corporation Limited and it’s subsidiaries (refer note 32(d)) Other payables Trade and other payables 496 393 - (286) 603 8,453 10,815 158 - 2,005 21,431 514 288 (15) (291) 496 7,012 2,986 171 - 1,764 11,933 - - - - - 7,478 10,815 158 1,554 1,353 21,358 2010 $’000 - - - - - - - - 2,816 2,986 171 114 2,986 9,073 Trade and other payables are generally unsecured, non-interest bearing and paid in cash within 30-60 days of recognition. Lease incentives payable are generally unsecured, non-interest bearing and paid in cash within 6 months of recognition according to the terms of the underlying lease. 19. Borrowings Current Secured Loans – financial institutions Unamortised transaction costs Borrowings – current Non-Current Secured Loans – financial institutions Unamortised transaction costs Borrowings – non-current Total Secured Loans – financial institutions Unamortised transaction costs Total borrowings 3,321 - 3,321 784,171 (3,883) 780,288 787,492 (3,883) 783,609 29,266 (34) 29,232 639,250 (1,896) 637,354 668,516 (1,930) 666,586 3,321 - 3,321 784,171 (4,155) 780,016 787,492 (4,155) 783,337 29,266 (34) 29,232 639,250 (2,896) 636,354 668,516 (2,930) 665,586 Loans shown above are net of transaction costs which are amortised over the term of the loan. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 55 (a) Borrowing details Borrowings of the Group and Trust are the same and details at balance date are set out below: Facility Note Secured Bank Loan – Syndicate Finance Bank loan – Tuggeranong (Tranche 1) Bank loan – Tuggeranong (Tranche 2) Bank Loan – Mary/TGA/Synergy Bank loan – Synergy Bank loan – TGA Bank loan – Mary Street Bank loan – Mascot Bank loan – Exhibition St Total facilities (i) (ii) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (i) Bank Loan – Syndicate Finance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maturity Date May 2014 June 2015 June 2013 May 2014 Aug 2013 July 2013 Facility 2011 $’000 397,815 107,917 6,641 132,719 - - - 85,000 80,000 810,092 Utilised 2011 $’000 397,815 107,917 6,641 132,719 - - - 62,400 80,000 787,492 Facility 2010 $’000 430,893 107,916 9,961 - 46,800 25,946 47,000 - - 668,516 Utilised 2010 $’000 430,893 107,916 9,961 - 46,800 25,946 47,000 - - 668,516 The Syndicate finance facility was successfully refinanced during the 2011 financial year. The loan is secured by first registered mortgages over the majority of the investment properties held by the Group and a registered floating charge over the assets of the Trust. Interest is payable monthly in arrears at variable rates based on the 30 day BBSY rate which was 4.96% at balance date plus a loan margin. An amount of $397,815,000 (2010: $367,925,000) was effectively fixed at balance date through interest rate swap arrangements which expire between July 2011 and September 2017. Repayments of $33,078,000 (2010: $21,107,000) were made during the year from proceeds of the sale of investment properties. (ii) Bank Loan – Tuggeranong The Group has a $114,557,000 (2010: $117,877,000) loan in relation to its investment in Tuggeranong Office Park secured by a first registered mortgage over the investment property. The first tranche of the loan matures in June 2015. The second tranche matures in June 2013 with $830,000 repayable each quarter until June 2013. The loan bears interest at a variable rate based on the 30 day BBSY rate plus a loan margin. An amount of $107,916,000 (Tranche 1) was effectively fixed at balance date through interest rate swap arrangements which expire in July 2012. Repayments of $3,321,000 (2010: $3,321,000) were made during the year. (iii) Bank Loan – Mary Street/Synergy/TGA Three of the Group’s facilities were refinanced with one financial institution and combined into one facility during 2011. This was achieved through the combination of the Synergy ($46,800,000), Mary Street ($47,000,000) and the TGA ($38,919,000) loans. The loan is secured by a first registered mortgage over the respective investment properties. The loan bears interest at a variable rate based on the 30 day BBSY rate plus a loan margin. The loan was effectively partially fixed at balance date through interest rate swap arrangements to July 2012. (iv) Bank Loan – Synergy This facility was refinanced during the year – refer point (iii). (v) Bank Loan – TGA This facility was refinanced during the year – refer point (iii). The Group had a $38,919,000 (2010: $25,946,000) loan in relation to its investment in Cromwell TGA Planned Investment. During the current year the Group acquired the remaining one third of TGA it did not already own (refer note 14) and assumed $12,973,000 of additional borrowings associated with the TGA Complex. (vi) Bank Loan – Mary Street This facility was refinanced during the year – refer point (iii). (vii) Bank Loan – Mascot The acquisition of the investment property known as Qantas Headquarters (203 Coward Street, Mascot, NSW) was completed on 20 August 2010. This was partially funded through a new debt facility for $85,000,000, with $62,400,000 drawn at balance date. The loan is secured by a registered floating charge over that property and bears interest at a variable rate based on the 30 day BBSY rate plus a loan margin. The loan was effectively 100% fixed at balance date through interest rate swap arrangements to Sept 2013. (viii) Bank Loan – Exhibition St The acquisition of the investment property known as Exhibition Street, VIC was completed on 20 July 2010. This was partially funded through a new debt facility for $80,000,000. The loan is secured by a registered floating charge over that property and bears interest at a variable rate based on the 30 day BBSY rate plus a loan margin. The loan was effectively 100% fixed at balance date through interest rate swap arrangements to Aug 2013. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 56 (b) Maturity Profile Maturity profile of the principal amounts of current and non-current borrowings together with estimated interest thereon: Due within one year Due between one and five years Due after five years Group Trust 2011 $’000 58,244 888,554 - 946,798 2010 $’000 69,182 674,203 - 743,385 2011 $’000 58,244 888,266 - 946,510 2010 $’000 69,182 674,203 - 743,385 (c) Unused Finance Facilities At balance date the Group had unused finance facilities totalling $22,600,000 (2010: $nil). (d) Interest Rate Risk Interest rate Derivatives The Group manages its cash flow interest-rate risk by using floating-to-fixed interest rate derivatives. Such interest rate derivatives have the economic effect of converting borrowings from floating rates to fixed rates. Generally, the Group raises long term borrowings at floating rates and a portion of them into fixed or limited range of rates. The Group’s exposure to interest rates is provided in note 4. 20. Dividends/Distributions payable Dividends/distributions payable 16,883 16,157 16,888 16,162 Distributions payable relate to June quarter distributions declared in June and payable in August of each year. 21. provisions Current Employee benefits Property development Provisions Non-Current Employee benefits Make good Provisions Movement in provisions Balance at 1 July Additional provision recognised Payments during year Balance at 30 June 825 428 1,253 477 100 577 929 5,093 6,022 379 100 479 - - - - - - - - - - - - Property Development Make Good 2011 $’000 5,093 1,770 (6,435) 428 2010 $’000 6,979 6,331 (8,217) 5,093 2011 $’000 100 - - 100 2010 $’000 100 - - 100 Property development obligations The Group entered into development agreements with CPF in respect of three properties leased from CPF. Under the development agreements the Group can develop the land on the basis that CPF would fully recover its cost. During the current year the Group assessed the recoverable amount of the properties held by CPF at less than CPF’s cost and provided for the difference through an increase in the provision of $1,770,000 (2010: $6,331,000). During the year the Group paid $6,435,000 (2010: $8,217,000) to the CPF following the termination of the development agreement over one of the properties leased from CPF. Make good The Group’s operating leases of its premises requires the asset to be returned to the lessor in a lease stipulated condition. The operating lease payments do not include an element for the refurbishment costs. A provision for refurbishment costs (make good obligations) is recognised over the period of the lease, measured at each reporting date as the expected cost of returning the asset to its agreed condition. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 57 22. Other Current Liabilities Unearned income Unearned income primarily comprises rent paid in advance. 23. Contributed Equity (a) Equity attributable to shareholders/unitholders Group Trust 2011 $’000 7,085 2010 $’000 6,618 2011 $’000 7,085 2010 $’000 6,618 Contributed equity Group Company CDPT 2011 $’000 758,888 2010 $’000 648,582 2011 $’000 57,073 2010 $’000 49,197 2011 $’000 702,090 2010 $’000 599,660 Effective 1 July 1998, the corporations legislation in place abolished the concepts of authorised capital and par value shares. Accordingly, the Company does not have authorised capital or par value in respect of its issued shares. Movements in ordinary shares / ordinary units Date Details 01 July 09 Opening balance 24 Dec 09 Placement Transaction costs Placement Placement Placement Rights issue 30 June 10 Exercise of options 30 June 10 Closing balance 21 July 10 21 July 10 23 Aug 10 23 Aug 10 02 Sept 10 Placement 20 Sept 10 Placement Placement 14 Oct 10 Dividend reinvestment plan 17 Nov 10 Dividend reinvestment plan 16 Feb 11 Placement 04 Mar 11 Placement 04 Mar 11 Placement 08 Mar 11 14 Mar 11 Exercise of options 18 May 11 Dividend reinvestment plan Transaction costs Group Issue Price 70¢ - 35¢ 75¢ 75¢ 72¢ 72¢ 72¢ 72¢ 72¢ 70¢ 73¢ 71¢ 71¢ 71¢ - 70¢ - Number of Securities 702,943,059 104,750,000 - 141,875 807,834,934 69,333,333 2,666,667 4,750,000 14,301,708 2,581,836 800,000 7,357,762 1,359,711 1,800,054 35,000,000 12,130,000 2,921,000 8,600 1,891,710 - 964,737,315 $’000 575,541 73,325 (334) 50 648,582 52,000 2,000 3,420 10,297 1,859 576 5,298 949 1,314 24,748 8,578 2,065 - 1,316 (4,114) 758,888 Company CDPT Issue Price 5.2¢ - 35¢ 5.6¢ 5.6¢ 5.4¢ 5.4¢ 5.4¢ 5.4¢ 5.1¢ 5.1¢ 5.1¢ 5.2¢ 5.2¢ 5.2¢ - 5.3¢ - $’000 43,688 5,477 (18) 50 49,197 3,884 149 256 769 139 43 376 67 92 1,727 599 144 - 92 (461) 57,073 Issue Price 64.8¢ - - 69.4¢ 69.4¢ 66.6¢ 66.6¢ 66.6¢ 66.6¢ 66.9¢ 64.9¢ 67.9¢ 65.8¢ 65.8¢ 65.8¢ - 64.7¢ - $’000 532,129 67,847 (316) - 599,660 48,116 1,851 3,164 9,528 1,720 533 4,922 882 1,222 23,021 7,979 1,921 - 1,224 (3,653) 702,090 The basis of allocation of the issue price of stapled securities issued post stapling is determined by agreement between the Company and the Trust as set out in the Stapling Deed. The Company/CDPT has established a dividend/distribution reinvestment plan under which holders of ordinary stapled securities may elect to have all of their dividend/distribution entitlement satisfied by the issue of new ordinary stapled securities rather than being paid in cash. Securities are issued under the plan at a discount to the market price as determined by the Directors before each dividend/distribution. During 2011 all securities were issued at a discount of 3%. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 58 (b) Stapled Securities The ordinary shares of the Company are stapled with the units of the Trust. These entitle the holder to participate in dividends and distributions as declared from time to time and the proceeds on winding up. On a show of hands every holder of stapled securities present at a meeting in person, or by proxy, is entitled to one vote, and upon a poll each stapled security is entitled to one vote. A reconciliation of the stapled number of ordinary shares of the Company and ordinary units of the Trust is as follows: Ordinary shares / ordinary units Unstapled units (held by the Company) 24. Reserves Share based payments Available-for-sale financial assets revaluation reserve Reserves Movements in reserves Share based payments Balance at 1 July Options expensed Balance at 30 June 2011 Company Number 964,737,315 - 964,737,315 2011 CDPT Number 965,012,421 (275,106) 964,737,315 2010 Company Number 807,834,934 - 807,834,934 2010 CDPT Number 808,110,040 (275,106) 807,834,934 Group Trust 2011 $’000 1,588 2,340 3,928 1,255 333 1,588 2010 $’000 1,255 2,340 3,595 916 339 1,255 2011 $’000 - - - - - - 2010 $’000 - - - - - - The share based payments reserve is used to recognise the fair value of options issued for goods and services including employee services. Available-for-sale financial assets revaluation reserve Balance at 1 July Increase/(decrease) in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets Transfers to statement of comprehensive income: Realised gain Balance at 30 June 2,340 - - 2,340 2,340 - - 2,340 - - - - - 3,431 (3,431) - Changes in the fair value of investments classified as available-for-sale are taken to the available-for-sale financial assets revaluation reserve. Amounts are recognised in profit or loss when the associated assets are disposed/sold or impaired. For the Group the balance at year end comprises a reserve of a subsidiary attributable to its pre-stapling interest in a Syndicate which continues to be held. For the Group there was no movement in the available-for-sale financial assets revaluation reserve over the last two financial years. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 59 25. Retained Earnings/(Accumulated Losses) Retained Earnings/(Accumulated Losses) Movements in retained earnings/(accumulated losses) Balance at 1 July Profit/(loss) for the year Distributions Balance at 30 June 26. Non-Controlling Interests Group Trust 2011 $’000 (50,280) (46,021) (4,259) - (50,280) 2010 $’000 (46,021) (38,371) (7,650) - (46,021) 2011 $’000 (7,910) (35,264) 92,361 (65,007) (7,910) 2010 $’000 (35,264) (1,329) 26,706 (60,641) (35,264) Non-controlling interests 694,439 564,636 5,463 6,068 Movements in non-controlling interests Balance at 1 July Units issued by subsidiary Profit for the year Distributions paid/payable De-recognition on deconsolidation Balance at 30 June 564,636 102,430 92,361 (64,988) - 694,439 531,020 67,531 26,703 (60,618) - 564,636 6,068 2,520 645 (519) (3,251) 5,463 6,188 23 314 (457) - 6,068 Application of AASB Interpretation 1002 Post-Date-of-Transition Stapling Arrangements and AASB 3 Business Combinations requires, for stapling arrangements which do not involve one of the combining entities obtaining an ownership interest in another combining entity, the net assets and profit or loss of the consolidated acquiree to be identified as non-controlling interests. Even though the interests of the equity holders of the identified acquiree (the Trust) are treated as non-controlling interests (as above) the equity holders of the acquiree are also equity holders in the acquirer (the Company) by virtue of the stapling arrangement. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 60 27. Dividends/Distributions Franking credits Franking credits available for subsequent years based on a tax rate of 30% (2010 – 30%) Group 2011 $’000 1,599 2010 $’000 1,303 The above amounts represent the balance of the franking account as at the end of the financial year, adjusted for: • • • franking credits that will arise/(decrease) from the payment/(receipt) of the amount of the provision/(receivable) for income tax; franking debits that will arise from the payment of dividends recognised as a liability at the reporting date, and franking credits that will arise from the receipt of dividends recognised as receivables at the reporting date. Dividends paid/payable by the Company There were no dividends paid or payable by the Company in respect of the 2011 and 2010 financial years. Distributions paid/payable by the Group 2011 Date Paid 17 November 2010 16 February 2011 18 May 2011 19 August 2011(2) 2010 Date Paid 16 November 2009 15 February 2010 14 May 2010 31 August 2010 (1) Cents per stapled security. (2) Expected payment date. Distributions paid/payable by the Trust 2011 Date Paid 17 November 2010 16 February 2011 18 May 2011 19 August 2011(2) (1) Cents per unit. (2) Expected payment date. 2010 Date Paid 16 November 2009 15 February 2010 14 May 2010 31 August 2010 2011 Cents(1) 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 7.00¢ 2011 Cents(1) 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 1.75¢ 7.00¢ 2010 Cents(1) 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 8.00¢ 2010 Cents(1) 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 2.00¢ 8.00¢ 2011 $’000 15,919 15,943 16,243 16,883 64,988 2011 $’000 15,923 15,947 16,249 16,888 65,007 2010 $’000 14,062 14,242 16,157 16,157 60,618 2010 $’000 14,067 14,250 16,162 16,162 60,641 All distributions from the Group and Trust are unfranked. The determination of the Trust’s distributable income excludes unrealised gains/(losses) including fair value adjustments to investment properties and interest rate derivatives. Dividends/distributions paid in cash, payable at balance date or satisfied by the issue of securities under the reinvestment plan during past two years were as follows: Paid in cash (1) Satisfied by the issue of securities(2) Payable at balance date (1) Includes June distributions from prior year paid in August. (2) Pursuant to Distribution Reinvestment Plan. Group Trust 2011 $’000 60,684 3,579 16,883 81,146 2010 $’000 55,007 - 16,157 71,164 2011 $’000 60,702 3,579 16,888 81,169 2010 $’000 55,029 - 16,162 71,191 C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 61 28. Earnings/(Loss) per Share Earnings/(loss) per share/unit Basic earnings/(loss) per share/unit Diluted earnings/(loss) per share/unit Earnings used to calculate basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share/unit: Profit for the year Profit attributable to non-controlling interests Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the company/trust used in calculating basic/diluted earnings/(loss) per share/unit Weighted average number of ordinary shares/units used in calculating basic earnings/(loss) per share/unit Effect of dilutive securities: Group Trust 2011 (0.5¢) (0.5¢) 2010 (1.0¢) (1.0¢) 2011 10.1¢ 10.0¢ 2010 3.5¢ 3.5¢ $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 88,102 92,361 19,053 26,703 93,006 645 27,020 314 (4,259) (7,650) 92,361 26,706 Number of Shares Number of Shares Number of Units Number of Units 918,318,875 757,004,542 918,593,981 757,600,451 Director and employee share options 1,271,820 309,857 1,271,820 309,857 Weighted average number of ordinary shares/units and potential ordinary shares/units used in calculating diluted earnings/(loss) per share/unit 919,590,695 757,314,399 919,865,801 757,910,308 Options granted under the Performance Rights Plan are considered to be potential ordinary shares/units and have been included in the determination of diluted earnings/(loss) per share/unit to the extent to which they are dilutive. The options have not been included in the determination of basic earnings/(loss) per share/unit. Details relating to the options are set out in Note 31. Earnings/(loss) per stapled security Basic earnings/(loss) per stapled security Diluted earnings/(loss) per stapled security Earnings used to calculate basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per stapled security: Loss for the year attributable to company shareholders Profit for the year attributable to trust unitholders Profit attributable to stapled security holders of the Group used in calculating basic/diluted earnings/(loss) per stapled security Weighted average number of stapled securities used in calculating basic earnings/(loss) per stapled security Effect of dilutive securities: Group 2011 9.6¢ 9.6¢ 2010 2.5¢ 2.5¢ $’000 $’000 (4,259) 92,361 (7,650) 26,703 88,102 19,053 Number of Securities Number of Securities 918,318,875 757,004,542 Director and employee share options 1,271,820 309,857 Weighted average number of ordinary stapled securities and potential ordinary stapled securities used in calculating diluted earnings/(loss) per stapled security 919,590,695 757,314,399 Options granted under the Performance Rights Plan are considered to be potential ordinary stapled securities and have been included in the determination of diluted earnings/(loss) per stapled security to the extent to which they are dilutive. The options have not been included in the determination of basic earnings/(loss) per stapled security. Details relating to the options are set out in Note 31. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 62 29. Cash Flow Information (a) Reconciliation of profit to net cash provided by operating activities Group 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 Trust 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 Net profit Amortisation and depreciation Amortisation (loan transaction costs) Amortisation of lease costs and incentives Share of profits of associates (net of distributions) (Gain)/loss on sale of available-for-sale financial assets (Gain)/loss on sale of investment properties Share based payments Fair value net (gain)/loss from: Investment properties Interest rate derivatives Investments at fair value through profit or loss (Increase)/decrease to recoverable amount: Available-for-sale financial assets Property development inventories/provisions Loans receivable Straight-line rentals Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangibles Changes in operating assets and liabilities: (Increase)/decrease: Trade and other receivables Prepayments Inventories (1) Tax assets Increase/(decrease): Trade payables and accruals Provisions (employee benefits/make good) Unearned revenue Net cash provided by operating activities (1) Prior to decrease to recoverable amount. 88,102 542 2,042 5,773 1,419 - 195 333 (33,659) 1,920 (604) - 3,695 - (4,883) - 776 829 - 19 1,215 (5) 467 68,176 19,053 551 1,869 5,411 1,493 (3,431) 554 339 32,146 1,283 (836) - 6,331 (1,932) (852) 18 2,138 634 (125) 623 61 218 (1,513) 64,033 93,006 - 2,770 5,773 1,448 - 195 - (33,659) 1,920 (604) - - - (4,883) - (1,903) 624 - - 3,274 - 467 68,428 27,020 - 2,484 5,411 1,517 - 554 - 32,146 1,283 (836) (3,431) - - (852) - 298 699 - - (309) - (1,513) 64,471 (b) Finance facilities Refer to note 19 for details of unused finance facilities. (c) Cash held as part of minimum net tangible assets At balance date cash held by controlled entities of the Company of $1,014,000 (2010: $1,354,000) was required to be maintained under their Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). As such, the cash is effectively restricted in its use as it cannot readily be used to meet expenses and obligations of other Group entities without consideration of the AFSL requirements. (d) Non cash items Shares/units issued on reinvestment of distributions 3,579 - 3,579 - C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 63 30. Key Management personnel Disclosures (a) Key management personnel compensation Group and Trust Short-term employee benefits Post-employment benefits Other long-term benefits Share-based payments 2011 $ 4,233,003 171,605 77,112 302,752 4,784,472 2010 $ 3,655,879 155,855 39,707 206,732 4,058,173 (b) Equity instrument disclosures relating to key management personnel (i) Performance rights The numbers of performance rights over ordinary shares in the Company (and units in the CDPT through the stapling arrangement) held during the financial year by each director of Cromwell Corporation Limited and other key management personnel of the Group, including their personally related parties, are set out below. Name Balance at 1 July Granted during the year as compensation Exercised during the year Lapsed during the year Balance at 30 June Vested Balance at 30 June Not Vested - 738,733 - - - - - - - 344,200 2011 Directors: GH Levy PL Weightman RJ Pullar MA McKellar DE Usasz WR Foster M Wainer M Flax M Watters(1) DJ Wilson Other key management personnel of the Group: NE Riethmuller PW Howard DA Gippel JA Clarke MJ Blake B Binning PJ Cowling(2) - - 915,933 92,100 338,000 326,992 227,800 2,983,758 - 4,000,000 - - - - - - - 1,740,000 123,459 96,324 - - 95,894 - - 6,055,677 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (738,733) - - - - - - - (344,200) - - (256,333) (92,100) (338,000) (200,133) (227,800) (2,197,299) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,000,000 - - - - - - - 1,740,000 123,459 96,324 659,600 - 95,894 126,859 - 6,842,136 (1) M Watters became a KMP on 4 April 2011 (2) PJ Cowling became a KMP on 1 July 2010 C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 64 Name Balance at 1 July Granted during the year as compensation Exercised during the year Lapsed during the year Balance at 30 June Vested Balance at 30 June Not Vested - 738,733 - - - - - 344,200 - 2010 Directors: GH Levy PL Weightman RJ Pullar MA McKellar DE Usasz M Wainer (1) M Flax (2) DJ Wilson WR Foster Other key management personnel of the Group: PW Howard DA Gippel MJ Blake B Binning (3) NE Riethmuller JA Clark - 460,083 338,000 200,133 - 92,100 2,173,249 - - - - - - - - - - 659,600 - 126,859 - - 786,459 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (203,750) - - - - (203,750) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 738,733 - - - - - 344,200 - - 915,933 338,000 326,992 - 92,100 2,755,958 (1) M Wainer became a KMP on 29 January 2010 (2) M Flax became a KMP on 29 January 2010 (3) B Binning became a KMP on 1 July 2009 (ii) Share holdings/unit holdings The numbers of shares in the Company and units in the CDPT held during the financial year by each director of Cromwell Corporation Limited and other key management personnel of the Group, including their personally related parties, are set out below. Ordinary stapled security holdings Name 2011 Directors: GH Levy(1) PL Weightman RJ Pullar MA McKellar DE Usasz WR Foster M Wainer(2) M Flax(2) M Watters(3) DJ Wilson Other key management personnel of the Group: NE Riethmuller PW Howard DA Gippel JA Clarke MJ Blake B Binning PJ Cowling Balance at 1 July On exercise of options Net purchases (sales) Balance at 30 June 370,000 15,464,167 14,000,000 330,000 1,927,580 5,261,765 - - - 1,955,744 - - 547,264 71,032 1,775,612 10,000 1,675,801 43,388,965 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 749,430 457,000 - 33,000 297,420 - - 416,666 - 15,031 - - - - - 760 - 1,969,307 1,119,430 15,921,167 14,000,000 363,000 2,225,000 5,261,765 - 416,666 - 1,970,775 - - 547,264 71,032 1,775,612 10,760 1,675,801 45,358,272 (1) GH Levy is a director of Investec Equity Investments Limited, which is the manager of Investec Australian Equity Fund, which owned 1,311,610 (2010: 1,213,595) stapled securities in the Cromwell Property Group. GH Levy has indirect beneficial ownership of the shares as a unitholder in the fund. (2) M Wainer and M Flax became KMPs on 29 January 2010. M Wainer and M Flax are directors of Redefine International Plc which indirectly owns Redefine Australia Investments Limited, which owns 213,833,333 (2010: 104,750,000) stapled securities in the Cromwell Property Group. (3) M Watters became a KMP on 4 April 2011. M Watters is a director of Redefine International Plc which indirectly owns Redefine Australia Investments Limited, which owns 213,833,333 (2010: 104,750,000) stapled securities in the Cromwell Property Group. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 65 Name 2010 Directors: GH Levy PL Weightman RJ Pullar MA McKellar DE Usasz M Wainer M Flax DJ Wilson WR Foster Other key management personnel of the Group: PW Howard DA Gippel MJ Blake B Binning NE Riethmuller JA Clark Balance at 1 July On exercise of options Net purchases (sales) Balance at 30 June 370,000 15,464,167 14,000,000 300,000 1,877,580 - - 2,215,006 5,349,598 - 547,264 1,775,612 10,000 - 71,032 41,980,259 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30,000 50,000 - - (259,262) (87,833) - - - - - - (267,095) 370,000 15,464,167 14,000,000 330,000 1,927,580 - - 1,955,744 5,261,765 - 547,264 1,775,612 10,000 - 71,032 41,713,164 No shares or units were received by the above persons as compensation or on the exercise of options or performance rights during the past two years. At balance date the numbers above for the Directors and other key management personnel represent the number of stapled securities of the Group held. (c) Loans to key management personnel No loans were made during the 2011 or 2010 year to key management personnel and no loans were outstanding at the reporting date. (d) Other transactions with key management personnel The Group rents an apartment, located at 185 Macquarie Street, Sydney, which is owned by Mr Paul Weightman, a director of the Company. Total rent paid during 2011 was $88,400 (2010: $88,400). The payment of rent is on normal commercial terms and conditions and at market rates. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 66 31. Share Based payments (a) Performance Rights Plan A Performance Rights Plan (PRP) was established in September 2007 by the Company. All full-time and part-time employees who meet minimum service, remuneration and performance requirements, including executive Directors of Cromwell Corporation Limited, are eligible to participate in the PRP at the discretion of the Board. Participation in the PRP by executive Directors is subject to securityholder approval. The PRP is designed to provide long-term incentives for senior managers and executive Directors to continue employment and deliver long-term securityholder returns. Under the PRP, eligible employees are allocated Performance Rights. Each Performance Right enables the participant to acquire a stapled security in Cromwell Property Group, at a future date and exercise price, subject to conditions. The number of Performance Rights allocated to each participant is set by the Board or the Remuneration Committee and based on individual circumstances and performance. The amount of Performance Rights that will vest under the PRP depends on a combination of factors which may include the Group’s total securityholder returns (including price growth, dividends and capital returns), internal performance measures and the participant’s continued employment. Performance Rights allocated under the PRP generally vest in 3 years. Until Performance Rights have vested, the participant cannot sell or otherwise deal with the Performance Rights except in certain limited circumstances. It is a condition of the PRP that a participant must remain employed by the Group in order for Performance Rights to vest. Any Performance Rights which have not yet vested on a participant leaving employment must be forfeited. Under AASB 2 “Share based Payment”, the rights granted to employees to securities acquired by the plan are treated as options for accounting purposes. Set out below are summaries of the number of Performance Rights granted and exercised. Grant date Expiry date Exercise price Balance at start of the year Granted during the year Lapsed during the year Exercised during the year Balance at year end 2011 18/09/2007 18/09/2007 06/12/2007 16/12/2009 08/02/2010 23/08/2010 23/08/2010 23/08/2010 23/08/2010 23/08/2010 07/03/2011 26/05/2011 26/05/2011 26/05/2011 19/01/2011 19/01/2011 07/04/2011 15/01/2012 07/03/2012 21/09/2012 21/09/2012 21/09/2013 21/09/2013 21/09/2013 01/08/2013 01/10/2013 01/10/2014 01/10/2015 Weighted average exercise price 2010 18/09/2007 18/09/2007 18/09/2007 06/12/2007 16/12/2009 08/02/2010 19/01/2010 19/01/2011 19/01/2011 07/04/2011 15/01/2012 07/03/2012 Weighted average exercise price $1.21 $0.00 $1.21 $0.20 $0.00 $0.00 $0.10 $0.00 $0.10 $0.20 $0.00 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $1.21 $1.21 $0.00 $1.21 $0.20 $0.00 2,811,434 8,600 1,082,933 659,600 126,859 - - - - - - - - - 4,689,426 $1.03 289,150 2,811,434 8,600 1,082,933 - - 4,192,117 $1.21 - - - - - 170,287 123,459 158,283 47,433 246,337 97,633 1,913,333 1,913,333 1,913,334 6,583,432 $0.45 - - - - 659,600 126,859 786,459 $0.17 (2,811,434) - (1,082,933) - - - - (56,905) - (54,119) - - - - (4,005,391) $1.18 (289,150) - - - - - (289,150) $1.21 - (8,600) - - - - - - - - - - - - (8,600) - - - - - - - - - - - - 659,600 126,859 170,287 123,459 101,378 47,433 192,218 97,633 1,913,333 1,913,333 1,913,334 7,258,867 $0.42 - 2,811,434 8,600 1,082,933 659,600 126,859 4,689,426 $1.03 At balance date nil Performance Rights (2010: nil) were vested and exercisable. The weighted average remaining contractual life of Performance Rights outstanding at the end of the year was 2.6 years (2010: 0.8 years). C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 67 The assessed fair value of Performance Rights granted is as follows: Grant date 18/09/2007 18/09/2007 18/09/2007 06/12/2007 16/12/2009 08/02/2010 23/08/2010 23/08/2010 23/08/2010 23/08/2010 23/08/2010 07/03/2011 26/05/2011 26/05/2011 26/05/2011 Expiry date 19/01/2010 19/01/2011 19/01/2011 07/04/2011 15/01/2012 07/03/2012 21/09/2012 21/09/2012 21/09/2013 21/09/2013 21/09/2013 01/08/2013 01/10/2013 01/10/2014 01/10/2015 Fair value (cents) Exercise price $1.21 $1.21 $0.00 $1.21 $0.20 $0.00 $0.00 $0.10 $0.00 $0.10 $0.20 $0.00 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 Non-market based 14.3¢ 15.0¢ 96.9¢ - 41.5¢ 59.1¢ 59.8¢ 50.6¢ 54.2¢ 45.5¢ 37.0¢ 61.5¢ 13.9¢ 12.6¢ 11.5¢ Market based 9.2¢ 10.6¢ - 8.9¢ - - - - - - - - - - - Fair Value of Performance Rights Granted The fair values at grant date for Performance Rights with no market based vesting conditions were determined using a Black- Scholes option pricing model that takes into account the exercise price, the term of the option, the security price at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying security, the expected dividend/distribution yield and the risk-free interest rate for the term of the option. The fair values at grant date for Performance Rights with market based vesting conditions were determined using a Monte Carlo simulation (TSR hurdle) and the Black-Scholes option pricing model that takes into account the exercise price, the term of the option, the security price at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying security, the expected dividend/distribution yield and the risk-free interest rate for the term of the option. The model inputs for Performance Rights granted during the year ended 30 June 2011 included: Non-market based vesting conditions Exercise price Grant date Share price at grant date Expected price volatility Expected dividend yield Risk free interest rate Expiry date $0.00 23/08/10 $0.73 32% 9.66% 4.55% 21/09/12 $0.10 23/08/10 $0.73 32% 9.66% 4.55% 21/09/12 $0.00 23/08/10 $0.73 32% 9.66% 4.59% 21/09/13 $0.10 23/08/10 $0.73 32% 9.66% 4.59% 21/09/13 $0.20 23/08/10 $0.73 32% 9.66% 4.59% 21/09/13 $0.00 07/03/11 $0.74 26% 9.46% 5.12% 01/08/13 $0.50 26/05/11 $0.69 25% 10.14% 4.97% 01/10/13 $0.50 26/05/11 $0.69 25% 10.14% 5.09% 01/10/14 $0.50 26/05/11 $0.69 25% 10.14% 5.19% 01/10/15 The expected price volatility is based on the historic volatility (based on the remaining life of the options), adjusted for any expected changes to future volatility due to publicly available information. The model inputs for Performance Rights granted during the year ended 30 June 2010 included: Non-market based vesting conditions Exercise price Grant date Share price at grant date Expected price volatility Expected dividend yield Risk free interest rate Expiry date $0.20 16/12/09 $0.74 34% 10.81% 4.83% 15/01/2012 - 08/02/10 $0.735 22% 10.88% 4.79% 07/03/2012 The expected price volatility is based on the historic volatility (based on the remaining life of the options), adjusted for any expected changes to future volatility due to publicly available information. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 68 (b) Tax Exempt Plan The Tax Exempt Plan enables eligible employees to acquire up to $1,000 of stapled securities on-market in a tax effective manner within a 12 month period. Eligibility for the Tax Exempt Plan is approved by the Board having regard to individual circumstances and performance. No Directors or KMP are eligible for the Tax Exempt Plan. Expenses relating to the plan are recorded in employee benefits expense and all securities are purchased on-market. (c) Employee Share Ownership Plan The Employee Share Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) was established in 2003 by the Company. No grants were made under the ESOP in the 2011 or 2010 years and it is not intended any further grants will be made by this plan in the future. Under the ESOP, eligible employees were allocated shares in the Company. The shares were acquired by the eligible employees at the time of allocation, funded by a loan from the Company to the eligible employee. The loan was limited recourse to the shares only and interest was payable on the loan at the rate prescribed by the ATO for fringe benefits tax purposes from time to time. Dividends received on shares allocated to the eligible employee are applied against the outstanding loan balance. Under AIFRS, the shares held within the ESOP are classified as in-substance options, and accounted for as treasury stock, reducing contributed capital. The Group is required to expense the options over the period from grant date to vesting date. Shares on issue under the ESOP at the time of the Stapling in December 2006 were effectively converted to Stapled Securities, in the same way as other shares issued by the Company. As a result of the stapling transaction in December 2006 all outstanding options under the ESOP became vested and exercisable. Options not exercised were subject to the same reconstruction as ordinary issued shares. Although vested, any options not exercised at stapling are still subject to the same exercisable timetable as prior to stapling. Set out below are summaries of options granted and exercised. Grant date Expiry date Exercise price Balance at 1 July Granted during the year Exercised during the year Balance at 30 June 2010 28/8/2005 30/9/2009 34.8¢ Weighted average exercise price (cents) 141,875 141,875 34.8¢ - - - (141,875) (141,875) 34.8¢ - - - No options were granted in 2011 or 2010. The assessed fair value of options granted in 2006 was 10.1 cents. No options were exercised during 2011 (141,875 options were exercised during 2010). No stapled securities (2010: 141,875 stapled securities) were issued to employees on exercise of the options. The aggregate proceeds received from employees on the exercise of options and recognised as issued capital was $nil (2010: $50,000) for the Company and $nil (2010: $nil) for the Trust. The fair value of securities issued at the option exercise date in 2010 was $98,000 (that is the weighted average share price at the date of exercise was $0.69 per security). (d) Expenses arising from share based payment transactions Total expenses arising from share based transactions recognised during the year as part of employee benefits expense were as follows: Options issued under Performance Rights Plan Expenses arising from share based payments Group Trust 2011 $’000 333 333 2010 $’000 339 339 2011 $’000 - - 2010 $’000 - - C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 69 32. Other Related party transactions (a) Parent entity and subsidiaries Cromwell Corporation Limited is the ultimate parent entity in the Group. Cromwell Diversified Property Trust is the ultimate parent entity in the Trust. Details of subsidiaries for both parent entities are set out in Note 34. (b) Transactions with jointly controlled entity and associates Transactions between the Group and its jointly controlled entity and associates also included: • • • • • • Loans between the Group and its associates (refer note 8). The Group received interest of $1,785,335 (2010: $1,373,153) from Cromwell Property Fund; The Group received $706,000 (2010: $5,375,000) in distributions from its jointly controlled entity and associate during the year (refer note 14); The Group charged Cromwell Property Fund $868,824 (2010: $240,328) acquisition, capital raising, finance structuring, registry services and accounting services fees during the year; The Group charged its jointly controlled entity and associates $221,910 (2010: $145,249) management fees during the year; During the 2011 year the Group and Trust acquired the remaining units in Cromwell TGA Planned Investment from Cromwell Property Fund (refer notes 14 and 37); and During the 2011 year the Group and Trust acquired the 321 Exhibition Street investment property from Cromwell Property Fund for $90,200,000. The acquisition was partly funded by way of repayment of $10,200,000 of the loan receivable from Cromwell Property Fund (refer note 8). (c) Transactions with managed investment schemes (managed by the consolidated entity) Cromwell Property Securities Limited (“CPS”) is the responsible entity of a number of managed investment schemes. The Group derives a range of benefits from schemes managed by CPS including management and acquisition fees. (d) Transactions between the Trust and Cromwell Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries (including the Responsible Entity) (i) Amounts paid/payable Expense Funds management fees Property management fees Project management fees Accounting fees Investment properties Leasing commissions Distributions(1) (ii) Amounts received/receivable Revenue Interest income Rental income and recoverable outgoings Aggregate amount payable to responsible entity and associates at balance date (included in trade and other payables) Aggregate amount receivable from the responsible entity and associates at balance date (included in trade and other receivables) (1) Distributions paid/payable mostly relate to the Responsible Entity’s 8% holding in Cromwell Mary Street Planned Investment. Trust 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 8,674,483 3,085,083 486,986 273,909 1,586,745 481,783 7,724,054 2,415,597 193,912 251,352 536,059 424,336 872,163 5,158,496 912,824 5,859,823 1,553,691 113,891 10,789,477 18,759,513 The Responsible Entity holds 1,517,000 (2010: 1,517,000) units in a subsidiary of the Trust, Cromwell Mary Street Planned Investment. (iii) Loan to Cromwell Corporation Limited During the year the Trust advanced $nil (2010: $9,260,000) to Cromwell Corporation Limited (“CCL”) under the loan facility between the Trust and CCL and received repayments of $8,172,000 (2010: $7,500,000). The loan is unsecured, repayable on 1 July 2014 and earns interest at variable rates being the 30 day BBSW rate plus a margin of 2.20% (2010: 2%). C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 70 33. parent Entity Disclosures As at and throughout the financial year ending 30 June 2011 the parent entity of the Group was Cromwell Corporation Limited and the parent entity of the Trust was Cromwell Diversified Property Trust. (a) Summary financial information The individual financial statements for the parent entities show the following aggregations. Results Profit/(loss) for the year Cromwell Corporation Limited Cromwell Diversified Property Trust 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 (5,961) (6,990) 59,840 39,326 Total comprehensive income/(loss) (5,961) (6,990) 59,840 39,326 Financial position Current assets Total assets Current liabilities Total liabilities Net Assets Total equity Contributed equity Share based payments reserve Retained earnings/(accumulated losses) Total equity 11,534 14,588 290 10,478 4,110 57,073 1,588 (54,551) 4,110 16,978 20,391 168 18,529 1,862 49,197 1,255 (48,590) 1,862 40,015 1,303,599 204,645 1,207,412 44,845 683,162 620,437 702,090 - (81,653) 620,437 47,884 684,238 523,174 599,660 - (76,486) 523,174 (b) Commitments for capital expenditure As at balance date, Cromwell Corporation Limited had no commitments (2010: no commitments) in relation to capital expenditure contracted for but not recognised as liabilities. As at balance date, Cromwell Diversified Property Trust had commitments of $54,400,000 (2010: $24,750,000) in relation to capital expenditure contracted for but not recognised as liabilities. (c) Guarantees provided During the years ended 2011 and 2010 neither parent had provided any guarantees to entities it controlled. (d) Contingent liabilities Neither parent entity had contingent liabilities at year end (2010: $nil). C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 71 34. Investments in Controlled Entities The Company’s and CDPT’s investment in controlled entities are shown below, all of which are domiciled in Australia. Equity Holding Name Cromwell Property Securities Limited Cromwell Property Services Pty Ltd Marcoola Developments Pty Ltd Votraint No. 662 Pty Ltd Cromwell Capital Limited Cromwell Finance Limited Cromwell Operations Pty Ltd Cromwell Paclib Nominees Pty Ltd Cromwell Funds Management Limited Cromwell Altona Trust Trust and its controlled entities (1) Cromwell CMBS Pty Ltd Cromwell Loan Note Pty Ltd Cromwell Holding Trust No 1 Cromwell Holding Trust No 2 Cromwell Holding Trust No 4 Terrace Office Park Property Trust/Planned Investment Cromwell Mary Street Property Trust/Planned Investment (2) Cromwell Goulburn Street Property Trust/Planned Investment Cromwell Northbourne Planned Investment Cromwell Planned Investment #3 Tuggeranong Head Trust Tuggeranong Trust Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities Fund CDPT Finance Pty Ltd EXM Head Trust EXM Trust Mascot Head Trust Mascot Trust 2011 % 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 92 100 100 - 100 100 - 100 100 100 100 100 2010 % 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 92 100 100 100 100 100 83 100 100 100 100 100 (1) The Trust and its controlled entities listed above are consolidated as part of the Group as required under accounting standards (refer note 1(b)). (2) The remaining 8% interest in Cromwell Mary Street Property Trust/Planned Investment is held by Cromwell Property Securities Limited. Cromwell Planned Investment #3 During the year the remaining investment property held by the subsidiary, Scrivener Building, was sold (refer note 12). Following the sale the subsidiary was dissolved and all proceeds paid to the Trust. Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities Fund Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities Fund (“the Fund”) is an open fund managed by Cromwell Property Securities Limited. As a result of continuing investments into the Fund from external investors throughout the year, the Trust’s investment in the Fund fell below 50%. At balance date the Trust held 44% of the issued units of the Fund. Following the Trust’s investment falling below 50% the Trust now accounts for its investment in the Fund as an investment at fair value through profit or loss (refer note 13). Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities Fund invests in listed securities and has no borrowings. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 72 35. Segment Information (a) Description of segments Reportable Group segments The Group has identified its operating segments based on its internal reports which are regularly reviewed and used by the chief executive officer in order to make decisions about resource allocation and to assess the performance of the Group. The chief operating decision maker has been identified as the chief executive officer. The segments offer different products and services and are managed separately. Property Investment The ownership of properties located throughout Australia. Funds Management The establishment and management of external property funds and the Trust. Property Development Property development, including development management, development finance and joint venture activities. Trust The Trust has one reportable segment. It holds properties throughout Australia, except Northern Territory. Revenue is derived from rentals and associated recoverable outgoings. The Trust’s properties are leased on a commercial basis incorporating varying lease terms and conditions. These include the lease period, renewal options, periodic rent and, where applicable, indexation based on CPI, fixed and/or market reviews. (b) Other segment information (i) Accounting policies Segment information is prepared in conformity with the accounting policies of the Group as disclosed in note 1 and Accounting Standard AASB 8 Operating Segments. Segment revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities are those that are directly attributable to a segment and the relevant portion that can be allocated to the segment on a reasonable basis. Segment assets include all assets used by a segment and consist primarily of operating cash, receivables, inventories, investment properties, plant and equipment and other intangible assets, net of related provisions. While most of these assets can be directly attributable to individual segments, the carrying amounts of certain assets used jointly by segments are allocated based on reasonable estimates of usage. Segment liabilities consist primarily of trade and other payables, employee benefits and provisions. (ii) Inter-segment transactions Segment revenues, expenses and results include transfers between segments. Such transfers are priced on an “arms-length” basis and are eliminated on consolidation. (iii) Equity-accounted investments The Group had an investment in an Australian jointly controlled entity (Cromwell TGA Planned Investment) and two Australian associates (Cromwell Property Fund and Phoenix Portfolios Pty Ltd). Cromwell TGA Planned Investment and Cromwell Property Fund are accounted for using the equity method and included in the property investment segment. Phoenix Portfolios Pty Ltd is accounted for using the equity method and included in the funds management segment. (iv) Major customers Revenue of approximately $49,755,000 (2010: $42,486,000) is derived from a single external customer (Commonwealth of Australia) and is part of the property investment segment. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 73 (c) Operating segments 2011 Segment results Segment revenue and other income Sales – external customers Sales – intersegmental Profit of equity accounted entities (before adjustments) Distributions Interest Other income Total segment revenue and other income Segment expenses Property expenses and outgoings Property development costs Management and administration costs Intersegmental costs Funds management commissions Employee benefits expense Finance costs Other Total segment expenses Income tax expense/(benefit) Segment profit/(loss)(1) Reconciliation to reported profit/(loss) Loss on sale of investment properties Fair value adjustments/write downs: Investment properties Interest rate derivatives Investments at fair value through profit and loss Property development inventories/provision Equity accounted investments Other property investment income/(expense): Straight-line lease income Lease incentive and lease cost amortisation Other expenses: Amortisation of finance costs Employee options expense Amortisation and depreciation Net tax losses utilised Total adjustments Profit/(loss) Segment assets and liabilities Total assets Total liabilities Other segment information Investments in associates Acquisitions of non-current segment assets Investment properties Investments at fair value through profit or loss Property, plant and equipment Intangibles Property Investment $’000 Funds Management $’000 Property Development $’000 Consolidated $’000 142,440 - 881 255 4,984 16 148,576 20,292 819 1,568 - 141 11,347 45,397 3,884 83,448 (169) 65,297 - - - - - - - - 819 - - - - - - 819 - (819) - (195) - - - (3,695) - - - - - - - (3,695) (4,514) 33,659 (1,920) 604 (3,695) (1,594) 4,883 (5,773) (2,042) (333) (542) (247) 22,805 88,102 3,015 428 1,539,428 834,268 - - - - - - 5,492 365,837 4,593 127 393 370,950 138,476 709 852 255 4,320 4 144,616 20,292 - 957 12,034 - - 45,397 - 78,680 - 65,936 (195) 33,659 (1,920) 604 - (1,594) 4,883 (5,773) (2,042) - - - 27,622 93,558 1,521,553 832,364 5,436 365,837 4,593 - - 370,430 3,964 12,034 29 - 664 12 16,703 - - 611 709 141 11,347 - 3,884 16,692 (169) 180 - - - - - - - - - (333) (542) (247) (1,122) (942) 14,860 1,476 56 - - 127 393 520 (1) Segment profit/(loss) is based on income and expenses excluding adjustments for unrealised fair value adjustments and write downs, gains or losses on sale of investments, non-cash income and expenses. The adjusting items may vary from time to time based on changes to accounting standards and management’s assessment as to the nature of the item. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 74 2010 Segment results Segment revenue and other income Sales – external customers Sales – intersegmental Profit of equity accounted entities (before adjustments) Distributions Interest Other income Total segment revenue and other income Segment expenses Property expenses and outgoings Property development costs Management and administration costs Intersegmental costs Funds management commissions Employee benefits expense Finance costs Other Total segment expenses Income tax expense/(benefit) Segment profit/(loss) (1) Reconciliation to reported profit/(loss) Loss on sale of investment properties Gain on sale of available-for-sale financial assets Fair value adjustments/write downs: Investment properties Interest rate derivatives Investments at fair value through profit and loss Property development inventories/provision Loan receivable Equity accounted investments Other property investment income/(expense): Straight-line lease income Lease incentive and lease cost amortisation Other expenses: Amortisation of finance costs Employee options expense Amortisation and depreciation Net tax losses utilised Total adjustments Profit/(loss) Segment assets and liabilities Total assets Total liabilities Other segment information Investments in jointly controlled entity and associates Acquisitions of non-current segment assets Investment properties Inventories Investments at fair value through profit or loss Property, plant and equipment Intangibles Property Investment $’000 Funds Management $’000 Property Development $’000 121,180 842 6,364 428 5,239 127 134,180 18,624 - 1,015 10,391 - - 38,668 - 68,698 - 65,482 (554) 3,431 (32,146) (1,283) 836 - - (2,643) 852 (5,411) (1,861) - - - (38,779) 26,703 9,283 10,391 24 1 1,026 397 21,122 - - - 842 3,274 9,390 - 3,447 16,953 1,249 2,920 - - - - - - - - - - - (296) (482) (1,508) (2,286) 634 1,253,169 701,065 24,285 4,862 - - - - - - - - 3,487 - - - 1,373 - 525 5,385 (1,613) (3,772) - - - - - (6,331) 1,932 - - - - (43) (70) - (4,512) (8,284) 5,374 5,494 Consolidated $’000 130,463 - 6,388 429 6,265 524 144,069 18,624 3,487 1,015 - 3,274 10,763 38,668 3,972 79,803 (364) 64,630 (554) 3,431 (32,146) (1,283) 836 (6,331) 1,932 (2,643) 852 (5,411) (1,861) (339) (552) (1,508) (45,577) 19,053 1,282,828 711,421 56,775 3,542 - 2,599 - - 6,141 27 - - - 253 288 541 - 56,802 - 4,925 - - - 4,925 3,542 4,925 2,599 253 288 11,607 (1) Segment profit/(loss) is based on income and expenses excluding adjustments for unrealised fair value adjustments and write downs, gains or losses on sale of investments, non-cash income and expenses. The adjusting items may vary from time to time based on changes to accounting standards and management’s assessment as to the nature of the item. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 75 Segment revenue and other income reconciles to total revenue and other income as follows: Total segment revenue and other income Reconciliation to reported revenue and other income Straight-line lease income Lease incentive amortisation Gain on sale of available-for-sale financial assets Fair value net gain from investment properties Fair value net gain from investments at fair value through profit or loss Increase in recoverable amount of loans receivable Share of operating profit of equity accounted entities Total revenue and other income 36. Commitments for Expenditure 2011 $’000 148,576 4,883 (4,865) - 33,659 604 - (881) 181,976 2010 $’000 144,069 852 (4,770) 3,431 - 836 1,932 (2,506) 143,844 Group Trust 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 (a) Operating leases Commitments for minimum lease payments in relation to non-cancellable operating leases in existence at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities are payable as follows: Within one year Later than one year but not later than five years 51 101 152 59 143 202 - - - - - - Operating leases primarily comprised the lease of the Group’s premises. The Company has entered into a number of leases with the Trust and its subsidiaries and as such the commitment is no longer recognised on consolidation following stapling. Operating lease commitments of the Company are paid for and recognised as expenses by a controlled entity. (b) Capital expenditure commitments Commitments in relation to capital expenditure contracted for at reporting date but not recognised as a liability are payable as follows: Within one year Later than one year but not later than five years 31,800 22,600 54,400 24,750 - 24,750 31,800 22,600 54,400 24,750 - 24,750 37. Business Combinations (a) Acquisition of Cromwell TGA Planned Investment On 20 July 2010 the Group and Trust acquired the remaining units in Cromwell TGA Planned Investment (“TGA”) from the Cromwell Property Fund (refer to note 14). Following the acquisition, the Group and Trust fully consolidate the assets and liabilities and performance of TGA, including the TGA Complex which has been valued at $75,000,000 (refer note 12) and additional borrowings of $12,973,000 secured against the TGA Complex (refer note 19). Prior to the acquisition, TGA was a jointly controlled entity (refer note 14). C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 76 The Group and the Trust have recognised the fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities based upon the best available information at the acquisition date. The business combination accounting is as follows: Investment in associate/controlled entity Other assets Investment Property Other liabilities Borrowings Net assets Purchase consideration: Cash paid Total purchase consideration Recognised on Acquisition $’000 25,105 - - - (12,973) 12,132 Already Held $’000 49,891 - - - (25,946) 23,945 Balance on Consolidation $’000 - 22 75,000 (26) (38,919) 36,077 12,132 12,132 - (12,132) (12,132) The carrying amount of assets and liabilities acquired was equivalent to their fair value. The cash flows on acquisition were as follows: Cash acquired from business combination Cash paid Payments for controlled entity, net of cash acquired Had the acquisition occurred at the beginning of the reporting period, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income would not have been significantly impacted. (b) Acquisition of Cromwell Altona Trust On 18 March 2010 the Group acquired 100% ownership of the Cromwell Altona Trust (“CAT”), an unlisted trust domiciled in Australia. The primary asset of the trust is land located at Maidstone Street, Altona, VIC. The trust was acquired from Cromwell Property Fund (“CPF”), an associate of the Group. The consideration transferred was $245,000 reflecting the fair value of the net assets of CAT at acquisition date. As a result of the acquisition, the Group seeks to benefit from holding the land with the prospect of development and value enhancement and subsequent sale in the foreseeable future. The Group has recognised the fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities of CAT based upon the best available information at the acquisition date. The business combination accounting is as follows: Purchase consideration: Cash paid Total purchase consideration Assets and liabilities acquired: Cash Prepayments Inventory (land held for development and resale) – refer note 10 Trade payables Loan payable to the Group – refer note 8(a) Net assets acquired The carrying amount of assets and liabilities acquired was equivalent to their fair value. The cash flows on acquisition were as follows: Cash acquired from business combination Cash paid Payments for controlled entity, net of cash acquired Group $’000 245 245 19 129 4,800 (225) (4,478) 245 19 (245) 226 C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 77 Prior to the acquisition, CAT leased the land to the Group under a development agreement whereby the Group could develop the land on the basis CPF would fully recover its costs – see note 21. Under the development agreement the Group leased the property from CPF at a cost of $800,000 per annum and paid all property outgoings. On acquisition of CAT the lease was terminated. CAT contributed revenue and other income of $1,000 and a loss of $48,000 to the Group for the period from 18 March 2010 to 30 June 2010. Had the acquisition occurred at the beginning of the reporting period, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income would have shown a reduction in property development costs of $626,000 and a corresponding increase in profit. Included in the net assets acquired was land located at Maidstone Street, Altona, VIC. The fair value of the land of $4,800,000 was based on an independent valuation performed in November 2009. The Group expects to either develop or sell the land in the future. The land is accounted for by the Group as inventory (refer note 10). 38. Contingent Liabilities The Directors are not aware of any material contingent liabilities of the Group or the Trust (2010: nil). 39. Auditor’s Remuneration During the year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by the auditor of the Group (Johnston Rorke) and its related entities: Audit Services Johnston Rorke Auditing or reviewing financial reports Auditing of controlled entities’ AFS licences Auditing of controlled entities’ compliance plans Other Services Johnston Rorke Tax compliance services Other – review of pro forma balance sheets and forecasts Group 2011 $ 2010 $ Trust 2011 $ 2010 $ 248,500 4,500 32,500 285,500 - 76,000 76,000 254,000 7,000 32,500 293,500 159,000 - 32,000 191,000 161,000 - 30,000 191,000 - - - - - - - - - 40. Subsequent Events No matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2011 that has significantly affected or may significantly affect the Group’s or Trust’s operations in future financial years or the results of those operations in future financial years or the Group’s or Trust’s state of affairs in future financial years. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 78 Directors’ Declaration In the opinion of the Directors of Cromwell Corporation Limited and Cromwell Property Securities Limited as Responsible Entity for the Cromwell Diversified Property Trust (collectively referred to as “the Directors”): (a) the attached financial statements and notes are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (i) complying with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations), the Corporations Regulations 2001; and (ii) giving a true and fair view of the Group’s and the Trust’s financial position as at 30 June 2011 and of their performance, for the financial year ended on that date; and (b) the financial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in note (1)(a); and (c) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Group and the Trust will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable; and The Directors have been given the declarations by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer for the financial year ended 30 June 2011 required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001. This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors. P.L. Weightman Director Dated this 18th day of August 2011 C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 79 Level 30, Central Plaza One 345 Queen Street Brisbane Q 4000 GPO Box 1144 Brisbane Q 4001 Ph 07 3222 8444 / Fax 07 3221 7779 Website www.jr.com.au Email jr@jr.com.au Independent Auditor’s Report To the Securityholders of Cromwell Property Group To the Unitholders of Cromwell Diversified Property Trust Report on the Financial Report Cromwell Property Group (“the Group”) comprises Cromwell Corporation Limited and the entities it controlled at the end of the year or from time to time during the year and Cromwell Diversified Property Trust and the entities it controlled (“the Trust”) at the end of the year or from time to time during the year. We have audited the accompanying financial reports of the Group and the Trust, which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2011, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the directors’ declaration for both Cromwell Corporation Limited and Cromwell Property Securities Limited as responsible entity for the Cromwell Diversified Property Trust. Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial Report The directors of Cromwell Corporation Limited and Cromwell Property Securities Limited as responsible entity for the Cromwell Diversified Property Trust (collectively referred to as “the directors”) are responsible for the preparation of the financial reports that give 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 reports that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In Note 1(a), the directors also state, in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB101 Presentation of Financial Statements, that the financial statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 80 Level 30, Central Plaza One 345 Queen Street Brisbane Q 4000 GPO Box 1144 Brisbane Q 4001 Ph 07 3222 8444 / Fax 07 3221 7779 Website www.jr.com.au Email jr@jr.com.au Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. Opinion In our opinion: (a) the financial reports of the Group and the Trust are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (i) giving a true and fair view of the Group’s and Trust’s financial position as at 30 June 2011 and of their performance for the year ended on that date; and (ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and (b) the consolidated financial reports also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in Note 1(a). Report on the Remuneration Report We have audited the Remuneration Report included in part 11 of the directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2011. The directors of Cromwell Corporation Limited 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. Opinion In our opinion the Remuneration Report of Cromwell Corporation Limited for the year ended 30 June 2011 complies with Section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. JOHNSTON RORKE Chartered Accountants RCN WALKER Partner Brisbane, Queensland 18 August 2011 Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 81 Corporate Governance Statement Cromwell Property Group through its Board, Board Committees and management is committed to meeting stakeholders’ expectations of sound corporate governance, while seeking to achieve superior financial performance and long term prosperity. The ASX Corporate Governance Council has Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations which are designed to optimise corporate performance and accountability in the interests of shareholders and the broader economy. The recommendations are not prescriptive. However listed entities are required to disclose the extent of their compliance and, if any ASX recommendations have not been followed, must give reasons for not following them. This statement sets out the extent to which the Group has followed the ASX recommendations during this financial year, identifies any of the ASX recommendations which were not followed and provides reasons. principle 1 – Lay solid foundations for management and oversight The Boards of Cromwell Corporation Limited and Cromwell Property Securities Limited each have common membership. Responsibility for corporate governance and the internal working of each Group entity rests with the relevant Board. The Board has adopted a formal charter which details the composition, values and functions of the Board. The Board holds a scheduled meeting each month and additional meetings are convened as required. Board papers are designed to focus Board attention on key issues and standing items include major strategic initiatives, corporate governance, compliance, reports from each functional division and financial performance. Day-to-day management of the Group’s affairs and implementation of corporate strategy and policy initiatives are delegated by the Board to management under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer. This has been formalised in the Board Charter and a Delegations of Authority policy. The effectiveness of both these documents is reviewed by the Board annually. Each director has received a letter of appointment which details the key terms of their appointment. The CEO and CFO (both of whom are executive directors) have formal job descriptions and letters of appointment outlining the terms of their employment. A formal induction program allows new senior executives to participate fully and actively in decision-making as soon as possible. The Group has an established process for the performance review of all staff. The performance of key executives is evaluated at least annually, in addition to regular feedback during the performance period. At the time of the reviews, the professional development of the executive is also discussed, along with any training which could enhance their performance. Both qualitative and quantitative measures are used in the evaluation. A performance evaluation for each senior executive has taken place during the reporting period and was subject to the review process explained elsewhere in this report. Cromwell Property Securities Limited acts as responsible entity for a number of registered managed investment schemes. Cromwell Funds Management Limited also has a financial services licence which allows it to act as responsible entity for managed investment schemes. Both companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Cromwell Corporation Limited. The roles and responsibilities of a responsible entity are set out in the relevant scheme’s constitution and, if registered, its compliance plan. Day-to-day management of the schemes has been delegated to management, under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer. This has been formalised in the Delegations of Authority policy mentioned above. A compliance committee comprised of a majority of external independent members monitors the extent to which the responsible entity complies with each registered managed investment scheme’s compliance plan and reports findings to the responsible entity. The roles and responsibilities of the compliance committee are outlined in a formal charter which is reviewed annually by the committee and the Board. What you can find on our website: • • • Corporate Governance Statement Board Charter Compliance Committee Charter principle 2 – Structure the board to add value The Board is comprised of an independent Chairman (Geoff Levy), three other independent directors (David Usasz, Michelle McKellar and Robert Pullar) and five non-independent directors (Paul Weightman, Daryl Wilson, Richard Foster, Marc Wainer and Mike Watters). Profiles of each director, including details of their skills, expertise and experience can be found in the directors’ report. The Group recognises that independent directors are important in assuring securityholders that the Board properly fulfils its role. The independent directors (including the Chairman) are considered to meet the test of independence under the ASX Guidelines. Each year, their independence is assessed and the independent directors also confirm to the Board, in writing, their continuing status as an independent director. They have each undertaken to inform the Board as soon as practical if they think that their status as an independent director has or may have changed. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 82 In assessing a director’s independent status, the Board has adopted a materiality threshold of 5% of the Group’s net operating income or 5% of the Group’s net tangible assets (as appropriate). Although, the Board does not have a majority of independent directors it should be noted that Mr Foster ceased to act in an executive capacity for the Group over a year ago. Although Mr Foster does not yet meet the ASX Guidelines for independence, the Board is satisfied that Mr Foster brings an independent judgment to bear on board decisions and that his previous business relationships do not interfere with his ability to make independent decisions. Each director’s qualifications, experience, special responsibilities and attendances at Board meetings are detailed in the directors’ report. The Board considers that its members comprise directors with an appropriate mix of skills, personal attributes and experience that allow the directors individually, and the Board collectively, to discharge their duties effectively and efficiently. The Board comprises individuals who understand the business of the Group and the environment in which it operates and who can effectively assess management’s performance in meeting agreed objectives and goals. Despite the Board not having a majority of independent members, the directors do not feel that the appointment of another independent director at this time would be of any benefit to securityholders. On an ongoing basis directors are provided with updates on legal and corporate developments relevant to the Group. Independent professional advice If warranted, the Board may resolve to obtain professional advice about the execution of the Board’s responsibilities at the Group’s expense. Directors also have the right to seek independent professional advice. Subject to the Chairman’s approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld, it will be at the Group’s expense. Where appropriate, such advice is shared with the other directors. Board Committees Three Board Committees have been established to assist in the execution of the Boards’ responsibilities. The membership of each Committee and attendance at Board and Committee meetings during the financial year is set out in the directors’ report. It is the policy of the Board that the Investment Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee consist of a majority of independent directors (other than the Chairman). Each committee has a charter which includes a description of its duties and responsibilities. The Board Charter has a description of the Board’s policies and procedures for the selection, appointment and re-election of directors. Performance of the Board The Board has undertaken its annual formal performance assessment, which includes an assessment of the Board, Board Committees and individual directors. All directors completed a questionnaire and were able to make comments or raise any issues they had regarding the Board or a Board Committee’s operations. The results were compiled by the Company Secretary and discussed at a subsequent Board meeting. The CEO and CFO also participated in an annual performance review with the Chairman (who had consulted with the other directors). The review process was the same as for senior executives. As necessary, directors are provided with training sessions on key issues relevant to the Group’s operations. Directors also have access to the internal training sessions provided by the Group’s General Counsel and/or Compliance Manager. If the appointment of another independent director was being considered, or should a director vacancy occur, the Board, through the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, would firstly identify any gaps or weaknesses in the skills and experience of the existing directors and then identify the particular skills, experience and expertise that would best complement Board effectiveness. Candidates would be identified using both established professional networks and professional intermediaries. The extent to which each candidate would address any identified gaps or weaknesses and provide an appropriate cultural and values fit for the Group would be the main factors taken into account in the selection process. Any relevant gender diversity objectives set by the Board would also be taken into account when identifying appropriate candidates. However, selection and appointment would occur on the basis of merit. Appointment of directors is documented by way of a formal agreement between the Group and each director, dealing with such issues as performance expectations, conflicts of interest, disclosure obligations, remuneration and Group policies. The Board’s policy and procedure for the selection, appointment and re-election of Directors are set out in the Board Charter. What you can find on our website: • • Nomination and Remuneration Committee Charter Board Charter C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 83 principle 3 – promote ethical and responsible decision making The Group’s directors and staff are required to maintain high ethical standards of conduct. The various practices and policies of the Group reinforce this. All directors and employees are expected to act with integrity, striving at all times to enhance the reputation and performance of the Group. To reinforce this culture the Group has established a Code of Conduct to provide guidance about the attitudes and behaviour necessary to maintain stakeholder confidence in the integrity of the Group and comply with the Group’s legal obligations. The Code of Conduct is made available to all staff and they are reminded of the importance of the Code of Conduct on a regular basis. Appropriate standards are also communicated and reinforced to all employees at induction programs and staff meetings. The Board has approved a Breach Reporting Policy and a Whistleblower’s Policy. The policies are on the Group’s intranet site and all staff have been made aware of them. All staff have received training with regard the Breach Reporting Policy. These policies actively encourage and support reporting to appropriate management of any actual or potential breaches of the Group’s legal obligations and / or of the Code of Conduct. The Board has also approved a Securities Trading Policy under which directors and staff are restricted in their ability to deal in the Group’s securities. Appropriate black out periods are in place during which directors and staff are not permitted to trade. All staff are aware of the policy and receive training annually. The policy is reviewed annually. The Board has also recently approved a Diversity Policy and is presently considering appropriate measurable objectives for gender diversity for the 2012 financial year. The policy and those objectives (when finalised) will be made available on the Group’s website. The policy itself as well as its implementation will be assessed annually. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee will also regularly monitor the Group’s progress towards meeting the measurable objectives set by the Board in any financial year and report to the Board. As at 30 June 2011, the Board had 1 female director (out of 9 directors), executive management comprised 9 people, including 1 female, senior management comprised 6 people, including 1 female and management comprised 8 people, 3 of which were female. The Group employs a total of 66 people, 31 of which were female. Compliance with Board policies is monitored via monthly checklists completed by key management and by investigation following any report of a breach by an employee. Compliance monitoring is undertaken by the Legal & Compliance team under the direction of the Company Secretary / General Counsel who reports directly to the Board. What you can find on our website: • • • • • • Code of Conduct Securities Trading Policy Breach Reporting Policy Whistleblower’s Policy Diversity Policy FY2012 Gender Diversity Measurable Objectives principle 4 – Safeguard integrity in financial reporting The Board has responsibility for the integrity of the Group’s financial reporting. To assist the Board in discharging this function the following process has been adopted. Audit and Risk Committee An Audit and Risk Committee has been appointed by the Board and has responsibility for overseeing the quality and integrity of the accounting, auditing, financial reporting and compliance and risk management practices of the Group. The Audit and Risk Committee is comprised of three independent directors. The names, qualifications and attendance at meetings of the members of the Audit and Risk Committee is detailed in the directors’ report. The responsibilities, roles, composition and structure of the Audit and Risk Committee are set out in its charter. The charter includes information on the procedures for selection and appointment of the external auditor and for the rotation of external audit engagement partners. Minutes are kept of all Committee meetings, including meetings of the Audit and Risk Committee, and presented at the next Board meeting. The Committee reports to the Board on all matters relevant to its role and responsibilities. The external auditor has declared its independence to the Board and the Committee. The Board is satisfied that the standards for auditor independence and associated issues have been complied with. The auditor attends the Group’s Annual General Meeting and is available to answer securityholder questions on the conduct of the audit and the content and preparation of the auditor’s report. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 84 The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer state in writing to the Board that the Group’s financial reports present a true and fair view, in all material respects, of the Group’s financial position and operational results and are in accordance with relevant accounting standards. Details of the risk monitoring duties of the Audit and Risk Committee are set out in principle 7 below. What you can find on our website: • Audit and Risk Committee Charter principle 5 – Make timely and balanced disclosure The Group believes that all stakeholders should be informed of all the major business events and risks that influence the Group in a timely and widely available manner. In particular, the Group strives to ensure that any price-sensitive material for public announcement is lodged with the ASX before external disclosure elsewhere and posted on the Group’s website as soon as practical after lodgement with the ASX. The Group has a market disclosure protocol which includes polices and procedures designed to ensure compliance with the disclosure requirements in the ASX Listing Rules. The ASX liaison person is the Group’s Company Secretary. What you can find on our website: • Market Disclosure Protocol principle 6 – Respect the rights of shareholders The Group has an investor relations strategy, approved by the Board, which has been designed to generate and foster a long- term close association with securityholders and investors in the Group’s financial products. The Group aims to keep securityholders informed of the Group’s performance and all major developments in an ongoing manner. In this regard, securityholders receive regular reports, and all documents that are released publicly are made available on the Group’s website. The Group uses its website as a means of providing information to securityholders and the broader investment community. Securityholders are also encouraged to participate in the Annual General Meeting to ensure a high level of accountability and identification with the Group’s strategies and goals. Notices of meetings are accompanied by explanatory notes on the items of business and together they will seek to accurately and clearly explain the nature of the business of the meeting. A copy of the AGM notice is sent to the Company’s external auditor as required by law. The current audit partner attends the AGM and is available to answer questions from securityholders about the audit. The Chairman reminds securityholders of this opportunity at each AGM. principle 7 – Recognise and manage risks The Group is exposed to various risks across its business operations and recognises the importance of effectively identifying and managing those risks. To this end, the Group has adopted an Enterprise Risk Management Policy, which is a general statement of the Group’s philosophy with respect to risk management practices. There are also a wide range of underlying policies and procedures which are designed to mitigate the Group’s material business risks. Risks are identified and assessed so that informed decisions on risk issues can be made. The objective of the Group’s approach to risk management is to manage the level of risk within acceptable parameters rather than seeking to eliminate risk. Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, management is responsible for identifying relevant business risks, designing controls to manage those risks and ensuring those controls are appropriately implemented. The risk management system operates in accordance with Australian / New Zealand Standard for Risk Management (AS/NZS 4360 Risk Management). Although management is expected to identify new or emerging risks and put appropriate controls in place on an ongoing basis, at least annually the Legal & Compliance team will co-ordinate a formal review by all business divisions of their business risks and mitigating controls. The Legal & Compliance team monitors the adequacy of the risk management system and fulfils the internal audit function within Cromwell Property Group. The Company Secretary reports on the risk management system (including internal audit) to the Audit and Risk Committee at throughout the year. The internal audit function involves both active testing of the adequacy of controls for those risks which are inherently extreme or high as well as having management (monthly, quarterly or annually as appropriate) confirm that the assessment of identified risks and their controls remain appropriate and identify any new controls or risks. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 85 Under the direction of the Company Secretary, the Legal & Compliance team also implement and monitor compliance arrangements which have been designed to ensure that the Group meets its legal obligations. Those compliance arrangements include key management staff completing a compliance checklist each month and independent compliance testing. The Audit and Risk Committee is responsible for oversight of the risk management and internal control systems. Responsibilities include: a) overseeing the establishment and implementation of risk management and internal compliance and control systems and ensuring there is a mechanism for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of those systems; b) regularly reviewing and updating the risk profile; and c) monitoring the effectiveness of the internal risk control system. Although the Board has delegated operational oversight of the compliance framework to the Committee, the Board will satisfy itself annually, or more frequently if required, that the risk management system is sound. A compliance committee assists the Board of Cromwell Property Securities Limited in overseeing the risk management framework of the registered managed investment schemes for which it acts as the responsible entity. The compliance committee monitors compliance with the compliance plans and the underlying compliance framework. The Board receives regular reports from the compliance committee. Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Declaration The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have provided the Board with written confirmation that: a. in their view, the Group is effectively managing its material business risks; b. their statement given to the Board on the integrity of the Group’s statements (pursuant to section 295A of the Corporations Act) is founded on a sound system of risk management and internal compliance and control which implements the policies adopted by the Board; and c. the Group’s risk management and internal compliance and control system is operating effectively in all material respects in relation to the Group’s material business risks. It should be noted that the declarations from the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are reasonable rather than absolute assurances that the risk management and internal compliance and control system is operating effectively because it is impossible for all weaknesses to be detected. The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer must base their conclusions on their own observations and judgement and the outcome of the compliance and controls testing and reviews undertaken by the Legal & Compliance team. What you can find on our website: • • Audit and Risk Committee Charter Enterprise Risk Management Policy principle 8 – Remunerate fairly and responsibly The Group’s remuneration policy is determined by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee which makes recommendations to the Board: a. in the case of non-executive directors, for consideration of any increase by securityholders at the AGM; and b. in the case of executives, for decision. External professional advice is sought from experienced consultants, where appropriate, to assist in the committee’s and the Board’s deliberations. The Group’s remuneration policy links the nature and amount of executive directors’ and officers’ remuneration to the Group’s financial and operational performance. The Group operates a Performance Rights Plan and has issued performance rights (or options over Group securities) to a number of executives. The Group does not currently pay any other form of security-based remuneration. C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 86 Nomination and Remuneration Committee The Board has established a Nomination and Remuneration Committee operating under an approved written charter that incorporates various responsibilities, including reviewing and recommending compensation arrangements for the directors, the Chief Executive Officer and key executives and setting remuneration policy. Meetings of the committee are attended, by invitation, by appropriate professional advisers from time to time. Minutes of all Committee meetings are available to the Board and the Chairman of the Committee reports to the Board after each Committee meeting. The Committee has 3 members, all of which are independent directors. Details of the number of Committee meetings and attendances by directors are included in the directors’ report. Non-executive director remuneration The structure of non-executive directors’ remuneration and that of executive directors is set out in the relevant section of the directors’ report. Details of the nature and amount of each element of the remuneration of each director of the Group and other key management personnel of the Group are disclosed in the relevant section of the directors’ report. There is no retirement benefit scheme for non-executive directors other than payment of statutory superannuation. The Boards undertake an annual review of their performance together with an assessment of the Group’s executive management. Executive directors and senior executive remuneration The Group’s remuneration policies and practices in relation to executive directors and senior executives are disclosed in the directors’ report. Further, details of the nature and amount of remuneration paid to those executives is set out in the directors’ report. For executive directors and key staff, formal performance objectives are set annually with discussion on their performance taking place at assessment time. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer participate in the Performance Rights Plan discussed above. Previous participation was approved by shareholders at an annual general meeting. Pursuant to the ASX Listing Rules, any further participation would also need to be approved by securityholders. Managed funds Cromwell Property Securities Limited is entitled to various fees for discharging the role of responsible entity. Further, various other Group entities are entitled to fees for providing services to managed funds such as property and asset management, accounting, registry and transactional management. All related party transactions are tested by reference to whether they meet market standards. Fees are calculated in accordance with a defined formula under the Constitution for the relevant schemes or agreements which have been assessed as being on arm’s length or better terms. Fees are fully disclosed to investors at inception and continue to be disclosed to investors in regular reporting. Cromwell Property Securities Limited is also entitled to be reimbursed from the schemes for expenses incurred in the proper performance of its duties. What you can find on our website: • Nomination and Remuneration Committee Charter C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 87 Securityholder Information The securityholder information set out below was applicable as at 2 September 2011. Spread of Stapled Securityholders Category (size of Holding) 1 – 1,000 1,001 – 5,000 5,001 – 10,000 10,001 – 100,000 100,001 – 9,999,999,999 Unmarketable Parcels The number of stapled securityholdings held in less than marketable parcels was 380. Substantial Securityholders Holder Redefine Australian Investments Limited APN Funds Management Limited Voting Rights Number of Holders 506 712 852 7,007 1,108 10,185 Number of Securities 183,938 2,122,096 6,712,650 236,787,492 721,039,683 966,845,859 Stapled Securities 214,249,999 54,463,571 Date of Notice 14 March 2011 31 August 2010 On a show of hands every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall have one vote and upon a poll every member shall have effectively one vote for every security held. 20 Largest Securityholders Rank Investor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited Redefine Australian Investments Limited RBC Dexia Investor Services Australia Nominees Pty Limited National Nominees Limited Redefine Australian Investments Limited HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited Stara Investments Pty Ltd RJP Family Pty Ltd J P Morgan Nominees Australia Limited Humgoda Investments Pty Ltd Aust Executor Trustees NSW Ltd Trial Developments Pty Ltd Panmax Pty Ltd Kovron Pty Ltd Mr Philip John Wallace + Mrs Bernadette Mary Wallace JP Morgan Nominees Australia Limited Commercial Bureau Pty Ltd Mr Neal John Ambrose + Mrs Anne Christine Ambrose Mr Humphrey Firkins + Mr Jamie Dorrington Mr Bruce William Wallace & Mrs Zelma Wallace Number of Stapled Securities Held 112,757,971 72,833,333 63,779,405 37,543,254 37,539,999 30,731,816 15,921,167 14,000,000 13,519,856 7,282,126 6,435,673 6,000,000 5,703,707 5,567,069 4,883,450 4,862,810 3,948,087 3,474,008 3,377,000 2,600,000 452,760,731 % Held of Issued Stapled Securities 11.66% 7.53% 6.60% 3.88% 3.88% 3.18% 1.65% 1.45% 1.40% 0.75% 0.67% 0.62% 0.59% 0.58% 0.51% 0.50% 0.41% 0.36% 0.35% 0.27% 46.83% C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 88 provision of information for Securityholders Cromwell is committed to ensuring its securityholders are fully informed on the financial and operational status of the Group as well as its future prospects, in accordance with the rules and guidelines of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and other regulatory bodies. The following information can also be found on the Cromwell website at www.cromwell.com.au. ASX Listing Cromwell Property Group is listed as a Stapled Security on the ASX (Code: CMW). Securityholding Details Securityholders can access information on their holdings and update their details through Cromwell’s share registry provider: Link Market Services Limited Level 15, 324 Queen Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 Telephone: 1300 550 841 Outside Australia: +61 2 8280 7124 Fax: (02) 9287 0309 Web: www.linkmarketservices.com.au Email: info@linkmarketservices.com.au Securityholders can change or update details relating to their address, bank account and Tax File Number (TFN), Australian Business Number (ABN) or exemption in a number of ways: • • • Send written authorisation to the Registry quoting your SRN / HIN and signing the request; Log on to www.linkmarketservices.com.au; or Call the Registry. You will have to verify your identity by providing your personal details. Bank detail changes must be requested in writing or electronically and cannot be made over the phone. Securityholders can also use the Link Market Services website to check current and previous holding balances, communication delivery preferences, security prices, TFN/ABN details and to download a variety of forms. Quoting of TFN, ABN or exemption details Securityholders are not obliged to quote their TFN, ABN or exemption. However, if these details are not lodged with the registry, Cromwell is obliged to deduct tax from unfranked portions of dividend payments and distribution payments up to the highest marginal tax rate, depending on residency. Distributions/Dividends Cromwell Property Group Dividends/Distributions During the year the following distributions/dividends have been paid: Quarter Ending 30 June 2011 31 March 2011 31 December 2010 30 September 2010 Amount per Security 1.75 cents 1.75 cents 1.75 cents 1.75 cents Ex Date 24 June 2011 25 March 2011 23 December 2010 8 October 2010 Record Date 30 June 2011 31 March 2011 31 December 2010 14 October 2010 Payment Date 19 August 2011 18 May 2011 16 February 2011 17 November 2010 Further Information The Cromwell website provides a comprehensive range of information on the company, past performance and products. The website address is www.cromwell.com.au. Requests for further information about the Group, its dealings and key securityholder communications should be directed to: Investor Relations Manager Cromwell Property Group GPO Box 1093 Brisbane QLD 4001 Australia Telephone: (07) 3225 7777 Facsimile: (07) 3225 7788 Email: invest@cromwell.com.au C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 89 Directory Board of Directors Geoffrey H Levy Robert J Pullar Michelle A McKellar David E Usasz Paul L Weightman W Richard Foster Daryl J Wilson Marc Wainer Michael Watters Secretary Nicole E Riethmuller Share Registry Link Market Services Limited Level 15 324 Queen Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 AUSTRALIA Tel: 1300 550 841 Fax: (02) 9287 0303 Web: www.linkmarketservices.com.au Registered Office Level 19 200 Mary Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 AUSTRALIA Tel: (07) 3225 7777 Fax: (07) 3225 7788 Web: www.cromwell.com.au Listing The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: CMW) Auditor Johnston Rorke Chartered Accountants Level 30, Central Plaza One 345 Queen Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 AUSTRALIA Tel: (07) 3222 8444 Fax: (07) 3221 7779 Web: www.jr.com.au C R O M W E L L p R O p E R t y G R O U p A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1 90 

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