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Quality-led care.
Annual Report 2017

Healthscope is a leading  
private healthcare provider  
in Australia with 45 hospitals.  
We also have market leading  
pathology operations across  
New Zealand, Malaysia and  
Singapore.

Contents

FY17 highlights  

Year in review  

Divisional overview  

Chairman’s message  

MD & CEO's message  

Board of Directors  

Senior leadership team  

Directors’ report  

Auditor's independence declaration  

Remuneration report  

Financial report 

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50

  Consolidated statement of profit  
  or loss and other comprehensive  
  income  

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  Consolidated statement of  
  financial position 

  Consolidated statement of  
  cash flows 

  Consolidated statement of  
  changes in equity 

  Notes to the consolidated  
  financial statements 

  Directors’ declaration 

  Independent Auditor’s report 

Securityholder information 

Company directory 

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Healthscope’s 2017 Corporate Governance Statement  
is available in the Investor Centre on our website  
(www.healthscope.com.au).

Healthscope’s 2017 Sustainability Report will also be 
available in the Investor Centre on our website when it  
is released in September 2017.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FY17 highlights

Continuing operations1

In FY17, Healthscope delivered another year of revenue growth and continued its significant 
capital investment to expand its hospital portfolio to accommodate future demand.

Revenue
From continuing operations 

Operating EBITDA
From continuing operations 

Operating EBIT
From continuing operations 

$M

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0

2,096

2,233

2,318

FY15

FY16

FY17

$M

500

400

300

200

100

0

366

397

411

FY15

FY16

FY17

$M

400

300

200

100

0

282

305

303

FY15

FY16

FY17

Significant capital 
investment

Exceptional  
patient care

Diversity  
and inclusion 

In excess of $485m was invested  
in hospital expansion projects.

A focus on quality clinical outcomes, 
transparency of reporting and elevating 
the overall patient experience.

Employer that promotes diversity and 
inclusion, develops its people and 
delivers quality healthcare services.

1 Healthscope’s continuing operations consist of  the hospital and international pathology businesses. 
2  “Operating” results represent statutory results from continuing operations adjusted for items of  other income and expense of  $17.4m (net of  tax) – refer to Note 2 of  the consolidated financial report on page 58. 
3  FY16 and FY15 results restated to represent continuing operations.

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Year in review

Healthscope’s aim is to provide a healthcare offering  
synonymous with quality clinical outcomes and an  
excellent patient experience. We are committed to delivering  
industry leading quality of care for patients and exceptional  
services for doctors through our hospitals and international  
pathology laboratories.

17.5k

Over 17,500 
Accredited Medical 
Practitioners

9.6m

Serviced over 9.6 million 

pathology episodes in 

New Zealand, Malaysia, 

Singapore and Vietnam

45

45 hospitals offering 
inpatient and 
outpatient services 1,2

18.6k

Over 18,600 
employees delivered 
exceptional care 
to patients

#1

MyHealthscope 

ranked the most 

comprehensive health 

quality indicator 

website available to 

the public3

1  In July 2016, the businesses of  Frankston Private Day Surgery and Peninsula Oncology Centre were consolidated and rebranded as Frankston Private Hospital.
2  In February 2017, Como Private Hospital was relocated to Holmesglen Private Hospital.
3  As determined by the Australian Centre for Health and Research when compared with both private and public hospitals.

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Year in review

Healthscope’s aim is to provide a healthcare offering  

synonymous with quality clinical outcomes and an  

excellent patient experience. We are committed to delivering  

industry leading quality of care for patients and exceptional  

services for doctors through our hospitals and international  

pathology laboratories.

17.5k

Over 17,500 

Accredited Medical 

Practitioners

9.6m

Serviced over 9.6 million 
pathology episodes in 
New Zealand, Malaysia, 
Singapore and Vietnam

45

45 hospitals offering 

inpatient and 

outpatient services 1,2

18.6k

Over 18,600 

employees delivered 

exceptional care 

to patients

#1

MyHealthscope 
ranked the most 
comprehensive health 
quality indicator 
website available to 
the public3

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Divisional overview

Continuing operations

Healthscope’s footprint extends across Australia as well as  
New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.

45 

Private hospitals1,2,3

63 

International  
laboratories

Victoria

New South Wales

ACT

Queensland

17 Private hospitals

11 Private hospitals

1  Private hospital

7  Private hospitals

South Australia

Western Australia

Tasmania

Northern Territory

5   Private hospitals1

1   Private hospital

2  Private hospitals

1   Private hospital

New Zealand

Malaysia

Singapore

Vietnam

24 Pathology laboratories

34 Pathology laboratories

3  Pathology laboratories

2  Pathology laboratories

1  Includes three hospitals under management for the Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance (ACHA). 
2  In July 2016, the businesses of  Frankston Private Day Surgery and Peninsula Oncology Centre were consolidated and rebranded as Frankston Private Hospital. 
3  In February 2017, Como Private Hospital was relocated to Holmesglen Private Hospital. 
4  Map (and related data) as at 15 July 2017.

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Divisional overview

Continuing operations

Healthscope’s footprint extends across Australia as well as  

New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.

Hospitals

New Zealand
Pathology

Other

82%

14%

4%

% of  Operating EBITDA 

% of  Operating EBITDA 

% of  Operating EBITDA 

•  Significant private hospital operator in  
  Australia with a presence in all Australian  

•  Largest provider of human pathology  

services to New Zealand’s District Health  

states and territories

•  45 hospitals concentrated in large  
  metropolitan centres 
- 32 acute hospitals 
- Seven mental health hospitals 
- Six rehabilitation hospitals

•  Market leading reputation for quality  
clinical outcomes and transparency

•  Delivering on hospital expansion projects  

to meet growing demand

  Boards (DHBs), operating under the  
Labtests, Southern Community  
Laboratories and Northland Pathology  

  brands
•  Veterinary and analytical pathology  

services provided through Gribbles brand

•  One of the largest community pathology  
  providers in both Malaysia and Singapore  
•  Operating in Singapore, Malaysia and  
  Vietnam under the Gribbles Pathology  

and Quest Laboratories brands

$2,014m 

FY17 Revenue

$359m 

FY17 Operating EBITDA

15,775 

Employees

$243m 

FY17 Revenue

$60m 

FY17 Operating EBITDA

1,915 

Employees

$62m 

FY17 Revenue

$18m 

FY17 Operating EBITDA

961 

Employees

1  Divisional overview as at 30 June 2017. 
2  As a result of  the divestment of  Medical Centres, the ‘Other’ segment was revised to reflect the continuing business comprising Pathology operations in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. 

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Chairman’s message

A further seven projects are underway in New South 
Wales, Queensland and Victoria which will deliver an 
additional 566 beds and 38 operating theatres by the 
end of FY19. At the same time, we continue to focus on 
driving performance across our portfolio of 45 hospitals.

Construction of the new Northern Beaches Hospital 
in Sydney is progressing on time and on budget with 
the facility due to open in mid FY19. This is the first 
major investment in public health infrastructure on the 
Northern Beaches for decades. It is also a pioneering 
public private partnership under which Healthscope 
has partnered with the New South Wales government 
to design, build operate and maintain a 450 bed facility, 
supported by a large integrated emergency department, 
state-of-the-art intensive care and critical care units 
and a modern inpatient mental health facility. The new 
hospital will provide health services for both public and 
private patients, replacing two existing public hospitals 
in the area. The Northern Beaches catchment has one 
of the highest private health insurance concentrations in 
Australia and is an area where many doctors choose  
to live. 

We have welcomed the opportunity to partner with the 
New South Wales government and will continue to explore 
opportunities to increase our participation in the delivery of 
important public health services across Australia.  

In March 2016 Gold Coast Private Hospital opened its 
doors to communities from Brisbane to Tweed Heads. 
This modern and advanced facility is a major employer 
of nursing and support staff on the Gold Coast, and is 
helping to improve access for local residents to quality 
medical care from cardiology to obstetrics. Gold Coast 
Private Hospital is a good example of our criteria for 
brownfields and relocate and grow projects – it is  
co-located near Gold Coast University Public Hospital  
in one of Queensland’s population growth corridors,  
with a high proportion of privately insured patients in  
its catchment. 

In New Zealand, our pathology business has enjoyed 
strong organic growth. Our focus has been on delivering 
a high quality and cost effective community pathology 
service, focused in the major cities of Auckland, 
Wellington and Christchurch. Our Asian operations, while 
small, are performing to plan and allow us to leverage our 
expertise and gain strategic insight into the region.

Following a strategic review of our standalone Medical 
Centre portfolio, we decided to divest these assets.  
This follows a period of underperformance in the context 
of difficult trading conditions across the industry. On 17 
August 2017 we entered into an agreement with Fullerton 
Primary Care Pty Limited to sell the operations for  
$55 million, subject to standard completion adjustments.  
The sale will allow our management team to focus on  
our core private hospitals and pathology businesses.

Dear Shareholders, 

I am pleased to present the 2017 Annual Report for 
Healthscope Limited (the Company).

During the year Healthscope delivered growth in revenue 
and Operating EBITDA in the face of challenging 
conditions for private hospitals. We continued to invest 
for the future and managed a smooth transition to new 
leadership.

Following an extensive CEO succession planning process, 
the Board was pleased to announce the appointment of 
Gordon Ballantyne to succeed Robert Cooke as Managing 
Director and Chief Executive Officer. Gordon commenced 
the role on 15 May 2017 and brings rich experience 
working in complex, highly regulated industries, with 
large workforces. Gordon’s passion and commitment for 
the customer is aligned to our commitment to provide 
exceptional support for our doctors and high quality 
patient care, and will bring a fresh perspective to new 
medium to long term opportunities going forward.

Our strategy in action  
In FY17 we invested $485 million in growth projects. This 
included the completion of five hospital expansion projects 
which added 214 beds, 13 operating theatres and two 
new emergency departments to the portfolio through the 
completion of projects in Victoria - Holmesglen Private, 
Frankston Private and Northpark Private, in New South 
Wales - Norwest Private and at Darwin Private in the 
Northern Territory. 

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Chairman’s message

Our performance and dividends
Statutory Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) for FY17 of $110.9 
million was down 38.8% on the prior year, adversely 
impacted by non-operating expenses after tax of  
$72.1 million, including Medical Centre impairment loss  
of $54.7 million. 

The Group’s operating results reflect two key forces at 
play. In the short term the Australian private hospitals 
market continues to face challenging conditions with 
private health insurance participation rates having 
contracted slightly over the last 24 months and public 
hospitals actively competing for private patients. At the 
same time we continue to make significant investments 
in our hospital portfolio reflecting the projected future 
demand curve of a growing and ageing population in the 
catchments in which we have invested. In the near term, 
as these projects complete we incur higher depreciation 
and interest charges, but our investments provide a 
platform for stronger growth over the medium to longer 
term.

Pleasingly, we began to see a meaningful contribution 
to revenue from major brownfields expansion projects 
completed in FY16 and FY17. This is expected to 
continue in FY18 and beyond as volumes in these new 
facilities build. 

The financial position of the Group remains strong, with 
$195.9 million of cash and $300 million of available debt 
facilities at year end. 

Healthscope announced a final unfranked dividend of 
3.5 cents per share, bringing the full year dividend to 7.0 
cents per share, a decrease of 5.4% on the prior year. 
Shareholders now have the opportunity to reinvest their 
dividends in Healthscope shares through the Dividend 
Reinvestment Plan introduced in December 2016.

Strong industry fundamentals
Notwithstanding recent volatility, the medium to long term 
fundamentals of the Australian private hospitals industry 
remain robust. 

Australia, like many other developed nations, is facing 
increasing demand for health services and hospital 
admissions fuelled by a growing and ageing population.

This is compounded by advancements in medicine and 
an increasing incidence of lifestyle and degenerative 
diseases. 

The private sector, and Healthscope as a leading, 
Australian private healthcare provider, has an important 
role to play in the Australian healthcare system providing 
efficient delivery of high quality and cost-effective services 
to complement our public health services.

We note a growing appetite in the industry for healthcare 
reform and we welcome positive and active engagement 
with policy makers and our industry partners to transform 
healthcare for the benefit of all Australians. 

In particular we look forward to action on the issue of 
public hospitals more actively competing with private 
hospitals for private patients, rather than focusing on 
public patients. In May 2017, The Australian Institute of 
Health and Welfare published data that illustrated a trend 
we have observed over the last decade of some public 
hospitals actively pursuing private patients. As a result 
public patients without private health insurance face 
lengthy waiting lists for elective surgeries. This activity is 
placing unnecessary pressure on public services and is 
clearly unsustainable. We look forward to resolution of this 
important issue which is undermining the effectiveness of 
Australia's healthcare system.

Rising health care costs are a clear concern for individuals 
and governments. Healthscope has led the industry 
on transparent reporting of clinical outcomes and we 
continue to look for ways to work with our private health 
insurance partners to enhance efficiency in the system 
and to ensure that private health insurance products 
deliver consumers compelling value.

Our people
Every year across our network of 45 hospitals and 
pathology operations, our workforce of over 18,000 staff 
and our 17,500 Accredited Medical Practitioners deliver 
quality clinical outcomes and exceptional patient care. On 
behalf of the Board and shareholders, I would like to thank 
our team for their ongoing dedication and commitment to 
our patients and to Healthscope.

I would also like to acknowledge Robert Cooke, who 
stepped down as Managing Director and Chief Executive 
Officer in May 2017, after more than six years in the role. 
We wish him well in retirement.

Finally I would like to acknowledge the ongoing support of 
our shareholders and invite you to join the Board and the 
senior leadership team for our Annual General Meeting in 
Melbourne on 19 October 2017.

Paula J. Dwyer
Chairman

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MD & CEO's message

Our business performance
Our results for FY17 reflect softer private hospital market 
conditions and variability in patient case mix combined 
with margin pressure, where costs have increased greater 
than health fund price increases in some areas of the 
business. 

Group Operating NPAT for continuing operations, 
after excluding non-operating expenses, was $180.0 
million, down 5.6%, primarily driven by increases in both 
depreciation and interest associated with our capital 
investment program. 

Operating EBITDA for continuing operations of $411.4 
million was up 3.5% on the prior year. 

The Hospitals division, our largest business, grew revenue 
by 3.4% and delivered a 1.3% increase in Operating 
EBITDA to $359.4 million. 

The Company’s medium to long term growth expectations 
for the Hospitals division continue to be supported by 
strong industry fundamentals. However, Healthscope 
expects ongoing market volatility and cost pressures in 
the Australian private hospital market to continue and has 
established four key areas of “must win” imperatives to 
drive performance improvement across the portfolio going 
forward. These are:

•  Accelerating profitable topline growth

•  Driving greater operational efficiency

•  Optimising the portfolio; and 

•  Continuing to successfully execute on our hospital  

expansion program

Balancing some of the short term challenges, the early 
results from our major brownfield and ‘relocate and grow’ 
hospital expansions are pleasing and have delivered 
stronger revenue growth than our broader portfolio, and 
the Australian private hospital market.

Our international operations performed well, with New 
Zealand pathology achieving revenue growth of 8.9% to 
$242.5 million, driven by organic growth and expansion 
of the scope of our commercial, veterinary and analytical 
pathology businesses. We also continued to drive 
operational efficiencies, including increased automation, 
supporting strong earnings growth. Results for our Asian 
operations generated revenue and earnings growth on a 
local currency basis but their reported performance was 
impacted by currency headwinds during the period. We 
have also made the decision to divest our Medical Centre 
network, enabling us to focus on our core Australian 
hospitals and international pathology businesses.

Dear Shareholders, 

I am delighted to be writing to you for the first time as 
Healthscope’s Managing Director and Chief Executive 
Officer. I am three months into the role and my focus 
during this time has been on getting to know the 
business and its people, spending time in all our major 
operational sites and engaging with key partners and 
industry stakeholders. My early observations are of a 
great company, with good assets, a strong financial 
position and above all, a great team of passionate people 
dedicated to delivering quality clinical outcomes and 
exceptional patient care.

It is indeed a privilege to be part of a business, and an 
industry, that so directly and powerfully affects the lives of 
so many. 

Through a significant capital works program, we are 
building capacity to care for communities across 
the country to further expand on the strength of our 
existing hospital network. We are also investing in new 
technologies to enable our doctors and teams to deliver 
innovative treatments, and improve the patient experience 
in our hospitals. We have continued to lead the industry 
in clinical quality underpinned by transparent reporting, 
giving patients the information they need to make 
decisions about their care by publishing our performance 
against a range of clinical and safety measures.

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MD & CEO's message

The increase in Group gearing to 3.92 times Net Debt 
to EBITDA remains comfortable, and reflects continued 
investment in the Northern Beaches development, the 
capital requirements of which are secured by project 
finance debt facilities. Gearing excluding the Northern 
Beaches project finance facility remains similar to last year 
at 2.66 times Net Debt to EBITDA.

Our priorities
Demand for healthcare services is expected to grow 
across each of the markets and countries in which 
Healthscope operates.

I am looking forward to working with the team and our 
stakeholders as we focus, in the short term, on our core 
business.

Executing well on our major hospital expansion projects 
and establishing a track record of success has been 
a clear focus for the business in FY17, and will remain 
a focus for FY18 and beyond. At the same time, in 
the context of ongoing challenges in our operating 
environment, we will continue to manage the business for 
ongoing volatility.

Delivering efficient, high quality care and clinical outcomes 
for patients in each of the 45 hospitals we operate 
across the country and our pathology operations in 
New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam is a key 
priority. Moreover, we will work to be the trusted provider 
of choice for doctors, a positive contributor to the industry 
and a strong partner to governments as they seek to 
reform and deliver critical healthcare services.

If we execute on these priorities well, I am confident we 
will deliver strong returns for shareholders. I look forward 
to meeting many more of our shareholders at the Annual 
General Meeting in October. Thank you for your ongoing 
support.

Gordon Ballantyne
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

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Board of  Directors

The details of each current Director’s qualifications, special responsibilities and  
experience are set out below.

Paula J. Dwyer
BComm, FCA, SF Fin, FAICD

Non Executive Chairman and Chair of the Nomination 
Committee from June 2014. Paula is a member of the 
Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee and the People 
and Remuneration Committee.

Skills, experience and expertise
Paula is an established Non Executive Director who had 
an executive career in finance, holding senior positions 
in investment management, investment banking and 
chartered accounting with Ord Minnett (now JP Morgan) 
and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Current Directorships
Chairman: Tabcorp Holdings Limited (from 2011, 
Director from 2005).

Director: Australia & New Zealand Banking Group 
Limited (from 2012) and Lion Pty Limited (from 2012). 
Member: International Advisory Board of Kirin Holdings 
of Japan, Business and Economics Board of the 
University of Melbourne the ASIC External Advisory 
Panel and the Takeovers Panel.

Former Directorships include
Deputy Chairman: Leighton Holdings Limited (2013 
- 2014, Director 2012), Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes 
Research Institute (2003 - 2013).

Director: Suncorp Group Limited (2007 - 2012), 
Astro Japan Property Group Limited (2005 - 2011), 
Fosters Group Limited (2011), Healthscope Limited 
(2010), Promina Limited (2002 - 2007), CCI Investment 
Management Ltd (1999 - 2011).

Gordon Ballantyne
BSc (Hons), MAICD

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer from  
May 2017.

Skills, experience and expertise
Gordon has extensive operating experience within 
public and private companies both in Australia and 
internationally.

He is recognised for his strong leadership, passion for 
putting customers first and for his ‘challenger mindset’.

Most recently Gordon was Group Executive of Telstra’s 
domestic retail business, which he helped to grow into 
an $18 billion business with successive years of double 
digit revenue growth.

Tony Cipa
BBus, Grad Dip Accounting

Non Executive Director since June 2014. Chair of the 
Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee and member 
of the People and Remuneration and Nomination 
Committees.

Skills, experience and expertise
Tony previously spent 20 years with CSL Limited in 
various senior finance roles. Tony was Chief Financial 
Officer, CSL (1994 - 2010) and was appointed to the 
Board of CSL Limited as Finance Director in 2000 until 
his retirement in 2010.

While at Telstra he also founded innovative new growth 
businesses, including Telstra Health, a disruptive health 
services business focused on e-health solutions and 
health analytics. 

Prior to Telstra, Gordon spent 20 years in senior 
leadership roles in leading global corporations, including 
Hewlett Packard, T-Mobile, Dell.com and Dell Ventures.

Current Directorships
Managing Director: Healthscope Limited (from May 
2017).

Current Directorships
Director: Navitas Limited (from May 2014) 

Former Directorships include
Executive Director: CSL Limited (2000 - 2010).

Director: SKILLED Group Limited  
(from 2011 - 2015) and Mansfield District Hospital  
(from 2011 - 2015).

Paula J. 
Dwyer
Independent  
Non Executive 
Chairman

Gordon 
Ballantyne
Managing  
Director and Chief 
Executive Officer

Tony  
Cipa
Independent 
Non Executive 
Director

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Board of  Directors

The details of each current Director’s qualifications, special responsibilities and  

experience are set out below.

Rupert  
Myer AO
Independent  
Non Executive 
Director

Jane McAloon
Independent  
Non Executive 
Director

Paul 
O’Sullivan
Independent 
Non Executive 
Director

Ziggy 
Switkowski AO
Independent 
Non Executive 
Director

Rupert Myer AO
BComm, MA, FAICD

Non Executive Director since June 2014. Chair of  
the People and Remuneration Committee and member 
of the Audit, Risk & Compliance and Nomination 
Committees.

Skills, experience and expertise
Rupert’s background includes roles in the retail and 
property sector, healthcare, e-commerce, investment, 
family office, wealth management, philanthropy services, 
and the community sector. He previously worked as a 
Manager at Citibank Limited in London and Melbourne.

Current Directorships
Director: Amcil Limited (from 2000), and eCargo 
Holdings Limited (from 2014).

Chairman: Australia Council for the Arts.

Member: Business and Economics Advisory Board of 
the University of Melbourne.

Board member: Jawun – Indigenous Corporate 
Partnerships, the Yulgilbar group of companies and the 
Australian International Cultural Foundation.

Former Directorships include
Deputy Chairman: Myer Holdings Limited (from 2012, 
Director from 2006).

Chairman: The Myer Family Group.

Director: Diversified United Investments Limited (2002 
- 2012).

Jane McAloon
BEc (Hons), LLB, GDipGov, FAICD, FCIS

Non Executive Director since March 2016.  
Member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance and 
Nomination Committees.

Skills, experience and expertise
Jane brings a wealth of commercial experience from her 
work in highly regulated industries including rail, energy, 
infrastructure and resources sectors. In her executive 
career, Jane held senior executive positions at BHP 
Billiton and AGL, as well as in NSW State Government.

Current Directorships
Director: Energy Australia Holdings Limited (from 
2012), Australian Defence Force Assistance Trust (from 
2015) and Cogstate Ltd (from 2017).

Member: Monash University Industry Council of 
Advisers (from 2014), National Chair: Defence Reserves 
Support Council (from 2017) and Referendum Council 
(from 2015).

Former Directorships include
Member: Australian War Memorial Council (2011 
- 2014) and Australian Corporations and Markets 
Advisory Committee (2011 - 2013).

Paul O’Sullivan
BA (Mod) Economics, Advanced Management Program 
of Harvard 

Current Directorships
Chairman: SingTel Optus Pty Limited (from 2014, 
Director from 2004).

Non Executive Director since January 2016.  
Member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance and 
Nomination Committees.

Skills, experience and expertise
Paul has extensive experience from his work in the 
telecommunications, banking and oil & gas sectors 
both in Australia and overseas. In his executive career, 
Paul held senior executive roles with Singapore 
Telecommunications (Singtel). He was previously 
the CEO of Optus and has also held international 
management roles with the Colonial Group and the 
Royal Dutch Shell Group.

Director: Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (from 2017)  
and National Disability Insurance Agency NDIA  
(from 2017).

Member: Board of Commissioners Telkomsel 
(Indonesia) (from 2010), St George & Sutherland 
Medical Research Foundation (from 2015), UNSW 
Bright Alliance Advisory Board (fundraising arm of the 
Prince of Wales Hospital) and HOOQ Pte Ltd (from 
2016).

Former Directorships include
Member: Board Bharti Airtel (India) (2003 - 2010) and 
Board Australia Business and Community Network 
(ABCN) (2005 - 2013).

Current Directorships
Chairman: Suncorp Group Ltd (from 2011, Director 
from 2005) and NBN Co Limited (from 2013).

Director: Tabcorp Holdings Limited (from 2006).

Chancellor: RMIT (from 2011).

Former Directorships include
Chairman: Opera Australia (2005 - 2013) and  
Oil Search Limited (2011 - 2017).

Ziggy Switkowski AO
BSc (Hons), Phd, FAICD, FAA, FTSE

Non Executive Director since April 2016. Member of the 
Audit, Risk & Compliance, People and Remuneration 
and Nomination Committees.

Skills, experience and expertise
Ziggy brings a wealth of senior business experience 
gained over many years working in large international 
corporations. He is a former Chairman of the Australian 
Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and 
Opera Australia. He has previously held positions as 
Chief Executive Officer of Telstra Corporation Limited 
and Optus Communications Ltd, and is a former 
Chairman and Managing Director of Kodak Australasia 
Pty Ltd. 

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Senior leadership team

Our senior leadership team brings outcomes focused leadership and passion for delivering  
high quality healthcare.

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6

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Anita Healy
General Manager 
Business Development  
& Investor Relations

Anita is responsible for business 
development and investor relations. 

Prior to joining Healthscope in 2014, 
Anita spent 15 years working as an 
investment banker with Macquarie 
Group. She has extensive experience 
in mergers and acquisitions, equity 
and debt capital markets and principal 
investing and has advised companies 
across a range of sectors including 
healthcare, infrastructure, property, 
telecommunications and industrials. 

Anita has worked on transactions and 
with investors in Australia, the United 
States, the United Kingdom and Asia.

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2

  Gordon Ballantyne
  Managing Director &  
Chief Executive Officer

Michael Sammells
Chief Financial Officer

Michael has over 18 years experience 
in the healthcare industry, having held 
a number of operational and finance 
senior executive roles in private 
hospitals, in the public health and 
health insurance sectors, at companies 
including Mayne Group, Southern 
Health and Medibank. Prior to joining 
Healthscope Michael was Chief 
Financial Officer for Medibank.

Michael joined the Healthscope Group 
as Chief Financial Officer in January 
2012.

3

Mark Briscoe
General Manager Operations

Prior to joining Healthscope in 2011, 
Mark was Director of Operations and 
Developments at Spire Healthcare 
Limited in the UK. 

In Australia, Mark has worked in 
various healthcare corporate roles 
at Mayne Group, Affinity Health and 
Symbion Health.

At Healthscope, Mark is responsible for 
health insurance funding, the medical 
centre division and the Victorian and 
Tasmanian hospital portfolio as well 
as working with the Hospital State 
Managers and General Managers 
to deliver efficiencies across the 
Healthscope network.

4

Dr Michael Coglin
Chief Medical Officer

Michael joined Healthscope in 1999. 
His current role involves executive 
responsibility for clinical governance, 
clinical risk management, patient 
safety, quality and compliance, claims 
and litigation, medical affairs, public 
affairs/media relations and indigenous 
health.

Michael serves on a number of 
Government and industry bodies, 
including the Private Hospital 
Sector Committee of the Australian 
Commission on Safety and Quality in 
Health Care.

For the 20 years prior to taking up his 
current appointment, he held senior 
posts in medical management in a 
variety of public hospitals in both 
metropolitan and regional settings in 
Victoria and the Northern Territory.

5

Stephen Gameren
Hospitals State Manager  
NSW & ACT

Stephen has worked with Healthscope 
since 2004. He has over 20 years 
experience in healthcare management, 
spanning three countries - New Zealand, 
the United Kingdom and Australia.

Stephen worked as CEO at the Hills 
Private Hospital and was Project Director 
and CEO for the Norwest Private Hospital 
Project, successfully commissioning this 
new hospital in September 2009. 

He commenced in the role of NSW/ACT 
State Manager in February 2010.

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Senior leadership team

Our senior leadership team brings outcomes focused leadership and passion for delivering  

high quality healthcare.

7

8

9

10

11

12

9

Richard Lizzio
Hospitals State Manager  
QLD, NT & WA

11

Anoop Singh
General Manager 
International Pathology

7

Richard Herman
Head of Assurance

Richard joined Healthscope in 2015 and 
is responsible for the risk management 
framework and internal audit function.  

Richard has over 20 years’ experience 
in risk management, internal audit, 
compliance and governance.  Prior 
to joining Healthscope, Richard was 
the General Manager Internal Audit at 
Medibank for eight years. 

Richard has an extensive commercial 
background, including roles in the not-
for-profit sector in health, aged care and 
education.

Prior to joining Healthscope in 2011, 
Richard spent eight years working with 
Ramsay Healthcare in various hospital 
GM positions in Queensland.

Previously Richard spent 12 years as a 
Director for Deloitte in South Africa, UK 
and Australia providing risk, internal audit 
and compliance services.

Richard started his working life as a 
chartered accountant with KPMG and 
later moved into retail stockbroking and 
financial services.

8

Alan Lane
Hospitals State Manager  
SA & ACHA CEO

Alan has worked for 30 years in 
healthcare, and was appointed by 
Healthscope in 2004. 

Alan's extensive involvement in healthcare 
spans the market sectors of hospitals, 
pharmacy, pathology, manufacturing, 
business development and logistics.

As part of his responsibility for South 
Australia, Alan is the CEO of the Adelaide 
Community Healthcare Alliance (ACHA) 
group.

10

Ingrid Player
General Counsel &  
Company Secretary

Ingrid has more than 15 years commercial 
experience and was appointed General 
Counsel and Company Secretary in 2005. 

Ingrid has extensive corporate, 
commercial litigation and governance 
experience. 

Prior to joining Healthscope, Ingrid spent 
five years working for a Dutch law firm 
in the Netherlands, working primarily in 
the mergers and acquisitions space, as 
well as in capital markets. Previously, she 
worked in private practice in Melbourne.

Anoop joined Healthscope in 2011. He 
has held a number of senior leadership 
roles in the healthcare industry in the 
Asia-Pacific region over the past 26 
years. His breadth of experience includes 
a strong understanding of pathology 
operations, strategic health policy matters 
and Government relations.

Prior to joining Healthscope, Anoop held 
commercial and general management 
roles in large diversified companies such 
as Mayne Group and Symbion Health.

12

Jenny Williams
General Manager 
Human Resources

Jenny joined Healthscope in 2011, and 
was appointed as General Manager, 
Human Resources, in 2012. 

Jenny is a proven HR professional with 
diverse experience across the healthcare 
and education sectors. 

Prior to joining Healthscope, Jenny held 
senior HR positions at the University of 
Melbourne, Symbion Health and Mayne 
Group.

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Directors’ report

This report provides information on the structure and progress of our business, our FY17 financial performance, our strategies 
and prospects for the future, as well as the key risks Healthscope faces. It covers Healthscope Limited and the entities it 
controlled during the year ended 30 June 2017 (referred to as "Healthscope" and "the Group").

Board of  Directors 
The directors of Healthscope Ltd during the year ended 30 June 2017 and up to the date of this report are listed below.  
Directors were in office for this entire period, except where otherwise stated.

Paula J. Dwyer

Gordon Ballantyne (appointed 16 May 2017)

Antoni (Tony) M. Cipa

Jane McAloon

Rupert Myer AO

Paul O’Sullivan

Dr Zygmunt (Ziggy) Switkowski AO

Robert Cooke (ceased as Managing Director and CEO on 14 May 2017)

Details of each of the current director’s qualifications, special responsibilities and experience are set out in the Board of Directors 
section of this Annual Report on pages 10 to 11.

Attendance at Board and Committe meetings

The number of meetings of the Board of Directors and of each Board Committee held during the year, and each Director’s 
attendance at those meetings, are set out below:

(i) Board of Directors meetings

SCHEDULED

UNSCHEDULED

Number eligible
to attend

Number  
attended

Number eligible
to attend

Number  
attended

Paula J. Dwyer (Chair)

Gordon Ballantyne2

Tony Cipa

Jane McAloon

Rupert Myer AO

Paul O’Sullivan

Dr Ziggy Switkowski AO

Robert Cooke1

1 Ceased as Managing Director and CEO on 14 May 2017.

2 Commenced as Managing Director and CEO on 15 May 2017.

10

2

10

10

10

10

10

8

10

2

10

10

10

10

10

8

2

0

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

0

1

2

1

2

1

1

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(ii) Board Committee meetings

AUDIT, RISK & COMPLIANCE 
COMMITTEE

REMUNERATION 
COMMITTEE1

NOMINATIONS  
COMMITTEE

Number  
eligible  
to attend

Number  
attended

Number 
eligible  
to attend

Number  
attended

Number 
eligible
to attend

Number 
attended

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

42

4

4

4

3

6

6

-

6

-

6

6

6

-

62

-

6

3

3

3

3

3

3

32

3

3

3

3

3

Paula J. Dwyer (Chair)

Tony Cipa

Jane McAloon

Rupert Myer AO

Paul O’Sullivan

Dr Ziggy Switkowski AO

1 Effective 22 August 2017, the People and Remuneration Committee.

2 Chair.

The table above records attendance of members of Healthscope’s permanent standing Committees of the Board. Any Director 
is entitled to attend these meetings and from time to time Directors attend meetings of Committees of which they are not a 
member.

The Board also forms and delegates authority to ad hoc Committees of the Board as and when needed to carry out specific 
tasks.

Company Secretary details
The Company Secretary is Ingrid Player. Ms Player was appointed to the position of Company Secretary on 8 November 2010. 
Ms Player is responsible for the legal affairs of the Healthscope Group and for all company secretarial matters. Prior to joining the 
Healthscope Group in 2005, Ms Player had over 10 years of experience working as a lawyer in Australia and overseas.

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Review of  operations

Principal activities

Healthscope is a leading private healthcare provider 
in Australia with 45 private hospitals. Internationally, 
Healthscope has leading pathology operations across  
New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore and a small presence 
in Vietnam. 

During FY17, Healthscope also operated 48 standalone 
medical centres including skin clinics and a specialist breast 
clinic. An agreement was entered into to divest those assets 
on 17 August 2017, following a strategic review.

Hospitals

Healthscope’s hospital division operates facilities across 
every state and territory in Australia, with 45 private hospitals 
and more than 5,000 inpatient beds. Of these facilities, 29 
facilities are owned by Healthscope, 13 are leased and three 
are managed on behalf of Adelaide Community Healthcare 
Alliance (ACHA). 

Within its hospitals, Healthscope is focused on providing a 
range of specialist orientated, multi-disciplinary healthcare 
services from acute care through to rehabilitation and mental 
health services. The Company also has a significant hospital 
expansion and development program underway which will 
enable the Group to deliver an expanded range of services to 
the communities it supports over the next few years. 

Across the portfolio, 32 hospitals provide acute care services 
to patients ranging from medical treatment to complex 
surgery and associated care. In addition, Healthscope 
provides industry leading care for patients with mental health 
conditions in seven dedicated hospitals. A further six facilities 
are dedicated to rehabilitation. 

Over 17,500 Accredited Medical Practitioners are 
credentialed to work within Healthscope hospitals and these 
specialists are supported by a workforce of over 15,700 
nursing and support staff who seek to provide the highest 
quality of care to patients, and support to doctors, at all 
times. 

All of Healthscope’s hospitals are accredited under the 
National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards 
and Healthscope prides itself on providing market leading 
quality outcomes and in promoting transparency across 
the industry. Leading by example, Healthscope reports 25 
quality outcomes publicly on the MyHealthscope website, and 
outperforms the industry benchmark and its peers on the vast 
majority of indicators.

International Pathology

Healthscope’s International Pathology operations span a 
number of Asia Pacific countries, with a presence in New 
Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. In FY17, the 
Group managed over 60 laboratories across the region and 
serviced over 9.6 million patient episodes.

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New Zealand

Healthscope is a leading provider of community pathology 
services in New Zealand. 

The New Zealand community pathology market consists 
of 20 government funded District Health Boards (DHBs) 
who each enter into exclusive contracts with providers to 
service their local population. During FY17, Healthscope 
held contracts for a majority of the DHB regions, including 
the major cities of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. 
These services are delivered under three Healthscope brands, 
Labtests, Southern Community Laboratories and Northland 
Pathology.

Veterinary and analytical pathology services are also offered 
by Healthscope in New Zealand under the Gribbles brand.

Across the country, the Group operates 24 laboratories and 
145 collection centres.

Malaysia

In Malaysia, Healthscope operates as Gribbles Pathology 
and has the largest community pathology network across 
the Malaysian peninsula, Borneo and Brunei. Its main source 
of revenue is to provide comprehensive services to hospitals 
and the community.

In Malaysia, Healthscope has 34 laboratories which serviced 
over 1.3 million patient episodes in FY17. 

Singapore and Vietnam

In Singapore and Vietnam, Healthscope operates as Quest 
Laboratories.  

In Singapore, Quest has a well-established market position 
and operates three laboratories which processed over 
1.5 million patient episodes in FY17. During FY17 Quest 
Laboratories also became the first full-service private medical 
laboratory in Singapore to achieve dual quality accreditation 
from ISO15189 and the College of American Pathologists.

In Vietnam, Healthscope operates two laboratories with its 
main operation located in a women’s and children’s private 
hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Given its size, these laboratories 
are managed as part of the Singapore business.

Medical Centres

Healthscope operated 43 standalone medical centres, four 
specialist skin clinics and one specialist breast diagnostic 
clinic during FY17. On 17 August 2017 Healthscope entered 
into an agreement to divest these operations for $55 million, 
subject to standard purchase price adjustments, with 
completion of the sale scheduled to occur by the end of 
September 2017. This business had been underperforming 
for a number of years due to difficult market conditions. 
The divestment will enable senior management attention to 
be redirected to the Group’s core hospital and pathology 
operations.

 
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Operating results

The consolidated net profit after tax (NPAT) of the Healthscope Group for the year ended 30 June 2017 (FY17) was $110.9 million 
(FY16: $181.1m). The result was adversely impacted by an impairment loss of $54.7 million in relation to the sale of the Group’s 
standalone medical centre operations and non-operating expenses after tax of $17.4 million.

Summary of FY17 financial performance - continuing operations1

Revenue

Operating EBITDA2

Operating EBIT2

Operating NPAT2

Statutory NPAT

Earnings per share (EPS)

Diluted EPS

Dividend per share (DPS)

FY17

$'m

2,318.2

411.4

302.5

180.0

162.6

9.4 cps

9.3 cps

7.0 cps

FY16

$'m

2,232.9

397.4

304.6

190.8

179.0

10.3 cps

10.3 cps

7.4 cps

MOVEMENT

%

3.8

3.5

(0.7)

(5.6)

(9.2)

(9.2)

(9.7)

(5.4)

1 Continuing operations exclude the medical centre operations which were held for sale as at 30 June 2017 and the Australian pathology operations which were divested on 6 July 2015.

2 Operating results represent statutory results before other income and expense items (“non-operating items”). Total non-operating items from continuing operations represented an expense of  
  $24.7m (pre-tax) and $17.3m (tax-effected) in FY17 and $14.9m (pre-tax) and $11.8m (tax-effected) in FY16.

Operating EBITDA from continuing operations of $411.4 million, increased 3.5% from FY16. This increase reflected softer growth 
in our Hospitals division and continued strong growth in the New Zealand pathology operations. 

Operating EBIT from continuing operations of $302.5 million saw a marginal decline due to the increase in depreciation and 
amortisation associated with the completion of several hospital expansion projects over the last 18 months. 

Operating NPAT from continuing operations of $180.0 million was down 5.6%, primarily as a result of the increase in net interest 
expense from the full year effect of Gold Coast project finance debt being converted to senior debt post-completion of the 
project in March 2016. 

Statutory NPAT from continuing operations of $162.6 million was adversely impacted by a number of non-operating items 
including an impairment of plant and equipment held at Geelong Private Hospital, a loss relating to the appointment of a 
liquidator for a supplier group and corporate restructuring and commissioning costs. 

Earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations of 9.4 cents per share declined 9.2%. A final unfranked dividend of 3.5 
cents per share will be paid on 28 September 2017. The full year dividend for the year ended 30 June 2017 is 7.0 cents per 
share, a decrease of 5.4% from the prior year. The full year dividend per share represents a payout ratio of 70.0% of Statutory 
NPAT adjusted for non-cash impairment items.

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Operating results (continued)

Divisional FY17 financial performance

Hospitals

Revenue

Operating EBITDA

Operating EBIT

Operating EBITDA margin (including ACHA fee)1 

Operating EBIT margin (including ACHA fee)1

1 Operating EBITDA and EBIT margins include prosthetics revenue and costs.

FY17

$'m

2,014.0

359.4

272.6

17.8%

13.5%

FY16

$'m

1947.7

354.9

281.4

18.2%

14.4%

MOVEMENT

%

3.4

1.3

(3.1)

(40bp)

(90bp)

The Hospitals division recorded an increase in revenue of 3.4% to $2,014.0 million and an increase in Operating EBITDA of 1.3% 
to $359.4 million. The result reflects softer private hospital market conditions and variability in patient case mix, combined with 
margin pressure, where costs have increased greater than health fund price increases, in some areas of the business. Some sites 
were also impacted by competitor actions and planned brownfield disruption where internal works are in progress.

Despite these challenges, most States delivered good Operating EBITDA growth as a result of strong performances at a number 
of hospital expansion sites. However, Operating EBITDA for the Victoria and Tasmania portfolio, which is the second largest 
contributor to divisional earnings, declined by 8.7%. The primary drivers of the underperformance were wage inflation, partially 
offset by health fund price increases and operating efficiencies, increased competition in the Geelong Private and Victorian 
Rehabilitation Centre catchments and a slower than expected ramp up of volumes within the Holmesglen Private and Frankston 
Private "relocate and grow" projects.

New Zealand Pathology

Revenue

Operating EBITDA

Operating EBIT

Operating EBITDA margin 

Operating EBIT margin 

FY17

$'m

242.5

59.7

46.6

24.6%

19.2%

FY16

$'m

222.7

50.7

40.1

22.8%

18.0%

MOVEMENT

%

 8.9

17.7

16.2

+180bp

+120bp

The New Zealand Pathology division recorded revenue growth of 8.9% to $242.5 million with the performance driven by 
a combination of the full year impact of the Wellington contract and the expanded scope of non-government commercial, 
veterinary and analytical businesses. Operating EBITDA increased by 17.7% to $59.7 million reflecting the continued economies 
of scale being achieved through investment in new technology.

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Other

Revenue

Operating EBITDA

Operating EBIT

Operating EBITDA margin 

Operating EBIT margin 

FY17

$'m

61.7

18.2

14.0

29.5%

22.7%

FY16

MOVEMENT

$'m

62.5

18.3

14.2

29.2%

22.8%

%

(1.3)

(0.4)

(1.5)

+30bp

(10bp)

The Other division includes Healthscope’s pathology operations in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Each of these businesses generated revenue and earnings growth on a constant currency basis. However, the reported results 
were impacted by the strength of the Malaysian Ringgit and Singapore Dollar against the Australian Dollar during FY17.

Malaysia

On a local currency basis, revenue grew by 6.2% and Operating EBITDA increased by 4.2% during FY17 with performance 
representing improved operating conditions following a subdued period in FY16 as a result of the introduction of a GST in April 
2015. The business also expanded through the establishment of three new laboratories in private hospitals, in line with the 
strategic priority of increasing penetration of hospital and specialist markets.

Singapore

On a local currency basis, revenue grew 2.3% and Operating EBITDA increased by 2.9% as the business continued to grow in a 
competitive market, invested in technology and strengthened its relationships with two large international dialysis groups.

Medical Centres – discontinued operations

Healthscope entered into an agreement to divest its standalone Medical Centre operations on 17 August 2017 for $55 million, 
subject to standard purchase price adjustments, with completion of the sale scheduled to occur by the end of September 2017. 

The Medical Centres operations were held as an asset for sale as at 30 June 2017.

Financial position

The financial position of the Group remains strong, with $4.7 billion in assets, underpinned by $2.4 billion in shareholder 
funds. This position is further supported by a strong cash position of $196 million in cash and $300 million available in debt 
facilities. The Medical Centres operations were held as an asset for sale as at 30 June 2017 which positively impacted working 
capital. The Group gearing ratio of 41% (net debt / net debt + equity) increased by 590 basis points from 30 June 2016 with 
the continued development of the Northern Beaches Hospital. The capital requirements of the Northern Beaches Hospital are 
secured via project finance debt facilities. 

Healthscope continues to generate strong operating cash flows and has ample capacity to fund continued investment in the 
hospital expansion program. 

Cash flow

Cash flow from operations of $418 million represents an increase of 6.8% from FY16 with cash conversion (cash flow from 
operations / Operating EBITDA) remaining strong at 101.6% (FY16: 98.6%).

Capital expenditure

Total capital expenditure for continuing operations of $566.5 million increased from $518.4 million in FY16 as a result of 
continued investment in a number of major hospital expansion projects, including the development of the Northern Beaches 
Hospital. 

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Operating results (continued)

Dividends

Final dividend 2017

A final unfranked dividend of 3.5 cents per share will be paid on 28 September 2017. The record date is 7 September 2017.  
The final dividend has not been included as a liability in these financial statements as the decision to pay the dividend occurred  
in FY18.

Dividends paid during the financial year

Interim dividend 2017

Final dividend 2016

DIVIDEND PER SHARE

DIVIDEND AMOUNT

DATE OF PAYMENT

CENT

3.5

3.9

$'m

60.7

67.7

23 March 2017

28 September 2016

The 2017 interim dividend of 3.5 cents per share, together with the 2017 final dividend of 3.5 cents per share, brings the total 
dividends for the year ended 30 June 2017 to 7.0 cents per share.

Further details regarding dividends for the year ended 30 June 2017 are set out in Note 6 to the financial statements. 

Business strategies and prospects for future years

Healthscope has been pursuing a range of operational and growth strategies for each of the Group’s businesses, and these, 
together with the favourable long term fundamentals of increasing demand for healthcare services across each market in which 
the Company operates, continues to provide a strong platform for growth in the medium to long-term.

Key strategies employed across Healthscope’s businesses are outlined below.

Organic

Brownfields

Relocate  
and Grow

PPPs /  
Government 
Outsourcing

International  
Growth

Hospitals

Organic growth

Healthscope operates in an industry with attractive medium to long-term demand characteristics for private hospital services. 
However, the industry and Healthscope’s own business are currently facing a number of short term challenges which have 
impacted the division’s performance in FY17 and are expected to continue into FY18. As a result, management have established 
four key “must win” imperatives to drive performance improvement across the portfolio:

1.  Accelerating profitable topline growth

2.  Driving greater operational efficiency

3.  Optimising the portfolio; and

4.  Continuing to successfully execute on the Group's hospital expansion program.

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Brownfields and “relocate and grow” projects

Healthscope has significant experience and knowledge in designing and building private hospital facilities. Deep knowledge of the 
industry means the Group is well positioned to forecast and meet additional patient demand by expanding its hospital facilities 
through brownfield and “relocate and grow” projects. Healthscope has focused on expansion in strategic locations where there is 
unmet demand or in population growth corridors where the potential for future demand is high.

Brownfield projects are those where an existing hospital is expanded through the addition of new beds and theatres, and in 
some cases other additional infrastructure such as consulting suites and car parking. “Relocate and grow” projects involve the 
construction of a new hospital close to an existing hospital and the transfer of services from the existing hospital to the new 
facility which typically has increased capacity, expanded services and higher quality amenities.

In FY17, Healthscope completed five construction projects which increased capacity by 214 beds and added 13 operating 
theatres and two new emergency departments1. These projects included the opening of Holmesglen Private (VIC) in early 
February 2017, ‘a relocate and grow’ development delivering 147 beds and eight operating theatres, a 60 bed expansion at 
Norwest Private (NSW), a 60 bed expansion of Frankston Private (VIC), two new operating theatres at Darwin Private (NT) and  
an emergency department at Northpark Private (VIC).

Healthscope has seven brownfield and “relocate and grow” projects currently under construction with a total estimated project 
cost of $1,079 million. A further three projects have been approved and are scheduled to start construction in FY18 with a total 
estimated project cost of $52 million.

PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

BEDS

OPERATING THEATRES

Newcastle Private (NSW)

Gold Coast Private – Stage 2 (QLD)

Sydney Southwest Private (NSW)

Sunnybank Private (QLD)

Northern Beaches (NSW)

Brisbane Private (QLD)

John Fawkner (VIC)

Total

16

30

-

-

450

29

41

566

2

8

2

2

20

2

2

38

Healthscope also has a number of other projects in the planning stages where fundamental long-term demand has been 
identified and supports the addition of capacity to the existing portfolio.

Government partnership and outsourcing

In response to growing demand for healthcare services and a public system under increasing pressure, it is expected that State 
and Territory Governments will increasingly seek to partner with private hospital operators for the construction and operation 
of public hospitals, such as the Northern Beaches Hospital. In addition, outsourcing of some aspects of public patient service 
delivery to the private hospital sector is expected to continue to increase. As one of Australia’s leading private hospital operators, 
with demonstrated leadership in quality outcomes and proven design and construction expertise, Healthscope is well positioned 
to capitalise on these opportunities.

In December 2014, Healthscope entered into a contract with the New South Wales Government to design, build, operate and 
maintain the new Northern Beaches Hospital in Sydney. The hospital will have 450 overnight beds, of which approximately 60% 
will be utilised by public patients. Construction of the hospital commenced in March 2015 and continues to progress according 
to plan with the facility expected to open in mid FY19.

Healthscope will continue to assess other new development opportunities from State Governments as they arise.

1  Net of  53 beds and two operating theatres that were relocated from Como Private Hospital to Holmesglen Private Hospital.

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Operating results (continued)

International Pathology

New Zealand

The priority for Healthscope in New Zealand remains in 
maintaining strong relationships with the DHBs by delivering 
high quality services and superior operational efficiencies. 
Healthscope is focused on extracting further economies 
of scale, including cost synergies, through the operational 
integration made in its expanded laboratory network. As part 
of this process, Healthscope shares some of the long-term 
efficiencies generated with its DHB partners to strengthen 
existing relationships. Healthscope will seek to secure 
additional DHB contracts when opportunities arise and 
continue to expand its range of commercial  
non-government revenue streams.

Malaysia

In Malaysia, Healthscope has identified a number of 
growth opportunities including pursuing additional hospital 
outsourcing contracts and new screening packages for 
community patients.

Healthscope operates 34 laboratories across Malaysia and 
there are opportunities to improve workflow and efficiency 
through automation, as well as more centralised testing at  
the main laboratory. 

Singapore

In Singapore, Healthscope has been investing resources to 
achieve greater penetration in the hospitals and specialists 
segments and increased labour efficiencies through 
automation. During the year, Healthscope renewed two key 
contracts in an increasingly competitive market.

Material business risks

Healthscope has a risk management framework in place to 
help in the identification, assessment and reporting of material 
business risks at a business and Group level. Healthscope’s 
risk management framework is reviewed annually by the 
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, and the Committee 
reports to the Board in relation to its effectiveness.

A review of the key strategic and operational risks is 
performed with senior management twice annually and 
considered by the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.

The material business risks that have the potential to impact 
achievement of the Group’s strategic priorities and business 
objectives, with relevant mitigation strategies, are outlined 
below. 

These risks should not be taken to be a complete or 
exhaustive list of the risks and uncertainties associated with 
Healthscope. Many of the risks are outside the control of 
the Directors. There can be no guarantee that Healthscope 
will achieve its stated objectives, that it will meet trading 
performance or financial results guidance that it may provide 

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to the market, or that any forward looking statements 
contained in this report will be realised or otherwise 
eventuate. 

The more generic risk areas that affect most companies or 
general economic factors that may impact Healthscope have 
not been included below. The Company does not consider 
it has any material environmental risks (as defined by the 
Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations 
(3rd Edition) published by the ASX Corporate Governance 
Council). 

Government policy and regulation

Healthscope operates in the healthcare industry which can be 
subject to extensive laws and regulations relating to, among 
other things, the conduct of operations, the licencing and 
accreditation of facilities and the addition and development 
of facilities and services. There are a number of government 
policies and regulations that, if changed, may have a material 
adverse impact on Healthscope’s financial and operational 
performance. To manage this risk, Healthscope monitors 
legislative and regulatory developments and engages 
appropriately with the relevant stakeholders.

Private health insurance funds

The majority of Healthscope’s revenue is derived from private 
health insurance funds. The profitability of Healthscope’s 
business is influenced by its ability to reach ongoing 
commercial agreements with private health insurance funds. 
A failure to reach a satisfactory commercial agreement with 
a key private health insurance fund has the potential to 
negatively impact Healthscope’s financial and operational 
performance. Healthscope maintains a regular dialogue with 
each of the private health insurance funds and continues to 
work closely with them on various strategies, including pay-
for-quality initiatives, to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes 
to both parties as part of the on-going contract negotiations.

Private health insurance fund membership  
and level of cover

A deterioration in the economic climate, changes to economic 
incentives, annual increases in private health insurance 
premiums and other factors may affect the participation rate 
or the level of private health insurance coverage of members 
in private health insurance funds. This has the potential 
to reduce demand for Healthscope’s services, resulting in 
decreased revenues. 

In addition if the profitability of private health insurance funds 
deteriorates, there is a risk of increased pricing pressures on 
private hospital operators such as Healthscope. Healthscope 
monitors private health insurance participation rates and 
engages with the private health insurers on a regular basis.

Relationships with Accredited Medical Practitioners 

Accredited Medical Practitioners prefer to work at hospitals 
which, amongst other things, provide high quality facilities, 
equipment and nursing staff; exceptional clinical safety

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outcomes and which are conveniently located. Accredited 
Medical Practitioners could cease to practice or stop referring 
patients to Healthscope facilities if the hospitals become a 
less attractive place to work. This, would adversely impact 
Healthscope’s financial and operational performance. 
Healthscope seeks to maintain a strong relationship with its 
Accredited Medical Practitioners through regular engagement 
to understand their preferences and requirements. Its hospital 
portfolio operates within a strict quality and clinical framework 
to mitigate the risk of poor quality outcomes. 

Licences and accreditation

If Healthscope is unable to secure or retain licences or 
accreditations for the operation of its hospitals and pathology 
laboratories (where required) in the future, or any of its 
existing licences or accreditations are adversely amended or 
revoked, this may adversely impact Healthscope’s ability to 
operate its businesses. This risk is mitigated by Healthscope’s 
comprehensive quality and clinical framework which seeks 
to ensure that facilities are maintained and operations are 
conducted to the standards required to retain licences and 
accreditation. 

Competition

There is a risk that the actions of Healthscope’s current 
or potential future competitors will negatively affect 
Healthscope’s ability to:

•  attract and retain Accredited Medical Practitioners to 
  practice in Healthscope hospitals;

•  successfully tender for DHB contracts in New Zealand; and

•  attract community pathology work in Singapore or  
  Malaysia. 

Healthscope is focused on providing high quality healthcare 
services and maintaining facilities to a high standard to 
effectively compete in its each of its markets.

Nursing labour

The most significant cost in Healthscope’s hospital operations 
is nursing labour, with any increase in cost or tightening 
of supply likely to have a material impact on financial and 
operational performance.

Healthscope has a comprehensive recruitment program for 
both graduate and experienced nurses. Healthscope employs 
nurses with different levels of experience and qualifications, 
with nursing labour matched to clinical needs.

Medical indemnity claims and associated costs

Current or former patients may, in the normal course of 
business, commence or threaten litigation for medical 
negligence against Healthscope. Subject to indemnity 
insurance arrangements, future medical malpractice litigation, 
or threatened litigation, could have an adverse impact on 
Healthscope’s financial performance and position and future 
prospects. Healthscope actively monitors and manages 
potential and actual claims and disputes.

Insurance

Insurance coverage is maintained by Healthscope consistent 
with industry practice, including workers compensation, 
business interruption, property damage, public liability 
and medical malpractice. However, no assurance can be 
given that such insurance will be available in the future on 
commercially reasonable terms or that any cover will be 
adequate and available to cover all or any future claims. 
Healthscope’s insurance coverage is managed by an 
experienced team who works closely with respective insurers, 
and also ensures that any claims are appropriately handled.

Development projects

Healthscope enters into development projects in its regular 
course of business such as brownfield and “relocate and 
grow” hospital developments. There are a number of risks 
associated with development projects, including business 
disruption during construction, cost overruns, and delays in 
anticipated revenues flowing from proposed developments.

Healthscope has project specific risk management and 
reporting systems in place and the progress and performance 
of material projects is regularly reviewed by senior 
management and the Board. 

New Zealand pathology contracts 

Healthscope currently has contracts in place with a large 
number of DHBs for the provision of pathology services in 
New Zealand. There is a risk that each time a contract is set 
to expire, the relevant DHB selects another party or renews 
the contract on less favourable terms with Healthscope. 
The majority of these contracts are multi-year contracts and 
Healthscope seeks to maintain strong relationships with each 
DHB to mitigate the risk that a contract is not renewed or 
renewed on unfavourable terms.

International expansion

From time to time, Healthscope explores potential 
international expansion opportunities. There is no certainty 
that any of these opportunities will result in new revenue 
streams. New business ventures may not be successful 
which could negatively impact Healthscope’s financial results 
and reputation. Healthscope undertakes comprehensive 
due diligence in relation to any prospective acquisition or 
partnership and takes a disciplined approach to investment of 
capital to mitigate these risks.

Information Security and Cyber-Attacks

Healthscope may be affected by cyber-attacks or failure in 
critical data, processes or systems. Information technology 
controls are continually under review and are protected 
through the use of detective, preventative and response tools. 
Healthscope employs robust Disaster Recovery planning, as 
well as Business Continuity planning to mitigate operational 
disruptions.

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Operating results (continued)

Operating EBITDA

The following table reconciles, for continuing operations, statutory net profit to Operating EBITDA, which is the key performance 
metric used by management to assess financial performance of the Group and its operating segments:

Continuing operations

Statutory net profit for the year

Add back:

    Income tax expense

    Net finance costs

    Depreciation and amortisation

Earnings before finance costs, income tax, depreciation and
amortisation (EBITDA)

Add back:

    Other income and expense items

Operating earnings before finance costs, income tax depreciation and
amortisation (Operating EBITDA) from continuing operations

YEAR ENDED 
30 JUNE 2017

YEAR ENDED 
30 JUNE 2016

$'m

$'m

 162.6 

 179.0 

 62.5 

 52.7 

 108.9 

 66.9 

 43.8 

 92.8 

 386.7 

 382.5 

24.7

411.4

14.9

397.4

The following table outlines the Operating EBITDA achieved by each reportable segment in the Group including both continuing 
and discontinued operations:

Operating EBITDA from continuing operations

Hospitals Australia

Pathology New Zealand

Other1

Total continuing operations before corporate costs

Corporate

Total continuing operations

Operating EBITDA from discontinued operations2

Medical Centres

Pathology Australia

Total discontinued operations

Total all segments

1 The ‘Other’ segment comprises Pathology operations in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.

2 Further details regarding discontinued operations are disclosed in Note 20.

YEAR ENDED 
30 JUNE 2017

YEAR ENDED 
30 JUNE 2016

$'m

 359.4

 59.7

 18.2

 437.3

 (25.9)

 411.4

 8.8

 -

 8.8

$'m

 354.9

 50.7

 18.3

 423.9

 (26.5)

 397.4

 10.5

 (1.8)

 8.7

 420.2

 406.1

Operating EBITDA represents profit before income tax expense, net finance costs, depreciation and amortisation adjusted for 
certain income and expense items that are unrelated to the underlying performance of the business. The Company believes that 
presenting Operating EBITDA provides a better understanding of its financial performance by facilitating a more representative 
comparison of financial performance between financial periods.

Operating EBITDA is presented with reference to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission Regulatory Guide 230 
“Disclosing non-IFRS financial information”.

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Subsequent events

Divestment of Medical Centres

On 17 August 2017, Healthscope entered into an agreement 
with Fullerton Primary Care Pty Limited to divest its 
standalone Medical Centres business for $55.0 million, 
subject to standard completion adjustments. An impairment 
loss of $54.7 million was recognised in the Statement of Profit 
or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the year ended 
30 June 2017 as the sale clarified the recoverable amount 
of the business which is classified as ‘held for sale’ in the 
Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2017. 

outlined in Note 22 to the financial statements. 

The directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit 
services, during the year, by the auditor is compatible with the 
general standard of independence for auditors imposed by 
the Corporations Act 2001.

The directors are of the opinion that the services as disclosed 
in Note 22 to the financial statements do not compromise the 
external auditor’s independence, based on advice received 
from the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, for the 
following reasons:

As set out in Note 20, the Medical Centres business 
contributed revenue of $54.3 million and Operating EBITDA of 
$8.8 million for the year ended 30 June 2017.

•  all non-audit services have been reviewed and approved to  
  ensure that they do not impact the integrity and objectivity  
  of the auditor; and

Other than the above, there has not been any matter or 
circumstance occurring subsequent to the end of the financial 
year that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect, 
the operations of the consolidated entity, the results of those 
operations, or the state of affairs of the consolidated entity in 
future financial years.

Environmental regulations

Healthscope’s environmental obligations are regulated 
under both state and federal laws. Healthscope monitors 
its environmental legal obligations and has to the best of 
its knowledge, having made reasonable inquiries, received 
no notice of breach from a government agency during the 
reporting period.

Indemnification and insurance of officers  
and auditors 

During the financial year, the Healthscope Group paid a 
premium in respect of a contract insuring the Directors of 
Healthscope Limited, the Company Secretary and Executives 
of the Healthscope Group against liability to the extent 
incurred as such a director, secretary or executive officer to 
the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. It is a 
condition of the insurance contract that its limits of indemnity, 
the nature of the liability indemnified and the amount of the 
premium are not to be disclosed. The Healthscope Group has 
not otherwise, during or since the end of the financial year, 
except to the extent permitted by law, indemnified or agreed 
to indemnify an officer or auditor of the Healthscope Group or 
of any related body corporate against liability incurred as such 
an officer or auditor.

Rounding off of amounts 

The Company is an entity to which the ASIC Class Order 
2016 / 191 applies, and in accordance with the class order 
the Directors’ report and financial statements are rounded off 
to the nearest hundred thousand dollars, unless otherwise 
stated.

Non-audit services

Details of amounts paid or payable to the auditor for non-
audit services provided during the year by the auditor are 

•  none of the services undermine the general principles  

relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110  
‘Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants’ issued by the  

  Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board,  

including reviewing or auditing the auditor’s own work,  
  acting in a management or decision-making capacity for  

the company, acting as advocate for the company or jointly  

  sharing economic risks and rewards.

Auditor independence

The auditor’s independence declaration is included on page 
28 for the financial year ended 30 June 2017.

Paula J. Dwyer
Chairman

Melbourne, 23 August 2017

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Auditor's independence declaration

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 
ABN 74 490 121 060 

550 Bourke Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000 
GPO Box 78 
Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia 

Tel:   +61 3 9671 7000 
Fax:  +61 3 9671 7001 
www.deloitte.com.au 

The Board of Directors  
Healthscope Limited 
Level 1, 312 St Kilda Road 
Melbourne VIC 3004 

23 August 2017  

Dear Board Members, 

Healthscope Limited 

In accordance with section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001, I am pleased to provide 
the following declaration of independence to the directors of Healthscope Limited. 

As lead audit partner for the audit of the financial statements of Healthscope Limited for 
the financial year ended 30 June 2017, I declare that to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, there have been no contraventions of: 

(i)  the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in 

relation to the audit; and 

(ii) any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.  

Yours sincerely 

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU 

Andrew Reid  
Partner  
Chartered Accountants 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. 

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Remuneration report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1  Overview 

2  Who does this report cover? 

3  Remuneration governance framework 

3.1  

3.2  

Role of the Board and Remuneration Committee 

Remuneration consultants and other advisors 

4   FY17 remuneration policy 

4.1  

4.2  

Non Executive Director (NEDs) 

Senior Executives 

5  FY17 company performance 

6  Senior Executive remuneration in detail 

6.1 

6.2  

6.3  

Received remuneration (unaudited) 

Fixed Remuneration 

Short Term Incentive 

6.3.1  STI Policy 

6.3.2  STI awards for FY17 

6.4  

Long Term Incentive 

6.4.1   FY17 LTI Policy 

6.4.2   LTI Performance Rights granted in FY17 

6.4.3   LTI Performance Rights vesting in FY17 (FY15 LTI) 

7  Executive service agreements 

7.1  

7.2  

7.3  

Key terms of executive service agreement for Mr G Ballantyne 

Key terms of executive service agreement for Mr R Cooke 

Key terms of executive service agreement for other Senior Executives 

8  Statutory remuneration disclosures   

8.1  

Senior Executive remuneration – statutory disclosures 

8.2   Movements in Performance Rights held by Senior Executives 

8.3  

8.4 

Non Executive Director remuneration – statutory disclosures 

KMP shareholdings 

     8.5 

Transactions and loans with KMP  

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Healthscope’s remuneration structure is performance-based 
and aims to encourage and recognise high performance in 
a manner which is aligned with the long term interests of 
Healthscope and its shareholders. This means that when 
financial and non-financial targets are achieved or exceeded, 
remuneration outcomes will reflect that performance. 
Where targets are not achieved, such as in the year under 
review, outcomes may be adjusted to ensure remuneration 
appropriately reflects overall Company performance.

FY18 remuneration framework 

During FY17, a comprehensive review of Healthscope’s 
remuneration framework was conducted, including the short 
and long-term incentive plans.

As part of this review, the Board considered whether the 
dual performance hurdles (EPS and RTSR) for the long-term 
incentive plan, which have been in place since the IPO in 
2014, continue to appropriately align Senior Executives with 
shareholders. 

As part of the assessment, consideration was given to:

•  the potential introduction of different performance  
  conditions, including return measures, as well as the  
  weighting of performance conditions; and

•  whether the current practice of annual EPS target setting  
  based on projected performance for each year results in  
  setting an appropriately challenging EPS performance  
  hurdle over the three year performance period. 

It has been decided that the current dual performance 
hurdles continue to provide an appropriate focus on internal 
and external performance. The weighting of the measures in 
FY18 will however be adjusted, so that EPS and RTSR are 
equally weighted.  The Company believes this re-weighting 
will increase alignment with shareholder interests. The EPS 
target setting practice for future grants under the LTI Plan 
will also be revised, with 3 year targets to replace the current 
cumulative annual target setting approach. Healthscope 
remains committed to providing retrospective disclosure of 
performance against the EPS metrics following the end of the 
performance period of each LTI grant. 

The Board recognises the importance of ensuring continued 
alignment between Senior Executives and shareholders. 
As such, a minimum shareholding policy for Senior 
Executives and other direct reports to the MD & CEO has 
been introduced from 1 July 2017, encouraging the Senior 
Leadership Team to accumulate and maintain Healthscope 
shares equivalent in value to at least 50% of the relevant 
executive’s fixed remuneration (or 100% in the case of the MD 
& CEO) over a five year period.

1. Overview
Introduction

Healthscope delivered a Statutory Net Profit in FY17 of 
$110.9m (FY16 $181.1m) with the result being impacted 
by an impairment loss of $54.7m in relation to the sale of 
the Group’s standalone Medical Centre assets and further 
non-operating expenses after tax of $17.4m for continuing 
operations. These non-operating items are excluded from the 
statutory results to provide the market with better visibility 
of the Company’s underlying performance. Healthscope’s 
Operating NPAT and Operating EBIT are the financial metrics 
used in the Company’s short and long term incentive plans.

The Operating EBIT from continuing operations of $302.5m 
was slightly down on FY16 ($304.6m) while Operating 
EBITDA from continuing operations grew by 3.5% to 
$411.4m. These results reflect a slower rate of Operating 
EBITDA growth than prior periods due to softer Australian 
private hospital market conditions, coupled with an increase 
in depreciation and amortisation from the continued delivery 
of the hospital expansion program. Throughout the year, the 
Company completed five hospital expansion developments 
on time and budget, while the strategic Northern Beaches 
development continues to be progressed in accordance with 
the plan.

Revenue from completed expansion projects grew in excess 
of market revenue growth during the period and continues 
to support the Company’s confidence that capital is being 
deployed in the right hospital catchments. Furthermore, these 
projects are expected to generate strong revenue growth 
and a meaningful contribution to earnings as volumes and 
case mix from these projects ramp up and are optimised over 
the medium to long term. During FY17, the New Zealand 
pathology business also performed strongly.

This report details the remuneration arrangements for 
Healthscope’s Key Management Personnel and, for Senior 
Executives, includes the outcomes of both the annual short 
term incentive (STI) plan, as well as the long-term incentive 
(LTI) plan, with the performance period for the FY15 LTI grant 
having ended on 30 June 2017. 

Healthscope’s financial performance in FY17 was below 
target and awards against these plans were affected 
accordingly:

•  STI: The Board exercised its discretion to reduce the STI  
  outcome for participants in corporate roles to a maximum  
  of 40% of the individual’s target STI opportunity.  This  
  decision was taken after considering a range of factors  
including Healthscope’s lower than anticipated financial  

  performance in FY17.

•  LTI: Following testing of performance against the two  
  performance conditions for the FY15 LTI performance  

rights (EPS and RTSR), 50% of the FY15 LTI Performance  

  Rights vested. 

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The FY17 disclosures within this remuneration report for  
Mr Cooke reflect the period 1 July 2016 to 14 May 
2017, being the date he ceased to be a member of Key 
Management Personnel.

To ensure continuity of knowledge and health sector expertise 
across the senior executive team, Healthscope has also 
granted 355,872 performance rights to the CFO, subject to  
a three year service condition and the terms of the EIP.

CEO transition

During FY17, the Board announced the appointment of 
Gordon Ballantyne as Managing Director and CEO of 
the Company, succeeding Robert Cooke. Mr Ballantyne 
commenced employment on 15 May 2017, and accordingly 
was not granted any STI or LTI awards for FY17. 

For FY18, Mr Ballantyne’s remuneration arrangements reflect 
a similar structure to Mr Cooke’s arrangements in FY17 and 
will comprise of the following three components:

•  Fixed remuneration (FR): $1.6 million

•  Short term incentive (STI): A maximum opportunity of 150%  
  of FR, including a 30% deferral into equity 

•  Long term incentive (LTI): A maximum opportunity of  
  120% of FR (subject to the achievement of dual  
  performance hurdles (RTSR, with an absolute TSR gateway  
  and EPS), the terms of Healthscope’s Equity Incentive  
  Plan (EIP) which governs any equity award and shareholder  
  approval at the 2017 Healthscope AGM).

In addition, in accordance with the terms of his employment, 
prior to commencing employment, Mr Ballantyne acquired, on 
market, a beneficial interest in 444,836 Healthscope shares 
equivalent in value to $1 million at the time of purchase. 
Healthscope granted the equivalent number of Performance 
Rights to Mr Ballantyne, subject to a two year service 
condition and the terms of the EIP.

In setting Mr Ballantyne’s remuneration package the Board 
complied with its remuneration philosophy for senior 
executives, including to encourage and recognise high 
performance while being aligned with the long-term interests 
of Healthscope and its shareholders. Mr Ballantyne did 
not receive a sign-on bonus. However, the acquisition of 
shares by Mr Ballantyne, and the subsequent grant of an 
equivalent number of Performance Rights, was intended to 
ensure that Mr Ballantyne’s interests are aligned with those of 
shareholders. 

Mr Cooke ceased as Managing Director and CEO of the 
Company on 14 May 2017. He remains available to assist 
the Company with a smooth transition to new leadership until 
April 2018. He has and will receive benefits in accordance 
with his employment contract and the terms of the STI and 
LTI Plans. In particular, Mr Cooke is entitled to receive an 
FY17 STI award based on performance against agreed key 
performance indicators over the FY17 performance period, 
and all unvested Performance Rights he holds remain on foot 
in accordance with and subject to the relevant terms of offer 
and the EIP rules, to be tested against the relevant conditions 
in the ordinary course. This Remuneration Report discloses 
the vesting outcomes in relation to the FY15 LTI Performance 
Rights, including the FY15 Performance Rights held by Mr 
Cooke.

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2. Who does this report cover?

This Remuneration Report sets out the remuneration arrangements for the Healthscope Group’s Key Management Personnel 
(KMP) who are listed in the table below. For the remainder of this Report, the KMP are referred to as either Senior Executives or 
Non Executive Directors. All Non Executive Directors and Senior Executives held their positions for the duration of FY17, unless 
noted otherwise.

NAME

POSITION

Non Executive Directors

Paula J. Dwyer

Chairman (Non Executive)

Tony Cipa

Non Executive Director

Jane McAloon

Non Executive Director

Rupert Myer AO

Non Executive Director 

Paul O’Sullivan

Non Executive Director

Ziggy Switkowski AO

Non Executive Director

Senior Executives

Robert Cooke

Managing Director and CEO (until 14 May 2017)

Gordon Ballantyne

Managing Director and CEO (from 15 May 2017)

Michael Sammells

CFO

Mark Briscoe

Anoop Singh

General Manager Operations

General Manager International Pathology

3. Remuneration governance framework
3.1  Role of the Board and Remuneration Committee 

The Board is responsible for ensuring that Healthscope’s remuneration structures are equitable and aligned with the  
long-term interests of Healthscope and its stakeholders. The Remuneration Committee, established by the Board, is made up of 
a majority of independent directors, with responsibility for reviewing key aspects of Healthscope’s remuneration structure  
and arrangements. 

The Remuneration Committee reviews and recommends to the Board:

• 

fixed remuneration and incentive arrangements for the Senior Executives and other executives reporting to the CEO;

•  major changes and developments to employee incentive plans; and

• 

remuneration arrangements for Non Executive Directors.

3.2  Remuneration consultants and other advisors

The Remuneration Committee consulted with various external advisers during the process of developing Healthscope’s 
remuneration framework. The Committee intends to continue to obtain external independent advice when required, and will use  
it to guide and inform their considered decision-making.

Healthscope did not receive any ‘remuneration recommendations’ as defined under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) 
(Corporations Act) in FY17.

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4. FY17 remuneration policy
4.1  Non Executive Directors (NEDs)

Healthscope’s remuneration policy for NEDs aims to ensure that Healthscope can attract and retain suitably qualified and 
experienced NEDs having regard to: 

• 

• 

• 

the level of fees paid to NEDs of other major Australian companies;

the size and complexity of Healthscope’s operations; and

the responsibilities and work requirements of Board members.

NEDs receive a base fee for being a Board Director and additional fees for being a Chairman or Member of a Board Committee 
(except Nomination Committee). The Board Chairman does not receive any additional fees for serving on a Board Committee. 

A review of the fee structure for NED remuneration was undertaken during FY16. To remain competitive with companies of similar 
size and to reflect the services required of the NEDs, the fee structure was revised for FY17 and is set out below. Fees include 
superannuation contributions in accordance with the current Superannuation Guarantee legislation.

POSITION

Board Chairman

Board NED

Committee Chairman

Committee Member

Base fee

$485,0001

$155,000

-

-

BOARD FEES

Audit, Risk and  
Compliance Committee

Remuneration Committee

-

-

$40,000

$25,000

-

-

$35,000

$20,000

1 The Board Chairman is a member of all Board Committees and does not receive any additional fees for serving on a Board Committee.

The current NED fee pool is $2,000,000 per annum (set by Healthscope at a general meeting on 28 June 2014) and the total 
fees for FY17 including superannuation contributions was within this agreed limit.

NEDs may also receive other payments for additional services outside the scope of Board and Board Committee duties.  
NEDs are also entitled to be reimbursed for all travel and other expenses reasonably incurred in attending to Healthscope’s 
affairs. In order to maintain independence, NEDs are not eligible for any performance-based payments.

NED shareholding policy

The Board recognises the importance of aligning NED interests with the long term interests of shareholders and considers that 
a meaningful investment in Healthscope shares demonstrates this alignment. Healthscope operates a NED shareholding policy 
which encourages NEDs to accumulate and maintain a holding in Healthscope shares that is equivalent to at least 100% of the 
NED base fee which is currently $155,000 (or 200% of this fee in the case of the Chairman) within three years of appointment. 

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4. FY17 remuneration policy (continued)
4.2  Senior Executives 

Healthscope’s remuneration philosophy is to attract and retain talented employees through an engaging and equitable reward 
framework. It aims to encourage and recognise high performance in a manner which is aligned with the long-term interests of 
Healthscope and its shareholders.

This philosophy resulted in a Senior Executive remuneration framework for FY17 consisting of both fixed and variable 
remuneration components. The objectives and key elements of each component are presented below:

REMUNERATION FRAMEWORK FY17

Fixed

Variable 'At-Risk'

Objective

The fixed component  
is in place to attract  
and retain key talent

The variable component is performance-based and aligned  
with Healthscope’s strategic direction to deliver both short and  
long term value creation to shareholders

Component

Fixed remuneration

STI

LTI

Basis of Quantum

Fixed remuneration  
reflects seniority,  
complexity, nature and  
size of the role and is  
reviewed annually

Awards based on achievement  
of annual financial and  
non-financial targets with a  
portion deferred as equity for  
two years

Awards based on long-term  
value creation though the  
achievement of relative TSR  
and absolute EPS targets  
over three years

Vehicle

Cash

Cash

Performance 
Rights

Performance Rights

The FY17 remuneration framework for all Senior Executives was weighted more towards ‘at risk’ remuneration. The applied 
remuneration mix for target performance is shown in the diagrams below. The diagrams below do not include the two FY17 
Equity Incentive Plan grants made as a result of the CEO transition.

CEO & CFO 

CEO & CFO 

Other Senior Executives

Other Senior Executives

11%

11%

38%

38%

31%

31%

29%

29%

47%

47%

7%

7%

88%

88%

9%

9%

22%

22%

17%

17%

Fixed Remuneration

Fixed Remuneration

STI (Cash)

STI (Cash)

Fixed Remuneration

Fixed Remuneration

STI (Cash)

STI (Cash)

STI (Deferred)

STI (Deferred)

LTI

LTI

STI (Deferred)

STI (Deferred)

LTI

LTI

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5. FY17 company performance

Healthscope listed on the ASX in July 2014. As a result, it is not possible to address the statutory requirement that Healthscope 
provides a five-year discussion of the link between performance and reward in this Remuneration Report as Healthscope has not 
been listed for a sufficient time. 

The link between the Company’s performance and STI and LTI outcomes is considered at sections 6.3.2 and 6.4.3.

SHARE PERFORMANCE

EARNINGS PERFORMANCE

Closing 
share  
price (A$)

Dividend 
p/share 
(cents)

FY17

FY16

FY15

2.21

2.86 

2.722 

7.4

7.2

3.3

TSR1
(%)

(20)

8

31

Basic
EPS3
(cents)

Operating 
EBITDA
($M)

Operating 
EBIT
($M)

Operating 
NPAT
($M)

Statutory 
NPAT
($M)

9.4

10.3

10.0

411.4

397.4

380.8

302.5

304.6

291.0

180.0

190.8

155.6

110.9

181.1

140.8

1 Dividends include only those amounts declared and paid up to 30 June of the relevant financial year, hence FY17 includes the interim dividend from FY17 and the final dividend from FY16.

2 The opening share price on 28 July 2014 was $2.10. 

3 Based on statutory NPAT for continuing operations.

4 FY15 earnings performance includes Medical Centres business as it was included at that time as part of the performance assessment.

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6. Senior Executive remuneration in detail
6.1  Received remuneration (unaudited)

The table below provides a non-statutory disclosure for the total remuneration received during FY17 and FY16 by Senior 
Executives. For the former CEO, the table presents pro rated total remuneration awarded until 14 May 2017 (the date from which 
Mr Cooke ceased to be KMP). This information is supplementary to the remuneration disclosure prepared in accordance with the 
statutory requirements and Accounting Standards as detailed in section 8 of this Report.

FIXED

VARIABLE

TOTAL RECEIVED REMUNERATION

Senior  
Executive

Fixed  
remuneration1

Non-monetary 
benefits2

STI Cash3

Vested STI 
Performance 
Rights4

Vested LTI  
Performance 
Rights4

Total

Current Senior Executives

Gordon Ballantyne (CEO from 15 May 2017)

FY17

FY16

213,336

-

Michael Sammells (CFO)

FY17

FY16

775,317

754,552

Mark Briscoe (GM Operations)

FY17

FY16

460,937

448,592

-

-

7,024

6,890

5,789

5,664

Anoop Singh (GM International Pathology)

FY17

FY16

381,478

371,261

5,750

5,664

Former Senior Executives

Robert Cooke (CEO)

-

-

650,799

685,956

141,306

398,748

129,942

108,397

FY17

FY16

1,375,400

1,541,250

5,028

5,664

1,329,324

1,500,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

213,336

-

1,433,140

1,447,398

608,032

853,004

517,170

485,322

2,709,752

3,046,914

1 Fixed Remuneration is made up of cash salary, superannuation and other approved benefits.

2 The amounts disclosed as non-monetary benefits relate to car spaces, professional memberships and other similar items.

3 Cash paid during year relating to the previous year’s STI performance (i.e., cash paid in FY17 relates to FY16 STI performance; cash paid in FY16 relates to FY15 STI performance).

4  No performance rights vested during the year.

6.2  Fixed Remuneration

Fixed Remuneration is made up of cash salary, superannuation and other approved benefits and is reviewed annually to assess 
its alignment to individual performance and market practice.

A benchmarking exercise was conducted in FY16 to assist in determining the Senior Executives’ fixed remuneration for FY17. 
The applied fixed remuneration increases were in line with general market movements and the subsequent fixed remuneration 
was generally positioned at the median when compared to peer companies.

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6.3  Short Term Incentive

6.3.1 STI Policy

PURPOSE

The STI Plan (including its performance conditions) is designed to provide increased focus on and reward 
for performance against those areas that most significantly drive the delivery of Healthscope’s strategic 
initiatives.

PERFORMANCE 
PERIOD

Targets were set at the commencement of FY17 and assessed after the end of the financial year, based  
on the Company’s audited annual results and individual performance against non-financial targets.

PERFORMANCE  
CONDITIONS

A gateway is in place for all Senior Executives which means a minimum of 90% of the Group Operating 
EBIT target must be achieved before any incentives can be paid.

For FY17, all STI targets for Senior Executives were aligned with the balanced scorecard approach in place 
across the group. The composition of these targets is set out below for eligible STI participants in FY17.

Targets and Weightings (as a percentage of STI opportunity for target performance)

Senior  
Executive1

Position

Group  
Operating 
NPAT

Group  
Operating 
EBIT

Divisional 
Financial 
Measure(s)

Non-Financial 
Measures

Robert Cooke

Former CEO 

Michael Sammells CFO

70%

70%

Mark Briscoe

GM Operations

Anoop Singh

GM International 
Pathology

1 Mr Ballantyne did not participate in the FY17 STI Plan . 

40%

10%

30%2

60%3

30%

30%

30%

30%

2 For GM Operations these targets are based on Hospital Division EBIT (20%) and Medical Centres EBIT (10%). 

3 For GM International Pathology this target is based on Pathology Division EBIT.

As the CEO and CFO have responsibility for the whole business, including capital management, their STI 
financial measure is based on Operating Net Profit After Tax (Operating NPAT). Operating NPAT is statutory 
NPAT, excluding non-operating items unrelated to business as usual operations. 

Financial targets for other Senior Executives are based on the ‘Operating EBIT’ measure at a Group or  
Divisional level. Operating EBIT is statutory EBIT excluding non-operating items unrelated to  
business as usual operations. This hurdle has been in place for several years and takes into account that 
there are certain matters of a non-recurring nature which may not accurately reflect underlying performance.

For FY17, the non-operating items excluded from statutory results reflect the impairment resulting from the 
decision to divest Medical Centres, adjustment to the carrying value of the impairment of plant and  
equipment held by Geelong Private Hospital, appointment of liquidators for a supplier group, corporate 
restructuring and commissioning costs.

For the purposes of measuring FY17 STI the Operating EBIT and Operating NPAT targets include  
Continuing and Discontinued Operations being consistent with the way targets were set at the  
commencement of FY17.

Non-financial measures comprise specific targets and goals in relation to ‘Quality’ (e.g., patient and  
doctor satisfaction; accreditation of laboratory and hospital quality assurance), ‘Growth and Innovation’  
(e.g., achievement of project milestones in key strategic initiatives); and ‘People, Safety and Culture’  
(e.g., employee engagement outcomes), all areas which are key to positive outcomes for Healthscope and 
its stakeholders. A gate also applies to the ‘People, Safety and Culture’ category, with an internal metric 
related to safety reporting culture required to be achieved before assessment can be made against other 
objectives.

Performance against targets is assessed by the Board based on the Company’s annual audited results 
and financial statements. The methods adopted to assess performance have been chosen as the Board 
believes they are the most appropriate way to assess the true financial performance of the company and 
determine remuneration outcomes.

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6. Senior Executive remuneration in detail (continued)

6.3.1 STI Policy (continued)

STI  
OPPORTUNITY  
AND VESTING 
OUTCOMES

Potential awards are expressed as a percentage of fixed remuneration with target and stretch STI  
opportunities based on the schedule set out below. 

Senior Executive

STI payout -  
Target performance

STI payout -  
Stretch performance

CEO & CFO

GM Operations

GM International Pathology

100%

50%

50%

150%

100%1

75%

1 Effective 1 July 2017, the GM Operations’ STI payout for stretch performance reduced to 75% to be in line with other Senior Executives below the CEO and CFO

For FY17, the determination of any stretch STI payouts was based on over performance of the relevant 
group financial metric for each Senior Executive as follows:

Performance -  
Achievement of target group financial metric1

Payout -  
Percentage of total STI target1

≤ 90% of Target

Nil payout

> 90% to less than 100% of Target

Straight-line between 1% and 99.9% of Target STI

100% to less than 102% of Target

100% of Target STI

102% to less than 110% of Target

Straight-line between 110% and 150% of Target

≥ 110% of Target

150% of Target STI 

1 For FY17, the GM Operations’ maximum STI payout for above target performance was 200% of target. Effective 1 July 2017, this transitioned to a reduced 
maximum opportunity of 150% of Target STI in line with all Senior Executives.

STI DEFERRAL

In relation to FY17, 30% of any STI award to Senior Executives will be made as STI Performance Rights, 
which are rights to receive ordinary Healthscope shares on vesting. Once the STI Performance Rights have 
been issued, there are no further performance measures, however vesting will be subject to continued  
service during a two year deferral period and to the terms of the EIP. Any STI Performance Rights that do 
not vest will automatically lapse.

STI Performance Rights are granted at no cost and no payment is required to be made in order for the 
STI Performance Rights to vest and convert to shares. STI Performance Rights do not carry any voting or 
dividend entitlements.

The number of STI Performance Rights to be issued to Senior Executives is calculated by dividing the  
deferred portion of the STI reward by the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of Healthscope shares 
in the five days following the announcement of the Company’s full year financial results. Accordingly, as at 
the date of this Report, the actual number of STI Performance Rights related to FY17 cannot be calculated 
and have not yet been issued. For the purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share in Note 5 to the 
financial statements, the Company has used the share price as at 30 June 2017 ($2.21) and, based on this 
share price, 153,470 STI Performance Rights would be issued.  

The actual number of STI Performance Rights issued to Senior Executives in relation to FY17 will be  
reported in the FY18 Remuneration Report.

TREATMENT  
ON CESSATION

On cessation of employment, Senior Executives are not entitled to any unpaid STI, other than where the 
Senior Executive resigns for illness or other approved reasons, or where employment is terminated due to 
redundancy. In such cases, the Senior Executive, subject to Board discretion, may receive a pro-rata STI 
award based on performance over the period of the year that they were employed.

For unvested STI Performance Rights that are held as a deferred STI award, where a participant ceases 
employment for cause or due to resignation (other than due to death, ill health or disability) all unvested STI 
Performance Rights will automatically lapse. 

However, pursuant to the EIP Rules, the Board retains absolute discretion to determine to vest or lapse 
some or all STI Performance Rights in all circumstances.

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CHANGE OF  
CONTROL  
AFFECTING STI 
PERFORMANCE 
RIGHTS

CLAWBACK

In the event of a takeover bid or other transaction, event or state of affairs that in the Board’s opinion is  
likely to result in a change in control of the Company, the STI Performance Rights will vest in part or full, 
unless the Board determines otherwise.

The Board has broad “clawback” powers to determine that any Performance Rights granted under the  
STI Plan may lapse or be forfeited, or be repaid in certain circumstances (e.g. in the case of serious  
misconduct). This protects Healthscope against the payment of benefits where participants have acted 
inappropriately.

6.3.2 STI awards for FY17

Details of FY17 STI outcomes for Senior Executives 

STI awards for Senior Executives ranged between threshold and target opportunity, reflecting relative achievement of financial 
and non-financial metrics. Both STI gateways (Group EBIT and People, Safety and Culture) were met. The table below 
summarises the STI outcomes for each scorecard measure for eligible FY17 participants including the adjusted STI outcomes 
for the CEO and CFO. This follows the Board’s decision to exercise its discretion to reduce the STI outcome for participants in 
corporate roles to a maximum of 40% of the individual's target STI opportunity.

Senior  
Executives

Group 
Operating 
NPAT

Group 
Operating 
EBIT

Divisional 
Financial 
Measure 
(s)

Non- 
Financial 
Measures

Overall  
Performance 
Relative to 
Objectives

Achievement 
of Target 
Opportunity1

Adjusted 
STI  
Outcome

Percentage of  
Maximum STI

%  
Awarded

%  
Lapsed

Robert Cooke 
Former CEO

Michael  
Sammells 
CFO

Mark Briscoe 
GM Operations

Anoop Singh 
GM International 
Pathology

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

62%

40%

27

n/a

n/a

62%

40%

27

40%

40%

20

94%

94%

62

73

73

80

38

Key

  At target       

  Between threshold & target

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6. Senior Executive remuneration in detail (continued)

6.4  Long Term Incentive

6.4.1 FY17 LTI Policy

PURPOSE

The LTI is designed to align the interests of Senior Executives with the interests of shareholders by  
providing the opportunity for participants to receive an equity interest in Healthscope through the granting  
of Performance Rights and subject to the achievement of dual performance conditions and the terms of  
the EIP.

Growth remains a key aspect of Healthscope’s strategic plan and it is appropriate that Senior Executives  
be incentivised to achieve targets which demonstrate sustainable growth. The LTI also acts to retain key  
executives who have the capacity to influence Company strategy and direction and therefore supports 
Company performance and aligns with the interests of shareholders over the longer term. 

PARTICIPATION

All Senior Executives participated in the LTI in FY171.

VEHICLE AND 
ALLOCATION  
METHODOLOGY

The FY17 LTI delivered awards in the form of Performance Rights. The number of LTI Performance Rights 
granted were determined by use of a face value methodology. The LTI award was divided by the VWAP of 
Healthscope shares traded on the ASX over the five trading days following the announcement of the FY17 
full year financial results. Each LTI Performance Right, as is the case with all Performance Rights issued by 
the Company, entitles the holder to one ordinary share in Healthscope following a satisfactory achievement 
of performance conditions. LTI Performance Rights are granted at no cost and no payment is required to be 
made in order for the Performance Rights to vest and for participants to receive their share allocation. LTI 
Performance Rights do not carry any voting or dividend entitlements. 

PERFORMANCE 
PERIOD

LTI vesting is based on the achievement of performance conditions that are assessed following a three year 
performance period commencing at the beginning of FY17 and concluding at the end of FY19, based on 
the Company’s audited annual results at the end of this period.

PERFORMANCE 
CONDITIONS

The LTI had dual performance hurdles – Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Relative Total Shareholder Return 
(RTSR) (with an absolute TSR gateway of 7.5% to be achieved before RTSR can be assessed for vesting). 
The mix of measures means that both lead indicators (indicative of Healthscope business operations) and 
lag indicators (reflecting the market’s reaction to the Company’s past performance) are utilised.

The EPS measure was selected because of its correlation with long term shareholder return and its lower 
susceptibility to short term share price volatility. This measure also provides a greater ‘line of sight’  
between Senior Executives’ actions and the way in which their performance is measured. Consequently,  
this component was more heavily weighted in order to drive performance and provide an appropriate  
retention incentive. 

RTSR measures the performance of an ordinary Healthscope share (including the value of any dividend 
and any other shareholder benefits paid during the period) against total shareholder return performance of 
a comparator group of companies, comprising the S&P ASX100 Index, over the same period. The Board 
believes RTSR is an appropriate hurdle, as it links Senior Executive reward to Healthscope’s relative share 
performance which is consistent with creating shareholder value relative to Healthscope’s peer group.

The S&P ASX100 is considered an appropriate peer group as a comparator group for RTSR performance, 
as it represents a meaningful statistical sample and an appropriate group of alternative potential investments 
for shareholders with which to compare Healthscope’s performance.

EPS Performance

Relative TSR Performance

Portion of LTI award that will 
vest against relevant target

(75% weighting)

(25% weighting)

Less than the threshold target

Less than the 50th percentile

Equal to the threshold target

At 50th percentile

Nil

50%

Greater than the threshold target, 
up to maximum target

Between 50th and 75th percentile

Straight line vesting between  
50% and 100%

At or above maximum target

At or above the 75th percentile

100%

1 All LTI grants made in FY17 are subject to the performance conditions outlined in section 6.4.1 with the exception of Mr Ballantyne’s Performance Rights and 355,872 of Mr Sammells’ Performance  
  Rights. Refer to footnote 1 under 6.4.2 for details of performance conditions related to these Performance Rights.

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LTI  
ASSESSMENT 
AND VESTING

The performance period for the FY17 LTI runs from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2019.

RTSR performance is independently assessed over the performance period against the constituents of the 
S&P ASX 100 index as at 1 July 2016. 

EPS is calculated using Operating NPAT, divided by the weighted average number of shares on issue during 
the year.  As historical EPS data is limited due to Healthscope’s listing in 2014, it has not been practical to 
set three year EPS targets for the relevant performance period. For the FY17 LTI, the EPS target therefore 
consists of three annual EPS targets set by the Board based on projected performance for each year. The 
EPS vesting outcome for each of the three years will be averaged to provide an overall outcome for the 
performance period. In assessing performance against EPS targets, the Board retains discretion to review 
outcomes to ensure that any aberrant results of testing are avoided.

The Board considers the disclosure of the EPS targets set for each LTI grant to be commercially sensitive 
information and that disclosure of these targets would not be in the Company’s and shareholders’ best 
interests. Consistent with the practice of not giving numerical guidance on forecasted financial performance, 
these targets will not be disclosed at the time of a grant. The Board will disclose the EPS targets used in the 
calculation of executive reward after the conclusion of each performance period.

An average threshold of 50% of target over the performance period must be reached before any LTI  
Performance Rights measured against the EPS target can vest. 

Testing of the FY17 LTI is expected to occur in FY20, shortly after the end of the performance period.

These methods of assessing RTSR performance and EPS have been chosen as the Board believes they  
are the most appropriate way to assess the true financial performance of the company and determine  
remuneration outcomes.

RE-TESTING

No retesting is permitted in relation to either performance condition. Any Performance Rights that do not 
satisfy the performance conditions automatically lapse.

TREATMENT  
ON CESSATION

Where a participant ceases employment for cause or due to resignation (other than due to death, ill health  
or disability) all unvested Performance Rights will automatically lapse. In all other circumstances, the  
Performance Rights will remain on foot and subject to the original performance conditions, as if the  
participant had not ceased employment.  

However, pursuant to the EIP Rules, the Board retains absolute discretion to determine to vest or lapse 
some or all Performance Rights in all circumstances.

CHANGE OF 
CONTROL

Where there is likely to be a change of control, the Board has the discretion to accelerate vesting of some 
or all of the Performance Rights. Where only some of the Performance Rights are vested on a change of 
control, the remainder of the Performance Rights will immediately lapse.

If a change of control occurs before the Board exercises its discretion, a pro-rata portion of the Performance 
Rights (equal to the portion of the relevant Performance Period that has elapsed up to the change of control) 
will immediately and automatically vest.

CLAWBACK

The Board has broad “clawback” powers to determine that any Performance Rights granted under the 
LTI or STI Plan may lapse or be forfeited, or be repaid in certain circumstances (e.g. in the case of serious 
misconduct). This protects Healthscope against the payment of benefits where participants have acted 
inappropriately.

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6. Senior Executive remuneration in detail (continued)

6.4.2 LTI Performance Rights granted in FY17

Senior Executive

Position

Number of Performance 
Rights Granted3

Grant Date

Fair Value on  
Grant Date ($)

Gordon Ballantyne

CEO (from 15 May 2017)

Robert Cooke

CEO (until 14 May 2017)

Michael Sammells

CFO

Mark Briscoe

GM Operations

Anoop Singh

GM International Pathology

444,8361

625,1192

306,0412

355,8721

90,9732

75,2912

15 May 2017

21 October 2016

21 October 2016

15 May 2017

21 October 2016

21 October 2016

2.02

1.84 

1.84 

1.95

1.84 

1.84 

1 Vesting of the FY17 EIP grant of Performance Rights is subject to meeting service conditions (two years from grant date for Mr Ballantyne and three years from grant date for Mr Sammells).  
  The number of Performance Rights granted to Mr Ballantyne under the FY17 EIP grant was equivalent to the number of shares he purchased prior to commencing employment. The number of  
  Performance Rights granted to Mr Sammells under the FY17 EIP grant was determined by dividing $800,000 by the average share price at which Mr Ballantyne purchased his shares ($2.25).

2 Vesting of LTI Performance Rights is subject to the meeting of performance hurdles as set out in section 6.4.1. Figures therefore represent the maximum possible shares that could be granted  

following the end of the performance period, should all conditions be met. The number of LTI Performance Rights granted was determined by dividing the KMP’s LTI opportunity by the VWAP of  

  Healthscope shares in the five days following the announcement of the Company’s FY16 financial results ($3.04 per share).

3 The estimated maximum possible total value of the grants for each KMP is as follows: G Ballantyne ($898,569); R Cooke ($1,150,269); M Sammells ($563,115 for 21 October 2016 grant) and  

($693,950 for 15 May 2017 grant); M Briscoe ($167,390); A Singh ($138,535). This is based on the fair value as at the grant date. The minimum possible total value of the grant is nil. 

6.4.3 LTI Performance Rights vesting in FY17 (FY15 LTI)

The performance period for the FY15 LTI Performance Rights ended on 30 June 2017. The FY15 LTI Performance Rights were 
subject to two performance conditions – EPS and RTSR.

Following testing of performance against the two performance conditions, 50% of the FY15 LTI Performance Rights vested and 
50% lapsed. The overall vesting outcomes for the Performance Rights granted to Senior Executives as part of the FY15 LTI are 
summarised in the table below.

Hurdle

EPS

RTSR1

Overall outcome

Weighting

75%

25%

FY15 LTI

Vested %

67%

0%

50%

Lapsed %

33%

100%

50%

1 The associated RTSR performance conditions are set out in section 6.4.1 are as per the FY17 LTI grant with the exception of the peer group. FY15’s peer group was based on the S&P ASX 100  
  excluding companies classified as bank, energy, metals and mining, trusts and overseas domiciled companies.

The detail of the targets and performance outcomes for each condition are disclosed below in accordance with the Board’s 
commitment to disclose the performance conditions, which applied to the FY15 LTI Performance Rights, after the conclusion of 
the performance period.

•  The RTSR performance condition had an absolute TSR gateway of 7.5% which had to be achieved before RTSR could be  
  assessed for vesting. The absolute TSR outcome achieved was 8.3% however as RTSR was less than the 50th percentile,  

this condition was not met and, accordingly, the performance rights subject to this performance condition lapsed.

•  The EPS target consisted of three annual EPS targets set by the Board based on projected performance for each year  
  of the performance period1. The aggregate threshold growth target for the performance period was 1.23c (15% growth) and  

the maximum EPS target for the performance period was 2.78c (33% growth). Actual EPS growth (calculated using  

  Operating NPAT) for over the performance period was 2.11c (25% growth). Given performance exceeded targets in Years 1  
  and 2 of the performance period but was below target in year 3, this resulted in 67% of the EPS Performance Rights vesting.

The Board believes this outcome is reflective of the achievements made over the performance period. Over the performance 
period, three key brownfield developments at Knox Private, Gold Coast Private and National Capital Private were opened, 
with projects being delivered on time and within budget. In addition, the NSW government awarded Healthscope the Northern 
Beaches project. The construction of this project is well progressed and 2.5 years into the construction phase, the project 
remains on budget and due to open on time in late 2018. These key strategic major projects set up a platform to deliver 
accelerated growth for Healthscope over the medium to long term.

1 The baseline EPS (8.46c) for EPS performance measurement was derived by taking the FY14 company performance pro-forma to reflect the capital structure put in place at IPO divided by the   
  number of shares issued at IPO on 28 July 2014.

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7. Executive service agreements 

All Senior Executives are party to a written executive service agreement with Healthscope Operations Pty Ltd (ACN 006 405 152) 
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Healthscope Limited). 

7.1  Key terms of executive service agreement for Mr G Ballantyne (MD & CEO from 15 May 2017)

DURATION

ONGOING

Periods of notice  
required to  
terminate

12 months’ notice by either party in writing is required to terminate the contract other than  
where employment is terminated for serious negligence, breach of the service agreement, fraud  
or misconduct (in which case no notice is required).

Payment in lieu of all or a portion of the notice period may be made at the Company’s discretion.
Executive may terminate immediately in the case of a fundamental change in his role and  
responsibilities and is entitled to 12 months’ TFR.

Termination  
payments 

May not exceed the maximum amount which the Company is permitted to pay the CEO under  
the Corporations Act.

Unvested securities will be treated in accordance with the relevant Plan Rules. 

Restraint of trade

The CEO is restrained from competing with Healthscope or other members of the Healthscope 
Group during his employment and for up to 12 months post termination of his employment.

7.2  Key terms of executive service agreement for Mr R Cooke (MD & CEO until 14 May 2017)

Mr Cooke ceased as MD & CEO on 14 May 2017. Set out below are the key terms of his executive service agreement as  
applied to that date. Further details regarding the CEO transition are set out in section 1.

DURATION

ONGOING

Periods of notice  
required to  
terminate

12 months’ notice by either party in writing is required to terminate the contract other than where 
employment is terminated for, amongst other things, dishonesty, fraud, wilful disobedience or  
misconduct (in which case no notice is required).

Payment in lieu of all or a portion of the notice period may be made at the Company’s discretion.

Termination  
payments 

May not exceed the maximum amount which the Company is permitted to pay the CEO under the 
Corporations Act.

STI is not payable where the CEO has resigned and terminates before the payment becomes  
payable (as determined at the sole discretion of the Board).  STI is payable if the STI becomes  
due and employment is terminated by the Company. 

Average base salary is payable during any restraint period.

Unvested securities will be treated in accordance with the relevant Plan Rules. 

Restraint of trade

The CEO is restrained from competing with Healthscope or other members of the Healthscope 
Group during his employment and for up to 12 months post termination of his employment.

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7. Executive service agreements (continued)
7.3  Key terms of executive service agreement for other Senior Executives

DURATION

ONGOING

Periods of notice  
required to  
terminate

CFO – 12 months’ notice by either party in writing is required to terminate the contract other than 
where employment is terminated for dishonesty, fraud, wilful disobedience or misconduct (in which 
case no notice is required).

Other Senior Executives have 6 month notice periods (other than where employment is terminated 
for serious misconduct, in which case no notice is required).

Payment in lieu of all or a portion of the notice period may be made at the Company’s discretion.

Termination  
payments 

May not exceed the maximum amount which the Company is permitted to pay the Senior Executive 
under the Corporations Act.

STI is not payable where the Senior Executive has resigned and terminates before the payment 
becomes payable (as determined at the sole discretion of the Board).  STI is payable if the STI  
becomes due and employment is terminated by the Company, other than for cause.

Average base salary is payable during any restraint period.

Unvested securities will be treated in accordance with the relevant Plan Rules.

Restraint of trade

The CFO is restrained from competing with Healthscope or other members of the Healthscope 
Group during his employment and for up to 12 months post termination of his employment.

For other Senior Executives, non-solicitation provisions (relating to employees, contractors and  
medical officers) of between 6 and 12 months are in place.

The Corporations Act restricts the termination benefits that can be provided to KMP on cessation of their employment, unless 
shareholder approval is obtained. The shareholders of the Company and Healthscope Operations Pty Ltd approved the 
termination arrangements of Robert Cooke and Michael Sammells at a general meeting on 28 June 2014.

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8. Statutory remuneration disclosures
8.1  Senior Executive remuneration – statutory disclosures

The following table sets out the statutory disclosures required under the Corporations Act and in accordance with the Accounting 
Standards. 

SHORT-TERM EMPLOYEE  
BENEFITS

POST- 
EMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS

OTHER 
LONG TERM 
BENEFITS

SHARE-BASED  
PAYMENTS

TOTAL

Cash  
Salary

Bonuses1

Non- 
Monetary 
Benefits2

Superannuation 
Benefits

Long  
Service 
Leave3

Value  
of STI –  
Performance 
Rights4 5

Value  
of LTI – 
Performance 
Rights6

Value of LTI  
Performance 
Rights7  - 
Prior  
periods 
expense 
write-back

Current Senior Executives

Gordon Ballantyne (from 15 May 2017)

FY17

208,668

-

-

4,668

688

-

56,622

0

270,646 

Michael Sammells

FY17

FY16

740,317

217,104

7,024

719,552

650,799

6,890

Mark Briscoe

FY17

FY16

430,937

64,051

5,789

418,592

141,306

5,664

Anoop Singh (GM International Pathology)

FY17

FY16

361,862

125,101

5,750

352,478

129,942

5,664

Former Senior Executives

Robert Cooke (until 14 May 2017)

35,000

35,000

30,000

30,000

19,616

18,783

15,651

16,228

9,509

10,394

9,634

8,977

121,402

670,421

(318,572)

1,488,346 

85,224

404,733

0

1,918,425 

28,574

18,504

34,945

17,016

190,866

(95,055)

664,671

120,555

0

745,016

153,255

(71,779)

638,384

95,051

0

627,911

FY17

1,345,002

385,139

5,028

FY16

1,506,250

1,329,324

5,664

30,397

35,000

36,662

39,349

215,365

1,208,938

(665,557)

2,560,975 

174,078

851,391

0

3,941,056

Total-  
FY17

Total-  
FY16

3,086,787

791,395

23,591

119,681

72,145

400,286

2,280,101

(1,150,962)

5,623,023 

2,996,872

2,251,371

23,882

118,783

74,948

294,822

1,471,730

0

7,232,409

1 Bonus payments relate to the cash component of the FY17 STI and will be paid in FY18.

2 The amounts disclosed as non-monetary benefits relate to car spaces, professional fees and other similar items.

3 Reflects the value of the movement in long service leave entitlement and was not actually paid to the employee.

4 For accounting purposes, deferred STI is treated as an equity settled share-based payment which is expensed over the relevant vesting period. The total value of the deferred STI granted to Senior  
  Executives in the current year was $339,169. The amount disclosed for each Senior Executive represents the current year vesting period expense only. The residual amount will be expensed on a  
  straight line over the remaining vesting period. These Performance Rights were granted at no cost and no payment is required to be made in order for the Performance Rights to vest.

5 The estimated maximum possible total value of the STI Performance Rights for each KMP is as follows: R Cooke ($165,060); M Sammells ($93,045); M Briscoe ($27,450); A Singh ($53,615). This is  
  based on the face value of the deferred STI. The minimum possible total value of the grant is nil.

6 Mr Ballantyne’s Performance Rights and 355,872 of Mr Sammells’ Performance Rights were issued as EIP Performance Rights (which are subject to service conditions). The value is calculated at  
  grant date, based on the fair value, measured using a Black Scholes valuation model. The remaining Performance Rights (issued as LTI Performance Rights) granted to the Senior Executives is  
  based on the fair value at grant date, measured using a Monte Carlo simulation for the RTSR Performance Rights and a Black Scholes valuation model for the EPS Performance Rights. The factors  
  and assumptions used in determining the fair value on grant date are set out in Note 19 of the financial statements. These Performance Rights were granted at no cost and no payment is required to  
  be made in order for the Performance Rights to vest.

7 Represents the accounting value of performance rights that have lapsed or are expected to lapse as a result of actual or expected performance against performance conditions. The amount  
  presented for Robert Cooke represents the write back of the fair value on Performance Rights which have lapsed for the period up to 14 May 2017 when he ceased to be a member of KMP.

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8. Statutory remuneration disclosures (continued)
8.2  Movements in Performance Rights held by Senior Executives 

The following table sets out the movement during FY17, by number and value, of Performance Rights held by each Senior 
Executive and their personally related entities. This includes Performance Rights issued under the STI, LTI and EIP rules.

UNVESTED  
BALANCE  
1 JULY  
2016

Current Executive Director

GRANTED

VESTED

LAPSED

Number

Value1

Number

Value2

Percentage Number3

Value

Percentage

UNVESTED  
BALANCE  
30 JUNE  
2017

Gordon Ballantyne 
(commenced as 
Managing Director 
and CEO on 15  
May 2017)

-

444,836

898,569

-

-

-

-

-

-

444,836 

Former Executive Director

Robert Cooke 
(Managing Director 
and CEO until  
14 May 2017)

1,531,259

625,119 1,151,782 416,667 696,876

50%

416,667

696,876

50%

1,323,044

Other Executive Director

Michael Sammells

722,637

661,913 1,257,831 190,477 318,572

Mark Briscoe

215,236

90,973

167,618

56,834

95,055

Anoop Singh

169,894

75,291

138,724

42,917

71,779

50%

50%

50%

190,477

318,572

56,834

95,055

42,917

71,779

50%

50%

50%

1,003,597

192,541

159,351

1 The value of LTI Rights granted in the year is the fair value of the Rights calculated at grant date using the Monte Carlo simulation model for the RTSR Performance Rights and a Black Scholes  
  valuation model for the EPS Performance Rights. For EIP Performance Rights (which are only subject to service conditions), the value of Rights granted in the year is calculated at grant date based  
  on the fair value, measured using a Black Scholes valuation model. For STI Performance Rights (which are only subject to service conditions), the value of Rights granted in the year is calculated  
  based on the face value of the deferred STI. The factors and assumptions used in determining the fair value on grant date are set out in Note 19 of the financial statements.

2 The value of vested Performance Rights is calculated based on the fair value at the time of grant.

3 This column represents Performance Rights that were granted as part of the FY15 LTI grant that have lapsed during FY17. This column does not include any Performance Rights granted under the  
  STI Plan as the FY15 STI grant did not contain a deferral element.

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8.3  Non Executive Director remuneration – statutory disclosures

The following table sets out the statutory disclosures required under the Corporations Act and in accordance with the Accounting 
Standards. 

SHORT -TERM  
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

TOTAL

Board &  
Committee Fees

Non-Monetary 
Benefits

Other Benefits 
(non-cash)

Termination 
Benefits

Superannuation 
Benefits

Remuneration for 
Services as  
Non Executive Director

Paula J. Dwyer (Chairman)

FY17

FY16

Tony Cipa

FY17

FY16

Jane McAloon 

FY17

FY161

Rupert Myer AO

FY17

FY16

Paul O’Sullivan 

FY17

FY161

465,384

456,217

196,347

182,648

164,384

51,750

196,347

182,648

164,384

77,626

Ziggy Switkowski AO 

FY17

FY161

182,648

43,379

Total - FY17

1,369,494

Total - FY16

994,268

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19,616

18,783

18,653

17,352

15,616

4,916

18,653

17,352

15,616

7,374

17,352

4,121

105,506

69,898

485,000

475,000

215,000

200,000

180,000

56,666

215,000

200,000

180,000

85,000

200,000

47,500

1,475,000

1,064,166

1 Three directors were appointed during FY16 (Jane McAloon (1 March 2016), Paul O’Sullivan (1 January 2016) and Ziggy Switkowski (4 April 2016)). As such, FY16 remuneration was accordingly  
  pro-rated.

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8. Statutory remuneration disclosures (continued)
8.4  KMP shareholdings

The following table summarises the movements in the shareholdings of KMP (including relevant interests) for FY17. 

NO. OF  
SHARES HELD 
AT 1 JULY 2016

ON VESTING OF 
PERFORMANCE 
RIGHTS

OTHER NET 
CHANGE1

NO. OF SHARES 
UPON CEASING 
TO BE KMP

NO. OF  
SHARES HELD AT 
30 JUNE 2017

Directors

Paula J. Dwyer 

Tony Cipa 

Jane McAloon

Rupert Myer AO 

Paul O’Sullivan

Ziggy Switkowski AO

Gordon Ballantyne 

160,000

95,238

19,380 

238,095

81,000

-

-

Robert Cooke

1,799,314

 Senior Executives 

 Michael Sammells 

 Mark Briscoe 

 Anoop Singh 

1,122,154

399,717 

267,880

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

65,000

1,126

20,620 

3,753

-

70,000

444,836

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

(1,400,000)

399,3142

(872,154)

(399,717)

(200,000)

n/a

n/a

n/a

225,000

96,364

40,000 

241,848

81,000

70,000

444,836

n/a

250,000

-

67,880

1 Reflects shares sold or on market share purchases made by KMP over the course of FY17.

2 Reflects shareholding as at 14 May 2017.

8.5  Transactions and loans with KMP

There were no transactions or loans between KMP and the Company or any of its subsidiaries during FY17.

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Financial report

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Contents

Main Statements  

Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income  
Consolidated statement of financial position 
Consolidated statement of cash flows 
Consolidated statement of changes in equity 

Notes to the consolidated financial statements  

General information and basis of preparation 

Financial performance  
  1  
  2  
  3  
  4  

Segment information  
Revenue and expenses  
Income taxes 
Trade and other assets and liabilities 

Shareholders returns 
  5  
  6   Dividends  

Earnings per share  

Issued capital  
Borrowings and other financial liabilities 

Capital restructure
  7  
  8  
  9   Derivative financial instruments 
  10   Notes to the consolidated statement of cash flows 

Capital investment
  11   Property, plant and equipment 
  12  
  13   Assets classified as held for sale 
  14  Commitments 

Intangibles 

Risk Management
  15   Contingent liabilities 
  16   Provisions 
  17   Financial instruments 
  18   Fair value measurement 

Other
  19  Share based payments 
  20   Changes in the composition of the Healthscope Group 
  21  Key Management Personnel compensation and related parties 
  22   Auditor's remuneration 
  23   Events subsequent to reporting date 
  24   Entities within the Consolidated Group 
  25   Parent entity information 

Directors' declaration  

Independent Auditor's report  

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51
52
53
54

56

56

57
58
61
64

66
67

67
68
70
72

74
76
78
79

79
80
81
84

85
87
88
88
89
90
94

95

96

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial report

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Consolidated statement of  profit or loss and other comprehensive income

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

Continuing operations

Revenue

Employee benefits expense

Medical and consumable supplies

Prosthetics expenses

Occupancy costs

Service costs

Other income and expense items

Profit before finance costs, income tax, depreciation and amortisation

Depreciation and amortisation

Profit before finance costs and income tax 

Net finance costs

Profit before income tax

Income tax expense

Profit for the year from continuing operations

Discontinued operations

Net (loss) / profit for the year from discontinued operations

NET PROFIT FOR THE YEAR

Other comprehensive income, net of income tax

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Exchanges differences arising on translation of foreign operations

Gain / (Loss) on cash flow hedges taken directly to equity

Income tax (expense) / benefit relating to other comprehensive income

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Earnings per share

From continuing and discontinued operations

    Basic (cents per share)

    Diluted (cents per share)

From continuing operations

    Basic (cents per share)

    Diluted (cents per share)

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

11, 12

 (108.9)

 2

 2

 2

 2

 3

 20

5

5

5

5

 2,318.2

 2,232.9

 (1,036.7)

 (288.7)

 (290.8)

 (64.0)

 (991.5)

 (289.6)

 (285.3)

 (68.2)

 (226.6)

 (200.9)

 (24.7)

 386.7

 277.8

 (52.7)

 225.1

 (62.5)

 162.6

 (14.9)

 382.5

 (92.8)

 289.7

 (43.8)

 245.9

 (66.9)

 179.0

 (51.7)

 110.9

 2.1

 181.1

 (1.0)

 11.6

 (3.3)

 7.3

 14.7

 (23.0)

 7.4

 (0.9)

 118.2

 180.2

 6.4

 6.3

 9.4

 9.3

 10.4

 10.4

 10.3

 10.3

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Consolidated statement of  financial position

for the year ended 30 June 2017

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Consumables supplies at cost

Prepayments

Derivative financial instruments

Assets classified as held for sale

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Other financial assets

Derivative financial instruments

Other receivable

Investments in joint ventures

Property, plant and equipment

Intangibles

Deferred tax assets

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade and other payables

Current tax liabilities

Borrowings

Derivative financial instruments

Other financial liabilities

Provisions

Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Borrowings

Derivative financial instruments

Other financial liabilities

Other payables

Deferred tax liabilities

Provisions

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITY

Issued capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

TOTAL EQUITY

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

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Note

10(a)

 4

 9

 13

 9

 4

 11

 12

 3

 4

 3

 8

 9

 16

 13

 8

 9

 4

 3

 16

2017

$'m

 195.9

 165.8

 54.6

 16.4

 -

 58.8

 491.5

 8.1

 -

 298.3

 0.9

2016

$'m

 278.8

 145.7

 57.4

 16.6

 1.8

 -

 500.3

 8.6

 16.5

 123.0

 0.9

 2,077.0

 1,800.3

 1,739.1

 1,843.6

 86.1

 151.9

 4,209.5

 3,944.8

 4,701.0

 4,445.1

 251.6

 246.2

 3.6

 3.8

 10.7

 3.6

 123.5

 6.3

 403.1

 2.3

 4.9

 8.8

 4.8

 121.9

 -

 388.9

 1,802.4

 1,557.0

 23.8

 -

 23.8

 49.2

 31.0

 13.0

 0.1

 18.4

 63.5

 31.5

 1,930.2

 1,683.5

 2,333.3

 2,072.4

 2,367.7

 2,372.7

 7

 2,708.2

 2,706.1

 (247.2)

 (93.3)

 (257.7)

 (75.7)

 2,367.7

 2,372.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated statement of  financial position

Consolidated statement of  cash flows

for the year ended 30 June 2017

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

Continuing and Discontinued Operations

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Receipts from customers

Payments to suppliers and employees

Cash generated from operations 

Interest received

Interest and costs of finance paid

Income tax paid

Other income and expense items

Net cash provided by operating activities

10(b)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

Proceeds from disposal of operations

Payments for property, plant and equipment

Brownfield developments

Northern Beaches facility development

Payments for operating rights

Net payments for business combinations

Net cash used in investing activities

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from bank borrowings

Repayments of bank borrowings

Proceeds from issue of US Private Placement

Dividend reinvested though Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Proceeds from project finance (Northern Beaches)

Net repayment of receivables securitisation

Finance leasing

Dividends paid

Facility fees paid

Net cash provided by financing activities

 2,410.7

 2,269.2

 (1,992.5)

 (1,877.5)

 418.2

 391.7

 3.7

 (54.1)

 (13.7)

 (23.1)

 331.0

 4.0

 -

 (75.8)

 (179.7)

 (309.5)

 (1.1)

 (0.1)

 4.5

 (47.9)

 (13.4)

 (10.5)

 324.4

 0.8

 92.3

 (86.2)

 (300.5)

 (134.5)

 (1.2)

 (63.6)

 (562.2)

 (492.9)

 -

 -

 -

 2.1

 155.0

 (384.1)

 395.1

 -

 280.9

 200.1

 0.8

 (6.5)

 (2.1)

 (3.4)

 (128.5)

 (124.9)

 (0.1)

 148.7

 (6.3)

 229.4

Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents

 (82.5)

 60.9

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

Cash and cash equivalents transferred to assets classified as held for sale

10(a)

Effects of exchange rate changes on the balance of cash held in foreign currencies

 278.8

 217.7

 (0.2)

 (0.2)

 -

 0.2

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

10(a)

 195.9

 278.8

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

HEALTHSCOPE ANNUAL REPORT 2017   |   53

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GROUP  

$'m

 (282.2)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 (282.2)

 (282.2)

 41.3

 (20.6)

$'m

 26.6

 14.7

 14.7

 41.3

 (1.0)

 (1.0)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

$'m

 (5.0)

 (15.6)

 (15.6)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 (20.6)

 -

 8.3

 8.3

 -

 -

 -

 (282.2)

 40.3

 (12.3)

TOTAL          

EQUITY

$'m

 2,305.7

 181.1

 (0.9)

 180.2

 8.2

 0.7

 2.8

 (124.9)

 2,372.7

 2,372.7

 110.9

 7.3

 118.2

 2.1

 3.2

 (128.5)

 2,367.7

$'m

 1.0

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 2.8

 3.8

 3.8

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 3.2

 7.0

Consolidated statement of  changes in equity

for the year ended 30 June 2017

ISSUED 
CAPITAL

ACCUMULATED 
LOSSES

REORGANISATION 

TRANSLATION 

RESERVE

RESERVE

HEDGE RESERVE

FOREIGN  

CURRENCY 

EQUITY SETTLED 

EMPLOYEE  

BENEFITS  

RESERVE

2016

Opening balance at 1 July 2015 

Profit for the year

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

Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the year

New shares issued

Equity raising costs - refund net of tax

Recognition of share based payments

Dividends paid

Balance at 30 June 2016

2017

Opening balance at 1 July 2016

Profit for the year

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

Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the year

New shares issued

Recognition of share based payments

Dividends paid

Closing balance at 30 June 2017

$'m

 2,697.2

 -

 -

 -

8.2

0.7 

- 

- 

 2,706.1

 2,706.1

 -

 -

 -

 2.1

 -

 -

 2,708.2

$'m

 (131.9)

 181.1

 -

 181.1

-

-

-

(124.9)

 (75.7)

 (75.7)

 110.9

 -

 110.9

 -

 -

 (128.5)

 (93.3)

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

Group reorganisation reserve

The Group reorganisation reserve arose through a series of “common control” transactions related to a Group reorganisation 
following the acquisition of the Healthscope business by funds advised and managed by TPG (TPG FOF VI SPV, LP.) and Carlyle 
(Carlyle HSP Partners, LP.) on 12 October 2010.

The balance in the reserve is not expected to be transferred and will remain in the reserve for the foreseeable future.

Foreign currency translation reserve

The foreign currency translation reserve comprises all foreign exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial 
statements of foreign operations where their functional currency is different to the presentation currency of the reporting entity, as 
well as from the translation of liabilities that hedge the Group’s net investment in a foreign subsidiary.

Hedge reserve (cash flow hedging)

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

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Consolidated statement of  changes in equity

for the year ended 30 June 2017

2016

Opening balance at 1 July 2015 

Profit for the year

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

Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the year

New shares issued

Equity raising costs - refund net of tax

Recognition of share based payments

Dividends paid

Balance at 30 June 2016

2017

Opening balance at 1 July 2016

Profit for the year

New shares issued

Recognition of share based payments

Dividends paid

Closing balance at 30 June 2017

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

Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the year

ISSUED 

ACCUMULATED 

CAPITAL

$'m

 2,697.2

 -

 -

 -

8.2

0.7 

- 

- 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 2.1

 2,706.1

 2,706.1

LOSSES

$'m

 (131.9)

 181.1

 181.1

 -

-

-

-

(124.9)

 (75.7)

 (75.7)

 110.9

 110.9

 -

 -

 -

 (128.5)

 (93.3)

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

 2,708.2

 (282.2)

 40.3

 (12.3)

 (282.2)

 41.3

 (20.6)

 (282.2)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 41.3

 -

 (1.0)

 (1.0)

 -

 -

 -

 (20.6)

 -

 8.3

 8.3

 -

 -

 -

FOREIGN  
CURRENCY 
TRANSLATION 
RESERVE

HEDGE RESERVE

EQUITY SETTLED 
EMPLOYEE  
BENEFITS  
RESERVE

GROUP  
REORGANISATION 
RESERVE

$'m

 (282.2)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

$'m

 26.6

 -

 14.7

 14.7

 -

 -

 -

 -

$'m

 (5.0)

 -

 (15.6)

 (15.6)

 -

 -

 -

 -

TOTAL          
EQUITY

$'m

 2,305.7

 181.1

 (0.9)

 180.2

 8.2

 0.7

 2.8

 (124.9)

 2,372.7

 2,372.7

 110.9

 7.3

 118.2

 2.1

 3.2

 (128.5)

 2,367.7

$'m

 1.0

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 2.8

 -

 3.8

 3.8

 -

 -

 -

 -

 3.2

 -

 7.0

Share based payment reserve

The share based payment reserve relates to performance rights granted by the Group to its employees. Further information about 
share based payments is set out in Note 19.

Key accounting policies

Foreign operations

The assets and liabilities of the Group’s foreign operations are translated at applicable exchange rates at 30 June. Income 
and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Foreign exchange gains and losses arising on 
translation are recognised in the foreign currency translation reserve (FCTR). 

Foreign currency transactions

All foreign currency transactions during the financial year are brought to account using the exchange rate in effect at the date of 
transaction. Foreign currency monetary items at 30 June are translated at the exchange rate existing at reporting date. Exchange 
differences are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which they arise.

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General information and basis of  preparation

General Information

Healthscope Limited is a public company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (trading under the code ‘HSO’), 
incorporated and domiciled in Australia with trading operations in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. 

The principal place of business of the Group is:

Level 1 
312 St Kilda Road  
Melbourne VIC 3004   
Tel: (03) 9926 7500

The principal activities of the Healthscope Group during the financial year ended 30 June 2017 were the provision of healthcare 
services through the ownership and management of hospitals, medical centres and the provision of pathology diagnostic 
services.

Basis of preparation and consolidation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments 
and assets held for sale that are measured at revalued amounts or fair values.

Historical cost is generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for goods and services.

The financial results and financial position of the Group are expressed in Australian dollars, which is the presentation currency for 
the consolidated financial statements.

The consolidated financial statements were authorised for issue by the Directors on 23 August 2017.

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are those entities that are controlled by the Group. The financial results and financial position of the subsidiaries are 
included in the consolidated financial statements from the date control commences until the date control ceases.

A list of the Group’s subsidiaries in included in Note 24.

Joint ventures

A joint venture is an arrangement where the parties have right to the net assets of the venture. 

Investments in joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method. They are initially recognised at cost, and subsequent 
to initial recognition, the consolidated financial statements include Group’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive 
income of the investees. 

The Group has a 50% ownership interest in the following joint venture entities:

•  Mount Hospital Cath Labs Pty. Ltd.; and

•  Mount Hospitals Cardiology Services Pty. Ltd.

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. Accounting 
Standards include Australian Accounting Standards. Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards ensures that the financial 
statements and notes of the Group comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and interpretations. The 
company is a for-profit entity.

Rounding of amounts

The Company is an entity to which the ASIC Class Order 2016 / 191 applies, and in accordance with that the Director’s report 
and financial statements are rounded off to the nearest hundred thousand dollars, unless otherwise stated.

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General information and basis of  preparation

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 1: Segment information 
As a result of the agreement entered into on 17 August 2017 to divest Healthscope's standalone medical centres business,  
the reportable segments were revised to reflect the continuing business. 

The comparative period has been restated in order to reflect this change. 

AASB 8 Operating Segments requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of internal reports about components 
of Healthscope Limited that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in order to allocate resources to the 
segment and to assess its performance. Under AASB 8, the reportable segments of Healthscope Limited are as follows:

•  Hospitals Australia - the management and provision of surgical and non-surgical private hospitals;

•  Pathology New Zealand - the provision of pathology services in New Zealand; and

•  Other - the provision of pathology services in Malaysia,  Singapore and Vietnam.

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

SEGMENT REVENUE

SEGMENT  
OPERATING EBITDA1

SEGMENT  
OPERATING EBIT2

Hospitals Australia

Pathology New Zealand

Other   

Total all segments 

Corporate

Total all segments after Corporate

Other income and expense items (Note 2)

Finance costs (Note 2)

Profit before income tax

Income tax expense (Note 3)

Net profit from continuing operations

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 2,014.0

 1,947.7

 242.5

 61.7

 222.7

 62.5

 2,318.2

 2,232.9

2017

$'m

 359.4

 59.7

 18.2

 437.3

 (25.9)

 411.4

2016

$'m

 354.9

 50.7

 18.3

 423.9

 (26.5)

 397.4

2017

$'m

 272.6

 46.6

 14.0

 333.2

 (30.7)

 302.5

 (24.7)

 (52.7)

 225.1

 (62.5)

 162.6

2016

$'m

 281.4

 40.1

 14.2

 335.7

 (31.1)

 304.6

 (14.9)

 (43.8)

 245.9

 (66.9)

 179.0

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

SEGMENT REVENUE

SEGMENT  
OPERATING EBITDA1

SEGMENT  
OPERATING EBIT2

Medical Centres

Pathology Australia

Total all segments 

Other income and expense items

Finance costs

(Loss) / Profit before income tax

Income tax expense

Net (loss) / profit from discontinued  
operations

Net profit from continuing &  
discontinued operations

2017

$'m

 54.3

 -

 54.3

2016

$'m

 58.0

 3.0

 61.0

2017

$'m

 8.8

 -

 8.8

2016

$'m

 10.5

 (1.8)

 8.7

2017

2016

$'m

 4.6

 -

 4.6

 (55.2)

 -

 (50.6)

 (1.1)

$'m

 5.8

 (2.4)

 3.4

 (0.2)

 -

 3.2

 (1.1)

 (51.7)

 2.1

 110.9

 181.1

1 Segment Operating EBITDA represents the profit earned by each segment without the allocation of central administrative costs, depreciation, amortisation, investment revenue, finance costs,  

income tax expense and other items of income and expense.

2 Segment Operating EBIT represents the profit earned by each segment without the allocation of central administrative costs, investment revenue, finance costs, income tax expense and other items  
  of income and expenses.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 1: Segment information (continued)

Other segment information

HOSPITALS 
AUSTRALIA

PATHOLOGY 
NEW ZEALAND

OTHER

CORPORATE

TOTAL 
CONTINUING 
OPERATIONS

DISCONTINUED 
OPERATIONS

2017

Total assets

Total liabilities

2016

Total assets

Total liabilities

$'m

 4,239.7

 (2,272.2)

 3,929.7

 (1,995.0)

$'m

$'m

 270.5

 116.0

 (27.6)

 (27.2)

$'m

 16.0

$'m

 4,642.2

 -

 (2,327.0)

$'m

 58.8

 (6.3)

TOTAL 

$'m

 4,701.0

 (2,333.3)

 267.2

 116.0

 15.8

 4,328.7

 (53.5)

 (17.0)

 -

 (2,065.5)

 116.4

 (6.9)

 4,445.1

 (2,072.4)

Note 2: Revenue and expenses

An analysis of revenue and expenses from continuing operations is presented below:

REVENUE

Continuing operations

Revenue from rendering services

Rental revenue

Management fees

Other revenue

Total revenue

EXPENSES

Continuing operations

Finance Income

Bank deposits

Finance Expenses

Interest on bank overdrafts and loans

Interest capitalised on qualifying assets1

Amortisation of facility fees

Interest on obligations under finance leases

Unwinding of discount on provisions

Net finance costs

Employee benefits expense

Superannuation contributions

Termination benefits

Other employee benefits 

Share based payments expense

Total employment benefits expense

Note

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 2,250.0

 2,169.4

 28.3

 32.7

 7.2

 27.8

 27.1

 8.6

 2,318.2

 2,232.9

 3.7

 4.5

 (74.8)

 (63.3)

 21.9

 (1.9)

 (1.3)

 (0.3)

 (56.4)

 (52.7)

 18.6

 (1.6)

 (0.9)

 (1.1)

 (48.3)

 (43.8)

 (72.6)

 (1.2)

 (69.6)

 (2.0)

 (959.7)

 (917.1)

19

 (3.2)

 (2.8)

 (1,036.7)

 (991.5)

Minimum lease payments for operating leases

 (42.0)

 (45.0) 

1 The weighted average capitalisation rate on funds borrowed is 5.01% p.a. (2016: 4.37% p.a.).

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

EXPENSES (continued)

Continuing operations

Other income and expense items

Restructure and other costs1

Loss relating to appointment of liquidators for a supplier group2

Hospital commissioning costs3

Allamanda Private Hospital closure costs4

Acquisitions and tender costs5

Impairment of Geelong Private Hospital assets6

Onerous leases and related costs7

Total other income and expense items

Note

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 (2.4)

(5.7)

(2.7)

 -

(0.2)

(11.5)

(2.2)

(24.7)

(2.2)

 -

(1.8)

(7.4)

(3.5)

 -

 -

 (14.9)

1 Restructure and other costs primarily relate to redundancies as a result of a restructure within the Hospitals Division and Corporate.

2 During the financial year, liquidators were appointed for a supplier group. These costs represent write-offs in relation to stock in transit and deposits paid for the purchase of theatre equipment which  
  are unlikely to be recovered.

3 Hospital commissioning costs primarily relate to the commissioning of Holmesglen Private Hospital. 

4 The prior year expense relates to the closure of Allamanda Private Hospital.

5 The current year expense relates to professional costs incurred in relation to the Maitland Hospital tender. The prior year expense relates to professional and transaction costs incurred in relation to  

the acquisition of Hunter Valley Private Hospital. 

6 Impairment of plant and equipment held by the Geelong Private Hospital.

7 The Group has recognised certain property lease contracts as having contractual obligations greater than the economic benefits expected to be received under the contracts. This charge primarily  

relates to the lease obligations of the Geelong Private Hospital.

Key accounting policies

Revenue

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable by the Group. 

Rendering of services: Revenue from patients is recognised on the date the services are provided to the patient.

Rental income: Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. 
Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease is added to the carrying amount of the leased asset 
and recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Management fees: Revenue received from managing hospitals on behalf of Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance (“ACHA”)  
is recognised in accordance with the relevant agreement. 

Operating lease rental expense

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, except where another 
systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed. 
Contingent rentals arising under operating leases are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.  
Under the terms of an operating lease, the Group does not assume the risks and benefits associated with ownership of the 
leased asset.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 2: Revenue and expenses (continued)

Standards in issue but not yet effective

AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

AASB 15 establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with 
customers. The core principle of the new revenue model is that revenue should be recognised to depict the transfer of promised 
goods or services to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in 
exchange for those goods or services.

The Directors have undertaken a preliminary assessment of the impact of applying the requirements of AASB 15, the effect of 
which has been assessed as follows: 

Hospital services

Each surgical and non-surgical service provided to a patient represents a performance obligation. Accordingly, revenue will be 
recognised for each of these performance obligations over the period from admission of the patient to discharge. The timing of 
revenue recognition for each performance obligation is expected to be broadly in line with current practice.

Pathology services

In relation to the provision of pathology services in New Zealand, each pathology service contract represents a single 
performance obligation which is satisfied over time. The obligation is to provide pathology testing to eligible patients during  
the contract term. The timing of revenue recognition for each performance obligation is expected to be broadly in line with  
current practice.

In respect of pathology operations in Malaysia and Singapore, each pathology service provided to a patient represents a 
performance obligation. Accordingly, revenue will be recognised for each of these performance obligations upon the provision  
of results to the doctor or patient. The timing of revenue recognition for each performance obligation is expected to be broadly in 
line with current practice.

Hospital management services

The recognition of management fee income will occur over time in accordance with the relevant agreement. The timing of 
revenue recognition is expected to be in line with current practice.

The Directors are continuing to assess the potential impact on system and disclosure requirements ahead of the initial application 
of AASB 15 on 1 July 2018 (year ending 30 June 2019).

AASB 16 Leases

Lessee accounting

AASB 16 eliminates the classification of leases either as operating leases or finance leases, which is currently required by AASB 
117 and instead, introduces a single comprehensive accounting model. Applying that model, a lessee is required to recognise:

•  Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 months  

(unless the underlying asset is of low value); and 

•  Amortisation of lease assets separately from interest on lease liability in the income statement.

For Healthscope, operating leases with terms of more than 12 months primarily relate to leased facilities.

The right-of-use asset will initially be measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost (subject to certain exceptions) less 
accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, adjusted for any remeasurement of the lease liability.

The lease liability will initially be measured at the present value of lease payments that are not paid at that date. Subsequently,  
the lease liability will be adjusted for interest and lease payments, as well as the impact of lease modifications, amongst others.

The requirement to recognise a right-of-use asset and a related lease liability is expected to have a significant impact on the 
amounts recognised in the Group’s consolidated financial statements, in particular the level of gearing in the statement of 
financial position and the classification of amounts in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

The Directors are in the process of assessing the financial impact of adopting AASB 16 as well as the system changes necessary 
to capture and report the information required. It is not practicable at this time to provide a reasonable estimate of the financial 
effect expected to arise upon initial application of AASB 16 on 1 July 2019 (year ending 30 June 2020).

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 3: Income taxes

Income tax recognised in the profit or loss

Income tax expense from continuing and discontinued operations

Current tax expense

Deferred tax benefit expense relating to the origination and reversal of temporary differences

Other adjustments recognised in the current year

Total income tax expense

Income tax expense from continuing and discontinued operations

Tax expense from continuing operations

Tax expense from discontinued operations

Total income tax expense

2017

$'m

 (15.1)

 (48.3)

 (0.2)

 (63.6)

 (62.5)

 (1.1)

 (63.6)

2016

$'m

 (13.5)

 (60.0)

 5.5

 (68.0)

 (66.9)

 (1.1)

 (68.0)

The income tax expense for the year from continuing and discontinued operations can be reconciled to the accounting profit 
before tax as follows:

Income tax recognised in the income statement

Profit before income tax for continuing and discontinued operations

Continuing operations

Discontinued operations

Income tax calculated at 30%

Increase in income tax expense due to:

2017

$'m

 225.1

 (50.6)

 174.5

2016

$'m

 245.9

 3.2

 249.1

 (52.4)

 (74.7)

    Effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit

 (17.6)

 (1.5)

Decrease in income tax expense due to:

    Effect of tax rate in foreign jurisdictions

    Effect of non-assessable income

    Adjustments recognised in the current year in relation to the current tax of prior years

    Adjustments recognised in the current year in relation to the deferred tax of prior years

    Other adjustments recognised in the current year

Income tax expense

Deferred tax

 2.3

 0.7

 0.2

 2.4

 0.8

 2.0

 0.5

 2.9

 2.3

 0.5

 (63.6)

 (68.0)

Arising from income and expenses recognised in other comprehensive income:

    Fair value re-measurement of cash flow hedges

 (3.3)

7.4

Current tax liabilities

Income tax payable

Income tax recognised directly to Equity

Equity raising costs

 3.6

2.3

 -

 (0.2)

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 3: Income taxes (continued)

DEFERRED  
TAX BALANCES

OPENING  
BALANCE

CHARGED  
TO INCOME

CHARGED TO OTHER 
COMPREHENSIVE 
INCOME

CHARGED  
TO EQUITY

TRANSFERRED TO 
ASSETS CLASSIFIED
AS HELD FOR SALE

CLOSING 
BALANCE

$'m

$'m

$'m

$'m

$'m

$'m

2017

Gross Deferred Tax Liabilities

Property, plant and equipment

Intangibles

Inventories

Other

Derivative financial instruments

2017

Gross Deferred Tax Assets

Provisions

Accruals

Borrowing costs

Transaction costs

Borrowings (arising from hedge accounting)

Tax losses

Derivative financial instruments

Other

2016

Gross Deferred Tax Liabilities

Property, plant and equipment

Intangibles

Inventories

Other

Derivative financial instruments

2016

Gross Deferred Tax Assets

Provisions

Accruals

Borrowing costs

Transaction costs

Borrowings (arising from hedge accounting)

 29.0

 13.2

 15.5

 0.3

 5.5

 63.5

 43.6

 7.4

 0.3

 12.4

 8.5

 71.6

 6.5

 1.6

 1.0

 (1.0)

 (0.8)

 (0.1)

 (9.0)

 (9.9)

 0.5

 (1.0)

 (0.2)

 (4.1)

 (9.4)

 (44.1)

 (0.5)

 0.6

 151.9

 (58.2)

 20.4

 14.4

 14.4

 3.4

 -

 52.6

 46.5

 7.6

-

 17.4

 -

 8.6

 (1.2)

 1.1

 (3.1)

 -

 5.4

 (2.9)

 (0.2)

 0.3

 (4.8)

 -

Tax losses

 117.3

 (45.7)

Derivative financial instruments

Other

 2.1

 2.9

 193.8

 -

 (1.3)

 (54.6)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 (3.5)

 (3.5)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 (4.1)

 -

 (2.7)

 -

 (6.8)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 5.5

 5.5

 -

 -

 -

 -

 8.5

 -

 4.4

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 (0.2)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 12.9

 (0.2)

 -

 (0.7)

 (0.2)

 -

 -

 (0.9)

 (0.7)

 (0.1)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 (0.8)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

2017

$'m

 30.0

 11.5

 14.5

 0.2

 (7.0)

 49.2

 43.4

 6.3

 0.1

 8.3

 (5.0)

 27.5

 3.3

 2.2

 86.1

 29.0

 13.2

 15.5

 0.3

 5.5

 63.5

 43.6

 7.4

 0.3

 12.4

 8.5

 71.6

 6.5

 1.6

 151.9

2016

$'m

The following deferred tax assets have not been brought to account as assets:

Tax losses - capital

33.2

33.6

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Key accounting policies

Income tax expense

Income tax expense comprises current tax (amounts payable within 12 months) and deferred tax (amounts payable or receivable 
after 12 months). Tax expense is recognised in the profit or loss, unless it relates to items that have been recognised in equity  
(as part of comprehensive income). In this instance, the related tax expense is also recognised in equity.

Current tax

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year. It is calculated using tax rates applicable at the 
reporting date, and any adjustments to tax payable in respect of previous years. 

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised for all taxable temporary differences and is calculated based on the carrying amounts of assets and 
liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates 
that are expected to be applied when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on the laws that have been enacted or 
substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which 
the assets can be utilised.

Tax consolidation

The Company and its wholly-owned Australian resident entities have formed a tax-consolidated group. As a result it is taxed as  
a single entity. The head entity of the tax consolidated group is Healthscope Limited.

Accounting judgements

Recovery of deferred tax assets

In determining whether the future taxable losses are recoverable, the Group’s assumptions regarding future realisation may 
change due to future operating performance and other factors. The Group performed an assessment of the impact of the 
divestment of the Medical Centres business on the recoverability of deferred tax assets. In the Directors’ opinion, the divestment 
of the Medical Centres business has not had an impact on the recoverability of deferred tax assets.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 4: Trade and other assets and liabilities

Trade and other receivables

CURRENT

Trade receivables

Provision for doubtful debts

Goods and services tax recoverable

Other

NON-CURRENT

Receivable from NSW State Government1

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 161.2

 (1.2)

 160.0

 4.6

 1.2

 141.5

 (1.5)

 140.0

 4.3

 1.4

 165.8

 145.7

 298.3

 123.0

1 The receivable is due upon completion of the NSW government review process following the commissioning of Northern Beaches Hospital which is currently scheduled to open in December 2018.

Age of trade receivables that are past due but not impaired

30 - 60 days

60 - 90 days

90 - 120 days

120 - 150 days

150 - 180 days + 

Total

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 4.5

 6.1

 1.2

 0.6

 3.2

 4.2

 2.5

 1.1

 0.8

 1.8

 15.6

 10.4

The average credit period for the provision of services is 28 days (2016: 28 days).  

As at 30 June 2017 $112.1 million (2016: $111.3 million) of trade receivables were sold under the Receivables Securitisation 
Program. The proceeds from the sale were used for working capital purposes.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Trade and other payables

CURRENT

Trade creditors

Sundry creditors and accruals

Labour accruals

Capital accruals

NON-CURRENT

Rent received in advance1

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 107.8

 107.0

 67.2

 43.7

 32.9

 74.0

 39.5

 25.7

 251.6

 246.2

 23.8

 18.4

1 Rent primarily represents rent received in advance in relation to the operating leases of certain hospital car parks and consulting suites.

The average credit period on purchases of goods is 30 days (2016: 30 days). No interest is charged on trade payables. The 
Group has financial risk management policies in place to ensure that all payables are paid within the credit time-frame.

Key accounting policies

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables are initially recognised at fair value plus any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to 
initial measurement they are measured at amortised cost less any provisions for expected impairment losses or actual impairment 
losses. Credit losses and recoveries of items previously written off are recognised in the profit or loss.

Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are stated at cost and represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the 
end of the financial year, which are unpaid at the reporting date.

Goods and services tax

Revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities (other than receivables and payables) are recognised net of the amount of goods 
and services tax (GST). The only exception is where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the relevant taxation 
authorities. In these circumstances, the GST is recognised as part of the cost of asset or as part of the item of expenditure.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 5: Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share (cents per share)

From continuing operations

From discontinued operations

Total basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share (cents per share)

From continuing operations

From discontinued operations

Total diluted earnings per share

(a)   Reconciliation of earnings used in calculating earnings per share

Basic and diluted earnings per share

Profit / (Loss) for the year attributable to owners of the Company

  - from continuing operations

  - from discontinuing operations

Refer to below for further information on calculation of earnings per share:

(b)   Weighted average number of shares used in calculating earnings per share

2017

2016

 9.4

 (3.0)

 6.4

 9.3

 (3.0)

 6.3

 10.3

 0.1

 10.4

 10.3

 0.1

 10.4

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 162.6

 (51.7)

 110.9

 179.0

 2.1

 181.1

2017

2016

Number 
'm

Number 
'm

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

 1,735.4

 1,733.9

Adjustments for calculation of diluted earnings per share:

  - LTI Performance rights

  - STI Performance rights

 3.9

 1.6

 2.9

 0.9

Weighted average number of ordinary shares and potential ordinary shares used as denominator 
in calculating diluted earnings per share

 1,740.9

 1,737.7

(c)   Information concerning the classification of securities

Performance rights and share rights granted to participants are considered to be potential ordinary shares and have been 
included in the determination of diluted earnings per share to the extent to which they are dilutive. The performance rights  
and share rights have not been included in the determination of basic earnings per share.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 6: Dividends

Fully paid ordinary shares

Interim dividend

Final dividend

Cents  
per share

 3.5

3.5

2017

$'m

 60.7

60.9

Cents  
per share

 3.5

 3.9

2016

$'m

 60.7

 67.7

On 23 August 2017, the Directors resolved to pay an unfranked dividend of 3.5 cents per share to the holders of fully paid 
ordinary share in respect of the financial year ended 30 June 2017, to be paid to shareholders 28 September 2017. This dividend 
has not been included as a liability in these consolidated financial statements. The total estimated dividend to be paid  
is $60.9 million.

Key accounting policies

Dividends

The financial effect of the dividend is recognised in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Note 7: Issued Capital

Balance at 1 July 2015

New shares issued

NUMBER OF 
SHARES

SHARE CAPITAL 
$'m

 1,732,094,838

 2,697.2

 2,998,634

 8.2

 0.7

Adjustment to equity raising costs related to the IPO of Healthscope Limited net of tax

 -

Balance at 30 June 2016 and 1 July 2017

 1,735,093,472

 2,706.1

New shares issued

 946,442

 2.1

Balance at 30 June 2017

 1,736,039,914

 2,708.2

Ordinary shares

Ordinary shares issued are classified as equity and are fully paid, have no par value and carry one vote per share and the right to 
dividends. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are recognised as a deduction from equity, net of any 
related income tax benefit.

Key accounting policies

Transaction costs on the issue of equity instruments

Transaction costs arising on the issue of equity instruments are recognised directly in equity as a reduction of the proceeds of 
the equity instruments to which the costs relate. Transaction costs are the costs that are incurred directly in connection with the 
issue of those equity instruments and which would not have been incurred had those instruments not been issued. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 8: Borrowings and other financial liabilities

CURRENT

Secured - at amortised cost

Finance lease liabilities

NON-CURRENT

Unsecured - at amortised cost

Bank loans 

Capitalised facility costs

US Private Placement1

Capitalised facility costs

Secured - at amortised cost

Finance lease liabilities

Project finance

Capitalised facility costs

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 3.8

 3.8

 4.9

 4.9

 850.0

 (3.6)

 846.4

 378.4

 (2.7)

 375.7

 850.0

 (5.1)

 844.9

 422.2

 (3.1)

 419.1

 8.7

 6.0

 576.9

 (5.3)

 571.6

 296.0

 (9.0)

 287.0

 1,802.4

 1,557.0

1 During the current financial year, there were no repayments of the principal. The movement relates to foreign exchange translation difference and fair value adjustments arising from the application  
  of hedge accounting. 

Key accounting policies

Borrowing costs

Borrowings

Borrowings are initially measured at fair value, net of 
transaction costs and are subsequently measured at 
amortised cost using the effective interest method, with 
interest recognised on an effective yield basis. However, 
where an effective fair value hedge is in place, borrowings are 
carried at amortised cost adjusted for the change in fair value 
of the related interest rate hedge, which is recognised in profit 
or loss.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the 
amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest 
expense over the relevant year. Refer to Note 18 for further 
details of measuring fair value of interest-bearing loans and 
borrowings. 

Borrowing costs include interest on borrowings and the 
amortisation of premiums relating to borrowings. Borrowing 
costs are expensed as incurred, unless they relate to 
qualifying assets. Where such costs relate to qualifying 
assets, the borrowing costs are capitalised and depreciated 
over the asset’s expected useful life.

Finance leases

Under the terms of a finance lease, the Group assumes most 
of the risks and benefits associated with ownership of the 
leased asset. Assets subject to finance leases are measured 
at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The 
leased asset is amortised on a straight-line basis over the 
period that benefits are expected to flow from its use. A 
corresponding liability is established for the lease payments. 
Each lease payment is allocated between finance charges 
and reduction of the liability.

Interest income

Interest income from a financial asset is recognised when it 
is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Group 
and the amount of income can be measured reliably.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

2017

2016

Drawn Unused

Total

Drawn Unused

Notes

$'m

$'m

$'m

$'m

$'m

Total

$'m

FINANCE FACILITIES
DENOMINATED IN AUD

Bank loans - Syndicated debt facility

(i)

 850.0

 300.0

 1,150.0

 850.0

 300.0

 1,150.0

- Facility A1

- Facility A2

- Facility A3

- Facility B

 155.0

 195.0

 500.0

 -

 -

 -

 -

 300.0

 155.0

 195.0

 500.0

 300.0

Project finance

Bank overdraft credit facility

(ii)

 576.8

 113.2

 690.0

 -

 5.0

 5.0

 155.0

 195.0

 500.0

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 300.0

 155.0

 195.0

 500.0

 300.0

 690.0

 690.0

 5.0

 5.0

Receivables securitisation facility

(iii)

 112.1

 27.9

 140.0

 111.3

 28.7

 140.0

DENOMINATED IN USD

US Private Placement (USD)

Summary of borrowing arrangements

(i) Syndicated debt facility

Facility 

Maturity date 

-  Facility A1 

October 2019 

-  Facility A2 

October 2019 

-  Facility A3 

October 2020 

-  Facility B 

October 2019 

The unsecured syndicated facility was put in place on 1 July 
2014 for an initial 3-year term. The facility was amended 
on 30 October 2015 to increase the limit by $155.0 million 
to $1,450.0 million through additional tranches of varying 
maturities of up to 5 years. Subsequently, the proceeds from 
the USPP debt were partially used to repay $300.0 million of 
syndicated debt (Facility A4) which reduced the syndicated 
facility to $1,150.0 million. This resulted in additional capacity 
and extended tenor over a range of years to reduce the 
financial risk at any point of refinance. 

The syndicated facility is subject to financial undertakings as 
to gearing and interest cover.

As at 30 June 2017 the Group has complied with the above 
financial covenants and forecast to be able to continually 
comply with these financial covenants during the course of 
the 2018 financial year. 

(ii) Project finance

Project finance relates to:

-  Northern Beaches Private Hospital development: 5-year  
limited recourse syndicated construction facility totalling  

(iv)

 300.0

 -

 300.0

 300.0

 -

 300.0

  $690.0 million, maturing 28 January 2020. This facility is  
  secured against entities of the Group which are not  
  obligors of the syndicated facility. Interest has been fixed  
  via the use of a designated Interest Rate Swap (further  
  details of which are set out in Note 9).

(iii) Receivables securitisation 

Under the terms of the receivables securitisation facility, 
the Group has de-recognised $112.1 million (2016: $111.3 
million) of eligible receivables and used the proceeds for 
working capital purposes.  This facility was renewed during 
the financial year. The facility now has a maturity date of 28 
July 2019.

(iv) US Private Placement

On 23 March 2016, Healthscope entered into a commitment 
to issue US$300 million of US Private Placement notes, which 
were settled on 24 May 2016. The US Private Placement 
comprises a single tranche of notes with a 10 year tenor, 
maturing on 26 May 2026. The notes were issued in US 
dollars at a fixed coupon. The notes were converted back to 
Australian dollar principal and floating interest rate via a Cross 
Currency Interest Rate Swap (further details of which are set 
out in Note 9).

The US Private Placement is carried at amortised cost 
translated at spot rate as at 30 June 2017, adjusted for 
changes in the fair value of the related interest rate hedge. 

The principal drawn is US$300.0 million which translates 
to AU$390.1 million at spot rate as at 30 June 2017 (2016: 
$404.0 million). The difference to the carrying amount of 
$375.7 million (2016: $419.1 million) represents the fair value 
adjustment arising from the application of hedge accounting.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 9: Derivative financial instruments 

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cross currency interest rate swaps

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Cross currency interest rate swaps

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Interest rate swaps

Cross currency interest rate swaps

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Interest rate swaps

Cross currency interest rate swaps

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 -

 -

 8.1

 2.6

 10.7

 3.0

 20.8

 23.8

 1.8

 16.5

 8.8

 -

 8.8

 13.0

 -

 13.0

Cross currency interest rate swaps

The cross currency interest rate swap has been used to convert the US Private Placement from US dollars at a fixed coupon,  
to Australian dollars at floating rate. In effect, Healthscope will pay floating rate on AUD$395.1 million of principal over the term  
of the arrangement. 

The cross currency interest rate swap is stated at fair value and has been designated into a series of hedge relationships with  
the US Private Placement (refer to Note 8).

Changes in the fair value of the US Private Placement and Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap attributable to:

-  Interest rate movements: Are recognised in profit or loss (fair value hedge relationship).

-  Currency and credit margin movements: Are recognised in equity (cash flow hedge relationship).

Interest rate swap contracts

The interest rate swaps have been used to fix the interest exposure associated with the project finance facility for the Northern 
Beaches Private Hospital development which has a floating interest rate. In effect, Healthscope will pay fixed rate on amounts 
drawn under the Project Finance facility in accordance with a stepped draw down profile.

The interest rate swaps are stated at fair value and have been designated into a hedge relationship with the project finance facility 
(refer to Note 8).

To the extent the hedge relationship is “highly effective”, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap are recognised in 
equity. Amounts recognised in equity are reclassified into the statement of profit or loss when interest on the project finance 
facility is recognised in the statement of profit or loss. Ineffectiveness is immediately recognised in the statement of profit or loss. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Key accounting policies

Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting

Derivative financial instruments are recognised initially at cost, and subsequently are stated at fair value. The method of 
recognising any remeasurement gain or loss depends on the nature of the item being hedged. 

For the purposes of hedge accounting, hedges are classified as either cash flow or fair value hedges. On entering into a hedging 
relationship, the Group formally designates and documents details of the hedge, risk management objective and strategy for 
entering into the arrangement. The Group applies hedge accounting to hedge relationships that are “highly effective”.

•  Cash flow hedges are used to hedge exposure to variability in cash flows attributable to a particular risk associated with a  

recognised asset or liability, or a highly probable forecast transaction.

  Hedge effectiveness is measured by comparing the change in the fair value of the hedged item and the hedging instrument.  
  Any difference represents ineffectiveness. The effective portion of any gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognised   
  directly in equity, with any ineffective portion recognised in the statement of profit or loss. For hedged items relating to financial  
  assets or liabilities, amounts recognised in equity are reclassified into the statement of profit or loss when the hedged  

transaction affects the statement of profit or loss (i.e. when interest income or expense is recognised). 

  When a hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, or the designation of the hedge relationship is revoked  
  but the hedged forecast transaction is still expected to occur, the cumulative gain or loss at that point remains in equity and is  

recognised in accordance with the above when the transaction occurs. 

If the hedged transaction is no longer expected to take place, then the cumulative unrealised gain or loss recognised in equity  
is recognised immediately in the statement of profit or loss.

•  Fair value hedges are used to hedge the variability of changes in the fair value of a recognised asset or liability or an  
  unrecognised firm commitment. Any gain or loss on the derivative is recognised directly in the statement of profit or loss.

Issued accounting standards not early adopted

AASB 9 Financial Instruments is applicable to the Group from 1 July 2018. It includes revised guidance on classification and 
measurement of financial instruments and new hedge accounting requirements including changes to hedge effectiveness testing, 
treatment of hedging costs, risk components that can be hedged and disclosures. The Group did not early adopt this standard 
when it was issued and the Group has not yet determined the extent of the impact of the amendments.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 10: Notes to the consolidated statement of  cash flows

(a) Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents

For the purposes of the consolidated statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand and in banks 
and investments in money market instruments, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 
the financial year as shown in the statement of cash flows are reconciled to the related items in the consolidated statement of 
financial position as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash1

Transferred to assets held for sale

Total cash and cash equivalents

1 Restricted cash can only be applied towards the development of Northern Beaches Hospital which is subject to separate funding arrangements.

2017

$'m

 145.8

 50.3

 196.1

 (0.2)

 195.9

2016

$'m

 200.6

 78.2

 278.8

 -

 278.8

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

(b) Reconciliation of net profit for the year to net cash flows from operating activities

Continuing and Discontinued Operations

Profit for the year

Non-cash flows in operating profit

 - Depreciation and amortisation

 - Income tax expense recognised in profit or loss

 - Impairment of goodwill associated to the Medical Centres business

 - Finance costs recognised in profit or loss

 - Share of profit of associates and joint ventures

 - Equity settled share based payments

 - Other income and expense items

 - Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments

 - Gain on sale of assets

Changes in assets and liabilities

 - Increase in receivables and other assets

 - Increase in prepayments

 - Decrease / (Increase) in consumable supplies at cost

 - Increase to trade and other payables

 - Increase to provisions

Cash generated by operating activities

Interest received

Interest paid

Other income and expense items

Income taxes paid

Net cash generated by operating activities

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 110.9

 181.1

 113.3

 63.6

 54.7

 52.8

 (2.1)

 3.2

 25.2

 2.8

 (0.8)

 98.7

 68.0

 -

 43.8

 (2.0)

 2.8

 13.2

 -

 -

 423.6

 405.6

 (16.6)

 (0.2)

 2.6

 7.9

 0.9

 (38.5)

 (1.4)

 (4.7)

 26.1

 2.7

 418.2

 389.8

 3.7

 (54.1)

 (23.1)

 (13.7)

 331.0

 4.5

 (47.9)

 (8.6)

 (13.4)

 324.4

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 11: Property, plant and equipment

Movements in carrying amounts

Movement in the carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment between the beginning and the end of the  
current and previous financial year:

FREEHOLD LAND

BUILDINGS

LEASEHOLD  

PLANT &  

LEASED PLANT & 

IMPROVEMENTS

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

CAPITAL WORK

 IN PROGRESS

2017

Balance at 1 July 2016

Additions

Transfers

Depreciation - Continuing operations

Depreciation - Discontinued operations

Impairment of assets

Net disposals

Reclassified to assets held for sale

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2017

2016

Balance at 1 July 2015

Acquisitions through business combinations

Additions

Transfers

Depreciation - Continuing operations

Depreciation - Discontinued operations

Net disposals

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2016

$'m

 257.2

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

$'m

 899.2

 71.4

 3.4

 (27.0)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 257.2

 947.0

 224.9

 3.2

 -

 31.3

 -

 -

 (2.2)

 -

 257.2

 603.8

 32.9

 13.3

 271.9

 (22.3)

 -

 (0.5)

 0.1

 899.2

The Directors believe that the carrying value of property, plant and equipment will be fully recovered through future use and 
subsequent disposal.

Key accounting policies

Property, plant and equipment are measured at cost, less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. Subsequent 
costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount, or recognised as a separate asset, only when it is probable that future 
economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably.

The carrying amounts of assets are reviewed to determine if there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, 
these assets’ recoverable amounts are estimated and, if required, an impairment is recognised in the income statement. An 
impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount.

Borrowing costs in relation to the funding of qualifying assets are capitalised and included in the cost of asset. Qualifying assets 
are assets that take more than 12 months to get ready for their intended use or sale. Where funds are borrowed generally, a 
weighted average interest rate is used for the capitalisation of the interest.

74   |   HEALTHSCOPE ANNUAL REPORT 2017

$'m

 88.1

 72.1

 7.1

 (8.0)

 (0.9)

 -

 (0.1)

 (6.6)

 (0.1)

 151.6

 53.0

 -

 4.5

 41.0

 (7.4)

 (1.0)

 (2.9)

 0.9

 88.1

$'m

 319.3

 81.1

 17.3

 (62.0)

 (1.5)

 (11.5)

 (1.7)

 (4.7)

 (2.8)

 333.5

 249.4

 6.0

 73.2

 49.0

 (52.7)

 (2.2)

 (4.6)

 1.2

 319.3

$'m

 9.5

 7.2

 1.8

 (5.4)

 -

 -

 -

 (0.8)

 (0.6)

 11.7

 11.9

 -

 1.6

 0.2

 (4.3)

 -

 -

 0.1

 9.5

$'m

 227.0

 175.6

 (29.6)

 0.6

 2.4

 376.0

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 348.6

 (393.4)

 0.1

 227.0

TOTAL

$'m

 1,800.3

 407.4

 -

 (102.4)

 (2.4)

 (11.5)

 (2.0)

 (11.3)

 (1.1)

 2,077.0

 42.1

 441.2

 -

 (86.7)

 (3.2)

 (10.2)

 2.4

 1,800.3

 271.7

 1,414.7

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 11: Property, plant and equipment

Movements in carrying amounts

current and previous financial year:

Movement in the carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment between the beginning and the end of the  

Balance at 1 July 2016

2017

Additions

Transfers

Depreciation - Continuing operations

Depreciation - Discontinued operations

Impairment of assets

Net disposals

Reclassified to assets held for sale

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2017

2016

Balance at 1 July 2015

Acquisitions through business combinations

Additions

Transfers

Depreciation - Continuing operations

Depreciation - Discontinued operations

Net disposals

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2016

 257.2

 947.0

$'m

 257.2

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 224.9

 3.2

 31.3

 (2.2)

 257.2

$'m

 899.2

 71.4

 3.4

 (27.0)

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 603.8

 32.9

 13.3

 271.9

 (22.3)

 -

 (0.5)

 0.1

 899.2

FREEHOLD LAND

BUILDINGS

LEASEHOLD  
IMPROVEMENTS

PLANT &  
EQUIPMENT

LEASED PLANT & 
EQUIPMENT

CAPITAL WORK
 IN PROGRESS

$'m

 88.1

 72.1

 7.1

 (8.0)

 (0.9)

 -

 (0.1)

 (6.6)

 (0.1)

 151.6

 53.0

 -

 4.5

 41.0

 (7.4)

 (1.0)

 (2.9)

 0.9

 88.1

$'m

 319.3

 81.1

 17.3

 (62.0)

 (1.5)

 (11.5)

 (1.7)

 (4.7)

 (2.8)

 333.5

 249.4

 6.0

 73.2

 49.0

 (52.7)

 (2.2)

 (4.6)

 1.2

 319.3

$'m

 9.5

 7.2

 1.8

 (5.4)

 -

 -

 (0.8)

 -

 (0.6)

 11.7

 11.9

 -

 1.6

 0.2

 (4.3)

 -

 -

 0.1

 9.5

$'m

 227.0

 175.6

 (29.6)

 -

 -

 -

 0.6

 -

 2.4

TOTAL

$'m

 1,800.3

 407.4

 -

 (102.4)

 (2.4)

 (11.5)

 (2.0)

 (11.3)

 (1.1)

 376.0

 2,077.0

 271.7

 -

 348.6

 (393.4)

 -

 -

 -

 0.1

 227.0

 1,414.7

 42.1

 441.2

 -

 (86.7)

 (3.2)

 (10.2)

 2.4

 1,800.3

Capital work in progress

Assets in the course of construction are carried at cost, less any recognised impairment loss. Cost includes professional fees 
and, for qualifying assets, borrowing costs capitalised in accordance with the Group’s accounting policy.

Depreciation

Property, plant and equipment, other than freehold land, are depreciated on a straight-line basis. Freehold land is not 
depreciated. Depreciation rates are calculated to spread the cost of asset (less any residual value), over its estimated useful life. 
Residual value is the estimated value of the asset at the end of its useful life.

The ranges of depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets are:

Buildings  

2% to 5% 

Leasehold improvements 

2% to 100%

Plant & equipment 

5% to 50% 

Leased assets 

4% to 20%

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 12: Intangibles

2017

Balance at 1 July 2016

Additions

Disposals

Amortisation - Continuing operations

Amortisation - Discontinued operations

Reclassified to held for sale

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Balance as 30 June 2017

2016

Balance at 1 July 2015

Acquisitions through business combinations

Additions

Amortisation - Continuing operations

Amortisation - Discontinued operations

Fair value adjustment

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Balance as 30 June 2016

Allocation of goodwill 

GOODWILL

$'m

 1,784.2

 -

 -

 -

 -

 (94.9)

 -

 1,689.3

 1,736.6

 34.9

 -

 -

 -

 -

 12.7

 1,784.2

CONTRACT 
MANAGEMENT 
RIGHTS

OPERATING 
RIGHTS

CONTRACT 
DEVELOPMENT 
COSTS

$'m

 42.4

 -

 -

 (4.2)

 -

 -

 0.2

 38.4

 47.3

 -

 -

 (3.8)

 -

 (1.3)

 0.2

 42.4

$'m

 3.3

 1.3

 (0.2)

 -

 (1.8)

 (2.6)

 -

 -

 4.7

 -

 0.7

 -

 (2.1)

 -

 -

 3.3

TOTAL

$'m

$'m

 13.7

 1,843.6

 -

 -

 (2.3)

 -

 -

 -

 1.3

 (0.2)

 (6.5)

 (1.8)

 (97.5)

 0.2

 11.4

 1,739.1

 14.4

 1,803.0

 -

 0.5

 (2.3)

 -

 -

 1.1

 34.9

 1.2

 (6.1)

 (2.1)

 (1.3)

 14.0

 13.7

 1,843.6

For impairment testing purposes, the Group identifies its cash generating units (CGUs), which are the smallest identifiable group 
of assets that generate cash inflows largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or other groups of assets. 

The gross carrying amount of goodwill allocated to the Group’s CGUs or group of CGUs are provided below:

Goodwill

2017

2016

HOSPITALS
AUSTRALIA

PATHOLOGY
NEW ZEALAND

OTHER1

DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS2

$'m

1,427.2

1,427.2

$'m

177.6

177.6

$'m

84.5

84.5

$'m

 -

94.9

TOTAL

$'m

1,689.3

1,784.2

1 Other comprises the cash generating units relating to the pathology businesses in Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.

2 Reflects goodwill attributable to the Medical Centres business which has been classified as part of assets held for sale. Refer to Note 13 for further details.

Key accounting policies

Contract management rights

Goodwill

Goodwill on acquisition is measured at cost less any 
accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is tested for 
impairment annually, or more frequently if events or 
circumstances indicate that they might be impaired.

Contract management rights acquired by the Group have 
finite lives. They are stated at cost less accumulated 
amortisation.

Subsequent expenditure

Subsequent expenditure on intangible assets is capitalised 
only when it increases the future economic benefits of the 
asset to which it relates. All other expenditure is expensed as 
incurred.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Amortisation

For intangible assets with finite lives, amortisation is recognised in the profit or loss on a straight-line basis over their estimated 
useful life. The estimated useful lives of intangible assets in this category are as follows:

Contract management rights  

3 to 30 years 

Operating rights 

3 to 6 years

Contract development costs 

5 to 12 years

Impairment of goodwill

The Healthscope Group performs an impairment assessment when there is an indication or trigger of a possible impairment 
of its non-current assets. In addition, at least annually, the Healthscope Group performs an impairment review of goodwill and 
indefinite life intangible assets, regardless of whether an impairment indicator has been identified. The annual review of goodwill 
and indefinite life intangible assets was performed at 30 June 2017.  

Impairment indicators

The results of the annual impairment test performed by management concluded that all continuing CGU’s had sufficient head 
room as at 30 June 2017 and that no impairment was required.

Assets held for sale are measured at the lower of carrying value and fair value less costs to sell hence they have been excluded 
from the annual impairment assessment.

Refer to note 13 for further details.

Impairment testing approach

Impairment testing compares the carrying value of a CGU with its recoverable amount based on the higher of its value in use 
(present value of future cash flows) or fair value less costs to sell (net selling price).

The Group has prepared value-in-use models for the purpose of impairment testing of continuing CGUs as at 30 June 2017, 
using five year discounted cash flow models. Cash flows beyond the five year period are extrapolated using a terminal value 
growth rate. The Group’s impairment testing resulted in no impairment at 30 June 2017. 

Assumptions

The assumptions used for determining the recoverable amount of each CGU are based on past experience and expectations 
for the future. Cash flow projections are based on management’s forecasts. These forecasts require management estimates to 
determine income, expenses, working capital movements, capital expenditure, and cash flows for each CGU. The projected cash 
flows for each individual CGU are discounted using an appropriate discount rate and terminal growth rate unique to each CGU. 

The following assumptions were used in determining the recoverable amount of each cash generation unit based on value in  
use as at 30 June 2017.  

•  2017/2018 Board approved profit and loss and cash flow budgets for each cash-generating unit;

•  Inherent growth factors consistent with current performance for each CGU;

2017

2016

HOSPITALS  
AUSTRALIA

PATHOLOGY NEW 
ZEALAND

2.5 – 3.5%

4.0 – 5.0%

3.0 – 4.0%

2.5 – 3.5%

PATHOLOGY  
SINGAPORE

2.5 – 3.5%

2.5 – 3.5%

PATHOLOGY  
MALAYSIA

2.5 – 3.5%

1.5 – 2.5%

•  Prevailing market based pre-tax discount rates for the Group’s CGUs are as follows:

  Hospitals 10.1% (2016: 8.7%), Pathology New Zealand 11.5% (2016: 9.3%), Pathology Singapore 10.4% (2016: 10.6%),  
  and Pathology Malaysia 12.7% (2016: 10.6%);

•  Cash flow projections covering a five-year period and terminal value; and

•  Terminal growth factors have been set at:

  Hospitals 2.5% (2016: 3.0%), Pathology New Zealand 2.5% (2016: 2.5%), Pathology Singapore 2.0% (2016: 2.0%),  
  and Pathology Malaysia 2.0% (2016: 2.0%).

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 12: Intangibles (continued)

Accounting judgements

The Group is required to make significant estimates and judgements in determining whether the carrying amount of its assets 
and / or CGUs has any indication of impairment, in particular in relation to:

•  key assumptions used in forecasting future cash flows;

•  discount rates applied to those cash flows; and

•  the expected long term growth in cash flows.

Such estimates and judgements are subject to change as a result of changing economic and operational conditions. Actual cash 
flows may therefore differ from forecasts and could result in changes in the recognition of impairment charges in future periods.

Note 13: Assets classified as held for sale

As at 30 June 2017, Healthscope was in the process of disposing its interests in Healthscope Medical Centres Pty Limited and 
Sydney Breast Clinic Pty Limited, otherwise referred to as the standalone Medical Centres business. As a result, the Medical 
Centres business has been classified as ‘held for sale’ and presented as a ‘discontinued operation’. On 17 August 2017, 
Healthscope entered into an agreement with Fullerton Primary Care Pty Limited to sell the operations for $55 million, subject to 
standard completion adjustments.

The fair value less costs to sell of the business unit was lower than the aggregate carrying amount of the related assets and 
liabilities. Therefore an impairment charge of $54.7 million was recognised on reclassification of the asset and liabilities as held  
for sale as at 30 June 2017.

The major classes of assets and liabilities of the intended disposal are:

Carrying value of net assets classified as held for sale

Impairment loss on re-measurement to fair value less costs to sell

Fair value of net assets classified as held for sale

Receivables

Inventories

Property, plant and equipment

Intangibles (net of impairment)

Cash and bank balances

Deferred tax assets

Other assets

Assets held for sale

Payables

Deferred tax liabilities

Other liabilities

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale

2017

$'m

 107.2

 (54.7)

 52.5

 2.4

 0.7

 11.3

 42.8

 0.2

 0.8

 0.6

 58.8

 (3.0)

 (0.9)

 (2.4)

 (6.3)

The fair value of net assets classified as held for sale have been disclosed in the statement of financial position as follows:

Current assets

Current liabilities

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 58.8

 (6.3)

 52.5

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

The impairment loss of $54.7 million has been recognised against the intangible assets held by the standalone Medical Centres 
business.

Before the application of the impairment loss, Medical Centres held intangible assets of $97.5 million, comprising goodwill of 
$94.9 million and operating rights of $2.6 million. The reclassification of these amounts from ‘intangibles’ to ‘assets held for sale’ 
is reflected in Note 12. 

Note 14: Commitments

(a)   Capital expenditure commitments

Capital expenditure committed but not provided for and payable:

 - Not longer than 1 year

 - Longer than 1 year but no longer than 5 years

 - Longer than 5 years

2017

$'m

 380.2

 313.0

 -

2016

$'m

 593.6

 600.3

 -

 693.2

 1,193.9

The capital commitments relate to the development of the Northern Beaches Hospital and various Brownfield developments.

(b)   Operating lease commitments

Non-cancellable operating leases contracted for but not capitalised:

Payable:

 - Not later than 1 year1

 - Later than 1 year but no later than 5 years1

 - Later than 5 years1

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 32.0

 119.4

 324.3

 475.7

 42.8

 99.4

 86.5

 228.7

1 The operating lease commitments for the current year include long term leases for the Frankston Private Hospital and Holmesglen Private Hospital. The comparatives include the Medical Centres  
  business, however the current year figures exclude them due to the sale process of the Medical Centres business.

Operating leases relate to properties leased by the Group with lease terms between 1 and 30 years.  (2016: 1 and 30 years). All 
operating leases contain market review clauses in the event that the lessee exercises its option to renew. 

Note 15: Contingent liabilities

Estimates of material amounts of contingent liabilities not provided for:

Bank guarantees to various Workcover authorities

Bank guarantee in respect of Northern Beaches development

Bank guarantees in respect of property leases

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

12.3

8.5

161.8

161.8

11.8

12.0

The Directors are of the opinion that no additional provisions are required in respect of these matters, as it is either not probable 
that a future sacrifice of economic benefits will be required or the amount is not capable of reliable measurement.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 16: Provisions

CURRENT

Employee benefits1

Medical malpractice insurance2

Onerous lease contracts and related costs3

Other

NON-CURRENT

Employee benefits

Onerous lease contracts3

Summary of provisions

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 110.7

 105.9

 6.8

 2.3

 3.7

 6.8

 5.8

 3.4

 123.5

 121.9

 21.8

 9.2

 31.0

 23.1

 8.4

 31.5

1 The current provision for employee entitlements is calculated using probability models of employees reaching vesting dates. The calculations are based on pattern of leave taken and are grossed up  

for future pay rates, discounted to present value at appropriate discount rates. 

2 The provision for medical malpractice insurance represents the present value of the estimated future outflow of economic benefits that may be required to be made to meet malpractice claims made  
  against the Group.

3 The provision for onerous lease contracts represents the present value of the future lease payments that the Group is presently obligated to make under non-cancellable onerous operating lease  
  contracts, less revenue expected to be earned on the lease including estimated future sub-lease revenue, where applicable. 

Key accounting policies

Accounting judgements

Provisions

Employee entitlements

Provisions are measured at management’s estimate of the 
expenditure required to settle the obligation. This estimate 
is based on “present value” calculation, which involves the 
application of a discount rate to the expected future cash 
flows associated with settlement. 

Employee entitlements

Provisions are made for liabilities to employees for annual 
leave, long service leave and other employee entitlements. 
Where the payment to employees is expected to take place 
in 12 months’ time or later, a present value calculation is 
performed. In this instance, the corporate bond rate is used 
to discount the liability to its present value.

Onerous lease contracts

An onerous contract is considered to exist where the Group 
has a contract under which the unavoidable costs of meeting 
the obligations under the contract exceed the economic 
benefits expected to be received under it.

Management judgement is applied in determining the 
following key assumptions used in the calculation of long 
service leave at balance date:

•  Future increases in wages and salaries;

•  Future on-cost rates;

•  Experience of employee departures and year of service;  
  and

•  Appropriate discount rate to reflect long term liabilities at  
  present value.

Medical Malpractice Insurance

During the year, management performed the regular review 
of the medical malpractice insurance claims provision across 
the Group, which is included in the consolidated statement 
of financial position as at 30 June 2017 at $6.8 million (2016: 
$6.8 million).The provision represents the present value of 
the estimated future outflow of economic benefits that may 
be required to be made to meet malpractice claims made 
against the Group. The following key assumptions are used in 
determining the provision:

•  Appropriate discount rate; and

•  Forecast and review of plaintiff’s claim.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

The following key assumptions are used in determining the 
provision related to onerous lease contracts:

•  Appropriate discount rate to reflect the long term liabilities  
  at present value; and

•  Ability to sub-lease the premises subject to onerous lease  
  contract.

Onerous lease contracts

The onerous lease contract provision has been derived 
on the basis of the most recent assessment of the likely 
net unavoidable cost to the end of the contract term. 
Management have considered the future costs of the contract 
which can be determined with a high degree of accuracy. 
However, the future economic benefits expected to be 
received are based on forecasts. Management consider the 
liability to be the best estimate of the net unavoidable costs 
as at 30 June 2017.

Note 17: Financial instruments

Capital management

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to ensure the Group continues as a going concern while providing optimal 
returns to shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders, and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of 
capital. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, 
return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt.

Management reviews the capital structure of the Group on a regular basis. As part of this review, the cost of capital and the risks 
associated with each class of capital is considered. The Group is not subject to any regulatory capital requirements.

The gearing ratio at year-end was as follows:

Borrowings - current 

Borrowings - non-current

Add back:

USPP - Fair value adjustment associated with hedge accounting

Capitalised facility costs

Debt1

Cash and cash equivalents

Net debt

Equity2

Net debt + equity

Net debt / (Net debt + equity)

2017

$'m

 3.8

2016

$'m

 4.9

 1,802.4

 1,557.0

 1,806.2

 1,561.9

 11.7

 11.6

 (18.2)

 17.2

 1,829.5

 1,560.9

 (195.9)

 (278.8)

 1,633.6

 1,282.1

 2,367.7

 2,372.7

 4,001.3

 3,654.8

41%

35%

1 Debt is defined as long and short-term borrowings (excluding derivatives, fair value adjustments associated with hedge accounting and capitalised facility costs), as detailed in Note 8.

2 Equity includes all capital and reserves of the Group that are managed as capital.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 17: Financial  
instruments (continued)

Risk management

(c) Credit risk

The Group’s credit risk arises in relation to cash and cash 
equivalents, receivables, financial liabilities and liabilities under 
financial guarantees.

The Group’s principal financial instruments, other than 
derivatives, comprise cash, short term deposits, and interest 
bearing liabilities. The main purpose of these financial 
instruments is to raise finance for the Group’s operations. The 
Group also has various other financial assets and liabilities 
which arise directly from its operations.

Credit risk on financial assets which have been recognised on 
the balance sheet, is the carrying amount less any allowance 
for non-recovery. The Group actively manages this exposure 
by dealing only with counterparties with good credit standing 
and not having any significant credit risk with any single 
counterparty. 

Credit risk associated with financial liabilities arises from the 
potential failure of counterparties to meet their obligations 
under the contract or arrangement. The Group’s maximum 
credit risk exposure in respect of derivative contracts is 
detailed in the liquidity risk table below.

Credit risk includes liabilities under financial guarantees. 
For financial guarantee contract liabilities the fair value at 
initial recognition is determined using a probability weighted 
discounted cash flow approach. The fair value of financial 
guarantee contract liabilities has been assessed as nil (2016: 
nil), as the possibility of an outflow occurring is considered 
remote. Details of the financial guarantee contracts at balance 
date are outlined below:

Deed of cross guarantee

The Company has entered into a deed of cross guarantee as 
outlined in Note 24.

Guarantees and indemnities

Entities in the Group are called upon to give in the ordinary 
course of business, guarantees and indemnities in respect of 
the performance of their contractual and financial obligations. 

(d) Liquidity risk 

Liquidity risk arises from the financial liabilities of the Group 
and the Group’s subsequent ability to meet its obligations to 
repay its financial liabilities as and when they fall due. 

The contractual undiscounted cash flows, including principal 
and estimated interest payments, of non-derivative financial 
instruments and derivative financial instruments in existence 
at year end are as follows:

The Group uses derivative financial instruments to hedge 
its exposure to foreign exchange and interest rate risks 
arising from operational, financing and investment activities, 
principally interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps. The 
Group does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments 
for trading purposes.

The main risks arising from the Group’s financial instruments 
are interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, credit risk and 
liquidity risk, these are discussed below.

(a) Interest rate risk

The Group has a policy of managing exposure to interest rate 
fluctuations by the use of fixed rate debt and interest rate 
swaps. Further details regarding the Group’s approach to 
managing interest rate risk are discussed in Note 9. 

The Group’s exposures to interest rates on financial assets 
and financial liabilities are detailed in the liquidity risk 
management section of this note.

Interest rate sensitivity analysis

With all other variables held constant, a 1% increase in 
interest rates would reduce profit after tax by $8.8 million 
(2016: $7.8 million) reflecting the impact of higher interest 
rates on variable rate debt. A 1% decrease in interest rates 
would result in a corresponding $8.8 million increase in profit 
after tax (2016: $7.8 million).

(b) Foreign currency risk

The Group’s primary currency exposure is to US dollars as a 
result of issuing US Private Placement debt. In order to hedge 
this exposure, the Group has entered into cross currency 
swaps to fix the exchange rate on the USD debt until maturity. 
The Group agrees to pay a fixed USD amount in exchange for 
an agreed AUD amount with swap counterparties, and to re-
exchange this again at maturity. These swaps are designated 
to hedge the principal and interest obligations of the US 
private placement debt.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

2017

Non-derivative financial instruments

Trade creditors and accrued expenses

Variable interest rate instruments

Fixed interest rate instruments

Finance lease liability

Financial guarantees

Derivative financial instruments

Interest rate swaps

Cross currency swaps

2016

Non-derivative financial instruments

Trade creditors and accrued expenses

Variable interest rate instruments

Fixed interest rate instruments

Finance lease liability

Financial guarantees

Derivative financial instruments

Interest rate swaps

Cross currency swaps

WEIGHTED AVERAGE 
EFFECTIVE INTEREST 
RATE

LESS THAN  
1 YEAR

1-5 YEARS

5+ YEARS

TOTAL

$'m

$'m

$'m

$'m

$'m

3.80%

4.43%

4.18%

 251.6

 60.2

 16.4

 3.8

 1.1

 -

 1,315.2

 81.8

 8.0

 179.6

 -

 -

 251.6

 1,375.4

 453.1

 0.7

 5.2

 551.3

 12.5

 185.9

 8.2

 1.3

 3.0

 6.4

 -

 3.8

 11.2

 11.5

 342.6

 1,594.0

 462.8

 2,399.4

 4.36%

 4.70%

 6.25%

 236.5

 36.5

 16.4

 4.9

 0.7

 -

 1,094.1

 65.5

 5.9

 113.6

 -

 -

 236.5

 1,130.6

 485.8

 0.1

 5.6

 567.7

 10.9

 119.9

 5.4

 2.0

 9.2

 8.2

 -

 10.2

 14.6

 20.4

 302.4

 1,296.5

 501.7

 2,100.6

For variable interest rate instruments, the amount disclosed is determined by reference to the interest rate at the last repricing 
date. For foreign currency receipts and payments, the amount disclosed is determined by reference to the USD/AUD rate at 
balance date.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 18: Fair value measurement

The financial instruments included on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position are measured at either fair value or 
amortised cost. The measurement of this fair value may in some cases be subjective and may depend on the inputs used in the 
calculations.

The Group generally uses external valuations based on market inputs or market values. The different valuation methods are 
called ‘hierarchies’ and are described below.

•  Level 1: calculated using quoted prices in active markets.

•  Level 2: estimated using inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability,  
  either directly (as prices) or indirectly (derived from prices).

•  Level 3: estimated using inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data.

All financial instruments are recognised at amounts that represent a reasonable approximation of fair value, with the exception  
of the following borrowings:

Borrowings

US Private Placement (AUD)

2017

2016

CARRYING 
AMOUNT

FAIR VALUE

CARRYING 
AMOUNT

FAIR VALUE

$'m

 375.7

$'m

 414.1

$'m

 419.1

$'m

 410.8

The fair value of the Group’s financial instruments are estimated as follows:

Borrowings

Fair value is calculated using discounted future cash flow techniques, where estimated cash flows and estimated discount rates 
are based on market data at balance date, in combination with restatement to foreign exchange rates at balance date (level 2 in 
fair value hierarchy).

Derivative financial instruments

Fair value is calculated using discounted future cash flow techniques, where estimated cash flows and estimated discount rates 
are based on market data at balance date (level 2 in fair value hierarchy). Refer to Note 9 for further details.

Promissory note

Healthscope is a party to a promissory note receivable in connection with the sale of the Australian Pathology business. The 
balance is presented as non-current other financial assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

The fair value of promissory note is determined using option pricing models where the main assumptions are the probability  
of default by the specified counterparty from market based information (level 3 in fair value hierarchy). 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 19: Share based payments

The Group has an ownership based remuneration strategy which provides certain senior management (including Senior 
Executives) with the opportunity to receive equity instruments as a component of their short and / or long term remuneration. 

Long Term Incentive Plan (LTI Plan) – LTI Performance Rights

Healthscope has a Long Term Incentive Plan (LTI Plan) which is available to senior executives. In accordance with the provisions 
of the LTI Plan, senior executives may become entitled to LTI Performance Rights, which entitle the holder to acquire one ordinary 
share in Healthscope on satisfaction of LTI performance conditions. 

The LTI Performance Rights are granted at no cost to the participants as they form part of their remuneration. 

The dilutive effect, if any, of outstanding LTI Performance Rights is reflected in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

Further explanation of the LTI Plan is disclosed in the Remuneration Report, including details of performance conditions relevant 
to the LTI Performance Rights.

Deferred Short Term Incentives (Deferred STI) – STI Performance Rights

In 2016, Healthscope introduced a deferred equity component for senior management (including Senior Executives) entitled to 
STI reward. This new component results in between 30-50% of any relevant STI award being granted as STI Performance Rights. 
The STI Performance Rights entitle the holder to acquire one ordinary share in Healthscope at the completion of a two year 
deferral period, subject to continued employment. There are no further performance measures. 

STI Performance Rights are granted at no cost and no payment is required to be made in order for the STI Performance Rights to 
vest and for participants to receive shares. Any STI Performance Rights that do not vest will automatically lapse. 

At the date of this Report, the actual number of STI Performance Rights related to 2017 cannot be calculated and have not yet 
been issued. Based on the share price of the Company as at 30 June 2017 ($2.21), 887,718 STI Performance Rights would be 
issued. This number has been used for the purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share in Note 5. 

The actual number of STI Performance Rights issued to senior management in relation to FY17 will be reported to shareholders 
in the Company’s 2018 Financial Report. 

Further explanation of the STI Plan is disclosed in the Remuneration Report.

Performance Rights held at the end of the year:

PERFORMANCE 
RIGHT SERIES

NUMBER OF
RIGHTS

GRANT  
DATE

VESTING 
DATE

EXPIRY  
DATE

EXERCISE 
PRICE

FAIR VALUE AT
GRANT DATE

LTI July 2014

 1,706,433

28/07/2014

30/06/2017

30/06/2017

LTI October 2015

 1,175,597

30/10/2015

30/06/2018

30/06/2018

LTI November 2015

 697,925

24/11/2015

30/06/2018

30/06/2018

LTI October 2016

 1,619,198

21/10/2016

30/06/2019

30/06/2019

STI October 2016

STI October 2016

LTI May 2017

LTI May 2017

 443,063

27/10/2016

30/06/2018

30/06/2018

 443,253

27/10/2016

30/06/2018

30/06/2018

 444,836

15/05/2017

15/05/2019

15/05/2019

 355,872

15/05/2017

15/05/2020

15/05/2020

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

$1.67

$2.18

$2.31

$1.84

$3.04

$3.04

$2.02

$1.95

Movement in Performance Rights held during the year:

Balance at the beginning of the year

 - Number issued during the financial year

Balance at the end of the year

Exercisable at 30 June 2017

2017

NUMBER

 3,579,955

 3,306,222

 6,886,177

 -

2016

NUMBER

 1,706,433

 1,873,522

 3,579,955

 -

There were no other transactions affecting Performance Rights held during the current or prior financial year.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 19: Share based payments (continued)

Fair value of LTI Performance Rights

The fair value of LTI Performance Rights is measured at grant date and is recognised as an employee expense (with a 
corresponding increase in equity) over the relevent vesting period, being the period between grant date and vesting date. A 
reversal of the expense is only recognised in the event the instruments lapse due to cessation of employment within the three 
year period. 

The fair value of the LTI Performance Rights is determined by an external valuer and takes into account the terms and conditions 
upon which they were granted. The valuation was conducted using a Monte Carlo simulation for the TSR performance hurdle 
and a Black Scholes valuation model for the EPS performance hurdle. 

The assumptions underlying the valuation of the LTI Performance Rights are:

INPUTS INTO THE 2017 PERFORMANCE RIGHT PRICING MODEL

Grant date

Grant date share price

Exercise price

Estimated Volatility

Expected life

Risk free interest rate

Dividend yield

21 October 2016

15 May 2017

15 May 2017

$2.38

$0.00

$2.17

$0.00

$2.17

$0.00

30% Not applicable

Not applicable

2.7 years

2.0 years

3.0 years

1.68%

3.0%

1.66%

3.5%

1.80%

3.5%

The weighted average fair value of the LTI Performance Rights granted during the financial year is $1.89 (2016: $2.23).

Expenses arising from share-based payment transactions

LTI Performance Rights - Current period expense

LTI Performance Rights - Prior period expense write back

STI Performance Rights

Total

Key accounting policies

2017

$'m

 3.4

 (1.5)

 1.3

 3.2

2016

$'m

 2.0

 -

 0.8

 2.8

The rights to share granted to employees under the terms of the incentive plans in operation are measured at fair value. The fair 
value is recognised as an employee expense over the period that employees become unconditionally entitled to the rights. There 
is a corresponding increase in equity, which is reflected in the share based payments reserve.

The amount recognised as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of rights taken up, once related service and other 
non-market conditions are met.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 20: Changes in the composition of  the Healthscope Group

Acquisitions during the year

There were no acquisitions during the financial year ended 30 June 2017.

Discontinued operations

Discontinued operations for the year ended 30 June 2017

On 17 August 2017 Healthscope entered into an agreement with Fullerton Primary Care Pty Limited to sell its standalone medical 
centres for $55 million, subject to standard completion adjustments. The divestment is scheduled to complete by the end of 
September 2017.

An impairment loss of $54.7 million has been recognised in order to reduce the carrying value of the assets and liabilities held by 
the Medical Centres business to their fair value less costs to sell. See Note 13 for further details.

As Healthscope were in the process of disposing the standalone Medical Centres business as at 30 June 2017, the assets and 
liabilities of the Medical Centres business have been classified as 'held for sale’ whilst the financial results of the business have 
been presented as a ‘discontinued operation’ as set out below. 

Discontinued operations for the year ended 30 June 2016

On 6 July 2015, Healthscope completed the sale of its Australian Pathology operations and six skin clinics (“Pathology Australia”) 
to Crescent Capital Partners. As Healthscope sold the business during the year ended 30 June 2016, the trading results of the 
business for the period 1 July 2015 to 6 July 2015 have been reflected in the financial report as a discontinued operation.

Analysis of results for the year from discontinued operations

Revenue

Expenses

Impairment of Medical Centres business

(Loss) / Profit before finance costs and income tax

Net finance costs

(Loss) / Profit before income tax

Income tax expense

Net (loss) / profit for the year from discontinued operations

2017

$'m

 54.3

 (50.2)

 (54.7)

 (50.6)

 -

 (50.6)

 (1.1)

 (51.7)

2016

$'m

 61.0

 (57.8)

 -

 3.2

 -

 3.2

 (1.1)

 2.1

Reconciliation of statutory net profit from discontinued operations to operating earnings before finance costs, income tax, 
depreciation and amortisation (Operating EBITDA)

Net (loss) / profit for the year from discontinued operations

 (51.7)

 2.1

Add back:

          Income tax expense

          Net finance costs

          Depreciation and amortisation

          Other income and expense items:

             - Impairment of Medical Centres business

             - Other

Operating EBITDA from discontinued operations

Medical Centres

Pathology Australia

Operating EBITDA from discontinued operations

 1.1

 -

 4.2

 54.7

 0.5

 8.8

 8.8

 -

 8.8

 1.1

 -

 5.3

 -

 0.2

 8.7

 10.5

 (1.8)

 8.7

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 21: Key management personnel compensation and related parties

The compensation provided to key management personnel of the Group is set out below:

Short term employment benefits

Share based payments - Current period expense

Share based payments - Prior period expense write back

Post-employment benefits

2017

$'m

 3.9

 2.7

 (1.2)

 0.2

 5.6

2016

$'m

 5.3

 1.8

 -

 0.2

 7.3

Determination of key management personnel and detailed remuneration disclosures are provided in the Remuneration Report.

Loans to key management personnel and their related parties

In the year ended 30 June 2017, there were no loans to key management personnel and their related parties (2016: nil).

Transactions with related parties

Details of all entities within the consolidated group are disclosed in Note 24. There were no transactions between the 
related parties that require disclosure.

Note 22: Auditor's remuneration

Auditor of the parent entity

    Audit or review of the financial report

    Agreed upon procedures and other assurance services

    Corporate governance advisory services

Network firm of the parent entity auditor

    Audit or review of the financial statements

    Other assurance services

2017

$

2016

$

 615,000

 610,200

 102,000

 35,000

 52,500

 50,000

 752,000

 712,700

 227,080

 218,000

 -

 -

 979,080

 930,700

All amounts were paid to Deloitte or Deloitte affiliated firms. 

The auditor of the Group is Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. From time to time, the auditors provide other services to the Group.  
These services are subject to strict corporate governance procedures which encompass the selection of service providers and 
the setting of their remuneration. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 23: Events subsequent to reporting date 

On 17 August 2017, Healthscope entered into a binding agreement to divest its standalone Medical Centres business to 
Fullerton Primary Care Pty Limited for cash consideration of $55 million. An impairment of $54.7 million was recognised in  
the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 June 2017 as the sale clarified  
the recoverable amount of the business which is classified as ‘held for sale’ in the Statement of Financial Position as at 30  
June 2017. 

Other than the above, there has not been any matter or circumstance occurring subsequent to the end of the financial year that 
has significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations of the Group, the results of those operations, or the state of 
affairs of the Group in subsequent financial periods other than the dividend declared in Note 6.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 24: Entites within the consolidated group

The parent entity of the Group is Healthscope Limited.

As at the end of the year, the following wholly owned subsidiaries of the Group were incorporated in Australia:

Advanced Medical  
Technology Pty. Ltd.

Allamanda Private  
Hospital Pty. Ltd.

APHG No. 2  
Holdings 3 Pty. Ltd.

APHG No. 2  
Pty. Ltd.

Asia Pacific Healthcare  
Group Pty. Ltd.

Australian Hospital Care 
(Como) Pty. Ltd.

Australian Hospital Care 
(Dorset) Pty. Ltd.

Australian Hospital Care 
(Knox) Pty. Ltd.

Australian Hospital  
Care Davidson)  
Pty. Ltd.

Australian Hospital Care  
(Ringwood) Pty. Ltd.

Brisbane Private  
Hospital Pty. Ltd.

Darwin Private  
Hospital Pty. Ltd.

E-Clinic Pty. Ltd.

FHIC Pty. Ltd.

FPH Operations  
Pty. Ltd.

GCPH HoldCo  
Pty. Ltd.

Healthscope (Tasmania 
Finance) Pty. Ltd.

Healthscope (Tasmania)  
Pty. Ltd.

Healthscope Diagnostic 
Imaging Pty. Ltd.

Healthscope  
Finance Pty. Ltd.

Healthscope Hospitals  
Holdings No. 2  
Pty. Ltd.

Healthscope Hospitals  
International Pty Ltd

Healthscope Medical  
Centres Pty. Ltd.

Healthscope  
Operations Pty Ltd

Healthscope Pathology  
Holdings No. 2 Pty. Ltd.

Healthscope Pathology  
Holdings Pty. Ltd.

Healthscope South  
Australia Pty. Ltd.

Holmesglen Private  
Hospital Pty. Ltd.

La Trobe Private  
Hospital Pty. Ltd.

Maybury Craft  
Pty. Ltd.

Mazlin Investments  
Pty. Ltd.

Melbourne Hospital  
Pty. Limited

NBH Borrower  
Pty Ltd

NBH Car Park  
Operator Pty Ltd

NBH HoldCo 1  
Pty Ltd

NBH HoldCo 2  
Pty Ltd

NBH Operator B  
Pty Ltd

NBH Operator Co  
Pty Ltd

Newcastle Private  
Hospital Pty. Ltd.

P.O.W Hospital  
Pty. Ltd.

Pacific Private  
Hospital Pty. Ltd.

QPH Wickham  
Pty. Ltd.

Sydney Breast Clinic  
Pty. Ltd.

The Gribbles  
Group Pty. Ltd.

The Victorian  
Rehabilitation Centre 
Pty. Ltd.

Tweed Surgicentre  
Pty. Ltd.

ABN 154 902 913  
Pty. Ltd.3

Nova Health Pty. Ltd.3

The Hunter Valley  
Private Hospital  
Pty. Ltd.

HCA Holdings  
(Southport) Pty. Ltd.3

HCA Management  
Company Pty. Ltd.3

Allamanda  
Surgicentre Pty. Ltd.3

Healthcare of Australia  
Holdings Pty. Ltd.3

Molescan Australia  
Pty. Ltd.3

Skin Alert  
Pty. Ltd.3

The Australian entities listed above formed part of the tax consolidation group1  and Deed of Cross Guarantee2.

1 Except for NBH Borrower Pty Ltd, NBH Carpark Operator Pty Ltd, NBH Holdco 1 Pty Ltd, NBH Operator B Pty Ltd and NBH Operator Co Pty Ltd.

2 Except for ABN 154 902 913 Pty. Ltd., NBH Borrower Pty Ltd, NBH Carpark Operator Pty Ltd, NBH Holdco 1 Pty Ltd, NBH Holdco 2 Pty Ltd, NBH Operator B Pty Ltd, NBH Operator Co Pty Ltd.,  
  Nova Health Pty. Ltd., HCA Holdings (Southport) Pty. Ltd., HCA Management Company Pty. Ltd., Allamanda Private Hospital Pty. Ltd., Allamanda Surgicentre Pty. Ltd., Healthcare of Australia  
  Holdings Pty. Ltd., Molescan Australia Pty. Ltd. and Skin Alert Pty. Ltd.

3 Applications have been made to ASIC to voluntarily deregister these dormant entities. ASIC published deregistration notices for these entities on 2 June 2017.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

As at the end of the year, the following wholly owned subsidiaries of the Group were incorporated overseas:

NAME OF ENTITY

COUNTRY OF  
INCORPORATION

Canterbury SCL Limited

New Zealand

NAME OF ENTITY

Gribbles Veterinary  
Pathology Limited

COUNTRY OF  
INCORPORATION

New Zealand

Labtests Limited

New Zealand

Labtests Auckland Ltd

New Zealand

New Zealand Diagnostic 
Group Limited

New Zealand

Medlab South Limited

New Zealand

SCL Hawkes Bay Limited

New Zealand

SCL Otago  
Southland Limited

Southern Community  
Laboratories Limited

APHG NZ  
Investments Limited1

Gribbles Cytology  
Services SDN. BHD.

New Zealand

New Zealand

Malaysia

Quest Laboratories Pte Ltd

Singapore

Northland Pathology  
Laboratory Limited

SCL Otago Southland  
Code Services Limited

SCL Otago Southland  
Services Limited

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

Wellington SCL Limited1

New Zealand

Gribbles Pathology  
(Malaysia) SDN. BHD.

Quest Laboratories  
Vietnam Co., Ltd

Malaysia

Vietnam

1 Effective 12 May 2017, the following New Zealand companies were amalgamated pursuant to section 222(1) of the NZ Companies Act 1993: 

  • Healthscope New Zealand Ltd into APHG NZ Investments Limited; and
  • Aotea Pathology Ltd into Wellington SCL Limited.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 24: Entites within the consolidated group (continued)

Deed of Cross Guarantee

The consolidated statement of financial position and income statements of the entities part to the deed of cross guarantee are:

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 136.4

 123.9

 48.5

 14.5

 4.1

 212.8

 108.6

 51.7

 14.4

 -

 327.4

 387.5

 241.4

 8.1

 115.9

 24.7

 1,779.3

 1,648.9

 1,465.5

 1,566.2

 77.6

 145.4

 3,571.9

 3,501.1

 3,899.3

 3,888.6

 196.3

 185.5

 118.6

 6.3

 506.7

 197.5

 168.0

 121.2

 -

 486.7

 1,222.2

 1,264.3

 0.6

 23.8

 43.5

 29.3

 5.3

 18.4

 57.7

 29.9

 1,319.4

 1,375.6

 1,826.1

 1,862.3

 2,073.2

 2,026.3

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Inventories

Prepayments

Assets classified as held for sale

Total Current Assets

Non-current assets

Other financial assets

Other receivable

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Deferred tax assets

Total non-current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Other financial liabilities

Provisions

Liabilities associated to assets classified as held for sale

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Borrowings

Other financial liabilities

Other payables

Deferred tax liabilities

Provisions

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net Assets

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for the year ended 30 June 2017

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (continued)

Equity

Issued capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

Total Equity

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

Net profit for the year

Other comprehensive income, net of income tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 2,708.2

 2,709.2

 (281.8)

 (353.2)

 (290.1)

 (392.8)

 2,073.2

 2,026.3

 11.5

 9.8

 21.3

 46.5

 7.2

 53.7

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2017

Note 25: Parent entity information

During the financial year ended 30 June 2017, the parent company of the Group was Healthscope Limited.

Assets

Current assets

Non-current assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Issued capital

Reserves

Dividends

Accumulated profit

Total equity

Financial performance

Profit for the year

Total comprehensive income for the year

2017

$'m

2016

$'m

 181.3

 84.9

 2,747.4

 2,675.3

 2,928.7

 2,760.2

 0.8

 2.2

 3.0

 0.4

 1.7

 2.1

 2,925.7

 2,758.1

 2,708.2

 2,706.1

 -

 -

 (128.5)

 (124.9)

 346.0

 176.9

 2,925.7

 2,758.1

 294.0

 294.0

 113.0

 113.0

Healthscope Limited has entered into a deed of cross guarantee with its wholly owned subsidiaries. Details of which are included 
in Note 24. No liabilities have been assumed by Healthscope Limited in relation to this guarantee as it is expected the parties to 
the deed of cross guarantee will continue to generate positive cash flows

The accounting policies of the parent are the same as the Group’s policies. 

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Directors' declaration

for the year ended 30 June 2017

The directors declare that:

(a) 

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;

(b)  in the directors’ opinion, the attached financial statements are in compliance with International Financial Reporting  

Standards, and

(c) 

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.

At the date of this declaration, the company is within the class of companies affected by ASIC Class Order 98/1418. The nature 
of the deed of cross guarantee is such that each company which is party to the deed guarantees to each creditor payment in full 
of any debt in accordance with the deed of cross guarantee.

In the directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company and the companies to which the ASIC Class 
Order applies, as detailed in Note 24 to the financial statements will, as a group, be able to meet any obligations or liabilities to 
which they are, or may become, subject by virtue of the deed of cross guarantee.

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

Paula J. Dwyer
Chairman

Gordon Ballantyne
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Melbourne, 23 August 2017

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Independent Auditor's report

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 
ABN 74 490 121 060 

550 Bourke Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000 
GPO Box 78 
Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia 

Tel:   +61 3 9671 7000 
Fax:  +61 3 9671 7001 
www.deloitte.com.au 

Independent Auditor’s Report 
to the members of Healthscope Limited 

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion  

We have audited the financial report of Healthscope Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries (the 
Group), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at  30 June 2017, the 
consolidated  statement  of  profit  or  loss  and  other  comprehensive  income,  the  consolidated 
statement of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, 
and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and 
the directors’ declaration. 

In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Group is in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001, including:  

(i)  

giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at  30 June 2017 and of its 
financial performance for the year ended; and   

(ii)  

complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001. 

Basis for Opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under 
those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial 
Report  section  of  our  report.  We  are  independent  of  the  Group  in  accordance  with  the  auditor 
independence  requirements  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001  and  the  ethical  requirements  of  the 
Accounting  Professional  and  Ethical  Standards  Board’s  APES  110  Code  of  Ethics  for  Professional 
Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have 
also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.  

We confirm that the independence declaration required by the  Corporations Act 2001, which has 
been given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as 
at the time of this auditor’s report. 

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

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. 

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Independent Auditor's report

Key Audit Matters  

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance 
in  our  audit  of  the  financial  report  for  the  current  period.  These  matters  were  addressed  in  the 
context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we 
do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key Audit Matter 

How the scope of our audit responded to 
the Key Audit Matter 

Divestment of the Medical Centres 
business  

Our audit procedures included, amongst 
others: 

 

 

 

 

reviewing the terms of the binding offer; 

assessing the accuracy and completeness 
of the assets and liabilities classified as 
held for sale for the business; 

recalculating the impairment loss by 
comparing the carrying value of the assets 
and liabilities for the business to their 
recoverable amount; and 

evaluating the disclosures included in the 
financial report: 

o  associated with the business being 
classified as ‘held for sale’ and 
presented as a ‘discontinued 
operation’; and 

o  the subsequent event disclosures on 

the receipt of the offer.  

Refer to Note 20 ‘Changes in the composition 
of the Healthscope Group’ and Note 13 ‘Assets 
classified as held for sale’ in the financial 
report  

As at 30 June 2017, the Group was in the 
process of divesting its Medical Centres 
business. The Group has presented the trading 
results of the business as a ‘discontinued 
operation’ and classified its net assets as ‘held 
for sale’. 

Subsequent to balance date, the Group 
received a binding offer to acquire 100% of the 
business for consideration of $55.0 million. The 
receipt of the offer clarified the outcome of the 
sale process and provided market evidence for 
the recoverable amount of the business. 

Management has recognised an impairment 
loss of $54.7 million as the carrying value of 
the business was in excess of its recoverable 
amount (binding offer less costs to sell). 

We focused on this area as a key audit matter 
due to the risk of impairment arising from the 
sale process and the complexity of disclosures 
arising from the business being held for sale 
and presented as a discontinued operation. 

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Key Audit Matter 

How the scope of our audit responded to 
the Key Audit Matter 

Carrying value of the Geelong Private 
Hospital  

Our audit procedures included, amongst 
others: 

Refer to Note 2 ‘Revenue and expenses’ and  
Note 11 ‘Property, Plant and Equipment’  in the 
financial report  

The financial performance of the Geelong 
Private Hospital has declined as a result of 
competitive pressures in the local area.  

Management identified the decline in financial 
performance as an indicator of impairment and 
undertook an impairment assessment for the 
site. As a result of this assessment, an 
impairment loss of $11.5 million was 
recognised in relation to plant and equipment 
not otherwise transferrable to other sites. 

We focused on this area as a key audit matter 
due to the judgement required to determine 
the recoverable amount and the identification 
of assets not otherwise transferrable to other 
sites. 

 

 

obtaining an understanding of 
management’s process to assess 
recoverable amount and identify assets not 
otherwise transferrable to other sites; 

evaluating management’s assessment by: 

o  agreeing expected future cash flows 
to the latest Board approved budget; 

o  obtaining an understanding from 

management about market conditions 
and future expectations; 

o  assessing future cash flows against 
historical performance and our 
understanding of future expectations; 

o 

challenging the identification of assets 
deemed transferrable; and 

 

evaluating the disclosures included in Note 
2 and Note 11 to the financial report.  

Other Information  

The  directors  are  responsible  for  the  other  information.  The  other  information  comprises  the 
information included in the annual report for the year ended 30 June 2017, but does not include the 
financial report and our auditor’s report thereon.  

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and we do not express any 
form of assurance conclusion thereon.  

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information 
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial 
report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, 
based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this 
other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.  

Directors’ Responsibilities for the Financial Report  

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a 
true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 
and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of 
the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether 
due to fraud or error.  

In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group 
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using 
the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to 
cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.  

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Independent Auditor's report

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report  

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is 
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that 
an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material 
misstatement  when  it  exists.  Misstatements  can  arise  from  fraud  or  error  and  are  considered 
material  if,  individually  or  in  the  aggregate,  they  could  reasonably  be  expected  to  influence  the 
economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report. 

As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional 
judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:   

 

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due 
to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain 
audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk 
of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting 
from  error,  as 
intentional  omissions, 
involve  collusion, 
fraud  may 
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.  

forgery, 

  Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit 
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing 
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.  

  Evaluate  the  appropriateness  of  accounting  policies  used  and  the  reasonableness  of 

accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.  

  Conclude  on  the  appropriateness  of  the  directors’  use  of  the  going  concern  basis  of 
accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists 
related  to  events  or  conditions  that  may  cast  significant  doubt  on  the  Group’s  ability  to 
continue  as  a  going  concern.  If  we  conclude  that  a  material  uncertainty  exists,  we  are 
required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial 
report  or,  if  such disclosures  are  inadequate,  to modify  our  opinion. Our  conclusions  are 
based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future 
events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.  

  Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the 
disclosures,  and  whether  the  financial  report  represents  the  underlying  transactions  and 
events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.  

  Obtain  sufficient  appropriate  audit  evidence  regarding  the  financial  information  of  the 
entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the financial report. 
We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the Group’s audit. We 
remain solely responsible for our audit opinion. 

We communicate with the directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing 
of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control 
that we identify during our audit.  

We  also  provide  the  directors  with  a  statement  that  we  have  complied  with  relevant  ethical 
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other 
matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related 
safeguards.  

From the matters communicated with the directors, we determine those matters that were of most 
significance in the audit of the financial report of the current period and are therefore the key audit 
matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public 
disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter 
should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would 
reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication. 

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Report on the Remuneration Report 

Opinion on the Remuneration Report 

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 29 to 48 of the directors’ report for the 
year ended 30 June 2017.  

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Healthscope Limited, for the year ended 30 June 2017, 
complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.  

Responsibilities  

The  directors  of  the  Company  are  responsible  for  the  preparation  and  presentation  of  the 
Remuneration  Report  in  accordance  with  section  300A  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001.  Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in 
accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.  

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU 

Andrew Reid  
Partner 
Chartered Accountants 
Melbourne, 23 August 2017  

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Securityholder information

Class of securities

As at 15 July 2017 the only class of security on issue by Healthscope Limited is fully paid ordinary shares.

Distribution of securities

The following table summarises the distribution of securities as at 15 July 2017.

Range

1 - 1,000

1,001 - 5,000

5,001 - 10,000

10,001 - 100,000

100,001 and over

Total

Total holders

4,706

14,692

9,329

10,394

335

39,456

Units

2,871,357

45,798,192

72,913,803

246,141,465

1,368,315,097

1,736,039,914

The number of shareholdings in less than marketable parcels is 526, based on the closing market price on 15 July 2017.

Voting rights

At a general meeting every ordinary shareholder, present in person or by proxy, attorney or representative has one vote on a 
show of hands (unless a shareholder has appointed more than one proxy) and one vote on a poll for each Share held (with 
adjusted voting rights for partly paid shares). If the votes are equal on a proposed resolution, the chairperson of the meeting  
has a casting vote, in addition to any deliberative vote.

Performance Rights do not carry dividends or voting rights prior to vesting.

Substantial shareholders

As at 15 July 2017, the names of substantial holders in Healthscope Ltd and the number of shares to which each substantial 
holder and the substantial holder’s associates have a relevant interest, as disclosed in substantial holding notices given to the 
Company are as follows:

Name

AustralianSuper

Ellerston Capital

Hyperion Asset Mgt

No. of shares held

% of issued shares

194,877,708

139,234,535

102,545,543

11.23

8.02

5.91

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Securityholder information

The names of the 20 largest shareholders

The following table sets out the 20 largest shareholders as at 15 July 2017.

Rank

Name

Units

% of Units

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

J P Morgan Nominees Australia Limited

HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited

Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited

National Nominees Limited

BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd 

Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited 

Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited

BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd 

Custodial Services Limited 

Avanteos Investments Limited <2477966 DNR A/C>

Avanteos Investments Limited 

UBS Nominees Pty Ltd

Invia Custodian Pty Limited 

Netwealth Investments Limited 

RBC Investor Services Australia Nominees Pty Limited 

RBC Investor Services Australia Nominees Pty Limited 

HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited - A/C 2

Sandhurst Trustees Ltd 

Mirrabooka Investments Limited

484,339,741

399,525,050

97,717,125

91,086,406

55,047,065

40,134,141

26,700,000

21,259,139

7,435,720

6,963,667

6,380,138

3,800,000

3,625,438

3,489,795

3,450,918

3,159,741

3,072,923

3,034,801

3,000,000

HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 

2,955,914

27.90

23.01

5.63

5.25

3.17

2.31

1.54

1.22

0.43

0.40

0.37

0.22

0.21

0.20

0.20

0.18

0.18

0.17

0.17

0.17

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Company directory

Healthscope Limited ACN 144 840 639

Registered office
Level 1 

312 St Kilda Road 

Melbourne VIC 3004 

Australia

T +61(0)3 9926 7500 

F +61(0)3 9926 7599 

E info@healthscope.com.au 

Website www.healthscope.com.au

Postal address
PO Box 7586 

Melbourne VIC 8004

Share registry
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited 

Yarra Falls 

452 Johnston Street 

Abbotsford VIC 3067 

Australia

Telephone from within Australia: 

1300 850 505

Telephone from outside Australia: 

+61 (0)3 9415 4000 

E web.queries@computershare.com.au 

Website www.investorcentre.com

Postal address
GPO Box 2975 

Melbourne VIC 3001

Exchange listing
Healthscope’s Shares are quoted on the 

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) 

under the ASX Code ‘HSO’.

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