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ANNUAL REPORT

ACN: 112 188 815

Moving forward

contents

Chairman’s report

managing DireCtor’s report 

review of operations

emeCo BoarD

Financial report

DireCtors’ report

Company seCretary

DireCtors’ meetings

Corporate governanCe statement

nature of operations anD prinCipal aCtivities

operating anD finanCial review

DiviDenDs paiD or to Be paiD

signifiCant Changes in state of affairs

signifiCant events after BalanCe Date

likely Developments anD expeCteD results

DireCtors interest in shares of the Company

remuneration report (auDiteD)

inDemnifiCation anD insuranCe of DireCtors,  
offiCers anD auDitors

non-auDit serviCes

rounDing

leaD auDitor’s inDepenDenCe DeClaration

inCome statements

BalanCe sheets

statements of reCogniseD inCome anD expense

statements of Cash flows

notes to the finanCial statements

DireCtors’ DeClaration

inDepenDent auDitors’ report

shareholDer information

Company DireCtory

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chairman’s report

Dear shareholder

on behalf of the directors i am pleased to present emeco holdings ltd’s annual 
report to shareholders for the 2007/2008 year.

performanCe for the year 

the past financial year has presented a series of major challenges for the 
Company. adverse weather conditions combined with infrastructure bottlenecks 
in Queensland and new south wales resulted in reduced utilisation and earnings 
from our rental business in australia. for much of the first half of the year we also 
experienced softness in the markets serviced by our rental businesses in north 
america and indonesia. 

as a result of these difficult trading conditions, earnings before interest, tax and 
amortisation (eBita) decreased by 6.4% from $128.5 million in the 2006/2007 year 
to $120.3 million in this financial year.  net profit after tax (npat) for the year was 
$67.5 million. 

the one pleasing aspect of this year’s profit result was the significantly improved 
earnings performance experienced in the second half of the year across all of our 
markets. npat increased 21.3% to $37.0 million for the half year ended 30 June 
2008 from $30.5 million in the first half year.

funDing

it is pleasing to report that in recent weeks the emeco group has successfully 
finalised the refinancing of its debt facilities.  the refinancing, which includes an 
increase in the size of the facility will provide us with a secure platform to plan for 
and fund our growth aspirations over the medium term. we believe our success 
in completing these new funding arrangements in the current challenging capital 
markets is recognition of the durability of emeco’s business model and its future 
prospects.

DiviDenD

the dividend policy of the board is to distribute to shareholders approximately  
35 to 45% of annual npat and to frank dividends to the fullest extent possible.  
in line with our policy the directors have declared a final dividend of 2.5 cents per 
share, taking the full year fully franked dividend for the 2007/2008 year to 4.5 cents. 
the final dividend will be 100% franked. 

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our people

a central part of the value emeco provides to its customers is the 
skills and talent of its employees. our reputation as a customer-
focused provider of high quality equipment rests largely on the 
capabilities of our employees to manage emeco’s assets and 
fulfil the needs of our customers. our employees have remained 
focused on our customers and the goals of the emeco group 
during a challenging year and i would like to record here on behalf 
of all my fellow directors our acknowledgment of their efforts.

we seriously accept our responsibility to ensure that our 
employees are kept safe while they are at work at emeco. During 
this year we have significantly stepped up our safety efforts with a 
new safety and environment management system being rolled out 
across all of our locations. we will continue to refine and develop 
the safety system and will be looking to achieve significant 
improvements in our safety performance in the year ahead.

the future

the outlook for the commodities sector in all of our areas of 
operation remains strong and we believe the global demand 
for commodities will support emeco’s growth prospects for the 
medium term, particularly as infrastructure bottlenecks in australia 
begin to ease. having experienced a high level of enquiry for 
rental equipment in the second half across all of our domestic 
and international rental businesses, we expect this demand for 
emeco’s equipment and services will continue and will underpin 
our performance in the year ahead. 

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whilst we will be focusing on exploiting organic growth opportunities as they arise, we will continue to  
evaluate acquisition opportunities in emeco’s existing operational regions. however, we will be applying  
rigorous return criteria to all prospective acquisitions and will not proceed with those which are not value  
accretive for shareholders.  

we think that the prospects for our rental and sales businesses around the world are encouraging and we remain 
confident that emeco can deliver steady and sustainable growth for shareholders over the next few years. 

Alec BrennAn
Chairman

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Director’s report

overview

our performance over the year can best be described as a story 
of two halves. During the first half of fy08 we experienced a 
number of concurrent challenges resulting in a disappointing 
level of activity and consequently lower than expected 
profitability. these challenges presented themselves in a 
number of ways in each of our regional operations. 

in australia, continuing infrastructure constraints on mine 
output and unprecedented flooding led to reduced levels of 
activity in the first half of the year. accordingly, utilisation 
of the rental fleet was mixed across australia. however, 
as weather conditions eased, utilisation of the rental fleet 
increased, supported by a general increase in demand from 
the mining sector. the australian sales business performed 
strongly, particularly in the second half of the year as sales 
inventory purchased at competitive prices in the first half was 
subsequently disposed of at favourable margins.  

in indonesia, a number of our international mining contractor 
customers were stood down from contracts in preference to 
indonesian contractors as a result of recent mine ownership 
changes.  while materially impacting earnings in the first half, 
a re-engagement of international contractors, supported by our 
new operational facilities in Balikpapan, kalimantan restored 
utilisation levels and is expected to continue to drive earnings 
over the medium term. 

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in Canada, the low price of gas in the usa during the first 
half of fy08 severely depressed activity in the traditional oil 
and gas fields in alberta province dampening utilisation of 
our civil construction equipment rental fleet. this coincided 
with a temporary lull in construction and development 
work in the albertan oil sands adding further pressure on 
utilisation levels.  Despite a slow recovery in Canada, we 
have observed a noticeable improvement in demand for our 
product in the oil sands region in the last quarter of fy08 
with utilisation returning to trend levels of c.70% by value. 

emeco’s us operations also delivered a significant 
turnaround in the second half recording a small operating 
profit before interest and tax despite an impairment charge 
of $1.1m for slow moving parts inventory incurred during 
the same period.  while the effects of the sub-prime 
credit crisis on the housing market in the usa has seen a 
significant reduction in activity in the civil market and in 
equipment sales in the us domestic market, the operating 
environment in the appalachian coal (emeco’s predominant 
operating region) region remains robust.  

Despite the challenges of the first half of fy08, the 
substantial improvement in conditions in the second half 

of the year resulted in a significant improvement in our 
profitability with net profit after tax increasing by 21.3% in 
the second half to $37.0m from $30.5m. this performance 
highlights the resilience of our business model and 
demonstrates how the flexibility of being able to relocate 
assets can provide security for all stakeholders. 

with respect to the group’s balance sheet, there was a 
renewed focus on more efficient capital management.  this 
was demonstrated by a rationalisation of working capital 
which was reduced by $40 million from 31 December 2007 
to 30 June 2008.  the Company has refinanced its senior 
debt facilities for a 3 year term, whilst at the same time 
increasing the facilities from $515m to $630m ensuring the 
Company can continue to pursue its growth aspirations. 

while the overall results for fy08 are slightly behind 
fy07’s performance, when one considers the head winds 
emeco faced for a good proportion of the year, we believe 
the overall performance was creditable, but accept the 
responsibility to continue to improve our performance into  
the future.

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basis in 2h08 of 14.7% and indicates the improving trend in 
rofe.  we expect rofe to revert towards historical levels 
as we move forward. further in-depth analysis is provided 
in the review of operations section.

BuilDing for the long term

we fully understand and accept the expectations of the 
equity markets with respect to short term results, however, 
we continue to balance those expectations with our 
aspiration to build a truly world class global business which 
capitalises on its first mover advantage in our current global 
businesses over the longer term. we firmly believe all our 
stakeholders will be rewarded by this strategy. During 
the year, with this long term vision in mind, we continued 
to grow our presence and capability in a commercially 
sustainable manner.

i have already referred to the construction of our indonesian 
facilities. in addition we also completed construction of new 
workshop facilities in london, kentucky and commenced 
construction of a similar workshop facility in fort mckay in 
alberta province, Canada. these new facilities in indonesia, 
the us and Canada will enable us to significantly improve 
our operational capabilities in these regions and confirm 
our reputation as a global supplier of reliable and high 
quality equipment.

summary of finanCial performanCe  

A$M

revenue 

eBitDa 

eBita 

npata

npat

FY07 (1)

554.4

207.3

128.5

78.2

74.7

FY08

617.9

213.5

120.3

68.6

67.5

YOY %

 11.4

3.0

(6.4)

(12.3)

(9.6)

(1)  The financial results set out in this and the following tables and 

discussed below have been prepared using pro-forma actual FY07 
year results for the Emeco Group.  These pro-forma actual FY07 
were reported in Emeco’s annual report for the FY07 and were 
derived by adjusting reported actual results set out in the statutory 
financial information. These adjustments have been made to add 
back the non recurring costs of the IPO in July 2006 which were 
incurred during FY07, with appropriate tax adjustments. 

the group’s revenue for fy08 of $617.9 million was up 
11.4% and eBita of $120.3 million was down 6.4% as 
compared to fy07.  this decrease in eBita was driven 
predominantly by lower utilisation across the rental 
businesses including adverse impacts in Queensland and 
new south wales due to weather related disruptions, 
infrastructure constraints on mine output, and 1h08 
underperformance from the international businesses.  

profit on sale of rental assets (posa) also reduced from 
$11.7 million in fy07 to $9.5 million in fy08.  npat declined 
9.6% from $74.7 million to $67.5 million due to the eBita 
factors above and increased borrowing costs arising from 
higher indebtedness due to growth in funds employed  
in fy08.

the group’s funds employed increased 7.8% or $61 
million over fy08.  the growth in funds employed was 
primarily attributable to an increase in rental assets.  whilst 
working capital peaked at 31 December 2007, the Company 
significantly reduced it to more efficient levels at 30 June 
2008 as part of a targeted plan to improve capital efficiency 
within the business.  going forward management expect 
to maintain general working capital at current levels 
notwithstanding expected growth in the business through 
ongoing working capital initiatives.

the combination of lower utilisation in 1h08 and the 
resultant lower earnings and increased funds employed 
resulted in rofe declining to 14.0% on a 12 month rolling 
basis at 30 June 2008.  it is important to note that the 
influence of improved earnings, the successful liberation of 
working capital and disposal of some fixed assets in 2h08 
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strategiC initiatives During the year
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our main strategic focus for fy08 was on continued growth 
of our australian businesses while further developing our 
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international businesses, particularly in Canada, the united 
states of america and europe, to ensure they become 
consistent and significant earnings contributors.  

in order to better co-ordinate the activities of our australian 
regional rental businesses while at the same time 
accommodating the decentralised structure and decision 
making processes of our customers, we reorganised our 

australian businesses during fy08 into three geographically 
based business units. these units are northern region, 
encompassing the northern territory, Queensland and 
new south wales; southern region, covering victoria 
and tasmania; and western region which covers western 
australia, south australia and indonesia. the general 
manager of the southern region also has responsibility 
for our australian sales and australian parts businesses 
which benefit from a national approach to managing their 
significant sales inventories. 

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will provide parts to our external customers throughout 
the usa and importantly, support our own rental and used 
equipment businesses in north america.

the strength of the euro necessitated a change in our 
european business model, requiring a reorientation of the 
business from a domestic procurement and sales business 
and exporter of equipment to an importer and domestic and 
nearby regional sales provider.

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in recognition of the strength of the oil sands patch in 
alberta and the mining opportunities in nearby provinces 
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we have been actively undertaking a reorientation of the 
Canadian business towards mining and away from the civil 
construction market which requires smaller equipment 
with lower asset utilisation. Consistent with this strategy, in 
fy08 we began acquiring larger equipment for deployment 
in mining applications mainly in alberta, and in addition, 
disposing of a number of smaller machines and redeploying 
a number to indonesia.

in the us we enjoyed considerable success in improving 
the financial performance of the us rental business which 
delivered on expectations, generating a small operating 
profit before interest and tax in the second half of 2008.  
we remain committed to building the us although in a 
profitable and financially restrained manner.  in order to 
expand our range of products and services, we purchased 
wildcat spares in the usa in January 2008, located in 
central kentucky. wildcat supplies spare parts and core 
components for large earthmoving equipment and is 
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maJor aChievements suBseQuent  
to the enD of the year

During June and July 2008, the Company undertook the 
refinancing of its existing senior debt facilities.  in early 
august the Company successfully finalised a 3 year senior 
bank facility, increasing the facility from $515 million to 
$630 million with a syndicate of 8 large domestic and 
international banks.

the success of the group’s capital raising during a time 
of significant volatility and uncertainty in global capital 
markets is a demonstration of significant support for 
emeco’s business model and the future prospects of  
the Company.

the recently secured facility now provides emeco a stable 
funding platform with significant headroom to pursue the 
growth strategy and opportunities arising in our markets.  

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acceptable risk profiles. for the time being we will not be 
undertaking any major new geographic step outs as we 
are confident we can achieve an acceptable level of growth 
from our current platform.

the near term outlook remains challenging as there is 
still some significant uncertainty as to how the sub prime 
mortgage crisis will effect the main stream economy. 
however, predictably we are witnessing the counter cyclical 
resilience of emeco’s business model with increased 
enquiry levels from capital constrained customers who 
do not have the capability to meet their equipment needs 
through internal funding or do not have the confidence to 
acquire such long life assets for their shorter term needs. 

notwithstanding these uncertainties, we are encouraged by 
the level of utilisation of our asset base as we completed 
fy08 and entered the new financial year and feel confident 
we can deliver an improvement on last year’s performance. 

lAurie FreedMAn
Managing Director

investing in our people

while we have made significant improvements to our 
safety and environmental management in the past few 
years, we remain committed to continuously improving our 
performance and capability in these critical areas. During 
the year we engaged ifap, a well known occupational 
health and safety consulting organisation, to conduct an 
independent audit of our safety, health and environmental 
management systems in australia. the results of the 
audit provided us with comfort that we are on the right 
track, however, we are always looking to improve our 
performance and ifap has provided us with a detailed 
report on improvement opportunities which we are 
currently implementing. 

each of our international businesses has their own safety, 
health and environmental management strategic plans 
which local management is responsible for implementing 
and monitoring.

given the significant increase in the number of employees 
over the last couple of years, we engaged a senior human 
resources professional in february 2008 who has been 
charged with the responsibility of building a small human 
resource management advisory group to support our 
front line personnel. after a few months we are already 
witnessing the benefits of this approach. 

the future

the over riding strategic and operational focus for the 
coming year will be on extracting more from our existing 
geographic footprint and installed asset base.  we will be 
particularly focused on improving both the quantum and 
quality of our profitability across all of our businesses and 
enhancing the sustainability of our international businesses.

we envisage that the bulk of our growth will come from 
organic initiatives based on our existing global presence. 
we will, however, be on continual watch for bolt-on 
acquisitions which are value accretive, provide additional 
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cAnAdA

the emeCo group

a$m

revenue 

eBitDa 

eBita 

npata

npat

fy07 (1)
554.4

207.3

128.5

78.2

74.7

fy08

617.9

213.5

120.3

68.6

67.5

rental machines

sales machines

1,013 units

573 units

1,071 units

672 units

yoy%

11.4

3.0

(6.4)

(12.3)

(9.6)

5.7

17.3

(1)  The financial results set out in this and the following tables and discussed below have been prepared using 
pro-forma actual FY07 year results for the Emeco Group.  These pro-forma actual FY07 were reported in 
Emeco’s annual report for the FY07 and were derived by adjusting reported actual results set out in the 
statutory financial information. These adjustments have been made to add back the non recurring costs of 
the IPO in July 2006 which were incurred during FY07, with appropriate tax adjustments. 

uSA

the group’s revenue for fy08 of $617.9 million was up 11.4% and eBita of $120.3 million was 
down 6.4% as compared to fy07.  this decrease in eBita was driven predominantly by lower 
utilisation across the rental businesses including adverse impacts in Queensland and new 
south wales due to weather related disruptions, infrastructure constraints on mine output, 
and 1h08 underperformance from the international businesses.  profit on sale of rental assets 
(posa) also reduced from $11.7 million in fy07 to $9.5 million in fy08.  npat declined 9.6% 
from $74.7 million to $67.5 million due to the eBita factors above and increased borrowing 
costs arising from higher indebtedness due to growth in funds employed in fy08.

eBita margins declined to 19.5% for the year ended 30 June 2008 as compared to 23.2% for 
the previous corresponding period. the major reason for this decline in margin is the result 
of lower utilisation in the various regions whilst costs increased due to business growth.  in 
addition, underutilised rental fleet due to operational disruptions attracted minimum hour 
depreciation charges without associated revenue further impacting margins. the reduction in 
posa also had an adverse impact on eBita margins in fy08.  

Depreciation increased by 18.3% to $93.2 million for the year ended 30 June 2008 as 
compared to the previous corresponding period.  the increase in depreciation is primarily 
due to the increase in the rental fleet from 1,013 machines as at 30 June 2007 to 1,071 
machines as at 30 June 2008.

amortisation expense decreased by 68.6% to $1.1 million for the year ended 30 June 2008.

emeCo operating segments

a$m

revenue 

rental

sales

parts & maintenance

eBiTA

rental

sales

parts & maintenance

fy07

554.4

318.9

191.0

44.5
128.5

117.0

8.0

3.5

fy08

617.9

368.9

210.6

38.4
120.3

107.6

8.6

4.1

yoy%

11.4

15.7

10.3

(13.7)
(6.4)

(8.0)

7.5

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geographiC highlights

Australia

a$m

revenue 

eBitDa 

eBita 

fy07

418.9

165.1

106.6

fy08

459.5

168.8

100.4

rental machines

553 units

582 units

sales machines 

281 units

324 units 

yoy%

9.7

2.2

(5.8)

5.2

15.3

emeco’s australian business delivered a 9.6% increase 
in revenue year-on-year through the increased size of 
its rental fleet and the strong demand for equipment 
purchases experienced in the sales business.  Despite 
the higher revenue, eBitDa and eBita was flat due to a 
range of factors including lower rental fleet utilisation, 
higher contribution of lower margin equipment sales and 
increasing costs due to emeco’s growth without revenue 
from expected higher rental utilisation. 

emeco’s australian rental business was adversely impacted 
mid year by severe weather conditions and infrastructure 
capacity constraints in both major coal producing regions 
in Queensland and nsw, however both of these regions 
returned to high utilisation in the last quarter of fy08.   the 
rental business achieved substantial growth in penetration 
of the wa iron ore sector and the kalgoorlie gold / nickel 
regions during the year.   

the australian sales business performed above 
expectations for fy08 and experienced a particularly 
strong second half as a result of machines acquired at 
attractive prices in the first half of fy08 being disposed 
of in the second half. in line with this strong second half 
performance, sales inventory declined from 292 machines 
at 31 December 2007 to 214 machines at 30 June 2008. 

the outlook for emeco’s australian rental and sales 
businesses remains positive though we continue to monitor 
closely the effects of market developments on our installed 
client base. 

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Indonesia

a$m

revenue 

eBitDa 

eBita 

fy07

27.5

21.6

10.6

fy08

23.8

18.5

9.8

rental machines

116 units

129 units

yoy%

(13.5)

(14.4)

(7.5)

11.2

Canada

a$m

revenue 

eBitDa 

eBita 

fy07

39.8

22.5

14.3

fy08

51.7

27.8

15.5

rental machines

281 units

277 units

yoy%

29.9

23.6

8.4

(1.4)

emeco’s indonesian subsidiary, pt prima traktor indonusa 
(pti) experienced ongoing softness in the indonesian 
rental market during the first half of fy08 with low levels of 
utilisation laying the foundation for a 7.5% decline in eBita 
from fy07 to fy08. however, in the second half of fy08 
pti experienced a strong increase in demand for its rental 
offering, due to the combination of increased coal mining 
activity from higher coal prices and the re-emergence of 
international mining contractors operating in the region.

Based on the second half performance of pti which was 
underpinned by strong market fundamentals, positive 
earnings performance is expected to continue for this 
business into fy09. 

the emeco group’s Canadian business grew its revenue 
by 30% through a continued focus on the more capital 
intensive mining equipment and away from lower utilised 
civil gear.  whilst the number of units at 30 June 2008 
declined marginally from 281 to 277, the value of the rental 
fleet increased by 17%.   the strong utilisation in mining 
equipment was partially impacted by a slow down in the 
civil construction and conventional oil and gas markets.

while oil sands remain the engine for emeco’s growth 
in the Canadian market place, emeco continues to 
diversify its customer base by expanding into the coal 
market in western Canada.  emeco has further broadened 
its geographic footprint by establishing offices in the 
province of saskatchewan and in the northwest section of 
alberta.   the development of its previously announced 
facility in the fort mcmurray oil sands region is 
progressing as planned.   emeco expects to return to higher 
utilisation in its civil fleet with the resurgence in the natural 
gas markets and the announcement of major infrastructure 
projects in northern alberta.

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United States

Europe

a$m

revenue 

eBitDa 

eBita 

fy07

45.2

(1.9)

(2.9)

fy08

43.2

(1.0)

(4.1)(1)

rental machines

57 units

75 units

(4.4)

47.4

(41.4)

31.6

yoy%

a$m

revenue 

eBitDa 

eBita 

fy07

23.0

0.0

(0.1)

fy08

39.6

(0.6)

(1.3)  (1)

8 units

yoy%

72.2

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33.3

rental machines

6 units

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inventory.

Includes provision for doubtful debt expense of $1.8M relating to a 
specific equipment purchase transaction.

the european business experienced a softening in 
trading conditions during the second half of fy08, as the 
strength of the euro decreased the attractiveness of export 
opportunities outside the eu. inside the eu, tightening of 
monetary policy and associated slowing in growth in the 
major economies also impacted on revenue.  

to mitigate the impact of these factors, emeco developed 
its rental capacity further during fy08 and continued to 
explore markets for trading opportunities in eastern europe. 
we see continued growth of sales opportunities in eastern 
european and middle east markets in fy09. 

emeco usa is comprised of 3 businesses: rental, used 
equipment sales and used parts sales.  the parts and 
equipment sales businesses have generally been profitable 
since emeco usa was incorporated and have remained 
so throughout fy08. this has resulted in the expansion of 
these businesses since the date of incorporation. in January 
2008 emeco usa acquired wildcat tractor Company llC a 
parts trading business based in kentucky, contributing solid 
earnings to the business since its acquisition.  however, as 
part of the asset value review, a one-off impairment charge 
for slow moving parts inventory was recognised during 2h08.

in the second half of fy08, the rental business gained 
significant traction due to increased mining activity in the 
appalachian coal region driven by higher coal prices.  this 
improving earnings performance was also attributable to 
establishment of a quality workshop facility in kentucky, the 
recruitment of experienced management and operational 
personnel, and the ongoing development of emeco’s brand 
in the region.

the outlook for emeco usa’s rental and parts businesses is 
positive as these are primarily correlated to activity in the 
appalachian coal region, however the equipment trading 
business will continue to be challenged by the broader 
economic issues throughout the usa during fy09. 

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review oF operations

(ContinueD)

Capital expenDiture anD funDs employeD

a$m

gross capital expenditure

maintenance

Disposals

net maintenance capex

growth

net working capital movement

funds employed (year end)

rofe eBitDa %

rofe eBita %

fy07

243.2
60.3

(47.3)

13.0

182.9

72.0

782.3

27.8%

17.3%

fy08

228.4
121.6

(43.8)

77.8

106.8

4.2

843.3

24.7%

14.0%

yoy%

(6.1)
101.7

(7.4)

498.5

(41.6)

(94.2)

7.8

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gross capital expenditure for the year ended 30 June 2008 was $228.4 million.  of this total, 
net maintenance capital expenditure was $77.8 million.  as we have stated previously, 
net maintenance capital expenditure reflects expenditures on maintaining existing fleet 
(including significant rebuilds and purchases) offset by disposals. 

growth capital expenditure was $106.8 million and was primarily driven by organic growth 
in the australian fleet, the change in Canadian rental fleet from civil to mining equipment 
and further build out in the us.  the us and Canadian capital expenditures reflected our 
efforts to achieve scale in the us business and shift the fleet composition of the Canadian 
fleet and were structural in nature.  Current utilisation levels by value in the us and Canada 
sit at 80% and 70% respectively, up from 43% and 47% in December.  on a go forward 
basis growth capital expenditures will return to more conservative levels and reflect 
management’s focus on significantly improving group rofe.

eBitDa rofe of 24.7% and eBita rofe of 14.0% in the year ended 30 June 2008 are below 
historical averages due mainly to short term market events which significantly impacted 
fleet utilisation, ramp up of offshore businesses and the growth of funds employed in both 
the rental fleet and sales inventory.  improved earnings through higher utilisation and the 
reduction of working capital in 2h08 which contributed to lower funds employed, translated 
into improving rofe in the final quarter of fy08.  the firm focus of management remains on 
continuing to improve capital efficiency within the business and restoring eBita rofes to 
historical levels.

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the emeco boarD

from left to right

Stephen Gobby
Chief financial officer

robin Adair
executive Director, Corporate strategy & Business Development

Greg Minton
independent non-executive Director

Alec Brennan
Chairman and independent non-executive Director

laurie Freedman
managing Director

Paul Mccullagh
independent non-executive Director

Peter Johnston
independent non executive Director

Michael Kirkpatrick
general Counsel & Company secretary

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Financial report

DireCtors’ report

Company seCretary

DireCtors’ meetings

Corporate governanCe statement

nature of operations anD prinCipal aCtivities

operating anD finanCial review

DiviDenDs paiD or to Be paiD

signifiCant Changes in state of affairs

signifiCant events after BalanCe Date

likely Developments anD expeCteD results

DireCtors interest in shares of the Company

remuneration report (auDiteD)

inDemnifiCation anD insuranCe of DireCtors,  
offiCers anD auDitors

non-auDit serviCes

rounDing

leaD auDitor’s inDepenDenCe DeClaration

inCome statements

BalanCe sheets

statements of reCogniseD inCome anD expense

statements of Cash flows

notes to the finanCial statements

DireCtors’ DeClaration

inDepenDent auDitors’ report

shareholDer information

Company DireCtory

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Directors’ report

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008

the directors of emeco holdings limited (“emeco” or “the Company”) present their report together with the financial 
reports of the consolidated entity, being emeco and its controlled entities (“the emeco group” or “the Consolidated 
entity”) for the financial year ended 30 June 2008 (“fy08”).

direcTOrS

the directors of the Company during or since the end of the financial year are:

Alec Brennan 
(Age 61), Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director

alec was appointed an independent, non-executive Director in august 2005 and Chairman from 28 november 2006.  

alec was Chief executive officer of Csr until march 2007.   alec holds an mBa from City university, london and a Bsc 
from the university of nsw.  he is Chair of tomago aluminium pty ltd and of ppi Corporation pty ltd, a fellow of the 
senate of sydney university and a director of garvan research foundation.

Greg Minton
(Age 46), Independent Non-Executive Director

greg was appointed as an independent, non-executive Director and also as Chairman of the Board in December 2004.  
greg resigned as Chairman with effect from 28 november 2006.

greg is managing partner of archer Capital and has been since 2000 after having spent six years in senior general 
management roles with Csr. prior to his involvement with Csr, greg was a management consultant with mckinsey & Co 
in australia, scandinavia and the uk. greg is a Director of BJBall holdings (nZ) ltd, the Chairman of one source group 
limited (nZ), leasing solutions limited (nZ) and a former Director of reD paper group, repco pty limited and hirequip 
limited (nZ) and former Chairman of inova pharmaceuticals pty ltd.  greg holds a master of Business administration from 
imD, switzerland, a Bachelor of engineering and a Bachelor of economics from the university of Queensland.

laurie Freedman  
(Age 59), Managing Director

laurie was appointed managing Director of emeco holdings limited in January 2005, but has been managing Director of 
emeco’s business since 1999. 

laurie has over 37 years experience in the building, construction materials and contracting industries both in australia and 
overseas, including senior management roles with Csr in hong kong, China and the united states.  laurie was a Director 
and Chief executive officer of awp Contractors, contract miners, for five years before joining emeco in april 1999.  in 
his capacity as managing Director of emeco’s business, he has overseen a business development strategy under which 
the group grew substantially in the last five years.  laurie holds a Bachelor of Civil engineering from Curtin university, 
is a member of the institute of engineers australia, a fellow of the institute of Quarrying - australia, an associate of the 
australian institute of management and a member of the australian institute of Company Directors.

robin Adair 
(Age 47), Executive Director, Corporate Strategy & Business Development

robin was appointed executive Director, Corporate strategy and Business Development on 4 march 2008.  robin was Chief 
financial officer of the Company from January 2005 until his appointment to his current role.

robin has 15 years commercial experience across a breadth of business units within the Csr group. after spending 12 
months as Chief financial officer of Beltreco, he joined emeco’s business as Chief financial officer in october 2000. robin 
has been responsible for a number of business evaluations, start-ups, acquisitions, joint ventures, disposals, and business 
and system improvements over this period.  his international experience includes engagements in taiwan, indonesia, 
thailand and the united states.  robin holds a Bachelor of Business (accountancy) from university of south australia and 
a master of Business administration from Deakin university and is a Certified practising accountant.

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Paul Mccullagh
(Age 56), Independent Non-Executive Director

paul was appointed as an independent, non-executive Director in December 2004.

paul is a founding managing Director at pacific equity partners (“pep”) and his current portfolio of board positions include 
xtralis group holdings limited and link administration holdings pty limited. prior to founding pep, paul was the managing 
director of salomon Brothers australia. paul was also previously head of australasia for prudential securities.  he has been 
active in australasia since 1986 and has a wide range of transaction experience. paul holds a Bachelor of Commerce and 
a master of Business studies from university College, Dublin, and is a fellow of the institute of Chartered accountants in 
england, ireland  
and wales.  paul is also a member of the institute of Chartered accountants in australia.

Peter Johnston 
(age 57), independent non executive Director

peter was appointed as an independent, non-executive Director commencing 1 september 2006.

peter is currently managing Director and Ceo of minara resources limited, a position he has occupied since november 
2001.  peter was employed in various senior roles with wmC ltd from 1993 to 2001. peter holds an arts degree from the 
university of western australia. he is a past president and current council member of the western australian Chamber 
of minerals and energy, a fellow of the australasian institute of mining and metallurgy, a board member of the minerals 
Council of australia and also the australian mines and metals association.

cOMPAnY SecreTArY

michael kirkpatrick was appointed to the position of Company secretary in april 2005.  michael has previously worked as 
legal counsel and company secretary of westscheme, a large industry superannuation fund, and as a corporate lawyer with 
national law firms freehills and Blake Dawson.  michael holds bachelors degrees in arts and economics from the university 
of western australia and a law degree with merit honours from murdoch university. 

direcTOrS’ MeeTinGS

the number of meetings of the directors held during the year and the number of meetings attended by each of the directors 
of the board and committees is outlined in the table below.  

Table 1 – directors’ attendance

director

Board Meetings

greg minton
paul mcCullagh
laurie freedman
robin adair
alec Brennan
peter Johnston
stuart fitton

a
13
10
13
12
13
13
1

B
13
13
13
13
13
13
1

Audit & risk Management  
committee

remuneration & nomination 
committee

a
3
3
**
**
2
**
**

B
3
3
**
**
2
**
**

a
1
**
**
**
1
1
**

B
1
**
**
**
1
1
**

a – number of meetings attended
B – number of meetings held during the time the director held office during the year
**  not a member of this committee

mr fitton resigned on 17th august 2007
mr Brennan was appointed to the audit & risk Committee on 29th august 2007

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Directors’ report

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cOrPOrATe GOvernAnce STATeMenT 

under asx listing rule 4.10.3, the Company is required to include in its annual report a statement disclosing the extent to which it 
has followed the principles of good corporate governance (ASX Principles) and associated best practice recommendations set by 
the asx Corporate governance Council (ASX Best Practice recommendations). 

emeco has elected to make an early transition to the revised asx principles and asx Best practice recommendations adopted 
by the asx Corporate governance Council to take effect from 1 January 2008. accordingly this corporate governance statement 
reports on the emeco group’s current corporate governance practices and policies by reference to those revised principles and 
recommendations.

PrinciPle 1    lay solid foundations for management and oversight 

roles and responsibilities of the Board and management

the Board has adopted a Charter that details its functions and responsibilities. 

the Charter sets out the responsibilities of:

•	

•	

•	

the	Board;

individual	directors;	and

the	Chairman.		

under the Charter the Board is accountable to the shareholders for the overall performance of the Company and the management 
of its affairs.  key responsibilities of the Board include: 

•	 developing	and	approving	corporate	strategy;

•	 evaluating,	approving	and	monitoring	the	strategic	and	financial	plans	and	objectives	of	the	Company;

•	 determining	dividend	policy	and	the	amount	and	timing	of	all	dividends;

•	 evaluating,	approving	and	monitoring	major	capital	expenditure,	capital	management	and	all	major	acquisitions,	

divestitures and other corporate transactions, including the issue of securities; 

•	 evaluating	and	monitoring	annual	budgets	and	business	plans;

•	 approving	all	accounting	policies,	financial	reports	and	external	communications	by	the	Emeco	Group;

•	 appointing,	monitoring	and	managing	the	performance	of	executive	directors.	

the Charter sets a minimum number of Board meetings and provides for the establishment of the audit and risk Committee 
and the remuneration and nomination Committee. the Charter also sets minimum standards of ethical conduct of the directors, 
which are further elaborated on in the Company’s Code of Conduct, and specifies the terms on which directors are able to obtain 
independent professional advice at the Company’s expense. 

a copy of the Board Charter is available on the emeco website.

evaluating the performance of senior executives

the performance of the managing Director is constantly monitored by the non-executive directors. 

formal reviews of the performance of each senior executive within the emeco group are conducted by the managing Director 
in august/september each year. these performance reviews provide the managing Director and each senior executive with the 
opportunity not only to review the executive’s performance against a range of financial and operational benchmarks but also to 
review and assess the manager’s personal and professional development objectives. a review of the performance of each senior 
executive was undertaken during fy08. 

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PrinciPle 2 

Structure the Board to add value

Skills, experience and expertise of the directors

the directors consider that collectively they have the relevant skills, experience and expertise to fulfil their obligations to the 
Company, its shareholders and other stakeholders. 

the directors and a brief description of their skills and experience are set out at pages 20 & 21 of this report.  

Status of the directors

the table below sets out details of the status of each of the directors as independent or non-executive directors, their date 
of appointment and whether they are seeking re-election at the 2008 agm of the Company. 

Table 2 – Status of the directors

Director

Date of appointment

independent

non-executive

seeking re-election at 2008 agm

mr robin adair

mr alec Brennan

21 January 2005

16 august 2005

mr laurie freedman

21 January 2005

mr peter Johnston

1 september 2006

mr paul mcCullagh

23 December 2004

mr greg minton

14 December 2004

no

yes

no

yes

yes

yes

no

yes

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no(1)

no

(1)  subsequent to the Company providing its annual report to the asx on 26 august 2008, mr mcCullagh advised that he 
would not be seeking re-election at the 2008 agm and that he would therefore retire with effect from the conclusion of 
the agm.

mr Brennan, mr Johnston, mr mcCullagh and mr minton are independent directors.  mr fitton was also an independent 
director.  the Company therefore complies with asx Best practice recommendation 2.1.  mr mcCullagh and mr minton are 
considered to be independent directors because, whilst they are associates of certain shareholders of the Company, each of 
the shareholder groups with which they are associated holds less than 5% of the Company’s ordinary shares.  under clause 
3.5(a) of the Board Charter, for the purposes of determining the independence of a director, a substantial shareholder is one 
who holds 10% or more of the issued shares of the Company.

mr Brennan is the chairperson of the board and the Company therefore complies with asx Best practice recommendation 2.2. 

directors’ retirement and reappointment

under the terms of the Company’s constitution, a director other than the managing director must retire from office or seek 
re-election by no later than the third annual general meeting after their appointment or after 3 years, whichever is the longer. 

at least one director must retire from office at each annual general meeting, unless determined otherwise by a resolution of 
the Company’s shareholders. 

messrs adair and Brennan will seek reappointment at the 2008 annual general meeting. 

Procedure for taking professional advice

under the Board Charter a director is entitled to seek professional advice at the Company’s expense on any matter 
connected with the discharge of their duties in accordance with the procedure set out in the Charter, a copy of which is 
available on the emeco website. 

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PrinciPle 2 

Structure the Board to add value (continued)

remuneration and nomination committee

the Company has established a remuneration and nomination Committee, the responsibilities of which include:  

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critically	reviewing	the	performance	and	effectiveness	of	the	Board	and	its	individual	members;	

•	 periodically	assessing	the	skills	required	to	discharge	the	Board’s	duties,	having	regard	to	the	strategic	direction	of	

the Company; and

•	

reviewing	the	membership	and	performance	of	other	Board	committees	and	make	recommendations	to	the	Board.		

members of the remuneration and nomination Committee are mr Brennan (Chair), mr minton and mr Johnston.  
the charter of the remuneration and nomination committee is available on the emeco website. 

Process for evaluating the board, its committees and directors

a review of the performance of the Board was completed in June 2008 by the Chairman with the assistance of the 
remuneration and nomination Committee. the review was undertaken using a comprehensive questionnaire, the 
scope of which covered the performance of the board, its committees, the Chairman and individual directors.  Directors’ 
questionnaire responses (other than in relation to the Chairman) were collated and analysed by the Chairman and, 
where appropriate, discussed with the board.  an analysis of the questionnaire results was presented to the board by the 
Chairman.  in relation to the Chairman, directors’ questionnaire responses were collated and analysed by the managing 
Director and discussed with the Board.

PrinciPle 3 

Promote ethical and responsible decision making 

the Company considers that confidence in its integrity can only be achieved if its employees and officers conduct 
themselves ethically in all of their commercial dealings on the Company’s behalf.  the Company has therefore recognised 
that it should actively promote ethical conduct amongst its employees, officers and contractors. 

the Company has adopted a Code of Conduct and a share trading policy. the Code of Conduct and the share trading 
policy apply to all directors, officers, employees, consultants and contractors of the Company and its subsidiaries. 

The code of conduct

the objectives of the Code of Conduct are to ensure that: 

•	 high	standards	of	corporate	and	individual	behaviour	are	observed	by	all	employees	in	the	context	of	their	

employment with the Company or a subsidiary;

•	 employees	are	aware	of	their	responsibilities	under	their	contract	of	employment	and	always	act	in	an	ethical	and	

professional manner; and

•	 all	persons	dealing	with	Emeco,	whether	it	be	employees,	shareholders,	suppliers,	clients	or	competitors,	can	be	

guided by the stated values and practices of emeco.

under the Code of Conduct, employees of the emeco group must, amongst other things: 

•	 act	honestly	and	in	good	faith	at	all	times	and	in	a	manner	which	is	in	the	best	interests	of	the	Company	as	a	whole;

•	

conduct	their	personal	activities	in	a	manner	that	is	lawful	and	avoids	conflicts	of	interest	between	the	employee’s	
personal interests and those of the Company;

•	 always	act	in	a	manner	that	is	in	compliance	with	the	laws	and	regulations	of	the	country	in	which	they	work;	and

•	

report	any	actual	or	potential	breaches	of	the	law,	the	Code	of	Conduct	or	the	Company’s	other	policies	to	the	
Company secretary.

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the Company actively promotes and encourages ethical behaviour and protection for those who report violations of the 
Code or other unlawful or unethical conduct in good faith.  the Company ensures that employees are not disadvantaged in 
any way for reporting violations of the Code or other unlawful or unethical conduct and that matters are dealt with promptly 
and fairly.

The Share Trading Policy

the share trading policy is specifically designed to raise awareness of, and minimise any potential for breach of, the 
prohibitions on insider trading contained in the Corporations act 2001.  the policy is also designed to minimise the chance 
that misunderstandings or suspicions arise regarding employees trading while in possession of non-public price sensitive 
information by imposing restrictions on employees and officers in relation to the trading of the Company’s shares. 

Copies of the Code of Conduct and the share trading policy are available on the emeco website.

PrinciPle 4 

Safeguard integrity in financial reporting 

the Board has established an audit & risk Committee to support and advise the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities to 
shareholders, employees and other stakeholders of the Company by:

•	 assisting	the	Board	in	fulfilling	its	oversight	responsibilities	for	the	financial	reporting	process,	the	system	of	internal	
control relating to all matters affecting the Company’s financial performance, the audit process, and the Company’s 
process for monitoring compliance with laws and regulations and the code of conduct; and

•	

implementing	and	supervising	the	Company’s	risk	management	framework.

members of the audit and risk Committee during the 2007/2008 financial year were mr mcCullagh (Chair), mr minton and  
mr Brennan.  

the audit & risk Committee Charter sets out the role and responsibilities of the Committee and is available on the  
emeco website. 

Details regarding membership of the Committee are set out above.  During fy08, the Committee comprised three 
independent non-executive directors all of whom have financial expertise.  Details of the qualifications of the members of 
the Committee are set out at pages 20 & 21 of this report. During fy08, the Committee met 3 times. all current members 
of the Committee were present for each of these meetings other than mr Brennan who was appointed to the Committee in 
august 2007 following the departure of mr fitton, who attended 2 of the 3 meetings. 

PrinciPle 5  Make timely and balanced disclosure 

the Company is committed to complying with its continuous disclosure obligations under the asx listing rules  
and disclosing to investors and other stakeholders all material information about the Company in a timely and  
responsive manner. 

the Company has adopted a Continuous Disclosure policy which is available on the emeco website. 

the Continuous Disclosure policy specifies the processes by which the Company ensures compliance with its continuous 
disclosure obligations. the policy sets out the internal notification and decision making procedures in relation to these 
obligations, and the roles and responsibilities of the Company’s officers and employees in the context of these obligations. 
it emphasises a pro-active approach to continuous disclosure and requires the Company to comply with the spirit as well as 
the letter of the asx continuous disclosure requirements. 

the policy specifies the Company representatives who are authorised to speak publicly on behalf of the Company and 
procedures for dealing with analysts.  it also sets out how the Company deals with market rumour and speculation.

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PrinciPle 6 

respect the rights of shareholders 

the Company acknowledges the importance of effective communication with its shareholders and encourages their 
effective participation at general meetings.  

all public announcements are posted on the emeco website after they have been released to the asx.  the Company also 
places the full text of notices of meetings and explanatory material on the website. 

the Company offers a number of options to shareholders in relation to electronic communications. shareholders can 
elect to receive notification by email when payment advices, annual reports and notices of meetings and proxy forms are 
available on line. they can also elect to receive email notification of important announcements. 

shareholders are given an opportunity to ask questions of the directors at the Company’s general meetings. the Company 
provides its auditor with notice of general meetings of the Company, as is required by section 249k of the Corporations Act 
2001.  the Company also requests its auditor to attend its annual general meetings and be available to answer shareholder 
questions about the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the auditor’s report. 

PrinciPle 7 

recognise and manage risk 

the Company accepts that risk is an unavoidable part of the emeco group’s activities.  however, the Company actively  
manages risk in order to optimise outcomes for shareholders and other stakeholders and ensure the integrity of the 
group’s financial statements. 

the Board of the Company has adopted a risk management policy which describes: 

•	

•	

•	

the	principal	risks	for	the	Emeco	Group;

the	Group’s	risk	management	framework	and	controls;	and

the	role	and	respective	accountabilities	of	the	Board,	the	Audit	and	Risk	Committee	and	Emeco	Group	management	
within the risk management framework.  

the audit and risk Committee is responsible for reviewing the effectiveness of the overall risk management framework. it 
is also required to review the risk management policy on an annual basis. 

emeco has established a group corporate assurance unit to assist management to ensure the emeco group’s risk 
management and internal control systems are operating effectively. the internal assurance process is undertaken by the 
Corporate assurance manager who will provide assurance to the audit and risk Committee and the Board regarding the 
effectiveness of the emeco group’s risk management, governance and control frameworks. 

for fy08, the Board has received an assurance from the managing Director and the Chief financial officer that the 
declaration provided in accordance with s.295a of the Corporations Act 2001 is founded on a sound system of risk 
management and internal control and that the system is operating effectively in all material respects in relation to financial 
reporting risks. management has also reported to the Board that the emeco group’s risk management and internal 
compliance and control system is operating efficiently and effectively in all material respects.  

the risk management policy is available on the emeco website.

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PrinciPle 8  remunerate fairly and responsibly

the emeco group remuneration policy is substantially reflected in the objectives of the remuneration and nomination 
Committee. the Committee’s remuneration objectives are to endeavour to ensure that: 

•	

•	

•	

the	Directors	and	senior	management	of	the	Group	are	remunerated	fairly	and	appropriately;	

the	remuneration	policies	and	outcomes	strike	an	appropriate	balance	between	the	interests	of	the	Company’s	
shareholders, and rewarding and motivating the group’s executives and employees in order to secure the long term 
benefits of their energy and loyalty; and

the	human	resources	policies	and	practices	are	consistent	with	and	complementary	to	the	strategic	direction	and	
human resources objectives of the Company as determined by the Board. 

under its Charter, the remuneration and nomination Committee is required to review and make recommendations to the 
Board about: 

•	

•	

•	

•	

•	

the	general	remuneration	strategy	for	the	Group	so	that	it	motivates	the	Group’s	executives	and	employees	to	
pursue the long term growth and success of the group and establishes a fair and transparent relationship between 
individual performance and remuneration;

the	terms	of	remuneration	for	the	executive	Directors	and	other	senior	management	of	the	Group	from	time	to	time	
including the criteria for assessing performance; 

the	outcomes	of	remuneration	reviews	for	executives	collectively,	and	the	individual	reviews	for	the	executive	
Directors, and other senior management of the group;

remuneration	reviews	for	executive	and	non-executive	Directors;

changes	in	remuneration	policy	and	practices,	including	superannuation	and	other	benefits;

•	 employee	equity	plans	and	allocations	under	those	plans;	and

•	

the	disclosure	of	remuneration	requirements	in	the	Company’s	public	materials	including	ASX	filings	and	the	
annual report.

Details regarding membership of the remuneration and nomination Committee are set out above under principle 2.  During 
fy08, the Committee met once. all members of the Committee were present for the meeting. 

emeco clearly distinguishes the structure of non-executive directors’ remuneration from that of executive directors  
and senior executives. non-executive directors are remunerated by way of fees in the form of cash benefits and 
superannuation contributions. they do not receive options or bonus payments; nor are they provided with retirement 
benefits other than superannuation.

a remuneration report detailing the information required by section 300a of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to fy08 is 
included in the Directors’ report.

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nATure OF OPerATiOnS And PrinciPAl AcTiviTieS

the principal activities during the financial year of the entities within the emeco group were the rental, sales, parts and 
maintenance of heavy earthmoving equipment.

as set out in this report, the nature of the emeco group’s operations and principal activities, have been consistent 
throughout the financial year. 

OPerATinG And FinAnciAl review 

a review of emeco group operations, and the results of those operations for fy08, is set out on pages 4 to 16 and in the 
accompanying financial statements.

dividendS PAid Or TO Be PAid

During the 2007/2008 financial year a fully franked interim dividend of 2 cent per share was paid on 4 april 2008 by the 
Company. 

since the end of the 2007/2008 financial year the directors have declared a fully franked final dividend of 2.5 cents per share 
to be paid on 30 september 2008.

SiGniFicAnT chAnGeS in STATe OF AFFAirS

During the financial year under review there were no significant changes in the emeco group’s state of affairs other than 
those disclosed in the operating and financial review section above or in the financial statements and the notes thereto.

SiGniFicAnT evenTS AFTer BAlAnce dATe

on 15 august 2008 the Company finalised the refinancing of the emeco group’s senior debt facilities.  the group secured 
a revolving 3 year $595 million senior secured debt facility provided by a syndicate of eight domestic and international 
banks, and a $35 million working capital facility.

these new facilities replace the existing $490 million senior secured debt facility and $25 million working capital facility 
which were to mature in July 2009.  

liKelY develOPMenTS And eXPecTed reSulTS

likely developments in, and expected results of, the operations of the emeco group are referred to at pages 4 to 16.  this 
report omits information on likely developments in the emeco group in future financial years and the expected results of 
those operations the disclosure of which, in the opinion of the directors, would be likely to result in unreasonable prejudice 
to the emeco group.

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direcTOrS inTereST in ShAreS OF The cOMPAnY

the relevant interests of each Director in the shares, debentures, and rights or options over such shares or debentures 
issued by the companies within the emeco group and other related bodies corporate, as notified by the directors to the 
asx in accordance with s.205g(1) of the Corporations Act 2001, at the date of this report are as follows:  

Table 3 – directors’ interests

director
greg minton
laurie freedman
robin adair
alec Brennan
peter Johnston
paul mcCullagh

Ordinary shares
361,267
19,000,000
6,100,000
1,381,420
100,000
216,707

Options over ordinary shares

-

4,800,000*
1,600,000*

-
-
-

*  with effect from 26 august 2008, mr freedman forfeited 1,600,000 options and mr adair forfeited 533,333 options.  

these forfeitures occurred because, under the terms of the options plan, the Company’s earnings per share target for 
fy08 was not achieved.  for further details, see pages 32 to 33 of this report.

reMunerATiOn rePOrT (AudiTed) 

this report summarises the emeco group’s remuneration practices and outcomes in respect of its directors and senior 
executives for the 2008 financial year. 

Principles of remuneration 

the emeco group remuneration policy is substantially reflected in the objectives of the Board’s remuneration and 
nomination Committee. the Committee’s objectives are to endeavour to ensure that: 

•	

•	

•	

the Directors of the Company and senior management of the group are remunerated fairly and appropriately; 

the remuneration policies and outcomes of the Company strike an appropriate balance between the interests of the 
Company’s shareholders, and rewarding and motivating the group’s executives and employees in order to secure 
the long term benefits of their energy and loyalty; and

the human resources policies and practices are consistent with and complementary to the strategic direction and 
human resources objectives of the Company as determined by the Board. 

elements of remuneration

the remuneration structure for emeco’s executives consists of fixed and variable components. 

Fixed remuneration

fixed remuneration comprises base salary, employer superannuation contributions and other allowances such as motor 
vehicle allowances and non-cash benefits. 

each executive’s fixed remuneration is reviewed and benchmarked against appropriate market comparisons annually in 
september. the executive’s responsibilities, experience, qualifications, performance and geographic location are also taken 
into account.   

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emeco’s broad objective is to set fixed remuneration at levels which ensure the Company is able to attract and retain the best 
available key executives. the policy of the Company is to set fixed remuneration at levels which attract and retain appropriately 
qualified and experienced executives capable of: 

•	

fulfilling their respective roles within the group; 

•	 achieving the group’s strategic objectives; and 

•	 maximising emeco group earnings and the returns to shareholders. 

variable remuneration

variable remuneration is performance linked remuneration which consists of short term incentives (STis) and long term 
 incentives (lTis). 

STi remuneration 

short term incentives are used to reward the performance of key management personnel over a full financial year. the maximum 
achievable sti amount payable to an executive is set as a percentage of fixed remuneration. the actual amount of sti payable is 
determined at the end of the financial year in light of the executive’s performance against agreed key performance  
indicators (KPis). 

these kpis are mainly financial in nature and are aligned to the profitability of the emeco group. however, some of them relate to 
non financial performance in areas considered critical to emeco’s operations such as: 

•	 occupational	health	and	safety;

•	 people	development;	and

•	

successful	implementation	of	strategic	initiatives.		

the combination of kpi elements varies amongst executives, however, as a fundamental principle, kpis are set for each 
executive’s sti plan on the basis they are aligned with the strategic objectives of the emeco group. kpis therefore generally 
comprise elements based on the performance of the emeco group or a business unit within the group. in most cases the 
measurement of kpis is objectively determined on the basis of financial information or other quantifiable information. for 
example, where occupational health and safety performance is a kpi element, an important measure of performance is lost time 
injury frequency data. 

whilst the maximum percentage sti grant to key executives varies, no executive other than the managing Director and the 
executive Director, Corporate strategy and Business Development is entitled to an sti grant which exceeds an amount equal to 
50% of the recipient’s annual salary. the majority of key executives are entitled to a maximum sti grant of 40% of annual salary. 

in accordance with the terms of their respective sti plans, mr freedman and mr adair did not receive any proportion of their 
respective sti bonus entitlements for fy08 because actual earnings per share did not exceed the required earnings per share 
target. Details of the sti plans for mr freedman and mr adair are set out in the section of this report headed “service Contracts”. 

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Details of the vesting profile of the short term incentive cash grants awarded to key executives in respect of fy08 are set  
out below: 

Table 4 – Key executive STi vesting information in respect of FY08

mr l freedman
mr r adair
mr m Bourke
mr a Carr
mr h Christie-Johnston
mr g graham
mr C moseley
mr t sauvarin
mr i testrow
mr D tilbrook
mr m turner

notes: 

nature of  
STi compensation
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash

Grant 
date
27 august 2006
27 august 2006
1 october 2007
1 october 2007
1 october 2007
1 october 2007
1 october 2007
1 october 2007
1 october 2007
1 october 2007
1 october 2007

% of  
bonus awarded

0%
0%
0%
10%
100%
0%
0%
0%
22.7%
20.8%
16.7%

% of  
bonus forfeited
100%
100%
100%
90%
0%
100%
100%
100%
77.3%
79.2%
83.3%

(a) 

amounts included in remuneration for fy08 represent the amounts that vested in the year based on the achievement 
of kpis. no amounts vest in future financial years in respect of the bonus scheme for fy08. 

(B) 

amounts forfeited are due to the kpis not being met in relation to fy08. 

(C)  mr s gobby, having commenced employment in march 2008 with the Company, was not entitled to an sti grant in 

respect of fy08.

lTi remuneration 

Performance Shares and Performance Rights

emeco has established an lti plan to apply to emeco’s senior managers (which includes key management personnel) in 
fy08 and subsequent years. the plan provides emeco’s senior managers with an ongoing incentive to achieve the long 
term objectives of the emeco group. 

grants under the lti plan, which applies to key executives other than mr freedman and mr adair, have the following key 
terms and conditions, none of which have been altered since grants were made under the plan on 15 october 2007: 

•	 Each	year	Emeco	will	grant	unvested	fully	paid	Emeco	performance	shares	to	individual	Australian-based	

executives, with the number of shares granted being determined by reference to the seniority of the executive and 
the value of the share grant as a percentage of the executive’s salary. performance shares are granted at no cost to 
the recipient and at a nil exercise price; they vest 3 years after issue if the performance condition described below is 
met.  

•	 Emeco	participants	in	the	LTI	plan	who	are	working	outside	Australia	are	issued	performance	rights	on	substantially	
identical terms as the recipients of performance shares. each performance right provides the recipient with the right 
to receive one fully paid emeco share if the relevant performance hurdle is met. performance rights are issued to 
emeco’s offshore executives instead of performance shares in order to reduce the complexity of the compliance 
issues associated with the issue of emeco shares in the relevant foreign jurisdictions.

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lTi remuneration (continued)

Performance Shares and Performance Rights (Continued)

•	 The	performance	condition	for	the	vesting	of	performance	shares	and	the	exercise	of	performance	rights	is	a	

performance hurdle based on relative total shareholder return (TSr). emeco’s tsr during the vesting period will be 
measured against a peer group consisting of a group of 12 companies that are considered direct peers to emeco 
and in addition the s&p/asx small industrials (excluding banks, insurance companies, property trusts/companies 
and investment property trusts/companies and other stapled securities).  the peer group currently comprises a total 
of 97 companies (this number may change as a result of takeovers, mergers etc) (Peer Group). tsr for emeco and 
each company in the peer group is calculated by reference to share price growth, dividends and capital returns. 

•	 Three	years	after	the	performance	shares	are	granted,	TSR	for	all	companies	including	Emeco	will	be	measured	and	 

ranked.  performance shares will only vest and performance rights will only be exercisable if a threshold tsr 
performance is achieved in comparison with the peer group tsr.  there is a maximum and minimum vesting range 
and vesting occurs as follows: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

if emeco’s tsr is less than the tsr of 50% of the companies of the peer group then no performance shares 
will vest.    

if emeco’s tsr is equal to the tsr of 50.1% of the companies of the peer group then 50% of the performance 
shares will vest.

if emeco’s tsr is equal to or greater than the tsr of 75% of the companies of the peer group then 100% of 
the performance shares will vest.

if emeco’s tsr is equal to the tsr of between 50% and 75% of the companies of the peer group then an 
extra 2% of the performance shares granted vest for each percentile increase in emeco’s tsr above the 50th 
percentile.  

•	 Performance	shares	that	have	not	vested	after	the	end	of	the	performance	period	will	be	bought	back	or	transferred	

to a nominee of the Company. performance rights which do not become exercisable will lapse. 

•	 Performance	shares	which	have	vested	must	be	transferred	into	the	name	of	the	participant	within	two	years	of	

vesting. performance rights lapse five years after the date of grant.

Options

a separate lti plan (Options Plan) is in place for mr freedman and mr adair. on 4 august 2006, following the successful 
completion of emeco’s initial public offering (iPO), 4,800,000 options were issued to mr freedman and 1,600,000 options 
were issued to mr adair under the Company’s employee incentive plan.

each option granted to mr freedman and mr adair (Option) was provided at no cost and entitles the holder to subscribe for 
an ordinary emeco share at a price of $1.925 (exercise Price), which is 2.5 cents above the ipo issue price. the fair value of 
each option at grant date was 19.43 cents. the options issued to mr freedman and mr adair expire 5 years after their date 
of issue. 

the options plan provides for the vesting of the options in three equal tranches, subject to the following vesting conditions: 

•	

•	

•	

for	the	financial	year	ending	30	June	2007,	1/3	of	the	Options	were	to	vest	on	the	date	of	release	of	final	audited	
results for emeco for that year, provided that emeco holdings achieved actual earnings per share equal to or 
greater than the prospectus forecast earnings per share for fy07. all of these options vested on the date of release 
of emeco’s fy07 results because the actual earnings per share for fy07 of 9.3 cents met the required performance 
target. however, neither mr freedman nor mr adair have exercised these vested options because the exercise price 
has been greater than the market price of emeco shares since these options vested;

for	the	financial	year	ending	30	June	2008,	1/3	of	the	Options	were	to	vest	on	the	date	that	final	audited	results	for	
emeco that year are released, provided that emeco holdings achieved actual earnings per share equal to or greater 
than 110% of the prospectus forecast earnings per share for fy07. none of these options have vested because the 
actual earnings per share for fy08 of 10.7 cents did not meet the required performance target; and

for	the	financial	year	ending	30	June	2009,	1/3	of	the	Options	will	vest	on	the	date	that	final	audited	results	for	
emeco for that year are released, provided that emeco holdings has achieved actual earnings per share equal to or 
greater than 121% of the prospectus forecast earnings per share for fy07.

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mr freedman’s options vest only if he holds the position of managing Director of the Company at the time of vesting. 
mr adair’s options vest only if he is an employee of the Company at the time of vesting or if he is subject to a deemed 
termination, ie the Company materially and substantially changes his duties beyond the duties ordinarily performed 
by him, other than with his agreement, or the Company is removed from the official list of the asx. on 4 march 2008, 
simultaneously with the appointment of mr gobby as emeco’s Chief financial officer, mr adair was appointed to the 
position of executive Director, Corporate strategy and Business Development. mr adair’s appointment did not affect his 
vested options or the vesting profile of his unvested options. 

all of the options granted to mr freedman and mr adair which were subject to a vesting condition in respect of emeco’s fy08 
financial performance lapsed as a result of emeco not meeting the earnings per share performance target set out above. 

Prohibition of hedging LTI grants 

on 25 august 2008, emeco’s board of directors resolved to amend emeco’s share trading policy to prohibit directors and 
other officers of the Company from entering into transactions intended to hedge their exposure to emeco securities which 
have been issued to the officer as part of the officer’s remuneration. 

details of remuneration

Details of the elements comprising the remuneration of the emeco group’s key executives, including each Director and 
each of the five named emeco group executives who received the highest remuneration in fy08 are set out in table 5.  
table 5 does not include the following components of compensation because they were not provided to key executives 
during fy08: short term cash profit-sharing bonuses, payments made to a person before the person started hold a position, 
long term incentives distributed in cash, post employment benefits other than superannuation and share based payments 
other than shares and units.  table 6 provides comparative information in relation to the remuneration of the emeco 
group’s key executives for the prior financial year.  

Table 5 - directors’ and executive officers’ remuneration FY08 (company and consolidated) 

Short-term benefits

Post em-
ployment 
benefits

Other 
long term 
benefits

Termi-
nation 
benefits

Share based  
payments

Total

Proportion of 
remuneration 
performance 
related

Salary  
& Fees

STi cash 
bonuses 

non-mone-
tary benefits 

$

$

$

Super 
-annuation 
benefits 
$

Shares 

$

$

$ 

Options 
and 
rights 
$

$

%

non - executive  
directors

alec Brennan

greg minton

paul mcCullagh

stuart fitton (a)

peter Johnston

executive directors

laurie freedman
Managing Director

robin adair 
Executive Director 
Corporate Strategy 
& Business  
Development (B)

TOTAl All  
direcTOrS

175,494

105,743

101,076

13,288

98,743

925,062

486,538

1,905,944

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,795

9,517

9,097

1,196

8,887

19,767

96,508

28,006

48,654

47,773

189,654

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

191,289

115,260

110,173

14,484

107,630

-

-

-

-

-

3,495

1,044,832

0.3%

1,165

564,363

0.2%

4,660

2,148,031

(a)  mr fitton resigned on 17 august 2007.

(B)  mr adair was appointed to the position of executive Director Corporate strategy & Business Development on  

1 november 2007, having previously been Chief financial officer for the emeco group. 

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Table 5 - directors’ and executive officers’ remuneration FY08 (company and consolidated) (continued)

Short-term benefits

Post em-
ployment 
benefits

Other long 
term  
benefits

Termi-
nation 
benefits

Share based payments

Total

Proportion 
of remu-
neration 
perform-
ance 
related

Salary & 
Fees

$

STi cash  
bonuses 
(c)
$

non-
monetary 
benefits
$

Superan-
nuation 
benefits
$

lTiP

MiSP

$

$

$

$

$

%

executives 

m Bourke
President  
Emeco Canada (D)

a Carr
General Manager, 
Parts, Maintenance  
& Plant 

h Christie-Johnston
General Manager
Emeco Sales (e)

s gobby
Chief Financial Officer 
(f)

g graham
Managing Director 
Emeco Europe (g)

C moseley
President
Emeco USA (h)

t sauvarin 
General Manager,  
Emeco Sales (i)

i testrow
General Manager
Northern Region (J)

D tilbrook 
Executive General Man-
ager Western Region (k)

m turner 
General Manager,  
Global Procurement 

299,938

-

142,784

24,119

290,308

10,000

15,434

26,128

192,308

80,000

10,471

17,308

113,538

284,807

236,713

24,000

-

-

-

-

82

10,218

119,734

11,846

12,630

6,699

-

4,800

231,423

20,000

65,446

20,828

412,615

30,000

14,574

37,135

294,615

20,000

9,596

26,515

total all executives

2,380,265

160,000

390,751

185,596

total all

4,286,209

160,000

438,524

375,250

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21,750

41,077

529,668

11.9%

21,750

42,585

406,205

18.3%

-

4,219

304,306

27.7%

9,095

-

132,933

6.8%

21,750

16,432

454,569

8.4%

-

-

-

-

256,042

28,800

-

-

21,750

25,551

384,998

17.5%

21,750

21,750

-

-

516,074

10.0%

372,476

11.2%

139,595

129,864 3,386,071

139,595

134,524 5,534,102

(C)  The short term incentive bonus is for performance during FY08.  The amount awarded to each executive was finally determined on  

8 August 2008 after completion of performance reviews. 

(D)  Mr Bourke’s remuneration has been converted to Australian dollars from Canadian dollars on the basis of an AUD/CAD exchange rate of $0.9045. 
(E)  Mr Christie Johnston commenced employment with Emeco as General Manager, Emeco Sales on 30 July 2007. 
(F)  Mr Gobby commenced employment as Emeco’s Chief Financial Officer on 4 March 2008.  
(G)  Mr Graham was appointed Managing Director of Emeco Europe on 12 August 2007.  Mr Graham’s remuneration has been converted to Australian 

dollars from Euros on the basis of an AUD/Euro exchange rate of $0.6098.

(H)  Mr Moseley acquired executive responsibility for the financial and operational performance of Emeco Equipment (USA) LLC as from 1 July 2007. 

Mr Moseley’s remuneration has been converted to Australian dollars on the basis of an AUD/USD exchange rate of $0.8956.

(I)  Mr Sauvarin was appointed to a position within the procurement management group as from 30 July 2007 and ceased to be a member of the 

Emeco senior leadership team from that date. 

(J)  Mr Testrow was appointed to the position of General Manager Northern Region with effect from 1 March 2008. 
(K)  Mr Tilbrook was appointed Executive General Manager Western Region with effect from 1 March 2008. Prior to that time he was General Manager 

Australian Rental. 

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Table 6 - directors’ and executive officers’ remuneration FY07 (company and consolidated) 

Short-term benefits

Post em-
ployment 
benefits

Other 
long term 
benefits 
(A)

Termi-
nation 
benefits

Share based  
payments

Total

Proportion of 
remuneration 
performance 
related

Salary & 
Fees 

STi cash 
bonuses 

$

$

non-
monetary 
benefits 
$

Superan-
nuation 
benefits 
$

MiSP + 
iPO Fee 

Options 

$

$

$

$

$

%

non - executive  
directors

alec Brennan

greg minton

paul mcCullagh

stuart fitton

peter Johnston

executive directors

laurie freedman
Managing Director
robin adair 
Chief Financial Officer

-

120,661

95,091

144,827

80,307

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,709

8,558

13,034

6,751

-

-

-

-

-

832,000

850,000

15,051

94,154

123,068

442,308

225,000

28,597

44,231

221,522

TOTAl All direcTOrS 1,715,194

1,075,000

43,648

177,437

344,590

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

101,403

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

101,403

131,370

103,649

157,861

87,058

-

-

-

-

-

479,964

2,394,237

60.7%

159,988

1,121,646

54.1%

101,403

639,952

4,097,224

(a)  the amounts shown in this column are cash amounts paid to the executives which they were required to use to subscribe for performance 

shares on issue prior to, and which were converted into ordinary shares as part of, the ipo.

Short-term benefits

Post em-
ployment 
benefits

Other 
long term 
benefits 
(d)

Termi-
nation 
benefits

Share based  
payments

Total

Proportion of 
remuneration 
performance 
related

Salary & 
Fees 

$

STi cash 
bonuses 
(A)
$

non-
monetary 
benefits
$

Superan-
nuation 
benefits
$

341,044

-

117,801

-

264,000

66,000

8,008

22,846

188,526

-

49,215

7,177

-

-

-

282,676

48,000

-

54,504

123,068

332,500

90,000

14,370

29,925

221,522

272,500

56,000

11,933

24,525

221,522

executives 

m Bourke
President  
Emeco Canada (C)
a Carr
General Manager, 
Parts, Maintenance  
& Plant
r parish 
General Manager  
Indonesia (B)

t sauvarin 
General Manager, 
Emeco Sales

D tilbrook 
General Manager 
Rental, Western Region
m turner 
General Manager,  
Global Procurement

total executives

1,681,246

260,000

201,327

138,977

566,112

Total All

3,396,440

1,335,000

244,975

316,414

910,702

MiSP 

Options 

$

$

$

$

$

%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

41,209

42,764

26,440

-

-

-

110,413

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

500,054

8.2%

403,618

26.9%

271,358

9.7%

508,248

33.6%

688,317

45.2%

586,480

47.3%

2,958,075

211,816

639,952

7,055,299

(a)  the short term incentive bonus was for performance during fy07.  the amount awarded to each executive was finally determined on 27 august 

2007 after completion of performance reviews. 

(B)  mr parish’s remuneration was converted to australian dollars from us dollars on the basis of an auD/usD exchange rate of usD $0.75. 
(C)  mr Bourke’s remuneration was converted to australian dollars from Canadian dollars on the basis of an auD/CaD exchange rate of $0.86. 
(D)  the amounts shown in this column are cash amounts paid to the executives which they were required to use to subscribe for performance shares 

on issue prior to, and which were converted into ordinary shares as part of, the ipo.

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Directors’ report

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

equity instruments 

MiSP

During fy08, the Company made share based payments to mr Bourke, mr Carr and mr Christie-Johnston (MiSP 
Participants) under the Company’s management incentive share plan (MiSP). Details of the share issue made to them 
under the misp are set out below: 

Table 7 – MiSP grants to key executives

number of shares 
issued under the misp 
issue price of the  
misp shares
Date of grant

amount of Company 
loan in respect of misp 
shares outstanding at 
reporting date 
highest amount of 
indebtedness during 
the period
fair value recognised 
as remuneration during 
the year

Michael Bourke

Anthony carr

600,000

500,000

hamish  
christie-Johnston
500,000

300,000

ian Testrow

Greg Graham

$0.92

$1.155

$0.74

$1.155

12 June 2006

12 June 2006

14 march 2008

12 June 2006

200,000 (tranche 1)
100,000 (tranche 2)
$0.61 (tranche 1)
$1.155 (tranche 2)
18 august 2005 
(tranche 1)
12 June 2006 
(tranche 2)

$519,000

$550,000

$370,000

330,000

221,000

$546,000

$572,500

$370,000

343,500

234,500

$41,077

$42,585

$4,219

25,551

16.432

key terms and conditions of the issue of shares to the misp participants under the misp are as follows: 

•	

In	accordance	with	the	terms	of	the	MISP	the	Company	provided	each	MISP	Participant	with	an	interest-free,	limited	
recourse loan (loan) to enable him to subscribe for the misp shares. 

•	 The	shares	vest	over	a	5	year	period	with	the	first	6.25%	of	the	shares	vesting	2	years	after	the	issue	date.	The	
shares then vest on an annual basis until all of the shares have vested on the 5th anniversary of their issue. 

•	

If	a	MISP	Participant’s	employment	with	the	Emeco	Group	is	terminated	before	all	of	his	MISP	shares	vest,	then	in	
relation to those shares which have not vested, the Company is required to buy them back, cancel them or transfer 
them to a nominee at a price equal to the loan amount outstanding in respect of them and to set off the payment 
against the loan amount owed to the Company. in relation to those shares which have vested, the Company must 
buy them back or transfer them to a nominee of the board and pay to the misp participant a purchase price equal to 
their market value, subject to the Company setting off the loan amount outstanding in respect of the vested shares. 

•	 Subject	to	the	approval	of	the	board,	the	Loan	can	be	repaid	at	any	time	but	must	be	repaid	by	the	tenth	anniversary	

of the commencement date of the misp. 

•	 Any	dividends	or	capital	distributions	which	may	become	payable	in	respect	of	the	MISP	shares	may	be	applied	by	

the Company in reducing the amount of the loan. 

the share issues under the misp to each misp participant, and the time based vesting conditions in respect of the shares, 
are not dependent on the satisfaction of a performance condition because the issue of shares to them and the inclusion 
of time based vesting conditions in the terms of issue were intended to provide them with an incentive to remain with the 
emeco group. that is, the terms upon which the shares were issued to the misp participants were intended to operate as a 
retention incentive arrangement rather than a performance incentive arrangement. 

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lTi

the terms of the lti plan are discussed at pages 32 to 33. 

During fy08, the Company granted performance shares to the following key management personnel under the Company’s 
lti plan (lTi Plan). no lti grants of performance shares were made to key management personnel in fy07. 

Table 8 – lTi Performance Share grants to key executives

number granted 
during FY08 

Grant  
date

Fair value per  
Performance Share 

number of Performance Shares 
vested during FY08 (A)

mr a Carr

mr s gobby

mr i testrow

mr D tilbrook

mr m turner

100,000

150,000

100,000

100,000

100,000

15 october 2007

17 march 2008

15 october 2007

15 october 2007

15 october 2007

$0.87

$0.47

$0.87

$0.87

$0.87

-

-

-

-

-

(a) for performance shares granted in fy08, the earliest vesting date is 15 october 2010.

During fy08, the Company granted performance rights to the following key management personnel under the lti plan. no 
lti grants of performance rights were made to key management personnel in fy07.

Table 9 – lTi Performance rights grants to key executives

number granted 
during FY08 (A)

Grant  
date

Fair value per  
Performance right

number of Performance rights  
vesting during FY08 (A)

mr m Bourke

mr g graham

100,000

100,000

15 october 2007

15 october 2007

$0.87

$0.87

-

-

(a) for performance rights granted in fy08, the earliest vesting date is 15 october 2010.

Options

the terms of the options plan are discussed at pages 32 to 33. 

the percentage of mr adair’s and mr freedman’s remuneration in fy08 that consists of options is 0.2% and 0.3% respectively. 

Details of the movement in the number of options held, directly, indirectly or beneficially, by each key management person 
during fy08, including their related parties, are set out in the following table:

Table 10 – lTi Options grants to key executives

2008 
directors &  
executives

l C freedman

r l C adair

2007 
directors &  
executives

l C freedman

r l C adair

held at 
1 July  
2007

4,800,000

1,600,000

held at 
1 July  
2006

-

-

Granted as  
compensation

exercised

Other 
changes

held at  
30 June  
2008

vested  
during the 
year

vested and  
exercisable at  
30 June 2008

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,800,000*

1,600,000*

-

-

1,600,000

533,333

Granted as  
compensation

exercised

Other 
changes

held at  
30 June  
2007

vested  
during the 
year

vested and  
exercisable at  
30 June 2007

4,800,000

1,600,000

-

-

-

-

4,800,000

1,600,000

1,600,000

1,600,000

533,333

533,333

*  subsequent to 30 June 2008, with effect from 26 august 2008, mr freedman forfeited 1,600,000 options and mr adair 
forfeited 533,333 options.  these forfeitures occurred because, under the terms of the options plan, the Company’s 
earnings per share target for fy08 was not achieved.  for further details, see pages 32 to 33 of this report.

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for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

Service contracts

except as outlined below, each of the key executives named in table 5 are employed pursuant to contracts which provide 
for an indefinite term and which are terminable on either party giving 6 months’ notice or on the payment to the executive 
of up to 6 months’ salary in lieu of notice. no termination payments other than salary in lieu of notice and accrued statutory 
leave entitlements are payable under these contracts. 

mr Bourke is employed pursuant to a contract which provides for an indefinite term and which is terminable on either 
party giving 3 months’ notice or on the payment to the executive of up to 3 months’ salary in lieu of notice. no termination 
payments other than salary in lieu of notice and accrued statutory leave entitlements are payable under mr Bourke’s contract.

mr graham is employed pursuant to a contract which provides for an indefinite term. mr graham may terminate the 
contract by giving 3 months’ notice, whilst euro machinery Bv may terminate the contract by giving 6 months’ notice or 
paying him 6 months’ salary in lieu of notice. no termination payments other than salary in lieu of notice and accrued 
statutory leave entitlements are payable under mr graham’s contract.

mr moseley is employed by emeco equipment (usa) llC pursuant to a contract which provides for successive rolling 
12 month terms, subject to either party being able to give 6 months notice of termination or on the payment by emeco 
equipment (usa) llC to mr moseley of up to 6 months’ salary in lieu of notice. no termination payments other than salary 
in lieu of notice and accrued leave entitlements are payable.

mr freedman’s contract provides that he is to act as managing Director of the group until at least 31 December 2008. 
under this contract, mr freedman’s remuneration has been structured so that he receives a base salary (exclusive 
of superannuation and other entitlements outlined in his contract), together with the capacity to qualify for an sti 
performance bonus each year of up to 100% of the base amount calculated by reference to the earnings per share 
performance of emeco.  the contract may be terminated by either mr freedman or emeco upon provision of 12 months 
notice of termination.  emeco may also terminate mr freedman’s employment immediately, by making a payment in lieu of 
12 months remuneration package, which would be the total of his base amount, plus superannuation and car allowance. 

mr adair’s contract provides that he is to continue his employment with the group until at least 30 June 2009. under his 
contract, mr adair’s remuneration has been structured so that he receives a base salary (exclusive of superannuation 
and other entitlements outlined in his contract), together with the capacity to qualify for an sti performance bonus each 
year of up to 50% of the base amount calculated by reference to the earnings per share performance of emeco.  the 
contract may be terminated by either mr adair or emeco upon provision of 12 months notice of termination, although mr 
adair has agreed that he will not provide such notice until at least 1 January 2009. emeco may also terminate mr adair’s 
employment immediately, by making a payment in lieu of 12 months remuneration package, which would be the total of 
his base amount, plus superannuation and car allowance. if mr adair’s duties are materially altered during the term of his 
employment without his agreement or emeco delists from asx, mr adair may receive payment equal to 12 months of 
his base amount plus the maximum performance bonus amount for the relevant financial year. in addition, the options 
then granted to mr adair will immediately vest. no material changes were made to mr adair’s contract as a result of his 
appointment as executive Director, Corporate strategy and Business Development.

mr gobby’s contract is for an indefinite term and provides that it is terminable on either party giving 6 months’ notice 
or on the payment to him of up to 6 months’ salary in lieu of notice. if, however, a change of control of emeco holdings 
ltd occurs or his duties are materially changed within certain time periods specified in the contract, then he is entitled 
to terminate the contract and to be paid a maximum amount of 12 months base salary and the full amount of his sti 
bonus. this maximum amount applies if the relevant event occurs within 1 year of the commencement of his employment 
with emeco and declines to an amount of 6 months base salary and the full amount of his sti bonus after the second 
anniversary of his employment with emeco.  

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non - executive directors 

a maximum amount of $1,200,000 pa is currently prescribed in the Company’s constitution as the total aggregate 
remuneration available to non-executive directors.

the remuneration of all of the non-executive directors other than mr Brennan comprises a cash director’s fee of $100,000 
pa, inclusive of superannuation contributions.  as Chairman, mr Brennan is entitled to a fee of $175,000 pa, inclusive of 
superannuation contributions. an additional fee of $7,500 pa is paid to any director who is a member of a board committee; 
this fee is increased to $10,000 pa for a director who chairs a committee. 

remuneration and the company’s performance  (unaudited)

the Company was incorporated as a proprietary company on 14 December 2004. it is therefore not possible to discuss the 
relationship between the Company’s remuneration policy and the Company’s performance for the previous 4 financial years. 

however, based on the pro forma historical information set out in section 7 of the emeco prospectus dated 3 July 2006, 
and the consolidated results set out in the Company’s financial statements for fy06, fy07 and fy08, the emeco group has 
achieved a compound annual growth rate in eBita of 31.0% for the period from fy04 to fy08. 

the directors consider that the remuneration policies of the emeco group while it was privately held and since the ipo 
have been successful in aligning the interests of the senior managers with the interests of the emeco group and its 
shareholders.  this success is reflected in the earnings growth of the group. 

the directors also consider that the remuneration policies and practices adopted and approved by the emeco holdings ltd 
remuneration Committee for the emeco group’s directors, secretary and senior managers for fy08 provided them with 
appropriate rewards and motivated them to continue to perform in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. 

in fy08, the Company’s share price declined from $1.64 to $1.07 as at close of trading on 30 June 2008. the emeco 
group’s eBita decreased in fy08 by 6.4% from the eBita result reported as pro forma eBita for fy07*. however, as noted 
above, the emeco group has achieved a compound annual growth rate in eBita of 31.0% for the period from fy04 to 
fy08. this long run increase in eBita is in part attributable to the Company’s remuneration policies and the alignment of 
management’s interests with those of the Company and its shareholders.  the primary means available to the Company 
to grow shareholder wealth, whether by way of dividend distributions or increases in the Company’s share price, is to 
continue to increase earnings. in this regard, the Company has continued to grow earnings at a rapid rate over the past 5 
financial years. the Company will continue to adopt remuneration policies and practices which reward strong  
financial performance. 

*  fy07 pro forma eBita is derived by adjusting reported actual eBita to add back the non recurring costs of the ipo which 

were incurred in fy07.  it is considered that pro forma eBita for fy07 is a more accurate basis of comparison for the 
purposes of discussing eBita growth rates than is statutory eBita, as expenses incurred as a result of the ipo are not 
considered to be in the ordinary course of business. 

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for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

indeMniFicATiOn And inSurAnce OF direcTOrS, OFFicerS And AudiTOrS

the Company has entered into a deed of access, indemnity and insurance with each of its current and former Directors, 
the Chief financial officer and the Company secretary. under the terms of the deed, the Company indemnifies the officer 
or former officer, to the extent permitted by law, for liabilities incurred as an officer of the Company. the deed provides 
that the Company must advance the officer reasonable costs incurred by the officer in defending certain proceedings or 
appearing before an inquiry or hearing of a government agency. 

since the end of the previous financial year, the Company has paid premiums in respect of contracts insuring the current 
and former directors and officers of the emeco group, including senior executives, against liabilities incurred by such a 
director, officer or executive to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001.  the contracts of insurance prohibit 
disclosure of the nature of the liability cover and the amount of the premium. 

the emeco group has not indemnified its auditors, kpmg.

nOn-AudiT ServiceS

During the year, kpmg, the Company’s auditor, has performed certain other services in addition to their statutory duties.

the Board has considered the non-audit services provided during the year by the auditor and is satisfied that the provision 
of those non-audit services during the year by the auditor is compatible with, and did not compromise, the auditor 
independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons:

•	 all non-audit services were subject to the corporate governance procedures adopted by the Company;

•	

the non audit services provided do not undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out 
in professional statement f1 professional independence, as they did not involve reviewing or auditing the auditors 
own work, acting in a management or decision making capacity for the Company, acting as an advocate for the 
Company or jointly sharing the risks and rewards.

a copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporation Act 2001 is included in 
the director’s report.

Details of fees paid to the Company’s auditors for non audit services are found in note 8 of the financial report. 

rOundinG

the amounts contained in this report and in the financial report have been rounded to the nearest $1,000 (where rounding 
is applicable) under the option available to the Company under asiC Class order 98/100 dated 10 July 1998. the Company 
is an entity to which the Class order applies.

signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors. 

lAurence FreedMAn
Managing Director

Dated at perth, 25th day of august 2008.

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leaD aUDitor’s inDepenDence Declaration

unDer seCtion 307C of the Corporations aCt 2001

TO: The direcTOrS OF eMecO hOldinGS liMiTed

i declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, in relation to the audit for the year ended 30 June 2008 there  
have been:

(i)  no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations act 2001 in relation to 

the audit; and

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

KPMG

BreTT FullArTOn 
Partner

perth, 25th day of august 2008.

kpmg, an australian partnership and a member firm of the kpmg network of independent member firms affiliated with kpmg international, a swiss cooperative.

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income statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008

revenue from rental income
revenue from the sale of machines and parts
revenue from maintenance services

Changes in machinery and parts inventory
machinery and parts purchases and consumables
repairs and maintenance
employee expenses
hired in equipment and labour
gross profit

other income
other expense
eBitDa(1)

Depreciation expense
amortisation expense
eBit(2)
financial income
financial expenses
profit before income tax expense

income tax (expense)/benefit
profit for the period

attributed to:
equity holders of the parent
minority interests
profit for the period

earnings per share:

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

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33

consolidated

company

note

2008

2007

2008

2007

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 33,600 
 (1,193)
 32,407 

 - 
 - 
 32,407 
 - 
 - 
 32,407 

 241 
 32,648 

 32,648 
 - 
 32,648 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 7,500 
 (1,175)
 6,325 

 - 
 - 
 6,325 
 - 
 (1,818)
 4,507 

 193 
 4,700 

 4,700 
 - 
 4,700 

 320,478 
 255,481 
 41,898 
 617,857 

 197 
 (212,782)
 (91,440)
 (43,014)
 (5,798)
 265,020 

 10,169 
 (61,736)
 213,453 

 (93,113)
 (1,117)
 119,223 
 1,624 
 (25,169)
 95,678 

 285,875 
 238,590 
 29,937 
 554,402 

 (59,563)
 (144,942)
 (74,306)
 (35,489)
 (6,910)
 233,192 

 14,035 
 (41,292)
 205,935 

 (78,860)
 (3,422)
 123,653 
 822 
 (44,516)
 79,959 

6

7
7

7
7

9(c)

 (28,149)
 67,529 

 (23,865)
 56,094 

 67,529 
 - 
 67,529 

2008
$

0.107
0.107

 54,773 
 1,321 
 56,094 

2007
$

0.093
0.092

(1) eBitDa - earnings before interest expense, tax, depreciation and amortisation
(2) eBit - earnings before interest expense and tax.

the income statements are to be read in conjunction with the notes to and forming part of the financial statements set out 
on pages 46 to 102.

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balance sheets

as at 30th June 2008

current Assets
Cash assets
trade and other receivables
inventories
prepayments
Current tax asset
total current assets

non-current assets
trade and other receivables
intangible assets
investments
property, plant and equipment
Deferred tax assets
total non-current assets

total assets

current liabilities
trade and other payables
interest bearing liabilities
Current tax liabilities
provisions
total current liabilities

non-current liabilities
interest bearing liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
provisions
total non-current liabilities

total liabilities

net assets

equity
share capital
reserves
retained earnings/(accumulated loss)
total equity attributable to equity
holders of the parent
total equity

consolidated

company

note

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

14
15
17
16
10

15
18
19
20
11

21
22
10
24

22
11
24

25
25
25

 16,804 
 103,212 
 187,328 
 7,011 
 3,036 
 317,391 

 576 
 223,561 
 - 
 621,990 
 3,484 
 849,611 

 27,740 
 88,703 
 187,131 
 8,846 
 2,932 
 315,352 

 3,669 
 223,390 
 - 
 544,303 
 2,369 
 773,731 

 4 
 35,623 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 35,627 

 4 
 45,819 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 45,823 

 511,706 
 - 
 162,729 
 - 
 4,164 
 678,599 

 507,412 
 - 
 153,859 
 - 
 5,492 
 666,763 

 1,167,002 

 1,089,083 

 714,226 

 712,586 

 46,172 
 6,557 
 24,289 
 4,509 
 81,527 

 43,621 
 6,521 
 12,489 
 3,636 
 66,267 

 3,695 
 - 
 24,231 
 - 
 27,926 

 17,782 
 - 
 12,141 
 - 
 29,923 

 358,066 
 24,991 
 682 
 383,739 

 326,323 
 23,090 
 524 
 349,937 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 465,266 

 416,204 

 27,926 

 29,923 

 701,736 

 672,879 

 686,300 

 682,663 

 608,995 
 (16,192)
 108,933 

 609,278 
 (5,997)
 69,598 

 684,882 
 489 
 929 

 685,165 
 1,023 
 (3,525)

 701,736 
 701,736 

 672,879 
 672,879 

 686,300 
 686,300 

 682,663 
 682,663 

the balance sheets are to be read in conjunction with the notes to and forming part of the financial statements set out on 
pages 46 to 102.

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statements oF recogniseD income anD eXpense

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

effective portion of cash flow hedge recognised directly  
in equity at beginning of the year
effective portion of cash flow hedge recognised directly  
in equity at the end of the year
movement for the year

 915 

 1,195 

 90 

 915 

 (825)

 (280)

 - 

 - 

 - 

foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations
net income recognised directly in equity
Profit for the year
Total recognised income and expense for the year

 (8,836)
 (9,661)
 67,529 
 57,868 

 (8,467)
 (8,747)
 56,094 
 47,347 

 - 
 - 
 32,648 
 32,648 

Total recognised income and expense for the year attributed to
equity holders of the parent
minority interest
Total recognised income and expense for the year

 57,868 
 - 
 57,868 

 46,911 
 436 
 47,347 

 32,648 
 - 
 32,648 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 4,700 
 4,700 

 4,700 
 - 
 4,700 

the statements of recognised income and expense is to be read in conjunction with the notes to and forming part of the 
financial statements set out on pages 46 to 102.

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statement oF cash Flows

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008

cash flows from operating activities
Cash receipts from customers
Cash payments to suppliers and employees
Cash generated from operations
Dividends received
interest received
interest paid
income tax paid
net cash provided by/(used in)
operating activities

consolidated

company

note

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

 599,508 
 (407,647)
 191,861 
 - 
 1,624 
 (25,916)
 (13,978)

 556,414 
 (431,279)
 125,135 
 - 
 822 
 (32,912)
 (8,844)

 - 
 (880)
 (880)
 33,600 
 - 
 - 
 (12,118)

 - 
 (655)
 (655)
 7,500 
 - 
 - 
 (5,464)

28(ii)

 153,591 

 84,201 

 20,602 

 1,381 

cash flows from investing activities
proceeds on disposal of non-current assets
payment for controlled entities (net of cash acquired)
investment in subsidiary
payment for property, plant and equipment

29

 43,753 
 (4,837)
 - 
 (204,020)

 47,281 
 (165,140)
 - 
 (204,278)

 - 
 - 
 (8,872)
 - 

 - 
 (117,441)
 (36,418)
 - 

net cash used in investing activities

 (165,104)

 (322,137)

 (8,872)

 (153,859)

cash flows from financing activities
proceed from issue of shares
proceed from loans
repayment of exchangeable notes
loan to controlled entity
repurchase own shares
repayment of borrowings
payment for deferred borrowing costs
finance lease payments
Dividends paid
net cash provided by financing activities
net (decrease)/increase in cash held
Cash at the beginning of the period
effects of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held
Cash at the end of the financial period

 - 
 51,628 
 - 
 - 
 (985)
 (11,599)
 - 
 (9,019)
 (28,194)
 1,831 
 (9,682)
 27,740 
 (1,254)
 16,804 

 438,041 
 138,927 
 (54,694)
 - 
 - 
 (260,000)
 (870)
 (6,805)
 (6,260)
 248,339 
 10,403 
 19,240 
 (1,903)
 27,740 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 17,449 
 (985)
 - 
 - 
 - 
 (28,194)
 (11,730)
 - 
 4 
 - 
 4 

 438,041 
 - 
 - 
 (279,299)
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 (6,260)
 152,482 
 4 
 - 
 - 
 4

28(i)

the statements of cash flows are to be read in conjunction with the notes to the financial statements set out on 
pages 46 to 102.

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008

1 

rePOrTinG enTiTY

emeco holdings limited (the “Company”) is a company domiciled in australia. the address of the Company’s registered 
office is ground floor, 10 ord street, west perth  wa  6005. the consolidated financial statements of the Company as at 
and for the year ended 30 June 2008 comprise of the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the “group”) 
and the group’s interest in associates and jointly controlled entities. the group is primarily involved in the rental, sales, 
parts and maintenance of heavy earthmoving equipment (see note 13).

2 

BASiS OF PrePArATiOn

(a) 

Statement of compliance

the financial report is a general purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with australian 
accounting standards (aasBs) (including australian accounting interpretations) adopted by the australian accounting 
standards Board (aasB) and the Corporations act 2001. the consolidated financial report of the group also complies with 
the ifrss and interpretations adopted by the international accounting standards Board. 

the financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 25 august 2008. 

(b) 

Basis of measurement

the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following:

•	 derivative	financial	instruments	are	measured	at	fair	value

•	 available-for-sale	financial	assets	are	measured	at	fair	value

the methods used to measure fair values are discussed further in note 4.

(c)  

Functional and presentation currency

these consolidated financial statements are presented in australian dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency 
and the functional currency of the majority of the group. 

the Company is of a kind referred to in asiC Class order 98/100 dated 10 July 1998 and in accordance with that  
Class order, all financial information presented in australian dollars has been rounded to the nearest thousand unless 
otherwise stated. 

(d)   use of estimates and judgements

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.

in particular, information about significant areas of estimation uncertainty and critical judgements in applying accounting 
policies that have the most significant effect on the amount recognised in the financial statements are described in the 
following notes:

•	 Note	5	–	valuation	of	financial	instruments
•	 Note	11	–	utilisation	of	tax	losses
•	 Note	18	–	measurement	of	the	recoverable	amounts	of	cash-generating	units	containing	goodwill
•	 Note	29	–	business	combinations
•	 Note	30	–	measurement	of	share	based-payments.

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

(a)  

Basis of consolidation

(i)  

Subsidiaries

subsidiaries are entities controlled by the group. Control exists when the group has the power 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.

in the Company’s financial statements, investments in subsidiaries are carried at cost.

(ii)  

Acquisitions from entities under common control

Business combinations arising from transfers of interests in entities that are under the control of the shareholder that 
controls the group are accounted for as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the earliest comparative period 
presented or, if later, at the date that common control was established; for this purpose comparatives are restated. the 
assets and liabilities acquired are recognised at the carrying amounts recognised previously in the group’s controlling 
shareholder’s consolidated financial statements. the components of equity of the acquired entities are added to the same 
components within group equity. any cash paid for the acquisition is recognised directly in equity.

(iii) 

Transactions eliminated on consolidation

intra-group balances, and any unrealised income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions, are eliminated in 
preparing the consolidated financial statements.  unrealised losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealised gains, but 
only to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment. 

(b)  

Foreign currency

(i)  

Foreign currency transactions

transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the respective functional currencies of group entities at exchange rates 
at the dates of the transactions. monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the reporting date 
are retranslated to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate at that date. the foreign currency gain or loss on 
monetary items is the difference between amortised cost in the functional currency at the beginning of the period, adjusted 
for effective interest and payments during the period, and the amortised cost in foreign currency translated at the exchange 
rate at the end of the period. non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are measured at 
fair value are retranslated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the date that the fair value was determined. 

(ii)  

Foreign operations

the assets and liabilities of foreign operations, including goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on acquisition, are 
translated to australian dollars at exchange rates at the reporting date. the income and expenses of foreign operations are 
translated to australian dollars at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.

foreign currency differences are recognised directly in equity within the foreign currency translation reserve (“fCtr”). 
when a foreign operation is disposed of, in part or in full, the relevant amount in the fCtr is transferred to profit or loss.

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

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(c)  

Financial instruments

(i)  

Non-derivative financial instruments

non-derivative financial instruments comprise investments in equity and debt securities, trade and other receivables, cash 
and cash equivalents, loans and borrowings, and trade and other payables.

non-derivative financial instruments are recognised initially at fair value plus, for instruments not at fair value through 
profit or loss, any directly attributable transaction costs, except as described below. subsequent to initial recognition non-
derivative financial instruments are measured as described below. 

a financial instrument is recognised if the group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. financial 
assets are derecognised if the group’s contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial assets expire or if the group 
transfers the financial asset to another party without retaining control or substantially all risks and rewards of the asset. 
regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are accounted for at trade date, i.e., the date that the group commits 
itself to purchase or sell the asset. financial liabilities are derecognised if the group’s obligations specified in the contract 
expire or are discharged or cancelled.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and call deposits. Bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and 
form an integral part of the group’s cash management are included as a component of cash and cash equivalents for the 
purpose of the statement of cash flows. 

accounting for finance income and expense is discussed in note 3(n).

(ii)  

Derivative financial instruments

the group holds derivative financial instruments to hedge its foreign currency and interest rate risk exposures.   
Derivatives are recognised initially at fair value; attributable transaction costs are recognised in profit or loss when 
incurred. subsequent to initial recognition, derivatives are measured at fair value, and changes therein are accounted  
for as described below. 

Cash flow hedges

Changes in the fair value of the derivative hedging instrument designated as a cash flow hedge are recognised directly 
in equity to the extent that the hedge is effective. to the extent that the hedge is ineffective, changes in fair value are 
recognised in profit or loss.

if the hedging instrument no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, 
then hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively. the cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in equity remains 
there until the forecast transaction occurs. when the hedged item is a non-financial asset, the amount recognised in equity 
is transferred to the carrying amount of the asset when it is recognised. in other cases the amount recognised in equity is 
transferred to profit or loss in the same period that the hedged item affects profit or loss.

(iii)   Share capital

Ordinary shares

ordinary shares are classified as equity.  incremental costs directly attributable to issue of ordinary shares and share 
options are recognised as a deduction from equity, net of any related income tax benefit.

Repurchase of share capital (treasury shares)

when share capital recognised as equity is purchased by the employee share plan trust, the amount of the consideration 
paid, which includes directly attributable costs, is recognised as a deduction from equity, net of any tax effects.  purchased 
shares are classified as treasury shares and are presented as a deduction from total equity.  when treasury shares are sold 
or reissued subsequently, the amount received is recognised as an increase in equity, and the resulting surplus or deficit on 
the transaction is transferred to / from retained earnings.

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in the Company’s financial statements the transactions of the Company sponsored employee share plan trust are treated as 
being executed directly by the Company (as the trust acts as the Company’s agent).

Dividends

Dividends are recognised as a liability in the period in which they are declared.

(d) 

Property, plant and equipment

(i)  

Recognition and measurement

items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. 
the cost of property, plant and equipment at 14 December 2004, the date of incorporation and transition to aasBs, was 
determined by reference to its fair value at that date.

Cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. the cost of self-constructed  
assets includes the cost of materials and direct labour, any other costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to a 
working condition for its intended use, and the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on 
which they are located. purchased software that is integral to the functionality of the related equipment is capitalised as 
part of that equipment.

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

(ii)  

Subsequent costs 

the cost of replacing part of an item of property, plant and equipment is recognised in the carrying amount of the item if it 
is probable that the future economic benefits embodied within the part will flow to the group and its cost can be measured 
reliably. expenditure on major overhauls and refurbishments of equipment is capitalised in property, plant and equipment 
as it is incurred, where that expenditure is expected to provide future economic benefits. the costs of the day-to-day 
servicing of property, plant and equipment are recognised in profit or loss as incurred.

(iii) 

Depreciation 

items of property, plant and equipment, excluding freehold land, are depreciated over their estimated useful lives and are 
charged to the income statement.  estimates of remaining useful lives, residual values and the depreciation method are 
made on a regular basis, with annual re-assessments for major items.

assets are depreciated from the date of acquisition or, in respect of internally constructed assets, from the time an asset is 
completed and held ready for use.  where subsequent expenditure is capitalised into the asset, the estimated useful life of 
the total new asset is reassessed and depreciation charged accordingly.

Depreciation on buildings, leasehold improvements, furniture, fixture and fittings, office equipment, motor vehicles and 
sundry plant is calculated on a straight-line basis.  Depreciation on plant and equipment is calculated on machine hours 
worked over their estimated useful life.  the expected useful lives are as follows:

leasehold improvements

plant and equipment

furniture, fixtures and fittings

office equipment

motor vehicles

sundry plant

15 years

3 – 15 years

10 years

3 – 10 years

5 years

7 – 10 years

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

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(e) 

intangible assets

(i)  

Goodwill

goodwill (negative goodwill) arises on the acquisition of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures.

Acquisitions on or after 1 January 2003

for acquisitions on or after 1 January 2003, goodwill represents the excess of the cost of the acquisition over the group’s 
interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the acquiree. when the excess is 
negative (negative goodwill), it is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Acquisitions of minority interests 

goodwill arising on the acquisition of a minority interest in a subsidiary represents the excess of the cost of the additional 
investment over the carrying amount of the net assets acquired at the date of exchange.

Subsequent measurement

goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. 

(ii) 

Other intangible assets

other intangible assets that are acquired by the group, which have finite useful lives, are measured at cost less 
accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

(iii) 

Subsequent measurement

goodwill and other intangibles are measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses.

(iv) 

Amortisation

amortisation is recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets, other 
than goodwill, from the date that they are available for use. the estimated useful lives for the current and comparative 
periods are as follows:

•	
•	

contract	intangibles		
software	

0	–	2	years
0	–	3	years

(f)  

leased assets

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

other leases are operating leases and are not recognised on the group’s balance sheet. 

(g)  

inventories  

inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. the cost of inventories is based on the first-in 
first-out principle and includes expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing 
location and condition. in the case of manufactured inventories and work in progress, cost includes an appropriate share 
of production overheads based on normal operating capacity. net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the 
ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.

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(h)   work in progress  

work in progress consists of unbilled amounts to be collected from customers for work performed to date, and is presented 
as part of trade and other receivables in the balance sheet.

progressive capital work to inventory and fixed assets are carried in work in progress accounts within their respective 
balance sheet classifications.  upon work completion the balance is capitalised.

(i)  

impairment 

(i)  

Financial assets

a financial asset is assessed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any objective evidence that it is impaired.  
a financial asset is considered to be impaired if objective evidence indicates that one or more events have had a negative 
effect on the estimated future cash flows of that asset.

an impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortised cost is calculated as the difference between its 
carrying amount, and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate. 

individually significant financial assets are tested for impairment on a individual basis. the remaining financial assets are 
assessed collectively in groups that share similar credit risk characteristics.

all impairment losses are recognised in profit or loss.

an impairment loss is reversed if the reversal can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss 
was recognised. for financial assets measured at amortised cost, the reversal is recognised in profit or loss. 

(ii)  

Non-financial assets 

the carrying amounts of the group’s non-financial assets, excluding inventories and deferred tax assets, are reviewed 
at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. if any such indication exists then the 
asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. for goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite lives or that are not yet 
available for use, the recoverable amount is estimated at each reporting date.

the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs 
to sell.  in assessing fair value, the group has assessed the amount it could obtain on disposal, less realisation costs. 
fair value has been calculated with regard to the discounted post tax cash flows and comparable transactions for similar 
businesses.  for the purpose of impairment testing, assets are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that 
generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or groups 
of assets the (“cash-generating unit”).  the goodwill acquired in a business combination, for the purpose of impairment 
testing, is allocated to cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.

an impairment loss is recognised if the carrying amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds its recoverable 
amount. impairment losses are recognised in profit or loss. impairment losses recognised in respect of cash-generating 
units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the units and then to reduce the carrying 
amount of the other assets in the unit (group of units) on a pro rata basis.

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

goodwill assets were tested for impairment at 30 June 2008 as part of the group’s process of annually testing goodwill for 
impairment. no impairment was recognised.

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for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

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(j)  

employee benefits

(i)  

Defined contribution plans

a defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a 
separate entity and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further amounts.  obligations for contributions 
to defined contribution plans are recognised as a personnel expense in profit or loss when they are due.  prepaid 
contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that a cash refund or a reduction in future payments is available.

(ii)  

Other long-term employee benefits

the group’s net obligation in respect of long-term employee benefits is the amount of future benefit that employees 
have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods plus related on costs: that benefit is discounted 
to determine its present value, and the fair value of any related assets is deducted. the discount rate is the yield at the 
reporting date on Commonwealth government bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the group’s 
obligations.

(iii)  

Termination benefits

termination benefits are recognised as an expense when the group is demonstrably committed, without realistic 
possibility of withdrawal, to a formal detailed plan to terminate employment before the normal retirement date. 
termination benefits for voluntary redundancies are recognised if the group has made an offer encouraging voluntary 
redundancy, it is probable that the offer will be accepted, and the number of acceptances can be estimated reliably.

(iv)   Short-term benefits

liabilities for employee benefits for wages, salaries and annual leave represent present obligations resulting from 
employees’ services provided to reporting date and are calculated at undiscounted amounts based on remuneration 
wage and salary rates that the group expects to pay as at reporting date including related on-costs, such as workers 
compensation insurance and payroll tax.  non-accumulating non-monetary benefits, such as medical care, housing, cars 
and free or subsidised goods and services, are expensed based on the net marginal cost to the group as the benefits are 
taken by the employees.

a liability is recognised for the amount expected to be paid under short-term cash bonus or profit-sharing plans if the 
group has a present legal or constructive obligation to pay this amount as a result of past service provided by the 
employee and the obligation can be estimated reliably.

(v) 

Share based payment transactions

a management incentive share plan (“misp”) allows certain consolidated entity employees to acquire shares of the 
Company.  the grant date fair value of the shares granted to employees is recognised as an employee expense with 
a corresponding increase in equity, over the period during which the employees become unconditionally entitled 
to the shares.  the fair value of the shares granted is measured using a black scholes pricing model, taking into 
account the terms and conditions upon which the shares were granted.  the amount recognised as an expense is 
adjusted to reflect the actual number of shares that vest except where forfeiture is only due to shares prices not 
achieving the threshold for vesting.  employees have been granted a limited recourse 10 year interest free loan in 
which to acquire the shares. the loan has not been recognised as the Company only has recourse to the value of  
the shares.

the share option programme allows certain employees to acquire shares of the Company. the grant date fair value 
of options granted to employees is recognised as an employee expense with a corresponding increase in equity, 
over the period during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the options.  the fair value of the 
options granted is measured using an option-pricing model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon 
which the options were granted. the amount recognised as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of 
share options that vest except where forfeiture is only due to market conditions not being met, i.e. share prices not 
achieving the threshold for vesting.

(a) 

(b) 

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(c) 

a long term incentive plan (“ltip”) allows certain senior management personnel to receive shares of the Company 
upon satisfying performance conditions.  under the ltip shares granted to each ltip participant vest to the 
employee after 3 years if the prescribed performance condition is met.  the performance condition is a performance 
hurdle based on relative total shareholder return (“tsr”).   the peer group that the Company’s tsr is measured 
against consists of 105 Companies and includes 12 Companies that are considered direct peers to emeco, in 
addition to the s&p/asx small industrials (excluding banks, insurance companies, property trust companies and 
investment property trust/companies and other stapled securities).  

During the period the trust acquired 775,000 shares on market at a fair value of $985,000 to be held in trust to satisfy the 
potential vesting of shares under the ltip and misp.  shares that have been forfeited under the Company’s misp due to 
employees under that plan not meeting the service vesting requirement have also been transferred to the trust. at period 
end 1.5 million shares were held in the trust.

(k)  

Provisions

a provision is recognised if, as a result of a past event, the group has a present legal or constructive obligation that can 
be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. 
provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market 
assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability.

(l)  

revenue

(i) 

Rental revenue

revenue from rental of machines is recognised in profit and loss based on the number of hours the machines operate each 
month.  Contracts generally have a minimum hour clause which is triggered should the machine operate under these hours 
during each month.  Customers are billed monthly. 

(ii) 

Goods sold

revenue from the sale of goods is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of returns 
and allowances, trade discounts and volume rebates. revenue is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of 
ownership have been transferred to the buyer, recovery of the consideration is probable, the associated costs and possible 
return of goods can be estimated reliably, and there is no continuing management involvement with the goods. 

(iii)  Maintenance services

revenue from services rendered is recognised in profit or loss in proportion to the stage of completion of the transaction at 
the reporting date.

(m)  

lease payments

payments made under operating leases are recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. 
lease incentives received are recognised as an integral part of the total lease expense, over the term of the lease. 

minimum lease payments made under finance leases are apportioned between the finance expense and the reduction of 
the outstanding liability. the finance expense is allocated to each period during the lease term so as to produce a constant 
periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. 

(n)  

Finance income and expenses

finance income comprises of interest income, dividend income, changes in the fair value of financial assets at fair value 
through profit or loss, and foreign currency gains.  interest income is recognised as it accrues, using the effective interest 
method. Dividend income is recognised on the date that the group’s right to receive payment is established, which in the 
case of quoted securities is the ex-dividend date. 

finance expenses comprises of interest expense on borrowings, foreign currency losses and impairment losses recognised 
on financial assets. all borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method. 

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for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

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(o)  

income tax 

income tax expense comprises of current and deferred tax. income tax expense is recognised in profit or loss except to the 
extent that it relates to items recognised directly in equity, in which case it is recognised in equity.

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted 
at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.

Deferred tax is recognised using the balance sheet method, providing for temporary differences between the carrying 
amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax 
is not recognised for the following temporary differences: the initial recognition of goodwill, the initial recognition of assets 
or liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit, and 
differences relating to investments in subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities to the extent that they probably will not 
reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to be applied to the  
temporary differences when they reverse, based on the laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the 
reporting date. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax 
liabilities and assets and they relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable entity, or on 
different tax entities, but they intend to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis or their tax assets and liabilities 
will be realised simultaneously.

a deferred tax asset is recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which 
temporary difference can be utilised. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent 
that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realised.

additional income taxes that arise from the distribution of dividends are recognised at the same time as the liability to pay 
the related dividend is recognised.

(i) 

Tax consolidation 

the Company and its wholly-owned australian resident entities have formed a tax-consolidated group with effect from  
16 December 2004 and are therefore taxed as a single entity from that date.  the head entity within the tax-consolidated 
group is emeco holdings 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 by the company as amounts payable (receivable) to/
(from) other entities in the tax-consolidated group in conjunction with any tax funding arrangement amounts (refer below).  
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 adjustments 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.

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(ii) 

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.

(p)   Goods and services tax

revenue, 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.  in these circumstances, the gst is recognised as part of the 
cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense.

receivables and payables are stated with the amount of gst included.  the net amount of gst recoverable from, or 
payable to, the ato is included as a current asset or liability in the balance sheet.

Cash flows are included in the statement of cash flows on a gross basis.  the gst components of cash flows arising from 
investing and financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the ato are classified as operating cash flows.

(q)  

earnings per share

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

(r)  

Segment reporting

a segment is a distinguishable component of the group that is engaged either in providing related products or services 
(business segment), or in providing products or services within a particular economic environment (geographical 
segment), which is subject to risks and rewards that are different from those of other segments.  segment information 
is presented in respect of the group’s business and geographical segments.  the group’s primary format for segment 
reporting is based on business segments.  the business segments are determined based on the group’s management and 
internal reporting structure.

inter-segment pricing is determined on an arm’s length basis.

segment results, assets and liabilities include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be allocated 
on a reasonable basis. unallocated items comprise mainly loans and borrowings and related expenses, corporate assets 
(primarily the Company’s headquarters) and head office expenses, and income tax assets and liabilities.

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

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for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

3 

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(s)  

new standards and interpretations not yet adopted

the following standards, amendments to standards and interpretations have been identified as those which may impact 
the entity in the period of initial application. they are available for early adoption at 30 June 2008, but have not been 
applied in preparing this financial report:

•	 Revised	AASB	3	Business Combinations changes the application of acquisition accounting for business 

combinations and the accounting for non-controlling (minority) interests.  key changes include: the immediate 
expensing of all transaction costs; measurement of contingent consideration at acquisition date with subsequent 
changes through the income statement; measurement of non-controlling (minority) interests at full fair value or the 
proportionate share of the fair value of the underlying net assets; guidance on issues such as reacquired rights and 
vendor indemnities; and the inclusion of combinations by contract alone and those involving mutuals.  the revised 
standard becomes mandatory for the group’s 30 June 2010 financial statements.  the group has not yet determined 
the potential effect of the revised standard on the group’s financial report.

•	 AASB	8	Operating Segments introduces the “management approach” to segment reporting. aasB 8, which 

becomes mandatory for the group’s 30 June 2010 financial statements, will require the disclosure of segment 
information based on the internal reports regularly reviewed by the group’s Chief operating Decision maker in 
order to assess each segment’s performance and to allocate resources to them. Currently the group presents 
segment information in respect of its business and geographical segments (see note 13).

•	 Revised	AASB	101	Presentation of Financial Statements introduces as a financial statement (formerly “primary” 
statement) the “statement of comprehensive income”.  the revised standard does not change the recognition, 
measurement or disclosure of transactions and events that are required by other aasBs.  the revised aasB 101 
will become mandatory for the group’s 30 June 2010 financial statements.  the group has not yet determined the 
potential effect of the revised standard on the group’s disclosures.

•	 Revised	AASB	127	Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements changes the accounting for investments in 
subsidiaries.  key changes include: the remeasurement to fair value of any previous/retained investment when 
control is obtained/lost, with any resulting gain or loss being recognised in profit or loss; and the treatment of 
increases in ownership interest after control is obtained as transactions with equity holders in their capacity as 
equity holders.  the revised standard will become mandatory for the group’s 30 June 2010 financial statements.  
the group has not yet determined the potential effect of the revised standard on the group’s financial report.

•	 AASB	2008-1	Amendments to Australian Accounting Standard - Share-based Payment: Vesting Conditions and 
Cancellations changes the measurement of share-based payments that contain non-vesting conditions.  aasB 
2008-1 becomes mandatory for the group’s 30 June 2010 financial statements.  the group has not yet determined 
the potential effect of the amending standard on the group’s financial report.

4 

deTerMinATiOn OF FAir vAlueS

a number of the group’s accounting policies and disclosures require the determination of fair value, for both financial and 
non-financial assets and liabilities. fair values have been determined for measurement and / or disclosure purposes based 
on the following methods. where applicable, further information about the assumptions made in determining fair values is 
disclosed in the notes specific to that asset or liability.

(i)  

Property, plant and equipment

the fair value of property, plant and equipment recognised as a result of a business combination is based on market 
values. the market value of property is 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 arm’s length transaction after proper marketing wherein the 
parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion. the market value of items of plant, equipment, 
fixtures and fittings is based on the quoted market prices for similar items.

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(ii)  

Intangible assets

the fair value of contract intangibles acquired in a business combination is based on the discounted estimated net future 
cash flows that are expected to arise as a result of the contracts that are in place when the business combination was 
finalised.

(iii)  

Inventory

the fair value of inventory acquired in a business combination is determined based on its estimated selling price in the 
ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and sale, and a reasonable profit margin based on the 
effort required to complete and sell the inventory.

(iv) 

Trade and other receivables

the fair value of trade and other receivables, excluding construction work in progress, is estimated as the present value of 
future cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date.

(v) 

Derivatives

the fair value of forward exchange contracts is based on the discounted value of the difference between the rate the 
forward exchange contract was entered and the year end exchange rate. 

the fair value of interest rate swaps is based on broker quotes. those quotes are tested for reasonableness by discounting 
estimated future cash flows based on the terms and maturity of each contract and using market interest rates for a similar 
instrument at the measurement date. 

(vi) 

Non-derivative financial liabilities

fair value, which is determined for disclosure purposes, is calculated based on the present value of future principal and 
interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date. for finance leases the market rate of 
interest is determined by reference to similar lease agreements.

(vii)  Share-based payment transactions

the fair value of employee share options management incentive plan shares, and long term incentive plan shares 
are measured using an option pricing model. measurement inputs include share price on issue, exercise price of the 
instrument, expected volatility, weighted average expected life of the instruments, market performance conditions, 
expected dividends, and the risk-free interest rate. service and non-market performance conditions attached to the 
transactions are not taken into account in determining fair value.

5 

FinAnciAl riSK MAnAGeMenT

Overview

the Company and group have exposure to the following risks from their use of financial instruments:

credit	risk	
•	
liquidity	risk
•	
•	 market	risk.

this note presents information about the Company’s and group’s exposure to each of the above risks, their objectives, 
policies and processes for measuring and managing risk, and the management of capital. further quantitative disclosures 
are included throughout this financial report.

the Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the risk management framework. 
the Board has established the audit and risk management Committee, which is responsible for developing and 
monitoring risk management policies.  the Committee reports regularly to the Board of Directors on its activities. 

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risk management policies are established to identify and analyse the risks faced by the Company and group, to set 
appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. risk management policies and systems 
are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Company’s and group’s activities. the Company and 
group, through their training and management standards and procedures, aim to develop a disciplined and constructive 
control environment in which all employees understand their roles and obligations.

the audit and risk Committee is responsible for overseeing how management monitors compliance with the Company’s 
and group’s risk management policies and procedures and reviewing the adequacy of the risk management framework in 
relation to the risks faced by the Company and group.

credit risk

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

exposure to credit risk

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

In thousands of AUD
trade and other receivables
other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
interest rate swaps used for hedging:
  assets
forward exchange contracts used for hedging:
  assets

note

15 

14 

15 

consolidated
carrying amount
2008
2007

 101,412 
 7,178 
 16,804 

 82,738 
 8,316 
 27,740 

 361 

 2,907 

 - 
 125,755 

 9 
 121,710

the Company’s financial assets are all intercompany and does not represent a credit risk.

Trade and other receivables

the Company’s and group’s exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. 
the demographics of the group’s customer base, including the default risk of the industry and country in which customers 
operate, has less of an influence on credit risk.  the group sets individual counter party limits and also insures the majority 
of its rental income within australia, indonesia and Canada, and generally operates a “cash for keys” policy within its  
sales business.

the group’s credit policy requires each new customer to be individually analysed for creditworthiness before the group’s 
standard payment and delivery terms and conditions are offered. the group’s review includes external ratings, when 
available, and in some cases bank references. purchase limits are established for each customer, which represents the 
maximum open amount without requiring approval from the responsible general manager. Customers that fail to meet the 
group’s benchmark creditworthiness may transact with the group only on a prepayment basis.

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in monitoring credit risk the group insures the majority of its rental customers at set limits who are not considered either 
blue chip customers, subsidiaries of blue chip companies or government.  Blue chip customers are determined as those 
customers who have a market capitalisation of greater than $1 billion.  inventory sales are generally on cash for keys terms. 

the Company and group have established an allowance for impairment that represents their estimate of incurred losses in 
respect of trade and other receivables. the main components of this allowance are a specific loss component that relates 
to individually significant exposures, and a general loss component established for groups of similar assets in respect of 
losses that have been incurred but not yet identified. the general loss allowance is determined based on historical data of 
payment statistics for similar financial assets.  for the purpose of allocating the general loss component to the aging trade 
receivable table, the total general loss component has been allocated to the not past due.

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

In thousands of AUD
australia
asia
north america
europe
africa

consolidated
carrying amount
2008

2007

 66,469 
 9,965 
 17,333 
 5,209 
 2,436 
101,412 

 48,860 
 14,562 
 7,006 
 3,422 
 8,888 
82,738

the group’s maximum exposure to credit risk for trade receivables at the reporting date by type of customer was:

In thousands of AUD
insured
Blue Chip (including subsidiaries)
government
uninsured

consolidated
carrying amount

2008

2007

 54,202 
 15,115 
 358 
 31,737 
101,412 

 52,519 
 11,889 
 263 
 18,607 
83,278

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

In thousands of AUD
Balance at 1 July
impairment loss recognised
Doubtful debt provision
Balance at 30 June

consolidated

2008

2007

 1,598 
 (571)
 4,351 
 5,378 

 1,134 
 (24)
 488 
 1,598

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Trade and other receivables (continued)

none of the Company’s receivables are past due (2007: nil).  the aging of the group’s trade receivables at the reported  
date was:

In thousands of AUD

not past due
past due 0-30 days
past due 31-60 days
past due 61 days

Guarantees 

consolidated

consolidated

Gross
2008

impairment
2008

Gross
2007

impairment
2007

 52,291 
 29,943 
 9,685 
 9,493 
 101,412 

 1,362 
 1,006 
 33 
 2,977 
 5,378 

 46,285 
 24,949 
 11,496 
 8 
 82,738 

 1,058 
 - 
 532 
 8 
 1,598

financial guarantees are generally only provided to wholly-owned subsidiaries or in the process of entering into a premise 
rental agreement. Details of outstanding guarantees are provided in note 27.

liquidity risk

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

the group monitors working capital limits and employs maintenance planning and life cycle costing modules to price 
its rental contracts.  these processes assist it in monitoring cash flow requirements and optimising cash return in its 
operations. typically the group ensures that it has sufficient cash on demand to meet expected operational expenses 
for a period of 60 days, including the servicing of financial obligations; this excludes the potential impact of extreme 
circumstances that cannot reasonably be predicted, such as natural disasters. in addition, the group maintains working 
capital facilities of $25m and has a $490m senior debt facility.  at year end it had an aggregate headroom in these facilities 
of $167.7m (2007: $189.8m).

subsequent to year end the group refinanced its existing syndicated debt facility. the new facility has a commencement 
date of 2 september 2008 and a tenure of 3 years.  the facility limit is $595m of senior debt and $35m under the working 
capital facility.

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cOnSOlidATed 30 June 2008   

contractual 

carrying
amount

cash
flows

6 mths or
less

6-12 mths

1-2 years

2-5 years

More than
5 year

In thousands of AUD

non-derivative  
financial liabilities

secured bank loans

 347,275 

 (364,499)

finance lease liabilities

trade and other payables*
Bank overdraft

 17,965 

 45,943 
 - 

 (19,481)

 (45,943)
 - 

 411,183 

 (429,923)

 (8,612)

 (3,735)

 (45,943)
 - 

 (58,290)

 (8,612)

 (3,735)

 (347,275)

 - 

 (7,400)

 (4,611)

 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 

 (12,347)

 (354,675)

 (4,611)

derivative financial
liabilities

interest rate swaps used

for hedging asset/(liability)

 361 

 472 

 124 

 124 

512

 (288)

forward exchange

contracts used for hedging:

  outflow
  inflow

 (229)
 - 
 132 

 (19,375)
 19,145 
 242 

 (19,375)
 19,145 
 (106)

 - 
 - 
 124 

 - 
 - 
 512 

 - 
 - 
 (288)

* excludes derivatives (shown separately) 

ConsoliDateD 30 June 2007 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

Contractual 

Carrying
amount

cash
flows

6 mths or
less

6-12 mths

1-2 years

2-5 years

more than
5 year

In thousands of AUD

non-derivative  
financial liabilities

secured bank loans

 323,731 

 (366,599)

finance lease liabilities

trade and other payables*
Bank overdraft

 8,257 

 43,621 
 1,500 

 (8,822)

 (43,621)
 (1,500)

377,109 

(420,542)

 (9,712)

 (2,825)

 (43,621)
 (1,500)

(57,658)

 (9,712)

 (2,608)

 - 
 - 

 (19,424)

 (327,751)

 (3,389)

 - 
 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 

(12,320)

(22,813)

(327,751)

derivative financial
liabilities

interest rate swaps used

for hedging asset/(liability)

 2,907 

 3,157 

 752 

 679 

 1,285 

441

forward exchange

contracts used for hedging:

  outflow
  inflow

 (1,607)
 9 
 1,309 

 (26,981)
 25,383 
 1,559 

 (26,981)
 25,383 
 (846)

 - 
 - 
 679 

 - 
 - 
 1,285 

 - 
 - 
 441 

* excludes derivatives (shown separately) 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

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cOMPAnY
30 June 2008

In thousands of AUD

carrying
amount

contractual 
cash
flows

6 mths or
less

6-12 mths

1-2 years

2-5 years

More than
5 year

payables

 18,660 

 (18,660)

 (18,660)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

Company
30 June 2007

In thousands of AUD

payables

 17,782 

 (17,782)

 (17,782)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 -

the following table indicates the periods in which the consolidated cash flows associated with derivatives that are cash 
flow hedges are expected to oocur.

carrying
amount
2008

expected
cash 
flows
2008

6 mths or
less
2008

6-12 mths
2008

1-2 years
2008

2-5 years
2008

 361 
 - 

 472 
 - 

 124 
 - 

 (229)
 - 
 132 

 (19,375)
 19,145 
 242 

 (19,375)
 19,145 
 (106)

Carrying
amount
2007

expected
cash 
flows
2007

6 mths or
less
2007

 124 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 124 

 512 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 512 

 (288)
 - 

 - 
 - 
 (288)

6-12 mths
2007

1-2 years
2007

2-5 years
2007

 2,907 
 - 

 3,157 
 - 

 752 
 - 

 (1,607)
 9 
 1,309 

 (26,981)
 25,383 
 1,559 

 (26,981)
 25,383 
 (846)

 679 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 679 

 1,285 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 1,285 

 441 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 441 

More 
than
5 year
2008

 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

more 
than
5 year
2007

 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 -

In thousands of AUD

interest rate swaps:
assets
liabilities
forward exchange
contracts:
outflows
inflows

In thousands of AUD

interest rate swaps:
assets
liabilities
forward exchange
contracts:
outflows
inflows

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Market risk

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

the group enters into derivatives, and also incurs financial liabilities, in order to manage market risks. all such transactions 
are carried out within the guidelines set by the group’s hedging policy. generally the group seeks to apply hedge 
accounting in order to manage volatility in profit or loss.

currency risk

the group is exposed to currency risk on sales, purchases and borrowings that are denominated in a currency other 
than the respective functional currencies of group entities, primarily the australian dollar (“auD”), but also the united 
states Dollars (“usD”), Canadian Dollars (“CaD”), and euro Dollars (“euro”). the currencies in which these transactions 
primarily are denominated are auD, usD, CaD, euro and Japanese yen (“Jpy”).

the group hedges all trade receivables and trade payables that is denominated in a currency that is foreign to its functional 
currency, and greater than $50,000.  the group uses forward exchange contracts to hedge its foreign currency risk.  most 
of the forward exchange contracts have maturities of less than 6 months.

in respect of other monetary assets and liabilities held in currencies other than the auD, the group ensures that the net 
exposure is kept to an acceptable level by matching foreign denominated financial assets with matching financial liabilities 
and vice versa.

interest on borrowings is denominated in currencies that match the cash flows generated by the underlying operations of 
the group, primarily auD, but also usD, CaD and euro. this provides an economic hedge and no derivatives are entered 
into for these debts.

in respect of other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, the group ensures that its net 
exposure is kept to an acceptable level by buying or selling foreign currencies at spot rates when necessary to address 
short-term imbalances.

exposure to currency risk

the group’s exposure to foreign currency risk at balance date was as follows, based on notional amounts:

In thousands of AUD

trade receivables
trade payables #
gross balance sheet exposure

Aud

uSd

usD

30 June 2008

iDr*
30 June 2007

euro

 7,800 
 - 
 7,800 

 559 
 - 
 559 

 3,190 
 - 
 3,190 

 - 
 (106)
 (106)

 111 
 - 
 111 

forward exchange contracts

 (7,800)

 - 

 (3,190)

 - 

 (111)

net exposure

 - 

 559 

 - 

 (106)

 -

the Company had no exposure to foreign currency risk (2007: nil)

indonesian rupee (“iDr”)

* 
#  trade payables does not include future purchase commitments denominated in foreign currencies.  the group hedges 
these purchases in accordance with its hedging policy. the payable is not recognised until the asset is received.  the 
fair value of outstanding derivatives are recognised in the balance sheet at period end.

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exposure to currency risk (continued)

the following significant exchange rates applied during the year:

AUD

CaD

usD

euro

iDr

Sensitivity analysis

Average rate

reporting date spot rate

2008

2007

2008

2007

0.9045

0.8956

0.6098

8,266

0.8966

0.8414

0.6271

7,116

0.9722

0.9653

0.6107

8,895

0.8965

0.8463

0.6295

7,669

a 10 percent strengthening of the australian dollar against the following currencies at 30 June would have increased 
(decreased) equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown below. this analysis assumes that all other variables, in 
particular interest rates, remain constant.  the analysis is performed on the same basis for 2007.

Effect in thousands of AUD
30 June 2008

usD

euro

yen

30 June 2007

usD

euro

yen

consolidated

equity

Profit or loss

 (940)

 (18)

 (259)

 (772)

 5 

 (443)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

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

the effect on the Company would be nil (2007: nil).

interest rate risk

the group adopts a policy of ensuring that a minimum of 50% of its exposure to changes in interest rates on borrowings is 
on a fixed rate basis. this is achieved by entering into interest rate swaps.

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Profile

at the reporting date the interest rate profile of the Company’s and the group’s interest-bearing financial instruments was:

consolidated

company

note

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

Cash at bank

14 

16,804 

27,740 

variable interest bearing liabilities
variable interest bearing finance leases
total interest bearing liabilities

347,275 
17,965 
365,240 

325,231 
8,257 
333,488 

23 

interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk

australian dollars
Canadian dollars C$80m (2007: C$80m)
united states dollars usD$30.0m (2007: nil)
euro dollars  €10.0m (2007: nil)

these interest rate swaps principle  
amount expiring over the next 5 years:
no later than one year
later than one year but not later than two
later than two years but not later than three
later than three years but not later than four
later than four years but not later than five

82,500
82,288
31,078
16,375
212,241

12,500
152,288
 - 
31,078
16,375
212,241

95,000
89,236
 - 
 - 
184,236

12,500
12,500
159,236
 - 
 - 
184,236

4 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

4

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

the Company does not directly hold any derivative transactions.  all derivatives are held by subsidiaries. all trade 
receivables and trade payables of the Company are to entities that are part of its tax Consolidated group.  no interest is 
charged on these balances.

Fair value sensitivity analysis for fixed rate instruments

the group does not account for any fixed rate financial asset and liabilities at fair value through the profit and loss and the 
group does not designate derivatives (interest rate swaps) as hedging instruments under a fair value hedge accounting 
model.  therefore a change in interest rate at reporting date would not affect profit or loss.

cash flow sensitivity analysis for variable rate instruments

a change of 100 basis points in interest rates at the reporting date would have increased (decreased) equity and profit 
or loss by the amounts shown below. the analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular foreign currency rates, 
remain constant. the analysis is performed on the same basis for 2007.

Effect in thousands of AUD

30 June 2008
Cash flow sensitivity

30 June 2007
Cash flow sensitivity

Profit or loss

equity

100bp
increase

100bp
decrease

100pb
increase

100pb
decrease

 (1,806)

 1,806 

 4,532 

 (4,532)

 (1,299)

 1,299 

 2,339 

 (2,339)

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

5 

FinAnciAl riSK MAnAGeMenT (cOnTinued)

Fair values

Fair values versus carrying amounts

the fair values of financial assets and liabilities, together with the carrying amounts shown in the balance sheet, 
are as follows:

consolidated
In thousands of AUD

receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
interest rate swaps used for hedging:
  assets
  liabilities
forward exchange contracts used for hedging:
  assets
  liabilities
secured bank loans
finance lease liabilities
trade and other payables*
Bank overdraft

* excludes derivatives (shown separately) 

company
In thousands of AUD

trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents
trade and other payables

30 June 2008

30 June 2007

carrying
Amount

Fair
value

Carrying
amount

fair
value

103,212 
16,804 

103,212 
16,804 

89,456 
27,740 

89,456 
27,740 

 361 
 - 

 361 
 - 

2,907 
 - 

2,907 
 - 

 - 
 (229)
(347,275)
(17,965)
(45,943)
 - 
(291,035)

 - 
 (229)
(346,658)
(17,965)
(45,943)
 - 
(290,418)

9 
(1,607)
(323,087)
(8,257)
(43,621)
(1,500)
(257,960)

9 
(1,607)
(323,731)
(8,257)
(43,621)
(1,500)
(258,604)

30 June 2008

30 June 2007

carrying
Amount

Fair
value

Carrying
amount

fair
value

547,329 
4 
(3,695)
543,638 

547,329 
4 
(3,695)
543,638 

553,231 
4 
(17,782)
535,453 

553,231 
4 
(17,782)
535,453 

the basis for determining fair values is disclosed in note 4.

interest rates used for determining fair value

the interest rates used to discount estimated cash flows, where applicable, are based on the government yield curve at the 
reporting date plus an adequate credit spread, and were as follows:

Derivatives
loans and borrowings
leases

2008
-
-
-

8.0%
8.0%
10.0%

3.0%
3.0%
4.0%

2007
-
-
-

7.0%
8.0%
10.0%

4.0%
4.0%
6.0%

the group has not identified other price risks that it considers it is material exposed to, other than those identified.

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EmEco Holdings limitEd ANd iTs CONTROLLEd ENTiTiEs

capital management

the Board’s policy is to maintain a strong capital base so as to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to 
sustain future development of the business. the Board of Directors monitors the return on capital, which the group defines 
as earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (“eBita”) divided by total closing net tangible assets plus interest bearing 
liabilities. the Board of Directors also monitors the level of dividends to ordinary shareholders.

the Board seeks to maintain a balance between the higher returns that might be possible with higher levels of borrowings 
and the advantages and security afforded by a sound capital position.  the group’s eBita return on funds employed for the 
year was 14.0% (2007: 17.3%). 

primarily for satisfying potential future obligations under its employee share plans the group purchases its own shares 
on the market.  the timing of these purchases depends on the number of shares that have been issued under either of its 
employee share plans. Buy and sell decisions are made on a specific transaction basis; the group does not have a defined 
share buy-back plan.

there were no changes in the group’s approach to capital management during the year.

neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries are subject to externally imposed capital requirements.

6 

OTher incOMe   

net profit on sale of non current assets (1)
ineffective portion of cash flow hedges
Bad debt recovered
sundry income
Dividend received

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

 9,476 
 - 
 - 
 693 
 - 
 10,169 

 11,687 
 454 
 591 
 1,303 
 - 
 14,035 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 33,600 
 33,600 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 7,500 
 7,500

(1) included in net profit on the sale of non current assets is the sale of rental equipment which occurs in the ordinary course 

of business.

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

7 

PrOFiT BeFOre incOMe TAX eXPenSe

profit before income tax expense
has been arrived at after charging/
(crediting) the following items:

Cost of sale of machines and parts

 212,585 

 204,505 

write-down in value of inventories

 8,294 

 4,951 

Depreciation of:
- buildings
- plant and equipment - owned
- plant and equipment - leased
- furniture fittings and fixtures
- office equipment
- motor vehicles
- leasehold improvements
- sundry plant

amortisation of:
- contract intangible
- other intangibles

total depreciation and amortisation

financial expenses:
- interest expense
- exchangeable notes
- amortisation of debt establishment costs
- loss on extinguishment of debt (1)
- other facility costs

financial income:
- interest revenue
net financial expenses

 378 
 86,961 
 1,204 
 164 
 601 
 1,661 
 489 
 1,655 
 93,113 

 911 
 206 
 1,117 
 94,230 

 23,517 
 - 
 294 
 - 
 1,358 
 25,169 

 227 
 72,827 
 2,274 
 161 
 415 
 1,544 
 311 
 1,101 
 78,860 

 3,279 
 143 
 3,422 
 82,282 

 19,813 
 4,490 
 476 
 18,848 
 889 
 44,516 

 (1,624)
 23,545 

 (822)
 43,694 

net foreign exchange (gain)/loss

 316 

 423 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 16 
 - 
 - 
 1,802 
 - 
 1,818 

 - 
 1,818 

 - 

(1) Due to the extinguishment of the group’s debt facilities and exchangeable notes, the associated deferred borrowing 

costs, and the discount on conversion of notes to shares in the Company were expensed during the prior year.

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8 

AudiTOr’S reMunerATiOn

Audit services
   auditors of the Company
      KPMG Australia:
      - audit and review of financial reports
      Overseas KPMG Firms:
      - audit and review of financial reports
      - other assurance services

Other services
   auditors of the Company
      KPMG Australia:
      - transaction services
      - taxation services
      Overseas KPMG Firms:
      - taxation services
      - accounting assistance
      - transaction services (1)

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

 392,528 

 357,500 

 392,528 

 357,500 

 249,413 
 - 
 641,941 

 238,700 
 6,500 
 602,700 

 - 
 - 
 392,528 

 - 
 - 
 357,500 

 116,030 
 108,953 

 113,013 
 297,115 

 - 
 108,953 

 48,099 
 - 

 115,960 
 2,081 
 440,107 
 783,131 

 262,917 
 - 
 262,000 
 935,045 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 108,953 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 48,099 

 1,425,072 

 1,537,745 

 501,481 

 405,599

(1) included in these amounts are fees for transaction and assurance services for offshore business combinations. 

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

consolidated

company

note

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

9 

incOMe TAX eXPenSe

(a)  recognised in the income statement

Current tax expense:
Current year
adjustments for prior years

Deferred tax expenses:
origination and reversal of temporary differences
reduction in tax rate
adjustment for prior years

total income tax expense in income statement

11

(b)  Deferred tax recognised directly in equity:

Capital raising costs
Cashflow hedges

(c)  numercial reconciliation between tax expense

and pre tax net profit:
prima facie income tax expense/(benefit) calculated
at 30% on net profit

increase/(decrease) in income tax expense due to:
effect on tax rate in foreign jurisdictions
Discount on exchangeable notes
share based payments
reduction in tax rate
sundry

Decrease in income tax expense due to:
Dividend from subsidiary
under/(over) provided in prior years
income tax expense/(benefit)

 28,856 
 23 
 28,879 

 5,997 
 (1,024)
 (5,703)
(730)
 28,149 

 15,038 
 10 
 15,048 

 9,457 
 (640)
 - 
 8,817 
 23,865 

 (264)
 23 
(241)

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
(241)

 (203)
 10 
(193)

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
(193)

1,328 
 (379)
 949 

(5,492)
 (355)
 (5,847)

1,328 
 - 
 1,328 

(5,492)
 - 
 (5,492)

28,703 

23,988 

 9,715 

 1,352 

 (124)
 - 
145 
(1,024)
426 

110 
541 
195 
(640)
(339)

 - 
 - 
 101 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 541 
 154 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 23 
 28,149 

 - 
 10 
 23,865 

 (10,080)
 23 
(241)

 (2,250)
 10 
(193)

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10 

currenT TAX ASSeTS And liABiliTieS

the current tax asset for the group of $3,036,000 (2007: $2,932,000) and for the Company of nil (2007: nil) represents 
income taxes recoverable in respect of prior periods and that arise from payment of taxes in excess of the amount due  
to the relevant tax authority.  the current tax liability for the group of $24,289,000 (2007: $12,489,000) and for the  
Company of $24,231,000 (2007: $12,141,000) represent the amount of income taxes payable in respect of current and  
prior financial periods.  

the Company liability includes the income tax payable by all members of the tax consolidated group in australia.

11 

deFerred TAX ASSeTS And liABiliTieS

recognised deferred tax assets and liabilities 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributable to the following: 

Assets

liabilities

net

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

 (474)
 - 
 (3,926)
 (51)
 (1,130)
 (69)
 (3,908)
 (1,434)
 (4,164)
 (50)
 (294)
 (4,904)
 (20,404)
 16,920 
 (3,484)

 (639)
 - 
 (3,343)
 - 
 (1,039)
 - 
 (1,022)
 (1,221)
 (5,492)
 (254)
 (255)
 (2,682)
 (15,947)
 13,578 
 (2,369)

 25,333 
 90 
 10 
 13,650 
 - 
 107 
 2,721 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 41,911 
 (16,920)
 24,991 

 20,999 
 300 
 122 
 12,950 
 - 
 417 
 1,403 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 477 
 - 
 36,668 
 (13,578)
 23,090 

 24,859 
 90 
 (3,916)
 13,599 
 (1,130)
 38 
 (1,187)
 (1,434)
 (4,164)
 (50)
 (294)
 (4,904)
 21,507 
 - 
 21,507 

 20,360 
 300 
 (3,221)
 12,950 
 (1,039)
 417 
 381 
 (1,221)
 (5,492)
 (254)
 222 
 (2,682)
 20,721 
 - 
 20,721 

consolidated

property, plant and equipment
intangible assets
receivables
inventories
payables
Derivatives
interest-bearing loans and borrowings
employee benefits
equity - capital raising costs
provisions
other items
tax losses carried forward
tax (assets) / liabilities
set off of tax
net tax (assets) / liabilities

The company

equity - capital raising costs
net tax (assets) / liabilities

 (4,164)
 (4,164)

 (5,492)
 (5,492)

 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 

 (4,164)
 (4,164)

 (5,492)
 (5,492)

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

11 

deFerred TAX ASSeTS And liABiliTieS (cOnTinued)

Movement in Temporary difference during the year 

consolidated

company

Acquired
through  
business
combination

Balance
1 July 06

recognised
in income

recognised
in equity

Balance
30 June 07

Balance
1 July 06

recognised
in income

recognised
in equity

Balance
30 June 07

property, plant  
and equipment

 13,112 

intangible  
assets

receivables

inventories

payables

Derivatives

interest-bearing 
loans and  
borrowings

employee  
benefits

equity - capital 
raising costs

provisions

other items

tax losses  
carried forward

 830 

(718)

 4,637 

 (532)

772 

 (23)

 (872)

 - 

 (229)

 143 

 - 

 216 

 420 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 7,032 

 (950)

 (2,503)

 8,313 

 (507)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 20,360 

 300 

 (3,221)

 12,950 

 (1,039)

 - 

 (355)

 417 

 404 

 (5)

 (344)

 - 

 - 

 381 

 (1,221)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (25)

 79 

 (2,682)

 (5,492)

 (5,492)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (254)

 222 

 (2,682)

 17,120 

 631 

 8,817 

 (5,847)

 20,721 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (5,492)

 (5,492)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (5,492)

 (5,492)

Acquired
through  
business
combination

Balance
1 July 07

recognised
in income

recognised
in equity

Balance
30 June 08

Balance
1 July 07

recognised
in income

recognised
in equity

Balance
30 June 08

property, plant  
and equipment

intangible assets

receivables

inventories

payables

Derivatives

interest-bearing 
loans and  
borrowings

employee benefits

equity - capital 
raising costs

provisions

other items

tax losses  
carried forward

20,360

300

(3,221)

 12,950 

 (1,039)

417 

 381 

 (1,221)

(5,492)

 (254)

 222 

 (2,682)

 20,721 

72

 38 

 - 

 - 

 529 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 567 

 4,461 

 (210)

 (695)

 120 

 (91)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (379)

 24,859 

 90 

 (3,916)

 13,599 

 (1,130)

 38 

 (1,568)

 (213)

 - 

 - 

 (1,187)

 (1,434)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 - 

 1,328 

 (4,164)

(5,492)

 204 

 (516)

 (2,222)

 (730)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (50)

 (294)

 (4,904)

-

-

-

 949 

 21,507 

 (5,492)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 1,328 

 (4,164)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 1,328 

 (4,164)

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dividendS

(i) 

dividends recognised in the current year by the Group are:

In thousands of AUD

2008
final 2007 ordinary 
interim 2008 ordinary
total amount

cents
per share

Total
amount $

Franked/
unfranked

date of
payment

2.5
2.0

15,781
12,625
28,406

franked
franked

28 september 2007
4 april 2008

franked dividends declared or paid during the year were franked at the tax rate of 30%.

Subsequent to 30 June 2008

after the balance sheet date the following dividends were proposed by the directors. the dividends have not been 
provided.  the declaration and subsequent payment of dividends has no income tax consequences.

2008
final 2008 ordinary 
total amount

cents
per share

Total
amount $

Franked/
unfranked

date of
payment

2.5

15,781
15,781

franked

30 september 2008

the financial effect of these dividends has not been brought to account in the financial statements for the financial year 
ended 30 June 2008 and will be recognised in subsequent financial reports.

dividends recognised in the prior year by the Group are:

2007
interim 2007 ordinary
total amount

(ii) 

Franking account  

cents
per share

Total
amount $

Franked/
unfranked

date of
payment

1.0

6,312
6,312

franked

21 march 2007

Dividend franking account
30% franking credits available to shareholders of emeco holdings limited
for subsequent financial years

The company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

 39,181 

 16,708

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

12 

dividendS (cOnTinued)

(ii) 

Franking account

the above available amounts are based on the balance of the dividend franking account at year-end adjusted for:

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

franking credits that will arise from the payment of current tax liabilities and recovery of current tax receivables;

franking debits that will arise from the payment of dividends recognised as a liability at the year end;

franking credits that will arise from the receipt of dividends recognised as receivables by the tax consolidated group 
at the year-end; and

(d) 

franking credits that the entity may be prevented from distributing in subsequent years.

the ability to utilise the franking credits is dependent upon there being sufficient available profits to declare dividends.   
the impact on the dividend franking account of dividends proposed after the balance sheet date but not recognised as a 
liability is to reduce it by $6,763,000 (2007: $6,763,000).  in accordance with the tax consolidation legislation, the Company 
as the head entity in the tax-consolidated group has also assumed the benefit of $39,181,000 (2007: $16,708,000)  
franking credits.

13 

SeGMenT rePOrTinG

segment information is presented in respect of the group’s business and geographical segments.  the primary format, 
business segments, is based on the group’s management and internal reporting structure.

inter-segment pricing is determined on an arm’s length basis.

segment results, assets and liabilities include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be allocated 
on a reasonable basis.  unallocated items mainly comprise interest earnings assets and revenue, interest-bearing loans, 
borrowings, and expenses, and corporate assets.

segment capital expenditure is the total cost incurred during the year to acquire segment assets that are expected to be 
used for more than one year.

Business Segments

the group comprises the following main business segments, based on the group’s management reporting system:

rental
sales

parts

maintenance

Geographical segments

provides a wide range of earthmoving equipment to customers.
sells a wide range of earthmoving equipment to customers in the civil  
construction and mining industries.
procuring and supplying global sourced used and reconditioned parts to external customers 
and internally to the rental and sales division.  
maintenance, repair and refurbishment of customer plant and equipment.

in presenting information on the basis of geographical segments, segment revenue is based on the geographical location 
of customers.  segment assets are based on the geographical location of the assets.

the group’s business segments operate geographically as follows:

australia
asia
north america
europe

rental, sales, parts and maintenance divisions throughout australia
rental division in indonesia
rental, sales and parts divisions throughout north america
rental and sales division in netherlands

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1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EmEco Holdings limitEd ANd iTs CONTROLLEd ENTiTiEs

notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

14 

cASh ASSeTS

Cash at bank

15 

TrAde And OTher receivABleS

Current
trade receivables
less: impairment of receivables

receivables from subsidiaries - tax balances
other receivables

non-current
other receivables
fair value derivatives
loans to controlled entities

intercompany loans

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

16,804 

27,740 

 101,412 
(5,378)
 96,034 

 - 
 7,178 
 103,212 

 82,738 
(1,598)
 81,140 

 - 
 7,563 
 88,703 

4 

 - 
 - 
 - 

4 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 35,623 
 - 
 35,623 

 45,819 
 - 
 45,819 

215 
 361 
 - 
 576 

 762 
 2,907 
 - 
 3,669 

 - 
 - 
 511,706 
 511,706 

 - 
 - 
 507,412 
 507,412 

the group does not charge interest on loans established within the australian group.  interest is charged on  
intercompany cross boarder loans at arms length interest rates.  loans are repayable at call but are not expected to be 
repaid within 12 months.

16 

PrePAYMenTS

tyre prepayments
other prepayments

17 

invenTOrieS

equipment and parts - at cost
work in progress - at cost
Consumables, spare parts - at cost

consolidated

The company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

 4,644 
 2,367 
 7,011 

 5,274 
 3,572 
 8,846 

 145,446 
 5,620 
 36,262 
 187,328 

 142,075 
 1,935 
 43,121 
 187,131 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

76

77

77

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EmEco Holdings limitEd ANd iTs CONTROLLEd ENTiTiEs

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

18 

inTAnGiBle ASSeTS

goodwill
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year
acquisition through business combination
effects of movement in foreign exchange

Contract intangibles - at cost
less: accumulated amortisation

other intangibles - at cost
less: accumulated depreciation

221,927 
 3,868 
 (2,910)
222,885 

712 
(623)
89 

1,388 
(801)
587 

211,852 
 13,290 
 (3,215)
221,927 

22,390 
(21,390)
1,000 

968 
(505)
463 

total intangible assets

223,561 

223,390 

movement in contract intangibles
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year
acquisition through business combination
less : accumulated amortisation

Amortisation charge

1,000 
 - 
(911)
89 

2,766 
 1,513 
(3,279)
1,000 

the amortisation charge is recognised in the following line item in the income statement:

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

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 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

amortisation expense

1,117 

3,422 

 - 

 - 

consolidated

The company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

77
77

EmEco Holdings limitEd ANd iTs CONTROLLEd ENTiTiEs

notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

18 

inTAnGiBle ASSeTS (cOnTinued)

impairment tests for cash generating units contained goodwill

for the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to the group’s geographical operating divisions which 
represents the lowest level within the group at which the goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes.

the aggregate carrying amounts of goodwill allocated to each unit are as follows:

australian rental
north american rental
asian rental
total rental

australian sales
european sales
australian parts
north american parts

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

168,591 
7,445 
 17,129 
193,165 

16,376 
 6,323 
3,729 
3,292 
222,885 

168,029 
8,136 
 19,538 
195,703 

16,376 
 6,119 
3,729 
 - 
221,927 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 -

the methodology for determining recoverable amount of cash generating units is based on fair value less cost of sale  
(2007 methodology: value in use).  the change in methodology is due to management’s assessment that this is a more 
accurate methodology to measure the group’s assets, and uses the same principals that the group uses for valuing 
potential business acquisitions.  the calculation is based on discounted cash flow for five years plus a terminal value.   
the terminal value is cross referenced to recent transactions of similar assets.  post tax discount rates have been 
determined using 10 year bond rates plus an appropriate margin for each functional currency’s cash generating unit.  

consolidated

The company

note

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

19 

inveSTMenTS

investments in subsidiaries

29

 - 

 - 

 162,729 

 153,859 

the Company’s investment in subsidiaries represent its investment in emeco (uk) limited.

78

79

79

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EmEco Holdings limitEd ANd iTs CONTROLLEd ENTiTiEs

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

20 

PrOPerTY, PlAnT And equiPMenT

freehold land and Buildings - at cost
less: accumulated depreciation

leasehold improvements at cost
less: accumulated depreciation

plant and equipment - at cost
Capital work in progress
less : accumulated depreciation

leased plant and equipment - at capitalised cost
less : accumulated depreciation

furniture, fixtures and fittings - at cost
less : accumulated depreciation

office equipment - at cost
less : accumulated depreciation

motor vehicles - at cost
less : accumulated depreciation 

sundry plant - at cost
less : accumulated depreciation

23,171 
(706)
22,465 

4,551 
(1,180)
3,371 

8,989 
(388)
8,601 

3,198 
(736)
2,462 

745,948 
6,116 
(185,420)
566,644 

649,103 
 - 
(141,553)
507,550 

19,523 
(1,980)
17,543 

1,915 
(624)
1,291 

2,808 
(1,639)
1,169 

5,970 
(1,823)
4,147 

9,041 
(3,681)
5,360 

17,159 
(4,500)
12,659 

1,533 
(425)
1,108 

2,565 
(1,260)
1,305 

9,440 
(3,080)
6,360 

6,576 
(2,318)
4,258 

total property, plant and equipment - at net book value

621,990 

544,303 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 

79
79

EmEco Holdings limitEd ANd iTs CONTROLLEd ENTiTiEs

notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

20 

PrOPerTY, PlAnT And equiPMenT

reconciliations

reconciliations of the carrying amounts for each class of property, 

freehold land and Buildings
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year
additions
acquisition through entity acquired
Disposal
Depreciation
effects of movements in foreign exchange
Carrying amount at the end of the year

leasehold improvements
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year
additions
acquisition through entity acquired
Disposals
Depreciation
Carrying amount at the end of the year

plant and equipment
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year
additions
Capital work in progress
transfer from leased plant and equipment
acquisition through entity acquired
Disposals
Depreciation
effects of movements in foreign exchange
Carrying amount at the end of the year

furniture, fixtures and fittings
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year
additions
acquisition through entity acquired
Disposals
Depreciation
effects of movement in foreign exchange
Carrying amount at the end of the year

office equipment
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year
additions
acquisition through entity acquired
Disposals
Depreciation
effects of movement in foreign exchange
Carrying amount at the end of the year

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

 8,601 
 15,207 
 - 
(569)
(378)
(396)
22,465 

 2,462 
1,075 
323 
 - 
(489)
3,371 

 507,550 
 175,391 
 6,116 
 9,672 
 110 
 (30,366)
(86,961)
(14,868)
566,644 

 1,108 
176 
 177 
(6)
(164)
 - 
1,291 

 1,305 
605 
 - 
(140)
(601)
 - 
1,169 

 8,569 
 1,657 
 40 
(1,171)
(227)
(267)
8,601 

 2,151 
625 
 - 
(3)
(311)
2,462 

 402,933 
 194,803 
 - 
 2,926 
 29,168 
 (34,137)
(72,827)
(15,316)
507,550 

 731 
509 
 29 
 - 
(161)
 - 
1,108 

 711 
923 
92 
(6)
(415)
 - 
1,305 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

80

81

81

EmEco Holdings limitEd ANd iTs CONTROLLEd ENTiTiEs

EmEco Holdings limitEd ANd iTs CONTROLLEd ENTiTiEs

20 

PrOPerTY, PlAnT And equiPMenT (cOnTinued)

reconciliations (continued)

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

motor vehicles
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year
additions
acquisition through entity acquired
Disposals
Depreciation
effects of movement in foreign exchange
Carrying amount at the end of the year

sundry plant
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year
additions
acquisition through entity acquired
Disposals
Depreciation
effects of movement in foreign exchange
Carrying amount at the end of the year

leased plant and equipment
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year
additions
transfer to owned plant and equipment
Depreciation
effects of movements in foreign exchange
Carrying amount at the end of the year

Security

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

 6,360 
2,638 
59 
(3,180)
(1,661)
(69)
4,147 

 4,258 
2,813 
 - 
 (17)
(1,655)
(39)
5,360 

 12,659 
 17,208 
(9,672)
(1,204)
 (1,448)
 17,543 

 4,193 
3,641 
393 
(266)
(1,544)
(57)
6,360 

 3,211 
2,120 
53 
 (11)
(1,101)
(14)
4,258 

 20,454 
 - 
(2,926)
(2,274)
 (2,595)
 12,659 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

the group’s assets are subject to a fixed and floating charge under the terms of the syndicated debt facility.

21 

TrAde And OTher PAYABleS

trade creditors
other creditors and accruals
payable to subsidiaries - tax balances

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

18,660 
27,512 
 - 
46,172 

22,404 
21,217 
 - 
43,621 

 - 
 - 
 3,695 
3,695 

 - 
 - 
 17,782 
17,782 

81
81

EmEco Holdings limitEd ANd iTs CONTROLLEd ENTiTiEs

notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

22 

inTereST BeArinG liABiliTY

Current
working capital facility
lease liabilities - secured

non-Current
Bank loans - secured
lease liabilities - secured
Debt raising costs

Bank loans

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

 - 
 6,557 
6,557 

 1,500 
 5,021 
6,521 

347,275 
 11,408 
 (617)
358,066 

323,731 
 3,236 
 (644)
326,323 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 -

under the terms of the group’s syndicated facility the banks hold a fixed and floating charge over the assets and 
undertakings of the group.  the facility has an expiration date of 21 July 2009. each entity of the consolidated group is a 
guarantor.  the syndicated facility allows for funds to be drawn in australian, united states, Canadian and euro dollars.  
at year end the group had drawn a$110.2m, us$86.6m (a$89.7m), C$114.8m (a$118.1m) and €17.8m (a$29.2m) (2007: 
a$120.2m, us$67.5m (a$79.8m), C$95.5m (a$106.5m) and €10.8m (a$17.2m)).

subsequent to year end the group refinanced its syndicated senior debt facility. the facility is a 3 year revolving senior 
secured debt facility with a limit of $595.0m. the new facility has a commencement date of 2 september 2008.

working capital facility

the working capital facility is secured under the syndicated facility mentioned above, and has a limit of $25.0m  
(2007: $25.0m).

subsequent to year end the working capital facility was renegotiated as part of the refinance of the syndicated debt facility, 
and is secured under the new facility with a limit of $35.0m. 

lease liabilities

under the terms of the syndicated facility the group is allowed to utilise finance lease facilities totalling $40.0m (2007: 
$40.0m).  at year end the group has been granted a us$35.0m (2007: us$15.0m) finance facility and has provided a letter 
of Comfort to guarantee the terms and conditions of the finance facilities.  assets leased under the facility are secured by 
the facility.

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Finance lease liabilities

finance lease liabilities of the group are payable as follows:

In thousands of AUD

less than one year
Between one and five years
more than five years

Future
minimum
lease
payments
2008

 7,471 
 12,010 
 - 
 19,481 

interest
2008

 (914)
 (602)
 - 
 (1,516)

consolidated

Present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
2008

 6,557 
 11,408 
 - 
 17,965 

future
minimum
lease
payments
2007

 5,433 
 3,389 
 - 
 8,822 

present
value of
minimum
lease
payments
2007

 5,021 
 3,236 
 - 
 8,257 

interest
2007

 (412)
 (153)
 - 
 (565)

the group leases plant and equipment under finance leases. the group’s lease liabilities are secured by the leased assets 
of $17,543,000 (2007: $12,659,000).  in the event of default, the leased assets revert to the lessor.

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FinAncinG ArrAnGeMenTS

the group has the ability to access the following lines of credit:
total facilities available:
Bank loans
finance leases
working capital

facilities utilised at reporting date:
Bank loans
finance leases
working capital

facilities not utilised or established at reporting date:
Bank loans
finance leases
working capital

24 

PrOviSiOnS

current
employee benefits:
- annual leave
- long service leave

non-current
employee benefits - long service leave

defined contribution superannuation funds

consolidated

The company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

490,000 
36,258 
25,000 
551,258 

490,000 
17,724 
25,000 
532,724 

 347,275 
 17,965 
 - 
365,240 

 323,731 
 8,257 
 1,500 
333,488 

 142,725 
 18,293 
 25,000 
186,018 

 166,269 
 9,467 
 23,500 
199,236 

 4,087 
 422 
 4,509 

 3,319 
 317 
 3,636 

 682 

 524 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 -

the group makes contributions to defined contribution superannuation funds. the amount recognised as expense was 
$3,099,000 (2007: $2,574,000).

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

consolidated

company

note

2008

$’000

2007

$’000

2008

$’000

2007

$’000

25 

ShAre cAPiTAl And cOnTriBuTed equiTY

share capital

631,237,586 (2007: 631,237,586 ) ordinary shares,  
fully paid and unpaid

 684,882 

 685,165 

 684,882 

 685,165 

acquisition reserve

29(c)(v)

(75,887)

(75,887)

 - 

 - 

608,995 

609,278 

684,882 

685,165

Ordinary Shares

2008

2007

on issue at 1 July

 631,237,586 

 53,149,894 

issued as part of business combinations (pre ipo)

29(c)(iii)

Conversion of preferred ordinary shares (pre ipo)

Conversion of management performance shares  

2:1 split of ordinary shares on issue (pre ipo)

Conversion of emeco limited exchangable notes 

to ordinary shares

ipo gift offer

ordinary shares issued through ipo

on issue at 30 June - fully paid

Share options

 -   

 333,333 

 -     113,251,248 

 -   

 18,000,000 

 -     184,734,475 

 -   

 -   

 37,952,218 

 140,442 

 -     223,675,976 

 631,237,586   631,237,586

on 4 august 2006 the Company issued 6,400,000 options over ordinary shares under an employee incentive plan. these 
options had a fair value at grant date of $1.2m and will be recognised over the vesting period of the options.

Terms and conditions

Ordinary shares

holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per 
share at shareholders’ meetings.

in the event of winding up of the Company, the ordinary shareholder ranks after all other creditors are fully entitled to any 
proceeds of liquidation.

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25 

ShAre cAPiTAl And cOnTriBuTed equiTY (cOnTinued)

reconciliation of movement in capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of the parent

consolidated
$’000

issued  
capital

share based
payment
reserve

hedging 
reserve

foreign
currency
translation
reserve

reserve
for own
share

retained 
earnings

total

minority 
interest

2007
total
equity

Balance at 1 July 2006

total recognised 
income and expense

Dividend paid during  
the year

transfer from  
translation reserve

shares issued (net of 
expenses)

share based payments

Conversion of exchange-
able notes

acquisition of minority 
interest

(see note: 29(c)(v))

acquisition reserve

(see note: 29(c)(v))

  173,928 

  150 

  1,195 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

  439,128 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

  873 

  72,109 

 - 

 (75,887)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (280)

 (7,582)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (353)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

Balance at 30 June 2007

  609,278 

  1,023 

  915 

 (7,935)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

  20,732 

  196,005 

  40,264 

  236,269 

  54,773 

  46,911 

  436 (1)

  47,347 

 (6,260)

 (6,260)

  353 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (6,260)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

  439,128 

  854 

  439,982 

  873 

  72,109 

 - 

 - 

  873 

  72,109 

 - 

 (41,554)

 (41,554)

 - 

 (75,887)

  69,598 

  672,879 

 - 

 - 

 (75,887)

  672,879 

(1)  included in the total recognised income and expense of the minority interest are differences on transactions of foreign 

operations of ($885,000).

consolidated
$’000

issued  
capital

Share based
payment
reserve

hedging 
reserve

Foreign
currency
translation
reserve

reserve
for own
share

retained 
earnings

Total

Minority 
interest

Balance at 1 July 2007

  609,278 

  1,023 

  915 

 (7,935)

total recognised income 
and expense

Dividend paid during  
the year

shares issued (net  
of expenses)*

share based payments

own shares acquired by 
employee share plan trust

Balance at 30 June 2008

 - 

 - 

 (283)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

  451 

 - 

 (825)

 (8,836)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (985)

  69,598 

  672,879 

  67,529 

  57,868 

 (28,194)

 (28,194)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (283)

  451 

 (985)

  608,995 

  1,474 

  90 

 (16,771)

 (985)

  108,933 

  701,736 

* Costs incurred as a result of the Company’s initial public offering settled during 2008.

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

2008
Total
equity

  672,879 

  57,868 

 (28,194)

 (283)

  451 

 (985)

  701,736

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

25 

ShAre cAPiTAl And cOnTriBuTed equiTY (cOnTinued)

reconciliation of movement in capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of the parent (continued)

company

$’000

Balance at 1 July 2006

total recognised income and expense

Dividend paid

share based payments

Conversion of exchangeable notes

shares issued (net of costs)

Balance at 30 June 2007

company

$’000

Share based

reserve

issued

capital

payment

reserve

of own

shares

retained

earnings

  173,928 

  150 

 - 

 - 

 - 

  72,109 

  439,128 

  685,165 

 - 

 - 

  873 

 - 

 - 

  1,023 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (1,965)

  4,700 

 (6,260)

 - 

 - 

 - 

2007

Total

equity

  172,113 

  4,700 

 (6,260)

  873 

  72,109 

  439,128 

 (3,525)

  682,663 

Share based

reserve

issued

capital

payment

reserve

of own

shares

retained

earnings

2008

Total

equity

Balance at 1 July 2007

total recognised income and expense

Dividend paid

share based payments

shares issued (net of costs)*

own shares acquired by employee share plan trust

  685,165 

  1,023 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (283)

 - 

 - 

 - 

  451 

 - 

 - 

Balance at 30 June 2008

  684,882 

  1,474 

* Cost incurred as a result of the Company’s initial public offering settled during 2008.

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (985)

 (985)

 (3,525)

  682,663 

  32,648 

 (28,194)

  32,648 

 (28,194)

 - 

 - 

 - 

  451 

 (283)

 (985)

  929 

  686,300

Translation reserve

the translation reserve comprises all foreign currency differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of 
foreign operations.

hedging reserve

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

Share based payment reserve

the share based payment reserve comprises the expenses incurred from the issue of the Company’s securities under its 
employee share/option plans (refer note 3(j)(v)).

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26 

cOMMiTMenTS

(a) 

operating lease Commitments
future non-cancellable operating leases
not provided for in the financial statements
and payable:
within one year
one year or later but not later than five years
later than five years

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

6,208 
11,736 
924 
18,868 

4,370 
7,305 
2,345 
14,020 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 -

the group leases the majority of their operating premises.  the terms of the tenure are negotiated in conjunction 
with the group’s in-house and external advisors and is dependent upon market forces.

During the financial year the group recognised an expense in the income statement in respect to operating leases of 
$11,642,000 (2007: $8,268,000).

under the terms of the group’s syndicated loan facility the group is allowed to enter into operating leases up to 
$20,000,000 (2007: $20,000,000).

(b) 

Capital Commitments

the group has entered into commitments with certain suppliers for purchases of fixed assets, primarily rental fleet 
assets, in the amount of $49,108,000 (2007: $43,632,000) payable within one year.

27 

cOnTinGenT liABiliTieS

Details of contingent liabilities where the probability of future payments/receipts is not considered remote as set out below, 
as well as details of contingent liabilities, which although considered remote, the directors consider should be disclosed.

Guarantees

the group has guaranteed the repayments of $381,250 (2007: $317,000) with varying expiry dates out to 30 June 2013.

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

28 

nOTeS TO The STATeMenTS OF cASh FlOwS

(i) 

reconciliation of Cash

for the purposes of the statements of cash flow, cash includes cash on hand and at bank and short term deposits at 
call, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.  Cash as at the end of the financial year as shown in the statements of cash 
flows is reconciled to the related items in the statements of financial position as follows:-

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

note

Cash assets

14

16,804

27,740

4

4

(ii) 

reconciliation of net profit to net cash provided by  
operating activities

net profit

67,529 

56,094 

32,648 

4,700 

add/(less) items classified as  
investing/financing activities:
     net profit on sale of non-current assets
add/(less) non-cash items:
    amortisation
    Depreciation
    amortisation of borrowing costs
    Discount on issue of shares
    unrealised foreign exchange (gain)/loss
    stock write downs
    equity settled share based payments
    (Decrease)/increase in income taxes payable
    (Decrease)/increase in deferred taxes
net cash provided by operating activities before 
change in assets liabilities adjusted for assets  
and liabilities acquired

    (increase)/decrease in trade and other  
    receivables
    (increase)/decrease in inventories
    increase/(decrease) in payables
    increase/(decrease) in provisions
net cash provided by operating activities

(iii) 

non-cash investing and financing activities

(9,476)

(11,687)

 - 

 - 

1,117 
93,113 
295 
 - 
502 
8,294 
 451 
13,571 
 (1,105)

3,422 
78,860 
17,522 
1,802 
394 
4,951 
 873 
8,735 
 8,817 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 335 
6,871 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 1,802 
 - 
 - 
 648 
9,427 
 - 

174,291 

169,783 

39,854 

16,577 

(14,591)
(2,197)
(4,943)
1,031 
153,591 

(19,275)
(67,999)
824 
868 
84,201 

 (5,166)
 - 
 (14,086)
 - 
20,602 

 (12,770)
 - 
 (2,426)
 - 
1,381 

-  During the year there were $17.2m acquisitions of plant and equipment by means of finance lease (2007: nil).  

finance lease acquisitions are not reflected in the cash flow statements.

-  During the prior year the Company acquired control of Bevan’s. part of the consideration was $1.0m of the 

Company shares which is not reflected in the statement of cash flow.

-  During the prior year, as a result of the Company’s initial public offering exchangeable notes with a face value 
of $70.3m were exchanged for $72.1m of shares in the Company.  this is not reflected in the comparative 
statement of cash flow.

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29 

cOnTrOlled enTiTieS

(a) 

Particulars in relation to controlled entities

Parent entity

emeco holdings limited

Controlled entities

emeco pty limited

emeco international pty limited

emeco sales pty ltd
emeco parts pty ltd

emeco (uk) limited

emeco equipment (usa) llC
  wildcat tractor Company llC
emeco international mauritius
emeco global
pt prima traktor indonusa (pti)
emeco international europe Bv

emeco europe Bv
euro machinery Bv

emeco Canada ltd

country
of
incorporation

Ownership interest
2008
%

2007
%

note

australia
australia
australia
australia
united kingdom
united states
united states
mauritius
mauritius
indonesia
netherlands
netherlands
netherlands
Canada

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
0
0
100
100
100
100
100

100
100
100
100
100
100
0
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

notes

(i) 

emeco (uk) limited was incorporated in and carries on business in the united kingdom.  emeco (uk) limited is 
the parent entity of emeco equipment (usa) llC, emeco international mauritius, emeco global, pt prima traktor 
indonusa (“pti”), emeco international europe Bv and emeco Canada limited.  emeco (uk) limited was acquired as 
a subsidiary on 4 august 2006 as a result of the Company’s initial public offering.  prior to this emeco (uk) limited 
was a special purpose entity and was reflected as a minority interest within the group’s results.

(ii) 

emeco equipment (usa) llC was incorporated in and carries on business in the united states.

(iii)  wildcat tractor Company llC was acquired by emeco equipment (usa) llC on 4 January 2008 and is incorporated 

in and carries on business in the united states.

(iv) 

emeco international mauritius (“mauritius”) and emeco global (“global”) were incorporated in mauritius and carry 
on business in the united kingdom.  at 30 June 2007 mauritius and global transferred at cost their total shares held 
in pti of 5,149 and 1 shares to emeco (uk) limited and emeco europe Bv respectively.  mauritius and global were 
wound up during the year.

(v) 

pt prima traktor indonusa was incorporated in and carries on business in indonesia.

(vi) 

emeco international europe Bv and emeco europe Bv were incorporated in and carries on business in the 
netherlands.  emeco international europe Bv is the parent entity of emeco europe Bv, and euro machinery Bv.

(vii) 

euro machinery Bv was acquired on 4 January 2007 and carries on business in the netherlands.

(viii)  emeco Canada ltd was incorporated and carries on business in Canada.  on 2 august 2005 emeco Canada ltd 

acquired river valley equipment Company ltd, which operates within emeco Canada ltd.

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

29 

cOnTrOlled enTiTieS (cOnTinued)

(b) 

Acquisition of entities in the current year

on 4 January 2008, emeco equipment (usa) llC, a subsidiary of the Company acquired the business of wildcat 
tractor Company inc, a parts business based in london, kentucky usa. the consideration paid was us$4,500,000 
(a$5,111,000).  subsequent to acquisition the business changed its name to wildcat tractor Company llC.  from 
the date of acquisition to 30 June 2008 the subsidiary contributed a net profit after tax of $526,000.

$’000

Cash and cash equivalents
property, plant and equipment
inventories
trade and other receivables
interest bearing loans and borrowings
trade and other creditors
Deferred tax liability
net identifiable assets and liabilities
goodwill on acquisition
total consideration

Consideration paid, satisfied in cash (cash outflow)
Cash (acquired)
net cash outflow

(c) 

Acquisition of entities in the prior year

recognised
value

Fair value
adjustment

carrying
amounts

 - 
 - 
 1,435 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 (529)
 906 

274 
669 
1,543 
919 
(2,317)
(83)
(38)
967 

274 
669 
2,978 
 919 
(2,317)
(83)
(567)
1,873 
3,238 
5,111 

5,111 
(274)
4,837 

(i) 

on 28 June 2007, emeco international pty ltd, a subsidiary of the Company acquired the business of Jk mining, 
an independent contract mining business based in Queensland for a consideration of $12,983,000 cash.  upon 
acquisition the business was merged into the existing Queensland rental division of emeco, and commenced 
generating revenue in July 2007.

effect of acquisitions

the acquisition had the following effect on the consolidated entity’s assets and liabilities.

Acquiree’s net assets at the acquisition date

$’000

property, plant and equipment
inventories
Deferred tax asset
provisions
net identifiable assets and liabilities
goodwill on acquisition
Consideration paid, satisfied in cash

recognised
value

8,441 
559 
 5 
(17)
8,988 
3,995 
12,983

(1) as the acquisition of Jk mining by emeco was the acquisition of a business and not a company, the recognised 

values represent their fair values. the carrying amounts in the Jk mining business are not available to the group.

90

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(c) 

Acquisition of entities in the prior year (continued)

(ii) 

on 4 January 2007, emeco international europe Bv, a subsidiary of the Company acquired euro machinery Bv 
and euro rental Bv, independent earthmoving equipment rental and sales Companies based in hardenberg, 
netherlands.  Consideration comprised of a cash component of €4.4m (a$7.3m), and the equivalent of €2.0m 
(a$3.3m) of the Company’s shares acquired on market on behalf of the vendors nominee.  at acquisition all assets 
and liabilities of euro rental Bv were transferred to euro machinery Bv.  euro rental Bv is in the process of being 
liquidated.  from the date of acquisition to 30 June 2007 the subsidiary contributed a net profit after tax of $201,000 
for the period.

effect of acquisitions

the acquisition had the following effect on the group’s assets and liabilities.

Acquiree’s net assets at the acquisition date

$’000

Cash and cash equivalents
property, plant and equipment
inventories
trade and other receivables
interest bearing loans and borrowings
trade and other creditors
provisions
Deferred tax liability
net identifiable assets and liabilities
goodwill on acquisition
total consideration (1)

Consideration paid, satisfied in cash (cash outflow)
Consideration paid, satisfied in shares in the Company (cash outflow)
Cash (acquired)
net cash outflow

recognised
value

Fair value
adjustment

carrying
amounts

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

7 
1,163 
11,043 
2,371 
(5,973)
(3,429)
(164)
(216)
4,802 

7 
1,163 
11,043 
 2,371 
(5,973)
(3,429)
(164)
(216)
4,802 
5,848 
10,650 

7,322 (1)
3,328 
(7)
10,643 

(1) total cash consideration paid is subject to an earn out agreement.  under the terms of the agreement the seller 
will be entitled to scaled payments upon reaching certain performance hurdles.  the value of these contingent 
payments have not been reflected in the total consideration paid.

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

29 

cOnTrOlled enTiTieS (cOnTinued)

(c) 

Acquisition of entities in the prior year (continued)

(iii) 

on 5 July 2006, emeco international pty ltd, a subsidiary of the Company acquired the Bevan’s business, 
an independent earthmoving equipment rental and sales business based in orange, new south wales for 
consideration comprised of a cash component of $8.7m, and an issue to the vendor of 666,666 shares (on a post 
split basis) in the Company.  upon acquisition the Bevan’s business was merged into the new south wales division 
of emeco international pty ltd.

effect of acquisitions

the acquisition had the following effect on the consolidated entity’s assets and liabilities.

Acquiree’s net assets at the acquisition date

$’000

property, plant and equipment
inventories
Deferred tax asset
Contract intangibles
provisions
Deferred tax liability
net identifiable assets and liabilities
goodwill on acquisition
total consideration

Consideration paid, satisfied in cash (cash outflow)
Consideration paid, satisfied in shares in the Company
total consideration

recognised
value (1)

6,699 
528 
 18 
1,400 
(61)
(420)
8,164 
1,810 
9,974 

8,974 
1,000 
9,974

Contract intangibles were recognised in the business combination at the date of acquisition.

(1) as the acquisition of Bevans by emeco international pty limited was the acquisition of a business and not a 

company, the recognised values represent their fair values.  the carrying amounts in the Bevans business were 
not available to the group.

(iv) 

on 10 July 2006, emeco equipment (usa) llC (“emeco usa”), a subsidiary of the Company, acquired a package of 
machines and business from tsm north america inc. (“tsm”) for a consideration of $15,189,000.  included in the 
acquisition were machines with a fair value of $13,473,000, goodwill of $1,637,000, contract intangibles of $113,000 
and a deferred tax liability of $34,000.  these machines joined emeco usa existing fleet within its rental segment.

the contribution of an acquired business on the group’s performance has not been separately disclosed given it has been 
merged into an existing business of emeco and the results can not be separately determined.

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(v) 

following completion of the Company’s initial public offering on 4 august 2006 the Company acquired all the shares 
in emeco (uk) limited, an entity which had previously been consolidated into the Company’s financial statements 
as a minority interest.  Consideration paid for emeco (uk) limited was $117.4m.  subsequent to the acquisition, the 
profits of emeco (uk) limited and its subsidiaries have been attributed to the equity holders of the parent.  prior to 
this, emeco (uk) limited consolidated results had been recognised as a minority interest for the period 1 July 2006 
to 4 august 2006.

in accordance with aasB 127: Consolidated and separate financial statements, the economic entity method has 
been adopted for recording the acquisition of emeco (uk) limited.  under this method the differences between the 
consideration paid and the net assets acquired is recognised as an acquisition reserve in equity.

effect of acquisitions

the acquisition had the following effect on the group’s assets and liabilities.

acquiree’s net assets at the acquisition date

$’000

Cash and cash equivalents
property, plant and equipment
inventories
trade and other receivables
Current tax asset
intangibles
interest-bearing loans and borrowings
trade and other payables
Deferred tax liability
provisions
net identifiable assets and liabilities
acquisition reserve
Consideration paid, satisfied in cash

note

recognised
value

Fair value

carrying

adjustment (2) amounts (1)

5,388 
171,715 
25,111 
34,267 
2,692 
29,997 
(191,130)
(25,949)
(10,412)
(125)
41,554 
75,887 
117,441 

25

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

5,388 
171,715 
25,111 
34,267 
2,692 
29,997 
(191,130)
(25,949)
(10,412)
(125)
41,554 

(1) the carrying amount of net identifiable assets and liabilities was the amount that emeco (uk) limited and its 

subsidiaries were recognised in the group as a minority interest at acquisition.

(2) no fair value adjustments given the assets and liabilities had been previously consolidated by the group.

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

30 

KeY MAnAGeMenT PerSOnnel diSclOSure

the following were key management personnel of the group at any time during the reporting period and unless otherwise 
indicated were key management personnel for the entire period.

non-executive directors

a n Brennan (Chairperson)
p B Johnston
p J mcCullagh
g J minton 
J s h fitton (resigned 17 august 2007)

executives directors
l C freedman (managing Director)
r l C adair (formerly Chief financial officer.  
appointed executive Director Corporate strategy and  
Business Development 1 november 2007)

executives

m a turner (general manager global procurement)
m Bourke (president, emeco Canada ltd)
a Carr (general manager emeco parts, maintenance & plant)
C moseley (president emeco usa)
g graham (managing Director europe, appointed  

12 august 2007)

D o tilbrook (executive general manager western  

region rental)

h Christie-Johnston (general manager southern region rental  

& australian sales, appointed 30 July 2007)

i testrow (general manager northern regional rental  

appointed 1 march 2008)

s g gobby (Chief financial officer, appointed 4 march 2008)
t t sauvarin (general manager emeco sales transferred to  

global procurement 30 July 2007 and was no longer    
classified as key management personnel)

During the year r parish and Da Jeffery were not classified as key management personnel.  subsequent to year end a Carr 
ceased to be classified as key management personnel.

Key management personnel compensation

the key management personnel compensation is as follows: 

short-term employee benefits
other long term benefits
post-employment benefits
termination benefits
equity compensation benefits

consolidated

The company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

 4,884,734 
 - 
 375,250 
 - 
 274,119 
 5,534,103 

 5,463,152 
 1,132,224 
 353,658 
 - 
 851,768 
 7,800,802 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 -

remuneration of key management personnel by the Group

the compensation disclosed above represents an allocation of the key management personnel’s compensation from the 
group in relation to their services rendered to the Company.

individual directors and executives compensation disclosures

information regarding individual directors and executives compensation and some equity instruments disclosures as 
permitted by Corporations regulations 2m.3.03 and 2m.6.04 are provided in the remuneration report section of the 
Director’s report on pages 20 to 40.

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

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equity instruments

Shares and rights over equity instruments granted as compensation under management incentive share plan

the Company has an ongoing management incentive share plan in which shares have been granted to certain directors 
and employees of the Company.  the shares vest over a five year period and are accounted for as an option in accordance 
with aasB 2 Share Based Payments.  the Company has provided a ten year interest free loan to facilitate the purchase of 
the shares under the management incentive share plan.

Shares and rights over equity instruments granted as compensation under long term incentive plan

the Company has an ongoing long term incentive plan in which shares have been granted to certain employees of  
the Company. the shares vest after 3 years depending upon the Company’s total shareholder return ranking against a peer 
group of 105 Companies.  the shares have been accounted for as an option in accordance with aasB2 Share  
Based Payments.

the movement during the reporting year in the number of shares issued under the management incentive share plan  
and the long term incentive plan in the Company held, directly, indirectly or beneficially, by each key management  
person, including their related parties, is as follows.  Directors or executives with no holdings are not included in the 
following tables.

2008

held at
1 July 2007

 2:1 share 
split (1)

exercised

Granted as
compensa-
tion

held at
30 June
2008

vested
during
the year

vested
at  30 June
2008

directors & executives
alec Brennan
michael Bourke
anthony Carr
hamish Christie-Johnston
stephen gobby
David tilbrook
michael turner
ian testrow
greg graham

2007

directors & executives
alec Brennan
rodney parish
michael Bourke
anthony Carr

 500,000 
 600,000 
 500,000 
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 300,000 
 300,000 

 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   

 -   
 100,000 
 100,000 
 500,000 
 150,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 

 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   

 500,000 
 700,000 
 600,000 
 500,000 
 150,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 400,000 
 400,000 

 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   

 500,000 
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   

held at
1 July 2006

 2:1 share 
split (1)

exercised

Granted as
compensa-
tion

held at
30 June
2007

vested
during
the year

vested
at  30 June
2007

 250,000 
 300,000 
 300,000 
 250,000 

 250,000 
 300,000 
 300,000 
 250,000 

 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   

 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   

 500,000 
 600,000 
 600,000 
 500,000 

 500,000 
 -   
 -   
 -   

 500,000 
 -   
 -   
 -  

no shares held by key management personnel have vested under the management incentive share plan and are therefore 
not included in issued capital.

(1)   as a result of the Company’s initial public offering there was a 2:1 share split of existing shares on issue immediately 

prior to the offering.

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

30 

KeY MAnAGeMenT PerSOnnel diSclOSure (cOnTinued)

Options over equity instruments granted as compensation under a share option programme

During the prior year options were issued to mr l C freedman and mr r l C adair following the successful completion of 
the Company’s ipo, the term of which are disclosed in the remuneration report.  the movement during the reporting year 
in the number of options held, directly, indirectly or beneficially, by each key management person, including their related 
parties is as follows:

2008
directors &
executives

held at

Granted as

1 July 2007 compensation

exercised

Other
changes

held at
30 June
2008

vested
during
the year

vested and
exercisable
at  30 June
2008

l C freedman
r l C adair

 4,800,000 
 1,600,000 

 -   
 -   

 -   
 -   

 - 
 - 

 4,800,000* 
 1,600,000* 

 -   
 -   

 1,600,000 
 533,333 

2007
directors &
executives

held at

Granted as

1 July 2006 compensation

exercised

Other
changes

held at
30 June
2007

vested
during
the year

vested and
exercisable
at  30 June
2007

l C freedman
r l C adair

 - 
 - 

 4,800,000 
 1,600,000 

 -   
 -   

 -   
 -   

 4,800,000 
 1,600,000 

 1,600,000 
 533,333 

 1,600,000 
 533,333

*  subsequent to 30 June 2008, with effect from 26 august 2008, mr freedman forfeited 1,600,000 options and mr adair 
forfeited 533,333 options.  these forfeitures occurred because, under the terms of the options plan, the Company’s 
earnings per share target for fy08 was not achieved.  for further details, see page 29 of this report.

equity holdings and transactions

the shares in the Company held, directly, indirectly or beneficially, by each key management person, including their 
personally-related entities at year end, is as follows.  Directors or executives with no holdings are not included in these tables.

2008

directors
l C freedman
r l C adair
g J minton
p J mcCullagh
a n Brennan
p B Johnston

executives
D o tilbrook
m a turner
s g gobby
i testrow
h Christie-Johnston

 held at 
 1 July 2007 
 Ordinary 
 Shares (1)

 Purchases 

 Sales 

 held at 
30 June 2008
 Ordinary 
 Shares 

 18,000,000 
 6,000,000 
 161,267 
 184,907 
 1,031,420 
 20,000 

 1,000,000 
 100,000 
 200,000 
 31,800 
 350,000 
 80,000 

 -
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   

 19,000,000 
 6,100,000 
 361,267 
 216,707 
 1,381,420 
 100,000 

 5,500,000 
 5,500,000 
 -   
 186,368 
 -   

 -   
 -   
 50,000 
 -   
 150,000 

(2,200,000)
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   

 3,300,000 
 5,500,000 
 50,000 
 186,368 
 150,000

(1) total does not include shares held under the Company’s share plans.

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2007

directors
l C freedman
r l C adair
g J minton
p J mcCullagh
a n Brennan
J s h fitton
p B Johnston

executives
D o tilbrook
D a Jeffery
t t sauvarin
m a turner

conversion of
 “A” and “B” 
 class 
 Management 
 Performance 
Shares (1)

 2:1 Share 
Split (2)

 Purchases 

 Sold 
 during iPO 

 held at 
30 June 2007
 Ordinary 
 Shares 

 1,875,000 
 2,625,000 
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   

 19,327,188 
 6,753,604 
 -   
 -   
 200,000 
 108,225 
 -   

 -   
 -   
 161,267 
 184,907 
 131,420 
 171,578 
 20,000 

(20,654,376)
(7,507,208)
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   
 -   

 18,000,000 
 6,000,000 
 161,267 
 184,907 
 531,420 
 388,028 
 20,000 

 held at 
 1 July 2006 
 Ordinary 
 Shares 

 17,452,188 
 4,128,604 
 -   
 -   
 200,000 
 108,225 
 -   

 3,819,804 
 3,819,804 
 4,264,204 
 3,819,804 

 2,625,000 
 2,625,000 
 1,875,000 
 2,625,000 

 6,444,804 
 6,444,804 
 6,139,204 
 6,444,804 

 -   
 -   
 215,924 
 -   

(7,389,608)
(7,389,608)
(6,278,408)
(7,389,608)

 5,500,000 
 5,500,000 
 6,215,924 
 5,500,000

(1)   all a & B class performance shares held from the prior year were converted to ordinary shares immediately prior to the 

Company’s initial public offering as a result of performance hurdles being achieved.

(2)   as a result of the Company’s initial public offering there was a 2:1 share split of existing shares on issue immediately 

prior to the offering.

loans

other than the loan issued under the management incentive share plan no specified director or executive has entered into 
any loan arrangements with the group.

Other key management personnel transactions

a number of key management persons, or their related parties, hold positions in other entities that result in them having 
control or significant influence over the financial or operating policies of those entities.

a number of these entities transacted with the Company or its subsidiaries in the reporting period.  the terms and 
conditions of the transactions with management persons and their related parties were no more favourable than those 
available, or which might reasonably be expected to be available, on similar transactions to non-director related entities on 
an arm’s length basis.

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

30 

KeY MAnAGeMenT PerSOnnel diSclOSure (cOnTinued)

Other key management personnel transactions (continued)

the aggregate amount recognised during the year related to key management personnel and their related parties were  
as follows:

Transaction 
value
year ended
30 June
2008
 $’000 

note

Balance
outstanding 
as
at 30 June
2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2007
 $’000 

Key management
person and their
related parties
(i) Key management person

Transaction

nil

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

(ii) Other related parties
mr g J minton
mr J D Carnegie
- archer Capital pty limited

mr r i koczkar
mr p J mcCullagh
- pacific equity partners pty limited

mr m a turner
mr D o tilbrook
- ivy street unit trust

Consulting services

(1)

 - 

 937,500 

Consulting services

(1)

 - 

 937,500 

sale of 510 great
eastern highway

(2)

 - 

 2,950,000 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 -

(1)   archer Capital pty limited (“archer”), a related party of g J minton and J D Carnegie in the capacity as partners, and 

pacific equity partners pty limited (“pep”), a related party of r i koczkar and p J mcCullagh in their capacity as managing 
Directors each entered into an investment services agreement with the Company to provide consulting services to the 
Company.  the agreements terminated as a result of the Companies ipo.  archer and pep each received $750,000 for the 
completion of the ipo and $187,500 for consulting services up to the date of the ipo.

(2) the group sold its premises at 510 great eastern highway, redcliffe in western australia to Demol investments pty 
ltd as trustee of the ivy street unit trust (“trust”) in June 2007 for a consideration of $2.95m. the sale price was 
negotiated on an arms length basis and in light of two independent expert valuations of the property. two of the group’s 
key management personnel, mr David tilbrook and mr michael turner, hold units in the trust and each of them has a 
significant influence over the trust.

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31 

nOn KeY MAnAGeMenT PerSOnnel diSclOSureS

the classes of non key management personnel are:  subsidiaries (note 29)

Transactions
the aggregate amounts included in the profit before income tax 
expense that resulted from transactions with non director related 
parties are:

Dividends

aggregate amount of other transactions with non director  
related parties:
loan advances to:

subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

consolidated

company

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

2008
$’000

2007
$’000

-

-

-

-

33,600

7,500

511,706

507,412

loans are made between wholly owned subsidiaries of the group for capital purchases.  loans outstanding between the 
different wholly owned entities of the Company have no fixed date of repayment.  loans made between subsidiaries within 
a common taxable jurisdiction are interest free.  Cross border subsidiary loans are charged at liBor plus a relevant arms 
length mark up.  

ultimate parent entity

emeco holdings limited is the ultimate parent entity of the group.

32 

SuBSequenT evenTS

subsequent to 30 June 2008 the Company declared a 2.5 cent fully franked dividend payable 30 september 2008.

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

33 

eArninGS Per ShAre 

Basic earnings per share

the calculation of basic earnings per share at 30 June 2008 was based on the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of 
$67,529,000 (2007: $56,094,000) and a weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the year ended 30 June 
2008 of 631,237,586 (2007: 603,496,000).  

weighted average number of ordinary shares
In thousands of shares

issued ordinary shares at 1 July
effect of shares issued during the year
effect of conversion of performance shares
effect of 2:1 share split
weighted average number of ordinary shares at 30 June

diluted earnings per share

consolidated consolidated

2008

2007

631,238
 - 
 - 
 - 
631,238

166,401
237,716
16,323
183,056
603,496

the calculation of diluted earnings per share at 30 June 2008 was based on profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of 
$67,529,000 (2007: $56,094,000) and a weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year 
ended 30 June 2008 of 631,238,000 (2007: 609,299,000).  options are considered potential ordinary shares and have been 
included in the dilutive earnings per share.

weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted)
In thousands of shares

weighted average number of ordinary shares at 30 June
effect of conversion of options
weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted) at 30 June

earnings per share
Basic earnings per share
In AUD

diluted earnings per share
In AUD

comparative information

consolidated
2008

consolidated
2007

631,238
 - 
631,238

603,496
5,803
609,299

0.107

0.093

0.107

0.092

the average market value of the Company’s shares for the purpose of calculating the dilutive effect of share options was 
based on quoted market prices for the period that options were outstanding.

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34 

deed OF crOSS GuArAnTee

pursuant to asiC Class order 98/1418 (as amended) dated 13 august 1998, the wholly-owned subsidiaries listed below 
are relieved from the Corporations Act 2001 requirements for preparation, audit and lodgement of financial reports, and 
directors’ report.

it is a condition of the Class order that the Company and each of the subsidiaries enter into a Deed of Cross guarantee.  
the effect of the Deed is that the Company guarantees to each creditor payment in full of any debt in the event of winding 
up of any of the subsidiaries under certain provisions of the Corporations act 2001.  if a winding up occurs under other 
provisions of the act, the Company will only be liable in the event that after six months any creditor has not been paid in 
full.  the subsidiaries have also given similar guarantees in the event that the Company is wound up.

the subsidiaries subject to the Deed entered into during the year are:

•	 Emeco	Pty	Ltd

•	 Emeco	International	Pty	Limited

a consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet, comprising the controlled entities which are a party  
to the Deed, after eliminating all transactions between parties to the Deed of Cross guarantee, at 30 June 2008 is set out  
as follows:

Summarised income statement and retained profits

Profit before tax 
income tax expense 
Profit after tax
retained profits at beginning of year
Dividends paid during the year
Retained profits at end of year

Attributable to:
equity holders of the Company
Profit for the period

consolidated
2008
$’000

consolidated
2007
$’000

 87,566 
(26,360)
 61,206 
 66,693 
(33,600)
 94,299 

 73,902 
(22,232)
 51,670 
 22,523 
(7,500)
 66,693 

 94,299 
 61,206 

 66,693 
 51,670

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notes to the Financial statements

for the year enDeD 30 June 2008 (ContinueD)

34 

deed OF crOSS GuArAnTee (cOnTinued)

Balance Sheet

current Assets
Cash assets
trade and other receivables
inventories
total current assets

non-current assets
trade and other receivables
intangible assets
investments accounted for using the
equity method
property, plant and equipment
total non-current assets

total assets

current liabilities
trade and other payables
interest bearing liabilities
provisions
total current liabilities

non-current liabilities
interest bearing liabilities
non interest bearing liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
provisions
total non-current liabilities

total liabilities

net assets

equity
issued capital
reserves
retained earnings
total equity attributable to equity
holders of the parent

consolidated Consolidated

2008
 $’000 

2007
 $’000 

 12,067 
 77,401 
 134,543 
 224,011 

 13,627 
 69,301 
 130,227 
 213,155 

 60,405 
 188,965 

 54,527 
 189,145 

 - 
 398,394 
 647,764 

 - 
 361,120 
 604,792 

 871,775 

 817,947 

 70,982 
 2,001 
 4,038 
 77,021 

 169,649 
 514,717 
 15,339 
 660 
 700,365 

 49,757 
 1,500 
 3,322 
 54,579 

 172,792 
 507,412 
 15,052 
 503 
 695,759 

 777,386 

 750,338 

 94,389 

 67,609 

 - 
 90 
 94,299 

 - 
 916 
 66,693 

 94,389 

 67,609 

102

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Directors’ Declaration

1. 

in the opinion of the directors of emeco holdings limited (“the Company”):

(a) 

the financial statements and notes as set out on pages 42 to 102, including the remuneration disclosures of the 
remuneration report in the Director’s report, set out on pages 29 to 39 are in accordance with the Corporations act 
2001, including:

(i) 

giving a true and fair view of the financial position of the Company and the group as at 30 June 2008 and 
of their performance, as represented by the results of their operations and their cash flows, for the financial 
year ended on that date; and

(ii) 

complying with accounting standards and the Corporations regulations 2001;

(b) 

(c) 

2. 

3. 

the remuneration disclosures that are contained in pages 29 to 39 of the remuneration report in the Directors’ 
report comply with australian accounting standard aasB 124 related party Disclosure, the Corporations act 2001 
and the Corporations regulations 2001; and

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

there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company and the group of entities identified in note 34 will be 
able to meet any obligation or liabilities to which they are or may become subject to by Deed of Cross guarantee 
between the Company and those group of entities pursuant to asiC Class order 98/1418.

the directors have been given the declarations required by section 295a of the Corporations act 2001 by the chief 
executive officer and chief financial officer for the financial year ended 30 June 2008.

Dated at perth, 25th day of august 2008.

signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors:

lAurence FreedMAn
Managing Director

rOBin AdAir
Director

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inDepenDent aUDitor’s report

indePendend AudiTOr’S  rePOrT TO The MeMBerS OF eMecO hOldinG liMiTed

report on the financial report

we have audited the accompanying financial report of emeco holdings limited (the Company), which comprises the 
balance sheets as at 30 June 2008, and the income statements, statements of recognised income and expense and cash 
flow statements for the year ended on that date, a description of significant accounting policies and other explanatory 
notes and the directors’ declaration of the group comprising the company and the entities it controlled at the year’s end or 
from time to time during the financial year.

Directors’ responsibility for the financial report 

the directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance 
with australian accounting standards (including the australian accounting interpretations) and the Corporations act 2001. 
this responsibility includes establishing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation 
of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying 
appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s responsibility

our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. we conducted our audit in 
accordance with australian auditing standards. these auditing standards require that we comply with relevant ethical 
requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the 
financial report is free from material misstatement. 

an audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial 
report. the procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material 
misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. in making those risk assessments, the auditor considers 
internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation 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 performed the procedures to assess whether in all material respects the financial report presents fairly, in accordance with 
the Corporations Act 2001 and australian accounting standards (including the australian accounting interpretations), a view 
which is consistent with our understanding of the Company’s and the group’s financial position and of their performance 

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

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Auditor’s opinion

in our opinion:

(a) 

the financial report of emeco holdings limited is in accordance with the Corporations act 2001, including: 

(i) 

(ii) 

giving a true and fair view of the Company’s and the group’s financial position as at 30 June 2008 and of 
their performance for the year ended on that date; and 

complying with australian accounting standards (including the australian accounting interpretations) and 
the Corporations regulations 2001.

(b) 

the financial report also complies with international financial reporting standards as disclosed in note 2.

report on the remuneration report

we have audited the remuneration report included in pages 29 to 40 of the directors’ report for the year ended 30 
June 2008. the directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the remuneration 
report in accordance with section 300a of the Corporations act 2001. our responsibility is to express an opinion on the 
remuneration report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards.

Auditor’s opinion

in our opinion, the remuneration report of emeco holdings limited for the year ended 30 June 2008, complies with section 
300a of the Corporations act 2001.

KPMG

BreTT FullArTOn 
Partner

perth
25 august 2008

kpmg, an australian partnership and a member firm of the kpmg network of independent member firms affiliated with kpmg international, a swiss cooperative.

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shareholDer inFormation

AnnuAl GenerAl MeeTinG

the annual general meeting of the Company will be held at the sydney marriott hotel, 36 College street, sydney, at 12 
noon on wednesday, 12 november 2008.  shareholders who are unable to attend the meeting are encouraged to complete 
and return the proxy form that will accompany the notice of meeting.

SuBSTAnTiAl ShArehOlderS

Details regarding substantial holders of the Company’s ordinary shares as at 31 august 2008, as disclosed in the substantial 
holding notices, are as follows:

name

the Capital group of Companies

maple-Brown abbott limited

indus Capital partners llC

diSTriBuTiOn OF ShArehOlderS

Shares

73,500,355

52,490,260

32,552,707

%

11.6

8.3

5.2

as at 31 august 2008, there were 8,345 holders of the Company’s ordinary shares. the distribution of shareholders as at 31 
august 2008 was as follows:

Size of holding

1-1,000

1,001- 5,000

5,001-10,000

10,001-100,000

100,001 and over

total

no. of holders

number of shares

826

2,746

1,998

2,561

214

8,345

555,833

8,250,788

14,947,610

64,672,380

542,819,975

631,237,586

as at 31 august 2008, the number of shareholders holding less than a marketable parcel of shares is 127.

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TwenTY lArGeST ShArehOlderS

the names of the twenty largest holders of the Company’s ordinary shares as at 31 august 2008 are:

name

hsBC Custody nominees (australia) limited

J p morgan nominees australia limited

rBC Dexia investor services australia nominees pty limited

national nominees limited

uBs wealth management australia nominees pty limited

Citicorp nominees pty limited

archer Capital 3a pty limited

archer Capital 3B pty limited

anZ nominees limited

suncorp Custodian services pty limited

uBs nominees pty limited

elphinstone holdings pty limited

goldking enterprises pty limited

michael anthony turner

merlin investments BvBa

Cogent nominees pty limited

linda Dorothy sauvarin

David raymond griffin

paradise resources pty limited

g harvey nominees pty limited

Shares

132,794,481

83,271,253

51,842,823

49,391,118

27,648,056

23,424,745

13,154,000

13,154,000

13,130,417

8,212,956

7,706,072

6,610,000

5,500,000

5,500,000

4,942,000

4,335,300

4,145,998

4,000,000

4,000,000

3,661,800

%

21.0

13.2

8.2

7.8

4.3

3.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.3

1.2

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.6

vOTinG riGhTS OF OrdinArY ShAreS 

voting rights of shareholders are governed by the Company’s constitution.  the Constitution provides that on a show of 
hands every member present in person or by proxy has 1 vote and on a poll every member present in person or by proxy 
has 1 vote for each fully paid ordinary share held by the member. 

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company Directory

direcTOrS 

robin adair
alec Brennan
laurence freedman
peter Johnston
paul mcCullagh
greg minton 

SecreTArY

michael kirkpatrick 

reGiSTered OFFice 

ground floor, 10 ord street
west perth wa  6005 
telephone: (08) 9420 0222
facsimile: (08) 9321 1366  

ShAre reGiSTrY 

link market services limited
level 12, 680 george street
sydney  nsw  2000 

ph: 1300 554 474 

www.linkmarketservices.com.au 

AudiTOrS

kpmg
152-158 st george’s terrace
perth  wa  6000

STOcK eXchAnGe liSTinG

emeco holdings ltd ordinary shares are listed on the australian 
stock exchange ltd. asx code: ehl

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Design and artwork by Design City

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