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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

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CHAIRMAN’S
LETTER

INVESTMENT
REPORT

DIRECTORS’
REPORT

FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS

CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
STATEMENT

ASX ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION

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Katana Capital will combine its listed investment company 
structure with the proven ability of its Manager (“Katana 
Asset Management Ltd”) to provide investors with access to 
comprehensive investment techniques aimed at providing 
strong capital and income returns.

The Company and the Manager share similar investment 
philosophies. The role of the Company is to assess and monitor 
the Manager and liaise with the Manager with respect to 
its Mandate as detailed in the Management Agreement. In 
addition, the Company will seek to identify appropriate 
investment opportunities for review by the Manager.

Our investment philosophy

As an ‘All Opportunities’ fund, the underlying goal of the Manager is to assess the risk adjusted 
return of every potential opportunity identifi ed by the Manager. The Manager’s intended 
approach includes selectively and modestly taking higher-risk positions, provided that the 
potential return exceeds the additional risk – preferably in terms of both value and time.

Whilst the Manager intends to combine the best principles of value investing, fundamental and 
technical analysis, it does not wish to be constrained by the constructs of any one approach. The key 
to the long-term success of the Company is seen as the capacity of the Manager to integrate the 
best principles of each discipline with the extensive and varied experiences of the Manager.

This is achieved by encouraging fl exibility and adaptability, but within the confi nes of an overall 
framework that controls risk.

Corporate Directory

Katana Capital Limited

ABN 56 116 054 301

Directors

Dalton Gooding
Peter Wallace
Giuliano Sala Tenna

Company Secretary

Gabriel Chiappini

Registered Offi  ce

Level 36, Exchange Plaza
2 The Esplanade
Perth, Western Australia 6000

Telephone 
Facsimile 

(08) 9326 7623
(08) 9326 7676

www.katanacapital.com.au

Share Registry

Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd
Level 2 45 St George’s Terrace,
Perth WA 6000

Telephone 
Facsimile 

(08) 9323 2000
(08) 9323 2033

Auditor

Ernst & Young
The Ernst & Young Building
11 Mounts Bay Road
PERTH WA 6000

ASX Code: KAT

Top 20 shareholders

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED 

Top 20 Holders 

Rank Name

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

HOPERIDGE ENTERPRISES PTY LTD 

WONDER HOLDINGS PTY LTD

AUSTRALIAN EXECUTOR TRUSTEES LIMITED 

CLASSIC CAPITAL PTY LTD 

VERNON CHARLES WHEATLEY + JOYCELYN EDITH WHEATLEY 

COOLAH HOLDINGS PTY LTD 

TAXA JUNO NOMINEES PTY LTD 

MR ROMANO SALA TENNA + MRS LINDA SALA TENNA 

BS CAPITAL PTY LTD 

MR BRAD JOHN SHALLARD + MRS LISA MAREE DUPEROUZEL


MR STEPHEN JAMES LAMBERT + MRS RUTH LYNETTE LAMBERT + MR SIMON LEE LAMBERT 


MRS LINDA SALA TENNA

UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA PROPERTY TRUST (WA) 

CAMBO INVESTMENTS PTY LTD

MR LAWRENCE HENRY DA SILVA

KEFIR PTY LTD 

METHUEN HOLDINGS PTY LTD 

COLLORI PTY LTD 

S & M O’REILLY PTY LTD 

UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA NOMINEES PTY LTD

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

As at 28 September 2010

Shares

2,500,000

2,349,144

2,182,533

1,121,183

1,070,577

1,010,000

830,000

811,522

746,955

706,722

681,165

533,897

523,419

500,000

500,000

500,000

500,000

400,000

400,000

400,000

% of Shares

6.18

5.81

5.39

2.77

2.65

2.50

2.05

2.01

1.85

1.75

1.68

1.32

1.29

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

0.99

0.99

0.99

Totals: Top 20 holders of ORDINARY FULLY PAID SHARES (TOTAL)

Total Remaining Holders Balance

18,267,117

22,188,889

45.15

54.85

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Dear Shareholder

Following on from the Global Financial Crisis in 2008/2009,
the Financial Year ended 30 June 2010 (FY10) saw a stabilisation 
in global credit markets and equity markets. Pleasingly this 
coincided with your company returning to profi tability, posting 
an after tax net profi t of $5.308m.

Against this backdrop, our Fund Manager positioned our portfolio 
to take advantage of improvements in the global and domestic 
investment environment and during FY10 out-performed the 
All Ordinaries Index. In percentage terms and before General 
and Administrative expenses, the portfolio generated a return of 
24.54% compared to the All Ordinaries Index return of 9.55%.

This result continues your Company’s notable trend since
listing on the ASX in December 2005 of out-performing the
All Ordinaries Index.

As noted, the Company reported a FY10 after tax net profi t 
of $5.308m and with current cash reserves of approximately 
$8.9m or 30% of the value of the portfolio, we believe the Fund 
Manager has placed your Company in a robust position to move 
with and take advantage of the expected volatility in global and 
domestic markets. 

The Company, via its Fund Manager Katana Asset Management, 
continues to have a focused long term investment philosophy 
which includes energy, (via thermal coal, liquefi ed natural gas, 
uranium and oil), resources and wealth management businesses 
that have strong cash fl ows, pricing power and robust business 
models, as refl ected in our top 10 holdings.

Following FY10 the Company, via its ASX Net Tangible Asset 
(NTA) announcements to the end of September 2010, has posted 
an increase in NTA from $0.94 to $1.02.

The Company continues to have complete confi dence in the 
Fund Manager concerning the ongoing management of the 
investment portfolio. On behalf of your board we would also 
like to take this opportunity to thank the Fund Manager for 
Outstanding performance since listing on the ASX. As a measure 
of the Fund Manager’s belief in the Company’s direction and 
willingness to add value to shareholders, the Fund Manager has 
forgone their right under the Investment Mandate to receive 
$789,965 in Performance Fees in FY10.

On behalf of the Board of Directors I would also like to thank you 
for your continued support of the Company throughout this year. 

Yours sincerely 

Dalton Gooding 
Chairman 

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Investment
Report

30 June 2010

Katana Asset Management Ltd as manager 

(‘Manager’) for Katana Capital Limited (‘Company’)

is pleased to attach a report on the performance 

of the Company’s portfolio for the 12 months

to June 30th 2010.

Performance Summary

The 2010 fi nancial year heralded a welcome 
return to profi tability, and the Manager was 
delighted with the performance of the fund 
throughout this period. In percentage terms, 
the portfolio yielded a gross investment 
return of 24.54% before operating expenses 
and tax. The Company’s stated benchmark – 
the All Ordinaries index – returned 9.55% over 
the same period. This is a signifi cant relative 
out performance of 157%.

Katana Capital Ltd listed in December 2005. 
Since listing, the Manager has outperformed 
the All Ordinaries index during each and 
every fi nancial year. During this 5-year period, 
the Manager has produced an average gross 
investment return of 10.71% pa versus 0.07% 
pa for the All Ordinaries index. This is an 
excellent achievement, yielding an average 
out performance of 72%per annum.

Year Ending

Katana Gross 
Investment Return

All Ords
Index

Out
Performance

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

 Average

9.95%

49.03%

-6.41%

-23.57%

24.54%

10.71%

6.90%

25.36%

-15.49%

-25.97%

9.55%

0.07%

44.20%

93.34%

58.62%

9.24%

156.96%

72.47%

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

2010 Financial
Year Review

% of Portfolio Invested

The All Ordinaries index entered the 2010 
FY at 3,948 and rallied solidly from that level 
– particularly during the fi rst quarter of the 
new fi nancial year. During April 2010, the 
index tested the 5,000 level, before retreating 
to close the month at 4,833. This was still a 
sizeable increase of 22% from the beginning 
of the fi nancial year, and came on the back of 
the 30%+ rally already experienced from the 
March 2009 low.

It was relatively clear at the time that the 
market had rallied too far too fast, and that 
the local and international stimulus packages 
were generating an artifi cial level of demand 
and indeed perceived demand. In one swift 
stroke, investor sentiment had moved from 
oblivion to perfection: stocks were suddenly 
priced for perfection and earnings forecasts 
were overly optimistic and in many instances 
clearly unattainable.

During May and June 2010, a number of 
concerns came to the fore, as sentiment 
increasingly turned negative.

First and foremost, there was a growing 
realisation that the situation throughout 
much of Europe was substantially worse than 
previously believed, and indeed on most 
levels substantially worse than the United 
States. Greece stepped up to the edge of the 
sovereign debt default abyss, as the more 
robust nations frantically calculated whether 
it would be cheaper to rescue Greece (and 
if necessary Spain, Ireland, Portugal et al) or 
rescue their respective banking systems in 
the event that Greece was left to default. In 
the end the cards were always going to land 
in Greece’s favour. However it was not before 
investors around the globe were given a clear 
insight into the precarious and unsustainable 
imbalances that have mushroomed 
throughout much of Europe under the 
umbrella of a common currency.

By comparison, problems with the other two 
major global economies were much more 
sedate and much less newsworthy! However, 
there was nonetheless an occasional 
procession of articles and commentaries 
highlighting the dangers to growth in China 
and the lack of sustainability with the recovery 
in the US. More recently, the latter theme has 
emerged as the major area of concern.

The resulting impact was that the market 
retreated 10.5% over these two months. 
Fortunately, the Fund was able to continue
its outperformance during this period due
to its above average weighting in cash and 
cash equivalents.

As at the close of the 2010 fi nancial year, cash 
reserves totalled approximately 20% of the 
value of the portfolio.

85%

80%

75%

JUL
2009

AUG
2009

SEP
2009

OCT
2009

NOV
2009

DEC
2009

JAN
2010

FEB
2010

MAR
2010

APR
2010

MAY
2010

JUN
2010

As at the end of the fi nancial year there
were 72 companies in the portfolio.
This diversifi cation continued to assist 
the Manager to reduce the overall risk to 
the portfolio. Over the 2011 fi nancial year 
however, the Manager is looking to reduce 
the number of stocks in the portfolio to
closer to 60.

The Fund’s single largest position remains a 
substantially overweight holding in Mineral 
Resources Limited (MIN). MIN has grown to 
almost 12% of the portfolio, predominantly 
through its continued out-performance. 
The Manager has resisted the temptation to 
reduce this holding, due to the very high level 
of confi dence in both the MIN management 
and the company’s future growth potential. 

Indeed, according to the Manager’s analysis, 
during the 2011 fi nancial year, we are likely to 
witness MIN’s highest growth in earnings to 
date – both in absolute and relative terms.

The Manager’s continuing bias towards the 
resource sector contributed to the Fund’s out 
performance over the All Ordinaries index. 
The Manager believes that the resource 
sector and the resourceservicing sector will 
continue to provide investors with superior 
returns. Long term Chinese economic growth 
continues to be driven by the ongoing 
urbanisation and industrialisation of the rural 
population. This stance is demonstrated by 
the Manager’s weightings in not only BHP 
Billiton Limited, but also Woodside Petroleum 
Limited, GCS Limited and RIO Tinto Limited.

Top 10 Current Holdings

% of total
portfolio

10%

8%

6%

4%

2%

ASX Code

MIN

GCS

BHP

WPL

BFG

PTM

RIO

SEVPC

QBE

IMF

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Outlook

It seems a lifetime ago for some investors, 
but the Investment Managers at Katana 
remember well the 16th of September 2008. 
It was a Tuesday, and it was the day that the 
world almost lost its banking system.

Of course that was all predicated by the 
collapse of Lehman Brothers – the 4th largest 
fi nancial institution in the US, with assets under 
control of $US600bn. As a result of this near 
death experience, every major central/reserve 
bank, government and pseudo government 
agency took unprecedented steps to 
resuscitate the global fi nancial system. And to 
their credit, the dramatic stimulus injections, 
purchases of toxic assets and rapid lowering of 
interest rates, were able to rescue the fi nancial 
system in the face of enormous headwinds.

•  We are witnessing the industrialisation
of the two most populous nations
in existence; this is likely to be a
multi-generational event that will 
stimulate global activity for decades
to come.

• 

• 

• 

Corporations, superannuation funds 
and private investors alike are sitting on 
substantial cash reserves.

After taking into account tax and 
infl ation, the real rate of return on most 
bonds and cash products, is negative 
or close to. This is not a natural place for 
funds to reside.

The debt markets – whilst still some 
way from ‘normal’ – have thawed, and 
fi nancing is available for robust ventures.

If we fast-forward nearly two years, we fi nd 
ourselves in a situation with a number of 
worrying characteristics:

•  Much negativity has now been priced 

into equity valuations, meaning the risk-
return equation is now more favourable.

Firstly, the strong fi scal measures taken to 
resuscitate our economies have largely run 
their course and are drawing to a close

• 

• 

• 

The eff ects are starting to wear off , yet 
the underlying intrinsic demand has not 
suffi  ciently recovered

•  Due to substantially higher levels of 

sovereign debt, there is limited capacity to 
safely extend or increase these measures.

Sovereign debt levels have rapidly spiralled 
out of control, with Government debt to GDP 
approaching 80% in Germany and France, 
90% in the US and in excess of 190% in Japan. 
Further measures of debt to GDP are even 
more concerning, with one measure of total 
debt to GDP in the US sitting at almost 370%. 
In short we are experiencing the potential 
for sovereign defaults in Europe, the realistic 
threat of a double dip recession in the US, and 
the oversupply of housing in China.

Against this backdrop, it would be easy to 
be overly negative. However there are some 
strong counterbalancing arguments:

•  Global interest rates are at record

low levels:

a.  This signifi cantly reduces the cost 
of doing business for almost every 
company in existence:
lower expense = higher profi ts

The normal capital-replacement cycle – 
which has existed since the invention of 
the steam engine – is running its course, 
and drawing us all closer to the next 
round of capital expenditure.

So where does that leave us? In short,
whilst the Manager acknowledges the 
potential for a ‘substantial, cataclysmic’ 
style event, it believes that the more likely 
outcome is that the Australian market
(at least) will fi nd itself oscillating between 
these two strong themes.

Accordingly, in the foreseeable future the 
Manager will look to:

• 

• 

Add to equity holdings by progressively 
reducing cash towards approximately 
10% in line with any move towards the 
4,000 level.

Progressively increase the cash weighting 
closer to 30%+ in line with any move 
towards the 5,000 level.

As a fi nal note on the macro outlook, the 
Manager continues to believe that Australia’s 
proximity to the emerging powerhouse 
economies of Asia (including India), 
combined with our relatively low debt profi le 
and advanced business practices, place us as 
one of the very best places to invest for the 
foreseeable future.

Corporate

The performance of the Katana Fund has been 
quite exceptional under rather challenging 
conditions. However the Manager and Board 
alike have been actively looking for ways to 
reduce the gap between the underlying net 
tangible asset (NTA) backing and the price at 
which the shares trade.

To achieve this, the Fund undertook a more 
aggressive share buyback during the 2010FY, 
and will continue to do so. Currently, stock is 
being repurchased almost daily and cancelled 
– much of it at a substantial discount to the 
NTA. Over time, this will serve to both improve 
the liquidity and exit price for those looking 
to sell, as well as increase the underlying value 
for all new and remaining shareholders.

On the 29th of July, the Fund also announced 
that it would move towards paying dividends 
on a quarterly basis. It is hoped that this will 
increase the attractiveness of the shares to 
income-focussed investors. Additionally, this 
will increase the frequency with which the 
company will buyback shares on market to 
satisfy shareholders who have registered under 
the dividend reinvestment program (DRP).

It is also worth noting that In June of this year 
legislation was passed removing the profi ts test 
and introducing the liquidity test as the criteria 
that a company must meet in order to pay a 
dividend. In essence this means that bouts of 
stock market weakness will no longer preclude 
the Company’s ability to pay a dividend.
During the GFC the old legislation curtailed 
Katana from paying a dividend even though 
the company had surplus cash holdings.
This change – coupled with the quarterly 
dividend schedule – should help provide a 
steady income stream to shareholders.

On a diff erent and fi nal note, the Manager 
is delighted to be able to make an 
announcement in respect of the Performance 
Bonus for the 2010FY. By way of background, 
in the normal course of events, 85% of the 
performance bonus is paid to the investment 
managers, and 15% to the staff  in order to 
attract and retain the very best people. It is 
with much pride however that the Manager 
is able to inform all shareholders that the 
Investment Manager’s have voluntarily chosen 
to forgo their performance bonus owed for 
substantially out-performing the market index. 
This amounts to a saving and benefi t of in 
excess of $800,000 for all shareholders.

b.  By reducing the cost of capital, 

low interest rates also reduce the 
investment threshold for new 
projects, and over the medium 
term will stimulate greater business 
activity, ceteris paribus

The Manager’s investment themes still 
include energy, (via thermal coal, liquefi ed 
natural gas, uranium and oil), funds 
management businesses, and industrial 
stocks that have strong cash fl ows, pricing 
power and robust business models.

Brad Shallard
Romano Sala Tenna

Investment Managers
Katana Asset Management Limited 

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Directors’ Report

Your directors present their report with respect to the results of

Katana Capital Limited (the “Company” or “Katana Capital”) for the year

ended 30 June 2010 and the state of affairs of the Company at that date.

DIRECTORS

The following persons were directors of 
Katana Capital Limited during the whole of the 
fi nancial year and up to the date of this report:

Information on Directors

Dalton Leslie Gooding  BBus, FCA.
(NonExecutive Chairman)

Mr Gooding was appointed to the Board on 
11 November 2005. Mr Gooding, formerly 
a longstanding partner at Ernst & Young, 
is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered 
Accountants in Australia. He is currently the 
managing partner of Gooding Partners and 
advises to a wide range of businesses with 
particular emphasis relating to taxation and 
accounting issues, due diligence, feasibilities 
and general business advice. Mr Gooding 
also has a number of other directorships 
of companies in many diff erent segments 
of business. During the past three years Mr 
Gooding has also served as a director of the 
following other listed companies:

•  AWH Corporation Limited

– appointed 29 November 2002 

•  SIPA Resources Limited

– appointed 1 May 2003

•  Avita Medical Limited

– appointed 14 November 2002

•  Brierty Limited

– appointed 26 October 2007 

Peter Wallace  SF Fin, FAICD, AFAIM.
(NonExecutive Director)

Mr Wallace was appointed to the Board on 
19 September 2005. Mr Wallace has had 42 
years in the Banking and Finance industry 
with experience gained in all aspects of debt 
and equity raising. Past Executive positions 
held include COO of a major Regional Bank as 
well as Chief Credit Offi  cer and other General 
Management roles. Most recently as Head of 
Corporate Advisory for Bell Potter Securities 
Ltd, he directed the capital raisings for several 

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

large Public companies as well as providing 
a variety of Corporate Advisory services to a 
wide range of companies, both private and 
publicly owned. During the past three years 
Mr Wallace has also served as a director of the 
following other listed companies:

•  Evans and Tate Limited

– appointed 13 October 2005,
resigned 22 August 2007

•  Paladio Group Limited

– appointed 25 October 2005,
resigned 23 April 2009

•  RuralAus Investments Limited
– appointed 12 July 2007,
resigned 20 November 2009

Giuliano Sala Tenna  BCom, FFIN, GAICD.
(NonExecutive Director)

Mr Sala Tenna was appointed to the Board on 
19 September 2005.

Mr Sala Tenna has worked in the Finance 
Industry for over 13 years in various fi elds and 
is currently on the Institutional Equity Desk at 
Bell Potter Securities, one of Australia’s largest 
full service stockbroking fi rms.

Mr Sala Tenna has completed a Bachelor 
of Commerce degree at Curtin University 
of Technology with a double major in 
Economics and Finance graduating with 
Distinctions, the Graduate Diploma in 
Financial Planning at the Financial Services 
Institute of Australasia, the Company 
Directors Course at the Australian Institute of 
Company Directors and is an ASX Derivatives 
Accredited Adviser.

Mr Sala Tenna is a Member of the Golden Key 
National Honour Society, a Graduate Member 
of the Australian Institute of Company 
Directors and a Fellow of the Financial 
Services Institute of Australasia.

COMPANY SECRETARY

Gabriel Chiappini  BBus, GAICD, CA

Mr Chiappini has been Company Secretary 
since 14 November 2005. Mr Chiappini 
has worked in Chief Financial Offi  cer and 
Company Secretarial roles in both local and 
international environments and also holds 
the position of Company Secretary with 
several ASX listed and unlisted companies. 
Mr Chiappini has experience in diverse and 
varied industry sectors including Investment 
Banking (UK), Property Development & 
Investment (UK), Oil & Gas (Australia), 
Telecommunications (Australia) and 
Biotechnology (Australia).

DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS

The numbers of meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors and of each Board Committee 
held during the year ended 30 June 2010, and the numbers of meetings attended by each 
director were:

Meetings of committees (i)

Directors’
meetings

Audit and
Compliance

A

5

5

5

B

5

5

5

A

2

2

2

B

2

2

2

Dalton Leslie Gooding

Peter Wallace

Giuliano Sala Tenna

A = Number of meetings attended

B =  Number of meetings held during the time the director held offi  ce or was a member of the 

committee during the year

Committee membership

As at the date of this report the Company had an Audit and Compliance Committee.

Members acting on the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board at the date of this
report are:

Peter Wallace (Chairman of Committee)

Dalton Gooding

Giuliano Sala Tenna

(i)  During the fi nancial year, the Audit and Risk Management Committee was merged with the 

Compliance Committee.

Directors’ interest in Shares and Options 

As at the date of this report, the interest of the directors in the shares and options of the 
Company were:

Number of options 
vested during the year

Number of 
ordinary shares

Number of 
options over 
ordinary shares

2010

2009

Directors of Katana
Capital Limited

Dalton Leslie Gooding

Peter Wallace

Giuliano Sala Tenna

100,000

300,000

100,000

No options were exercised during the year. 

There are no options outstanding as at 30 June 2010.

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Directors’ 
Report

EARNINGS PER SHARE

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

Notes

Cents

Cents

(a)  Basic earnings/(Loss) per share

Earnings/ (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the ordinary equity
holders of the company

12.89

(18.53)

The weighted average number of ordinary shares on issue used in the calculation of basic earnings per share was 41,177,638 (2009: 41,620,466).

There are no dilutive securities on issue as at 30 June 2010.

DIVIDENDS

The following dividends have been paid by the Company or declared by the directors since the commencement of the fi nancial year ended
30 June 2009:

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

Notes

$

$

Final ordinary dividend for the year ended 30 June 2009 of 0.005 cents
(2008  1.0 cents) per fully paid share paid on 20 November 2008

Interim ordinary dividend for the year ended 30 June 2010 of 1.5 cents
(2009  nil cents) per fully paid share

CORPORATE INFORMATION

The Company was incorporated on
19 September 2005. During the 30 June 2007 
fi nancial year it incorporated a wholly owned 
subsidiary Kapital Investments (WA) Pty Ltd.

its listed investment structure with the proven 
ability of Katana Asset Management Limited 
(its “Fund Manager”) to provide investors 
with access to comprehensive investment 
techniques aimed at providing strong capital 
and income returns.

Katana Capital Limited is incorporated and 
domiciled in Australia.

The registered offi  ce is located at
2 The Esplanade, Perth, WA 6000, Australia.

Principal activity

The principle activity of the Company is that 
of an Investment Company with an
‘all opportunities’ investment strategy.

Employees

As at 30 June 2010 the Company did not have 
any full time employees.

OPERATING AND 
FINANCIAL REVIEW

Company overview

Katana Capital was incorporated in 
September 2005 with the aim of combining 

08

The 2010 fi nancial year heralded a
welcome return to profi tability and the
Fund Manager was delighted with the 
performance of Katana throughout this 
period. In percentage terms, the portfolio 
yielded a gross investment return of 24.54% 
before operating expenses and tax. The 
Company’s stated benchmark the All 
Ordinaries index – returned 9.55% over the 
same period. This is a signifi cant relative out 
performance of 14.99%.

Operating results for the year

The profi t before tax for the year was 
$7,158,111 (2009: $11,481,608 loss) and
profi t after tax for the year was $5,308,691
(2009: $7,711,901 loss).

Operating costs for the year were kept 
to a minimum, with administration costs 
(exclusive of Fund Manager’s fee) coming in 
at 1.93% of funds under management
(2009: 2.05%).

207,472

416,848

614,024

821,496

-

416,848

Investments for future 
performance

The Fund Manager will look to:

•  Add to equity holdings by progressively 

reducing cash towards approximately 10% in 
line with any move towards the 4,000 level.

•  Progressively increase the cash weighting 
closer to 30%+ in line with any move 
towards the 5,000 level.

On the macro outlook, the Fund Manager 
continues to believe that Australia’s proximity 
to the emerging powerhouse economies 
of Asia (including India), combined with our 
relatively low debt profi le and advanced 
business practices, place us as one of the very 
best places to invest for the foreseeable future.

The Fund Manager’s investment themes 
still include energy, (via thermal coal, 
liquefi ed natural gas, uranium and oil), funds 
management businesses, and industrial 
stocks that have strong cash fl ows, pricing 
power and robust business models.

Capital structure

There were no listed options converted into 
fully paid ordinary shares during the year.

Cash from operations

Net cash fl ows from operations was $1,790,914 
during the year which refl ects the Company’s 
investment from the Australian equities market.

Net cash fl ows for the fi nancial year ending
30 June 2011 are expected to increase 
subject to the Company continuing to 
take advantage of opportunities within the 
Australian equities market and the general 
performance of the market.

Liquidity and funding

The Company foresees no need to raise 
additional equity and will use its remaining 
cash reserves to invest into the Australian 
equities market.

Risk management

The Board is responsible for overseeing 
the establishment and implementation of 
an eff ective risk management system and 
reviewing and monitoring the Company’s 
application of that system.

Implementation of the risk management system 
and day to day management of risk is the 
responsibility of the Fund Manager. The Fund 
Manager is primarily responsible for all matters 
associated with risk management associated 
with the Equity Markets and Investment of 
the Company’s funds and has formalised an 
Investment Committee that meets on a regular 
basis to review the Company’s investments.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
IN STATE OF AFFAIRS

In the opinion of the directors, there were no 
signifi cant changes in the state of aff airs of 
the consolidated entitiy that occurred during 
the year.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES 
AFTER BALANCE DATE

A fi nal fully franked dividend of 1.25 cents for 
the 30 June 2010 fi nancial year was declared 
on 31 August 2010 by the Company. 

The Directors are not aware of any other 
matter or circumstance that has arisen since 
30 June 2010 that has signifi cantly aff ected,
or may signifi cantly aff ect:

(a)  the Company’s operations in future 

fi nancial years, or

(b)  the results of those operations in future 

fi nancial years, or

(c)  the Company’s state of aff airs in future 

fi nancial years.

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS 
AND EXPECTED RESULTS

There are several prevailing macro themes 
currently infl uencing global markets and 
economies, most of these themes are as result 
of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). As a 
result of the GFC, every major central/reserve 
bank, government and government agency 
took unprecedented steps to resuscitate the 
global fi nancial system. And to their credit, 
the dramatic stimulus injections, purchases 
of toxic assets and rapid lowering of interest 
rates, were able to rescue the fi nancial system 
in the face of enormous headwinds.

Now nearly two years along, we fi nd 
ourselves in a situation with a number of 
disquieting characteristics:

•  Firstly, the strong fi scal measures taken to 

resuscitate our economies have largely run 
their course and are drawing to a close

•  The eff ects are starting to wear off , yet 

the underlying intrinsic demand has not 
suffi  ciently recovered

•  Due to substantially higher levels of 

sovereign debt, there is limited capacity to 
safely extend or increase these measures.

Sovereign debt levels have increased rapidly, 
with Government debt to GDP approaching 
80% in Germany and France, 90% in the 
US and in excess of 190% in Japan. Further 
measures of debt to GDP are even more 
concerning, with one measure of total debt
to GDP in the US sitting at almost 370%. 
In short we are experiencing the potential 
for sovereign defaults in Europe, the realistic 
threat of a double dip recession in the US,
and the oversupply of housing in China.

Against this backdrop, it would be easy to 
be overly negative, however there are some 
strong counterbalancing arguments:

•  Global interest rates are at record low levels

•  This signifi cantly reduces the cost of doing 

business for almost every company in 
existence with lower expenses resulting in 
higher profi ts

•  By reducing the cost of capital, low interest 
rates also reduce the investment threshold 
for new projects, and over the medium 
term will stimulate greater business activity, 
ceteris paribus

•  We are witnessing the industrialisation 
of the two most populous nations 
in existence; this is likely to be a 
multigenerational event that will stimulate 
global activity for decades to come.

•  Corporations, superannuation funds 

and private investors alike are sitting on 
substantial cash reserves. 

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

•  After taking into account tax and infl ation, 
the real rate of return on most bonds and 
cash products, is negative or close to. 
This is not a natural place for funds to reside.

•  The debt markets – whilst still some way 

from ‘normal’ – have thawed, and fi nancing 
is available for robust ventures.

•  Much negativity has now been priced into 
equity valuations, meaning the risk/return 
equation is now more favourable.

•  The normal capital replacement cycle – 

which has existed since the invention of the 
steam engine – is running its course, and 
drawing us all closer to the next round of 
capital expenditure.

ENVIRONMENTAL 
REGULATION AND 
PERFORMANCE

The principle activities of the Company
are not subject to any signifi cant 
environmental regulations.

SHARE OPTIONS

Unissued shares

There were no options outstanding as at
30 June 2010

Shares issued on the exercise
of options

There were no options exercised during the 
fi nancial year to acquire fully paid ordinary 
shares in the Company.

Options granted as remuneration

There were no options granted as 
remuneration.

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Directors’ 
Report

REMUNERATION REPORT 
(AUDITED)

This remuneration report outlines the director 
and executive remuneration arrangements 
of the Company in accordance with the 
requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 
and its Regulations. For the purposes of 
this report, key management personnel 
(KMP) of the Company are defi ned as those 
persons having authority and responsibility 
for planning, directing and controlling the 
major activities of the Company, directly or 
indirectly, including any director (whether 
executive or otherwise) and includes the 
four executives in the Company and group 
receiving the highest remuneration.

This report outlines the remuneration 
arrangements in place for directors of Katana 
Capital. Katana Capital at this early stage of 
its development does not employ executive 
directors and does not have a Managing 
Director or a Chief Executive Offi  cer. The 
Company has outsourced the management 
of the investment portfolio to the Fund 
Manager, Katana Asset Management Ltd. 
Katana Asset Management Ltd reports 
directly to the Board and is invited to attend 
all Board meetings to present its investment 
strategy and to discuss and review the 
fi nancial performance of the Company.

(a)  Details of Key Management Personnel

The following persons were directors 
of Katana Capital Limited during the 
fi nancial year:

(i)  Chairman  nonexecutive
Dalton Leslie Gooding

(ii)  Nonexecutive directors

Peter Wallace
Giuliano Sala Tenna

directing or controlling the activities of the 
Company and is not involved in the decision 
making process, with his main duties being 
aligned to his compliance function.

Remuneration philosophy

The performance of the Company depends 
upon the quality of its directors. To prosper, 
the Company must attract, motivate and 
retain skilled nonexecutive directors.

The remuneration policy of the Directors is not 
linked to company performance. However, 
Katana Asset Management Ltd’s performance 
fees and management fees are linked directly 
to the performance of the Company.

The Company does not have a remuneration 
committee. The Board of Directors acts as the 
Remuneration Committee and is responsible 
for determining and reviewing compensation 
arrangements for the Company. The Board 
will assess the appropriateness of the nature 
and amount of emoluments of such offi  cers 
on a periodic basis, by reference to relevant 
employment market conditions with the 
overall objective of ensuring maximum 
stakeholder benefi t from the retention of a 
high quality board.

The Company does not have a policy that 
prohibits Directors and Executives from 
entering into arrangements to protect the 
value of unvested options. This includes 
entering into contracts to hedge their 
exposure to options or shares granted as part 
of their remuneration package.

Remuneration structure

In accordance with best practice corporate 
governance, the structure of nonexecutive 
director and senior management 
remuneration is separate and distinct.

(b)  Other key management personnel

(i)  Nonexecutive director remuneration

In addition to the Directors noted above, 
Katana Asset Management Limited, the 
Fund Manager for the Group, is considered 
to be Key Management Personnel with 
the authority for the strategic direction 
and management of the investments of 
the Group. The directors of Katana Asset 
Management Limited are Brad Shallard 
and Romano Sala Tenna.

Offi  cer

The company secretary is an offi  cer of the 
Company but is not considered to be a key 
management person as he does not have 
the authority and responsibility for planning, 

10

Objective

The Board seeks to set aggregate 
remuneration at a level which provides 
the Company with the ability to attract 
and retain directors of the highest 
calibre, whilst incurring a cost which is 
acceptable to shareholders.

Structure

The constitution and the ASX listing 
rules specify that the aggregate 
remuneration of nonexecutive directors 
shall be determined from time to time 
by a general meeting. An amount not 
exceeding the amount determined is 

then divided between the directors 
as agreed. At present the aggregate 
remuneration totals $200,000 per year
in respect of fees payable to non 
executive directors. This amount was 
approved by shareholders at the
annual general meeting held on the
10 November 2005.

The amount of aggregate remuneration, 
including the issue of options sought 
to be approved by shareholders and 
the manner in which it is apportioned 
amongst directors, is reviewed annually. 
The Board considers advice from external 
consultants as well as the fees paid to 
nonexecutive directors of comparable 
companies when undertaking the annual 
review process.

The Board considers that the majority of 
the Company’s performance lies with the 
fund manager.

Each director receives a fee for being a 
director of the Company and includes 
attendance at Board and Committee 
meetings. Any additional services 
provided are charged at a daily rate 
agreed in advance by the Chairman.

The remuneration of nonexecutive 
directors for the year ended 30 June 2010 
is detailed in Table 1 of this report.

(ii)  Senior manager and executive 

director remuneration

As previously noted the Company at 
present does not employ any executive 
directors or senior management. If 
the Company chooses in the future to 
employ executive directors the Company 
will review the remuneration packages.

Employment contracts

As noted above the Company does not 
currently employ any executive directors 
or senior management, it does however 
have the agreement in place with
Katana Asset Management Ltd to 
provide the Company with investment 
management services.

(iii)  Compensation of other Key 
Management Personnel

No amount is paid by the Group 
directly to the Directors of Katana Asset 
Management Limited. Consequently,
no compensation is paid by the 
Group to the Directors of Katana 
Asset Management Limited as Key 
Management Personnel.

 
 
 
Compensation is paid to the Fund Manager 
in the form of fees and the signifi cant 
terms of the agreement and the amount of 
compensation is disclosed below.

The Company has entered into the 
Management Agreement with the 
Fund Manager with respect to the 
management of the Portfolio. The 
main provisions of the Management 
Agreement are summarised below.

The Management Agreement is for 
an initial period of 10 years from its 
commencement date (Initial Term) unless 
earlier terminated in accordance with 
its terms. The commencement date 
(Commencement Date) is the date on 
which the company listed on the Australian 
Stock Exchange 23 December 2005.

The Management Agreement will 
renew for a further period of 10 years on 
expiry of the Initial Term if the following 
conditions are satisfi ed:

(1)  the Shareholders of the Company 
approve such renewal by ordinary 
resolution

(2)  the Fund Manager is not in breach of 
the Management Agreement; and 

(3)  the Fund Manager has not in the 
reasonable opinion of the Board 
materially breached the Management 
Agreement during the Initial Term.

The Fund Manager may terminate the 
Management Agreement at any time by 
providing a written notice at least three 
months prior to termination, if:

(1)  at any time during the term:

(a)  the Company fails to make 

payment of the remuneration 
in accordance with the 
Management Agreement and the 
failure continues for 21 days from 
the delivery of a written notice 
by the Fund Manager to the 
Company requesting payment;

(b)  the Company enters into 

liquidation (except voluntary 
liquidation for the purpose of 
reconstruction);

(c)  the Company is guilty of any 
gross default, breach, non 
observance or non performance 
of any of the terms and 
conditions contained in the 
Management Agreement; or

(d)  a receiver or receiver and 

manager is appointed to the 
whole or part of the undertakings 
of the Company; and

(2)  such notice is given not less than two 
years after the commencement of 
the Initial Term. 

The Company may immediately 
terminate the Management Agreement if:

(1)  the Fund Manager or any of its 

directors or servants are found guilty 
of grave misconduct in relation to the 
aff airs of the Company; 

(2)  the Fund Manager’s AFSL is 

suspended or cancelled at any time 
for any reason;

(3)  the Fund Manager commits a 

fundamental default or breach of its 
obligations under the Management 
Agreement or is in breach of any 
conditions of its AFSL and such 
default or breach is not remedied 
within 30 days after the Company has 
notifi ed the Fund Manager in writing 
to remedy that default or breach;

(4)  the Fund Manager enters into 
liquidation (except voluntary 
liquidation for the purpose of 
reconstruction);

(5)  a receiver or receiver and manager is 
appointed to the whole or part of the 
undertaking of the Fund manager;

(6)  a change in control of the Fund 

manager occurs without the Fund 
Manager obtaining at least 30
days prior written consent from
the Company;

(7)  the Fund Manager is guilty of any 

gross default, breach, non observance 
or non performance of any of the 
terms and conditions contained in the 
Management Agreement;

(8)  the Fund Manager fails to remedy 
a breach of the Management 
Agreement within the time period 
reasonably specifi ed in a notice from 
the Company requiring it to do so;

(9)  the Fund Manager persistently fails 

to ensure that investments made on 
behalf of the Company are consistent 
with the investment strategy 
applicable to the Company at the 
time the relevant investment is
made; or

(10) the Fund Manager is not lawfully able 
to continue to provide services to the 
Company pursuant to the terms of 
the Management Agreement.

The Company may, by written notice to 
the Fund Manager at any time within 
six months after the end of any fi ve year 
period during the term, terminate the 
Management Agreement if Shareholders 

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

pass an ordinary resolution to terminate 
and the average Portfolio return for the 
fi ve 12 month periods comprising the 
relevant fi ve year period is less than the 
average percentage increase in the ASX 
All Ordinaries Index for those fi ve 12 
month periods.

The Board on a regular basis reviews the 
Management Agreement and Mandate 
to ensure compliance with the terms of 
the agreement. 

Management and
performance fees

(1)  Management fee

The Fund Manager receives a monthly 
management fee equal to 0.104167% 
of the Portfolio value calculated at the 
end of each month. The fee for 2010 was 
$497,511 (2009: $395,395). The Directors 
and shareholders of Katana Asset 
Management Ltd are also shareholders in 
Katana Capital Limited.

(2)  Performance fee

Performance fee to be paid in respect 
of each performance calculation period 
of 18.5% of the amount by which the 
Fund Manager outperforms the ASX 
All Ordinaries during the calculation 
period (calculated annually for the 12 
month period ending 30 June). The 
Fund Manager qualifi ed to receive a 
performance fee for Financial year ended 
30 June 2010 but chose to forgo 85% of 
the performance fee and accrued 15% 
of the total fee payable for the Fund 
Manager’s analyst. The fee accrued for 
2010 was $139,500 (2009: $nil).

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KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Directors’ 
Report

Company performance

The profi t/(loss) after tax for the group from the date of incorporation (19 September 2005) is as follows:

$

2010

$

2009

$

2008

$

$

2007

19/09/05 to 30/06/06

Profi t/(loss) after tax expense

5,308,691

(7,711,901)

(2,766,949)

7,510,531

1,060,378

Remuneration of Directors and Key Management Personnel of the Company and Group

2010

Name

Short term employee benefi ts

Post 
employment 
benefi ts

Long term 
benefi ts

Sharebased 
payments

Salary and 
fees

Other

Cash STI

Super
annuation

Termination 
benefi ts

$

$

$

$

$

Options

$

Total

$

% of 
remuneration 
which is 
performance 
based

%

Nonexecutive directors

Dalton Leslie Gooding

Peter Wallace

Giuliano Sala Tenna

Total nonexecutive directors

Company Secretary

Gabriel Chiappini

Key Management Personnel (KMP)

70,000

40,000

40,000

150,000

37,500

Katana Asset Management Ltd

637,011

Total non-executive directors,
offi  cers & KMP

824,511

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Short term benefi ts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,930

3,600

3,600

14,130

-

-

14,130

Post 
employment 
benefi ts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

76,930

43,600

43,600

164,130

37,500

-

-

-

-

-

637,011

100%

838,641

-

Long term 
benefi ts

Sharebased 
payments

2009

Name

Nonexecutive directors

Dalton Leslie Gooding

Peter Wallace

Derek La Ferla1

Giuliano Sala Tenna

Total nonexecutive directors

Company Secretary

Gabriel Chiappini

Key Management Personnel (KMP)

Katana Asset Management Ltd

Total non-executive directors,
offi  cers & KMP

1 RESIGNED ON 28 NOVEMBER 2008

12

Salary and fees

Other

Cash STI

Super
annuation

Termination 
benefi ts

$

$

$

$

$

Options

$

Total

$

70,000

40,000

16,667

40,000

166,667

36,000

395,395

598,062

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,930

3,600

1,500

3,600

15,630

-

-

15,630

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

76,930

43,600

18,167

43,600

182,297

36,000

395,395

100%

613,692

-

End of Remuneration Report

% of
remuneration
which is 
performance
based

%

-

-

-

-

-

-

INDEMNIFICATION OF 
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The total amount of insurance contract 
premiums paid was $39,650 (2009: $39,600). 
This amount has not been included in 
Directors and Executives remuneration. 

AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE 
AND NON AUDIT SERVICES

The Directors have obtained an 
independence declaration from the 
Company’s auditors Ernst & Young as 
presented on page 14 of this Annual report.

NON AUDIT SERVICES

Ernst & Young did not receive any amounts 
for the provision of nonaudit services.

Signed for an on behalf of the Directors in 
accordance with a resolution of the Board.

Giuliano Sala Tenna
Director

22 September 2010

Perth, Western Australia

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

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KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Auditor’s Independence Declaration 
to the Directors of
Katana Capital Limited

Ernst & Young Building
11 Mounts Bay Road
Perth WA 6000 Australia 
GPO Box M939  Perth  WA  6843

Tel: +61 8 9429 2222
Fax: +61 8 9429 2436
www.ey.com/au

In relation to our audit of the fi nancial report of Katana Capital Limited for the fi nancial 
year ended 30 June 2010, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no 
contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001
or any applicable code of professional conduct.

Ernst & Young

C B Pavlovich
Partner

Perth

23 September 2010

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fi  nancial
statements

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

16

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

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

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

ADDITIONAL ASX INFORMATION

17

18

19

20

44

45

47

56

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

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KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Consolidated statement of
comprehensive income

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

Notes

$

Investment Income

Investment income

Dividends

Interest

Total investment income

Investment income/(loss)

Expenses

Fund manager’s fees

Legal and professional

Directors’ fees and expenses

Administration

Performance fee

Total expenses

Profi t/(loss) before income tax

Income tax (expense)/benefi t

Profi t/(loss) from continuing operations

Profi t/(loss)for the year attributable to members of Katana Capital Limited

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Earnings/(loss) per share attributable to the ordinary equity holders
of the company:

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share

3

3

4

19

19

$

- 

1,158,598

173,118

1,331,716

6,887,065

1,135,699

375,652

8,398,416

-

(11,801,269)

(497,511)

(92,033)

(170,500)

(340,761)

(139,500)

(1,240,305)

7,158,111

(1,849,461)

5,308,691

5,308,691

-

(395,395)

(83,029)

(188,666)

(344,965)

-

(1,012,055)

(11,481,608)

3,769,707

(7,711,901)

(7,711,901)

-

5,308,691

(7,711,901)

Cents

Cents

12.89

12.89

(18.53)

(18.53)

The above consolidated statement of comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

16

Consolidated Balance sheet

AS AT 30 JUNE 2010

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Investments  held for trading

Current tax receivables

Other assets

Total current assets

Noncurrent assets

Deferred tax assets

Total assets

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Financial liabilities

Dividends payable

Total current liabilities

Net assets

EQUITY

Issued capital

Option premium reserve

Accumulated loss

Total equity

Notes

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

13

13(a)

The above consolidated balance sheet should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

AT

CONSOLIDATED

2010

$

2009

$

7,488,660

227,537

30,675,449

-

87,194

7,073,483

777,191

24,051,056

30,567

61,591

38,478,840

31,993,888

834,334

39,313,174

2,683,755

34,677,643

1,197,133

-

3,316

1,200,449

38,112,725

39,526,993

101,100

(1,515,368)

38,112,725

440,356

54,200

3,316

497,872

34,179,771

40,081,234

101,100

(6,002,563)

34,179,771

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KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Consolidated statement of
changes in equity

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010

CONSOLIDATED

Balance at 1 July 2008

Profi t/(loss) for year

Total comprehensive income for the year

Buyback of shares

Dividends provided for or paid

Balance at 30 June 2009

Balance at 1 July 2009

Profi t/(loss) for year

Total comprehensive income for the year

Buyback of shares

Dividends provided for or paid

Balance at 30 June 2010

Issued capital

Option 
premium 
reserve

Notes

$

$

Retained 
earnings

$

Total

$

40,158,270

101,100

2,126,186

42,385,556

-

-

(77,036)

-

-

-

-

-

(7,711,901)

(7,711,901)

(7,711,901)

(7,711,901)

-

(416,848)

(77,036)

(416,848)

40,081,234

101,100

(6,002,563)

34,179,771

40,081,234

101,100

(6,002,563)

34,179,771

-

-

(554,241)

-

-

-

-

-

5,308,691

5,308,691

5,308,691

5,308,691

-

(821,496)

(554,241)

(821,496)

39,526,993

101,100

(1,515,368)

38,112,725

12

13

12

13

The above statements of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Consolidated statement of
cash fl  ows 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

Notes

$

$

Cash fl ows from operating activities

Proceeds on sale of fi nancial assets

Payments for purchases of fi nancial assets

Payments to suppliers and employees

Interest received

Dividends received

Other revenue

Interest paid

Tax paid/(refund)

49,304,572

(47,934,000)

(1,059,687)

372,080

1,100,965

2,002

-

4,982

Net cash outfl ow (infl ow) from operating activities

16

1,790,914

Cash fl ows from fi nancing activities

Proceeds from issues of shares

Dividends paid

Payments for shares bought back

Repayment of borrowings from subsidiary

-

(821,496)

(554,241)

-

37,762,881

(36,458,449)

(1,048,933)

171,851

1,238,382

24,727

-

28,588

1,719,047

-

(420,401)

(77,036)

-

Net cash infl ow (outfl ow) from fi nancing activities

(1,375,737)

(497,437)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the fi nancial year

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

5

415,177

7,073,483

7,488,660

1,221,610

5,851,873

7,073,483

The above consolidated statement of cash fl ows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

1  Corporate information

The fi nancial report of Katana Capital Limited (“the Company”) for the year ended 30 June 2010 was authorised for issue in accordance with a 
resolution of the directors on 22 September 2010.

The Company was incorporated on 19 September 2005. In July 2006 it incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary Kapital Investments (WA) Pty 
Ltd.

Katana Capital Limited is a company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia and whose shares are publicly traded on the 
Australian Stock Exchange.

The nature of the operations and principle activities are described in the Directors’ Report.

2  Summary of signifi cant accounting policies

(a)  Basis of preparation

The fi nancial report is a general purpose fi nancial report, which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the 
Corporations Act 2001, Australian Accounting Standards and other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards 
Board. The fi nancial report has also been prepared on a historical cost basis except for the investments held for trading and derivative 
fi nancial instruments, which have been measured at fair value.

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the fi nancial report are set out below. These policies have been 
consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. The fi nancial report comprise the fi nancial statements of Katana 
Capital Limited and its subsidiaries.

The fi nancial report is presented in Australian dollars.

(b)  Statement of compliance

The fi nancial report complies with Australian Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by 
the International Accounting Standards Board.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

The Group has adopted the following new and amended Australian Accounting Standards and AASB Interpretations as of 1 July 2009: 

-  AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures eff ective 1 January 2009 

-  AASB 8 Operating Segments eff ective 1 January 2009 

-  AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements (revised 2007) eff ective 1 January 2009 

AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures 

The amended Standard requires additional disclosures about fair value measurement and liquidity risk. Fair value measurements related 
to all fi nancial instruments recognised and measured at fair value are to be disclosed by source of inputs using a three level fair value 
hierarchy, by class. In addition, a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balance for level 3 fair value measurements is now 
required, as well as signifi cant transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy. The amendments also clarify the requirements for 
liquidity risk disclosures with respect to derivative transactions and assets used for liquidity management. The fair value measurement 
disclosures are presented in note 20. The liquidity risk disclosures are not signifi cantly impacted by the amendments and are presented in 
note 20. 

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2  Summary of signifi cant accounting policies (continued)

(b)  Statement of compliance (continued)

AASB 8 Operating Segments 

AASB 8 replaced AASB 114 Segment Reporting upon its eff ective date. The Group concluded that the operating segments determined in 
accordance with AASB 8 are the same as the business segments previously identifi ed under AASB 114. AASB 8 disclosures are shown in 
note 21. 

AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements 

The revised Standard separates owner and non-owner changes in equity. The statement of changes in equity includes only details of 
transactions with owners, with non-owner changes in equity presented in a reconciliation of each component of equity and included 
in the new statement of comprehensive income. The statement of comprehensive income presents all items of recognised income and 
expense, either in one single statement, or in two linked statements. The Group has elected to present one statement.

Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued but not yet eff ective

A number of Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations have been issued or amended but are not yet eff ective. These have 
not been adopted by the Group for the annual reporting period ending 30 June 2010. The impact of these new or amended Accounting 
Standards whilst not expected to give rise to material changes in the Group’s fi nancial statements, are yet to be assessed.

(c)  Principles of consolidation

The consolidated fi nancial statements incorporate the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary of Katana Capital Limited as at 30 June 2010 
and the results of the subsidiary for the year then ended. Katana Capital Limited and its subsidiary together are referred to in this fi nancial 
report as the “Group” or the consolidated entity.

The subsidiary is the entity (including a special purpose entity) over which the Company has the power to govern the fi nancial and 
operating policies, generally accompanying a shareholding of more than onehalf of the voting rights. The existence and eff ect of potential 
voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are considered when assessing whether the Company controls another entity.

The subsidiary is fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Company. It is deconsolidated from the date that 
control ceases.

The fi nancial statements of the subsidiary are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent company using consistent accounting 
policies.

(d)  Investments and other fi nancial assets

Financial assets are classifi ed as either fi nancial assets held for trading, loans and receivables, held to maturity investments or available for 
sale investments, as appropriate..

When fi nancial assets are initially recognised they are recorded at fair value, plus in the case of investments not held for trading, directly 
attributable transaction costs. The Fund Manager determines the classifi cation of its fi nancial assets after initial recognition and when 
allowed and appropriate, reevaluates this designation at each fi nancial year end.

(i)  Financial assets held for trading

After initial recognition investments which are classifi ed as held for trading are measured at fair value, gains and losses on these 
investments are recognised in the profi t and loss. For fi nancial assets that are actively traded in organised fi nancial markets, fair value is 
determined by reference to Stock Exchange quoted market bid prices at the close of business on the balance sheet date.

For fi nancial assets where there is no quoted market price, fair value is determined by reference to the current market value of another 
instrument which is substantially the same or is calculated based on the expected cash fl ows of the underlying net asset base of the 
fi nancial assets. The fair value of options is determined using an appropriate option pricing model.

Purchases and sales of fi nancial assets that require delivery of assets within the time frame generally established by regulation or 
convention in the market place are recognised on the trade date i.e. the date that the Company commits to purchase the asset.

(ii)  Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non derivative fi nancial assets with fi xed and determinable payments that are not quoted in an active 
market. Such assets are carried at amortised cost using the eff ective interest method.

Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition. For fi nancial assets carried at amortised 
cost, gains and losses are recognised in the income statement when the fi nancial assets are derecognised or impaired, as well as 
through the amortisation process.

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

2  Summary of signifi cant accounting policies (continued)

(d)  Investments and other fi nancial assets (continued)

(iii)  Derecognition of fi nancial assets

A fi nancial asset (or where applicable, a part of a fi nancial asset or part of a group of similar fi nancial assets) is derecognised when:

– 

– 

– 

the rights to receive cash fl ows from the asset have expired;

the company retains the right to receive cash fl ows from the asset, but has assumed an obligation to pay them in full without 
material delay to a third party lender under a “passthrough” arrangement; or

the company has transferred its rights to receive cash fl ows from the asset and either (a) has transferred substantially all the risks 
and rewards of the asset, or (b) has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but has 
transferred control of the asset.

(e)  Revenue recognition

The Group recognises revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured, it is probable that future economic benefi ts will 
fl ow to the entity and specifi c criteria have been met for each of the Group’s activities as described below.

(i) 

Interest income
Interest income is recognised on an accruals basis using the eff ective interest method, which is the rate that exactly discounts 
estimated future cash fl ows through the expected life of the fi nancial instrument to the net carrying amount of the fi nancial 
instrument. Interest on cash on deposit is recognised in accordance with the terms and conditions that apply to the deposit.

(ii)  Dividends

Dividends are recognised as revenue when the right to receive payment is established. 

(f)  Income tax

The income tax expense or revenue for the period is the tax payable on the current period’s taxable income based on the applicable 
income tax rate for each jurisdiction adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary diff erences and to 
unused tax losses.

Deferred income tax is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary diff erences arising between the tax bases of assets and 
liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated fi nancial statements. However, the deferred income tax is not accounted for if it 
arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction 
aff ects neither accounting nor taxable profi t or loss. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted 
or substantially enacted by the reporting date and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realised or the 
deferred income tax liability is settled.

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

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are not recognised for temporary diff erences between the carrying amount and tax bases of investments 
in foreign operations where the company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary diff erences and it is probable that 
the diff erences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are off set when there is a legally enforceable right to off set current tax assets and liabilities and when 
the deferred tax balances relate to the same taxation authority. Current tax assets and tax liabilities are off set where the entity has a legally 
enforceable right to off set and intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Current and deferred tax balances attributable to amounts recognised directly in equity are also recognised directly in equity.

(g)  Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet comprise cash at bank and in hand and short term deposits with an original maturity of 
three months or less.

For the purposes of Statement of cash fl ows, cash and cash equivalents includes deposits held at call with banks or fi nancial institutions.

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2  Summary of signifi cant accounting policies (continued)

(h)  Trade and other receivables

Receivables may include amounts for dividends, interest and securities sold where settlement has not yet occurred. Receivables are 
recognised and carried at the original invoice amount and interest accrues (using the eff ective interest rate method, which is the rate that 
discounts estimated future cash receipts through the eff ective life of the fi nancial instrument) to the net carrying amount of the fi nancial 
asset. Amounts are generally received within 30 days of being recorded as receivables.

Collectability of trade receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis at an operating unit level. Individual debts that are known to be 
uncollectible are written off  when identifi ed. An impairment provision is recognised when there is objective evidence that the Group 
will not be able to collect the receivable. Financial diffi  culties of the debtor, default payments or debts more than 60 days overdue are 
considered objective evidence of impairment. The amount of the impairment loss is the receivable carrying amount compared to the 
present value of estimated future cash fl ows, discounted at the original eff ective interest rate. 

(i)  Trade and other payables

Liabilities for creditors and other amounts are carried at amortised cost, which is the fair value of the consideration to be paid in the future 
for goods and services received, whether or not billed to the Company.

Payables include outstanding settlements on the purchase of investments and distributions payable. The carrying period is dictated by 
market conditions and is generally less than 30 days.

(j)  Interestbearing loans and borrowings

All loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the fair value of the consideration received less directly attributable transaction costs.

After initial recognition, interestbearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the eff ective interest 
method.

Gains and losses are recognised in profi t or loss when the liabilities are derecognised.

(k)  Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Incomes, expenses and assets, with the exception of receivables and payables, are recognised net of the amount of GST, to the extent that 
GST is recoverable from the Australian Tax Offi  ce (ATO). Where GST is not recoverable it is recognised as part of the cost of the asset or as 
part of the expense item as applicable.

Reduced input tax credits (RITC) recoverable by the Company from the ATO are recognised as receivables in the Balance Sheet.

Cash fl ows are included in the cash fl ow statement on a gross basis and the GST component of the cash fl ows arising from investing and 
fi nancing activities, which is recoverable from or payable to the taxation authority are classifi ed as operating cash fl ows.

(l)  Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share (EPS) is calculated as net profi t attributable to shareholders divided by the weighted average number of units.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated as net profi t attributable to members of the parent, adjusted for:

– 

costs of servicing equity (other than dividends) and preference share dividends;

–  other nondiscretionary changes in revenues or expenses during the period that would result from the dilution of potential

ordinary shares;

–  divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares and dilutive potential ordinary shares, adjusted for any bonus element.

(m) Signifi cant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions

The determination of fair value of unlisted securities requires the application of a discounted cashfl ow valuation model. A discounted 
cashfl ow model requires that certain judgements and assumptions are made, including an estimate for the discount rate applied and an 
estimation of future uncertain cashfl ows.

The Company determines the fair value of unlisted options using the BlackScholes formula, taking into account the terms and conditions 
upon which the instruments were granted. The BlackScholes formula requires the estimation of certain assumptions including the 
volatility of the underlying shares and an estimation as to the anticipated date at which the option will be exercised.

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

2  Summary of signifi cant accounting policies (continued)

(n)  Derivative fi nancial instruments

The Group uses derivative fi nancial instruments such as exchanged traded options to manage its risks associated with share price 
fl uctuations. Such derivative fi nancial instruments are initially recognised at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract is entered 
into and are subsequently remeasured to fair value. Derivatives are carried as assets when their fair value is positive and as liabilities when 
their fair value is negative.

Any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of derivatives are taken directly to net profi t or loss for the year.

Exchange traded options
The Group writes and then trades Exchange Traded Options (‘ETO’s’), the Company’s policy for managing its risk for ETO’s is to ensure it 
only writes ETO’s against shares that it physically holds. ETO’s are governed by the Australian Stock Exchange (“ASX”) and are traded on the 
ASX.

ETO’s are recognised as liabilities at fair value. Any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of ETO’s, are taken directly to net 
profi t or loss for the year.

(o)  Contributed equity

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

(p)  Pension benefi ts

Defi ned contribution plan
Contributions to superannuation funds are charged to the statement of comprehensive income when due.

(q)  Share based payments

Equity settled transactions 
The Group can provide benefi ts to its employees (including key management personnel) in the form of share based payments, whereby 
employees render services in exchange for shares or rights over shares (equity settled transactions). 

There are currently no formal plans in place to provide these benefi ts. 

The cost of these equity-settled transactions with employees is measured by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments 

at the date at which they are granted. The fair value is determined by an external valuer using a binomial model. 

In valuing equity-settled transactions, no account is taken of any vesting conditions, other than (if applicable): 

-  Non-vesting conditions that do not determine whether the Group or Company receives the services that entitle the employees to 

receive payment in equity or cash, and 

- 

Conditions that are linked to the price of the shares of Katana Capital Limited (market conditions). 

The cost of equity-settled transactions is recognised, together with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period in which the 
performance and/or service conditions are fulfi lled (the vesting period), ending on the date on which the relevant employees become 
fully entitled to the award (the vesting date). 

At each subsequent reporting date until vesting, the cumulative charge to the statement of comprehensive income is the product of: 

(a)  The grant date fair value of the award. 

(b)  The current best estimate of the number of awards that will vest, taking into account such factors as the likelihood of employee 

turnover during the vesting period and the likelihood of non-market performance conditions being met. 

(c)  The expired portion of the vesting period. 

The charge to the statement of comprehensive income for the period is the cumulative amount as calculated above less the amounts 
already charged in previous periods. There is a corresponding entry to equity. Equity-settled awards granted by Katana Capital Limited to 
employees of subsidiaries are recognised in the parent’s separate fi nancial statements as an additional investment in the subsidiary with 
a corresponding credit to equity. As a result, the expense recognised by Katana Capital Limited in relation to equity-settled awards only 
represents the expense associated with grants to employees of the parent. The expense recognised by the Group is the total expense 
associated with all such awards. 

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2  Summary of signifi cant accounting policies (continued)

(q)  Share based payments (continued)

Until an award has vested, any amounts recorded are contingent and will be adjusted if more or fewer awards vest than were originally 
anticipated to do so. Any award subject to a market condition or non-vesting condition is considered to vest irrespective of whether or 
not that market condition or non-vesting is fulfi lled, provided that all other conditions are satisfi ed. 

If a non-vesting condition is within the control of the Group, Company or the employee, the failure to satisfy the condition is treated as a 
cancellation. If a non-vesting condition within the control of neither the Group, Company nor employee is not satisfi ed during the vesting 
period, any expense for the award not previously recognised is recognised over the remaining vesting period, unless the award is forfeited. 

If the terms of an equity-settled award are modifi ed, as a minimum an expense is recognised as if the terms had not been modifi ed. An 
additional expense is recognised for any modifi cation that increases the total fair value of the share-based payment arrangement, or is 
otherwise benefi cial to the employee, as measured at the date of modifi cation. 

If an equity-settled award is cancelled, it is treated as if it had vested on the date of cancellation, and any expense not yet recognised for 
the award is recognised immediately. However, if a new award is substituted for the cancelled award and designated as a replacement 
award on the date that it is granted, the cancelled and new award are treated as if they were a modifi cation of the original award, as 
described in the previous paragraph. 

The dilutive eff ect, if any, of outstanding options is refl ected as additional share dilution in the computation of diluted earnings per share. 

Shares in the Group reacquired on-market are classifi ed and disclosed as reserved shares and deducted from equity.

(r)  Parent entity fi nancial information

The fi nancial information for the parent entity, Katana Capital Limited, disclosed in note 23 has been prepared on the same basis as the 
consolidated fi nancial statements, except as set out below.

(i)  Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint venture entities

Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint venture entities are accounted for at cost in the fi nancial statements of Katana Capital 
Limited. Dividends received from associates are recognised in the parent entity’s profi t or loss, rather than being deducted from the 
carrying amount of these investments. 

(s)  Segment reporting

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. The 
chief operating decision maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has 
been identifi ed as the strategic steering committee.

3 

Investment income/(loss)

Realised gains/(losses) on investments held for trading

Unrealised gains/(losses) on investments held for trading

Changes in fair value of options

Foreign exchange gains (net)

Other income

YEAR ENDED 

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

2,040,048

4,777,296

67,719

-

2,002

(5,110,432)

(7,131,860)

416,395

(99)

24,727

6,887,065

(11,801,269)

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

4 

Income tax expense

(a)  Income tax expense/(benefi t)

Current tax expense/(benefi t)

Deferred tax

Deferred income tax(benefi t)/expense included in income tax expense comprises:

(Decrease)/increase in deferred tax assets (note 8)

Decrease/(increase) in deferred tax liabilities (note 11)

Other

(b)  Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense to prima facie tax payable

Profi t/ (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense

Tax at the Australian tax rate of 30% (2009  30%)

Tax eff ect of amounts which are not deductible/(taxable) in calculating taxable income:

Nondeductible expenses

Franking credits

Franking rebate

Income tax expense

5  Current assets Cash and cash equivalents

Bank balances

Deposits at call

Short term bank bills

Short term bank bills have a maturity of 90 days with a market interest rate of 5.425%

YEAR ENDED 

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

-

1,849,420

1,849,420

1,655,799

193,621

-

$

-

(3,769,707)

(3,769,707)

(2,691,772)

(1,077,935)

-

1,849,420

(3,769,707)

7,157,632

2,147,290

(11,481,608)

(3,444,482)

291

127,784

(425,945)

1,849,420

325

139,522

(465,072)

(3,769,707)

AT

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

2,523,639

-

4,965,021

7,488,660

6,976,849

96,634

-

7,073,483

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6  Current assets  Trade and other current receivables

Unsettled trades  listed equities

Interest receivable

Dividend receivable

There are no receivables past due or impaired.

7  Current assets  Investments

Listed equities  classifi ed as held for trading

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

AT

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

173,148

4,839

49,550

227,537

761,108

1,267

14,816

777,191

AT

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

30,675,449

30,675,449

24,051,056

24,051,056

Held for trading investments consist of investments in ordinary shares and therefore have no fi xed maturity date or coupon rate. Fair value is 
determined by reference to Stock Exchange quoted market bid prices at the close of business at the balance sheet date.

8  Noncurrent assets  Deferred tax assets

The balance comprises temporary diff  erences attributable to:

Tax losses

Other

Share issue costs

Options

Provisions

Other

Investments

Total deferred tax assets

Setoff  of deferred tax liabilities pursuant to setoff  provisions (notes 11)

Net deferred tax assets

AT

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

1,703,532

3,387,592

41

-

92,747

426

10,494

1,807,240

(972,906)

834,334

35,836

1,426

38,119

67

-

3,463,040

(779,285)

2,683,755

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

8  Noncurrent assets  Deferred tax assets (continued)

Movements  Consolidated

At 30 June 2008

(Charged)/credited directly to income statement

At 30 June 2009

At 30 June 2009

(Charged)/credited directly to income statement

At 30 June 2010

Tax losses

$

688,319

2,699,273

3,387,592

3,387,592

(1,684,060)

1,703,532

Share issue
costs

$

71,630

(35,795)

35,835

35,835

(35,794)

41

Other

$

11,317

28,295

39,612

39,612

64,055

103,667

Total

$

771,266

2,691,773

3,463,039

3,463,039

(1,655,799)

1,807,240

The deferred tax asset is being carried forward as an asset due to the company’s view that the tax asset will be utilised as global stock 
exchanges correct themselves, global economic activity increases and the company realises profi ts.

9  Current liabilities  Trade and other payables

Unsettled trades  listed equities

Accrual  Classic Capital management fee

Trade creditors

Performance fee payable

Employee pay as you go tax instalments

Custody fees payable

10  Current liabilities  Financial liabilities

Exchange traded options  held for trading at fair value*

AT

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

851,780

135,451

40,063

139,500

5,280

25,059

1,197,133

275,638

103,468

33,552

-

5,280

22,418

440,356

AT

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

-

-

$

54,200

54,200

* 

The Company writes and then trades Exchange Traded Options (ETO’s), the company’s policy for managing its Risk for ETO’s is to ensure it 
only writes ETO’s against shares that it physically holds. ETO’s are governed by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and are traded on the 
ASX. The ETO’s had an average expiry date of 30 July 2009.

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

AT

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

956,589

14,865

1,452

972,906

(972,906)

-

Other

$

28,380

(23,555)

4,825

4,825

11,492

16,317

774,460

4,445

380

779,285

(779,285)

-

Total

$

1,857,220

(1,077,935)

779,285

779,285

193,621

972,906

Investments

$

1,828,840

(1,054,380)

774,460

774,460

182,129

956,589

AT

AT

PARENT ENTITY

PARENT ENTITY

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

Shares

Shares

$

$

40,703,119

41,414,313

39,526,993

40,081,234

Number
of shares

41,684,800

(190,487)

41,494,313

41,494,313

(791,194)

40,703,119

$

40,158,270

(77,036

40,081,234

40,081,234

(554,241)

39,526,993

11  Noncurrent liabilities  Deferred tax liabilities

The balance comprises temporary diff  erences attributable to:

Deferred tax liabilities

Investments

Dividends receivable

Other

Total deferred tax liabilities

Setoff  of deferred tax liabilities pursuant to setoff  provisions

Net deferred tax liabilities

Movements  Consolidated

At 1 July 2008

Charged/(credited) to the income statement

At 30 June 2009

At 30 June 2009

Charged/(credited) to the income statement

At 30 June 2010

12  Issued Capital

Ordinary shares

Fully paid

(a)  Movements in ordinary share capital:

Date

Details

1 July 2008

Opening balance

Buyback of shares

30 June 2009

Balance

1 July 2009

Opening balance

Buyback of shares

30 June 2010

Balance

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

During the period from July 2009 to June 2010, 791,194 shares were bought back on market and were subsequently cancelled. The shares 
were acquired at an average price of $0.7005 with the price ranging from $0.60 to $0.755 per share.

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Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

12  Issued Capital (continued)

(b)  Movements in options:

Date

Details

1 July 2009

Opening balance

Expired options

30 June 2010

Closing Balance

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

Number of 
options

Number of 
options

1,000,000

(1,000,000)

1,000,000

-

-

1,000,000

Option holders do not have any right, by virtue of the option, to participate in any share issue of the Company.

(c)  Capital management

When managing capital, management’s objective is to ensure the entity continues as a going concern as well as to maintain optimal 
returns to shareholders and benefi ts for other stakeholders. Management also aims to maintain a capital structure that ensures the lowest 
cost of capital available to the entity. Management is constantly adjusting the capital structure to take advantage of favourable costs of 
capital or high returns on assets. 

13  Reserves and retained earnings

Option premium reserve

(a)  Retained profi ts/(accumulated profi ts)

Movements in retained earnings were as follows:

Balance 1 July

Net profi t/(loss) after tax attributable to members of the Company

Dividends

Balance 30 June

AT

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

101,100

101,100

AT

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

(6,002,563)

5,308,691

(821,496)

(1,515,368)

2,126,186

(7,711,901)

(416,848)

(6,002,563)

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

150,000

14,130

497,511

139,500

801,141

166,667

15,630

395,395

-

577,692

14  Key management personnel disclosures

(a)  Key management personnel compensation

Shortterm employee benefi ts

Postemployment benefi ts

Management fee to Fund Manager

Performance fee to Fund Manager

(b)  Equity instrument disclosures relating to key management personnel

(i)  Option holdings

2010

Name

Directors of Katana Capital Limited

Dalton Leslie Gooding

Peter Wallace

Giuliano Sala Tenna

Other key management personnel
of the Company

Brad Shallard

Romano Sala Tenna

Balance
at start of 
the year

Granted as 
compen-
sation

Exercised

Expired

Balance
at end of
the year

Vested and 
exercisable

Unvested

250,000

250,000

250,000

(250,000)

(250,000)

(250,000)

Katana Asset Management Ltd

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Balance
at start of
the year

Granted as 
compen-
sation

Exercised

Other 
changes

Vested and 
exercisable

Unvested

2009

Name

Directors of Katana Capital Limited

Dalton Leslie Gooding

Peter Wallace

Guiliano Sala Tenna

Derek La Ferla1

Other key management personnel
of the Company

Brad Shallard

Romano Sala Tenna

250,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

Katana Asset Management Ltd

-

-

-

1 

RESIGNED 28 NOVEMBER 2008

-

-

Balance
at end of
 the year

250,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

14  Key management personnel disclosures (continued)

(b)  Equity instrument disclosures relating to key management personnel (continued)

(ii)  Share holdings

The numbers of shares in the Company held during the fi nancial year by each director of Katana Capital Limited and other key 
management personnel of the Group, including their personally related parties, are set out below.

All equity transactions with key management personnel, other than those arising from the exercise of remuneration options,
have been entered into under terms and conditions no more favourable that those the Group would have adopted if dealing
at arm’s length.

2010

Name

Balance at the 
start of the year

Received during 
the year on
the exercise
of options

Other changes 
during the year

Balance at
the end of
the year

Directors of Katana Capital Limited

Ordinary shares

Dalton Leslie Gooding

Peter Wallace

Giuliano Sala Tenna

Other key management personnel of the Company

Ordinary shares

Brad Shallard

Romano Sala Tenna

Katana Asset Management Ltd

100,000

300,000

100,000

2,040,125

2,267,870

-

100,000

300,000

100,000

55,270

30,237

-

2,095,395

2,298,107

-

-

2009

Name

Balance at the
start of the year

Received during
the year on
the exercise
of options

Other changes 
during the year

Balance at
the end of
the year

Directors of Katana Capital Limited

Ordinary shares

Dalton Leslie Gooding

Peter Wallace

Derek La Ferla 1

Giuliano Sala Tenna

Other key management personnel of the Company

Ordinary shares

Brad Shallard

Romano Sala Tenna

Katana Asset Management Ltd

1 

RESIGNED 28 NOVEMBER 2008

100,000

300,000

100,000

100,000

2,040,125

2,267,870

-

100,000

300,000

100,000

100,000

2,040,125

2,267,870

-

-

-

(c)  Other transactions and balances with key management personnel

There were no transactions or balances with key management personnel other than those disclosed in the remuneration report of the 
Director’s Report.

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15  Related party transactions

(a)  Directors

The names of persons who were Directors of the Katana Capital Limited at any time during the fi nancial year and up to the date of this 
report are as follows: Mr Dalton Gooding, Mr Giuliano Sala Tenna and Mr Peter Wallace.

(b)  Related party transactions

Transactions between the Parent Company and related parties noted above during the year are outlined below: 

Dalton Gooding is a partner of Gooding Partners Chartered Accounting fi rm and as part of providing taxation advisory services, Gooding 
Partners received $21,847 (2009: $31,250) for tax services provided.

All related party transactions are made in arms length transactions on normal commercial terms and conditions. 

Outstanding balances at period end are unsecured and settlement occurs in cash.

Wholly owned group transactions

There are no transactions with companies within the wholly owned group.

16  Reconciliation of profi t/(loss) after income tax to net cash infl ow from operating activities

Profi t/(loss) for the year

Impairment of intercompany

Other noncash items

(Gains)/losses recognised on measurement to fair value of held for trading investments

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

(Increase)/decrease in fi nancial assets held for trading

(Increase) decrease in deferred tax assets

(Increase)/decrease in other assets

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables

(Decrease)/increase in current tax liabilities

(Decrease)/increase in deferred tax liabilities

Net cash infl ow (outfl ow) from operating activities

17  Financial risk management

YEAR ENDED

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

5,308,691

(7,711,901)

-

-

(4,777,295)

524,051

(1,901,297)

-

-

756,777

30,567

1,849,420

1,790,914

-

-

7,131,860

(514,073)

7,498,704

-

-

(963,887)

48,053

(3,769,709)

1,719,047

The Group activities expose it to a variety of fi nancial risks: market risk (including price risk and interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk.

The Group’s overall risk management programme focuses on ensuring compliance with the Group’s Investment Mandate and seeks to 
maximise the returns derived for the level of risk to which the Group is exposed.

The Group uses derivative fi nancial instruments to alter certain risk exposures. Financial risk management is carried out by the Investment 
Manager under policies approved by the Board of Directors (the Board).

The Group uses diff erent methods to measure diff erent 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 and ratings analysis for credit risk.

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

17  Financial risk management (continued)

Mandate

The Fund Manager must manage the Portfolio in accordance with guidelines for management set out in the Mandate, which may be 
amended by written agreement between the Group and the Fund Manager from time to time. The Mandate provides that the Portfolio will be 
managed with the following investment objectives:

to achieve a pre tax and pre expense return which outperforms the ASX All Ordinaries Index; and

the preservation of capital invested. The Mandate permits the Fund Manager to undertake investments in:

(1)  listed securities;

(2)  rights to subscribe for or convert to listed securities (whether or not such rights are tradeable on a securities exchange);

(3)  any securities which the Fund Manager reasonably expects will be quoted on the ASX within a 24 month period from the date

of investment;

(4)  listed securities for the purpose of short selling;

(5)  warrants or options to purchase any investment and warrants or options to sell any investment;

(6)  discount or purchase of bills of exchange, promissory notes or other negotiable instruments accepted, drawn or endorsed by any 

bank or by the Commonwealth of Australia, any State or Territory of Australia, or by any corporation of at least an investment grade 
credit rating granted by a recognised credit rating agency in Australia;

(7)  deposits with any bank or corporation declared to be an authorised dealer in the short term money market;

(8)  debentures, unsecured notes, loan stock, bonds, promissory notes, certifi cates of deposit, interest bearing accounts, certifi cates 
of indebtedness issued by any bank or by the Commonwealth of Australia, any State or Territory of Australia, or any Australian 
government authority, or a corporation of at least an investment grade credit rating granted by a recognised credit rating
agency in Australia;

(9)  units or other interest in cash management trusts;

(10) underwriting or sub underwriting of securities as and where permitted by relevant laws and regulations and the Fund Manager’s 

AFSL; and

(11) any other investment, or investment of a particular kind, approved by the Company in writing as and where permitted by the Fund 

manager’s AFSL.

The Mandate specifi es the following risk control features:

The Portfolio may comprise securities in up to 80 companies from time to time.

No investment may represent more than 12.5% of the issued securities of a company at the time of investment.

Total cumulative gearing on the Portfolio may not exceed 50% of the total value of the net tangible assets of the Group after tax.

The Fund Manager will adhere to the parameters on a per stock basis as set out in the table below unless the prior approval of the Board is 
received to do otherwise.

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

17  Financial risk management (continued)

Portfolio composition and management

The aim of the Fund Manager is to build for the Group a portfolio of 20 to 60 companies, with an emphasis towards holding a larger number 
of smaller positions. Under the current Mandate, the Group’s Portfolio may vary from between 0 to 80 securities, depending upon investment 
opportunities and prevailing market conditions. The Fund Manager may construct a Portfolio comprising of any combination of cash, 
investment and debt, subject to the gearing limits in the Mandate. Under the Mandate, total cumulative gearing on the Portfolio may not 
exceed 50% of the total value of the net tangible assets of the Group after tax.

The capacity to short sell securities, as well as employ debt, is designed to ensure the Fund Manager has fl exibility to implement an absolute 
return strategy. It should also be noted that, despite the focus on emerging and green chip companies, in periods of overly negative market or 
stock sentiment, the best investment opportunities on a risk return basis are often found in the ASX S&P Index Top 20 and ASX S&P Index Top 
100 stocks by market capitalisation. Often the larger stocks rebound fi rst, hence providing not just safer returns, but quicker returns.

Under the current Mandate, the following parameters will apply to individual investments unless the prior approval of the Directors is received 
to do otherwise:

Minimum investment

Indicative benchmark

Maximum investment

Size of company

per security

Investment per security

ASX S&P Top 20

ASX S&P Top 100/Cash Hybrids

ASX S&P Top 500

Outside of ASX S&P Top 500/Other Instruments

1%

1%

No minimum

No minimum

5%

3%

2%

1%

per security

As a percentage
of total portfolio

12.5%

10%

7.5%

5%

Asset allocation

The Fund Manager’s allocation of the Portfolio will be weighted in accordance with various macro economic factors. These factors will 
invariably impact the medium and long term Performance of the Group. These factors include:

global economy;

Australian economy and positioning within the economic cycle;

sectors within the Australian market;

phase of the interest rate cycle; and

state of the property market (eg comparative investment merit).

The Fund Manager may form views on the factors outlined above, and may re weight the Portfolio accordingly.

35

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

17  Financial risk management (continued)

(a)   Market risk

(i)  Price risk

The Company is exposed to equity securities and derivative securities price risk. This arises from investments held by

the Company for which prices in the future are uncertain. Where nonmonetary fi nancial instruments are denominated in currencies 
other than the Australian dollar, the price in the future will also fl uctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. Paragraph (ii) 
below sets out how this component of price risk is managed and measured. They are classifi ed on the balance sheet as held for trading. 
All securities investments present a risk of loss of capital. Except for equities sold short, the maximum risk resulting from fi nancial 
instruments is determined by the fair value of the fi nancial instruments. Possible losses from equities sold short can be unlimited.

The Investment Manager mitigates this price risk through diversifi cation and a careful selection of securities and other fi nancial 
instruments within specifi ed limits set by the Board. The mandate specifi es that following risk control features:

The Portfolio may comprise securities in up to 80 companies from time to time:

no investment may represent more than 12.5% of the issued securities of a company at the time of investment

total cumulative gearing on the Portfolio may not exceed 50% of the total value of the net tangible assets of the Company
after tax

the Fund Manager will adhere to the parameters on a per stock basis as set out in the table below unless the prior approval of
the Board is received to do otherwise.

The aim of the Fund Manager is to build for the Company a portfolio of 20 to 60 companies, with an emphasis towards holding a 
larger number of smaller positions. Under the current Mandate, the Company’s Portfolio may vary from between 0 to 80 securities, 
depending upon investment opportunities and prevailing market conditions. The Fund Manager may construct a Portfolio comprising 
of any combination of cash, investment and debt, subject to the gearing limits in the Mandate. Under the Mandate, total cumulative 
gearing on the Portfolio may not exceed 50% of the total value of the net tangible assets of the Company after tax.

The capacity to short sell securities, as well as employ debt, is designed to ensure the Fund Manager has fl exibility to implement an 
absolute return strategy. It should also be noted that, despite the focus on emerging and green chip companies, in periods of overly 
negative market or stock sentiment, the best investment opportunities on a risk return basis are often found in the ASX S&P Index Top 
20 and ASX S&P Index Top 100 stocks by market capitalisation. Often the larger stocks rebound fi rst, hence providing not just safer 
returns, but quicker returns.

The table on page 35 summarises the impact of an increase/decrease in the Australian Securities Exchange All Ordinaries Index on the 
Company’s net assets attributable to shareholders at 30 June 2010. The analysis is based on the assumptions that the index increased/
decreased by 10% (2009  10%) with all other variables held constant and that the fair value of the Company’s portfolio of equity 
securities and derivatives moved according to the historical correlation with the index. The impact mainly arises from the possible 
change in the fair value of listed equities, unlisted unit trusts and equity derivatives.

Foreign exchange risk
The Company does not hold any monetary and nonmonetary assets denominated in currencies other than the Australian dollar. 

(ii)  Interest rate risk

The Company’s interest bearing fi nancial assets expose it to risks associated with the eff ects of fl uctuations in the prevailing levels of 
market interest rates on its fi nancial position and cash fl ows. The risk is measured using sensitivity analysis.

Compliance with the Company’s policy is reported to the Board on a monthly basis. The Company may also enter into derivatives 
fi nancial instruments to mitigate the risk of future interest rate changes. 

The table below summarises the Company’s exposure to fi nancial assets/liabilities at the balance sheet date.

Weighted Average Interest

Financial Assets

Cash and short term deposits  fl oating

36

YEAR ENDED

CONSOLIDATED

Rate (% pa)

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

5.33%

5.33%

7,488,660

7,488,660

7,073,484

7,073,484

 
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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

17  Financial risk management (continued)

(b)  Summarised sensitivity analysis 

The table below summarises the impact of an increase/decrease of interest rates on the Company’s operating profi t and net assets 
attributable to shareholders through changes in fair value or changes in future cash fl ows. The analysis is based on the assumption that 
interest rates changed by +/- 50 basis points (2009:  +/- 50 basis points) from the year end rates with all other variables held constant.
The impact mainly arises from changes in the fair value of fi xed interest securities.

The following table summarises the sensitivity of the Company’s operating profi t and equity to interest rate risk and price risk. The reasonably 
possible movements in the risk variables have been determined based on management’s best estimate, having regard to a number of factors, 
including historical levels of changes in interest rates and historical correlation of the Company’s investments with the relevant benchmark and 
market volatility. However, actual movements in the risk variables may be greater or less than anticipated due to a number of factors, including 
unusually large market shocks resulting from changes in the performance of the economies, markets and securities in which the Company invests. 
As a result, historic variations in risk variables are not a defi nitive indicator of future variations in the risk variables.

Price Risk

10%

Interest Rate Risk

+10%

50bps

+50bps

Impact on Operating Profi t/Equity

(3,067,545)

(2,405,106)

(5,472,651)

3,067,545

2,405,106

5,472,651

(85,516)

(24,016)

(109,532)

85,516

24,016

109,532

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

(c)  Credit risk

Credit risk primarily arises from investments in debt securities and from trading derivative products. Other credit risk arises from cash and 
cash equivalents, deposits with banks and other fi nancial institutions and amounts due from brokers. None of these assets are impaired 
nor past due but not impaired

As at 30 June 2010 the Company does not hold any debt securities.

The Company does trade in Exchange Traded Options. The Investment Manager has established limits such that, at any time, such that 
options are not traded without holding the physical security in the portfolio and contracts are with counterparties included in the Board’s 
Approved Counterparties list. As at 30 June 2010 the Company held three Exchange Traded Options.

Compliance with the Company’s policy is reported to the Board on a monthly basis.

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying amount of the fi nancial assets. 

The majority of cash assets are held with one bank.

(d)  Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter diffi  culty in raising funds to meet commitments associated with fi nancial 
instruments. Cash fl ow interest rate risk is the risk that future cash fl ows on a fi nancial instrument will fl uctuate because of changes in the 
market interest rates. 

To control liquidity and cash fl ow interest rate risk, the Company invests in fi nancial instruments which under normal market conditions 
are readily convertible to cash. In addition the Company invests within the Mandate guidelines to ensure that there is no concentration
of risk. 

The Company does not hold derivatives.

Financial liabilities of the Company comprise trade and other payables, distributions payable to shareholders. Trade and other payables 
have no contractual maturities but are typically settled within 30 days.

37

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

17  Financial risk management (continued)

(e)  Fair value measurements

The fair value of fi nancial assets and fi nancial liabilities must be estimated for recognition and measurement or for disclosure purposes.

As of 1 July 2009, Katana Capital Limited has adopted the amendment to AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures which requires 
disclosure of fair value measurements by level of the following fair value measurement hierarchy: 

(a)  quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1)

(b)  inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (as prices) or 

indirectly (derived from prices) (level 2),and

(c) 

inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs) (level 3)

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured and recognised at fair value at 30 June 2010. Comparative 
information has not been provided as permitted by the transitional provisions of the new rules.

Group  as at 30 June 2010

Assets

Held for trading fi nancial assets - 

Equity Securities

Total assets

Group  as at 30 June 2009

Assets

Held for trading fi nancial assets - 

Equity securities

Total assets

Level 1

$

30,408,517

30,408,517

Level 1

$

23,441,124

23,441,124

Level 2

$

-

-

Level 2

$

-

-

Level 3

$

Total

$

266,932

266,932

Level 3

$

30,675,449

30,675,449

Total

$

406,932

406,932

24,051,056

24,051,056

The fair value of fi nancial instruments traded in active markets (such as publicly traded derivatives, and trading and availableforsale 
securities) is based on quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period. The quoted market price used for fi nancial assets held by 
the Company is the current bid price. These instruments are included in level 1. 

The fair value of fi nancial instruments that are not traded in an active market (for example, overthecounter derivatives) is determined 
using valuation techniques. The Company uses a variety of methods and makes assumptions that are based on market conditions existing 
at the end of each reporting period. Quoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar instruments are used to estimate fair value for 
longterm debt for disclosure purposes. Other techniques, such as estimated discounted cash fl ows, are used to determine fair value for 
the remaining fi nancial instruments. The fair value of interest rate swaps is calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash 
fl ows. The fair value of forward exchange contracts is determined using forward exchange market rates at the end of the reporting period. 
These instruments are included in level 2 and comprise debt investments and derivative fi nancial instruments. In the circumstances where 
a valuation technique for these instruments is based on signifi cant unobservable inputs, such instruments are included in level 3.

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

17  Financial risk management (continued)

(e)  Fair value measurements (continued)

The following table presents the changes in level 3 instruments for the year ended 30 June 2010:

Group

Opening balance

Transfer into level 3

Other increases

Gains recognised in other comprehensive income

Loss recognised in profi t or loss

Closing balance

Total loss for the period included in profi t or loss that relate to assets held at the end of the reporting period

The following table presents the changes in level 3 instruments for the year ended 30 June 2009:

Group

Opening balance

Transfer into level 3

Other increases

Gains recognised in other comprehensive income

Loss recognised in profi t or loss

Closing balance

Total loss for the period included in profi t or loss that relate to assets held at the end of the reporting period

Total

$

406,932

-

-

-

(140,000)

266,932

(140,000)

Total

$

820,115

-

-

-

(413,183)

406,932

(413,183)

18  Segment information

For management purposes, the Group is organised into one main operating segment, which invests in equity securities, debt instruments, 
and related derivatives. All of the Group’s activities are interrelated, and each activity is dependent on the others. Accordingly, all signifi cant 
operating disclosures are based upon analysis of the Group as one segment. The fi nancial results from this segment are equivalent to the 
fi nancial statements of the Group as a whole.

The Group operates from one geographic location, being Australia, from where its investing activities are managed.

The Group does not derive revenue of more than 10% from any one of its investments held.

39

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

19  Earnings per share

(a)  Basic earnings per share

Loss from continuing operations attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the company

There are no dilutive securities on issue as at 30 June 2010.

(b)  Reconciliations of earnings used in calculating earnings per share

Basic earnings per share

Loss from continuing operations

Loss attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the company used in calculating basic 
earnings per share

YEAR ENDED

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

Cents

Cents

12.89

-

(18.53)

-

YEAR ENDED

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

5,308,691

(7,711,901)

5,308,691

(7,711,901)

YEAR ENDED

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

Number

Number

(c)  Weighted average number of shares used as the denominator

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

41,177,638

41,620,466

Adjustments for calculation of diluted earnings per share:

Options

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

-

-

41,177,638

41,620,466

Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net profi t attributable to ordinary equity holders by the weighted average 
number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net profi t attributable to ordinary equity holders by the weighted average 
number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be issued on 
conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares.

There are no dilutive securities on issue as at 30 June 2010.

20  Events occurring after the reporting period

A fi nal fully franked dividend of 1.25 cents per share for the 30 June 2010 fi nancial year has been declared by the Group. The Directors note 
that other than the dividend declaration, the Directors are not aware of any matter or circumstance that has signifi cantly or may signifi cantly 
aff ect the operations of the Group or the results of those operations, or the state of aff airs of the Group in subsequent fi nancial years.

40

21  Remuneration of auditors

(a)  Audit services

Ernst & Young Australia

Audit and review of fi nancial reports

Total remuneration for audit services

(b)  Nonaudit services

Other services

Other services

Total remuneration for nonaudit services

Total auditors’ remuneration

22  Dividends

Final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2009 of 0.005 cents (2008  1.00 cents) per fully
paid share paid on 17 December 2009 (2008  20 November 2008)

Fully franked (2008  30% franked) based on tax paid @ 30%  0.005 cents
(2008  1.0 cents interim) per share

Interim dividend for the year ended 30 June 2010 of 0.015 cents (2009  nil cents) per fully
paid share (2010 paid 19 April 2010)

Total dividends provided for or paid

Dividends paid in cash or satisfi ed by the issue of shares under the dividend reinvestment
plan during the years ended 30 June 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

Paid in cash

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

45,500

45,500

45,500

45,500

-

-

-

-

45,500

45,500

YEAR ENDED

PARENT ENTITY

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

207,472

416,848

614,024

821,496

614,024

-

614,024

-

416,848

416,848

416,848

YEAR ENDED

CONSOLIDATED

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

$

$

Franking credits available for subsequent fi nancial years based on a tax rate of 30% (2009: 30%)

530,805

487,495

The above amounts represent the balance of the franking account as at the reporting date, adjusted for:

(a)  franking credits that will arise from the payment of the amount of the current tax liability;

(b)  franking debits that will arise from the payment of dividends recognised as a liability at the reporting date;

(c)  franking credits that will arise from the receipt of dividends recognised as receivables at the reporting date; and

(d)  franking credits that may be prevented from being distributed in subsequent fi nancial years.

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Notes to the
Financial Statements

30 JUNE 2010

23  Parent entity fi nancial information

Balance sheet

Current assets

Noncurrent assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Shareholders’ equity

Contributed equity

Option premium reserve

Accumulated loss

Profi t or loss for the year

Total comprehensive income

Investment in controlled entity at cost

AT

PARENT ENTITY

2010

$

2009

$

38,478,836

834,334

39,313,170

1,200,449

39,526,993

101,100

(1,515,290)

38,112,803

5,308,690

5,308,690

31,993,886

2,683,755

34,677,641

497,872

40,081,234

101,100

(6,002,562)

34,179,772

(7,711,900)

(7,711,900)

The investment in the controlled entity is for 100% of the issued capital of Kapital Investments (WA) Pty Ltd. 

Tax consolidation legislation

Katana Capital Limited and its whollyowned Australian controlled entities implemented the tax consolidation legislation from 1 July 2007. 

(i)  Members of the tax consolidated Group and the tax sharing arrangement.

Katana Capital Limited and its 100% owned Australian resident subsidiaries formed a tax consolidated Group from 1 July 2007. Katana 
Capital Limited is the head entity of the tax consolidated Group. Members of the Group have entered into a tax sharing agreement that 
provides for the allocation of income tax liabilities between the entities should the head entity default on its tax payment obligations. 
No amounts have been recognised in the fi nancial statements in respect of this agreement on the basis that the possibility of default is 
remote. (see note 3).

(ii)  Tax eff ect accounting by members of the tax consolidated Group

Tax expense/income, deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets arising from temporary diff erenced are recognised in the separate 
fi nancial statements of the members of the tax consolidated Group using the Group allocated method. Current tax liabilities and assets 
and deferred tax assets arising from the unused tax losses and tax credits of the members of the tax consolidated Group are recognised by 
Katana Capital Limited, the head entity of the tax consolidated Group.

Members of the tax consolidated Group has entered into a tax funding agreement. Amounts are recognised as payable to or receivable 
by the Company and each member of the consolidated Group in relation to tax contribution amounts paid or payable between the 
parent entity and other members of the tax consolidated Group in accordance with this agreement. Where the tax contribution amount 
recognised by each member of the tax consolidated Group for a particular period is diff erent to the aggregate of the current tax liability or 
asset and any deferred tax asset arising from unused tax losses and tax credits in respect of that period, the distribution is recognised as a 
contribution from (or distribution to) equity participants.

Commitments and contingencies

There are no contingent liabilities or commitments as at 30 June 2010 (2009: nil).

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24  Commitments and contingencies

There are no contingent liabilities or contingent assets as at 30 June 2010 (2009: nil).

Katana Capital Limited has entered into 10 year Management Agreement with the Fund Manager, Katana Asset Management Ltd. Under the 
terms of the contract the Fund Manager the Manager us obliged to manage the investment portfolio on behalf of Katana Capital Limited. A 
Management fee is payable to the manager as follows:

the Fund Manager will receive a monthly management fee equal to 0.104167% of the portfolio value calculated at the end of the month

performance fee to be paid in respect of each performance calculation period of 18.5% of the amount by which the Fund Manager 
outperforms the ASX All Ordinaries during the calculation period ( calculated annually for the 12 month period ending 30 June ).

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Katana Capital Limited

Directors’ declaration

30 JUNE 2010

In accordance with a resolution of the directors of Katana Capital Limited, I state that:

In the opinion of the directors:

(a)  The fi nancial statements and notes of the consolidated entity set out on pages 16 to 43 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, 

including:

(i)  Giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s fi nancial position as at 30 June 2010 and of its performance for the year ended

on that date; and

(ii)  complying with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations

Regulations 2001; 

(b)  the fi nancial statements and notes also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in note 2 (b) 

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

(d)  this declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the Directors in accordance with section 295A

of the Corporations Act 2001 for the fi nancial year ending 30 June 2010

On behalf of the Board

Katana Capital Limited

Giuliano Sala Tenna
Director

22 September 2010

Perth, Western Australia

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Independent auditor’s report to the 
members of Katana Capital Limited

30 JUNE 2010

Ernst & Young Building
11 Mounts Bay Road
Perth WA 6000 Australia 
GPO Box M939  Perth  WA  6843

Tel: +61 8 9429 2222
Fax: +61 8 9429 2436
www.ey.com/au

Report on the Financial Report

We have audited the accompanying fi nancial report of Katana Capital Limited, which comprises the statement of fi nancial position 
as at 30 June 2010, and the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash fl ows for the 
year ended on that date, a summary of signifi cant accounting policies, other explanatory notes and the directors’ declaration of the 
consolidated entity comprising the company and the entities it controlled at the year’s end or from time to time during the fi nancial year.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial Report

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the fi nancial report in accordance with the 
Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001. This responsibility 
includes establishing and maintaining internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the fi nancial report that is 
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making 
accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the fi nancial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with 
Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit 
engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the fi nancial report is free from material 
misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the fi nancial report. The 
procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the fi nancial report, 
whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal controls relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair 
presentation of the fi nancial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose 
of expressing an opinion on the eff ectiveness of the entity’s internal controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness 
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall 
presentation of the fi nancial report.

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

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Independent auditor’s
report to the members
of Katana Capital Limited

30 JUNE 2010

Independence

In conducting our audit we have met the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. We have given to the directors of the 
company a written Auditor’s Independence Declaration, a copy of which is included in the directors’ report.

Auditor’s Opinion

In our opinion:

1. 

the fi nancial report of Katana Capital Limited is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

i 

ii 

giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s fi nancial position at 30 June 2010 and of its performance for the year ended 
on that date; and

complying with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations 
Regulations 2001.

2. 

the fi nancial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting 
Standards Board.

Report on the Remuneration Report

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 10 to 12 of the directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2010. The 
directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Remuneration Report in accordance with section 
300A of the Corporations Act 2001. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted 
in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.

Auditor’s Opinion

In our opinion the Remuneration Report of Katana Capital Limited for the year ended 30 June 2010 complies with section 300A of the 
Corporations Act 2001.

Ernst & Young

C B Pavlovich
Partner

Perth

23 September 2010

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Corporate Governance Statement

The Board of Directors of Katana Capital Limited (Katana) is responsible for the corporate governance of the consolidated entity. The Board guides 
and monitors the business and aff airs of Katana on behalf of the shareholders by whom they are elected and to whom they are accountable.

In accordance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s corporate governance guidelines contained in Corporate Governance Principles and 
Recommendations (Second Edition Corporate Governance Guidelines), the Katana Corporate Governance Statement contains certain specifi c 
information and discloses the extent to which the Company has followed the guidelines during the period.  Where a recommendation has not 
been followed it is disclosed together with reasons for the departure.

The Katana Corporate Governance Statement is structured with reference to the Second Edition Corporate Governance Guidelines, which are
as follows:

Principle 1 

Lay solid foundations for management and oversight

Principle 2 

Structure the board to add value

Principle 3 

Promote ethical and responsible decision making

Principle 4 

Safeguard integrity in fi nancial reporting

Principle 5 

Make timely and balances disclosure

Principle 6 

Respect the rights of shareholders

Principle 7 

Recognise and manage risk

Principle 8 

Remunerate fairly and responsibly 

For further information on corporate governance policies adopted by Katana, refer to our website www.katanacapital.com.au

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Corporate Governance
Statement

Principle

Corporate Governance best
practice recommendation

Compliance How we comply

1.1

Establish and disclose the functions
reserved to the Board and those delegated
to senior executives

✓

The Board has a Corporate Governance Statement which outlines 
the role and duties of the Board. 

The Company considers that the primary responsibility of the Board 
is to oversee the Company’s business activities and management for 
the benefi t of the shareholders by:

(a)  supervising the Company’s framework of control and 

accountability systems to enable risk to be assessed and 
managed which includes but is not limited to the points
noted below: 

(b)  ensuring the Company is properly managed by: 

(i)  setting and communicating clear objectives; 

(ii)  appointing and removing the Managing Director of

the Company; 

(iii)  ratifying the appointment and, where appropriate,
the removal of the Chief Financial Offi  cer and the
Company secretary; 

(iv)  input into and fi nal approval of management’s development 

of corporate strategy and performance objectives; 

(v)  reviewing and ratifying systems of risk management

and internal compliance and control, codes of conduct,
and legal compliance; 

(vi)  monitoring senior management’s performance and 

implementation of strategy, and ensuring appropriate 
resources are available; 

(c)  approving and monitoring the progress of major capital 
expenditure, capital management, and acquisitions
and divestitures; 

(d)  approval of the annual budget; 

(e)  monitoring the fi nancial performance of the Company; 

(f )  approving and monitoring fi nancial and other reporting; 

(g)  overall corporate governance of the Company, including 

conducting regular reviews of the balance of responsibilities 
within the Company to ensure division of functions remain 
appropriate to the needs of the Company; 

(h)  liaising with the Company’s external auditors either directly or 

via the Audit Committee as appropriate; and 

(i)  monitoring, and ensuring compliance with, all of the Company’s 
legal obligations, in particular those obligations relating to the 
environment, native title, cultural heritage and occupational 
health and safety.

Katana does not employ a Chief Executive Offi  cer or Managing 
Director, but instead has a Fund Manager that is responsible for 
the Investment Risk Management and management of the equity 
Portfolio. The Fund Manager is responsible for running the aff airs 
of the Company under delegated authority from the Board and to 
implement the policies and strategy set by the Board. In carrying out 
their responsibilities the Fund Manager must report to the Board in a 
timely manner and ensure all reports to the Board present a true and 
fair view of the Company’s fi nancial condition and operational results. 

Matters which are not covered by the delegations require
Board approval. 

The Corporate Governance Statement is available on the Company’s 
website in the Corporate Governance section.

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Principle

Corporate Governance best
practice recommendation

1.2

Disclose the process for evaluating the 
performance of senior executives

1.3

1.3.1

1.3.2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

Provide the following information in the
annual report:

An explanation of any departure from 
recommendations 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3

Whether a performance evaluation for senior 
executives has taken place in the reporting
period and whether it was in accordance with
the process disclosed.

A majority of the Board should be
independent directors

The chairperson should be an
independent director

The roles of  chairperson and chief
executive offi  cer should not be exercised
by the same individual

The Board should establish a
nomination committee

The process for evaluating the performance of 
the Board, its committees and individual directors 
should be disclosed.

Compliance How we comply

✓

✓

✓

✗

✓

✗

✓

There are no senior executives in the Company, however the board 
reviews the performance of the Fund Manager in accordance with 
the Mandate. Refer to Annual Report for Katana’s mandate with the 
Fund Manager.

Not applicable.

Refer 1.2, performance of the Fund Manager is reviewed by the 
board in accordance with the Fund Manager’s Mandate.

The majority of the Board is independent where an independent 
director is a non-executive director who meets the criteria for 
independence included in the ASX Best Practice Recommendations.  
The company currently has 2 out 3 of its directors classifi ed as 
independent directors.

The Chairman, Mr Gooding as noted above in 2.1 does not meet the 
Governance Council’s independence criteria, however the board 
believes that Mr Gooding will at all times act independently and 
discharge his duties for the benefi t of all shareholders.  

Mr Gooding is not strictly independent as noted above due to him 
being a Partner of Chartered Accounting fi rm Gooding Partners, 
which from time to time provides professional tax advice as required 
on a commercial basis, for further information refer to the related 
party note in the accounts.  This is not considered to be a material 
transaction for Mr Gooding. 

As noted in 1.1 & 1.2 above Katana does not employ a Chief 
Executive Offi  cer but instead has a Mandate with the Fund Manager 
which covers some of the functions a traditional Chief Executive 
Offi  cer would ordinarily perform.  The Chairman, Mr Dalton Gooding, 
facilitates the relationship between the Board and the Fund Manager.

The Board does not have a Nomination Committee. The duties of 
such committee have been considered and adopted by the full Board.   

The Company does not have a documented procedure for the 
selection and appointment of directors. The Board informally reviews 
the skill set of and market expectations for its directors on a regular 
basis and considers these factors when appointing / re-electing 
directors. The Board invites persons with relevant industry experience 
and fi nancial experience to assist it in its appointment of directors.

The Company does not have a documented procedure for the 
evaluating the performance of the Board, its committees and directors.

An evaluation of the performance of the Board and its directors is 
undertaken informally each year. The Chairman of the Board is the 
driver of this process. This year the Chairman conducted interviews 
with each director.

The evaluation of the performance of the Board’s various committees 
is undertaken on an exception basis. This is also an informal process 
which is driven by the Chairman of the Board.

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Corporate Governance
Statement

Principle

Corporate Governance best
practice recommendation

Compliance How we comply

2.6

2.6.1

2.6.2

2.6.3

2.6.4

2.6.5

2.6.6

2.6.7

Provide the following information in the
annual report:

The skills, expertise and experience relevant to
the position of director held by each director in 
offi  ce at the date of the annual report

The names of the directors considered by the 
Board to be independent directors and the 
Company’s materially thresholds

A statement as to whether there is a procedure 
agreed by the Board of directors to take 
independent professional advice at the expense 
of the Company

The Board should state its reasons if it considers 
a director to be independent notwithstanding 
that the director does not meet the defi nition of 
independence contained in the ASX Guidelines

The period of offi  ce held by each director in
offi  ce at the date of the annual report

The names of members of the nomination 
committee and their attendance at meetings of 
the committee

Whether a performance evaluation for the Board, 
its committees and directors has taken place 
in the reporting period and whether it was in 
accordance with the process disclosed

2.6.8

An explanation of any departure from 
recommendations 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5

The following material should be made publicly 
available, ideally on the Company’s website in a 
clearly marked corporate governance section:

(a)  a description of the procedure for the 

selection and appointment of new directors 
to the Board

(b)  the charter of the nomination committee

or a summary of the role, rights, 
responsibilities and membership 
requirements for the committee

(c)  the nomination committee’s policy for the 

appointment of directors

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✗

✗

✗

Provided in the Annual Report.

Provided in the Annual Report.

Individual directors have the right in connection with their duties 
and responsibilities as directors to seek independent professional 
advice at the Company’s expense. The engagement of an outside 
adviser is subject to prior approval of the Chairman and this will not 
be withheld unnecessarily. If appropriate, any advice so received will 
be made available to all Board members.

Refer above at 2.2.

Provided in the Annual Report.

Provided in the Annual Report.

An evaluation of the Board, its committees and directors was 
undertaken and was in accordance with the process disclosed at 2.5.  

Refer to comments at 2.1 and 2.2.

Refer 2.4 - The Board informally reviews the skill set of and market 
expectations for its directors on a regular basis and considers these 
factors when appointing / re-electing directors. The Board invites 
persons with relevant industry experience and fi nancial experience 
to assist it in its appointment of directors.

Refer 2.4

Refer 2.4

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Principle

Corporate Governance best
practice recommendation

Compliance How we comply

3.1

Establish a code of conduct and disclose the
code or a summary of the code as to:

(a)  the practices necessary to maintain 

confi dence in the Company’s integrity;

(b)  the practices necessary to take into account 
their legal obligations and the reasonable 
expectations of their stakeholders;

(c)  the responsibility and accountability of 

individuals for reporting and investigating 
reports of unethical practices;

3.2

Establish a policy concerning trading in
Company securities by directors, senior
executives and employees and disclose the
policy or a summary of the policy

3.3

3.3.1

Provide the following information in the
annual report:

An explanation of any departure from 
recommendations 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3

The following material should be made publicly 
available, ideally on the Company’s website in a 
clearly marked corporate governance section:

(a)  any applicable code of conduct or a
summary of its main provisions

(b)  the trading policy or summary of its

main provisions

4.1

The Board should establish an audit committee

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

The Company has implemented a suite of policies including a Code 
of Business Conduct which provides guidelines aimed at maintaining 
high ethical standards and corporate behaviour. The principals of the 
policies include:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Respect the law and act in accordance with it;

Respect confi dentiality and not misuse company information, 
assets or resources;

Avoid real or perceived confl icts of interest;

Act in the best interest of stakeholders; and

Perform their duties in ways that minimise environmental 
impacts and maximise workplace safety.

Directors and employees are expected to comply with all Company 
policies and to act professionally with integrity, honesty and 
responsibility at all times.

The Company’s security trading policy imposes basic trading 
restrictions on all directors and offi  cers (including the Fund Manager) 
of the Company with “inside information” and additional trading 
restrictions on the directors of the Company. “Inside information” is 
information that:

• 

• 

Is not generally available; and

If it were generally available, it would, or would be likely to 
infl uence investors in deciding whether to buy or sell the 
Company’s securities.

Directors and employees are prohibited from trading in the 
Company’s securities where they possess information which is not 
generally available and that information, if readily available, may 
have a material eff ect on the share price of the Company. Further, 
directors, offi  cers and employees involved in the preparation and 
release of fi nancial statements may not trade in the company’s 
securities for the period commencing four weeks prior to the 
announcement of the results.

Not applicable

The Code of Conduct is available on the Company’s website in the 
Shareholder Corporate Governance section.

The Share Trading Policy on Dealing Rules for Employees and 
Directors is available on the Company’s website in the Corporate 
Governance section.

The Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee assists the Board to meet 
its oversight responsibilities in relation to the Company’s fi nancial 
reporting, internal control structure, risk management procedures 
and the internal and external audit function. In doing so, it is the 
Audit and Risk Committee’s responsibility to maintain free and open 
communications between the Committee, the external auditors, the 
internal auditors and the management of the Company. 

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Corporate Governance
Statement

Principle

Corporate Governance best
practice recommendation

Compliance How we comply

4.2

Structure the audit committee so that it
consists of:

The committee complies with the structure as required by the Best 
Practice Recommendation 4.2. 

4.3

4.4

a)  only non-executive directors

b)  majority of independent directors

c) 

independent chairperson, who is not the 
chairperson of the Board

d)  at least three members

The audit committee should have a
formal charter

Provide the following information in the
annual report:

(a)  Details of the names and qualifi cations

of those appointed to the audit
committee and their attendance at
meetings of the committee

(b)  The number of meetings of the

audit committee

The following material should be made publicly 
available, ideally on the Company’s website in a 
clearly marked corporate governance section:

(a)  the audit committee charter

(b)  information on procedures for the selection 
and appointment of the external auditor,
and for the rotation of external audit 
engagement partners

5.1

Establish written policies and procedures 
designed to ensure compliance with ASX Listing 
Rule disclosure requirements and to ensure 
accountability at a senior executive level for that 
compliance. These policies or a summary of the 
policies should be disclosed.

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

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The Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee Charter is available on 
the Company’s website in the Corporate Governance section. 

Refer to Director’s Report

Refer to Director’s Report

The charter of the Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee is available 
on the Company’s website in the Corporate Governance section.

The committee manages the relationship between the Company 
and external auditor on behalf of the Board. It recommends to 
the Board potential auditors for appointment, re-appointment or 
replacement, the terms of engagement and remuneration of the 
external auditor.

The Company’s continuous disclosure policy has been adopted 
to ensure compliance with obligations under the continuous 
disclosure regime of the Corporations Law and the Listing Rules 
of the Australian Stock Exchange Limited and to ensure that all 
Katana shareholders have access to material information about the 
Company and its prospects.

The disclosure obligations include:

• 

• 

All employees, Company offi  cers and Directors must comply 
with the ASX Listing Rules and Corporations Law provisions 
relating to a timely disclosure of price sensitive information 
to the ASX. The Company does this by releasing written 
announcements to the ASX.

The Fund Manager together with the board are accountable
for the establishment, communication and maintenance of
this policy and ensuring that material information is disclosed
to the ASX. 

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Principle

Corporate Governance best
practice recommendation

Compliance How we comply

5.2

5.2.1

5.2.2

6.1

6.2

6.2.1

6.2.2

Provide the following information in the
annual report:

An explanation of any departures from 
recommendations 5.1and 5.2 and reasons for
the departure

The following material should be publicly 
available, ideally on the Company’s website in a 
clearly marked corporate governance section:

• 

A summary of the policies and procedures 
designed to guide compliance with Listing 
Rule disclosure requirements

Design and disclose a communications 
strategy to promote eff ective communication 
with shareholders and encourage eff ective 
participation at general meetings

✓

✓

Not applicable.

The Company’s Shareholder Communications Policy is available on 
the Company’s website in the Corporate Governance section.

The Company places considerable importance on eff ective 
communications with shareholders and other stakeholders. Katana’s 
communication strategy requires communication with shareholders 
and other stakeholders in an open, regular and timely manner 
so that the market has suffi  cient information to make informed 
investment decisions on the operations and results of the company. 
The strategy provides for the use of systems that ensure a regular 
and timely release of information about the company is provided to 
shareholders. Mechanisms employed include:

• 

Announcements lodged with ASX;

•  Half Yearly Report

•  Monthly Net Tangible Asset Backing ASX disclosure;

• 

• 

• 

• 

Presentations at the Annual General Meeting;

Annual Report

Promote eff ective communication with shareholders; and

Encourage shareholder participation at AGMs.

Provide the following information in the
annual report:

An explanation of any departures from 
recommendation and reasons for the departure

Not applicable.

The Company should describe how it will 
communicate with its shareholders publically, 
ideally by posting this information on the 
company’s website in a clearly marked corporate 
governance section.

✓

The Company’s Shareholder Communications Policy is available on 
the Company’s website in the Corporate Governance section.

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Corporate Governance
Statement

Principle

Corporate Governance best
practice recommendation

Compliance How we comply

7.1

The Company should establish policies on risk 
oversight and management.

✓

The Board should require management to
design and implement the risk management
and internal control system to manage the 
company’s material risks and report to it 
on whether those risks are being managed 
eff ectively. The Board should disclose that 
management has reported to it as to the 
eff ectiveness of the company’s management
of its material business risks.

The Board should disclose whether it has received 
assurance from the Chief Executive Offi  cer and 
the Chief Financial Offi  cer that the declaration 
provided in accordance with section 295A of the 
Corporations Act is founded on a sound system 
of risk management and internal control and that 
the system is operating eff ectively in all material 
respects in relation to fi nancial reporting risks

Provide the following information in the
annual report:

An explanation of any departures from 
recommendations 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 and
reasons for the departure

Whether the Board has received the report from 
management under recommendation 7.2

Whether the Board has received assurance from 
the Chief Executive Offi  cer and Chief Financial 
Offi  cer under recommendation 7.3

The following material should be made publicly 
available, ideally on the Company’s website in a 
clearly marked corporate governance section:

• 

a summary of the Company’s policies on 
risk oversight and management of material 
business risks

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.4.1

7.4.2

7.4.3

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The Company is committed to the identifi cation; monitoring and 
management of risks associated with its business activities and has 
embedded in its management and reporting systems a number 
of risk management controls. The Fund Manager is charged with 
implementing appropriate risk management systems within the 
Company and in particular with the investment process. 

The Board monitors and receives advice on areas from the Fund 
Manager on operational and fi nancial risk, and considers strategies 
for appropriate risk management arrangements. The Fund Manager 
has an Investment Committee that meets on a regular basis to 
analyse, monitor and review the investment portfolio. 

Specifi c areas of risk identifi ed initially and which will be regularly 
considered at Board meetings include fi nancial performance, 
performance of portfolio, compliance within regulatory framework, 
markets, statutory compliance and continuous disclosure 
obligations. The Fund Manager has its own Investment Committee 
that regularly reviews the Company’s portfolio and reviews the 
performance of individual stocks. The Investment Committee also 
makes recommendations on signifi cant investments and conducts 
its own research to assist with this process.

The annual report details material fi nancial and investment
risks which arose during the reporting period (see notes to
fi nancial statements).

As part of the reporting process the Fund Manager has provided 
the Board prior to the Board approving the annual and half-yearly 
accounts, a written statement that the integrity of the fi nancial 
statements (as per ASX Recommendation 4.1) are founded on a 
system of risk management and internal compliance and control 
which implements the Board’s policies and the Company’s risk 
management and internal control system is operating effi  ciently
and eff ectively in all material matters. 

The Board has received assurance from the Fund Manager that the 
s295A declaration is founded on a sound system of risk management 
and internal control and the system is operating eff ectively in all 
material respects in relation to fi nancial risks.

Not applicable.

The Board has received the report from the Fund Manager pursuant 
to recommendation 7.2 and periodically receives and reviews a 
summary of signifi cant risks.  

The Board has received the assurance in accordance with 
recommendation 7.3

The charter of the Audit and Risk Committee is available on the 
Company’s website in the Corporate Governance section.

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Principle

Corporate Governance best
practice recommendation

Compliance How we comply

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.3.1

8.3.2

8.3.3

The Board should establish a
remuneration committee

Companies should clearly distinguish the 
structure of non-executive directors’
remuneration from that of executive directors
and senior executives

Provide the following information in the
annual report:

the names of the members of the remuneration 
committee and their attendance at meetings 
of the committee, or where the Company does 
not have a remuneration committee, how the 
functions of a remunerations committee are 
carried out

the existence and terms of any schemes for 
retirement benefi ts, other than superannuation, 
for non-executive directors

An explanation of any departures from 
recommendation 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 and reasons
for the departure

The following material should be made publicly 
available, ideally on the Company’s website in a 
clearly marked corporate governance section:

(a)  the charter of the remuneration committee

or a summary of the role, rights, 
responsibilities and membership 
requirements for that committee;

(b)  a summary of the company’s policy on 
prohibiting entering into transactions 
in associated products which limit the 
economic risk of participating in unvested 
entitlements under any equity-based 
remuneration schemes.

✗

✓

As the company does not presently have any employees including 
employment of a Managing Director and Senior Executives there is 
no requirement for remuneration committee

Refer Director’s Report

✗

Refer 8.1

✓

Refer Director’s Report

Not applicable

Refer 8.1

The Company does not enter into transactions in associated 
products which limit the economic risk of participating in unvested 
entitlements under any equity-based remuneration schemes. 

✗

✓

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2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Additional ASX Information

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED 

ORDINARY FULLY PAID SHARES (TOTAL)  As of 31 Aug 2010

Range of Shares

Range

1 - 1,000

1,001 - 5,000

5,001 - 10,000

10,001 - 100,000

100,001 - 9,999,999,999

Rounding

Total

Total holders

20

46

134

309

71

580

Shares

5,349

187,454

1,108,351

11,767,484

27,634,481

% of Issued Capital

0.01

0.46

2.72

28.91

67.89

0.01

40,703,119

100.00

Unmarketable Parcels

Minimum $ 500.00 parcel at $ 0.00 per unit

Minimum Parcel Size

0

Holders

0

Units

0

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Katana Capital will combine its listed investment company 
structure with the proven ability of its Manager (“Katana 
Asset Management Ltd”) to provide investors with access to 
comprehensive investment techniques aimed at providing 
strong capital and income returns.

The Company and the Manager share similar investment 
philosophies. The role of the Company is to assess and monitor 
the Manager and liaise with the Manager with respect to 
its Mandate as detailed in the Management Agreement. In 
addition, the Company will seek to identify appropriate 
investment opportunities for review by the Manager.

Our investment philosophy

As an ‘All Opportunities’ fund, the underlying goal of the Manager is to assess the risk adjusted 
return of every potential opportunity identifi ed by the Manager. The Manager’s intended 
approach includes selectively and modestly taking higher-risk positions, provided that the 
potential return exceeds the additional risk – preferably in terms of both value and time.

Whilst the Manager intends to combine the best principles of value investing, fundamental and 
technical analysis, it does not wish to be constrained by the constructs of any one approach. The key 
to the long-term success of the Company is seen as the capacity of the Manager to integrate the 
best principles of each discipline with the extensive and varied experiences of the Manager.

This is achieved by encouraging fl exibility and adaptability, but within the confi nes of an overall 
framework that controls risk.

Corporate Directory

Katana Capital Limited

ABN 56 116 054 301

Directors

Dalton Gooding
Peter Wallace
Giuliano Sala Tenna

Company Secretary

Gabriel Chiappini

Registered Offi  ce

Level 36, Exchange Plaza
2 The Esplanade
Perth, Western Australia 6000

Telephone 
Facsimile 

(08) 9326 7672
(08) 9326 7676

www.katanacapital.com.au

Share Registry

Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd
Level 2 45 St George’s Terrace,
Perth WA 6000

Telephone 
Facsimile 

(08) 9323 2000
(08) 9323 2033

Auditor

Ernst & Young
The Ernst & Young Building
11 Mounts Bay Road
PERTH WA 6000

ASX Code: KAT

Top 20 shareholders

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED 

Top 20 Holders 

Rank Name

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

HOPERIDGE ENTERPRISES PTY LTD 

WONDER HOLDINGS PTY LTD

AUSTRALIAN EXECUTOR TRUSTEES LIMITED 

CLASSIC CAPITAL PTY LTD 

VERNON CHARLES WHEATLEY + JOYCELYN EDITH WHEATLEY 

COOLAH HOLDINGS PTY LTD 

TAXA JUNO NOMINEES PTY LTD 

MR ROMANO SALA TENNA + MRS LINDA SALA TENNA 

BS CAPITAL PTY LTD 

MR BRAD JOHN SHALLARD + MRS LISA MAREE DUPEROUZEL


MR STEPHEN JAMES LAMBERT + MRS RUTH LYNETTE LAMBERT + MR SIMON LEE LAMBERT 


MRS LINDA SALA TENNA

UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA PROPERTY TRUST (WA) 

CAMBO INVESTMENTS PTY LTD

MR LAWRENCE HENRY DA SILVA

KEFIR PTY LTD 

METHUEN HOLDINGS PTY LTD 

COLLORI PTY LTD 

S & M O’REILLY PTY LTD 

UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA NOMINEES PTY LTD

KATANA CAPITAL LIMITED
2010 ANNUAL REPORT

As at 28 September 2010

Shares

2,500,000

2,349,144

2,182,533

1,121,183

1,070,577

1,010,000

830,000

811,522

746,955

706,722

681,165

533,897

523,419

500,000

500,000

500,000

500,000

400,000

400,000

400,000

% of Shares

6.18

5.81

5.39

2.77

2.65

2.50

2.05

2.01

1.85

1.75

1.68

1.32

1.29

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

0.99

0.99

0.99

Totals: Top 20 holders of ORDINARY FULLY PAID SHARES (TOTAL)

Total Remaining Holders Balance

18,267,117

22,188,889

45.15

54.85

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