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GR Engineering Services Limited
Annual Report 2014

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ChaiRman’S lEttER

Dear Shareholder

It is with pleasure that I present to you GR Engineering Services Limited’s (GR Engineering or the Company) Annual 
Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2014 (FY14).

Although a challenging year in many respects, FY14 was also a rewarding period during which the Company continued to 
benefit from the implementation of its overseas growth strategy, successfully executed work involving the application of 
the Company’s renowned process engineering capability to iron ore processing and importantly, secured future growth 
opportunities through its diversification into the oil and gas industry.

A prime example of the successful implementation of the Company’s international growth strategy is Wolf Minerals 
(UK) Limited’s Hemerdon Tungsten Project in England. With a value of approximately $140 million this Engineering, 
Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract is the largest project undertaken by GR Engineering to date. Site access at 
Hemerdon was granted in February 2014 and I am pleased to report that this project is running on budget and on time.

In addition, the Company continues to manage the construction of the Syama gold processing facility in Mali. This project 
is executed on an EPCM basis demonstrating the Company’s capacity to apply EPC contracting disciplines to EPCM 
engagements and to execute large overseas projects adopting a range of contracting models.

Projects completed during FY14 included the refurbishment and upgrade of an iron ore processing facility in South 
Australia for one of Australia’s leading steel producers. This brownfields project was also delivered on time and on budget 
and was important in establishing GR Engineering’s credentials in delivering value add process engineering solutions to the 
iron ore industry.

In June 2014, the Company was awarded an EPC contract by Rio Tinto associated with the Moisture Reduction Project 
for Rio Tinto’s Greater Paraburdoo operations in Western Australia, further demonstrating GR Engineering’s expertise and 
growing reputation in iron ore processing.

These positive operational outcomes were achieved despite another year of difficult trading conditions. Commodity prices 
have remained subdued and in some cases volatile. Combined with a persistently strong Australian dollar, these factors 
have contributed to a contraction in investment by miners generally and gold producers in particular. It is therefore 
important to the long term growth of GR Engineering that it continues to apply its services to a wide range of 
commodities in a range of jurisdictions and to seek merger and acquisition opportunities which meet the 
Company’s investment criteria.

Such an acquisition was completed in April 2014 with the purchase of the Upstream Production 
Solutions business (UPS). With approximately 125 employees, UPS is a leading independent 
provider of specialist operations and maintenance and well management services to the 
growing oil and gas sector across Australia and south-east Asia. The acquisition of UPS 
will enable the Company to diversify its sector exposure while preserving the group’s 
technical base. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all employees 
of Upstream Production Solutions into the GR Engineering group and I look 
forward to being a part of that business’s development in coming years.

GR ENGiNEERiNG SERviCES LimiTED 

  ANNUAL REPORT 2014

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ChaiRman’S lEttER

During FY14, GR Engineering completed 13 studies and as at 30 June was engaged on 14 studies of which 5 related to 
overseas projects. These studies relate to a range of commodities including gold, manganese, copper, silver, bauxite, tin, 
nickel and iron ore. 

In presenting GR Engineering’s FY13 Annual Report I took great pride in advising that the Company had achieved three 
consecutive years without incurring a Lost Time Injury (LTI). FY14 continued on a similar vein until May 2014 when 
regrettably an LTI was sustained by a site worker at Hemerdon.

This incident highlighted the fact that irrespective of the strength of our safety culture, the potential for harm or injury in 
any work environment but particularly industrial work environments is ever present and we must strive to manage work 
practices and safety attitudes to the smallest of detail.

During FY14 the Company generated consolidated group revenue of $114.2 million a decrease of $0.5 million or 0.4% 
against FY13. Despite relatively flat revenue, careful project management and cost reduction measures implemented 
prior to the commencement of the year resulted a Profit Before Tax result of $16.8 million dollars, an increase of $5.3 
million or 46.1% over FY 13. This result was assisted by a one off Gain on Acquisition of $3.04 million associated with the 
acquisition of UPS.

As at 30 June 2014, GR Engineering held cash and receivables of $50.5 million, net of trade creditors and remained 
virtually debt free. In March 2014, the Company was successful in renegotiating its bank guarantee facility resulting 
in a doubling of its bonding capacity to $30 million and more importantly, more favourable terms in relation to security 
requirements resulting in approximately $15 million in additional free cash.

Having regard to these factors and the Company’s financial performance in FY14, your Directors have resolved to declare a 
fully franked dividend of 4.0 cents per share bringing the full year payment to 7.0 cents per share. The Record Date for this 
dividend is 16 September 2014 and the Payment Date is 30 September 2014.

Your Board of Directors remains focused on overseeing the continuing development of the Company’s overseas growth 
strategy, the pursuit of contract opportunities across a wide range of commodities, the preservation of a strong Balance 
Sheet and above all ensuring that policies, procedures and practices for the safety and protection of our employees are 
stringently adhered to.

Finally I would like to express my gratitude to my fellow Board members for their valued insight and support throughout 
the year and to recognise the efforts of entire GR Engineering workforce, including our colleagues at UPS. To our valued 
clients, may I take this opportunity to also thank you for your business and support throughout FY14.

JOE mARiO PAUL RiCCiARDO 
executive Chairman

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46%

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FY14  $17.2 million

pBt
FY14  $16.8 million

89%

NpAt
FY14  14.2 million 

88%

eps
FY14  9.4 cents

246%

Cash flow from operations
FY14  $18.7 million

GR ENGiNEERiNG SERviCES LimiTED 

  ANNUAL REPORT 2014

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      Upstream Production Solutions 
is a leading provider of products 
and services to the australian and 
international Oil & Gas industry.

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DiRECtORS’ REPORt

Your Directors present their report together with the financial statements of GR Engineering Services Limited  
(“GR Engineering” or “Company”) for the financial year 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 and the independent  
auditor’s report thereon.

The names of the Company’s Directors in office during the financial year ended 30 June 2014 and until the date  
of this report are as below. Directors were in office for this entire period unless otherwise stated.

DIRECTORS

Geoffrey (Geoff) Michael JONES  

(Managing Director)

Joseph Mario Paul RICCIARDO  

(Executive Chairman)

Tony Marco PATRIZI  

(Executive Director)

Barry Sydney PATTERSON  

(Non-Executive Director)

Terrence John STRAPP  

(Non-Executive Director)

Peter John HOOD    

(Non-Executive Director)

COMPANY SECRETARY

Giuseppe (Joe) TOTARO (B.Comm, CPA, CTA)

Joe is a co-founder of GR Engineering and has been Company Secretary since 4 September 2006. He was appointed 
Chief Financial Officer on 19 April 2011. Joe is a certified practicing accountant (CPA) with over 28 years’ experience in 
commercial and public practice specialising in mining and mining services. He was formerly company secretary of and 
business consultant to JR Engineering. Joe’s experience includes corporate advisory services having consulted on and 
managed numerous corporate transactions involving private and publicly listed companies.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

During the year the Company’s activities have been the provision of high quality process engineering 
design and construction services to the mining and mineral processing industry. On 23 April 2014, 
the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Upstream Production Solutions Pty Ltd, completed the 
acquisition of Production Solutions, a business engaged in delivering operations and maintenance 
and well management services to the oil and gas industry.

DIVIDENDS PAID DURING THE YEAR

•  Fully franked dividend of 3.00 cents per share paid on 1 October 2013

•  Dividend of 3.00 cents per share franked to 40% paid on 28 March 2014

•  Subsequent to 30 June 2014, a fully franked dividend of 4.0 cents  

per share was recommended by the Directors to be paid on  
30 September 2014.

GR ENGiNEERiNG SERviCES LimiTED 

  ANNUAL REPORT 2014

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DiRECtORS’ REPORt

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

The financial year ended 30 June 2014 saw the continuation of market conditions and sentiments experienced by the 
mining industry in FY13. Faced with ongoing volatility in commodity prices and a persistently strong Australian dollar, 
producers continued their focus on reducing operating costs and applying higher approval thresholds to investment  
cases resulting in an overall reduction in capital investment.

Despite this difficult trading environment, GR Engineering was able to produce solid and consistent financial and 
operational outcomes during FY14. This was predominantly the result of the greater contribution of overseas revenue,  
a greater contribution to revenue by the iron ore sector, the successful execution of EPCM engagements, the winning  
of repeat business and through the acquisition of the Upstream Production Solutions business.

It is pleasing to note that these outcomes arose from the roll out of the Company’s growth strategy being to pursue 
growth through geographical expansion, to seek opportunities involving iron ore and subject to satisfying the Company’s 
investment criteria, to pursue growth through acquisitions. 

A prime example of the successful implementation of the Company’s geographical expansion strategy is the Hemerdon 
Tungsten/Tin Project in the United Kingdom. The value of this Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) project  
is approximately $140 million and is the largest project undertaken by GR Engineering to date.

As at the date of this report, the Company had deployed senior project management, engineering staff and construction 
personnel to England as the Hemerdon Tungsten/Tin Project commences construction and to coordinate the logistics 
associated with the procurement of goods and services from countries worldwide. Together with locally sourced 
contractors and employees, site management is dedicated to ensuring that the project continues to run on time and  
on budget and above all to ensure the occupational health and safety of all personnel.

It is disappointing to note that in May 2014, after nearly four consecutive years of Lost Time Injury (LTI) free days, a 
subcontractor’s employee engaged on the Hemerdon site sustained such an injury. This incident highlighted the need  
to ensure that safety considerations precede and permeate every function performed by the Company and that this 
mindset is continually reinforced to all personnel.

Additional overseas activity included the construction management of the Syama gold processing facility in Mali. This 
project is being executed on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) basis demonstrating 
GR Engineering’s capacity to apply EPC contracting disciplines to a range of contracting models on both domestic and 
overseas projects.

An important aspect of GR Engineering’s growth strategy is to secure work involving iron ore processing. It is therefore 
particularly pleasing to report that during FY14 work was completed on the upgrade of an iron ore processing facility 
in South Australia for a leading Australian steel producer. This project brought with it particular operational challenges 
as the work performed required meticulous scheduling to minimise disruption to the operation of the wider facility. In 
addition the project was executed on a tight schedule to coordinate the progress of work with regular plant shutdowns. 
Notwithstanding these challenges, this project was also completed on time and on budget. GR Engineering’s exemplary 
safety performance on site was officially recognised with the award by the client of two Safety Excellence Awards.

The Company’s credentials in the provision of engineering and construction expertise to the iron ore industry were 
further recognised with the award in June 2014 of an EPC contract by Rio Tinto to implement the Moisture Reduction 
Project at its Greater Paraburdoo operations in Western Australia.

In October 2013, the Company was awarded Preferred Contractor status by MZI Resources Limited (MZI) for the  
design and construction of the circa $55 million Keysbrook mineral sands processing facility in Western Australia.  
Early engineering works for this project were commenced in FY14, with GR Engineering expecting to enter into an EPC 
contract for full project design and construction upon, amongst other things, MZI making a final investment decision.

GR Engineering remains alert to potential project opportunities but recognises that economic conditions remain subdued 
in the industry. With an experienced workforce, excellent reputation and strong balance sheet it remains well poised to 
avail itself of opportunities arising from the eventual improvement in these conditions.

During FY14 the Company completed 13 studies of which 5 related to overseas projects. These studies related to  
a range of minerals, precious metals, base metals and bulk commodities. As at 30 June 2014 GR Engineering was 
involved on a further 14 studies also involving a wide range of commodities and many jurisdictions.

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continuedIn April 2014 GR Engineering’s wholly owned subsidiary, Upstream Production Solutions Pty Ltd completed the 
acquisition of Production Solutions a leading independent provider of specialist operations and maintenance and  
well management services to the oil and gas sector in Australia and across South-East Asia. These assets now  
form GR Engineering’s oil and gas services business unit, Upstream Production Solutions.

This acquisition involved integrating the UPS business, including its 125 employees, IT and financial reporting systems 
into the GR Engineering group. This was largely achieved by 23 April 2014 when operational control of the business 
transferred to GR Engineering. Since then UPS has generated operational and financial outcomes consistent with  
budget expectations.

Looking ahead, GR Engineering intends to provide UPS’s experienced management team with the financial resources 
and engineering expertise to pursue the many opportunities presented by the Australian and South-East Asian oil  
and gas sector.

FINANCIAL POSITION

GR Engineering generated revenue of $114.2 million and net operating cash flow of $18.8 million for the year ended  
30 June 2014.

During the year the Company paid $9.0 million in dividends and held cash, including term deposits to secure contingent 
liabilities under its bank guarantee facilities, of $37.4 million as at 30 June 2014, an increase of $2.9 million over cash 
held as at the close of the previous financial year.

GROWTH STRATEGY

GR Engineering remains alert to opportunities within Australia and at the same time will continue to seek overseas 
opportunities. This strategy held the Company in good stead during FY14 and has provided GR Engineering with good 
visibility into FY15. Excluding any potential revenue contribution from the design and construction of the $55 million 
Keysbrook mineral sands processing facility which is expected to commence in FY15, GR Engineering has approximately 
$110 million in contracted revenue in FY15. This forecast revenue is predominantly the result of contributions from the 
Wolf Minerals Tungsten Project in the UK and the Moisture Reduction Project at Rio Tinto’s Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore 
Operations in Western Australia.

The Company continues to pursue opportunities involving the application of its process engineering skills to the iron  
ore sector, building on the results achieved in FY14.

The acquisition of the Upstream Production Solutions (UPS) business has given the Company an additional avenue  
for growth and it is the Company’s intention to provide UPS with the financial and management resources needed to 
pursue operations and maintenance and well management opportunities in Australia’s and South-East Asia’s growing  
oil and gas sector. Upstream Production Solutions has forecast revenues of $37 million of which approximately 70%  
is contracted in FY15.

GR Engineering will continue to apply the systems and disciplines developed over many years as an EPC contractor to  
a wider range of contracting models including EPCM engagements with the view to further broadening its revenue base.

With a strong balance sheet, excellent market reputation and available operational capacity, GR Engineering is well 
positioned to take advantage of any strengthening in Australia’s mining industry.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS

Increase to Bank Guarantee Facility

On 5 March 2014 the Company entered into an agreement with National Australia Bank providing for an increase in the 
Company’s bank guarantee facility to $30 million secured by letters of set-off against cash term deposits equating to  
25% of the amount of bank guarantees on issue at any given time. 

Purchase of Production Solutions

On 13 December 2013 the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Upstream Production Solutions Pty Ltd entered into 
a contract for the purchase of Production Solutions, a provider of specialist operations and maintenance and well 
management services to the oil and gas industry. Consideration for the business was $5,750,000. The transaction  
was completed on 23 April 2014.

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FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

Information regarding likely developments in the operations of the consolidated entity in future financial years is referred 
to in the Review of Operations and Growth Strategy in above sections of this Directors’ Report.

EVENTS AFTER BALANCE SHEET DATE

On 25 August 2014, the Company declared a fully franked dividend of 4.0 cents per share, an aggregate of $6,016,318. 
The Record Date of the dividend is 16 September 2014 and the proposed payment date is 30 September 2014.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joe Mario Paul RICCIARDO – Executive Chairman

BAppSc (Mech Eng)

Joe co-founded GR Engineering. He is a Mechanical Engineer with over 35 years’ experience in feasibility studies, 
design, construction, maintenance and operation of mineral processing facilities.

In 1986 Joe lead the founding of JR Engineering. As Managing Director, Joe successfully grew JR Engineering into a 
leading engineering services provider before its sale to a major ASX listed Mining Services Group in 2001.

In 2006, Joe was instrumental in regrouping the former key executives from JR Engineering to establish GR Engineering.

Joe is a non-executive director of Mineral Resources Limited and has been on its Board since its public listing in 2006.

•  Interests in ordinary shares in GR Engineering – 9,798,578

•  Interests in other securities in GR Engineering – None

•  Special Responsibilities  – Chairman

•  Directorships in other listed entities in the last 3 years:

 – Mineral Resources Limited (ASX:MIN) 2006 – Present 

Geoffrey (Geoff) Michael JONES – Managing Director

BE (Civil), FIEAust, CPEng

Geoff is a Civil Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in construction, engineering, minerals processing and project 
development in Australia and overseas. Geoff previously worked for Baulderstone Hornibrook, John Holland, Minproc 
Engineers and Signet Engineering before serving over six years as Group Project Engineer for Resolute Mining Limited.

Prior to joining GR Engineering Services Limited in 2011, Geoff was the General Manager of Sedgman Limited’s metals 
engineering business and also responsible for the strategic development of the metals engineering division internationally.

Geoff is currently the Non-executive Chairman of Brumby Resources Limited, a non-executive director of Azumah 
Resources Limited and a non-executive director of Energy Metals Limited.

•  Interests in ordinary shares in GR Engineering – 857,949

•  Interests in other securities in GR Engineering – Share Appreciation Rights – 1,669,337

•  Special Responsibilities – Managing Director

•  Directorships in other listed entities in the last 3 years: 

 – Brumby Resources Limited (ASX:BMY) 2006 – Present

 – Energy Metals Limited (ASX:EME) 2008 – Present

 – Azumah Resources Limited (ASX:AZM) 2009 – Present

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continuedTony Marco PATRIZI – Executive Director

BE (Mech Eng)

Tony co-founded GR Engineering. Tony is a Mechanical Engineer with over 31 years’ experience in the mining and 
minerals processing industries as a company director, operations manager, and project manager and maintenance 
engineer. Tony was previously the operations manager of JR Engineering which had over 300 personnel and provided 
workshop, maintenance, engineering and construction services to mining and mineral processing projects in Western 
Australia and interstate.

•  Interests in ordinary shares in GR Engineering – 9,795,000

•  Interests in other securities in GR Engineering – None

•  Directorships in other listed entities – None

Barry Sydney PATTERSON – Non-Executive Director

ASMM, MIMM, FAICD

Barry is a Mining Engineer with over 50 years’ experience in the mining industry and is a co-founder of GR Engineering. 
He co-founded contract mining companies Eltin, Australian Mine Management and National Mine Management. Barry 
was also a co-founder of JR Engineering Services Pty Ltd.

Barry has served as a director of a number of public companies across a range of industries. He was formerly a  
non-executive chairman of Sonic Healthcare Limited and Silex Systems Limited and is currently a Non-Executive Director 
of Dacian Gold Limited.

•  Interests in ordinary shares in GR Engineering – 10,500,000

•  Interests in other securities in GR Engineering – None

•  Special Responsibilities: 

 – Chairman of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee

 – Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

 – Non-Executive Director

•  Directorships in other listed entities in the last 3 years:

 – Dacian Gold Limited (ASX:DCN) 2012 – Present 

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Terrence (Terry) John STRAPP – Non-Executive Director

CPA, FFin., MAICD

Terry has extensive experience in banking, finance and corporate risk management and has over 30 years’ experience  
in the mining and resource industry. He was formerly a non-executive director of The Mac Services Group Limited 
(resigned 2010).

Terry is a non-executive director of Ausdrill Limited.

•  Interests in ordinary shares in GR Engineering – 380,000

•  Interests in other securities in GR Engineering – None

•  Special Responsibilities: 

 – Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee

 – Member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee

•  Directorships in other listed entities in the last 3 years:

 – Ausdrill Limited (ASX:ASL) 2005 – Present

Peter John HOOD – Non-Executive Director

BE(Chem), MAusIMM, FlChemE, FAICD

Peter is a Chemical Engineer and has over 40 years’ experience in the resource and energy sectors.

He was formerly the chief executive officer of Coogee Chemicals and then oil and gas operator, Coogee Resources.  
Prior to that he served in senior management and project development roles for WMC Ltd in nickel and gold production.

Peter has considerable board experience and is currently Chairman of Matrix Composites and Engineering Ltd, President 
of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Immediate Past President of the Chamber of Commerce and 
Industry of Western Australia and former Chairman of Apollo Gas Ltd.

•  Interests in ordinary shares in GR Engineering – 500,000

•  Interests in other securities in GR Engineering – None

•  Special Responsibilities: 

 – Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

 – Member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee

•  Directorships in other listed entities in the last 3 years: 

 – Matrix Composites & Engineering Limited (ASX:MCE) 2011 – Present

MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS

The number of Meetings of the Board of Directors held during the year ended 30 June 2014 and the number attended by 
each director are as follows:

FULL mEETiNGS OF DiRECTORS

Eligible

Attended

Joe Ricciardo

Geoff Jones

Tony Patrizi

Terrence Strapp

Peter Hood

Barry Patterson

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

10

10

10

9

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Meetings of the Audit and Risk Committee were held on 21 August 2014 and 21 February 2014. These meetings were 
attended by the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee Terrence Strapp, members of the Audit and Risk Committee 
Barry Patterson and Peter Hood, and Chief Financial Officer Joe Totaro. No formal meeting of the Remuneration and 
Nominations Committee was held during the year ended 30 June 2014. 

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continuedOPTIONS

As at the date of this report, there were no unissued ordinary shares of GR Engineering under option. The following options 
which had been issued to Geoff Jones pursuant to the Company’s Share Option Plan were cancelled by a resolution of 
shareholders on 12 November 2013:

Date of Expiry

Exercise Price

No. Under Option

Grant Date

19/04/2011

19/04/2011

19/04/2011

19/04/2014

19/04/2015

19/04/2016

$1.50

$1.80

$2.10

No shares were issued during the financial year ended 30 June 2014 due to the exercise of options.

SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS

As at the date of this report, Share Appreciation Rights granted are as follows:

Grant Date

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

vesting & 
Exercise Date

30/06/2015

30/06/2016

30/06/2017

30/06/2018

Exercise Price

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

500,000

750,000

750,000

Quantity

727,273

432,433

296,297

213,334

For full particulars of the Share Appreciation Rights issued to Directors as remuneration, refer to the Remuneration Report.

PERFORMANCE RIGHTS

As at the date of this report, the unissued ordinary shares of GR Engineering which are the subject of unvested 
Performance Rights are as follows: 

vesting Date

No. Performance Rights

Expiry Date

Exercise Price

21/09/2015

04/102015

31/03/2016

13/05/2016

31/03/2017

31/03/2018

31/03/2019

1,730,000

25,000

127,500

50,000

127,500

127,500

127,500

21/09/2015

04/10/2015

31/03/2016

13/05/2016

31/03/2017

31/03/2018

31/03/2019

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

The Performance Rights holders do not have any right to participate in any issues of shares or other interests in the 
Company or any other entity. 

No shares were issued during the financial year ended 30 June 2014 due to the vesting of performance rights.

INDEMNIFYING OFFICERS OR AUDITORS

During the financial year, the Company paid insurance premiums relating to contracts insuring the directors and company 
secretary against liability which may arise in connection with them acting as Director or Company Secretary, to the extent 
permitted under the Corporations Act. The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of the liability and the 
amount of the premium.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

No person has applied for leave of court to bring proceedings on behalf of the Company or intervene in any proceedings 
to which the Company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the Company for all or any part of 
those proceedings. 

NON-AUDIT SERVICES

The Board of Directors is satisfied that the provision of non-audit services during the year is consistent with the general 
standard of independence imposed by the Corporations Act 2001.

Non-audit services were reviewed by the Board to ensure they do not compromise the objectivity of the Auditor and to 
ensure the nature of services provided is not inconsistent with the principals of auditor independence. Set out in APES 
110: Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants set by the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board.

During the year ended 30 June 2014 fees amounting to $31,171 were paid to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu for non-audit 
services including taxation advice. 

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

The Auditor’s Independence Declaration for the year ended 30 June 2014 has been reviewed and can be found at  
page 21 of the annual financial report.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

In conducting its business, the Company is required to obtain permits and licences from relevant state environment 
protection authorities. It is of paramount importance to management and the Board of Directors that as well as operating 
within its own Environmental Policies, the Company observes all relevant licences in good standing. The Company has 
not been made aware of any areas of non-compliance in this regard. 

The Company is not subject to the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006 as it does not meet the energy use 
threshold specified in Section 10 of that legislation. The Company’s energy consumption will be monitored and will 
register under the act if and when the energy use threshold is exceeded.

REMUNERATION REPORT – AUDITED

The remuneration report details the amount and nature of the remuneration for the Company’s key management personnel.

Directors

Geoff Jones 

Managing Director

Joe Ricciardo  

Executive Chairman

Tony Patrizi   

Executive Director

Barry Patterson  

Non-Executive Director

Terrence Strapp  

Non-Executive Director

Peter Hood  

Non-Executive Director

Executives

David Sala Tenna  

General Manager – EPC

Joe Totaro    

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

Rodney Schier  

Engineering Manager

Paul Newling  

General Manager – EPCM

Unless otherwise stated the named persons held their current position for the whole financial year and since the end  
of the financial year. At the Company’s 2013 Annual General Meeting, 99% of eligible shareholders voted in favour of  
the remuneration report. No specific comments were made regarding the remuneration report at the meeting.

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continuedREMUNERATION POLICY

The Company’s remuneration policy has been designed to attract and retain high calibre key employees whose personal 
interests are aligned with success and growth of the Company and therefore shareholders.

This will be achieved by:

•  Staying abreast of labour market forces thereby ensuring remuneration offered by the Company is competitive  

and remains so through a process of annual review.

•  Devising performance based remuneration programmes.

•  Utilising the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan and/or Employee Share Option Plan.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

The Company’s policy is to remunerate non-executive directors according to market rates and to reflect the time 
dedicated to their position and special responsibilities involved.

GR Engineering’s Constitution provides that the Directors shall be paid out of the funds of the Company by way of 
remuneration for services such sums as may from time to time be determined by the Company in General Meeting, to be 
divided among the Directors in such proportions as they shall from time to time agree or in default of agreement, equally.

Directors are encouraged to hold shares in the Company to align their personal objectives with the growth and 
profitability of the Company.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Executive Director pay and reward is comprised of a competitive base salary. To the extent that executive directors  
are substantial shareholders in the Company, their personal objectives are aligned with the performance of the Company.

SENIOR EXECUTIVES

Executive remuneration is comprised of a competitive base salary, performance bonuses and share based 
incentive payments (at the discretion of the board). The Managing Director Geoff Jones is also incentivised 
through the issue  
of performance based Share Appreciation Rights and is eligible to participate in the GR Engineering 
Services Limited Equity Incentive Plan.

All executive remuneration packages are reviewed annually to ensure they remain 
competitive. Remuneration paid to directors and executives is valued at cost to the 
Company. Options, performance rights and share appreciation rights  
are valued using the Black Scholes and Monte Carlo methods.

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EMPLOYMENT DETAILS OF MEMBERS OF KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

Name and Title

Contract Details

incentives

Non  
Salary 
Cash  

Shares/ 
Units

Options/ 
Rights

Fixed 
Salary

Total

Joe Ricciardo
Executive Chairman

Termination: 3 months notice 
by the Company or employee

Tony Patrizi
Executive Director

Termination: 3 months notice 
by the Company or employee

Barry Patterson
Non-Executive Director

Terrence Strapp
Non-Executive Director

Peter Hood
Non-Executive Director

Geoff Jones
Managing Director

David Sala Tenna
General Manager  
– EPC

Joe Totaro
Company Secretary/
Chief Financial Officer

By rotation and re-election

By rotation and re-election

By rotation and re-election

Fixed term to 30 June 2018. 
Termination: 6 months  
notice by the Company  
and 3 months notice by  
the employee

Termination: 3 months notice 
by the Company or employee

Termination: 3 months notice 
by the Company or employee

Rodney Schier
Engineering Manager

Termination: 3 months notice 
by the Company or employee

Paul Newling
General Manager  
– EPCM

Termination: 3 months notice 
by the Company or employee

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

48.1%

51.9%

100%

-

-

-

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

1.4%

98.6%

100%

The terms and conditions upon which key employees are employed are set out in contracts of employment. These contracts 
provide for minimum notice periods prior to termination and, in some cases restrictive covenants upon termination.

The Company can terminate the contract at any time in the case of serious misconduct and termination payments may be  
paid in lieu of notice period.

14

continuedREMUNERATION DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014 – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Short Term  
Benefits

Cash 
Salary & 
Fees
$

Non Cash 
Payments 
**
$

Post Employment 
Benefits

Equity  
Based Payments

Sub Total
$

Super- 
annuation
$

Other*
$

Equity
$

Options
$

Total
$

Perfor-
mance 
Based 
%

443,580

25,996

469,576

38,787

50,000

157,762

716,125

29.0%

Executive Directors 
Joe Ricciardo ***

2014

2013

70,663

312,642

Tony Patrizi ****

8,203

9,173

78,866

6,536

321,815

25,712

2014

2013

287,616

14,017

301,633

318,864

14,085

332,949

17,774

25,712

Geoff Jones

457,225

24,075

481,300

17,774

2014

2013

Non-Executive Directors
Barry Patterson 

2014

2013

57,000

88,373

Terrence Strapp *****

2014

2013

57,000

59,739

Peter Hood

2014

2013

57,000

60,807

TOTAL DiRECTORS

-

-

-

-

-

-

57,000

88,373

57,000

59,739

57,000

60,807

5,272

-

5,272

5,377

5,272

5,472

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

85,402

347,527

319,407

358,661

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

366,098

96,904

962,076

48.1%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

62,272

88,373

62,272

65,116

62,272

66,279

2014

986,504

46,295

1,032,799

57,900

-

366,098

96,904

1,553,701

2013

1,284,005

49,254

1,333,259

101,060

50,000

-

157,762

1,642,081

*  

** 

“Other” amounts relate to performance based bonus payments, as approved by the board

“Non-Cash payments” refer to reportable fringe benefits (fuel for personal vehicles and novated leases)

***   Reduction in benefits due to change in role to part-time Executive Chairman

****   Reduction in benefits due to overall reduction in salaries

*****   Paid to SDG Nominees Pty Ltd, an entity controlled by Terrence Strapp

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

29.8

12.7

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REMUNERATION DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014 – EXECUTIVES 

Short Term  
Benefits

Cash  
Salary & 
Fees
$

Non Cash 
Payments 
**
$

Post Employment 
Benefits

Equity  
Based Payments

Super- 
annua-
tion
$

Sub Total
$

Other*
$

Equity
$

Options
$

Total
$

Senior Executives
David Sala Tenna – General manager – EPC

2014

2013

343,224

356,862

7,551

5,968

350,775

17,774

362,830

28,253

Joe Totaro – Company Secretary & Chief Financial Officer

2014

2013

224,855

213,849

9,582

8,185

234,437

20,799

222,034

19,246

Rodney Schier – Engineering manager

2014

2013

261,468

278,934

8,288

8,574

269,756

24,185

287,508

25,104

Paul Newling – General manager EPCm

2014

2013

449,224

5,067

454,291

17,774

181,838

933

182,771

8,353

TOTAL SENiOR ExECUTivES

2014

1,278,771

30,488

1,309,259

80,532

2013

1,031,483

23,660

1,055,143

80,956

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,497

1,068

6,497

1,068

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Perfor-
mance 
Based 
%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

1.4%

0.6%

368,549

391,083

255,236

241,280

293,941

312,612

478,562

192,192

1,396,288

1,137,167

0.5%

0.1%

GRAND TOTAL

2014

2,265,275

76,783

2,342,058

138,432

-

372,595

96,904

2,949,989

15.9%

2013

2,315,488

72,914

2,388,402

182,016

50,000

1,068

157,762

2,779,248

7.5%

*  

** 

“Other” amounts relate to performance based bonus payments, as approved by the board

“Non-Cash payments” refer to reportable fringe benefits (fuel for personal vehicles and novated leases)

LONG TERM INCENTIVES

Employee Share Option Plan

The Company has established an employee share option plan (ESOP). The Company may offer options to subscribe for 
shares in the Company to eligible persons subject to the ESOP rules. Options offered under the ESOP are to be offered 
on such terms as the board determines and the offer must set out specified information including the number of options, 
the period of the offer, calculation of the exercise price and any exercise conditions.

The exercise price is to be determined by the Board in its absolute discretion and set out in the offer provided that the 
exercise price is not less than the average market price on ASX on the five trading days prior to the day the Directors 
resolve to grant the option(s).

16

continuedAs at the commencement of the year ended 30 June 2014, the Company had 2,000,000 options on issue to its Managing 
Director, Geoff Jones. Key elements of these options are summarised in the following table.

Grant Date

vesting Date

Date of Expiry

Exercise Price

Number

19/04/2011

19/04/2011

19/04/2011

19/04/2013

19/04/2014

19/04/2014

19/04/015

19/04/2015

19/04/2016

$1.50

$1.80

$2.10

500,000

750,000

750,000

Fair value at  
Grant Date 

$0.2450

$0.2400

$0.2600

Shareholders approved the cancellation of these options at the Annual General Meeting held on 12 November 2013.  
At that Annual General Meeting, shareholders approved the granting of Share Appreciation Rights to Managing Director, 
Geoff Jones. Key elements of these Share Appreciation Rights are summarised in the Equity Incentive Plan section below.

Equity Incentive Plan

The GR Engineering Services Limited Equity Incentive Plan (Plan) was adopted by the Board on 28 March 2012.  
In accordance with the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), shareholder approval of the Plan 
was obtained at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on 30 November 2012. Under the ASX Listing Rules and 
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the issue of securities under the Plan to directors will be subject to separate shareholder 
approval. At the discretion of the Board, all eligible employees of the Company or eligible consultants may participate  
in the Plan. Non-executive directors are not eligible to participate in the Plan.

The Plan is designed to align the interests of executives and employees with the interests of shareholders by providing 
an opportunity to receive an equity interest in the Company and therefore direct participation in the benefits of future 
Company performance over the medium to long term.

This is achieved by awarding both or either:

•  Performance Rights (PR), with each PR being a right to acquire one fully paid ordinary share of the Company and 

vesting upon the satisfaction of certain performance conditions; and

•  Share Appreciation Rights (SARs), being rights to receive a future payment in shares, equal to the amount of increase in 
market value of one share in the Company in a specified period between the grant of the SAR and exercise of that SAR.

Securities issued under the Plan will be subject to vesting criteria as determined by the Board and have a term of 3 years 
(or such term as otherwise agreed by the Board).

During the year ended 30 June 2014 510,000 Performance Rights were issued and 270,000 were forfeited in accordance 
with the terms and conditions of the Plan. 2,315,000 Performance Rights were on issue as at 30 June 2014.

Grant Date

vesting Date

Date of Expiry

Exercise Price

Number

Fair value

11/09/2012

04/10/2012

13/05/2013

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

21/09/2015

21/09/2015

04/10/2015

04/10/2015

13/05/2016

13/05/2016

31/03/2016

31/03/2016

31/03/2017

31/03/2017

31/03/2018

31/03/2018

31/03/2019

31/03/2019

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

1,730,000

25,000

50,000

127,500

127,500

127,500

127,500

$0.637

$0.689

$0.459

$0.571

$0.511

$0.458

$0.410

The Performance rights issued or lapsed in the current financial year do not relate to key management personnel.

17

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LONG TERM INCENTIVES (continued)

Equity Incentive Plan (continued)

The following share-based payment compensation relates to Share Appreciation Rights issued to directors and  
senior management:

Name

Grant Date

vesting 
Date

Date  

Exercised

Num-
ber of 
Shares 
issued 
on vest-
ing Date

Exercise 
Price
$

Quantity

Fair 
value 
$

% of compen-

sation for  
the year 
consisting  
of perfor-
mance rights

Geoff 
Jones

12/11/2013

30/06/2014

30/06/2014

407,949

12/11/2013

30/06/2015

12/11/2013

30/06/2016

12/11/2013

30/06/2017

12/11/2013

30/06/2018

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

1,600,000

$0.1774

38.0

727,273

$0.1827

432,433

$0.1761

296,297

$0.1619

213,334

$0.1508

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPANY PERFORMANCE AND REMUNERATION POLICY

The table below sets out summary information about the Company’s earnings and movements in shareholder wealth  
for the 5 years to 30 June 2014:

Revenue ($000’s)

128,217

142,512

152,838

114,695

114,183

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Net profit before tax ($000’s)

Net profit after tax ($000’s)

Share Price at year end ($)

Dividend ($000’s)

EPS (cents)

Diluted EPS (cents)

24,427

17,836

N/A

15,000

14.90

14.90

29,247

21,098

1.95

19,000

16.76

16.75

19,858

13,115

0.90

12,000

8.74

8.74

11,476

7,539

0.46

9,000

5.03

4.97

16,787

14,164

0.70

9,000

9.44

9.26

For comparative purposes, the number of shares assumed to be on issue for the financial year ended 30 June 2010  
is 120 million. This period is prior to a share split performed at the time the Company listed in April 2011, which  
resulted in the issue of a further 30 million shares. 

Messrs Ricciardo and Patrizi, both Executive Directors of the Company, a Non-Executive Director, two senior  
executives and four key employees hold significant shareholdings in the Company. As a result the performance  
of the Company and the personal and financial interest of its executive and management team are aligned. 

The Company has issued share appreciation rights to its Managing Director Geoff Jones which are designed  
to incentivise the Managing Director and align his interests with those of all shareholders. 

The ESOP and Plan have been adopted by the Company and will be implemented as the Nomination and  
Remuneration Committee identify the need to remunerate either existing or future employees, key employees, 
executives or executive directors on a performance basis.

18

continued 
SHAREHOLDING

The number of shares in the parent entity held during the financial year by each director and other members of key 
management personnel of the consolidated entity, including their personally related parties, is set out below:

Balance at the start 
of the year

Received 
as part of  

remuneration

Additions/ 
other

Disposals/ 
other

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

2014

Ordinary shares

Joe Ricciardo

Tony Patrizi

Barry Patterson 

Terry Strapp 

Peter Hood 

Geoff Jones

David Sala Tenna

Joe Totaro

Rodney Schier

Paul Newling

2013

Ordinary shares

Joe Ricciardo

Tony Patrizi

Barry Patterson 

Terry Strapp 

Peter Hood 

Geoff Jones

David Sala Tenna

Joe Totaro

Rodney Schier

Paul Newling

 9,798,578 

 9,795,000 

 10,500,000 

 300,000 

 500,000 

 400,000 

 13,825,000 

 9,500,000 

 8,100,000 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 80,000 

 - 

 407,949 

 50,000 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 62,718,578 

 407,949 

 130,000 

 9,025,000 

 9,025,000 

 10,500,000 

 300,000 

 500,000 

 150,000 

 13,825,000 

 9,000,000 

 8,100,000 

 - 

 60,425,000 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 773,578 

 770,000 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 250,000 

 - 

 500,000 

 - 

 - 

 2,293,578 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 9,798,578 

 9,795,000 

 10,500,000 

 380,000 

 500,000 

 857,949 

 13,825,000 

 9,500,000 

 8,100,000 

 - 

 63,256,527 

 9,798,578 

 9,795,000 

 10,500,000 

 300,000 

 500,000 

 400,000 

 13,825,000 

 9,500,000 

 8,100,000 

 - 

 62,718,578 

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OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

During the year ended 30 June 2014 the consolidated entity leased office space at 71-73 Daly Street from Ashguard  
Pty Ltd. Directors of the consolidated entity, namely Joe Ricciardo, Tony Patrizi, and Barry Patterson, each have a  
non controlling interest in Ashguard Pty Ltd. Total payments to Ashguard Pty Ltd in the year ended 30 June 2014 
amounted to $300,847 including GST (2013: $302,626). The balance payable at 30 June 2014 is $22,570 (2013: $21,934).

In previous financial years the consolidated entity was provided engineering services by Optiro Pty Ltd, a company  
in which Joe Ricciardo and Tony Patrizi each hold non-controlling interests. Total payments to Optiro Pty Ltd in the  
year ended 30 June 2014 amounted to Nil (2013: $35,876). The balance payable at 30 June 2014 is Nil (2013: Nil). 

During the year ended 30 June 2014 the consolidated entity provided engineering services and procurement of  
materials for Crushing Services International Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Mineral Resources Limited), a company in which  
Joe Ricciardo is a non-executive director. The total amount invoiced to Crushing Services International Pty Ltd in the  
year ended 30 June 2014 was $153,274 including GST (2013: $823,801). The balance outstanding at 30 June 2014  
is Nil (2013: $46,640). 

During the year ended 30 June 2014 the consolidated entity provided engineering services and procurement of materials 
for PIHA Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Mineral Resources Limited), a company in which Joe Ricciardo is a non-executive 
director. The total amount invoiced to PIHA Pty Ltd in the year ended 30 June 2014 was $80,300 including GST  
(2013: $56,482). The balance outstanding at 30 June 2014 is $48,180 (2013: Nil).

During the year ended 30 June 2014 the consolidated entity provided engineering services and procurement of materials 
for Azumah Resources Limited, a company in which Geoff Jones is a non-executive director. The total amount invoiced 
to Azumah Resources Limited in the year ended 30 June 2014 was $26,848 including GST (2013: $64,272). The balance 
outstanding at 30 June 2014 is $19,750 (2013: Nil).

The terms and conditions of the transactions and the associated agreements to which they relate (where applicable)  
that have been set out above are at arms length and on normal commercial terms.

This marks the end of the remuneration report.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Directors of the Company are committed to the highest standards of corporate governance in all elements of  
the business of the Company including internal control, ethics, risk functions, policies and internal and external audit.

The Company’s Board of Directors has adopted a comprehensive corporate governance policy and manual based on  
ASX guidelines. The Board continually seeks to review and develop additional structures to be implemented as the 
Company’s activities develop in size, nature and scope.

Please refer to the Corporate Governance Statement contained in this report.

This Report of the Directors, incorporating the Remuneration Report, is signed in accordance with a resolution of  
the Board of Directors. 

This directors’ report is signed in accordance with a resolution of directors made pursuant to s.298(2) of the  
Corporations Act 2001. 

On behalf of the Directors

GEOFF JONES
Managing Director

26 August 2014

20

continuedaUDitOR’S inDEPEnDEnCE  
DEClaRatiOn

21

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lOSS anD OthER COmPREhEnSiVE inCOmE

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014

REvENUE

Other income

ExPENSES

Employee benefits expense

Superannuation expense

Depreciation and amortisation expense

Workers compensation expense

Equity based payments

Finance costs

Direct materials and subcontractor costs

Accountancy and audit fees

Marketing

Bad debts

Occupancy

Administration

Profit before income tax expense

Income tax expense

Profit after income tax expense for the year attributable  

to the owners of GR Engineering Services Limited

Other comprehensive income for the year,  

net of income tax

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

Fair value loss on available for sale financial assets

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of income tax

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to  
the owners of GR Engineering Services Limited

Note

5

6

7

7

7

10

8

22

Consolidated

2014
$

2013
$

 114,182,880 

 114,695,369 

 4,410,411 

 1,788,315 

 (29,320,690)

 (35,457,023)

 (2,252,373)

 (1,639,164)

 (185,877)

 (759,823)

 (81,029)

 (2,673,625)

 (974,792)

 (274,952)

 (451,187)

 (104,036)

 (60,993,558)

 (57,557,030)

 (430,849)

 (62,017)

 (146,340)

 (1,951,214)

 (3,983,782)

 (260,222)

 (36,461)

 (906,933)

 (1,975,472)

 (4,335,971)

 16,786,575 

 11,475,980 

 (2,622,989)

 (3,936,509)

 14,163,586 

 7,539,471 

 (142,852)

 (414,488)

 (557,340)

 - 

 10,233 

 10,233 

 13,606,246 

 7,549,704 

Profit attributable to owners of the parent

 14,163,586 

 7,539,471 

Total comprehensive income attributable to the owners  

of the parent

 13,606,246 

 7,549,704 

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

The accompanying notes form part of these Financial Statements.

32

32

Cents

9.44

9.26

Cents

5.03

4.97

22

 
 
 
 
 
 
COnSOliDatED StatEmEnt  
OF FinanCial POSitiOn

AS AT 30 JUNE 2014 

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Inventories

Other

Total current assets

Non-current assets

Trade and other receivables

Property, plant and equipment

Financial assets

Intangible assets

Deferred tax

Total non-current assets

TOTAL ASSETS

LiABiLiTiES

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Income tax

Provisions

Unearned revenue

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Borrowings

Provisions

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

NET ASSETS

EQUiTY

Issued capital

Reserves

Retained profits

TOTAL EQUiTY

Note

Consolidated

2014
$

2013
$

9

10

11

12

10

13

14

15

8

16

17

8

18

19

17

18

20

21

22

 32,193,955 

 16,218,685 

 34,674,786 

 29,003,868 

 2,355,304 

 738,393 

 648,345 

 158,752 

 69,962,438 

 46,029,650 

 3,891,099 

 2,040,901 

 601,704 

 3,647,664 

 13,231,115 

 2,671,952 

 - 

 - 

 546,612 

 1,627,036 

 10,727,980 

 17,530,103 

 80,690,418 

 63,559,753 

 21,609,153 

 5,208,885 

 287,966 

 1,889,743 

 4,873,459 

 3,818,279 

 370,725 

 2,247,969 

 3,195,243 

 10,146,686 

 32,478,600 

 21,169,508 

 247,412 

 1,407,585 

 1,654,997 

 537,632 

 661,861 

 1,199,493 

 34,133,597 

 22,369,001 

 46,556,821 

 41,190,752 

 28,785,355 

 28,501,548 

 670,930 

 752,254 

 17,100,536 

 11,936,950 

 46,556,821 

 41,190,752 

23

GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014COnSOliDatED StatEmEnt  
OF CaSh FlOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014 

The accompanying notes form part of these Financial Statements.

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts from customers

Payments to suppliers and employees

Income tax paid

Interest received

Consolidated

2014
$

2013
$

Note

 114,143,457 

 125,095,913 

 (93,543,588)

(118,907,104)

 (3,070,409)

 (2,177,460)

 1,264,723 

 1,491,003 

Net cash flows from operating activities

9

 18,794,183 

 5,502,352 

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(Investment)/divestment in term deposits for project security

Net cash outflow on acquisition of business

Investment in financial assets

Net cash flows used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Payment of finance lease liabilities

Dividends paid

Net cash flows from/(used in) financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

Effects of exchange rate changes of balances of cash  

held in foreign currencies

 (43,946)

 (724,141)

 13,026,944 

 (13,231,115)

34

 (5,750,000)

 (56,804)

 - 

 - 

 7,176,194 

 (13,955,256)

 (358,129)

 (301,394)

 (9,000,000)

 (9,000,000)

 (9,358,129)

 (9,301,394)

 16,612,248 

 (17,754,298)

 16,218,685 

 33,861,242 

 (636,978)

 111,741 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

9

 32,193,955 

 16,218,685 

The accompanying notes form part of these Financial Statements.

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COnSOliDatED StatEmEnt  
OF ChanGES in EQUitY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014 

issued
capital
$

Share
Option
Reserve
$

Perfor-
mance
Rights
Reserve
$

Share 
Apprecia-
tion Rights 
Reserve
$

Foreign
Currency
Translation
Reserve
$

investment 
Revaluation 
Reserve
$

Retained
Earnings
$

Total
$

Balance as at 30 June 2012

28,501,548 

290,834 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

Profit for the period

Other Comprehensive income 
for the period

Total Comprehensive income 
for the period

Dividends

Share based payments

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

157,762 

293,425 

Balance as at 30 June 2013

28,501,548 

448,596 

293,425 

Profit for the period

Other Comprehensive income 
for the period

Total Comprehensive income 
for the period

Dividends

Issue of shares

 - 

- 

 - 

 - 

 283,807 

 - 

- 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

- 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

- 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 -  13,397,479  42,189,861 

 - 

 7,539,471 

 7,539,471 

 10,233 

 - 

 - 

 10,233 

 10,233 

 - 

 7,539,471 

 7,549,704 

 - 

 - 

 -   (9,000,000)

 (9,000,000)

 - 

 - 

 451,187 

10,233 

-  11,936,950  41,190,752 

 - 

 -  14,163,586  14,163,586 

- 

(414,488)

(142,852)

 - 

 (557,340)

 - 

 - 

(283,807)

(414,488)

(142,852) 14,163,586  13,606,246 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 -   (9,000,000)

 (9,000,000)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 759,823 

Share based payments

 - 

 96,904 

296,821 

366,098 

Balance as at 30 June 2014

28,785,355 

545,500 

590,246 

82,291 

(404,255)

(142,852) 17,100,536  46,556,821 

The accompanying notes form part of these Financial Statements.

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014 
NOTE 1.  GENERAL INFORMATION

The financial report covers GR Engineering Services Limited as a consolidated entity consisting of GR Engineering 
Services Limited and the entities it controlled during the year. The financial report is presented in Australian dollars,  
which is GR Engineering Services Limited’s functional and presentation currency.

The financial report consists of the financial statements, notes to the financial statements and the directors’ declaration.

GR Engineering Services Limited is a listed public company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia.  
Its registered office and principal place of business are:

Registered office 

Principal place of business

179 Great Eastern Highway 
BELMONT WA 6104   

179 Great Eastern Highway 
BELMONT WA 6104

A description of the nature of the consolidated entity’s operations and its principal activities are included in the directors’ 
report, which is not part of the financial report.

The financial report was authorised for issue, in accordance with a resolution of directors, on 25 August 2014.  
The directors have the power to amend and reissue the financial report.

NOTE 2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. These policies 
have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

New, revised or amending Accounting Standards and interpretations adopted

The consolidated entity has adopted all of the new and revised Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian 
Accounting Standards Board that are relevant to their operations and are effective for the current financial reporting 
period beginning 1 July 2013.

AASB 2011-4 ‘Amendments 
to Australian Accounting 
Standards to Remove Individual 
Key Management Personnel 
Disclosure Requirements’

This standard removes the individual key management personnel disclosure 
requirements in AASB 124 ‘Related Party Disclosures’. As a result the consolidated 
entity only discloses the key management personnel compensation in total and for 
each of the categories required in AASB 124. In the current year the individual key 
management personnel disclosure previously required by AASB 124 (Note 23 and 27 
in the 30 June 2013 financial statements) is now disclosed in the remuneration report 
due to an amendment to Corporations Regulations 2001 issued in June 2013.

AASB 2012-2 ‘Amendments 
to Australian Accounting 
Standards – Disclosures – 
Offsetting Financial Assets  
and Financial Liabilities’

The consolidated entity has applied the amendments to AASB 7 ‘Disclosures – 
Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities’ for the first time in the current 
year. The amendments to AASB 7 require entities to disclose information about 
rights of offset and related arrangements (such as collateral posting requirements) 
for financial instruments under an enforceable master netting agreement or 
similar arrangement. The amendments have been applied retrospectively. As 
the consolidated entity does not have any offsetting arrangements in place, 
the application of the amendments does not have any material impact on the 
consolidated financial statements.

AASB 2012-9 ‘Amendment 
to AASB 1048 arising from 
the Withdrawal of Australian 
Interpretation 1039’

This standard makes amendment to AASB 1048 ‘Interpretation of Standards’ 
following the withdrawal of Australian Interpretation 1039 ‘Substantive Enactment  
of Major Tax Bills in Australia’. The adoption of this amending standard does not  
have any material impact on the consolidated financial statements

AASB CF 2013-1 ‘Amendments 
to the Australian Conceptual 
Framework’ and AASB 
2013-9 ‘Amendments 
to Australian Accounting 
Standards – Conceptual 
Framework, Materiality and 
Financial Instruments’ (Part A 
Conceptual Framework)

This amendment has incorporated IASB’s Chapters 1 and 3 Conceptual Framework 
for Financial Reporting as an Appendix to the Australian Framework for the 
Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements. As a result the Australian 
Conceptual Framework now supersedes the objective and the qualitative 
characteristics of financial statements, as well as the guidance previously available 
in Statement of Accounting Concepts SAC 2 ‘Objective of General Purpose Financial 
Reporting’. The adoption of this amending standard does not have any material 
impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014  
AASB 10 ‘Consolidated 
Financial Statements’ and 
AASB 2011-7 ‘Amendments 
to Australian Accounting 
Standards arising from the 
consolidation and Joint 
Arrangements standards’

AASB 10 replaces the parts of AASB 127 ‘Consolidated and Separate Financial 
Statements’ that deal with consolidated financial statements and Interpretation 112 
‘Consolidation – Special Purpose Entities’. AASB 10 changes the definition of control 
such that an investor controls an investee when a) it has power over an investee, b) 
it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee, 
and c) has the ability to use its power to affect its returns. All three of these criteria 
must be met for an investor to have control over an investee. Previously, control was 
defined as the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as 
to obtain benefits from its activities. The adoption of this amending standard does  
not have any material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

AASB 11 ‘Joint Arrangements’ 
and AASB 2011-7 
‘Amendments to Australian 
Accounting Standards arising 
from the consolidation and 
Joint Arrangements standards’

AASB 11 replaces AASB 131 ‘Interests in Joint Ventures’, and the guidance  
contained in a related interpretation, Interpretation 113 ‘Jointly Controlled  
Entities – Non-Monetary Contributions by Venturers’, has been incorporated in 
AASB 128 (as revised in 2011). AASB 11 deals with how a joint arrangement of 
which two or more parties have joint control should be classified and accounted for. 
The adoption of this amending standard does not have any material impact on the 
consolidated financial statements.

AASB 12 ‘Disclosure of 
Interests in Other Entities’ and 
AASB 2011-7 ‘Amendments 
to Australian Accounting 
Standards arising from the 
consolidation and Joint 
Arrangements standards’

AASB 13 ‘Fair Value 
Measurement’ and AASB 2011-
8 ‘Amendments to Australian 
Accounting Standards arising 
from AASB 13’

AASB 12 is a new disclosure standard and is applicable to entities that have interests 
in subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and/or unconsolidated structured 
entities. In general, the application of AASB 12 has resulted in more extensive 
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements

The consolidated entity has applied AASB 13 for the first time in the current year. 
AASB 13 establishes a single source of guidance for fair value measurements and 
disclosures about fair value measurements. AASB 13 defines fair value as the price 
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly 
transaction in the principal (or most advantageous) market at the measurement  
date under current market conditions. Fair value under AASB 13 is an exit price 
regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another 
valuation technique. Also, AASB 13 includes extensive disclosure requirements. 
The adoption of this amending standard does not have any material impact on the 
consolidated financial statements.

AASB 2012-10  
‘Amendments to Australian 
Accounting Standards – 
Transition Guidance and  
Other Amendments’

This standard amends AASB 10 and various Australian Accounting Standards  
to revise the transition guidance on the initial application of those Standards.  
This standard also clarifies the circumstances in which adjustments to an entity’s 
previous accounting for its involvement with other entities are required and the 
timing of such adjustments. The adoption of this amending standard does not  
have any material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

AASB 119 ‘Employee Benefits’ 
(2011) and AASB 2011-10 
‘Amendments to Australian 
Accounting Standards arising 
from AASB 119 (2011)’

In the current year, the consolidated entity has applied AASB 119 (as revised in 2011) 
‘Employee Benefits’ and the related consequential amendments for the first time. 
The adoption of this amended standard does not have any material impact on the 
consolidated financial statements.

Any new, revised or amending Accounting Standards or Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have not been  
early adopted.

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NOTE 2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

New Accounting Standards and interpretations not yet mandatory or early adopted

The following Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations have recently been issued or amended but are not yet 
effective and have not been adopted by the consolidated entity for the year ended 30 June 2014.

Standard/interpretation

AASB 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ and the relevant 
amending standards.
Final IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ has been issued  
by IASB which has a mandatory effective date for  
annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018. 

AASB 1031 ‘Materiality’ (2013)

AASB 2012-3 ‘Amendments to Australian  
Accounting Standards – Offsetting Financial Assets  
and Financial Liabilities’

AASB 2013-3 ‘Amendments to AASB 136 – Recoverable 
Amount Disclosures for Non-Financial Assets’

AASB 2013-4 ‘Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards – Novation of Derivatives and Continuation  
of Hedge Accounting’

AASB 2013-5 ‘Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards – Investment Entities’

AASB 2013-9 ‘Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards – Conceptual Framework, Materiality and 
Financial Instruments’ 

AASB 2014-1 ‘Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards’ Part A , B and C

AASB 2014-1 ‘Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards’ Part D

AASB 2014-1 ‘Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards’ Part E

INT 21 ‘Levies’

Effective for annual  
reporting periods  
beginning on or after

Expected to be  
initially applied in the  
financial year ending

01/01/2018

01/01/2014

30/06/2019

30/06/2015

01/01/2014

30/06/2015

01/01/2014

30/06/2015

01/01/2014

30/06/2015

01/01/2014

30/06/2015

01/01/2014

30/06/2015

01/07/2014

30/06/2015

01/01/2016

30/06/2017

01/01/2015

01/01/2014

30/06/2016

30/06/2015

At the date of authorisation of the financial statements, the following International Accounting Standards Board (‘IASB’) 
Standard, relevant to the Company, were also in issue but not yet effective, although Australian equivalent Standards  
and Interpretations have not yet been issued:

Standard/interpretation

Effective for annual  
reporting periods  
beginning on or after

Expected to be  
initially applied in the  
financial year ending

IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’

01/01/2017

30/06/2018

The impact of these recently issued or amended standards and interpretations have not been determined as yet by the 
consolidated entity. 

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 Statement of compliance

These financial statements are general purpose financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with  
the Corporations Act 2001, Accounting Standards and Interpretations, and comply with other requirements of the law.

The financial statements comprise the consolidated financial statements of the consolidated entity. For the purposes  
of preparing the consolidated financial statements, the consolidated entity is a for-profit entity.

Accounting Standards include Australian Accounting Standards. Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards 
ensures that the financial statements and notes of the company and the consolidated entity comply with International 
Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRS’).

Basis of preparation

Historical cost convention

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of historical cost, except for certain non-current 
assets and financial instruments that are measured at revalued amounts or fair values, as explained in the accounting 
policies below. Historical cost is generally based on the fair values of the consideration given in exchange for assets. All 
amounts are presented in Australian dollars, unless otherwise noted. Fair value is the price that would be received to 
sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, 
regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique. In estimating the 
fair value of an asset or a liability, the consolidated entity takes into account the characteristics of the asset or liability if 
market participants would take those characteristics into account when pricing the asset or liability at the measurement 
date. Fair value for measurement and/or disclosure purposes in these consolidated financial statements is determined on 
such a basis, except for share-based payment transactions that are within the scope of AASB 2, leasing transactions that 
are within the scope of AASB 117, and measurements that have some similarities to fair value but are not fair value, such 
as net realisable value in AASB 2 or value in use in AASB 136.

In addition, for financial reporting purposes, fair value measurements are categorised into Level 1, 2 or 3 based on the 
degree to which the inputs to the fair value measurements are observable and the significance of the inputs to the fair 
value measurement in its entirety, which are described as follows:

•  Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can 

access at the measurement date;

•  Level 2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, 

either directly or indirectly; and

•  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

Critical accounting estimates

The preparation of the financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires 
management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the consolidated entity’s accounting policies. The areas 
involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the 
financial statements, are disclosed in Note 3.

Accounting for construction contracts

Where the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably, revenue and costs are recognised by reference 
to the stage of completion of the contract activity at the reporting date, measured based on the proportion of contract 
costs incurred for work performed to date relative to the estimated total contract costs, except where this would not be 
representative of the stage of completion. Variations in contract work, claims and incentive payments are included to the 
extent that they have been agreed with the customer. Where the outcome of a construction contract cannot be estimated 
reliably, contract revenue is recognised to the extent of contract costs incurred that it is probable will be recoverable.

Contract costs are recognised as expenses in the period in which they are incurred. Where construction contracts are  
still in the completion stage, they are included as work in progress.

When it is probable that total contract costs will exceed total contract revenue, the expected loss is recognised as an 
expense immediately.

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities (including 
structured entities) controlled by the Company and its subsidiaries. Control is achieved when the Company:

•  has power over the investee;

•  is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and

•  has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.

The Company reassesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are 
changes to one or more of the three elements of control listed above.

When the Company has less than a majority of the voting rights of an investee, it has power over the investee when  
the voting rights are sufficient to give it the practical ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee uNilaterally.  
The Company considers all relevant facts and circumstances in assessing whether or not the Company’s voting rights  
in an investee are sufficient to give it power, including:

•  the size of the Company’s holding of voting rights relative to the size and dispersion of holdings of the other  

vote holders;

•  potential voting rights held by the Company, other vote holders or other parties;

•  rights arising from other contractual arrangements; and

•  any additional facts and circumstances that indicate that the Company has, or does not have, the current ability  
to direct the relevant activities at the time that decisions need to be made, including voting patterns at previous 
shareholders’ meetings.

Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Company obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the 
Company loses control of the subsidiary. Specifically, income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of  
during the year are included in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income from the 
date the Company gains control until the date when the Company ceases to control the subsidiary.

Profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive income are attributed to the owners of the Company and  
to the non-controlling interests. Total comprehensive income of subsidiaries is attributed to the owners of the Company 
and to the non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into 
line with the Group’s accounting policies.

All intragroup assets and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions between members 
of the Group are eliminated in full on consolidation.

Operating segments

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

Foreign currency translation

The financial report is presented in Australian dollars, which is GR Engineering Services Limited’s functional and 
presentation currency.

Foreign currency transactions

Foreign currency transactions are translated into Australian dollars using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of 
the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the 
translation at financial year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies  
are recognised in profit or loss.

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 Foreign operations

The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars using the exchange rates at the 
reporting date. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars using the average 
exchange rates, which approximate the rate at the date of the transaction, for the period. All resulting foreign exchange 
differences are recognised in other comprehensive income through the foreign currency reserve in equity.

The functional currency of GR Engineering Services (UK) Limited is Great British pounds. The functional currency of other 
foreign subsidiaries of the consolidated entity is United States dollars.

The foreign currency reserve is recognised in profit or loss when the foreign operation or net investment is disposed of.

Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange 
rates as at the date of the initial transaction.

Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date 
when the fair value was determined.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the consolidated entity  
and the revenue can be reliably measured. 

Sales revenue

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the consolidated entity has transferred to the buyer the significant 
risks and rewards of ownership of the goods.

Rendering of services

Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion.

Where the contract outcome cannot be measured reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses 
recognised that are recoverable.

Interest

Revenue is recognised as the interest accrues (using the effective interest method, which is the rate that 
exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument) 
to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

income tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the 
statement of profit or loss because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and items 
that are never taxable or deductible. The consolidated entity’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that 
have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

Deferred income tax is provided for on all temporary differences at the reporting date between the tax bases of assets 
and liabilities and their carrying amounts for the financial reporting purposes.

Deferred income tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences:

•  except where the deferred income tax liability arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction 
that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable 
profit or loss; and

•  in respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests 
in joint ventures, except where the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is 
probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred income tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, carry-forward of unused tax assets 
and unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible 
temporary differences, and the carry-forward of unused tax assets and unused tax losses can be utilised:

•  except where the deferred income tax asset relating to the deductible temporary differences arises from the 

initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the 
transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and

•  in respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests  

in joint ventures, deferred tax assets are only recognised to the extent that it is probable that the temporary 
differences will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary 
differences can be utilised.

The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that  
it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset  
to be utilised.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when 
the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively 
enacted at the reporting date.

Income taxes relating to items recognised directly in equity are recognised in equity and not in the statement of profit  
or loss and other comprehensive income.

Unearned income

Unearned income classified as a current liability consists of customer advances for construction work in progress.  
The consolidated entity recognises a liability upon receipt of customer advances and then subsequently recognised as 
revenue when earned.

Cash and cash equivalents

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

Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables, which generally have 30-90 day terms, are recognised and carried at original invoice amount less an 
allowance for any uncollectible amounts.

An estimate for doubtful debts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are written 
off when identified.

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion 
and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

investments and other financial assets

Investments and other financial assets are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs are included as part of the 
initial measurement, except for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. They are subsequently measured at 
either amortised cost or fair value depending on their classification. Classification is determined based on the purpose 
of the acquisition and subsequent reclassification to other categories is restricted. The fair values of quoted investments 
are based on current bid prices. For unlisted investments, the consolidated entity establishes fair value by using valuation 
techniques. These include the use of recent arm’s length transactions, reference to other instruments that  
are substantially the same, discounted cash flow analysis, and option pricing models.

Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have 
been transferred and the consolidated entity has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.

Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in 
an active market. They are carried at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. Gains and losses are 
recognised in profit or loss when the asset is derecognised or impaired.

Available for sale financial assets

Listed shares and listed redeemable notes held by the consolidated entity that are traded in an active market are 
classified as available for sale and are stated at fair value.

Gains and losses arising from changes in fair value are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated  
in the investments revaluation reserve, with the exception of impairment losses, interest calculated using the effective 
interest method, and foreign exchange gains and losses on monetary assets, which are recognised in profit or loss. 
Where the investment is disposed of or is determined to be impaired, the cumulative gain or loss previously accumulated 
in the investments revaluation reserve is reclassified to profit or loss.

Dividends on available for sale equity instruments are recognised in profit or loss when the consolidated entity’s right  
to receive the dividends is established.

Impairment of financial assets

The consolidated entity assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is any objective evidence that a 
financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired. Objective evidence includes significant financial difficulty of the 
issuer or obligor; a breach of contract such as default or delinquency in payments; the lender granting to a borrower 
concessions due to economic or legal reasons that the lender would not otherwise do; it becomes probable that the 
borrower will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation; the disappearance of an active market for the financial 
asset; or observable data indicating that there is a measurable decrease in estimated future cash flows.

When an available for sale financial asset is considered to be impaired, cumulative gains or losses previously recognised 
in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss in the period.

The amount of the impairment allowance for loans and receivables carried at amortised cost is the difference between 
the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective 
interest rate. If there is a reversal of impairment, the reversal cannot exceed the amortised cost that would have been 
recognised had the impairment not been made and is reversed to profit or loss.

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Property, plant and equipment

Plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Historical cost includes 
expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:

 – Property, plant and equipment – over 2.5 to 20 years

The carrying values of plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances 
indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

For an asset that does not generate largely independent cash inflows, the recoverable amount is determined for the 
cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. If any such indication exists and where the carrying values exceed  
the estimated recoverable amount, the assets or cash-generating units are written down to their recoverable amount.

The recoverable amount of plant and equipment is the greater of fair value less costs to sell and value in use.  
In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax  
discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.

Impairment losses are recognised in the profit or loss in the cost of sales line item.

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

Any gain or loss arising on de-recognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds 
and the carrying amount of the item) is included in the statement of profit or loss in the period the item is derecognised.

Leases

Finance leases, which transfer to the consolidated entity substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership 
of the leased item, are capitalised at the inception of the lease at the fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at the 
present value of the minimum lease payments.

Lease payments are apportioned between the finance charges and reduction of the lease liability so as to achieve a 
constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are charged directly against income.

Capitalised leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term.

Leases where the lessor retains substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership of the asset are classified as 
operating leases. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of  
the leased asset and recognised over the lease term on the same bases as the lease income.

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the statement of profit or loss on a straight-line basis over  
the lease term.

impairment of non-financial assets

At each reporting date, the consolidated entity assesses whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. 
Where an indicator of impairment exists, the consolidated entity makes a formal estimate of recoverable amount. Where 
the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount the asset is considered impaired and is written down to 
its recoverable amount.

Recoverable amount is the greater of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. It is determined for an individual asset, 
unless the asset’s value in use cannot be estimated to be close to its fair value less costs to sell and it does not generate 
cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets, in which case, the recoverable 
amount is determined for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre tax discount 
rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 Trade and other payables

These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the consolidated entity prior to the end of the 
financial year and which are unpaid. Due to their short-term nature they are measured at amortised cost and are not 
discounted. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition.

Borrowings

All loans and borrowings are initially recognised at cost, being the fair value of the consideration received net of issue 
costs associated with the borrowing.

After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost using  
the effective interest method.

Gains and losses are recognised in the profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognised as well as through the 
amortisation process.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the consolidated entity has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of 
a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the 
obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

Where the consolidated entity expects some or all of a provision to be reimbursed the reimbursement is recognised  
as a separate asset but only when the reimbursement is virtually certain. The expense relating to any provision is 
presented in the statement of profit or loss net of any reimbursement.

If the effect of the time value of money is material, 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, where appropriate,  
the risks specific to the liability.

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

Employee benefits

Wages and salaries, annual leave and sick leave

A liability is recognised for benefits accruing to employees in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave, long service 
leave, and sick leave when it is probable that settlement will be required and they are capable of being measured reliably.

Liabilities recognised in respect of short-term employee benefits, are measured at their nominal values using the 
remuneration rate expected to apply at the time of settlement.

Liabilities recognised in respect of long term employee benefits are measured as the present value of the estimated future 
cash outflows to be made by the consolidated entity in respect of services provided by employees up to reporting date.

Defined contribution superannuation expense

Contributions to defined contribution superannuation plans are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

Share-based payments

Share based payments to employees and others providing similar services are measured at the fair value of the equity 
instruments at the grant date.

The fair value determined at the grant date of the share based payments is expensed on a straight-line basis over the 
vesting period, based on the consolidated entity’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest. At the end 
of each reporting period, the consolidated entity revises its estimate of the number of equity instruments expected to 
vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates, if any, is recognised in profit or loss such that the cumulative 
expense reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to the equity-settled employee benefits reserve.

Share based payment transactions with parties other than employees are measured at the fair value of the goods or 
services received, except where that fair value cannot be estimated reliably, in which case they are measured at the  
fair value of the equity instruments granted, measured at the date the entity obtains the goods or the counterparty 
renders the service.

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

issued capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are shown  
in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new  
shares for the acquisition of a business are not included in the cost of the acquisition as part of the purchase consideration.

If the entity reacquires its own equity instruments, for example as the result of a share buy back, those instruments  
are deducted from equity and the associated shares are cancelled. No gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss and  
the consideration paid including any directly attributable incremental costs (net of income taxes) is recognised  
directly in equity.

Dividends

Dividends are recognised when declared during the financial year and no longer at the discretion of the company.

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to the owners of GR Engineering Services Limited, 
excluding any costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares 
outstanding during the financial year, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the financial year.

Diluted earnings per share

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

De-recognition of financial instruments

The de-recognition of a financial instrument takes place when the consolidated entity no longer controls the  
contractual rights that comprise the financial instrument, which is normally the case when the instrument is sold,  
or all the cash flows attributable to the instrument are passed through to an independent third party.

Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’) and other similar taxes

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST except where the GST incurred on a  
purchase of goods and services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case the GST is recognised  
as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item as applicable.

The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or 
payables in the statement of financial position.

Cash flows are included in the Statement of Cash Flows on a gross basis and the GST component of cash flows  
arising from investing and financing activities, which is recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority are 
classified as operating cash flows.

Commitments and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the  
taxation authority.

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 Business combinations

Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. The consideration transferred in a business 
combination is measured at fair value which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of assets 
transferred by the consolidated entity, liabilities incurred by the consolidated entity to the former owners of the acquire 
and the equity instruments issued by the consolidated entity in exchange for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related 
costs are recognised in profit or loss as incurred.

At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are recognised at their fair value, 
except that:

•  deferred tax assets or liabilities and assets or liabilities related to employee benefit arrangements are recognised and 

measured in accordance with AASB 112 ‘Income Taxes’ and AASB 119 ‘Employee Benefits’ respectively;

•  liabilities or equity instruments related to share-based payment arrangements of the acquiree or share-based payment 
arrangements of the consolidated entity entered into to replace share-based payment arrangements of the acquire are 
measured in accordance with AASB 2 ‘Share-based Payment’ at the acquisition date; and

•  assets (or disposal groups) that are classified as held for sale in accordance with AASB 5 ‘Non-current Assets Held for 

Sale and Discontinued Operations’ are measured in accordance with that Standard.

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling 
interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) 
over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. If, after 
reassessment, the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds 
the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree and the fair value of 
the acquirer’s previously held interest in the acquiree (if any), the excess is recognised immediately in profit or loss as a 
bargain purchase gain.

intangible assets

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination and recognised separately from goodwill are initially 
recognised at their fair value at the acquisition date (which is regarded as their cost).

Subsequent to initial recognition, intangible assets acquired in a business combination are reported 
at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Amortisation is 
recognised on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful life 
and amortisation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect 
of any changes in estimate being accounted for on a prospective basis.

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 3.  CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions  
that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Management continually evaluates its judgements 
and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, revenue and expenses. Management bases its 
judgements, estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on other various factors, including expectations  
of future events, management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The resulting accounting judgements 
and estimates will seldom equal the related actual results. The judgements, estimates and assumptions that have a 
significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities (refer to the respective 
notes) within the next financial year are discussed below.

Where the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably, revenue and costs are recognised by reference 
to the stage of completion of the contract activity at the reporting date, measured based on the proportion of contract 
costs incurred for work performed to date relative to the estimated total contract costs, except where this would not be 
representative of the stage of completion. Variations in contract work, claims and incentive payments are included to the 
extent that they have been agreed with the customer. Where the outcome of a construction contract cannot be estimated 
reliably, contract revenue is recognised to the extent of contract costs incurred that it is probable will be recoverable.

Contract costs are recognised as expenses in the period in which they are incurred. Where construction contracts  
are still in the completion stage, they are included as work in progress.

When it is probable that total contract costs will exceed total contract revenue, the expected loss is recognised as  
an expense immediately.

Because the consolidated entity predominantly undertakes projects on an Engineering, Procurement & Construction 
(“EPC”) turnkey design and construction contract basis, all the risk associated with cost, time, plant performance and 
plant warranty (defects period) rests with the consolidated entity. As such the consolidated entity is responsible for the 
total “make-good” of any defects of underperformance.

The consolidated entity includes a project completion and close out provision (liability) in design and construction  
project cost forecast reports, nominally being 3% of the project costs. This percentage has been assessed based  
on management’s best estimate.

NOTE 4.  OPERATING SEGMENTS

Operating segments have been identified on the basis of internal reports of the consolidated entity that are regularly 
reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in order to allocate resources to the segments and to assess their 
performance. The chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Managing Director. On a regular basis,  
the board receives financial information on a company basis similar to the financial statements presented in the  
financial report, to manage and allocate their resources.

The Managing Director has chosen to classify the operations of the consolidated entity by reference to presence  
in an industry. The segments identified on this basis are “mineral processing” and “oil and gas”.

Segment revenues and results

The following table shows the revenue and results of the consolidated entity summarised under these segments.

Segment revenue

Mineral processing

Oil and gas

Total revenue

Segment profit before tax

Mineral processing

Oil and gas

Total profit before tax

2014

$

2013

$

 109,945,226 

 114,695,369 

 4,237,654 

 - 

 114,182,880 

 114,695,369 

2014

$

2013

$

 14,353,376 

 11,475,980 

 2,433,199 

 - 

 16,786,575 

 11,475,980 

Segment revenue reported above represents revenue generated from external customers. There were no inter-segment 
sales in the current year (2013: Nil).

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 Segment assets and liabilities

Segment assets

Mineral processing

Oil and gas

Total assets

Depreciation and amortisation

Mineral processing

Oil and gas

Total depreciation and amortisation

Segment liabilities

Mineral processing

Oil and gas

Total liabilities

Geographical information

2014

$

2013

$

 67,084,984 

 63,559,753 

 13,605,434 

 - 

 80,690,418 

 63,559,753 

2014

$

2013

$

 1,009,408 

 974,792 

 629,756 

 - 

 1,639,164 

 974,792 

2014

$

2013

$

 29,541,239 

 22,369,001 

 4,592,358 

 - 

 34,133,597 

 22,369,001 

The following table shows the revenue from external customers of the consolidated entity summarised by location.

Revenue

Australia

Overseas

Total revenue

Non-current assets

2014

$

2013

$

 46,871,453 

 86,124,889 

 67,311,427 

 28,570,480 

 114,182,880 

 114,695,369 

All non-current assets of the consolidated entity are held in Australia. 

information about major customers

During the financial year two customers individually provided more than 10% of total revenue each for the  
consolidated entity.

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 5.  REVENUE

Rendering of services – construction contracts

Rendering of services – operations and maintenance contracts

Total revenue

NOTE 6.  OTHER INCOME

Net foreign exchange gain/(loss)

Net gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment

Net gain on disposal of inventories

Subsidies and grants

Interest revenue

Gain on bargain purchase of business

Other revenue

Other income

NOTE 7.  EXPENSES

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

 109,945,226 

 114,695,369 

 4,237,654 

 - 

 114,182,880 

 114,695,369 

 143,706 

 (21,183)

 - 

 495 

 94,891 

 368 

 99,882 

 836 

 1,264,723 

 1,491,003 

 3,035,549 

 - 

 (12,879)

 101,335 

 4,410,411 

 1,788,315 

Profit before income tax includes the following specific expenses:

Finance costs

Interest and leasing charges on finance leases

 81,029 

 104,036 

Employee benefits

Employee benefits expense excluding superannuation

Defined contribution superannuation expense

Total employee benefits

 29,320,690 

 35,457,023 

 2,252,373 

 2,673,625 

 31,573,064 

 38,130,648 

40

NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 NOTE 8. 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

Major components of income tax expense for the years ended 30 June 2014 and 2013 are:

income tax recognised in the Consolidated statement of profit or loss

Current income

Current income tax charge

Foreign tax on Gold Ridge project

Foreign tax on other projects

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

 5,215,891 

 3,913,457 

 - 

 - 

 884 

 - 

Adjustments in respect of current income tax of previous years

 (2,503,708)

 (182,692)

Deferred income tax

Relating to origination and reversal of temporary differences

Adjustments in respect of previous deferred income tax

Income tax expense reported in statement of profit or loss

income tax recognised in statement of changes in equity

Deferred income tax

Revaluation of shares held in Mutiny Gold Limited

Income tax expense reported in equity

A reconciliation of income tax expense applicable to accounting profit  
before income tax at the statutory income tax rate to income tax expense  
at the consolidated entity’s effective income tax rate for the years ended  
30 June 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

Accounting profit before income tax

At the statutory income tax rate of 30% (2013: 30%)

 (767,821)

 204,860 

 678,627 

 - 

 2,622,989 

 3,936,509 

 61,222 

 61,222 

 - 

 - 

 16,786,575 

11,475,980

5,035,973

3,442,794

(610,670)

163,550

22,767

-

Non-deductible expenses

Foreign tax on projects

Add:

Less:

Adjustments in respect of previous current income tax

(1,890,726)

(293,555)

Expenses in relation to Gold Ridge project

Derecognition of prior year overseas losses

Adjustments in respect of previous deferred income tax

-

623,720

65,645

-

-

-

At effective income tax rate of 15.6% (2013: 34.3%)

2,622,989

3,936,509

Income tax expense reported in statement of profit or loss

2,622,989

3,936,509

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 8. 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (continued)

Deferred income tax

Deferred income tax at 30 June relates to the following:

Deferred income tax assets

Accrued employee entitlements

Accrued superannuation

Accrued audit fees

Leasing

Section 40/880 deduction

Provision for long service leave

Provision for doubtful debts

Provision for project returns

Provision for warranty

Construction Industry long service leave

Carry forward tax losses – overseas subsidiaries

Unrealised foreign exchange (gain)/loss

Lease termination

Payables – Upstream Production Solutions subsidiary

Accrued employee entitlements – Upstream Production Solutions subsidiary

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

 40,993 

 16,079 

 19,500 

 (43,585)

 347,080 

 215,625 

 12,750 

 (54,987)

 133,001 

 268,745 

 64,654 

 198,558 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 28,810 

 804,968 

 582,683 

 - 

 - 

 10,125 

 9,965 

 94,806 

 547,490 

 61,222 

 6,587 

 65,645 

 (30,452)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

Shares in listed entity (Mutiny Gold Limited)

 1,759,218 

 1,641,044 

Deferred income tax liabilities

Prepayments

Accrued interest

Other accrued income

Assets capitalised for tax

Net trade debtors – Upstream Production Solutions subsidiary

Prepayments – Upstream Production Solutions subsidiary

Customer contracts – Upstream Production Solutions subsidiary

Plant and equipment – Upstream Production Solutions subsidiary

 (3,577)

 - 

 (20,426)

 (13,991)

 (8)

 (720)

 (72,906)

 (634)

 (1,094,298)

 (20,037)

 (17)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (1,212,606)

 (14,008)

Net deferred tax asset

 546,612 

 1,627,036 

Current tax asset and liabilities

Current tax liabilities

Income tax payable

 1,889,743 

 2,247,969 

42

NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 NOTE 9.  CURRENT ASSETS – CASH AND CASH EqUIVALENTS

Cash on hand

Cash at bank

Cash on deposit

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents is $32,193,955 (2013: $16,218,685).

Cash at bank and in hand earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank rates.

Short-term deposits are made for varying periods of between one day and three 
months depending on the immediate cash requirements of the consolidated entity, 
and earn interest at the respective short-term deposit rates.

The consolidated entity also holds $5,239,431 (2013: $18,266,375) in term deposits  
to secure bank guarantees for current projects. This amount is included in trade and 
other receivables Note 10.

A summary of all cash including term deposits is as follows:

Cash at bank and on hand 

Cash on deposit (Current asset)

Term deposits held for project security (Current asset)

Term deposits held for project security (Non-current asset)

Reconciliation of cash

For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents 
comprise the following at 30 June:

Cash at bank and on hand

Cash on deposit

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

 42,129 

 64,612 

 12,651,826 

 8,154,073 

 19,500,000 

 8,000,000 

 32,193,955 

 16,218,685 

 12,693,955 

 8,218,685 

 19,500,000 

 8,000,000 

 1,348,332 

 5,035,260 

 3,891,099 

 13,231,115 

 37,433,386 

 34,485,060 

 12,693,955 

 8,218,685 

 19,500,000 

 8,000,000 

 32,193,955 

 16,218,685 

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 9.  CURRENT ASSETS – CASH AND CASH EqUIVALENTS (continued)

Reconciliation from the net profit after tax to the net cash flow from operations

Net Profit after tax

14,163,586

 7,539,471 

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

Non-cash items

Depreciation and amortisation

Profit/loss on sale of asset

Share based employee payments

Net foreign exchange (gain)/loss

Gain on bargain purchase of business

Acquisition of shares as consideration for services

Changes in assets and liabilities

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

(Increase)/decrease in inventories

(Increase)/decrease in deferred tax asset

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables

(Decrease)/increase in provisions

(Decrease)/increase in tax liabilities

Increase in unearned income

 1,639,164 

 974,792 

 21,183 

 759,823 

 222,490 

 (3,035,549)

 (748,974)

 - 

 451,187 

 (101,508)

 - 

 - 

 (3,087,761)

 (3,552,479)

 4,545 

 (69,882)

 (89,195)

 205,644 

 15,494,222 

 (5,043,128)

 855,255 

 (500,696)

 (358,226)

 1,553,405 

 (7,046,380)

 4,045,546 

Net cash from operating activities

 18,794,183 

 5,502,352 

NON-CASH TRANSACTiONS

During the year ended 30 June 2014 and year ending 30 June 2013, the following non-cash investing and financing 
activities occurred, which are not reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows:

 – during the year ended 30 June 2014 the consolidated entity acquired Nil equipment under finance leases  

(2013: $773,155).

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 NOTE 10.  TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Current assets – trade and other receivables

Trade receivables

Less: Provision for impairment of receivables

Term deposits held for project security*

Other receivables

Accrued revenue

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

 33,250,872 

 23,783,582 

 - 

 - 

 33,250,872 

 23,783,582 

 1,348,332 

 5,035,260 

 25,266 

 50,316 

 156,134 

 28,892 

 34,674,786 

 29,003,868 

Non-current assets – trade and other receivables

Term deposits held for project security*

 3,891,099 

 13,231,115 

*  The consolidated entity holds $5,239,431 (2013: $18,266,375) in term 

deposits to secure bank guarantees for current projects. The term deposits 
remain in place for the life of the projects so although they are cash balances 
they are classified as other receivables. Of this amount, $3,891,099 relates  
to bank guarantees to be returned in the 2015-2016 financial year so this  
term deposit is classed as non-current (2013: $13,231,115).

A summary of term deposits held for project security is as follows:

Term deposits held for project security (Current asset)

Term deposits held for project security (Non-current asset)

Impairment of receivables

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

Opening balance

Receivables written off during the year as uncollectable

Closing balance

Bad debts written off during the year as uncollectable amount to $146,340  
(2013: $906,933).

Past due but not impaired

Customers with balances past due but without provision for impairment  
of receivables amount to $1,290,828 as at 30 June 2014 ($956,129 as at  
30 June 2013). 

 1,348,332 

 5,035,260 

 3,891,099 

 13,231,115 

 5,239,431 

 18,266,375 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 1,525,000 

 (1,525,000)

 - 

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 10.  TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (continued)

The ageing of the past due but not impaired receivables are as follows:

0 to 3 months overdue

3 to 6 months overdue

Over 6 months overdue

In determining the recoverability of a trade receivable, the consolidated  
entity considers any change in the credit quality of the trade receivable from  
the date credit was initially granted up to the end of the reporting period.  
The concentration of credit risk is limited due to the fact that the customer  
base is large and unrelated.

NOTE 11.  CURRENT ASSETS – INVENTORIES

Consumables – at cost

Work in progress

NOTE 12.  CURRENT ASSETS – OTHER

Consolidated

2014

$

 836,366 

 454,462 

 - 

 1,290,828 

2013

$

 749,127 

 65,649 

 141,353 

 956,129 

 643,800 

 648,345 

 1,711,504 

 2,355,304 

 - 

 648,345 

Prepayments

 738,393 

 158,752 

NOTE 13.  NON-CURRENT ASSETS – PROPERTY,  

PLANT AND EqUIPMENT

Plant and equipment – at cost

Less: Accumulated depreciation 

Plant and equipment under lease

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 4,263,196 

 3,837,995 

 (2,902,953)

 (2,255,340)

 1,360,243 

 1,582,655 

 2,171,734 

 2,438,573 

 (1,491,076)

 (1,349,276)

 680,658 

 1,089,297 

 2,040,901 

 2,671,952 

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 Reconciliations
Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year are set  
out below:

Plant & 
Equipment 
Under Lease

$

 638,749 

 773,155 

 - 

 (14,386)

Plant & 
Equipment

$

Total

$

 1,553,138 

 2,191,887 

 684,784 

 1,457,939 

 (3,083)

 14,386 

 (3,083)

 -   

 (308,221)

 (666,570)

 (974,791)

 1,089,297 

 1,582,655 

 2,671,952 

 - 

 - 

 (73,413)

 2,351 

 86,696 

 400,000 

 (5,400)

 (2,351)

 86,696 

 400,000 

 (78,813)

 -   

 (337,577)

 (701,357)

 (1,038,934)

 680,658 

 1,360,243 

 2,040,901 

Balance at 1 July 2012

Additions

Disposals, Write off of assets

Transfers in/(out)

Depreciation expense

Balance at 30 June 2013

Additions

Transferred on acquisition of business

Disposals, Write off of assets

Transfers in/(out)

Depreciation expense

Balance at 30 June 2014

NOTE 14.  FINANCIAL ASSETS

Available for sale financial assets held at fair value

Shares in listed entities

Consolidated

2014

$

 601,704 

Shares held in the listed entity Mutiny Gold Limited are measured at fair value at the end of the reporting period.  
The number of shares held at 30 June 2014 is 23,142,464 (30 June 2013: Nil).

NOTE 15.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Customer contracts acquired on purchase of business

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Total intangible assets 

Consolidated

2014

$

 4,247,863 

 (600,199)

 3,647,664 

2013

$

 - 

2013

$

 - 

 - 

 - 

The acquisition of the business of Production Solutions included seven projects in place at the acquisition date 23 April 
2014. The fair value of each contract is amortised over the life of that contract. The lives of the seven contracts range 
between 2 and 4 years.

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 16.  CURRENT LIABILITIES – TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

Trade payables

Accrued expenses

GST payable

Other payables

 8,930,874 

 3,699,455 

 7,861,469 

 282,737 

 2,912,194 

 472,709 

 1,904,616 

 753,984 

 21,609,153 

 5,208,885 

Refer to Note 24 for further information on financial instruments.

Trade payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled on 30 day terms.

The net of GST payable and GST receivable is remitted to the appropriate tax body on a monthly basis.

NOTE 17.  BORROWINGS

Current liabilities – borrowings

Lease liability

Non-current liabilities – borrowings

Lease liability

Refer to Note 24 for further information on financial instruments.

Total secured liabilities

The total secured liabilities (current and non-current) are as follows:

Lease liability

Assets pledged as security

The lease liabilities are effectively secured as the rights to the leased assets, 
recognised in the statement of financial position, revert to the lessor in the  
event of default.

 287,966 

 370,725 

 247,412 

 537,632 

 535,378 

 908,357 

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NOTE 18.  PROVISIONS

Current liabilities – provisions

Annual leave

Warranties

Project returns

movement in provisions

Provision for annual leave

Balance at beginning of year

Additional provisions recognised

Amounts used

Balance at end of year

Provision for warranty and defects liability

Balance at beginning of year

Additional provisions/(reduction in provisions) recognised

Amounts used

Balance at end of year

Provision for project returns

Balance at beginning of year

Additional provisions/(reduction in provisions) recognised

Amounts used

Balance at end of year

Non-current liabilities – provisions

Long service leave

movement in provisions

Provision for long service leave

Balance at beginning of year

Additional provisions recognised

Amounts used

Balance at end of year

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

 2,190,232 

 1,156,934 

 2,683,227 

 1,942,275 

 - 

 96,034 

 4,873,459 

 3,195,243 

 1,156,934 

 1,212,153 

 2,359,555 

 1,324,654 

 (1,326,257)

 (1,379,873)

 2,190,232 

 1,156,934 

 1,942,275 

 2,080,502 

 952,652 

 (138,227)

 (211,700)

 - 

 2,683,227 

 1,942,275 

 96,034 

 579,984 

 - 

 (291,868)

 (96,034)

 (192,082)

 - 

 96,034 

 1,407,585 

 661,861 

 661,861 

 478,500 

 788,472 

 183,361 

 (42,748)

 - 

 1,407,585 

 661,861 

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Unearned Revenue

Contracts in progress

Progress billings

Construction costs to date plus recognised profits

NOTE 20.  EqUITY – ISSUED CAPITAL

Ordinary shares – fully paid

Opening balance

Additional shares issued

Ordinary shares – fully paid

Ordinary shares

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

 3,818,279 

 10,146,686 

 144,540,271 

 101,485,086 

 140,721,992 

 91,338,400 

 3,818,279 

 10,146,686 

Consolidated

Consolidated

2014

Shares

2013

Shares

2014 

$

2013

$

 150,000,000 

 150,000,000 

 28,501,548 

 28,501,548 

 407,949 

 - 

 283,807 

-

 150,407,949 

 150,000,000 

 28,785,355 

28,501,548

Fully paid ordinary shares carry one vote per share and carry a right to dividends.

Changes to the Corporation Law abolished the authorised capital and par value concept in relation to share capital from  
1 July 1998. Therefore, the consolidated entity does not have a limited amount of authorised capital and issued shares  
do not have a par value.

Options

As at 30 June 2014 there were Nil unissued ordinary shares of the consolidated entity under option (as at 30 June 2013: 
2,000,000). A total of 2,000,000 options previously issued to Geoff Jones, Managing Director, were cancelled on  
12 November 2013.

Share appreciation rights

As at 30 June 2014, the consolidated entity had issued a total of 1,669,337 share appreciation rights to Geoff Jones, 
Managing Director, as part of the consolidated entity’s equity incentive plan (as at 30 June 2013: Nil).

Number of shares under  
share appreciation rights

727,273

432,433

296,297

213,334

Grant date

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

vesting date

Exercise price

30/06/2015

30/06/2016

30/06/2017

30/06/2018

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

Performance 
condition share 
price targets

$0.72

$0.86

$1.04

$1.24

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 Performance rights

As at 30 June 2014, the consolidated entity had issued a total of 2,315,000 performance rights  
(as at 30 June 2013: 2,075,000):

Number of performance rights

1,730,000

25,000

50,000

127,500

127,500

127,500

127,500

NOTE 21.  EqUITY – RESERVES

Foreign currency reserve

Performance rights reserve

Share options reserve

Share appreciation rights reserve

Investment revaluation reserve

Foreign currency reserve

Balance at beginning of year

Additional amounts recognised

Balance at end of year

Grant date

11/09/2012

04/10/2012

13/05/2013

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

Expiry date

Exercise price

21/09/2015

04/10/2015

13/03/2016

31/03/2016

31/03/2017

31/03/2018

31/03/2019

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

 (404,255)

 10,233 

 590,246 

 293,425 

 545,500 

 448,596 

 82,291 

 (142,852)

 - 

 - 

 670,930 

 752,254 

 10,233 

 (414,488)

 (404,255)

 - 

 10,233 

 10,233 

The above foreign currency reserve represents foreign exchange differences resulting from translation of foreign 
currency amounts held in subsidiaries of the consolidated entity. 

Performance rights reserve

Balance at beginning of year

Additional amounts recognised

Balance at end of year

 293,425 

 - 

 296,821 

 293,425 

 590,246 

 293,425 

The above performance rights reserve relates to performance rights granted by the consolidated entity to its employees 
under its equity incentive plan.

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Share options reserve

Balance at beginning of year

Additional amounts recognised

Balance at end of year

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

 448,596 

 290,834 

 96,904 

 157,762 

 545,500 

 448,596 

The above share options reserve relates to share options granted by the consolidated entity to its employees under its 
employee share option plan.

Share appreciation rights reserve

Balance at beginning of year

Additional amounts recognised

Amount exercised

Balance at end of year

 - 

 366,098 

 (283,807)

 82,291 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

The above share appreciation rights reserve relates to share appreciation rights granted by the consolidated entity to its 
employees under its equity incentive plan.

Investment revaluation reserve

Balance at beginning of year

Additional amounts recognised

Less tax effect of additional amount recognised

Balance at end of year

 - 

 (204,074)

 61,222 

 (142,852)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

The above investment revaluation reserve relates to the revaluation of shares held in listed entities to fair value at the 
end of the reporting period. The fair value is determined using the quoted share price at 30 June 2014. 

NOTE 22.  EqUITY – RETAINED PROFITS

Retained profits at the beginning of the financial year

Profit after income tax expense for the year

Payment of dividends

Retained profits at the end of the financial year

 11,936,950 

 13,397,479 

 14,163,586 

 7,539,471 

 (9,000,000)

 (9,000,000)

 17,100,536 

 11,936,950 

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 NOTE 23.  EqUITY – DIVIDENDS

Dividends

Year ended 30 June 2013

Dividend paid 28 September 2012 (fully franked at 30% tax rate): 

4 cents per ordinary share

Dividend paid 18 March 2013 (fully franked at 30% tax rate):

2 cents per ordinary share

Year ended 30 June 2014

Dividend paid 1 October 2013 (fully franked at 30% tax rate): 

3 cents per ordinary share

Dividend paid 28 March 2014 (franked to 40%):

3 cents per ordinary share

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

6,000,000 

3,000,000 

 4,500,000 

 4,500,000 

9,000,000 

9,000,000

On 25 August 2014, the consolidated entity declared a fully franked dividend of 4.0 cents per share, an aggregate  
of $6,016,318. The Record Date of the dividend is 16 September 2014 and the proposed payment date is  
30 September 2014.

Franking credits

Franking credits available for subsequent financial years based on a tax rate of 30%

 1,696,720 

 (79,040)

NOTE 24.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Financial risk management objectives

The consolidated entity is exposed to risks in relation to its financial instruments. These risks include market risk 
(consisting of foreign currency risk and interest rate risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and equity risk.

A summary of the consolidated entity’s financial instruments are as follows:

Financial Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Available for sale securities

Total financial assets

Financial Liabilities

Trade and other payables

Finance lease liabilities

Total financial liabilities

 32,193,955 

 16,218,685 

 38,565,885 

 42,234,983 

 601,704 

 - 

 71,361,544 

 58,453,668 

 21,609,153 

 5,208,885 

 535,378 

 908,357 

 22,144,531 

 6,117,242 

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Capital management

The consolidated entity manages its capital to ensure the ability to continue as a going concern while maximising the 
return to stakeholders. The capital structure of the consolidated entity consists of equity in the form of issued capital, 
reserves and retained earnings. There is no requirement for borrowings at this stage, as there are sufficient reserves  
of cash balances.

market risk

Foreign currency risk

The consolidated entity and the parent entity undertakes certain transactions denominated in foreign currency and are 
exposed to foreign currency risk through foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

The carrying amounts in Australian dollars (AUD) of the consolidated entity’s foreign currency denominated monetary 
assets and monetary liabilities at the end of the reporting period are as follows.

United States Dollars

Great British Pounds

Assets

Liabilities

2014

 AUD $

2013

 AUD $

2014 

 AUD $

2013

 AUD $

 153,001 

 950,002 

 3,447,343 

 50,906 

 3,600,344 

 1,000,908 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions and recognised financial assets and financial liabilities 
denominated in a currency that is not the entity’s functional currency. The risk is measured using sensitivity analysis and 
cash flow forecasting.

The consolidated entity holds cash balances in United States dollars, these balances are translated into Australian dollars 
at the prevailing exchange rate at 30 June 2014 of AUD $1 = USD $0.94 (2013: AUD $1 = USD $0.91).

The following table details the consolidated entity’s sensitivity to a 10% increase and decrease in the value of the 
Australian dollar against the United States dollar :

Effect of increase in exchange rate

Effect of decrease in exchange rate

Change in 
exchange 
rate 

Effect 
on profit 
before tax

Effect on 
equity

Change in 
exchange 
rate

Effect 
on profit 
before tax

Effect on 
equity

%

$

$

%

$

$

2014

Unrealised 
Exchange  
Gain/Loss

2013

Unrealised 
Exchange  
Gain/Loss

10% 
Increase

10% 
Increase

 (13,839)

 (13,839)

 (86,364)

 (86,364)

10%
Decrease

10% 
Decrease

 16,967 

 16,967 

 105,556

 105,556

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 The consolidated entity holds cash balances in Great British pounds, these balances are translated into Australian dollars 
at the prevailing exchange rate at 30 June 2014 of AUD $1 = GBP £0.55 (2013: AUD $1 = GBP £0.60).

The following table details the consolidated entity’s sensitivity to a 10% increase and decrease in the value of the 
Australian dollar against the Great British pound: 

Effect of increase in exchange rate

Effect of decrease in exchange rate

Change in 
exchange 
rate 

Effect 
on profit 
before tax

Effect on 
equity

Change in 
exchange 
rate

Effect 
on profit 
before tax

Effect on 
equity

%

$

$

%

$

$

2014

Unrealised 
Exchange  
Gain/Loss

2013

Unrealised 
Exchange  
Gain/Loss

Interest rate risk

10% 
Increase

10% 
Increase

 (313,393)

 (313,393)

 (2,014)

 (2,014)

10%
Decrease

10% 
Decrease

 383,040 

 383,040 

 8,851 

 8,851 

The board has considered the consolidated entity’s exposure to interest rate risk by analysing the effect on profit and 
equity of an interest rate increase or decrease of one percentage point in the following table:

Effect of increase in interest rate

Effect of decrease in interest rate

increase
in interest
rate

Effect 
on profit 
before tax

Effect on 
equity

Decrease 
in interest 
rate

Effect 
on profit 
before tax

Effect on 
equity

%

$

$

%

$

$

Consolidated  
– 2014

Interest revenue

Interest expense

Consolidated  
– 2013

Interest revenue

Interest expense

Equity price risk

1

1

1

1

 396,849 

 396,849 

 - 

 - 

 396,849 

 396,849 

 321,643 

 321,643 

 (3,130)

 (3,130)

 318,513 

 318,513 

1

1

1

1

 (396,849)

 (396,849)

 - 

 - 

 (396,849)

 (396,849)

 (321,643)

 (321,643)

 3,130 

 3,130 

 (318,513)

 (318,513)

The consolidated entity is exposed to equity price risks arising from equity investments.

The sensitivity analysis below has been determined based on the exposure of the consolidated entity to a 5% increase or 
decrease in equity prices at the end of the reporting period.

 – profit for the year ended 30 June 2014 would have been unaffected as the equity investments are classified as 

available-for-sale and no investments were disposed of or impaired; and

 – other comprehensive income for the year ended 30 June 2014 would increase by $30,085 (2013: Nil) as a result of an 
increase of 5% in equity prices, and decrease by $30,085 (2013: Nil) as a result of a decrease of 5% in equity prices.

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Credit risk management

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations, resulting in financial loss to the 
consolidated entity. The consolidated entity has adopted a policy of only dealing with creditworthy counterparties as a 
means of mitigating the risk of financial loss from defaults. The consolidated entity uses independent rating agencies, 
publicly available financial information and other trading records to rate its major customers. Legally binding contracts  
are entered into to determine payment terms in relation to major projects.

The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit ratings assigned by 
international credit rating agencies.

The consolidated entity does not have significant credit risk exposure to any single counterparty or group of counterparties.

Liquidity risk management

Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the board of directors, which has established an 
appropriate liquidity risk management framework for the management of the consolidated entity’s short-, medium- and 
long-term funding and liquidity management requirements. The consolidated entity manages liquidity risk by maintaining 
adequate reserves and banking facilities, by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows, and by matching the 
maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

Liquidity and interest rate risk tables

The following tables detail the consolidated entity’s remaining contractual maturity for its financial instrument liabilities. 
The tables have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date  
on which the financial liabilities are required to be paid. The tables include both interest and principal cash flows disclosed 
as remaining contractual maturities and therefore these totals may differ from their carrying amount in the statement of 
financial position.

Remaining contractual maturities

Weighted
average
interest rate
%

Less than
6 months
$

6 to 12
months
$

Over 
12 months
$

Total
$

-

 21,609,153 

-

-

 21,609,153 

9.23

 134,646 

 153,320 

 247,412 

 535,378 

 21,743,799 

 153,320 

 247,412 

 22,144,531 

- 

5,208,885

- 

- 

5,208,885

9.14

178,937 

5,387,822 

191,788 

191,788 

537,632 

908,357 

537,632 

6,117,242 

Non-derivatives

Consolidated – 2014

Non-interest bearing

Trade payables

Interest-bearing – fixed rate

Lease liability

Total non-derivatives

Consolidated – 2013

Non-interest bearing

Trade payables

Interest-bearing – fixed rate

Lease liability

Total non-derivatives

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 Fair value of financial instruments

The fair values of financial assets and liabilities, together with their carrying amounts in the statement of financial 
position, for the consolidated entity are as follows:

Consolidated

Assets

Cash at bank

Cash on deposit

Trade receivables

Available for sale securities

Liabilities

Trade payables

Lease liability

Carrying 
amount

$

 12,693,955 

 19,500,000 

 38,565,885 

 601,704 

2014

2013

Fair value

$

Carrying 
amount

$

Fair value

$

 12,693,955 

 8,218,685 

 19,500,000 

 8,000,000 

 8,218,685 

 8,000,000 

 38,565,885 

 42,234,983 

 42,234,983 

 601,704 

 - 

 - 

 71,361,544 

 71,361,544 

 58,453,668 

 58,453,668 

 21,609,153 

 21,609,153 

 5,208,885 

 5,208,885 

 535,378 

 535,378 

 908,357 

 908,357 

 22,144,531 

 22,144,531 

 6,117,242 

 6,117,242 

For financial reporting purposes, fair value measurements are categorised into Level 1, 2 or 3 based on the degree 
to which the inputs to the fair value measurements are observable and the significance of the inputs to the fair value 
measurement in its entirety, which are described as follows:

 – Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity  

can access at the measurement date;

 – Level 2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset  

or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 – Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. 

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Fair value of financial instruments (continued)

The financial assets and liabilities of the consolidated entity are classified into these categories below:

Level 1
$

Level 2
$

Level 3
$

Total
$

Fair value hierarchy – 2014

Financial assets

Trade receivables

Available for sale securities

Financial liabilities

Trade payables

Lease liability

Fair value hierarchy – 2013

Financial assets

Trade receivables

Available for sale securities

Financial liabilities

Trade payables

Lease liability

 - 

 38,565,885 

 601,704 

 - 

 601,704 

 38,565,885 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 21,609,153 

 535,378 

 22,144,531 

 42,234,983 

 - 

 42,234,983 

 5,208,885 

 908,357 

 6,117,242 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 38,565,885 

 601,704 

 39,167,589 

 21,609,153 

 535,378 

 22,144,531 

 42,234,983 

 - 

 42,234,983 

 5,208,885 

 908,357 

 6,117,242 

The fair values of the financial assets and financial liabilities included in the Level 2 and Level 3 categories above have 
been determined in accordance with generally accepted pricing models based on a discounted cash flow analysis,  
with the most significant inputs being the discount rate that reflects the credit risk of counterparties.

The consolidated entity holds available for sale equity securities of $601,704 (30 June 2013: Nil) which are classified 
as fair value hierarchy Level 1, in which fair values are based on quoted prices in active markets. There have been no 
transfers of fair value hierarchy levels during the period.

During the period, net losses of $204,074 (30 June 2013: Nil) have been included in other comprehensive income and  
are reported in the investment revaluation reserve.

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 NOTE 25.  KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL DISCLOSURES

Directors

The following persons were directors of GR Engineering Services Limited during the financial year:

Executive directors

Joe Ricciardo 

Executive Chairman

Tony Patrizi 

Geoff Jones 

Executive Director

Managing Director

Non-executive directors

Barry Patterson 

Non-Executive Director

Terrence Strapp 

Non-Executive Director

Peter Hood 

Non-Executive Director

Other key management personnel

The following persons also had the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the major activities 
of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, during the financial year:

Executives

David Sala Tenna  

General Manager EPC Division

Paul Newling  

General Manager EPCM Division

Joe Totaro  

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

Rodney Schier  

Engineering Manager

Remuneration of key management personnel

Information on remuneration of key management personnel is set out in the Remuneration Report in the Directors Report.

The aggregate compensation made to key management personnel of the consolidated entity is set out below:

Short-term benefits

Post employment benefits

Share based payments

Other

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

2,342,058

2,388,402 

138,432

469,499

-

182,016 

158,830 

50,000 

2,949,989

2,779,248 

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NOTE 26.  REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

During the financial year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, the 
auditor of the company, and its network firms:

Audit services – Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Audit or review of the financial statements

Other services – Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Tax compliance

Other services

NOTE 27.  CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Consolidated
2014
$

2013
$

126,123

126,141

26,171

5,000

30,576 

18,500

157,294

175,217 

The consolidated entity has bank guarantees in place as at 30 June 2014 of $19,522,985 (2013: $20,368,209).

support project performance in favour of certain clients of the consolidated entity. The facility has an approved limit  
of $30,000,000. The facility is secured by a fixed and floating charge over all the assets of the consolidated entity and 
letters of set-off against cash term deposits equating to 25% of the amount of bank guarantees on issue at any given 
time. The amount of bank guarantees issued under this facility at 30 June 2014 is $18,856,451 (2013: $7,012,655).  
The consolidated entity has a bank guarantee facility with National Australia Bank to provide guarantees for the security 
of rental properties to the value of $666,534 (2013: $860,862). The amount of bank guarantees issued under this facility 
at 30 June 2014 is $666,534 (2013: $860,862).

The consolidated entity has a $20 million insurance bond facility with Assetinsure Pty Ltd. This facility has been utilised to 
provide Wolf Minerals (UK) Limited with retention and off site materials bonds in connection with the Hemerdon Tungsten 
& Tin Project. The amount of insurance bonds issued under this facility at 30 June 2014 is $13,597,040 (2013: Nil).

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014  
 
NOTE 28.  COMMITMENTS

The consolidated entity has leased certain of its office equipment under finance leases. The average lease term  
is 3 years (2013: 3 years). The consolidated entity has options to purchase the equipment for a nominal amount at  
the end of the lease terms. The consolidated entity’s obligations under finance leases are secured by the lessors’  
title to the leased assets.

Finance Leases

Not longer than 1 year

Longer than 1 year and not longer than 5 years

Longer than 5 years

Minimum lease payments

Less: future finance charges

Present value of minimum lease payments

Consolidated

2014

$

315,737

257,332

-

2013

$

425,877

574,515

-

573,069

1,000,392

(37,692)

(92,036)

535,377

908,356

The consolidated entity has operating leases that relate to leases of office buildings with lease terms of between  
1 and 5 years. All operating lease contracts contain clauses for market rental reviews.

Non-cancellable Operating Lease Commitments

Not longer than 1 year

Longer than 1 year and not longer than 5 years

Longer than 5 years

Total lease payments

NOTE 29.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

1,612,634

1,844,059

1,843,515

3,890,934

-

-

3,456,149

5,734,993

During the year ended 30 June 2014 the consolidated entity leased office space at 71-73 Daly Street from Ashguard 
Pty Ltd. Directors of the consolidated entity, namely Joe Ricciardo, Tony Patrizi, and Barry Patterson, each have a non 
controlling interest in Ashguard Pty Ltd. Total payments to Ashguard Pty Ltd in the year ended 30 June 2014 amounted 
to $300,847 including GST (2013: $302,626). The balance payable at 30 June 2014 is $22,570 (2013: $21,934).

In previous financial years the consolidated entity was provided engineering services by Optiro Pty Ltd, a company in 
which Joe Ricciardo and Tony Patrizi each hold non-controlling interests. Total payments to Optiro Pty Ltd in the year 
ended 30 June 2014 amounted to Nil (2013: $35,876). The balance payable at 30 June 2014 is Nil (2013: Nil).

During the year ended 30 June 2014 the consolidated entity provided engineering services and procurement of materials 
for Crushing Services International Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Mineral Resources Limited), a company in which Joe Ricciardo 
is a non-executive director. The total amount invoiced to Crushing Services International Pty Ltd in the year ended 30 June 
2014 was $153,274 including GST (2013: $823,801). The balance outstanding at 30 June 2014 is Nil (2013: $46,640). 

During the year ended 30 June 2014 the consolidated entity provided engineering services and procurement of materials 
for PIHA Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Mineral Resources Limited), a company in which Joe Ricciardo is a non-executive 
director. The total amount invoiced to PIHA Pty Ltd in the year ended 30 June 2014 was $80,300 including GST (2013: 
$56,482). The balance outstanding at 30 June 2014 is $48,180 (2013: Nil).

During the year ended 30 June 2014 the consolidated entity provided engineering services and procurement of materials 
for Azumah Resources Limited, a company in which Geoff Jones is a non-executive director. The total amount invoiced 
to Azumah Resources Limited in the year ended 30 June 2014 was $26,848 including GST (2013: $64,272). The balance 
outstanding at 30 June 2014 is $19,750 (2013: Nil).

The terms of these arrangements are at arms length and at normal commercial terms.

Other than transactions with parties related to key management personnel mentioned above and in the remuneration 
report, there have been no other transactions with parties related to the consolidated entity in the financial year ending 
30 June 2014.

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GR EnGinEERinG SERvicES LimitEd  AnnUAL REPORt 2014NOTE 30.  PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION

The accounting policies of the parent entity, which have been applied in determining the financial information shown 
below, are the same as those applied in the consolidated financial statements. 

Set out below is the supplementary information about the parent entity.

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Profit after income tax

Total comprehensive income

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Total current assets

Total assets

Total current liabilities

Total liabilities

Equity

Issued capital

Performance rights reserve

Share options reserve

Share appreciation rights reserve

Investment revaluation reserve

Retained profits

Total equity

Parent

2014

$

2013

$

 10,903,101 

7,758,287 

 10,903,101 

7,758,287 

 50,098,295 

46,280,145 

 57,325,565 

63,810,248 

12,273,240

21,831,370 

13,364,248

22,369,002 

 28,785,355 

28,501,548 

 590,246 

 545,500 

 82,291 

 (142,853)

293,425

448,596 

-

-

 14,100,778 

12,197,677 

 43,961,317 

41,441,246 

The contingent liabilities and commitments of the parent entity are the same as those of the consolidated entity.

NOTE 31.  EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

Dividend declaration

On 25 August 2014, the consolidated entity declared a fully franked dividend of 4.0 cents per share, an aggregate  
of $6,016,318. The Record Date of the dividend is 16 September 2014 and the proposed payment date is  
30 September 2014.

No other matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2014 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect 
the consolidated entity’s operations, the results of those operations, or the consolidated entity’s state of affairs in future 
financial years.

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 NOTE 32.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

Profit after income tax attributable to the owners  
of GR Engineering Services Limited

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating  
basic earnings per share

Adjustments for calculation of diluted earnings per share:

Weighted average number of employee performance rights and  
share appreciation rights issued

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating 
diluted earnings per share

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Consolidated

2014

$

2013

$

14,163,586

7,539,471 

Number

Number

150,001,118

150,000,000

2,879,512 

1,569,315 

152,880,630

151,569,315 

Cents

9.44

9.26

Cents

5.03

4.97

Note: the options outstanding at 30 June 2013 were out of the money and therefore excluded from the weighted average 
number of ordinary shares for the purpose of diluted earnings per share. Nil options were outstanding at 30 June 2014.

NOTE 33.  SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

An Equity Incentive Plan was adopted by the consolidated entity on 28 March 2012. At the discretion of the Board, all 
eligible employees of the Company or eligible consultants may participate in the Plan. Non-executive directors are not 
eligible to participate in the Plan.

The Plan is designed to align the interests of executives and employees with the interests of shareholders by providing 
an opportunity to receive an equity interest in the Company and therefore direct participation in the benefits of future 
Company performance over the medium to long term.

The consolidated entity issued a total of 2,215,000 performance rights on 11 September 2012 to a total of 86 employees 
and long term contractors under an Equity Incentive Plan. Each right entitles the employee to acquire one fully paid share 
in the consolidated entity for Nil consideration, subject to the employees meeting a service term of three years from the 
date of grant. 

A further 50,000 rights were issued to two employees on 4 October 2012. A third tranche of 50,000 rights were issued 
to an employee on 13 May 2013, these tranches of rights have a three year service term from the date of issue. On 30 
April 2014 four further tranches of 127,500 rights each were issued to two employees. These tranches each have varying 
service terms of 2, 3, 4 and 5 years from the date of issue. 

A total of 510,000 performance rights have lapsed due to resignations and redundancies of entitled employees since the 
date of issue of the first tranche of rights. Of this total, 270,000 have lapsed in the financial year ending 30 June 2014.

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A summary of performance rights on issue at 30 June 2014 follows:

Number 
issued

Number 
lapsed

Tranche 1

Tranche 2

Tranche 3

Tranche 4

Tranche 5

Tranche 6

Tranche 7

2,215,000

50,000

50,000

127,500

127,500

127,500

127,500

(485,000)

(25,000)

-

-

-

-

-

Grant date

11/09/2012

04/10/2012

13/05/2013

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

Exercise price

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Vesting date

21/09/2015

04/10/015

13/05/2016

31/03/2016

31/03/2017

31/03/2018

31/03/2019

Expiry date

21/09/2015

04/10/2015

13/05/2016

31/03/2016

31/03/2017

31/03/2018

31/03/2019

Vesting period 
(years)

Vesting 
conditions

3

Nil

3

Nil

3

Nil

2

Nil

3

Nil

4

Nil

5

Nil

Fair value ($)

0.637

0.689

0.459

0.571

0.511

0.458

0.410

The fair value of performance rights granted during the year was calculated using a Black-Scholes pricing model applying 
inputs as follows:

Tranche 1

Tranche 2

Tranche 3

Tranche 4

Tranche 5

Tranche 6

Tranche 7

Grant date 
share price ($)

Exercise price

Expected 
volatility (%)

Term (years)

Dividend yield 
(%)

Risk free 
interest rate (%)

0.86

0.86

0.58

0.705

0.705

0.705

0.705

-

50

3

10

-

50

3

10

-

50

3

10

-

60

2

11

-

60

3

11

-

60

4

11

-

60

5

11

2.55

2.49

2.57

2.73

2.95

3.33

3.33

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NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTScontinuedFoR tHe YeAR ended 30 June 2014 movement in  
performance rights 

Balance at beginning of year

Granted during the year

Forfeited during the year

Balance at end of year

2014

2013

Number of  
performance 
rights

Weighted  
average  

exercise price

Number of  
performance 
rights

Weighted  
average  

exercise price

 2,075,000 

 510,000 

 (270,000)

 2,315,000 

-

-

-

-

-

2,315,000

(240,000)

2,075,000

-

-

-

-

The weighted average fair value of performance rights granted at 30 June 2014 is $0.48. The weighted average exercise 
price of these performance rights at 30 June 2014 is Nil. The weighted average remaining contractual life of performance 
rights outstanding at 30 June 2014 is 616 days. 

As at the commencement of the year ended 30 June 2014, the Company had 2,000,000 options on issue to its Managing 
Director, Geoff Jones. Shareholders approved the cancellation of these options at the Annual General Meeting held on  
12 November 2013, and approved the granting of Share Appreciation Rights to Geoff Jones. The options had a fair value 
of Nil on cancellation.

On 12 November 2013, the consolidated entity issued a total of 3,269,337 share appreciation rights to Geoff Jones, 
Managing Director, as part of the consolidated entity’s equity incentive plan. Of this total, 1,600,000 vested during the 
financial year ending 30 June 2014. The share appreciation rights are subject to vesting conditions, namely the participant 
being employed by the consolidated entity as Managing Director and the share price being equal to or greater than the 
exercise price at the vesting date.

Number of share 
appreciation 
rights

1,600,000

727,273

432,433

296,297

213,334

Grant Date

vesting Date

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

30/06/2014

30/06/2015

30/06/2016

30/06/2017

30/06/2018

Exercise  
Price

Performance 
condition share 
price targets

Fair value at 
Grant Date 

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.60

$0.72

$0.86

$1.04

$1.24

$0.18

$0.18

$0.18

$0.16

$0.15

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The fair value of share appreciation rights granted during the year was calculated using a Monte Carlo pricing model 
applying inputs as follows:

Grant date share price ($)

Exercise price ($)

Expected volatility (%)

Term (years)

Dividend yield (%)

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class D

Class E

0.67

0.50

60

0

11

0.67

0.50

60

1

11

0.67

0.50

60

2

11

0.67

0.50

60

3

11

0.67

0.50

60

4

11

Risk free interest rate (%)

2.80

2.80

3.06

3.06

3.48

movement in share  
appreciation rights

Balance at beginning of year

Granted during the year

Vested and exercised during the year

Balance at end of year

Consolidated

2014

Consolidated

2013

Number of share 
appreciation rights

Weighted  
average  

exercise price

Number of  
performance 
rights

Weighted  
average  

exercise price

-

3,269,337

(1,600,000)

1,669,337

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

On the date of exercise of 1,600,000 of the above share appreciation rights, 30 June 2014, the closing share price was 
$0.70 per share.

The  weighted  average  fair  value  of  share  appreciation  rights  granted  at  30  June  2014  is  $0.17.  The  weighted  average 
exercise price of these share appreciation rights at 30 June 2014 is $0.50. The weighted average remaining contractual life 
of share appreciation rights outstanding at 30 June 2014 is 730 days.

NOTE 34.  BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Subsidiaries acquired

On 23 April 2014 the consolidated entity completed the acquisition of the business of Production Solutions. The 
acquisition was effected through a wholly owned subsidiary, Upstream Production Solutions Pty Ltd. Production 
Solutions is a leading independent provider of specialist operations and maintenance and well management services 
to the oil and gas sector across Australia and South East Asia. The consideration transferred for this acquisition was 
$5,750,000 in cash. No other acquisitions have occurred in previous financial years.

Acquisition related costs amounting to $163,589 have been excluded from the consideration transferred and have been 
recognised as an expense in profit or loss in the current financial year.

Consideration transferred

Cash

Working capital adjustment to be returned to previous owners

$

5,750,000

609,137

6,359,137

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Current assets

Trade and other receivables

Work in progress

Non-current assets

Plant and equipment

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Provisions

Non-current liabilities

Provisions

$

6,849,724

993,531

400,000

(316,141)

(1,004,318)

(545,133)

6,377,663

The initial accounting for the acquisition of Production Solutions has only been provisionally determined at the end of the 
reporting period. At the date of finalisation of these consolidated financial statements, the necessary market valuations 
and other calculations had not been finalised and they have therefore only been provisionally determined based on the 
directors’ best estimate.

Gain on bargain purchase on acquisition of subsidiary

Consideration transferred

Less fair value of identifiable tangible net assets acquired

Less fair value of identifiable intangible net assets acquired

Add deferred tax liability recognised

Net gain on bargain purchase

Net cash outflow on acquisition of subsidiaries

Consideration paid in cash

Less cash and cash equivalent balances acquired

$

 6,359,137 

 (6,377,663)

 (4,247,863)

 1,230,840 

 (3,035,549)

$

 5,750,000 

 - 

 5,750,000 

impact of acquisitions on the results of the consolidated entity

Included in the profit before tax for the year is $166,439 attributable to the additional business generated by  
Production Solutions. Revenue contributed by additional business generated by Production Solutions for the financial  
year is $4,237,654.

Based on a linear extension of the above profit and revenue, had this business combination been effected at 1 July 
2013, the revenue of the consolidated entity from continuing operations would increase by approximately $22,400,000, 
and the profit for the year from continuing operations would increase by approximately $900,000. The directors of the 
consolidated entity consider these ‘pro-forma’ numbers to represent an approximate measure of the performance of  
the consolidated entity on an annualised basis and to provide a reference point for comparison in future periods.

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The consolidated financial statements incorporate the following subsidiaries at the end of the reporting period.

Equity holding

Name of subsidiary

GR Engineering Services (Indonesia) Pty Limited

GR Engineering Services (Argentina) Pty Limited

PT GR Engineering Services Indonesia *

GR Engineering Services (Africa)

Country of
incorporation

2014
%

Australia

Australia

Indonesia

Mauritius

GR Engineering Services (UK) Limited

United Kingdom

GR Engineering Services (Ghana) Limited **

GR Engineering Services (Côte D’Ivoire) **

GR Engineering Services (Mali) **

GR Engineering Services (Tengrela) ***

Upstream Production Solutions Pty Ltd ****

Upstream Production Solutions (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. *****

Ghana

Côte D’Ivoire

Mali

Côte D’Ivoire

Australia

Malaysia

2013
%

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

-

-

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

*  

**    

PT GR Engineering Services Indonesia is 90% owned by GR Engineering Services Limited and 10% owned by  
GR Engineering Services (Indonesia) Pty Limited

GR Engineering Services (Ghana) Limited, GR Engineering Services (Côte D’Ivoire) and GR Engineering  
Services (Mali) are 100% owned by GR Engineering Services (Africa)

***   

GR Engineering Services (Tengrela) is dormant as at 30 June 2014

****  

Incorporation date 8 November 2013

*****  

Incorporation date 14 April 2014

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DiRECtORS’ DEClaRatiOn

The directors declare that:

a. 

b. 

c. 

In the directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as 
and when they become due and payable;

In the directors’ opinion, the attached financial statements are in compliance with International Financial Reporting 
Standards, as stated in Note 2 to the financial statements;

in the directors’ opinion, the attached financial statements and notes thereto are in accordance with the 
Corporations Act 2001, including compliance with accounting standards and giving a true and fair view of the 
financial position and performance of the consolidated entity; and

d. 

the directors have been given the declarations required by s.295A of the Corporations Act 2001.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors made pursuant to s.295(5) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the Directors

GEOFF JONES
Managing Director

26 August 2014

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GOVERnanCE StatEmEnt

GR Engineering Services Ltd (“the Company”) has adopted comprehensive systems of control and accountability  
as the basis for the administration of corporate governance. The Board is committed to administering the policies and 
procedures with openness and integrity, pursuing the true spirit of corporate governance commensurate with the 
Company’s needs. To the extent they are applicable, the Company has adopted the Corporate Governance Principles  
and Recommendations (“Principles & Recommendations”) as published by the ASX Corporate Governance Council.

A summary of the Company’s corporate governance practices is set out below. 

Summary of Board Charter 

The role of the Board is to provide leadership for and supervision of the Company’s senior management. The Board 
provides the strategic direction of the Company and regularly measures the progression by senior management of  
that strategic direction. The Board is responsible for promoting the success of the Company through its oversight role. 
The Board also reviews the Company’s policies on risk oversight and management, internal compliance and control, its 
Code of Conduct, and legal compliance. There are mechanisms in place so that the Board can satisfy itself that senior 
management has developed and implemented a sound system of risk management and internal control in relation to 
financial reporting risk and material business risk. The Board monitors and reviews senior management’s performance 
and implementation of strategy.

The Board Charter also sets out quantitative and qualitative materiality thresholds.

The Board delegates to senior management the responsibility of the day-to-day activities in fulfilling the Board’s 
responsibility. Senior executives are responsible for supporting the Managing Director and assisting the Managing 
Director in the running of the general operations and financial business of the Company, in accordance with the  
delegated authority of the Board.

Senior executives are responsible for reporting all matters which fall within the Company’s materiality thresholds at  
first instance to the Managing Director or, if the matter concerns the Managing Director then directly to the Chair or  
the lead independent Director, as appropriate. 

The Board Charter describes the division of responsibilities between the Chair, the lead independent Director and the 
Managing Director. 

The role of non-executive and independent directors is also set out in the Board Charter.

Summary of Audit and Risk Committee Charter

The role of the audit and risk committee is to monitor and review the integrity of the financial reporting of the  
Company and to review significant financial reporting judgments. The audit and risk committee is also to review the 
Company’s internal financial control system and risk management systems and to monitor, review and oversee the 
external audit function. 

The audit and risk committee has the power to conduct or authorise investigations into any matters within the audit  
and risk committee’s scope of responsibilities. The audit and risk committee has the authority, as it deems necessary  
or appropriate, to retain independent legal, accounting or other advisors.

The audit and risk committee also assesses whether external reporting is consistent with audit and risk committee 
members’ information and knowledge and is adequate for shareholder needs and assesses the management processes 
supporting external reporting.

Summary of Nomination Committee Charter

The role of the nomination committee is to effectively examine the selection and appointment practices of the Company. 
The nomination committee regularly reviews the size and composition of the Board and makes recommendations to the 
Board on any appropriate changes. The nomination committee identifies and assesses necessary and desirable Director 
competencies with a view to enhancing the Board.

The nomination committee also regularly reviews the time required from non-executive Directors and whether non-
executive Directors are meeting that requirement.

Initial Director appointments are made by the Board. Any new Director will be required to stand for election at the 
Company’s next annual general meeting following their appointment.

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Summary of Remuneration Committee Charter

The function of the remuneration committee is to review and make appropriate recommendations on remuneration 
packages of executive Directors, non-executive Directors and senior executives. The remuneration committee is also 
responsible for reviewing any employee incentive and equity-based plans, including the appropriateness of performance 
hurdles and total payments proposed.

Summary of Remuneration Policy 

Emoluments of Directors and senior executives are set by reference to payments made by other companies of similar 
size and industry, and by reference to the skills and experience of the Directors and executives.

The Company’s policy is to remunerate non-executive Directors at a fixed fee for time, commitment and responsibilities. 
Remuneration for non-executive Directors is not linked to individual performance. This policy is subject to annual review. 
From time to time, and subject to obtaining the relevant approvals, the Company may grant options to non-executive 
Directors. The grant of options is designed to recognise and reward efforts as well as to provide non-executive Directors 
with additional incentive to continue those efforts for the benefit of the Company.

Executive pay and reward consists of a base salary and performance incentives. Long term performance incentives may 
include options granted at the discretion of the Board and subject to obtaining the relevant regulatory and shareholder 
approvals. The grant of options is designed to recognise and reward efforts as well as to provide additional incentive and 
may be subject to the successful completion of performance hurdles.

Executives are prohibited from entering into transactions or arrangements which limit the economic risk of participating 
in unvested entitlements.

Summary of Code of Conduct

The Code of Conduct sets out the principles and standards which the Board, management and employees of the 
Company are encouraged to strive towards when dealing with each other, shareholders, other stakeholders and the 
broader community.

The Company is to comply with all legislative and common law requirements which affect its business. The Company 
will deal with others in a way that is fair and will not engage in deceptive practices.

The Code of Conduct sets out directives for Directors, management and staff relating to conflicts of interests, protection 
of the Company’s assets and confidentiality.

Summary of Policy and Procedure for Selection and (Re)Appointment of Directors 

In considering new candidates, the nomination committee evaluates the range of skills, experience and expertise of  
the existing Board. In particular, the nomination committee is to identify the particular skills that will best increase the 
Board’s effectiveness. In this process, consideration is also given to the balance of independent Directors on the Board, 
while reference is made to the Company’s size and operations as they evolve from time to time. Any appointment made 
by the Board is subject to ratification by shareholders at the next general meeting.

All Directors are required to consider the number and nature of their directorships and calls on their time from  
other commitments.

Shareholders shall be informed of the names and details of candidates submitted for election as Directors, in order  
to enable shareholders to make an informed decision regarding the election.

Summary of Process for Performance Evaluation

The Chair evaluates the performance of the Board by way of an informal round-table discussion with all directors and 
through questionnaires completed by each director.

The Chair reviews the performance of the committees of the Board by way on an informal round-table discussion with  
all directors and through questionnaires completed by each director who is a member of the committee being evaluated.

Individual director’s performance evaluations are completed by the Chair. The Chair meets with each individual director 
and reviews questionnaires completed by each director.

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Summary of Process for Performance Evaluation (continued)

The Managing Director’s performance evaluation is conducted by the Chair. The Chair conducts a performance  
evaluation of the Managing Director by way of meeting with the Managing Director and with an informal round-table 
discussion with all directors, and by reference to the Managing Director’s key performance indicators which are set  
by the Nomination Committee.

The Managing Director reviews the performance of the senior executives. The Managing Director conducts a 
performance evaluation of the senior executives by way of on-going informal monitoring throughout each financial  
year and at an annual formal interview.

Summary of Policy for Trading in Company Securities

The Board has adopted a policy which prohibits dealing in the Company’s securities by directors, officers, specified 
employees (including connected persons) and, contractors when those persons possess inside information. The policy 
also contains a blackout period within which directors, officers and employees are prohibited from trading. The policy 
prohibits short term or speculative trading of the Company’s securities. Trading may be permitted in a blackout period 
in certain exceptional circumstances subject to obtaining prior written clearance. Directors, officers and specified 
employees are required to obtain clearance prior to trading at all times.

Summary of Diversity Policy

The Board has adopted a Diversity Policy which describes the Company’s commitment to ensuring a diverse mix of 
skills and talent exists amongst its directors, officers and employees, to enhance Company performance. The Diversity 
Policy addresses equal opportunities in the hiring, training and career advancement of directors, officers and employees. 
The Diversity Policy outlines the process by which the Board will set measurable objectives to achieve the aims of 
its Diversity Policy. The Board is responsible for monitoring Company performance in meeting the Diversity Policy 
requirements, including the achievement of any diversity objectives. 

Women comprise approximately 18% of the Company’s total workforce and approximately 10% of the Company’s 
professionally qualified personnel. Women are not represented in the Company’s senior executive team.

The Board recognises the under representation by women in its professional and executive workforce. Therefore and 
subject to identifying female candidates with the requisite qualifications and experience, it is the Board’s objective to 
improve on this percentage and if possible increase it to 15% by 30 June 2017.

The Company will continue to facilitate flexible working hours to enable all employees to meet ongoing training and 
education and in particular in enable female staff members to balance their professional and domestic commitments.  
This is an important element of the Company’s strategy of attracting more professionally qualified women to its workforce.

The Company listed on ASX in April 2011 after an exhaustive search for Board members of suitable skills, experience 
and qualifications. The Board is comprised of three male non-executive and three male executive directors. The Board 
recognises that it would be beneficial to have on its Board an independent female non-executive director to widen 
the Board’s skill set and to add experience and broadened perspective to the assessment of information and decision 
making. However, the Company has not sought to expand its Board during the year under review and therefore has  
not sought candidates for any Board position.

Subject to the Company achieving this strategy for growth, the Board will identify a suitable candidate for an additional 
non-executive directorship. Consistent with its policy on gender diversity the Company will consider a female for this 
position provided that the appointment satisfies Board composition requirements at the time.

Summary of Compliance Procedures

The Board has adopted Compliance Procedures to assist it to comply with the Listing Rules disclosure requirements. 
Under the Compliance Procedures, a responsible officer is appointed who is primarily responsible for ensuring the 
Company complies with its disclosure obligations. The duties of the responsible officer are set out in the Compliance 
Procedures. The Compliance Procedures provide guidelines as to the type of information that needs to be disclosed 
and encourages thorough recording of disclosure decision making. The Compliance Procedures contain information on 
avoiding a false market, safeguarding confidentiality of corporate information, and information on external communication 
for the purpose of protecting the Company’s price sensitive information. The Compliance Procedures also provide 
guidance relating to potential disclosure material.

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continuedSummary of Procedure for the Selection, Appointment and Rotation of External Auditor

The Board is responsible for the initial appointment of the external auditor and the appointment of a new external  
auditor when any vacancy arises, as per the recommendations of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Candidates for the position of external auditor of the Company must be able to demonstrate complete independence 
from the Company and an ability to maintain independence through the engagement period.

The Audit and Risk Committee will review the performance of the external auditor on an annual basis and make any 
recommendations to the Board.

Summary of Shareholder Communication Strategy

The Board aims to ensure that the shareholders are informed of all major developments affecting the Company.  
The Company provides shareholder materials directly to shareholders through electronic means. A shareholder may 
request a hard copy of the Company’s annual report to be posted to them. The Company maintains a website on  
which the Company makes certain information available on a regular basis.

Summary of Risk management Policy

The Board has adopted a Risk Management Policy. Under the policy, the Board delegates day-to-day management of 
risk to the Managing Director, with the assistance of senior management as required. The Policy sets out the role and 
accountabilities of the Managing Director. It also contains the Company’s risk profile and describes some of the policies 
and practices the Company has in place to manage specific business risks.

The Managing Director is required to report on the progress of, and on all matters associated with risk management. 
The Managing Director is to report to the Board as to the effectiveness of the Company’s management of its material 
business risks at least annually.

The Board is responsible for approving the Company’s policies on risk oversight and management and satisfying  
itself at least annually that management has developed and implemented a sound system of risk management and 
internal control. 

As the Company’s activities develop in size, nature and scope, the size of the Board and the implementation of  
additional corporate governance structures will be given further consideration.

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CORPORatE  
GOVERnanCE StatEmEnt

ASx CORPORATE GOvERNANCE COUNCiL PRiNCiPLES AND RECOmmENDATiONS

The Board sets out below its “if not, why not” report. Where the Company’s corporate governance practices follow  
a recommendation, the Board has made appropriate statements reporting on the adoption of the recommendation. 
Where, after due consideration, the Company’s corporate governance practices depart from a recommendation,  
the Board has offered full disclosure and a reason for the adoption of its own practice, in compliance with the  
“if not, why not” regime.

The Company has not made an early transition to the amended 3rd edition Principles & Recommendations and 
the following “if not, why not” report reflects this. The Company will report against the 3rd edition Principles & 
Recommendations for its financial year commencing 1 July 2014.

Recommendation

ASx
P & R1

if not,
why not2

Recommendation

ASx
P & R1

if not,
why not2

1.1

1.2

1.3³

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6³

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5





n/a









n/a









n/a

n/a



n/a



4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4³

5.1

5.2³

6.1

6.2³

7.1

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Indicates where the Company has followed the Principles & Recommendations

2 

Indicates where the Company has provided “if not, why not” disclosure

3 

Indicates an information based recommendation. Information based recommendations are not adopted or reported 
against using “if not, why not” disclosure – information required is either provided or it is not

PRINCIPLE 1: LAY SOLID FOUNDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT 

Recommendation 1.1: Companies should establish the functions reserved to the Board and those delegated to senior 
executives and disclose those functions.

Disclosure:

The Company has established the functions reserved to the Board and those delegated to seniors executives and has set 
out these functions in its Board Charter, summarised above in the section titled “Summary of Board Charter”.

Recommendation 1.2: Companies should disclose the process for evaluating the performance of senior executives.

Disclosure:

Refer to the section titled “Summary of Process for Performance Evaluation” above.

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Recommendation 1.3: Companies should provide the information indicated in the Guide to reporting on Principle 1.

Disclosure:

A summary of the Company’s Board Charter is noted above under the section titled “Summary of Board Charter”  
and will also be made publicly available on the Company’s website at www.gres.com.au under the section marked 
Corporate Governance. 

The Company will from time to time conduct performance evaluations of its senior executives in accordance with  
the Company’s Process for Performance Evaluation.

PRINCIPLE 2: STRUCTURE THE BOARD TO ADD VALUE

Recommendation 2.1: A majority of the board should be independent Directors.

Disclosure:

The Board has a majority of Directors who are independent.

The independent Directors of the Company are Peter Hood, Terrence Strapp and Barry Patterson (deemed independent).

The Board deems Barry Patterson to be an independent director notwithstanding his substantial shareholding in the 
Company because he is not a member of management and is otherwise free of any business or other relationship 
(including those referred to in Box 2.1 of the Principles & Recommendations and the Company’s Policy on Assessing  
the Independence of Directors) that could materially interfere with, or could reasonably be perceived to materially 
interfere with, the independent exercise of his judgment. Furthermore, Barry Patterson’s interests as a major  
shareholder are considered by the Board to be in line with the interests of all other shareholders.

The non independent Directors of the Company are Joseph Ricciardo, Tony Patrizi and Geoff Jones.

Recommendation 2.2: The Chair should be an independent Director. 

Disclosure: 

The position of Chair of the Board was held by Barry Patterson prior to 26 June 2013, after this date this position  
is held by Joseph Ricciardo. 

Joseph Ricciardo holds a substantial shareholding in the Company so is not considered to be independent,  
however the Board maintains that Mr Ricciardo applies independent judgement to any issues which come under the  
role of the Chairman.

Recommendation 2.3: The roles of Chair and Chief Executive Officer should not be exercised by the same individual.

Disclosure:

The Managing Director is Geoff Jones who is not currently Chair of the Board.

Recommendation 2.4: The Board should establish a Nomination Committee.

Disclosure: 

The Board has established a Nomination Committee.

Recommendation 2.5: Companies should disclose the process for evaluating the performance of the Board,  
its committees and individual Directors.

Disclosure:

Refer to the section titled “Summary of Process for Performance Evaluation” above.

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PRINCIPLE 2: STRUCTURE THE BOARD TO ADD VALUE (continued)

Recommendation 2.6: Companies should provide the information indicated in the Guide to Reporting on Principle 2.

Disclosure:

A profile of each Director containing their skills, experience, expertise and term of office is set out in the Directors Report.

As noted above, the independent Directors of the Company are Peter Hood, Terrence Strapp and Barry Patterson 
(deemed independent). These directors are independent as they are non executive Directors who are not members 
of management and who are free of any business or other relationship that could materially interfere with, or could 
reasonably be perceived to materially interfere with, the independent exercise of their judgement.

Independence is measured having regard to the relationships listed in Box 2.1 of the Principles & Recommendations  
and the Company’s materiality thresholds. 

To assist Directors with independent judgement, it is the Board’s policy that if a Director considers it necessary to  
obtain independent professional advice to properly discharge the responsibility of their office as a Director then,  
provided the Director first obtains approval for incurring such expense from the Chair, the Company will pay the 
reasonable expenses associated with obtaining such advice. 

The Board has established a Nomination Committee. Barry Patterson (chair), Peter Hood, Terrence Strapp and Joe 
Ricciardo are members of the Nomination Committee. The Company’s Nomination Committee Charter is summarised 
above in the section titled “Summary of Nomination Committee Charter.”

Performance evaluations of the Board, its Committees and the Directors will be conducted from time to time in 
accordance with the Company’s Process for Performance Evaluation. 

In determining candidates for the Board, the Nomination Committee (or equivalent) follows a prescribed  
procedure summarised in the section titled “Summary of Policy and Procedure for Selection and (Re)Appointment  
of Directors” above. 

The Board recognises that Board renewal is critical to performance and the impact of Board tenure on succession 
planning. Each director other than the Managing Director, must not hold office (without re-election) past the third  
annual general meeting of the Company following the Director’s appointment or three years following that Director’s last 
election or appointment (whichever is longer). However, a Director appointed to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to 
the Board must not hold office (without re-election) past the next annual general meeting of the Company. At each annual 
general meeting a minimum of one director or a third or the total number of Directors must resign. A Director who retires 
at an annual general meeting is eligible for re-election at that meeting. Re-appointment of Directors is not automatic.

PRINCIPLE 3: PROMOTE ETHICAL AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING

Recommendation 3.1: Companies should establish a Code of Conduct and disclose the code or a summary of the 
code as to the practices necessary to maintain confidence in the company’s integrity, the practices necessary to take 
into account their legal obligations and the reasonable expectations of their stakeholders and the responsibility and 
accountability of individuals for reporting and investigating reports of unethical practices.

Disclosure:

The Company has established a Code of Conduct as to the practices necessary to maintain confidence in the Company’s 
integrity, practices necessary to take into account their legal obligations and the expectations of their stakeholders and 
responsibility and accountability of individuals for reporting and investigating reports of unethical practices. The Code of 
Conduct is summarised above in the section titled “Summary of Code of Conduct”.

Recommendation 3.2: Companies should establish a policy concerning diversity and disclose the policy or a summary 
of that policy. The policy should include requirements for the Board to establish measureable objectives for achieving 
gender diversity for the Board to assess annually both the objectives and progress in achieving them.

Disclosure:

A summary of the Company’s Diversity Policy is summarised above in the Section titled “Summary of Diversity Policy”.

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continuedRecommendation 3.3: Companies should disclose in each annual report the measureable objectives for achieving 
gender diversity set by the Board in accordance with the diversity policy and progress towards achieving them.

Disclosure:

A summary of the Company’s Diversity Policy containing measureable objectives for achieving gender diversity  
is summarised above in the section titled “Summary of Diversity Policy”.

Recommendation 3.4: Companies should disclose in each annual report the proportion of women employees  
in the whole organisation, women in senior executive positions and women on the Board.

Disclosure:

A summary of the Company’s Diversity Policy disclosing the proportion of women employees in the organisation, 
women in senior executive positions and women on the Board is summarised above in the section titled “Summary  
of Diversity Policy”.

Recommendation 3.5: Companies should provide the information indicated in the Guide to reporting on Principal 3.

Disclosure:

A summary of the Company’s Gender Diversity Policy is summarised above under the section “Summary of  
Diversity Policy”. 

PRINCIPLE 4: SAFEGUARD INTEGRITY IN FINANCIAL REPORTING

Recommendation 4.1: The Board should establish an Audit and Risk Committee.

Disclosure: 

The Company has established an Audit and Risk Committee

Recommendation 4.2: The Audit and Risk Committee should be structured so that it:

•  consists only of non-executive directors

•  consists of a majority of independent directors

•  is chaired by an independent Chair, who is not Chair of the Board 

•  has at least three members.

Disclosure: 

The Audit and Risk Committee comprises three directors, Terrence Strapp (Chair), Peter Hood and Barry Patterson  
all of whom are independent non-executive Directors.

Recommendation 4.3: The Audit and Risk Committee should have a formal charter.

Disclosure:

The Company has adopted an Audit and Risk Committee Charter, which is summarised above in the section titled 
“Summary of Audit and Risk Committee Charter”.

Recommendation 4.4: Companies should provide the information indicated in the Guide to reporting on Principle 4.

Disclosure:

As noted above, the Company has established a separate Audit and Risk Committee. The Audit and Risk Committee  
is comprised of the following members Terrence Strapp (chair), Peter Hood and Barry Patterson. The Company’s Audit 
and Risk Committee Charter is summarised above in the section titled “Summary of Audit and Risk Committee Charter.”

Details of each of the Director’s qualifications are set out in the Directors Report.

The Company has established procedures for the selection, appointment and rotation of its external auditor.  
These are summarised under the section titled “Summary of Procedure for the Selection,  
Appointment and Rotation of External Auditor” above.

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PRINCIPLE 5: MAKE TIMELY AND BALANCED DISCLOSURES

Recommendation 5.1: Companies should establish written policies designed to ensure compliance with ASX Listing 
Rule disclosure requirements and to ensure accountability at a senior executive level for that compliance and disclose 
those policies or a summary of those policies.

Disclosure:

The Company has established written policies designed to ensure compliance with ASX Listing Rule disclosure  
and accountability at a senior executive level for that compliance. These are summarised under the section titled  
“Summary of Compliance Procedures” above.

Recommendation 5.2: Companies should provide the information indicated in the Guide to reporting on Principle 5.

Disclosure:

A summary of the Company’s policy to guide compliance with ASX Listing Rule disclosure is included above under  
the section titled “Summary of Compliance Procedures.” 

PRINCIPLE 6: RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Recommendation 6.1: Companies should design a communications policy for promoting effective communication with 
shareholders and encouraging their participation at general meetings and disclose their policy or a summary of that policy.

Disclosure:

The Company has designed a communications policy for promoting effective communication with shareholders and 
encouraging shareholder participation at general meetings. This is summarised under the section titled “Summary of 
Shareholder Communication Strategy” above.

Recommendation 6.2: Companies should provide the information indicated in the Guide to reporting on Principle 6.

Disclosure:

A summary of the Company’s shareholder communication strategy is included above in the section titled “Summary of 
Shareholder Communication Strategy.” 

It is the Company’s policy to require the external auditor to attend its annual general meeting and be available to respond 
to shareholder questions.

PRINCIPLE 7: RECOGNISE AND MANAGE RISK

Recommendation 7.1: Companies should establish policies for the oversight and management of material business 
risks and disclose a summary of those policies.

Disclosure:

The Board has adopted a Risk Management Policy, which sets out the Company’s risk profile. This policy is summarised 
under the section titled “Summary of Risk Management Policy” above.

Recommendation 7.2: The Board should require management to design and implement the risk management and 
internal control system to manage the Company’s material business risks and report to it on whether those risks are 
being managed effectively. The Board should disclose that management has reported to it as to the effectiveness of  
the Company’s management of its material business risks.

Disclosure:

The Board has required management to design, implement and maintain risk management and internal controls systems 
to manage the Company’s material business risks. The Board also requires management to report to in confirming that 
those risks are being managed effectively.

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continuedRecommendation 7.3: The Board should disclose whether it has received assurance from the Chief Executive Officer 
(or equivalent) and the Chief Financial Officer (or equivalent) that the declaration provided in accordance with section 
295A of the Corporations Act 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.

Disclosure:

The Board will require the Chief Executive Officer (or equivalent) and the Chief Financial Officer (or equivalent) to provide 
a declaration to the Board in accordance with section 295A of the Corporations Act and to assure the Board that such 
declaration 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.

Recommendation 7.4: Companies should provide the information indicated in the Guide to reporting on Principle 7.

Disclosure:

A summary of the Company’s Risk Management Policy is included above in the section titled “Summary of Risk 
Management Policy.” 

PRINCIPLE 8: REMUNERATE FAIRLY AND RESPONSIBLY

Recommendation 8.1: The Board should establish a Remuneration Committee.

Notification of departure: 

The Company has established a Remuneration Committee.

Recommendation 8.2: The Remuneration Committee should be structured so that it consists of a majority of 
independent directors, is chaired by an independent chair and has at least three members.

Disclosure:

The Company has established a Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The Remuneration Committee is  
comprised of Barry Patterson (Chair), Terrence Strapp, Peter Hood and Joe Ricciardo. Messrs Patterson, Strapp  
and Hood are independent directors.

Recommendation 8.3: Companies should clearly distinguish the structure of non-executive Directors’ remuneration 
from that of executive Directors and senior executives.

Disclosure:

Refer to the section titled “Summary of Remuneration Policy” above.

Recommendation 8.4: Companies should provide the information indicated in the Guide to reporting on Principle 8.

Disclosure:

As noted above, the Company has established a separate Remuneration Committee. The Remuneration Committee 
is comprised of the following members Barry Patterson (Chair), Terrence Strapp, Peter Hood and Joe Ricciardo. The 
Company’s Remuneration Committee Charter is summarised above in the section titled “Summary of Remuneration 
Committee Charter.” 

There are no termination or retirement benefits for non-executive Directors (other than for superannuation). 

The Company’s Remuneration Committee Charter includes a statement of the Company’s policy on prohibiting 
transactions in associated products which limit the risk of participating in unvested entitlements under any equity  
based remuneration schemes. 

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inFORmatiOn

The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 29 September 2014:

•  the twenty largest shareholders held 86.02% of the Ordinary Shares; and

•  there were 1,007 ordinary shareholders.

Distribution of securities

Analysis of number of equity security holders by size of holding:

Range

Total

Units

1-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10,001-100,000

100,001-1,000,000

1,000,001-9,999,999,999

73

327

222

344

35

17

Total

 1,018 

41,607

1,026,267

1,854,383

11,382,352

9,948,603

126,154,737

 150,407,949 

The number of shareholders holding less than a marketable parcel of ordinary shares is 42.

Equity security holders

Top 20 Shareholders as at 29 September 2014:

% of shares  

issued

0.03

0.68

1.23

7.57

6.61

83.88

100.00

Number of
shares held

% of shares 
issued

Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd

Mr David Joseph Sala Tenna + Ms Jane Frances Sala Tenna 

Joley Pty Ltd

Polly Pty Ltd

Quintal Pty Ltd

Paksian Pty Ltd

Kingarth Pty Ltd

Mr Giuseppe Totaro

Ms Barbara Ann Woodhouse

Ms Beverley June Schier

Ledgking Pty Ltd

National Nominees Limited

Mr Stephen Paul Kendrick

HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited

15,925,098

13,825,000

12,000,000

10,500,000

10,500,000

9,798,578

9,795,000

9,000,000

8,150,000

8,100,000

6,000,000

3,956,113

3,491,000

1,772,958

HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited - Commonwealth Super Corp

1,700,189

JP Morgan Nominees Australia Limited

Kendrick Investments Pty Ltd

Mr Cono Antonino Angelo Ricciardo

Mr Cono Antonino Angelo Ricciardo + Mr Brett Alan Turner

Totaro Investments Pty Ltd

1,646,397

1,384,000

980,000

772,109

500,000

10.59

9.19

7.98

6.98

6.98

6.51

6.51

5.98

5.42

5.39

3.99

2.63

2.32

1.18

1.13

1.09

0.92

0.65

0.51

0.33

 129,381,657 

86.02

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3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

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9.

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11.

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14.

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Name

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd

Mr David Joseph Sala Tenna + Ms Jane Frances Sala Tenna 

Joley Pty Ltd

Polly Pty Ltd

Quintal Pty Ltd

Paksian Pty Ltd

Kingarth Pty Ltd

Mr Giuseppe Totaro

Ms Barbara Ann Woodhouse

10.

Ms Beverley June Schier

voting Rights

The voting rights attached to ordinary shares are set out below:

Number of
shares held

% of shares 
issued

15,925,098

13,825,000

12,000,000

10,500,000

10,500,000

9,798,578

9,795,000

9,000,000

8,150,000

8,100,000

10.59

9.19

7.98

6.98

6.98

6.51

6.51

5.98

5.42

5.39

Ordinary shares 
On a show of hands every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall have one vote and upon a poll each 
share shall have one vote.

Options over ordinary shares 
There are no voting rights attached to Options over the Company’s shares.

Performance Rights 
There are no voting rights attached to Performance Rights over the Company’s shares.

Share appreciation rights 
There are no voting rights attached to Share Appreciation Rights over the Company’s shares.

Options of issue

There are Nil options on issue at 30 June 2014.

Performance Rights on issue

The following performance rights are on issue:

Number

1,730,000

25,000

50,000

127,500

127,500

127,500

127,500

Grant Date

11/09/2012

04/10/2012

13/05/2013

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

30/04/2014

Share appreciation rights

The following share appreciation rights are on issue:

Number

727,273

432,433

296,297

213,334

Grant Date

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

12/11/2013

Expiry Date

Exercise Price

21/09/2015

04/10/2015

13/05/2016

31/03/2016

31/03/2017

31/03/2018

31/03/2019

Expiry Date

30/06/2015

30/06/2016

30/06/2017

30/06/2018

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Exercise Price

-

-

-

-

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DiRECtORY

GR ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS

ACN 121 542 738
ABN 12 121 542 738

DIRECTORS

Joe Ricciardo  
Geoff Jones  
Tony Patrizi  
Barry Patterson  
Peter Hood  
Terrence Strapp  

(Executive Chairman)
(Managing Director)
(Executive Director)
(Non-Executive Director)
(Non-Executive Director)
(Non-Executive Director)

COMPANY SECRETARY &  
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Giuseppe (Joe) Totaro

REGISTERED OFFICE

179 Great Eastern Highway
BELMONT WA 6104

179 Great Eastern Highway
BELMONT WA 6104

Telephone:  (+61 8) 6272 6000
(+61 8) 6272 6001
Facsimile: 
gres@gres.com.au
Email:   

Website:   www.gres.com.au

ASX CODE

GNG

AUDITOR

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Level 14, 240 St Georges Terrace
PERTH WA 6000

SOLICITORS TO THE COMPANY

Gilbert + Tobin
1202 Hay Street
WEST PERTH WA 6005

SHARE REGISTRY

Computershare investor Services Pty Limited
Level 2, 45 St Georges Terrace
PERTH WA 6000

      Continuing to drive business 
efficiencies whilst maintaining  
renowned execution capability.

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our greatest asset.

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