Lifestyle Communities Limited
Annual Report 2017

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2017 For personal use only SNAPSHOT AS OF 30 JUNE 2017 TOTAL NUMBER OF HOMEOWNERS 1,626 2,418Armstrong Creek2,667For personal use only CONTENTS  CHAIR’S REPORT .............................................................................................................................. 1  MANAGING DIRECTOR’S REPORT ..................................................................................................... 2  DIRECTORS’ REPORT ........................................................................................................................ 4  OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW ............................................................................................... 8  REMUNERATION REPORT .............................................................................................................. 17  AUDITORS INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION ..................................................................................... 31  CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT ........................................................................................ 32  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................... 42  DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION ............................................................................................................ 74  INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ................................................................................................. 75  ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 80  CORPORATE INFORMATION .......................................................................................................... 82  For personal use only                    Chair’s Report  For the 2017 Financial Year  Dear fellow shareholders,  The Board is delighted with the Company’s performance during the 2017 financial year. The Company  recorded record sales, settlements, rates of customer referral, profitability and dividends. Our team,  led by James Kelly, have worked hard and delivered impressive results.  The Company provided guidance that new home settlements for the 2017 financial year were likely to  be in the range of 250 to 270. With effect from 1 July 2016, the Board put in place a new employee  incentive scheme designed around achieving this forecast. All employees are eligible for the incentive  scheme and this galvanised the team around a common goal that all employees could play a role in  achieving. The final outcome of 278 new home sales was ahead of our internal budgets and the Board’s  expectations which is a terrific outcome.  The  Board  regularly  assesses  whether  we  should  alter  our  strategy.  We  discuss  whether  we  should  consider expansion outside of Victoria. We get presented with opportunities to consider offering home  care or other services to our homeowners. Whilst we will always consider new opportunities, the Board  presently  believes  the  most  attractive  return  on  capital  will  be  delivered  by  concentrating  on  our  current strategy. There is enough complexity and challenge in our current business as we push towards  increasing new home settlements beyond 300 during the next few years.  The Board of Lifestyle Communities has been stable and collegiate which we believe has been a factor  in the strong financial performance of the Company. However, given the last addition to the Board was  in 2013, the Board has decided it is appropriate to implement some gradual renewal. As a result, the  Board has been considering future skill requirements and possible candidates. We expect to be able to  provide a further update to shareholders in the near future.  Finally, on behalf of the Board, I would like to thank all our homeowners, our talented team and our  shareholders for great support during the 2017 financial year as we continue our mission to dominate  our niche of providing good quality affordable accommodation for active retirees in Victoria.  Yours sincerely  Tim Poole  Chair  16 August 2017  Page 1 For personal use only                                                                                                                 Managing Director’s Report  For the 2017 Financial Year  Dear fellow shareholders,  I am pleased to present to you the Lifestyle Communities Annual Report for the year ended 30 June  2017.   The 2017 financial year has seen the addition of 278 new home settlements now providing 1,626 settled  homes  within  our  communities  providing  annuity  income  streams.    We  are  delighted  with  the  acquisition of an additional site during the year located at Armstrong Creek.  Armstrong Creek is located  in  Geelong’s  main  growth  corridor  and  will  build  on  our  growing  brand  within  the  greater  Geelong  region.  Our development plan remains focused in Victoria and we continue to investigate further sites  in Melbourne’s key growth corridors.  As our brand has become better known we are getting more  approaches  from  developers  who  are  interested  in  having  Lifestyle  Communities  as  part  of  their  development mix.   The  development  focus  of  the  business  is  now  on  Shepparton,  Geelong,  and  Berwick  Waters  with  Bittern and Ocean Grove both launched for sale in March 2017. Both Bittern and Ocean Grove have  sold strongly with 74 and 24 homes sold respectively.  Construction is expected to commence at both  sites in the first‐half of the 2018 financial year. Lyndarum and Officer are almost sold out.  Officer was  launched for sale in March 2015 and by the end of the 2017 financial year had sold 146 homes in 28  months.  Berwick Waters was launched for sale in April 2016 and has seen 136 sales across 15 months  with 105 of these occuring in the 2017 financial year.      A key focus for the organisation is to increase the number of home owner referrals for new sales and  resales.  Ideally we want one in two sales to be coming from referrals; in the 2016 financial year we  achieved one in three sales.  The business has been working on strategies to ensure we make every  touch point with the customer a positive one and one they will remember.  Pleasingly during the 2017  financial year 38% of the 278 settled new homes came from homeowner referral.  More pleasing is that  of  the  406  new  home  sales  made  during  the  2017  financial  year,  51%  of  these  have  come  from  homeowner referral.    The key highlights for the 2017 financial year include:   Achieving  a  record  278  new  home  settlements  and  a  record  of  406  new  homes  sales.  We  commence FY2018 with 345 new homes sold but not settled;   Acquiring an additional site in Armstrong Creek, Geelong;    Achieving 98 settlements at Officer during the year and being almost sold out within two and  a half years;   Achieving 105 sales at Berwick Waters during the year and welcoming our first homeowners  in May 2017;    Achieving pre‐sales of 74 at Bittern since launching the project in early March 2017;     Increasing the total number of home sites settled under management to 1,626;  Increasing  the  total  portfolio  to  2,667  home  sites  either  under  planning,  development  or  management;  The expansion of Lifestyle Shepparton by 34 homes due to the continued good progress with  this project; Page 2   For personal use only                     Net profit after tax attributable to shareholders increased by $8.4 million to $27.7 million (this  includes  a  $2.7  million  adjustment  to  reflect  favourable  changes  in  investment  property  valuations);   Home site annuity rentals increased by $2.7 million to $13.8 million; and   Deferred  management  fees  (inclusive  of  selling  and  administration  fees)  increased  by  $1.6  million to $4.1 million with the settlement of 73 resale homes (2016: 52).  The  Company  now  has  twelve  years  of  increasing  annuities  flowing  from  site  rentals  and  deferred  management fees.  The rental fees increase annually by the greater of CPI or 3.5% creating a strong  inflation linked annuity flow for future dividends.   FinalIy, we are proud to report that the Lifestyle Communities Foundation donated over $67,000 in the  2017 financial year (and in excess of $124,000 since inception).  The Lifestyle Communities Foundation  was established to remember one of my co‐founders, Dael Perlov, and his significant contribution to  the business.  The goal of the Foundation is to annually donate $50 for every home under management  to cancer research and support by a combination of direct donation and co‐sponsoring initiatives from  within  our  communites.    This  support  at  a  community  level  is  well  received  and  enables  Lifestyle  Communities  to  contribute  at  a  homeowner  level  to  a  whole  range  of  initiatives  and  ideas  to  raise  money for cancer charities.  We look forward to watching the donations and community involvement  grow into the future.    Yours sincerely  James Kelly  Managing Director  16 August 2017 Page 3   For personal use only                          Directors’ Report  The  Directors  present  their  report  together  with  the  financial  report  of  the  consolidated  entity  consisting of Lifestyle Communities Limited and the entities it controlled for the financial year ended  30 June 2017 and auditor’s report thereon.    Principal activities  The  principal  activities  of  the  consolidated  entity  during  the  financial  year  were  developing  and  managing affordable communities which offer homeowners an improved lifestyle. There have been no  significant changes in the nature of these activities during the financial year.  Results  The consolidated profit after income tax attributable to shareholders of Lifestyle Communities Limited  for the year ended 30 June 2017 was $27,695,112 (2016: $19,268,682).  Directors  The Directors of the Company during the financial year and until the date of this report are set out  below.  All directors held their position throughout the entire year.  Tim Poole, Non‐Executive Chair (BCom, CA)  Tim was appointed a Director of Lifestyle Communities Limited on 22 November 2007 and was  appointed Chair on 31 December 2012.  Tim is also a member of the HR & Remuneration Committee.   He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and is a Chartered Accountant.    Tim has more than 16 years’ experience as a Director of ASX listed and unlisted companies across the  financial  services,  infrastructure,  aged  care  and  resources  industries.  He  is  currently  non‐executive  Chair of Aurizon Holdings Limited and McMillan Shakespeare Limited and is a non‐executive Director  of  Reece  Limited.  He  was  formerly  Managing  Director  of  Hastings  Funds  Management,  and  a  non‐ executive Director of Japara Healthcare Limited and Newcrest Mining Limited.   James Kelly, Managing Director (BBldg)  James  was  appointed  Managing  Director  in  September 2007 and  is  one  of  the  founders  of  Lifestyle  Communities Limited.   With over 30 years’ experience in property development and construction, James brings to Lifestyle  Communities  a  wealth  of  knowledge  and  experience  in  the  property  industry.    Prior  to  establishing  Lifestyle Communities, James held several senior management roles in property and related sectors,  including CEO of Dennis Family Corporation and roles at Coles Myer and Lend Lease Corporation.  James  is the founding Chair of the Residential Land Lease Alliance, the peak body for the land lease industry.  He is also on the board of the Caravan Industry Association of Australia and is Vice President of the  Victorian Caravan Parks Association.  James has not held any directorships in any other listed entities  during the past three years. Page 4   For personal use only          Bruce Carter, Non‐Executive Director (BCom)  Bruce is one of the founders of Lifestyle Communities Limited and was appointed as an executive  Director in September 2007, transitioning to a non‐executive Director on 1 July 2015.  Bruce is also a  member of the Audit Committee.    Bruce has more than 30 years’ experience in financial and business management.  He was the co‐ founder of ASX listed telecommunications company Pracom Limited, serving as joint Managing  Director from 1988 to 2002. Bruce brings to Lifestyle Communities Limited extensive knowledge and  experience of building, funding and operating ASX listed companies.  Bruce has not held any  directorships in any other listed entities during the past three years.  Jim Craig, Non‐Executive Director (BEc, LLB (Hons) Adel, LLM Melb)          Jim was appointed a Director of Lifestyle Communities Limited on 31 December 2012.  Jim is also a  member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the HR & Remuneration Committee.    After  working  as  a  lawyer  in  Australia  and  Japan,  Jim  joined  Macquarie  Group  Limited.    He  held  a  number of senior roles within Macquarie in the resources, infrastructure and fund management areas,  including leading Macquarie’s businesses in Europe from 2003‐2008.  Jim is currently Chair of a number  of  organisations  including  Cell  Care  Australia  Pty  Ltd,  River  Capital  Pty  Ltd  and  the  investment  committee  of  AustralianSuper  as  well  as  a  non‐executive  Director  of  Australian  United  Investment  Company Limited and the Trustee of AustralianSuper.    Philippa Kelly, Non‐Executive Director (LLB, F Fin, FAICD)   Philippa was appointed to the board of Lifestyle Communities Limited as a non‐executive Director on  18 September 2013.  Philippa is also Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the HR &  Remuneration Committee.    Philippa is an experienced property and finance executive with over 25 years’ experience in the  corporate sector and a background in law and investment banking at Goldman Sachs.  Specialising in  property for the past 19 years, she is currently Chief Operating Officer of the Juilliard Group of  Companies, one of Melbourne’s largest private property owners, managing an extensive portfolio of  commercial and retail assets. Previous experience included seven years with Federation Centres  (formerly Centro Properties Group), working on the refinancing of the Group and with responsibility  for its institutional and wholesale funds management business.  Philippa is a member of the Deakin University Council, Chair of its Finance and Business Committee  and a member of the Remuneration Committee.  Philippa is also a non‐executive Director of the  Alcohol and Drug Foundation, including Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.     Geoff Hollis, Company Secretary (BCom, CA, AGIA)  Geoff was appointed as Company Secretary on 24 November 2011.  Geoff joined Lifestyle Communities  Limited in February 2010 and prior to that he spent 10 years as a Chartered Accountant in professional  practice.  Geoff was appointed as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in June 2004 and  has completed a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance.  Page 5   For personal use only          Directors’ interests   At  the  date  of  this  report,  the  interests  of  each  Director  in  the  shares  and  options  of  Lifestyle  Communities Limited were:   Director  Tim Poole  Bruce Carter  James Kelly  Jim Craig   Philippa Kelly  Fully Paid  Ordinary Shares  Options over  Ordinary Shares  1,224,607  5,079,433  12,045,566  3,000,000  65,000  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  Dividends  A fully franked dividend of 1.5 cents per share was paid on 7 October 2016 (representing the 2016 final  dividend).  A fully franked dividend of 1.5 cents per share was paid on 7 April 2017 (representing the  2017 interim dividend).    Since the end of the financial year the Directors have resolved to pay a fully franked dividend 2.0 cents  per ordinary share (representing the 2017 final dividend).  Share options  During  the  year  333,331  ordinary  shares  were  issued  as  a  result  of  the  conversion  of  333,331  Convertible Repurchase‐able Employee Shares (CRES).  The 333,331 ordinary shares issued as a result of the conversion of CRES resulted in loans to relevant  employees of $291,998 that will be recognised as paid as the loans are repaid.    There were $96,360 of CRES loans repaid during the year in respect of 110,000 CRES shares converted  to ordinary shares in prior years.  120,000 CRES were cancelled during the year.  There  are no unissued  ordinary  shares  of the  Company under  option  or  CRES  as  at  the  date  of this  report.  Significant changes in the state of affairs  Refer to the Operating and Financial Review for the significant changes in the state of the affairs of the  Company.  Significant events after the balance date  There are no matters or affairs that have arisen since balance date which significantly affect or may  significantly affect the operations of the consolidated entity.   Future developments  Refer  to  the Operating  and  Financial Review  for  information  on  likely developments  and  the  future  prospects of the Company.  Page 6   For personal use only                            Environmental regulation   The  consolidated  entity’s  operations  are  not  subject  to  any  significant  Commonwealth  or  State  environmental regulations or laws.  Indemnification and insurance of directors and officers  During the financial year the Company paid premiums in respect of a Directors’ and Officers’ insurance  policy. The nature of the liabilities insured and premium payable under this contract of insurance has  not been disclosed in accordance with confidentiality provisions within the policy.  Proceedings on behalf of the consolidated entity  No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the consolidated entity.  Directors’ meetings  The number of meetings of Directors (including meetings of committees of Directors) held during the  financial year and the number of meetings attended by each of the Directors are:  Director  Tim Poole  James Kelly  Bruce Carter  Jim Craig  Philippa Kelly  Directors’ meetings Held  11  11  11  11  11  Attended 11 11 11 11 11 Meetings of committees of directors’ Audit Held ‐ ‐ 3 3 3 Attended  ‐ ‐ 3 3 3 HR & Remuneration Held  4  ‐  ‐  4  4  Attended 4 ‐ ‐ 4 4 Corporate governance  In  recognising  the  need  for  the  highest  standards  of  corporate  behaviour  and  accountability,  the  Directors of Lifestyle Communities Limited support and have adhered to the principles of corporate  governance. The Company’s corporate governance statement is contained later in this report.  Auditor independence declaration  A copy of the auditors independence declaration from the auditor of Lifestyle Communities Limited as  required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit for the financial year  is provided with this report.  Non‐audit services  The  Company’s  auditor,  Pitcher  Partners,  provided  tax  compliance  ($13,500),  general  tax  advice  ($19,464),  fringe  benefits  tax  advice  ($7,169),  land  tax  advice  ($4,960),  GST  advice  ($47,150),  tax  structuring advice ($13,485) and other agreed upon procedures ($8,617) at a total cost of $114,345  (2016: $50,773).  The Directors are satisfied that the provision of these non‐audit services is compatible  with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001.  The  nature and scope of these non‐audit services means that auditor independence was not compromised.  Rounding of amounts  In accordance with ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) Instrument 2016/191,  selected amounts in the directors’ report have been rounded to the nearest one million dollars, or in  certain cases, to the nearest dollar (where indicated). Page 7   For personal use only            43  42  41  34  44  48  224  38  (15)  21  43  43  40  38  84  6  21  24  21  ‐  40  24  Operating and Financial Review  Overview  The Company continued to develop and manage its portfolio of affordable lifestyle communities during  the 2017 financial year.  Profit after tax attributable to shareholders was $27.7 million (2016: $19.3  million).  Underlying profit after tax attributable to shareholders was $25.0 million (2016: $16.9 million).  Financial and operating highlights  Key financial data  Revenue  Earnings before interest and tax  Net profit before tax  Net profit after tax  Net profit attributable to shareholders  Underlying net profit attributable to shareholders  Operating cash flow   Community cash flow(1)  Gearing(2)  Return on average capital employed(3)  Earnings per share  Diluted earnings per share  Dividend per share(4)  Measure  FY2017  FY2016  Change  Change %  A$ millions  A$ millions  A$ millions  A$ millions  A$ millions  A$ millions  A$ millions  A$ millions  %  %  A$ cents  A$ cents  A$ cents  100.4  41.5  40.3  27.7  27.7  25.0  17.6  10.4  21.8  18.7  26.6  26.5  3.5  70.2  29.2  28.6  20.6  19.3  16.9  (14.2)  7.5  25.6  15.5  18.6  18.5  2.5  30.3  12.3  11.8  7.1  8.4  8.1  31.8  2.9  (3.8)  3.2  8.0  8.0  1.0  Key operational data  Homes settled (gross)  Homes sold (gross)  Average realised sales price of new homes (GST incl)  Total number of homes (gross)  Total number of homes (after NCI)(5)  Total number of homeowners  Average age of homeowners  Number of resales settled(6)  Average realised sales price of resales (GST incl) (7)  76  No. of homes  185  No. of homes  17  A$’000  278  No. of homes  278  No. of homes  423  No. of people  ‐  Years  21  No. of homes  65  A$’000  (1) Community cash flow comprises cash flows received from homeowner rentals and deferred management fees less  202  221  298  1,348  1,147  1,995  72  52  275  278  406  315  1,626  1,425  2,418  72  73  340  community operating costs and the net surplus/deficit provided from utilities   (2) Calculated as a ratio of net debt to net debt plus equity   (3) Calculated as a ratio of EBIT divided by average total assets less current liabilities  (4) For FY2017 includes interim dividend of 1.5 cents per share and final dividend of 2.0 cents per share  (5) Gross number of homes adjusted for share of communities owned by non‐controlling interests  (6) Includes resales attracting a deferred management fee, there were a further eight resales settled in FY2017 (FY2016:  14 resales) that did not attract a deferred management fee as the outgoing homeowners moved out within 12  months of initial settlement in accordance with the Company’s Smart Buy Guarantee  (7) Average realised sales price of resales attracting a deferred management fee  Included in the table above are several non IFRS measures including earnings before interest and tax,  underlying net profit attributable to shareholders, community cash flow, gearing, return on average  capital employed and key operational data.  These figures have not been subject to audit but have been  provided to give a better understanding of the performance of the Company during the 2017 financial  year.   Page 8   For personal use only                                          The increase in net profit after tax attributable to shareholders of $27.7 million (2016: $19.3 million)  can be mainly attributed to: increased new home settlements partly offset by lower gross margin (in  line with expectations); increased contributions from net rental income and deferred management fees  received; increased fair value adjustments from investment property revaluations; reduction in non‐ controlling  interest  in  profit;  being  partly  offset  by  increased  development  expenses  and  corporate  overheads.    Underlying profit of $25.0 million (2016: $16.9 million) excludes a $2.7 million (2016: $2.4 million) after  tax impact of investment property revaluations across the portfolio.  Refer to the analysis of income  statement section on page 12 for further details.  New home settlements for the year were 278, up from 202 in the prior year, and slightly higher than  the forecast range of 250‐270 settlements.  This was due to achieving the higher end of the expected  new home settlement range at Shepparton, Lyndarum, Geelong and Officer.    The Company continued to develop its communities at Shepparton, Lyndarum and Geelong.  During  the year construction was completed at Officer and construction commenced at Berwick Waters.    The Company made good progress operationally with improvements in several key metrics.  The total  number  of  homes  settled  increased  to  1,626  homes  due  to  278  settlements  during  the  year.    Net  community cash flows were $10.4 million (2016: $7.5 million).  This was driven by increases in rental  revenue and deferred management fees received, partly offset by increases in management expenses.  The Company had 2,418 people living in its communities as at the end of the 2017 financial year with  an average age of 72 years (2016: 72).    Resales (sales of previously settled and occupied homes) during the year were 73 (2016: 52).  Deferred  management fee income received (inclusive of selling and administration fees) was $4.1 million (2016:  $2.5  million).    As  at  the  30  June  2017  there  were  17  resale  homes  available  for  sale  across  the  communities.   Page 9   For personal use only                    Total  homes in  portfolio  228  136  182  217  301  186  141  154  164  151  216  209  193  189  2,667  Update on communities  Community  New homes  Resales  Brookfield  Seasons  Warragul  Casey Fields  Shepparton  Chelsea Heights  Hastings  Lyndarum  Geelong  Officer  Berwick Waters  Bittern  Ocean Grove  Armstrong Creek  Total           Net  sales  FY16  17  7  11  8  1  6  5  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  55  Net  sales  FY17  14  1  15  14  4  11  14  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  73  Net  sales  FY17  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  37  ‐  ‐  69  44  53  105  74  24  ‐  406  Net  sales  FY16  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  49  ‐  ‐  39  51  51  31  ‐  ‐  ‐  221  Settled  FY16  23  5  9  5  1  5  4  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  52  Settled  FY16  ‐  ‐  2  2  51  27  14  43  36  27  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  202  Settled  FY17  12  3  16  12  5  12  13  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  73  Settled  FY17  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  50  ‐  ‐  68  50  98  12  ‐  ‐  ‐  278  Homes  sold not  settled  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  29  ‐  ‐  36  37  21  124  74  24  ‐  345  Total  homes  settled  228  136  182  217  199  186  141  114  86  125  12  ‐  ‐  ‐  1,626  Lifestyle Brookfield in Melton, Lifestyle Seasons in Tarneit, Lifestyle Warragul, Lifestyle Casey Fields  in Cranbourne, Lifestyle Chelsea Heights and Lifestyle Hastings are fully sold and settled.    Lifestyle Shepparton performed well during the year achieving 37 net sales and 50 settlements.   Given the performance at Lifestyle Shepparton a decision was made during the year to expand the  community by a further 34 homes using surplus Company owned land.  This increased the size of  the community to 301 homes of which 76% are sold and 66% are settled.  Lifestyle Lyndarum in Wollert achieved 69 sales and 68 settlements during the year and has four  homes remaining to sell.  The community is now 97% sold and 74% settled.  Lifestyle  Geelong  performed  well  during  the  year  achieving  44  sales  and  50  settlements.    The  community is now 75% sold and 52% settled.  Lifestyle Officer achieved 53 sales and 98 settlements for the year and has five homes remaining  to sell.  The community is now 97% sold and 83% settled.     The first homeowner moved into Berwick Waters in May 2017 with 12 settlements occurring across  May and June 2017.  Berwick Waters achieved 105 sales during the year with 136 homes (63%)  now sold since the project was launched in April 2016.    Lifestyle  Bittern  achieved  74  sales  since  the  project  was  launched  in  early  March  2017.    This  is  ahead of Company expectations and reflects strong demand on the Mornington Peninsula.  The  land  at  Bittern  is  expected  to  settle  in  the  third  quarter  of  the  2018  financial  year  however  construction  will  commence  earlier  by  way  of  a  licence  agreement.      The  Company  currently  expects settlements to commence in the last quarter of the 2018 financial year however this is  subject to housing construction commencing as scheduled.    Lifestyle Ocean Grove achieved 24 sales since the project was launched in late March 2017, which  is in‐line with Company expectations.   The land at Ocean Grove is expected to settle in the third  quarter of the 2018 financial year however construction is expected to commence earlier by way  of  a  licence  agreement.    The  Company  currently  expects  settlements  to  commence  in  the  first  quarter of the 2019 financial year.     The  land  for  the  Lifestyle  Community  in  Armstrong  Creek  was  acquired  in  March  2017  and  is  contracted to settle in September 2018 with construction planned to commence soon after.  The  Company currently expects settlements to commence in the first‐half of the 2020 financial year.   The development of this community is subject to planning approval.  Page 10   For personal use only                        Analysis of income statement  Net profit after tax attributable to shareholders increased to $27.7 million (2016: $19.3 million).  The  table below shows the changes to net profit attributable to shareholders from 30 June 2016 to 30 June  2017.    A$ millions  A$ millions  Net profit after tax attributable to shareholders                                               for the year ended 30 June 2016  Changes in revenues     Home settlement revenue     Rental revenue     Utilities revenue     Deferred management fees     Sub‐division revenue     Finance revenue  Changes in cost of sales  Changes in gains from fair value adjustments  Changes in expenses     Development expenses (sales and marketing)     Management rental expenses     Management deferred management fee expenses     Utilities expenses     Corporate overheads     Sub‐division expenses     Finance costs     Loss on disposal of assets  Increase in income tax expense  Decrease in profit after tax attributable to non‐controlling interests  Net profit after tax attributable to shareholders                                               for the year ended 30 June 2017  The key drivers of changes in profitability were:  Home settlement revenue and margin  25.1  2.7  0.3  1.6  0.8  (0.2)  (0.9)  (1.0)  (0.7)  ‐  (0.9)  (1.1)  (0.3)  ‐  19.3  30.3  (21.3)  7.7  (4.9)  (4.7)  1.3  27.7  ‐ Revenue from home settlements increased to $79.9 million (2016: $54.9 million) due to an  increase in settlements to 278 (2016: 202).  This was slightly higher than the forecast range of  250‐270  settlements  and  was  due  to  achieving  the  higher  end  of  the  expected  new  home  settlement range at Shepparton, Lyndarum, Geelong and Officer.    ‐ Home settlement gross margin reduced to 19.5% (2016: 21.5%).  The margin achieved in the  second‐half of the 2017 financial year was slightly higher than first‐half of the 2017 financial  year which was in‐line with expectations.  An increase in the average realised sales price to  $315k (GST inclusive) in the 2017 financial year (2016: $298k) was offset by an increase in the  average cost per home settled to $232k in the 2017 financial year (2016: $213k).  The reduction  in margin is mainly due to a change in product mix and is expected to improve in the 2018  financial year as contributions from higher margin projects, such as Berwick Waters, increase.   The gross home margin represents home settlement revenue less a pro‐rata share of project  infrastructure, housing and capitalised finance costs expensed as each home settles. Page 11   For personal use only                                                        Annuity income and expenses  ‐ ‐ Revenue from homeowner rentals increased to $13.8 million (2016: $11.1 million) due to an  increase in homes under management and a rental increase of 3.5%.    Community management rental expenses increased to $6.3 million (2016: $5.3 million) due  to:  an  in  operations  at  Shepparton,  Lyndarum,  Geelong  and  Officer;  and  commencement of management at Berwick Waters.  increase  ‐ Deferred management fees received (inclusive of selling and administration fees) increased to  $4.1 million (2016: $2.5 million).  There were 73 resale settlements during the year compared  to 52 in the prior year.  The average realised sales price of resales increased to $340k (GST  inclusive) (2016: $275k). The 73 resale settlements achieved an average price growth of 7.5%  per annum from the acquisition date.    ‐ Deferred management fee expenses increased to $1.2 million (2016: $0.5 million) primarily  due to an increase in sales and marketing activity.   Other expenses  ‐ ‐ Development expenses (new home sales and marketing) increased to $5.0 million (2016: $4.2  million) due to: increased employee costs due to the increased sales and settlement activity;  increased marketing support required to achieve sales and settlements; and launching Bittern  and Ocean Grove.   Corporate overheads increased to $5.8 million (2016: $4.9 million).  The increase was mainly  due  to:  $0.2  million  of  expenses  associated  with  the  Company’s  new  employee  incentive  scheme; and $0.4 million of head office wages growth due to additional executive resources  for medium term growth.    Finance  costs  increased  to  $1.2  million  (2016:  $0.8  million).    This  is  mainly  due  to  higher  average  debt  during  the  year.    The  Company  capitalises  a  proportion  of  finance  costs  to  investment properties and inventories where appropriate and the balance of finance costs are  expensed.  Capitalised finance costs are expensed in subsequent years through cost of sales.  ‐ Fair value adjustments  ‐ Total fair value adjustments have increased to $26.7 million (2016: $18.9 million).  The  increase of $7.8 million includes a $3.8 million uplift ($2.7 million on an after‐tax basis) as a  result of investment property valuations.  The key drivers were: rental capitalisation rates  reduced to 7.75% for all communities, down from between 8.0% ‐ 8.5% within prior  valuations (this had a favourable valuation impact of $5.4 million or $3.8 million on an after‐ tax basis); and the valuers have updated their view in relation to the long‐term expense  requirements of maintaining the communities and this has resulted in a downwards  adjustment of $1.6 million ($1.1 million on an after tax basis).  Fair value adjustments comprise changes to the fair value of investment properties.  Changes  relating to investment properties represent incremental adjustments to their fair value upon  settlement  of  homes  and  reflects  the  discounted  value  of  future  rental  and  deferred  management fee revenues net of expenses as well as the fair value of undeveloped land.  Refer  to Note 4 in the Company’s 2017 financial statements for further details.  Page 12   For personal use only              Analysis of cash flow  A$ millions  Cash flows related to operations  add Project capital expenditure (1)  Adjusted cash flows related to operations  Cash flows related to investing activities  Cash flows related to financing activities  Net movement in cash  Cash at the beginning of the period  Cash at the end of the period  FY2017  FY2016  Change  31.8  (8.5)  23.3  (15.6)  6.2  17.6  15.2  32.8  (12.8)  (2.0)  2.8  0.8  3.6  (14.2)  23.7  9.5  2.8  4.2  (7.2)  8.0  0.8  (1) Due  to  the  Company’s  legal  structure,  cash  flows  related  to  operations  includes  all  gross  costs  of  project  capital  infrastructure expenditure (i.e. civil works, clubhouse and other facilities). Under some other legal structures, project  capital expenditure may be classified within investing cash flows rather than operating cash flows.     Cash flows related to operations increased to a surplus of $17.6 million (2016: deficit of $14.2 million).   The increase is mainly attributable to a $31.3 million increase in receipts from customers.  Payments to  suppliers  and  employees  were  consistent  (decreasing  by  $0.9  million)  due  to  increased  home  construction activity (bigger product) offset by a reduction in civil and infrastructure activity (timing of  site starts).  In relation to home construction 269 homes were constructed in the 2017 financial year  compared to 271 in the prior year.  Construction at all locations was at optimum levels to match the  278 settlements achieved.  Cash flows related to investing activities included:  $11.0 million relating to the settlement of land at  Berwick  Waters;  $1.0  million  for  the  deposit  paid  at  Armstrong  Creek;  and  $0.8  million  relating  to  purchases of property, plant and equipment.  Cash flows related to financing activities included: $1.0 million net proceeds from bank borrowings; and  $3.1 million for payment of dividends.    Page 13   For personal use only                                                        Analysis of balance sheet  Net assets and total equity  A$ millions  Assets     Cash and cash equivalents     Trade and other receivables     Inventories     Property, plant and equipment     Investment properties     Other assets  Total Assets  Liabilities     Cash and cash equivalents (overdraft)     Trade and other payables     Interest‐bearing loans and borrowings     Provisions     Current tax payable     Deferred tax liabilities  Total Liabilities  Net Assets  Equity     Lifestyle Communities interest     Contributed equity and reserves     Retained earnings     Non‐controlling interests  Total Equity  FY2017  FY2016  Change  Change %  3.7  1.3  44.9  4.6  211.3  0.3  266.1  ‐  (26.8)  (47.0)  (0.7)  (0.6)  (35.5)  (110.6)  155.5  65.0  90.5  ‐  155.5  3.4  0.8  49.7  4.2  163.7  0.7  222.5  (2.5)  (14.4)  (46.0)  (0.6)  (0.4)  (27.3)  (91.2)  131.3  65.4  65.9  ‐  131.3  0.3  0.5  (4.8)  0.4  47.6  (0.4)  43.6  2.5  (12.5)  (1.0)  (0.1)  (0.2)  (8.2)  (19.4)  24.2  (0.4)  24.6  ‐  24.2  9  62  (10)  9  29  (51)  20  100  (87)  (2)  (23)  (59)  (30)  (21)  18  (1)  37  ‐  18  During the year the Company’s net assets and total equity increased to $155.5 million (2016: $131.3  million) as a result of: profit during the period of $27.7 million; $0.1 million provided due to the exercise  of share options; partly offset by dividends paid of $3.1 million.    Inventories have decreased to $44.9 million (2016: $49.7 million).  This reflects that home construction  and  inventory  levels  are  at  optimum  levels  to  match  home  settlements  and  civil  and  infrastructure  activity has reduced as projects at Lyndarum, Geelong and Officer have completed their intensive civil  and infrastructure phase.    Included within trade and other payables is a payable of $19.3 million relating to land at Bittern and  Ocean  Grove  with  both  sites  due  to  settle  in  the  third  quarter  of  the  2018  financial  year.    The  corresponding asset is included within investment properties.  Deferred tax liabilities have increased to $35.5 million (2016: $27.3 million) representing the tax on fair  value adjustments being deferred.  This liability will only be realised should an investment property be  disposed of which is highly unlikely.  The Company has surplus franking credits (after allowing for the final dividend) of $7.9 million (2016:  $6.3 million).  Page 14   For personal use only                                                          Debt, gearing and liquidity  As at 30 June 2017 the Company had net debt of $43.4 million (2016: $45.2 million).    A$ millions  Net debt at 30 June 2016     Net increase in bank borrowings     Increase in cash balances / overdraft  Net movement in 2017  Net debt at 30 June 2017  45.2  1.0  (2.8)  (1.8)  43.4  The gearing ratio (net debt to net debt plus equity) of the Company as at 30 June 2017 was 21.8% (2016:  25.6%).  As at 30 June 2017 the Company has a committed facility with Westpac of $80.0 million of which $47.0  million was drawn.    Outlook and risks  Outlook  The Board is pleased with the level of settlements achieved at all communities as well as the level of  sales achieved at Berwick Waters, Bittern and Ocean Grove. The Company enters the 2018 financial  year with a record level of sales waiting for settlement.  The  Company  has  a  focused  strategy  to  dominate  the  niche  of  affordable  housing  to  the  over  50’s  market and is currently funded and resourced to roll out a new community at least every 12 months  subject to identification of appropriate sites.  The Company continues to focus on Melbourne’s growth  corridors as well as key Victorian regional centres and is currently considering a range of opportunities  but will remain disciplined in its assessment of these opportunities.  The Board confirms previous guidance that settlements for the 2018 financial year are forecast to be in  the  range  of  260  to  290.  The  Board  also  advises  that  underlying  net  profit  after  tax  attributable  to  shareholders and total dividends are both expected to increase in the 2018 financial year compared to  the 2017 financial year. Page 15   For personal use only                    Key risks  The Company’s key risk categories are:  Site selection – if the Company makes a poor site acquisition it may not generate adequate financial  returns on the investment and the objective of recovering 100% of the development costs may not be  met.  The Company attempts to mitigate this risk by maintaining a detailed land acquisition strategy  and by carrying out detailed due diligence on potential new sites.  The Company also uses the significant  experience it has gained from acquiring 14 sites and developing many of these during the past 14 years.  Sales and settlements – the Company is exposed to the rate of sales of new and existing homes, the  price of sales of new homes (and to a lesser extent the price of sales of existing homes) and to the  timing of settlements of new homes (revenue is only recorded when a sale of a home is settled).  The  Company’s experience to date is that sales rates and realisations are closely related to the difference  between the median house price in the area and the home price in the Lifestyle Community.  This factor  attracts a great deal of attention during the site selection process and also during the development of  the community.  Community roll out – management of the construction programme is important to ensure cash flow is  managed efficiently and returns are maximised.  The Company mitigates this risk by taking a stage by  stage approach to construction based on a required level of pre‐sales.  Financing risk – there is a risk the Company will not achieve its growth strategy due to insufficient capital  or the inability to obtain new debt facilities.  The Company may also experience re‐financing risk if all  debt  facilities  were  cancelled  in  a  short  period  of  time.    The  Company  mitigates  these  risks  by:  maintaining a balance sheet with a reasonably low level of gearing; ensuring it complies with all debt  covenants and reporting obligations; ensuring sufficient term for debt facilities; and tightly managing  the commencement and rate of development of new communities.  Community management – it is important communities are well managed and homeowners have a high  level of satisfaction.  A well managed community will: generate new sales from homeowner referrals;  add to the Lifestyle Communities brand; assist in facilitating resales of existing homes; and improve the  profitability  of  the  community  management  business.  The  Company  mitigates  community  management risk by maintaining a very transparent sales and contract process, undertaking careful  selection  of  community  management  teams,  maintaining  community  facilities  to  a  high  standard,  ensuring regular community activities and events, and maintaining the common areas and gardens to  a high standard.  Regulatory  risk  –  the  Company’s  operations  and  business  and  financial  model  are  impacted  by  the  Residential  Tenancies  Act  and  the  Social  Securities  Act.    Changes  to  this  legislation  could  have  an  adverse impact on the operating and financial performance of the Company.     Page 16   For personal use only                             Remuneration Report (audited)   Dear fellow shareholders,  On behalf of the Board, we are pleased to present Lifestyle Communities’ Remuneration Report for the  2017 financial year.  As mentioned in the Chairman’s letter, the Board introduced an employee incentive scheme for the  2017 financial year to align the interests of staff and senior management with the objectives of the  business.  In  our  judgement,  the  target  that  best  unifies  employees  and  benefits  shareholders  is  an  annual new home settlement target. For the 2017 financial year the target range was set at 250 to 270  new  home  settlements  and  the  business  achieved  278  new  home  settlements  with  a  consequently  strong profit.  For the 2018 financial year the target range has been set at 260 to 290 new home settlements and we  expect to announce the 2019 financial year employee share plan target during the 2018 financial year.  The  HR &  Remuneration Committee  is  planning  to  annually  review  the  operation of  this  scheme  to  ensure  that  shareholder  value  is  being  driven  from  the  single  new  home  settlement  target  and  the  quantum of shares issued to employees. For the 2018 financial year, the same level of shares will be  available  to  senior  executives  and  employees  and  the  actual  number  awarded  will  depend  on  the  number of new home settlements achieved.  The Board believes that the business should continue to be scaled to continue the growth in annual  new home settlements and Company profitability over time. To this end, we are continuing to invest in  senior management, head office resources and various management systems to meet this objective for  the benefit of all shareholders.  The following report sets out further detail on your Company’s approach to remuneration.  Yours sincerely  Tim Poole  Chair  16 August 2017  Jim Craig  Chair, HR & Remuneration Committee  16 August 2017  Page 17   For personal use only                                                                Introduction  1. 1.1         About this report  The Remuneration Report  forms  part  of  the  Directors’  Report.   It  outlines  the  overall  remuneration  strategy, framework and practices adopted by Lifestyle Communities Limited (the Company) and has  been prepared in accordance with Section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001 and its regulations.  This  entire remuneration report is designated as audited.  1.2         Overview of contents  Contents  Section  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  Introduction  HR & Remuneration Committee Details of key management personnel Non‐executive directors’ remuneration Executive directors and senior management remuneration Relationship between remuneration and performance Executive service agreements Remuneration details Options and CRES held by key management personnel Remuneration report voting at Annual General Meetings 2. HR & Remuneration Committee  2.1         Role of the HR & Remuneration Committee  As a minimum, the HR & Remuneration Committee’s role is to make recommendations to the Board  on:      the Company’s remuneration framework;  formulation and operation of employee incentive plans;  remuneration levels of executive Directors and other key management personnel; and  the level of non‐executive Director fees.  The  objective  is  to  ensure  that  remuneration  policies  and  structures  are  fair  and  competitive  and  aligned with the long‐term interests of the Company.  3. Details of Key Management Personnel  Position  Commencement date  Non‐executive directors  Tim Poole  Bruce Carter  Jim Craig  Philippa Kelly  Chair of the Board Non‐executive Director Member – HR & Remuneration Committee 22 November 2007  Non‐executive Director Member – Audit Committee Founder  Non‐executive Director Member – Audit Committee Chair – HR & Remuneration Committee Non‐executive Director Chair – Audit Committee Member – HR & Remuneration Committee 31 December 2012  18 September 2013  Page 18   For personal use only                                Executive director  James Kelly  Other executives  Michael Imbesi  Managing Director Founder  Construction Manager 21 March 2005  Chris Paranthoiene  Development and Acquisition Manager 13 March 2007  Geoff Hollis  Chief Financial Officer and Company  Secretary  15 February 2010  Sam Cohen  Operations Manager 3 October 2011  Non‐executive directors’ remuneration  4. 4.1         Fixed fees  All non‐executive Directors are paid fixed fees for their services to the Company.  The level of fees are  set to enable the Company to attract and retain Directors of high calibre, whilst incurring a cost that is  reasonable having regard to the size and complexity of the Company.  The aggregate amount of fees paid is within the overall amount approved by shareholders in a general  meeting.  The last determination was made at the Annual General Meeting held in November 2007 at  which shareholders approved an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 per annum.    Fixed fees paid to Directors during the 2017 financial year are set out in section 8.  4.2         Review of non‐executive Directors’ fees  The HR & Remuneration Committee annually reviews the level of fees paid to non‐executive Directors.  Fees payable to the Chair are currently set at $100,000 per annum. Fees paid to the other non‐executive  Directors are $55,000 per annum plus an additional $5,000 per annum for each committee Chair.  Executive Directors and senior management remuneration  5. 5.1         Framework  The Company’s executive remuneration framework consists of the following elements:    fixed remuneration; and  performance linked remuneration (using equity incentives).    In determining executive remuneration the Board aims to ensure that remuneration practices are:   Competitive and reasonable, enabling the Company to attract and retain key talent;   Aligned to the Company’s strategic and business objectives and the creation of shareholder  value; and  Transparent and acceptable to shareholders.    Page 19   For personal use only                      5.2         Determining fixed remuneration  Managing Director  The total remuneration for the Managing Director (inclusive of superannuation) is $450,000 and has  not changed during the 2017 financial year.  This fixed remuneration includes a $20,000 car allowance  as  compensation  for  the  high  level  of  travel  required  between  the  Company’s  communities.  The  Managing Director does not participate in any short term or long term incentive plans.   Senior management  Fixed remuneration for senior management is reviewed annually or on promotion.  Fixed remuneration  is benchmarked against market data for comparable roles.  5.3         Equity incentive scheme  As foreshadowed in the Company’s 2016 Remuneration Report, the Company has put in place an equity  incentive scheme (EIS) with effect from 1 July 2016.    Pursuant to the incentive scheme, fully paid ordinary shares in the Company, acquired on‐market, will  be issued to eligible employees on reaching new home settlement targets as follows:   Settlement targets  FY2017 250 to 270 FY2018 260 to 290 Should settlement targets be achieved, ordinary shares will be issued as follows:    Key  management  personnel  and  other  senior  management  (on  a  pro‐rata  basis  based  on  standard hours) will receive: 10,000 shares if the low point of the target is reached; 15,000  shares if the mid‐point is reached; and 20,000 shares if the high point is reached or exceeded.   All other eligible employees (on a pro‐rata basis based on standard hours) will receive: 500  shares if the low point of the target is reached; 1,000 shares if the mid‐point is reached; and  1,500 shares if the high point is reached or exceeded.  In relation to the 2017 financial year, 278 new home settlements were achieved meaning the high point  of the target was exceeded.  To be eligible to fully participate in the incentive scheme, employees will need to have been employed  by the Company on 1 July of the target year with shares to be allocated in September following the end  of the target year.  Employees commencing employment with the Company after 1 July of the target  year are entitled to a pro‐rata incentive.  Shares allocated to key management personnel and other  senior management have the following service (or escrow) conditions: 25% of shares have no service  requirements;  25%  have  a  one‐year  service  requirement;  and  the  remaining  50%  have  a  two‐year  service requirement.  The allocation relating to all other employees will not have a service requirement  and will be allocated provided they are employed by the Company at the date of allocation.    For accounting purposes, shares will be measured based on the valuation (share price) at grant date  and  then  expensed  recognising  any  service  period.    For  the  shares  allocated  to  key  management  personnel and other senior management, 25% of the expense will be recognised in the target year, 25%  in the year following the target year and the remaining 50% in the second year following the target  year.  All other shares will be recognised and expensed over a period incorporating the target year and  any further time to allotment following the target year.  The  operation  of  the  equity  incentive  scheme  is  conducted  through  an  Employee  Share  Trust  administered by an independent third party, Smartequity Pty Ltd.     Page 20   For personal use only                          5.4         Short‐term incentives  The  equity  incentive  scheme  provides  an  element  of  short‐term  incentive  to  key  management  personnel and other senior management as 25% of shares allocated have no service requirements.    This  is  a  change  from  the  original  structuring  of  the  scheme  as  outlined  in  the  2016  Remuneration  Report.  The original structuring had no short‐term incentive with all shares allocated having a service  requirement of one or two years for the 2017 target year and two or three years for the 2018 target  year.  The Board altered the structuring such that 25% of each target year’s shares have no service  requirement  to  ensure  the  equity  incentive  scheme  better  meets  the  objective  of  attracting  and  retaining  key  talent.    As  the  new  scheme  was  being  implemented,  the  Board  decided  the  service  requirements  were  too  excessive  and  would  not  provide  sufficient  incentive  and  retention  for  key  management personnel and other senior management.    5.5         Long‐term incentives  The equity incentive scheme provides a long‐term incentive to key management personnel and other  senior management as 25% of shares allocated have a one‐year service requirement and 50% of shares  allocated have a two‐year service requirement. The use of ordinary shares also provides strong long  term alignment between employees and shareholders.  In prior years the Company has utilised an Employee Share Loan Plan (ESLP) and a Senior Executives  and Directors Share Option Plan (ESOP) to retain key talent.  No shares or options were issued pursuant  to these plans during the 2017 financial year and there is no intention to issues any further shares or  options pursuant to these plans.    Refer to section 9 for details of shares issued pursuant to the ESLP held by key management personnel.  Relationship between remuneration and performance  6. The Company’s current remuneration framework, outlined in sections 4 and 5, was historically based  primarily  on  providing  fixed  remuneration.    The  new  equity  incentive  scheme  provides  a  basis  for  additional performance linked remuneration in addition to fixed remuneration.    There was significant debate and consideration by the Board and HR & Remuneration Committee as to  the  appropriate  performance  conditions  for  the  equity  incentive  scheme.    Ultimately,  new  home  settlements was chosen as the only performance condition as new home settlements is the main driver  of  earnings  growth  and  the  creation  of  shareholder  value.  It  is  also  a  simple  measure,  it  is  easy  to  measure and it is one that all employees can play a role in achieving.  Page 21   For personal use only                        The role each group of the Company’s employees in delivering new home settlements is described in  the following table:  Department  Acquisitions  Total  staff  1  Marketing  5  Construction  13 Sales  24 Operations  36 Customer  Contact  Finance  3  4  Impact on settlements Supported by the Managing Director, the acquisitions department is incentivised by  the ability to influence the future settlement pipeline.  Although the marketing department have long‐term strategies for growing enquiries  they have a short‐term ability to directly impact enquiries leading to sales and  settlements.  The construction department is responsible for ensuring efficiency within the  construction programme to meet settlements based on sales demand.  Whilst also  having a direct impact on short‐term settlements they are increasingly responsible for  driving customer referral as they are highly customer focused.  The sales department directly influence conversion of enquiries to sales and then  move those sales though to settlement.  The sales department is also a key part of  increasing customer referral.  The operations department is responsible for the seamless experience of our  homeowners at move‐in date and work closely with the sales and construction  departments.  By providing a high level of customer service the operations team  promote referral and therefore future sales and settlements.  The customer contact department was established in January 2017 and has had an  immediate impact.  The conversion of new enquiries to appointment with sales  consultants as well as conversion of older leads has improved greatly leading to higher  sales and settlements.  The finance department ensure sufficient funding is in place for future acquisitions and  delivering the construction programme.    The Board and HR & Remuneration Committee considered a range of factors in setting the target  range for the 2017 financial year. Prior to the commencement of the financial year, the Company had  provided guidance that the expected new home settlement range for the 2017 financial year was 250  to 270 so this was a logical starting point. The Company’s budget for new home settlements was also  within this range, with the top end of the range higher than budget. Analyst forecasts for new home  settlements were also within this range with the analyst average approximately equivalent to the  midpoint of the range.  The following table shows key performance indicators for the Company over the last five years:  Performance measure  Net profit after tax attributable to   members ($million)  Net profit (change from prior year) (%)  Dividends declared & paid (fully franked) (cents)  Diluted earnings per share (cents)  Closing share price (30 June)  Share price increase / (decrease)  STI paid to KMP  FY2017  FY2016  FY2015  FY2014  FY2013   $27.70  43.7%  3.5  26.51  $4.05  39.2%   $19.27  15.7%  2.5  18.47  $2.91  19.3%   $10,000   $10,000   $16.65   35.6%  1.5   16.11   $2.44  52.5%   $ ‐    $12.28   76.4%  ‐   12.00   $1.60  105.1%   $ 6.96  5.6%  0.5  9.40  $0.78  (2.5%)   $ ‐    $ 10,000  New home settlements  278  202  240  210  149  Page 22   For personal use only                                 Executive service agreements  7. 7.1         Executive Directors  The HR & Remuneration Committee refreshed the Managing Director’s executive service agreement  during the 2014 financial year.  This was executed on 8 December 2013 with an effective date of 1  September 2013.      Significant conditions  Under the terms of the agreement, the contract may be terminated by either party giving three months  written  notice.    The  Company  may  terminate  the  contract  at  any  time  without  notice  if  serious  misconduct  has  occurred.    The  Managing  Director  has  a  three  month  restrictive  period  post  termination.   7.2         Senior management  Employment agreements for senior management were refreshed during the 2017 financial year.  All  senior management have consistent key terms of employment.  Significant conditions  Under  the  terms  of  all  agreements,  the  contracts  may  be  terminated  by  either  party  giving  three  months written notice.  The Company may terminate the contracts at any time without notice if serious  misconduct has occurred.   Page 23   For personal use only              8.         Remuneration details  8.1        Compensation of directors and key management personnel for the year ended 30 June 2017  30 June 2017  Short term  Post‐employment  Share based  payment  Share based  payment  Total  performance  related %  Total  Salary  & fees  $  Cash  bonus  $  Non‐monetary  Other  Super  $  $  $  Retirement  benefits  $  EIS  $  ESLP  $  Cash  bonus  %  Shares  %  $  Directors  Tim Poole  James Kelly  Bruce Carter  Jim Craig(1)  Philippa Kelly  Key management personnel  Michael Imbesi(2)  Chris Paranthoiene  Geoff Hollis  Sam Cohen  91,324  408,958  47,945  57,500  52,511  658,238  175,114  198,326  222,356  180,822  776,618  Total  1,434,856  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  9,132  ‐  ‐  9,132  9,132  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  8,676  35,000  4,555  ‐  4,989  53,219  14,261  18,284  21,124  14,803  68,471  121,690  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  12,950  12,950  12,950  38,850  38,850  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  4,434  4,434  6,651  2,217  17,736  17,736  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  3.8  ‐  ‐  1.0  0.5  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  2.3  7.2  7.5  7.2  6.2  3.4  100,000  443,958  52,500  57,500  57,500  711,458  193,809  243,126  263,081  210,792  910,808  1,622,266  (1) Fees were paid to Bellwether Holdings Pty Ltd, an entity controlled by Jim Craig.  (2) Michael Imbesi did not receive share based payments pursuant to the equity incentive scheme (EIS) as he tendered a letter of resignation on 3 August 2017.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Page 24                              For personal use only                                                                                    8.2        Compensation of directors and key management personnel for the year ended 30 June 2016  30 June 2016  Short term  Post‐employment  Long term  Share based  payment  Total  performance  related %  Total  Salary  & fees  $  Cash  bonus  $  Non‐monetary  Other  Super  $  $  $  Retirement  benefits  $  Incentive  plans  $  Options/  ESLP  $  Cash  bonus  %  Shares  %  $  Directors  Tim Poole  James Kelly  Bruce Carter(1)  Jim Craig(2)  Philippa Kelly  Key management personnel  Michael Imbesi  Chris Paranthoiene  Geoff Hollis(3)  Sam Cohen  82,192  396,317  49,562  55,000  50,228  633,299  167,567  172,260  194,824  166,996  701,647  Total  1,334,946  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  9,132  ‐  ‐  9,132  9,132  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  7,808  22,678  5,086  ‐  4,772  40,344  13,544  15,807  18,508  13,628  61,487  101,831  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  10,895  10,895  16,343  5,448  43,582  43,582  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  4.4  ‐  ‐  1.1  0.6  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  5.7  5.2  7.1  2.9  5.3  2.9  90,000  418,995  54,648  55,000  55,000  673,643  192,006  208,094  229,675  186,072  815,848  1,489,491  (1) Bruce Carter’s standard directors fees for the 2016 financial year inclusive of superannuation were $50,000, a payment of outstanding leave liabilities was also paid during the year  reflecting the transition from executive to non‐executive director on 1 July 2015.  (2) Fees were paid to Bellwether Holdings Pty Ltd, an entity controlled by Jim Craig.  (3) For comparative purposes note that Geoff Hollis took one month unpaid leave during the year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Page 25                              For personal use only                                                                              9.         Options and CRES held by Key Management Personnel  9.1        Options and CRES on issue (issued as remuneration)  The terms and conditions of each grant of options or CRES affecting remuneration in the current or  future reporting periods are as follows:  Plan  Number  of options  granted  ESLP  266,667  ESLP  266,667  ESLP  266,666  ESLP  40,000  ESLP  40,000  ESLP  40,000  Grant  date  Vesting  date  Expiry  date  Exercise  price  Value per  option at  grant date  $0.207  Performance  hurdles  achieved  %  Vested  Yes  100%  $0.876  22 May  2018  22 May  2018  22 May  2018  Cancelled  22 May  2013  22 May  2013  22 May  2013  22 July  2015  22 July  2015  22 July  2015  22 May  2015  22 May  2016  22 May  2017  22 July  2017  22 July  2018  22 July  2019  $0.876  $0.216  Yes  100%  $0.876  $0.220  Yes  100%  $2.696  $0.608  N/A  N/A  Cancelled  $2.696  $0.608  N/A  N/A  Cancelled  $2.696  $0.608  N/A  N/A  As at the date of this report, there were no unissued ordinary shares under option or CRES.    No option holder has any right under the options to participate in any other share issue of the Company.   There were no alterations to the terms and conditions of options granted as remuneration since their  grant  date.    During  the  year  333,331  ordinary  shares  were  issued  as  a  result  of  the  conversion  of  333,331 CRES.  During the year 120,000 CRES were cancelled as a result of a cessation of employment.  For details on the valuation of the options, including models and assumptions used, please refer to  Note 24 of the Company’s 2017 financial statements.  9.2        Share based payments issued to key management personnel as remuneration  Shares  (pursuant  to  the  equity  incentive  scheme)  expensed  to  key  management  personnel  as  remuneration:  Name  Number  Plan  Year of  grant  Vesting  year  Geoff Hollis  Chris  Paranthoiene  Sam Cohen  2017  2017  2017  2017  2017  2017  2017  2017  2018  2019  2017  2018  2019  2017  EIS  EIS  EIS  EIS  EIS  EIS  EIS  5,000  5,000  10,000  5,000  5,000  10,000  5,000  Value at  grant date  $12,950  $12,950  $25,900  $12,950  Total  vested   5,000  ‐  ‐  5,000  Vested  %  100%  ‐  ‐  100%  $12,950  $25,900  $12,950  ‐  ‐  5,000  ‐  ‐  100%  5,000  10,000  Note: all shares will be issued on 29 September 2017.  It is estimated that a total of 80,000 shares will be issued to  senior management under the EIS with a further 77,180 shares issued to other employees.     $12,950  $25,900  2018  2019  2017  2017  EIS  EIS  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  Page 26  For personal use only                                    Equity Incentive Scheme terms and conditions  Fully paid ordinary shares in the Company, acquired on‐market, will be issued to eligible employees on  reaching new home settlement targets for FY2017 and FY2018, should settlement targets be achieved,  ordinary shares will be issued as follows:    Key  management  personnel  and  other  senior  management  (on  a  pro‐rata  basis  based  on  standard hours) will receive: 10,000 shares if the low point of the target is reached; 15,000  shares if the mid‐point is reached; and 20,000 shares if the high point is reached or exceeded.   All other eligible employees (on a pro‐rata basis based on standard hours) will receive: 500  shares if the low point of the target is reached; 1,000 shares if the mid‐point is reached; and  1,500 shares if the high point is reached or exceeded.  To be eligible to fully participate in the incentive scheme, employees will need to have been employed  by the Company on 1 July of the target year with shares to be allocated in September following the end  of the target year.  Employees commencing employment with the Company after 1 July of the target  year are entitled to a pro‐rata incentive.  Shares allocated to key management personnel and other  senior management have the following service (or escrow) conditions: 25% of shares have no service  requirements;  25%  have  a  one‐year  service  requirement;  and  the  remaining  50%  have  a  two‐year  service requirement.  The allocation relating to all other employees will not have a service requirement  and will be allocated provided they are employed by the Company at the date of allocation.    For accounting purposes, shares will be measured based on the valuation (share price) at grant date  and  then  expensed  recognising  any  service  period.    For  the  shares  allocated  to  key  management  personnel and other senior management, 25% of the expense will be recognised in the target year, 25%  in the year following the target year and the remaining 50% in the second year following the target  year.  All other shares will be recognised and expensed over a period incorporating the target year and  any further time to allotment following the target year.  Options and CRES issued to key management personnel as remuneration  Name  Year of  grant  Vesting  year  Plan  Number  Value at  grant date  Total  vested   Vested  %  Tim Poole  Geoff Hollis  Michael  Imbesi  Chris  Paranthoiene  Sam Cohen  2010  2010  2013  2013  2013  2010  2013  2013  2013  2010  2013  2013  2013  2013  2013  2013  2012  2012  2015  2016  2017  2012  2015  2016  2017  2012  2015  2016  2017  2015  2016  2017  ESOP  ESOP  ESLP  ESLP  ESLP  ESOP  ESLP  ESLP  ESLP  ESOP  ESLP  ESLP  ESLP  ESLP  ESLP  ESLP  125,000  125,000  100,000  100,000  100,000  100,000  66,667  66,667  66,666  50,000  66,667  66,667  66,666  33,334  33,333  33,332  $54,375  $54,375  $20,700  $21,600  $22,000  125,000  125,000  100,000  100,000  100,000  $43,500  $13,800  $14,400  $14,667  100,000  66,667  66,667  66,666  $21,750  $13,800  $14,400  $14,667  $6,900  $7,200  $7,333  50,000  66,667  66,667  66,666  33,334  33,334  33,332  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  Total  number  exercised  125,000  125,000  100,000  100,000  100,000  100,000  66,667  66,667  66,666  50,000  66,667  ‐  133,333  33,334  33,334  33,332  Page 27  For personal use only                                                        9.3        Number of options and CRES held by key management personnel  2017  Name  Balance  at   1‐Jul‐16  Granted  as  remun‐ eration  Exercised  Balance  at   30‐Jun‐17  Total  vested   30‐Jun‐17  Total  exercise‐ able   30‐Jun‐17  Total  unexerci‐ sable   30‐Jun‐17  Key Management  Personnel  Geoff Hollis  Michael Imbesi  Chris  Paranthoiene  Sam Cohen  100,000  66,666  133,333  33,332  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  100,000(1)  66,666(1)  133,333(2)  33,332(1)  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  (1) Exercised during the 2017 financial year, value per share at exercise date was $3.99.  (2) Exercised during the 2017 financial year, 66,667 exercised with the value per share at exercise date being  $3.38 and 66,666 exercised with the value per share at exercise date being $3.99.  2016  Name  Directors  Tim Poole  Key Management  Personnel  Geoff Hollis  Michael Imbesi  Chris  Paranthoiene  Sam Cohen  Balance  at   1‐Jul‐15  Granted  as  remun‐ eration  Exercised  Balance  at   30‐Jun‐16  Total  vested   30‐Jun‐16  Total  exercise‐ able   30‐Jun‐16  Total  unexerci‐ sable   30‐Jun‐16  125,000  ‐  125,000(1)  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  100,000  66,666  100,000(2)  66,667(2)  100,000  66,666  200,000  133,333  133,333  66,666  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  33,334(2)  133,333  33,332  66,667  ‐  66,667  ‐  66,666  33,332  (1) Exercised during the 2016 financial year, value per share at exercise date was $1.95.  (2) Exercised during the 2016 financial year, value per share at exercise date was $2.00.  For further details relating to options and CRES, please refer to Note 24 of the Company’s 2017 financial  statements.  Page 28  For personal use only                                                                                      9.4        Shareholdings of key management personnel  2017  Name  Directors  Bruce Carter  James Kelly  Tim Poole  Jim Craig  Philippa Kelly  Key Management  Personnel  Geoff Hollis  Michael Imbesi  Chris  Paranthoiene  Sam Cohen  2016  Name  Directors  Bruce Carter  James Kelly  Tim Poole  Jim Craig  Philippa Kelly  Key Management  Personnel  Geoff Hollis  Michael Imbesi  Chris  Paranthoiene  Sam Cohen  Balance at   1‐Jul‐16  Off‐market  transfer  On‐market  transactions  Exercise of  options  Balance at  30‐Jun‐17  7,079,433  13,045,566  1,224,607  4,000,000  65,000  200,000  237,334  116,667  66,668  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  (2,000,000)  (1,000,000)  ‐  (1,000,000)  ‐  (110,000)  (100,000)  (25,000)  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  5,079,433  12,045,566  1,224,607  3,000,000  65,000  100,000  66,666  133,333  33,332  190,000  204,000  225,000  100,000  Balance at   1‐Jul‐15  Off‐market  transfer  On‐market  transactions  Exercise of  options  Balance at  30‐Jun‐16  8,579,433  14,045,566  1,080,460  4,000,000  65,000  ‐  ‐  19,147  ‐  ‐  (1,500,000)  (1,000,000)  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  125,000  ‐  ‐  7,079,433  13,045,566  1,224,607  4,000,000  65,000  244,712  170,667  116,667  33,334  ‐  ‐  ‐  ‐  (144,712)  ‐  ‐  ‐  100,000  66,667  ‐  33,334  200,000  237,334  116,667  66,668  10.         Remuneration report voting at Annual General Meetings  Lifestyle Communities Limited received more than 99% of votes in support of its remuneration report  for the 2017 financial year.  Page 29  For personal use only                                                                              Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors.  On behalf of the Board  Tim Poole  Chair  16 August 2017  James Kelly  Managing Director  16 August 2017  Page 30  For personal use only                                                                                          LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION   TO THE DIRECTORS OF LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  In relation to the independent audit for the year ended 30 June 2017, to the best of my knowledge and  belief there have been:  (i) (ii) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001; and   no contraventions of APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.  P A JOSE Partner Date 16 August 2017  PITCHER PARTNERS  Melbourne  An independent Victorian Partnership ABN 27 975 255 196   Level 19, 15 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms  Melbourne  |  Sydney  |  Perth  |  Adelaide  |  Brisbane  |  Newcastle  An independent member of Baker Tilly International 31 For personal use only Corporate Governance Statement  The Company is committed to implementing and maintaining good corporate governance practices.  This  Statement  outlines  the  main  features  of  the  Company’s  corporate  governance  framework  and  governance practices, and the extent to which the Company has followed the recommendations of the  ASX  Corporate  Governance  Council  (the  ASX  Principles  and  Recommendations)  during  the  2017  financial year.  This Statement is current as at 16 August 2017 and has been approved by the Board of the Company.  All charters and other policies referred to in this statement are available on the Company’s website at  www.lifestylecommunities.com.au.   Lay solid foundations for management and oversight  1.  Board functions  The Company has a Board Charter which describes the roles and responsibilities of the Board.   The primary role of the Board is to create shareholder value by setting the strategic direction of the  Company.  Matters reserved for the Board include:  • • • • • • • • • setting the strategic direction of the Company;  approving and monitoring operating budgets and major capital expenditure;  overseeing the integrity of the Company's financial reporting;  overseeing the management of the Company’s debt facilities;  overseeing the Company’s risk management strategy and approval of the risk management  framework;  selecting, appointing, and where necessary removing, the Managing Director;  delegating responsibility to the Managing Director, and setting the limits of delegation from  the Managing Director to other management;  appointing committees to assist in the oversight of the Company; and  reviewing Board performance.  The  Board  has  delegated  other  matters  and  the  day  to  day  management  of  the  Company  to  the  Managing  Director,  James  Kelly,  and  established  cascading  delegated  authority  levels  for  senior  management  and  employees.    The  Managing  Director  is  also  responsible  for  implementing  the  Company's strategic plan within the Company's risk management framework and ensuring accurate  information is provided to the Board.  The Chair, Tim Poole, is primarily responsible for facilitating effective Board meetings by encouraging  contribution  from  all  Directors  and  by  promoting  constructive  and  respectful  relations  between  management and the Board.  Page 32  For personal use only                        Director appointment, election and re‐election  Vetting is undertaken before new Directors are appointed, elected or re‐elected to the Board to ensure  they are appropriate candidates.  This includes background checks, such as for bankruptcy.  Information  included in respect of recommendation 2.4 (below) further describes the process undertaken by the  Board and the information considered in relation to appointing a person as a Director.  For the election or re‐election of Directors at Annual General Meetings, the notice of meeting sets out  for shareholders information on candidates, including details of any other directorships and whether  they are considered to be independent.   Director and Senior Executive agreements  The Company has a written agreement with each Director and senior executive clearly outlining the  terms of their appointment.   For  non‐executive  Directors  the  agreement  includes  the  Company's  expectations  concerning  involvement  with  individual  committees,  remuneration,  circumstances  under  the  Company's  constitution  in  which  a  Director’s  office  becomes  vacant,  indemnity  and  insurance  arrangements,  access to corporate information, confidentiality and a requirement to comply with Company policies.  For  the  Managing  Director  and  senior  executives  the  agreement  includes  similar  material  (where  relevant) as well as a description of the position, roles and responsibilities, the term of appointment,  resignation and termination processes, and entitlements on resignation or termination.  Further details  of the key terms for the employment agreements for the Managing Director and senior executives are  set out in the Remuneration Report.  Company Secretary  The Company Secretary, Geoff Hollis, has a direct reporting line to the Chair of the Board to ensure that  the Board and its committees function efficiently and effectively. The responsibilities of the Company  Secretary include advising on governance matters such as Board and committee policies, supporting  meetings by preparing agendas and minutes, and communicating with ASIC and the ASX.  Diversity  The Company values diversity and recognises the benefits it brings to the organisation.  The Company  has developed a Diversity Policy to take advantage of a workforce comprised of people with a diverse  range of skills, backgrounds and experience.  Page 33  For personal use only                            The Company supports diversity in its workforce by:   Treating all employees fairly and with respect and dignity as detailed in the Code of Conduct;   Actively  and  promoting  a  working  environment  that  values  diversity  and  tolerance  of  differences;   Ensuring  that  applicants  and  employees  of  all  backgrounds  are  encouraged  to  apply for,  and  have fair opportunity to be considered for all available roles;   Ensuring  that  the  Company’s  policies  encourage  diversity  and  address  specific  barriers  to  groups  of  employees,  such  as  those  with  domestic responsibilities,  by  making reasonable  provision for  the special needs  of  these employees,  by  means  such  as  the  Flexible  Working  Arrangements,  Parental  Leave  and  Other  Leave  Standards,  and  recognising  and  rewarding  innovative strategies to accommodate diverse groups within the workforce;   Setting, reviewing and reporting annually, measurable objectives; and   Complying with all anti‐discrimination and equal opportunity legislation.  Gender diversity is of particular importance as the Company has over 40% of homes occupied by single  females  and  over  60%  the  Company’s  homeowners  are  female.    The  Company  has  the  following  objectives in relation to gender diversity which are assessed by the HR & Remuneration Committee  annually:  • Objective 1: female representation on the Board at all times;   • Objective 2: female representation within the senior management team; and  • Objective 3: 50% or more female employees across its workforce.  This seeks to ensure adequate female representation across all of the Company's business practices.  There is a particular emphasis on gender diversity in the sales and community management functions  of the Company.  During the 2017 financial year each of the three objectives were achieved.  Measuring performance  The Company has an informal evaluation process for Board and committee performance which focuses  on  the  role  of  the  Board,  its  size  and  composition,  the  procedures  and  practices  of  the  Board  and  meeting arrangements.  The evaluation also includes an assessment of the future requirements of the  Board in relation to the skills and experience required to ensure that Board composition is appropriate  for the needs of the Company.   Individual non‐executive Director performance is assessed by the Chair informally to ensure that the  Director  continues  to  operate  effectively  within  the  Board.  This  may  involve  discussions  with  the  Director and with other members of the Board, and considering the Director's:     skills, experience, performance and contributions to the Board, committees and other aspects  of the Company;  degree of independence; and  availability to attend and prepare for Board and committee meetings.  An  evaluation  of  the  Board,  committees  and  individual  directors  was  undertaken  during  the  2017  financial year.  The Company has an on‐going evaluation process for senior management.  The HR & Remuneration  Committee  and  Managing  Director  sets  performance  objectives  for  senior  executives  necessary  to  achieve the strategic objectives of the Company. Performance of senior executives is assessed annually  by the Managing Director. Page 34  For personal use only                        Structure the Board to add value  2.  Board selection process and induction  The Board believes that the composition, including selection, appointment, renewal and retirement of  members, is of such importance that it is the role of the Board as a whole to manage.    In considering the nomination and appointment of new Directors, the Board assesses candidates with  regard  to  their  experience  in  the  industry,  as  well  as  more  generally,  and  their  skills,  qualifications,  personal  qualities  and  background.    In  addition,  in  selecting  new  Directors,  the  Board  looks  for  candidates with skills that complement and balance those of the existing Directors.   The Board reviews succession planning and senior leadership development on at least an annual basis.   Details of the number of Board meetings and attendance at those meetings are set out on page 9 of  the Directors' Report.   The mix of skills and diversity that the Company seeks to achieve on the Board includes:  • • • • • • • accounting, finance and capital markets;  property development, construction and management;  asset management;  information technology;  financial and business management;  sales and marketing; and  legal, tax and regulatory.  The  Board  has  an  induction  program  for  newly‐appointed  non‐executive  Directors.    This  provides  including  written  materials,  briefings,  training  on  accounting  principles  (where  orientation  appropriate),  site  visits  and  educational  opportunities  designed  to  make  them  familiar  with  the  Company  and  better  equipped  to  perform  their  duties.  This  seeks  to  build  an  understanding  of  the  Company's business, the markets in which it operates, customers, suppliers, employees and community  residents.   Directors are also encouraged to attend external director education programs to develop and maintain  their skills and knowledge.  Independence  The Board comprises Tim Poole, Jim Craig and Philippa Kelly as independent non‐executive Directors,  Bruce  Carter  as  a  non‐executive  Director  and  James  Kelly  as  Managing  Director.    Details  of  their  qualifications, experience and length of service are set out on pages 4 and 5 of the Directors’ Report.  The Board considers an independent Director to be a non‐executive Director who is not a member of  management and who is free of any business or other relationship that could materially interfere with  –  or  could  reasonably be  perceived  to  materially  interfere  with  –  the  independent  exercise  of  their  judgement as a Director of the Company.  Tim Poole, Jim Craig and Philippa Kelly are considered to be independent under this definition.  Further,  none  of  the  aforementioned  non‐executive  Directors  have  an  interest,  position,  association  or  relationship of the type described in item 2.3 of the ASX Principles and Recommendations.  Bruce Carter  is not considered independent as he transitioned from executive to non‐executive Director on 1 July  2015.  The Board assesses independence at least annually. Page 35  For personal use only                               The Chair of the Board, Tim Poole, is an independent Director.  James Kelly is the Company's Managing  Director.  Act ethically and responsibly  3.  The Company recognises that its reputation is one of its most valuable assets to build long‐term value  for its shareholders.  The Company’s Code of Conduct applies to its Directors, senior executives and  employees.    The  Company  is  committed  to  promoting  and  maintaining  a  high  standard  of  corporate  ethics  and  business integrity.  As stated in the Company's Code of Conduct, all Directors, senior executives and  employees must act with integrity and professionalism and be scrupulous in the proper use of Company  information,  funds,  equipment  and  facilities.    Directors,  senior  executives  and  employees  are  to  exercise  fairness,  equity,  proper  courtesy,  consideration  and  sensitivity  in  dealing  with  customers,  employees and other stakeholders.  See also the information in respect of recommendation 7.4 below.    The Code of Conduct is a detailed statement concerning:  • • • • • • • responsibilities of all Directors, senior executives and employees;  practices to promote the best interests and reputation of the Company;   confidentiality;   Company property;   conflicts of interests;  public statements;  policies  for  preventing  the  acceptance  or  offering  of  bribes  or  other  forms  of  unlawful  or  unethical payments or inducements;   • measures to encourage the reporting of unlawful or unethical behaviour;  • • compliance; and  breaches of the Code.   The Company has a Securities Trading Policy.  Under the Company’s Securities Trading Policy, Directors,  senior executives and employees must not trade in any securities of the Company at any time when  they  are  in  possession  of  unpublished,  price  sensitive  information  in  relation  to  those  securities.   Provided dealing would not otherwise contravene the insider trading provisions of the Corporations  Act, Directors, senior executives and employees can deal in securities of the Company outside of the  following prohibited periods:      from 1 January to the opening of trading on the second Business Day after the Company’s half‐ yearly results are announced to the ASX;  from 1 July to the opening of trading on the second Business Day after the Company’s annual  results for that year are announced to the ASX;  from the opening of trading on the date that is two weeks prior to the AGM to the opening of  trading on the first Business Day after the close of the AGM; and  any additional period, as specified by the Board.  Trading within a prohibited period can only occur with the prior approval from the Chair.  The  Code  of  Conduct  encourages  the  reporting  of  unlawful  and  unethical  behaviour  and  protects  whistle‐blowers.  Any employee who makes a complaint and complies with the reporting process will  not be disadvantaged or prejudiced in any way.  Page 36  For personal use only                        All  complaints  are  treated  as  confidential.    Directors,  senior  executives  and  employees  can  report  straight  to  the  Managing  Director,  Company  Secretary  or  the  Chair  of  the  Audit  Committee  if  they  believe their immediate supervisor may be implicated.  Directors, senior executives and employees must avoid any personal, financial or other interest that  may conflict with their duties and responsibilities to the Company. Any interest that may constitute a  conflict of interest must be promptly disclosed to the Managing Director, Company Secretary or the  Chair of the Audit Committee.  Safeguard integrity in corporate reporting  4.  Audit Committee  The Company has an Audit Committee that consists of three members, Philippa Kelly, Jim Craig and  Bruce Carter, two of which are independent non‐executive Directors (see Recommendation 2.1).  All  three Committee members have and maintain very good financial literacy.  Further information on their  skills, qualifications and experience is set out on pages 4 and 5 of the Directors’ Report.   The Chair of the Audit Committee is Philippa Kelly, and she is not the Chair of the Board.  Details of the number of Audit Committee meetings and attendance at those meetings are set out on  page 7 of the Directors' Report.   The Audit Committee has adopted a formal Charter, which is available on the Company's website.  The  Charter  sets  out  the  Audit  Committee’s  composition,  responsibilities  and  powers  to  ensure  the  adequacy of the Company’s financial reporting.  The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s internal  financial  controls  and  the  appointment  of  the  external  auditor.    The  Audit  Committee  will  consider  matters relevant to the preparation of the Company's financial statements for approval by the Board.   It also monitors the external auditor’s ongoing independence, effectiveness and scope of work, as well  as the rotation of the audit engagement partner.  The Audit Committee may seek advice from external  consultants or specialists where it considers necessary.   External auditor  The external auditor, Pitcher Partners, was appointed in November 2008 and was selected based on  having the necessary skills, objectivity and independence.  This appointment is reviewed by the Board  annually.    The  Company's  policy  on  audit  rotation  requires  the  partner  managing  the  audit  for  the  external auditor be changed within a period of five years.   The  Company's  external  auditor  is  invited  to  attend  meetings  of  the  Audit  Committee  when  appropriate, including meetings without management being present.  Approval of financial statements  As part of the Company's financial assurance processes, the Directors receive a declaration from the  Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer before approving financial statements for a full year  or half year period.    Page 37  For personal use only                             The declaration confirms to the Directors that, in the opinion of the Managing Director and the Chief  Financial Officer:   • • • the  Company’s  financial  records  have  been  properly  maintained  in  accordance  with  the  Corporations Act;   the  financial  statements  and  the  notes  for  the  financial  period  or  year  comply  with  the  accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the financial position and performance  of the Company; and  the declaration is founded on a sound system of risk management and internal control and  that the system is operating effectively in all material respects in relation to financial reporting  risks.  Annual General Meeting  The Company holds a general meeting each year and copies of presentations are lodged with the ASX  and made available on the Company's website.  Shareholders have the opportunity to ask questions at  the meeting and meet informally with Directors after the meeting.  The  Company's  external  auditor  attends  the  general  meeting  each  year  and  is  available  to  answer  questions from shareholders regarding the conduct of the audit, the preparation and content of the  auditor’s report, the accounting policies adopted by the Company in the preparation of its financial  statements and the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.  The Company  considers this is an important safeguard for the integrity of the Company’s financial reporting process.    Make timely and balanced disclosure  5.  Continuous disclosure  ASX  Listing  Rule  3.1  requires  the  Company  to  inform  the  ASX  immediately  once  the  Company  is  or  becomes  aware  of  any  information  concerning  it  that  a  reasonable  person  would  expect  to  have  a  material effect on the price or value of the Company’s shares.  Procedures are in place to ensure that  items which potentially require announcement to the ASX are promptly notified to relevant parties for  approval.    Depending  upon  content,  either  the  Board,  Managing  Director  or  Company  Secretary  is  responsible for authorising market releases.  All market releases are posted to the Company’s website.  The  Company  takes  the  spirit  of  its  continuous  disclosure  obligations  seriously  and  issues  market  releases  during  the  year  to  satisfy  these  obligations.    All  ASX  announcements  are  available  on  the  Company’s website.  Respect the rights of security holders  6.  Company’s website  The Company's website is one of the Company’s key communication tools.   The Company endeavours to keep the website up‐to‐date and accurate in order to provide information  about the Company’s performance and governance to investors. The Company values transparency in  all areas of operation, and understands that quality disclosure can foster the trust and confidence of  shareholders and investors.   The  Company  encourages  shareholders  to  take  an  active  interest  in  the  Company,  and  publishes  information about the Company’s history, current projects and corporate structure.   Page 38  For personal use only                          The  following  key  documents  are  available  for  shareholders  on  the  Company’s  website  under  the  ‘Investor Information’ section:   corporate profile and biographical information of Directors;  Board Charter;    Audit Committee Charter;   HR and Remuneration Committee Charter;    Communications Policy;  Code of Conduct;  Securities Trading Policy;    Diversity Policy;     Annual Reports;    financial statements;  notices of Annual General Meetings;  investor presentations;  operational updates; and  announcements lodged with the ASX.    Communication with shareholders  The  Company  recognises  the  timeliness,  convenience  and  environmental  advantages  of  electronic  communication.    Shareholders  have  the  option  of  communicating  with  the  Company  electronically.  Shareholders  who  wish  to  update  their  communication  preferences  should  contact  the  Company's  share registry.  The Annual General Meeting allows the Company to provide shareholders with a greater understanding  of  the  Company’s  operations,  governance,  performance  and  prospects,  and  gives  shareholders  the  opportunity to raise questions or concerns.    Communications with analysts, investors, media and others  The Managing Director, James Kelly and the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, Geoff Hollis,  generally  deal  with  analysts,  investors,  media  and  others,  taking  account  of  regulatory  guidelines  including those issued by the ASX on continuous disclosure.  The presentations on the 30 June and 31  December  results  and  other  presentations  are  sent  to  the  ASX  and  are  available  promptly  on  the  Company’s website.  A teleconference held in respect of the 30 June and 31 December presentations  is conducted on the afternoon of the release.   The Company’s Communications Policy is available on the Company’s website.  Recognise and manage risk   7.  The  Company  considers  risk  management  as  a  core  principle  of  sound  corporate  governance.    The  Company recognises the importance of managing risk and controlling its business activities in a manner  which enables it to protect established value, identify and capitalise on opportunities to create value,  enhance resilience to external events and avoid or reduce risks which may cause injury or loss.   Page 39  For personal use only                      Risk management  In view of its size and operational structure, the Board considers that it is able to oversee the Company's  risk management framework efficiently and effectively without establishing a risk committee (stand‐ alone or part of the responsibilities of the audit committee).  A formal risk register has been developed and approved by the Board. The register identifies specific  risks at an operational and strategic level and provides the framework for the reporting and monitoring  of material risks across the Company.  The full Board is responsible for oversight of the Company’s risk management and control framework.   The Board receives periodic reports from management on risk management matters.  The  Company  has  disclosed  its  current  material  business  risks  within  the  Operating  and  Financial  Review on page 16 of the Annual Report.   The Company’s risk management processes and systems that were in place over the reporting period  include:      robust planning and budgeting process providing a long‐term financial model that enables  the Board to review timely financial forecasts as well as analyse future opportunities and  sensitivities.  The Board also receives regular forecasts in relation to the liquidity of the  business;  comprehensive site selection process that requires Board approval of any acquisition case  prior  to  any  land  acquisition.    The  Board  is  then  notified  and  approves  any  changes  (positive or negative) to the acquisition case prior to the commencement of construction;  a  system  of  delegated  authorities  that  cascades  authority  levels  for  expenditure  and  commitments  from  the  Board,  the  delegation  to  the  Managing  Director  and  further  cascading of authorities from the Managing Director to the rest of the organisation;   maintaining  insurance  cover  appropriate  to  the  size  and  nature  of  the  Company’s     operations to reduce the financial impact of any significant insurable losses;  establishing  a  risk  register  which  identifies  the  material  risks  facing  the  Company  and  which is regularly reviewed and updated. This includes providing a risk rating, assessment  of  the  key  controls  in  place  to  manage  the  risk  and  the  person(s)  responsible  for  implementing and reviewing controls; and  all members of the senior management team report to the Board on financial and non‐ financial matters and meet with the Board at least quarterly.  Internal audit  The Company does not have a formal internal audit function.  In view of the size of the Company, such  a function is not considered necessary or appropriate at this time.  A natural control mechanism exists  in companies of this size as the Board works closely with the staff and, because the transactional volume  is small, the Directors have a detailed knowledge of the Company.  During  the  2017  financial  year  the  Company  commenced  process  improvements  in  relation  to  the  following areas: accounts payable and purchase order systemisation; new payroll and HR management  system; fixed assets reporting; and monthly reporting processes.  These improvements are anticipated  to be completed during the 2018 financial year.  Page 40  For personal use only                          Environmental risk management  The  Company's  risk  register  (described  above),  identifies  specific  risks  for  the  Company  at  an  operational and strategic level.    The sustainability of the Company's business could also be adversely impacted by the way in which the  Company conducts its business and the effects on the Company's residents, employees, suppliers as  well as the Company's shareholders.     The  Board  has  regard  to  economic,  environmental  and  social  sustainability  risks.    It  does  so  by  considering:  • what issues are important to the sustainability of the Company's business;  • • whether it is in the interests of the Company to adopt particular measures having regard to  how those issues could be addressed; and  the materiality of the risk addressed and the likely costs of doing so or failing to do so.  This process is applied by the Board as part of its annual planning and budget approval process, when  setting the Company's strategy and when considering significant transactions for the Company.    By having regard to economic, environmental and social sustainability risks in the manner described  above, the Board seeks to ensure that it acts in the best interests of the Company.   Remunerate fairly and responsibly  8.  Remuneration Committee  The Company has an HR & Remuneration Committee that consists of three members, Jim Craig, Philippa  Kelly and Tim Poole who are all independent non‐executive Directors (see Recommendation 2.1).  The  Chair of the HR and Remuneration Committee is Jim Craig, and he is not the Chair of the Board.  Details of the number of HR & Remuneration Committee meetings and attendance at those meetings  are set out on page 7 of the Directors' Report.   The HR & Remuneration Committee has adopted a formal Charter which is available on the Company's  website.  The Charter sets out the HR & Remuneration Committee’s responsibilities including oversight  and approval of the human resources and remuneration policies and practices of the Company.  The  HR  &  Remuneration  Committee  may  seek  advice  from  external  consultants  or  specialists  where  it  considers necessary.   Details of remuneration  Details of remuneration of Directors, the Managing Director and senior management are included in  the Remuneration Report on pages 24 and 25 of the 2017 Annual Report and in notes 24 and 26 to the  financial statements (set out on pages 68 and 69 of the 2017 Annual Report).  Page 41  For personal use only                                       Consolidated Statement of Profit or loss and other Comprehensive income For the year ended 30 June 2017 Development revenue Home settlement revenue Cost of sales Gross profit from home settlements Management and other revenue Rental revenue Deferred management fees Utilities revenue Sub-division revenue Finance revenue Total management and other revenue Fair value adjustments less expenses Development expenses (sales and marketing) Management rental expenses Management deferred management fee expenses Utilities expenses Corporate overheads Sub-division expenses Loss on disposal of assets Finance costs Profit before income tax Income tax expense Net profit from continuing operations Profit is attributable to: Members of the parent Non-controlling interests Total comprehensive income for the year Total comprehensive income is attributable to: Members of the parent Non-controlling interests Note 2017 $ 2016 $ 6 5 6 6 6 7 79,941,727 54,877,337 (64,360,083) (43,080,471) 15,581,644 11,796,866 13,751,895 4,112,152 1,662,257 925,000 17,122 20,468,426 11,074,970 2,508,705 1,385,214 95,455 209,884 15,274,228 26,664,208 18,924,865 (5,039,082) (6,263,887) (1,231,412) (1,663,379) (5,774,937) (1,194,475) (31,898) (1,181,811) (4,175,959) (5,259,487) (540,369) (1,657,542) (4,871,622) (95,455) - (842,529) 40,333,397 28,552,996 (12,636,296) (7,937,280) 27,697,101 20,615,716 27,695,112 1,989 19,268,682 1,347,034 27,697,101 20,615,716 27,697,101 20,615,716 27,695,112 1,989 19,268,682 1,347,034 27,697,101 20,615,716 Earnings per share for profit attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the parent entity: Basic earnings per share Diluted earnings per share 22 22 cents 26.555 26.505 cents 18.586 18.474 The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. Page 42 For personal use only Consolidated Statement of Financial Position For the year ended 30 June 2017 ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Inventories Other current assets Total current assets Non-current assets Inventories Property, plant and equipment Investment properties Total non-current assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES Current liabilities Bank overdraft Trade and other payables Current tax payable Provisions Total current liabilities Non-current liabilities Interest-bearing loans and borrowings Provisions Deferred tax liabilities Total non-current liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS EQUITY Contributed equity Reserves Retained earnings Members' interest in equity Non-controlling interest TOTAL EQUITY Note 2017 $ 2016 $ 9 10 11 12 11 13 14 9 15 7 16 17 16 7 18 19 19 20 3,653,118 1,324,805 34,368,842 320,888 39,667,653 3,352,040 819,425 35,548,272 650,553 40,370,290 10,564,461 4,590,889 211,294,274 226,449,624 14,197,573 4,227,618 163,676,707 182,101,898 266,117,277 222,472,188 12,364 26,844,367 574,467 316,016 27,747,214 47,000,000 374,094 35,471,964 82,846,058 2,558,487 14,364,641 360,801 251,792 17,535,721 46,000,000 311,074 27,320,528 73,631,602 110,593,272 91,167,323 155,524,005 131,304,865 63,204,070 1,801,816 90,518,119 155,524,005 - 63,822,710 1,561,850 65,920,305 131,304,865 - 155,524,005 131,304,865 The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. Page 43 For personal use only Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity For the year ended 30 June 2017 Balance at 1 July 2015 Profit for the year Total comprehensive income for the year Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners: Net distributions to non-controlling interests Issue of shares - exercise of options Employee share schemes Dividends paid Contributed equity $ Reserves $ Retained earnings $ Non- controlling interest $ Total equity $ 63,027,710 1,493,481 49,246,482 - 113,767,673 - - - 795,000 - - 795,000 - - 19,268,682 1,347,034 20,615,716 19,268,682 1,347,034 20,615,716 - - 68,369 - 68,369 - - - (2,594,859) (1,347,034) - - - (1,347,034) 795,000 68,369 (2,594,859) (2,594,859) (1,347,034) (3,078,524) Balance as at 30 June 2016 63,822,710 1,561,850 65,920,305 - 131,304,865 Profit for the year Total comprehensive income for the year Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners: Net distributions to non-controlling interests Treasury shares purchased Employee share schemes Issue of shares - exercise of options Dividends paid - - - (715,000) - 96,360 - - - - - 239,966 - - 27,695,112 1,989 27,697,101 27,695,112 1,989 27,697,101 - - 30,058 - (3,127,356) (1,989) - - - (1,989) (715,000) 270,024 96,360 (3,127,356) (618,640) 239,966 (3,097,298) (1,989) (3,477,961) Balance as at 30 June 2017 63,204,070 1,801,816 90,518,119 - 155,524,005 The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. Page 44 For personal use only Consolidated Cash Flow Statement For the year ended 30 June 2017 Cash flows from operating activities Receipts from customers Payments to suppliers and employees Income tax paid Interest received Interest paid Note 2017 $ 2016 $ 107,772,898 (84,067,078) (4,271,195) 17,122 (1,807,002) 76,445,342 (84,947,737) (3,753,146) 209,884 (2,150,799) Net cash flows provided by / (used in) operating activities 21 17,644,745 (14,196,456) Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of property, plant and equipment Proceeds from long-term deposit Purchase of investment properties 13(a) (768,823) - (11,997,725) (1,043,609) 5,000,000 (1,155,105) Net cash flows provided by / (used in) investing activities (12,766,548) 2,801,286 Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from exercise of options / CRES shares Proceeds from external borrowings Repayment of external borrowings Distributions paid to non-controlling interests Dividends paid 96,360 19,500,000 (18,500,000) - 8(a) (3,127,356) 795,000 23,110,819 (13,712,038) (3,409,351) (2,594,859) Net cash flows provided by / (used in) financing activities (2,030,996) 4,189,571 Net increase / (decrease) in cash held Cash at the beginning of the financial year 2,847,201 (7,205,599) 793,553 7,999,152 Cash at the end of the financial year 9 3,640,754 793,553 The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. Page 45 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The following is a summary of significant accounting policies adopted by the consolidated entity in the preparation and presentation of the financial report. The accounting policies have been consistently applied, unless otherwise stated. (a) Basis of preparation This financial report Standards, Corporations Act 2001 . is a general purpose financial report, Interpretations and other authoritative pronouncements of that has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the The financial report covers Lifestyle Communities Limited and controlled entities as a consolidated entity. Lifestyle Communities Limited is a company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Lifestyle Communities Limited is a for-profit entity for the purpose of preparing the financial statements. The financial report was authorised for issue by the directors as at the date of the director's report. Compliance with IFRS The consolidated financial statements of Lifestyle Communities Limited also comply with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Historical Cost Convention The financial report has been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by revaluation to fair value for certain classes of assets as described in the accounting policies. Significant accounting estimates The preparation of the financial report requires the use of certain estimates and judgements in applying the entity's accounting policies. Those estimates and judgements significant to the financial report are disclosed in Note 2. (b) Principles of consolidation The consolidated financial statements are those of the consolidated entity, comprising the financial statements of the parent entity and of all entities which the parent entity controls. The group controls an entity when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. The financial statements of subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent entity, using consistent accounting policies. Adjustments are made to bring into line any dissimilar accounting policies, which may exist. inter-company balances and transactions, including any unrealised profits and losses have been eliminated on consolidation. All Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is established and are de-recognised from the date that control ceases. Equity interests in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the group are presented as non-controlling interests. Non-controlling interests in the results of subsidiaries are shown separately in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or loss and other Comprehensive income and consolidated Statement of Financial Position respectively. (c) Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and at banks, bank overdrafts and short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less held at call with financial institutions. (d) Inventories Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Inventories include housing units built but not sold as well as capitalised civils and infrastructure, wages and holding costs. With effect from 1 January 2009 sales contract terms were changed and inventories include civil and infrastructure costs. Inventories are classified as either current or non-current assets pursuant to the timing of their anticipated sale. Page 46 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) (e) Revenue recognition Revenue is recognised and measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable to the extent it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the consolidated entity and the revenue can be reliably measured. The following specific recognition criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised: (i) Home settlement revenue Revenue from home settlements is recognised when there is persuasive evidence, usually in the form of settlement of the home, indicating that there has been a transfer of risks and rewards to the customer, no further work or processing is required, the quantity and quality of the goods has been determined, the price is fixed and generally ownership has passed. The consolidated entity considers all risks and rewards as transferred to the customer upon receipt of final settlement. (ii) Interest revenue Interest revenue is recognised when it becomes receivable on a proportional basis taking into account the interest rates applicable to the financial assets. (iii) Rental revenue Rental revenue from investment properties is derived from home owners and is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease term. (iv) Utilities revenue Utilities revenue is derived from homeowners and is billed monthly and recorded as revenue in the month of billing. (v) Deferred management fee The deferred management fee is receivable upon a resident selling their home. Revenue is recorded upon the resale settlement of the home. For all contracts entered into prior to 1 January 2009, the fee payable is 15% on the resale value of the unit and after a period of occupation of a year and one day. For all contracts entered into post 1 January 2009, the fee payable is up to 20% (the fee accumulates by 4% per year over 5 years up to 20%) on the resale value of the unit. (vi) Sub-division revenue Sub-division revenue is derived from land sold that is surplus to requirements for the residential communities. Sub-division revenue is recognised upon the exchange of an unconditional contract or if the contract is conditional once those conditions have been satisfied. All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST). (f) Property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Property under development is not depreciated. The depreciable amounts of all other fixed assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis (prior year included some diminishing value assets) over the estimated useful life of the assets as follows: 2017 2016 Buildings 40 years 40 years Plant and equipment 4 to 25 years 2 to 13 years Computer equipment 2 to 3 years 2 to 9 years Motor vehicles 4 to 7 years 4 to 7 years The assets' residual values, useful lives and amortisation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial year end. Page 47 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) (g) Investment properties Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Investment properties include undeveloped land and land subject to residential site lease agreements. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment properties are re-measured at fair value, which reflects market conditions. Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair values of investment properties are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they arise. Investment properties are derecognised either when they have been disposed of or when the investment property is permanently withdrawn from use and no future economic benefit is expected from its disposal. Any gains or losses on the retirement or disposal of an investment property are recognised in profit or loss in the year of retirement or disposal. (h) Leases Leases are classified at their inception as either operating or finance leases based on the economic substance of the agreement so as to reflect the risks and benefits incidental to ownership. Operating leases Lease payments for operating leases are recognised as expenses on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. (i) Impairment in accordance with AASB 136 life are not amortised but are tested annually for impairment Assets with an indefinite useful Impairment of Assets. Assets subject to annual depreciation or amortisation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances arise that indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may be impaired. An impairment loss is recognised where the carrying amount of the asset or cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount of an asset cash generating unit is defined as the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. (j) Borrowing costs Borrowing costs can include interest, amortisation of discounts or premiums relating to borrowings, and ancillary costs incurred in connection with arrangement of borrowings. Borrowing costs are expensed as incurred, except for borrowing costs incurred as part of the cost of the construction of a qualifying asset which are capitalised until the asset is ready for its intended use or sale. Acceptance fees are amortised over the life of the facility. Page 48 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) (k) Income tax Current income tax expense or revenue is the tax payable on the current period's taxable income based on the applicable income tax rate adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax balances Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary differences at the applicable tax rates when the assets are expected to be recovered or liabilities are settled. No deferred tax asset or liability is recognised in relation to temporary differences if they arose in a transaction, other than a business combination, that at the time of the transaction did not affect either accounting profit or taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses only when it is probable that future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses. Current and deferred tax balances attributable to amounts recognised directly in equity are also recognised directly in equity. Tax consolidation The parent entity and its wholly owned subsidiaries have implemented tax consolidation and have formed an income tax-consolidated group from 18 March 2011. This means that: each entity recognises their own current and deferred tax amounts in respect of the transactions, events and balances of the entity; and the parent entity is assumes the current tax liabilities and deferred tax assets arising in respect of tax losses, arising in the subsidiary, and recognises a contribution to (or distribution from) the subsidiaries. The tax consolidated group also has a tax sharing agreement in place to limit the liability of subsidiaries in the tax-consolidated group, arising under the joint and several liability provisions of the tax consolidation system, in the event of default by the parent entity to meet its payment obligations. (l) Employee benefits (i) Short-term employee benefit obligations Liabilities arising in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave and any other employee benefits expected to be settled wholly within twelve months of the reporting date are measured at their nominal amounts based on remuneration rates which are expected to be paid when the liability is settled. The expected cost of short-term employee benefits in the form of compensated absences such as annual leave is recognised in the provision for employee benefits. All other short-term employee benefit obligations are presented as payables. (ii) Long-term employee benefit obligations The provision for employee benefits in respect of long service leave and annual leave which, are not expected to be settled wholly within twelve months of reporting date, are measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflow to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date. Employee benefit obligations are presented as current liabilities in the statement of financial position if the entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, regardless of when the actual settlement is expected to occur. (iii) Retirement benefit obligations Defined contribution superannuation plan The consolidated entity makes contributions to defined contribution superannuation plans in respect of employee services rendered during the year. These superannuation contributions are recognised as an expense in the same period when the employee services are received. (iv) Share based payments The consolidated entity operates an employee share loan scheme (ESLP) and an equity incentive scheme (EIS). Refer to Note 24 for further information. For the ESLP, convertible repurchase-able employee shares (CRES) are issued to employees. For accounting purposes CRES are treated like options until the time of vesting. At the time of vesting an interest-free limited recourse loan is made to the participant with the value reflected as equity. The CRES are then convertible to ordinary shares at the discretion of the participant prior to their expiry with the loan being due and payable on or before expiry of the CRES. The fair value of the equity to which employees become entitled is measured at grant date and recognised as an expense over the vesting period, with a corresponding increase to an equity account. The number of employee share loans expected to vest is reviewed and adjusted at each reporting date such that the amount recognised for services received as consideration for the equity instruments granted shall be based on the number of equity instruments that eventually vest. There are no further plans to issue CRES pursuant to the ESLP. For the EIS, the Company provides a contribution to an Employee Share Trust for the estimated number of shares relating to the relevant financial year. The Employee Share Trust purchases shares on-market and issues the relevant shares to participating employees within three months of the end of the financial year. As the shares have not vested the contribution is recognised as treasury shares within contributed equity. The fair value of the equity to which employees become entitled is measured at grant date and recognised as an expense over the vesting period, with a corresponding increase to an equity account. Page 49 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) (m) Goods and services tax (GST) Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense. Where applicable receivables and payables in the statement of financial position are shown inclusive of GST. Cash flows are presented in the statement of cash flows on a gross basis, except for the GST component of investing and financing activities, which are disclosed as operating cash flows. (n) Financial instruments Classification The consolidated entity classifies its financial instruments in the following categories: financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, and available-for-sale financial assets. The classification depends on the purpose for which the instruments were acquired. Management determines the classification of its financial instruments at initial recognition. Non-derivative financial instruments Non-derivative financial instruments consist of trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, loans and borrowings, and trade and other payables. Non-derivative financial instruments are initially recognised at fair value, plus directly attributable transactions costs (if any). After initial recognition, non-derivative financial instruments are measured as described below. Loans and receivables Loans and receivables are measured at fair value at inception and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. Interest bearing loans and borrowings Interest bearing loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the fair value of the consideration received less directly attributable transaction costs. After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities that are yield related are included as part of the carrying amount of the loans and borrowings. 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. Financial liabilities Financial liabilities include trade payables, other creditors and loans from third parties. Non-derivative financial liabilities are recognised at amortised cost, comprising original debt less principal payments and amortisation. (o) Comparatives Where necessary, comparative information has been reclassified and repositioned for consistency with current year disclosures. (p) Rounding of amounts The parent entity and the consolidated entity have applied the relief available under ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial / Directors' Reports) Instrument 2016/191 and accordingly, the amounts in the consolidated financial statements and in the directors' report have been rounded to the nearest dollar. Page 50 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) (q) Accounting standards issued but not yet effective at 30 June 2017 The following standards and interpretations have been issued at the reporting date but are not yet effective. The directors' assessment of the impact of these standards and interpretations is set out below. (i) AASB 15: Revenue from Contracts with Customers (applicable for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2018) AASB 15 introduces a five step process for revenue recognition with the core principle of the new Standard being for entities to recognise revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration (that is, payment) to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The five step approach is as follows: step 1 - identify the contracts with the customer; step 2 - identify the separate performance obligations; step 3 - determine the transaction price; step 4 - allocate the transaction price; and step 5 - recognise revenue when a performance obligation is satisfied. AASB 15 will also result in enhanced disclosures about revenue, provide guidance for transactions that were not previously addressed comprehensively (for example, service revenue and contract modifications) and improve guidance for multiple-element arrangements. The changes in revenue recognition requirements in AASB 15 are not expected to materially impact the timing and amount of revenue recorded in the financial statements. There may be additional disclosure requirements which have not yet been quantified. (ii) AASB 9: Financial Instruments (applicable for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2018) Significant revisions to the classification and measurement of financial assets, reducing the number of categories and simplifying the measurement choices, including the removal of impairment testing of assets measured at fair value. The amortised cost model is available for debt assets meeting both business model and cash flow characteristics tests. All investments in equity instruments using AASB 9 are to be measured at fair value. AASB 9 amends measurement rules for financial liabilities that the entity elects to measure at fair value through profit and loss. Changes in fair value attributable to changes in the entity’s own credit risk are presented in other comprehensive income. Revised disclosures about an entity’s hedge accounting have also been added to AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures . Impairment of assets is now based on expected losses in AASB 9 which requires entities to measure: the 12-month expected credit losses (expected credit losses that result from those default events on the financial instrument that are possible within 12 months after the reporting date); or full lifetime expected credit losses (expected credit losses that result from all possible default events over the life of the financial instrument. The changes in AASB 9 are not expected to materially impact the measurement of financial instruments recorded in the financial statements. There may be additional disclosure requirements which have not yet been quantified. (iii) AASB 16: Leases (applicable for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2019) AASB 16 will replace AASB 117: Leases and introduces a single lessee accounting model that will require a lessee to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 months, unless the underlying asset is of low value. Right-of-use assets are initially measured at their cost and lease liabilities are initially measured on a present value basis. Subsequent to initial recognition: - right-of-use assets are accounted for on a similar basis to non-financial assets, whereby the right-of-use asset is accounted for in accordance with a cost model unless the underlying asset is accounted for on a revaluation basis, in which case if the underlying asset is: - investment property, the lessee applies the fair value model in AASB 140: Investment Property to the right-of-use asset; or - property, plant or equipment, the lessee can elect to apply the revaluation model in AASB 116: Property, Plant and Equipment to all of the right-of-use assets that relate to that class of property, plant and equipment; and - lease liabilities are accounted for on a similar basis as other financial liabilities, whereby interest expense is recognised in respect of the liability and the carrying amount of the liability is reduced to reflect lease payments made. AASB 16 substantially carries forward the lessor accounting requirements in AASB 117. Accordingly, under AASB 16 a lessor would continue to classify its leases as operating leases or finance leases subject to whether the lease transfers to the lessee substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset, and would account for each type of lease in a manner consistent with the current approach under AASB 117. Although the directors anticipate that the adoption of AASB 16 may have an impact on the Group’s accounting for its operating leases, it is impracticable at this stage to provide a reasonable estimate of such impact. Page 51 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Management continually evaluates its estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, revenue and expenses. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on other various factors it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The estimates and assumptions based on future events have a significant inherent risk, and where future events are not anticipated there could be a material impact on the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities in future periods, as discussed below. (i) Significant accounting judgments Income tax Deferred tax assets and liabilities are based on the assumption that no adverse change will occur in the income tax legislation and the anticipation that the group will derive sufficient future assessable income to enable the benefit to be realised and comply with the conditions of deductibility imposed by the law. Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences as management considers that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available to utilise those temporary differences. Consolidation of subsidiaries The Company consolidates its interests in joint venture entities Cameron Street Developments Pty Ltd and Lifestyle Chelsea Heights Pty Ltd in accordance with AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements requirements. The Company is exposed to variable returns and is able to influence these returns via the power over the investee due to the structure of the arrangements with its joint venture entities. (ii) Significant accounting estimates and assumptions Valuation of investment properties The Group values investment properties at fair value. Fair value is determined by a combination of the discounted annuity streams associated with the completed and settled home units and the fair value of the undeveloped land. Inputs for the fair value of investment properties are derived from independent and Directors' valuations and are adjusted to reflect actual rental income. Share based payment transactions The Group measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date at which they are granted. The fair value of the EIS is measured based on the share price at grant date and the fair value of the ESLP is determined using the Black-Scholes model. Refer to Note 24 for further detail. The accounting estimates and assumptions relating to equity-settled share-based payments would have no impact on the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next annual reporting period but may impact expenses and equity. NOTE 3: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES & POLICIES The Group’s principal financial instruments comprise loan notes, bank loans, finance leases, cash and term deposits, trade and other receivables and trade payables. The Group manages its exposure to key financial risk, including interest rate risk in accordance with the Group's financial risk management policy. The objective of the policy is to support the delivery of the Group’s financial targets whilst protecting future financial security. The main risks arising from the Group’s financial instruments are interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group uses different methods to measure and manage different types of risks to which it is exposed. These include market forecasts for interest rates. Liquidity risk is monitored through the development of future rolling cash flow forecasts. These procedures are sufficient to identify when mitigating action might be required. Page 52 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 3: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES & POLICIES (continued) The Board reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks as summarised as follows: Interest rate risk The Group’s exposure to the risk of changes in market interest rates relates to the Group’s long-term debt obligations. The level of debt is disclosed in Note 17. In August 2015 the Group re-financed a $27.6 million long-term loan facility that was subject to variable interest rates with an $80 million facility that is subject to variable interest rates. Long-term debt obligations As at balance date, the Group had the following mix of financial assets and liabilities exposed to Australian variable interest rate risk (being the bank bill business rate): Financial assets Cash and cash equivalents Financial liabilities Bank overdraft Secured loans - bank finance Net exposure 2017 $ 2016 $ 3,653,118 3,352,040 12,364 47,000,000 47,012,364 2,558,487 46,000,000 48,558,487 (43,359,246) (45,206,447) If interest rates had moved and been effective for the period, as illustrated in the table below, with all other variables held constant, post tax profit and equity would have been affected as follows: Consolidated +1% (100 basis points) -1% (100 basis points) Post Tax Profit Higher/(Lower) 2017 $ 2016 $ Equity Higher/(Lower) 2017 $ 2016 $ (303,515) (316,445) (303,515) (316,445) 303,515 316,445 303,515 316,445 When determining the parameters for a possible change in interest rate risk, management has taken into consideration the current economic environment at balance sheet date and historical movements. A proportion of the impact on post tax profit is deferred due to the capitalisation of interest to inventory which is recognised when units are sold. Market risk At balance date, the Group has no financial instruments exposed to material market risks other than interest rate risk. Page 53 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 3: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES & POLICIES (continued) Risk exposure and responses (continued) Credit risk There are no significant concentrations of credit risk within the Group. Credit risk arises from the financial assets for the Group, which comprise cash and cash equivalents, and trade and other receivables. The Group’s exposure to credit risk arises from potential default of the counterparty, with a maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments. Exposure at balance date has been assessed as minimal as the financial assets have been assessed as having a high likelihood of being received. Liquidity risk The Group's objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of a bank facility. The Group ensures that there is sufficient liquidity within the bank facility by maintaining internal credit requirements that are more conservative than the financier. The Group's debt as at balance date is outlined at Note 17. The table below represents the undiscounted contractual settlement terms for financial instruments and management expectation for settlement of undiscounted maturities. The remaining contractual maturities of the Group's financial liabilities are: 6 months or less (1) 6-12 months (2) 1-2 years 2-3 years 3-4 years (3) 4-5 years 2016 2017 $ $ 14,364,641 7,588,567 19,255,800 - - - - - 47,000,000 - - 46,000,000 60,364,641 73,844,367 (1) This amount is represented by the following financial liabilities: - $1,022,250 relates to customer deposits which typically convert to settlement within six months or less. - $1,265,795 relates to deferred revenue which will be bought to account within six month or less. - $5,300,522 relates to trade and other payables, refer to Note 15 for further detail. (2) This amount is represented by the following financial liabilities: - $12,102,300 relates to a contractual obligation for the unconditional contract to purchase land in Ocean Grove. - $7,153,500 relates to a contractual obligation for the unconditional contract to purchase land in Bittern. (3) On 26 August 2015 the company re-financed its bank facilities with Westpac Banking Corporation securing an $80,000,000 facility with the first drawdown occurring on 25 September 2015. This facility is subject to internal credit management procedures whereby funds drawn are allocated between development debt (capitalised to inventory) and pre-development debt (expensed). Development debt includes funding for inventory and pre-development debt includes funding for undeveloped land. As at 30 June 2017 total debt was $47,000,000 with $18,717,722 allocated to development debt and $28,282,278 allocated to pre-development debt (as at 30 June 2016 total debt was $46,000,000 with $33,607,940 allocated to development debt and $12,392,060 allocated to pre-development debt). The Group has met all required covenants since the arrangements commenced and therefore expects that all current arrangements will continue until the sooner of repayment or expiry. Page 54 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 4: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (a) Fair value hierarchy Assets and liabilities measured and recognised at fair value have been determined by the following fair value measurement hierarchy: Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities Level 2: Input other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly Level 3: Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data 30-Jun-17 Recurring Fair Value Measurements Investment properties Total assets measured at fair value 30-Jun-16 Recurring Fair Value Measurements Investment properties Total assets measured at fair value Level 1 $ - - Level 1 $ - - Level 2 $ - - Level 2 $ - - Level 3 $ 211,294,274 211,294,274 Level 3 $ 163,676,707 163,676,707 Total $ 211,294,274 211,294,274 Total $ 163,676,707 163,676,707 (b) Valuation techniques and inputs used in level 3 fair value measurements (i) Investment properties The fair value of investment properties is determined by a combination of inputs from independent valuations and Directors' valuations. Fair value is determined by a combination of the discounted annuity streams associated with the completed home units and the fair value of the undeveloped land. Inputs, including discount rates, deferred management fee annuity value, and management expense rates are derived from independent valuations. Rental capitalisation rates are derived from a combination of independent and Directors' valuations. Some inputs relating to the rental annuity streams are adjusted to reflect appropriate data relating to the rental at those communities that weren't valued in the current year. The fair value of undeveloped land is based on inputs from independent valuations. Inputs from independent valuations are provided by property valuers who are industry specialists in valuing these types of investment properties. Investment properties have been classified as level 3 as it is an internally generated calculation that contains some non-observable market inputs. The company does not adjust some of the major inputs obtained from the independent valuations such as discount rates, the deferred management fee annuity values, and the management expense rates. (c) Significant unobservable inputs used in level 3 fair value measurements Rental capitalisation rates - rates were taken directly from the valuations for the six communities independently valued in the current year. In relation to the remaining seven communities (independently valued in the prior year) the Directors have adjusted the rental capitalisation rates to reflect those adopted by the independent valuers. Deferred management fee annuity - the valuation for this component is taken directly from independent valuations. Rental annuity - weekly rental rates were taken directly from the valuations for the six communities independently valued in the current year. In relation to the remaining seven communities (independently value in the prior year) the Directors have adjusted the rate adopted in the prior year by inflation to reflect annual rent increases. Undeveloped land - the valuation for this component is taken from inputs within the independent valuations. Below is a summary of the significant unobservable inputs utilised across the portfolio, including the inputs obtained from the independent valuations: Weekly rentals ($) Anticipated % expenses (as a percentage of rental income) Rental capitalisation rates (%) Rental values per unit ($) Deferred management fee discount rates (%) Deferred management fee values per unit ($) Valuation of undeveloped land (per hectare) ($'million) Per valuations Adopted 174.13 - 188.12 180.22 - 188.12 30.0% - 41.5% 30.0% - 41.5% 7.75% 7.75% 72,549 - 87,472 72,549 - 87,472 13.00% - 14.25% 13.00% - 14.25% 21,262 - 46,083 21,262 - 46,083 0.17 - 1.75 0.17 - 1.75 Page 55 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 4: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued) (d) Reconciliation of recurring level 3 fair value movements (i) Investment properties Opening balance Additions (contracted land and capitalised costs) Net unrealised gain from fair value adjustments Closing balance 2017 $ 2016 $ 163,676,707 19,818,775 27,798,792 211,294,274 132,757,442 11,994,400 18,924,865 163,676,707 Gains and losses are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income within fair value adjustments. (e) Valuation processes used for level 3 fair value measurements (i) Investment properties The Company obtains independent valuations of each community at least every two years. The Company uses the independent valuers' inputs in relation to the rental and deferred management fee annuity streams for communities valued in the current year. For those communities valued in the prior year the Directors utlise inputs from independent valuations to assess whether rental capitalisation rates and weekly rental income should be adjusted. These adjustments are assessed at each period end. The directors assess the value attributed to undeveloped land annually. Land contracted in any period is recognised at cost until the first valuation is obtained. (f) Sensitivity analysis for recurring level 3 fair value measurements (i) Investment properties The impact of changes to the inputs that affect the valuation of investment properties is assessed below: Rental income Rental is contractually fixed to increase by the greater of CPI or 3.5% annually. Therefore it is unlikely that there will be any material sensitivities in relation to rental income. Management expense as a percentage of rental income +2% -2% Rental capitalisation rate +0.50% -0.50% Deferred management fee per unit +5% -5% Land prices (undeveloped land) +10% -10% Post Tax Profit Higher/(Lower) 2017 $ 2016 $ Equity Higher/(Lower) 2017 $ 2016 $ (2,582,472) 2,582,472 (1,947,205) 1,947,205 (2,582,472) 2,582,472 (1,947,205) 1,947,205 (5,147,094) 5,857,038 (3,774,935) 4,272,198 (5,147,094) 5,857,038 (3,774,935) 4,272,198 2,031,444 (2,031,444) 1,441,886 (1,441,886) 2,031,444 (2,031,444) 1,441,886 (1,441,886) 2,782,406 (2,782,406) 2,084,286 (2,084,286) 2,782,406 (2,782,406) 2,084,286 (2,084,286) NOTE 5: FAIR VALUE ADJUSTMENTS Net unrealised gain from fair value adjustments - investment properties (Note 14) (a) Other fair value adjustments (b) 27,798,792 (1,134,584) 26,664,208 18,924,865 - 18,924,865 (a) Fair value adjustment results from restating communities to their fair value at balance date. This income represents incremental adjustments to the fair value of investment properties upon settlement of units and reflects the discounted value of future rental and deferred management fee revenues net of expenses as well as the fair value of undeveloped land. (b) Other fair value adjustments relate to transactions incurred that are not directly relating to investment properties but are fair value in nature. Page 56 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 6: PROFIT FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS Profit from continuing operations before income tax has been determined after the following specific revenues and expenses: 2017 $ 2016 $ Revenues (i) Deferred management fee Deferred management fees received Selling and administration fees Expenses (i) Finance costs expensed Bank loans Other Amortisation of loan facility fees 3,471,230 640,922 4,112,152 2,044,930 463,775 2,508,705 893,213 213,543 75,055 1,181,811 708,196 - 134,334 842,529 (ii) Finance costs capitalised Finance costs expensed excludes the following interest capitalised as part of inventory: Bank loans Interest has been capitalised at the prevailing facility interest rate and is expensed through costs of sales as a pro-rata amount per home settled. 1,107,820 1,247,543 (iii) Management rental expenses Management expenses attributable to communities Surplus applicable to joint venture partners (iv) Management deferred management fee expenses Deferred management fee sales and marketing expenses Surplus applicable to joint venture partners (v) Plant and equipment Depreciation (Note 13) Write-off of plant and equipment (Note 13) (vi) Employee benefits expense Wages and salaries Defined contribution superannuation expense Share based payments expense Movement in employee provisions 5,209,778 1,054,109 6,263,887 4,289,730 969,757 5,259,487 577,429 653,983 1,231,412 438,473 31,899 470,372 5,072,679 428,504 270,024 127,244 5,898,451 348,689 191,680 540,369 339,995 - 339,995 4,036,162 340,825 68,369 139,080 4,584,436 Page 57 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 7: INCOME TAX (a) Components of tax expense Current tax Deferred income tax Over provision in prior years (b) Deferred income tax expense included in income tax expense comprises Decrease / (increase) in deferred tax assets Increase in deferred tax liabilities (c) Reconciliation between tax expense recognised in the income statement and tax expense Accounting profit before tax At the statutory income tax rate of 30% (2015:30%) Add / (less): Share based payments Non-controlling interests accounting and tax adjustments Capital loss adjustments Other Income tax expense (d) Current tax Current tax relates to the following: Opening balance Income tax Tax payments Over provision Current tax liabilities (e) Deferred tax Deferred tax relates to the following: Deferred tax assets The balance comprises: Borrowing costs Capital raising costs Capital losses Inventory Tax losses Provision for employee entitlements Accruals & business expenses Deferred tax liabilities The balance comprises: Interest capitalised Receivables Investment property fair value adjustments Net deferred tax liability (e) Deferred tax assets not brought to account Capital tax losses 2017 $ 2016 $ 4,484,861 8,151,436 - 12,636,296 2,431,998 5,630,702 (125,420) 7,937,280 (69,772) 8,221,207 8,151,436 (26,770) 5,657,472 5,630,702 40,333,397 28,552,996 12,100,019 8,565,899 81,007 (6,943) 240,000 222,213 12,636,296 20,510 (517,737) - (131,392) 7,937,280 360,801 4,484,861 (4,271,195) - 574,467 1,807,369 2,431,998 (3,753,146) (125,420) 360,801 - 35,702 241,872 41,794 719,977 207,033 697,521 1,943,900 70,298 107,075 465,831 - 889,425 168,860 172,639 1,874,128 1,003,416 277,500 36,134,948 37,415,864 1,249,347 - 27,945,309 29,194,656 35,471,964 27,320,528 240,000 - Page 58 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 8: DIVIDENDS (a) Dividends 2017 $ 2016 $ Dividends paid $0.030 per share (2016: $0.025 per share) fully franked 3,127,356 2,594,859 (b) Dividends declared after balance date and not recognised Since balance date the directors have recommended a dividend of 2.0 cents per share fully franked at 30% Balance of franking account on a tax paid basis at balance date adjusted for franking credits arising from payment of current tax payable and franking debits arising from the payment of dividends declared at balance date: NOTE 9: CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank and on hand Short-term deposits CURRENT LIABILITIES Bank overdraft NET CASH NOTE 10: TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES CURRENT Other receivables Land proceeds receivable (a) 2,090,903 1,563,177 7,927,602 6,340,221 3,653,118 - 3,653,118 3,145,540 206,500 3,352,040 12,364 2,558,487 3,640,754 793,553 399,805 925,000 1,324,805 819,425 - 819,425 (a) Land proceeds receivable relates to an unconditional contract that was signed prior to balance date and is expected to settle within six months or less. The land being sold is surplus land at Casey Fields that is unable to be incorporated within the current community. Fair value and credit risk Due to the short term nature of other receivables, their carrying amount is assumed to approximate their fair value. The maximum exposure to credit risk is the fair value of receivables. NOTE 11: INVENTORIES CURRENT Housing Civils & infrastructure NON-CURRENT Housing Civils & infrastructure TOTAL INVENTORIES 21,263,729 13,105,113 34,368,842 19,333,323 16,214,949 35,548,272 46,243 10,518,218 10,564,461 1,625,640 12,571,933 14,197,573 44,933,303 49,745,845 (a) Inventory expense Inventories recognised as an expense for the year ended 30 June 2017 totalled $64,360,083 for the Group (2016: $43,080,471). The expense has been included in the cost of sales line item. Page 59 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 12: OTHER CURRENT ASSETS Security deposits Other assets Prepayments 2017 $ 2016 $ 160,456 189,067 159,273 252,306 1,159 209,180 320,888 650,553 Fair value and credit risk Due to the short term nature of other current assets, their carrying amount is assumed to approximate their fair value. The maximum exposure to credit risk is the fair value of other current assets. NOTE 13: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (a) Reconciliation of carrying amounts at the beginning and end of the period Year end 30 June 2017 At 1 July 2016 net of accumulated depreciation Additions Write-off Transfers / change in depreciation rate (i) Depreciation charge for the year At 30 June 2017 net of accumulated depreciation At 30 June 2017 Cost Accumulated depreciation Net carrying amount Year end 30 June 2016 At 1 July 2015 net of accumulated depreciation Additions Transfer (i) Depreciation charge for the year At 30 June 2015 net of accumulated depreciation At 30 June 2016 Cost Accumulated depreciation Net carrying amount Buildings $ Plant and equipment $ Computer equipment $ Motor vehicles $ Total $ 1,985,542 1,697,329 164,280 380,467 4,227,618 49,126 - (8,198) (54,842) 366,308 (30,853) (45,628) (247,768) 208,083 (1,046) 9,125 (70,074) 145,306 - 109,521 (65,789) 768,823 (31,899) 64,821 (438,473) 1,971,628 1,739,388 310,368 569,505 4,590,889 2,233,149 (261,521) 1,971,628 2,462,180 (722,792) 1,739,388 462,549 (152,181) 310,368 871,191 (301,686) 569,505 6,029,069 (1,438,180) 4,590,889 1,263,814 1,125,844 98,389 306,383 2,794,430 38,502 729,573 (46,347) 739,723 - (168,238) 124,402 - (58,511) 140,982 - (66,899) 1,043,609 729,573 (339,995) 1,985,542 1,697,329 164,280 380,467 4,227,618 2,184,023 (198,481) 1,985,542 2,589,508 (892,179) 1,697,329 506,412 (342,132) 164,280 718,959 (338,493) 380,467 5,998,902 (1,771,285) 4,227,618 (i) the fixed asset register was streamlined for depreciation type / rate consistency across all asset sub-categories during the year. Page 60 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 14: INVESTMENT PROPERTIES 2017 $ 2016 $ Investment properties at fair value 211,294,274 163,676,707 (a) Reconciliation of carrying amounts at the beginning and end of the period Opening balance as at 1 July Additions Net gain from fair value adjustments Closing balance as at 30 June 163,676,707 19,818,775 27,798,792 211,294,274 132,757,442 11,994,400 18,924,865 163,676,707 Investment properties are carried at fair value, which has been determined by a combination of inputs from independent valuations and Directors' valuations. Fair value is determined by a combination of the discounted annuity streams associated with the completed home units and the fair value of the undeveloped land. Inputs, including discount rates, deferred management fee annuity value, and management expense rates are derived from independent valuations. Rental capitalisation rates are derived from a combination of independent and Directors' valuations, rates were taken directly from independent valuations for the six communities independently valued in the current year. In the remaining communities (independently valued in the prior year) the directors have adjusted the rental capitalisation rates to reflect those adopted by the independent valuers. Weekly rental rates were taken directly from the valuations for the six communities independently valued in the current year. In relation to the remaining seven communities (independently value in the prior year) the Directors have adjusted the rate adopted in the prior year by inflation to reflect annual rent increases. The fair value of the land is based on independent valuations. Inputs from independent valuations are provided by property valuers who are industry specialists in valuing these types of investment properties. The fair value represents the amount at which the assets could be exchanged between a knowledgeable willing buyer and a knowledgeable willing seller in an arms length transaction at the date of the valuation, in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards. In determining fair value, the expected net cash flows applicable to each property have been discounted to their present value using a market determined, risk-adjusted, discount rate applicable to the respective asset. All rental income and deferred management fee income disclosed in the income statement was generated from investment properties. All management expense relates to investment properties that generated rental income. Investment properties are subject to a first charge, forming, in part, the security of the Group’s loans as disclosed in Note 17. The investment properties are at various stages of development and are subject to further development until fully completed. (b) Carrying amount of investment properties if the cost method had been applied 86,546,962 66,728,187 NOTE 15: TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES CURRENT Trade payables (a) Customer deposits (b) GST payable Other payables and accruals (c) Contracted land (d) Deferred revenue (e) 1,459,544 1,022,250 885,932 2,955,046 19,255,800 1,265,795 26,844,367 1,005,733 878,575 391,673 945,765 10,934,750 208,145 14,364,641 (a) Trade payables Trade payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled on 7 to 30 day terms. Due to the short term nature of trade payables, their carrying amount is assumed to approximate their fair value. (b) Customer deposits These represent deposits received from customers that are recognised as revenue upon home settlement. (c) Other payables Other payables are non-traded payables, are non-interest bearing and have an average term of 30 days. (d) Contracted land Includes $11,340,000 payable on the settlement of land at Ocean Grove (scheduled to settle in the second-half of the 2018 financial year), $6,730,000 payable on the settlement of land at Bittern (scheduled to settle in the second-half of the 2018 financial year) and $1,185,800 accrued stamp duty due upon settlement of both parcels. (e) Deferred revenue These represent cash received upon the payment of rental and home settlement invoices that relates to a future financial period and will be recognised as income within the next financial year. Page 61 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 16: PROVISIONS CURRENT Employee provisions NON-CURRENT Employee provisions NOTE 17: INTEREST-BEARING LOANS AND BORROWINGS NON-CURRENT Secured loans - bank finance For terms and conditions attached to each type of borrowing, refer to section (c) 2017 $ 2016 $ 316,016 251,792 374,094 311,074 47,000,000 46,000,000 (a) Secured loans - bank finance maturity As at reporting date the company has drawn $47,012,364 comprising a facility a loan of $47,000,000 and a bank overdraft of $12,364 of the $80,000,000 facility with Westpac Banking Corporation. The facility has an expiry of greater than one year, expiring on 26 August 2020. (b) Fair values Unless disclosed below, the carrying amount of the Group's current and non-current borrowings approximate their fair value. (c) Terms and conditions (i) Bank overdraft As at reporting date the company has a bank overdraft of $12,364. The Company has a $5,000,000 overdraft sub-limit as part of the $80,000,000 facility with Westpac Banking Corporation. (i) Non-current secured loans - bank finance As at reporting date the company has drawn $47,000,000 in addition to the bank overdraft of $12,364. The $80,000,000 facility agreement was signed on 26 August 2015. The facility has an expiry of greater than one year, expiring on 26 August 2020. The Group has met all required covenants since the arrangements commenced and therefore expects that all current arrangements will continue until the sooner of repayment or expiry. (d) Assets pledged as security The $80,000,000 facility held with Westpac Banking Corporation is secured by the following: - General Security Deeds between Westpac Banking Corporation and Lifestyle Communities Limited, Lifestyle Investments 1 Pty Ltd, Lifestyle Developments 1 Pty Ltd, Lifestyle Management 1 Pty Ltd, Brookfield Village Development Pty Ltd, Brookfield Village Management Pty Ltd, Lifestyle Investments 2 Pty Ltd, Lifestyle Developments 2 Pty Ltd, Lifestyle Management 2 Pty Ltd and Lifestyle Communities Investments Cranbourne Pty Ltd. Mortgage by Lifestyle Investments 1 Pty Ltd over Melton, Tarneit and Warragul properties. Mortgage by Lifestyle Investments 2 Pty Ltd over the Shepparton, Hasting, Wollert, Geelong, Officer, and Berwick Waters properties. (e) Defaults and breaches During the current or prior year there have been no defaults or breaches of any banking covenants as set out in the Business Finance Agreements with Westpac. Page 62 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 18: CONTRIBUTED EQUITY 104,545,131 Ordinary shares (2016: 104,211,800 Ordinary shares) Nil Convertible repurchase-able employee shares (CRES) (2016: 453,331 CRES) 174,086 Treasury shares (2016: nil) 2017 $ 2016 $ 63,919,070 63,822,710 - (715,000) 63,204,070 - - 63,822,710 (i) Reconciliation of Ordinary shares Opening balance Repayment of CRES loan Issue of shares - conversion of CRES to ordinary shares Issue of shares - conversion of options to ordinary shares Closing balance 2017 2016 Number 104,211,800 - 333,331 - 104,545,131 $ 63,822,710 96,360 - - 63,919,070 Number 102,961,799 $ 63,027,710 - 200,001 1,050,000 104,211,800 - - 795,000 63,822,710 (ii) Reconciliation of CRES Opening balance Conversion to ordinary shares Issue of CRES shares Cancellation of CRES shares Closing balance (ii) Reconciliation of Treasury shares Opening balance Purchase of treasury shares Closing balance 2017 2016 Number $ Number 453,331 (333,331) - (120,000) - 2017 Number - 174,086 174,086 - - - - - - $ (715,000) (715,000) 533,332 (200,001) 120,000 - 453,331 2016 Number - - - $ $ - - - - - - - - (a) Ordinary shares Fully paid ordinary shares carry one vote per share and carry the right to dividends. (b) CRES 800,000 convertible repurchase-able employee shares were issued on 22 May 2013 pursuant to the employee share loan plan approved at the 2012 AGM. All CRES have now been converted to ordinary shares. The conversion of 800,000 CRES to ordinary shares has crystallised a non-recourse loan with selected employees. This loan will only be brought to account upon settlement of the loan by the employee. Loans in respect of 110,000 CRES were brought to account in FY2017 (FY2016: nil). For further information relating to the value prescribed to the CRES refer to Note 24. 120,000 CRES shares issued in the prior year were cancelled in the current year due to a cessation of employment. (c) Treasury shares Treasury shares represent shares purchased by an Employee Share Trust that have not been issued to employees at balance date pursuant to the Equity Incentive Scheme. (d) Capital management When managing capital, management's objective is to ensure the entity continues as a going concern as well as to maintain optimal returns to shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders. Management also aims to maintain a capital structure that ensures the lowest cost of capital available to the entity by assessing the cost of equity (share issue), cost of debt (borrowings) or a combination of both. Dividends As a general principle, the Directors of Lifestyle Communities intend to declare dividends out of post tax, operating cash flow generated from community management. In FY2017 community management cash flows delivered a sufficient surplus to declare and pay an interim fully franked dividend of 1.5 cent per share ($1,564,179) and declare a final fully franked dividend of 2.0 cents per share ($2,090,903). Considerations in determining the level of free cash flow from which to pay dividends include: operating cash flow generated from community management; the projected tax liability of Lifestyle Communities Limited; the level of corporate overheads attributable to community roll out; the level of interest to be funded from free cash flow; and additional capital needs of the development business. The Group is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements. Page 63 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 19: RETAINED EARNINGS AND RESERVES (a) Movements in retained earnings were as follows: Balance 1 July Net profit Transfer from reserves Dividends paid (b) Reserves Opening balance Option expense (CRES) Other share based payments expense (EIS) Reversal to retained earnings due to cancelled CRES Closing balance 2017 $ 2016 $ 65,920,305 27,695,112 30,058 (3,127,356) 90,518,119 49,246,482 19,268,682 - (2,594,859) 65,920,305 Share based payments reserve $ 2017 1,561,850 23,010 247,014 (30,058) 1,801,816 $ 2016 1,493,481 68,369 - - 1,561,850 The option reserve is used to record the fair value of options / CRES issued to employees as part of their remuneration as well as expenses pursuant to the Equity Incentive Scheme. Refer Note 24 for further details. NOTE 20: NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS Interest in: Retained earnings Details of subsidiaries with non-controlling interests - - (a) The Group has a 50% interest (2015: 50%) in the subsidiary entity, Cameron Street Developments Unit Trust, whose principal activity is the development of a master planned residential village. The Group's voting power is equal to its ownership interest. The entity is registered and operates in Australia. Cameron Street Developments Unit Trust commenced its operations in November 2010. (i) Summarised financial information for subsidiary: Current assets Non-current assets Total assets Current liabilities Non-current liabilities Total liabilities Net assets 2017 $ 2016 $ 446,051 - 446,051 446,051 - 446,051 477,523 - 477,523 477,523 - 477,523 - - The joint venture arrangement provides significant restrictions on the use of assets and liabilities to protect the non-controlling interest. There are many key decisions that require agreement from non-controlling interests including: entering into unbudgeted capital commitments greater than $50,000; sales and purchases of assets that are greater than 10% of total assets; and substantial alteration to the strategic direction of the activities. Revenues Expenses Net profit after tax from continuing operations Profit allocated to non-controlling interest 4,455 (3,221) 1,234 653,320 (464,541) 188,779 617 94,389 Page 64 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 20: NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS (continued) Details of subsidiaries with non-controlling interests (continued) (ii) Summarised financial information for subsidiaries' cash flows: Cash flows from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Net cash flows (iii) Summarised financial information for subsidiaries' trust distributions: Trust distributions (iv) Summarised financial information for subsidiaries' contingent liabilities: Bank guarantees Bank guarantees are funded by the subsidiaries and are secured by term deposits. 2017 $ 2016 $ (30,238) - (300,838) (331,076) 454,315 (4,169) (383,341) 66,805 1,234 188,779 - 100,000 (b) The Group has a 50% interest (2015: 50%) in the subsidiary entity, Lifestyle Chelsea Heights Unit Trust, whose principal activity is the development of a master planned residential village. The Group's voting power is equal to its ownership interest. The entity is registered and operates in Australia. Lifestyle Chelsea Heights Unit Trust commenced its operations in 22 December 2011. (i) Summarised financial information for subsidiary: Current assets Non-current assets Total assets Current liabilities Non-current liabilities Total liabilities Net assets 8,330 - 8,330 8,330 - 8,330 - 111,630 - 111,630 111,630 - 111,630 - The joint venture arrangement provides significant restrictions on the use of assets and liabilities to protect the non-controlling interest. There are many key decisions that require agreement from non-controlling interests including: entering into unbudgeted capital commitments greater than $50,000; sales and purchases of assets that are greater than 10% of total assets; and substantial alteration to the strategic direction of the activities. Revenues Expenses Net profit after tax from continuing operations Profit allocated to non-controlling interest (ii) Summarised financial information for subsidiaries' cash flows: Cash flows from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Net cash flows (iii) Summarised financial information for subsidiaries' trust distributions: Trust distributions (v) Summarised financial information for subsidiaries' contingent liabilities: Bank guarantees Bank guarantees are funded by the subsidiaries and are secured by term deposits. 4,306 (1,562) 2,744 8,342,057 (5,836,768) 2,505,289 1,372 1,252,645 (21,496) (85,232) - (106,728) 3,898,397 (31,220) (5,269,303) (1,402,126) 2,744 2,505,289 - 106,182 Page 65 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 21: CASH FLOW STATEMENT RECONCILIATION a) Reconciliation of net cash flows from operating activities to operating profit Operating profit after income tax Adjustment for non-cash items: Depreciation Amortisation Write-off of plant and equipment Share option expense Fair value adjustment Add back/(subtract) changes in operating assets and liabilities: (Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables (Increase)/decrease in inventories Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables Increase/(decrease) in provisions Increase/(decrease) in current tax Increase in deferred tax Net cash flow from operating activities NOTE 22: EARNINGS PER SHARE The following reflects the income and weighted average number of shares used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations: (a) Earnings used in calculating earnings per share For basic and diluted earnings per share: Net profit (b) Weighted average number of shares 2017 $ 2016 $ 27,697,101 20,615,716 373,653 75,055 31,899 270,024 (26,664,208) 339,995 134,334 - 68,369 (18,924,865) (914,098) 7,445,552 837,419 127,244 213,667 8,151,438 17,644,745 (102,771) (20,051,895) (598,551) 139,080 (1,446,568) 5,630,701 (14,196,456) 27,695,112 19,268,682 Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share 104,292,165 103,673,650 Effect of dilution: Share options 198,250 629,841 Weighted average number of ordinary shares adjusted for dilution 104,490,415 104,303,491 There have been no transactions involving ordinary shares or potential ordinary shares that would significantly change the number of ordinary shares or potential ordinary shares outstanding between the reporting date and the date of completion of these financial statements. Page 66 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 23: RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES (a) Subsidiaries The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Lifestyle Communities Limited and the subsidiaries listed in the following table: Name Country of incorporation % Equity interest 2016 2017 Lifestyle Investments 1 Pty Ltd Lifestyle Developments 1 Pty Ltd Lifestyle Management 1 Pty Ltd Lifestyle Seasons Pty Ltd Lifestyle Cranbourne Pty Ltd Brookfield Management Trust (Trustee: Brookfield Village Management Pty Ltd) Brookfield Development Trust (Trustee: Brookfield Village Development Pty Ltd) Lifestyle Communities Investments Cranbourne Pty Ltd Cameron Street Developments Pty Ltd Cameron Street Developments Unit Trust (Trustee: Cameron Street Developments Pty Ltd) Lifestyle Investments 2 Pty Ltd Lifestyle Developments 2 Pty Ltd Lifestyle Management 2 Pty Ltd Lifestyle Chelsea Heights Pty Ltd Lifestyle Chelsea Heights Unit Trust (Trustee: Lifestyle Chelsea Heights Trust Pty Ltd) Lifestyle Warragul Pty Ltd Lifestyle Shepparton Pty Ltd Lifestyle Whirakee Pty Ltd Lifestyle Parks Australia Pty Ltd Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 50% 50% 100% 100% 100% 50% 50% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 50% 50% 100% 100% 100% 50% 50% 100% 100% 100% 100% Carrying value of parent entity’s interest 2017 $ 2016 $ 8,751,551 8,751,551 3 3 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - 3 3 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - 120 120 3 3 8,751,809 120 120 3 3 8,751,809 (b) Ultimate parent Lifestyle Communities Limited is the ultimate Australian parent entity. (c) Loans from related parties There are no loans from related parties. (d) Transactions with related parties There were no transactions with related parties in the current or prior years. Page 67 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 24: SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (a) Recognised share-based payment expenses 2017 $ 2016 $ The expense recognised for employee services received during the year is shown in the table below: Expenses arising pursuant to the ESLP Expenses arising pursuant to the EIS Total 23,010 247,014 270,024 68,369 - 68,369 (b) Types of share-based payment plans Employee Share Loan Plan, 'ESLP' The purpose of the ESLP is to provide eligible employees with an opportunity to acquire convertible repurchase‐able employee shares ("CRES") in the Company and, by virtue of the fact that CRES are convertible into ordinary shares in the Company, thereby enable them to participate in any growth in the value of the Company, encouraging them to improve the longer term performance of the Company and its returns to shareholders, and to motivate and retain them. The issue of a CRES involves the granting of a financial assistance loan to each participant for each CRES issued. The loan is due and payable on or before expiry of the CRES. The ESLP was approved at the Company's 2012 AGM and 920,000 CRES shares have been issued under this plan to date, with 120,000 of these being cancelled in the financial year. The ESLP is available for selected employees but excludes directors. It is current policy not to issue further CRES under the ESLP. When a participant ceases employment prior to the vesting of their CRES shares, the CRES are forfeited and the employee loan is written off against CRES capital. The contractual life of each CRES share granted is five years. The vesting conditions require that the owner of the CRES share has completed continuous service requirements with the Company since date of issue. There are no cash settlement alternatives. Equity Incentive Scheme, 'EIS' The purpose of the EIS is to offer all employees (excluding Directors) the ability to obtain shares in the Company and enable them to participate in any growth in the value of the Company, encouraging them to improve the longer term performance of the Company and its returns to shareholders, and to motivate and retain them. Under this scheme, employees are offered ordinary shares in the Company by way of share units issued by the share plan trustee in the Employee Share Trust. There are two concurrent schemes, one for the senior management team and another for all other employees. Shares are offered in September each year based on the business successfully meeting pre-determined home settlement targets in the prior financial year. The first shares pursuant to this scheme will be issued in September 2017. Senior management shares have service conditions whereby 100% of shares in respect of the 2017 financial year will be issued in September 2017 however 75% will be subject to a service condition until September 2018 and then a further 50% will be subject to a service condition until September 2019 when all shares will vest to the employees. The other scheme has no service requirements. An expense of $247,014 has been recorded in the 2017 financial year to reflect the estimated number of shares that will be issued in September 2017 in respect of home settlement targets met in the 2017 financial year. The fundamentals of the scheme was approved by the board of directors in the 2016 financial year and was formally adopted by the board of directors in the 2017 financial year. The scheme will not result in new shares in the Company being issued. The Company will make a cash contribution to the share plan trustee who will arrange the purchase of the required amount of shares on-market. The Employee Share Trust has an independent share plan trustee and is not considered to be controlled by the Company. (c) Share based payment expense pursuant to the EIS The following table outlines expenses recognised pursuant to the EIS: Shares earned in respect of the 2017 financial year Vested at 30 June 2017 Average share price at measurement date ($) Value recorded as share based payments expense ($) Senior management 20,000 20,000 2.59 51,800 Others Total 77,180 61,744 3.16 195,214 97,180 81,744 3.02 247,014 Page 68 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 24: SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (continued) (d) Summaries of options and CRES granted The following table illustrates the number (No.) and weighted average exercise price (WAEP) of, and movements in, share options Outstanding at the beginning of the year CRES issued during the year Options exercised during the year CRES exercised during the year CRES cancelled during the year Outstanding at the end of the year Exercisable at the end of the year 2017 No. 453,331 - - (333,331) (120,000) - - 2017 WAEP A$ 2016 No. 2016 WAEP A$ 1.358 - - 0.876 2.696 - 1,583,332 120,000 (1,050,000) (200,001) - 453,331 - 66,667 0.797 2.696 0.757 0.876 - 1.358 0.876 (e) Weighted average remaining contractual life The weighted average remaining contractual life for the share options and CRES outstanding as at 30 June 2017 is nil years (2016: 2.5). (f) Range of exercise price The range of exercise prices for options and CRES outstanding at the end of the year was nil (2016: $0.876 to $2.696). (g) Weighted average fair value of options and CRES granted during the year There were no options or CRES granted in the current year. The prior year weighted average fair value of CRES granted was $0.608. (h) Option and CRES pricing models: The fair value of the equity-settled share options granted under the 2011 ESOP, the 2013 ESLP (CRES) and the 2013 issue of options to Bellwether Investments Pty Ltd for services is estimated as at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes Model taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options/CRES were granted. Dividend yield (%) Expected volatility (%) (4 year historical monthly) Risk-free interest rate (%) Vesting period at issue (years) Time to expiry at issue (years) Option/CRES exercise price ($) Weighted average share price at measurement date ($) ESOP FY2011 ESLP (CRES) FY2013 Options for services FY2013 ESLP (CRES) FY2016 0% 67% 5.28% 2 5 $0.650 $0.700 3% 41% 2.81% 2, 3, 4 5 $0.876 $0.700 5% 43% 2.73% - 5 $0.800 $0.700 3% 28% 2.20% 2, 3, 4 5 $2.696 $2.451 The expected volatility was determined by reference to the Group's individual historical volatility and is based on a four year monthly calculation. NOTE 25: SEGMENT INFORMATION Operating segments are reported based on internal reporting provided to the Managing Director who is the Group's chief operating decision maker. The consolidated entity operates within one operating segment, being the property development and management industry. As a result disclosures in the consolidated financial statements and notes are representative of this segment. NOTE 26: KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL Compensation of Key Management Personnel Short-term employee benefits Post-employment benefits Share-based payments 2017 $ 2016 $ 1,443,988 121,690 56,586 1,622,264 1,344,078 101,831 43,582 1,489,491 There were no changes to employees defined as key management personnel during the 2017 financial year. Page 69 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 27: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (a) Commitments 2017 $ 2016 $ Operating lease commitments receivable – Group as lessor The Group has entered into commercial property leases with its residents in relation to its investment property portfolio, consisting of the Group's land. The residential site leases provide for future lease commitments receivable as disclosed below. These non-cancellable leases have remaining terms of between 82 and 90 years and are transferable. All leases include a clause to enable upward revision of the rental charge on an annual basis according to prevailing market conditions. Future minimum rentals receivable under non-cancellable operating leases as at balance date were as follows: Within one year After one year but not more than five years After more than five years Total minimum lease payments 15,665,465 62,661,862 1,278,233,029 1,356,560,356 12,581,362 50,325,446 1,030,380,327 1,093,287,134 Minimum lease payments were determined by measuring the current years rentals and measuring this over the standard 90 year lease agreement. Operating lease commitments payable - Group as lessee The Group has entered into commercial property lease with its landlord for office premises. The contract provides for future lease commitments payable as disclosed below. The lease has an initial term of four years from the commencement date being 1 May 2014. Future minimum rentals payable under non-cancellable operating leases as at balance date were as follows: Within one year After one year but not more than five years Total minimum lease payments Contracted construction commitments Payable not later than one year (b) Contingencies 166,441 - 166,441 162,464 135,386 297,850 4,290,530 5,080,611 (i) The Australian Taxation Office is continuing to undertake the GST Business Systems Review with the Company as part of their usual review process. The Company has made a voluntary disclosure upon review of its lodgements with the ATO. The Australian Tax Office is yet to finalise their review and as a result, the Directors remain unable to form a view on whether any additional GST liability will be incurred. (ii) Bank guarantees (secured by term deposits) - 206,182 Page 70 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 28: AUDITORS REMUNERATION The auditor of Lifestyle Communities Limited is Pitcher Partners. Amounts received or due and receivable for current auditors: An audit or review of the financial report of the entity and any other entity in the consolidated group. Other services in relation to the entity and any other entity in the consolidated group - tax compliance, general tax advice, GST advice and other agreed upon procedures. NOTE 29: PARENT ENTITY DISCLOSURES Required disclosures relating to Lifestyle Communities Limited as a parent entity: Current assets Total assets Current liabilities Total liabilities Net assets Equity: Contributed equity Reserves: Option reserve Accumulated profits / (losses) Total equity Net profit Total comprehensive income 2017 $ 2016 $ 113,000 115,984 114,345 50,773 227,345 166,757 99,201,418 118,797,183 96,179,594 113,856,573 1,585,496 49,114,890 3,752,740 50,219,113 69,682,293 63,637,460 62,847,055 63,465,695 1,801,816 1,561,850 5,033,422 69,682,293 (1,390,085) 63,637,460 9,520,807 16,289,454 9,520,807 16,289,454 Subsequent to year end Lifestyle Developments 2 Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Lifestyle Communities Limited, declared a dividend of $20,000,000. This ensures that there are sufficient retained earnings within Lifestyle Communities Limited to declare its dividend. NOTE 30: SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER BALANCE SHEET DATE There are no matters or affairs that have arisen since balance date which significantly affect or may significantly affect the operations of the consolidated entity. Page 71 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 31: DEED OF CROSS GUARANTEE Pursuant to ASIC Corporations (Wholly-owned Companies) Instrument 2016/785 dated 17 December 2016, the wholly-owned subsidiaries listed below are relieved from the Corporations Act 2001 requirements for preparation, audit and lodgement of financial reports, and Directors' reports. It is a condition of the Instrument that the Company and each of the subsidiaries enter into a Deed of Cross Guarantee. The effect of the Deed is that the Company guarantees to each creditor payment in full of any debt in the event of winding up of any of the subsidiaries under certain provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 . If a winding up occurs under other provisions of the Act, the Company will only be liable in the event that after six months any creditor has not been paid in full. The subsidiaries have also given similar guarantees in the event that the Company is wound up. The parties subject to the Deed are: - Lifestyle Communities Limited - Lifestyle Investments 2 Pty Ltd - Lifestyle Developments 2 Pty Ltd The Deed was executed on 19 June 2015. Lifestyle Developments 2 Pty Ltd obtained relief pursuant to the Instrument for the year ended 30 June 2017 (and prior year). Lifestyle Investments 2 Pty Ltd is ineligible for relief pursuant to the Class Order for the year ended 30 June 2017 (and prior year) as it was a small proprietary company. A consolidated statement of comprehensive income and consolidated statement of financial position, comprising the Company and controlled entities which are a party to the Deed, after eliminating all transactions between parties to the Deed of Cross Guarantee, for the year ended 30 June 2017 (including prior year comparatives) is set out as follows: (a) Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income of the closed group Development revenue Home settlement revenue Cost of sales Gross profit from home settlements Management and other revenue Rental revenue Management fee income Trust distributions Finance revenue Total management and other revenue Fair value adjustments less Expenses Development expenses Management expenses Corporate overheads Finance costs Loss on disposal of assets Profit before income tax Income tax expense Net profit from continuing operations Profit is attributable to: Members of the parent Non-controlling interests 2017 $ 2016 $ 79,726,920 45,247,665 (64,160,895) (36,671,617) 15,566,025 8,576,048 3,889,191 490,961 1,372 8,081 4,389,605 1,627,355 760,098 1,252,644 134,178 3,774,275 23,161,070 14,350,213 (4,951,534) (3,889,191) (5,770,625) (1,154,756) (4,848) (3,994,273) (1,627,355) (4,850,339) (612,831) - 27,345,746 15,615,738 (6,868,673) (4,606,034) 20,477,073 11,009,704 20,477,073 11,009,704 - - 20,477,073 11,009,704 Page 72 For personal use only Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 NOTE 31: DEED OF CROSS GUARANTEE (continued) (b) Summary of movements in consolidated retained earnings of the closed group Balance 1 July Dividends paid Net profit (c) Consolidated Statement of Financial Position of the closed group ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Inventories Other financial assets Other current assets Total current assets Non-current assets Inventories Property, plant and equipment Other financial assets Investment properties Total non-current assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES Current liabilities Bank overdraft Trade and other payables Current tax payable Provisions Total current liabilities Non-current liabilities Trade and other payables Interest-bearing loans and borrowings Provisions Deferred tax liabilities Total non-current liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS EQUITY Contributed equity Reserves Retained earnings TOTAL EQUITY 2017 $ 2016 $ 17,294,345 (3,127,356) 20,477,073 34,644,062 8,879,500 (2,594,859) 11,009,704 17,294,345 3,617,285 115,841 34,817,532 - 441,679 38,992,337 10,564,461 1,736,532 8,893,334 129,070,031 150,264,358 2,886,063 1,781 34,982,475 - 611,225 38,481,544 15,085,060 1,481,389 8,893,334 84,567,276 110,027,059 189,256,695 148,508,603 12,364 25,110,022 574,467 316,016 26,012,869 155,300 47,000,000 374,094 16,064,484 63,593,878 2,558,487 6,978,478 360,801 251,792 10,149,558 155,300 46,000,000 311,073 9,213,767 55,680,140 89,606,747 65,829,698 99,649,948 82,678,905 63,204,070 1,801,816 34,644,062 99,649,948 63,822,710 1,561,850 17,294,345 82,678,905 Page 73 For personal use only Directors' Declaration The directors declare that the: 1. In the directors' opinion, the financial statements and notes thereto, as set out on pages 42 to 73, are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (a) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001 , and other mandatory professional reporting requirements; (b) as stated in Note 1(a), the consolidated financial statements also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards; and (c) giving a true and fair view of the financial position of the consolidated entity as at 30 June 2017 and its performance for the year ended on that date. 2. In the directors' opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that Lifestyle Communities Limited will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. At the date of this declaration, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the members of the closed group identified in Note 31 will be able to meet any obligations or liabilities to which they are, or may become, subject by virtue of the deed of cross guarantee described in Note 31. This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made by the chief executive officer and the managing director to the directors in accordance with section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 for the financial year ending 30 June 2017. This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors. Tim Poole James Kelly Chairman Managing Director Melbourne, 16 August 2017 Page 74 For personal use only LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES  ABN 11 078 675 153  INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT  TO THE MEMBERS OF  LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  Report on the Audit of the Financial Report  Opinion   We  have  audited  the  financial  report  of  Lifestyle  Communities  Limited  “the  Company”  and  its  controlled entities “the Group”, which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as  at 30 June 2017, the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the  consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated cash flow statement for the year  then  ended,  and  notes  to  the  financial  statements,  including  a  summary  of  significant  accounting  policies, and the directors’ declaration.   In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Group is in accordance with the Corporations  Act 2001, including:  (a) (b) giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 30 June 2017 and of its  financial performance for the year then ended; and   complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001.   Basis for Opinion   We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under  those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial  Report  section  of  our  report.  We  are  independent  of  the  Group  in  accordance  with  the  auditor  independence  requirements  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001  and  the  ethical  requirements  of  the  Accounting  Professional  and  Ethical  Standards  Board’s  APES  110  Code  of  Ethics  for  Professional  Accountants “the Code” that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also  fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.   We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been  given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the  time of this auditor’s report.  We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis  for our opinion.   An independent Victorian Partnership ABN 27 975 255 196 Level 19, 15 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000  Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms Melbourne  |  Sydney  |  Perth  |  Adelaide  |  Brisbane|  Newcastle An independent member of Baker Tilly International 75 For personal use only LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES  ABN 11 078 675 153  INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT  TO THE MEMBERS OF  LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  Key Audit Matters   Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in  our audit of the financial report of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context  of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not  provide a separate opinion on these matters.   Key audit matter  How our audit addressed the key audit matter  Valuation of investment properties ‐ $211.3m  Refer to Note 14  This is the largest asset on the balance sheet,  representing 79% of total assets. Our audit  effort has increased in this area as the Group’s  investment property portfolio has grown in  recent years.  In particular, there is significant focus in  ensuring the underlying investments are valued  appropriately.  The valuation of the investment properties held  at fair value is based on key inputs and  assumptions noted in the valuation. Judgement  is applied to a number of the key inputs  including:    management fee expense percentages;   capitalisation rates; and the value of deferred management fees. The Group engages external independent  valuers to undertake valuations of each  investment property every 2 years.  It is due to the size of the balance and use of  key input and assumption judgements that this  is a key area of audit focus.  Our procedures included amongst others:      the  key  external  property Evaluating  valuations  obtained  by  management and performing an assessment as to the appropriateness  of  key  inputs  and assumptions used in the valuation; Challenging  inputs  and the  assumptions  provided  by  management to the external valuers; Comparing  movements  between  key inputs  and  assumptions  in  valuations from prior periods to ensure they were line  with  our  knowledge  and in  expectation of the specific property and the  applicable  market conditions; Reviewing  the  properties  which  were not subject to an external valuation, and comparing  the  inputs  to  those  used  in the  prior  period  and  indicators  from current external valuations. overall  An independent Victorian Partnership ABN 27 975 255 196 Level 19, 15 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000  Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms Melbourne  |  Sydney  |  Perth  |  Adelaide  |  Brisbane|  Newcastle An independent member of Baker Tilly International 76 For personal use only LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES  ABN 11 078 675 153  INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT  TO THE MEMBERS OF  LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  Information Other than the Financial Report and Auditor’s Report Thereon  The  directors  are  responsible  for  the  other  information.  The  other  information  comprises  the  information  included  in  the  Group’s  annual  report  for  the  year  ended  30  June  2017,  but  does  not  include the financial report and our auditor’s report thereon.   Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not  express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.   In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information  and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial  report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.   If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this  other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.   Responsibilities of the Directors for the Financial Report   The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a  true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001  and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the  financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due  to fraud or error.   In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group to  continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the  going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease  operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.   Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report   Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is  free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report  that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee  that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a  material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are  considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to  influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.   An independent Victorian Partnership ABN 27 975 255 196 Level 19, 15 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000  Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms Melbourne  |  Sydney  |  Perth  |  Adelaide  |  Brisbane|  Newcastle An independent member of Baker Tilly International 77 For personal use only LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES  ABN 11 078 675 153  INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT  TO THE MEMBERS OF  LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional  judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:    Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.  Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.  Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.  Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and,  based  on  the  audit  evidence  obtained,  whether  a  material  uncertainty  exists  related  to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.  Evaluate  the  overall  presentation,  structure  and  content  of  the  financial  report,  including  the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.  Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business  activities  within  the  Group  to  express  an  opinion  on  the  financial  report.  We  are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the Group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion. We communicate with the directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing  of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that  we identify during our audit.   We  also  provide  the  directors  with  a  statement  that  we  have  complied  with  relevant  ethical  requirements  regarding  independence,  and  to  communicate  with  them  all  relationships  and  other  matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related  safeguards.   An independent Victorian Partnership ABN 27 975 255 196 Level 19, 15 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000  Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms Melbourne  |  Sydney  |  Perth  |  Adelaide  |  Brisbane|  Newcastle An independent member of Baker Tilly International 78 For personal use only LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES  ABN 11 078 675 153  INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT  TO THE MEMBERS OF  LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES LIMITED  From the matters communicated with the directors, we determine those matters that were of most  significance in the audit of the financial report of the current period and are therefore the key audit  matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public  disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter  should  not  be  communicated  in  our  report  because  the  adverse  consequences  of  doing  so  would  reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.   Report on the Remuneration Report  Opinion on the Remuneration Report   We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 17 to 30 of the directors’ report for the  year ended 30 June 2017. In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Lifestyle Communities Limited,  for the year ended 30 June 2017, complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.   Responsibilities   The  directors  of  the  Company  are  responsible  for  the  preparation  and  presentation  of  the  Remuneration  Report  in  accordance  with  section  300A  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001.  Our  responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in  accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.   P A JOSE  Partner  16 August 2017  PITCHER PARTNERS  Melbourne  An independent Victorian Partnership ABN 27 975 255 196 Level 19, 15 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000  Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms Melbourne  |  Sydney  |  Perth  |  Adelaide  |  Brisbane|  Newcastle An independent member of Baker Tilly International 79 For personal use only        ASX additional information   Additional information required by the Australian Stock Exchange Limited and not shown elsewhere in  this report is as follows. The information is current as at 15 August 2017.  (a) Distribution of equity securities  (i) Ordinary share capital  104,545,131 fully paid ordinary shares are held by 1,927 individual shareholders  (b) Substantial shareholders   Fully paid   ordinary shareholders  Number  Percentage  James Kelly  12,045,566  11.52%  Cooper Investors Pty Ltd  7,896,352  Commonwealth Bank of Australia  6,092,157  AustralianSuper  Australian  Foundation  Investment  Company Limited  5,727,700  5,470,436  Perlov Family  5,386,637  WH Soul Pattinson / Pengana  5,282,014  BT Investment Management  5,218,147  7.55%  5.85%  5.48%  5.22%  5.15%  5.07%  5.00%  53,119,009  50.81%  Voting rights  All ordinary shares carry one vote per share without restriction.  Current at (last  notification date)  15 August 2017  9 February 2017  8 May 2015  28 September 2016  27 April 2016  16 September 2016  5 April 2017  29 August 2016  Page 80  For personal use only                                    (c) Twenty largest holders of quoted equity securities  Rank Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED MASONKELLY PTY LTD NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED DAKEN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD B S CARTER INVESTMENTS PTY LTD MIRRABOOKA INVESTMENTS LIMITED EQUITAS NOMINEES PTY LIMITED TRACEY RYAN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD AMCIL LIMITED KELLY SUPERANNUATION FUND PTY LTD ARMADA INVESTMENTS PTY LTD SANDHURST TRUSTEES LTD CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED AUST EXECUTOR TRUSTEES LTD ABN AMRO CLEARING SYDNEY NOMINEES PTY LTD MR WILLIAM MCBEATH WILLIAMS Units 10,775,253 9,116,265 8,828,720 7,218,641 7,207,603 5,791,846 % of Units 10.31 8.72 8.44 6.90 6.89 5.54 5,470,436 5.23 5,149,539 4.93 4,879,433 4.67 3,357,699 3,000,000 3.21 2.87 2,557,142 2.45 2,312,022 2,116,801 1,708,229 2.21 2.02 1.63 1,661,008 1.59 1,197,222 1.15 1,104,114 1.06 785,811 0.75 636,509 0.61 Totals: Top 20 holders of ORDINARY FULLY PAID SHARES 84,874,293 81.18 (d) The number of shareholders by range of units and unmarketable parcel holders  Range of Units Snapshot Composition : ORD Range Total holders Units % of Issued Capital 1 - 1,000 1,001 - 5,000 5,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 100,000 100,001 - 1,000,000 1,000,001 - 100,000,000 Rounding 726 673 245 232 33 18 285,746 1,805,897 1,839,032 6,432,026 10,730,457 83,451,973 Unmarketable Parcels Minimum $ 500.00 parcel at $3.90 per unit Total 1,927 104,545,131 Minimum Parcel Size 129 Holders 211 Units 7,167 0.27 1.73 1.76 6.15 10.26 79.82 0.01 100.00 Page 81  For personal use only            Corporate information  Lifestyle Communities Limited  ABN 11 078 675 153  Registered office  Directors  Level 2, 25 Ross Street  South Melbourne Vic 3205  Australia  Tim Poole – Non‐executive Chair  James Kelly – Managing Director  Bruce Carter – Non‐executive Director  Jim Craig – Non‐executive Director  Philippa Kelly – Non‐executive Director  Company secretary  Geoff Hollis  Principal place of business  South Melbourne VIC 3205  Level 2, 25 Ross Street  Share registry  Lawyers  Bankers  Auditors  Australia  Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited  Yarra Falls 452 Johnston Street,  Abbotsford VIC 3067  Telephone 61 3 9415 5000  Fax  61 3 9473 2500.  Investor queries (within Australia) 1300 850 505  Thomson Geer  Level 39, 525 Collins Street  Melbourne VIC 3000  Australia  Westpac Banking Corporation Limited  Level 7, 150 Collins Street  Melbourne VIC 3000  Australia  Pitcher Partners   Accountants Auditors & Advisors  Level 19, 15 William Street  Melbourne VIC 3000  Australia  Page 82  For personal use only             

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