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Annual Report 
30 June 2015

ABN 93 075 419 715

(Formerly known as Otis Energy Limited)

Contents

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iSignthis Ltd 
Contents

30 June 2015

Corporate directory 

Chairman’s letter  

Letter from the Managing Director 

Directors’ report 

Auditor’s independence declaration 

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 financial statements 

Directors’ declaration 

Independent auditor’s report to the members of iSignthis Ltd 

Shareholder information 

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Corporate Directory

Corporate directory
iSignthis Ltd - 30 June 2015

Directors

Timothy Hart
(Non-Executive Chairman)

Nickolas John Karantzis
(Managing Director)

Barnaby Egerton-Warburton
(Non-Executive Director)

Scott Minehane
(Non-Executive Director)

Company secretary & CFO

Todd Richards

Registered office

Share register

Auditor

456 Victoria Parade
East Melbourne, VIC, 3002

Link Market Services
Level 12, 680 George Street
Sydney, NSW, 2000

Hayes Knight Audit Pty Ltd
Level 12, 31 Queen Street
Melbourne, VIC, 3000

Stock exchange listing

iSignthis Ltd shares are listed on the Australian 
Securities Exchange (ASX code: ISX)
(ASX code options: ISXO)

Website

www.isignthis.com

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Letter from Chairman 
Signthis Ltd -  30 June 2015

Dear Shareholders,

When iSignthis was founded, we set out to significantly impact the online payment chain by 
mitigating Card Not Present fraud whilst streamlining the payment process. The scope of 
our service has expanded considerably since that time and we now enter new markets by 
providing a pure online solution whereby AML obligated entities are able to identify and on 
board customers to meet regulatory requirements. The past year has seen the company take 
tremendous strides in achieving our fundamental goals.

In March this year we officially began trading under our own code, ISX, on the Australian Stock 
Exchange following the reverse acquisition of Otis Energy Limited (OTE).

As part of the acquisition agreement and change of direction of the Company, the following 
Board appointments were made;

•  Mr. Timothy Hart – Non Executive Chairman
•  Mr. Nickolas (John) Karantzis – Managing Director and CEO
•  Mr. Scott Minehane – Non Executive Director

On completion of the acquisition, Mr. Harry Hill and Mr. Winton Willesee resigned as directors 
of the Company. Mr. Barnaby Egerton-Warburton remains on the Board but has transitioned 
from Managing Director to Non-Executive Director.

Since the re-listing we have signed on numerous new customers and business partners, had 
patents granted in new jurisdictions and started the process of full product launch with our 
early adopter clients.

iSignthis operates in a particularly dynamic global environment. The way that business is 
conducted, people consume and governments regulate, is constantly evolving. Innovation 
and disruption are at the heart of everything we do and our solutions are not built just to 
accommodate change but to facilitate it. iSignthis remains the only company offering identity 
proofing of persons in conjunction with payment services.

The values that are central to our operations and our solution that is built to thrive in its 
dynamic environment, ensure that iSignthis sustains its competitive advantage into the future. 
And what an exciting future it is!

I would like to express our sincere appreciation to our shareholders on behalf of the iSignthis 
Board of Directors, Management team and talented employees. We look forward to sharing 
our success with you as we continue to grow.

Tim Hart 
Non-Executive Chairman

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Managing Director’s Letter

Letter from Managing Director
Signthis Ltd -  30 June 2015

Dear Shareholders,

I am pleased to present to you this review of iSignthis’ progress for the Financial Year ended 
30 June 2015.

The reports and information that follow reflect the significant transition of the Company from 
Otis Energy Limited to iSignthis Ltd as approved by shareholders on 22 December 2014. The 
transition being finalised on 16 March 2015 with the completion of the acquisition of iSignthis 
and the re-listing of the Company as iSignthis Ltd and trading under the new code of ISX.

Key achievements this year include:

• 

• 

• 

The Company successfully raised $3.1m by way of an oversubscribed public offer.

iSignthis began trading as ISX on the Australian Stock Exchange on 16 March 2015.

Further Patents granted in New Zealand, South Africa and Singapore increasing the 
number of jurisdictions in which patents are held to 19

•  PCI Certification achieved allowing global interconnection with bank and card schemes

• 

• 

Independent legal advice confirming validity of process to meet AML/CTF requirements in 
various key geographic markets

Expansion of sales and business development department, by vertical, market sector and 
geographic spread

•  Approaching full launch for existing clients including eMerchantPay, Adelante and 

SolidTrustPay.

•  Agreements signed with partner companies including IPGPay

The Year in Review

The Company’s results reflect a considerable change in operations as the Company transitioned 
and divested its oil and gas exploration assets (under the former entity of Otis Energy Limited) and 
acquired online payment and identity authentication service provider, iSignthis Ltd.

Operations

Following the re-listing in March 2015, the Company has focused on key operational elements 
of business development growth and delivery of services to existing and new customers. 
growth and delivery of services to existing and new customers.

Extensive marketing and promotion of the iSignthis evidence of identity (EOI) and strong customer 
authentication (SCA) services by way of presentation at key finance and anti-money laundering 
conferences has delivered a strong sales pipeline of opportunities. Since re-listing, agreements have 
been finalised with e-Wallet provider SolidTrustPay as well as a partner agreement with IPGPay.

These clients, along with previously signed customers eMerchantPay, Adelante and Assurity 
are now in the final stages of service implementation and processing of transactions.

The iSignthis business development team continues to actively pursue new customers and partners in 
order to build scale and generate significant transaction processing output as soon as possible.

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We look forward to making further announcements once agreements are finalised.

Financial Position

At the end of the year the Company had cash at bank of $2.267m. This position reflects 
the operating costs incurred post relisting and the payment of transaction costs 
associated with the capital raising.

Outlook 

Over the last year we have gradually grown in number and geographic reach of employees. 
One of our key goals for the second half of this year was to recruit people who shared our 
values to help us expand operations and awareness globally. We are extremely proud of 
the talent that we have attracted to join iSignthis and believe this is a testament to our 
technology, internal culture and the strength of the opportunities that lay ahead.

Every effort is now focused on growth. We have a significant first mover advantage 
in regards to the delivery of a truly online customer identity service. We now strive to 
deliver an outstanding product to existing customers, expand our customer list and 
deliver revenues in the 2016 FY.

The key focus and short-term objectives include:

• 

Transaction flow from existing customers to commence in August 2015 resulting in 
the first reportable recurring revenues and cash input.

•  Business Development will continue to be a major focus for the iSignthis team. 
Building on opportunities created and looking at closing and announcing new 
agreements with direct customers, strategic channel partners and referrers.

•  An announcement was released on 14 July 2015 advising of a new channel partner 

agreement with The Flying Merchant enabling the automation of KYC and to 
mitigate payment risk for high-risk businesses.

• 

Technical deployment and delivery of services based on newly signed agreements.

•  Continuing R&D of potential new products and services – adding to the disruption 

of existing processes within the financial services industry.

• 

Further exposure of the iSignthis brand by way of targeted participation in 
conferences and finance related events.

I would like to thank our exceptional team who share the iSignthis vision and contribute 
to our operational success. I would also like to express gratitude on behalf of everyone 
at iSignthis to our shareholders for the support that enables us to grow and provide 
payment solutions we are passionate about.

You can be assured that the Board, Management and iSignthis team are dedicated to delivering 
value to our shareholders and we look forward to keeping you informed of our progress.

N.J. (John) Karantzis
Managing Director and CEO

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Director’s Report

Report from Director’s
Signthis Ltd -  30 June 2015

The Directors present their report, together with 
the financial statements, on the consolidated entity 
(referred to hereafter as the 'consolidated entity') 
consisting of iSignthis Ltd (referred to hereafter as 
the 'company' or 'parent entity') and the entities it 
controlled at the end of, or during, the year ended 
30 June 2015.

Directors

The following persons were directors of iSignthis Ltd 
during the whole of the financial year and up to the 
date of this report, unless otherwise stated:

•	 Mr Tim Hart 

(appointed 22 December 2014)

•	 Mr Nickolas John Karantzis 

(appointed 22 December 2014)

•	 Mr Scott Minehane 

(appointed 22 December 2014)

•	 Mr Barnaby Egerton-Warburton 

(resigned as the Managing Director 22 December 
2014 and appointed Non-Executive Director 22 
December 2014)

•	 Mr Winton Willesee 

(resigned 22 December 2014)

•	 Mr Harry Hill 

(resigned 22 December 2014)

Principal activities

The main focus during the financial year was 
completing the acquisition of iSignthis group which 
was completed on 9 March 2015.

iSignthis is an Australian based business which 
has been granted USA, European, South African 
and Australian patents that significantly enhance 
online payment security, internet identity, 
e-mandates and e-contract validation services, 
to safeguard eCommerce operators, and assist 
Anti Money Laundering (“AML”) and Counter 
Terrorism Funding (“CTF”) obligated entities meet 
their compliance requirements. The consolidated 
entity has patents pending in several other key 
jurisdictions, including China, Hong Kong, South 
Korea, Canada, Brazil and India.

Dividends

There were no dividends paid, recommended or 
declared during the current or previous financial year.

Review of operations

The loss for the consolidated entity after providing 
for income tax amounted to $20,139,425 (30 June 
2014: profit of $nil).

Financial Position

The net assets of the consolidated entity increased 
by $2,213,495 to $3,472,495 as at 30 June 2015 
(2014: $1,259,000). During the financial year, the 
company under took an IPO which resulted in 
raising $3.1 million before costs, following the 
completion of a reverse acquisition of the company 
formerly known as Otis Energy Limited (ASX: OTE).

The consolidated entity’s working capital, being 
current assets less current liabilities was $2,179,486 
at 30 June 2015
(2014: $Nil). During the period the consolidated 
entity had a negative cash flow from operating 
activities of $1,800,498
(2014: $Nil).

As a result of the above the Directors believe the 
consolidated entity is in a strong and stable position 
to expand and grow its current operations.

Significant changes in the state of affairs

During the year the consolidated entity entered 
into an agreement to sell off its interest in its 
subsidiaries incorporated in the United States of 
America which held the interests in all Oil and Gas 
projects previously.

On 22 December the shareholders approved the 
acquisition of 100% of issued capital of iSignthis 
BV - (iSignthis) and ISX IP Ltd (ISX). iSignthis is 
an Australian based business which has been 
granted USA, European, South African and 
Australian patents that significantly enhance online 
payment security, internet identity, e-mandates 
and e-contract validation services, to safeguard 
eCommerce operators, and assist Anti Money 
Laundering (“AML”) and Counter Terrorism

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Funding (“CTF”) obligated entities meet their 
compliance requirements. The entity has patents 
pending in several other key jurisdictions, 
including China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Canada, 
Brazil and India.

The consolidated entity changed its name to 
iSignthis Ltd following shareholder approval at the 
general meeting held on 22 December 2014.

On 22 December 2014 the consolidated entity 
lodged a prospectus for the offer of 103,333,333 
shares at an issue price of (3 cents) each, to raise 
approximately $3,100,000 (before costs).

As consideration for the acquisition of 100% of 
the issued capital in iSignthis, the vendor issued 
298,333,333 vendor shares (on a post consolidation 
basis) to the shareholders of iSignthis.

In addition, the vendor also issued 336,666,667 
performance shares (on a post consolidation basis) 
based on achievement of the following milestones 
within three (3) of completing the transaction:

(i) 112,222,222 Class A Performance Shares – 
on achievement of annual revenue of at least 
$5,000,000. Annual revenue will be calculated 
on annualised basis over a 6 month reporting 
period. Class A Performance Shares will expire if 
unconverted within three (3) years of completing 
the transaction;

(ii) 112,222,222 Class B Performance Shares – 
on achievement of annual revenue of at least 
$7,500,000. Annual revenue will be calculated 
on annualised basis over a 6 month reporting 
period. Class B Performance Shares will expire if 
unconverted within three (3) years of completing 
the transaction; and

(iii) 112,222,223 Class C Performance Shares 
– on achievement of annual revenue of at least 
$10,000,000. Annual revenue will be calculated on 
annualised basis over a 6 month reporting period. 
Class C Performance Shares will expire if unconverted 
within three (3) years of completing the transaction.

Other key terms of the transaction included the 
payment by the vendor to iSignthis, of a non-
refundable Inducement Fee of $50,000, provision, 
by the vendor to iSignthis, of a drawdown facility of 
up to $300,000 to be immediately available upon 
execution of a binding term sheet. Execution of a 
binding share sale, intellectual property assignment 

and licence agreements between the vendor and 
the shareholders of iSignthis and the sale of the 
remaining oil and gas assets of the vendor.

On 15 January 2015 the consolidated entity 
completed a share consolidation as approved by 
shareholders at the general meeting held on the 22 
December 2014 to consolidate the issued capital on 
a basis of the one share for every ten shares held.

The consolidated entity lodged a Supplementary 
Prospectus to provide additional information to 
investors on the 29 January 2015. Applicants who 
have subscribed for Shares under the Prospectus to 
the date of this Supplementary Prospectus were given 
the Supplementary Prospectus, and had 1 month 
from the date of the Supplementary Prospectus to 
withdraw their Application and be repaid.

On 9 March 2015, the company completed the 
reverse acquisition with the company issuing 
298,333,333 fully paid ordinary shares to the 
vendor as approved at the shareholder meeting 
held on 22 of December 2014. These shares were 
placed in escrow for a period of 24 months from 
the date of issue.

On 9 March 2015, the company issued a further 
10,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares (to be held in 
escrow for a period of 24 months) to the vendor as 
part of settlement for the cash shortfall amount under 
the terms of the share sale and purchase agreement.

On 15 May 2015 the company issued 3,370,600 
fully paid ordinary shares to the iSignthis vendor 
as satisfaction of cash shortfall amount as detailed 
in the share sale and purchase agreement. The 
consolidated entity also issued 30,000,000 unlisted 
options to advisors of the company in recognition 
of ongoing corporate services provided to the 
company, as approved by shareholders at the 
company’s general meeting held on the 7 May 2015.

On 16 March 2015 the consolidated entity 
reinstated to official quotation and commenced 
trading on the ASX trading platform.

On 23 June 2015, the consolidated entity issued 
250,000 fully paid ordinary shares following the 
exercise of 250,000 options at $0.05 (5 cents) per 
option.

There were no other significant changes in the 
state of affairs of the consolidated entity during the 
financial year.

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Director’s Report

Matters subsequent to the end of the 
financial year

No matter or circumstance has arisen since 
30 June 2015 that has significantly affected, or 
may significantly affect the consolidated entity’s 
operations, the results of those operations, or 
the consolidated entity’s state of affairs in future 
financial years.

Likely developments and expected results 
of operations

Over the last year we have gradually grown in 
number and geographic reach of employees. One 

of our key goals for the second half of this year was 
to recruit people who shared our values to help us 
expand operations and awareness globally. We are 
extremely proud of the talent that we have attracted 
to join iSignthis and believe this is a testament to 
our technology, internal culture and the strength of 
the opportunities that lay ahead.

Every effort is now focused on growth. We have a 
significant first mover advantage in regards to the 
delivery of a truly online customer identity service. 
We now strive to deliver an outstanding product to 
existing customers, expand our customer list and 
deliver revenues in the 2016 FY.

“ (our talent) is a testament to our technology, 
internal culture and the strength of the 
opportunities that lay ahead.”

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Information on Directors
Signthis Ltd -  30 June 2015

Name

Mr Timothy Hart

Title

Non-Executive Chairman 
(appointed 22 December 2014)

Name

Mr Nickolas John Karantzis

Title

Managing Director 
(appointed 22 December 2014)

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

Bsc, MM(T), MMkting, PGDIPSI (Oxon), GAICD, FAIM

B.E. LL.M. M.Enterp FIEAust CPEng EurIng

Experience and expertise

Experience and expertise

Mr. Hart is the Managing Director and Chief Executive 
Officer of Ridley Corporation Limited (ASX:RIC). Mr. 
Hart was Chief Executive Officer of Sugar Australia and 
Sugar New Zealand (joint ventures between Wilmar/
CSR and Mackay Sugar Limited). 

Eight years prior to this, Mr. Hart held management 
positions with SCA Hygiene Australasia, Carter 
Holt Harvey, ACI Plastics Packaging, Amcor Limited 
and Pasminco Limited. He has also been Deputy 
Chairman of the Australian Food & Grocery Council, 
Chaired the Corporate Affairs Committee and was a 
Director of the World Sugar Research organisation.

Mr. Hart currently Chairs the AFGC  Agribusiness 
Forum and is a Director of not for profits National 
Association of Women in Operations (NAWO) 
and Enactus (SIFE). Mr. Hart has an extensive 
background of senior management, in the 
agribusiness, food, resources, automotive and 
packaging industries across Australia, New Zealand, 
Europe and Asia.

Mr. Karantzis holds qualifications in engineering 
(University of Western Australia), law and business 
(University of Melbourne and University of 
Melbourne Business School).

He is a founder of iSignthis, and has been leading 
the sales effort whilst developing the intellectual 
property to its commercialised state. Mr. Karantzis 
has over 20 years’ experience in a number of 
sectors, including online media, defence and 
communications, with a background in secure 
communications.

His previous public company experience includes 
directorships with ASX listed Pacific Star Network 
Limited (ASX:PNW) and Reeltime Media Limited 
(ASX:RMA).

Other current directorships:

Nil

Former directorships (last 3 years)

Other current directorships:

Nil

Ridley Corporation Limited (ASX:RIC)

Special responsibilities:

Former directorships (last 3 years)

Nill 

Nil

Special responsibilities:

Interests in shares:

Nill

Chairman, Member of the Audit & Risk Committee 
and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Interests in shares:

Nill

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Name

Director’s Report

Name

Mr Scott Minehane

Mr Barnaby Egerton-Warburton

Title

Non-Executive Director 
(appointed 22 December 2014)

Title

Non-Executive Director 
(resigned as managing director on 22 December 2014)

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

Bsc, MM(T), MMkting, PGDIPSI (Oxon), GAICD, FAIM

B. Ec. GAICD

Experience and expertise

Experience and expertise

Mr. Minehane has international regulatory and 
strategy experience in the telecommunications 
sector and has been involved in advising investors, 
telecommunications operators, Governments and 
regulators in Australia, Asia, the Pacific and South 
Africa for over 25 years. He is also an independent 
director of ASX listed Etherstack plc (ASX:ESK) 
which specialises in wireless technology including 
waveforms and public mobile radio solutions.

Mr Egerton-Warburton holds a Bachelor of 
Economics Degree and is a graduate of the 
Australian Institute of Company Directors. He 
has over 20 years of trading, investment banking, 
international investment and market experience. 
He has held positions with global investment 
banks in Hong Kong, New York and Sydney 
including JPMorgan, Banque Nationale de Paris and 
Prudential Securities.

Mr. Minehane has a Bachelor of Economics and a 
Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland 
and holds a Master of Laws, specialising in 
Communications and Asian Law from the University 
of Melbourne.

Other current directorships:

Etherstack plc (ASX:ESK) 
(appointed 2 May 2012)

Other current directorships:

Eneabba Gas Limited (ASX : ENB) and DMY Capital 
Ltd (ASX : AMY)

Former directorships (last 3 years)

1-Page Limited (ASX : 1PG) 
(resigned 9 October 2014)

Special responsibilities:

Former directorships (last 3 years)

Member of REM and Audit & Risk Committee

Nil

Interests in shares:

Special responsibilities:

2,762,224 fully paid ordinary shares

Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee

Interests in options:

Interests in shares:

Nill

2,446,547 listed $0.50 (50 cents) options expiring 31 
December 2015

‘Other current directorships’ quoted in this document are current directorships for listed entities only and excludes 
directorships of all other types of entities, unless otherwise stated.

‘Former directorships (last 3 years)’ quoted in this document are directorships held in the last 3 years for listed entities only 
and excludes directorships of all other types of entities, unless otherwise stated.

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Name

Mr Harry Hill

Title

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Name

Mr Winton Willesee

Title

Non-Executive Chairman 
(resigned 22 December 2014

Non-Executive Director and Company  
(resigned 22 December 2014)

Qualifications:

CPA, FCIS

Experience and expertise

Harry is a Certified Practising Accountant and 
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. 
He has over 35 years experience as a Director 
and Company Secretary of several publicly listed 
companies involved in oil and gas exploration, 
mining and mineral exploration.

Other current directorships:

Nil

Former directorships (last 3 years)

Nil

Special responsibilities:

Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee

Interests in shares:

31,500 fully paid ordinary shares

Interests in options:

200,000 listed $0.50 (50 cents) options expiring 31 
December 2015

Qualifications:

BBus., DipEd., PGDipBus., MCom., FFin, CPA, MAICD, 
ACIS/ACSA

Experience and expertise

Mr Willesee is an experienced company director 
and company secretary. Mr Willesee brings a broad 
range of skills and experience in strategy, company 
development, corporate governance, company 
public listings, merger and acquisition transactions 
and corporate finance. Mr Willesee holds a Master 
of Commerce, Post-Graduate Diploma in Business 
(Economics and Finance), a Graduate Diploma in 
Applied Corporate Governance, a Graduate Diploma 
in Applied Finance and Investment, a Graduate 
Diploma in Education and a Bachelor of Business. 
He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of 
Australasia, a Member of the Australian Institute of 
Company Directors a Member of CPA Australia and a 
Chartered Secretary.

Other current directorships:

Chairman of Birimian Gold Limited 
(appointed 31 January 2013), Coretrack Limited 
(appointed 4 October 2010), Cove Resources Limited 
(appointed 4 June 2008) and Metallum Limited 
(appointed 14 March 2011)

Former directorships (last 3 years)

Bioprospect Limited (retired 15 September 2013), 
Base Resources Limited (retired 26 November 2013), 
Torrens Energy Limited (retired 2 May 2014) and 
Newera Resources Limited (resigned 31 July 2014).

Special responsibilities:

Nil

Interests in shares:

975,000 fully paid ordinary shares

Interests in options:

1,231,250 listed $0.50 (50 cents) cent options 
expiring 31 December 2015December 2015

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Company Secretary

Todd Richards is a co-founder of iSignthis, 
and a Certified Practising Accountant with 
more than 20 years experience in statutory 
corporations and international and ASX listed 
companies. His experience has been gained in 
a number of industries including manufacturing, 
logistics, professional sport, IT, online media 
and telecommunications. Todd’s previous public 
company experience includes executive and 
Company Secretary roles with ASX listed Destra 
Corporation Limited (ASX:DES) and Reeltime Media 
Limited (ASX:RMA).

Meetings of directors

The number of meetings of the company’s Board of 
Directors (‘the Board’) and of each Board committee 
held during the year ended 30 June 2015, and the 
number of meetings attended by each director were:

Key management personnel are those persons 
having authority and responsibility for planning, 
directing and controlling the activities of the entity, 
directly or indirectly, including all directors.

The remuneration report is set out under the following 
main headings:

• 

Principles used to determine the nature and 
amount of remuneration

•  Details of remuneration

• 

• 

Service agreements

Share-based compensation

•  Additional disclosures relating to key management 

personnel

Full Board

Nomination and
Remuneration 
Committee

Audit and Risk Committee

Attended

Held

Attended

Held

Attended

Held

Mr Timothy Hart

Mr S Minehane  

Mr B Egerton-Warburton 

Mr NJ Karantzis

Mr W Willesee 

Mr H Hill  

6

6

13

6

7

7

6

6

13

6

7

7

1

1

1

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

Held: represents the number of meetings held 
during the time the director held office or was a 
member of the relevant committee.

Remuneration report (audited)

The remuneration report details the key 
management personnel remuneration 
arrangements for the consolidated entity, 
in accordance with the requirements of the 
Corporations Act 2001 and its Regulations.

Principles used to determine the nature and amount 
of remuneration

The objective of the consolidated entity’s executive 
reward framework is to ensure reward for 
performance is competitive and appropriate for the 
results delivered. The framework aligns executive 
reward with the achievement of strategic objectives 
and the creation of value for shareholders, and 
conforms to the market best practice for the 
delivery of reward.

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The Board of Directors (‘the Board’) ensures that 
executive reward satisfies the following key 
criteria for good reward governance practices:

not present at any discussions relating to the 
determination of his own remuneration.

competitiveness and reasonableness

Executive remuneration

• 

• 

acceptability to shareholders

•  performance linkage / alignment of executive 

compensation

• 

transparency

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee 
is responsible for determining and reviewing 
remuneration arrangements for its directors and 
executives. The performance of the consolidated 
entity depends on the quality of its directors and 
executives. The remuneration philosophy is to 
attract, motivate and retain high performance and 
high quality personnel. 

Alignment to shareholders’ interests:

•  has economic profit as a core component of 

plan design

• 

focuses on sustained growth in shareholder 
wealth, consisting of dividends and growth in 
share price, and delivering constant or increasing 
return on assets as well as focusing the executive 
on key non-financial drivers of value

• 

attracts and retains high calibre executives

In accordance with best practice corporate 
governance, the structure of non-executive directors 
and executive remunerations are separate.

Non-executive directors remuneration

• 

Fees and payments to non-executive directors 
reflect the demands and responsibilities of their 
role. Non-executive directors’ fees and payments 
are reviewed annually by the Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee. The Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee may, from time to time, 
receive advice from independent remuneration 
consultants to ensure non-executive directors’ 
fees and payments are appropriate and in 
line with the market. The chairman’s fees are 
determined independently to the fees of other 
non-executive directors based on comparative 
roles in the external market. The chairman is 

The consolidated entity aims to reward executives 
with a level and mix of remuneration based on their 
position and responsibility, which has both fixed and 
variable components.

The executive remuneration and reward 
framework has three components:

•  base pay and non-monetary benefits

• 

share-based payments

•  other remuneration such as superannuation 

and long service leave

The combination of these comprises the executive’s 
total remuneration.

Fixed remuneration, consisting of base salary, 
superannuation and non-monetary benefits, 
are reviewed annually by the Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee, based on individual and 
business unit performance, the overall performance 
of the consolidated entity and comparable market 
remunerations.

Executives may receive their fixed remuneration in 
the form of cash or other fringe benefits (for example 
motor vehicle benefits) where it does not create 
any additional costs to the consolidated entity and 
provides additional value to the executive.

Following the issue of shares and performance 
shares for the initial acquisition of iSignthis B.V. 
and ISX IP Ltd (together known as “iSignthis”) the 
board of directors of the consolidated entity have 
concluded that as they are still in early stages 
of operations, both STI and LTI share based 
payments are not yet appropriate. The board 
will continue to monitor and review its decision 
as the consolidated entity progresses and reaches 
further milestones.

Consolidated entity performance and link to 
remuneration

Remuneration for certain individuals is not directly linked 
to performance of the consolidated entity. An individual 
member of staff’s performance assessment is done by 

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reference to their contribution to the Company’s overall 
operational achievements.  All Directors and Executives 
hold shares and options in the Company to facilitate 
goal congruence between Executives with that of the 
business and shareholders.

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee 
is of the opinion that the continued improved 
results can be attributed in part to the adoption 
of performance based compensation and is 
satisfied that this improvement will continue to 
increase shareholder wealth if maintained over 
the coming years.

Voting and comments made at the company’s 
5 November 2014 Annual General Meeting 
(‘AGM’ At the 5 November 2014 AGM, 99.98% 
of the votes received supported the adoption 
of the remuneration report for the year ended 
30 June 2014. The company did not receive 

any specific feedback at the AGM regarding its 
remuneration practices.

Details of remuneration

The proportion of remuneration linked to 
performance and the fixed proportion are 
as follows:

Amounts of remuneration

Details of the remuneration of key management 
personnel of the consolidated entity are set out in 
the following tables.

The remuneration table listed below comprises 
of 12 months of remuneration of iSignthis B.V. 
and ISX IP Ltd (together known as “iSignthis”) and 
approximately 4 months of ISX from the acquisition 
date of 9 March 2015.

Short-term benefits

Post em-
ployment
benefits

Long-term
benefits

Share-
based
payments

Cash 
salary
and fees
$

20,000

13,333 

13,333 

2015

Non-Executive Directors:

Mr Timothy Hart

Mr Scott Minehane

Mr Barnaby Egerton- 
Warburton

Executive Directors:

Mr Nickolas John Karantzis

200,773

Other Key Management 
Personnel:

Mr Todd Richards

155,700

403,139

Cash
bonus
$

Non-
monetary
$

Super-
annuation
$

Long 
service
leave
$

Equity-
settled
$

Total
$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,900 

1,267 

1,267 

-

8,550

12,984

-

-

-

-

-

21,900

14,600 

14,600

200,773

-

164,250

416,123

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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15

Details/Amounts of remuneration

The remuneration table listed below relates to 
that of the legal parent entity (iSignthis Ltd) for 
the period 1 July 2014 to the date of the reverse 
acquisition 9 March 2015. The 2014 comparatives 
remuneration table have also been included as 
signed off in the 2014 Annual Report

Short-term benefits

Post em-
ployment
benefits

Long-term
benefits

Share-
based
payments

Cash 
salary
and fees
$

Cash
bonus
$

Non-
monetary
$

Super-
annuation
$

Long 
service
leave
$

Equity-
settled
$

Total
$

-

-

-

-

-

10,000

6,667

27,000

12,000

82,015 

137,682

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

950

633

-

-

3,907 

5,490

-

-

-

-

-

10,950

7,300

27,000

12,000

85,922

143,172

2015

Non-Executive Directors:

Mr Timothy Hart

Mr Scott Minehane

Harry Hill

Winton Willesee*

Executive Directors:

Barnaby Egerton 
Warburton

*Payments exclude amounts paid for Company Secretarial services provided which amounted to $24,600 for the year. An additional 
amount of $6,000 was paid to a company associated with Mr Winton Willesee for providing office services.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Director’s Report

Short-term benefits

Post em-
ployment
benefits

Long-term
benefits

Share-
based
payments

2014

Non-Executive Directors:

Harry Hill

Winton Willesee*

Executive Directors:

Barnaby Egerton 
Warburton

Cash 
salary
and fees
$

54,000

35,700

190,144

279,844

Cash
bonus
$

Non-
monetary
$

Super-
annuation
$

Long 
service
leave
$

Equity-
settled
$

Total
$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19,218

19,218

-

-

-

54,000

35,700

209,362

299,062

*Payments exclude amounts paid for Company Secretarial services provided which amounted to $52,800 for the year. An additional 
amount of $12,000 was paid to a company associated with Mr Winton Willesee for providing office services.

Fixed remuneration

At risk - STI

At risk - LTI

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

Name

Non-Executive Directors:

Mr Timothy Hart

Mr Scott Minehane

Mr Barnaby Egerton- 
Warburton

Executive Directors:

100%

100%

100%

-%

-%

-%

Mr Nickolas John Karantzis

100%

-%

Other Key Management 
Personnel:

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

Mr Todd Richards

100%

-%

-%

-%

--%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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17

Service agreements

Details:

Remuneration and other terms of employment 
for key management personnel are formalised in 
service agreements. Details of these agreements 
are as follows:

Name:

Mr. Nickolas John Karantzis

Title:

Managing Director

Term of aggreement:

24 months

Details:

The proposed terms of Mr. Karantzis Executive 
Services Agreement for the position of 
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer 
will include a term of twenty four (24) months, 
with a termination period of six (6) months by 
either party, a director’s fee and base salary 
totalling $200,000 per annum, plus statutory 
superannuation entitlements, and domicile 
portability provisions. The agreement shall 
recognise one month of accrued annual leave, 
and participation in the employee incentive plan.

Name:

Mr. Todd Richards

Title:

The proposed terms of Mr. Richards’ Executive 
Services Agreement for the position of Chief Financial 
Officer and Company Secretary of the Company 
will include a term of twenty four (24) months, with 
a termination period of three (3) months by either 
party, a base salary of $180,000 per annum, plus 
statutory superannuation entitlements, and domicile 
portability provisions. The agreement provides for 
participation in the employee incentive plan.

Key management personnel have no entitlement 
to termination payments in the event of removal 
for misconduct.

Share-based compensation

Issue of shares

There were no shares issued to directors and other 
key management personnel as part of compensation 
during the year ended 30 June 2015.

Options

There were no options over ordinary shares issued 
to directors and other key management personnel 
as part of compensation that were outstanding as 
at 30 June 2015.

There were no options over ordinary shares 
granted to or vested by directors and other key 
management personnel as part of compensation 
during the year ended 30 June 2015.

Additional disclosures relating to key management 
personnel

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

Shareholding

Term of aggreement:

24 months

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

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Director’s Report

Balance at 
the start of  
the year

Received 
as part of 
remuneration

Additions

Disposals/ 
Other*****

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

Ordinary Shares

Barnaby Egerton- 
Warburton*

26,955,562 

Winton Willesee **

9,750,000 

Harry Hill ***

Mr Tim Hart ****

Mr Nickolas John 
Karantzis ****

Mr Scott Minehane ****

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

66,667 

(24,260,005)

2,762,224 

-

(9,750,000)

315,000 

(315,000)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

36,705,562 

381,667

(34,325,005)

2,762,224

*

**

***

****

On 15 January 2015 the company completed a consolidation of capital on a basis of one for ten shares held in 
the company which is shown above as disposals/other.

Resigned as Director and company secretary on 22 December 2014 

Resigned as Director  on 22 December 2014 

During the financial year iSignthis Ltd (formerly Otis Energy Limited) (the “acquiree”) completed the acquisition 
of iSignthis B.V. and ISX IP Ltd (together known as "iSignthis")(“acquirer”). The acquiree issued a total of 
311,703,933 fully paid ordinary shares to the acquirer in as consideration for the transaction. These members 
of the Key Management Personnel hold an interest in the acquirer.

*****

The disposals/other column represents the post - consolidation share movement and also the members of 
Key Management Personal who resigned during the year that no longer require disclosure.

 
 
 
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Option holding

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

19

Balance at 
the start of 
the year

Granted

Exercised

Expired/ 
forfeited/ 
Other****

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

Options over ordinary shares

Barnaby Egerton- 
Warburton*

24,465,464 

Winton Willesee **

12,312,500 

Harry Hill ***

2,000,000 

-

-

-

38,777,964 

-

-

-

-

(22,018,917)

2,446,547 

(12,312,500)

(2,000,000)

-

-

(36,331,417)

2,446,547 

*

**

***

****

*****

On 15 January 2015 the company completed a consolidation of capital on a basis of one for ten options held 
in the company which is shown above as disposals/other.

Resigned as Director and company secretary on 22 December 2014 

Resigned as Director  on 22 December 2014 

The Expired/forfeited/other column represents the post - consolidation option movement and also the 
members of Key Management Personal who resigned during the year that no longer require disclosure.

The disposals/other column represents the post - consolidation share movement and also the members of 
Key Management Personal who resigned during the year that no longer require disclosure.

 
 
 
 
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Director’s Report

This concludes the remuneration report, which 
has been audited.

Shares under option

Unissued ordinary shares of iSignthis Ltd under 
option at the date of this report are as follows:

Grant date

Expiry date

Exercise  price

Number 
under option

February 2011 to June 2011

31 December 2015

$0.500 

18,605,045 

1 March 2013

1 March 2016

$0.050 

750,000 

7 May 2015

13 May 2017

$0.040 

30,000,000 

49,355,045 

Following a consolidation of capital which occurred 
on the 15 January 2015 on a one for ten basis, 
all options on issue at this date were adjusted 
accordingly. On 7 May 2015 at the shareholder 
general meeting, 30,000,000 adviser options were 
issued at $0.0001 (0.01 cent) per option with an 
exercise price of $0.04 (4 cents) per option.

No person entitled to exercise the options had or 
has any right by virtue of the option to participate 
in any share issue of the company or of any other 
body corporate.

Shares issued on the exercise of options

The following ordinary shares of iSignthis Ltd were 
issued during the year ended 30 June 2015 and 
up to the date of this report on the exercise of 
options granted:

Date options granted

Exercise  price

Number of 

1 March 2015*

$0.050 

250,000 

*

On the 23 June 2015 250,000 fully paid ordinary shares were issued following the exercise of 250,000 options 
at $0.05 (5 cents) per option. 

 
 
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21

Indemnity and insurance of officers

The company has indemnified the directors and 
executives of the company for costs incurred, in 
their capacity as a director or executive, for which 
they may be held personally liable, except where 
there is a lack of good faith.

During the financial year, the company paid a 
premium in respect of a contract to insure the 
directors and executives of the company against a 
liability to the extent permitted by the Corporations 
Act 2001. The contract of insurance prohibits 
disclosure of the nature of the liability and the 
amount of the premium.

Indemnity and insurance of auditor

The company has not, during or since the end of the 
financial year, indemnified or agreed to indemnify 
the auditor of the company or any related entity 
against a liability incurred by the auditor.

During the financial year, the company has not paid 
a premium in respect of a contract to insure the 
auditor of the company or any related entity.

Proceedings on behalf of the company

No person has applied to the Court under section 
237 of the Corporations Act 2001 for leave to 
bring proceedings on behalf of the company, 
or to intervene in any proceedings to which the 
company is a party for the purpose of taking 
responsibility on behalf of the company for all or 
part of those proceedings.

Non-audit services

Details of the amounts paid or payable to the 
auditor for non-audit services provided during the 
financial year by the auditor are outlined in note 21 
to the financial statements.

The directors are satisfied that the provision of 
non-audit services during the financial year, by 
the auditor (or by another person or firm on the 
auditor’s behalf), is compatible with the general 
standard of independence for auditors imposed by 
the Corporations Act 2001.

The directors are of the opinion that the services 
as disclosed in note 21 to the financial statements 
do not compromise the external auditor’s 

independence requirements of the Corporations 
Act 2001 for the following reasons:

• 

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

•  none of the services undermine the general 
principles relating to auditor independence 
as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for 
Professional Accountants issued by the 
Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards 
Board, including reviewing or auditing the 
auditor’s own work, acting in a management 
or decision-making capacity for the company, 
acting as advocate for the company or jointly 
sharing economic risks and rewards.

Officers of the Company who are former audit 
partners of Hayes Knight Audit Pty Ltd

There are no officers of the Company who are 
former audit partners of Hayes Knight Audit Pty Ltd.

Auditor’s independence declaration

A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration 
as required under section 307C of the Corporations 
Act 2001 is set out on the following page.

Auditor

Hayes Knight Audit Pty Ltd continues in office in 
accordance with section 327 of the Corporations 
Act 2001.

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

On behalf of the directors

N.J. (John) Karantzis
Managing Director and CEO

25 August 2015 

“Every effort is now focused on 
growth. We have a significant first 
mover advantage in regards to the 
delivery of a truly online customer 
identity service.

We now strive to deliver an 
outstanding product to existing 
customers, expand our customer 
list and deliver revenues in the 
2016 FY.”

N.J. (John) Karantzis
Managing Director and CEO

25 August 2015 

Consolidation Statement of Cash Flows

25

Consolidation	Statement	of	profit	or	loss	and	other	
comprehensive Income for the year ended

Signthis Ltd -  30 June 2015

Revenue

Expenses

Listing expense on reverse acquisition

Corporate expenses 

Advertising & marketing 

Employee	benefits	expense

Research & development expenses

Depreciation expense

Other expense

Operating Costs

Share based payments

Net realised foreign exchange loss

Finance costs

Loss before income tax expense

Income tax expense

Loss after income tax expense for the year attributable to the 
owners of iSignthis Ltd

Other comprehensive income

Items	that	may	be	reclassified	subsequently	to	profit	or	loss.	 
Foreign currency translation

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to the 
owners of iSignthis Ltd

Consolidated

2015
$

28,962

(13,652,805)

(695,417)

(145,132)

(643,351)

(15,805)

(7,305)

(369,169)

(23,619)

(4,601,216)

(12,482)

(2,086)

(20,139,425)

-

(20,139,425)

-

(5,818)

(5,818)

(20,145,243)

Note

5

6

-

-

-

-

7

-

7

7

-

7

8

-

-

-

-

-

2014
$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

30

30

Cents

(5.17)

(5.17)

Cents

-

-

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidation Statement of Cash Flows

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Other

Total current assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Intangibles

Total non-current assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Employee	benefits

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Employee	benefits

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Issued capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

Total equity

Consolidated

Note

2015
$

2014
$

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

-

16

-

-

17

18

2,267,022

32,828 

76,479 

2,376,329 

37,660 

-

-

-

-

-

1,259,000 

1,259,000

1,296,660 

1,259,000 

3,672,989 

1,259,000 

169,291 

27,552 

196,843 

3,651 

3,651 

200,494 

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,472,495 

1,259,000 

8,916,522

1,259,000 

14,695,398

(20,139,425)

-

-

3,472,495

1,259,000

 
 
 
 
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27

Issued
capital
$

 Share based 
payments
reserve
$

Accumulated 
losses 
$

Foreign Cur-
rency
Reserve
$

Total
equity
$

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2013

1,259,000 

Profit	after	income	tax	ex-
pense for the year

Other comprehensive income 
for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive  
income for the year

Balance at 30 June 2014

-

-

-

-

Balance at 30 June 2014

1,259,000 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,259,000 

-

-

-

-

1,259,000 

Issued
capital
$

Share based 
payments
reserve
$

Accumulated 
losses 
$

Foreign 
Currency
Reserve
$

Total
equity
$

-

-

-

-

-

(20,139,425)

-

-

1,259,000 

(20,139,425)

-

(5,818)

(5,818)

(20,139,425)

(5,818)

(20,145,243)

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2014

1,259,000 

Loss after income tax 
expense for the year

Other comprehensive income 
for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income 
for the year

Transactions with owners in 
their capacity as owners:

Share-based payments 
(note 31)

Deemed value of OTE 
shares upon acquisition 

-

-

-

-

4,791,201 

Initial	Public	Offering	(IPO)

3,100,000 

Issue of options

Exercise of options

3,000 

12,500 

4,601,216 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,601,216 

4,791,201 

3,100,000 

3,000 

12,500 

10,100,000 

(249,179)

Performance shares issued

-

10,100,000 

Capital raising costs

(249,179)

-

Balance at 30 June 2015

8,916,522 

14,701,216 

(20,139,425)

(5,818)

3,472,495 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidation Statement of Cash Flows

Consolidated

Note

2015
$

2014
$

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts from customers 

Payments to suppliers and employees 

Interest received

Other revenue

19,759 

(1,829,483)

(1,809,724)

9,104 

122

Net cash used in operating activities

28

(1,800,498)

Cash flows from investing activities

Payments for property, plant and equipment

12

(44,965)

Net proceeds of cash and loans from acquisition of business

Net cash from investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

1,251,981

1,207,016 

Proceeds from issue of shares

17

3,115,500

Capital raising costs

Net cash from financing activities

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

Cash	and	cash	equivalents	at	the	beginning	of	the	financial	year

Effects	of	exchange	rate	changes	on	cash	and	cash	equivalents

(249,179)

2,866,321 

2,272,839 

-

(5,817)

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

9

2,267,022 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements

29

Note 1. General information

The financial statements cover iSignthis Ltd as a 
consolidated entity consisting of iSignthis Ltd and 
the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, 
the year. The financial statements are presented in 
Australian dollars, which is iSignthis Ltd’s functional 
and presentation currency.

iSignthis Ltd is a listed public company limited by 
shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. 
Its registered office and principal place of 
business is:

•  AASB 2012-3 Amendments to Australian 

Accounting Standards - Offsetting Financial 
Assets and Financial Liabilities

•  AASB 2013-3 Amendments to AASB 136 

- Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-
Financial Assets

•  AASB 2013-4 Amendments to Australian 

Accounting Standards - Novation of Derivatives 
and Continuation of Hedge Accounting
•  AASB 2013-5 Amendments to Australian 

Accounting Standards - Investment Entities

•  AASB 2014-1 Amendments to Australian 
Accounting Standards (Parts A to C)

456 Victoria Parade 
East Melbourne  
Victoria, 3002 

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

The financial statements were authorised for issue, 
in accordance with a resolution of directors, on 
25 August 2015. The directors have the power to 
amend and reissue the financial statements.

Note 2. Significant accounting policies

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

New, revised or amending Accounting Standards 
and Interpretations adopted

The consolidated entity has adopted all of the new, 
revised or amending Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting 
Standards Board (‘AASB’) that are mandatory for the 
current reporting period.

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

The adoption of these Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations did not have any significant impact 
on the financial performance or position of the 
consolidated entity.

The following Accounting Standards and Interpretations 
are most relevant to the consolidated entity:

Basis of preparation

These general purpose financial statements have 
been prepared in accordance with Australian 
Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by 
the Australian Accounting Standards Board (‘AASB’) 
and the Corporations Act 2001, as appropriate 
for for-profit oriented entities. These financial 
statements also comply with International Financial 
Reporting Standards as issued by the International 
Accounting Standards Board (‘IASB’).

Historical cost convention

The financial statements have been prepared 
under the historical cost convention, except for, 
where applicable, the revaluation of available-
for-sale financial assets, financial assets and 
liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, 
investment properties, certain classes of 
property, plant and equipment and derivative 
financial instruments.

Critical accounting estimates

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

Parent entity information

In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, 
these financial statements present the results of the 
consolidated entity only. Supplementary information 
about the parent entity is disclosed in note 25.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate 
the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries of 
iSignthis Ltd (‘company’ or ‘parent entity’) as at 30 
June 2015 and the results of all subsidiaries for the 
year then ended. iSignthis Ltd and its subsidiaries 
together are referred to in these financial 
statements as the ‘consolidated entity’.

Subsidiaries are all those entities over which the 
consolidated entity has control. The consolidated 
entity controls an entity when the consolidated 
entity 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 
to direct the activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are 
fully consolidated from the date on which control is 
transferred to the consolidated entity. They are de-
consolidated from the date that control ceases.

Reverse asset acquisition

On 9 March 2015, iSignthis Ltd (formerly Otis 
Energy Limited) (“ISX”) completed the acquisition of 
identity and authentication service provider iSignthis 
B.V. and ISX IP Ltd (together known as “iSignthis”)
(“Acquisition”). The Acquisition has been accounted 
for using the principles for reverse acquisitions 
in AASB 3 Business Combinations because, as a 
result of the Acquisition, the former shareholders of 
‘iSignthis’ (the legal subsidiary) obtained accounting 
control of ISX (the legal parent). 

The Acquisition did not meet the definition of a 
business combination in accordance with AASB 3 
Business Combinations as acquiree was deemed 
not to be a business for accounting purposes 
and, therefore, the transaction was not a business 
combination within the scope of AASB 3. Instead 
the Acquisition has been accounted for as a share-
based payment transaction using the principles of 
share based payment transactions in AASB 2, and in 
particular the guidance in AASB 2 that any difference 
between the fair value of the shares issued by the 
accounting acquirer (iSignthis) and the fair value of 
the accounting acquiree’s (iSignthis Ltd (formerly Otis 
Energy Limited)) identifiable net assets represents a 
service received by iSignthis, including payment for a 
service of an ASX stock exchange listing which will be 
expensed through the consolidated entity’s profit and 
loss statement in the 2015 financial year.  

Accordingly the consolidated financial report of 
ISX has been prepared as a continuation of the 
business and operations of iSignthis. As the deemed 

accounting acquirer iSignthis has accounted for the 
acquisition from 9 March 2015. The comparative 
information for the 12 months ended 30 June 2014 
presented in the financial report is that of iSignthis.  

The impact of the reverse asset acquisition on each 
of the primary statements is as follows: 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income:

• 

• 

The statement for the period ended 30 June 
2015 comprises 12 months of operating results 
of iSignthis and approximately 4 months of ISX 
from the acquisition date of 9 March 2015.

The statement for the period to 30 June 2014 
comprises 12 months of iSignthis  

Consolidated statement of financial position:

• 

• 

The consolidated statement of financial position 
at 30 June 2015 represents iSignthis and ISX 
assets and liabilities as at that date.

The consolidated statement of financial position 
at 30 June 2014 represents iSignthis assets and 
liabilities as at that date.

  Statement of changes in equity: 

• 

The consolidated statement of changes in equity 
for the period ended 30 June 2015 comprises 
iSignthis balance at 1 July 2014, its loss for the 12 
months and transactions with equity holders for 
12 months. It also comprises ISX’s transactions 
with equity holders in the past approximately 4 
months (to 30 June 2015) and the equity balances 
of iSignthis and ISX at 30 June 2015. 

• 

The consolidated statement of changes in 
equity for the period ended 30 June 2014 
comprises 12 months of iSignthis

Statement of cash flows: 

• 

• 

The consolidated cash flow statement for the 
period ended 30 June 2015 comprises the cash 
balance of iSignthis, as at 1 July 2014, the cash 
transactions for the 12 months (12 months for 
iSignthis and 4 months for ISX and the cash 
balance of iSignthis and ISX at 30 June 2015. 

The consolidated cash flow statement for the 
period ended 30 June 2014 comprises 12 
months of iSignthis cash transactions.

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31

References throughout the financial statements to 
“reverse asset acquisition” are in reference to the 
above accounting treatment.

Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealised 
gains on transactions between entities in the 
consolidated entity are eliminated. Unrealised 
losses are also eliminated unless the transaction 
provides evidence of the impairment of the asset 
transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries 
have been changed where necessary to ensure 
consistency with the policies adopted by the 
consolidated entity.

The acquisition of subsidiaries is accounted for 
using the acquisition method of accounting. A 
change in ownership interest, without the loss of 
control, is accounted for as an equity transaction, 
where the difference between the consideration 
transferred and the book value of the share of the 
non-controlling interest acquired is recognised 
directly in equity attributable to the parent.

Where the consolidated entity loses control over 
a subsidiary, it derecognises the assets including 
goodwill, liabilities and non-controlling interest 
in the subsidiary together with any cumulative 
translation differences recognised in equity. The 
consolidated entity recognises the fair value of the 
consideration received and the fair value of any 
investment retained together with any gain or loss 
in profit or loss.

Operating segments

Operating segments are presented using the 
‘management approach’, where the information 
presented is on the same basis as the internal 
reports provided to the Chief Operating Decision 
Makers (‘CODM’). The CODM is responsible for the 
allocation of resources to operating segments and 
assessing their performance.

Foreign currency translation

The financial statements are presented in Australian 
dollars, which is iSignthis Ltd’s functional and 
presentation currency.

Foreign currency transactions

Foreign currency transactions are translated 
into Australian dollars using the exchange rates 
prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign 
exchange gains and losses resulting from the 

settlement of such transactions and from the 
translation at financial year-end exchange rates 
of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in 
foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss.

Foreign operations

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

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

Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised when it is probable that the 
economic benefit will flow to the consolidated entity 
and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue 
is measured at the fair value of the consideration 
received or receivable.

Sale of goods

Sale of goods revenue is recognised at the point of 
sale, which is where the customer has taken delivery 
of the goods, the risks and rewards are transferred 
to the customer and there is a valid sales contract. 
Amounts disclosed as revenue are net of sales 
returns and trade discounts.

Interest

Interest revenue is recognised as interest accrues 
using the effective interest method. This is a method 
of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset 
and allocating the interest income over the relevant 
period using the effective interest rate, which is the 
rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash 
receipts through the expected life of the financial asset 
to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

Other revenue

Other revenue is recognised when it is received or 
when the right to receive payment is established.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Income tax

Current and non-current classification

The income tax expense or benefit for the period 
is the tax payable on that period’s taxable income 
based on the applicable income tax rate for each 
jurisdiction, adjusted by the changes in deferred 
tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary 
differences, unused tax losses and the adjustment 
recognised for prior periods, where applicable.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised 
for temporary differences at the tax rates expected 
to be applied when the assets are recovered or 
liabilities are settled, based on those tax rates that 
are enacted or substantively enacted, except for:

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

•  When the taxable temporary difference is 

associated with interests in subsidiaries, 
associates or joint ventures, and the timing of 
the reversal can be controlled and it is probable 
that the temporary difference will not reverse in 
the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible 
temporary differences and unused tax losses only 
if it is probable that future taxable amounts will 
be available to utilise those temporary differences 
and losses.

The carrying amount of recognised and 
unrecognised deferred tax assets are reviewed 
at each reporting date. Deferred tax assets 
recognised are reduced to the extent that it is no 
longer probable that future taxable profits will be 
available for the carrying amount to be recovered. 
Previously unrecognised deferred tax assets 
are recognised to the extent that it is probable 
that there are future taxable profits available to 
recover the asset.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only 
where there is a legally enforceable right to offset 
current tax assets against current tax liabilities and 
deferred tax assets against deferred tax liabilities; 
and they relate to the same taxable authority on 
either the same taxable entity or different taxable 
entities which intend to settle simultaneously.

Assets and liabilities are presented in the statement 
of financial position based on current and non-
current classification.

An asset is classified as current when: it is either 
expected to be realised or intended to be sold 
or consumed in normal operating cycle; it is held 
primarily for the purpose of trading; it is expected 
to be realised within 12 months after the reporting 
period; or the asset is cash or cash equivalent 
unless restricted from being exchanged or used 
to settle a liability for at least 12 months after the 
reporting period. All other assets are classified as 
non-current.

A liability is classified as current when: it is either 
expected to be settled in normal operating cycle; it 
is held primarily for the purpose of trading; it is due 
to be settled within 12 months after the reporting 
period; or there is no unconditional right to defer 
the settlement of the liability for at least 12 months 
after the reporting period. All other liabilities are 
classified as non-current. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are always 
classified as non-current.

Cash and cash equivalents

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

Trade and other receivables

Other receivables are recognised at amortised cost, 
less any provision for impairment.

Property, plant and equipment

Land and buildings are shown at fair value, based 
on periodic, at least every 3 years, valuations by 
external independent valuers, less subsequent 
depreciation and impairment for buildings. The 
valuations are undertaken more frequently if there 
is a material change in the fair value relative to the 
carrying amount. Any accumulated depreciation 
at the date of revaluation is eliminated against 

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33

the gross carrying amount of the asset and the 
net amount is restated to the revalued amount 
of the asset. Increases in the carrying amounts 
arising on revaluation of land and buildings are 
credited in other comprehensive income through 
to the revaluation surplus reserve in equity. Any 
revaluation decrements are initially taken in other 
comprehensive income through to the revaluation 
surplus reserve to the extent of any previous 
revaluation surplus of the same asset. Thereafter 
the decrements are taken to profit or loss.

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

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to 
write off the net cost of each item of property, plant 
and equipment (excluding land) over their expected 
useful lives as follows:

Plant and equipment  

3-7 years 

The residual values, useful lives and depreciation 
methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, 
at each reporting date.

Leasehold improvements and plant and equipment 
under lease are depreciated over the unexpired 
period of the lease or the estimated useful life of 
the assets, whichever is shorter.

An item of property, plant and equipment is 
derecognised upon disposal or when there is no 
future economic benefit to the consolidated entity. 
Gains and losses between the carrying amount and 
the disposal proceeds are taken to profit or loss. 
Any revaluation surplus reserve relating to the item 
disposed of is transferred directly to retained profits.

Impairment of non-financial assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets that have an 
indefinite useful life are not subject to amortisation 
and are tested annually for impairment, or more 
frequently if events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that they might be impaired. Other non-
financial assets are reviewed for impairment 
whenever events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that the carrying amount may not be 
recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for 
the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount 
exceeds its recoverable amount.

Recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s 
fair value less costs of disposal and value-in-
use. The value-in-use is the present value of 
the estimated future cash flows relating to the 
asset using a pre-tax discount rate specific to the 
asset or cash-generating unit to which the asset 
belongs. Assets that do not have independent 
cash flows are grouped together to form a cash-
generating unit.

Trade and other payables

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

Employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits

Liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-
monetary benefits, annual leave and long service 
leave expected to be settled within 12 months of 
the reporting date are measured at the amounts 
expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled.

Other long-term employee benefits

The liability for annual leave and long service 
leave not expected to be settled within 12 
months of the reporting date are measured as 
the present value of expected future payments 
to be made in respect of services provided by 
employees up to the reporting date using the 
projected unit credit method. Consideration 
is given to expected future wage and salary 
levels, experience of employee departures and 
periods of service. Expected future payments are 
discounted using market yields at the reporting 
date on national government bonds with terms 
to maturity and currency that match, as closely as 
possible, the estimated future cash outflows.

Share-based payments

Equity-settled and cash-settled share-based 
compensation benefits are provided to employees.

Equity-settled transactions are awards of shares, or 
options over shares, that are provided to employees 

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements

in exchange for the rendering of services.  Cash-
settled transactions are awards of cash for the 
exchange of services, where the amount of cash is 
determined by reference to the share price.

The cost of equity-settled transactions are measured 
at fair value on grant date. Fair value is independently 
determined using either the Binomial or Black-Scholes 
option pricing model that takes into account the 
exercise price, the term of the option, the impact of 
dilution, the share price at grant date and expected 
price volatility of the underlying share, the expected 
dividend yield and the risk free interest rate for 
the term of the option, together with non-vesting 
conditions that do not determine whether the 
consolidated entity receives the services that entitle 
the employees to receive payment. No account is 
taken of any other vesting conditions.

The cost of equity-settled transactions are 
recognised as an expense with a corresponding 
increase in equity over the vesting period. The 
cumulative charge to profit or loss is calculated 
based on the grant date fair value of the award, 
the best estimate of the number of awards that are 
likely to vest and the expired portion of the vesting 
period. The amount recognised in profit or loss 
for the period is the cumulative amount calculated 
at each reporting date less amounts already 
recognised in previous periods.

The cost of cash-settled transactions is initially, 
and at each reporting date until vested, 
determined by applying either the Binomial or 
Black-Scholes option pricing model, taking into 
consideration the terms and conditions on which 
the award was granted. The cumulative charge 
to profit or loss until settlement of the liability is 
calculated as follows:

•  during the vesting period, the liability at each 
reporting date is the fair value of the award at 
that date multiplied by the expired portion of 
the vesting period.

• 

from the end of the vesting period until 
settlement of the award, the liability is the full 
fair value of the liability at the reporting date.

All changes in the liability are recognised in profit or 
loss. The ultimate cost of cash-settled transactions 
is the cash paid to settle the liability. 

Market conditions are taken into consideration 

in determining fair value. Therefore any awards 
subject to market conditions are considered to 
vest irrespective of whether or not that market 
condition has been met, provided all other 
conditions are satisfied.

If equity-settled awards are modified, as a minimum 
an expense is recognised as if the modification 
has not been made. An additional expense is 
recognised, over the remaining vesting period, for 
any modification that increases the total fair value 
of the share-based compensation benefit as at the 
date of modification.

If the non-vesting condition is within the control of 
the consolidated entity or employee, the failure to 
satisfy the condition is treated as a cancellation. 
If the condition is not within the control of the 
consolidated entity or employee and is not satisfied 
during the vesting period, any remaining expense 
for the award is recognised over the remaining 
vesting period, unless the award is forfeited.

If equity-settled awards are cancelled, it is treated 
as if it has vested on the date of cancellation, and 
any remaining expense is recognised immediately. 
If a new replacement award is substituted for the 
cancelled award, the cancelled and new award is 
treated as if they were a modification.

Fair value measurement

When an asset or liability, financial or non-
financial, is measured at fair value for recognition 
or disclosure purposes, the fair value is based on 
the price that would be received to sell an asset or 
paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction 
between market participants at the measurement 
date; and assumes that the transaction will 
take place either: in the principal market; or in 
the absence of a principal market, in the most 
advantageous market.

Fair value is measured using the assumptions 
that market participants would use when pricing 
the asset or liability, assuming they act in their 
economic best interests. For non-financial assets, 
the fair value measurement is based on its 
highest and best use. Valuation techniques that 
are appropriate in the circumstances and for 
which sufficient data are available to measure fair 
value, are used, maximising the use of relevant 
observable inputs and minimising the use of 
unobservable inputs.

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35

Issued capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue 
of new shares or options are shown in equity as a 
deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

Business combinations

The acquisition method of accounting is used 
to account for business combinations regardless 
of whether equity instruments or other assets 
are acquired.

The consideration transferred is the sum of 
the acquisition-date fair values of the assets 
transferred, equity instruments issued or liabilities 
incurred by the acquirer to former owners of the 
acquiree and the amount of any non-controlling 
interest in the acquiree. For each business 
combination, the non-controlling interest in the 
acquiree is measured at either fair value or at the 
proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable 
net assets. All acquisition costs are expensed as 
incurred to profit or loss.

On the acquisition of a business, the consolidated 
entity assesses the financial assets acquired and 
liabilities assumed for appropriate classification 
and designation in accordance with the 
contractual terms, economic conditions, the 
consolidated entity’s operating or accounting 
policies and other pertinent conditions in 
existence at the acquisition-date.

Where the business combination is achieved in 
stages, the consolidated entity remeasures its 
previously held equity interest in the acquiree at 
the acquisition-date fair value and the difference 
between the fair value and the previous carrying 
amount is recognised in profit or loss.

Contingent consideration to be transferred by the 
acquirer is recognised at the acquisition-date fair 
value. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the 
contingent consideration classified as an asset or 
liability is recognised in profit or loss. Contingent 
consideration classified as equity is not remeasured 
and its subsequent settlement is accounted for 
within equity.

The difference between the acquisition-date fair value 
of assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any non-
controlling interest in the acquiree and the fair value of 

the consideration transferred and the fair value of any 
pre-existing investment in the acquiree is recognised 
as goodwill. If the consideration transferred and the 
pre-existing fair value is less than the fair value of 
the identifiable net assets acquired, being a bargain 
purchase to the acquirer, the difference is recognised 
as a gain directly in profit or loss by the acquirer on 
the acquisition-date, but only after a reassessment of 
the identification and measurement of the net assets 
acquired, the non-controlling interest in the acquiree, 
if any, the consideration transferred and the acquirer’s 
previously held equity interest in the acquirer.

Business combinations are initially accounted for 
on a provisional basis. The acquirer retrospectively 
adjusts the provisional amounts recognised and 
also recognises additional assets or liabilities during 
the measurement period, based on new information 
obtained about the facts and circumstances that 
existed at the acquisition-date. The measurement 
period ends on either the earlier of (i) 12 months 
from the date of the acquisition or (ii) when the 
acquirer receives all the information possible to 
determine fair value.

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share

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

Diluted earnings per share

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

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

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net 
of the amount of associated GST, unless the GST 
incurred is not recoverable from the tax authority. 
In this case it is recognised as part of the cost of the 
acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of 
the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net 
amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the 
tax authority is included in other receivables or other 
payables in the statement of financial position.

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST 
components of cash flows arising from investing 
or financing activities which are recoverable from, 
or payable to the tax authority, are presented as 
operating cash flows.

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

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations 
not yet mandatory or early adopted

Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations 
that have recently been issued or amended but are 
not yet mandatory, have not been early adopted by 
the consolidated entity for the annual reporting period 
ended 30 June 2015. The consolidated entity has not 
yet assessed the impact of these new or amended 
Accounting Standards and Interpretations.

Note 3. Critical accounting judgements, 
estimates and assumptions

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

Share-based payment transactions

The consolidated entity measures the cost of equity-
settled transactions with employees by reference to 
the fair value of the equity instruments at the date at 
which they are granted. The fair value is determined 
by using either the Binomial or Black-Scholes model 

taking into account the terms and conditions upon 
which the instruments were granted. The accounting 
estimates and assumptions relating to equity-settled 
share-based payments would have no impact on the 
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the 
next annual reporting period but may impact profit or 
loss and equity.

Provision for impairment of receivables

The provision for impairment of receivables 
assessment requires a degree of estimation and 
judgement. The level of provision is assessed by taking 
into account the recent sales experience, the ageing 
of receivables, historical collection rates and specific 
knowledge of the individual debtors financial position.

Estimation of useful lives of assets

The consolidated entity determines the estimated 
useful lives and related depreciation and 
amortisation charges for its property, plant and 
equipment and finite life intangible assets. The 
useful lives could change significantly as a result 
of technical innovations or some other event. The 
depreciation and amortisation charge will increase 
where the useful lives are less than previously 
estimated lives, or technically obsolete or non-
strategic assets that have been abandoned or sold 
will be written off or written down.

Goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets

The consolidated entity tests annually, or more 
frequently if events or changes in circumstances 
indicate impairment, whether goodwill and other 
indefinite life intangible assets have suffered any 
impairment, in accordance with the accounting 
policy stated in note 2. 

Impairment of non-financial assets other than 
goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets

The consolidated entity assesses impairment of non-
financial assets other than goodwill and other indefinite 
life intangible assets at each reporting date by evaluating 
conditions specific to the consolidated entity and to 
the particular asset that may lead to impairment. If an 
impairment trigger exists, the recoverable amount of the 
asset is determined. This involves fair value less costs of 
disposal or value-in-use calculations, which incorporate a 
number of key estimates and assumptions.

Income tax

The consolidated entity is subject to income taxes 
in the jurisdictions in which it operates. Significant 
judgement is required in determining the provision 
for income tax. There are many transactions and 

Notes to the Financial Statements

37

calculations undertaken during the ordinary course 
of business for which the ultimate tax determination 
is uncertain. The consolidated entity recognises 
liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues based on the 
consolidated entity’s current understanding of the tax 
law. Where the final tax outcome of these matters is 
different from the carrying amounts, such differences 
will impact the current and deferred tax provisions in 
the period in which such determination is made.

Recovery of deferred tax assets

Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible 
temporary differences only if the consolidated 
entity considers it is probable that future taxable 
amounts will be available to utilise those temporary 
differences and losses.

Employee benefits provision

As discussed in note 2, the liability for employee 
benefits expected to be settled more than 12 
months from the reporting date are recognised and 
measured at the present value of the estimated 
future cash flows to be made in respect of all 
employees at the reporting date. In determining the 
present value of the liability, estimates of attrition 
rates and pay increases through promotion and 
inflation have been taken into account.

Business combinations

As discussed in note 2, business combinations 
are initially accounted for on a provisional basis. 
The fair value of assets acquired, liabilities and 
contingent liabilities assumed are initially estimated 
by the consolidated entity taking into consideration 
all available information at the reporting date. 
Fair value adjustments on the finalisation of the 
business combination accounting is retrospective, 
where applicable, to the period the combination 
occurred and may have an impact on the assets and 
liabilities, depreciation and amortisation reported.

Note 4. Operating segments

Identification of reportable operating segments

The consolidated entity is organised into one 
operating segment which consists of online payment 
security, internet identity, e-mandates and e-contract 
validation services, to safeguard eCommerce 
operators, and assist Anti Money Laundering (“AML”) 
and Counter Terrorism Funding (“CTF”). This operating 
segment is based on the internal reports that are 
reviewed and used by the Board of Directors (who 
are identified as the Chief Operating Decision Makers 
(‘CODM’) in assessing performance and in determining 
the allocation of resources.

Note 5. Revenue

Consolidated

Fees
Integration fees

Other revenue
Interest

Revenue

During the financial year the consolidated entity generated integration fees amounting to $19,759.

Note 6. Listing expense on reverse acquisition 

Integration fees

2014
$

-

-

2015
$

19,759 

9,203 

28,962

Consolidated

2015
$

2014
$

13,652,805 

-

 
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements

Note 6. Listing expense on reverse 
acquisition  (continued) 

The steps for calculating The steps for calculating of 
the acquisition account items reflect the following 
rationale: 

• 

• 

Signthis BV and ISX IP Ltd (together “iSignthis”) 
is deemed to make a share-based payment to 
acquire the existing shareholders’ interest in the 
net assets of iSignthis Ltd (“ISX”) following the 
Acquisition; 

the total consideration deemed to be paid by 
iSignthis at the Acquisition (by way of the share-
based payment) is calculated as follows: 

1.  nature of deemed consideration – shares in 

iSignthis; 

2.  value of iSignthis Ltd share – cannot be 

determined as no active market for ISX shares at 
time of acquisition;

3. 

therefore assess value of iSignthis Ltd shares 
deemed to be issued by reference to the fair value 
of ISX assets acquired; 

4. 

5. 

fair value of ISX assets acquired ( no. of ISX shares 
on issue prior to Acquisition been 159,706,705 
multiplied by the Fair value of each ISX share 
immediately prior to Acquisition been $0.03 (3 
cents). 

fair value of equity issued by the vendor ( no. of 
performance shares issued upon Acquisition been 
336,666,667 multiplied by the Fair value of each 
ISX share immediately prior to Acquisition been 
$0.03 (3 cents).

As the shares of ISX were not being traded at the 
time of the Acquisition (the shares were suspended 
pending the outcome of the transaction) there was 
no active market for those shares.  Accordingly the 
fair value of the shares was determined as 3 cents 
per share, this being the price at which ISX shares had 
been issued pursuant to the Prospectus, which was 
the last transaction for ISX shares immediately prior to 
the Acquisition. 

The total consideration deemed to be paid by iSignthis 
is then compared to the net assets of ISX at the 
Acquisition. The excess of the consideration paid 
over the value of the net assets of ISX is expensed in 
the consolidated statement of income as a listing fee 
expense (Calculations seen below). 

Consolidated

2015
$

2014
$

Calculation of listing expense on reverse acquisition

Deemed fair value of consideration shares paid on acquisition 
(159,706,705 fully paid ordinary shares @ $0.03 (3 cents)) 

Deemed fair value of consideration performance shares paid on 
acquisition (336,666,667 performance shares @ $0.03 (3 cents)) 

Less: Fair value of net assets of ISX acquired on reverse acquisition

Cash & cash equivalents

Receivables

Other assets

Prospectus funds received (of which $151,080 was 
oversubscribed and therefore subsequently refunded)  

Trade & other payables

4,791,201 

10,100,000

3,704,080

841,240 

6,793 

(3,251,080)

(62,637)

Listing expense recognised on reverse acquisition

13,652,805 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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39

Note 7. Expenses

Consolidated

Loss before income tax includes the following specific expenses:

Depreciation

Computers	&	office	equipment

Operating
Operating expenses

Finance costs

Interest	and	finance	charges	paid/payable

Share-based payments expense

Share-based payments expense

Note 8. Income tax benefit

Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense and tax at the statutory rate

Loss before income tax expense

Tax at the statutory tax rate of 30%

Tax effect amounts which are not deductible/(taxable) in calculating taxable income:

Share-based payments

Costs in respect of foreign operations

Listing Expense on Acquisition

Fair value adjustment

Deductible blackhole expenditure

Other	timing	differences

Income	tax	losses	not	taken	up	as	a	tax	benefit

Income tax expense

Deferred tax assets not recognised

Deferred tax assets not recognised comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Tax losses (Australia)

Temporary	differences	(Australia)

Tax losses (foreign subsidiaries)

Total deferred tax assets not recognised

2015
$

-

7,305 

23,619 

2,086

4,601,216

2014
$

-

-

-

-

Consolidated

2015
$

2014
$

(20,139,425)

(6,041,828)

1,380,365

149,130 

3,030,000 

3,080,190

1,597,857

(18,643)

(4,400)

(1,574,814)

-

581,944

23,996

21,939

627,879

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 
 
 
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements

The above potential tax benefit for deductible 
temporary differences, which excludes tax losses, 
has not been recognised in the financial statements 
as the recovery of the benefit is uncertain.

The taxation benefits of tax losses and temporary 
differences not brought to account will only be 
obtained if:

 i) the consolidated entity derives future assessable 
income of a nature and of an amount sufficient 
to enable the benefit from the deductions for the 
losses to be realised;

ii) the consolidated entity continues to comply with 
the conditions for deductibility imposed by law;

iii) no changes in tax legislation adversely affect the 
consolidated entity in realising the benefit from the 
deductions for the losses; and

iv) the losses are transferred to an eligible entity in 
the consolidated group.

Due to the significant change in ownership 
following the reverse acquisition of iSignthis BV 
and ISX IP Ltd (together “iSignthis”) the company 
has taken a conservative approach regarding 
the carried forward tax losses from iSignthis 
Ltd (Formerly Otis Energy Limited) and it will 
undertake a detailed investigation in relation to 
this matter going forward.  

Note 9. Current assets - cash and cash equivalents

Integration fees

Cash on deposit

Consolidated

2015
$

2014
$

767,022 

1,500,000 

2,267,022 

-

-

-

Note 10. Current assets - trade and other receivables

Consolidated

GST receivable

2015
$

32,828 

2014
$

-

Due to the short term nature of the receivables, their carrying value is assumed to be approximately their fair value. No collateral or 
security is held. No interest is charged on the receivables. The consolidated entity has financial risk management policies in place to 
ensure that all receivable are received within the credit time frame. 

Note 11. Current assets - other

Prepayments

Consolidated

2015
$

76,479 

2014
$

-

 
 
 
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41

Note 12. Non-current assets - property, plant and equipment

Consolidated

Computer	and	office	equipment	-	at	cost

Less: Accumulated depreciation

2015
$

44,965 

(7,305)

37,660 

2014
$

-

-

-

Reconciliations 
Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year are set out below:

Balance at 30 June 2014

Additions

Depreciation expense

Balance at 30 June 2015

Note 13. Non-current assets - intangibles

Consolidated

Computer 
and	Office	
 Equipment 
$

Total
$

44,965 

(7,305)

44,965 

(7,305)

37,660 

37,660 

Consolidated

2015
$

2014
$

Intellectual property - at cost

1,259,000 

1,259,000 

Reconciliations 
Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year are set out below:

Balance at 30 June 2014

Balance at 30 June 2015

Consolidated

Computer 
and	Office	
 Equipment 
$

Total
$

1,259,000

1,259,000

1,259,000

1,259,000

The patent above has been valued at cost and the board of directors have reviewed the carrying value and have concluded that it is too 
early to impair the carrying value due to the recent iSignthis acquisition

 
 
 
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements

Note 14. Current liabilities - trade and other payables

Consolidated

Trade payables

Other payables

Refer to note 19 for further information on financial instruments.

2015
$

64,763 

104,528 

169,291 

2014
$

-

-

-

Note 15. Current liabilities - employee benefits

Consolidated

Annual leave

2015
$

27,552 

2014
$

-

Note 16. Non-current liabilities - employee benefits

Consolidated

Long service leave

2015
$

3,651 

2014
$

-

Note 17. Equity - issued capital

Consolidated

Ordinary shares - fully paid

574,993,971 

1 

8,916,522 

1,259,000 

2015
Shares

2014
Shares

2015
$

2014
$

 
 
 
 
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43

Movements in ordinary share capital

Details

Balance

 Date

Shares

Issue price

$

30 June 2014

1
(1)

1,259,000 
-

4,791,201 

Existing OTE Shares at acquisition date

10 March 2015

159,706,705 

$0.000

Issue Share to Vendor (iSignthis Ltd)

10 March 2015

298,333,333 

$0.000

(20,139,425)

Issue Share to Vendor for cash short-
fall (iSignthis Ltd)

IPO

10 March 2015

10,000,000 

10 March 2015

103,333,333 

Issue Share to Vendor for cash short-
fall (iSignthis Ltd)

15 May 2015

3,370,600

Option issue (note 31)

15 May 2015

-

$0.000

$0.030

$0.000

$0.000

-

3,100,000 

-

3,000 

Exercise of unlisted options 

23 June 2015

250,000 

$0.050 

12,500 

Capital raising costs

Balance

-

-

30 June 2015

574,993,971 

(249,179)

8,916,522 

Ordinary shares

Ordinary shares entitle the holder to participate in 
dividends and the proceeds on the winding up of the 
company in proportion to the number of and amounts 
paid on the shares held. The fully paid ordinary shares 
have no par value and the company does not have a 
limited amount of authorised capital.

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

Share buy-back

There is no current on-market share buy-back.

Capital risk management

The consolidated entity’s objectives when managing 
capital is to safeguard its ability to continue as a 
going concern, so that it can provide returns for 
shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders 
and to maintain an optimum capital structure to 
reduce the cost of capital.

In order to maintain or adjust the capital 
structure, the consolidated entity may adjust the 
amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return 
capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell 
assets to reduce debt.

The consolidated entity would look to raise capital 
when an opportunity to invest in a business or 
company was seen as value adding relative to the 
current company’s share price at the time of the 
investment. The consolidated entity is not actively 
pursuing additional investments in the short term 
as it continues to integrate and grow its existing 
businesses in order to maximise synergies.

The consolidated entity is subject to certain 
financing arrangements covenants and 
meeting these is given priority in all capital risk 
management decisions. There have been no 
events of default on the financing arrangements 
during the financial year.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements

Note 18. Equity - reserves

Foreign currency reserve

Share-based payments reserve

Consolidated

2015
$

(5,818)

14,701,216 

14,695,398 

2014
$

-

-

-

Share-based payments reserve 
The reserve is used to recognise the value of equity benefits provided to employees and directors as part of their remuneration, and 
other parties as part of their compensation for services. Performance shares issued as part consideration of the acquisition of iSignthis 
B.V. and ISX IP Ltd (together known as “iSignthis”) have been included in the reserv

Note 19. Financial instruments

Financial risk management objectives

The consolidated entity’s activities expose it to a variety 
of financial risks: market risk (including foreign currency 
risk, price risk and interest rate risk), credit risk and 
liquidity risk. The consolidated entity’s overall risk 
management program focuses on the unpredictability 
of financial markets and seeks to minimise potential 
adverse effects on the financial performance of the 
consolidated entity. The consolidated entity uses 
different methods to measure different types of risk to 
which it is exposed. These methods include sensitivity 
analysis in the case of interest rate, foreign exchange 
and other price risks, ageing analysis for credit risk and 
beta analysis in respect of investment portfolios to 
determine market risk.

Risk management is carried out by senior finance 
executives (‘finance’) under policies approved by 
the Board of Directors (‘the Board’). These policies 
include identification and analysis of the risk 
exposure of the consolidated entity and appropriate 
procedures, controls and risk limits. Finance 
identifies, evaluates and hedges financial risks within 

the consolidated entity’s operating units. Finance 
reports to the Board on a monthly basis.

Market risk

Foreign currency risk

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

Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial 
transactions and recognised financial assets and financial 
liabilities denominated in a currency that is not the 
entity’s functional currency.

Price risk

The consolidated entity is not exposed to any significant 
price risk.

Interest rate risk

The consolidated entity’s only exposure to interest 
rate risk is in relation to deposits held. Deposits are 
held with reputable banking financial institutions.

Consolidated

2015

2014

Weighted 
average 
interest rate 
%

1.50%

2.90%

Balance 
$

767,022

1,500,000

2,267,022

Weighted 
average 
interest rate 
%

-%

-%

Balance 
$

-

-

Cash at bank

Cash on deposit

Net exposure to cash flow interest rate risk

 
 
 
 
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45

Below is a sensitivity analysis of interest rates at 
a rate of 50 basis points on cash at bank and 100 
basis points on cash on deposit for the 2014 and 
2015 financial years. The impact would not be 
material on bank balances held at 30 June 2015.  
The percentage change is based on expected 
volatility of interest rates using market data and 
analysis forecasts.

Consolidated - 2015

Basis points increase

Basis points decrease

Basis points 
change

Effect	on	
profit 
before tax

Effect	on	
equity

Basis points 
change

Effect 
on	profit 
before tax

Effect	on	
equity

Cash at bank

Cash on deposit

50

100 

3,835 

3,835 

15,000 

15,000 

50 

100 

(3,835)

(3,835)

(15,000)

(15,000)

18,835 

18,835 

(18,835)

(18,835)

Credit risk

Liquidity risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty 
will default on its contractual obligations resulting 
in financial loss to the consolidated entity. The 
consolidated entity has a strict code of credit, 
including obtaining agency credit information, 
confirming references and setting appropriate 
credit limits. The consolidated entity obtains 
guarantees where appropriate to mitigate credit 
risk. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the 
reporting date to recognised financial assets is 
the carrying amount, net of any provisions for 
impairment of those assets, as disclosed in the 
statement of financial position and notes to the 
financial statements. The consolidated entity does 
not hold any collateral.

Vigilant liquidity risk management requires the 
consolidated entity to maintain sufficient liquid 
assets (mainly cash and cash equivalents) and 
available borrowing facilities to be able to pay debts 
as and when they become due and payable.

The consolidated entity manages liquidity risk 
by maintaining adequate cash reserves and 
available borrowing facilities by continuously 
monitoring actual and forecast cash flows and 
matching the maturity profiles of financial 
assets and liabilities.

 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements

Note 19. Financial instruments (continued)

Mr Scott Minehane 

Liquidity risk

Vigilant liquidity risk management requires the 
consolidated entity to maintain sufficient liquid 
assets (mainly cash and cash equivalents) and 
available borrowing facilities to be able to pay debts 
as and when they become due and payable.

The consolidated entity manages liquidity risk by 
maintaining adequate cash reserves and available 
borrowing facilities by continuously monitoring 
actual and forecast cash flows and matching the 
maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

Note 20. Key management personnel 
disclosures

Directors

The following persons were directors of iSignthis Ltd 
during the financial year: 

Mr Timothy Hart 

(Non-Executive Chairman) 

Mr Nickolas John Karantzis 

(Managing Director and CEO)

(Managing Director and CEO) 

Mr Barnaby Egerton-Warburton 

(Non-Executive Director)

Mr Winton Willesee 

(Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary)

Mr Harry Hill 

(Non-Executive Chairman)

Other key management personnel

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

Mr Todd Richards 

CFO and Company Secretary 

Compensation

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

Short-term	employee	benefits

Post-employment	benefits

Consolidated

2015
$

403,139 

12,984 

416,123 

2014
$

-

-

-

The remuneration amounts seen above includes 12 months of remuneration for iSignthis B.V. and ISX IP Ltd (together known as 
“iSignthis”) and approximately 4 months of remuneration for iSignthis Ltd (legal parent). Please refer to the remuneration table contained 
in the directors report for further information. 

Note 21. Remuneration of auditors

During the financial year the following fees were 
paid or payable for services provided by Hayes 
Knight Audit Pty Ltd, the auditor of the company:

 
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47

Note 21. Remuneration of auditors (continued)

Audit services - Hayes Knight Audit Pty Ltd
Audit	or	review	of	the	financial	statements

Audit services - Hayes Knight Audit Pty Ltd

Review	of	the	financial	statements	of	the	Authenticate	Pty	Ltd 
& ISX IP Ltd group prior to reverse acquisition completion

Note 22. Contingent liabilities

There were no contingent liabilities at 30 June 
2015 and 30 June 2014.

Note 23. Commitments

Lease commitments - operating

Committed at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities, payable:

Within one year

One	to	five	years

Operating lease commitments includes the office lease until 25 May 2020.

Consolidated

2015
$

2014
$

31,300 

-

5,800

37,100

Consolidated

2015
$

2014
$

85,000 

375,387 

460,387 

-

-

-

Note 24. Related party transactions

Transactions with related parties

Parent entity

iSignthis Ltd is the parent entity.

Subsidiaries

Interests in subsidiaries are set out in note 26.

There were no transactions with related parties 
during the current and previous financial year.

Receivable from and payable to related parties

There were no trade receivables from or trade 
payables to related parties at the current and 
previous reporting date.

Key management personnel

Loans to/from related parties

Disclosures relating to key management personnel 
are set out in note 20 and the remuneration report 
in the directors’ report.

There were no loans to or from related parties at 
the current and previous reporting date.

 
 
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements

Note 25. Parent entity information

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

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Loss after income tax

Total comprehensive income

Statement of financial position

Total current assets Total assets

Post-employment	benefits

Total current liabilities

Total liabilities

Equity

Issued capital

Share-based payments reserve

Accumulated losses

Total equity

Parent

2015
$

(25,911,722)

(25,911,722)

2014
$

-

-

Parent

2015
$

2014
$

2,256,010 

3,855,327

109,423

109,423

93,439,137 

15,607,816 

(105,301,049)

3,745,904 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Guarantees entered into by the parent entity in 
relation to the debts of its subsidiaries

The parent entity had no guarantees in relation to 
the debts of its subsidiaries as at 30 June 2014 and 
30 June 2015.

Contingent liabilities

The parent entity had no contingent liabilities as at 
30 June 2014 and 30 June 2015.

Capital commitments - Property, plant and equipment

The parent entity had no capital commitments for 
property, plant and equipment as at 30 June 2014 
and 30 June 2015.

 Significant accounting policies

The accounting policies of the parent entity are 
consistent with those of the consolidated entity, as 
disclosed in note 2, except for the following:

• 

• 

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at 
cost, less any impairment, in the parent entity.

Investments in associates are accounted for at 
cost, less any impairment, in the parent entity.

•  Dividends received from subsidiaries are 

recognised as other income by the parent 
entity and its receipt may be an indicator of an 
impairment of the investment.

 
 
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49

Note 26. Interests in subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements incorporate 
the assets, liabilities and results of the following 
subsidiaries in accordance with the accounting 
policy described in note 2:

Name

Principal place of business 
/Country	of	incorporation

Exercise  price

Number 
under option

Authenticate Pty Ltd

Authenticate BV

iSignthis BV

ISX IP Ltd

Otis Energy Inc *

Sito Exploration LLC *

Otis Energy I LLC *

Otis Energy II LLC *

Australia

Netherlands

Netherlands

British Virgin Islands

USA

USA

USA

USA

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

100.00% 

Otis Energy (Yemen) Limited

British Virgin Islands 

100.00% 

100.00% 

* During the period the legal parent entity entered into an agreement to sell its interests in its US subsidiaries. The sale was completed 
during the period and therefore at reporting date the company had no ownership interest in the above companies, with the exception 
of Otis Energy (Yemen) Limited.

For the purposes of this subsidiaries note the parent entity has been deemed as the legal parent entity been iSignthis Ltd. 

Note 27. Events after the reporting period

No matter or circumstance has arisen since 
30 June 2015 that has significantly affected, or 
may significantly affect the consolidated entity’s 
operations, the results of those operations, or 
the consolidated entity’s state of affairs in future 
financial years.

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements

Note 28. Reconciliation of loss after income 
tax to net cash used in operating activities

Consolidated

2015
$

2014
$

Loss after income tax expense for the year

(20,139,425)

Adjustments for:

Depreciation and amortisation

Share-based payments

Foreign	exchange	differences

Listing expense on reverse acquisition 

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

Increase in trade and other receivables

Increase in prepayments

Increase in trade and other payables

Increase	in	employee	benefits

7,305 

4,601,216 

(13,586)

13,652,805 

(32,828)

(32,828)

(76,479)

169,291 

31,203 

Net cash used in operating activities

(1,800,498)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 
 
 
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51

Note 29. Non-cash investing and 
financing activities

On 9 March 2015, the Company completed the 
reverse acquisition of iSignthis B.V. and ISX IP Ltd 
(together known as "iSignthis") in which the legal 
parent entity (iSignthis Ltd) ("ISX") issued a total of 
311,703,933 fully paid ordinary shares to iSignthis 
throughout the financial year as approved by 
shareholders at the general meeting held on the 22 
December 2014. 

The Company also issued the following Vendor 
Consideration Performance Shares:

112,222,222 Class A Performance Shares, which 
convert into Shares on a one for one basis on 
achievement, within three full financial years of 
Completion, of revenue over a 6 month reporting 
period (being for a 6 month period ending 30 June 
or 31 December), on an annualised basis, to annual 
revenue of at least $5,000,000 (Milestone A). For 
the avoidance of doubt, a half year revenue of 
$2,500,000 will satisfy Milestone A.  

112,222,222 Class B Performance Shares, which 
convert into Shares on a one for one basis on 
achievement, within three full financial years from 
Completion, of revenue over a 6 month reporting 
period (being for a 6 month period ending 30 June 
or 31 December), on an annualised basis, to annual 
revenue of at least $7,500,000 (Milestone B). For 
the avoidance of doubt, a half year revenue of 
$3,750,000 will satisfy Milestone B;  

112,222,223 Class C Performance Shares, which 
convert into Shares on a one for one basis on 
achievement, within three full financial years of 
Completion, of revenue over a 6 month reporting 
period (being for a 6 month period ending 30 June 
or 31 December), on an annualised basis, to annual 
revenue of at least $10,000,000 (Milestone C). For 
the avoidance of doubt, a half year revenue of 
$5,000,000 will satisfy Milestone C.

As at the date of the this report, none of the 
milestones have been met in relation to the 
Performance Shares and none of the Performance 
Shares were issued or cancelled.

Note 30. Earnings per share

In accordance with the principles of reverse 
acquisition accounting, the weighted average 
number of ordinary shares outstanding during the 
period ended 30 June 2015 has been calculated as 
the weighted average number of ordinary shares 

of provider iSignthis B.V. and ISX IP Ltd (together 
known as “iSignthis”) outstanding during the period 
before acquisition multiplied by the exchange ratio 
established in the acquisition accounting, and the 
actual number of ordinary shares of iSignthis Ltd 
(formerly Otis Energy Limited) outstanding during 
the period after acquisition. 

Consolidated

2015
$

2014
$

Loss after income tax attributable to the owners of iSignthis Ltd

(20,139,425)

-

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

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

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Number

Number

389,476,571

308,333,333

389,476,571 

308,333,333 

Cents

(5.17)

(5.17)

Cents

-

-

 
 
 
 
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Notes to the Financial Statements

Note 31. Share-based payments

Set out below are summaries of options granted under the plan:

2015

Grant date

Expiry date

Exercise 
price 

Balance at 
the start of 
the year

Granted

Exercised

Expired/	
forfeited/
 other

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

01/01/2010*

16/03/2015

$0.040 

-

-

30,000,000

30,000,000 

-

-

-

-

30,000,000

30,000,000

On 7 May 2015 at the company’s general meeting 
shareholders approved to grant 30,000,000 Advisor 
Options to the Advisors (and/or nominees) in 
recognition of ongoing corporate advisory services 
provided to the Company by the Advisors. The options 
had an issue price of $0.0001 (0.01 cent) per option.

Set out below are the options exercisable at the end 
of	the	financial	year:

Grant date

Expiry date

07/05/2015

16/03/2015

For the options granted during the current financial 
year, the valuation model inputs used to determine 
the fair value at the grant date, are as follows:

2015

2014

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

-

-

Number

30,000,000

30,000,000

Grant date

Expiry date

Share price
at grant date

Exercise
price

Expected
volatility

Dividend
yield

Risk-free
interest rate

Fair value
at grant date

07/05/2015

16/03/2015

$0.190 

$0.040 

70.21% 

-%

2.12% 

$0.153 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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53

As part of the part consideration for the acquisition 
of 100% of issued capital of iSignthis B.V. and ISX IP 
Ltd (together known as "iSignthis") the vendor also 
issued 336,666,667 performance shares (on a post 
consolidation basis) based on achievement of the 
following milestones within three (3) of completing 
the transaction:

(i) 112,222,222 Class A Performance Shares – on 
achievement of annual revenue of at least $5,000,000. 
Annual revenue will be calculated on annualised basis 
over a 6 month reporting period. Class A Performance 
Shares will expire if unconverted within three (3) years 
of completing the transaction;

 (ii) 112,222,222 Class B Performance Shares 
– on achievement of annual revenue of at least 
$7,500,000. Annual revenue will be calculated 
on annualised basis over a 6 month reporting 
period. Class B Performance Shares will expire if 
unconverted within three (3) years of completing 
the transaction; and 

(iii) 112,222,223 Class C Performance Shares 
– on achievement of annual revenue of at least 
$10,000,000. Annual revenue will be calculated on 
annualised basis over a 6 month reporting period. 
Class C Performance Shares will expire if unconverted 
within three (3) years of completing the transaction.

The performance shares listed above have been 
valued at fair value being $0.03. The date at which 
the fair value of the equity instruments granted was 
measured for the purposes AASB 2 (Appendix A and 
paragraph 10). For transactions with employees and 
others providing similar services, the measurement 
date is grant date. For transactions with parties 
other than employees (and those providing similar 
services), the measurement date is the date the 
entity obtains the goods or the counterparty 
renders service. Therefore As per AASB2, the 
measurement date for the Shares is 9 March 2015. 
This is the date on which the consolidated entity 
finalised the transaction directly related to the issue 
of the Shares.

As consideration for the acquisition of 100% 
of the issued capital in iSignthis, the vendor 
also issued 298,333,333 vendor shares to the 
shareholders of iSignthis.  

On 15 May 2015 the company issued 3,370,600 
fully paid ordinary shares to the iSignthis vendor as 
satisfaction of cash shortfall amount as detailed in 
the share sale and purchase agreement. 

A total of 311,703,933 fully paid ordinary shares 
have been issued as consideration for the 
acquisition of 100% of the issued capital in iSignthis 
(all of which are been held in escrow for a period of 
24 months from the date of issue).

In the directors’ opinion:

• 

• 

• 

• 

the attached financial statements and notes 
comply with the Corporations Act 2001, the 
Accounting Standards, the Corporations 
Regulations 2001 and other mandatory 
professional reporting requirements;

the attached financial statements and notes 
comply with International Financial Reporting 
Standards as issued by the International 
Accounting Standards Board as described in 
note 2 to the financial statements;

the attached financial statements and notes 
give a true and fair view of the consolidated 
entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2015 and 
of its performance for the financial year ended 
on that date; and

there are reasonable grounds to believe that 
the company will be able to pay its debts as and 
when they become due and payable.

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

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

On behalf of the directors

On 9 March 2015, the company issued a further 
10,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares to the 
vendor as part of settlement for the cash shortfall 
amount under the terms of the share sale and 
purchase agreement. 

Nickolas John Karantzis
Managing Director

25 August 2015

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Shareholder Information

The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 4 August 2015.

Distribution of equitable securities

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

1 to 1,000

1,001 to 5,000

5,001 to 10,000

10,001 to 100,000

100,001 and over

Holding less than a marketable parcel

Number of holders  
of ordinary quoted 
shares

Number of holders 
of options over 
ordinary shares

611 

612 

547 

1,084 

252 

3,106 

992

133 

86 

20 

82 

37 

358 

287

 
 
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57

Equity security holders

Twenty largest quoted equity security holders

The names of the twenty largest security holders of quoted equity securities are listed below:

Ordinary shares

MYCATMAX	PTY	LTD		

BANNABY	INVESTMENTS	PTY	LIMITED	

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

IFM	PTY	LIMITED	

Number held 

17,000,000 

14,100,000 

12,197,100 

10,000,000 

MS	MERLE	SMITH	&	MS	KATHRYN	SMITH	

9,650,000 

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 

HSBC	CUSTODY	NOMINEES	(AUSTRALIA)	LIMITED	-	A/C	2	

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD 

MORGAN STANLEY AUSTRALIA SECURITIES (NOMINEE) PTY LIMITED 


9,347,577

7,056,950 

6,452,703 

5,986,203 

% of total
quoted shares 
issued

6.46 

5.36 

4.63 

3.80 

3.67 

3.55

2.68 

2.45 

2.27 

MR GARRY SHANE COLLINS & MRS JANICE ANN COLLINS 	

5,952,800 

2.26 

MAHSOR	HOLDINGS	PTY	LTD		

HOLDREY	PTY	LTD	

DECK CHAIR HOLDINGS PTY LTD 

LEYRTH	PTY	LTD		

BRISPOT	NOMINEES	PTY	LTD	

MAHSOR	HOLDINGS	PTY	LTD	

B & G ESTATES LIMITED 

LUNAIR PTY LTD 

CS FOURTH NOMINEES PTY LTD 

MR PAUL ANTHONY MOSS 

5,275,000 

5,000,000 

3,150,000 

2,800,000 

2,747,297 

2,500,000 

2,500,000 

2,450,000 

2,025,539 

2,000,000 

2.00 

1.90 

1.20 

1.06 

1.04 

0.95 

 0.95

 0.93

0.77 

0.76 

128,191,169

47.74

 
 
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Shareholder Information

Ordinary shares

Number held 

% of total
quoted shares 
issued

WHISTLER	STREET	PTY	LTD		

2,400,000 

12.90

AZALEA	FAMILY	HOLDINGS	PTY	LTD		

1,231,250 

HUGH	LATIMER	&	COMPANY	PTY	LTD	

1,000,000 

BERENES	NOMINEES	PTY	LTD	

MISS EMMA BUTTERWORTH 

DOMINION INVESTMENTS PTY LTD 

UOB	KAY	HIAN	PRIVATE	LIMITED		

MR RAJNISH SHARAN 

CASTLE	BAILEY	PTY	LTD	

MR RICHARD FLUDE 

GREENDAY CORPORATE PTY LTD 

MR MICHAEL JOHN HYNES 

BELL	POTTER	NOMINEES	LTD	

MISS CHING FONG WAN 

FULLERTON PRIVATE CAPITAL PTY LIMITED 

GAKS	INVESTMENT	HOLDINGS	PTY	LTD		

MR	JOHN	ZACCARIA		

MR DALBIR SINGH 

MR HARRY ARTHUR HILL 

1,000,000 

1,000,000 

1,000,000 

867,500 

500,000 

400,000 

355,600 

350,000 

330,330 

287,500 

268,852 

267,562 

256,995 

250,000 

213,005 

200,000 

MR	GEDIRE	MOHAMAD	&	MRS	NAHLA	MOHAMAD	

200,000 

6.62

5.37

5.37

5.37

5.37

4.66

2.69

2.15

1.91

1.88

1.78

1.55

1.45

1.44

1.38

1.34

1.14

1.07

1.07

12,378,594

66.51

 
 
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ISIGNTHIS LTD 

MYCATMAX PTY LTD 

BANNABY INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED 

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

IFM PTY LIMITED 

MS MERLE SMITH & MS KATHRYN SMITH 

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2 

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD 

MORGAN STANLEY AUSTRALIA SECURITIES (NOMINEE) PTY LIMITED  


MR GARRY SHANE COLLINS & MRS JANICE ANN COLLINS  
 

MAHSOR HOLDINGS PTY LTD  

HOLDREY PTY LTD 

DECK CHAIR HOLDINGS PTY LTD 

LEYRTH PTY LTD  

BRISPOT NOMINEES PTY LTD 

MAHSOR HOLDINGS PTY LTD 

B & G ESTATES LIMITED 

LUNAIR PTY LTD 

CS FOURTH NOMINEES PTY LTD 

Ordinary shares

% of total
quoted shares 
issued

Number held 

311,703,933 

54.21 

17,000,000 

14,100,000 

12,197,100 

10,000,000 

9,650,000 

9,347,577 

7,056,950 

6,452,703 

5,986,203 

2.96 

2.45 

2.12 

1.74 

1.68 

1.63 

1.23 

1.12 

1.04 

5,952,800 

1.04 

5,275,000 

5,000,000 

3,150,000 

2,800,000 

2,747,297 

2,500,000 

2,500,000 

2,450,000 

2,025,539 

0.92 

0.87 

0.55 

0.49 

0.48 

0.43 

0.43 

0.43 

0.35 

437,895,102

76.17

 
 
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Shareholder Information

Substantial holders

Substantial holders in the company are set out below:

Ordinary shares

Number held 

% of total
quoted shares 
issued

ISIGNTHIS LTD  

311,703,933 

54.21 

Voting rights

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

Ordinary shares

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

There are no other classes of equity securities.