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Hexima Limited

 Annual 
 Report

For the year ended 30 June 2021

About Hexima

Hexima (ASX:HXL) is a clinical 
stage, anti-infectives focused 
biotechnology company engaged 
in the research and development of 
defensin peptides for applications 
as human therapeutics. Our lead 
product candidate, pezadeftide 
(formerly HXP124) applied in a 
topical formulation, is a potential 
new prescription treatment for 
toenail fungal infections (or 
onychomycosis). Hexima is currently 
conducting an Australian phase IIb 
clinical trial testing pezadeftide for 
the treatment of onychomycosis. 
Hexima holds granted, long-life 
patents protecting pezadeftide in 
major markets globally.

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Table of Contents

Operational Highlights 

Message from the Chair and Chief Executive Officer 

Company Overview 

– About Onychomycosis 

– Pezadeftide as a Potential Treatment for Onychomycosis 

– Phase IIb Clinical Trial (HXP124-ONY-002) 

Financial Report 

Company Directory 

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Hexima Limited | Annual Report | For the year ended 30 June 2021Operational 
Highlights

Message from the Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer

Equity capital raising and ASX-listing

Key patents granted

Dear Shareholder,

During FY2021, Hexima raised a total of $8.5 million before 
costs in a private placement ($5.5 million) and public 
offering ($3.0 million). On 1 December 2020 Hexima’s 
shares commenced trading on ASX under the ticker code 
“HXL”.  Hexima finished the financial year well-capitalized 
with $7.4 million in cash and short-term receivables.

Hexima continued to strengthen its intellectual property 
position during FY2021. As at August 2021, Hexima has 
obtained granted patents covering the use of pezadeftide 
to treat onychomycosis in all major markets including the 
United States, Japan, Europe, China, Singapore, Mexico 
and Australia.  

Completion of enrolment into phase IIb study

INN designation 

Hexima’s phase IIb clinical trial of pezadeftide (formerly 
HXP124 )for onychomycosis progressed according to plan 
in 2021 and in July 2021 Hexima was pleased to report the 
completion of patient enrolment into the study. This is 
an important achievement in pezadeftide’s development 
program. All patients are in treatment and follow-up and 
Hexima expects to report the results of the study in Q2 2022.

Completion of manufacturing scale-up

Hexima completed multiple large-scale manufacturing 
batches with its European contract manufacturer to 
produce pezadeftide for toxicology studies. In this scale-
up process, Hexima has resolved important challenges 
in manufacturing pezadeftide at scale and can now 
point confidently to both commercial-scale and low-cost 
manufacturing of pezadeftide.

The International Nonproprietary Names (INN) Programme 
and Classification of Medical Products of the World Health 
Organization (WHO) has selected “pezadeftide” as the 
non-proprietary name for Hexima’s HXP124. The suffix”-
deftide”, representing defensin-derived anti-microbial 
peptides, establishes pezadeftide as the first in a new class 
of anti-fungal molecules. The designation of pezadeftide as 
the first in a new class of anti-microbial peptides highlights 
the important role that Hexima is playing in developing 
novel, powerful and broad-spectrum fungicidal molecules 
as potentially valuable tools in the ever-escalating battle 
with constantly evolving fungal pathogens.

Formation of Scientific Advisory Board

Hexima has recruited a group of expert clinical opinion 
leaders to a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) which held 
its first meeting in February 2021. The SAB members are 
internationally recognised Dermatologists and Podiatrists 
based in US, Australia and Japan. They include the lead 
clinicians from advanced clinical trials conducted for 
multiple successful therapeutic products developed 
to treat onychomycosis in international markets. In its 
inaugural meeting, the SAB discussed the scientific 
and early clinical data supporting the unique activity of 
pezadeftide.

Hexima achieved 
several major milestones 
in FY2021 and was 
pleased to report the 
completion of patient 
enrolment into its phase 
IIb clinical trial in 
July 2021.

On behalf of the Board of Directors we are pleased to 
present Hexima’s annual report for the 2021 financial year. 

With our capital raising and listing on ASX almost a 
year behind us, we are very pleased to share with you 
the extraordinary progress achieved over the last year, 
anchoring the Company’s plans for future development.

As stated upon our listing, Hexima is developing 
pezadeftide (which we previously referred to as HXP124) 
as a new topical prescription therapy for the treatment of 
onychomycosis (or fungal nail infection). 

Onychomycosis is both a very common disease and has 
a significant unmet medical need. While common in the 
general population, in settings such as elderly care facilities 
the prevalence of this difficult to treat infection can be 
50% or higher. Fungal nail infection is typically progressive, 
gradually invading the nail bed and resulting in discolored 
and disfigured nails, which are often painful and result in 
discomfort and emotional distress. 

Currently the market for treatment options for 
onychomycosis remains poorly served, and available 
treatments have some significant shortcomings. Patients 
are often reluctant to use oral therapies because of the 
risk of serious side effects and the topical alternatives 
prescribe a long course of daily treatment for ~12 months. 
Only a small minority of treated patients actually clear 
their infected nails. 

In our conversations with doctors, and particularly 
podiatrists, we are constantly struck with the repeated 
refrain: “…we see this infectious disease all the time, and we 
have no attractive treatment options”. 

In spite of the weakness of existing therapies, the market 
for treatments is large, estimated to be more than US$3.7 
billion per year, as sufferers search for solutions.

Hexima’s goal continues to be the development of 
pezadeftide as a safe and effective topical therapy with 
a patient-friendly, and convenient course of therapy. Our 
completed phase I/IIa trial delivered early but powerful 
evidence of this. Pezadeftide appears to deliver on 
each of the key characteristics that our market research 
indicates is critical for a new and successful treatment for 
onychomycosis: safety, efficacy and patient convenience. 

In this large and underserved market, Hexima expects 
pezadeftide to represent the preferred treatment option 
for clinicians and patients alike.

It is a hugely valuable and increasingly tangible goal. 
Despite the challenges of the current environment, we are 
very pleased with the progress made in our clinical and 
product development activities over the course of the 
period. 

Clinical and regulatory progress 

FY21 saw the Company continue to make significant 
progress in our clinical, manufacturing and intellectual 
property development activities.

Funding from our capital raising and listing on ASX in 
late 2020 provided the necessary resources to conduct 
our phase IIb clinical trial. This large multi-centre trial 
is designed to answer an important question: identify 
the course of therapy which maximises the efficacy of 
pezadeftide while retaining the important features of a 
convenient, short-course treatment in a topical format 
which is so important in this consumer driven market. As 
of writing, the clinical trial is fully enrolled and patients are 
in the treatment and follow-up phase. We are on track to 
announce the results of this trial in Q2 2022. 

Hexima also continues to progress towards commercial 
scale for its sophisticated biotechnology manufacturing 
system used to make pezadeftide. The scale up of this 
system and delivery of pezadeftide according to rigorous 
quality standards was an important, challenging and 
successfully met milestone that lays the foundation for our 
phase III clinical trial program.

The Company’s intellectual property portfolio is a corner 
stone of securing the value created in the pezadeftide 
product development program. Throughout FY21 Hexima 
was pleased to add Europe and Mexico patent protection 
to our already granted US and Japanese patents. A patent 
was also granted in China shortly after year end.

It should be noted that because the pezadeftide molecule 
is a biologic, we expect to enjoy regulated market 
exclusivity over and above formal patent protection for 
12 years post product approval in the US (our largest 
potential market). Leading into FY22 Hexima will look 
to pursue other patents protecting pezadeftide in major 
markets.

FY21 activities undertaken by the Company also saw 
the formation of our international Scientific Advisory 
Board (SAB) to assist the Company’s understanding 
of our market opportunity and moulding our product 
development efforts to ensure we address most effectively 
the market need. Our SAB comprises opinion leading 
dermatologists and podiatrists from the US, Australia and 
Japan. We have plans to augment this with European 
expertise over time. 

Additionally, Hexima continues to prioritse engagement 
with clinicians on the front line of treating onychomycosis 
to further inform our clinical development and increase 
sector awareness of pezadeftide. To support this 
function, FY21 saw the beginnings of our engagement 
with the broader US podiatric community. We presented 
pezadeftide at the American Podiatric Medical Association 
annual scientific conference in Denver, Colorado. 

Our informal interactions with podiatrists at the APMA 
conference was a refreshing affirmation that our goals in 
developing pezadeftide neatly align with the needs of this 
critical specialist group and their patients.

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Hexima Limited | Annual Report | For the year ended 30 June 2021Message from the Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer (continued)

Company Overview
About Onychomycosis

Outlook for FY22

Looking ahead Hexima’s primary strategic goal is to 
continue the development of pezadeftide as a new and 
valuable prescription topical therapy for onychomycosis 
in major markets globally. Important elements of that 
strategy include:

•  Retain US product rights and develop a prescription 

product optimised to address the unmet medical need 
of patients and clinicians in the US market.

•  Deliver results from the ongoing phase IIb clinical trial 

and define the optimal dosing strategy for pezadeftide.

•  Establish a license and development collaboration 

with a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company for 
development of pezadeftide in the Japan market. Japan 
is both a large market for therapies for onychomycosis 
and also requires a degree of independent, Japan-
market specific development.

And while we have made important and valuable progress 
on each of these strategic initiatives during the course of 
this year, we expect further developments in these areas 
concurrent to the completion of pezadeftide’s phase II 
clinical trial program.

Looking further out, we are making plans to move this 
valuable asset forward into its final phase III program in the 
US, and ensuring that we have all of the key aspects of the 
product presentation ready to test in that trial program; 
our final step before seeking approval to launch and 
market pezadeftide.

As we continue on this journey on behalf of the Board and 
management I wish to thank our shareholders for their 
continued support of Hexima’s aspiration to improving the 
lives of patients suffering from onychomycosis. 

The Company looks forward to updating shareholders as 
we continue to progress forward throughout FY22. 

•  Secure financing on attractive terms to support the 

With thanks

initiation of our phase III clinical trial program in the US. 
The upfront and milestone payments of a Japan market 
licence and development collaboration may represent a 
significant component of our financing plans.

•  Explore the potential of pezadeftide and its related anti-
fungal defensin molecules for which we have patent 
protection to represent a valuable follow-on product for 
other localised fungal infections where there exists an 
unmet medical need;

Jonathan West

Non-executive Chairman

Michael Aldridge

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Hexima’s primary 
strategic goal is to 
continue the development 
of pezadeftide as a new 
and valuable prescription 
topical therapy for 
onychomycosis in major 
markets globally.

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Onychomycosis (fungal nail infection) is a common 
fungal infection of the nail plate and nail bed. Prevalence 
of onychomycosis has been estimated at between 10% 
(Japan) and 13.8% (USA).i Onychomycosis is an infectious 
disease and is difficult to treat. It has a significant 
healthcare burden, causing pain in approximately 50% of 
patients and in the US onychomycosis results in close to 
four doctor’s visits annually for treatment.ii Onychomycosis 
impacts a patient’s quality of life with 51% unable to 
wear the shoes they would prefer and 66% distressed 
by the appearance of their nail.iii It is important to treat 
onychomycosis as it is an infectious disease; the fungi in 
the nail can be a source of secondary infection in other 
areas of the body or infect family members and spread to 
the environment. 

10-14% 
of population
affected

Onychomycosis is estimated to
affect 10-14% of the population and
is the most common nail disorder. 

$3.7b

Onychomycosis is estimated to
affect 10-14% of the population and
is the most common nail disorder. 

10-14% 
of population
affected

The global market for
treatments for onychomycosis
was approximately US$3.7
billion in 2018.

$3.7b

Onychomycosis is responsible
for an average of 4 doctors visits
annually by patients seeking
treatment.

4 p.a.

The global market for
treatments for onychomycosis
was approximately US$3.7
billion in 2018.

50%

EXPERIENCE PAIN

Onychomycosis is responsible
ARE IMPACTED WEARING SHOES
for an average of 4 doctors visits
annually by patients seeking
treatment.

51%

4 p.a.

66%

DISTRESSED BY APPEARANCE OF THEIR NAILS

EXPERIENCE PAIN

10-14% 
of population
Onychomycosis is the most common nail disorder 
affected
accounting for 50% of all nail diseases. It is particularly 
prevalent in older, diabetic and immune compromised 
populations.v The global market for treatments for 
onychomycosis was approximately US$3.7 billion in 2018.iv 

Onychomycosis is estimated to
affect 10-14% of the population and
is the most common nail disorder. 

ARE IMPACTED WEARING SHOES

50%

51%

66%

DISTRESSED BY APPEARANCE OF THEIR NAILS

$3.7b

The global market for
treatments for onychomycosis
was approximately US$3.7
billion in 2018.

Treatment of Onychomycosis

Approved prescription therapies for onychomycosis 
comprise either oral or topical medications. Oral 
medications are associated with adverse effects such as 
nausea, taste disturbance, and flatulence. They can also 
severely impact liver function and so often require liver 
function monitoring. The clinical and commercial success 
of topical medications has been constrained by an inability 
of anti-fungal agents to effectively penetrate the human 
nail and the lack of sufficient anti-fungal activity when in 
contact with the target pathogen.v 

Hexima’s Approach

Hexima embraces the significant challenge of new product 
development for onychomycosis. Hexima has taken a 
very different approach, building on its many years of 
ground-breaking research into the evolutionary tools that 
plants use naturally to fight fungal infections. The result is 
pezadeftide, a new topical treatment for onychomycosis, 
with a novel and powerful fungicidal mode of action.  

Historically, therapies for onychomycosis have generally 
focused on new forms of primarily the azole class of 
antifungal agents or improving the topical delivery of 
systemic antifungal agents. Hexima’s technology is a 
completely novel approach with fundamental differences 
that address the well-documented limitations of these 
traditional technologies.

Pezadeftide penetrates the nail more effectively than 
existing topical treatments and so can more readily target 
the fungal cells which proliferate in the nail bed. It is also 
more effective at rapidly killing fungal cells on contact. 
Together, these properties mean that pezadeftide has 
the potential to resolve the fungal infection more quickly, 
leading to faster and more complete clearing of the 
infected nail area. Consequently, pezadeftide offers the 
promise to capture significant value in a large and poorly 
served market.

Onychomycosis is responsible
i  Tatchibana et al., Journal of Fungi, 2017
for an average of 4 doctors visits
ii  Joseph et al, Supplement to Podiatry Today, 2013
annually by patients seeking
iii  Milobratovic et al., Mycoses, 2013
iv Persistence Market Research 2018
treatment.
v  Wang et al., Onychomycosis: Diagnosis and Effective Management, 2018

4 p.a.

EXPERIENCE PAIN

ARE IMPACTED WEARING SHOES

DISTRESSED BY APPEARANCE OF THEIR NAILS

50%

51%

66%

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Hexima Limited | Annual Report | For the year ended 30 June 2021Company Overview
Pezadeftide as a Potential Treatment for Onychomycosis

Company Overview
Phase IIb Clinical Trial (HXP124-ONY-002)

Hexima believes pezadeftide addresses the important 
short comings of available treatments for onychomycosis. 
It is a broad spectrum and powerful antifungal agent which 
penetrates nails very rapidly when applied topically. It is 
safe and well tolerated and in a 6-week phase I/IIa clinical 
trial demonstrated: 

•  Short course of therapy, pezadeftide appears active 

following just 6-weeks of daily therapy

•  Better efficacy, clearing fungus from the nail two-times 
more effectively than current best-in-class (more than 
oral and topical) products at the same time point

•  Fast acting, dramatically improving the appearance of 

the infected nail in less than 12 weeks

•  Safe and well tolerated, with no treatment area 
irritation or treatment-related adverse events

•  Locally acting, pezadeftide effectively penetrates nails 
but is not detected in the blood stream and has not 
presented any systemic toxicity 

This is a consumer driven market and based on our market 
research, there is a well-defined and under-served demand 
from consumers (clinicians and their patients) who are 
looking for such features in their treatment.

Hexima is conducting a phase IIb clinical trial at 15 
sites in Australia and New Zealand. The trial has 
enrolled 117 patients with onychomycosis and seeks to 
identify the optimal course of therapy for pezadeftide. 
This study is comparing 12 weeks versus 31 weeks 
of daily therapy as well as 12 weeks of daily therapy 
followed by once weekly therapy out to 36 weeks. 
Patients are randomly assigned to one of the three 
treatment arms. The patients receiving treatment with 
pezadeftide (active) are being compared to patients 
being treated with a formulation not containing 
pezadeftide (vehicle) at a ratio of 3:1. The identity of 
active versus vehicle treatments is blinded to both 
patient and clinician. 

1. Internal Hexima research; 2. Kaken Pharma and Dow Pharma, Sugiura et al., 2014; 3. UCSF Medical Center, Hui et al., 2006; 
4. HXP124 PI/IIa clinical trial, HXP124-ONY-001 (ACTRN12618000131257);

Before treatment

2 weeks later - Noticeable 
improvement in just 2 weeks

6 weeks later 
(end of treatment)

12 weeks later (end of study) 
Almost clear nail in just 12 weeks

The results of this clinical trial are intended to 
identify the optimum dosing regimen to take 
into Hexima’s US phase III clinical trial program. 
Hexima expects this phase IIb clinical trial 
(HXP124-ONY-002; ANZCTR registration number 
ACTRN12620000697987) to represent its last large, 
multi-centre clinical trial ahead of initiating its phase 
III program. 

Our goal is to 
demonstrate the 
potential of pezadeftide 
to be a safe and 
effective treatment in a 
convenient, consumer 
friendly, topical format for 
this very common and 
difficult to treat infectious 
disease.

Before treatment

2 weeks later - Noticeable 
improvement in just 2 weeks

6 weeks later 
(end of treatment)

12 weeks later (end of study) 
Almost clear nail in just 12 weeks

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Hexima Limited | Annual Report | For the year ended 30 June 2021Hexima Limited | Annual Report | For the year ended 30 June 2021HXP124 EfinaconazoleCiclopirox 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% HXP124 EfinaconazoleCiclopirox 100% 75% 50% 25% 0%  75% 50% 25% 0% PezadeftidePezadeftideMycological Cure* measured at 12 weeks a(cid:10)ter 6-week treatment  Drug penetrating thenail within 72 hFungal cells killedwithin 30 minsRAPID NAIL PENETRATIONPOWERFUL ANTIFUNGALACTIVITYRAPID (cid:11)YCOLOGICAL CURE* &EARLY CLEAR NAIL GROWT(cid:8)4[1,2,3][1]69%29%PezadeftideVehicle[4]DAILY DOSINGNOTE: DAILY DOSINGPERIODS INCLUDE 1-WEEK WASHOUTS EVERY 6 WEEKS31WEEK DAILY DOSING12 WEEK DAILY DOSING FOLLOWED BY ONCE WEEKLY DOSINGONCE-WEEKLY DOSINGFOLLOW-UP VISITSWEEK13WEEK24WEEK36WEEK40NON-DOSINGFOLLOW-UPPERIOD12 WEEK DAILY DOSINGHexima Limited
FINANCIAL REPORT
For the year ended 30 June 2021

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Corporate Governance Statement 

Directors’ Report  

ASX Additional Information 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and other Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows  

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements  

Directors’ Declaration 

Independent Auditor’s Report 

Lead Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

Corporate Directory 

Corporate Governance Statement

The Corporate Governance Statement is current at 30 June 2021 and can be 
found on the Company’s website:

https://hexima.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Corporate-Governance-
Statement_v2.pdf

The Corporate Governance statement was approved by the Board of Directors 
26 August 2021.

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Hexima Limited | Annual Report | For the year ended 30 June 2021Directors’ Report

The Directors present their report together with the financial report of Hexima 
Limited (“the Company” or “Hexima”) and of the Group, being the Company and its 
subsidiaries for the financial year ended 30 June 2021 and the auditor’s report thereon.

DIRECTORS

The Directors of Hexima at any time during or since the end of the financial year are:

Professor Jonathan West 
BA (University of Sydney), PhD (Harvard University) 
Non-Executive Chairman 

Professor Jonathan West was the founding Director of the 
Australian Innovation Research Centre. Prior to assuming 
that appointment, he taught for 18 years at the Harvard 
University Graduate School of Business Administration, 
where he was Associate Professor, founding Director of 
the Harvard University Life Sciences Initiative, and from 
1998-1999 the Novartis Faculty Research Fellow. He has 
been Visiting Professor at Hitotsubashi University and 
the Nomura School of Advanced Management in Tokyo, 
Japan and Visiting Professor at the University de Paris IX-
Dauphine, Sorbonne.

Professor West was Chairman of the Asia Advisory Council 
of Bunge Ltd, one of the world’s largest agribusiness 
processing and trading companies, and has served 
as an advisor to other major corporations and several 
Governments around the world, including in the life 
sciences field, DuPont, Roche, Novartis, Syngenta and 
the J.R. Simplot Company, along with the Governments 
of Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and France. He was a 
member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Novartis 
Agricultural Discovery Institute in La Jolla, California. 
In Australia, he has served on the Prime Minister’s 
Science, Engineering, Innovation Council’s Working 
Group on Science and Technology in China and India 
and in 2006 was ‘Eminent Thinker in Residence’ with 
the Premier of NSW. Professor West is Non-Executive 
Chairman of Gowing Bros Limited and Non-Executive 
Director of Boundary Bend Limited and the Hydration 
Pharmaceuticals Trust. 

Professor West has been a Director of the Company since 
7 November 2005 and was appointed Non-Executive 
Chairman on 18 November 2014. He is a member of the 
Remuneration and Nomination Committee and Chairman 
of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Michael Aldridge  
BSc (Hons) (University of Canterbury), M.A. Applied 
Finance (Macquarie University) 
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Mr Aldridge most recently served as Senior Vice President, 
Corporate & Strategic Development, Codexis from October 
2016 until August 2018. Prior to that, from January 2012 
to September 2014, Mr. Aldridge served as Senior Vice 
President, Corporate Strategic Development Questcor 
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical 
company acquired by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals in 
2014. From May 2010 to September 2012, Mr. Aldridge 
served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the 
board of directors Xenome Limited, a privately-held 
biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Australia.

Between 2003 and 2009, Mr. Aldridge served as Chief 
Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors 
and a strategic consultant at Peplin, Inc., a publicly-traded 
drug development company acquired by LEO Pharma 
A/S in 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Aldridge held investment 
banking positions at various financial firms, including 
Wilson HTM Investment Group, Bear, Stearns & Co., Volpe, 
Brown, Whelan & Company and S.G. Warburg Group. Mr. 
Aldridge received a B.S. with honours in Chemistry from 
the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand 
and an M.A. in Applied Finance from Macquarie University 
in Sydney, Australia.

Mr Aldridge was Chief Business Officer between May 2019 
and September 2020 and was appointed Chief Executive 
Officer in September 2020.  Mr Aldridge has been a 
Director of the Company since 21 May 2019.

Dr. Nicole van der Weerden 
BSc, PhD (La Trobe University) 
Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Nicole van der Weerden completed her PhD in 
Biochemistry at La Trobe University in 2007. Her PhD 
research on the antifungal properties and mechanism of 
action of plant defensins led to the award of a prestigious 
Victoria Fellowship in 2006. Since completing her PhD, Dr. 
van der Weerden has worked for Hexima and has led the 
gene discovery program for the Pioneer partnership on 
control of fungal diseases in corn. She led the Hexima team 
that identified the clinical opportunities for plant antifungal 
molecules and discovered and developed pezadeftide 
(formerly HXP124) for treatment of onychomycosis. Dr. van 
der Weerden is an inventor on nine patent applications. 

Dr. van der Weerden completed a Master of Business 
Administration in 2013 at Melbourne Business School 
and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company 
Directors. She was Hexima’s Chief Executive Officer from 
December 2015 until September 2020, taking on the Chief 
Operating Officer role from September 2020.  

Dr. van der Weerden has been a Director of the Company 
since 16 December 2014.

Professor Marilyn Anderson AO 
BSc (Hons) (The University of Melbourne), 
PhD (LaTrobe University) 
Executive Director, Chief Science Officer

Professor Marilyn Anderson AO is a founding scientist of 
Hexima. She has over 40 years’ experience in scientific 
research in the area of biochemistry and genetics. After 
completing a BSc Honours at The University of Melbourne 
and a PhD in Biochemistry at La Trobe University, 
Professor Anderson spent seven years in the United States 
working on diabetes at the University of Miami Florida, 
and molecular biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 
NY. She is an expert on antifungal and insecticidal 
molecules produced by plants. She is a fellow of the 
Australian Academy of Science, the Australian Academy of 
Technology and Engineering and the Australian Institute of 
Company Directors.  

She is a Professor of Biochemistry at La Trobe University, 
and a member of the Australian Academy of Science 
Council. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of 
Australia in 2016 for distinguished service to science and 
higher education. She was a member of the La Trobe 
Council until 2017.  Professor Anderson was appointed 
Hexima’s Chief Science Officer in July 2009.

She has been a Director of the Company since 
23 November 2010.

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Justin Yap 
BCom (University of New South Wales) 
Non-Executive Director 

Mr Yap is a Non-Executive Director of CathRx Limited, 
an Australian medical device company commercialising 
cardiac electrophysiology catheters for the treatment of 
heart rhythm disorders. He is a Non-Executive Director 
of Wilhelm Integrated Solutions Pty Ltd, a leading 
supplier of integrated OR solutions to hospitals around 
Australia. Prior to this, he began his career in investment 
banking for Mosaic Risk Management Pty Ltd, a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Wilson HTM Limited specialising in 
derivatives risk management.

Mr Yap has been a Director since 17th July 2018, and is a 
member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee 
and the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Scott Robertson 
BSBA (University of Southern California), 
MBA (University of California) 
Non-Executive Director

Mr. Robertson is currently Chief Financial Officer at DiCE 
Molecules. Prior to DiCE Molecules, Mr. Robertson served 
at DuPont where he was Business Development Director 
for DuPont Pioneer with responsibility for the business 
unit’s crop genetics and precision agriculture M&A 
activity. He also held the position of portfolio manager 
with DuPont Ventures where he focused on strategic 
investment opportunities in production agriculture and 
the intersection of agriculture and downstream renewable 
technologies. Prior to joining DuPont, Mr. Robertson was 
an investment professional at MPM Capital, a life sciences-
dedicated venture capital fund, and previous to that a 
member of the Healthcare Investment Banking groups 
at Merrill Lynch & Co. and Thomas Weisel Partners. He 
received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 
from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. 
from the Haas School of Business at the University of 
California, Berkeley.  

Mr Robertson has been a Director since 21 November 
2018, and is a member of the Audit and Risk Management 
Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration and 
Nomination Committee.

Steven M Skala AO 
BA, LL.B (Hons) (University of Qld), 
BCL (University of Oxford)
Non-Executive Alternate Director

Steven Skala is Vice Chairman, Australia of Deutsche Bank 
AG, a position he has held since 2004 and is Chairman of 
the Commonwealth Government’s Clean Energy Finance 
Corporation. Among public companies, he is a former 
Chairman of Wilson Group Limited, the Island Food 
Company Limited and is a former Director of the Channel 
TEN Group of companies and Max Capital Group Limited. 
Between 1982 and 2004, he was a Partner of Australian 
law firms, Morris Fletcher & Cross (now Minter Ellison) and 
Arnold Bloch Leibler.

Active beyond banking and commerce, Mr Skala is 
Chairman of the Heide Museum of Modern Art, Deputy 
Chairman of the General Sir John Monash Foundation, 
a Director of the Centre for Independent Studies and 
a Member of the International Council of the Museum 
of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. He was previously 
Chairman of Film Australia Limited, Chairman of the 
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Vice President 
(Deputy Chairman) of The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute 
of Medical Research, a Director of the Australian 
Broadcasting Corporation and a Director of the Australian 
Ballet. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of 
Australia in January 2010 for service to the arts, education, 
business and commerce.

Mr Skala was appointed Alternate Director for Mr Scott 
Robertson on 10 March 2020.  He had been a Director of 
the Company previously from 17 May 2002 until  
31 December 2015, and had been Chairman of the 
Company for 7 years during this time.

G. F. Dan O’Brien  
BSC, BVMS (Murdoch University), 
MBA (Harvard University) 
Non-Executive Director

Mr O’Brien is the founder and Chairman of The Hydration 
Pharmaceuticals Trust (HPT) which established the 
Hydralyte range of OTC pharmaceutical products.  HPT 
sold the Hydralyte business in Australia and New Zealand 
to NYSE listed Prestige Brands Inc during 2014.  HPT 
retains ownership of Hydralyte outside Australia and New 
Zealand.

Mr O’Brien has extensive experience including executive 
and non-executive roles with King Island Dairy Limited, 
Tasman Agriculture Limited, Colly Farms Cotton Limited, 
SPC Ardmona Limited, Coates Hire Limited, Mattel Asia 
Pacific and BIL Limited. 

Mr O’Brien was a Director of Hexima between 17 May 2002 
and 2 October 2009 and was reappointed to the Board on 
18 November 2015. 

Mr O’Brien resigned as a Director on 22 September 2020.

Dr John Bedbrook 
BSc, PhD (Auckland University) 
Non-Executive Director

Dr. John Bedbrook received his PhD in Molecular biology 
at Auckland University in 1974, was a Fulbright Fellow 
to Harvard Medical School, a Cabot Fellow to Harvard 
University and an EMBO fellow to The Plant Breeding 
Institute Cambridge England. Between 1979 and 2000, 
Dr. Bedbrook founded and or ran several agricultural 
biotechnology companies including Advanced Genetic 
Sciences, DNA Plant Technologies, Verdia Inc and was 
President of Maxygen Agriculture. He was CEO of Plant 
Science Ventures a venture firm investing in Biotechnology 
startups. After the acquisition of Verdia Inc. by DuPont in 
2004 Dr. Bedbrook became Vice President of Research 
and Development for DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition, 
and subsequently Vice President of DuPont Agricultural 
Biotechnology. He retired from full time employment in 
2013 and retained a part time role as Director Strategic 
Growth. Dr Bedbrook recently secured a highly valuable 
partnership for Dice Molecules Inc., where he is Executive 
Chairman, with global pharma company Sanofi targeting 
potential new small molecule therapeutics across a range 
of diseases. 

Dr. Bedbrook has authored over 100 scientific papers 
and multiple patents. Dr. Bedbrook is Director of Plant 
Biosciences LTD., Executive Chairman of DiCE Molecules 
Inc. and a Member of the Advisory Board of the College of 
Natural Resources at University of California Berkeley. 

Dr. Bedbrook has been a Director of the Company since 
3 June 2014. 

Dr John Bedbrook resigned as a Director on 
22 September 2020.

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Key Management 
Ms Helen Molloy 
Company Secretary

Helen Molloy holds a Bachelor of Business from Federation 
University and is a member of the Australian Society of 
Certified Practising Accountants.  Helen has previously 
worked as a financial accountant within the treasury 
department of the Mayne Group, as well as with Orica 
Chemicals and Incitec Pivot Limited.  Helen has been 
the Financial Controller for Hexima for 11 years and was 
appointed sole company secretary for the Group in 
November 2019. 

Dr Peter Welburn 
Chief Development Officer

Dr Welburn is the Managing Director of Eiger Health 
Consulting Group, which he established In July 2014.  From 
2011 to 2014 Dr Welburn served as the General Manager 
of LEO Pharma Australia & New Zealand following the 
acquisition of Peplin Inc. by LEO Pharma AS, a global 
dermatology company. Prior to that, from 2001 to 2011 Dr 
Welburn held a number of positions at Peplin Inc where 
he led the R&D team that conducted the development of 
Picato, a novel topical therapy, globally approved for the 
treatment of pre-cancerous skin lesions.  Dr Welburn has 
also held both R&D and Strategic Marketing positions at a 
number of global pharmaceutical companies, SmithKline 
Beecham International (1991 – 2001), Janssen-Cilag (1984 – 
1990) and Ethnor Pty Ltd (a division of J & J) from 
1979 – 1984.  

Dr Welburn was educated in the UK and received a BSc 
(Hons) degree in Pharmacology from the University of 
Edinburgh, a master’s degree in Pharmacology from the 
University of Sydney and a PhD from the University of 
Cardiff. Dr Welburn is an author on numerous scientific 
publications and most recently was invited to contribute 
a chapter on Picato for the book “To Heal the Skin”. Dr 
Welburn is also an invited lecturer for the Bioscience 
Enterprise programme at the University of Auckland. 

Dr Welburn has been a consultant for the company since 
30 April 2019 and was appointed Chief Development 
Officer on 1 October 2020.

Directors’ Meetings
The number of Directors’ meetings (including meetings 
of committees of Directors) and the number of meetings 
attended by each of the Directors of the Company during 
the financial year are:

BOARD 
MEETINGS

AUDIT AND RISK 
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

REMUNERATION AND 
NOMINATION 
COMMITTEE

HELD

ATTENDED

HELD

ATTENDED

HELD

ATTENDED

Jonathan West

Marilyn Anderson (2)

John Bedbrook

Nicole van der Weerden (2)

Dan O’Brien (2)

Scott Robertson

Justin Yap

Michael Aldridge (2)

Steven Skala (1)

12

12

5

12

5

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

12

5

10

12

11

11

2

2

1

2

1

2

2

2

2

(1)  Attended as Alternate Director but did not vote.  Attends to remain informed.
(2)  Attended by invitation 

2

1

-

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

-

1

-

1

1

1

1

1

-

-

1

-

1

1

1

-

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PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES 
The principal activity of the Group during the financial year was the research and development of plant-derived proteins and 
peptides for applications as human therapeutics. Hexima’s lead drug candidate is the plant defensin, pezadeftide (formerly 
HXP124), which is being developed for treatment of fungal nail infections (onychomycosis). Hexima’s principal activities in 
FY2021 included the conduct of Hexima’s phase IIb clinical trial at sites in Australia and New Zealand and the transfer of our 
manufacturing to a commercial-scale Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO) in Europe. 

There were no significant changes in the nature of the activities of the Group during the year.

Nail fungus (onychomycosis) is a very common nail infection, affecting approximately 14% of people in the USA and more 
than 500 million globally. Independent market researchers have estimated the global onychomycosis market at US$3.7 
billion in 2018. However, available treatments all have significant limitations including modest efficacy rates, long treatment 
durations or the potential for toxic side effects, some of which may be severe.

Pezadeftide is an easy to apply topical solution that penetrates the nail more effectively than existing topical treatments and 
so can more readily target the fungal cells which proliferate in the nail bed. It is also more effective at rapidly killing fungal 
cells on contact. Together, these properties mean that pezadeftide has the potential to resolve the fungal nail infection more 
quickly, leading to faster and more complete clearing of the infected nail area. Consequently, pezadeftide offers the promise 
to capture significant value in a large and poorly served market.

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW OF THE GROUP 
Financial performance

Revenue and other income

Results from operating activities

Net financing (expense)/income

Income tax expense

Net loss after tax attributable to members

Dividends

Review of operations

2021

$

2020

$

4,163,529

2,568,341

(6,825,639)

(3,534,291)

(48,007)

-

(91,471)

-

(6,873,646)

(3,625,762)

NIL

NIL

During the period under review, Hexima substantially progressed development of its lead program, pezadeftide, as a topical 
treatment for nail fungus (onychomycosis).

Phase IIb clinical trial

Hexima continued a phase IIb clinical trial across 15 sites in Australia and New Zealand to assess the safety and efficacy of 
pezadeftide in patients with mild to moderate onychomycosis. This study is seeking to identify the optimal course of therapy 
for pezadeftide and is comparing three treatment arms: 12 weeks versus 31 weeks of daily therapy, as well as 12 weeks of 
daily therapy followed by once a week therapy out to 36 weeks. The patients receiving treatment with pezadeftide are being 
compared to patients treated with a formulation not containing pezadeftide at a ratio of 3:1. Details of the trial can be found 
on the Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trial Register (ACTRN12620000697987).

We announced the completion of patient enrolment in July 2021. Hexima expects the results of this trial to be available in Q2 
2022. The results of this clinical trial are intended to identify the optimum dosing regimen to take into Hexima’s US phase III 
clinical trial program. Hexima expects this phase IIb clinical trial to represent its last large, multi-centre clinical trial ahead of 
initiating its phase III program. 

Manufacture scale-up

During the period under review, Hexima commenced transfer of its pezadeftide manufacturing to a world-class, commercial-
scale CMO in Europe. Hexima completed multiple large-scale manufacturing batches to produce pezadeftide for toxicology 
studies. In this scale-up process Hexima has resolved important challenges in manufacturing pezadeftide at scale and can 
now point confidently to both commercial-scale and low-cost manufacturing of pezadeftide. 

Key patents granted

Hexima continued to strengthen its intellectual property position during FY 2021 with key patents covering the use of 
pezadeftide to treat onychomycosis granted in Europe and Mexico. Hexima’s global patent portfolio also includes similar 
granted patents in the United States, Japan, Singapore and Australia. 

INN designation 

During the period under review, the International Nonproprietary Names (INN) Programme and Classification of Medical 
Products of the World Health Organization (WHO) selected “pezadeftide” as the non-proprietary name for Hexima’s HXP124. 
The suffix”-deftide”, representing defensin-derived anti-microbial peptides, establishes pezadeftide as the first in a new class 
of anti-fungal molecules. The designation of pezadeftide as the first in a new class of anti-microbial peptides highlights the 
important role that Hexima is playing in developing novel, powerful and broad-spectrum fungicidal molecules as potentially 
valuable tools in the ever-escalating battle with constantly evolving fungal pathogens.

Formation of Scientific Advisory Board

During FY2021, Hexima held the first meeting of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), a group of internationally recognised 
Dermatologists and Podiatrists based in US, Australia and Japan who are expert clinical opinion leaders in onychomycosis. 
They include the lead clinicians from advanced clinical trials conducted for multiple successful therapeutic products 
developed to treat onychomycosis in international markets. In its inaugural meeting, the SAB discussed the scientific and 
early clinical data supporting the unique activity of pezadeftide.

Management changes 

In September 2020, Michael Aldridge accepted the role as Hexima’s new CEO. Michael is based in the San Francisco Bay 
Area and has a 20-plus year career in the leadership of emerging growth pharmaceutical product development companies.  
Previously Michael led Peplin, which developed Picato, a topical treatment for actinic keratosis or sunspots.  Peplin was 
acquired by LEO Pharma in 2009.  

Nicole van der Weerden, our previous CEO, has assumed the role of COO and remains firmly at the helm of the challenging 
and critical technical operations at Hexima.

Peter Welburn has joined our team as Chief Development Officer. Peter has a long career in drug development and steered 
the development program at Peplin from its earliest pre-clinical stage through global phase III trials and onto the market.

Impact of COVID-19

Like many businesses in Australia, Hexima has seen an impact from COVID-19. In particular, the pace of enrolment of patients 
into its phase IIb trial was modestly impacted by State travel restrictions, business closures and mandated lock downs due 
to COVID-19. These events have not affected in any way the integrity of the phase IIb trial and Hexima responded by adding 
additional clinical investigator sites and adopting other measures to accelerate patient recruitment and enrolment. The 
measures were effective and the trial was fully-enrolled in July 2021.

Review of financial condition

The Group had net cash outflows from operating activities of $5,517,424 for the year ended 30 June 2021, compared with 
$2,099,064 for the prior year.  The variance in the most part has resulted from the increased expenses of the phase IIb clinical 
trial and manufacturing development of pezadeftide.  Revenue has increased as a result of the increased expenses, as the 
Research and Development tax rebate correlates directly with increased qualifying research and development expenditure.

The Group recorded a loss after tax of $6,873,646 for the year ended 30 June 2021. A loss after tax of $3,625,762 was 
recorded for the previous financial year.  Net finance expense for the Group for the financial year ended 30 June 2021 was 
$48,007 (2020: expense of $91,471). The prior financial year net finance expense was greater due to the accrual of interest on 
convertible notes for the full year, this accrual ceased on their conversion to ordinary shares in September 2020.   

Financial position

Hexima has cash and short term receivables of $7,445,019 at 30 June 2021 (2020: $3,649,727).  

Change in capital structure

In September 2020, Hexima closed a placement of 28,500,000 shares at $0.20 (post-consolidation) to raise $5.7 million (the 
“Placement”). This was followed in November 2020 by a public offer (the “Public Offer”) of 15,000,000 shares (also at $0.20) 
to raise $3,000,000 (before costs of the Public Offer) with an associated listing on ASX on 30 November 2020. 

In October 2020, Hexima completed a one for two consolidation of its share capital. The consolidation was approved by 
shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 5 October 2020.

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Significant changes in the state of affairs
Convertible notes of $3,246,791, including accrued interest of $242,891, were converted to ordinary shares upon completion 
of the $5,700,000 Placement in September 2020.  On 20 November 2020, the Group completed a Public Offer of shares to 
raise $3,000,000. On 30 November 2020, Hexima was admitted to the official list of ASX. There were no other significant 
changes in the state of affairs of the Group that occurred during the financial year ended 30 June 2021.

SHARE OPTIONS

Unissued shares under option

At the date of this report, unissued ordinary shares of the Company under option are:

DIVIDENDS
The Company has not paid or declared any dividends during or since the end of the financial year ended 30 June 2021.

EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORTING DATE
In July 2021, the Group commenced negotiations to sell the glasshouse asset and surrender the lease for the land on which 
the glasshouse is constructed with the intention to utilize the proceeds to settle payables.

In July 2021, the Board resolved to issue 1,792,000 options to KMP and other personnel. 1,643,000 of these options were 
issued to Directors and are subject to shareholder approval.

Other than the matters noted above, there have been no events subsequent to balance date which would have a material 
effect on the Group’s financial statements as at 30 June 2021.

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS
Further disclosure of information regarding likely developments in the operations of the Group and the expected results 
of those operations in future financial years has not been included in this report because, in the opinion of the Directors, 
disclosure of the information may prejudice the interests of the Group.

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
The Group’s operations are not subject to any significant environmental regulations under either Commonwealth or 
State legislation.  However, the Board believes that the Group has adequate systems in place for the management of its 
environmental requirements and is not aware of any breach of those environmental requirements as they apply to the Group.  

DIRECTOR’S INTERESTS
Set out below are details of the interests of the Directors at the date of this report in the shares of the Company, rights or 
options over such instruments. Interests include those held directly and indirectly.

Director

Jonathan West

Marilyn Anderson

Nicole van der Weerden

Justin Yap

Scott Robertson

Michael Aldridge

Steven Skala

Total

A related party of Justin Yap holds 14,715,790 shares in the Company. 

Total shares

3,000,000

2,280,548

144,700

-

-

-

5,480,029

10,905,277

Options over shares

1,393,000

286,000

1,894,000

536,500

536,500

3,272,000

125,000

8,043,000

Expiry Date

Exercise Price  

12 February 2022

12 February 2022

31 December 2022

1 January 2023

15 December 2023

15 December 2023

15 December 2023

1 January 2024

15 November 2024

28 January 2025

14 October 2030

27 July 2031

$0.40

$0.16

$0.40

$0.40

$0.30

$0.40

$0.60

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$0.20

$0.205

Number

375,000

662,500

50,000

500,500

1,000,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

250,000

143,000

250,000

7,117,500

1,792,000

14,140,500

Shares issued on exercise of options

The Group’s policies prohibit those that are granted share-based payments as part of their remuneration from entering into 
other arrangements that limit their exposure to losses that would result from share price decreases. The Group requires all 
Executives and Directors to sign annual declarations of compliance with this policy throughout the period.

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The Company has entered into deeds of access, insurance and indemnity with each Director, alternate director and the 
Company Secretary of Hexima.

Under the Constitution, the Company is required to indemnify all Directors and officers, past and present, against certain liabilities.  The 
indemnity provided for under the deed of access, insurance and indemnity, operates from the date of appointment as a Director or officer 
of the Company until the seventh anniversary of that Director or officer’s retirement date.  To the extent permitted by law and subject to 
the scope of and limitations on indemnities found in the deed of access, insurance and indemnity and the prohibitions in section 199A of 
the Corporations Act, the Company indemnifies the Director against any and all liabilities incurred by the Director as an officer of a Group 
Member, including any and all legal costs incurred by the Director in connection with a claim.  If the Director becomes liable to pay any 
amount for which the Director is or is entitled to be indemnified under the deed of access, insurance and indemnity, the Company must 
pay that amount to the person to whom the amount is due within 10 Business Days after the date on which the Director provides evidence 
satisfactory to the Company that the Director is liable to pay that amount and is entitled to be indemnified under this deed.

Under the Constitution, the Company must arrange and maintain Directors’ and officers’ insurance for its Directors and 
officers to the extent permitted by law.  Under the deed of access, insurance and indemnity, the Company must, for each 
Director or officer, maintain or procure the maintenance of insurance for the Director or officer’s period of office and for a 
period of seven years after the Director or officer ceases to hold office.

The deed of access, insurance and indemnity allows for the Company in certain cases to make advance payments to an 
indemnified party for an amount owing in respect of a loss covered by the deed.

No indemnities were given or insurance premiums paid during the financial year for any person who was an auditor of the Company.  

During the financial year ended 30 June 2021, the Company paid insurance premiums totalling $288,850 in respect of 
Directors’ and Officers’ liability and legal expenses insurance contracts (2020: $34,320).  This covered both current and 
former Directors and Officers of the Company. The insurance premiums relate to:

•  costs and expenses incurred by the relevant officers in defending proceedings, whether civil or criminal and whatever their 

outcome; and

•  other liabilities that may arise from their position, with the exception of conduct involving a willful breach of duty or 

improper use of information or position to gain personal advantage.

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AUDITED REMUNERATION REPORT 

Principles of Remuneration 

The remuneration report details the Key management personnel (KMP) remuneration practices of the Group.   Key 
management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the 
activities of the entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of that entity. For 
the financial year ended 30 June 2021, key management personnel comprised all Directors, Executives and the Company 
Secretary

Key Management Personnel

Directors

Professor Jonathan West

Mr Scott Robertson

Mr Justin Yap

Mr Michael Aldridge

Dr Nicole van der Weerden

Professor Marilyn Anderson AO

Mr Steven Skala AO

Non-Executive Chairman

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer

Executive Director

Alternate Non-Executive Director (for Mr Scott Robertson)

Dr John Bedbrook (resigned 22 September 2020)

Non-Executive Director

Mr GF (Dan) O’Brien (resigned 22 September 2020)

Non-Executive Director

Other Management Personnel

Dr Peter Welburn

Ms Helen Molloy

Chief Development Officer

Financial Controller and Company Secretary

Remuneration levels for key management personnel are set to attract and retain appropriately qualified and experienced 
Directors and Executives. The Remuneration and Nomination Committee obtains independent advice on remuneration 
packages and reviews remuneration at least on an annual basis.

Remuneration structures take into account the capability and experience of key management personnel. Remuneration 
includes a mix of fixed and variable remuneration as well as short and long term incentives.

Fixed Remuneration

Fixed remuneration consists of base salary, which is calculated on a total cost basis and includes any FBT charges related to 
employee benefits, as well as employer contributions to superannuation funds.

Performance Linked Remuneration

Performance linked remuneration may include short and long term incentives.

Short Term Incentives (STI): The objective of STI is to link the achievement of the Company’s operational targets with the 
remuneration received by the executives responsible for meeting those targets. The total potential STI available is set at a 
level that provides appropriate incentive to the executive to achieve the operational targets at a cost to the Company that 
is reasonable in the circumstances. Actual STI payments in the form of cash bonuses to key management personnel depend 
on the extent to which specific corporate goals set at the beginning of the financial year (or shortly thereafter) are met. 
These corporate goals are linked to the Company’s development plans. On an annual basis, after consideration of actual 
performance against KPIs, the Remuneration and Nomination Committee determines the amount, if any, of the STI to be 
paid to KMP. Payments of the STI are made in the following reporting period. The Remuneration and Nomination Committee 
considered the STI payment for the 2021 financial year in July 2021. Based on the achievement of operational objectives in 
the financial year, the Remuneration and Nomination Committee has determined there will be $319,457 STI paid to KMP for 
the 2021 financial year.  This payment will be made during FY2022.

Long term incentives may be provided as options over the Company’s ordinary shares and other securities. Details are 
provided on pages 26 to 27 of the Directors’ Report.  

AUDITED REMUNERATION REPORT (continued)

Consequences of Performance on Shareholder Wealth 

Hexima is a development stage company and the performance linked remuneration of key management personnel is 
not determined by the level of revenue, profit or dividends. Instead, consideration is given to the progress of product 
development programs, the achievement of the Company’s strategic goals, the development of the Company’s intellectual 
property and asset base and long-term share price performance.

Service Contracts

The Group has entered into service contracts with key management personnel, which outline the components of 
remuneration paid to key management personnel, but do not prescribe how remuneration levels are modified from year to 
year.  Base salary levels are reviewed each year to take into account cost-of-living changes, any change in scope of the role 
performed by the senior Executive, and any changes required to meet the principles of the remuneration policy. 

All employment contracts have no fixed term and may be terminated immediately for cause or for material underperformance.

Mr Michael Aldridge

Mr Aldridge is an employee of the Group and was appointed Chief Business Officer on 1 June 2019.  Mr Aldridge accepted the role 
of Chief Executive Officer in September 2020.  The Group or Mr Aldridge can terminate the employment contract at any time.  

If Mr Aldridge’s position was terminated other than for cause, death or disability or resignation for good reason within the 
change in control period (the period beginning on the date that is 3 months prior to the date of a closing change in control, 
and ending on the 1 year anniversary of such change in control as defined in the Corporations Act , he would receive a lump 
sum of 12 months base salary.  If termination was outside the change in control period continuing payments of salary for 6 
months from the date of termination would be made.   

Dr. Nicole van der Weerden

Executive Director Dr. van der Weerden has been a member of the Executive since 2012 and was Chief Executive Officer 
from December 2015 to September 2020. Dr. van der Weerden is an employee of La Trobe University and Hexima contracts 
her services through a Research Agreement with the University. In addition to her employment by the University, Dr. van 
der Weerden also has an employment contract with the Group.  The Group or Dr van der Weerden can terminate this 
employment contract at any time provided that either party gives 3 months written notice, other than for summary dismissal. 

Professor Marilyn A Anderson AO

Executive Director Professor Anderson was appointed Chief Science Officer from 1 July 2009.  She was formerly Senior 
Vice President Research and Discovery.  Professor Anderson is an employee of La Trobe University and Hexima contracts 
her services through a Research Agreement with the University. In addition to her employment by the University, Professor 
Anderson also has an employment contract with the Group.  The Group or Professor Anderson can terminate this 
employment contract at any time provided that either party gives 3 months written notice, other than for summary dismissal.  

Ms Helen Molloy

Ms Molloy has an employment contract with the Group having dual roles of Company Secretary and Financial Controller. The 
Group or Ms Molloy can terminate this employment contract at any time provided that either party gives 1 months written 
notice, other than for summary dismissal.  

Dr Peter Welburn

Dr Welburn has an employment contract with the Group having been appointed Clinical Development Officer in October 
2020.  The Group or Dr Welburn can terminate this employment contract at any time provided that either party gives 3 
months written notice, other than for summary dismissal.

Non-Executive Directors 

The Constitution provides that Non-Executive Directors may be paid or provided fees or other remuneration for their services 
as a Director of Hexima (including as a member of any Directors’ committee). The total amount or value of this remuneration 
must not exceed $500,000 (including mandatory superannuation) per annum or such other maximum amount determined 
by the Company in a general meeting.

A Non-Executive Director may be paid remuneration for services outside the scope of ordinary duties of the Director. Non-
Executive Directors may also be paid expenses properly incurred in attending meetings or otherwise in connection with the 
Company’s business. Additional “per diem” fees may be paid where services rendered are above normal requirements.

Other than is noted below, Non-Executive directors have not received any cash payments since 1 January 2015, and have 
instead received equity compensation;

•  During October 2020 both Steven Skala and Jonathan West received $100,000 as they performed duties over and above 
that expected from a non-executive director in the lead up to the $5.7million placement that occurred in September 2020.

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Directors’ and Executive Officers’ Remuneration (continued)

Notes in relation to the table of Directors’ and Executive officers’ remuneration 

1. 

2. 

The fair value of options is calculated at grant date using the Black-Scholes Pricing model, and expensed over the 
period from grant date to vesting date. The value disclosed is the portion of the fair value of the options recognised 
in this reporting period. 

Professor Anderson is employed by both the Company and La Trobe University. The Company engages her 
services through a Research Agreement with the University and through a separate direct employment agreement.  
Professor Anderson’s total remuneration from the Company and La Trobe University (in relation to services 
performed for Hexima) was $108,136 (2020: $136,259), comprising $66,408 (2020: $94,531) paid and payable 
directly by the Company and $41,728 (2020: $41,728) paid by La Trobe University (for services performed for 
Hexima). In the current year the La Trobe payment has been included in the Remuneration table above and the 
comparative numbers have been adjusted for consistency.  

Professor Anderson is the Chief Science Officer for Hexima Limited as well as an Executive Director of the Company.

3.  Ms Elisha Larkin resigned as Company Secretary effective 19 November 2019.  Ms Larkin was employed on a part-

time basis. 

4.  Dr. Nicole van der Weerden is employed by both the Company and La Trobe University. The Company engages 

Dr. van der Weerden’s services through a Research Agreement with the University, and through a separate direct 
employment agreement. Dr van der Weerden’s total remuneration from the Company and La Trobe University (in 
relation to services performed for Hexima) was $543,140 (2020: $256,816), comprising $393,969 (2020: $116,870) 
paid and payable directly by the Company, and $149,171 (2020: $139,946) paid by La Trobe University (for the 
services performed for Hexima). In the current year the La Trobe payment has been included in the Remuneration 
table above and the comparative numbers have been adjusted for consistency. 

Dr van der Weerden is the Chief Operating Officer for Hexima Limited as well as an Executive Director of the 
Company.

5.  Ms Molloy was appointed sole Company Secretary on 21 November 2019.  Ms Molloy is an employee of the Group 

and is also Financial Controller. 

AUDITED REMUNERATION REPORT (continued)

Directors’ and Executive Officers’ Remuneration

Details of the nature and amount of each major element of remuneration of each Director of the Company and each key 
management personnel are:

Short Term

Share based 
payments

Post 
employment

Fixed 
Remuneration 
(Salary & Fees)

Leave 
Benefits

Health 
Cover

Bonus

Share 
Options 
Issued (1)

Super-
annuation

Total 
Remuneration

Value of 
Bonus as 
proportion of 
remuneration

Value of 
options as 
proportion of 
remuneration

Non-executive 
Directors

Jonathan West

2021

100,000

2020

John Bedbrook

2021

2020

GF Dan O’Brien

2021

2020

Scott Robertson

2021

Justin Yap

2020

2021

2020

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Steven Skala AO

2021

100,000

2020

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Executive 
Directors 

Marilyn Anderson 
AO (2)

Nicole van der 
Weerden (4)

2021

2020

2021

2020

82,788

117,132

317,076

230,925

1,377

8,421

50,582

10,163

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

86,813

15,280

4,992

14,701

4,992

7,641

11,980

12,514

27,646

9,017

15,806

-

12,867

-

7,203

3,543

86,800

72,731

-

7,085

Michael Aldridge

2021

525,166

16,560

63,121

186,000

85,425

2020

386,529

Executives

Elisha Larkin (3) 

2021

-

Helen Molloy (5)

Peter Welburn

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

38,799

153,689

143,891

102,740

-

-

-

49,380

14,025

22,939

5,192

-

29,942

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,540

-

94,717

-

2,370

12,614

2,207

23,250

32,632

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,901

7,163

15,951

8,643

-

-

-

3,686

14,600

13,670

9,760

-

186,813

15,280

4,992

14,701

4,992

7,641

11,980

12,514

27,646

9,017

115,806

-

108,136

136,259

543,140

256,816

876,272

511,188

-

94,235

205,468

182,707

173,574

-

Total

2021

1,381,459

87,736

63,121

319,457

362,834

44,212

2,258,819

2020

917,276

90,903

29,942

-

169,075

33,162

1,240,358

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12%

-

16%

-

21%

-

-

-

5%

-

13%

-

14%

-

46%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

14%

-

7%

3%

13%

3%

10%

19%

-

3%

6%

1%

20%

-

16%

14%

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Directors’ Report (continued)

AUDITED REMUNERATION REPORT (continued)

30 June 2020:

No. of 
Options 
Granted

500,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

50,000

60,000

Exercise 
Price

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

Grant Date

28/1/2020

28/1/2020

28/1/2020

28/1/2020

28/1/2020

Vesting 
Period

1 year

1 year

1 year

1 year

1 year

15/11/2019

Grant date

15/11/2019

Grant date

Jonathan West

John Bedbrook

GF Dan O’Brien

Justin Yap

Scott Robertson

Elisha Larkin

Helen Molloy

Total

1,610,000

The options in the June 2020 table are pre consolidation

End of Audited Remuneration Report

Fair value 
per option 
at grant 
date

$0.037

$0.037

$0.037

$0.037

$0.037

$0.037

$0.037

Expiry Date

27/1/2025

27/1/2025

27/1/2025

27/1/2025

27/1/2025

15/11/2024

15/11/2024

No. of options 
vested during 
2020

-

-

-

-

-

50,000

60,000

110,000

Equity instruments 

All options refer to options over ordinary shares of Hexima Limited, which are exercisable on a one-for-one basis. 

Options over equity instruments granted as compensation 

Details on options over ordinary shares in the Company granted to key management personnel and Executives during the 
reporting period.  Options were issued as an incentive to KMP to align with business objectives and have a service criteria 
only. The number of options granted during the year are based on term of service and are consistent with equity-based 
compensation for similar stage life science companies. The number of options granted to Michael Aldridge also considered 
his acceptance of the Chief Executive Officer role..

30 June 2021:

Cancelled Options

Granted and Vested Options

Number

Expiry Date

500,000

11/12/2020

250,000

12/02/2022

250,000

01/01/2023

250,000

01/01/2024

250,000

28/01/2025

Exercise 
Price

FV at 
Cancellation 
Date

Number

Exercise 
Price

Grant Date

Vesting 
period

FV per 
option 
at grant 
date

Options 
vested 
2021

Expiry Date

$1.00

$0.40

$0.40

$1.00

$1.00

$1

1,000,000

$0.20

14/10/2020

1 year

$0.1782

14/10/2030

-

$12,714

$19,386

$16,134

$21,695

2,500,000 18/06/2029

$1.00

$361,164

2,750,000

$0.20

14/10/2020 4 years

$0.1782

14/10/2030

250,000

11/12/2020

$1.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,150,000

$0.20

14/10/2020 4 years

$0.1782

14/10/2030

125,000

$0.20

14/10/2020 4 years

$0.1782

14/10/2030

-

-

$1.00

28/01/2020

$0.0734 28/01/2025 125,000

$1.00

28/01/2020

$0.0734 28/01/2025 125,000

Jonathan 
West

Michael 
Aldridge

Nicole van 
der Weerden

Marilyn 
Anderson

John 
Bedbrook

GF Dan 
O’Brien

Justin Yap

62,500

01/01/2023

$0.40

Scott 
Robertson

125,000

01/01/2024

125,000

28/01/2025

$1.00

$1.00

50,000

31/12/2022

$0.40

500,000

22/02/2024

125,000

28/01/2025

$1.00

$1.00

Steven Skala

125,000

11/12/2020

$1.00

Peter 
Welburn

-

-

-

312,500

$0.20

14/10/2020

1 year

$0.1782

14/10/2030

312,500

$0.20

14/10/2020

1 year

$0.1782

14/10/2030

125,000

$0.20

14/10/2020

1 year

$0.1782

14/10/2030

650,000

$0.20

14/10/2020 4 years

$0.1782

14/10/2030

Helen Molloy

30,000

15/07/2024

$1.00

$2,284

217,500

$0.20

14/10/2020 4 years

$0.1782

14/10/2030

-

-

-

-

$4,847

$8,067

$10,848

$3,874

$33,856

$10,848

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

5,392,500

6,642,500

250,000

The options in the June 2021 table are post consolidation

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
CURRENT AS AT 18 AUGUST 2021

NON-AUDIT SERVICES
During the year KPMG, the Group’s auditor, has performed certain other services in addition to the audit and review of the 
financial statements.

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

•  all non-audit services were subject to the corporate governance procedures adopted by the Group and have been 

reviewed by the Audit and Risk Management Committee to ensure they do not impact the integrity and objectivity of the 
auditor; and

•  The non-audit services provided do not undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in 
APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, as they did not involve reviewing or auditing the auditor’s own 
work, acting in a management or decision making capacity for the Group, acting as an advocate for the Group or jointly 
sharing risks and rewards.

Details of the amounts paid to the auditor of the Group, KPMG, for audit and non-audit services are set out below:

Substantial shareholders

Shareholder

Woobinda Nominees Pty Ltd and its associates2

Dato Lim Sen Yap1

Gowing Bros Ltd3

Total

Shares

14,939,353

14,715,790

7,923,307

37,578,450

Relevant interest

11.4%

11.2%

6.1%

28.7%

Note 1: Related party of Justin Yap, a Director of Hexima.

Note 2: Associated entities of G.F.O’Brien, a previous Director of Hexima.

Note 3: Jonathan West, a Director of Hexima, is chairman of Gowing Bros Ltd.

Voting rights

Ordinary shares

Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote per share at general meetings of the Company

2020

There are no voting rights attached to options

Options

Services other than audit and review of financial statements:

Other assurance services

Investigating Accountant for public offer of shares

Audit and review of the financial statements

2021

$

108,675

85,679

194,354

$

-

48,228

48,228

LEAD AUDITORS’ INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 
370C OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001
The Lead Auditor’s Independence Declaration is set out on page 68 and forms part of the Directors’ Report for the year 
ended 30 June 2021.

This report is made pursuant to a resolution of the Directors.

Professor Jonathan West

Non-Executive Chairman

Dated this 26th day of August 2021

Mr Michael Aldridge

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Distribution of equity security holders

Number of equity security holder

Category

1 – 1,000

1,001 – 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 100,000

100,001 and over

Ordinary 
Shares

Options

Rights

Convertible 
Preference

Redeemable 
Preference

Redeemable 
Convertible 
Notes

82

239

133

343

116

913

-

2

2

12

15

31

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Securities exchange

The Company is listed on the ASX. The home exchange is Sydney. 

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (continued) 
CURRENT AS AT 18 AUGUST 2021

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR 
LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Twenty largest shareholders

Name

Dato Lim Sen Yap

Caroline House Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd

Woobinda Nominees Pty Ltd

Beta Gamma Pty Ltd

HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Ltd

Gowing Bros Limited

Paul Orlin

Gowing Bros Ltd

Balmoral Financial Investments Pty Ltd

Adrienne Clarke

Hugh Morgan

Dongrisha Pty Ltd

Dalit Pty Ltd

Huysmans Pty Ltd

Marilyn Anderson

Clianth Investments Pty Ltd

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc

Mr Leon Francis Lachal & Mrs Susan Lachal

Cranley Nominees

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

UBS Nominees Pty Ltd

Restricted securities

Number of Ordinary Shares Held

Percentage of Capital Held

14,715,790

8,487,131

6,452,222

5,736,586

4,871,833

4,256,176

3,750,000

3,667,131

3,051,090

3,028,938

2,977,252

2,500,000

2,500,000

2,346,011

2,280,548

2,106,755

2,000,000

1,779,249

1,762,145

1,606,367

79,875,224

11.2

6.5

4.9

4.4

3.7

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

61.0

Shares/Options subject to escrow 

Date from which securities may be sold

10,400,000

3,559,437 

13,959,437

Use of funds since listing

1 December 2022

25 September 2021

Hexima’s use of funds during FY 2021 was consistent with achieving the business objectives as outlined in the prospectus 
dated 15 October 2020 and filed with ASIC. This included expenditure on the Company’s ongoing phase IIb clinical trial, scale 
up of pezadeftide manufacturing, formulation, stability and toxicology studies. 

Revenue

Collaboration and service fees

Lease income

Government grants

Expense

Contracted research 

Other research and development 

Patent and legal 

Marketing and business development

Employee benefits 

Depreciation 

Other

Results from operating activities

Finance income

Finance expense

Net financing (expense) / income

Loss before income tax

Income tax expense

Loss for the period

Notes

4(a)

4(b)

4(c)

5

6

7

7

Consolidated

2021

$

-

392,948

3,770,581

4,163,529

(1,885,007)

(5,794,736)

(208,582)

(109,339)

(2,293,087)

(147,979)

(550,438)

(10,989,168)

(6,825,639)

99,423

(147,430)

(48,007)

2020

$

88,184

409,172

2,070,985

2,568,341

(2,180,959)

(1,839,169)

(264,998)

(126,749)

(1,103,154)

(162,359)

(425,244)

(6,102,632)

(3,534,291)

89,308

(180,779)

(91,471)

(6,873,646)

(3,625,762)

8(a)

-

-

(6,873,646)

(3,625,762)

Other comprehensive income for the period, net of income tax

-

-

Total comprehensive loss for the period

(6,873,646)

(3,625,762)

Loss attributable to:

Owners of the Company

Loss for the period

Total comprehensive loss attributable to:

Owners of the Company

Total comprehensive loss for the period

Basic EPS (cents per share) 

Diluted EPS (cents per share)

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

(6,873,646)

(6,873,646)

(6,873,646)

(6,873,646)

(6.14)

(6.14)

(3,625,762)

(3,625,762)

(3,625,762)

(3,625,762)

(5.57)

(5.57)

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POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2021

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 
EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

Receivables

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Plant and equipment

Investment Property

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade and other payables

Loans and borrowings

Employee benefits

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade and other payables

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS/(DEFICIENCY IN NET ASSETS)

EQUITY

Share capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

Notes

10

11

12(a)

12(b)

13

14

15

13

16

16

TOTAL EQUITY / (DEFICIENCY IN EQUITY)

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

Consolidated

2021

$

3,421,881

4,023,138

7,445,019

131,998

998,032

1,130,030

8,575,049

3,293,844

31,996

586,871

3,912,711

1,616,758

1,616,758

5,529,469

3,045,580

71,905,180

2,281,224

(71,140,824)

3,045,580

2020

$

1,357,647

2,292,080

3,649,727

1,275,586

-

1,275,586

4,925,313

3,353,137

3,022,372

170,079

6,545,588

-

-

6,545,588

(1,620,275)

61,006,378

1,640,525

(64,267,178)

(1,620,275)

Note

Ordinary 
Shares

Consolidated

Equity 
Option 
reserve

Equity 
compensation 
reserve

Accumulated 
Losses

Total equity

2021

$

$

$

$

$

Opening balance at 1 July 2020

61,006,378

200,000

1,440,525

(64,267,178)

(1,620,275)

Total comprehensive loss for the period

Net (loss) for the period

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive loss for the year

Transactions with owners recorded directly in 
equity

Issue Ordinary shares

Issue Convertible Notes

Capital Raising Costs

Share based payment expenses

Amount received on issue of options

Issue of shares on exercise of options

-

-

-

8,700,000

3,246,791

(1,047,989)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

250,216

390,483

-

-

-

-

Total contributions by and distributions to owners

10,898,802

250,216

390,483

(6,873,646)

(6,873,646)

-

-

(6,873,646)

(6,873,646)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,700,000

3,246,791

(1,047,989)

640,699

-

-

11,539,501

Closing balance at 30 June 2021

71,905,180

450,216

1,831,008

(71,140,824)

3,045,580

2020

$

$

$

$

$

Opening balance at 1 July 2019

61,006,378

200,000

1,253,399

(60,641,416)

1,818,361

Note

Ordinary 
Shares

Equity 
Option 
reserve

Equity 
compensation 
reserve

Accumulated 
Losses

Total equity

Total comprehensive loss for the period

Net (loss) for the period

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive loss for the year

Transactions with owners recorded directly in 
equity 
Contributions by and distributions to owners

Share based payment expenses

Amount received on issue of options

Issue of shares on exercise of options

Total contributions by and distributions to owners

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(3,625,762)

(3,625,762)

-

-

(3,625,762)

(3,625,762)

187,026

100

-

187,126

-

-

-

-

187,026

100

-

187,126

Closing balance at 30 June 2020

61,006,378

200,000

1,440,525

(64,267,178)

(1,620,275)

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 
30 JUNE 2021

CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Cash receipts from government grants & collaboration 
agreements

Cash receipts from lease agreement

Cash paid to suppliers and employees

Net cash used in operating activities

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Interest received

Payments for plant and equipment

Net cash from investing activities

Notes

17(b)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Payments received on issue of options

Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program from the US Government

Proceeds from the issue of ordinary shares

Payments to raise capital

Proceeds from Convertible note issue

Net cash from financing activities

Net  increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Effect on movements in exchange rates on foreign currency 
denominated cash at bank

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 July

Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June

17(a)

Consolidated

2021

$

2020

$

2,017,046

538,820

(8,349,628)

(5,793,762)

1,520

(2,423)

(903)

-

-

8,700,000

(797,347)

-

7,902,653

2,107,988

(43,754)

1,357,647

3,421,881

2,347,385

342,324

(4,788,773)

(2,099,064)

2,551

(1,738)

813

100

63,991

-

-

1,400,000

1,464,091

(634,160)

41,238

1,950,569

1,357,647

1. 

REPORTING ENTITY

Hexima Limited (the “Company”) is a Company domiciled in Australia and is a for-profit entity. The address of the Company’s 
registered office is Level 4, LIMS 2, La Trobe University, Victoria, 3086. The consolidated financial statements of the 
Company as at and for the year ended 30 June 2021 comprises the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as 
the “Group” and individually as “Group entities”). The Group is actively engaged in the research and development of plant-
derived proteins for applications as human therapeutics.  Hexima’s lead product candidate, pezadeftide (previously referred 
to as HXP124) applied in a topical formulation, is a potential new prescription treatment for toenail fungal infections (or 
onychomycosis). Hexima is currently conducting an Australian phase IIb clinical trial testing pezadeftide for the treatment of 
onychomycosis. 

2.  BASIS OF PREPARATION

(a)   Basis of accounting

The financial report is a general purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting 
Standards (AASBs) adopted by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Corporations Act 2001. 
The consolidated financial report of the Group complies with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and 
interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 26 August 2021.

Details of the Group’s accounting policies are included in Note 26. Changes to significant accounting policies are described in 
Note 2(e).

(b)  Basis of measurement

The financial report has been prepared on the basis of historical cost, except for share options and the embedded derivative 
in respect of convertible debt which has been measured at fair value.

(c)  Functional and presentation currency

The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is the Group’s functional currency.

(d)  Use of estimates and judgements

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect 
the application of policies and reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated 
assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the 
circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities 
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and 
underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in 
which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected.

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

Measurement of fair values

A number of the Group’s accounting policies and disclosures require the determination of fair value for both financial and 
non-financial assets and liabilities. The Group engages a third party to perform fair value calculations for share options issues 
which is reviewed by the finance team. Significant valuation issues are reported to the Group Audit Committee. 

Fair values have been determined for measurement and/or disclosure purposes based on the following methods. Where 
applicable, further information about the assumptions made in determining fair values is disclosed in the notes specific to 
that asset or liability. 

When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Group uses market observable data as far as possible. Fair values 
are categorised into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows.

•  Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

•  Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. 

as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).

•  Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability might be categorised in different levels of the fair value 
hierarchy, then the fair value measurement is categorised in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the 
lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement.

The Group recognises transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the 
change has occurred.

The Group measure the following assets/liabilities at fair value: Share-based payment transactions and convertible notes. 

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2.  BASIS OF PREPARATION (continued)

d)  Use of estimates and judgements (continued)

Convertible notes

The fair value of the embedded derivative within the convertible note at time of conversion of the note was measured using 
the Monte Carlo Model. Measurement inputs were based on the terms and conditions of the convertible note.

Share-based payment transactions

The fair value of employee share options at grant date is measured using the Binomial Approximation Option Pricing method. 
Measurement inputs include share price on measurement date, exercise price of the instrument, expected volatility (based on 
weighted average historic volatility adjusted for changes expected due to publicly available information), weighted average 
expected life of the instruments (based on historical experience and general option holder behaviour), expected dividends, 
and the risk-free interest rate (based on government bonds). Service and non-market performance conditions attached to 
the transactions are not taken into account in determining fair value.

Further information about the assumptions made in measuring fair values is included in the following notes:

•  Note 14 – convertible notes.

•  Note 9 – measurement of share-based payments

(e)  Going concern basis of accounting

The financial report is prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates continuity of normal operations and the 
realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities in the ordinary course of operations. In making this assessment, the directors 
have considered future events and conditions for a period of at least 12 months following the approval of these financial 
statements.

The Group has a history of losses and incurred a loss after tax for the year ended 30 June 2021 of $6,873,646 (2020: loss 
after tax of $3,625,762) and as at 30 June 2021 has a surplus in net current assets of $3,532,308 (2020: deficit of net current 
assets of $2,895,861) and an overall net asset surplus of $3,045,580 (2020: net asset deficit of $1,620,275).

Notwithstanding the history of operating losses, the Directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial 
statements on a going concern basis based on the following mitigating factors:

4.  REVENUE, LEASING INCOME AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS

(a) Revenue

Collaboration and service fees

(b) Lease income

Income from rental of glasshouse

(c) Government grants

R&D tax incentive

Covid-19

Other

Total government grants

5.  OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE

Other research and development expenditure

•  The majority of the Group’s research expenditure is expected to continue to be eligible for the Australian Government’s 

research and development tax incentive rebate;  

6.  OTHER EXPENSES

•  The Group has not entered into any long term contractual commitments and its major expenditure (R&D) can be curtailed 

in line with the cash resources available; 

•  The Group has demonstrated it has the ability to negotiate creditor settlement terms with its major research service 
provider to align with cash resources available to it, and has a commitment to allow the Group to defer $1,616,758 of 
amounts payable and recorded as a non-current liability at 30 June 2021 and instead repay this amount on 31 December 
2022.  In addition:

-  the provider has committed in principle that should the Company be unable to pay this amount as it becomes due, it 

will accept conversion of the liability into equity of the Company; and

Administration and compliance costs

Other expenses

•  post year end the Company has entered into negotiations to sell its glasshouse to the provider and that the proceeds on 

sale will be used to retire this deferred liability with the provider.

7. 

FINANCE INCOME AND EXPENSE

•  The Directors have prepared a cash flow forecast for the period from 1 July 2021 until 31 December 2022. This forecast 

indicates the Group will require additional financing to fund its research and development expenditures, which may be in 
the form of a capital raising and/or licensing fees from a corporate partnership. 

•  Hexima is listed on ASX and the Directors are confident of the ability of the Company to raise sufficient capital to fund its 

future operations;

The Group’s ability to continue to operate as a going concern is dependent upon the successful sale of the glasshouse and/or 
the ability to secure additional funding or curtail its future expenditure (as outlined above), which is yet to be secured and is 
consequently uncertain at the date of approval of these annual financial statements. This gives rise to a material uncertainty 
as to whether the Group will be able to continue as a going concern. Should the Group be unable to continue as a going 
concern it may be required to realise assets at an amount different to that recorded in the statement of financial position, 
settle liabilities other than in the ordinary course of business and make provisions for other costs which may arise.

3. 

SEGMENT REPORTING

The Group primarily operates in one sector being the biotechnology industry developing and/or commercialising 
biotechnology research and therefore the Group’s financial information is the same as the operating segment information. 
The majority of operations are in Australia. The Group employs a US-based CEO and approximately 10% of the Groups 
expenses are incurred in the USA.

Interest income on term deposit and cash at bank

Interest expense on convertible note issue

Interest on discounted long term debt

Foreign exchange gain/(loss)

Derivative instrument gain

Finance (expense)/income

Consolidated

2021

$

-

2020

$

88,184

392,948

409,172

3,657,085

1,905,621

81,500

31,996

77,000

88,364

3,770,581

2,070,985

4,163,529

2,568,341

Consolidated

2021

$

5,794,736

5,794,736

2020

$

1,839,169

1,839,169

Consolidated

2021

$

427,733

122,705

550,438

2020

$

365,468

59,776

425,244

Consolidated

2021

$

1,453

2020

$

2,551

(44,935)

(180,779)

97,970

(56,887)

(45,608)

(48,007)

-

41,238

45,519

(91,471)

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8. 

INCOME TAX 

(a)   Income tax expense

Loss before tax

Income tax benefit using the domestic corporation tax rate of 
26% (2019: 27.5%)

Increase/(decrease) in income tax expense due to:

R & D adjustment

Non-assessable R&D tax incentive

Non-deductible share based payment

Other

Temporary differences and tax losses not brought to account

Adjustment to deferred tax asset due to change in tax rate

Adjustment to prior year tax

Income tax expense/(benefit) on pre-tax net profit

Consolidated

2021

$

2020

$

(6,873,646)

(3,625,762)

(1,787,148)

(997,085)

2,188,245

(951,887)

101,526

(351)

135,964

47,919

265,732

-

1,208,864

(524,055)

51,432

14,076

246,768

-

-

-

Income tax expense can arise due to the add-back of R&D expenses which is claimed under the R&D Tax Incentive Scheme.  
Tax losses are not fully available to offset against all taxable income arising as a result of the available fraction rules.

(b)  Unrecognised deferred tax assets

Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of the following items

Temporary differences

Tax losses    

Total

1,142,374

8,805,345

9,947,719

612,789

9,207,399

9,820,188

The deductible temporary differences and tax losses do not expire under current tax legislation.  Deferred tax assets have not 
been recognized in respect of these items because it is not yet probable that future taxable profit will be available against 
which the group could utilize the benefits subject to passing the continuity of ownership and/or same business test. 

9.   SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

At 30 June 2021, the Group had the following share-based payment arrangements.  All options are to be settled by physical 
delivery of shares.  The terms and conditions of the share options granted as at 30 June 2021 are as follows;

Grant date / parties entitled

Options granted 12 February 
2017 to key management

Options granted 12 February 
2017 to key management

Options granted 1 January 
2018 to key management

Options granted 1 January 
2018 to other personnel

Options granted 1 January 
2018 to other personal

Options granted 1 January 
2018 to other personnel

Options granted 1 January 
2019 to key management

Options granted 15 
November 2019 to other 
personnel

Options granted 28 January 
2020 to key management

Options granted 14 October 
2020 to key management

Options granted 14 October 
2020 to key management

Options granted 14 October 
2020 to other personnel

Options granted 15 
December 2020 to other 
party

Number of 
instruments

375,000

662,500

Vesting conditions

Vesting upon continuous service until 31 December 
2017

Vesting on earlier of 25% at completion of each year 
post grant, or on completion of deal with minimum 
total and minimum upfront payment

312,500

Vesting upon continuous service until 31 December 
2018

148,000

Vesting immediately

52,500

50,000

250,000

Vested upon completion of various performance 
related milestones – all vested

Vested upon delivery of certain licensing and 
technology advice – all vested

Vesting upon continuous service until 31 December 
2019

155,500

Vesting immediately

Contractual life 
of options

5 years

5 years

5 years

5 years

5 years

5 years

5 years

5 years

250,000

Vesting upon retirement 22 September 2020

5 years

1,750,000

4,892,500

475,000

Vesting upon continuous service until 14 October 
2021 

Tranche 1 25% vesting 14 October 2021, and monthly 
thereafter until 14 October 2024 

Tranche 1 25% vesting 14 October 2021, and monthly 
thereafter until 14 October 2024

3,000,000

Vesting immediately

10 years

10 years

10 years

3 years

Total share options

12,373,500

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9.   SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

10.  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The number and weighted average exercise prices of share options are as follows:

Cash on hand

Cash at bank

11.  RECEIVABLES

Current

Trade receivables

R&D Tax Incentive Receivable – ATO

Prepayments and other receivables

Consolidated

2021

$

952

3,420,929

3,421,881

Consolidated

2021

$

110,135

3,661,103

251,900

2020

$

952

1,356,695

1,357,647

2020

$

215,528

1,907,568

168,984

4,023,138

2,292,080

The Group’s exposure to credit and currency risks and impairment losses related to trade receivables is disclosed in Note 19. 

Outstanding at 1 July 

Exercised during the period

Cancelled during the period

Lapsed during period

Granted during the period

Outstanding at 30 June

Weighted 
average 
exercise price

Number of 
options

Weighted 
average 
exercise price

2021

$0.78

-

$0.94

$0.59

$0.27

$0.31

2021

8,802,500

-

(5,452,500)

(1,094,000)

1 0 ,1 1 7, 5 0 0

12,373,500

2020

$0.78

-

-

$0.98

$1.00

$0.78

Number of 
options

2020

8,703,500

-

-

(936,500)

1,035,500

8,802,500

The comparative detail has been restated for the 1:2 share consolidation which occurred during the 2021 financial year. 

The options outstanding at 30 June 2021 have various exercise prices ($0.16, $0.20, $0.30, $0.40, $0.60 and $1.00) and a 
weighted average remaining contractual life of 6.2 years.

Measurement of fair values 

The fair value of services received in return for share options granted is based on the fair value of share options granted, 
measured using the Black Scholes Model.  This model is generally used to calculate a theoretical price of an option on a stock 
that does not pay dividends using the five key variables of an option’s price being the current spot price, future exercise 
price, volatility, time to expiration, and the risk-free interest rate.  

The inputs used in the measurement of the fair values at grant date of the equity-settled share-based payment plans issued 
to directors, key management personnel and other in FY21 were:

•  Non-executive Directors; 1,750,000 options with Risk-free rate 0.84%, exercise price of $0.20, fair value at grant date 
$0.1782, expected volatility (annualised) 100.00%, expected life of 10 years, and an annualised dividend rate of 0%.  

•  Executive Directors; 4,025,000 options with Risk-free rate 0.84%, exercise price of $0.20, fair value at grant date $0.1782, 

expected volatility (annualised) 100.00%, expected life of 10 years, and an annualised dividend rate of 0%.  

•  Management Personnel; 1,342,500 options with Risk-free rate 0.84%, exercise price of $0.20, fair value at grant date 
$0.1782, expected volatility (annualised) 100.00%, expected life of 10 years, and an annualised dividend rate of 0%.  

Other; 3,000,000 options allocated into three 1,000,000 parcels with Risk-free rate 0.11%, exercise prices of $0.30, $0.40 
and $0.60, fair value at grant date $0.0957, $0.0848 and $0.0696 respectively with expected volatility (annualised) 100.00%, 
expected life of 3 years, and an annualised dividend rate of 0%.  

Employee expenses

Current

Share options expense

Total expense recognised as employee costs

Consolidated

2021

$

390,483

390,483

2020

$

187,026

187,026

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12.(a) PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Consolidated

Cost

Balance at 1 July 2020

Additions

Transfer to investment property

Balance at 30 June 2021

Balance at 1 July 2019

Additions

Disposals

Balance at 30 June 2020

Accumulated depreciation

Balance at 1 July 2020

Depreciation for the year

Transfer to investment property

Balance at 30 June 2021

Balance at 1 July 2019

Depreciation for the year

Disposals

Balance at 30 June 2020

Carrying amounts

At 30 June 2020

At 30 June 2021

Plant and Equipment Office Equipment

$

3,424,934

-

(2,365,709)

1,059,225

3,424,934

-

-

3,424,934

2,152,057

145,590

(1,367,677)

929,970

1,992,286

159,771

-

2,152,057

159,519

129,255

$

19,670

2,423

-

22,093

19,737

1,738

(1,805)

19,670

16,961

2,389

-

19,350

15,863

2,588

(1,490)

16,961

2,674

2,743

Total

$

3,444,604

2,423

(2,365,709)

1,081,318

3,444,671

1,738

(1,805)

3,444,604

2,169,018

147,979

(1,367,677)

949,356

2,008,149

162,359

(1,490)

2,169,018

162,227

131,962

The glasshouse has been reclassified in FY2021 as Hexima no longer intends to use the glasshouse in the future (Refer to 
Note 12(b).  Post year end Hexima has commenced negotiations to sell the glasshouse.

12.(b) INVESTMENT PROPERTY

The Group holds one investment property, a glasshouse facility measured at cost. Hexima considers the fair value of the 
glasshouse to be $2.8m based on the current rental return. The glasshouse has been wholly leased to a third party. Refer to 
Note 22. 

Cost

Balance at 1 July 2020

Transfer from property, plant and equipment

Disposals

Balance at 30 June 2021

Balance at 1 July 2019

Additions

Disposals

Balance at 30 June 2020

Accumulated depreciation

Balance at 1 July 2020

Transfer from property, plant and equipment

Disposals

Balance at 30 June 2021

Balance at 1 July 2019

Depreciation for the year

Disposals

Balance at 30 June 2020

Carrying amounts

At 30 June 2020

At 30 June 2021

13.  TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

Current

Trade payables and other

Other payables & accrued expenses

Rental income received in advance

Glasshouse

$

-

2,365,709

-

2,365,709

-

-

-

-

-

1,367,677

-

1,367,677

-

-

-

-

-

998,032

Consolidated

2021

$

2020

$

2,678,680

2,567,376

516,119

99,045

687,794

97,967

3,293,844

3,353,137

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13.  TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES (continued)

Non-Current

Trade payable

Consolidated

2021

$

1,616,758

1,616,758

2020

$

-

-

Exposure to currency and liquidity risk related to trade and other payables is disclosed in Note 19.

14.  LOANS AND BORROWINGS

Non-Current

Convertible Note

US Government Loan - Paycheck Protection Program 

Consolidated

2021

$

-

31,996

31,996

2020

$

2,958,381

63,991

3,022,372

Terms and Repayment Schedule

Type

Currency

Interest 
rate

Year of 
Maturity

Face Value

Carrying 
Amount

Face Value

Carrying 
Amount

Convertible Notes

AUD

6%

2021

-

-

3,003,900

2,958,382

30 June 2021

30 June 2020

Convertible Notes

Opening balance of financial liability

Proceeds from issue

Capitalisation of accrued interest

Conversion of Convertible Notes to 22,238,396 (post consolidation) 
ordinary shares

Less: gain on the fair value movement of derivative liability

Carrying amount of financial liability

Opening balance of embedded derivative

Movement in fair value

Conversion to equity

Carrying amount of embedded derivative

Total Carrying value

Consolidated

2021

$

2,952,174

-

288,410

(3,240,584)

-

-

6,208

(6,208)

2020

$

1,534,997

1,400,000

17,177

-

-

2,952,174

51,726

(45,518)

-

-

6,208

2,958,382

14.  LOANS AND BORROWINGS (continued)

Convertible Notes (continued)

Conversion terms:

The convertible note carried a fixed coupon rate of 6%.  The convertible note, including accrued interest, mandatorily 
converted in September 2020 as a result of a qualified financing occurring.  The qualified financing in this case was the 
company raising proceeds of not less than $5,000,000.  The conversion took place at a discount of 27% to the 10 cent share 
price (pre-consolidation) at the time.  

The carrying amount of the host contract (financial liability) on initial recognition is the difference between the carrying 
amount of the hybrid instrument and the fair value of the embedded derivative. The embedded derivative is measured at 
fair value through profit or loss. Subsequent to initial recognition the derivative is measured at fair value through profit or 
loss. The valuation methodology used for the derivative component was the Black Scholes Model. The assumptions used in 
the valuation are 1) Risk Free Rate is equal to 0.203% 2) The volatility is unchanged at 100% 3) The principal of the note is 
$3,000,000 and 4) Conversion date equals 31 December 2020.

15.  EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Current

Accrued salary and wages

Accrued bonus

Superannuation

Liability for annual leave

Liability for long service leave

Consolidated

2021

$

-

338,730

12,876

82,787

152,478

586,871

2020

$

15,000

-

7,551

30,610

116,918

170,079

16.   CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Reconciliation of movement in capital and reserves

Consolidated and the Parent Entity

Ordinary Shares

Number of Shares

Amount 
$

2021

2020

2021

2020

130,238,789

130,238,789

61,006,378

61,006,378

On Issue at 1 July 

Issued via Placement

57,000,000

Issued via convertible note conversion

44,476,598

Total ordinary shares pre share 
consolidation

Total ordinary shares post 1:2 
consolidation

Issued via Public Offer

Capital raising costs

231,715,387

115,857,724

15,000,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,700,000

3,246,791

69,953,169

69,953,169

3,000,000

(1,047,989)

-

-

-

-

-

-

On issue at 30 June – fully paid 

130,857,724

130,238,789

71,905,180

61,006,378

1. 

Shares in the Company were consolidated on a one for two basis in October 2020.

2.  The total shares post consolidation is not exactly half of the pre consolidation total due to rounding of uneven share 

holdings.

The Company does not have authorised capital or par value in respect of its issued shares. The holders of ordinary shares are entitled 
to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at general meetings of the Company.

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16.   CAPITAL AND RESERVES (continued)

Equity Option Reserve

The equity option reserve comprises the accumulated amount of share options issued to other parties not under 
compensation schemes.

On issue at 1 July

Issued to lead manager of Public Offer

On issue at 31 December 

Equity compensation Reserve

Number of options

Amount

2021

2020

-

3,000,000

3,000,000

-

-

-

2021

$

2020

$

200,000

200,000

250,216

450,216

-

200,000

16.   CAPITAL AND RESERVES (continued)

Earnings per Share

The Group’s basic and diluted EPS are shown below:

Net loss

Weighted average number of ordinary shares

Basic EPS (cents per share)

Diluted EPS (cents per share)

2021

2020

($6,873,646)

($3,625,762)

1 1 1 ,92 3,137

65 ,119,395

(6.14)

(6.14)

(5.57)

(5.57)

Dilutive earnings per share is the same as Basic earnings per share as potential ordinary shares shall be treated as dilutive 
when, and only when, their conversion to ordinary shares would decrease earnings per share or increase loss per share from 
continuing operations.   

The equity compensation reserve represents the accumulated amount of share options vested and to be vested to director’s, 
key management personnel and other personnel under compensation schemes.

The comparative weighted average number of ordinary shares has been restated for the 1:2 share consolidation which 
occurred during the 2021 financial year. 

On issue at period beginning

17,605,000

17,407,000

1,440,525

1,253,399

Note

Consolidated

Number of options

Amount

2021

2020

2021

$

2020

$

17.  NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF CASHFLOW

17a.  RECONCILIATION OF CASH

Options on issue post consolidation

8,802,500

N/A

1,440,525

Issued as compensation

Exercise of share options

Cancelled options

Lapsed options

On issue at period end 

Total Reserve at period end

7,1 1 7, 5 0 0

2,071,0001

390,483

-

(5,452,500)

-

-

(1,094,000)

(1,873,000)1

-

-

-

9,373,500

17,605,0001

1,831,008

1,440,525

12,373,500

17,605,0001

2,281,224

1,640,525

1. 

Full year 2020 values have not been adjusted for consolidation

Shares in the Company were consolidated on a one for two basis in October 2020, options were consolidated on an 
equivalent basis.  

Options issued during the period

In October 2020, each of the Chairman and each current Non-Executive Director (including Mr Steven Skala AO as alternate 
Director) as well as members of the management team requested that the Company cancel options previously granted 
to them.  Replacement options were granted 14 October 2020.  The Company accounted for these replacements as 
modifications to equity-settled share-based payment.  The incremental fair value of the difference between the fair value of 
the modified share-based payment and that of the original share-based payment, both measured at the date of modification, 
is recognised as an expense over the remaining vesting period.

The lead manager of the public offer was issued 3,000,000 options in December 2020 upon listing of the company.    

No options were exercised for the year ended 30 June 2021.  The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends 
as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the Company.

N/A

187,126

-

-

-

Reconciliation of cash at the end of the period (as shown in the 
statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts is as 
follows:

2021

$

2020

$

Cash on hand and at bank

11

3,421,881

1,357,647

17b.  RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Cash flows from operating activities

Loss for the period

Adjustments for:

Interest received and foreign exchange differences – classified as 
investing activity and movement in cash

Derivative instrument gain/(loss)

Depreciation

Equity settled share based payment expense

Operating loss before changes to working capital

Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other receivables and prepayments

Increase in payables and employee benefits

Net cash used in operating activities

Consolidated

2021

$

2020

$

(6,873,646)

(3,625,762)

2,399

45,608

147,979

640,699

(43,789)

(45,519)

162,359

187,126

(6,036,961)

(3,365,585)

(1,731,058)

1,974,257

71,632

1,194,889

(5,793,762)

(2,099,064)

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18.   AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION

a.  Audit Services

Auditors of the Company

KPMG Australia

- Audit of the annual financial report

- Review of half year financial statements

b.  Non-Audit Services

KPMG Australia

- Investigating Accountant for public offer of shares

Consolidated

2021

$

53,583

32,096

85,679

2021

$

108,675

108,675

2020

$

28,866

19,362

48,228

2020

$

-

-

19.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Credit Risk

The carrying amount of the Group’s financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure.  
The Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk at 30 June was:

Trade and other receivables 

R&D Tax Incentive – ATO

Cash on hand and at bank

Note

11

11

10

Consolidated

2021

$

110,135

3,661,103

3,421,881

7,193,119

2020

$

215,528

1,907,568

1,357,647

3,480,743

Cash on hand and at bank include deposits with the National Australia Bank and the Bank of America.  

Impairment Losses

The Group has receivables past due of $NIL (2020: $NIL) and no impairment losses have been recognised (2020: $NIL). 

The Group is in the development phase of its research and development program. The Group’s income is currently limited to 
interest on cash and term deposits, Australian government grants and rental income where income is received in advance. 
Accordingly, risk of impairment losses is minimal.  

Liquidity Risk

The Group has trade and other payables and employee provisions with a carrying value of $3,880,715 (2020: $3,523,216) 
(notes 13 and 15), which are payable in cash and have a maturity of less than 6 months.  Long Service leave current liability 
(also included in Note 15) totals $152,478 (2020: $116,918).  

The Group have a non-current liability owing to La Trobe University of $1,616,758 that is payable in December 2022.  The 
Group also has a US Government, Small Business Administration Payroll Protection Program loan as part of the US 
government Covid 19 program.  The loan originally totalled AUD $63,911 part of which has been forgiven.  The balance 
remaining is AUD $31,996 to be repaid within 2 years. 

There are currently NIL term deposits.

19.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

Currency risk

At 30 June 2021, there were no receivables of another currency, and payables of EUR 119,713 (2020: EUR 117,925), USD 
$28,959 (2020: USD $472), GBP 82,597 (2020: GBP NIL) and NZD $151,803 (2020: NZD NIL).  Of the cash on hand at 30 
June 2021, the Group held a combined USD $383,763 within a NAB and Bank of America USD denominated account (AUD 
$505,816) (2020: USD $25,645; AUD equivalent of $36,761), GBP 465,491 (AUD $849,684) and EUR 335,630 (AUD $526,075).  
The GBP and EUR denominated accounts were opened in November 2020.

Interest Risk

Exposure to interest rate risks arises in the normal course of the Group’s business in respect of interest income on cash at 
bank (note 11). The weighted average interest rate in respect of interest income in 2021 was 0.05% (2020: 0.85%).

Fixed rate instruments

There were no term deposits during the year ended June 2021, or the year prior.  

Variable rate instruments

In respect of cash at bank a 100 basis points increase in interest rates would have decreased the loss by $31,841 (2020: 
$15,918). A 100 basis points decrease in interest rates would have increased the loss by $31,841 (2020: $15,918).

Estimation of fair values

The fair value of a financial asset or a financial liability is the amount at which the asset could be exchanged, or liability 
settled in a current transaction between willing parties after allowing for transaction costs. The carrying value of financial 
assets and liabilities approximates their fair value at 30 June 2021. 

Fair value hierarchy

No financial instruments are carried at fair value at 30 June 2021, however, as noted above the carrying amounts approximate 
fair value in respect of financial assets and liabilities.

20.  CONTINGENCIES

The Directors are of the opinion that provisions are not required in respect of these matters, as it is not probable that a future 
sacrifice of economic benefits will be required or the amount is not capable of reliable measure.

Guarantee and Indemnification

The Company has an Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) to advise on certain aspects of the Group’s field trial 
applications. The Group has agreed to indemnify, release and forever discharge the members of the IBC from and against any 
claim or liability, incurred by the members, arising in connection with the conduct of field trials and related applications being 
undertaken by the Group. The financial exposure from this arrangement is expected to be nil.

21.  RELATED PARTIES

Directors

The following were key management personnel of the Group and the Company at any time during the reporting period and 
unless otherwise indicated were Directors for the entire period:

Non-Executive Chairman 
Professor Jonathan West 

Executive Directors 
Mr Michael Aldridge, Chief Executive Officer  
Dr. Nicole van der Weerden, Chief Operating Officer  
Professor Marilyn Anderson, Chief Science Officer 

Non-Executive Directors 
Dr. John Bedbrook (retired 22 September 2020) 
Mr GF Dan O’Brien (retired 22 September 2020) 
Mr Justin Yap 
Mr Scott Robertson  
Mr Steven Skala AO (alternate director appointed 10th March 2020)

Executives 
Ms Helen Molloy, Company Secretary  
Dr Peter Welburn (appointed as Chief Development Officer 1 October 2020)

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21.  RELATED PARTIES (continued)

21.  RELATED PARTIES (continued)

The key management personnel compensation included in ‘employee benefits expense’ is as follows:

Options and rights over equity instruments (continued)

Short term employee benefits

Post employment benefits

Share based payments

Consolidated

2021

2020 (Restated) 

$

1,851,773

44,212

362,834

$

1,038,121

33,162

169,075

2,258,819

1,240,538

For consistency of information, comparative numbers have been changed to include La Trobe payments.

Individual Directors and Executive compensation disclosures

Steven Skala and Jonathan West each received $100,000 as they performed duties over and above that expected from a 
non-executive director in the lead up to the $5million placement that occurred in September 2020.

Apart from the details disclosed in this note, no Director has entered into a material contract with the Group and the 
Company since the end of the previous financial year and there were no material contracts involving Directors’ interests 
existing at year end.

Options and rights over equity instruments

The movement during the reporting period in the number of options over ordinary shares in the Company held directly, 
indirectly or beneficially, by each key management person including their related parties, is as follows:

Held at 
1 July 2020

Options 
post share 
consolidation

Cancelled

Granted as 
compensation

Expired/ 
Lapsed

Held at 
30 June 
2021

Vested 
during the 
period

Vested and 
exercisable 
at 
30 June 
2021

2021

Directors

Jonathan West

3,000,000

1,500,000

(1,500,000)

1,000,000

1,500,000

750,000

(250,000)

1,150,000

Nicole van der 
Weerden

Marilyn 
Anderson AO

John Bedbrook 
(4)

G F Dan O’Brien 
(4)

250,000

125,000

2,500,000

1,250,000

1,250,000

625,000

-

-

-

Justin Yap (1)

625,000

312,500

(312,500)

Scott Robertson

1,350,000

675,000

(675,000)

Michael 
Aldridge

Steven Skala 
AO (2)

Key Management

Peter Welburn 
(3)

5,000,000

2,500,000

(2,500,000)

2,750,000

250,000

125,000

(125,000)

125,000

-

-

-

650,000

Helen Molloy

75,000

37,500

(30,000)

217,500

125,000

-

-

312,500

312,500

(125,000)

500,000

125,000

500,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

312,500

312,500

2,750,000

125,000

650,000

225,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,500

15,800,000

7,900,000

(5,392,500)

6,642,500

(875,000)

8,275,000

437,500

1,632,500

1.  A related party of Justin Yap holds 14,715,790 shares.

2.  Steven Skala is an alternate director for Scott Robertson, appointed 10 March 2020

3.  Peter Welburn was appointed Chief Development Officer 1 October 2020

4.  John Bedbrook and G F Dan O’Brien retired as directors on 22 September 2020

Held at 
1 July 2019

Exercised

Lapsed 

Granted as 
compensation

Net movement 
other

Held at 30 June 
2020

Vested and 
exercisable at 
reporting date

2020

Directors

J West

M Anderson

2,500,000

750,000

N van der Weerden

2,000,000

E Larkin (2)

J Bedbrook

GF O’Brien

J Yap

S Robertson (1)

140,000

2,450,000

1,000,000

375,000

1,100,000

M Aldridge (1)

5,000,000

S Skala (3)

Key Management 

H Molloy (1)

-

-

15,315,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

500,000

(500,000)

(500,000)

-

-

-

-

-

3,000,000

2,500,000

250,000

125,000

1,500,000

1,250,000

(65,000)

50,000

(125,000)

-

-

(200,000)

-

-

-

-

-

250,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,500,000

1,250,000

1,250,000

1,000,000

625,000

1,350,000

375,000

350,000

5,000,000

1,250,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

(16,000)

60,000

31,000

75,000

75,000

(1,281,000)

1,610,000

156,000

15,800,000

8,425,000

1. 

Scott Robertson was appointed a Director on 21 November 2018, and Michael Aldridge appointed on 21 May 2019. Helen 
Molloy was appointed sole Company Secretary on 21 November 2020.

2.  Elisha Larkin departed the Company on 21 November 2019. 

3.  Steven Skala was appointed as Alternate Director on 10 March 2020.

Movement in shares

The movement during the reporting period in the number of ordinary shares in the Company held directly, indirectly, or 
beneficially by each key management personnel, including their related parties, is as follows:

Nicole van der Weerden

214,400

John Bedbrook (3)

500,000

500,000

75,000

-

-

-

-

-

3,000,000

2,280,548

144,700

250,000

-

-

-

-

3,000,000

2,280,548

144,700

250,000

G F Dan O’Brien (3)

15,035,894

15,282,811

(1,000,000)

14,659,353

280,000

14,939,353

Justin Yap (1) 

Scott Robertson 

Michael Aldridge 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Steven Skala AO (2)

6,667,947

4,292,109

Key Management

Peter Welburn (4)

Helen Molloy

-

32,000

-

125,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,480,029

-

78,500

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,480,029

-

78,500

30,511,337

22,274,920

(1,000,000)

25,893,130

280,000

26,173,130

1.  A related party of Justin Yap holds 14,715,790 shares.

2.  Steven Skala is the Alternate Director for Scott Robertson, appointed 10 March 2020.

3.  G F Dan O’Brien and John Bedbrook retired from the Board on 22 September 2020.

4.  Peter Welburn was appointed Chief Development Officer 1 October 2020.

-

-

-

1,000,000

-

-

1,650,000

125,000

500,000

250,000

62,500

125,000

2021

Directors

Held at 
1 July 2020

Pre consolidation CN 
conversion,  Placement 
and Purchases

Pre 
consolidation 
Transfer

Shares 
held post 
Consolidation

Post 
Consolidation 
Purchases

Held at 
30 June 2021

Jonathan West

4,000,000

2,000,000

(750,000)

500,000

125,000

500,000

Marilyn Anderson AO

4,061,096

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21.  RELATED PARTIES (continued)

Movement in shares (continued)

2020

Key Management Personnel

Held at 
1 July 2019

Net 
movement  
other

Purchases

Received on 
exercise of 
options

Sales

Held at 
30 June 2020

Jonathan West

Nicole van der Weerden

4,000,000

214,400

-

-

Elisha Larkin**

Marilyn Anderson

GF Dan O’Brien

John Bedbrook

Justin Yap

Scott Robertson*

Michael Aldridge*

Steven Skala***

Helen Molloy*

1 1 5 ,1 4 2

( 1 1 5 ,1 4 2 )

4,061,096

15,035,894

500,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,667,947

32,000

23,926,532

6,584,805

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,000,000

214,400

-

4,061,096

15,035,894

500,000

-

-

-

6,667,947

32,000

30,511,337

*Scott Robertson was appointed a Director on 21 November 2018, and Michael Aldridge appointed on 21 May 2019. Helen 
Molloy was appointed Company Secretary on 21 November 2020.

**Elisha Larkin departed the Company on 21 November 2019. 

***Steven Skala was appointed as Alternate Director on 10 March 2020.

Key management personnel and directors’ transactions

Professor Anderson and Dr van der Weerden are employees of La Trobe University. During the course of the financial year 
ended 30 June 2021, amounts (including GST) totalling $4,227,350 (2020: $3,825,043) were paid or payable by Hexima to 
La Trobe University for research work carried out on behalf of the Group. These transactions were conducted on normal 
commercial terms. Trade accounts and/or accruals payable to La Trobe University at 30 June 2021 were $3,621,075 (exclusive 
of GST) (2020: $2,419,228).

22.  OPERATING LEASES

Leases as lessor

Lease rentals are receivable as follows:

Less than one year

Between one and five years

2021

$

396,180

297,135

693,315

2020

$

391,868

685,832

1,077,700

23.  GROUP ENTITIES

Parent Entity

Hexima Limited

Significant subsidiaries

Hexima Holdings Limited

Pharmagra Pty Ltd

Hexima Operations USA, Inc

Country of 
incorporation

Australia

Australia

Australia

USA

Ownership Interest

2021

2020

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Pharmagra Pty Ltd is incorporated in Australia and is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company. Pharmagra Pty Ltd has total 
assets and net assets of $2.00 at 30 June 2021.

Hexima Holdings Pty Ltd is incorporated in Australia and is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company.  Hexima Holdings Pty Ltd 
has net assets totalling $998,032 at 30 June 2021, which comprises the Hexima glasshouse located at La Trobe University.

Hexima Operation USA, Inc was incorporated in the USA on 23 May 2019 and has net assets totalling $84,027 as at 30 June 2021.

24.  PARENT ENTITY DISCLOSURES

Result of the Parent Entity

Loss for the period

Other Comprehensive income

Total Comprehensive loss for the period

Financial Position of the Parent entity at year end

Current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Total equity of the Parent entity comprising of:

Share capital

Reserves

(Accumulated losses)

Total Equity / (Deficiency in equity)

Company

2021

$

2020

$

(6,895,787)

(3,817,835)

-

-

(6,895,787)

(3,817,835)

7,331,676

8,461,705

3,883,380

1,616,758

5,500,138

3,595,983

4,871,569

6,553,716

-

6,553,716

71,905,180

2,281,224

61,006,378

1,640,525

(71,224,837)

(64,329,050)

2,961,567

(1,682,147)

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25.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In July 2021, the Group entered into negotiations to sell the glasshouse asset, surrender the lease for the land on which the 
glasshouse is constructed with the intention to utilize the proceeds to settle payables.

In July 2021, the Board resolved to issue 1,792,000 options to KMP and other personnel. 1,643,000 of these options were 
issued to Directors and are subject to shareholder approval.

Other than the matters noted above, there have been no events subsequent to balance date which would have a material 
effect on the Group’s financial statements as at 30 June 2021.

26.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

26.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(b)  Financial Instruments (continued)

(ii)   Classification and subsequent measurement (continued)

Financial assets (continued)

Debt investments at FVOCI

These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Interest income calculated using the effective interest method, foreign 
exchange gains and losses and impairment are recognized in profit or loss. Other net gains and losses are recognized in OCI. 
On derecognition, gains and losses accumulated in OCI are reclassified to profit or loss. There were no debt investment at 
FVOCI during or at year end.

The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods by Group entities.

Financial Liabilities

Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

(a)  Basis of Consolidation

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable 
returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. The 
financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date on which control 
commences until the date on which control ceases.

Transactions eliminated on consolidation

Intra-group balances and transactions, and any unrealised income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions, are 
eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial statements. 

(b)  Financial Instruments 

(i)  Recognition and initial measurement 

Trade receivables and debt securities issued are initially recognised when they are originated. All other financial assets and 
financial liabilities are initially recognised when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 

A financial asset (unless it is a trade receivable without a significant financing component) or financial liability is initially 
measured at fair value plus, for an item not at FVTPL, transaction costs that are directly attributable to its acquisition or issue. 
A trade receivable without a significant financing component is initially measured at the transaction price.

(ii)   Classification and subsequent measurement

Financial assets 

On initial recognition, a financial asset is classified as measured at: amortised cost; FVOCI – debt investment; FVOCI – equity 
investment; or FVTPL.

The group issued convertible notes denominated in AUD which are contingently convertible to ordinary shares in the event 
of a qualifying financing occurring.  As the notes are repayable in cash on the event of a qualifying sale taking place, or on 
an insolvency event, and also contain a contingent conversion feature they represent a hybrid instrument.  The notes were 
categorised as a financial liability and are recognised on initial recognition as the difference between the carrying amount 
of the hybrid instrument and the fair value of the embedded derivative and subsequently the financial liability component is 
measured at amortised cost.  The conversion feature represents an embedded derivative which is not closely related to the 
host notes and therefore are separated on initial recognition at their fair value and are subsequently recognised at fair value 
through profit or loss.  The value and number of shares to be issued is dependent on the event triggering the conversion.  

The carrying amount of the host contract (financial liability) on initial recognition is the difference between the carrying 
amount of the hybrid instrument and the fair value of the embedded derivative. The embedded derivative is measured at 
fair value through profit or loss. Subsequent to initial recognition the derivative is measured at fair value through profit or 
loss. The valuation methodology used for the derivative component was the Black Scholes Model. The assumptions used in 
the valuation are 1) Risk Free Rate is equal to 0.203% 2) The volatility is unchanged at 100% 3) The principal of the note is 
$3,000,000 and 4) Conversion date equals 31 December 2020.

The conversion occurred on a qualified financing occurring in the current financial year.

Financial liabilities are classified as measured at amortised cost or FVTPL. A financial liability is classified as at FVTPL if it is 
classified as held-for-trading, it is a derivative or it is designated as such on initial recognition. Financial liabilities at FVTPL 
are measured at fair value and net gains and losses, including any Interest expense, are recognised in profit  or loss. Other 
financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Interest expense and 
foreign exchange gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss. Any gain or loss on derecognition is also recognised in 
profit or loss.

Equity investments at FVOCI

These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Dividends are recognized as income in profit or loss unless the 
dividend clearly represents a recovery of part of the cost of the investment. Other net gains and losses are recognized in OCI 
and are never reclassified to profit or loss. There were no equity investment at FVOCI during or at year end.

Financial assets are not reclassified subsequent to their initial recognition unless the Group changes its business model for 
managing financial assets, in which case all affected financial assets are reclassified on the first day of the first reporting 
period following the change in the business model.

(iii)  Derecognition

Financial assets

A financial asset is measured at amortised cost if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:

• 

it is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets to collect contractual cash flows; and

• 

its contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the 
principal amount outstanding.

A debt investment is measured at FVOCI if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:

• 

• 

it is held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling 
financial assets; and

its contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the 
principal amount outstanding. 

On initial recognition of an equity investment that is not held for trading, the Group may irrevocably elect to present 
subsequent changes in the investment’s fair value in OCI. This election is made on an investment-by-investment basis.

All financial assets not classified as measured at amortised cost or FVOCI as described above are measured at FVTPL. This 
includes all derivative financial assets. On initial recognition, the Group may irrevocably designate a financial asset that 
otherwise meets the requirements to be measured at amortised cost or at FVOCI as at FVTPL if doing so eliminates or 
significantly reduces an accounting mismatch that would otherwise arise.

The Group derecognises a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or it 
transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash flows in a transaction in which substantially all of the risks and rewards of 
ownership of the financial asset are transferred or in which the Group neither transfers nor retains substantially all of the risks 
and rewards of ownership and it does not retain control of the financial asset.

The Group enters into transactions whereby it transfers assets recognised in its statement of financial position, but retains 
either all or substantially all of the risks and rewards of the transferred assets. In these cases, the transferred assets are not 
derecognised.

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26.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

26.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(b)  Financial Instruments (continued)

(iii)   Derecognition (continued)

Financial liabilities

The Group derecognises a financial liability when its contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled or expire. The Group 
also derecognises a financial liability when its terms are modified and the cash flows of the modified liability are substantially 
different, in which case a new financial liability based on the modified terms is recognised at fair value.

Convertible notes are derecognised and converted to equity when a triggering event occurs as detailed in Note 15.

On derecognition of a financial liability, the difference between the carrying amount extinguished and the consideration paid 
(including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed) is recognised in profit or loss.

(iv)  Offsetting

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net amount presented in the statement of financial position when, 
and only when, the Group currently has a legally enforceable right to set off the amounts and it intends either to settle them 
on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

(v)  Share capital

Ordinary shares

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

Dividends

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

(c)   Plant and equipment

(i)  Recognition and measurement

(e)   Impairment

(i)  Non-derivative financial assets

Financial instruments and contract assets

The Group recognises loss allowances for ECLs on:

•  financial assets measured at amortised cost;

•  debt investments measured at FVOCI. The Group did not have any debt investment of FVOCI during and as at 30 June 

2021; and

•  contract assets. 

The Group measures loss allowances at an amount equal to lifetime ECLs, except for the following, which are measured at 
12-month ECLs:

•  debt securities that are determined to have low credit risk at the reporting date; and

•  other debt securities and bank balances for which credit risk (i.e. the risk of default occurring over the expected life of the 

financial instrument) has not increased significantly since initial recognition.

Loss allowances for trade receivables and contract assets are always measured at an amount equal to lifetime ECLs.

When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition and when 
estimating ECLs, the Group considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue 
cost or effort. This includes both quantitative and qualitative information and analysis, based on the Group’s historical 
experience and informed credit assessment and including forward-looking information.

The Group assumes that the credit risk on a financial asset has increased significantly if it is more than 90 days past due.

The Group considers a financial asset to be in default when:

•  the borrower is unlikely to pay its credit obligations to the Group in full, without recourse by the Group to actions such as 

Items of plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. 
Where parts of an item of plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items of plant 
and equipment. Cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. 

realising security (if any is held); or

•  the financial asset is more than 180 days past due.

(ii)  Subsequent costs

The Company recognises in the carrying amount of an item of plant and equipment the cost of replacing part of such an item 
when that cost is incurred if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied within the item will flow to the Group 
and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other costs are recognised in the income statement as an expense as 
incurred. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognised.  The costs of the day-to-day servicing of property, plant 
and equipment are recognised in profit or loss as incurred.

(iii)   Depreciation 

Depreciation is calculated over the depreciable amount, which is the cost of an asset.  Depreciation is recognised in profit or 
loss on a straight-line or diminishing value basis over the estimated useful lives of each part of an item of property, plant and 
equipment. The estimated useful lives for the current and comparative periods are as follows:

Plant and equipment

Office equipment

Plant and equipment - Building

2021

2020

15% - 37.5%

15% - 37.5%

33% - 66.7%

33% - 66.7%

5%

5%

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reassessed at the reporting date.

(d)  Foreign Currency

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency of Group entities at exchange rates at the dates of 
the transactions.

Lifetime ECLs are the ECLs that result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument.

12-month ECLs are the portion of ECLs that result from default events that are possible within the 12 months after the 
reporting date (or a shorter period if the expected life of the instrument is less than 12 months).

The maximum period considered when estimating ECLs is the maximum contractual period over which the Group is exposed 
to credit risk.

Measurement of ECLs

ECLs are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. Credit losses are measured as the present value of all cash 
shortfalls (i.e. the difference between the cash flows due to the entity in accordance with the contract and the cash flows that 
the Group expects to receive).

ECLs are discounted at the effective interest rate of the financial asset.

Credit-impaired financial assets

At each reporting date, the Group assesses whether financial assets carried at amortised cost and debt securities at FVOCI 
are credit-impaired. A financial asset is ‘credit-impaired’ when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the 
estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have occurred.

Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes the following observable data:

•  significant financial difficulty of the borrower or issuer;

•  a breach of contract such as a default or being more than 90 days past due;

•  the restructuring of a loan or advance by the Group on terms that the Group would not consider otherwise;

• 

it is probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation; or

•  the disappearance of an active market for a security because of financial difficulties.

Presentation of allowance for ECL in the statement of financial position

Loss allowances for financial assets measured at amortised cost are deducted from the gross carrying amount of the assets.

For debt securities at FVOCI, the loss allowance is charged to profit or loss and is recognised in OCI.

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26.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(e) 

Impairment (continued)

(i)  Non-derivative financial assets (continued)

Write-off

The gross carrying amount of a financial asset is written off when the Group has no reasonable expectations of recovering 
a financial asset in its entirety or a portion thereof. For individual customers, the Group has a policy of writing off the gross 
carrying amount when the financial asset is 180 days past due based on historical experience of recoveries of similar assets. 
For corporate customers, the Group individually makes an assessment with respect to the timing and amount of write-off 
based on whether there is a reasonable expectation of recovery. The Group expects no significant recovery from the amount 
written off. However, financial assets that are written off could still be subject to enforcement activities in order to comply 
with the Group’s procedures for recovery of amounts due.

(f)  Revenue, income and government grants

Revenue

Performance obligations and revenue recognition polices:

Type of product/service

Research and collaboration 
fees – recognised over time

Nature and timing of satisfaction of 
performance obligations, including significant 
payment terms

Customer obtains control as the underlying 
research services are performed. This usually 
occurs when the underlying activities are 
undertaken by the Group over time. 

Where an agreement contains a right to access 
the Group’s IP this is also recognised over time.

Revenue recognition under AASB 15 

Revenue is recognised when the 
underlying expenses underpinning the 
delivery of services are incurred.

Lease income

Refer accounting policy note 26(n)

Government grants

The Group recognises an unconditional government grant as other income when the grant becomes receivable.

Grants that compensate the Group for expenses incurred are recognised in profit or loss as other income on a systematic 
basis in the periods in which the expense are recognised, unless conditions for receiving the grant are met after the related 
expenses have been recognised.  In this case, the grant is recognised when it becomes receivable.

(g)  Research and development expenditure

Expenditure on research activities undertaken with the prospect of gaining new scientific or technical knowledge and 
understanding is recognised in the income statement as an expense as incurred. Patent costs relating to research activities 
are expensed as incurred. Plant and equipment acquired to perform research activities are capitalised where the plant and 
equipment are not specific in nature to the Group’s research activities and can be sold or leased to third parties. Plant and 
equipment specific to the research activities of the Group are expensed on acquisition. 

Development expenditure is capitalised only if development costs can be measured reliably, the product or process is 
technically and commercially feasible, future economic benefits are probable, and the Group intends to and has sufficient 
resources to complete development and to use or sell the asset. The expenditure capitalised includes the cost of materials, 
direct labour and overhead costs that are directly attributable to preparing the asset for its intended use. No costs were 
capitalised during the period. Other development expenditure is recognized in the profit and loss as incurred.

(h)   Finance income and expenses

Finance income comprises interest income on term deposits.  Interest income is recognised as it accrues in profit or loss, 
using the effective interest method.

26.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(i)  

Income tax

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

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

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for 
financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax is not recognised for temporary 
differences where the initial recognition of assets and liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that 
affects neither accounting nor taxable profit.  Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to be applied to 
the temporary differences when they reverse, based on the laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the 
reporting date. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax liabilities 
and assets, and they relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable entity.

The Company and its Australian subsidiaries are part of a Tax Consolidated Group and subject to tax as a single entity. The 
US subsidiary is tax a single entity in the US.

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

The Group receives refundable R&D tax incentives administered through the taxation system.  These incentives, as 
refundable, have been accounted for as a government grant within the scope of AASB 120 – refer to the accounting policy 
disclosed in note 26(f).

(j)   Goods and services tax

Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST), except where the amount 
of GST incurred is not recoverable from the taxation authority. In these circumstances, the GST is recognised as part of the 
cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable 
to, the ATO is included as a current asset or liability in the statement of financial position. Cash flows are included in the 
statements of cash flows on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing and financing activities 
which are recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO are classified as operating cash flows.

(k)   Segment Reporting

The Group determines and presents operating segments based on the information that internally is provided to the Group’s 
chief operating decision maker.  An operating segment is a component of the Group that engages in business activities from 
which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any of the 
Group’s other components.

The Group primarily operates in one sector, being the biotechnology industry, developing and/or commercialising 
biotechnology research. The majority of operations are in Australia. All assets are located in Australia. The Group employs a 
US-based CEO and approximately 10% of the Groups expenses are incurred in the USA

(l)   Employee benefits

Defined contribution plans

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

Short term benefits

Short-term employee benefit obligations are expensed as the related service is provided.

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

Long term employee benefits

The Company’s net obligation in respect of long-term employee benefits is the amount of future benefit that employees 
have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods plus related on costs; that benefit is discounted to 
determine its present value, and the fair value of any related assets is deducted. 

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26.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(m)  Share based payment transactions

The grant date fair value of share-based payment awards granted to employees is recognised as an employee expense, 
with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period that the employees unconditionally become entitled to the awards.  
The amount recognised as an expense is adjusted to reflect the number of awards for which the related service and non-
market vesting conditions are expected to be met, such that the amount ultimately recognised as an expense is based on 
the number of awards that do not meet the related service and non-market performance conditions at the vesting date.  For 
share-based payment awards with non-vesting conditions, the grant date fair value of the share-based payment is measured 
to reflect such conditions and there is no true-up for differences between expected and actual outcomes.

(n)  Leases

At inception of a contract, the Group assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if 
the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. To 
assess whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset, the Group uses the definition of a lease 
in AASB 16. 

(i)   As a lessor 

At inception or on modification of a contract that contains a lease component, the Group allocates the consideration in the 
contract to each lease component on the basis of their relative standalone prices. 

27.  FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Overview

The Group has exposure to the following risks from their use of financial instruments:

•  credit risk

• 

liquidity risk

•  market risk

•  operational risk.

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

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the oversight of risks. The Group maintains a control environment in 
which all employees understand their roles and obligations.

Credit risk 

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its 
contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Group’s receivables from the Government and University in respect of 
research grants and accrued interest receivable from banks.

When the Group acts as a lessor, it determines at lease inception whether each lease is a finance lease or an operating lease. 

Liquidity risk

To classify each lease, the Group makes an overall assessment of whether the lease transfers substantially all of the risks and 
rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset. If this is the case, then the lease is a finance lease; if not, then it is an 
operating lease. As part of this assessment, the Group considers certain indicators such as whether the lease is for the major 
part of the economic life of the asset. 

When the Group is an intermediate lessor, it accounts for its interests in the head lease and the sub-lease separately. It 
assesses the lease classification of a sub-lease with reference to the right-of-use asset arising from the head lease, not with 
reference to the underlying asset. If a head lease is a short-term lease to which the Group applies the exemption described 
above, then it classifies the sub-lease as an operating lease.

The Group recognises lease payments received under operating leases as income on a straight-line basis over the lease term 
as part of ‘rental income’. 

The Group owns a glasshouse located at La Trobe university which it leases to a third party.

(o) 

Investment Property

Investment property is initially and subsequently measured at cost. Any gain or loss on disposal of an investment property 
(calculated as the difference between the net proceeds from disposal and the carrying amount of the item) is recognised in 
profit and loss. Rental income earned from investment property is recognised in profit and loss. Subsequent expenditure is 
capitalised if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied within the item will flow to the Group and the cost of 
the item can be measured reliably.

(p)  New standards and interpretations not yet adopted

•  Other Standards

The following new and amended standards are not expected to have a significant impact on the Group’s consolidated 
financial statements.

•  COVID 19 Related rent concessions (Amendment to IFRS 16)

•  Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before intended use (Amendments to IAS 16)

•  Reference to conceptual framework (Amendments to IFRS 3)

•  Classification of liabilities as current or non-current (Amendments to IAS 1)

• 

IFRS 17 Insurance contracts and amendments to IFRS 17 Insurance contracts

•  Onerous contracts – Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37)

• 

Interest Rate Benchmark Reform – Phase 2 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16)

The Group determines that there is no impact of adopting the above standards.

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

The Group prepares and monitors budgets to manage its liquidity for the short and long term.

Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect 
the Group’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The Board of Directors oversee market risk exposures 
to optimise returns.

Currency risk

The Group’s currency risk is limited to trade and other receivables, payables and cash and cash equivalents that are 
denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Group entities, primarily US dollar, Euro and GBP.  The 
Group has bank accounts in all 3 currencies with the National Australia Bank and a US dollar bank account with the Bank of 
America.  At 30 June 2021, there were receivables of $NIL and payables of $521,591 denominated in foreign currencies (2020 
receivable: $NIL, payable: $270,125). At 30 June 21 the Group had US $383,763 in the two group US dollar denominated bank 
accounts, GBP 465,491 and EUR 335,630.  

Interest rate risk

Interest income is earned on term deposits and cash at bank, which are based on prevailing market rates.

Operational risk

Operational risk is the risk of direct or indirect loss arising from a wide variety of causes associated with the Group’s 
processes, personnel, technology and infrastructure, and from external factors other than credit, market and liquidity risks 
such as those arising from legal and regulatory requirements and generally accepted standards of corporate behaviour. 
Operational risks arise from all of the Group’s operations.

The Group’s objective is to manage operational risk so as to balance the avoidance of financial losses and damage to the 
Group’s reputation with overall cost effectiveness and to avoid control procedures that restrict initiative and creativity.

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Directors’ Declaration

27.  FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Operational risk (continued)

The primary responsibility for the development and implementation of controls to address operational risk is assigned to 
senior management of the Group. This responsibility is supported by the development of overall Group standards for the 
management of operational risk in the following areas:

•  requirements for appropriate segregation of duties, including the independent authorisation of transactions

•  requirements for the reconciliation and monitoring of transactions

•  compliance with regulatory and other legal requirements

•  documentation of controls and procedures

•  requirements for the periodic assessment of operational risks faced, and the adequacy of controls and procedures to 

address the risks identified

•  requirements for the reporting of operational losses and proposed remedial action

•  development of contingency plans

•  training and professional development

•  ethical and business standards

•  risk mitigation, including insurance where this is effective.

Capital management

The Board’s policy is to maintain a strong capital base to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain 
future development of the business. As the Group is a development stage business, the Board of Directors monitors the 
Group’s performance with particular regard to the progress of scientific programs, the commercialisation of those programs, 
the development of the Group’s intellectual property and asset base and long-term share price performance. There were no 
changes in the Group’s approach to capital management during the year. The Group is not subject to externally imposed 
capital requirements.

1) 

In the opinion of the Directors of Hexima Limited (“the Company”):

a)  The consolidated financial statements and notes that are set out on pages 31 to 62, are 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 2021 and of its performance for the 

financial year ended on that date;

ii)  complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and

b)  There are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able pay its debts as and when they become due 

and payable.

2)  The Directors draw attention to Note 2(a) to the financial statements, which includes a statement of compliance with 

International Financial Reporting Standards.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors:

Dated at Melbourne this 26th day of August 2021

Professor Jonathan West

Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Michael Aldridge

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

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Directors

Prof Jonathan West 

Mr Michael Aldridge 

Non-Executive Chairman

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Dr Nicole van der Weerden 

Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director

Prof Marilyn Anderson 

Chief Science Officer and Executive Director

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Non-Executive Director

Alternate Non-Executive Director

Mr Justin Yap 

Mr Scott Robertson 

Mr Steven Skala AO 

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