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KATHMANDU HOLDINGS LIMITED

ANNUAL REPORT 2011

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store locations

AUSTRALIA

Hampton East

Melbourne (Bourke St)

Highpoint (Maribyrnong)

Camberwell

Melbourne (Spencer St)

VIC

Smith St

Fitzroy

Blackburn

Knox

Richmond

Chadstone

Doncaster

Frankston

Chapel St

Bendigo

Geelong

Ballarat

South Wharf DFO

Southland (Cheltenham) 

NSW

Albury

Sydney (Kent St)

Chatswood

Cronulla

Birkenhead Point

NORTH ISLAND

Albany

Auckland (Queen St)

Auckland (Victoria St)

Botany

Gisborne

Hamilton

Hastings

Lyall Bay

Manukau

Napier

New Plymouth

Newmarket

Onehunga

Otaki 

Palmerston North

Petone

Rotorua

Sylvia Park

Takapuna

Taupo

Redyard (Auburn)

Bondi Junction

Hornsby

Warringah

Newcastle

Castle Towers

Macquarie

Rouse Hill

Parramatta

Macarthur

Erina Fair

Orange

Wollongong

Wagga Wagga 

Adelaide (Rundle St)

SA

Marion

Tea Tree

Adelaide Harbourtown

ACT

Canberra Civic

Woden

Canberra Centre

Belconnen 

Tauranga

Tauranga CBD

Te Rapa

Waitakere

Wanganui

Wellington

Whakatane

Whangarei 

Dunedin

Invercargill

Nelson

Queenstown

Riccarton

Timaru

Papanui

Ashburton

SOUTH ISLAND

Blenheim

Christchurch (Cashel St)

Christchurch (Tower Junction)

QLD

Brisbane (Albert St)

Fortitude Valley

Chermside

Pacific Fair (Broadbeach)

Logan

Kawana

Townsville

Cairns

Toowoomba

Southport 

TAS

Hobart

Devonport

Launceston

WA

Perth (Hay St)

Cottesloe

Innaloo

Carousel (Cannington)

Fremantle

Whitford

Perth Harbourtown

Brighton

Bristol 

London (Berners St)

London (Covent Garden)

London (Spitalfields)

London (White City)

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contents

kathmandu annual report 2011     1

Chairman’s Report 
Highlights For The Year 
Chief Executive’s Report 
Board 
Management Team 
Directors’ Report 
Corporate Governance 
Auditor’s Independence Declaration 
Financial Statements 
Statutory Information 
Share Registry 

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notice of annual General meetinG

11.00am Friday 

18 November 2011

Stamford Plaza,

Albert Street,

Auckland

New Zealand

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chairman’s report

James Strong
Chairman

I am pleased to report on a very successful year for Kathmandu 
Holdings Limited. After our listing on the ASX and NZX in 
November 2009, in our first full year’s trading as a listed company 
we have delivered a substantial increase in both sales and profit. 

this result was particularly satisfying in view of the general 

economic environment, and the challenging circumstances 

now facing the retail sector, as consumers focus on their 

personal debt management and become increasingly value 

conscious.

capital inveStment proGramme 
the Company has committed to an increase in capital 
expenditure over the next three years. the investment 
programme, including the ongoing new store rollout, is 
necessary to support the growth targets in the Kathmandu 
business plan, and includes the following key initiatives: 

Kathmandu will now move forward as the market leader in 

the outdoor travel and adventure category, and make further 

investment to enhance future growth opportunities. 

financial reSultS 

the key financial highlights for the year ended 31 July 2011 

were:

   Growth in sales by 24.5% to $306.1 million 

   Gross profit margin of 65.5% 

Increase in earnings before interest and tax of 32% 

from nZ$48.5 million to nZ$64.0 million

this result reflected strong double digit same store sales 

growth in both australia and new Zealand, a further 14% 

increase in total store numbers and effective management 

of operating costs. overall eBIt margin lifted from 19.7% to 

20.9%. 

Growth StrateGy  

at the time of listing in late 2009, Kathmandu highlighted its 

sales growth would be driven through:

   Continuing store rollout in australia and new Zealand; 

   optimisation of existing store footprint; 

Introduction of new product; and 

   Development of online capabilities. 

the success of these strategies to date, combined with 

the delivery of the new Kathmandu brand strategy over 

the next two years, will support the expansion of both the 

Kathmandu retail footprint and the range of product that we 

offer in the outdoor travel and adventure market.

   Delivery of the new brand identity across the business;
In association with the brand refresh, an accelerated  
programme of store refurbishments and where  
appropriate re-locations to new sites that will generally  
be larger; 
Improved physical infrastructure including the new  
Zealand distribution centre and Melbourne support  
office; and

   enhanced information systems technology including an  
online platform that will enable global sales capability. 

dividend
the Directors are recommending a final dividend of 7 cents 
per share, with the 3 cents interim dividend making a total 
payout for the year of 10 cents per share. the final dividend 
will be fully imputed for new Zealand shareholders, and fully 
franked for australian shareholders. 

this dividend represents a payout ratio of 51% and the 
Board expects the payout ratio will remain in the 50 to 60% 
range, particularly through the next two to three years in 
association with the planned capital investment programme.  

people
the Board congratulates Kathmandu’s Chief executive 
officer, peter Halkett and his team for the result achieved 
by Kathmandu over the past year. they have delivered one 
of the best results in australasian retail in an exceptionally 
challenging retail environment, and dealt with the impacts 
of an extraordinary series of natural disaster events. the 
devastating earthquakes in Christchurch placed enormous 
strain on our people, who have performed in an outstanding 

  
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
manner. their commitment in these circumstances has 
been exemplary. We record our sympathy for the effects of 
this tragedy, and acknowledge the sustained efforts of our 
staff.

outlook 
the economic environment is likely to continue to adversely 
affect overall consumer spending. However we are 
confident the new Kathmandu brand strategy, with an 
increased and enhanced product range, and the on-going 
growth in its retail network will maintain our strategic 
competitive advantage. 

kathmandu annual report 2011     3

It is likely that the next year will be just as challenging 
for retail, but our strategy remains to invest to grow the 
business and continue to build the Kathmandu brand in the 
australasian market. this will provide the opportunity for 
the Board and senior management to then evaluate and 
pursue future new growth opportunities as they arise in the 
medium and long term.

James Strong
Chairman

Southland (melbourne)

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highlights for the year

  Record sales and earnings result
  100th store opened
  Brand refresh project completed
  Summit Club members now exceed 500,000
  Core systems upgrade completed

  Record sales and earnings result

  100th store opened

  Brand refresh project completed

  Summit Club members now exceed 500,000

  Core systems upgrade completed

kathmandu annual report 2011     5

SALES (NZ$m)

$306.1

$192.8

$215.6

$245.8

$151.4

fy2007

fy2008

fy2009

fy2010

fy2011

EBIT (NZ$m)*

$33.1

$32.9

$64.0

$48.5

$44.1

fy2007

fy2008

fy2009

fy2010

fy2011

NPAT (NZ$m)*

$39.1

$25.2

$14.9

$11.5

$8.0

fy2007

fy2008

fy2009

fy2010

fy2011

* FY2007 - FY2009 as presented in the Prospectus dated 23 October 2009, 
  and FY2010 excluding the impact of IPO listings costs, and $0.6m of net 

exchange losses on foreign currency borrowings.

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chief executive’s report

peter halkett
Managing Director and Chief executive officer

key hiGhliGhtS 
    Record sales ($306.1m,+24.5%) and earnings    

(EBIT $64.0m,+32%) result

   Strong growth in gross margin and improved

EBIT margin

   On-going product range growth and increased  

overall investment in inventory underpinned same  
store sales growth of 15.7%

   Opening of our 100th store, total store numbers 

now 111

   Summit Club membership numbers exceed 500,000
   Brand refresh project completed and fi rst new  

stores opened with new brand identity

   Core systems upgrade completed, new distribution  
and inventory management systems now operative

reSult overview
Kathmandu’s fi rst full year as a listed company on the 
aSX and nZX was one of the most signifi cant years in 
the Company’s 24 year history. the excellent result, 
highlighted by an increase in sales of over $60 million (24%) 
and eBIt of $15.5 million (32%), was achieved during a 
generally diffi cult period for retailers. the Company also 
had to deal with the on-going impacts of the Christchurch 
earthquakes, where the majority of its support offi ce team 
and new Zealand distribution centre are located. In these 
circumstances the result refl ects the strong position that 
Kathmandu has established in the outdoor market, and it 
has to be considered an excellent performance.

Sales levels throughout most of the year from December 
2010 onwards were at the upper end of our expectations 
in both australia and new Zealand. the growth in both our 
store network, and the Kathmandu product range were 
signifi cant contributors to the sales result.  Store network 
growth was a combination of both new store rollout and the 
enlargement of the retail footprint for a number of existing 
stores.

additionally we made a substantial incremental investment 
in base inventory levels. this was primarily to ensure the 
stock-outs experienced during the second half of FY2010, 
which followed our transition from private to public 
company ownership did not re-occur. again this initiative 
contributed to this year’s sales uplift, and it resulted in the 
year on year increase in total inventories of $16.6m. 

the strong a$ and nZ$ exchange rates relative to the 
uS$ assisted in partially offsetting supplier cost increases 
experienced across most categories. effective management 
of supplier cost increases, and the overall product mix, 
combined to deliver an above target gross profi t margin 
(65.5%) for the year. Despite a slight increase in operating 
expenses, overall eBIt margin improved in FY2011 from 
19.7% to 20.9%.

BuSineSS overview
the kathmandu Brand
Kathmandu has continued it’s leadership in the outdoor 
travel and adventure market. our market positioning and 
brand awareness has been further enhanced since our 
listing in november 2009, especially in australia, assisted by 
our store rollout programme and expansion of the product 
range. an increase of 29 stores (35%) in the fi rst two years 
as a listed company has been achieved. We now have over 
100 stores in australia and new Zealand which, supported 
by increased advertising spend year on year, has caused our 
measured brand recognition to improve signifi cantly in both 
markets.

the continued development and strength of the Kathmandu 
brand has been a key focus of the business throughout the 
past year. We completed a comprehensive review of the 
Kathmandu brand in FY2011, and this has culminated in a 
complete refresh of the Kathmandu brand identity, formally 
released to the market from September 2011.

the brand refresh project is much more than a simple 
logo change. It carries through to our store design, our 
advertising collateral, product and packaging and general 
communication with our customers. the new brand identity 
refl ects our brand strategy and its core purpose of inspiring 
and enabling people to live their dreams of travel and 
adventure.

up to 75 stores will be rebranded during FY2012, and our 
objective is complete all stores by the end of FY2013. 
additionally a large portion of our new summer product 
range and packaging has been rebranded, and the balance 
is planned to be completed within 12 months. the new 
design, including advertising and marketing material, and 
our website, launched on September 1st. We are very 
confi dent that our brand refresh will underpin Kathmandu 
growth well into the future. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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product range 
the development and delivery of new and innovative 
products for the outdoor and travel categories is critical to 
growing our market share. Design is a central part of who 
we are as a Company, and we design product that is original 
and engineered to perform. 

Store network
there were 14 permanent new stores opened during the 
year, but as the central Christchurch store has remained 
closed since the February 22 earthquake net store numbers 
increased by 13 stores year on year. permanent store 
numbers as at 31 July 2011 were new Zealand 38, 
australia 66 and uK 6. Stores currently open were 110.

In addition to the focus on design our structured approach 
to product development addresses:

the new stores opened during the year were:

   expansion of our overall product offer through growth 
of existing ranges and new complimentary categories;

   Continuous enhancement of technical attributes,    

both in tandem with fabric and component suppliers,  
and through our own proprietary technologies;

   on-going growth in the australian market, particularly  

for warmer and tropical climate requirements; 
   evaluation and management of our supplier base,   
  with a focus on consistent and contracted performance  

standards. 

the on-going and increasing investment made by 
Kathmandu in design resources will ensure we maintain our 
technical credibility and further enhance the success of our 
brand. 

 australia: Cairns, logan, toowoomba, 
 Southport, orange, Wollongong, Wagga Wagga,  
 Belconnen (Canberra), Southland (Melbourne),  
 Whitford City (perth), perth Harbour town.

 new Zealand: Whakatane, papanui (Christchurch),    
ashburton.

the overall results of all the new stores that we opened 
this year were in line with expectations, and in australia the 
stores opened in regional cities performed particularly well.
the results from new stores continue to reinforce and 
support our target of a store network of approximately 150 
stores in australia and new Zealand.  In new Zealand the 
new plymouth and palmerston north stores were 

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
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re-located and our Sylvia park store in auckland was 
extended. the Innaloo store in perth was also extended.  

Sales from our online store, launched in october 2009, 
recorded significant growth in FY2011. Sales achieved 
through the online channel are now the equivalent of a mid-
sized store in each country. Kathmandu is well positioned, 
as a brand owner, to capitalise on the rapid growth of online 
sales. Major enhancements to our website are scheduled 
to be delivered during FY2012, providing more functionality, 
capacity and global sales capability. 

infrastructure and Systems
enhancement of our information systems is an essential 
requirement to support future growth, and a number of 
key projects are either planned to commence shortly or 
are already underway.  our new erp platform has been 
operating live since 1 august, and this was implemented in 
tandem with a new warehouse management system. this 
has been an 18 month project that will deliver improved 
operating efficiency, and positively impact on the per unit 
cost of stock handling across our internal supply chain.  
our erp upgrade also provides the starting point for 
further systems enhancements in key areas such as online 
trading, business intelligence and reporting, improved CrM 
initiatives and specialist software for product and image 
database management.

two projects are planned in FY2012 to further improve our 
overall supporting infrastructure. the lease expires for our 
current new Zealand distribution centre in october 2012, 
and after a detailed and extended evaluation, we have 
committed to a new purpose built facility, to be constructed 
approximately 500 metres from our existing site in 
Christchurch. the new facility provides adequate capacity 
to support projected long term growth in the new Zealand 
market, supported by third party logistics and warehousing 
in auckland through peak periods of stock holding and sales 
demand. We expect the new facility to be operating by 
July 2012. We are also re-locating our Melbourne domiciled 
management and support team to new premises in South 
Melbourne before the end of 2011.

market overview 
overall retail sales statistics highlight the challenge faced by 
discretionary retail through the past year. 

there was only a small increase (c. 2%) in new Zealand total 
sales across the combined recreational goods, clothing and 
footwear categories. Spending on recreational goods only in 
new Zealand, and on sales of clothing, footwear and personal 
accessories in australia declined year on year. Given this flat 
to negative macro sales outcome, Kathmandu’s double digit 
same store sales result in both countries indicates the specific 
market for travel and adventure products was relatively 
stronger than clothing and recreational goods sales generally.

although there has been an extended period of consumer 

de-leveraging, exacerbated by the economic uncertainty 

in europe and the uSa, Kathmandu has been selling to a 

customer base that appears willing to keep spending money 

on quality product for travel and adventure. the strong a$ 

and nZ$ exchange rates encouraged spend on experiential 

activity and holidaying in overseas locations, and published 

statistics highlighted growth of c.10% in the number of 

australians travelling overseas in the first half of 2011, and c. 

5% in new Zealand travellers over the year to 30 June 2011.

price deflation has also been commented on and observed 

in a number of retail categories, but it wasn’t generally 

apparent across the technical product ranges that 

Kathmandu sells. our overall gross profit margin result  

highlights that we have successfully negotiated most of the 

challenges of price deflation and competitor discounting 

through the year.

Weather influences Kathmandu sales and gross margin 

performance, particularly during our key easter and Winter 

promotional periods, given our product offer is weighted 

overall towards winter, cold and wet weather product. the 

third quarter trading period including easter was colder 

throughout australia and new Zealand compared to last 

year, when March/april temperatures were at record highs. 

this did assist sales volumes in this period, primarily in 

australia. By comparison, overall weather patterns in the 

final quarter didn’t vary significantly from the previous year. 

as we have grown store numbers across all the main cities 

in australasia, the geographic spread also provides some 

mitigation of the impact of regional variation in weather and 

other regional economic factors.

financial performance 
Group sales increased by 24.5% over the previous year, to 

$306.1m. Most pleasing was the increase in same store 

sales, by 15.7% overall and 12.9% at a constant exchange 

rate.  

Country by country change in same store sales was as 

follows:

  australia 14.4% 

  new Zealand 12.3% 

  uK (7.1%)

the increase in total gross profit for FY2011 was $45.3m, 

an increase of 29%. the sales increase was matched by an 

improvement in gross margin by 230bps, to 65.5% overall. 

Gross margins achieved in new Zealand increased slightly 

(by c. 30bps), whilst in australia there was an improvement 

of over 300bps. the key reasons for the improved outcome 

were:

 
  Favourable product mix outcome, as the increase in  
sales in FY2011 was derived primarily from higher  
gross margin apparel categories;

  excellent sales results from the initial period of our  
easter and Winter sales promotions, resulting in a  
reduced reliance upon both further reductions during  
those promotions and subsequent clearance sales  
activity.

In FY2011 our now improved capital structure enabled 
us to invest effectively in stock and as a result we had 
substantially higher inventory levels available to sell 
throughout the second half of the year. this meant a 
reduction in the level of lost sales due to out of stocks 
when compared to FY2010 and the investment supported 
both the sales and gross margin result achieved. the year 
on year increase in total stock levels was $16.6m, and 
whilst stock both in absolute terms and per store increased 
substantially compared to the previous year, the more 
relevant comparison is between FY2009 and FY2011, when 
working capital constraints weren’t a relevant factor. there 
has been an increase of less than 1% in value of stock held 
per store between FY2009 and FY2011, which we consider 
a satisfactory outcome having regard to the increase in 
store numbers over the same period. 

expenses, excluding depreciation, amortisation and 
financing costs (and in FY2010 also excluding Ipo costs), 
increased by $28.3m (28.0%). this was an increase as a 
% of sales from 41% to 42.2%. approximately one-third 
of this rate of % increase arose specifically because of the 
cost of incentive based remuneration payable in FY2011 
to Senior Management as a result of achieving all profit 
targets applying this year. In FY2010 because profit targets 
were not met there were very limited amounts of incentive 
remuneration paid.  the other primary reasons for the 
increase in expenses as a % of sales were the on-going 
shift in weighting of operating costs incurred in australia, 
where cost of doing business is higher, and the incurring of 
approximately $1.1m of expenses in FY2011 for the brand 
refresh project. In FY2012 there will again be a similar level 
of expenditure as the new brand identity is rolled out. the 
benefit of a full year with an appropriate capital structure 
resulted in a substantial reduction in finance costs.  
net profit after tax, after eliminating from the FY2010 result 
the costs of the Ipo net of tax, increased by $13.9 million 
(55%) to $39.1 million.

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online activity will occur to fully leverage the new website 

capability we intend to launch during FY2012.

SuStainaBility
Kathmandu has been working for some time on 

our approach to sustainability and it is important to 

communicate our plan and progress to date. We have 

developed a common understanding of sustainability across 

the business, described in the following statement: 

“At Kathmandu we take social and environmental 

responsibility to heart. We passionately believe in the 

importance of sustainable product development and 

running an ethical business. We strive to minimise our 

environmental impact and look for ways to contribute to 

the broader community, aligning our values with those of 

our customers, team members and society. With a holistic 

outlook, we live, work and dream to inspire adventure and 

enable an outdoor lifestyle for generations to come.” 

We have also established our Sustain the Dream plan, 

which focuses on four priority areas. these areas and some 

examples of actions taken over the last year are: 

1. minimise our environmental footprint - reducing 
the amount of waste produced, energy used, greenhouse 

gases emitted and water used, and increasing our 

efficiency.

Steps taken included:

   Moving to either use of recycled product packaging,  

and/or minimising packaging altogether, dependent on  

product requirements.

   Commencing the replacement of plastic shopping bags  

by asking customers to either take no bag, bring their  

own, or purchase a reusable bag or an 80% recycled  

paper bag.

   Completing an energy audit of the australian  

distribution centre. We will apply some of the major  

energy saving initiatives to the new new Zealand 

distribution centre and australian support office.

2. respect human rights - adhering to and promoting 
safe and equitable workplace practices both locally and 

internationally.

uk BuSineSS  
For the first five months of FY2011, we achieved positive 
sales results, but sales declined sharply after the Vat rate 
increased to 20% from 1 January, and they did not recover. 
the period of economic uncertainty in the uK may be 
prolonged, and this reinforces our decision not to make 
further investment in the uK retail network at this time.
although no new stores are currently planned, a step up in 

   all core suppliers have been issued with the  

new Kathmandu terms of trade, which stipulate  

  minimum requirements with regards to our suppliers’  

social and environmental labour practices. 

   We have conducted factory site audits as a part of a  

  wider on-going programme to ensure that our suppliers  

are adhering to our terms of trade.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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3. Strengthen communities - providing financial and 
product support to appropriate community organisations 
as a way to give back and to maintain our relevance and 
relationship with our community. 

   We continue with our well established major  

sponsorships of the Kathmandu adventure Series and  

  outward Bound new Zealand. the Kathmandu 
  adventure Series encourages people to appreciate the  
outdoors in an active and enjoyable way.  outward 

  Bound provides opportunities for people to learn 
and grow through experiences in the outdoors.

   a new partnership with red Cross has been  
established. red Cross will be supported in 
both australia and new Zealand through the sale of 
our paper shopping bags, and we have supported  
  red Cross with either cash or product donations for  

the Christchurch earthquakes and Queensland cyclone  
and flood events. 

   We have commenced a new partnership with  the  
  australian Himalayan Foundation, supporting teacher 

training programs in the impoverished Solu Khumbu region  
of nepal. this is an appropriate organisation to support 
and enable an on-going contribution by Kathmandu to 
the region where our brand name originates.

4. develop our team - they are integral to our business, 
and we endeavour to provide opportunities for our staff to 
develop skills and retain healthy lifestyles.

We have: 
   established a cross functional sustainability  

representative team who we call our Dream team, 
to ensure two way communication on sustainability 
across the business, and to drive the initiatives of the  
Sustain the Dream plan.
Increased our investment in training and development,  
including integrating our core values throughout the  
organisation. 

Finally we have defined and adopted five core values that 
serve as the guiding principles and beliefs that capture 
the spirit, culture and attitude of Kathmandu. these are 
fundamental in guiding how team members interact with 
one another and represent Kathmandu.

the values are: 
Integrity

   openness & Directness
   passion & Determination
   resourcefulness
   love of travel & adventure

Further details relating to our sustainability activities can be 
seen on our website. 

the kathmandu team 
Staff numbers as at 31 July 2011 increased by 11% to 1733 
compared to 1562 at the same last year. approximately 
50% of this number are full or part time permanent staff 
members. our first annual employee engagement survey 
delivered pleasing results for our employees support of our 
brand and their positive view of Kathmandu as an employer. 
Staff retention within our retail management teams in 
particular improved this year, and the depth and expertise 
of our wider leadership team continues to effectively 
support our growth strategy. this latter group of over 30 
people, as well as the executive Management team, are 
now incentivised to achieve annual earnings targets by way 
of equity participation. the executive Management team 
remained unchanged during the year. 

the Christchurch earthquakes had a severe and on-
going impact on tens of thousands of people in the city, 
and we consider ourselves very fortunate to have had 
tremendous on-going support and commitment from our 
sales, distribution and office staff located in our home 
city. understandably the decision was made by some to 
leave Christchurch, but it is pleasing that the number was 
relatively few, and that we have continued to be able to 
recruit new staff members into our Christchurch operations. 
We don’t underestimate the on-going challenge we will 
have in recruiting and retaining the people we need across 
the business to support our growth strategy, and our future 
strategy will involve on-going flexibility where practical in 
locating people in either Christchurch or Melbourne. 

outlook 
the FY2011 performance gives us confidence in the 
on-going potential of the Kathmandu brand in the outdoor 
and travel markets. In the short term, the primary growth 
opportunity remains to uplift (relative to new Zealand) 
the sales peneration in australia, to a level that equates 
at the very least to that achieved by other retailers selling 
discretionary spend product through a fully developed 
network in each country. at present sales per capita in 
australia is less than 40% of that in new Zealand, and 
our target ratio when we have a full retail network in each 
country is no less than 60%. the ongoing development of 
our product range with a greater focus on the requirements 
of the australian market is also critical to achieving this 
target, as is a further increase in Summit Club membership. 

a further 15 stores are targeted for opening in FY2012, and 
perhaps more significantly we will substantially increase our 
investment in re-located and renovated stores, in tandem 
with rolling out the new brand identity. We have already 
committed to re-development or re-location in existing key 
sites including Chatswood, Camberwell, Queen Street, 
newmarket and Wellington in the first half of FY2012, and 
our overall budget for FY2012 anticipates up to 12 major 
projects of this type. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
our cost of product for FY2012 will again generally be 
subject to supplier price increases, but we anticipate that 
overall the extent of these increases will be no worse than 
for FY2011, and we have the benefit of a substantially 
improved rate of uS$ hedging applying through the 
forthcoming year compared to FY2011. as with FY2011, we 
again consider it unlikely that our cost of doing business will 
reduce as a % of sales. this is because of our investment 
in business infrastructure and the on-going weighting of 
operating costs being derived from australia domiciled 
stores, where net margins are lower than new Zealand.

the investment in our product, our new and refurbished 
stores, and our new brand further enhance the strategies 
that have already doubled Kathmandu sales revenue 
between FY2007 and FY2011. We continue to have a clear 
opportunity to build the australian business to realise the 
potential the Kathmandu brand has in that country. In new 
Zealand, we are confident that the new brand identity 
and the on-going investment in new product will continue 
to deliver revenue growth. Whilst we recognise and are 
cautious in relation to the generally uncertain economic 
outlook, our performance through the past year gives us 
confidence that our focused growth strategies should 
continue.

kathmandu annual report 2011     11

In the medium to long term, the online channel provides 
options for the expansion of the Kathmandu brand that 
realistically were not available prior to our listing in 2009. 
We recognise this is much more than simply initiating a 
website, but with our new brand identity and a successful 
australasian business we have confidence there is the 
potential to take the Kathmandu brand to other markets in 
a profitable manner. through FY2012 we will undertake 
comprehensive planning and build the technology platform 
required to take this opportunity forward.

Finally my thanks to all of the Kathmandu staff for their 
commitment and contribution to achieving this result. 
FY2011 provides us with a clear benchmark for the results 
that Kathmandu can achieve in the years ahead, and the 
Kathmandu team are committed to delivering further 
growth in FY2012 and beyond. 

Peter Halkett
Managing Director and 
Chief executive officer

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board

left to right: John Harvey, Peter Halkett, James Strong, Mark Todd, Sandra McPhee and John Holland.

James Strong
ao Chairman 

Mr Strong is currently Chairman of 
Woolworths limited, the australia 
Council for the arts and the organising 
Committee for the ICC Cricket World 
Cup 2015. He is a Director of Qantas 
airways, a member of the australian 
Grand prix Corporation and a member 
of the nomura australia advisory 
Board.

previously, Mr Strong was the 
Chairman of Insurance australia Group, 
rip Curl Group and Corrs Chambers 
Westgarth. Mr Strong was also the 
Chief executive officer of australian 
airlines from 1986 to 1989 and the 
Managing Director and Chief executive 
officer of Qantas airways from 1993 
to 2001.

peter halkett
Managing Director and  
Chief executive officer

Mr Halkett joined Kathmandu in 2006 
and has directed the growth strategy 
for the business throughout the period 
of current ownership.

Mr Halkett has had a management 
career with extensive retail experience 
including Chief executive officer 
roles in new Zealand and the united 
Kingdom. the companies he has led 
include two that were publicly listed, in 
particular pacific retail Group.

mark todd
Finance Director and  
Chief Financial officer

Mr todd joined Kathmandu in 
1998, following previous financial 
management experience in both the 
apparel and retail sectors.

Mr todd has been Kathmandu’s senior 
financial executive throughout his 13 
years with the Group, a Director of 
various Group companies and manager 
of the new Zealand business from 
2004 to 2006.

Mr todd is the Company Secretary.

John harvey
non-executive Director

Mr Harvey is a professional Director 
with a background in accounting and 
professional services. Mr Harvey has 
over 35 years professional experience, 
including 23 years as a partner of 
pricewaterhouseCoopers where he 
also held a number of leadership and 
governance roles.

Mr Harvey has extensive experience 
in financial reporting, governance, 
information systems and processes, 
business evaluation, acquisition, 
merger and takeover reviews.

Mr Harvey is currently a non-executive 
Director of DnZ property Fund, 
Heartland Building Society, port otago 
and nZ opera.

John holland
non-executive Director

Mr Holland is a partner in the national 
new Zealand law firm Chapman tripp 
and specialises in general corporate 
and commercial law. Mr Holland was 
a Board member of Chapman tripp for 
six years until 31 March 2009.

Mr Holland’s securities law experience 
includes acting on initial public 
offerings, advising on employee share 
schemes and in the private equity 
area. Mr Holland was a member of 
the Securities Commission of new 
Zealand from January 2007 to 30 april 
2011 and is an accredited director of 
the new Zealand Institute of Directors. 

Sandra mcphee
non-executive Director

Ms Mcphee is a professional Director 
with an executive career background in 
sales and marketing including 10 years 
with Qantas airways. Ms Mcphee also 
served as Chief executive officer of 
the ansett/traveland Group. 

Ms Mcphee is currently a non-
executive Director of Fairfax Media, 
aGl energy, Westfield retail trust 
and Vice president of the art Gallery 
of new South Wales. She is also a 
member of the advisory Council of Jp 
Morgan and advisory Board of MMC 
and St Vincent’s and Mater Health 
Community advisory Board.

previous non-executive roles include 
Coles Group, australia post, perpetual, 
primelife and South australia Water.

    
    
    
kathmandu annual report 2011     13

left to right: Grant Taylor, Peter Halkett, Caleb Nicholson, Mark Todd, Tamalin Morton, Matt Spencer, Michelle Adams and Paul Stern.

management

paul Stern 
General Manager,  
Business Development  
and Sustainability

Joined Kathmandu in January  
2010 with over 18 years  
experience in senior retail  
and Marketing roles, including  
at Kmart, a.S. Watson (Hong  
Kong), and Cadbury  
Schweppes.

peter halkett
Managing Director and  
Chief executive officer

refer to page 12

mark todd 
Finance Director and  
Chief Financial officer

refer to page 12

matt Spencer 
General Manager, retail

Joined Kathmandu in 2007  
after over 10 years in senior  
operational and planning  
roles with domestic and  
international retailers,  
including Shell and the  
Coles Group.

michelle adams 
General Manager,  
product

Joined Kathmandu in 2009  
following extensive product  
and brand management  
experience with pacific  
Brands and Canterbury.

tamalin morton 
General Manager,  
Marketing

Joined Kathmandu in 2007,  
with extensive experience  
in marketing management  
and brand strategy gained  
through senior marketing  
roles with Coles Group and  
Bass plc (uK).

Grant taylor 
Chief Information officer

Joined Kathmandu in august  
2010 with 15 years experience in 
senior It roles, including CIo at  
otago and Southland District  
Health Boards and Group It  
Manager for pGG Wrightson.

caleb nicolson 
General Manager,  
Supply Chain

Joined Kathmandu in 2007,  
after eight years with  
the Warehouse, where he  
had responsibility for delivering  
change across the supply chain  
and the merchandise function.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
kathmandu annual report 2011     15

directors’ report

your directors present their report and the financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2011.

directorS 
the following persons were Directors of Kathmandu 

Holdings limited during the financial year.

James Strong 
Was re-appointed Chairman, non-executive Director, 
Member of the audit and risk Committee, Member of the 
remuneration and nominee Committee on 24 november 
2010 and continues in these offices at the date of this 
report.

Peter Halkett 
Was appointed as Managing Director and Chief executive 
officer on 9 october 2009 and continues in these offices 
at the date of this report.

Mark Todd 
Was appointed as Finance Director, Chief Financial officer 
and Company Secretary on 9 october 2009 and continues 
in these offices at the date of this report.

John Harvey 
Was appointed as a non-executive Director, Chair of the 
audit and risk Committee, Member of the remuneration 
and nominee Committee on 16 october 2009 and 
continues in these offices at the date of this report.

John Holland 
Was re-appointed as a non-executive Director, Member 
of the audit and risk Committee, Member of the 
remuneration and nominee Committee on 24 november 
2010 and continues in these offices at the date of this 
report.

Sandra McPhee 
Was appointed as a non-executive Director, Member of the 
audit and risk Committee, Chair of the remuneration and 
nominee Committee on 16 october 2009 and continues in 
these offices at the date of this report.

Details of the experience and expertise of the Directors and 
the Company Secretary are outlined on pages 12 and 13 of 
this annual report. 

retirement of directorS 
In accordance with the Company’s constitution, Mark todd 

and Sandra Mcphee will retire as Directors at the annual 

general meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for 

re-election.

Director 
Meetings

Audit 
and Risk 
Committee 
Meetings

Remuneration 
and Nominee 
Committee 
Meetings

Director
James Strong
Peter Halkett
Mark Todd
John Harvey
John Holland
Sandra McPhee

A
8
8
8
8
7
8

B
8
8
8
8
7
8

A
8
XX
XX
8
7
8

B
8
XX
XX
8
7
8

A
8
XX
XX
8
7
8

B
8
XX
XX
8
7
8

A -   Number of meetings attended
B -   Number of meetings held during the time the Director held office during the year
XX -  Not a member of relevant Committee 

review of operationS 

the profit of the consolidated entity for the financial year 

after providing for income tax amounted to $39,066,000 

(2010: $9,387,000).

a detailed review of operations is provided on pages 2 to 11 

of this annual report.

SiGnificant chanGeS of affairS 

there has been no material change in the state of affairs of 

the Company or the Group.

principal activitieS 

the Group’s principal activity in the course of the financial 

year was the design, marketing and retailing of clothing and 

equipment for travel and adventure.  It operates in new 

Zealand, australia and the united Kingdom. 

matterS SuBSeQuent to the  
end of the financial year 

no matters or circumstances have arisen since the end 

of the financial year which significantly affect or may 

significantly affect the operations of the consolidated entity, 

the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the 

consolidated entity in future financial years.

likely developmentS and  
eXpected reSultS of operationS

meetinG of directorS 
the number of meetings of the Board of Directors and 

likely developments in the operations of the consolidated 

entity and the expected results of those operations in future 

Committees held during the year ended 31 July 2011 and 

financial years are contained on pages 2 to 11 of this annual 

the numbers of meetings attended by each Director were:

report.

16     kathmandu annual report 2011

environmental reGulation
the consolidated entity’s operations are not regulated by 
any significant environmental regulation under a law of the 
Commonwealth or of a State or territory of australia, or of 
new Zealand.

dividendS 
Since the end of the financial year the Directors have 
declared the payment of a final ordinary dividend of nZ 
7.0 cents per share.  Dividends will carry full new Zealand 
imputation credits and full australian franking credits.  the 
dividend will be paid on 24 november 2011.

the Company does not currently have a dividend re-
investment plan.

inSurance of officerS 
the Company has entered into deeds of indemnity, 
insurance and access with each Director which confirms 
each person’s right of access to certain books and records 
of the Company for a period of seven years after the 
Director ceases to hold office. this seven year period can 
be extended where certain proceedings or investigations 
commence before the seven years expires.  the deed also 
requires the Company to provide an indemnity for liability 
incurred as an officer of the Company, to the maximum 
extent permitted by law.  

Indemnification: pursuant to the Constitution, the Company 
is required to indemnify all Directors and employees, past 
and present against all liabilities allowed under law. the 
Company has entered into an agreement with each Director 
to indemnify those parties against all liabilities to another 
person that may arise from their position as Director or other 
officer of the Company or its controlled entities to the extent 
permitted by law. the deed stipulates that the Company 
will meet the full amount of any such liabilities, including 
reasonable legal costs and expenses.

Insurance: pursuant to the Constitution, the Company may 
arrange and maintain Directors’ and officers’ insurance 
during each Director’s period of office and for a period 
of seven years after a Director ceases to hold office. 
this seven year period can be extended where certain 
proceedings or investigations commence before the seven 
years expires.

remuneration report 
the remuneration report is set out in the following sections: 

the information provided in this remuneration report has not 
been audited as Kathmandu Holdings limited is a foreign 
company in terms of the Corporations act 2001 (australia).  
However the report is provided in the same form as is 
generally applied by australian companies listed on the 
aSX, and the audited remuneration disclosures contained 
in note 10 of the financial statements generally comply with 
those required under the Corporations act 2001 (australia).  

a  principleS uSed to determine the  
  nature and amount of remuneration

the objective of the Company’s remuneration and 
nominee Committee (“the Committee”) is to create 
a framework whereby Directors and executives are 
remunerated fairly and within generally accepted market 
and comparable entity norms, on a basis that appropriately 
rewards for the creation of shareholder value. the 
composition, role and responsibility of the Committee is 
outlined in the Corporate Governance Statement on page 27 
of this annual report.  the general principles adopted by the 
Committee in the setting of remuneration are:

  remuneration whether measured at base or total level,  
should be market competitive, and generally account  
for key relevant internal and external factors such as  
employee level of responsibility and place of domicile,  

  Company commercial circumstances, and market   

practice; 

  those employees with the clear ability to influence  

the achievement of the Company’s strategic objectives  
and business plans (“key management and senior  
  management personnel”) should be rewarded by   
  way of performance based rewards structured to   

reflect success or otherwise against those objectives  
and plans;

  the alignment and mix of remuneration should not  
be based primarily upon cash incentives earned 
from Company short term profit performance  
(which was the case under the framework for 
executives which applied under the Company’s  
previous private equity ownership structure). 
the remuneration framework recognises the 
varying executive roles, remunerates these accordingly  
and has an incentive structure that has a lesser and  
appropriate proportion of total remuneration that is 
cash based;

a  principleS uSed to determine the nature  
  and amount of remuneration 
B  detailS of remuneration 
c  Service aGreementS 
d  detailS of Share-BaSed compenSation 
e  additional information 

  the opportunity to participate in equity based rewards  
should be a component of the reward structure for key  

  management personnel, both to align their reward  
  with the creation of shareholder value, and to  

encourage their ongoing participation in and retention  
by the Company; 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Key management personnel who are executives (those  
personnel who report directly to the Chief executive  
  officer and who are not Board members) should have  

a substantial portion (as a target no less than one-third)  
of their total remuneration aligned with reward for 
creating shareholder value.  this should generally   
be achieved through the application of appropriate and  
  measurable performance hurdles to be met as criteria  
for receiving incentive based remuneration by way of  
cash or equity;

  the executive Directors (Chief executive officer and  
  Chief Financial officer) should, relative to other  

executives have;

a greater proportion of total remuneration  
that is “at risk”, i.e. contingent upon the 
achievement of performance hurdles, and

a greater proportion of “at risk” 
remuneration weighted towards equity 
based rewards rather than cash, 

because of their role in establishing and    
delivering achievement of medium and long term   
  Company strategic objectives and business plans, and 

increasing shareholder value over that period.

  the opportunity to participate in equity based 

rewards should be a component of remuneration 
for all senior management personnel.

  the audited consolidated financial results for the Group  

are the basis for measuring achievement against a  
financial performance target.

  non-executive Directors’ remuneration should enable  

the Company to attract and retain high quality 
  Directors with the relevant experience. In order to 
  maintain independence and impartiality, non-

executive Directors should not receive performance 
based remuneration. 

executive rewards 
the executive remuneration framework (currently applying 
to 8 executives including the 2 executive Directors) has 
four components:

1  Base salary and benefits;
2  Short term cash incentives;
3  Short term equity incentives with performance  
conditions relating to continuing employment 

  with the company, and 
4  long term incentives via participation in the  
  company’s options and long term incentive plans

kathmandu annual report 2011     17

the combination of these comprises the executives’ total 
remuneration. other senior management personnel have a 
remuneration framework incorporating components 1 to 3 
above. 

the remuneration framework provides a market competitive 
reward for executives that aligns appropriately with 
achievement of personal and strategic objectives, the 
results delivered, and the creation of value for shareholders. 

the framework also creates emphasis on cross-functional 
collaboration by requiring the payment of all short term 
incentive based rewards to be contingent firstly upon 
the achievement of the applicable overall Group financial 
performance targets.

there has been a re-alignment of the make-up of executive 
total remuneration, which from 1 august 2011 results in:

  a greater proportion of total cash remuneration  
earned by executives by way of base salary and 
a lesser proportion by way of short term cash  
incentive;
the now reduced proportion of remuneration available  
through short term incentives earned as a mix of cash  
and equity incentives (was previously all cash);
long term incentive plan performance rights granted,  
subject to shareholder approval, only to executive  

  Directors.

the Company’s previous framework, established under 
private equity ownership, had a weighting of rewards 
applying to the entire executive which was based primarily 
upon cash incentives earned from Group short term profit 
performance. the new framework recognises the varying 
executive roles, remunerates these accordingly and has an 
incentive structure that contains a much greater weighting 
to equity based rewards. 

Group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and 
amortisation (eBItDa) has been determined as the appropriate 
financial performance target to trigger payment of short 
term cash incentives. In the previous (FY2010) year the 
performance target adopted was Group eBIt (earnings before 
interest and tax). Both criteria were determined based on 
comparative research against the market and advice from 
external independent remuneration consultants.  

the change in criterion reflects the substantial increase in 
the capital investment programme expected to be approved 
and overseen by the Board over the medium term. the large 
increase in programme $ spend and number of projects, 
means considerable variability in the depreciation and 
amortisation expense arising year by year is possible and this 
could be both within and beyond executive control given the 
nature and mix of the Group’s capital assets and leases.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18     kathmandu annual report 2011

the Company’s objective is to provide a remuneration 
framework whereby every incentive payment over and 
above an executive’s fixed pay, whether in the form of 
cash or equity, is appropriate for the results delivered by 
the Company and the employee and based on reward 
for performance.  the Board, through the Committee 
undertakes its governance role in establishing executive 
remuneration including, where required, use of external 
independent remuneration consultants and/or available 
market information, with reference to both total 
remuneration and its various components.

1  Base Salary and Benefits 
executive base salaries are structured as part of a total 
employment remuneration package which is delivered as 
a mix of cash and non-monetary benefits determined by 
negotiation with the executive.

executives are offered a competitive base salary that 
comprises the fixed component of pay and rewards.  
external independent remuneration consultants provide 
analysis and advice to assess whether base salary as well 
as total remuneration reflects the market positioning for 
a comparable role.  Base salary for senior executives is 
reviewed annually to provide competitiveness with the 
market but there are no guaranteed base salary increases 
in any executive’s contracts, except as specifically stated in 
this report.  an executive’s remuneration is also reviewed 
on promotion.

executive benefits made available are superannuation 
contributions made in accordance with the legislation 
specific to each country in which the employee is resident, 
medical insurance and for some executives leasing and/or 
reimbursement of vehicle running costs. Key management 
and senior management personnel who relocate their place 
of working between countries may be assisted in the cost 
of such relocation. 

2  Short term cash incentives 
executives are eligible to participate in an annual short 
term cash incentive which delivers rewards by way of cash 
bonuses, subject to the achievement of Group financial  
performance targets and individual KpI’s.

were paid to the extent of 50% of base salary for all eligible 
executives (60% for the Chief executive officer).  this 
comprised of payment for achievement of Group financial 
performance targets to a level that triggered maximum 
permissible cash bonuses (40% of base salary, 50% for 
Chief executive officer), and consequent entitlement to 
individual KpI based cash bonuses (10% of base salary).
For the year ended 31 July 2010 no short term cash 
incentives were paid under the terms above, as Group 
financial performance targets were not met.

Details of these short term cash incentives along with other 
remuneration of the key management personnel of the 
Company, for the current and prior financial years are set 
out in note 10 of the financial statements. 

Further incentives may also be paid at the discretion of the 
Board to individual executives as recognition of exceptional 
achievement in any given year.

3  Short term equity incentives with  
  performance conditions  
the shareholder approved long term incentive plan enables 
the Board to offer equity incentives as part of short and long 
term remuneration. In FY2011 short term equity incentives 
were offered to senior management personnel and from 
1 august 2011 both senior management personnel and 
executives will participate in short term equity incentives. 

For FY2012 executives including the executive Directors 
will have no less than 30% of the total value of their annual 
short term incentive equity based, with rewards delivered 
by way of nil cost performance rights. the entitlement 
to the short term equity incentive will be subject to the 
achievement of the same Group financial performance and 
individual KpI’s as for the short term cash incentive. 

If the Group financial performance targets and individual 
KpI’s are achieved, vesting of the performance rights 
granted under this incentive will generally require the 
executive staff member to remain employed by the Group 
for a period of two years after the end of the financial year 
in which Group financial performance that determines 
entitlement to the rights is measured. 

the amount of any short term cash incentive paid in a year 
is dependent upon:

the level of over performance achieved against the  
  Group’s financial performance target (eBItDa or eBIt)  

for the year; and
if financial performance targets have been met or   
exceeded, the achievement or otherwise of individual  
KpI’s.

For the year ended 31 July 2011 short term cash incentives 

For senior management personnel short term equity 
incentives, delivered by way of nil cost performance rights, 
were granted in november 2010. the vesting of the rights 
was dependent firstly upon achievement of Company 
epS targets for FY2011. these targets were achieved and 
the rights granted will vest on 31 July 2012 providing the 
personnel concerned remain employed by the Group. 

For FY2012 the equity incentives applying for senior 
management personnel will again be measured based on 
the level of financial over performance of the Group against 

 
 
 
 
 
 
the Group’s financial target for the year (eBItDa), and if 
these targets are achieved the rights granted will vest on 
31 July 2013 providing the personnel concerned remain 
employed by the Group. the value of the short term equity 
incentive for senior management personnel is generally up to 
10% of base salary. 

4  long term incentive plans
w  options plan 2009 
the Company implemented the employee option plan on 
16 october 2009, and it was developed in the lead in to the 
Company’s Ipo in order to provide an incentive scheme for 
selected senior employees in conjunction with the public 
listing of the Company.  an initial grant of options was made 
in conjunction with the Ipo to seven executives of the 
Company.  Vesting of the options is subject to the Company 
achieving a compound annual growth in total Shareholder 
return (tSr) of 15% for the period applying to each tested 
period of performance measurement.  tSr was determined 
as the criterion for performance measurement based on 
research against the market, and advice from external 
independent remuneration consultants with reference 
to the approach considered appropriate for a Company 
undertaking an Ipo of shares.

Subject to achievement of this condition and executives 
remaining in employment with the Company at the 
vesting date, the options granted to each executive as 
detailed below vest progressively in 3 equal tranches on 
the test dates of 1 october 2010, 2011 and 2012.  If the 
tSr performance condition has not been achieved on the 
applicable test date there will be re-testing of this condition 
on 1 october 2011, 2012 and 2013.  all options have an 
expiry date five years from their date of grant.

the Board do not intend to grant any further options under 
the existing plan.  the Board are of the view that the 
existing plan no longer represents an appropriate on-going 
long term incentive structure for the Company post the Ipo.

long -term incentive plan november 2010 
Shareholders approved a new long term incentive plan at 
the Company’s 2010 annual General Meeting based on 
the granting of nil cost performance rights. rights were 
offered in 2010 to all executives. For executives vesting of 
the rights will be dependent upon the Company achieving 
earnings per Share (epS) and /or relative tSr targets over 
a 2, 3 and 4 year performance period, with 50% of the value 
of rights allocated under each target .

epS is measured on a compound annual growth basis and 
tSr is measured on a relative basis against similar sized 
australian and new Zealand listed retail organisations.  
performance measurement under either criterion is at the 
end of each applicable performance period with no ability 
to re-test. Fifty percent of the relevant portion of the award 

kathmandu annual report 2011     19

vests for achievement of targets and a further fifty percent 

vests for the achievement of aspirational targets. a sliding 

scale operates between target and aspirational performance 

levels.

this long-term incentive is intended to focus performance 

on achievement of key long-term performance metrics. the 

selected performance measures provide an appropriate 

balance between relative and absolute Company 

performance. the Committee considers this plan will best 

support and facilitate the growth in shareholder value over 

the long term. 

With effect from 1 august 2011, the Committee intends to 

grant only executive Directors with nil cost performance 

rights that will require achievement of epS  and relative 

tSr targets over the 2, 3 and 4 year periods. these grants 

are subject to shareholder approval. other executives and 

senior management personnel have been granted nil cost 

performance rights under this plan that are measured and 

will vest under the short term equity incentive framework.    

non-executive directors’ fees 
the current aggregate limit for non-executive Directors’ 

fees is $a600,000 per annum with a base fee payable 

(including superannuation if applicable) to the Chairman of 

$a206,000 and to a non-executive Director currently of 

$a103,000 per annum.  additionally a$10,000 per annum 

is paid for sub-committee attendances. all non-executive 

Directors’ fees are inclusive of Committee fees.  the 

Managing Director and Finance Director do not receive 

Directors’ fees.  the amounts approved for Directors’ fees 

are expressed in $a given the specific requirements for 

remuneration reporting applying to aSX listed companies, 

however all amounts reported in the tables within this 

report are specified in $nZ, being the reporting currency of 

the Company.

non-executive Directors’ fees are those as set at the time 

of the Initial public offering (Ipo) of shares in the Company.  

the Board will be recommending to shareholders 

an increase in the aggregate limit for non-executive 

Directors’ fees to a$800,000 per annum at this year’s 

Company annual General Meeting. this increase is being 

recommended to enable the Board to appoint a further 

non-executive Director. It remains the Board’s intention 

that Directors’ fees will be reviewed annually, with external 

independent remuneration consultants providing advice to 

ensure fees reflect market rates. there are no guaranteed 

annual increases in any Director’s fees.

non-executive Directors do not participate in the Company 

short or long term incentive schemes.

20     kathmandu annual report 2011

the following fees apply per annum, including sub-
committee attendance fees:

Total fees

Chairman

Other Non-Executive Directors

Actual fees paid in year ended 31 July 
2011 (converted to reporting currency)

Chairman

Other Non-Executive Directors

AUD $

216,000

113,000

NZD $

283,235

148,174

all of the named persons were employed by the Group 
and were key management personnel for the entire year 
ended 31 July 2011 and the year ended 31 July 2010, unless 
otherwise stated.  peter Halkett, Mark todd, Michelle 
adams, Caleb nicolson and Grant taylor are employees of 
Kathmandu limited (new Zealand domiciled), and Matt 
Spencer, tamalin Morton and paul Stern are employees of 
Kathmandu pty limited (australian domiciled).

Details of the remuneration of the Directors and other key 
management personnel of the Group, for the current and 
prior financial years are set out in note 10 of the financial 
statements. 

B   detailS of remuneration

c  Service aGreementS 

the following executives along with the Directors were 
the key management personnel with the authority and 
responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the 
activities of the Group, directly or indirectly, during the 
financial year. the key management personnel also include 
the five highest paid officers: 

peter halkett - Chief executive officer
mark todd - Chief Financial officer
matt Spencer - General Manager, retail
tamalin morton - General Manager, Marketing 
(returned from maternity leave on 23 August 2010)
michelle adams - General Manager, product
caleb nicolson - General Manager, Supply Chain
paul Stern - General Manager, Business Development and 
Sustainability (from 1 August 2010)
Grant taylor - Chief Information officer (from 30 August 
2010)

all executives are on employment terms consistent with 
the remuneration framework outlined in this report.  each 
of the agreements has an open term, and the period of 
notice to be given by the employee is three months.  the 
agreements provide for three months base salary inclusive 
of any applicable superannuation to be paid in the event of a 
redundancy.

d  detailS of Share-BaSed compenSation 

options plan 2009
the Company employee option plan entitles the holder 
to acquire one share for each option granted by paying 
the prescribed exercise price to the Company once the 
option has vested in the holder and the relevant exercise 
conditions have been met. the number of options granted 
by the Company and thus provided as remuneration to 
executive Directors and other key management personnel 
during the current financial year is set out below.

2011

Options 
grant date

Executive Directors

Peter Halkett

Mark Todd

-

-

Other Key Management Personnel

Matt Spencer

Michelle Adams

Tamalin Morton

Paul Stern

Caleb Nicolson

Grant Taylor

Total

-

-

-

-

-

Options 
granted 
during the 
year

First vesting 
date

Last vesting 
date

Total fair 
value of options 
at grant date $

Options vested 
during the year

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

kathmandu annual report 2011     21

Options 
grant date

Options 
granted 
during the 
year

2010

Executive Directors

First vesting 
date

Last vesting 
date

Total fair value 
of options at 
grant date $

Options vested 
during the year

18 Nov 2009

186,218

1 Oct 2010

1 Oct 2013

18 Nov 2009

186,218

1 Oct 2011

1 Oct 2013

18 Nov 2009

186,218

1 Oct 2012

1 Oct 2013

Peter Halkett

Peter Halkett

Peter Halkett

Mark Todd

Mark Todd

Mark Todd

18 Nov 2009

18 Nov 2009

18 Nov 2009

Other Key Management Personnel

Matt Spencer

18 Nov 2009

Matt Spencer

18 Nov 2009

Matt Spencer

18 Nov 2009

Michelle Adams

18 Nov 2009

Michelle Adams

18 Nov 2009

Michelle Adams

18 Nov 2009

Tamalin Morton

18 Nov 2009

Tamalin Morton

18 Nov 2009

Tamalin Morton

18 Nov 2009

Caleb Nicolson

18 Nov 2009

Caleb Nicolson

18 Nov 2009

Caleb Nicolson

18 Nov 2009

Bryan Moore*

18 Nov 2009

Bryan Moore

18 Nov 2009

Bryan Moore

18 Nov 2009

53,377

53,377

53,377

39,541

39,541

39,542

26,755

26,755

26,756

36,932

36,932

36,933

15,518

15,518

15,518

14,983

14,983

14,983

1 Oct 2010

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2011

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2012

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2010

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2011

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2012

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2010

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2011

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2012

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2010

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2011

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2012

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2010

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2011

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2012

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2010

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2011

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2012

1 Oct 2013

78,925

88,912

90,841

22,623

25,485

26,038

16,759

18,879

19,289

11,340

12,774

13,052

15,653

17,634

18,017

6,577

7,409

7,570

6,350

7,154

7,309

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

1,119,976

518,590

* Bryan Moore was General Manager, Information Services until his resignation on 10 September 2010.

the fair value of the options granted on 18 november 2009 
is $0.46 per option.

all options granted during the current year will vest on the 
exercise dates above provided the required performance 
hurdles are achieved and the employee remains employed 
with the Company at the vesting date. In the event an 
employee leaves the Company prior to the vesting date the 
options will lapse.  any options that vest under this plan 
must be exercised no later than 18 november 2014.  the 
total payable per employee on the exercise of one or more 
options on a particular day is the price per share in the 

Company paid for by the purchasers of shares in the Ipo, 
being $a1.70 and $nZ2.1333, regardless of the number 
exercised on that day.

no options in the Company were granted or vested in the 
previous year. no grants have been made subsequent to 
year end. 

22     kathmandu annual report 2011

long-term incentive plan november 2010
the Company long term incentive plan entitles the Board to grant performance rights for no cash consideration, at intervals 
determined by the Board. rights were offered in 2010 to all executives and senior management personnel domiciled in 
australia and new Zealand. 

For executives vesting of the rights will be dependent upon the Company achieving earnings per Share (epS) and /or relative 
tSr targets over a 2, 3 and 4 year performance period, with 50% of the value of rights allocated under each target.

For senior management vesting of the rights was dependent firstly upon achievement of Company epS targets for FY2011, 
and given those targets were achieved, the rights granted will vest on 31 July 2012 providing the personnel concerned 
remain employed by the Company. 

For each executive the number of rights granted and the applicable performance period over which epS and relative tSr is 
measured is set out below, along with the fair value of the rights at the grant date of 29 november 2010. 

2011

Grant date

Executive Directors

Peter Halkett

Peter Halkett

Peter Halkett

Mark Todd

Mark Todd

Mark Todd

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

Other Key Management Personnel

Matt Spencer

Matt Spencer

Matt Spencer

Michelle Adams

Michelle Adams

Michelle Adams

Tamalin Morton

Tamalin Morton

Tamalin Morton

Paul Stern

Paul Stern

Paul Stern

Caleb Nicolson

Caleb Nicolson

Caleb Nicolson

Grant Taylor

Grant Taylor

Grant Taylor

Total

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010

Rights 
granted 
during the 
year

Date 
exercisable

Expiry date

Total fair value 
of performance 
rights at grant 
date $

Performance  
rights granted in  
prior periods vested 
during the year

59,048

59,048

59,048

20,833

20,833

20,833

9,925

9,925

9,925

6,131

6,131

6,131

8,759

8,759

8,759

8,759

8,759

8,759

5,952

5,952

5,952

5,357

5.357

5,357

1 Dec 2012

1 Dec 2013

1 Dec 2014

1 Dec 2012

1 Dec 2013

1 Dec 2014

1 Dec 2012

1 Dec 2013

1 Dec 2014

1 Dec 2012

1 Dec 2013

1 Dec 2014

1 Dec 2012

1 Dec 2013

1 Dec 2014

1 Dec 2012

1 Dec 2013

1 Dec 2014

1 Dec 2012

1 Dec 2013

1 Dec 2014

1 Dec 2012

1 Dec 2013

1 Dec 2014

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

1 Oct 2013

139,353

132,858

126,363

49,166

46,874

44,583

23,423

22,331

21,240

14,469

13,795

13,120

20,671

19,708

18,744

20,671

19,708

18,744

14,047

13,392

12,737

12,643

12,053

11,464

374,292

842,157

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

performance rights granted to each executive will, subject to satisfaction of performance conditions, vest on the basis of 
one ordinary share for each performance right which vests, at the end of each performance period.

kathmandu annual report 2011     23

e  additional information

retesting against the 15% compound tSr growth target on 

cash Bonuses and performance
as noted above, for the current year all cash bonuses that 

were available to be paid to key management personnel 

1 october each year through to 2013 for this tranche and 

the subsequent tranches that will be performance tested for 

the first time in 2011 and 2012.  

based on achievement of financial performance targets and 

company performance 

individual KpI’s were paid  as a result of the Company and 

all key management personnel’s short term cash incentive 

individuals  meeting  those performance targets. no part of 

the cash bonuses are payable in future years. 

options and performance 
the first test date for the vesting of options granted under 

the Company employee option plan was 1 october 2010 

(for one-third of the options granted).  In the event that the 

initial tranche of options do not vest on that date because 

is dependent upon the Company’s overall financial 

performance for each financial year and their long term 

incentive is dependent upon both earnings per share 

growth and relative total shareholder returns over a range of 

performance periods.

With reference to the measurement of long term incentive 

performance the table below outlines the Company’s 

the tSr performance target for the tested period has 

earnings and share performance since its listing on 13 

not been met, the options do not lapse.  there is annual 

november 2009: 

Year

NPAT  Growth 

EPS cents 
per share

EPS 
growth

Share price 
at start of 
year

Share price 
at end of year

Share price 
growth

Ordinary dividends paid 
or declared per share

FY2010 

$9.4m 

NA 

FY2011 

$39.1m 

316% 

0.3

19.5

NA

65x

$2.13

$2.05

$2.05

$2.20

(3.8%)

7.3%

$0.07

$0.10

Share price quoted is the nZX listing price.  the Company is listed on both the aSX and nZX and options will vest on both 
exchanges, dependent on where the employee is based.

Historical performance prior to the Company’s listing is not considered meaningful with respect to the Company’s 
performance and its impact on shareholder wealth.

Shares under options or performance rights 
there are no unissued ordinary shares of the Company under any vested options or performance rights at the date of this report.  

remuneration of auditorS 
Details of remuneration of auditors is set out in note 24 of the Financial Statements.

non-audit Services
pricewaterhouseCoopers were appointed auditors of Kathmandu Holdings limited in 2009 and whilst their main role is 
to provide audit services to the Company, the Company does employ their specialist advice where appropriate. In each 
instance, the Board has considered the nature of the advice sought in the context of the audit relationship and in accordance 
with the advice received from the audit and risk Committee, does not consider these services compromised the auditor 
independence for the following reasons:

  all non-audit services have been reviewed by audit and risk Committee to ensure they do not impact the  

impartiality and objectivity of the auditor.

  none of the services undermined the general principles relating to auditor independence, including not reviewing or  

auditing the auditor’s own work, not acting in a management or a decision making capacity for the Company, not acting  
as advocate for the Company or not jointly sharing economic risk or rewards. 

a copy of the auditor’s independence declaration is contained on page 27 of this annual report.

this report is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.

James Strong
Chairman

Peter Halkett
Managing Director

 
 
 
 
kathmandu annual report 2011     25

corporate governance

the Board and management of the Company are committed 
to ensuring that the Company adheres to best practice 
governance principles and maintains the highest ethical 
standards. the Board is responsible for the overall corporate 
governance of the Company, including adopting the 
appropriate policies and procedures and seeking to ensure 
Directors, management and employees fulfil their functions 
effectively and responsibly.

the Company is listed on both the new Zealand and 
australian stock exchanges. Corporate governance 
principles and guidelines have been introduced in both 
countries. these include the australian Securities exchange 
(aSX) Corporate Governance Council Corporate Governance 
principles and recommendations, the new Zealand Stock 
exchange listing rules relating to corporate governance, 
the nZX Corporate Governance Best practice Code, and 
the new Zealand Financial Markets authority’s Corporate 
Governance principles and Guidelines (collectively, the 
principles).

the Board considers that the Company’s corporate 
governance practices and procedures substantially reflect 
the principles.  the full content of the Company’s Corporate 
Governance policies, practices and procedures can be found 
on the Company’s website 
(www.kathmanduholdings.com).

the main policies and practices adopted by the Company 
are summarised below.

Board charterS of directorS and itS 
committeeS 
the Board has adopted a written charter to provide a 
framework for the effective operation of the Board. the 
charter addresses the following matters and responsibilities 
of the Board:
   enhancing Shareholder value;
   oversight of the Company, including its control and  

accountability systems;

   appointing and removing the Managing Director (or  

equivalent) and the Finance Director;

   ratifying the appointment, and where appropriate, the  

removal of the senior executives;
input into and approval of corporate strategy and    
performance objectives;

   reviewing and ratifying systems of risk management  

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

   monitoring senior management’s performance  

and implementation strategy, and seeking to ensure  
appropriate resources are available;

  approving and monitoring the progress of major capital  

expenditure, capital management and acquisitions  
and divestitures;

   approving budgets; and
   approving and monitoring financial and other reporting. 

Board compoSition 
at present, there are six Directors on the Board. Four out of 
the six Directors are non-executive Directors. peter Halkett, 
(Managing Director and Chief executive officer), and Mark 
todd (Finance Director and Chief Financial officer) are the 
only executive Directors on the Board. the Chairman of 
the Board is James Strong.  the biography of each Board 
member, including each Director’s skills, experience, 
expertise and the term of office held by each Director at 
the date of this annual report is set out in the “Board of 
Directors” section of this annual report. 

independence of directorS 
the factors that the Company will take into account when 
assessing the independence of its Directors are set out in 
its Charter, a copy of which is available on the Company’s 
website (www.kathmanduholdings.com).
the Managing Director (peter Halkett) and Finance 
Director (Mark todd) are employed by the Company or 
another Group member in an executive capacity and are 
not considered to be independent Directors based on 
the criteria set out in the Board Charter.  all remaining 
Directors satisfy the criteria and are considered independent 
Directors, namely James Strong, John Harvey, John Holland 
and Sandra Mcphee.

Board committeeS 
the Board may from time to time establish appropriate 
committees to assist in the discharge of its responsibilities. 
the Board has established the audit and risk Committee 
and the remuneration and nomination Committee.
other committees may be established by the Board as and 
when required. Membership of Board committees will be 
based on the needs of the Company, relevant legislative 
and other requirements and the skills and experience of 
individual Directors.

audit and riSk committee 
under its charter, this committee must have at least three 
members, a majority of whom must be independent 
Directors and all of whom must be non-executive Directors. 
Currently, all the non-executive Directors are members of 
this committee. John Harvey is Chair of the committee. the 
primary role of this committee includes:

  overseeing the process of financial reporting, internal  
control, continuous disclosure, financial and non-   
financial risk management and compliance and external  

 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26     kathmandu annual report 2011

audit;

  monitoring Kathmandu’s compliance with laws and  

continuouS diScloSure policy 
the Company is committed to observing its disclosure 

regulations and Kathmandu’s own codes of conduct  

obligations under the listing rules. the Company has a 

and ethics;

policy which establishes procedures which are aimed at 

   encouraging effective relationships with, and  

ensuring that Directors and Management are aware of and 

communication between, the Board, Management and  

fulfil their obligations in relation to the timely disclosure of 

Kathmandu’s external auditor; and

material price-sensitive information.

   evaluating the adequacy of processes and controls  

established to identify and manage areas of potential  

risk and to seek to safeguard the Company’s assets. 

under the charter it is the policy of the Company that its 

external auditing firm must be independent of the Company. 

the committee will review and assess the independence of 

the external auditor on an annual basis.

remuneration and nomination committee 
under its charter, this committee must have at least three 

members, a majority of whom must be independent 

Directors and all of whom must be non-executive Directors. 

Currently, all the non-executive Directors are members of 

this committee. Sandra Mcphee is Chair of the committee. 

the main functions of the committee, are to assist the 

Board with a view to establishing a Board of effective 

composition, size, expertise and commitment to adequately 

discharge its responsibilities and duties, and assist the 

Board with a view to discharging its responsibilities to 

Shareholders and other stakeholders to seek to ensure that 

the Company:

   has coherent remuneration policies and practices   

  which enable the Company to attract and retain 

executives and Directors who will create value for  

Shareholders;

   fairly and responsibly remunerates Directors and    

executives, having regard to the performance of the  

  Company, the performance of the executives and 

the general remuneration environment; and

  has effective policies and procedures to attract, 

  motivate and retain appropriately skilled persons 

to meet the Company’s needs.

riSk manaGement policy
the identification and proper management of the 

Company’s risk are an important priority of the Board. the 

Company has a risk management policy appropriate for 

its business. this policy highlights the risks relevant to the 

SecuritieS tradinG policy 
the Company has guidelines for dealing in securities which 

are intended to explain the prohibited type of conduct in 

relation to dealings in securities under the Corporations 

act 2001 (australia) and the Securities Markets act 1988 

(nZ) and to establish a best practice procedure in relation 

to Directors’, management’s and employees’ dealings in 

Shares in the Company.

Subject to the overriding restriction that persons may not 

deal in Shares while they are in possession of material 

price sensitive information, Directors and management will 

only be permitted to deal in Shares during certain ‘window 

periods’, following the release of the Company’s full and 

half year financial results or the release of a disclosure 

document offering shares in the Company. outside of these 

periods, Directors and management must receive clearance 

for any proposed dealing in Shares.

code of conduct 
the Board recognises the need to observe the highest 

standards of corporate practice and business conduct. 

accordingly, the Board has a formal code of conduct, to be 

followed by all employees and officers. the key aspects of 

this code are to:

   act with honesty, integrity and fairness and in the best  

interest of the Company;

  act in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations,  

policies and procedures; and

   use Company resources and property properly. 

communicationS with ShareholderS 
the Company is committed to keeping Shareholders 

informed of all major developments affecting the 

Company’s state of affairs relevant to Shareholders 

in accordance with all applicable laws. Information is 

communicated to Shareholders through the lodgement 

of all relevant financial and other information with aSX 

and nZX and publishing information on the Company’s 

website (www.kathmanduholdings.com). In particular, 

Company’s operations, and the Company’s commitment 

the Company’s website will contain information about the 

to designing and implementing systems and methods 

Company, including media releases, key policies and the 

appropriate to minimise and control its risk. the audit 

terms of reference of the Company’s Board Committees.

and risk Committee is responsible for monitoring risk 

all relevant announcements made to the market and any 

management and establishing procedures which seek to 

other relevant information will be posted on the Company’s 

provide assurance that major business risks are identified, 

website as soon as they have been released to aSX 

consistently assessed and appropriately addressed.

and nZX.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
kathmandu annual report 2011     27

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kAThMANdu annual report 2011     29

financial statements

For the year ended 31 July 2011

Directory 
Directors’ Approval of Financial Statements 
Income Statements 
Statements of Comprehensive Income 
Statements of Changes in Equity 
Balance Sheets 
Statements of Cash Flows 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
Auditors’ Report  

Summary of significant accounting policies 
Standards, interpretations and amendments to published standards 
Income and expenses 
Costs associated with the Initial Public Offering (IPO) 
Income tax expense 
Reconciliation of net profit after taxation with cash inflow from operating activities47
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 

Inventories 

Intangible assets 
Investment in subsidiaries 

CONTENTS OF NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1  General information 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10  Related party disclosures 
11  Derivative financial instruments 
12 
13  Property, plant and equipment 
14 
15 
16  Deferred taxation 
17  Trade and other payables 
Interest bearing liabilities 
18 
19  Contributed equity - ordinary shares 
20  Employee share based remuneration 
21  Reverse acquisition 
22  Reserves and retained earnings 
23  Dividends 
24  Remuneration of auditors 
25  Contingent liabilities 
26  Contingent assets 
27  Commitments 
28  Financial risk management 
29  Segmental information 
30  Earnings per share 
31  Earthquake disclosures 
32  Events occurring after the balance date 

29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
73

36
36
43
44
45
46
47
48
48
49
52
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
59
62
62
63
63
64
64
64
65
70
72
72
72

 
30     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

directors’ approval of fi nancial 
statements
For the year ended 31 July 2011

authorisation for Issue

the Board of directors authorised the issue of these Financial Statements on 21 September 2011.

approval by Directors

the directors are pleased to present the Financial Statements of Kathmandu holdings limited for the year ending 31 July 2011 on 
pages 31 to 72.

director 

director 
director 

For and on behalf of the Board of directors

21 September 2011   
date

21 September 2011 
date
date

 
 
 
 
 
 
income statements
For the year ended 31 July 2011

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     31

Group

parent

note

2011

2010

2011

2010

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

Sales

Cost of sales

Gross profit  

Other income

Selling expenses

Administration and general expenses

Finance income

Finance expenses

Finance costs - net

profit before income tax and costs associated with Ipo 

Costs associated with IPO

profit / (loss) before income tax

Income tax (expense) / benefit

-

-

-

-

-

(1,235)

(1,235)

2

-

2

306,143

(105,560)

200,583

245,812

(90,523)

155,289

-

-

-

-

(94,812)

(41,751)

64,020

236

(7,039)

(6,803)

57,217

-

57,217

(18,151)

4

4

5

6

-

20,341

-

(1,868)

18,473

49

-

49

(77,556)

(29,278)

48,455

2,277

(11,934)

(9,657)

38,798

(16,834)

21,964

(12,577)

18,522

-

(1,233)

(11,572)

18,522

(12,805)

(106)

446

profit / (loss) after income tax

39,066

9,387

18,416

(12,359)

Basic earnings per share 

Diluted earnings per share

Weighted average basic ordinary shares outstanding (‘000)

Weighted average diluted ordinary shares outstanding (‘000)

30

30

19.5cps

19.2cps

200,000

203,437

0.3cps

0.3cps

2,754,829

2,755,608

32     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

statements of comprehensive income
For the year ended 31 July 2011

Group

parent

note

2011

2010

2011

2010

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

profit / (loss) after tax

39,066

9,387

18,416

(12,359)

Movement in cash flow hedge reserve 

Movement in foreign currency translation reserve

other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

22

22

(5,055)

1,409

(3,646)

(2,580)

(1,515)

(4,095)

-

-

-

-

-

-

total comprehensive income for the year attributable to 
shareholders

35,420

5,292

18,416

(12,359)

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     33

statements of changes in equity
For the year ended 31 July 2011

Group

Share 
Capital

Cash Flow 
Hedge 
reserve

Foreign 
Currency 
translation 
reserve

employee 
Share 
option 
reserve

retained 
earnings total equity

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

Balance as at 31 July 2009

Total comprehensive income and expense

Issue of share capital

Movement in employee share option reserve

96,146

-

100,903

-

(1,420)

(2,580)

-

-

3,995

(1,515)

-

Balance as at 31 July 2010

197,049

(4,000)

2,480

Total comprehensive income and expense

Dividends paid

Movement in employee share option reserve

-

-

-

(5,055)

1,409

-

-

-

Balance as at 31 July 2011

197,049

(9,055)

3,889

-

-

-

246

246

-

-

379

625

33,965

9,387

-

-

132,686

5,292

100,903

246

43,352

239,127

39,066

35,420

(20,000)

(20,000)

-

379

62,418

254,926

parent

Balance as at 31 July 2009

Total comprehensive income and expense

Issue of share capital

Movement in employee share option reserve

Balance as at 31 July 2010

Total comprehensive income and expense

Dividends paid

Movement in employee share option reserve

Balance as at 31 July 2011

422,137

Share 
Capital

Cash Flow 
Hedge 
reserve

Foreign 
Currency 
translation 
reserve

employee 
Share 
option 
reserve

retained 
earnings total equity

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

-

-

422,137

-

422,137

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

246

246

-

-

379

625

-

-

(12,359)

(12,359)

-

-

422,137

246

(12,359)

410,024

18,416

18,416

(20,000)

(20,000)

-

379

(13,943)

408,819

34     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

balance sheets
aS at 31 July 2011

aSSetS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Related party receivable
Derivative financial instruments
Inventories
Current tax assets
Total current assets

non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Derivative financial instruments
Investment in subsidiaries
Deferred tax
Total non-current assets
total assets

LIaBILItIeS
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Derivative financial instruments
Current tax liabilities
Total current liabilities

non-current liabilities
Derivative financial instruments
Interest bearing liabilities
Total non-current liabilities
total liabilities

net assets

eQuItY
Contributed equity - ordinary shares
Reserves
Retained earnings
total equity

note

Group
2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

parent
2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

8
9
10
11
12

13
14
11
15
16

17
11

11
18

19
22
22

3,574
2,339
-
2
54,001
-
59,916

32,822
243,685
-
-
3,467
279,974
339,890

21,012
10,505
6,666
38,183

301
46,480
46,781
84,964

4,736
3,903
-
-
37,416
-
46,055

28,018
241,825
44
-
3,472
273,359
319,414

16,891
4,819
4,297
26,007

315
53,965
54,280
80,287

5
192
84,216
-
-
3,214
87,627

-
-
-
321,234
-
321,234
408,861

42
-
-
42

-
-
-
42

6
181
88,225
-
-
1
88,413

-
-
-
321,234
445
321,679
410,092

68
-
-
68

-
-
-
68

254,926

239,127

408,819

410,024

197,049
(4,541)
62,418
254,926

197,049
(1,274)
43,352
239,127

422,137
625
(13,943)
408,819

422,137
246
(12,359)
410,024

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     35

statements of cash flows
For the year ended 31 July 2011

Cash flows from operating activities
Cash was provided from:
Receipts from customers
Dividends received
Interest received

Cash was applied to:
Payments to suppliers and employees
Income tax paid
Interest paid

Group

parent

note

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

306,618
-
179
306,797

246,063
14,175
6,785
267,023

244,422
-
258
244,680

189,699
11,904
10,474
212,077

-
20,000
-
20,000

1,477
2,875
-
4,352

-
-
2
2

257
-
-
257

net cash inflow from operating activities

7

39,774

32,603

15,648

(255)

Cash flows from investing activities
Cash was provided from:
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

Cash was applied to:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Purchase of intangibles

net cash (outflow) from investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities
Cash was provided from:
Proceeds from share issue 
Proceeds of loan advances

Cash was applied to:
Costs associated with IPO
Dividends paid
Repayment of loan advances

13
14

21

-
-

11,188
676
11,864

9
9

12,823
746
13,569

(11,864)

(13,560)

-
-

-
-
-

-

-
240,223
240,223

-
20,000
248,177
268,177

105,426
126,884
232,310

21,357
-
258,511
279,868

-
4,351
4,351

-
20,000
-
20,000

-
-

-
-
-

-

-
261
261

-

-
-

net cash inflow / (outflow) from financing activities

(27,954)

(47,558)

(15,649)

261

net increase / (decrease) in cash held

Opening cash and cash equivalents 
Effect of foreign exchange rates
Closing cash

(44)

(28,515)

4,736
(1,118)
3,574

32,209
1,042
4,736

(1)

6
-
5

8

6

-
-
6

36     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

notes to the financial statements

1  GENERAL INFORMATION

Kathmandu holdings limited (the Company) and its 
subsidiaries (together the Group) is a designer, marketer and 
retailer of clothing and equipment for travel and adventure.   
It operates in new Zealand, australia and the united Kingdom. 

the Company is a limited liability company incorporated and 
domiciled in new Zealand. the address of its registered office 
is 11 Mary Muller drive, heathcote, Christchurch. 

these audited consolidated financial statements have been 
approved for issue by the Board of directors on 21 September 
2011.

2  SuMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT  
ACCOuNTING POLICIES

these financial statements have been prepared in accordance 
with Generally accepted accounting practice in new 
Zealand. they comply with the new Zealand equivalents to 
International Financial reporting Standards (nZ IFrS) 
and other applicable Financial reporting Standards, as 
appropriate for profit-oriented entities. the financial 
statements also comply with International Financial 
reporting Standards (IFrS).

the reporting currency used in the preparation of these 
consolidated financial statements is new Zealand dollars, 
rounded where necessary to the nearest thousand dollars.

(A)  BASIS OF PREPARATION

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

Reverse Acquisition

the acquisition of Milford Group holdings limited by 
Kathmandu holdings limited in november 2009 was 
recognised as a reverse acquisition and the 2010 consolidated 
financial statements were therefore prepared as a continuation 
of the financial statements of the accounting acquirer, Milford 
Group holdings limited.  

as a result:

the 2010 retained earnings of the Group represent  
the retained earnings of Milford Group holdings  
limited from the date of its incorporation, plus the   
results of other combining entities from 
the date of acquisition.

the 2010 consolidated balance sheet comprises the  

existing consolidated net assets of Milford Group    

holdings limited and its controlled entities measured  

at their historical cost, except for derivatives which are  

measured at fair value, plus the fair value of the net  

assets of the other combining entities.

Entities reporting

the financial statements for the “parent” are for Kathmandu 

holdings limited as a separate legal entity.

the consolidated financial statements for the “Group” are for 

the economic entity comprising Kathmandu holdings limited 

and its subsidiaries. the Group consists of:

kathmandu holdings Limited 

parent Company

Milford Group holdings Limited 

100% owned by Kathmandu holdings limited

kathmandu Limited 

100% owned by Milford Group holdings limited

kathmandu Pty Limited

100% owned by Milford Group holdings limited

kathmandu (u.k.) Limited 

100% owned by Milford Group holdings limited

the Company and Group are designated as profit oriented 

entities for financial reporting purposes.

Statutory base

Kathmandu holdings limited is a company registered under 

the Companies act 1993. the financial statements have been 

prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Financial 

reporting act 1993 and the Companies act 1993.

historical cost convention

these financial statements have been prepared under the 

historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of 

certain assets as identified in specific accounting policies 

below.

Comparatives

Certain comparatives have been reclassified in order to 

conform to the current period presentation and disclosure.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Critical accounting estimates

the Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the 
future.  the resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, 
seldom equal the related actual results.  the estimates and 
assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material 
adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities 
within the next financial year are discussed below

(i) Estimated impairment of goodwill and brands

the group tests annually whether goodwill and brands have 
suffered any impairment; in accordance with the accounting 
policy stated in note 2 (q) (i) & (ii).  the recoverable amounts of 
cash-generating units have been determined based on the fair 
value less cost to sell calculation.  these calculations require 
the use of estimates (note 14).

(ii) Stock obsolescence

the Group assesses the likely residual value of inventory.  a 
stock provision is recognised for stock which is selling for 
less than cost.  any increase in these provisions is taken as a 
reduction to inventory on the balance sheet and expensed into 
gross profit on the income statement. 

(B)  PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIdATION

(i)   Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are all entities (including special purpose entities) 
over which the Group has the power to govern the financial 
and operating policies generally accompanying a shareholding 
of more than one half of the voting rights.  the existence and 
effect of potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or 
convertible are considered when assessing whether the Group 
controls another entity.  Subsidiaries are fully consolidated 
from the date on which control is transferred to the Group.  
they are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases.

the acquisition method of accounting is used to account 
for business combinations by the Group.  the consideration 
transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary is the fair values 
of the assets transferred, the liabilities incurred and the equity 
interests issued by the Group.  the consideration transferred 
includes the fair value of any asset or liability resulting from 
a contingent consideration arrangement.  acquisition-related 
costs are expensed as incurred.  Identifiable assets acquired 
and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business 
combination are measured initially at their fair values at the 
acquisition date.  on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis, 
the Group recognises any non-controlling interest in the 
acquiree either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest’s 
proportionate share of the acquiree’s net assets.

the excess of the consideration transferred over the amount of 
any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the acquisition 
date fair value of any previous equity interest in the acquiree 

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     37

over the fair value of the Group’s share of the identifiable net 

assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.  If this is less than 

the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired in 

the case of a bargain purchase, the difference is recognised 

directly in the income statement.

Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains 

on transactions between Group companies are eliminated. 

unrealised losses are also eliminated. accounting policies of 

subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure 

consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.

(ii) Transactions and non-controlling interests

the Group treats transactions with non-controlling interests as 

transactions with equity owners of the Group. For purchases 

from non-controlling interests, the difference between any 

consideration paid and the relevant share acquired of the 

carrying value of net assets of the subsidiary is recorded 

in equity.  Gains or losses on disposals to non-controlling 

interests are also recorded in equity.

(C)   SEGMENT REPORTING

an operating segment is a component of an entity that 

engages in business activities which earns revenue and 

incurs expenses and where the chief decision maker reviews 

the operating results on a regular basis and makes decisions 

on resource allocation.  the Group is organised into three 

operating segments, depicting the three geographical regions 

the Group operates in.

(d)  FOREIGN CuRRENCY TRANSLATION

(i)   Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each of the 

subsidiaries’ operations are measured using the currency 

of the primary economic environment in which it operates 

(‘functional currency’).  the financial statements are presented 

in new Zealand dollars, which is the Company’s functional 

currency and Group’s presentation currency.

(ii)   Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional 

currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of 

the transaction.  Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting 

from the settlement of such transactions and from the 

translation at year end exchange rates of monetary assets and 

liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised 

in the income statement, except when deferred in equity 

as qualifying cash flow hedges.  translation differences on 

monetary financial assets and liabilities are reported as part of 

the fair value gain or loss.

38     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

(iii)  Group companies

(iv)   dividend income

the results and financial position of all the Group entities (none 
of which has the currency of a hyper-inflationary economy) 
that have a functional currency different from the presentation 
currency are translated into the presentation currency as 
follows:

dividend income is recognised when the right to receive 

payment is established.

(F)   CuRRENT ANd dEFERREd INCOME TAX

assets and liabilities for each balance sheet presented are 
translated at the closing rate at the date of that balance sheet;

Income and expenses for each income statement are 
translated at average exchange rates (unless this average is 
not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of 
the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case 
income and expenses are translated at the rate on the dates 
of the transactions); and all resulting exchange differences are 
recognised as a separate component of equity.

on consolidation, exchange differences arising from the 
translation of the net investment in foreign operations, and 
of borrowings and other currency instruments designated 
as hedges of such investments, are taken to shareholders’ 
equity. When a foreign operation is partially disposed of or 
sold, exchange differences that were recorded in equity are 
recognised in the income statement as part of the gain or loss 
on sale.

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition 
of a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities of the 
foreign entity and translated at the closing rate.

(E)   REVENuE RECOGNITION

revenue comprises the fair value of the consideration received 
or receivable for the sale of goods and services, excluding 
Goods and Services tax, rebates and discounts and after 
eliminating sales within the Group.  revenue is recognised as 
follows:

(i)   Sales of goods

Sales of goods are recognised when a Group entity has 
delivered a product to the customer.  retail sales are usually 
in cash or by credit card.  the recorded revenue is the gross 
amount of sale (excluding GSt), including credit card fees 
payable for the transaction.  Such fees are included in selling 
expenses.

(ii)   Sales of services

Management fees are recognised in the accounting period in 
which the services are rendered.

(iii)  Interest income

Interest income is recognised on a time-portion basis using the 
effective interest method.

the tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred 

tax. tax is recognised in the income statement, except to the 

extent that it relates to items recognised directly in equity.  In 

this case, the tax is also recognised in equity.

the current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of 

the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance 

sheet date in the countries where the Company’s subsidiaries 

operate and generate taxable income. Management 

periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with 

respect to situations in which applicable tax regulations is 

subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where 

appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to 

the tax authorities. 

deferred income tax is provided in full, using the liability 

method, on temporary differences arising between tax 

bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts 

in the consolidated financial 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 

affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. deferred 

income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have 

been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet 

date and are expected to apply when the related deferred 

income tax asset is realised or the deferred income tax liability 

is settled.

deferred income tax assets are recognised to the extent that 

it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against 

which the temporary differences can be utilised.

deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences 

arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, except 

where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is 

controlled by the Group and it is probable that the temporary 

difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

(G)  GOOdS ANd SERVICES TAX (GST)

the income statement and the cash flow statement have 

been prepared so that all components are stated exclusive of 

GSt.  all items in the balance sheet are stated net of GSt, with 

the exception of receivables and payables, which include GSt 

invoiced.

 
(h)  LEASES

The Group is the lessee

leases in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards 

of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as 

operating leases.  payments made under operating leases (net 

of any incentives received from the lessor) are charged to the 

income statement on a straight-line basis over the period of 

the lease.

(I)   IMPAIRMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS

assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or 

changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount 

may not be recoverable.  Intangible assets that have an 

indefinite useful life, including goodwill, are not subject 

to amortisation and are tested annually for impairment 

irrespective of whether any circumstances identifying a 

possible impairment have been identified.  an impairment loss 

is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying 

amount exceeds its recoverable amount.  the recoverable 

amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell 

and value in use.

For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped 

at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable 

cash flows (cash generating units).

(J)   CASh ANd CASh EQuIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits 

held at call with financial institutions, other short-term, highly 

liquid investments with original maturities of three months or 

less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash 

and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in 

value, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within 

borrowings in current liabilities on the balance sheet.

(k)   TRAdE RECEIVABLES

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     39

the amount of the provision is the difference between the 

asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated 

future cash flows, discounted at the effective interest rate.  

the amount of the provision is recognised in the income 

statement.

(L)   INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable 

value.  Cost is determined on a weighted average cost method 

and includes expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories 

and bringing them to their existing location and condition.  net 

realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary 

course of business, less applicable variable selling expenses.

(M)  INVESTMENTS ANd OThER FINANCIAL    

ASSETS

the Group classifies its investments in the following 

categories: loans and receivables, and financial assets at 

fair value through profit or loss. the classification depends 

on the purpose for which the investments were acquired.  

Management determines the classification of its investments 

at the initial recognition and re-evaluates this designation at 

every reporting date. 

(i)   Loans and receivables

loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with 

fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active 

market. they arise when the Group provides money, goods 

or services directly to a debtor with no intention of selling the 

receivable. they are included in current assets, except for those 

with maturities greater than 12 months after the balance sheet 

date which are classified as non-current assets.

(ii)   Financial assets at fair value through 

profit or loss

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are financial 

assets held for trading. a financial asset is classified in this 

trade receivables are recognised initially at fair value and 

category if acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the 

subsequently measured at amortised cost, less provision for 

short-term. derivatives are also categorised as held for trading 

doubtful debts.

unless they are designated as hedges. assets in this category 

are classified as current assets.

the collectability of trade receivables is reviewed on an 

ongoing basis. debts, which are known to be uncollectible, are 

Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss 

written off. a provision for doubtful receivables is established 

are initially recognised at fair value, and transaction costs 

when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be 

are expensed in the income statement. Financial assets are 

able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms 

derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the 

of receivables. Significant financial difficulties of the debtor, 

investments have expired or have been transferred and the 

probability that the debtor will enter bankruptcy or financial 

Group has transferred substantially all risks and rewards of 

reorganisation, and default or delinquency in payments are 

ownership.  loans and receivables are carried at amortised 

considered indicators that the trade receivable is impaired. 

cost using the effective interest method. 

 
 
40     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of 
‘financial assets at fair value through profit or loss’ are 
presented in the income statement, except for foreign 
exchange movements on monetary assets, which are 
recognised in the income statement within ‘finance costs 
– net’.  dividend income from financial assets at fair value 
through profit or loss is recognised in the income statement 
as part of other income when the Group’s right to receive 
payments is established.

the Group assesses at each balance sheet date whether 
there is objective evidence that a financial asset of a group of 
financial assets is impaired.  In the case of equity securities 
classified as available for sale, a significant or prolonged 
decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is 
considered in determining whether the securities are impaired.  
If any such evidence exists for available for sale financial 
assets, the cumulative loss – measured as the difference 
between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, 
less any impairment loss on that financial asset previously 
recognised in profit or loss – is removed from equity and 
recognised in the income statement.  Impairment losses 
recognised in the income statement on equity instruments are 
not reversed through the income statement.

(N)  dERIVATIVES

derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date 
a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently 
re-measured to their fair value.  the method of recognising 
the resulting gain or loss depends on whether the derivative 
is designated as a hedging instrument, and if so, the nature 
of the item being hedged.  the Group designates certain 
derivatives as either; (1) hedges of the fair value of recognised 
assets or liabilities or a firm commitment (fair value hedge); or 
(2) hedges of highly probable forecast transactions (cash flow 
hedges).

the Group documents at the inception of the transaction 
the relationship between hedging instruments and hedged 
items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy 
for undertaking various hedge transactions.  the Group also 
documents its assessment, both at hedge inception and on 
an ongoing basis, of whether the derivatives that are used in 
hedging transactions have been and will continue to be highly 
effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of 
hedged items.

which the effective interest method is used is amortised to 
profit and loss over the period to maturity.

(ii)   Cash flow hedge

the effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives 
that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is 
recognised in equity in the hedging reserve.  the gain or loss 
relating to the ineffective portion is recognised immediately 
in the income statement. amounts accumulated in equity are 
recycled in the income statement in the periods when the 
hedged item will affect profit or loss (for instance when the 
forecast sale that is hedged takes place). however, when the 
forecast transaction that is hedged results in the recognition of 
a non-financial asset (for example, inventory) or a non-financial 
liability, the gains and losses previously deferred in equity are 
transferred from equity and included in the measurement of 
the initial cost or carrying amount of the asset or liability.

When a hedging instrument expires or is sold or terminated, 
or when a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge 
accounting, any cumulative gain or loss existing in equity 
at that time remains in equity and is recognised when the 
forecast transaction is ultimately recognised in the income 
statement. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected 
to occur, the cumulative gain or loss that was reported in 
equity is immediately transferred to the income statement. 

(iii)  derivatives that do not qualify for 

hedge accounting

Certain derivative instruments do not qualify for hedge 
accounting or hedge accounting has not been adopted.  
Changes in the fair value of these derivative instruments 
are recognised immediately in the income statement within 
‘finance costs – net’.

(O)  FAIR VALuE ESTIMATION

the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities must be 
estimated for recognition and measurement or for disclosure 
purposes.

the fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in 
an active market (for example, over-the-counter derivatives) 
is determined using valuation techniques.  the fair value of 
forward exchange contracts is determined using forward 
exchange market rates at the balance sheet date.

(i)   Fair value hedge

Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated 
and qualify as fair value hedges are recorded in the income 
statement, together with any changes in the fair value of the 
hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk.
If the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, 
the adjustment to the carrying amount of a hedged item for 

Quoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar instruments 
are used for long-term debt.  other techniques, such as 
estimated discounted cash flows, are used to determine fair 
value for the remaining financial instruments.  the fair value 
of interest rate swaps is calculated as the present value of the 
estimated future cash flows.  the fair value of forward foreign 
exchange contracts is determined using quoted forward 
exchange rates at the balance sheet date.

 
kAThMANdu annual report 2011     41

the carrying value less impairment provision of trade 

(Q)  INTANGIBLE ASSETS

receivables and payables are assumed to approximate their fair 

values.

(i)   Goodwill

the only financial instruments held by the Group that are 

measured at fair value are over the counter derivatives.  these 

derivatives have all been determined to be within level 2 (for 

the purposes of nZ IFrS 7) of the fair value hierarchy as all 

significant inputs required to ascertain the fair value of these 

derivatives are observable.

(P)  PROPERTY, PLANT ANd EQuIPMENT

all property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost 

less depreciation and impairment.  historical cost includes 

expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of 

the items.  Cost may also include transfers from equity of 

any gains/losses on qualifying cash flow hedges of foreign 

currency purchases of property, plant and equipment.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount 

or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when 

it is probable that future economic benefits associated with 

the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can 

be measured reliably.  all other repairs and maintenance are 

Goodwill arises on the acquisition of subsidiaries.  Goodwill 
represents the excess of the cost of the acquisition over the 
Group’s interest in the net fair value of the assets and liabilities 
of the acquiree.  Separately recognised goodwill is tested 
annually for impairment and carried at cost less accumulated 
impairment losses.  Impairment losses on goodwill are not 
reversed.

Goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units for the purpose 
of impairment testing.  the allocation is made to those cash-
generating units or groups of cash-generating units that are 
expected to benefit from the business combination in which 
the goodwill arose. 

(ii)   Brand

acquired brands are carried at original cost based on 
independent valuation obtained at the date of acquisition.   
the brand represents the price paid to acquire the rights to use 
the Kathmandu brand.  the brand is not amortised. Instead the 
brand is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if 
events or changes in circumstances indicate that it might be 
impaired, and is carried at cost less accumulated impairment 
losses.

charged to the income statement during the financial period in 

(iii)  Software costs

which they are incurred.

depreciation of property, plant and equipment is calculated 

using diminishing value method so as to expense the cost of 

the assets over their useful lives. the rates are as follows:

Leasehold Improvements 

10 – 25 %

Office, Plant and Equipment 

10 – 48 %

Furniture and Fittings 

Computer Equipment 

Motor Vehicles 

10 – 48 %

20 – 60%

15 – 30%

Software costs have a finite useful life.  Software costs are 
capitalised and written off over the useful economic life of four 
years.

Costs associated with developing or maintaining computer 
software programs are recognised as an expense as incurred.  
Costs that are directly associated with the production of 
identifiable and unique software products controlled by the 
Group, and that will probably generate economic benefits 
exceeding costs beyond one year, are recognised as 
intangible assets.  direct costs include the costs of software 
development employees. 

the assets’ residual value and useful lives are reviewed and 

adjusted if appropriate at each balance sheet date.

(R)  TRAdE ANd OThER PAYABLES

Capital work in progress is not depreciated until available for use.

an asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its 

recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater 

than its estimated recoverable amount. 

these amounts represent liabilities for goods and services 
provided to the Group prior to the end of financial year which 
are unpaid.  the amounts are unsecured and are usually 
paid by the 30th of the month following recognition.  trade 
payables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently 
measured at amortised cost using the effective interest 
method.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing 

(S)   PROVISIONS

proceeds with carrying amount.  these are included in the 

income statement.

a provision is recognised if, as a result of a past event, the 

42     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

Group has a present legal or constructive obligation that can 

(ii)   Long service leave

be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of 

economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation.  

provisions are determined by discounting the expected future 

cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market 

assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific 

to the liability.  the Group has no provisions at year end.

(T)   BORROWINGS

Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value, net of 

transaction costs incurred.  Borrowings are subsequently 

measured at amortised cost.  any difference between the 

proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption 

amount is recognised in the income statement over the period 

of the borrowings using the effective interest method.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group 

has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for 

at least 12 months after the balance sheet date.

(u)  ShARE CAPITAL

ordinary shares are classified as equity.

Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new 

shares are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the 

proceeds.

Where any group company purchases the company’s equity 

share capital (treasury shares), the consideration paid, 

including any directly attributable incremental costs (net of 

income taxes) is deducted from equity attributable to the 

company’s equity holders until the shares are cancelled or 

reissued.  Where such shares are subsequently reissued, 

any consideration received net of any directly attributable 

incremental transaction costs and the related income tax 

effects, is included in equity attributable to the Company’s 

equity holders.

(V)  EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

(i)   Wages and salaries, annual leave and sick leave

liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-monetary 

benefits, annual leave, and accumulating sick leave expected 

to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date are 

recognised in other payables in respect of employees’ services 

the liability for long service leave is recognised in the 
provision for employee benefits and measured as the present 
value of expected future payments to be made in respect 
of services provided by employees up to the reporting date 
using the projected unit credit method.  Consideration is given 
to expected future wage and salary levels, experience of 
employee departures and periods of service.  expected future 
payments are discounted using market yields at the reporting 
date on national government bonds with terms to maturity 
and currency that match, as closely as possible, the estimated 
future cash flows.

(iii)  Equity settled share option plan

the employee Share option plan allows Group employees 
to acquire shares of the Company.  the fair value of options 
granted is recognised as an employee expense in the Income 
Statement with a corresponding increase in the employee 
share option reserve.  the fair value is measured at grant date 
and spread over the vesting periods.  the fair value of the 
options granted is measured using the Monte Carlo simulation 
approach, taking into account the terms and conditions upon 
which the options are granted.  When options are exercised 
the amount in the share option reserve relating to those 
options, together with the exercise price paid by the employee, 
is transferred to share capital.  When any vested options lapse, 
upon employee termination or unexercised options reaching 
maturity, the amount in the share option reserve relating to 
those options is also transferred to share capital.

(iv)  Equity settled long term incentive plan

the executive and Senior Management long term Incentive 
plan grants Group employees performance rights subject 
to performance hurdles being met.  the fair value of rights 
granted is recognised as an employee expense in the Income 
Statement with a corresponding increase in the employee 
share option reserve.  the fair value is measured at grant date 
and amortised over the vesting periods.  the fair value of the 
rights granted is measured using the Kathmandu holdings 
limited share price as at the grant date less the present value 
of the dividends forecast to be paid prior to the each vesting 
date. When performance rights vest, the amount in the share 
option reserve relating to those rights are transferred to share 
capital.  When any vested performance rights lapse, upon 
employee termination the amount in the share option reserve 
relating to those rights is also transferred to share capital.

up to the reporting date and are measured at the amounts 

(W) dIVIdENdS

expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled.  liabilities 

for non-accumulating sick leave are recognised when the leave 

is taken and measured at the rates paid or payable.  the liability 

for employee entitlements is carried at the present value of the 

estimated future cash flows.

dividend distribution to the Company shareholders is 
recognised as a liability in the Company’s and Group’s financial 
statements in the period in which the dividends are approved 
by the Company’s shareholders.

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     43

NZ IFRS 9: Financial Instruments (mandatory for  
periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013)

the standard replaces part of nZ IaS 39 and establishes  
two primary measurement categories for financial assets:  
amortised cost and fair value, with classification 
depending on an entity’s business model and 
the contractual cash flow characteristics of the 
financial asset.  the Company is currently in the 
process of evaluating the potential effect 
of this standard.

NZ IAS 24: Related Parties Revised (mandatory  
for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011)

the revised Standard further clarifies the definition  
of a related party which may result in other related parties  
being identified. the Company is currently in the process  
of evaluating the potential effect of this standard.

(X)  CASh FLOW STATEMENT

the following are definitions of the terms used in the Cash 
Flow Statement:

Cash comprises: cash at bank, cash on hand and    
overdraft balances;
operating activities include all transactions and 
other events that are not investing or 
financing activities.
Investing activities are those activities relating to the  
acquisition, holding and disposal of property, plant and  
equipment and of investments. Investments can include  
securities not falling within the definition of cash;
Financing activities are those activities which result in  
changes in the size and composition of the 
capital structure of the Company;

(Y)   ChANGES IN ACCOuNTING POLICIES

there were no changes in the accounting policies during the 
period.

3  STANdARdS, INTERPRETATIONS ANd  

AMENdMENTS TO PuBLIShEd STANdARdS

there are no new standards or amendments to standards 
which were mandatory and were applied during the period.

the following are standards, amendments and interpretations 
to existing standards applicable to the Group but are not yet 
effective and have not been early adopted by the Group:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
44     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

4 

INCOME ANd EXPENSES

profit / (loss) before income tax includes the following 
specific (income) and expenses:

Income

Dividends received

Management Fees

expenses

Depreciation

 -   Leasehold improvements

 -   Office, plant and equipment

 -   Furniture and fittings

 -   Computer equipment

 -   Motor vehicles

Total depreciation

Amortisation

-   Software

Total amortisation

(Gain) / Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment

Rental and operating lease expenses

Directors’ fees

Donations

Employee entitlements:

 -   Wages, salaries and other short term benefits

-   Employee share based remuneration

Finance Costs

Interest income

Interest expense

Other finance costs

Net exchange (gain) / loss on foreign currency borrowings

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

-

-

-

-

(20,000)

(341)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

728

563

-

-

-

-

379

246

-

-

-

(49)

(49)

(2)

-

-

-

(2)

3,902

484

1,555

584

28

6,553

862

862

527

31,918

728

335

52,286

379

(179)

4,443

2,256

283

6,803

3,045

394

1,239

669

32

5,379

594

594

290

25,610

611

109

41,139

246

(258)

7,674

1,674

567

9,657

Remuneration of auditors is detailed in Note 24. Amortisation expenditure is included in administration expense in the income statement.

5  COSTS ASSOCIATEd WITh ThE INITIAL PuBLIC OFFERING (IPO)

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     45

Costs associated with Initial public offering:

Charged to income statement

Equity reduction (refer note 19)

The total costs associated with the IPO 
can be analysed as follows:

(a)  Direct IPO costs

(b)  Costs associated with IPO

Total costs associated with IPO

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

-

-

-

-

-

-

16,834

4,523

21,357

18,306

3,051

21,357

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,572

4,523

16,095

15,714

381

16,095

(a) The direct costs of the IPO include legal, accounting and tax due diligence and advice, Joint Lead Manager’s fees (including the discretionary incentive fee), 
prospectus design and printing, advertising, marketing, share registry and other expenses.  

The direct costs have been allocated based on the proportion of new equity raised to the total IPO proceeds and accounted for as either an expense or a 
reduction in equity as follows:

Reduction in equity

Charged to income statement

-

-

-

4,523

13,783

18,306

-

-

-

4,523

13,783

18,306

(b) The costs associated with the IPO have been expensed and comprise primarily the costs of exiting the previous banking facilities together with the related 
interest rate swaps.

46     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

6 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

Income statement

Current income tax charge

Deferred income tax charge (refer note 16)

Income tax charge / (credit) reported in income statement

reconciliation of effective tax charge

Profit before income tax

Income tax calculated at 30% 

Adjustments to taxation:

Adjustments due to different rate in different jurisdictions

Non-taxable income

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

Effect of change in corporate tax rate

Utilisation of tax losses by group companies

Tax expense transferred to foreign currency translation reserve

Adjustments in respect of prior years

Income tax charge / (credit) reported in income statement

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

17,237

914

18,151

10,791

1,786

12,577

(339)

445

106

(1)

(445)

(446)

57,217

17,165

21,964

6,589

18,522

5,557

(12,805)

(3,841)

51

-

967

13

-

202

(247)

18,151

76

(559)

5,143

12

-

(529)

1,845

12,577

-

(6,000)

189

(5)

365

-

-

-

(71)

3,461

5

-

-

-

106

(446)

On 20 May 2010 the New Zealand Government announced that the company tax rate will reduce from 30% to 28% and tax depreciation on any buildings with an 
estimated useful life of 50 years or more will reduce to 0%. The changes were substantively enacted on 21 May 2010 and are effective for years beginning on or 
after 1 August 2011. The effect of these changes on the re-measurement of deferred tax balances has been brought to account in the financial statements for the 
years ended 31 July 2010 and 2011

unrecognised tax losses
the group has estimated tax losses to carry forward from Kathmandu (u.K.) limited of £5,743,723 (nZ$12,016,157) (2010: 
£4,705,832 (nZ$10,120,069)) which can be carried forward to be offset against future profits generated within the uK.

ImputatIon CreDItS reConCILIatIon

Group

parent

opening balance at 1 august

Income tax – paid

Resident withholding tax on interest received

Draw through to consolidated Group ICA

Income tax refund received

Dividends paid

Imputations lost on shareholding change

Closing balance at 31 July

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

4,207

6,356

8

-

(396)

(5,696)

6,765

9,372

15

-

-

-

-

(11,945)

4,479

4,207

1

-

-

(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

The balance of Australian franking credits able to be used by the Group as at 31 July 2011 is A$836,783 (2010: A$1,399,463).

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     47

7  RECONCILIATION OF NET PROFIT AFTER TAXATION WITh CASh INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

Profit after taxation 

39,066

9,387

18,416

(12,359)

Movement in working capital:

(Increase) / decrease in trade and other receivables

(Increase) / decrease in inventories

Increase / (decrease) in trade and other payables

Increase / (decrease) in tax liability

Add non cash items:

Depreciation

Amortisation of intangibles

Revaluation of derivative financial instruments

(Increase) / decrease in deferred taxation

Employee share based remuneration

Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment

Items classified as financing activities:

Costs associated with the IPO

Intercompany financing

1,564

(16,585)

4,121

2,369

(8,531)

(1,274)

2,198

(988)

(1,710)

(1,774)

(11)

-

(26)

(3,213)

(3,250)

6,553

5,379

862

913

5

379

527

594

4

1,643

246

290

9,239

8,156

-

-

-

445

379

-

824

(181)

-

68

-

(113)

-

-

-

(445)

246

-

(199)

-

-

16,834

-

-

-

(342)

12,416

Cash inflow from operating activities

39,774

32,603

15,648

(255)

48     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

8  CASh ANd CASh EQuIVALENTS

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

Cash on hand

Cash at bank

Short term deposits

155

3,419

-

3,574

The carrying amount of the Group’s cash and cash equivalents are denominated in the following currencies:

NZD

AUD

GBP

USD

EUR

389

2,499

550

135

1

143

4,593

-

4,736

225

3,747

432

321

11

9  TRAdE ANd OThER RECEIVABLES

3,574

4,736

-

5

-

5

5

-

-

-

-

5

-

6

-

6

6

-

-

-

-

6

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

Trade receivables

Sundry debtors and prepayments

92

2,247

2,339

-

3,903

3,903

Bad and doubtful trade receivables
The Group has recognised a loss of $0 (2010: $0) in respect of bad and doubtful trade receivables during the year ended 31 July 2011. 
The carrying amount of the Group’s trade and other receivables are denominated in the following currencies:

NZD

AUD

GBP

USD

1,129

683

527

-

2,339

1,181

2,032

690

-

3,903

-

192

192

192

-

-

-

-

181

181

137

44

-

-

192

181

 
kAThMANdu annual report 2011     49

all subsidiaries within the Group (note 15) are related parties. 
no amounts owed to related parties have been written off or 
forgiven during the year.

during the year the Company advanced and repaid loans 
to its subsidiaries by way of an internal current account. In 
presenting the financial statements of the Group, the effect 
of transactions and balances between fellow subsidiaries and 
those with the parent have been eliminated. all transactions 
with related parties were in the normal course of business and 
provided on commercial terms.

Material amounts outstanding between the parent and 
subsidiaries at year end were:

loans from the parent to subsidiaries (Kathmandu   
limited) $84,215,544 (2010: $88,225,280).
loans to the parent from subsidiaries $0 (2010: $0). 

Material transactions between the parent and its subsidiaries 
were:

  Management fees charged to subsidiaries $341,000  

(2010: $0)

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2,515

1,355

-

246

177

4,293

2010
nZ$’000

2,013

217

-

-

246

2,476

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

-

-

-

246

177

423

-

-

-

-

246

246

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

728

-

-

728

2010
nZ$’000

611

-

-

611

2011
nZ$’000

728

-

-

2010
nZ$’000

563

-

-

728

563

10  RELATEd PARTY dISCLOSuRES
Kathmandu holdings limited is the immediate parent, ultimate 
parent and controlling party. 

during the year, legal fees of $75,730 (2010: $112,274 (legal 
Fees) and $413,386 (Ipo costs)) were paid to Chapman tripp 
for services provided (primarily related to property leases). 
John holland is both a director of Kathmandu holdings limited 
and a partner of Chapman tripp. 

during the year, operating lease costs of $199,000 (2010: 
$98,000) were paid to Chalmers properties limited, a 
subsidiary of port otago limited.  John harvey is a director of 
both of these companies. 

the previous shareholders granted to James Strong, with 
effect from listing, an option to purchase (“Call option”) 
1,764,705 shares.  the exercise price of the Call option is 
a$1.70 per option Share.  the call option is only exercisable 
fourteen days after the audited financial results for the 
year ended 31 July 2010 is reported, and otherwise during 
a permitted trading window for dealing in the Company’s 
securities under applicable laws or the Company’s securities 
trading policy.  the Call option will expire on 23 november 
2011.

(a)  key Management Personnel

Salaries

Other short-term employee benefits

Termination benefits

Employee performance rights

Employee share option plans

(b)  Non-Executive directors

Total directors fees

Share purchase plans

Share option plans

directors fees for the parent company were paid to the following:

James Strong 
Sandra Mcphee 

John harvey
John holland

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
50     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

(c)  Remuneration detail (as referred to in the Remuneration Report)

2011

SHort-term BeneFItS

poSt-empLoY-
ment BeneFItS

SHare BaSeD paYmentS

name

Cash Salary 
and fees

Cash bonus

non-
monetary 
benefits

Super-
annuation

retirement 
Benefits

Share 
options

performance 
rights

proportion of 
remuneration 
as equity 
related

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

%

non-executive Directors

James Strong

John Harvey

John Holland

Sandra McPhee

283,235

148,174

148,174

148,174

total non-executive Directors

727,757

executive Directors

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Peter Halkett

Mark Todd

627,627

372,000

350,149

175,000

6,091

2,963

total executive Directors

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

proportion of 
remuneration 
as performance 
related

%

-

-

-

-

-

total

$

283,235

148,174

148,174

148,174

727,757

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

91,884

26,337

48,815

62,499

12.3% 1,146,417

14.2%

623,948

32.4%

28.0%

977,776

547,000

9,054

7,000

- 118,221

111,314

13.0% 1,770,365

30.9%

other Key management personnel

Matt Spencer

346,083

175,393

10,590

19,166

Michelle Adams

206,000

105,000

1,182

4,120

Tamalin Morton

277,995

155,105

Paul Stern

304,150

155,105

-

-

19,160

19,839

Caleb Nicolson

201,339

102,000

2,963

4,027

Grant Taylor

173,077

92,000

-

138

total other Key management personnel

1,508,644

784,603

14,735

66,450

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19,511

13,202

18,223

-

7,657

-

58,593

total

3,214,177

1,331,603

23,789

73,450

- 176,814

29,775

18,393

26,277

26,277

17,856

16,071

8.2%

9.1%

9.0%

5.2%

7.6%

5.7%

600,518

347,897

496,760

505,371

335,842

281,286

134,649

245,963

7.5% 2,567,674

8.3% 5,065,796

29.2%

30.2%

31.2%

30.7%

30.4%

32.7%

30.6%

26.3%

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     51

2010

SHort-term BeneFItS

poSt-empLoY-
ment BeneFItS

SHare BaSeD paYmentS

name

Cash Salary 
and fees

Cash bonus

non-
monetary 
benefits

Super-
annuation

retirement 
Benefits

Share 
options

performance 
rights

proportion of 
remuneration 
as equity 
related

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

%

non-executive Directors

James Strong

John Harvey

John Holland

Sandra McPhee

225,213

112,607

112,607

112,607

total non-executive Directors

536,034

executive Directors

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,076

2,938

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,193

Peter Halkett

Mark Todd

586,447

282,552

50,000

total executive Directors

868,999

50,000

10,014

7,193

other Key management personnel

Matt Spencer

339,942

-

9,862

29,466

Michelle Adams

Tamalin Morton

Caleb Nicolson

Bryan Moore

200,582

141,699

1,033

6,846

216,625

161,347

159,789

-

-

-

-

18,806

2,443

2,372

3,227

-

total other Key management personnel

1,078,285

141,699

15,710

58,345

total

2,510,318

191,699

25,724

65,538

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

122,726

35,178

157,904

26,059

17,633

24,340

10,227

9,874

88,133

246,037

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

proportion of 
remuneration 
as performance 
related

%

-

-

-

-

-

total

$

225,213

112,607

112,607

112,607

536,034

-

-

-

-

-

17.1%

716,249

9.3%

377,861

0.0%

13.2%

14.4% 1,094,110

4.6%

6.4%

4.8%

9.4%

5.8%

5.7%

405,329

367,793

259,771

177,244

172,035

6.4% 1,382,172

8.1% 3,039,316

0.0%

38.5%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

10.3%

6.3%

52     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

11  dERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRuMENTS

asset

Interest rate swaps - cash flow hedge

Foreign exchange contracts - cash flow hedge

Less non-current portion:

Interest rate swaps - cash flow hedge

Foreign exchange contracts - cash flow hedge

Current portion

Liabilities

Interest rate swaps - cash flow hedge

Foreign exchange contracts - cash flow hedge

Less non-current portion:

Interest rate swaps - cash flow hedge

Foreign exchange contracts - cash flow hedge

Current portion

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2

-

2

-

-

2

340

10,466

10,806

301

-

10,505

44

-

44

44

-

-

315

4,819

5,134

315

-

4,819

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

The above table shows the Group’s financial derivative holdings at year end.  Refer to note 2(o) for information on the calculation of fair values. 

(a)  Interest rate swaps - cash flow hedge
Interest rate swaps are to exchange a floating rate of interest 
for a fixed rate of interest.  the objective of the transaction 
is to hedge the core borrowings of the business to minimise 
interest cost within acceptable levels of risk thereby limiting 
the volatility on the Group’s financial results.  the total amount 
of interest rate swaps at balance date was $40,284,450 (2010: 
$39,844,720).  the fixed interest rates range between 4.73% 
and 5.25% (2010: 4.73% and 5.25%).

the effectiveness of the contracts is measured by comparing 
the changes in the present value of the cash flow arising 
from the hedged forecast interest rate at fixed rate, with the 
changes in fair value of the forward contract.

(b)  Foreign exchange contracts - cash flow hedge
the objective of these contracts is to hedge highly probable 
anticipated foreign currency purchases against currency 
fluctuations.  these contracts are timed to mature when 
import purchases are scheduled for payment.  the total of 
foreign exchange contracts amount to uS$63,050,000, 
nZ$84,184,649 (2010: uS$53,700,000, nZ$80,033,820).

the effectiveness of the contracts is measured by comparing 
the changes in the present value of the cash flow arising from 
the hedged forecast purchase at the forward rate, with the 
changes in fair value of the forward contract.

12 

INVENTORIES

Trading stock

Goods in transit

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

47,146

6,855

54,001

2010
nZ$’000

28,984

8,432

37,416

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory has been reviewed for stock selling below cost and no provision (2010: $nil) has been made.

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     53

13  PROPERTY, PLANT ANd EQuIPMENT

Group

as at 31 July 2009

Cost or valuation

Accumulated depreciation

Closing net book value

Year ended 31 July 2010

Opening net book value

Additions

Disposals

Depreciation charge

Exchange differences

Closing net book value

as at 31 July 2010

Cost or valuation

Accumulated depreciation

Closing net book value

Year ended 31 July 2011

Opening net book value

Additions

Disposals

Depreciation charge

Exchange differences

Closing net book value

as at 31 July 2011

Cost or valuation

Accumulated depreciation

Closing net book value

Leasehold 
improvement
$’000

office, plant 
& equipment
$’000

Furniture & 
fittings
$’000

Computer 
equipment
$’000

motor 
vehicles
$’000

22,604

(8,212)

14,392

14,392

7,022

(221)

(3,045)

(382)

17,766

28,373

(10,607)

17,766

17,766

9,134

(137)

(3,902)

205

23,066

37,178

(14,112)

23,066

2,990

(1,649)

1,341

1,341

625

(1)

(394)

(13)

1,558

3,565

(2,007)

1,558

1,558

304

-

(484)

27

1,405

3,907

(2,502)

1,405

6,701

(2,741)

3,960

3,960

3,801

(63)

(1,239)

(35)

6,424

10,301

(3,877)

6,424

6,424

1,025

(28)

(1,555)

96

5,962

11,379

(5,417)

5,962

5,877

(4,379)

1,498

1,498

1,351

(5)

(669)

(22)

2,153

6,990

(4,837)

2,153

2,153

725

(7)

(584)

12

2,299

7,621

(5,322)

2,299

335

(200)

135

135

24

(8)

(32)

(2)

117

314

(197)

117

117

-

-

(28)

1

90

317

(227)

90

total

$’000

38,507

(17,181)

21,326

21,326

12,823

(298)

(5,379)

(454)

28,018

49,543

(21,525)

28,018

28,018

11,188

(172)

(6,553)

341

32,822

60,402

(27,580)

32,822

54     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

14 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Group 

as at 31 July 2009

Cost or valuation

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

Closing net book value

Year ended 31 July 2010

Opening net book value

Additions

Disposals

Amortisation

Exchange differences

Closing net book value

as at 31 July 2010

Cost or valuation

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

Closing net book value

Year ended 31 July 2011

Opening net book value

Additions

Disposals

Amortisation

Exchange differences

Closing net book value

as at 31 July 2011

Cost or valuation

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

Closing net book value

Goodwill
nZ$’000

Brand
nZ$’000

Software
nZ$’000

total
nZ$’000

76,677

(1,271)

75,406

167,455

-

2,331

(1,337)

246,463

(2,608)

167,455

994

243,855

994

746

-

(594)

(12)

243,855

746

-

(594)

(2,182)

1,134

241,825

3,065

(1,931)

1,134

245,027

(3,202)

241,825

1,134

676

-

(862)

23

971

241,825

676

-

(862)

2,046

243,685

75,406

167,455

-

-

-

-

75,406

76,677

(1,271)

75,406

-

-

-

(2,170)

165,285

165,285

-

165,285

75,406

165,285

-

-

-

2,023

167,308

-

-

-

-

75,406

76,677

(1,271)

75,406

167,308

-

3,764

(2,793)

247,749

(4,064)

167,308

971

243,685

Impairment tests for goodwill and brand
the aggregate carrying amounts of goodwill and brand allocated to each unit are as follows:

Group

GooDWILL

BranD

New Zealand

Australia

2011
nZ$’000

28,654

46,752

75,406

2010
nZ$’000

28,654

46,752

75,406

2011
nZ$’000

51,000

116,308

167,308

2010
nZ$’000

51,000

114,285

165,285

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     55

For the purposes of goodwill and brand impairment testing, 
the Group operates as two cash generating units, new 
Zealand and australia.  the recoverable amount of the cash 
generating units has been determined based on the fair value 
less cost to sell.  

In the prior year three valuation methodologies were used, 
however due to the significant headroom between all valuation 
methodologies and the carrying value of goodwill and brand, 
only the discounted cash flow method will be used going 
forward.

the discounted cash flow valuations were calculated using 
projected five year future cash flows, based on Board 
approved business plans.  Growth is expected to continue as 
the store rollout programme (approximately fifteen stores per 
year) continues and like for like sales increase.  Cash flows 
beyond five years have been extrapolated using the following 
key assumptions:

2011

2010

Terminal growth rate

2.5%

2.5%

New Zealand CGU pre-tax discount rate

Australia CGU pre-tax discount rate

15.7%

15.4%

15.4%

14.7%

Consolidated pre-tax discount rate

15.6%

15.1%

the calculations confirmed that there was no impairment of 
goodwill and brand during the year (2010: nil).  the Board 
believes that any reasonably possible change in the key 
assumptions used in the calculations would not cause the 
carrying amount to exceed its recoverable amount.  

the expected continued promotion and marketing of the 
Kathmandu brand supports the assumption that the brand 
has an indefinite life.

INVESTMENT IN SuBSIdIARIES

15 
the consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries in accordance with 
the accounting policy described in note 2:

name of entity

Milford Group Holdings Limited

Kathmandu Limited

Kathmandu Pty Limited

Kathmandu (U.K.) Limited

equity holding

2011

100%

100%

100%

100%

2010

100%

100%

100%

100%

all subsidiary entities have a balance date of 31 July.  Kathmandu pty limited and Kathmandu (u.K.) limited are incorporated in 
australia and united Kingdom, respectively. all other subsidiary entities are incorporated in new Zealand.
the principal activities of the subsidiaries are:

Country of registration

principal activity

Milford Group Holdings Limited

Kathmandu Limited

Kathmandu Pty Limited

Kathmandu (U.K.) Limited

Investment in subsidiaries

Milford Group Holdings Limited

Kathmandu Limited

Kathmandu Pty Limited

Kathmandu (U.K.) Limited

New Zealand

New Zealand

Australia

United Kingdom

2011
nZ$

Holding company

Outdoor retailer

Outdoor retailer

Outdoor retailer

2010
nZ$

321,233,808

321,233,808

-

-

-

-

-

-

321,233,808

321,233,808

 
 
56     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

16  dEFERREd TAXATION
the following are the major deferred taxation liabilities and assets recognised by the Group and movements thereon during the 
current and prior year.

Group

tax
depreciation
nZ$’000

employee
obligations
nZ$’000

Losses

nZ$’000

other timing
differences
nZ$’000

reserves

total

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

As at 31 July 2009

Credit to the income statement

Charge to other comprehensive income

As at 31 July 2010

Credit to the income statement

Charge to other comprehensive income

As at 31 July 2011

11

(2)

-

9

59

-

68

1,207

(512)

-

695

235

1

931

570

-

175

745

-

869

1,614

5,115

(1,818)

175

3,472

(914)

909

3,467

409

(43)

-

366

(365)

-

1

2,918

(1,261)

-

1,657

(843)

39

853

parent

As at 31 July 2009

Charge to the income statement

As at 31 July 2010

Credit to the income statement

As at 31 July 2011

tax
depreciation
nZ$’000

employee
obligations
nZ$’000

Losses

nZ$’000

other timing
differences
nZ$’000

reserves

total

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

-

-

-

-

-

-

69

69

(69)

-

-

365

365

(365)

-

-

11

11

(11)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

445

445

(445)

-

Certain deferred taxation assets and liabilities have been offset. the following is the analysis of the deferred taxation balances 
(after offset) for financial reporting purposes:

Deferred taxation assets:

 -   Deferred tax asset to be recovered after more than 12 months

 -   Deferred tax asset to be recovered within 12 months

Deferred taxation liabilities:

 -   Deferred tax liability to be recovered after more than 12 months

 -   Deferred tax liability to be recovered within 12 months

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

1,445

3,057

-

(1,035)

3,467

1,289

2,411

-

(228)

3,472

-

-

-

-

-

69

376

-

-

445

Movements
the gross movement on the deferred income tax account is as follows:

Opening balance 

Income statement charge

Tax charged directly to equity

Closing balance

Effective tax rate reconciliation:

Re-measurement of deferred tax - company tax rate change from 30% to 28%  

Re-measurement of deferred tax - removal of depreciation on buildings

17  TRAdE ANd OThER PAYABLES

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     57

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

3,472

(914)

909

3,467

5,115

(1,818)

175

3,472

445

(445)

-

-

-

445

-

445

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

(13)

-

(13)

(12)

-

(12)

5

-

5

(5)

-

(5)

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

Trade payables

Employee entitlements

Sundry creditors and accruals

6,685

4,979

9,348

4,463

2,818

9,610

21,012

16,891

the carrying amount of the Group’s trade and other payables are denominated in the following currencies:

NZD

AUD

GBP

USD

5,624

8,722

810

5,856

21,012

2,916

6,488

954

6,533

16,891

-

-

42

42

24

18

-

-

42

-

-

68

68

58

10

-

-

68

58     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

18 

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES

Current portion

Non-current portion

Total term loans

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

-

46,480

46,480

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

-

53,965

53,965

-

-

-

-

-

-

the bank loan is part of a facility agreement with anZ national 
Bank, Bank of new Zealand and Commonwealth Bank of 
australia dated 19 november 2009.  the loan is repayable in 
full on final maturity date of the facility being 13 november 
2012.  Interest is payable based on the BKBM rate ($nZ 
borrowings) or the BBSy rate ($a borrowings) plus a margin 
of up to 1.25%. the bank loan is secured against the assets of 
the company and its subsidiaries.

and amortisation (eBItda) plus lease rental costs to exceed 
total fixed charges (net interest expense and lease rental 
costs) at the end of each quarter during the financial year.  
Similarly eBItda must be no less than a specified proportion 
of total net debt at the end of each quarter.  the calculations 
of these covenants are specified in the bank syndicated facility 
agreement of 19 november 2009 and have been complied 
with at the end of each quarter of the year ended 31 July 2011.

the covenants entered into by the Group require specified 
calculations of Group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation 

the current interest rates, prior to hedging, on the term loans 
ranged between 3.65% - 5.99% (2010: 4.24% - 5.81%).

The maturity analysis of interest bearing liabilities is:

Payable within 1 year

Payable 1 to 2 years

Payable 2 to 3 years

Payable 3 to 4 years

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

-

46,480

-

-

-

-

53,965

-

46,480

53,965

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     59

19  CONTRIBuTEd EQuITY - ORdINARY ShARES

Ordinary shares fully paid ($)

Balance at beginning of year

Shares issued during the year

Less capital raising costs (refer note 5)

Balance at end of year

numBer oF autHorISeD SHareS

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

197,049

197,049

-

-

197,049

2010
nZ$’000

197,049

96,146

105,426

(4,523)

197,049

2011
nZ$’000

422,137

422,137

-

-

422,137

Group

2011
’000

2010
’000

parent

2011
’000

Ordinary shares on hand at beginning of the year

200,000

9,081,072

200,000

Shares issued during the year

Shares repurchased

-

-

200,000

(9,081,072)

-

-

2010
nZ$’000

422,137

-

426,660

(4,523)

422,137

2010
’000

-

200,000

-

Ordinary shares on hand at end of the year

200,000

200,000

200,000

200,000

Ordinary shares
as at 31 July 2009 there were 9,081,072,589 issued shares in Milford Group holdings limited.  as a result of the Initial public 
offer (november 2009) and subsequent reverse acquisition transaction as at 31 July 2010 there were 200,000,000 ordinary 
issued shares in Kathmandu holdings limited and these are classified as equity.  no shares were issued during the year ending 31 
July 2011. all ordinary shares carry equal rights in respect of voting and the receipt of dividends. ordinary shares do not have
a par value.

20  EMPLOYEE ShARE BASEd REMuNERATION
Executive Share Option Plan 16 October 2009:
on 16 october 2009 the Board approved an executive Share 
option plan to issue options to selected senior executives 
and subject to shareholder approval to executive directors.  
options will vest annually in part or in full with the holder, in 
three tranches commencing 1 october 2010. all options not 
vested expire on 1 october 2013, and all options vested must 
be exercised within five years from date of grant. entitlement 
to exercise is conditional on the Company achieving in relation 
to each tranche a compound total shareholder return of 15% 
per annum over the period of trading that is measured in 
relation to that tranche.  each option entitles the holder to one 
ordinary share in the capital of the Company. the exercise 
price is determined by the Board but is generally $2.1333 for 
new Zealand based employees and a$1.70 for australian 
based employees.

during the financial year the Company issued nil options 
(2010: 1,119,976) to executive directors and senior executives.   
the fair value of options issued during the financial year is $nil 
(2010: $518,590).

the options issued during 2010 were valued under a Monte 
Carlo simulation approach factoring in the total shareholder 
return condition using the following assumptions:

Current price at issue date 
Risk free interest rate 
Expected life (years) 
Expected share volatility 

$2.14
5.40%
5
30%

a 50% net profit after tax dividend payout ratio was factored 
into the valuation of the options based on management 
budgets. the expected volatility has been estimated based on 
the historical volatility of comparable listed retail businesses.

the estimated fair value for each tranche of options issued 
is amortised over the vesting period from the grant date.  
the Company has recognised a compensatory expense in 
the income statement of $168,587 (2010: $246,037) which 
represents this amortisation.

60     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

Movements in the number of share options outstanding and their related weighted average exercise price are as follows:

Balance at beginning of year

Issued

Forfeited

Balance at end of year

2011

2010

average 
exercise price 
$ per share

2.1333

-

2.1333

2.1333

options

‘000

1,120

-

(46)

1,074

average 
exercise price 
$ per share

-

2.1333

2.1333

Share options outstanding at the end of the year have the following expiry date, exercise dates and exercise prices.

First Vesting month

October 2010

October 2011

October 2012

Last Vesting 
month

October 2013

October 2013

October 2013

exercise 
price

$2.1333

$2.1333

$2.1333

2011
‘000

358

358

358

1,074

options

‘000

-

1,120

1,120

2010
‘000

373

373

374

1,120

Executive and Senior Management Long Term Incentive Plan 24 November 2010
on 24 november 2010, shareholders approved at the annual General Meeting the establishment of an employee long 
term Incentive plan (ltI) to grant performance rights to executive directors, Key Management personnel and other Senior 
Management. performance rights will vest subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions which will be different for Senior 
Management as compared with the executive directors and Key Management personnel.  

Executive directors and key Management Personnel
on 29 november 2010 the Company granted 374,292 performance rights to two executive directors and six Key Management 
personnel. the performance rights will vest in three equal tranches:

tranche

Tranche 1

Tranche 2

Tranche 3

Vesting Date

1 December 2012

1 December 2013

1 December 2014

number

124,764

124,764

124,764

374,292

In each tranche 50% of the rights are subject to a relative total Shareholder return (tSr) hurdle and the remaining 50% are 
subject to an epS growth hurdle.

the proportion of rights subject to the relative tSr hurdle is dependent on Kathmandu holdings limited’s tSr performance 
relative to a defined comparable group of companies, which is currently comprised of 18 retail companies in new Zealand and 
australia listed on either the aSX or nZX. the percentage of tSr related rights vest according to the following performance 
criteria:

Kathmandu Holdings Limited relative tSr ranking

Below the 50th percentile

50th percentile

51st – 74th percentile

75th percentile or above

% Vesting

0%

50%

50% + 2% for each percentile above the 50th

100%

      
kAThMANdu annual report 2011     61

prior to the each vesting date. the estimated fair value for 
each tranche of options issued is amortised over the vesting 
period from the grant date. the Company has recognised a 
compensatory expense in the income statement of $61,194 
(2010: $0) which represents this amortisation.

Senior Management
on 29 november 2010 the Company granted 177,977 
performance rights to selected senior management 
employees. 50% of the rights granted to each employee vest 
if an earnings per share (epS) of 15.275 cps is achieved for 
the year ended 31 July 2011. the remaining 50% vest if epS 
exceeds 15.975 cps. In both instances, if vesting occurs, it 
takes place on 31 July 2012, provided the employee remains 
in employment with the company to that date. earnings 
per share exceeded 15.975 cps for the year ended 31 July 
2011. the fair value of the rights have been assessed as the 
Kathmandu holdings limited share price as at the grant date 
less the present value of the dividends forecast to be paid prior 
to the 31 July 2012 vesting date. the fair value of each right 
has been calculated to be nZ$1.50 per right. the value of each 
right is amortised over the period from the grant date to the 
vesting date.

the Company has recognised a compensatory expense in the 
income statement of $107,318 (2010: $0) which represents 
this amortisation.

the tSr performance is calculated for the following 
performance periods:

tranche

Tranche 1

Tranche 2

Tranche 3

performance period

24 months to 1 December 2012

24 months to 1 December 2013

24 months to 1 December 2014

the fair value of the tSr rights have been valued at $173,422 
under a Monte Carlo simulation approach predicting 
Kathmandu holdings limited’s tSr relative to the comparable 
group of companies at the respective vesting dates for each 
tranche. the future share prices were simulated using a 
random-walk process using the following assumptions:

Current price at issue date 
Risk free interest rate 
Expected life (years) 
Expected share volatility 

$1.62
4.79%
2-4
38%

the estimated fair value for each tranche of options issued is 
amortised over the vesting period from the grant date. the 
Company has recognised a compensatory expense in the 
income statement of $41,948 (2010: $0) which represents this 
amortisation.

the proportion of rights subject to the epS growth hurdle 
is dependent on the compound average annual growth in 
Kathmandu holdings limited’s epS relative to the year ending 
31 July 2010. the applicable performance periods are:

tranche

Tranche 1

Tranche 2

Tranche 3

performance period

FY12 EPS relative to FY10 EPS

FY13 EPS relative to FY10 EPS

FY14 EPS relative to FY10 EPS

the percentage of the epS growth related rights scales 
according to the compound average annual epS growth 
achieved as follows:

epS Growth

< 10%

>=10%, < 11%

>=11%, < 12%

>=12%, < 13%

>=13%, < 14%

>=14%, < 15%

>=15%

% Vesting

0%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

the fair value of the rights have been assessed as the 
Kathmandu holdings limited share price as at the grant date 
less the present value of the dividends forecast to be paid

62     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

21  REVERSE ACQuISITION
under the terms of nZ IFrS 3 Business Combinations, Milford 
Group holdings limited was deemed to be the accounting 
acquirer in the business combination.  this transaction has 
therefore been accounted for as a reverse acquisition under 
nZ IFrS 3.  accordingly the consolidated financial statements 
of Kathmandu holdings limited have been prepared as a 
continuation of the consolidated financial statements of Milford 
Group holdings limited as the deemed acquirer.

although legally the transaction involved Kathmandu holdings 
limited raising $426.6m by the issue of new shares and 
the expending of $321.3m in cash for the acquisition of 
Milford Group holdings limited, the substance from a group 
perspective is that $105.4m of new capital was raised.   

of this $19.7m was used to settle the costs associated with 
the Ipo and $85.7m was used to repay debt.  the substance 
is reflected in the reverse acquisition accounting adopted in 
these consolidated financial statements.

Kathmandu holdings limited was incorporated on 1 october 
2009 and did not commence trading until 13 november 2009.  
In the period between 13 november 2009 and 31 July 2010 
Kathmandu holdings limited did not generate any income, 
and incurred expenses which primarily related to directors and 
annual listing costs, and the cost associated with the Ipo as 
set out in note 5.  at the date of acquisition the net assets of 
Kathmandu holdings limited comprised cash of $105,426.  
there was no goodwill.

22  RESERVES ANd RETAINEd EARNINGS

(a)  reSerVeS

(i) Cash flow hedging reserve

Opening balance

Revaluation - gross

Deferred tax

Transfer to net profit - gross

Closing balance

(ii) Foreign Currency Translation Reserve

Opening balance

Currency translation differences

Closing balance

(iii) Share Option Reserve

Opening balance

Current year amortisation

Closing balance

Total Reserves

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

(4,000)

(6,161)

869

237

(1,420)

(2,908)

175

153

(9,055)

(4,000)

2,480

1,409

3,889

246

379

625

3,995

(1,515)

2,480

-

246

246

(4,541)

(1,274)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

246

379

625

625

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

246

246

246

Nature and purpose of reserves
(i)  Cash flow hedging reserve
the hedging reserve is used to record gains or losses on a 
hedging instrument in a cash flow hedge that are recognised 
directly in equity, as described in note 2 n (ii).  the amounts 
are recognised in profit and loss when the associated hedged 
transaction affects profit and loss.

(ii) Foreign currency translation reserve
the foreign currency translation reserve is used to record gains 
or losses on investments in foreign operations.  the amounts 

are accumulated in equity and recognised in profit and loss 
when the foreign operation is partially disposed of or sold.

(iii) Share option reserve
the employee share option reserve is used to recognise 
the fair value of options granted but not exercised or lapsed. 
amounts are transferred to share capital when the vested 
options are exercised by the employee or lapse upon expiry.

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     63

(B)  retaIneD earnInGS

Group

parent

Opening retained earnings

Profit / (loss) for the year

Less dividends paid

Balance at 31 July

23  dIVIdENdS

Prior year final dividend paid

Current year interim dividend paid

Dividends paid ($0.10 per share (2010; $0.00))

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

43,352

39,066

(20,000)

62,418

33,965

9,387

-

43,352

(12,359)

18,416

(20,000)

(13,943)

-

(12,359)

-

(12,359)

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

14,000

6,000

20,000

-

-

-

14,000

6,000

20,000

-

-

-

24  REMuNERATION OF AudITORS
during the year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by the auditor of the parent entity, its related 
practices and other network audit firms:

(a)  audit services

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Statutory audit

Half year review

Other assurance services

Total remuneration for audit services

(b)  other services

Accounting standards advice

IPO due diligence

Total remuneration for other services

Total auditor remuneration

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

106

25

7

138

-

-

-

138

102

38

5

145

59

533

592

737

57

25

-

82

-

-

-

82

55

38

-

93

-

495

495

588

 
64     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

25  CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Liabilities outstanding under letters of credit

Rent guarantees

Financial guarantees

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2,497

2010
nZ$’000

1,767

8,530

1,188

7,643

1,430

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

-

-

-

-

-

-

Financial guarantees cover internal overdrafts and credit card limits between banks across the Group.

26  CONTINGENT ASSETS
there are no contingent assets in 2011 (2010: nil). 

27  COMMITMENTS
(a)  Capital commitments
Capital commitments contracted for at balance date are:

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

131

159

290

440

339

779

-

-

-

-

-

-

(b)  Operating lease commitments 
Group company as lessee:
rent expenses reported in these financial statements relate to non-cancellable operating leases.  
the future commitments on these leases are as follows:

Due within 1 year

Due within 1-2 years

Due within 2-5 years

Due after 5 years

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

31,708

28,885

62,889

23,785

23,834

21,459

46,580

17,760

147,267

109,633

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Some of the existing lease agreements have right of renewal options for varying terms. 
the Group leases various properties under non-cancellable lease agreements. 
these leases are generally between 1 - 10 years. 

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     65

28  FINANCIAL RISk MANAGEMENT
the Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks, 
market risk (including currency risk and interest rate risk), credit 
risk and liquidity risk. the Group’s overall risk management 
programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets 
and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the 
financial performance of the Group. the Group uses derivative 
financial instruments such as foreign exchange contracts 
and options and interest rate swaps to manage certain risk 
exposures. derivatives are exclusively used for economic 
hedging purposes, i.e. not as trading or other speculative 
instruments, however not all derivative financial instruments 
qualify for hedge accounting.

risk management is carried out based on policies approved 
by the Board of directors. the Group treasury policy provides 
written principles for overall risk management, as well as 
policies covering specific areas, such as foreign exchange risk.  
the parent is not directly exposed to any significant financial 
risk.

(a)  Market risk
Foreign exchange risk
the Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign 
exchange risk arising from various currency exposures, 
primarily with respect to the aud, uSd and the GBp.  the 
Group is exposed to currency risk on conversion of the trading 
results from its subsidiaries operating in australia and the 
united Kingdom, and any cash remitted between australia 
and the united Kingdom and new Zealand. the Group does 

not hedge for such remittances. the Group is exposed to 
purchases that are denominated in a currency other than 
the functional currency of Group entities, and over 90% of 
purchases are denominated in united States dollars.  hedging 
of this exposure is detailed in note 11. Interest on borrowings is 
denominated in either new Zealand dollars or australian dollars 
currency, and is paid for out of surplus operating cashflows 
generated in new Zealand or australia.

refer to note 11 which shows the forward foreign exchange 
contracts and options held by the Group as derivative financial 
instruments at balance date. a sensitivity analysis of foreign 
exchange rate risk on the Group’s financial assets and liabilities 
is provided in the table below.

Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk
the Group’s main interest rate risk arises from floating rate 
borrowings drawn down under bank debt facilities. the Group 
uses interest rate swaps to hedge floating rate borrowings 
in accordance with the Group treasury policy.  Interest rate 
swaps have the economic effect of converting borrowings 
from floating to fixed rates.

refer to note 11 for notional principal amounts and valuations 
of interest rate swaps outstanding at balance date. a 
sensitivity analysis of interest rate risk on the Group’s financial 
assets and liabilities is provided in the table below. refer to 
note 18 for further details of the Group’s borrowings.

at the reporting date the interest rate profile of the Group’s banking facilities was:

CarrYInG amount

Total secured loans

less principal covered by interest rate swaps

Principal on floating interest

Group

parent

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

46,480

(40,284)

6,196

53,965

(39,845)

14,120

-

-

-

-

-

-

Interest rates on loans currently range from 3.65% – 5.99% (2010: 4.24% - 5.81%).  the Company has entered into interest rate 
swap agreements to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on its long-term debt.  the cashflow hedge (gain)/loss on 
interest rate swaps at balance date was $338,244 (2010: $271,285).

66     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

Summarised sensitivity analysis
the following table summarises the sensitivity of the Group’s 
financial assets and financial liabilities to interest rate risk and 
foreign exchange risk.

a sensitivity of -15% / +5% for foreign exchange risk has been 
selected.  While it is unlikely that an equal movement of the 
new Zealand dollar would be observed against all currencies 
an overall sensitivity of -15% / +5% is reasonable given the 
exchange rate volatility observed on an historic basis for the 

preceding five year period and market expectation for potential 
future movements.

a sensitivity of 1% has been selected for interest rate risk.  
the 1% is based on reasonably possible changes over a 
financial year, using the observed range of historical data for 
the preceding five year period.

amounts are shown net of income tax. all variables other than 
applicable interest rates and exchange rates are held constant.

Group

IntereSt rate rISK

ForeIGn exCHanGe rISK

31 July 2011

Derivative financial instruments 
(asset) / liability

Financial assets

Cash

Financial liabilities

Trade payables

Borrowings

Carrying
amount
$’000

-1%

+1%

-15%

+5%

profit

equity

profit

equity

profit

equity

profit

equity

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

10,804

(403)

323

403

(331)

-

(12,930)

-

3,489

3,574

(26)

21,012

46,480

-

465

465

-

-

-

-

26

-

(465)

(465)

-

-

-

-

405

(1,955)

-

(1,955)

-

-

(2,539)

(2,539)

(109)

528

-

528

-

-

685

685

total increase / decrease

36

323

36

(331)

(1,550)

(15,469)

419

4,174

Group

IntereSt rate rISK

ForeIGn exCHanGe rISK

31 July 2010

Derivative financial instruments 
(asset) / liability

Financial assets

Cash

Financial liabilities

Trade payables

Borrowings

Carrying
amount
$’000

-1%

+1%

-10%

+10%

profit

equity

profit

equity

profit

equity

profit

equity

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

5,090

(398)

603

398

(668)

-

(8,322)

-

6,785

4,736

(34)

16,891

53,965

-

539

539

-

-

-

-

34

-

(539)

(539)

-

-

-

-

361

(865)

-

(865)

-

-

(2,117)

(2,117)

(295)

707

-

707

-

-

1,732

1,732

total increase / decrease

107

603

(107)

(668)

(504)

(10,439)

412

8,517

the parent is not sensitive to either interest rate or foreign exchange risk.

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     67

(b) Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer 
or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its 
contractual obligations.  this would arise principally from 
the Group’s receivables from customers.  the nature of the 
customer base is such that there is no individual customer 
concentration of credit risk.  other financial instruments which 
potentially subject the Company to credit risks principally 
consist of bank balances, loans, advances and refund of taxes.

Trade and other receivables
the nature of the customer base is such that there is no 
individual customer concentration of credit risk.
the Company does not carry out credit evaluations for all new 
customers requiring credit. Credit is generally only given to 
government or local council backed institutions. 

Exposure to credit risk
the balances below are recorded at their carrying amount 
after any provision for loss on these financial instruments.  
the maximum exposure to credit risk at reporting date was:

CarrYInG amount

Group

parent

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade receivables

Sundry debtors

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

2011
nZ$’000

2010
nZ$’000

3,574

92

407

4,073

4,736

-

865

5,601

5

-

-

5

6

-

-

6

As at balance date the carrying amount is also considered the fair value for each of the financial instruments.

(c)   Liquidity risk
liquidity risk is the risk that an unforeseen event or 
miscalculation in the required liquidity level will result in the 
Group foregoing investment opportunities or not being able 
to meet its obligations in a timely manner, and therefore gives 
rise to lower investment income or to higher borrowing costs 
than normal.  prudent liquidity risk management includes 
maintaining sufficient cash, and ensuring the availability of 
funding from adequate amounts of credit facilities.

the Group’s liquidity exposure is managed by ensuring 
sufficient levels of liquid assets and committed facilities are 

maintained based on regular monitoring of cash flow forecasts.  
the Group has lending facilities of $126,311,631 (2010 : 
$125,201,863) and operates well within this facility. 

this includes short term bank overdraft requirements, and at 
balance date no bank accounts were in overdraft.
the table below analyses the Group’s financial liabilities and 
net-settled derivative financial liabilities into relevant maturity 
groupings based on the remaining period at the balance sheet 
to the contractual maturity date. the amounts disclosed in the 
table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows.

Group 2011

Trade and other payables

Guarantees

Borrowings

Group 2010

Trade and other payables

Guarantees

Borrowings

Less than 
1 year
nZ$’000

Between 
1 and 2 years
nZ$’000

Between 
2 and 5 years
nZ$’000

over 
5 years
nZ$’000

21,012

12,215

2,163

35,390

16,891

10,840

2,599

30,330

-

-

47,274

47,274

-

-

2,599

2,599

-

-

-

-

-

-

54,915

54,915

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

68     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

the Group enters into forward exchange contracts to manage 
the risks associated with the purchase of foreign currency 
denominated products.

the table below analyses the Group’s derivative financial 
instruments that will be settled on a gross basis into relevant 

at 31 July 2011

Forward foreign exchange contracts

- 

- 

Inflow 

Outflow 

Net Inflow / (Outflow)

Net settled derivatives – interest rate swaps

Net (Outflow)

at 31 July 2010

Forward foreign exchange contracts

- 

- 

Inflow 

Outflow 

Net Inflow / (Outflow)

Net settled derivatives – interest rate swaps

Net (Outflow)

maturity groupings based on the remaining period of the 
balance sheet to the contractual maturity date.  the amounts 
disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash 
flows.  they are expected to occur and affect the profit or loss 
at various dates between balance date and the following five 
years.

Less than  
1 year
nZ$’000

Between  
1 and 2 years
nZ$’000

Between  
2 and 5 years
nZ$’000

73,719

(84,185)

(10,466)

-

-

-

(254)

(84)

75,214

(80,033)

(4,819)

-

-

-

(181)

(90) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fair values
the following methods and assumptions were used to 
estimate the fair values for each class of financial instrument.

Foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swaps
the fair value of these instruments is estimated based on the 
quoted market price of these instruments.

Trade debtors, trade creditors and bank balances
the carrying value of these items is equivalent to their fair 
value.

Term liabilities
the fair value of the Group’s term liabilities is estimated based 
on current market rates available to the Group for debt of 
similar maturity.

Guarantees and overdraft facilities
the fair value of these instruments is estimated on the basis 
that management do not expect settlement at face value to 
arise. the carrying value and fair value of these instruments 
is nil.  details of guarantees are included in note 25.  all 
guarantees are repayable on demand.

 
kAThMANdu annual report 2011     69

Financial instruments by category

Loans and 
receivables
nZ$’000

Derivatives used 
for hedging
nZ$’000

measured at 
amortised cost
nZ$’000

total

nZ$’000

Group

at 31 July 2011

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Derivative financial instrument assets

Total financial assets

Trade and other payables

Interest bearing liabilities

Derivative financial instrument liabilities

Total financial liabilities

at 31 July 2010

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Derivative financial instrument assets

Total financial assets

Trade and other payables

Interest bearing liabilities

Derivative financial instrument liabilities

Total financial liabilities

parent

at 31 July 2011

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Related party receivable

Total financial assets

Trade and other payables

Related party payable

Total financial liabilities

at 31 July 2010

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Related party receivable

Total financial assets

Trade and other payables

Related party payable

Total financial liabilities

3,574

499

-

4,073

-

-

-

-

4,736

865

-

5,601

-

-

-

-

5

-

84,216

84,221

-

-

-

6

-

88,225

88,231

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

-

10,806

10,806

-

-

44

44

-

-

5,134

5,134

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21,012

46,480

-

67,492

-

-

-

-

16,891

53,965

-

70,856

-

-

-

-

42

-

42

-

-

-

-

68

-

68

3,574

499

2

4,075

21,012

46,480

10,806

78,298

4,736

865

44

5,645

16,891

53,965

5,134

75,990

5

-

84,216

84,221

42

-

42

6

-

88,225

88,231

68

-

68

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
70     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

Capital risk management
the Group’s capital includes contributed equity, reserves and 
retained earnings.
the Group’s objectives when managing capital are to 
safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern in 
order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other 
stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to 
reduce the cost of capital.
In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group 
may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, 

return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets 
to reduce debt or draw down more debt.

Externally imposed capital requirements
the Group is subject to various covenants with its banking 
syndicate in relation to the ratios of earnings to total debt and 
interest on that debt, which were complied with during and at 
the end of the year.

29  SEGMENTAL INFORMATION
the Group operates in three geographical areas: new Zealand, australia and the united Kingdom.

31 July 2011

new 
Zealand

nZ$’000

australia

nZ$’000

united 
Kingdom

nZ$’000

elimination

total

nZ$’000

nZ$’000

Segment profit / (loss) before income tax and IPO costs

27,311

33,149

(2,568)

(675)

57,217

Costs associated with IPO

Income tax expense

Profit / (loss) after tax

Segment profit / (loss) before income tax and IPO costs includes 
the following specific income and (expenses):

Sales to external customers

Cost of sales

Net interest income/(expense)

Net other finance income/(expense)

Intercompany net finance income/(expense)

Intercompany recharges income/(expense)

Depreciation and software amortisation

Other income from reversal of UK Loan provision

Total current assets

Total non-current assets (excl deferred tax)

Total assets

Total current  liabilities

Total non-current liabilities 

Total liabilities

-

(18,151)

39,066

306,143

(105,560)

(4,263)

(2,540)

-

-

(7,415)

-

59,916

276,507

336,423

(38,183)

(46,781)

(84,964)

110,335

(43,469)

187,565

(58,578)

(1,875)

(1,043)

3,556

6,872

(2,371)

-

388,794

333,655

722,449

(11,270)

(26,724)

(37,994)

(2,388)

(417)

(3,556)

(6,872)

(4,628)

-

32,381

136,985

169,366

(88,755)

(20,057)

(108,812)

8,243

(3,513)

-

(340)

-

-

(416)

-

3,103

695

3,798

-

-

-

(740)

-

-

-

-

(364,362)

(194,828)

(559,190)

(3,721)

65,563

-

-

(3,721)

65,563

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     71

31 July 2010

new 
Zealand
$’000

australia

$’000

united 
Kingdom
$’000

elimination

$’000

total

$’000

Segment profit / (loss) before income tax and IPO

36,244

12,966

(3,818)

(6,594)

38,798

Costs associated with IPO

Income tax expense

Profit / (loss) after tax

Segment profit / (loss) before income tax and IPO includes the 
following specific income and (expenses):

Sales to external customers

Cost of sales

Net interest income/(expense)

Net other finance income/(expense)

Intercompany net finance income/(expense)

Intercompany recharges income/(expense)

Depreciation and software amortisation

Other income from reversal of UK Loan provision

Total current assets

Total non-current assets (excl deferred tax)

Total assets

Total current liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

(16,834)

(12,577)

9,387

245,812

(90,523)

(7,416)

(2,241)

-

-

(5,974)

-

46,055

269,887

315,942

(26,007)

(54,280)

(80,287)

94,294

(37,411)

(1,372)

(964)

2,990

7,495

(1,788)

8,346

372,966

331,785

704,751

(9,074)

(27,762)

(36,836)

141,876

(48,986)

(6,044)

(898)

(2,990)

(7,495)

(3,606)

-

21,363

131,786

153,149

(67,995)

(26,518)

(94,513)

9,642

(4,126)

-

-

-

-

(2,132)

1,753

-

-

(580)

-

3,127

1,144

4,271

-

-

-

(8,346)

(351,401)

(194,828)

(546,229)

(1,327)

52,389

-

-

(1,327)

52,389

Revenue is allocated based on the country in which the customer is located.  New Zealand includes holding company costs and head office charges.
Assets / liabilities are allocated based on where the assets / liabilities are located.
The Group operates in one industry being outdoor clothing and equipment.

72     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

30  EARNINGS PER ShARE
due to the reverse acquisition referred to in note 2 and note 21 above, the capital structure of the Group changed in november 
2009. 9,081,072,000 Milford Group holdings limited shares were on issue prior to the Ipo.  200,000,000 shares were issued in 
the Ipo by Kathmandu holdings limited.  as a consequence there remains a significant variation in the weighted average number 
of shares between 2010 and 2011.

31  EARThQuAkE dISCLOSuRES
the Christchurch earthquake that occurred on 22 February  2011 is not expected to have a significant impact on future trading. 
Kathmandu has business interruption insurance that provides cover for this event.
as at the date of this report one store (Cashel St) remains closed and will be for the foreseeable future. a new store in 
Christchurch (papanui) was opened on 23 March 2011 to mitigate the expected on-going closure of Cashel Street. a business 
interruption claim following the 22 February 2011 event has been lodged and is in process. a further material damage claim has 
been lodged to cover any loss of inventory and damage to fixtures and fittings in our Cashel Street store. no expected insurance 
proceeds from these claims have been recognised in the financial statements. 

the company is not aware of any reason why its insurance would not cover all material costs or loss of profits in the current 
financial year that were incurred as a result of the earthquake.

32  EVENTS OCCuRRING AFTER ThE  BALANCE dATE
there are no events occurring after balance date that materially affect the information within the financial statements.

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     73

74     kAThMANdu annual report 2011     

statutory information

EMPLOYEE REMuNERATION
the Group operates in new Zealand, australia and the uK where remuneration market levels differ.  the offshore remuneration 
amounts are converted into new Zealand dollars.  of the employees noted in the table below, 55% are employed by the Group 
outside new Zealand.  during the year a number of employees or former employees, not being non-executive directors of the 
Group, received remuneration and other benefits that exceeded nZ$100,000 in value as follows:

remuneratIon

numBer oF empLoYeeS

$
100,000

110,001

120,001

130,001

140,001

150,001

160,001

180,001

190,001

200,001

220,001

250,001

280,001

320,001

330,001

340,001

490,001

500,001

600,001

620,001

1,140,001

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$
110,000

120,000

130,000

140,000

150,000

160,000

170,000

190,000

200,000

210,000

230,000

260,000

290,000

330,000

340,000

350,000

500,000

510,000

610,000

630,000

1,150,000

5

4

5

3

1

1

2

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

dISTRIBuTION OF ShAREhOLdERS ANd hOLdINGS

number of Holders

1 to 999

1,000 to 4,999

5,000 to 9,999

10,000 to 99,999

100,000 and over

Total

377

1,039

441

456

51

%

16%

44%

19%

19%

2%

2,364

100%

number of ordinary Shares

218,292

2,651,152

3,185,415

10,958,005

182,987,136

200,000,000

%

0%

1%

2%

5%

91%

100%

the details set out above were as at 9 September 2011.

the Company has only one class of shares on issue, ordinary 
shares, and these shares are listed on the nZX and aSX. there 
are no other classes or equity security currently on issue.  the 
Company’s ordinary shares each carry a right to vote on any 
resolution on a poll at a meeting of shareholders.  holders of 
ordinary shares may vote at a meeting in person, or by proxy, 
representative or attorney.  Voting may be conducted by voice, 
by show of hands, or poll.  there are no voting rights attached 
to options.
there were 72 shareholders holding less than a marketable 
parcel, as defined by aSX listing rules, of the Company’s 
ordinary shares, based on the market price as at 9 September 
2011.
there are no restricted securities or securities subject to 
voluntary escrow on issue.

LIMITATIONS ON ThE ACQuISITION OF 
SECuRITIES
the Company is not subject to Chapters 6, 6a, 6B and 6C 
of the Corporations act 2001 (australia) dealing with the 
acquisition of shares (i.e. substantial holdings and takeovers).
limitations on the acquisition of the securities imposed by 
the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated (new 
Zealand) are:

a.  In general, securities in the Company are freely  

transferable and the only significant restrictions or 
limitations in relation to the acquisition of securities are  
those imposed by new Zealand laws relating to 
takeovers, overseas investment and competition.

b.  the new Zealand takeovers Code creates a general rule  
under which the acquisition of 20% or more of the voting  
rights in the Company or the increase of an existing holding  
of 20% or more of the voting rights of the Company 

AMP (3 August 2011)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (8 August 2011)

Eley Griffiths (17 May 2011)

AusBil Dexia (25 November 2009)

National Australia Bank (26 August 2011)

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can only occur in certain permitted ways.  these include  

a full takeover offer in accordance with the takeovers  

  Code, a partial takeover offer in accordance with the  

takeovers Code, an acquisition approved by an ordinary  

resolution, an allotment approved by an ordinary resolution,  

a creeping acquisition (in certain circumstances) or    

compulsory acquisition of a shareholder holds 90% or  

  more of the shares of the Company.

c.  the new Zealand overseas Investment act 2005  and  

  overseas Investment regulations 2005 (new Zealand)  

regulate certain investments in new Zealand by overseas  

persons.  In general terms, the consent of the new   

Zealand overseas Investment office is likely to be required  

  where an “overseas person” acquires shares in the   

  Company that amount to 25% or more of the shares 

issued by the Company, or if the overseas person already  

holds 25% or more, the acquisition increases that holding.

d.  the new Zealand Commerce act 1986 is likely to  

prevent a person from acquiring shares in the Company  

if the acquisition would have, or would be likely to have,  

the effect of substantially lessening competition in the  

  market.

SuBSTANTIAL SECuRITY hOLdERS

according to notices given under the Securities Markets 

act 1988 (new Zealand), the substantial security holders in 

ordinary shares (being the only class of listed voting securities) 

of the Company and their relevant interests according to the 

substantial security holder file as at 9 September 2011, were 

as follows:

ordinary shares

20,764,707

17,962,113

12,332,516

10,512,000

10,100,031

%

10.4% 

9.0%

6.2%

5.3%

5.1%

as at 9 September 2011, the Company had 200,000,000 ordinary shares on issue.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PRINCIPAL ShAREhOLdERS
the names and holdings of the twenty largest registered shareholders as at 9 September 2011 were:

name

ordinary Shares

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

20

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED 

NEW ZEALAND CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY LIMITED 

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED 

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

COGENT NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 

COGENT NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

AMP LIFE LIMITED 

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

BOND STREET CUSTODIANS LIMITED 

PETER HALKETT 

NEW ZEALAND DEPOSITORY NOMINEE LIMITED

QUEENSLAND INVESTMENT CORPORATION 

RBC DEXIA INVESTOR SERVICES AUSTRALIA NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

FRANED PTY LIMITED

BUTTONWOOD NOMINEES PTY LTD

UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA NOMINEES PTY LTD 

FNZ CUSTODIANS LIMITED

QUADRANT PRIVATE EQUITY MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED

QUADRANT PRIVATE EQUITY SERVICES PTY LIMITED

dIRECTORS’ ShAREhOLdINGS
directors held interests in the following shares of the Company at 31 July 2011:

James Strong

Peter Halkett

Mark Todd

John Harvey

John Holland

Sandra McPhee

beneficially owned

beneficially owned

beneficially owned

not beneficially owned

beneficially owned

beneficially owned

beneficially owned

43,132,497

38,579,680

38,171,239

16,374,706

12,629,580

9,580,307

3,936,023

3,861,388

1,822,363

1,733,120

1,409,832

1,264,090

643,387

642,220

596,793

544,600

542,557

527,352

502,153

441,176

441,176

176,470

1,429,832

361,418

43,437

51,563

82,033

58,823

%

21.57%

19.29%

19.09%

8.19%

6.31%

4.79%

1.97%

1.93%

0.91%

0.87%

0.70%

0.63%

0.32%

0.32%

0.30%

0.27%

0.27%

0.26%

0.25%

0.22%

0.22%

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ShARE dEALINGS BY dIRECTORS
In accordance with Section 148(2) of the Companies act 1993, the Board has received disclosures from the directors named 
below of acquisitions or disposals of relevant interests in the Company between 1 august 2010 and 31 July 2011, the details of 
those dealings were entered in the Company’s interests register.  the particulars of such disclosures are:

Director

Peter Halkett

Mark Todd

nature of Interest

Beneficial

Non-Beneficial

Shares acquired
20,000

20,000

Consideration

NZD 2.38

NZD 1.92

Date
03/04/2011

04/10/2010

SuBSIdIARY COMPANY dIRECTORS

Section 211(2) of the Companies act 1993 requires the Company to disclose, in relation to its subsidiaries, the total remuneration 
and value of other benefits received by directors and former directors, and particulars of entries in the interests registers made 
during the year ended 31 July 2011. no subsidiary has directors who are not full-time employees of the Group.

the remuneration and other benefits of such employees (received as employees) totalling $100,000 or more during the 
year ended 31 July 2011, are included in the relevant bandings for remuneration disclosed at the beginning of the “Statutory 
Information” section of this annual report. no employee of the Group appointed as a director of Kathmandu holdings limited 
or its subsidiaries receives or retains any remuneration or other benefits in their capacity as a director.

the persons who held office as directors of subsidiary companies at 31 July 2010, and those who ceased to hold office during the 
year ended 31 July 2011, are as follows:

Milford Group holdings Limited
peter halkett, Mark todd

kathmandu Limited
peter halkett, Mark todd 

kathmandu Pty Limited
peter halkett, Mark todd, Matthew Spencer

kathmandu (u.k.) Limited
peter halkett, Mark todd

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dISCLOSuRE OF INTERESTS BY dIRECTORS
In accordance with Section 140(2) of the Companies act 1993, the directors named below have made a general disclosure 
of interest, by a general notice disclosed to the Board and entered in the Company’s interests register. General notices given 
by directors which remain current as at 31 July 2011 are as follows:

James Strong
Chairman of: 
Woolworths limited
australian Council for the arts
local organising Committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 
2015 (appointed 17 august 2011)
Insurance australia Group limited (resigned 26 august 2010)

John harvey
A director of:
dnZ property Fund limited
port otago limited
new Zealand opera limited
heartland Building Society
apn news & Media limited (appointed 1 January 2011)

A director of:
Qantas airways limited
IaG Finance new Zealand limited (resigned 26 august 2010)

An advisor to the board of:
resource Coordination partnership limited

John holland
A partner of:
Chapman tripp 

A member of:
Securities Commission of new Zealand 
(disestablished 1 May 2011)

A member of:
nomura australia limited advisory Board
australian Grand prix Corporation

Sandra Mcphee
A director of:
aGl energy limited
tourism australia 
Fairfax Media limited
Westfield retail trust (appointed 21 december 2010)

A vice president of:
the art Gallery of nSW trust

A member of:
Jp Morgan advisory Council
advisory Board of MMC
St Vincents and Mater health Sydney 
Community advisory Council

kAThMANdu annual report 2011     79

dIRECTORS’ ANd OFFICERS’ INSuRANCE ANd INdEMNITY
the Group has arranged, as provided for under the Company’s Constitution, policies of directors’ and officers’ liability Insurance 
which, with a deed of Indemnity entered into with all directors, ensures that generally directors will incur no monetary loss as a 
result of actions undertaken by them as directors.  Certain actions are specifically excluded, for example, the incurring of penalties 
and fines which may be imposed in respect of breaches of the law.

uSE OF COMPANY INFORMATION
there were no notices from directors of the Company requesting to use Company information received in their capacity as 
directors which would not otherwise have been available to them.

GROuP STRuCTuRE
Kathmandu holdings limited owns 100% of the following companies:

Milford Group holdings limited
Kathmandu limited
Kathmandu pty limited
Kathmandu (uK) limited

dIRECTORS’ dETAILS
James Strong 
peter halkett 
Mark todd  
John harvey  
John holland  
Sandra Mcphee  

Chairman, non-executive
Managing director and Chief executive officer
Finance director and Chief Financial officer and Company Secretary
non-executive director
non-executive director
non-executive director

EXECuTIVES’ dETAILS
peter halkett 
Mark todd  

Chief executive officer
Chief Financial officer

dIRECTORY
the details of the Company’s principal administrative and registered office in new Zealand is:

11 Mary Muller drive
heathcote
po Box 1234
Christchurch 8140

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ShARE REGISTRY 
In new Zealand: 

physical address:   

link Market Services (lInK)

level 16, Brookfields house,
19 Victoria Street 
West, auckland 1010 
new Zealand

postal address: 

po Box 91976, 
auckland, 1142 
new Zealand

telephone: 
Investor enquiries:  

+64 9 375 5999
+64 9 375 5998

Facsimile: 
Internet address:   

+64 9 375 5990
www.linkmarketservices.com 

In australia: 

link Market Services (lInK)

physical address:   

postal address: 

level 1, 333 Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
australia

locked Bag a14
Sydney, South nSW 1235
australia

telephone: 
Investor enquiries:  
Facsimile: 
Internet address:   

+61 2 8280 7111
+61 2 8280 7111
+61 2 9287 0303
www.linkmarketservices.com.au 

STOCk EXChANGES
the Company’s shares are listed on the nZX and the aSX.

INCORPORATION
the Company is incorporated in new Zealand.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA

VIC

VIC

Smith St
Smith St
Fitzroy
Fitzroy
Blackburn
Blackburn
Hampton East
Hampton East
Melbourne (Bourke St)
Melbourne (Bourke St)
Knox
Knox
Richmond
Richmond
Highpoint (Maribyrnong)
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Chadstone
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Doncaster
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Frankston
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Chatswood
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Redyard (Auburn)
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Newcastle
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Castle Towers
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Macquarie
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Rouse Hill
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Parramatta
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Macarthur
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Erina Fair
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Orange
Orange
Wollongong
Wollongong
Wagga Wagga 
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SA

SA

Adelaide (Rundle St)
Marion
Tea Tree
Adelaide Harbourtown

Adelaide (Rundle St)
Marion
Tea Tree
Adelaide Harbourtown

ACT

ACT

Canberra Civic
Canberra Civic
Woden
Woden
Canberra Centre
Canberra Centre
Belconnen 
Belconnen 

QLD

QLD

Brisbane (Albert St)
Brisbane (Albert St)
Fortitude Valley
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Chermside
Chermside
Logan
Logan
Kawana
Kawana
Pacific Fair (Broadbeach)
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Townsville
Townsville
Cairns
Cairns
Toowoomba
Toowoomba
Southport 
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TAS
TAS
Hobart
Hobart
Devonport
Devonport
Launceston
Launceston

WA

WA

Perth (Hay St)
Perth (Hay St)
Cottesloe
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Innaloo
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Carousel (Cannington)
Carousel (Cannington)
Fremantle
Fremantle
Whitford
Whitford
Perth Harbourtown
Perth Harbourtown

NEW ZEALAND 

NEW ZEALAND 

UNITED KINGDOM 

UNITED KINGDOM 

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Albany
Auckland (Queen St)
Auckland (Queen St)
Auckland (Victoria St)
Auckland (Victoria St)
Botany
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Gisborne
Gisborne
Hamilton
Hamilton
Hastings
Hastings
Lyall Bay
Lyall Bay
Manukau
Manukau
Napier
Napier
New Plymouth
New Plymouth
Newmarket
Newmarket
Onehunga
Onehunga
Otaki 
Otaki 
Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Petone
Petone
Rotorua
Rotorua
Sylvia Park
Sylvia Park
Takapuna
Takapuna
Taupo
Taupo

Tauranga
Tauranga
Tauranga CBD
Tauranga CBD
Te Rapa
Te Rapa
Waitakere
Waitakere
Wanganui
Wanganui
Wellington
Wellington
Whakatane
Whakatane
Whangarei 
Whangarei 

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SOUTH ISLAND
Blenheim
Blenheim
Christchurch (Cashel St)
Christchurch (Cashel St)
Christchurch (Tower Junction)
Christchurch (Tower Junction)
Dunedin
Dunedin
Invercargill
Invercargill
Nelson
Nelson
Queenstown
Queenstown
Riccarton
Riccarton
Timaru
Timaru
Papanui
Papanui
Ashburton
Ashburton

Brighton
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Bristol 
Bristol 
London (Berners St)
London (Berners St)
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