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Annual Report 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED: ABN 59 108 437 592 

 
 
  
 
 
 
Five year summary(1) 

(1) Where accounting classifications have changed, or where changes in accounting policy are adopted retrospectively, comparatives have
been revised and may  differ from results previously reported. The above Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive
Income and Consolidated Statement of Financial Position extracts are derived from the published financial statements. This table includes
non-IFRS information as defined in section 1.4.1 of the Directors’ Report.
Adjustments are made for strategic, non-cash or unrealised items to provide additional meaningful information (refer to section 1.4.1 of
the Directors’ Report and note 2(a) in the financial statements for the breakdown of these items).
As reported in the Group’s funds under management (FUM) announcements published on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Calculated using management fees (excluding services and performance fees) for the relevant year divided by the average of month end
FUM over the same year.

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30 June 202030 June 201930 June 201830 June 201730 June 2016Group ResultsTotal Revenue$'000693,952617,387452,598338,268333,805Total Expenses$'000178,874124,050181,98882,14174,104Net Profit Before Tax$'000515,078493,337270,610256,127259,701Net Profit After Tax$'000396,214376,947211,791196,225198,357Adjusted Revenue(2)$'000692,941577,251452,598338,268333,805Adjusted Expenses(2)$'000119,751104,024101,01082,14174,104Adjusted Net Profit After Tax(2)$'000438,299364,225268,897196,225198,357Effective Tax Rate%23.123.621.723.423.6Funds Under Management(3)Average Funds Under Management$m95,45875,81959,03445,66739,437Closing Funds Under Management$m97,18486,71869,50950,59740,495Funds Under Management comprises:-Retail$m26,76923,21619,18215,15912,041-Institutional$m70,41563,50250,32735,43828,454Average Base Management Fee (per annum)(4)bps6262656666Funds Management Business(2)Total Revenue$'000674,811561,326428,705329,188315,268Total Expenses$'000116,799101,53797,27580,90871,483Net Profit Before Tax$'000558,012459,789331,430248,280243,785Net Profit Before Tax and before performance fees(2)$'000477,048376,182291,841226,774196,425Employee Expenses/ Total Expenses%63.261.853.458.558.8Cost to Income Ratio (expense/revenue)%17.318.122.724.622.7Cost to Income Ratio (excluding performance fees)%19.721.325.026.326.5AssetsTotal Assets $'0001,123,873800,291674,943493,981392,379Net Assets $'0001,045,927734,022620,433447,611355,369Net Tangible Assets Per Share$5.08         3.44         2.92         2.602.07Shareholder ValueBasic Earnings Per Sharecents218.3213.1122.0116.9123.5Diluted Earnings Per Sharecents218.3213.1122.0114.1115.5Adjusted Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share(2)cents241.5205.9154.9114.1115.5Dividends Per Sharecents214.9185.2134.585.689.3Franking %7575100100100Other InformationNumber of Employees131125124108100Average Number of Employees12812511610496Contents 

Chairman’s Report 

Chief Executive Officer’s Annual Letter 

Directors’ Report   

Auditor's Independence Declaration  

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss  and Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position   

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity  

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

Notes to the Financial Statements 

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Notes to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

Operating Assets and Liabilities 

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10  Payables and Lease Liabilities 
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Capital Structure 

12   Financial Assets 
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Group Structure 

14  Parent Entity Information 
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Transactions 

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18  Related Party Disclosures 
19  Capital and Risk Management 
20  Contingent Assets, Contingent Liabilities and Commitments 
21  Auditor's Remuneration 
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Directors’ Declaration 

Independent Auditor’s Report 

Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility Report 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

Chairman’s Report 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

Dear Investor, 

I am delighted to write to you as a shareholder in Magellan Financial Group Limited (“Magellan”). The 2020 financial 
year has been a busy year for all of us at Magellan, not least due to market volatility experienced in the second half 
of the year due to COVID-19. Overall we believe Magellan’s financial results for the year ended 30 June 2020 are 
more than satisfactory: 

• Magellan’s reported net profit after tax increased by 5% to $396.2 million. Excluding amortisation relating to the
acquisitions of Airlie Funds Management and Frontier Partners, the unrealised gains in our Principal Investments
portfolio  and  the  costs  associated  with  capital  raisings  for  our  funds,  Magellan’s  adjusted  net  profit  after  tax
increased by 20% to $438.3 million.

• Total dividends (interim, final and performance fee dividends) increased by 16% to 214.9 cents per share.
• Net  profit  before  tax  and  before  performance  fees  for  the  Funds  Management  Segment  increased  by  27%  to
$477.0 million. Including performance fees, net profit before tax for the Funds Management Segment increased
by 21% to $558.0 million.

I encourage you  to  read the CEO report by  Brett Cairns which  provides a comprehensive review of  our  2019/20 
financial results. 

COVID-19 has brought considerable uncertainty and market volatility. I am proud of the results that our Investment 
team  and  investment  process  have  produced  in  these  times.  Downside  protection  is  a  key  component  of  our 
investment objectives and something that we discuss with our clients in depth. We continue to manage our portfolios 
to protect capital of investors. 

I am also proud of how our business and people have adapted during the second half of the year. We seamlessly 
moved to work-from-home arrangements and, whilst our employees have faced various challenges including full time 
home-schooling and turning a dining room into an office (and back again) each day, it is a testament to the quality 
of the people we employ that we got on with the job of servicing our clients seamlessly.  

Our team has been very busy on the business development front this year with the launch of various initiatives and 
new fund products which we believe will add considerable value and increase the resilience of our business over 
time. Importantly, each of these initiatives are client driven. Our objectives are to simplify the way funds can be 
accessed, meet unmet client needs and to offer partnership benefits.  

During the year we completed the initial public offering of the Magellan High Conviction Trust, our second closed-
end listed investment trust, which raised $862 million. Consistent with our partnership approach, Magellan paid for 
the additional bonus units which were issued to investors who participated in the offering. 

In addition, we continue to think deeply about how we can reduce friction and improve access to our investment 
strategies for our clients. In June 2020 we were pleased to announce the quotation of the Airlie Australian Share 
Fund on the ASX. This innovation is an extension of our Active ETFs and brings together unlisted funds and Active 
ETFs into a single unit and a single fund. This fund structure provides investors with greater flexibility and choice as 
to how can they enter and exit a managed fund depending on their personal preferences, whilst eliminating the need 
for two separate funds. We believe this is a significant event in the funds management industry as it will open a 
pathway for managers to make their existing unlisted funds available on the stock exchange. 

We have been on a journey over the past five years to simplify and improve the efficiency of how investors can 
access fund management products in Australia. In 2015 we launched Active ETFs to enable investors to access our 
funds simply on the stock exchange. In 2017 we launched a closed-ended Listed Investment Trust which enabled us 
to  demonstrate  the  power  of  partnership  benefits  via  funding  attractive  bonus  units  and  an  ongoing  discounted 
distribution reinvestment plan. Most recently, we established the next generation of Active ETFs with the launch of 
the Airlie Australian Share Fund with a single unit that acts as both a listed fund and an unlisted fund. On 3 August 
2020 we announced the final step of this journey with a restructure proposal to simplify Magellan’s Global Equities 
retail product offering via a consolidation of the unlisted opened-ended Magellan Global Fund, the listed

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opened-ended Magellan Global Equities Fund (“MGE”) and the listed closed-ended Magellan Global Trust (“MGG”) 
into a single fund with two unit classes – an open-ended class and closed-ended class. At current unit prices, the 
merged Magellan Global Fund will have a total value of around $15 billion (excluding a proposed capital raising) and 
will be the largest managed fund listed on the ASX.  

The  restructure  offers  investors  a  simplified  investment  proposition  with  multiple  choices  in  how  they  access 
Magellan’s  flagship  Global  Equities  fund  depending  on  their  preferences.  Importantly,  Magellan  believes  that 
combining open and closed-ended unit classes under a single unified trust should improve secondary market trading 
in the closed-ended units.  

As an initial valuable partnership benefit, it is intended that the merged trust will undertake a capital raising and 
bonus option issue post implementation of the merger. The proposed capital raising will offer all Magellan Global 
Fund, Magellan Global Trust and Magellan Global Equities Fund unitholders a valuable 1 for 4 entitlement to subscribe 
for units in the closed-ended class and receive additional closed-ended units worth 7.5% of their subscription early 
next  year.  The  merged  trust  will  also  issue  3  year  bonus  options  to  subscribe  for  closed-ended  units  at  a  7.5% 
discount to NAV at the time of exercise. It is intended to apply to list the options on the ASX. Importantly, Magellan 
will fund these partnership benefits, compensating the trust for the discounts offered under the capital raising and 
on exercise of the options. 

As I’ve previously written to shareholders, the partnership approach is a win-win outcome for investors in our funds 
and  our  shareholders.  Partnership  benefits  increase  investor  engagement,  promote  loyalty  and  can  attract  more 
investors  over  time  and  generate  substantial  shareholder  value.  We  view  the  cost  to  Magellan  to  fund  these 
partnership benefits as investments in the future of the business. Importantly, the Board excludes these expenses 
from profits when determining the appropriate level of dividends. 

Further information about the restructure and proposed capital raising will be available to investors in due course. 

Today we announced a number of new product launches.  

The first is the launch of the MFG Core Series for retail investors. This initiative has been under development for a 
number of years and is consistent with our approach to product development to think deeply about solving problems 
for our clients and leveraging our core competencies to address their needs. The MFG Core Series utilises our research 
process and aims to offer clients who are seeking lower cost alternatives an attractive investment proposition that 
leverages Magellan’s expertise. The MFG Core Series (comprising three funds: MFG Core International Fund, MFG 
Core  ESG  Fund  and  MFG  Core  Infrastructure  Fund)  will  offer  investors  more  diversified portfolios  of  high  quality 
companies based on Magellan’s investment philosophy and proprietary research that will be actively constructed and 
managed  systematically.  The  Core  Infrastructure  strategy  has  a  very  successful  institutional  track  record,  has 
substantial funds under management and has been available to institutional investors for the past decade. The MFG 
Core Series will be priced at a management fee of 0.50% which we believe will appeal to investors who are wanting 
attractive lower cost investment funds. We intend to launch the MFG Core Series as Active ETFs by the end of the 
year. This is a large and growing space and we believe that could become a material part of Magellan’s funds under 
management over time.  

The second is the launch, by the end of the year, of the Magellan Global Sustainable strategy as an Active ETF. The 
Global Sustainable strategy has now established a three year track record and we are seeing considerable interest 
in sustainable investing from advisers and retail investors.  

We continue to make progress on our retirement income product for the Australian market and we look forward 
to being able to share more details with you shortly. 

Thank you for your ongoing support of Magellan. 

Yours sincerely  

Hamish M Douglass 
Chairman 

12 August 2020 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

Chief Executive Officer’s Annual Letter 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

Dear Shareholder, 

I am delighted to present this report for Magellan Financial Group Limited (“the Group” or “Magellan”) for the year 
ended 30 June 2020. 

OVERVIEW OF MAGELLAN 
For those who might be new to Magellan this section provides a brief overview of the business. For those who are 
more familiar with Magellan’s business, please feel free to skip to the section “Overview of Results”, which provides 
a detailed discussion of results for the period. This year, before reviewing the results, we also discuss the impact of 
the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Magellan  is  a  specialist  fund  manager  that  has  four  core  investment  strategies  –  Global  Equities,  Global  Listed 
Infrastructure, Sustainable and Australian Equities (via Airlie Funds Management).  We manage these strategies on 
behalf of retail investors in Australia and New Zealand and institutional investors located around the world.  

The Group’s Funds Management segment is our core business and is the driver of the Group’s revenues, profitability 
and, therefore, dividends paid to shareholders.  

The primary component of the Group’s revenues is the management fees that we earn on the investment strategies 
we manage for our clients. Management fees are based on funds under management (“FUM”) and thus management 
fee revenue will be driven by the Group’s FUM. Changes in FUM itself are driven primarily by investment performance 
and also by client inflows, outflows and distributions. From time to time we may also earn performance fees if our 
funds and mandates achieve certain performance hurdles. Performance fees are lumpy and do not occur evenly from 
period to period. 

Our clients, of course, have a choice as to who manages their money, and so it is crucial we focus on them and 
achieving  the  investment  outcomes  we  aim  to  deliver.  We  have  invested  significantly  in  our  investment  team, 
developed key systems and processes and built scalable operations and risk management frameworks, all aimed to 
deliver for our clients. 

We have also developed a strong distribution team to work with our clients and their advisers. Our distribution team 
prides itself on building long standing relationships and delivering high standards of communication and insightful 
events.  

As a fund manager, our business is heavy in human capital. Although not noted in our balance sheet, people are our 
most  valuable  asset  and,  as  our  profit  and  loss  statement  show,  they  are  also  our  largest  expense  (apart  from 
payments for tax). Payments to employees make up roughly 60% of our adjusted operating expense base. Given 
the nature of our business, we believe it is very important to foster a culture amongst our team where everyone is 
encouraged to think and act like owners of the business. We are pleased our voluntary employee share purchase 
plan has resulted in approximately 70% of employees being Magellan shareholders. 

The remaining 40% of adjusted operating expenses include such things as marketing and distribution costs, funds 
administration costs including custody and registry, information technology expenses, legal and professional fees, 
rent and so on. About half of these expenses are variable in nature with some moving in line with changes in FUM 
(and  therefore  revenue)  and  others  being  a  function  of  the  number  of  investors  and  their  activity  (statement 
communications for example). The other half of these non-employee related costs result from the day-to-day running 
of the business, such as office tenancies and information technology expenses which tend to be fixed in nature.  

We have focused on developing the business to ensure scalability as the business grows and currently our core cost-
to-income ratio is 19.7% (excluding the positive impact of performance fees).   

Although our business is relatively capital light, we do believe it is essential to maintain a strong balance sheet and 
accordingly Magellan had $925.4 million of net tangible assets as at 30 June 2020. Our liabilities comprise of day-to-
day payables and provisions for employee entitlements and tax,  together with lease liabilities for our offices. We 
have no borrowings although for funding flexibility, we do maintain an undrawn corporate debt facility. We believe 
a  strong  balance  sheet  that  can  withstand  almost  any  market  condition  is  important  for  our  clients  as  well  as 
shareholders, as has been demonstrated during these recent uncertain times. 

A  meaningful  portion  of  the  Group’s  capital  is  invested  in  our  strategies  alongside  our  clients  via  our  Principal 
Investments portfolio. This is shown in our accounts under the Principal Investment business segment. Through the 
Principal Investments we invest in our funds (for example the Magellan Global Fund) including seeding new strategies 
and initiatives. The Group earns revenue from these investments through distributions from the funds and, if these 
investments grow over time, we may realise a capital gain (or capital loss, if these investments decline over time). 
It is important to note that these earnings may fluctuate significantly from period to period and while growing, are 
not a core driver of the business.  

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Accounting standards require us to include both realised and unrealised gains/losses in the Group’s reported earnings. 
Given the size of our Principal Investments this brings some unwanted noise into our reported earnings at various 
times and as such we will endeavour to be clear in our discussions and financial accounts as to what portion of our 
earnings are derived from the core business and what is the result of investment gains or losses, some of which may 
not yet be realised. 

As at 30 June 2020 the Group has net assets of $1,045.9 million, of which $120.6 million is classified as intangible. 
These  intangible  assets  arose  following  the  purchases  of  Airlie  Funds  Management  (“Airlie”)  and  Frontier  Group 
(“Frontier”) and comprise values attributed to customer relationships and goodwill. 

Accounting standards dictate that some intangible assets (like customer relationships) are treated as having finite 
useful lives while others (such as goodwill) are deemed to have indefinite useful lives.  

The values of those intangible assets with fixed lives are required to be amortised (i.e. written-off) typically in equal 
yearly amounts over their life, with that amortisation amount being accounted for as an expense against earnings in 
each year. Goodwill, on the other hand, has no fixed useful life and therefore is subject to a yearly impairment test, 
with any recognised impairment also being accounted for as an expense against earnings in that year. 

It is important to note that while these amortisation and impairment expenses (if any) reduce our reported earnings, 
they  are  not  cash  items.  Furthermore,  in  the  case  of  customer  relationships,  the  amortisation  over  set  periods 
implicitly assumes customers leave by those times and are not replaced, an assumption from a management point 
of view we would expect not to be the case.  

Therefore, when reviewing our financial statements and results we believe it is important to consider several different 
measures to gain an overall understanding of the business and its performance. 

Firstly, an analysis of our statutory reported earnings is clearly important, but when doing so it is also important to 
be mindful of the inherent assumptions and assorted items which are included in that measure. 

As such, secondly, we also think a metric whereby we make adjustments to exclude specific items provides additional 
meaningful  information  about  the  performance  of  the  business,  particularly  in  comparative  analysis.  Such 
adjustments include adding back non-cash items such as amortisation, because we consider departing clients would 
be replaced, and removing unrealised gain/losses, because they are unrealised. We also adjust for items that relate 
to transaction costs of strategic initiatives. For example the offer costs we incurred as part of the initial public offerings 
(“IPO”) of our two closed-ended funds, the Magellan Global Trust (ASX: MGG) and the Magellan High Conviction 
Trust  (ASX:  MHH);  and  funding  of  the  discounts  offered  on  any  Unit  Purchase  Plans  (“UPP”)  and  Distribution 
Reinvestment Plans (“DRP”) in the closed-ended funds that may have occurred in a period. 

Thirdly, as our business consists of a dominant Funds Management segment and a portfolio of Principal Investments, 
each should be considered separately. Our Principal Investments portfolio can be considered by assessing its value 
per share, whilst the Funds Management segment can be reviewed by considering the net profit before tax of that 
segment, both with and without performance fees (due to their lumpy nature).  

We discuss each of these measures in the analysis below. 

Finally, a word on tax. Our effective tax rate is below the company tax rate (currently 30%) because Magellan has 
the benefit of being declared an Offshore Banking Unit (“OBU”). The benefit of an OBU is that assessable offshore 
income, net of costs, is taxed at a concessional rate of 10%. Our assessable domestic income is still taxed at the 
company tax rate and so our actual overall tax rate will depend on the mix of our offshore and onshore businesses. 
Currently our effective tax rate is 23.1%.    

The  remainder  of  this  report  discusses  the  business  in  more  detail,  the  impact  on  the  Group  of  the  COVID-19 
pandemic and the Group’s financial results for the year ended 30 June 2020.    

VIRUS 
To say the world has changed in an almost unimaginable way since our half year report in February 2020, is probably 
itself  a  gross  understatement.  The  speed,  breadth  and  outright  nasty  nature  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  has 
highlighted many, many things, none the least of which is just how vulnerable the world now is to the network effect 
of such an efficient disease.  

Whilst Magellan’s business has thankfully not been at the front line of the virus’ impact, we are still very mindful of 
the impact it has had on those with whom we interact: our investors and their advisers, our staff, colleagues, friends, 
and all their families.   

Hamish’s recent note to investors (which can be found on our website if you missed it) homed in on understanding 
the limits of our knowledge when it comes to thinking things through in relation to the pandemic – known unknowns. 

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We know that second and third order (and beyond) effects – those knock-on effects and their knock-on effects – are 
important, but we also know it is difficult to predict what might occur amongst the many possible interactions. We 
know we don’t really know.   

The best we can do in this environment is deal with what we can control and be prepared for what we cannot. In 
this sense, we want to act prudently and where possible, be clear to reduce uncertainty and anxiety. Further, in 
considering our position, we should also not lose sight that these environments often present business opportunities. 

We made it clear to our team at the outset that there would be no staff reductions as a result of the pandemic. As 
noted above, we have long believed a strong balance sheet that can withstand almost any market condition is an 
important factor for our clients and therefore shareholders. Having a strong balance sheet has allowed us to be clear 
with our team, which in turn has allowed them to focus on our clients and the business without the additional worry 
of their (and their families’) own livelihoods.  

This has been important. Notwithstanding the disruption of uprooting our office surroundings in favour of working 
from home, our team has remained focussed. Our investment team assessed the many and varied risks posed by 
the pandemic with the clear intent of protecting investors and made suitable portfolio adjustments. The results for 
our clients have been positive and meaningful. Across the overall business, likewise all involved have continued to 
be driven and very productive.  

It has been evident through this period that our team do indeed think and act like business owners – something we 
believe to be the upmost importance. In this context, we also asked our staff to understand the need for the business 
to be prudent as we elected this year to freeze salaries and generally pull back on bonuses. For some senior members 
of our team this has meant meaningful bonus reductions. Hamish and I have waived our bonus entitlements in full 
this year and the Board has also waived a scheduled fee increase. 

In balancing the need for prudence with the impact on our team, we have also been aware that some households 
have lost an income and generally circumstances are difficult. As such we elected this year not to defer any bonus 
payments and to bring forward all previous earned bonus deferrals (excluding those payable to Hamish) to help the 
household cash flow. 

These are uneasy times and I want to thank everyone for the contributions they have made to this year’s results, 
which are discussed in detail below.   

OVERVIEW OF RESULTS 

During the year, the Group saw a 26% growth in average FUM over the previous corresponding period, to $95.5 
billion (average FUM of $75.8 billion for the year ended 30 June 2019). We are pleased with this outcome, particularly 
given the severe market volatility seen around the world driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. This could not have 
been achieved without the performance of our investment strategies which exhibited the strong downside protection 
traits that are a key component of our investment objectives.  

For the year ended 30 June 2020, the Group reported net profit after tax of $396.2 million, which represents an 
increase of 5% over the previous corresponding period ($376.9 million for the year ended 30 June 2019). 

Adjusted for non-cash and unrealised items and costs relating to strategic initiatives, the Group’s net profit after tax 
increased by 20% to $438.3 million for the year ended 30 June 2020 ($364.2 million for the year ended 30 June 
2019).  Adjusted  financial  measures  for  the  year  are  adjusted  for  non-cash  amortisation  expense  of  $4.7  million, 
unrealised capital gains (net of a realised financial liability relating to strategic initiatives – see Note 16 in the Financial 
Statements)  from  the  Principal  Investments  segment  of  $0.7  million  (net  of  tax)  and  costs  related  to  strategic 
initiatives  of  $38.1  million  (net  of  tax),  which  primarily  relate  to  the  IPO  of  the  Magellan  High  Conviction  Trust 
(“MHH”) in October 2019. Adjusted earnings per share increased by 17% to 241.5 cents per share (205.9 cents per 
share for the year ended 30 June 2019). The slight decline in percentage increase on a per share basis reflects the 
increased number of shares on issue primarily as a result of the share placement in August 2019. 

In the period, the Group earned crystallised performance fees before tax of $81.0 million. As we have discussed 
previously, it is important to note performance fees can, and usually do, vary significantly from period to period. 
Whilst this does not detract from their value, it can distort near term comparative analysis. 

We therefore draw shareholders’ attention to the change in profit before tax and performance fees of our Funds 
Management business. This increased 27% to $477.0 million for the year ended 30 June 2020 ($376.2 million for 
the year ended 30 June 2019), slightly ahead of the 26% increase in average FUM over the period.  

Earnings before tax from Principal Investments totalled $15.5 million, of which $14.6 million came from distributions, 
$7.1 million attributed to unrealised capital gains, offset by $5.7 million from realised capital losses and a $0.2 million 
net foreign exchange loss. Earnings from distributions and realised capital gains/losses are included in other revenue 
in the table on the next page. 

The Directors have declared total dividends of 214.9 cents per share for the year ended 30 June 2020. This is an 
increase of  16% over the 2019 financial year. In  respect of the six months to 30  June 2020, the Directors have 
declared a total dividend of 122.0 cents per share, franked at 75% (111.4 cents per share, 75% franked, in 2019) 
which will be paid on 26 August 2020. The dividend comprises: 
A Final Dividend of 91.6 cents per share; and
A Performance Fee Dividend of 30.4 cents per share.

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The Company’s policy is to pay Interim and Final Dividends of 90% to 95% of the net profit after tax of the Group’s 
Funds Management business excluding performance fees.  Net profit after tax of the Funds Management business 
excludes amortisation of intangibles and costs related to strategic initiatives. In addition  to the Interim and Final 
Dividends, the Group will pay an annual Performance Fee Dividend of 90% to 95% of the net crystallised performance 
fees after tax. Any Performance Fee Dividend will be paid annually alongside the Final Dividend. The payment of 
dividends by the Group will be subject to corporate, legal and regulatory considerations. 

As we have previously noted, dividends are likely to be less than 100% franked due to the combination of our payout 
ratio and our below 30% tax rate. Although the Board has a policy of paying out franking credits to the maximum 
extent possible over time, the level of franking attached to dividends may vary from period to period. 

The following table summarises the Group’s profitability over the past two financial years(1): 

FUNDS MANAGEMENT SEGMENT 

For the year ended 30 June 2020, the Group’s Funds Management segment profit before tax increased by 21% to 
$558.0 million ($459.8 million for the year ended 30 June 2019).  Excluding performance fees, profit before tax grew 
by 27% to $477.0 million(4) ($376.2 million for the year ended 30 June 2019). The following table summarises the 
profitability of the Funds Management business over the past two financial years: 

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(1) Adjusted financial measures are adjusted for non-cash items (amortisation expense and unrealised gains/losses) and transaction costs related to strategic initiatives.  A 

reconciliation to the reported profit and loss statement is outlined in Section 1.4 of the Directors’ Report. 
Includes net transaction costs relating to the MHH IPO, and DRP discount funding costs for MGG and MHH for the year ended 30 June. 

(2)
(3) Net of a realised financial liability relating to strategic initiatives – see Note 16 in the Financial Statements. 
(4) Adjusts for the current period performance fee impact on revenue and expenses for the 12 month period.

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30 June30 JuneChange20202019$'000$'000%Management and services fees591,641472,48625%Performance fees80,96483,631(3%)Other revenue20,33621,134(4%)Adjusted Revenue692,941577,25120%Adjusted expenses(119,751)(104,024)15%Adjusted net profit before tax573,190473,22721%Adjusted tax expense(134,891)(109,002)24%Adjusted net profit after tax438,299364,22520%Transaction costs related to strategic initiatives (after tax)(2)(38,104)(10,856)n/mAmortisation expense of intangible assets(4,689)(4,518)n/mNet unrealised change in fair value of financial assets and liabilities (after tax)(3)70828,095n/mTotal non-IFRS adjustments(42,085)12,722n/mProfit after tax 396,214376,9475%Key StatisticsDiluted earnings per share (cents per share)218.3213.12%Adjusted diluted earnings per share (cents per share)241.5205.917%DividendsInterim and Final Dividends (cents per share)184.5151.822%Annual Performance Fee Dividend (cents per share)30.433.4(9%)Total Dividends (cents per share)214.9185.216%30 June30 JuneChange20202019$'000$'000%RevenueManagement fees587,246467,78626%Performance fees80,96483,631(3%)Services fees4,3954,700(6%)Interest and other income2,2065,209(58%)674,811561,32620%ExpensesEmployee expense73,78162,77018%Fund administration and operational costs18,82015,97618%Marketing expense4,9293,38246%Other expense19,26919,409(1%)116,799101,53715%Profit before tax expense558,012459,78921%Profit before tax and before performance fees(4)477,048376,18227%Key StatisticsAverage funds under management ($ million)95,45875,81926%Average AUD/USD exchange rate0.67160.7155(6%)Average number of employees1281252%Employee expenses / total expenses63.2%61.8%Cost / income17.3%18.1%Cost / income, excl. performance fees19.7%21.3% 
Revenues 

The key driver of revenue is FUM and this is discussed in detail in the next section. Revenues for the year ended 30 
June  2020  increased  by  20%  to  $674.8  million  over  the  period.    This  was  driven  by  a  26%  increase  in  total 
management  fee  revenue  as  a  result  of  a  26%  increase  in  average  FUM  over  the  period  attributable  to  strong 
investment performance and net inflows.  

Over the year, average Retail FUM increased by 27% and average Institutional FUM increased by 26%. The average 
annualised Base Management fee for the year was 0.62%, unchanged from 2019.  

Performance fees before tax for the year totalled $81.0 million compared with $83.6 million in the prior corresponding 
period. Performance fees can, and very often do, vary significantly from period to period. 

As a result of the acquisition of Frontier, the Group also now receives revenues relating to Frontier’s third-party fund 
manager distribution business (excluding Magellan) which has been included in other revenue. 

Expenses 

In  considering the operating expenses of  the Funds Management segment we exclude costs relating to strategic 
initiatives, for instance the IPOs of our closed-ended funds, the Magellan Global Trust (ASX: MGG) in October 2017 
and the Magellan High Conviction Trust (ASX: MHH) in October 2019, and funding of the discounts offered on UPPs 
and DRPs in these two funds.   

We view these amounts as investments in building FUM and underpinning our long-term partnership approach, rather 
than contributing to day-to-day operating expenses.    

Overall, the Funds Management business operated efficiently with a cost to income ratio (excluding performance 
fees) of 19.7% compared with 21.3% for the year ended 30 June 2019.  

Expenses increased by 15% to $116.8 million over the previous corresponding period (in line with our expectations 
that Fund Management segment expenses would be in the range $115-$120 million).  

As noted above, given current uncertainties, we have elected to freeze salaries, pull back on current year bonus 
payments and  bring forward  previously earned, but  deferred, bonus payments to this year. These changes have 
been reflected in this year’s recorded expenses. We expect next year’s Funds Management segment expenses to be 
in the range $110-$115 million, reflecting amongst other things, generally lower costs related to items such as travel 
and the effect of bringing forward bonus deferrals. 

Ultimately the level of our expenses for the year will depend on a number of market related variables such as foreign 
exchange rates, FUM levels and unitholder activity. Although we pay close attention to our costs and have a cost 
conscious culture, our current cost to income ratio of 19.7% means incremental changes in expenses will not be a 
material driver of profitability. For example, a $5 million increase in our expenses has roughly the same impact on 
profits as would an annualised revenue reduction resulting from a 0.85% decline in our FUM (something which can 
happen from day to day merely due to market movements).  

The following table sets out total employee numbers: 

As at 30 June 2020, the Group had 131 employees. We are pleased with the talent employed across the business 
and the bench strength of the management team. We expect future increases in employee numbers resulting from 
organic growth to be modest, reflecting scalability. Such increases are unlikely to occur evenly from one year to the 
next as the various areas of our business reach resource constraints at different points in time as we grow. 

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30 June30 June20202019Investment-Portfolio Managers/Analysts3129-Dealers333432Distribution & Marketing3431Other (including Finance, Risk & Compliance, Admin)4441Frontier1112Airlie89Total131125Average number of employees128125Funds Under Management 

As at 30 June 2020, the Group had FUM of $97.2 billion, split between global equities (77%), infrastructure equities 
(16%) and Australian equities (7%).  This compares with FUM of $86.7 billion at 30 June 2019.  The increase in FUM 
was  driven  by  investment  performance  of  approximately  $5.4  billion  and  net  inflows  of  $5.7  billion  less  cash 
distributions (net of reinvestment) of approximately $0.7 billion. As we have previously noted, given the size of the 
Group’s FUM, investment performance is the key driver of FUM movement.   

The following table sets out the composition of FUM: 

Retail FUM 
The Group’s retail business is focused on retail investors in Australia and New Zealand who we target through two 
key channels: broker advised and financial advisers, and self-directed retail investors. 

At  30  June  2020,  the  Group  had  total  retail  FUM  of  $26.8  billion.  We  experienced  total  net  retail  inflows  of 
$2.9 billion for the 12 months to 30 June 2020 (including the proceeds of the MHH IPO), compared with $1.5 billion 
for the previous financial year. 

The Group experienced average monthly retail net inflows of approximately $169 million over the 12 months to 30 
June 2020 (excluding the proceeds of the MHH IPO), compared with $121 million over the previous corresponding 
period.   

We were very pleased with the support from both existing and new investors for the IPO of MHH, which raised $862 
million. In line with our partnership approach, Magellan funded all the costs associated with the raising including the 
Loyalty Units and IPO Foundation Units that were offered to investors as part of the IPO. Net costs relating to the 
offer totalled $53.4 million for the period (see Note 16 in the Financial Statements). As previously noted, we view 
these  costs  as  investments  in  building  FUM  and  underpinning  our  long-term  partnership  approach,  and  as  such 
exclude them from the Funds Management segment when calculating shareholder dividends.  

During the period, we were pleased to make the Airlie Australia Share Fund available on the ASX. Importantly, this 
is not a new fund or a new class of units. Rather, the existing units of the unquoted fund  are now available for 
purchase  or  sale  on  the  ASX,  along  with  the  existing  application  and  redemption  processes  directly  with  the 
Responsible Entity. This effectively represents the convergence of listed and unlisted open-ended funds into a single 
entity  and single unit  and we believe  brings significant simplification  and other benefits to our  clients as well as 
Magellan.  

We now have four Active ETFs quoted on an exchange with total FUM of $2.6 billion as at 30 June 2020, with over 
42,000 direct unitholders. Over the past year we have welcomed, on average, 55 new unitholders every day into our 
Active ETFs. During the period we also saw greater flows into our fully currency hedged products as the Australian 
dollar fell.  

Along  with  the  continued  growth  in  our  retail  business,  we  remain  extremely  focused  on  those  clients  and  their 
advisers  for  whom  we  already  manage  money.  Our  highly  experienced  retail  Distribution  team  is  dedicated  to 
providing value to our existing relationships and aims to support and partner with our adviser network by delivering 
clear and relevant information in a timely manner.  

A key component of this was our 2020 Investor Evenings which occurred in February and March 2020. Magellan’s 
Chairman  and Chief  Investment  Officer, Hamish  Douglass, visited seven  cities in Australia  and New Zealand and 
presented to approximately 10,000 people, providing an update on global markets and investments. Magellan paid 
for the full cost of  these events with 100% of  the monies raised from ticket sales going to  three  very  deserving 
charities – REACH, Rural Aid and Fly High Billie. We were delighted to help raise over $450,000 across all the events 
for these truly worthwhile organisations.  

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(5) Calculated using management fees (excluding services and performance fees) for the relevant period divided by the average of month end FUM over the same period.

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$billion30 June30 June30 June202020192018Retail26.823.219.2Institutional70.463.550.3Total FUM97.286.769.5Retail (%)28%27%28%Institutional (%)72%73%72%FUM subject to Performance Fees (%)34%33%34%Breakdown of FUM ($billion)-Global Equities74.364.052.7-Global Listed Infrastructure15.915.210.3-Australian Equities7.07.56.5Average Base Management fee (bps) per annumexcluding Performance Fees(5)62 62 65 The following table sets out the investment performance of the Magellan Global Fund, the Magellan Infrastructure 
Fund, the Magellan High Conviction Fund and the Airlie Australian Share Fund since their inceptions. 

Overall, we are pleased with the performance achieved to date, particularly given recent market conditions. 

Institutional FUM 
At 30 June 2020, the Group had total institutional FUM of $70.4 billion from around 140 clients(9).  During the 12 
months to 30 June 2020, we experienced institutional net inflows of $2.8 billion, which compares with net inflows of 
$2.9 billion for the previous financial year.  

Although our institutional clients are located around the world, the Group seeks to implement a targeted approach 
to institutional distribution and therefore most of our institutional clients are based in North America, the UK and 
Australia/NZ. In February 2018, the Group acquired our North American distribution partner, Frontier. We view North 
America as a key market for our institutional distribution activities and we are delighted to have Bill Forsyth, Frontier’s 
founder and Chairman, leading this activity.  

We view our institutional business as well diversified by client. The following table and chart set out the percentage 
of management and services fees revenue generated by the top 30 institutional clients and highlights only four clients 
individually represent more than 2% of total management and services fees revenue.  

Institutional Client Diversity(10)  

On  31  December  2017  we  closed  our  core  global  equities  strategies  managed  by  Hamish  to  new  institutional 
investors(11).  We do, however, expect to see continued inflows from existing institutional clients that have reserved 
capacity.   

Our  global  listed  infrastructure  strategies  continue  to  see  interest  from  institutional  investors,  and  we  believe 
Magellan  is  well  positioned  to  grow  in  this  space  given  our  unique  approach  to  defining  infrastructure  and  the 
consistent long-term investment outperformance the team has achieved. We believe the theoretical capacity of our 
global listed infrastructure strategies is approximately US$16-17 billion. At 30 June 2020 the Group’s infrastructure 
FUM was US$11.0 billion.  
______________ 
(6) Calculations are based on exit price with distributions reinvested, after ongoing fees and expenses but excluding individual tax, member fees and entry fees (if applicable).

(7)

Annualised performance is denoted with “p.a.” for the relevant period. 
Inception date for the Magellan Global Fund and Magellan Infrastructure Fund is 1 July 2007, the inception date for Magellan High Conviction Fund is 1 July 2013 and 
the inception date for the Airlie Australian Share Fund is 1 June 2018.

(8) The Global Listed Infrastructure benchmark is comprised of the following: from inception to 31 December 2014 the benchmark is UBS Developed Infrastructure and 

Utilities NTR Index (AUD Hedged) and from 1 January 2015 onwards, the benchmark is the S&P Global Infrastructure NTR Index (AUD Hedged).

(9) The number of clients includes separately managed accounts and institutional investors in local and offshore vehicles.
(10) Management and services fees for the 12 months to 30 June 2020 for separately managed accounts and institutional investors in local and offshore vehicles. Excludes 

Performance fees. 

(11) U.S. mutual fund will remain open with some allocated capacity.

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Investment Performance for the period to 30 June 2020(6)1 Year3 Years5 YearsSinceInception (7)%% p.a.% p.a.% p.a.Magellan Global Fund9.015.312.012.0MSCI World NTR Index ($A)4.810.69.36.3Magellan Infrastructure Fund-8.94.37.77.6Global Listed Infrastructure Benchmark ($A)(8)-16.2-1.42.64.2Magellan High Conviction Fund6.112.611.214.7Airlie Australian Share Fund1.6--4.6S&P/ASX 200 Accum. Index-7.7--3.00%2%4%6%8%10%12%123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930% of Total Management & Services FeesTop 30 Institutional ClientsTop Institutional Clients5102030%20263235We  are  also  pleased  with  the  development  of  our  next  generation  of  global  equities  strategies,  the  Sustainable 
strategies. Our Deputy CIO Dom Giuliano manages the Global Sustainable strategy, and our US Sustainable strategy 
is managed by Alan Pullen. Both strategies have recently passed their three year anniversaries. 

We believe both these strategies are well positioned on the back of solid track records and a thoughtful, differentiated 
sustainable investment approach. We estimate the theoretical capacity of the Sustainable strategies is approximately 
US$20 billion. Good performance coupled with increasing track record length has led to favourable discussions with 
potential investors and recent commitments which we expect to be funded by the end of the calendar year. 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS 

The Group’s Principal Investments is a sub-set of the Group’s balance sheet and is invested in Magellan funds, listed 
shares and a small number of unlisted investments. At 30 June 2020, the Group had net Principal Investments of 
$373.7 million, compared with $323.1 million at 30 June 2019. 

Over  time,  we  aim  to earn  satisfactory  returns for  shareholders  through  the sensible  deployment  of  the  Group’s 
capital,  while maintaining capital strength  to underpin the business.  The Board has established a pre-tax return 
hurdle of 10% per annum over the business cycle for the Principal Investments portfolio.   

The Group’s Principal Investments portfolio has returned pre-tax 6.5%, 13.6% and 11.4% per annum over the last 
1, 3 and 5 years to 30 June 2020 respectively.  Excluding the effect of the Group’s previous investment in MFF Capital 
Investments Limited, disposed of by way of an in-specie distribution to shareholders in February 2013, the portfolio 
returned pre-tax 10.9% per annum since inception from 1 July 2007.  The inception date of 1 July 2007 has been 
chosen to reflect the first purchase date of the investments in the Magellan Global Fund and Magellan Infrastructure 
Fund. 

The following table sets out a summary of the Group’s Principal Investments as at 30 June 2020. 

The Group’s Principal Investments  

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT  

As at 30 June 2020, the Group’s financial position included: 
•

investment assets (cash and cash equivalents and financial assets) of $836.0 million (30 June 2019: $539.3
million). The Group’s cash position at 30 June 2020 was $437.5 million and current receivables were $136.4
million. Dividends of $222.4 million are due to be paid to shareholders on 26 August 2020;
net assets of $1,045.9 million (30 June 2019: $734.0 million) which includes $120.6 million of intangible assets
following the acquisitions of Airlie and Frontier;
net tangible assets per share of $5.08 (30 June 2019: $3.44); and
total liabilities of $77.9 million which relate predominantly to payables, provisions and lease liabilities. The Group
has no debt but has access to an undrawn debt facility.

•

•
•

Although our business is capital light, we continually think about the use of capital balancing the following needs: 
•

maintaining a strong balance sheet in proportion to the scale of our business to ensure the continued support
of our clients, which has proved particularly important in these times of uncertainty;
ensuring flexibility for growth whether that be through new fund launches or strategic opportunities; and
delivering capital efficiency, solid dividends and attractive returns for shareholders.

•
•
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(12) Magellan Unlisted Funds as outlined in Note 12 of the Financial Statements.
(13) Listed  shares/funds  include  seed  portfolios  and  Magellan’s  listed  funds  (as  outlined  in  Note  12  of  the  Financial  Statements)  excluding  receivables/payables  (refer  to

footnote 14). 

(14) Other comprises receivable/payables and unlisted funds and shares.
(15) Net deferred tax liability arising from changes in the fair value of financial assets offset by the deferred tax asset relating to the unused tax loss arising on issuance of 

loyalty units to unitholders under the Magellan Global Trust priority offer. 

(16) Based on the aggregate of 182,280,222 ordinary shares on issue at 30 June 2020 (at 30 June 2019, it is based on 177,087,458 ordinary shares)

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$million30 June30 June20202019Cash1.44.6Magellan Unlisted Funds(12)258.3213.4Listed shares/funds(13)137.8125.7Other(14)7.43.8Total404.9347.5Deferred tax liability(15)(31.2)(24.4)Net Principal Investments373.7323.1Net PrincipalInvestments pershare (cents)(16)205.0182.5OTHER 

There has been much work put into developing a range of initiatives over the past few years, some of which are now 
coming to fruition. Most notably these are: 

Restructure of Global Equities retail funds 
On 3 August 2020 we announced the restructure of three of our retail funds into a single trust with two unit classes, 
one open-ended and the other closed-ended. If implemented, the restructure will consolidate the progress Magellan 
has made over a number of years to provide retail investors with a more efficient investment experience coupled 
with greater access and choice – firstly with the launch of Active ETFs in 2015, then with partnership benefits within 
closed-ended funds in 2017 and most recently, the next generation of Active ETFs in 2020. 

We believe the consolidation of these funds into a single trust with an open-ended unit class and a closed-ended unit 
class is another positive step for investors. We have long recognised and understood that some investors prefer the 
characteristics and outcomes of investing in open-ended funds whereas others prefer closed-ended structures for 
the different characteristics and outcomes that they bring. However, each of these structures has also had its own 
inefficiencies and drawbacks – for example, open-ended structures have largely been confined to the unlisted space 
with the associated burden of the application and redemption process, and closed-ended investors have historically 
had to fund establishment costs and importantly also deal with the prospect of large and persistent trading price 
discounts to net asset value. 

By building on the changes we have already made, we believe bringing both open and closed-ended units together 
into a single trust should provide investors with valuable efficiencies. In particular, establishing open and closed-
ended unit classes over the same investment portfolio should help create an improved trading environment for the 
closed-ended unit class given the removal of any “basis risk” between the two securities. 

We are excited by this development and look forward to discussing this further during the implementation process. 

Retirement Income 
The expected pre 30 June 2020 launch of our retirement income solution has unfortunately been  delayed by the 
pandemic (yet another knock-on effect). Notwithstanding COVID-19 we have made further progress, securing an 
important and necessary private binding tax ruling from the ATO. We continue to work with the remaining regulators 
with a view to launching the product once all necessary approvals have been obtained. 

MFG Core Series 
Today we announced the development of the MFG Core Series for retail investors – a series of diversified investment 
strategies  that  build  upon  the  investment  processes  of  our  Investment  team.  The  MFG  Core  Series  will  initially 
comprise three funds: MFG Core International Fund, MFG Core ESG Fund, and MFG Core Infrastructure Fund. We 
plan to make each of these open-ended funds available as an Active ETF, accessible via the Chi-X exchange and by 
direct application, by the end of the year.  

The MFG Core Series has been under development for several years and extends the successful approach that has 
been applied by our Core Infrastructure fund (and mandates) for institutional clients over the past 10 years. This 
approach  actively  constructs  diversified  portfolios  of  high-quality  companies  leveraging  Magellan’s  research,  and 
manages them using a proprietary process.  

The MFG Core Series will be offered at a management fee of 0.5% p.a. We believe it provides an attractive lower 
cost investment alternative for those wishing to gain an expose to Magellan’s research and investment expertise but 
are not necessarily seeking our full actively managed portfolio services. 

Magellan Sustainable Fund 
We are on track to make our Global Sustainable strategy, managed by Dom Giuliano, available to retail investors via 
an Active ETF by the end of the year. 

Finally,  we  continue  to  assess  and  work  on  a  number  of  different  opportunities  and  proposals  with  the  view  to 
strengthening and diversifying Magellan’s business over time. 

CLOSING REMARKS 

These are truly uncomfortable times given what is unfolding here and around the world.  It is uncomfortable in part 
because of the broad uncertainty that exists. The ease in which we can construct various scenarios as to the future 
of the virus, the economy and markets, is unfortunately not matched by the confidence we have in handicapping the 
likelihood of their occurrence. This is not a time to throw caution into the wind.    

Despite this uneasy reality, Magellan’s business is well positioned, and we do not intend to stand still. Being cautious 
does not necessarily equate to inaction, particularly given it is in difficult times where many opportunities are born.  

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The strength of our position is in no short measure due to our team. There is a clear passion for the firm that runs 
through  Magellan’s  business  and  this  dedication  and  focus  is  fundamental  to  our  clients’  outcomes  and  thus 
shareholder returns.  

Thank  you  again  to  our  entire  team  and  thanks  also  to  Hamish  and  the  Board  for  their  support  during  another 
interesting year. 

Yours faithfully, 

Brett Cairns 
CEO 

12 August 2020 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

The Directors of Magellan Financial Group Limited (the “Company” or “MFG”) present their financial report for the 
Company and its controlled entities which together form the consolidated entity (the “Group”) in respect of the year 
ended 30 June 2020. 

1.

Operations and Activities

Company Overview 

1.1 
The  Company  is  a  listed  public  company  and  incorporated  in  Australia.  The  Group’s  main  operating  company  is 
Magellan  Asset  Management  Limited  (“MAM”).  The  shares  of  the  Company  are  publicly  traded  on  the  Australian 
Securities Exchange under ASX Code: MFG.  

The Company’s principal place of business is Level 36, 19 Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000. 

Principal Activity 

1.2 
The principal activity of the Group is funds management with the objective of offering international investment funds 
to high net worth and retail investors in Australia and New Zealand, and institutional investors globally.  

Dividends  

1.3 
During the year ended 30 June 2020, dividends amounting to $366,614,000 were paid representing 204.3 cents per 
ordinary share (June 2019: $289,281,000 representing 163.8 cents per ordinary share).  

On  12  August  2020,  the  Directors  declared  a  total  dividend  of  122.0  cents  per  ordinary  share  (75%  franked)  in 
respect of the six months to 30 June 2020 (June 2019: 111.4 cents per ordinary share 75% franked). The dividend 
payments comprise a Final Dividend of 91.6 cents per ordinary share and a Performance Fee Dividend of 30.4 cents 
per share (June 2019: Final Dividend of 78.0 cents per ordinary share and a Performance Fee Dividend of 33.4 cents 
per ordinary share). The amount of the Final and Performance Fee Dividend expected to be paid on 26 August 2020, 
but not recognised as a liability as at 30 June 2020, is approximately $222,382,000 (June 2019: $197,275,000). 

The Company’s policy is to pay Interim and Final Dividends of 90% to 95% of the net profit after tax of the Group’s 
funds management business excluding performance fees. Net profit after tax of the funds management business 
excludes amortisation of intangibles and costs related to strategic initiatives. In addition  to the Interim and Final 
Dividends, the Directors will pay an annual Performance Fee Dividend of 90% to 95% of net crystallised performance 
fees after tax. Any Performance Fee Dividend will be paid annually alongside the Final Dividend. The payment of 
dividends by the Group will be subject to corporate, legal and regulatory considerations. 

1.4 

Review of Financial Results and Operations 

1.4.1  Reconciliation of Net Profit After Tax to Adjusted Net Profit After Tax 
The  Group’s net  profit  after  tax  (“Statutory  net  profit”)  and  earnings  per  share  are  prepared  in  accordance  with 
Australian Accounting Standards. The Group also reports a number of non-IFRS (International Financial Reporting 
Standards) financial measures including ‘adjusted revenue’, ‘adjusted net profit after tax’ and ‘adjusted basic and 
diluted EPS’ which are shown below. Refer to section 1.4.2 for further details on non-IFRS financial measures. 

The Group’s statutory net profit after tax for the year ended 30 June 2020 was $396,214,000 up $19,267,000 on the 
prior year. The Group’s adjusted net profit after tax was $438,299,000 (June 2019: $364,225,000) which excludes 
various non-IFRS adjustments as shown on the following page. 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

1.

Operations and Activities (continued)

1.4 

Review of Financial Results and Operations (continued)

1.4.1  Reconciliation of Net Profit After Tax to Adjusted Net Profit After Tax (continued)

(A) This is a cost related to the MHH IPO strategic initiative and relates to an additional amount paid for the Loyalty Units and IPO
Foundation Units as a result of the increase in the net asset value of MHH units from the date of the IPO up to allotment date,
15 January 2020 (refer to note 16 for further details).
Includes  Initial  Public  Offering  (“IPO”)  costs  for  Magellan  High  Conviction  Trust  (“MHH”)  and  Dividend  Reinvestment  Plan
(“DRP”) discount funding costs for MHH and Magellan Global Trust (“MGG”) for year ended 30 June 2020.

(B)

Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Results 
The impacts arising from the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial results of the Group are discussed within the Chief 
Executive Officer’s (“CEO”) Annual Letter and note 1(c) of the financial statements. The Group’s Adjusted Net Profit 
after income tax expense for the year ended 30 June 2020 shown in the table above has not been adjusted for any 
COVID-19 impacts. 

1.4.2     Non-IFRS Financial Measures 
Non-IFRS financial measures are measures that are not defined or specified under IFRS. The Directors believe non-
IFRS financial measures assist in providing additional meaningful information about the performance of the business 
and period-to-period comparability by adjusting for strategic, non-cash or unrealised items which affect the Group’s 
statutory financial results. 

Non-IFRS  financial  measures should  be  viewed  in  addition  to,  and  not  as  a  substitute  for,  the  Group’s  statutory 
results. These measures may also differ from non-IFRS measures used by other companies. 

The Group’s non-IFRS financial measures are presented with reference to the Australian Securities & Investments 
Commission (ASIC) Regulatory Guide 230 Disclosing non-IFRS financial information, issued in December 2011. Non-
IFRS financial measures are not subject to audit or review. 

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StatutoryNon-IFRS StatutoryNon-IFRS $'000$'000$'000$'000Management and services fees591,641591,641472,486472,486Performance fees80,96480,96483,63183,631Other revenue21,34721,34761,27061,270Total revenue693,952693,952617,387617,387Adjust for: net unrealised change in fair value of financial assets and liabilities(7,091)(40,136)Adjust for: realised change in fair value of financial liabilities(A)6,080-   Adjusted revenue692,941577,251Total expenses(178,874)(178,874)(124,050)(124,050)Adjust for: costs related to strategic initiatives(B)54,434 15,508Adjust for: amortisation of intangible assets4,6894,518Adjusted expenses(119,751)(104,024)Income tax expense(118,864)(118,864)(116,390)(116,390)Tax expense on above adjustments(16,027)7,388Adjusted income tax expense(134,891)(109,002)Net Profit after income tax expense for the year 396,214376,947Adjusted Net Profit after income tax expense for the year438,299364,225Basic and diluted earnings per share 218.3213.1Adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share 241.5205.930 June 202030 June 2019MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

1.

Operations and Activities (continued)

1.4.3  Statement of Financial Position 
The Group is in a strong financial position and at 30 June 2020 reported: 

•

•

Investment  assets  (including  cash  and  cash  equivalents  and  financial  assets)  of  $835,950,000  (June  2019:
$539,281,000) and shareholders’ funds of $1,045,927,000 (June 2019: $734,022,000); and
NTA per share of $5.08 (June 2019: $3.44).

Refer to the CEO’s Annual Letter on page 5 for further information, including details on the Group’s results, strategy 
and future outlook. 

Likely Developments and Expected Result of Operations 

1.5 
The Group will continue to pursue its financial objectives which are to increase the profitability of the Group over 
time by increasing the value and performance of funds under management and seeking to grow the value of the 
Group’s investment portfolio. Additional comments on expected results of operations of the Group are included in 
this report in the CEO’s Annual Letter. 

Significant Changes in the State of Affairs 

1.6 
There were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group that occurred during the year not otherwise 
disclosed in this report or the financial statements. 

Events Subsequent to the End of the Financial Year 

1.7 
On 7 August 2020, the Group reported to the ASX that its funds under management was $98.5 billion as at 31 July 
2020. 

On  3  August  2020,  the  Group  announced  a  restructure  proposal  to  simplify  MAM’s  Global  Equities  retail  product 
offering. The restructure is proposed to occur via a consolidation of the unlisted opened-ended Magellan Global Fund, 
the listed opened-ended Magellan  Global  Equities Fund and the  listed closed-ended Magellan  Global Trust into a 
single fund with two unit classes – an Open Class and a Closed Class. The units of the merged trust – the Magellan 
Global Fund – are intended to be quoted on the ASX.  

Post  completion  of  the  restructure,  the  enlarged  Magellan  Global  Fund  intends  to  undertake  a  one-for-four 
entitlement offer to its unitholders to subscribe for new Closed Class Units with an attached bonus three-year option. 
Unitholders will have the ability to subscribe for new Closed Class Units under the entitlement offer at the prevailing 
NAV per Unit and receive a valuable partnership benefit in the form of additional Closed Class Units worth 7.5% of 
the value of their subscription. Applicants who are allotted new Closed Class Units will also receive one option for 
each new Closed Class Unit issued under the entitlement offer with each option exercisable into one Closed Class 
Unit at an exercise price set at a 7.5% discount to the prevailing NAV per Unit at the time of exercise.  

In addition to the entitlement offer above, Magellan Global Fund also proposes to issue a bonus option to Closed 
Class unitholders in Magellan Global Fund on the basis of one option for every two Closed Class Units held, with each 
option exercisable into one Closed Class Unit at an exercise price set at a 7.5% discount to the prevailing NAV per 
Unit at the time of exercise.  

MFG  will  pay  the  full  costs  of  implementing  the  restructure  and  compensate  the  Magellan  Global  Fund  for  the 
partnership benefits being offered under the entitlement offer and upon exercise of any options. MFG intends to fund 
the  cost  of  the  restructure  and  any  partnership  benefits  from  existing  financial  resources  (including  an  undrawn 
corporate debt facility).  It is  anticipated that MFG  will generate an  attractive financial return from funding these 
partnership benefits. 

Other than the items above and the dividends disclosed in respect of the six months ended 30 June 2020 discussed 
at section 1.3, the Directors are not aware of any other matter or circumstance not otherwise dealt with in this report 
that has significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the Group, the result of those operations 
or the state of affairs of the Group in subsequent financial periods. 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

2.

Directors and Officers

2.1 
The Directors of the Company during the year and up to the date of this report were: 

Directors 

2.2 
Marcia Venegas was Company Secretary during the year and up to the date of this report. 

Secretary 

2.3 

Information on Directors and Officers 

Hamish Douglass 
Chairman and Chief Investment Officer 

Hamish is the co-founder of the Company. He is a former member of the Australian Government’s Foreign Investment 
Review Board (FIRB), the Australian Government’s Financial Literacy Board, former Acting President of the Australian 
Government’s Takeovers Panel and former Co-Head of Global Banking at Deutsche Bank, Australasia. Hamish is a 
Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. He holds a BCom from the University of NSW. 

Brett Cairns 
Chief Executive Officer 

Brett was formerly co-head of the Capital Markets Group within Structured Finance at Babcock & Brown, which he 
joined in 2002. Brett was a former Managing Director and Head of Debt Capital Markets for Merrill Lynch in Australia 
where he worked from 1994 to 2002. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Brett spent 3 years with Credit Suisse Financial 
Products,  the  then  derivatives  bank  of  the  Credit  Suisse  group.  Brett  has  a  BE  (Hons),  Master  of  Business 
Administration and a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Sydney. 

John Eales AM 
Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit & Risk Committee and the Remuneration & Nominations Committee 

John Eales AM graduated from the University of Queensland in 1991 before taking to the international rugby stage. 
He debuted for the Wallabies in 1991 and captained the side from 1996 until the end of his Test career in 2001.  

He has served in executive or advisory positions with a number of organisations. John co-founded the Mettle Group 
in 2003  –  a corporate  consultancy which  was acquired by  Chandler Macleod in 2007  –  and currently sits on the 
boards of Flight Centre Travel Group and Fuji Xerox – Document Management Solutions. He is a columnist with The 
Australian  newspaper  writing  on  both  business  and  sport  and has  served  as  a  consultant  to  major  Australian 
companies, including Westpac. John is the author of two books, Learning from Legends Sport and Learning from 
Legends Business. 

He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1999 for services to the community and rugby. 

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NameDirectorshipAppointedHamish DouglassChairman and Chief Investment Officer21 November 2006Brett CairnsChief Executive Officer22 January 2007John EalesNon-Executive Director1 July 2017Robert FraserNon-Executive Director and Chairman of MAM23 April 2014Paul LewisNon-Executive Director20 December 2006Hamish McLennanNon-Executive Director and Deputy Chairman1 March 2016Karen PhinNon-Executive Director23 April 2014MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

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2.

Directors and Officers (continued)

2.3 

Information on Directors and Officers (continued) 

Robert Fraser 
Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Remuneration & Nominations 
Committee, Chairman of Magellan Asset Management Limited (Responsible Entity and main operating subsidiary of 
Magellan Financial Group Limited)  

Robert is a company director and corporate adviser with over 30 years of investment banking experience, specialising 
in mergers and takeovers, corporate and financial analysis, capital management and equity capital markets. He is 
presently the Managing Director of TC Corporate Pty Limited, the corporate advisory division of Taylor Collison Limited 
stockbrokers of which he is a Director and principal. Robert has Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) 
degrees from the University of Sydney and is also qualified as a licensed business broker and licensed real estate 
agent.  Robert  currently  serves  on  the  Boards  of  ARB  Corporation  Limited  (since  February  2004),  F.F.I.  Holdings 
Limited (since October 2011) and MFF Capital Investments Limited (since May 2019).  

Paul Lewis MBE  
Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Remuneration & Nominations Committee and member of the Audit & Risk 
Committee 

Paul was Managing Partner and Chief Executive – Asia for PA Consulting Group, based in Hong Kong from 1992 – 
2004, at the conclusion of which PA had offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, Bangalore, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur 
and Jakarta.  Paul led major assignments in financial services – retail banking, life insurance and stock exchanges, 
energy, manufacturing, telecommunications, rail, air, container shipping and government. Paul also served on senior 
advisory panels with ministerial representation in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia, and from 2003 to 2009 was 
a member of British Telecom’s Global Advisory Board. Paul is currently Deputy National Chairman of the Australian 
British Chamber of Commerce, Chair of IPScape Limited, Chair of GWS Giants Foundation, and a board member of 
Volt Bank and Optal Limited. He was previously Chair of the NAB Private Advisory Board, NAB Business Advisory 
Board and British Telecom Global Advisory Board. Paul is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, 
and was awarded an MBE in June 2018. 

Hamish McLennan 
Deputy  Chairman,  Non-Executive  Director  and  member  of  the  Audit  &  Risk  Committee  and  the  Remuneration  & 
Nominations Committee

Hamish  McLennan  has  over  30  years’  experience  in  the  media  industry.  He  is  currently  Chairman  of  REA  Group 
Limited (appointed  21  February  2012  and  Chairman  since  10  April  2012),  a  global  online  real  estate  advertising 
company,  and  Chairman  of  HT&E  Limited  (appointed  30  October  2018),  an  Australian  media  and  entertainment 
company. Hamish is also a Non-Executive Director of the tech firm Claim Central Consolidated (since January 2020) 
and was elected Chairman of Rugby Australia in June 2020. He was previously Executive Vice President, Office of 
the Chairman, News Corporation, and Global Chairman & CEO of Young & Rubicam (Y&R) in New York, part of WPP, 
the world’s largest communications services group. Mr McLennan joined Young & Rubicam in 2002 as Chairman and 
CEO of Y&R Brands Australia/New Zealand, one of the largest marketing services groups in Australasia, and led the 
firm’s global business operations from 2006 to 2011. He was also previously Executive Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer (March 2014 to July 2015) and Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (February 2013 to March 2014) 
of Australian media company Ten Network Holdings Limited. He has previously served on the Boards of Directors for 
the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the US Ad Council. 

Karen Phin 
Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit & Risk Committee and the Remuneration & Nominations Committee 

Karen has over 20 years’ capital markets experience advising a range of top Australian companies on their capital 
management and funding strategies. Until 2014, Karen was Managing Director and Head of Capital Management 
Advisory at Citigroup in Australia and New Zealand. From 1996 – 2009, she worked at UBS where she was also a 
Managing Director and established and led the Capital Management Group. Prior to joining Citigroup, Karen spent 
12 months at ASIC as a Senior Specialist in the Corporations group. Karen is currently a Non-Executive Director of 
Omni Bridgeway Ltd (since August 2017), Non-Executive Director of ARB Corporation Limited (since June 2019) and 
is a member of the Takeovers Panel and the Ascham School Council of Governors. Karen has a Bachelor of Arts/Law 
(Honours) from the University of Sydney and is a graduate of the AICD. 

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for the year ended 30 June 2020 

2.

Directors and Officers (continued)

2.3 

Information on Directors and Officers (continued)

Marcia Venegas 
Company Secretary, Chief Risk Officer and Head of Risk, Compliance and Legal 

Marcia was appointed Company Secretary of the Company on 20 March 2019. Marcia has been the Chief Risk Officer 
of MFG since November 2015. Prior to MFG, Marcia was Chief Compliance Officer at Platinum Asset Management in 
Sydney and held senior roles including Chief Compliance Officer at Dodge & Cox in the US. Marcia brings more than 
20  years’  experience  in  the  financial  services  industry  in  Australia  and  the  US,  during  which  time  she  has  been 
responsible for national and international regulatory requirements, the development and maintenance of governance, 
risk and compliance frameworks, licensing, proxy voting, training and liaising with regulators, auditors and clients. 
Marcia holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wollongong. 

Directors’ Meetings 

2.4 
The number of meetings of the Board and Board Committees, held during the year ended 30 June 2020 and the 
number of those meetings attended by each Director are set out below: 

Directors’ Interests  

2.5 
No Director has or has had any interest in a contract entered into up to the date of this Directors’ Report with the 
Company or any related entity other than as disclosed in this report.  

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HeldAttendedHeldAttendedHeldAttendedB Cairns77----H Douglass77----J Eales778822R Fraser778822P Lewis778822H McLennan778822K Phin778822BoardAudit & Risk Committee Remuneration & Nominations    Committeewhile a Directorwhile a memberwhile a memberMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

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3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited)

This Remuneration Report outlines the remuneration arrangements for the Key Management Personnel (“KMP”) of 
the Group for the year ended 30 June 2020. KMP are defined as those persons and corporate entities having authority 
and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling activities of the Group, directly or indirectly. 

In the 2020 financial year, the KMP for the Group included the Chairman and Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”), the 
CEO, the Non-Executive Directors and the Group’s Executives as set out below.  

The Remuneration Report has been prepared and audited against the disclosure requirements of the Corporations 
Act 2001. 

Remuneration Philosophy and Principles 

3.1  
The Group’s remuneration philosophy is centred on fair compensation for performance and contribution that achieves 
business outcomes.  It aims to balance short term and long term incentives appropriately, including encouraging 
broad based employee ownership in the Group.  Importantly, incentives motivate each employee to achieve agreed 
business objectives which align to long term business outcomes.  

The key drivers of the Group’s remuneration philosophy and principles are: 
•
•
•
•

Promoting staff behaviour that is in the best interest of clients;
Attracting and retaining outstanding staff;
Building a culture that rewards performance while maintaining the Group’s reputation and mitigating risk; and
Encouraging staff to think and act like long-term owners of the Group.

Broadly the Group’s remuneration arrangements for employees comprise the following components: 
•
•
•

A fixed remuneration amount (inclusive of superannuation);
A variable incentive which is determined annually and is usually subject to some level of deferred payment; and
An offer of voluntary participation in the Group’s Share Purchase Plan (“SPP”), to encourage long term ownership
in the Group.

Variable remuneration 
The Board believes variable incentives should be aimed at areas where employees have a direct influence over the 
business and the outcomes that are aligned to the best interests of the Group’s clients. If these objectives are met, 
the interests of shareholders will be satisfied. The Board does not believe it is appropriate to use measures such as 
earnings per share or the share price performance of the Group in determining annual variable remuneration. Such 
arrangements  could  misalign  the  interests  of  the  employee  with  those  of  the  Group’s  clients  and  ultimately  be 
detrimental to the long-term interests of shareholders. 

With  the  exception  of  the  Chairman  &  CIO  and  certain  portfolio  managers,  the  variable  incentive  amount  is 
discretionary  and  is  determined  by  reference  to  an  employee’s  individual  performance  and  contribution,  and  the 
overall performance of the Group.  Variable remuneration is not determined on a formulaic basis but is an outcome 
of an overall performance appraisal process.  Variable remuneration may be in the range of 0-100% of the fixed 
remuneration amount or higher in exceptional circumstances. 

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NamePositionTerm as KMPNon-Executive DirectorsJohn EalesDirectorFull YearRobert FraserDirectorFull YearPaul LewisDirectorFull YearHamish McLennanDirectorFull YearKaren PhinDirectorFull YearExecutive DirectorsHamish DouglassChairman & CIOFull YearBrett CairnsCEOFull YearGroup Executives (Other KMP)Kirsten MortonChief Financial OfficerFull YearMarcia VenegasHead of Risk, Compliance and Legal/Company SecretaryFull YearCraig WrightHead of Governance & AdvisoryFull Year 
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for the year ended 30 June 2020 

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

The Chairman & CIO’s variable incentive is capped at 200% of his fixed remuneration and is dependent upon the 
performance of the investment strategies, measured over three years, for which he has primary responsibility.  The 
Board believes that aligning the basis of the Chairman & CIO’s variable incentive to investment performance provides 
an important calibration with the Group’s clients and is in the best long-term interest of shareholders. 

The  Lead  Portfolio  Manager  for  the  Group’s  Global  Listed  Infrastructure  strategy  has  a  variable  remuneration 
arrangement  that  is  directly  tied  to  the  net  revenues,  less  certain  allocated  costs,  of  the  Group’s  Global  Listed 
Infrastructure business and the performance of the investment strategies for which he has primary responsibility. 
The Board considers that this arrangement appropriately rewards and aligns his interests with those of the Group’s 
clients and shareholders. 

Certain portfolio managers have variable remuneration arrangements that incorporate two components: 
•

A discretionary component in the range of 0-100% of fixed remuneration or higher in certain circumstances;
and
A performance component in the range of 0-200% of fixed remuneration dependent upon the performance of
the investment strategies for which they are responsible.

•

Variable incentives are paid partly as a current year cash bonus and partly as a conditional deferred cash  bonus 
amount over periods up to three years. 

Share Purchase Plan (SPP) 
The Group does not operate a specific long-term incentive plan. However, the Group offers voluntary participation 
in the SPP as a means to align employees with shareholders, encourage  employees to think and act like business 
owners and to create value over the longer term. The Group does not offer share grants to employees as the Board 
does not believe that grants create alignment with shareholders through true ownership, as the employees are not 
required  to  pay  for  shares  through  these  instruments.  The  Group  does  not  grant  share  options  to  Directors  or 
employees  given  the  asymmetric  payoff  structure  of  options  which  again  creates  a  lack  of  alignment  between 
employees and shareholders.  

The Group’s SPP is a subscription for shares by SPP participants at the prevailing market price.  The Group provides 
financial assistance to the SPP participants for up to either 75% or 100% of the subscription value, via a full recourse, 
interest-free loan, and thus the SPP participant bears the full risks and benefits of being a shareholder.  The Board 
believes  the  Group  is  best  placed  to  offer  stable  financing  arrangements  to  establish  and  support  meaningful 
ownership  as  it  would  be  counterproductive  to  a  true  long-term  ownership  position  if  short  term  share  price 
movements were to impact an employee’s own financing of this loan. The full recourse loan is compulsorily repaid 
via dividends paid on associated shares plus 25% of the relevant employee’s after tax variable incentive. As the loan 
is full recourse, participants are liable to repay the loan irrespective of the performance of the Group’s shares. 

The SPP provides participants with the opportunity to acquire a meaningful ownership interest in the Group and, 
unlike many option and performance share plans, participants are required to pay for the shares.  The interest-free 
component of the full recourse loan provides real value to SPP participants and is expensed by the Group through 
the Group’s Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss.  

The Board believes promoting meaningful broad based ownership should start at Board level and therefore the Group 
also offers SPP participation to Non-Executive Directors. The Board does not require any minimum share ownership 
thresholds,  however  the  SPP  structure  delivers  a  shareholding  often  many  multiples  of  the  value  of  their  Non-
Executive Director’s fees. Importantly, this also allows Non-Executive Directors to be appropriately invested in the 
Group  at  the  beginning  of  their  tenure  rather  than  waiting  many  years  to  accumulate  a  meaningful  ownership 
position. The Board believes that providing full recourse financial assistance to Non-Executive Directors under the 
SPP  does  not  hinder  their  independence  from  management  and  that  establishing  a  meaningful  ownership  stake 
promotes independent thought and engagement that will be in the long-term interests of the Group’s shareholders. 
The Group’s shareholders must approve the provision of financing to the Non-Executive Directors by way of a vote 
at the Annual General Meeting. 

Further details of the SPP are set out in note 8(a) to the financial statements. 

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3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors 

3.2 
The Board periodically reviews and determines the remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors and may utilise the 
services  of  external  advisors.    The  Board’s  remuneration  policy  is  designed  to  attract  and  retain  appropriately 
experienced, skilled and qualified personnel in order to achieve the Group’s objectives.  The remuneration of the 
Non-Executive Directors is not linked to the performance or earnings of the Group. 

Remuneration and other terms of employment for the Non-Executive Directors are formalised in service agreements 
with the Group. Non-Executive Directors are appointed for a term of three years unless the Non-Executive Director 
is not re-elected by shareholders of the Company. 

The Board believes that Non-Executive Director fees should be modest and that when combined with a meaningful 
ownership  stake,  Non-Executive  Directors’  interests  are  better  aligned  with  the  shareholders  when  considering 
important  strategic  issues  such  as  executive  compensation,  acquisitions,  dividend  policy,  capital  management, 
corporate transactions, development of corporate culture and ethical business practices.   

On that basis, remuneration comprises Directors’ fees (inclusive of superannuation) and the non-cash expense to 
the Group of providing the full recourse, interest-free loans under the SPP described in section 3.1.  Together, these 
form part of the Non-Executive Director Remuneration Cap set out in clause 50(a) of the Constitution, which currently 
stands at $750,000.  

The  following  table  outlines  the  Non-Executive  Directors’  fees  (inclusive  of  superannuation)  for  the  Board  and 
Committees of both the Group and MAM for the year ended 30 June 2020. Non-Executive Directors’ fees increased 
3% in the year ended 30 June 2020. No increase will apply for the 2021 financial year. 

Magellan Asset Management Limited 
Board (Group) 
Audit & Risk Committee 

Remuneration & Nominations Committee 

Position 
Chairman 
Non-Executive Director 
Chairman 
Member 
Chairman/Member 

Fees ($) 
25,750 
72,100 
25,750 
10,300 
- 

The Group has reimbursed or borne expenses incurred by the Non-Executive Directors in the discharge of their duties 
of $876 (June 2019: $731). 

No retirement benefits (other than superannuation) are provided to Non-Executive Directors.

Remuneration of Executive Directors and Other KMP 

3.3 
The below table provides a summary of Executive Directors and Other KMP remuneration structures for the 2020 
financial year. 

Hamish 
Douglass 

Brett 
Cairns 

Other    
KMP 

Fixed remuneration 
(incl. of superannuation) 
$2,500,000 

Variable remuneration 

SPP participation 

Up to 200% of fixed remuneration 
based on the performance of the 
Group’s Global Equity strategy over 
a three year period 

Not entitled to participate in 
SPP as he owns 22.2 million 
shares which provide a material 
alignment with shareholders 

$1,545,000 

Market-based base salary 

Up to 50% of fixed remuneration 
based on performance metrics set 
by the Board 

Generally up to 100% of fixed 
remuneration based on individual 
performance / contribution and the 
overall performance of the Group 

Ability to participate in SPP 

Ability to participate in SPP 

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for the year ended 30 June 2020

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

Impact of COVID-19 on 2020 remuneration outcomes 
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a significant amount of market volatility in the second half of the 2020 financial 
year driven by material business, social and economic disruption. Magellan is in a relatively strong position due to its 
strong  balance  sheet  and  a  focus  on  downside  protection  within  its  investment  strategies.  However,  Magellan 
recognises the importance of being financially prudent in these times of uncertainty and therefore has made a number 
of changes to its remuneration outcomes for the 2020 financial year as outlined below. 

In  this  context,  as  a  general  rule,  there  will  be  no  increases  to  fixed  remuneration  for  the  2021  financial  year, 
including Non-Executive Directors fees. As part of the business’ efforts for prudency, Magellan’s Chairman & CIO and 
CEO  have  both  waived  their  entitlement  to  their  variable  remuneration  in  2020  and  the  discretionary  variable 
remuneration outcomes for all other employees in 2020 have been reduced. To balance the impact on employees in 
the  current  environment  where  some  households  have  lost  income,  Magellan  has  decided  to  bring  forward  the 
payment of all unpaid conditional deferred cash bonus amounts into 2020 (excluding any conditional deferred cash 
bonus amounts payable to the Chairman & CIO which will continued to be paid on a deferred basis). Further, no 
variable remuneration for 2020 will be subject to a deferral component.  

These  amendments  in  the  2020  financial  year  are  one-off  and  do  not  reflect  ongoing  changes  to  Magellan’s 
remuneration framework or philosophy.  

Mr Douglass’ remuneration structure 
Mr  Douglass  is  Magellan’s  co-founder,  Chairman,  CIO  and  Lead  Portfolio  Manager  of  Magellan’s  Global  Equities 
strategies. The Board believes it is important for Mr Douglass’ remuneration to be tied to the performance of the 
investment  strategies  under  his  control.  Mr  Douglass  is  responsible  for  managing  $74  billion  of  funds  under 
management (as at 30 June 2020). Focusing on client outcomes and achieving Magellan’s investment objectives will 
ultimately be in shareholders’ interests.  

Mr Douglass’ remuneration took effect from 1 July 2018 for a minimum of three years. Mr Douglass’ remuneration is 
subject to a maximum total annual remuneration cap of $7,500,000 over this period, of which $2,500,000 (inclusive 
of superannuation) is fixed and $5,000,000 is variable.  

Mr  Douglass’  annual variable incentive is determined in relation  to the performance of  the investment  strategies 
under his control over a three year period.  Importantly, the three year performance period emphasises the Group’s 
medium to long term focus for its investment strategies and the needs of clients.  Achieving superior investment 
returns for clients over the medium to long term will ultimately be in shareholders’ interests. Mr Douglass does not 
receive any of his variable incentive upfront. Instead payment is deferred over the subsequent three financial years 
which is consistent with the medium term focus of Mr Douglass’ variable remuneration arrangements.  

In addition, Mr Douglass’ substantial shareholding in the Group, along with his investments in the Group’s investment 
strategies, creates strong alignment with clients and shareholders. 

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for the year ended 30 June 2020

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

The  Board,  in  consultation  with  Mr  Douglass,  determined  the  performance  metrics  and  underlying  quantitative 
measures that apply for the relevant period for Mr Douglass’ variable remuneration.  For the year ending 30 June 
2020, the metrics were: 

Performance 
Metrics 
Ranking of the 
Global Equity 
Strategy
 in Peer Group(A) 
(rolling 3 years as at 
30 June each year) 

Absolute 
Performance 
(Gross Return) of 
the Global Equity 
Strategy (measured 
in USD) 
(rolling 3 years as at 
30 June each year) 

Relative gross 
investment 
performance of the 
Global Equity 
Strategy against its 
Benchmark Index(B) 
(rolling 3 years as at 
30 June each year) 

Down Market 
Capture of the 
Global Equity 
Strategy (measured 
in USD) against its 
Benchmark Index 
(rolling 3 years as at 
30 June each year) 

Weighting 

Percentage Paid/Performance Measures 

 2020 outcome 

25% 

The percentage paid is in the range of 0% to 100% 
dependent on the ranking quartile band achieved as per the 
below table: 

100% 
50% to 100% 
(sliding scale) 
0% 

1st Quartile 
Bottom of 2nd Quartile to top of 2nd 
Quartile 
3rd and 4th Quartile (bottom 50%) 

Mr Douglass achieved 
100% of this 
component in 2020, 
based on a 1st Quartile 
ranking 

25% 

The percentage paid is in the range of 0% to 100% 
dependent on the absolute performance achieved as per the 
below table: 

100% 
50% to 100% 
(sliding scale) 
0% 

12% p.a. or greater 
8% p.a. to 12% p.a. 

Less than 8% p.a. 

Mr Douglass achieved 
100% of this 
component in 2020, 
based on absolute 
performance of 
12.78% p.a. 

25% 

The percentage paid is in the range of 0% to 100% 
dependent on pre-determined relative performance 
differences above the Benchmark Index as per the below 
table: 

100% 

50% to 100% 
(sliding scale) 
0% 

Achieves Benchmark Index + 2.5% p.a. 
or greater 
Achieves Benchmark Index to 
Benchmark Index + 2.5% p.a. 
Achieves less than Benchmark Index p.a. 

Mr Douglass achieved 
100% of this 
component in 2020, 
based on gross 
investment 
performance of 
12.78% p.a. against 
Benchmark Index of 
6.70% p.a. 

25% 

The percentage paid is in the range of 0% to 100% 
dependent on the Down Market Capture achieved as per the 
table below: 

100% 

100% to 50% 
(sliding scale) 
0% 

Achieves Down Market Capture less than 
75% 
Achieves Down Market Capture of 75% 
to less than 100% 
Achieves Down Market Capture greater 
or equal to 100% 

Mr Douglass achieved 
100% of this 
component in 2020, 
based on Down Market 
Capture of 65.21% 

(A)  Ranking determined by reference to Magellan Global Fund’s quartile positioning in Global Equity sector for the 3 year total return as
set out in the Morningstar Australian Institutional Sector Survey as at June of each year (or if that survey ceases to be published, an
equivalent replacement survey).

(B)  The Benchmark Index is the MSCI World Net Total Return (in USD), a free-float adjusted market capitalisation weighted index designed
to measure the equity performance of 24 developed markets. Index results assume the reinvestment of all distributions of capital gain
and net investment income using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation
treaties. The returns are calculated using published index data on a daily basis. Daily returns are compounded to calculate the monthly
and longer term returns.

In respect of the year ended 30 June 2020, Mr Douglass was entitled to total variable incentive of $5,000,000 (June 
2019: $5,000,000).  Mr Douglass has waived this entitlement in full and will be paid no variable incentive for the 
year ended 2020.  

Dr Cairns’ remuneration structure 
Dr Cairns’ fixed remuneration (inclusive of superannuation) for the year ended 30 June 2020 was $1,545,000 (2019: 
$1,500,000).  

Dr  Cairns is eligible to receive variable remuneration  of  up  to 50% of  fixed remuneration  based on  performance 
metrics the Board believes are important to the long term success of the business and over which Dr Cairns has 
direct influence. The Remuneration and Nominations Committee will determine the amount to be awarded on an 
annual  basis with regard to the determined performance metrics.  The Board will, in consultation  with Dr Cairns, 
review the performance metrics that will apply, and their respective weightings, from 1 July each year.  

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

In considering the appropriate structure for Dr Cairns’ remuneration as CEO, the Board believes it is important for 
incentives to be aligned to the Group’s strategy and aimed at areas where Dr Cairns has a direct influence over the 
outcome.  As  previously  outlined  to  shareholders,  the  key  driver  of  creating  shareholder  value  is  servicing  and 
retaining the Group’s existing clients and the funds the Group already manages on behalf of clients by achieving our 
stated investment objectives. Over time, shareholder value can also be created by additional earnings growth via net 
new client business either via flows into existing products or via the launch of new products.  

As  CEO,  Dr  Cairns  is  not  responsible  for  managing  client  money  and,  therefore,  the  Board  believes  it  would  be 
inappropriate for incentives to be based on investment performance. Dr Cairns is responsible for ensuring the Group 
operates  to  the  highest  standards  and  to  ensure  operational  areas  that  underpin  the  Group’s  reputation  and 
confidence of clients in the Group such as compliance, cybersecurity and fund operations are managed appropriately. 
Further, the Group’s employees are key to the success of the Group and achievement of the Group’s strategy and 
the ability to foster and retain key talent and protect the Group’s cultural values is a priority for the business. Dr 
Cairns is also integral to a number of strategic projects under development that if successful, could create significant 
shareholder value. For  the year ended 30  June 2020, the Board  determined the  four  performance metrics were: 
Delivery of Key Strategic Projects, Leadership, People and Culture, Compliance, Governance and Cybersecurity and 
Operational Effectiveness. 

The below table provides an overview of key achievements and business outcomes delivered by Dr Cairns that were 
considered when determining his variable remuneration for the year.  

Performance 
Metric 
Delivery of 
Key Strategic 
Projects 

Leadership, 
People and 
Culture 

Compliance, 
Governance 
and 
Cybersecurity 

Operational 
Effectiveness 

2020 Achievements 

•

•

•
•

•
•
•

•

•
•

•
•

Listing of Magellan High Conviction Trust in October 2019, with Loyalty and IPO Foundation
Units part of the Group’s partnership approach with its clients
Quotation of the Airlie Australian Share Fund, bringing together the features of an unlisted
fund and Active ETF into a single unit in a single fund
Significant contribution into the design and development of strategic initiatives
Significant progress made in relation to the Group’s retirement income initiative

Leading cohesive senior executive team
No regretted departures across the Group
Executed seamless work-from-home transition in March 2020 across the Group

Continued  evaluation  and  improvement  of  risk  management  framework,  including
extending the framework to satisfactorily cover businesses acquired by the Group
No significant regulatory issues identified or unresolved during the year
Security of Group’s IT network maintained

Completed operational integration across acquired businesses
Group continued to operate efficiently with cost to income ratio (excluding performance
fees) of the Funds Management Business of 19.7% for the year ended 30 June 2020

In respect of the year ended 30 June 2020, the Remuneration and Nominations Committee awarded Dr Cairns a 
variable incentive of $772,500 (50% of fixed remuneration). Dr Cairns has waived this entitlement in full and will be 
paid no variable incentive in 2020.  

Had  a  variable  component  been  paid,  the  after  tax  amount  would  be  credited  toward  repayment  of  the  loan 
associated with the recent allocation of shares to Dr Cairns under the SPP plan.  

Remuneration structure for Other KMP 
Fixed remuneration is structured as a total employment cost package, which may be received as a combination of 
cash, non-cash benefits and superannuation contributions. Fixed remuneration for Other KMP is reviewed annually 
to ensure that it is competitive and reasonable. However, there are no guaranteed increases to the fixed remuneration 
amount.   

When considering variable remuneration, the Board’s primary objective is that KMP are motivated to build valuable 
long  term  client  relationships  and  generate  returns  for  investors  in  the  funds  managed  by  the  Group  which  will 
ultimately deliver shareholder wealth over the long term.   

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

The CEO determines the amount of variable incentive to be paid to Other KMP, subject to review and approval by 
the  Remuneration  and  Nominations  Committee,  taking  into  consideration  the  individual’s  performance  and 
contribution during the year.  The variable remuneration of Other KMP is discretionary and may be in the range of 0 
to 100% of fixed remuneration (higher in exceptional circumstances) and comprises a cash bonus amount and a 
conditional deferred cash bonus payable in 36 equal monthly instalments over the course of the next three financial 
years. Entitlement to the deferred cash bonus is dependent on Other KMP being employed by the Group at the time 
of payment. In the 2020 financial year, there was no conditional deferred cash bonus component of the variable 
remuneration due to the impact of COVID-19. 

The Board believes that the Chairman & CIO’s and CEO’s shareholdings and the participation in the Group’s SPP by 
Other KMP closely align their interests with the long term interests of shareholders. 

Summary of 2020 variable remuneration outcomes 
(a) Variable remuneration outcomes for 2020

The tables below outline the variable remuneration outcomes (as a % of fixed remuneration) for Executive Directors 
and Other KMP for the 2020 financial year and provide an overview of key achievements and business outcomes 
delivered by Other KMP that were considered when determining their variable remuneration for the year.  

These outcomes reflect the reduction in variable remuneration outcomes due to the impact of COVID-19. For Other 
KMPs, variable remuneration outcomes have also been capped for the 2020 financial year. 

KMP 

Hamish 
Douglass 

Variable 
remuneration 
outcome 
0% 
Waived 
entitlement 

Comments 

• Based on agreed criteria and performance metrics relating to the performance of
the investment strategies under his control over the three year period to 30 June
2020, Mr Douglass was awarded a variable incentive of 200% of fixed remuneration

• Mr Douglass has waived his entitlement to variable remuneration in 2020

Brett 
Cairns 

0% 

Waived 
entitlement 

• Based on performance metrics relating to the long term success of the business and
over  which  Dr  Cairns  has  direct  influence  outlined  in  section  3.3,  Dr  Cairns  was
awarded variable remuneration of 50% of fixed remuneration

• Dr Cairns has waived his entitlement to variable remuneration in 2020

Kirsten 
Morton 

65% 

Marcia 
Venegas 

51% 

Craig 
Wright 

57% 

• Maintained focus in meeting the Group’s financial, tax and related risk management,
regulatory  and  compliance  obligations  including  for  acquired  operations  and
strategic initiatives during the year

• Expanded coverage and capabilities of operations in FY20 to support Magellan High

Conviction Trust and future strategic initiatives

• Cost  and  time  savings  delivered  through  streamlining  integrated  operations,

removal of unnecessary legal structures and registry services review

• Well progressed on rationalisation initiative with Magellan’s acquired US business to

deliver risk and compliance efficiencies

• Continue  enhancement  of  the  Group’s  Risk  Management  Framework  including
investment in key risk systems in FY20 to ensure the Group’s risk function is delivered
efficiently and effectively

• Provided risk and compliance advice on strategic initiatives and new products
• Ensured  Magellan’s  compliance  obligations  were  upheld  during  the  transition  to

work-from-home

• Leading the project management of strategic initiatives across the Group, including
the initial public offering of the Magellan High Conviction Trust which raised $862
million, the restructure underway to simplify Magellan’s Global Equities retail funds
offering  and  other  products  currently  under  development  such  as  the  MFG  Core
Series, Magellan Sustainable Fund the retirement income product

• Overseeing the Group’s IT infrastructure & security and Business continuity planning
and delivery of a seamless transition to a whole of firm work-from-home pandemic
state

• Overseeing  Magellan’s  involvement  in  the  Group’s  UCITS  investment  company
based  in  Ireland  and  co-mingled  private  fund  in  respect  of  the  High  Conviction
investment strategy to make that strategy available to institutional investors globally

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for the year ended 30 June 2020

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

Summary of 2020 variable remuneration outcomes (continued) 
(b) Split between cash and conditional deferred cash bonus components of 2020 variable remuneration

The below table provides a summary of variable remuneration outcomes for Executive Directors and Other KMP for 
the years ended 30 June 2020 and 30 June 2019.  The table outlines the portion of variable remuneration awarded 
for each financial year that is paid in cash and the portion that is deferred over subsequent financial years. In 2020, 
no awarded variable remuneration is subject to a deferral period. 

(A)  Cash Bonus represents the portion of Group Executives’ awarded variable remuneration that is paid in cash after the release of

the Group’s Annual Report.

(B)  Conditional Deferred Cash Bonus represents the portion of Group Executives’ awarded variable remuneration for the financial
year  that  is  deferred  and  is  paid  in  cash  in  36  equal  monthly  instalments  in  future  financial  years,  subject  to  continued
employment with the Group. In the 2020 financial year, no component of the awarded variable remuneration was deferred due
to COVID-19. 

(C) Mr Douglass and Dr Cairns waived 100% of their awarded bonus for the 2020 financial year due to COVID-19. 
(D)  Dr Cairns was not entitled to any variable incentive in 2019.

The conditional deferred cash bonus payable by the Group to the Executive Directors, Other KMP and employees in 
respect of the year ended 30 June 2020 is nil (June 2019: $12,643,169 and payable over the years ended 30 June 
2020, 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022). Refer to note 10(a) in the financial statements for the cumulative total of 
conditional deferred cash bonuses unpaid at 30 June 2020. 

Details  of  the  remuneration  paid  to  Executive  Directors  and  Other  KMP  is  provided  in  section  3.4.  Details of  the 
employment agreements of Executive Directors and Other KMP are described in section 3.5. 

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Variable incentive outcomesCash Bonus (A)Conditional Deferred Cash Bonus (B)Total  variable remuneration awarded$$$$%Executive DirectorsHamish Douglass(C)2020- - - 2,500,000 0%2019- 5,000,000 5,000,000        2,500,000 200%Brett Cairns(C)(D)2020- - - 1,545,000 0%2019- - - 1,500,000 0%Group Executives (Other KMP)Kirsten Morton2020308,228 - 308,228 477,400 65%2019312,462 127,863 440,325 463,500 95%Marcia Venegas2020216,300 - 216,300 425,000 51%2019227,100 81,900 309,000 386,250 80%Craig Wright2020243,338 - 243,338 425,000 57%2019252,207 95,418 347,625 386,250 90%2020767,866 - 767,866 5,372,400 2019791,769 5,305,181        6,096,950 5,236,000 Total KMPFixed remuneration (incl. superannuation)Total  variable remuneration awarded as % of fixed remunerationMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

3.4 
The total amount paid or payable to KMP of the Group is detailed below: 

Details of Remuneration 

(A)  The cash bonus amount includes the current year cash bonus.
(B)  The conditional deferred cash bonus paid is the deferred components of prior years’ bonuses which have been paid in cash

over the course of the current year.

(C)  The  brought  forward  deferred  cash  bonus  is  the  deferred  cash  bonuses  due  to  be  paid  in  future  financial  years  that  were
brought forward as a result of changes to remuneration in 2020 due to COVID-19 and will be paid in cash after the release of
the Group’s 2020 annual results.

(D)  The total represents the cash amounts that has or will be paid to the Group KMP during the year or after the release of the
Group’s annual results, as distinct from the accounting expense. As a result, it does not align to Australian Accounting Standards.
(E)  Comprises annual leave and long service leave entitlements accrued but not taken during the year. Ms Morton’s short-term
entitlements also includes an amount of $17,554 for annual leave paid out during the year ended 30 June 2020 (June 2019:
$17,038).

(F)  Other benefits represent the expense of providing interest-free loans to Participants in the Share Purchase Plan (refer to further

details at section 3.1). These are non-cash items.

(G)  No non-monetary benefits or other short term benefits not otherwise disclosed above were paid during the years ended 30

June 2020 and 30 June 2019.

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Short Term BenefitsSalaryCash Bonus(A)Conditional Deferred Cash Bonus paid (B)Brought Forward Deferred Cash Bonus(C)Super-annuationTotal Cash Remuneration (D)Short  term(E)Long term(E)Other Benefits(F)Total Statutory Remuneration(G)$$$$$$$$$Non-Executive DirectorsJohn 202075,251         - - - 7,149       82,400 - - 33,598      115,998 Eales201973,059         - - - 6,941       80,000 - - 21,970      101,970 Robert 2020118,238       - - - 5,362       123,600 - - 17,435      141,035 Fraser201988,339         - - - 8,392       96,731 - - 17,363      114,094 Paul 202082,400         - - - - 82,400 - - - 82,400 Lewis201980,000         - - - - 80,000 - - - 80,000 Hamish 202075,251         - - - 7,149       82,400 - - 29,857      112,257 McLennan201973,059         - - - 6,941       80,000 - - 19,171      99,171 Karen 202075,251         - - - 7,149       82,400 - - 14,384      96,784 Phin201973,059         - - - 6,941       80,000 - - 14,324      94,324 Executive DirectorsHamish 20202,478,997     - 3,500,473 - 21,003 6,000,473        41,329      - - 6,041,802       Douglass20192,479,469     - 1,981,291 - 20,531 4,481,291        (127,063)- - 4,354,228       Brett 20201,523,997     - - - 21,003      1,545,000        19,121139,687    91,294      1,795,102       Cairns20191,479,469     - - - 20,531      1,500,000        (1,911)- - 1,498,089       Group Executives (Other KMP)Kirsten 2020456,397       308,228       152,151       143,742    21,003      1,081,521        2,2988,988       1,549       1,094,356       Morton2019442,969       312,462       155,250       - 20,531 931,212 (1,141)8,486       1,981       940,538 Marcia 2020403,997       216,300       89,738         87,788      21,003      818,826 (511)- 1,344       819,659 Venegas2019365,719       227,100       62,438         - 20,531 675,788 (1,304)- 110 674,594 Craig 2020403,997       243,338       116,724       110,862    21,003      895,924 5,811        10,128      5,331       917,194 Wright2019365,719       252,207       84,918         - 20,531 723,375 5,763        32,254      2,858       764,250 20205,693,776  767,866     3,859,086  342,392  131,824  10,794,944    68,048158,803  194,792  11,216,587   20195,520,861  791,769     2,283,897  - 131,871 8,728,398      (125,656)40,739    77,777    8,721,258     Leave BenefitsTotal KMPMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

Employment Agreements 

3.5 
The Executive Directors and Other KMP are engaged under employment agreements with MAM, a controlled entity 
of the Group. 

Hamish Douglass, Chairman and CIO 
Mr  Douglass  is  employed  under  a  contract  with  MAM,  with  effect  from  1  March  2008  and  which  will  continue 
indefinitely until terminated. The terms of the contract are outlined below. 

Fixed and variable remuneration  
Mr Douglass is entitled to fixed and variable remuneration as outlined in Section 3.3. 

Shareholding requirement 
Mr Douglass’ contract does not specify a shareholding ownership requirement. However as one of the founders of 
the business Mr Douglass and his associates hold 22,212,727 ordinary shares (2019: 22,212,727 ordinary shares).  

Termination arrangements 
Termination arrangements within Mr Douglass’ employment contract are as follows: 

Termination with cause:  The Board may immediately terminate Mr Douglass’ employment agreement with cause. 
Under these circumstances, Mr Douglass will be paid the statutory requirements of any accrued fixed remuneration 
(eg accrued base salary and superannuation) and accrued leave entitlements (eg annual and long service leave) at 
the termination date, after set-off of any loss suffered by the Group from the acts of Mr Douglass which led to his 
termination.   

Termination without cause:  Either the Board or Mr Douglass can terminate Mr Douglass’ employment contract at 
any time by providing not less than 12 months written notice.  Under these circumstances, Mr Douglass will be paid 
the statutory requirements of any accrued fixed remuneration (eg accrued base salary and superannuation), accrued 
leave entitlements (eg annual and long service leave) at the termination date and any other amounts approved by 
the Board in its absolute discretion subject to all applicable laws and regulations. 

Termination due to death or incapacity:  In addition to the statutory requirements of any accrued fixed remuneration 
(eg accrued base salary and superannuation) and accrued leave entitlements (eg annual and long service leave) at 
the termination date, Mr Douglass will be paid: 
•
•

any outstanding variable remuneration attributable to any previous financial year; and
a pro-rata variable remuneration component for the period from 1 July of that year to the termination date.

Dr Brett Cairns, CEO 
The CEO is employed under a contract with MAM, with effect from 1 January 2015 and which will continue indefinitely 
until terminated. 

MAM may terminate the contract at any time by giving not less than three months written notice or providing payment 
in lieu of that notice, or at any time without notice if serious misconduct has occurred.  Dr Cairns may terminate the 
contract at any time by giving three months written notice. In the event of termination of Dr Cairns’ contract, his 
termination payment would comprise any accrued fixed compensation, including superannuation, after set-off of any 
loss suffered by the Group from the acts of Dr Cairns which led to his termination; and any amounts  of accrued 
annual and long service leave. 

Under the contract, Dr Cairns is restrained from soliciting employees and clients of MAM or any related company of 
MAM for a period of six months after termination of employment. 

Group Executives (Other KMP) 
Other KMP have rolling employment contracts with MAM.  MAM may terminate the contracts at any time by giving 
not less than one month written notice or providing payment in lieu of that notice, or at any time without notice if 
serious misconduct has occurred.  Other KMP may terminate the contract at any time by giving one month written 
notice.  On termination, Other KMP are required to repay any loan amounts outstanding in respect of shares 
acquired under the Group’s SPP in accordance with the SPP terms and conditions. In the event of the termination 
of an Other KMP contract, their termination payment would comprise any accrued fixed compensation, including 
superannuation, after set-off of any loss suffered by MAM from the acts of that Other KMP which led to their 
termination; and any amounts of accrued annual and long service leave. 

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for the year ended 30 June 2020 

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

3.6 
The number of ordinary shares held during the year by each KMP is set out below: 

Shareholdings 

The Board does not grant options to KMP or employees of the Group under its remuneration policy. 

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OpeningNetClosingNetClosingbalanceAdditions/balanceAdditions/balance30 June 2018(disposals)30 June 2019(disposals)30 June 2020Non-Executive DirectorsJohn Eales77,616 - 77,616 - 77,616 Robert Fraser599,109 - 599,109 - 599,109 Paul Lewis1,500,000 - 1,500,000 - 1,500,000 Hamish McLennan100,248 - 100,248 5,000 105,248 Karen Phin89,312 - 89,312 - 89,312 Executive DirectorsHamish Douglass22,212,727        - 22,212,727 - 22,212,727 Brett Cairns1,024,523 10,000 1,034,523 103,092 1,137,615 Group Executives (Other KMP)Kirsten Morton18,896 - 18,896 - 18,896 Marcia Venegas2,889 - 2,889 1,805 4,694 Craig Wright18,896 - 18,896 - 18,896 MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

3.7   
The number of units held during the year by each KMP in funds managed by the Group, is set out below: 

Unitholdings in Magellan Funds 

(A) 

(B) 

(C) 

(D) 

(E) 

(F) 

Includes the reinvestment of June and December distributions in the years ended 30 June 2018 and 30 June 2019 respectively.
In addition to the above holdings, Mr Douglass and Ms Morton selected the Magellan Global Fund product via  their employer superannuation
account and currently has holdings of 467,196 and 57,765 units at a value of $1,072,963 and $134,251 respectively as at 30 June 2020 (June
2019: 459,428 at a value of $982,166 and nil respectively).
In addition to the above holdings, Ms Morton selected the Magellan Infrastructure Fund product via her employer superannuation account and
currently has holdings of 148,438 units at a value of $161,426 as at 30 June 2020 (June 2019: nil).
Includes Class A and Class B units of the Magellan High Conviction Fund.
If KMP were eligible and participated in the Magellan Global Trust Unit Purchase Plan (“UPP”) in the year ended 30 June 2019, additions include
units issued under the UPP offer on 13 March 2019 at $1.5327 per new unit. These units were issued on the same terms as other investors in
the UPP offer.
Includes Loyalty Units and IPO Foundation Units issued as part of the Magellan High Conviction Trust IPO on 15 January 2020. These units were
issued on the same terms as other investors in the IPO.

Unless specified above, no other KMP held units in Magellan Funds. 

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OpeningAdditions/ClosingAdditions/Closingbalance(disposals)balance(disposals)balance30 June 2018(A)30 June 2019(A)30 June 2020Magellan Global Fund(B)Hamish Douglass2,053,512       121,007        2,174,518      83,059         2,257,577       Paul Lewis521,873          35,253          557,126         24,198         581,324          Magellan Infrastructure Fund(C)Hamish Douglass101,174          - 101,174 - 101,174 Paul Lewis409,721          18,909          428,629 13,206         441,835 Magellan High Conviction Fund(D)Hamish Douglass1,872,239       1,469,078     3,341,317      40,783         3,382,101       Craig Wright94,932 (56,237)38,695          847 39,542 Magellan Global Equities FundHamish Douglass637,671          55,816          693,487         319 693,806          Brett Cairns41,250 1,228 42,478          1,240 43,718 Marcia Venegas3,344 - 3,344 98 3,442 Craig Wright7,574 (7,574)- - - Magellan Global Equities Fund (Currency Hedged)Hamish Douglass519,488          353 519,841         277 520,118          Brett Cairns10,178 394 10,572          309 10,881 Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged)Marcia Venegas3,508 45 3,553 1083,661 Magellan Global Trust(E)Hamish Douglass14,386,425     579,809        14,966,234    510,336       15,476,570     Brett Cairns72,198 12,635          84,833          2,983 87,816 John Eales217,598          66,701          284,299         9,995 294,294          Robert Fraser174,283          16,664          190,947         6,713 197,660          Paul Lewis92,198 12,635          104,833         2,638 107,471          Hamish McLennan72,019 12,628          84,647          2,976 87,623 Karen Phin72,198 12,635          84,833          2,983 87,816 Kirsten Morton27,625 7,615 35,240          1,239 36,479 Marcia Venegas10,830 427 11,257          396 11,653 Craig Wright36,101 (36,101)- - - Magellan High Conviction Trust(F)Hamish Douglass- - - 14,294,964   14,294,964     Brett Cairns- - - 181,594       181,594          John Eales- - - 218,196       218,196          Robert Fraser- - - 252,566       252,566          Paul Lewis- - - 1,485,530     1,485,530       Hamish McLennan- - - 36,319         36,319 Karen Phin- - - 120,471       120,471          Kirsten Morton- - - 21,791         21,791 Marcia Venegas- - - 3,632 3,632 Craig Wright- - - 72,638         72,638 Airlie Australian Share FundKaren Phin- 19,049 19,049          - 19,049 Brett Cairns- -- 20,000         20,000 MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

Loans to KMP 

3.8 
The Group has made full recourse interest-free loans to Non-Executive Directors and Other KMP in connection with 
shares acquired under the Group’s SPP.  As at 30 June 2020, six KMP held a loan (June 2019: six). The terms and 
conditions of the loans, including repayment terms, are disclosed in note 8(a) of the financial statements. There are 
no other related party transactions with the KMP other than those disclosed. 

(A) The face value represents the loan balance due to be repaid to the Company. The carrying value represents the loan balance

as required by the accounting standards (for further detail, please refer to note 8(a) of the financial statements)

(B) Following  approval  at  the  Company’s  2019  AGM,  the  Company  issued  an  SPP  loan  totalling  $5,000,000  to  Dr  Cairns  on  14

November 2019 which resulted in the issuance of 103,092 MFG ordinary shares at $48.50 per share on the same day.

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SPP  SharesOpeningLoansLoansacquired Loanmade(repaid)during yearBalanceFace value(A)Carrying value(A)Number$$$$$DirectorsBrett Cairns(B)2020103,092          -4,999,962 (95,772)4,904,190       3,789,323       2019- -- ---John Eales2020- 888,850          - (109,002)779,848          635,551          2019- 976,243          - (87,394)888,850          836,413          Robert Fraser2020- 552,195          - (199,705)352,490          333,105          2019- 712,311          - (160,116)552,195          546,585          Hamish McLennan2020- 812,044          - (130,646)681,398          583,350          2019- 916,791          - (104,747)812,044          779,054          Karen Phin2020- 455,562          - (164,758)290,804          274,812          2019- 587,659          - (132,097)455,562          450,851          Group Executives (Other KMP)Kirsten Morton2020- 42,963 - (42,963)- - 2019- 110,305          - (67,342)42,963 42,869 Marcia Venegas20201,305 - 49,975 (1,212)48,763 44,381 2019- 25,056 - (25,056)- - Craig Wright2020- 64,593 - (64,593)- - 2019- 126,470          - (61,877)64,593 64,000 Closing Loan BalanceMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

3.

2020 Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

3.9 

Link Between Performance and Remuneration Paid by the Group

(A)  Adjusted financial measures are adjusted for non-cash items (amortisation expense and unrealised gains/losses) and transaction

costs related to strategic initiatives.

(B)  As at 30 June. 
(C)  As reported in historical Annual Reports and has not been adjusted for changes to KMP.
(D)  Fixed compensation comprises salary, superannuation and leave benefits outlined in Table 3.4.
(E)  Variable compensation comprises cash bonuses and other benefits outlined in Table 3.4.

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20202019201820172016Total revenue ($'000)693,952       617,387       452,598       338,268       333,805       Total expenses ($'000)178,874       124,050       181,988       82,141         74,104         Net profit after tax ($'000)396,214       376,947       211,791       196,225       198,357       Diluted earnings per share  (cents per share)218.3 213.1 122.0 114.1 115.5 Adjusted revenue ($'000)(A)692,941       577,251       452,598       338,268       333,805       Adjusted expenses ($'000)(A)119,751       104,024       101,010       82,141         74,104         Adjusted net profit after tax ($'000)(A)438,299       364,225       268,897       196,225       198,357       Adjusted diluted earnings per share (cents per share)(A)241.5 205.9 154.9 114.1 115.5 Total Dividends paid (cents per share)214.9 185.2 134.5 85.6 89.3 Closing share price (ASX code: MFG)(B)58.01$   51.00$   23.30$   28.84$   22.25$   Total KMP remuneration(C):-fixed compensation ($)(D)6,052,451    5,567,815    8,782,415    6,608,195    4,520,621    -variable compensation ($)(E)5,164,136    3,153,443    4,448,273    3,594,905    4,147,820    11,216,5878,721,25813,230,68810,203,1008,668,441Number of KMPs1010121210% growth in net profit after tax5%78%8%-1%14%% growth in adjusted net profit after tax20%35%37%-1%14%% growth in diluted earnings per share2%75%7%-1%13%% growth in adjusted diluted earnings per share17%33%36%-1%13%% growth in total KMP remuneration29%-34%30%18%20%% growth in dividends paid16%38%57%-4%19%Total KMP remuneration as % of net profit after tax3%2%6%5%4%MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

4.

Other

Indemnification and Insurance of Directors and Officers 

4.1 
The Group insures the Directors and Officers of the Group in office to the extent permitted by law for losses, liabilities, 
costs and charges in defending any legal proceedings arising out of their conduct while acting in the capacity of 
Directors and Officers of the Group, other than conduct involving a wilful breach of duty in relation to the Group. 

During the year, the Group paid insurance premiums to insure the Directors and Officers of the  Company and its 
subsidiaries  as  permitted  by  the Corporations Act 2001.  The  terms  of  the  contract  prohibit  the  disclosure  of  the 
premiums paid. 

4.2     Auditor 
Ernst & Young continues in office in accordance with section 327 of the Corporation Act 2001. 

Non-Audit Services 

4.3  
During the year, Ernst & Young, the Group’s auditor, has performed other services in addition to its statutory duties. 
Details of the amounts paid or payable to the auditor are set out in note 21 to the financial statements.  

The Directors, in accordance with advice received from the Audit & Risk Committee, are satisfied that the provision 
of  those  non-audit  services  during  the  year  did  not  compromise  the  auditor  independence  requirements  of  the 
Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons: 

•

•

all non-audit services have been reviewed by the Audit & Risk Committee to ensure that they do not impact the
impartiality and objectivity of the auditor; and
none of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110
Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.

  Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

4.4  
A copy of the Auditor’s Independence Declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set 
out on page 36. 

Rounding of Amounts 

4.5  
The Company is of a kind referred to in the ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) Instrument 
2016/191 and amounts in the Directors’ Report have been rounded to the nearest thousand dollars in accordance 
with that Legislative Instrument, or in certain cases, the nearest dollar. 

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

Hamish M Douglass 
Chairman 

Sydney 
12 August 2020

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Auditor’s independence declaration to the Directors of Magellan 
Financial Group Limited 

As lead auditor for the audit of the financial report of Magellan Financial Group Limited for the 
financial year ended 30 June 2020, I declare to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been: 

a) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in

relation to the audit; and

b) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

This declaration is in respect of Magellan Financial Group Limited and the entities it controlled during 
the financial year. 

Ernst & Young 

Clare Sporle 
Partner 
12 August 2020 

A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited 
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

The Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Income is to be read in conjunction with the 
accompanying notes to the Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Entity30 June30 June20202019Note$’000$’000RevenueManagement fees5(a)587,246467,786Performance fees5(b)80,96483,631Services fees5(c)4,3954,700Advisory fees2,4723,017Dividend and distribution income14,57012,824Interest income3,7242,907Net change in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities:-Realised(5,700)577-Unrealised7,09140,136Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain(810)1,809Total revenue693,952617,387ExpensesEmployee expenses73,90062,865Non-Executive Director fees456420Fund administration and operational costs19,03416,126Information technology and information services expense6,7386,226Marketing expense4,9293,382Legal and professional fees4,7343,499Travel and entertainment expense1,6152,391Occupancy expense6604,298Auditor's remuneration211,064967Depreciation expense92,415416Amortisation expense174,6894,518Foreign and withholding taxes324139Transaction costs related to strategic initiatives16 & 20(b)54,43415,508Finance costs19(c),10(b)1,158425Other expenses2,7242,870Total expenses178,874124,050Net profit before income tax expense515,078493,337Income tax expense6(a)(118,864)(116,390)Net profit after income tax for the year396,214376,947Other comprehensive incomeExchange differences on translation of foreign operations8821,650Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax8821,650Total comprehensive income for the year397,096378,597Basic earnings per share (cents per share)3218.3 cents213.1 centsDiluted earnings per share (cents per share)3218.3 cents213.1 centsMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 
as at 30 June 2020   

The Consolidated Statement of Financial Position is to be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes to the 
 Financial Statements. 

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000AssetsCurrent assetsCash and cash equivalents7(c)437,513198,188Financial assets122,0172,009Loans and receivables8136,428127,428Prepayments775895Other assets385-   Total current assets577,118328,520Non-current assetsFinancial assets12396,420339,084Loans and receivables813,5677,603Property, plant and equipment914,251576Intangible assets17120,552124,508Other assets1,965-   Total non-current assets546,755471,771Total assets1,123,873800,291LiabilitiesCurrent liabilitiesPayables10(a)34,68231,793Provisions111,4371,802Income tax payable20,17919,355Lease liabilities10(b)2,411-   Total current liabilities58,70952,950Non-current liabilitiesNet deferred tax liability6(d)1,2509,151 Deferred lease incentives-2,114Provisions113,1102,054Lease liabilities10(b)14,877-   Total non-current liabilities19,23713,319Total liabilities77,94666,269Net assets1,045,927734,022EquityContributed equity13525,271243,150Retained profits160,349488,372Profits reserve1(k)356,925-   Foreign currency translation reserve3,3822,500Total equity attributable to members of the Group1,045,927734,022Total equity1,045,927734,022NoteConsolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 
for the year ended 30 June 2020  

(A) $55,088,000 relates to the initial adoption of AASB 9 against the Available-For-Sale (“AFS”) reserve. At 30 June 2019 the AFS

reserve balance is nil and there are no other balances relating to the AFS reserve for the year ended 30 June 2020.

The Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity is to be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes to 
the Financial Statements. 

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Contributed EquityRetained ProfitsProfits Reserve and AvailableFor-Sale Reserve(A)Foreign Currency Translation ReserveTotal Equity2020$’000$’000$’000$’000$’000Equity - 1 July 2019243,150488,372-2,500734,022Adoption of AASB 16, net of tax1(d)-   (698)-                      -   (698)Restated equity - 1 July 2019243,150487,674-2,500733,324Net profit for the year-396,214 -                      -   396,214 Other comprehensive income for the year-                      -   -   882 882 Total comprehensive income for the year-396,214 -   882 397,096 Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:Issue of shares:- under institutional placement13(a)275,000-                      -   -   275,000- under Share Purchase agreements ("SPA")13(a)10,533-                      -   -   10,533- transaction costs arising on shareissue/placement, net of tax13(a)(3,723)-                      -   -   (3,723)Dividends paid4-(366,614)-                      -   (366,614)SPP expense for the year13(a)311 -                      -   -   311 Transfer (from)/to profits reserve(356,925)356,925 -   Total transactions with equity holders in their capacity as equity owners282,121(723,539)356,925 -(84,493)Equity - 30 June 2020525,271160,349356,925 3,3821,045,9272019Equity - 1 July 2018218,877345,61855,088850620,433Adoption of AASB 9-55,088(55,088)-                      -   Restated equity - 1 July 2018218,877400,706-   850620,433Net profit for the year-376,947-                      -   376,947Other comprehensive income for the year-                      -   -   1,6501,650Total comprehensive income for the year-376,947-1,650378,597Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:Issue of shares:- to acquire Frontegra Asset Management, Inc.("FAM")13(a)21,672-                      -   -   21,672- under SPA13(a)2,187-                      -   -   2,187- transaction costs arising on share issue, net of tax13(a)(31)-                      -   -   (31)Dividends paid4-(289,281)-                      -   (289,281)SPP expense for the year13(a)445-                      -   -   445Total transactions with equity holders in their capacity as equity owners24,273(289,281)-                      -   (265,008)Equity - 30 June 2019243,150488,372-2,500734,022NoteAttributable to Equity Holders of the Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020    

The Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is to be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes to the Financial 
Statements. 

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Cash flows from operating activitiesManagement and services fees received (inclusive of GST)616,590486,150Performance fees received (inclusive of GST)92,30380,004Advisory fees received2,957 3,217 Dividends and distributions received10,964152Interest received3,1132,439Finance costs paid (1,158)(425)Tax paid(124,153)(115,794)Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST)(148,386)(125,734)Transaction costs related to strategic initiatives paid(54,197)(15,218)Net cash inflows/(outflows) from operating activities7(a)398,033314,791Cash flows from investing activitiesProceeds from sale of financial assets and liabilities5,7492,147Purchase of financial assets and liabilities(61,374)(2,628)Net matured term deposits (5)(37)Payments for property, plant and equipment9(263)(372)Loan to third party(7,500)-   Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment-4Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired-(1,632)Net cash inflows/(outflows) from investing activities(63,393)(2,518)Cash flows from financing activitiesNet proceeds from issue of shares270,554208Proceeds from repayment of Share Purchase agreements1,4272,160Dividends paid4(364,641)(287,596)Payments of principal under office premise leases(1,939)-   Net cash inflows/(outflows) from financing activities(94,599)(285,228)Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents240,04127,045Effects of exchange rate movements on cash and cash equivalents(716)2,048Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year198,188169,095Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year7(c)437,513198,188NoteConsolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

Overview 

Magellan Financial Group Limited (the “Company” or “MFG”) is a for-profit entity that is incorporated and domiciled 
in Australia. The Company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ticker code: MFG). The principal activities 
of  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  (the  “Group”  or  “Consolidated  Entity”)  are  described  in  note  2  Segment 
Information. This financial report was authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Directors on 12 
August 2020 and the Directors have the power to amend and reissue this financial report. 

1. Basis of Preparation

This general purpose financial report is presented in Australian dollars and has been prepared in accordance with 
the Corporations Act 2001, Australian Accounting Standards (“AASB”) and Interpretations issued by the Australian 
Accounting  Standards  Board  and  other  mandatory  professional  reporting  requirements.  It  also  complies  with 
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. 

This financial report has been prepared on a going concern basis and under the historical cost convention except for 
financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. All amounts in this financial report are rounded to 
the nearest thousand dollars ($’000) in accordance with ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) 
Instrument 2016/191, unless stated otherwise. 

(a) Accounting Policies
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of this financial report are contained within the notes to which
they relate. The policies adopted in the preparation of this financial report are consistent with those of the previous
financial year except for the profits reserve described in note 1(k) and the adoption of new standards on 1 July 2019
that are described in note 1(d). The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that
has been issued but is not yet effective.

(b) Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements
In applying the Group’s accounting policies, a number of estimates and assumptions have been made concerning
the future. The Directors base their judgements and estimates on historical experience and various other factors
they believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. As a
result, actual results could differ from those estimates.

The main areas where a higher degree of judgement or complexity arises, or where assumptions and estimates are 
significant to the financial statements are: 

•
•

Estimation of useful lives and impairment of intangible assets including goodwill - refer to note 17;
Deferred tax asset arising from unused tax loss - refer to note 6(d).

(c)  Impacts of COVID-19
In preparing these financial statements, the Group has considered the impacts of COVID-19 on the Group’s assets, 
liabilities and disclosures for the year ended 30 June 2020.

The  COVID-19  pandemic  first  affected  the  Group  in  March  2020  through  significant  share  market  and  currency 
volatility given the Group’s main source of revenue, management fees, are based on funds under management. The 
volatility was the main contributor to a 6.6% reduction in the Group’s funds under management from A$100.7 billion 
at 28 February 2020 to A$93.9 billion at 31 March 2020. Markets have since rallied and this has resulted in recouping 
some of the initial losses.  At 30 June 2020, the Group reported funds under management of $97.2 billion although 
this also reflects net inflows, payments of annual 30 June fund distributions and the effects of portfolio rebalancing 
undertaken  by  Portfolio  Managers.  Further  to  the  above,  the  Group  is  unaware  of  material  outflows  from 
institutional clients in response to the Australian Government’s COVID-19 early release of superannuation. 

Apart from the volatility discussed above and in the CEO’s letter at page 5, the Group has experienced few other 
financial reporting impacts as detailed below.  

The deterioration of market conditions initially resulted in a valuation decline of MFG’s investments held through its 
Principal  Investment  Portfolio  (refer  note  12).  No  asset  impairments  have  been  recorded  as  MFG’s  listed 
investments, classified as level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (as defined in note 19(i)), are marked-to-market in the 
profit or loss with reference to quoted prices on stock exchanges. Similarly, the underlying investments of unlisted 
funds are  

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

1. Basis of Preparation (continued)

(c) Impacts of COVID-19 (continued)
valued with reference to quoted prices on stock exchanges and MFG’s unlisted investments are marked-to-market in
the profit or loss in accordance with AASB 9 Financial Instruments.

With regards to fee receivables, the Group has not experienced any notable change in the timeliness of receipt of its 
management, services and performance fees from its clients nor been approached for any change in payment terms. 
In  addition,  the  Group’s  expected  credit  losses  of  loans  and  receivables,  which  also  comprise  interest  on  cash 
balances, dividends/distributions on investments and SPP loan repayments, have remained materially unchanged. 
Furthermore, there was no shortfall in the SPP loans as the market value of the MFG shares, which acts as security 
for  the  loans,  exceeded  the  loan  balances  at  reporting  date.  Since  30  June  2020,  receivables  have  either  been 
collected or counterparties owing amounts have been assessed to have strong credit ratings.  

No  indicators  of  impairment  of  the  Group’s  goodwill  (refer  to  note  17)  were  identified  and  there  were  no  other 
material assets or liabilities of the Group that involved forward-looking information or variables impacted by COVID-
19. The estimates and judgements that have been applied to the Group’s assets and liabilities are set out in note
1(b).

As mentioned in the CEO letter, there were no redundancies or terminations resulting from COVID-19 that gave rise 
to additional liabilities. In addition, the Group elected to freeze salaries and Director fees in the coming 2021 financial 
year and also pull back on current year staff bonuses. Mr Douglass and Dr Cairns also waived their current year 
bonus entitlements in full.  

Furthermore, the Group has  not experienced  any interruption  to  its  services or operations (including  those of  its 
major  service  providers)  as  a  result  of  working  from  home  and  has  not  modified  or  renegotiated  any  terms  or 
conditions of its material supplier contracts or its SPP loan agreements as a result of COVID-19. In addition, the 
Group has no financial guarantees within its contracts.  

The Group was not eligible for any government stimulus or tax benefits except for a six month deferral of a minor 
value NSW payroll tax liability. Notwithstanding this, the Group maintained solvency throughout the year with strong 
cash reserves and access to liquid investments ($396.4m at 30 June 2020) which more than covered the Group’s 
obligations and regulatory capital requirements under MAM’s AFSL (refer to note 19). The Group had no borrowings 
and  at  no  time  during  the  year  had  drawn  on  its  credit  facility.  With  the  uncertain  outlook  of  macroeconomic 
conditions, additional disclosure of financial risks, as they relate to the Group, have been included in note 19. 

(d) New and Amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations Effective 1 July 2019
From  1 July 2019, the Group applied AASB 16 Leases  (“AASB 16”)  and AASB Interpretation  23 Uncertainty over
Income Tax Treatment (“Interpretation 23”). The impact of the changes are discussed below.

•

AASB 16: Leases
AASB  16  superceded  AASB  117  Leases and  requires  a  lessee  to  recognise  an  asset  and  liability  in  the
Consolidated Statement  of  Financial Position  where a contract contains a  lease. On  1 July 2019, the Group
recognised right-of-use assets (“ROU”) for leased office premises and office equipment of $15,817,000 in the
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. These leases had previously been classified as 'operating leases'
under  AASB  117  at  30  June  2019  and  disclosed  within  the  commitments  note.  The  ROU  assets  have  been
included within ‘property, plant and equipment’ in the Statement of Financial Position. Simultaneously, lease
liabilities of $19,279,000 were recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. These liabilities
represent the present value of the remaining lease payments owing under the lease contracts at 1 July 2019
and discounted using the weighted average of the Group's incremental borrowing rate of 4.0%. The Group also
recognised adjustments on adoption for the rent prepayment of $210,000, deferred lease incentives on office
leases of $2,114,000 and an onerous lease provision of $728,000. These adjustments primarily represented the
difference between the cumulative lease expense recognised and cash paid on the leases.

Adoption of AASB 16 has resulted in an increase in assets and liabilities in the Group’s Consolidated Statement 
of Financial Position at 1 July 2019, with a net impact of $698,000 recognised as an adjustment to retained 
profits at 1 July 2019, as shown  in the table on the next page. The classification of the Group’s leases has 
remained unchanged under AASB 16. Under AASB 16, the ROU assets are depreciated over the lease term. 
Similarly, the lease liability is amortised over the lease term. As compared to AASB 117, the pattern of expense 
recognition will involve higher costs in the earlier stages of a lease as a result of the lease liability amortising 
over the lease term using the effective interest method.  

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

1. Basis of Preparation (continued)

(d) New and Amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations Effective 1 July 2019 (continued)

The impact of applying AASB 16 in the Group’s Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive 
Income during the year ended 30 June 2020 was: 

•
•

Interest expense on the lease liabilities of $732,000 (30 June 2019: nil); and
Depreciation expense on the right-of-use assets of $2,158,000 (30 June 2019: nil).

As the above expenses are separately recorded from 1 July 2019, this has resulted in a significant decrease in 
occupancy expenses shown in the Group’s Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Income where rent 
expense was recorded in prior periods. From 1 July 2019, occupancy expense only includes short term lease 
expenses and outgoings costs.   

In applying AASB 16, the Group elected not to restate prior year comparatives as permitted under the modified 
retrospective approach and applied the practical expedient of a single discount rate to the portfolio of leases 
with reasonably similar characteristics when measuring the lease liabilities. 

•

AASB Interpretation 23: Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatment
Interpretation 23 clarifies the recognition and measurement criteria in AASB 112: Income Taxes where there is
uncertainty over income tax treatments. It requires an assessment of each uncertain tax position as to whether
it  is  probable  that  a  taxation  authority  will  accept  the  position.  Where  it  is  not  probable,  the  effect  of  the
uncertainty  is  reflected  in  determining  the  relevant  taxable  profit  or  loss,  tax  bases,  unused  tax  losses  and
unused tax credits or tax rates. The amount is determined as either the single most likely amount or the sum
of the probability weighted amounts in a range of possible outcomes, whichever predicts the resolution of the
uncertainty. Judgements are reassessed as and when new facts and circumstances are presented.

The  Group  adopted  Interpretation  23  on  1  July  2019  and  as  the  existing  recognition  and  measurement
accounting  policies  were  aligned  with  Interpretation  23,  there  was  no  impact  on  the  Group’s  financial
statements.

(e) Accounting Standards and Interpretations Issued But Not Yet Effective

•

Revised AASB Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
The revised AASB Conceptual Framework is effective for the Group’s annual reporting period from 1 July 2020
and includes amendments to the definition and recognition criteria for assets, liabilities, income and expenses,
guidance on measurement and derecognition, and other relevant financial reporting concepts. The revised AASB
Conceptual Framework is not expected to have a material impact on Group’s financial statements.

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30 June 2019Adjustment on adoption of AASB 161 July2019$'000$'000$'000AssetsPrepayments895(210)685 Property, plant and equipment57615,817 16,393 LiabilitiesProvisions3,856 (728)3,128 Lease liabilities- 19,279 19,279 Net deferred tax liability9,151 (132)9,019 Deferred lease incentives2,114 (2,114)- EquityRetained profits488,372        (698)487,674 Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

1. Basis of Preparation (continued)

(f) Foreign Currency Translation
Both the functional and presentation currency of MFG is Australian dollars. Transactions in foreign currencies are
initially  recorded  in  the  functional  currency  by  applying  the  exchange  rate  ruling  at  the  date  of  the  transaction.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated to Australian dollars at the Reuters
London 4pm exchange rates at reporting date. The fair values of financial assets where denominated in a foreign
currency are translated to Australian dollars using the Reuters London 4pm exchange rates at reporting date. Foreign
currency exchange differences relating to financial assets are included in net changes in fair value in the profit or
loss. All other foreign currency exchange differences are presented separately in the profit or loss as net gains/losses
on foreign exchange.

(g) Goods and Services Tax (“GST”)
Revenue, expenses and assets (with the exception of receivables) are recognised net of the amount of GST, except
when GST incurred on a purchase of goods and services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case
the GST is recognised as part of the cost of that purchase or as an expense. Receivables and payables are stated
inclusive of GST. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included in the
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as a receivable or payable. Cash flows are included in the Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows on a gross basis. The GST component of cash flows arising from financing activities which
are recoverable from, or payable to the taxation authority, is presented as operating cash flows.

(h) Expenses
Expenses are recognised in the  profit or  loss on  an accruals basis.  Net rental payments  for operating leases are
recognised as an expense in the profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease. Directors’ fees
(including superannuation), related employment taxes and sponsorship and advertising are included as an expense
in profit or loss as incurred. Information regarding the Directors’ remuneration is included in sections 3.2 and 3.4 of
the Remuneration Report.

Impairment of Non-Financial Assets

(i)
All non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount may not be recoverable. Where an indicator or objective evidence of impairment exists, an estimate
of the asset’s recoverable amount is made. An impairment loss is recognised in the profit or loss for the amount by
which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. Recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s
fair value less costs to sell and value in use.

(j) Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss
Financial liabilities are measured at fair value through profit or loss if they are held for trading purposes or designated
to be measured at fair value to profit or loss upon initial recognition.

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are carried in the statement of financial position at fair value 
with the net change in fair value recognised in the statement of profit or loss. 

(k) Profits Reserve
The  profits  reserve  consists  of  profits  transferred  from  retained  profits  that  are  preserved  for  future  dividend
payments. The profits reserve will reduce when dividends are paid from this reserve.

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

2. Segment Information

The  Group’s  business  activities  are  organised  into  the  following  reportable  operating  segments  for  internal 
management purposes: 

Funds Management 
The Funds Management segment provides investment funds management to high net worth and retail investors in 
Australia and New Zealand, and institutional investors globally. The Funds Management activities include: 

•

Acting as Responsible Entity/Trustee (“RE”) and/or Investment Manager (“IM”) for the following funds:

Australian fund type 
Unlisted registered fund 
 Magellan Global Fund 
Unlisted registered fund 
 Magellan Global Fund (Hedged) 
Unlisted registered fund 
 Magellan Infrastructure Fund 
Unlisted registered fund 
 Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Unhedged) 
Unlisted registered fund 
 Magellan High Conviction Fund 
 Magellan Global Equities Fund 
ASX Quoted registered fund 
 Magellan Global Equities Fund (Currency Hedged)  ASX Quoted registered fund 
ASX Quoted registered fund 
 Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged) 
ASX Quoted registered fund (single unit) 
 Airlie Australian Share Fund 
ASX Listed Trust - registered fund 
 Magellan Global Trust 
ASX Listed Trust - registered fund 
 Magellan High Conviction Trust 
Unlisted unregistered fund 
 Magellan Core Infrastructure Fund 
Unlisted unregistered fund 
 Airlie Concentrated Share Fund 
Irish fund type 
UCITS(A) 
UCITS(A) 
UCITS(A) 
United States fund type 
Open-ended mutual fund 
Open-ended mutual fund 
Open-ended mutual fund 
Open-ended mutual fund 
Open-ended mutual fund 

 Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund(B) 
 Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund(B) 
 Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund(B) 
 Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund(B) 
 Frontier MFG Global Sustainable Fund(B) 

 MFG Global Fund 
 MFG Select Infrastructure Fund 
 MFG Global Sustainable Fund 

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(A) UCITS are funds authorised under the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable

Securities (“UCITS”)) and offered to global institutional clients.

(B) Collectively, the Frontier MFG Funds.

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Investment research and administrative services provider to MFF Capital Investments Limited, and investment
research provider to a mandate; and
Investment Manager or Sub-adviser to other external wholesale client mandates.

Current  tax  liabilities  and  deferred  tax  assets/liabilities  that  arise  from  the  operations  of  the  Funds  Management 
business are included within the Corporate segment.  

Principal Investments 
The Principal Investment portfolio is comprised of the Company’s investments in the ASX Active Exchange Traded 
Funds (“ETF”)/Listed Trusts, the Unlisted Magellan Funds, the Frontier MFG Funds and a select portfolio comprising 
Australian and international listed companies, cash, other investments and net deferred tax assets/liabilities arising 
from changes in fair value of these investments. 

Corporate 
The  Corporate  segment  includes  interest  income  on  loans  issued  by  the  Company  including  loans  under  share 
purchase agreements and cash (including  term deposits), corporate costs including Non-Executive Directors’ fees 
relating to the Company’s Board and Committees, all current tax liabilities and deferred tax assets/liabilities excluding 
those arising from changes in the fair value of financial assets which are shown in Principal Investments.  

No operating segments have been aggregated to form the above reportable operating segments and inter-segment 
revenues and expenses (where applicable) have been eliminated on consolidation. 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

2. Segment Information (continued)

(a) Segment Financial Results
The operating results of the Group’s operating segments, excluding income tax expense, are as follows:

Reconciliation of Segment Operating Profit Before Tax to Net Profit After Tax 

(A)

Includes  elimination  of  income  and  expense  under  the  transfer  pricing  agreements  between  Magellan  Asset  Management
Limited (“MAM”) and US controlled entities, within the Funds Management segment.

(B) Relates to amortisation expense on intangible assets acquired in Airlie Funds Management Pty Limited (“Airlie”) and Frontier
Partners Inc, Frontegra Strategies LLC and Frontegra Asset Management Inc. (together referred to as “Frontier Group”).

(C) Refer to note 16.
(D) Relates  to  MFG’s  payment  to  MHH  and  MGG  to  ensure  unitholders  who  do  not  participate  in  the  MHH  and  MGG  Dividend

Reinvestment Plan (“DRP”) suffer no dilution per share as a result of any DRP discount.

(E)  Relates to MFG’s payment to MGG to ensure unitholders who did not participate in the MGG Unit Purchase Plan (“UPP”) suffer

no dilution per share as a result of the UPP discount.

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Funds Management (A)Principal InvestmentsCorporateConsolidated Entity30 June 2020$’000$’000$’000$’000Segment revenueManagement fees587,246-                    -   587,246Performance fees80,964-                    -   80,964Services fees4,395-                    -   4,395Advisory fees2,472-                    -   2,472Dividend and distribution income-14,570-14,570Interest income309123,4033,724Net change in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities:-Realised-(5,700)-(5,700)-Unrealised-7,091-7,091Net foreign exchange (loss)(575)(235)-(810)Total segment revenue        674,811 15,738 3,403         693,952 Segment expensesEmployee expense73,781-11973,900Non-Executive Directors' fees283-173456 Other expenses42,735222 2,43845,395 Total segment expenses         116,799 222 2,730         119,751 Total segment operating profit before income tax expense        558,012 15,516 673         574,201 Other comprehensive incomeExchange differences on translation of foreign operations882 -                    -   882 Other comprehensive income for the year, before tax882 -                    -   882 Total comprehensive income for the year, before tax        558,894 15,516 673         575,083 Consolidated Entity30 Jun30 Jun20202019$’000$’000Segment operating profit before income tax expense574,201513,363Individually significant items and amortisation of intangibles:Amortisation of intangible assets(B)(4,689)(4,518)Transaction costs related to strategic initiativesInitial Public Offering ("IPO") costs for Magellan High Conviction Trust ("MHH")(C)(53,402)-   Dividend Reinvestment Plan discount funding costs for MHH and Magellan Global Trust ("MGG")(D)(1,032)(505)MGG Unit Purchase Plan costs(E)-(15,003)Net profit before income tax expense515,078493,337Income tax expense(118,864)(116,390)Net profit for the year396,214376,947Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

2.  Segment Information (continued)

(a)             Segment Financial Results (continued)

(A)

Includes elimination of income and expense under the transfer pricing agreements between MAM and US controlled entities,
within the Funds Management segment.

(b) Segment Assets and Liabilities
The assets and liabilities of the Group’s segments are as follows:

An operating segment is a distinguishable component of the Group that is engaged in business activities from which 
the Group earns revenues and incurs expenses, whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Group’s chief 
operating decision maker in order to make decisions about the allocation of resources to the segment and assess its 
performance, and for which discrete financial information is available. The chief operating decision makers have been 
determined as the Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Mr Hamish Douglass and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Brett 
Cairns. 

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Funds Management (A)Principal InvestmentsCorporateConsolidated Entity30 June 2019$’000$’000$’000$’000Segment revenueManagement fees467,786-                    -   467,786Performance fees83,631-                    -   83,631Services fees4,700-                    -   4,700Advisory fees3,017-                    -   3,017Dividend and distribution income-12,824-12,824Interest income41352,4892,907Net change in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities:-Realised-   577-   577-Unrealised-40,136-40,136Net foreign exchange gain1,779(18)481,809Total segment revenue561,32653,5242,537617,387Segment expensesEmployee expense62,770-   9562,865Non-Executive Directors' fees252-168420Other expenses38,5151512,07340,739Total segment expenses 101,5371512,336104,024Total segment operating profit before income tax expense459,78953,373201513,363Other comprehensive incomeExchange differences on translation of foreign operations1,650-                    -   1,650Other comprehensive income for the year, before tax1,650-                    -   1,650Total comprehensive income for the year, before tax461,43953,373201515,013Consolidated EntityFunds ManagementPrincipal InvestmentsCorporateTotal30 June 2020$’000$’000$’000$’000Total assets306,344405,207412,3221,123,873Total liabilities54,60539,518(16,177)77,946Net assets251,739365,689428,4991,045,92730 June 2019$’000$’000$’000$’000Total assets281,204351,363167,724800,291Total liabilities32,90243,580(10,213)66,269Net assets248,302307,783177,937734,022Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

3.  Earnings Per Share (EPS) 

Basic EPS is calculated as net profit/(loss) after income tax expense for the year divided by the weighted average 
number of ordinary shares on issue. Diluted EPS is calculated by adjusting the basic EPS to take into account the 
effect of any costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted average number of additional 
ordinary units that would have been outstanding assuming the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. 

4.  Dividends 

(a)  Dividend Declared 
On  12  August  2020,  the  Directors  declared  a  total  dividend  of  122.0  cents  per  ordinary  share  (75%  franked)  in 
respect of the six months to 30 June 2020 (June 2019: 111.4 cents per ordinary share 75% franked). The dividend 
comprises a Final Dividend of 91.6 cents per ordinary share and a Performance Fee Dividend of 30.4 cents per share 
(June  2019:  Final  Dividend  of  78.0  cents  per  ordinary  share  and  a  Performance  Fee  Dividend  of  33.4  cents  per 
ordinary share).  

A dividend payable to shareholders of the Group is only recognised for the amount of any dividend declared by the 
Directors on or before the end of the financial year, but not paid at reporting date. Accordingly, the Final Dividend 
and Performance Fee Dividend totalling approximately $222,382,000 are not recognised as liabilities and will be paid 
on 26 August 2020.  

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30 June30 June20202019Basic EPSNet profit attributable to shareholders ($'000)396,214       376,947       Weighted average number of shares for basic EPS ('000)181,521       176,865       Basic EPS (cents)218.3          213.1          Diluted EPSNet profit attributable to shareholders ($'000)396,214       376,947       Weighted average number of shares for diluted EPS ('000)181,521       176,865       Diluted EPS (cents)218.3          213.1          Consolidated EntityTotalCents perFrankingDate Paid$’000Share%During the year ended 30 June 2020Prior year final dividend paid138,12878.075% 29 Aug 2019 Prior year performance dividend paid59,14733.475% 29 Aug 2019 Total prior year final and performance fee dividend paid197,275111.4Interim dividend paid169,33992.975% 27 Feb 2020 Total dividends declared and paid during the year366,614204.3During the year ended 30 June 2019Prior year final dividend paid132,33575.1100% 27 Aug 2018 Prior year performance dividend paid26,25614.9100% 27 Aug 2018 Total prior year final and performance fee dividend paid158,59190.0Interim dividend paid130,69073.875% 28 Feb 2019 Total dividends declared and paid during the year289,281163.8Consolidated Entity 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

4.   Dividends (continued) 

(b)  Imputation Credits 

The above amount comprises the balance of the imputation account as at the end of the reporting date, adjusted 
for franking credits that will arise from the payment of income tax liabilities after the end of the year. The dividend 
declared  by  the  Directors  on  12  August  2020  will  be  partially  franked  out  of  existing  franking  credits,  or  out  of 
franking credits arising from the payment of income tax. 

5.  Revenue 

Revenue from contracts with clients is recognised when there is a right to invoice the client at an amount that reflects 
the consideration to which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for those services. This method corresponds 
directly with the delivery of performance obligations by the Group to its clients. 

(a)  Management Fees  
Management  fees  are  based  on  a  percentage  of  the  portfolio  value  of  the  fund  or  mandate  and  calculated  in 
accordance with the Investment Management Agreement or Constitution.   
The management fees received/receivable during the year were:          

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Total imputation credits available for subsequent reporting periods based on a tax rate of 30% (June 2019: 30%)61,72856,442Consolidated Entity30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Magellan Global Fund156,861134,537Magellan Global Fund (Hedged)11,2206,982Magellan Global Equities Fund21,92916,415Magellan Global Equities Fund (Currency Hedged)1,9241,110Magellan Global Trust31,56925,423Magellan lnfrastructure Fund22,23616,302Magellan lnfrastructure Fund (Unhedged)10,5377,526Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged)5,5832,662Magellan High Conviction Fund8,7338,464Magellan High Conviction Trust10,175              -   Magellan Core Infrastructure Fund1,629734The Airlie Concentrated Share Fund6911,028MFG Global Fund20,22618,819MFG Select Infrastructure Fund2,081669MFG High Conviction Master Fund690218Frontier MFG Funds24,08919,265Other funds and mandates257,073207,632Total management fees 587,246467,786Consolidated Entity 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

5.  Revenue (continued) 

(b)  Performance Fees 
Performance  fee  arrangements  give  rise  to  variable  consideration.   An  estimate  of  the  variable  consideration  is 
recorded  when  it  is  highly  probable  that  a  significant  revenue  reversal  in  the  amount  of  cumulative  revenue 
recognised will not occur when the associated uncertainty with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. 

  Performance fees may be earned from funds, mandates and MFF Capital Investments Limited (“MFF”). The Group’s 
entitlement to a performance fee for any given performance period is dependent on outperforming certain hurdles. 
These hurdles may be index relative (including in some cases a fixed percentage above an index), absolute return, 
both absolute return and index relative, or total shareholder return. Performance fees received/receivable for funds 
and mandates during the year were:  

 (A) The high watermark shown as at 30 June 2020 and adjusted for distributions. 

Performance fees are generally subject to either a high-water mark arrangement or a deficit clause, which ensures 
that fees are not earned more than once on the same performance. Some mandates have a cap on the performance 
fee that can be charged in a given measurement period. Amounts in excess of a cap and carried forward to future 
measurement  periods  (“Carried  Forward  Performance  Fees”)  may  be  recognised  as  performance  fees  in  future 
periods subject to various conditions being satisfied, which may or may not occur. At 30 June 2020, the Group has 
a contingent asset in respect of Carried Forward Performance Fees that could range from nil to $7,639,000 (30 June 
2019: nil to $7,056,000) (refer to note 20 (b)).  

The Group’s entitlement to future performance fees from Magellan funds is dependent on the  net asset value per 
unit of the fund exceeding the high-water mark. The high-water mark is the net asset value per unit at the end of 
the most recent calculation period for which the Group was entitled to a performance fee, less any intervening income 
and capital distributions. The calculation periods for all Magellan funds (except for MGG) are 6 months in duration 
ending 30 June and 31 December each year. The calculation period for MGG is 6 months in duration ending 31 March 
and 30 September each year. 

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30 June30 JuneHigh watermark20202019 ($)(A)$’000$’000Based on performance relative to both market index and absolute return hurdleMagellan Global Fund2.52043,10713,756Magellan Global Fund (Hedged)1.611074661Magellan Global Equities Fund3.82852931,527Magellan Global Equities Fund (Currency Hedged)3.18035115Magellan Global Trust1.6041121,700Magellan lnfrastructure Fund1.4529219125Magellan lnfrastructure Fund (Unhedged)1.55254019Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged)3.1804514Magellan High Conviction Fund (Class A/B)2.0249(A)/1.2337(B)5,1067,240Magellan High Conviction Trust1.57745,612             -   MFG High Conviction Master Fund-1,191             -   MFF Capital Investments Limited-1,0001,000Other funds and mandatesvarious64,25457,484Total performance fees earned80,96483,631Based on performance relative to a market indexConsolidated EntityBased on performance relative to absolute return hurdleBased on total shareholder return 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

5. Revenue (continued)

Services Fees

(c)
Services fees arise from providing investment  research  and administrative  services  to  MFF  and research  services
under a mandate.

(d) Management, Services and Performance Fees by Geographic Location
The geographical breakdown of the management, services and performance fees is as follows:

(e) Management, Services and Performance fees by Investor Type
Fees by type of investor across global equities and infrastructure strategies is as follows:

Interest Income

(f)
Interest income is recognised on an accrual basis.

(g) Dividend and Distribution Income
Dividend and distribution income is recognised when it is declared.

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Australia & New Zealand426,662353,617United Kingdom & Europe133,118105,444North America95,85579,588Asia16,97017,468Total management, services and performance fees672,605556,117Consolidated Entity30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Management and services fees-Retail319,824251,184-Institutional271,817221,302Performance fees-Retail48,70848,975-Institutional32,25634,656Total management, services and performance fees672,605556,117Total Retail368,532300,159Total Institutional304,073255,958Total management, services and performance fees672,605556,117Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

6.  Taxation 

(a)    Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense 
The income tax expense for the year is reconciled to the accounting net profit as follows:        

 (b)  Components of Income Tax Expense  
Income tax attributable to net profit from ordinary activities comprises:              

(c)   Offshore Banking Unit 
MAM, a controlled entity of MFG and a member of the Australian tax consolidated group, was declared an OBU on 
31  July  2013.  Assessable  offshore  banking  (“OB”)  income  derived  from  the  Group’s  OB  funds  management  and 
advisory activities provided to clients outside of Australia and New Zealand, net of costs, is subject to a concessional 
tax rate of 10% and is determined with reference to current Australian tax legislation definitions of assessable OB 
income, exclusive OB deductions and general OB deductions.  

For the year ended 30 June 2020, the Company’s effective tax rate was 23.1% (June 2019: 23.6%), which includes 
tax paid net of tax credits in foreign jurisdictions. This rate is below the Australian company tax rate of 30% primarily 
as a result of MAM’s qualifying OB income, net of costs. The impact of the OBU on income tax expense recognised 
in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss is summarised at note 6(a). 

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30 June30 June20202019Note$’000$’000Net profit before income tax expense515,078493,337Prima facie income tax expense at 30% (2019: 30%)(154,523)(148,001)Effect of amounts which are non-deductible/(assessable) in calculatingtaxable income:  - effect of concessional tax rate on offshore banking unit (OBU)6(c)42,02534,801  - non-assessable income and non-deductible expenses(4,556)(2,278)  - US state and local taxes (net of tax credits)(1,189)(1,242)  - differences in overseas tax rates(93)257  - (under)/over provision of prior year income tax(483)47  - imputed interest and expense relating to SPP(45)13  - tax effect of franked dividends/distributions received               -   13Income tax (expense)/benefit reported in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Income(118,864)(116,390)Consolidated Entity30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000The major components of income tax expense are:Current income tax expense(123,272)(104,963)Deferred income tax expense/(benefit)6,173(10,489)Differences in overseas tax rates(93)257US state and local taxes (net of tax credits)(1,189)(1,242)(Under)/over provision of prior year income tax(483)47Income tax expense reported in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Income(118,864)(116,390)Consolidated Entity 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

6. Taxation (continued)

(d) Net Deferred Tax (Liability)/Asset
(i)

Deferred tax (liability)/asset balances comprise:

(ii) The reconciliation of movements in the deferred tax asset/(liability) is as follows:

Key Estimate and Judgement 
At 30 June 2020, the Group’s net deferred tax liability of $1,250,000 includes a deferred tax asset of $8,002,000 (30 
June 2019: $15,361,000) relating to the unused capital loss on the issuance of loyalty units to eligible unitholders of 
MGG under the priority offer. At 30 June 2020, the deferred tax asset has been recognised on the basis that it is 
probable that the capital loss will be offset against capital gains that are expected to be realised from the Principal 
Investments Portfolio. 

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Amounts recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position:-Deferred tax liabilities from changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities(43,185)(39,737)-Deferred tax assets from movements in accruals, provisions and dividends accrued9,1647,412-Deferred tax asset from tax cost base uplift3,983-   - Deferred tax assets from costs deductible over 5 years20,7867,813Total net deferred tax (liability) relating to temporary differences(9,252)(24,512)8,00215,361Total net deferred tax (liability)/asset (1,250)(9,151)Deferred tax asset relating to unused tax loss arising on issuance of loyalty units to unitholders under MGG priority offerConsolidated Entity30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Opening balance(9,151)1,324(i)Movement in temporary differences-changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities(3,448)(13,124)-accruals, provisions and dividends accrued1,7522,277-deferred tax asset from tax cost base uplift3,983-   - costs deductible over 5 years12,9732,101(ii)Movement in unused tax loss(7,359)(1,729)Closing balance -  net deferred tax (liability)/asset(1,250)(9,151)-capital loss on issuance of loyalty units to unitholders under MGG priority offerConsolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

6. Taxation (continued)

(e) Tax Consolidation
MFG and its wholly owned Australian subsidiaries formed a tax consolidated group for income tax purposes. The
entities in the tax consolidated group have entered a tax sharing agreement, which limits the joint and several liability
of the subsidiaries in the case of a default of MFG. The subsidiaries also entered a tax funding agreement whereby
each will compensate MFG for the amount of tax payable that would be calculated as if the subsidiary was a tax
paying entity. MFG, as head entity, and the subsidiaries in the tax consolidated group continue to account for their
own current and deferred tax amounts. The amounts are measured as if each entity in the tax consolidated group
continues to be a standalone taxpayer in its own right. The current or deferred tax balances are transferred to MFG
via intercompany balances and recognised as related party tax receivables or payables.

There is also a US tax consolidated group for income tax purposes which includes several US based entities. 

During the year, income tax liabilities of $126,609,000 (June 2019: $104,312,000) were assumed by MFG. Payments 
totalling $131,949,000 (June 2019: $105,957,000) were made to MFG from the other entities under the tax sharing 
and funding agreement and $12,596,000 (June 2019: $17,936,000) remains receivable as at 30 June 2020. Refer to 
note 18(d)(ii) for the related party tax transactions. 

Accounting Policy for Tax 
Income tax expense/benefit is the tax payable/receivable on the current year’s taxable income based on the current 
income  tax  rate  adjusted  by  changes  in  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities.  Taxable  profit  differs  from  net  profit 
reported in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Income as items of income or expense 
are  taxable  or  deductible  in  years  other  than  the  current  year  and  in  addition  some  items  are  never  taxable  or 
deductible.  

Current Tax 
Current tax assets or liabilities are amounts receivable or payable in relation to income taxes attributable to taxable 
profits  of  the  current  or  prior  financial  years,  less  income  tax  instalments  paid.  The  tax  rates  and  laws  used  to 
calculate current taxes are those that are enacted or substantively enacted as at the reporting date. 

Deferred Tax 
Deferred tax balances arise when there are temporary differences between accounting carrying amounts and the tax 
bases of assets and liabilities in the consolidated entity’s financial report. Deferred tax is not recognised if it arises 
from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination which 
affects neither taxable income nor accounting profit or from investments in subsidiaries, or foreign  operations in 
certain circumstances. 

Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses only if it is probable 
that future taxable amounts will be available to utilise the temporary differences and losses. The carrying amount of 
deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that 
the tax benefit will be realised.  

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets 
and current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities relates to income taxes levied by the 
same taxation authority and for which the tax consolidated group intends either to settle current tax liabilities and 
assets on a net basis, or to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously, in each future period in which 
significant amounts of deferred tax liabilities or assets are expected to be settled or recovered. 

Deferred  tax  is  measured  using  tax  rates  and  laws  that  have  been  enacted  or  substantively  enacted  for  each 
jurisdiction by the end of reporting date and expected to apply when the temporary differences reverse.  

Current and deferred tax is recognised in the profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in 
comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is recognised in comprehensive income or equity 
respectively. 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

7. Notes to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(a) Reconciliation of Net Profit after Tax to Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities

(b) Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities

(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and short term deposits with a maturity of 90 days or less that are
readily convertible to known amounts of cash and subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

For  the  purposes  of  the  Consolidated  Statement  of  Cash  Flows,  cash  includes  cash  and  cash  equivalents  of 
$437,513,000 (June 2019: $198,188,000). Term deposits with maturity dates greater than 90 days from inception 
date are classified as financial assets (refer to note 12).  

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Net profit after income tax expense396,214        376,947        Adjusted for:Net change in fair value of financial assets and liabilities:-Realised5,700(577)-Unrealised(7,091)(40,136)Dividends and distributions reinvested(1,062)(16,242)Depreciation and amortisation expense7,1044,934Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain810(1,809)Imputed interest on loans under SPP(443)(487)Employee expense on loans under SPP593445Net change in fair value of financial assets recorded as dividends and distribution income(2,793)(3,238)(Increase)/decrease in receivables(3,814)(14,638)Decrease in prepayments271184(Decrease)/Increase in net deferred tax liability(6,306)10,475Increase/(decrease) in payables and provisions8,0289,279Increase/(decrease) in income tax payable824(10,347)Effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents(2)1Net cash inflows from operating activities398,033      314,791      Consolidated Entity30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Issue of MFG ordinary shares under the SPP 7,028 1,934 Dividends paid to SPP Participants applied as repayment against SPP loan balance1,973 1,685 Imputed interest on SPP loans443 487 Employee expense on SPP loans593 445 Value of units issued to MFG in lieu of distributions in the Principal Investments Portfolio1,062 16,242 Issue of MFG ordinary shares for acquisition of FAM-21,672 Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

8. Loans and Receivables

Fees receivable comprise management, services and performance fees. These amounts are initially recognised at the 
fair value of the amounts due. An impairment analysis is performed at each balance date to measure expected credit 
losses. Expected credit losses are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance 
with the contract and all the cash flows that the Group expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the 
original  effective  interest  rate.  The  Group  applies  the  simplified  approach  for  trade  receivables  whereby  the  loss 
allowance is based on lifetime expected credit losses at each balance date.   

Receivables of $14,599,000 were past due at 30 June 2020 (June 2019: $2,652,000) however no loss allowances 
have been recorded. 

(a) Share Purchase Agreements
The  Group  has  a  Share  Purchase  Plan  (the  “Plan”  or  “SPP”)  for  its  employees  and  Non-Executive  Directors 
(“Participants”).  MFG  provides  financial  assistance  to  Participants  to  invest  in  MFG  shares  in  order  to  align  more 
closely the interests of Participants with the interests of the shareholders of the Group.

The financial assistance provided to Participants is by way of a full recourse interest free loan (“SPP loan”). The SPP 
loan is secured by the MFG shares issued under the SPP to that Participant. The maximum SPP loan term is 10 years. 
During the year ended 30 June 2020, the term applying to Non-Executive Director Participants loans was extended 
from 5 to 10 years. This change was approved by the MFG Board on 4 September 2019 and applied to outstanding 
SPP loans from that date. Any outstanding balance at the end of the SPP loan term must be repaid by the Participant. 
A Participant who ceases to be employed and has a SPP loan balance must repay the total amount owing under the 
SPP loan within 3 months of cessation, or such longer period determined by the Board.  

The issue price for shares issued under an SPP offer is the fair market value of the shares at the offer date. This is 
calculated using the volume weighted average price of traded shares in the 5 business days prior to the offer date. 
Shares issued under an SPP have the same rights as all other MFG ordinary shares except they are placed in a trading 
lock. Following full repayment of the SPP loan, the holding lock and any security over the shares issued under the 
SPP is released and the Participant shall be entitled to retain his or her shares issued under the SPP.  

Repayment of a SPP loan occurs either by applying an amount equal to 25% (or other amount permitted under the 
SPP rules) of the Participant’s after tax annual cash bonus and/or applying dividends received on their shares issued 
under the SPP. Dividends paid to Participants and applied as a repayment of the SPP loans amounted to $1,973,000 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 (June 2019: $1,686,000).  

SPP loans to Participants are initially recognised at fair value, which is determined by discounting loans to their net 
present value using an interest rate reflective of the risk of the underlying asset at the time the loan is granted and 
an estimated repayment schedule.  Following initial recognition, they are carried at amortised cost using the effective 
interest rate method, adjusted for changes in the projected repayment schedule. Changes in the carrying value of 
the SPP loans are recognised within interest income in the profit or loss.  

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Current assetsFees receivable119,495115,731Distributions receivable from Magellan Funds7,3337,641Other receivables378440Loans issued under share purchase agreements(a)1,7223,616Loan to third party7,500-   136,428127,428Non-current assetsLoans issued under share purchase agreements(a)13,5677,603Total loans and receivables149,995135,031NoteConsolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

8. Loans and Receivables (continued)

(a) Share Purchase Agreements (continued)
The cost of providing the benefit to Participants is recognised as an employee expense in the profit or  loss on a
straight-line basis over the expected life of the SPP loan. 

Both the change in the carrying value of the SPP loans recorded in interest income and the cost of providing the 
benefit  to  Participants  recorded  in  employee  expense  are  non-cash  items  and  therefore  are  not  reflected  in  the 
Group’s  Consolidated  Statement  of  Cash  Flows.  Over  the  life  of  the  SPP  loans,  the  amounts  credited  to  interest 
income and the amounts recognised as employee expense will exactly offset each other.  

At 30 June 2020, the total value of MFG ordinary shares securing the SPP loans to Participants applying MFG’s closing 
share  price  of  $58.01  was  $55,137,000  (June  2019:  $46,462,000).  An  impairment  analysis  is  performed  at  each 
reporting date to measure expected credit losses. Expected credit losses are provided for credit losses that result 
from default events that are possible. At reporting date, no amounts are past due or permanently impaired as the 
SPP provides that any shortfall between the SPP loan and the value of MFG shares under the SPP is recoverable from 
the Participant.  

The total number of MFG ordinary shares issued under the SPP and the share price at which they were issued for 
are set out below. During the year ended 30 June 2020, the Group issued two SPP tranches and of the 123,710 MFG 
ordinary shares issued on 14 November 2019, 103,092 were issued to Mr Brett Cairns pursuant to the approval at 
the Company’s AGM on 24 October 2019.  

(A) Tranches disclosed are those with outstanding SPP loans at 30 June 2020 and 30 June 2019.
(B) The imputed interest rate of 6.8% was applied to the loan issued on 18 September 2019 and 6.6% was applied to the loan

issued on 14 November 2019 to calculate the net present value of the respective loan.

At 30 June 2020, 950,469 MFG ordinary shares were held by Participants (30 June 2019: 911,016). 

At  30  June  2020,  the  estimated  weighted  average  duration  of  SPP  loans,  including  those  that  were  issued  and 
extended was 0.8 years to 4.6 years (June 2019: 0.7 years to 4.6 years).  

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22 September 2014$13.23342,60913 November 2014$13.64243,15514 September 2015$18.88265,44316 September 2016$23.51126,03818 November 2016$20.8563,94818 September 2017$24.47202,53616 November 2017$24.9953,35413 March 2018$24.9322,06117 September 2018$27.9288,78418 September 2019(B)$51.0687,16714 November 2019(B)$48.50123,710SPP tranche  issue priceTotal number of shares issued under SPPSPP tranche(A)MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

9.   Property, Plant and Equipment 

Property, plant and equipment assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. These assets 
are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives and are tested for impairment when there 
is an indication of impairment. Useful life details of the assets are: 

• 
• 
• 
• 

Leasehold improvements 
Office equipment (including IT) 
Furniture and fittings 
Right-of-use asset (“ROU”) 

life of the relevant lease            
3 to 5 years 
3 to 5 years 
life of the relevant lease 

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal of an asset. Any gain or loss on disposal 
(calculated by comparing sale proceeds with the carrying amount) is recognised in the profit or loss in that year. 

(A) 
(B) 

Relates to the Group’s leases on office premises and office equipment following the adoption of AASB 16 on 1 July 2019.  
The Group has not restated the comparative period. Refer to note 1(d) for the impact of initial adoption of AASB 16. 

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LeaseholdOfficeROUTotalLeaseholdOfficeTotalImprove-EquipmentImprove-EquipmentmentsFixture &mentsFixture &FittingsFittings$’000$’000$’000$’000$’000$’000$’000At cost4661,87315,82418,1633911,7192,110less: accumulated depreciation2791,4752,1583,9122321,3021,534Total property, plant & equipment18739813,66614,251159417576Movements:Carrying amount at beginning of year159417             -   57658566624Change on adoption of AASB 16(B)             -                -          15,817 15,817             -                -                -   Restated amount at beginning of year15941715,81716,39358566624Additions75188             -   263128244372Disposals             -                -                -                -                -   (7)(7)Depreciation expense(47)(210)(2,158)(2,415)(27)(389)(416)Net foreign exchange differences             -   3               7 10             -   33Carrying amount at end of year18739813,66614,251159417576Consolidated Entity30 June 202030 June 2019Assets(A) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

10.   Payables and Lease Liabilities 

Payables 

(a) 
Payables represent liabilities for goods and services received prior to the end of the year and that remain unpaid at 
reporting date. Trade payables are unsecured and are recognised at the amount due to suppliers. Accruals represent 
amounts due for supplies and services received but not invoiced at reporting date.  

Employee Entitlements 
Employee entitlements comprise wages, salaries, annual leave and bonuses.  

Liabilities  for  wages  and  salaries  and  annual  leave  are  measured  at  the  amounts  expected  to  be  paid  when  the 
liabilities  are  settled  and  include  related  on-costs,  for  example  payroll  tax.  Bonuses  are  recognised  in  respect  of 
employee services up to the end of the reporting date. A liability is recognised for annual cash bonuses paid within 
three months of reporting date, where the Group is contractually obliged or where there is past practice that has 
created a constructive obligation to pay the bonus under the employee bonus plan. Where the conditional deferred 
cash bonus is paid in 12 or 36 equal instalments (depending on the employee) in the following financial year or years 
and is conditional on the employee being employed at the time of payment, the bonus paid each month is expensed 
in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss as incurred. At 30 June 2020, a liability is recognised for the unpaid 
conditional deferred cash bonus amounts brought forward that will be payable within three months of 30 June 2020. 

At 30 June 2020, the cumulative total of conditional deferred cash bonuses unpaid by the Group was $4,387,000 (30 
June 2019: $19,906,000) and is a contingent liability. Subject to the vesting conditions being met, $2,721,000 will 
be payable during the year ended 30 June 2021 and $1,667,000 during the year ended 30 June 2022. The amount 
unpaid  at 30 June 2020  related to bonuses awarded in the financial years ended 2018  and 2019  as no bonuses 
awarded in 2020 had a deferred component.  

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Trade payables and accruals10,0769,366Unsettled trades14           3,843 Accrued employee entitlements22,01916,185Taxes payable - GST and Fringe Benefits Tax2,2802,399Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss293                -   Total payables34,68231,793Consolidated Entity 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

10. Payables and Lease Liabilities (continued)

Lease Liabilities

(b)
At the commencement of a lease, the Group recognises a liability for the present value of  future lease payments
under the lease contract ('lease liability') and an asset representing the right-to-use the leased asset over the lease
term ('right-of-use asset'), which  is included within  property, plant  and equipment  on  the Statement  of  Financial
Position. A right-of-use asset is measured at cost, which is the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability
and any initial direct costs in obtaining the leased asset. The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the shorter of the
leased asset’s useful life or lease term and depreciation expense is recognised separately in profit or loss.

The lease liability is discounted using the weighted average of  the Group's incremental borrowing rate, unless an 
interest rate is stated within the lease. The liability is remeasured upon the occurrence of certain events, such as a 
change in the lease term or lease payments. The amount of any re-measurement in the lease liability is adjusted 
against the right-of use asset. Interest expense arising on the amortisation of the lease liability over the lease term 
is recognised in ‘finance costs’ in profit and loss. Payments associated with short term leases and leases of low-value 
assets are recognised on a straight-line basis as an expense in profit or loss. Short term leases have a term of 12 
months or less and low-value assets comprise small items of technology and office equipment.  

The  current  and  non-current  lease  liabilities  recognised  on  the  Statement  of  Financial  Position  at  30  June  2020 
totalling $17,288,000 relate to leases over office premises and office equipment. The contracts are typically for fixed 
periods of up to 10 years. Interest expense on lease liabilities, which is classified as depreciation expense in the 
Statement of Profit or Loss, for the year ended 30 June 2020 was $732,000 (June 2019: nil). 

Maturities of Liabilities 
At 30 June 2020, the Group’s financial liabilities comprise trade creditors and payables which mature in 1 year or less 
(June 2019: 1 year or less). Of the Group’s lease liabilities, $2,411,000 will mature within one year (June 2019: nil), 
$10,199,000 will mature later than one year but no later than five years (June 2019: nil) and $4,678,000 will mature 
over five years (June 2019: nil). 

11. Provisions

Long service leave

(i)
Liabilities for long service leave are recognised when employees reach a qualifying period of continuous service. Non-
current liabilities are measured as the present value of expected future payments and are expected to be paid after
12 months of reporting date. Current liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be settled within 12 months
of  the reporting date.  Consideration  is given  to expected future wage and salary levels, experience of  employee
departures and periods of service and discounted using  high quality corporate bond rates at reporting date, with
terms to maturity that match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows.

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Employee entitlements - long service leave (i)1,4191,472Other18330Total current provisions1,4371,802Non-CurrentEmployee entitlements - long service leave (i)1,314722Other employee entitlements1,706763Other90569Total non-current provisions3,1102,054NoteConsolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

12. Financial Assets

(A) 

(B) 

Comprises  term  deposits  which  are  held  with  major  Australian  banks  pledged  against  bank  guarantees  in  respect  of  the
Group’s future lease obligations. In the event the Group does not meet its lease payments, the banks have the right to apply
the deposits in settlement of the amount paid by the banks under the guarantees.
At 30 June 2020 the Group held the following investments: Magellan Global Equities Fund 5.0% (June 2019: 5.6%), Magellan
Global Equities Fund (Currency Hedged) 9.9% (June 2019: 21.4%), Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged) 1.9%
(June 2019: 3.5%), Magellan Global Trust 0.3% (June 2019: 0.2%), Magellan High Conviction Trust 0.6% (June 2019: nil),
Magellan Global Fund 1.3% (June 2019: 1.3%), Magellan Global Fund (Hedged)  0.1% (June 2019: 0.2%), Magellan High
Conviction  Fund  8.6%  (June  2019:  6.9%),  Magellan  Wholesale  Plus  Global  Fund  1.0%  (June  2019:  1.0%),  Magellan
Wholesale  Plus  Infrastructure  Fund  7.3% (June  2019:  16.7%),  Frontier  MFG  Core  Infrastructure  Fund  1.2% (June  2019:
1.3%), Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund 2.6% (June 2019: 3.5%), Frontier MFG Global Sustainable Fund 99.0% (June 2019:
nil), Frontier Caravan Emerging Markets Fund  79.6% (June 2019: nil) and MFG Global Sustainable Fund 100.0% (June 2019:
4.7%).

(C)  MFG purchased 2,373,305 units for $4,142,500 and sold 578,027 units for $1,004,611 during the year ended 30 June 2020.
(D)  MFG purchased 3,406,174 units for $4,985,915 and sold nil units during the year ended 30 June 2020.
(E) 
(F) 
(G)

On 9 October 2019, MFG purchased 1,000,000 units for US$10,000,000 to seed the fund.
On 4 December 2019, MFG purchased 1,600,000 units for US$16,000,000 to seed the fund.
On 30 June 2020, MFG redeemed 90 shares in MFG Global Sustainable Fund (Share Class S) for US$10,106 and purchased
90 shares in MFG Global Sustainable Fund (Share Class Accumulating USD) for US$10,106.

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000(i)Financial assets at amortised cost - Term deposits(A)2,0172,009Total current financial assets2,0172,009(ii)Financial assets at fair value through profit or lossInvestments in equity securities (by domicile of primary stock exchange)-United States6,3206,285-Europe and United Kingdom1,2431,234-Asia476-   - Australia119-   Investments in Active ETF's/ASX listed trusts(B)-Magellan Global Equities Fund84,07679,218-Magellan Global Equities Fund (Currency Hedged)21,82321,632-Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged)11,90313,101-Magellan Global Trust(C)7,4014,215-Magellan High Conviction Trust(D)4,770-   Total Active ETF's/listed investments138,131125,685Investments in unlisted funds(B)-Magellan Global Fund144,551138,191-Magellan Global Fund (Hedged)927921-Magellan High Conviction Fund40,53339,398-Magellan Wholesale Plus Global Fund9,7969,020-Magellan Wholesale Plus Infrastructure Fund5,7426,330-Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund7,1807,245-Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund11,73410,703-Frontier MFG Global Sustainable Fund(E)15,157-   - Frontier Caravan Emerging Markets Fund(F)21,039-   - MFG Global Sustainable Fund(G)1,6301,569 -Other-   22Total unlisted investments258,289213,399Total non-current financial assets396,420339,084Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

12. Financial Assets (continued)

The movement in the Group’s financial assets is as follows: 

Accounting Policies  
Initial Recognition and Measurement 
Financial  assets  are  classified,  at  initial  recognition,  based  on  whether  they  will  be  subsequently  measured  at 
amortised cost or fair value through profit or loss. The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends 
on the financial asset’s contractual cash flow characteristics and the Group’s business model for managing them. The 
Group initially measures financial assets at their fair value. 

Subsequent Measurement 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are carried in the Statement of Financial Position at fair value with 
the net change in fair value recognised in the statement  of profit or  loss. The net change in fair value does not 
include dividend and distribution income. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are classified as non-
current assets unless management intends to dispose of the assets within 12 months of reporting date. 

Financial assets at amortised cost are carried using the effective interest rate method. Gains or losses are recognised 
in profit or loss when the financial asset is derecognised or impaired. The Group assesses on a forward looking basis 
the expected credit losses associated with financial assets at amortised cost. The impairment methodology applied 
depends on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk. 

Purchases and sales are recognised on trade date, being the date the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset. 
Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or 
have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. Payments 
for purchases and proceeds from sale of investment securities are classified as cash flows from investing activities. 

Structured Entities 
A structured entity is an entity that has been designed so that voting or similar rights are not the dominant factor in 
deciding who controls the entity and the relevant activities are directed by means of contractual arrangements under 
AASB 12: Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities (“AASB 12”). The Group has assessed whether the funds in which 
it invests (as set out in note 12) and to which it has been appointed Investment Manager or Sub-Adviser, should be 
classified  as  structured  entities.  The  Group  has  considered  the  voting  rights  and  other  similar  rights  afforded  to 
investors in these funds, including the rights to remove the Investment Manager or redeem holdings. The Group has 
concluded that the funds in which it invests are not structured entities under AASB 12. 

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000CurrentOpening balance at 1 July2,0091,972Cash placed on term deposit2,3792,151Matured term deposits(2,371)(2,114)Closing balance2,0172,009Non-currentOpening balance at 1 July 339,084274,567Acquisitions52,43722,713Disposals(5,344)(2,147)Net change in fair value-Realised388577-Unrealised7,06240,136Net change in fair value recorded as dividend and distribution income2,7933,238Closing balance396,420339,084Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

13. Contributed Equity

Ordinary  shares  are  issued  by  MFG,  classified  as  equity  and  recognised  at  the  value  of  consideration  received. 
Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are recognised in equity as a deduction, net of tax. 

(i)  On 14 August 2019, MFG completed a $275,000,000 institutional placement whereby 4,981,885 ordinary shares were issued

(ii) 

at a price of $55.20.
In accordance with the sale agreement, 689,066 of the 787,507 ordinary shares issued were placed in escrow in the name of
the former shareholder. The escrowed shares will be released in equal amounts on the anniversary  date of issue, being 1
October, over seven years until 2025. On 1 October 2019, a further 98,438 ordinary shares were released bringing the total
number of shares released to 196,879.

(iii)  Of the 182,280,220 ordinary shares on issue, 950,469 ordinary shares are held by employees and Non-Executive Directors

under the SPP (June 2019: 911,016). Refer to note 8(a) for further details.

Terms and Conditions 
Ordinary shares are fully paid and entitle the holder to receive dividends declared and proceeds on winding up the 
Company in proportion to the number of and amounts paid up on shares held. Ordinary shares entitle their holder 
to one vote, either in person, or by proxy, at a meeting of the Company. 

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30 June30 June20202019Note$’000$’000Ordinary Shares(a)525,271243,150Total contributed equity525,271243,150Consolidated Entity 30 June30 June30 June30 June2020201920202019Number of sharesNumber of shares’000’000$’000$’000(a)Ordinary SharesOpening balance177,087176,211243,150218,877Shares issued under institutional placement(i)4,982-275,000 - Shares issued under share purchase agreements(iii)2118810,5332,187Shares issued for acquisition of FAM(ii)-788-21,672Expense for loans under share purchase agreements - - 311445Transaction costs arising on share issues/placement, net of tax - - (3,723)(31)Closing balance - Ordinary Shares182,280177,087525,271243,150Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

14. Parent Entity Information

The financial information for the parent entity, Magellan Financial Group Limited, has been prepared on the same 
basis  as  the  Group’s  consolidated  financial  statements,  except  for  investments  in  subsidiaries.  Investments  in 
subsidiaries  are  accounted  for  at  cost  less  impairment  expense,  in  the  financial  statements  of  the  parent  entity. 
Dividends received from subsidiaries are recognised in the parent entity’s profit or loss rather than being deducted 
from the carrying amount of the investment. 

Profits Reserve

(a)
The  profits  reserve  consists  of  profits  transferred  from  retained  profits  that  are  preserved  for  future  dividend
payments.  The  profits  reserve  will  reduce  when  dividends  are  paid  from  this  reserve.  The  movement  between
retained profits and the profits reserve is as follows:

Contingent Assets and Liabilities

(b)
At 30 June 2020, MFG has no contingent assets (June 2019: nil) and a contingent liability to pay an amount to MHH
and  MGG,  at  each  distribution  period  where  a  DRP  is  offered,  to  ensure  unitholders  in  MHH  and  MGG  suffer  no
dilution where a unitholder of MHH or MGG participates in the respective DRP. Refer to note 20 (b) for further details.

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30 June 202030 June 2019Note$’000$’000AssetsCurrent assets355,278165,377Non-current assets570,311497,546Total Assets925,589662,923LiabilitiesCurrent liabilities21,58423,791Non-current liabilities12,92620,485Total Liabilities34,51044,276Net Assets891,079618,647EquityContributed equity525,646243,525Retained profits(a)8,508375,122Profits reserve(a)356,925- Total Equity891,079618,647Net profit after income tax expense for the year356,925358,772Total comprehensive income for the year356,925358,772Parent EntityRetained profitsProfits reserveRetained profitsProfits reserve$’000$’000$’000$’000Opening balance  - 1 July375,122- 247,647- Adoption of AASB 9- - 57,984 - Restated opening balance - 1 July375,122- 305,631- Net profit for the year356,925- 358,772- Transfer (from)/to profits reserve(356,925)356,925- - Dividends paid(366,614)- (289,281)- Closing balance 8,508        356,925    375,122    - 30 June 201930 June 2020MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

15. Subsidiaries

At 30 June, the Group’s subsidiaries were: 

The proportion of ownership interest is equal to the proportion of voting power held.

(a)
(b) During the year, the business activities of Airlie were transferred to its parent entity MAM, and Airlie was deregistered on 5

August 2020.

(c) MRTF (formerly MGT Investment Corp Pty Limited) was a special purpose vehicle formed on 9 August 2017 to subscribe for

(d)

(e)

loyalty units for eligible unitholders of MGG under the priority offer.
A Delaware limited liability company formed on 3 August 2015. MFGS is a service company and provides MAM with investment
research and distribution services.
A Delaware limited liability company formed on 26 January 2018. FNAH is a US holding company of the Frontier Group. FNAH
is 20% owned by a former shareholder of the Frontier Group. MFG has a call option over the remaining 20% of the issued
share capital of FNAH, the acquirer of the Frontier Group and a controlled entity of MFG. The minority shareholder of FNAH,
Mr Bill Forsyth, holds a put option over his interest in the issued share capital of FNAH. The options can be exercised by either
party during the period 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026, at an exercise price based on a multiple of annualised average
earnings for a specified period. In addition to the above, MFG holds a further call option to purchase the remaining 20% of
the  issued  share  capital  of  FNAH  for  $1.  This  option  can  be  triggered  at  any  time  prior  to  31  December  2025  in  certain
circumstances. At the date of this report, the Group has no expectation that this call option would be triggered. The Group
has determined that it has a present ownership interest in the non-controlling interest of FNAH.

Inset names indicate that shares are held by the company immediately above.  
All material subsidiaries have a 30 June reporting date.  
Transactions between MAM and foreign entities are subject to transfer pricing arrangements. 
The Group’s investments in other entities are set out in note 12.  

Principles of Consolidation 
The consolidated financial report of the Group comprises the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. 
Subsidiaries are entities over which the Group has the power to govern the financial and operating policies, is exposed 
to variable returns from its involvement in the entity and has the ability to affect those returns. Assets and liabilities, 
income and expenses of a subsidiary are included from the date the Group gains control until control ceases. On 
consolidation, assets and liabilities and income and expenses of foreign operations are translated at the reporting 
date and date of transaction respectively. Equity and reserve balances are translated at the date of transaction. The 
foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognised in comprehensive income and accumulated in the 
foreign  currency  translation  reserve.  When  the  foreign  operation  is  disposed,  amounts  in  other  comprehensive 
income relating to that foreign operation are recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss. All inter-
entity  assets,  liabilities,  equity,  income,  expenses  and  cash  flows  relating  to  transactions  within  the  Group  are 
eliminated in full on consolidation. When necessary, adjustments are made to the  results of subsidiaries to bring 
them into line with the Group’s accounting policies. 

Foreign Subsidiaries 
On  consolidation,  the  assets  and  liabilities  of  foreign  subsidiaries  whose  functional  currency  differs  from  the 
presentation  currency  are  translated  into  Australian  dollars  at  the  rate  of  exchange  at  reporting  date.  Exchange 
differences arising on retranslation are taken directly to the foreign currency translation reserve in equity. On disposal 
of  a  foreign  subsidiary,  the  deferred  cumulative  amount  recognised  in  equity  relating  to  that  particular  foreign 
operation is recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. 

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Country of incorporation/30 June30 JuneNotePrincipal place of business20202019Magellan Asset Management Limited ("MAM")Australia100 100 -Airlie Funds Management Pty Limited ("Airlie")(b)Australia-100 MRTF Pty Limited ("MRTF")(c)Australia100 100 Magellan Capital Partners Pty Limited ("MCP")Australia100 100 MFG Services LLC ("MFGS")(d)United States of America100 100 Frontier North American Holdings Inc. ("FNAH")(e)United States of America80 80 -Frontier Partners Inc.United States of America100 100 -Frontegra Strategies LLCUnited States of America100 100 -Frontegra Asset Management Inc.United States of America100 100 -MFG High Conviction Master Fund GP LLCUnited States of America100 100   % equity interest(a)MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

16. Magellan High Conviction Trust IPO

On 3 October 2019, MFG announced that MHH raised $862 million from an IPO. MHH is a closed end fund which 
replicates the Magellan High Conviction Fund investment strategy. On 8 October 2019, units in MHH were allotted 
and on 11 October 2019, MHH commenced  trading on  the ASX. The costs of  the IPO were paid by MFG, which 
ensured the opening cash net asset value per unit of MHH was equal to the application unit price of $1.50.  

The offer comprised a priority offer to underlying investors in MFG, MGG and the Magellan High Conviction Fund and 
a  wholesale/general  public  offer.    Under  the  priority  offer,  eligible  applicants  could  apply  for  up  to  33,334  units 
equivalent to $50,001 and receive a loyalty reward of additional units (“Loyalty Units”) worth 7.5% of the value of 
the  units  allotted  to  them  under  the  priority  offer  subject  to  the  terms  and  conditions  outlined  in  the  Product 
Disclosure  Statement  (“PDS”).  In  addition,  applicants  under  the  wholesale/general  public  offer  could  receive 
additional units (“IPO Foundation Units”) worth 2.5% of the value of the units allotted to them subject to the terms 
and conditions outlined in the PDS.  

On 15 January 2020, a total of 34,447,931 Loyalty Units and IPO Foundation Units were allotted as ordinary units in 
MHH. MFG paid $57,752,000 to MHH, being the economic cost associated with the issue of Loyalty Units and IPO 
Foundation Units, on 15 January 2020.  The costs relating to the IPO are treated as deductible over five years for 
income tax purposes.  

The offer costs borne by the Group totalled $59,482,000, comprising: 

•
•

•

Costs relating to the IPO of $1,730,000 (included in expenses in profit and loss);
The cost of issuing 34,447,931 Loyalty Units and IPO Foundation Units at the application unit price of $1.50 
which amounted to $51,672,000 (included in expenses in profit and loss); and
The increase in the cost of issuing Loyalty Units and IPO Foundation Units due to changes in the MHH net 
asset value per unit from the IPO date up to 15 January 2020 of $6,080,000. The cost of these changes 
was partially offset against the gains earned from financial assets held in the Principal Investment Portfolio 
that largely mirrored the MHH strategy.

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

17.

Intangibles

Intangible assets comprise goodwill and customer relationships resulting from the acquisition of Airlie and the Frontier 
Group.  

Intangible assets are recognised at fair value at the date of acquisition and subsequently measured at cost less any 
accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as 
either definite or indefinite.  

Customer relationships 
Customer relationships relate to existing agreements with clients and relationships with unitholders in the case of 
the funds. These assets have been determined to have a definite life, being the expected client attrition profile, which 
is as follows:  
- Customer relationships – Airlie
5 years 
- Customer relationships – Frontier Group   7 years

Customer relationships are recognised at fair value at the date of acquisition and amortised on a straight-line basis 
over the useful lives stated above. Amortisation expense is recognised in the statement of profit or loss. 

Goodwill 
Goodwill represents the excess of  the  consideration  paid for the  business combination  over the fair value of  the 
identifiable net assets acquired or liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. It comprises the value of expected 
synergies arising from the acquisitions and the value of the workforce in place at Airlie and the Frontier Group. 

Goodwill  has  an  indefinite  life  and  is  initially  recognised  at  cost  and  subsequently  measured  at  cost  less  any 
accumulated impairment losses. 

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30 June 2020Definite livesIndefinite livesCustomerGoodwillTotalRelationships$’000$’000$’000At cost25,911 105,252 131,163 less: accumulated amortisation and impairment(10,611)-(10,611)Total intangible assets15,300105,252120,552Movement:Carrying amount at beginning of year19,805 104,703 124,508 Amortisation expense(4,689)-(4,689)Net foreign exchange differences184 549 733 Carrying amount at end of year15,300105,252120,55230 June 2019Definite livesIndefinite livesCustomerGoodwillTotalRelationships$’000$’000$’000At cost25,727 104,703130,430 less: accumulated amortisation and impairment(5,922)-(5,922)Total intangible assets19,805104,703124,508Movement:Carrying amount at beginning of year21,52983,489105,018Acquisition of subsidiaries2,41820,19822,616Amortisation expense(4,518)-(4,518)Net foreign exchange differences3761,0161,392Carrying amount at end of year19,805104,703124,508Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

17.

Intangibles (continued)

Impairment 
Impairment tests are carried out annually for goodwill (or when circumstances indicate the carrying value may not 
be recoverable). In addition, impairment tests for all assets are performed when there is an indication of impairment. 

All goodwill has been allocated to one cash generating unit (CGU), being the Funds Management segment (FM CGU) 
(refer to note 2). The recoverable amount of the FM CGU has been determined using the value-in-use approach. 
Value-in-use  represents  the  present  value  of  the  CGU’s  estimated  future  pre-tax  cash  flows  of  fee  revenue,  net 
income and operating expenses. 

The estimated future cash flows are based on financial budgets approved by the Directors for a period of one year. 
Cash  flows  beyond  the  approved  budget  period  are  extrapolated  using  a  growth  rate  of  6%  based  on  external 
forecasts of long-term global equity market returns. A pre-tax discount rate of 12% was applied to the cash flow 
projections. 

The current economic conditions, impacts arising from COVID-19 and the Funds Management segment performance, 
has been considered in the impairment testing. With consideration of those factors, no reasonably possible change 
in a key assumption used in the determination of the recoverable amount is expected and as a result there was no 
impairment of goodwill at 30 June 2020. 

Key Estimates and Judgement 
Judgement is used to assess the recoverable value of goodwill, the estimated useful life of acquired intangibles, in 
the assessment of impairment indicators for acquired intangibles and, where required, in determining the recoverable 
amount. 

The carrying amount of goodwill is based on judgements including the basis of assumptions and forecasts used for 
determining cashflows for the Funds Management CGU, headroom availability and sensitivities of the forecasts to 
reasonably possible changes in assumptions. The Group undertakes an annual assessment to evaluate whether the 
carrying value of goodwill recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position is impaired. The estimation 
of future cash flows and the discount rates applied requires significant judgement. 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

18. Related Party Disclosures

Ultimate Parent Entity

(a)
Magellan Financial Group Limited is the ultimate parent entity.

Transactions with Related Parties

(b)
Interests in subsidiaries are set out in note 15 and transactions with the related parties are set out below.

Key Management Personnel (“KMP”)

(c)
The Directors and senior executives considered KMP of the Group during the year and up to the date of this report:

Directors

(i)
The Directors of the Company unless otherwise stated during the year and up to the date of this report were:

No Director has or has had any interest in a contract entered into up to the date of this report with the Company or 
any related entity other than as disclosed in this report.  

Other Key Management Personnel (“KMP”)

(ii)
Other KMP as disclosed below are those whom, the Board deemed, most accurately met the definition during the
financial year:
Kirsten Morton 
Marcia Venegas 
Craig Wright 

Chief Financial Officer 
Head of Risk, Compliance and Legal 
Head of Governance & Advisory 

Remuneration of KMP

(iii)
KMP of the Group received the following amounts during the financial year:

Refer to section 3.4 of the Remuneration Report for further details. 

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NameDirectorshipAppointedHamish DouglassChairman and Chief Investment Officer21 November 2006Brett CairnsChief Executive Officer22 January 2007John EalesNon-Executive Director1 July 2017Robert FraserNon-Executive Director and Chairman of MAM23 April 2014Paul LewisNon-Executive Director20 December 2006Hamish McLennanNon-Executive Director and Deputy Chairman1 March 2016Karen PhinNon-Executive Director23 April 201430 June30 June20202019$$Short term benefits-Salary5,693,7765,520,861-Cash bonus4,969,3443,075,666Post-employment benefits131,824131,871Long-term benefits158,80340,739Other benefits262,840(47,879)Total remuneration paid to KMP11,216,5878,721,258Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

18. Related Party Disclosures (continued)

Transactions with Other Related Parties

(d)
The following transactions occurred with entities in the Group:

(i)
(ii)

Dividends to MFG from MAM totalled $385,414,562 (June 2019: $332,127,844 paid by MAM and $178,369 paid by MFGS).
During the year ended 30 June 2020, MAM, Airlie and MCP’s income tax liabilities of $126,609,075 (June 2019: $104,311,529)
were  assumed  by  MFG,  the  head  entity  of  the  tax  consolidated  group.  Payments  totalling  $128,356,674  (June  2019:
$101,870,170) were received by MFG from MAM under the tax  funding agreement during  the year and $12,532,430 was
receivable  by  MFG  from  MAM  in  respect  of  amounts  arising  from  the  transfer  of  MAM’s  tax  liability  to  MFG  (June  2019:
$17,394,661). Payments totalling $3,592,726 were received by MFG from Airlie under the tax funding agreement and nil was
receivable  by  MFG  from  Airlie  in  respect  of  amounts  arising  from  the  transfer  of  Airlie’s  tax  liability  to  MFG  (June  2019:
$541,070).  Payments  totalling  nil  were  received  by  MFG  from  MCP  under  the  tax  funding  agreement  and  $62,977  was
receivable by MFG from MCP in respect of amounts arising from the transfer of MCP’s tax liability to MFG (June 2019: nil).

All  transactions  with  related  parties  are  conducted  on  normal  commercial  terms  and  conditions.  Receivable  and 
payable balances at year end are unsecured and settlement occurs in cash.     

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30 June30 June20202019Note$$Revenue with Controlled EntitiesDividends(i)385,414,562332,306,213Reimbursed expenses231,750201,581Expenses with Controlled EntitiesExpense reimbursements22,08151,509Outstanding balances with Controlled EntitiesReceivables-Tax funding agreement - receivable(ii)12,595,40717,935,731-Tax funding agreement - received(ii)131,949,399105,956,905-5,3445,344 -   Equity contribution to Controlled Entities-Cash-4,837,260-Non-cash-21,672,193Equity returned from Controlled Entities-Cash-97,391Transfer Pricing between Controlled Entities-Service fees23,073,05514,368,631-Recharged expenses8,5371,528,736-Loan receivable-Loan receivedMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

19. Capital and Risk Management

The Group is subject to liquidity risk, price risk, foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and translation risk 
and how these risks could affect the Group’s future financial performance is discussed below.

Capital Management

(a)
The  Board  of  Directors  is  committed  to  prudent  capital  management  and  a  conservative  approach  to  protect
shareholder value. The approach to capital management is to ensure the Group continues as a going concern, has
sufficient liquidity to meet its operating requirements, is able to support the payment of dividends to shareholders in
accordance with the Group’s dividend policy, and retains the flexibility to retain capital if required for future business
expansion. The Directors recognise and believe that the Group’s core business, funds management, is scalable over
time and funds under management should continue to grow without the need to make material additional capital
investment into the business.

The Group’s capital consists entirely of shareholder equity and in 2020, the Board approved the formation of the 
profits reserve to preserve the Company’s capacity to pay future dividends. The Group also has access to an undrawn 
credit facility at 30 June 2020 (refer note 19 (c) for further detail) and may also vary the amount of dividends paid, 
issue new shares or introduce a dividend reinvestment plan. 

The Group is also subject to  external financial requirements by  virtue of  holding  an  Australian  Financial Services 
Licence (“AFSL”). During the year ended 30 June 2020, MAM, as the AFSL holder, satisfied the liquidity requirements 
under  their  AFSL.  MAM  maintained  the  required  net  tangible  assets  of  10%  of  the  three  year  average  of  MAM’s 
revenues and satisfied the requirements of cash and cash  equivalents which is 50% of the required net tangible 
assets, in accordance with ASIC Regulatory Guide 166.  

Financial Risk Management

(b)
The Board has an approved risk management framework including policies, procedures and limits and uses different
methods to measure and manage different types of risks to which it is exposed. The Group seeks to deal only with
creditworthy counterparties and these assessments are regularly reviewed. Liquidity risk is monitored through the
use of future rolling cash flow forecasts and ageing analysis of receivables.

The investment portfolios of funds managed by MAM, which are listed in note 2, are managed on a daily basis in 
accordance with the investment objectives and mandates of those funds.  Further details of the risk management 
objectives and policies of those entities can be found in their Product Disclosure Statement (“PDS”) and in the case 
of the Frontier MFG Funds, in their prospectuses. 

Liquidity Risk

(c)
Liquidity  risk  is  the  risk  that  the  Group  will  encounter  difficulty  in  meeting  obligations  associated  with  financial
liabilities on the due date or will be forced to sell financial assets at a value which is less than they are worth.

The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining sufficient cash reserves to cover its liabilities. Management monitors 
rolling cashflows forecasts, has access to an undrawn credit facility (discussed below) and liquid equity investments 
held in the Principal Investments Portfolio. The Board of Directors has internal policies with respect to minimum liquid 
assets and cash.  

As at 30 June 2020, the Group had an obligation to settle trade creditors and other payables of $34,682,000 (June 
2019: $31,793,000) within 30 days. In addition, a  further obligation of $20,179,000 (June 2019: $19,355,000) is 
payable between 30-150 days for the Group’s tax instalment and final income tax payment. Furthermore, the dividend 
of 122.0 cents per share in respect of the six months ended 30 June 2020, amounting to $222,382,000, will be paid 
on 26 August 2020 (refer to note 4(a)). The Group had cash  of $437,513,000 (June 2019: $198,188,000) and a 
further $127,206,000 (June 2019: $123,812,000) of receivables to cover these liabilities. 

At 30 June 2020, the Group reported current assets of $577,118,000 and current liabilities of $58,709,000 resulting 
in a net current asset surplus of $518,409,000. After taking into account the final and performance fee dividend for 
the year ended 30 June 2020 totalling $222,382,000, this would result in a net current asset surplus of $296,027,000. 
Accordingly, the Group has sufficient liquid funds and current assets to meet its current liabilities. 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

19. Capital and Risk Management (continued)

Liquidity Risk (continued)

(c)
The Group has access to a floating rate facility provided by a major Australian bank which may be drawn at any time
up to 4 October 2020. At 30 June 2020, this facility was undrawn and the financial covenants were complied with
during the year. A facility fee applies on the undrawn facility and for the year ended 30 June 2020 this amounted to
$426,000 (June 2019: $425,000) which has been disclosed as finance costs in the Consolidated Statement of Profit
or Loss. The Group has received an extension of the facility for a further three years following expiry but the Directors
have not signed the extension at the date of this report.

Borrowings are initially recognised by the Group at fair value net of transaction costs incurred. Subsequent to initial 
recognition, borrowings are stated at amortised cost. Borrowings are derecognised from the statement of financial 
position when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expired. The difference between the 
carrying amount of the financial liability that has been extinguished and the consideration paid, including any non-
cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognised in the profit or loss as other income or finance costs. 
Finance costs include interest paid or payable on borrowings along with ancillary costs incurred in connection with 
the arrangement of borrowings. Finance costs are expensed as incurred which in the case of the facility fee is the 
period the facility has been provided. Finance costs related to interest expense on lease liabilities are disclosed in 
note 10 (b).  

Price Risk

(d)
Price risk is the risk that the value of investments in the Principal Investment portfolio (at note 12) and management
and performance fees will increase or decrease as a result of changes in equity prices in local currency (caused by
factors specific to the individual stock or the market as a whole), exchange rate movements, or a combination of
both.

Over the past 10 financial years, the annual performance of the MSCI World Net Total Return Index has ranged 
between +31% and -5% (in USD) and +33% and -1% (in AUD). The past performance of markets is not always a 
reliable guide to future performance, and MFG’s Principal Investments portfolio does not attempt to mirror the global 
indices, but this very wide range of historic movements in the indices provides an indication of the magnitude of 
equity price movements that could occur within the portfolio.  

During the year the Group increased the price risk rate assumption to 10% (June 2019: 5%) due to the material 
value of investments held by the Group, the effect changes in equity prices have on the Group’s net profit and the 
impact of COVID-19. For illustrative purposes, an increase of 10% in market prices would have had the following 
impacts: 

A decrease of 10% in each risk factor above would have an equal but opposite impact on net profit, comprehensive 
income and equity. 

Assumptions and explanatory notes 
• The Group holds an investment in an unlisted fund that invests in unlisted equities. The fair value of this fund is
determined by a Directors’ valuation. The underlying values of the unlisted equities are determined by the fund’s
investment manager with reference to the projected cash flows of those businesses, which may or may not be
correlated  with  changes  in  market  prices  of  listed  equities.  No  assessment  has  been  made  of  the  impact  of
changes in market prices on the fair value of the fund.

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30 June30 June20202019$’000$’00010% increase in market prices would result in:-higher net change in fair value of financial assets27,74923,736Impact on net profit after tax/other comprehensive income and equity27,74923,73610% increase in average value of funds under management would result in:-higher base management fees45,15935,739Impact on net profit after tax and equity 45,15935,739Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

19. Capital and Risk Management (continued)

(d)

Price Risk (continued)

Assumptions and explanatory notes (continued) 
• Changes in market prices may impact inflows to, and outflows from, the Group’s funds under management. This

impact has not been estimated.

Foreign Currency Risk

(e)
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or cash flows arising from a financial commitment or recognised
asset or liability will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. The Group’s foreign currency risk arises on:
• Cash and term deposits denominated in foreign currency;
•

Investments  denominated  in  foreign  currency  (refer  note  12)  along  with  their  respective  distributions
received/receivable and outstanding settlements/payments for purchases or sales of equities;

• Management and performance fees receivable denominated in a foreign currency;
•
• Translation of US based foreign subsidiaries.

Payables denominated in a foreign currency namely supplier invoices and firm commitments; and

The Group’s foreign currency transactions are conducted in the following currencies: Australian dollars, United States 
dollars, British pound, Euros and New Zealand dollars. 

For illustrative purposes, if the Australian dollar strengthened by 10% relative to each currency to which the Group 
had exposure, with all other variables held constant, the impact on the net profit after tax would have been:   

A decrease of 10% in the Australian dollar relative to each currency would have an equal but opposite impact. 

The Group also has indirect exposure to foreign currency via its investment in funds. Investments in the Magellan 
Funds and the Frontier MFG and MFG UCITS Funds (refer note 12) are denominated in Australian and US dollars 
respectively. The underlying investment portfolios of these funds comprise entities predominantly denominated in 
foreign  currencies  and  with operating exposure to global currencies. As a result,  changes in their fair  values  are 
therefore influenced by movements in currencies. The sensitivity analysis disclosed above disregards the impact of 
the foreign currency movement on the underlying portfolios.  

In addition, the Group’s management and performance fees are also indirectly exposed to fluctuations in foreign 
currency where fees are invoiced in a different currency to the underlying investment portfolio. For the year ended 
30 June 2020, approximately  87% of the Group’s management and performance fees were indirectly exposed to 
movements in the Australian dollar relative to other currencies (June 2019: 85%). 

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USDGBPOtherTotalUSDGBPOtherTotal30 June 2020$’000$’000$’000$’000$’000$’000$’000$’000Financial assets and liabilitiesCash and cash equivalents(3,988)(7)(13)(4,008) 3,988 7 13  4,008 Investments(4,013)(14)(94)(4,121) 4,013 14 94  4,121 Receivables(2,434)(832)(18)(3,284) 2,434 832 18  3,284 Payables261427292(261)(4)(27)(292)Lease liabilities24-              -   24(24)-              -   (24)30 June 2019Financial assets and liabilitiesCash and cash equivalents(2,519)(6)(13)(2,538)2,5196132,538Investments(1,642)(14)(76)(1,732)1,64214761,732Receivables(2,441)(706)(10)(3,157)2,441706103,157Payables27522279(275)(2)(2)(279)Increase/(decrease) in net profitIncrease/(decrease) in equityConsolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

19. Capital and Risk Management (continued)

Interest Rate Risk

(f)
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest
rates. The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk relates primarily to cash and cash equivalents and also term deposits.
Term deposits are of relatively short duration and their fair value would not be materially affected by changes in
interest rates.

Cash and cash equivalents held by the Group are predominantly held with Australian financial institutions and changes 
in the value of cash balances are sensitive to the RBA cash rate. In light of the low interest rate environment, the 
Group’s primary bankers have confirmed that no negative interest rates will be applied to the Group’s cash balances. 
During the year the Group’s interest risk rate assumption reduced to 25 basis points (June 2019: 50 basis points), 
which reflects the current Reserve Bank of Australia (“RBA”) cash rate. Cash and cash equivalents held by the Group 
are predominantly held with Australian financial institutions and changes in the value of cash balances are sensitive 
to the RBA cash rate. For illustrative purposes, the sensitivity on the Group’s net profit and equity to a 25 basis point 
decrease in floating interest rates, assuming all other variables remain constant and based on the cash and cash 
equivalents held by the Group at reporting date, is $845,000 for the year ended 30 June 2020 (June 2019: $382,000). 
A 25 basis point increase would have an equal but opposite impact on the Group’s net profit and equity.  

Credit Risk

(g)
Credit risk represents the loss that would be recognised if counterparties failed to perform as contracted. Market
prices generally incorporate credit assessments into valuations and risk of loss is implicitly provided for in the carrying
value of financial assets and liabilities when valued at fair value.

The Group minimises concentrations of credit risk by ensuring cash balances and term deposits are held with and 
managed by counterparties that are reputable financial intermediaries with acceptable credit ratings determined by 
a  recognised  rating  agency.  In  addition,  credit  limits  are  reviewed  by  management  with  reference  to  the 
counterparty’s latest credit rating. For the year ended 30 June 2020, the Group held cash and term deposits with 
major Australian and international banks. The credit quality of Australian banks counterparties at 30 June 2020 was 
rated by Standard & Poor’s as being AA-, and by Moody’s as being Aa3 (AA- and Aa3 respectively at 30 June 2019). 
The credit quality of the international bank counterparties at 30 June 2020 was rated by Moody’s as A3 (A1 at 30 
June 2019).  

MFG has also entered into an International Prime Brokerage Agreement (“IPBA”) with Merrill Lynch International 
(“MLI”), a subsidiary of Bank of America. The services provided by MLI under the IPBA include clearing and settlement 
of transactions, securities lending and acting as custodian for MFG’s investment assets. The IPBA with MLI is in a 
form that is typical of prime brokerage arrangements. MFG has granted MLI a fixed charge over the Company’s right, 
title and interest in the assets held in custody with MLI, as security for the performance of its obligations under the 
IPBA. In the event of MLI becoming insolvent, MFG would rank as an unsecured creditor and, to the extent MLI has 
exercised a right of use over MFG’s securities, MFG may not be able to recover such equivalent securities in full. In 
addition, cash which MLI holds or receives on behalf of MFG is not segregated from MLI’s own cash and may be used 
by MLI in the course of  its business. In  the event  of  MLI  becoming insolvent, MFG would rank  as an unsecured 
creditor and may not be able to recover the cash in full. At 30 June 2020  and 2019, MFG held a negligible cash 
balance with MLI. 

The Group also manages credit risk by regularly monitoring SPP loan and receivable balances. Receivable are typically 
paid within 15 to 45 days after being invoiced. No expected credit losses were required to be recognised at 30 June 
2020 (June 2019: nil). The Group also had credit exposure to SPP Participants with loans under the SPP. At 30 June 
2020, the outstanding balance on the loans totalled $18,086,016 (June 2019: $11,908,161). At 30 June 2020, the 
total shortfall was nil (June 2019: nil) which represented the difference between the face value of certain SPP loans 
and the value of MFG shares under the SPP for those loans. As the SPP loans are full recourse loans, any shortfall 
between the SPP loan and the value of the MFG shares under the SPP is recoverable from the Participant. 

The  Company  in  its  capacity  as  Trustee  and  Responsible  Entity  of  the  following  registered  managed  investment 
schemes has appointed The Northern Trust Company (“NT”) as custodian of Magellan Global Fund, Magellan Global 
Fund (Hedged), Magellan Infrastructure Fund, Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Unhedged), Magellan High Conviction  
Fund, Magellan Core Infrastructure Fund, Magellan Global Equities Fund, Magellan Global Equities Fund (Currency 
Hedged), Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged), Magellan Global Trust, Magellan High Conviction Trust, 
Airlie Australian Share Fund and The Airlie Concentrated Share Fund. The credit quality of NT’s senior debt is rated, 
as at 30 June 2020 by Standard and Poor’s as A+ and by Moody’s as A2 (A+ and A2 respectively at 30 June 2019). 
In acting as custodian, NT is required to comply with the relevant provisions of the Corporations Act, applicable ASIC 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

19. Capital and Risk Management (continued)

Credit Risk (continued)

(g)
regulatory  guides  and  Regulatory  Instruments  relating  to  registered  managed  investment  scheme  property
arrangements with custodians.

The Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk is the sum of the carrying amount of all cash and cash equivalents, 
financial assets, receivables and SPP loans recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. 

The Group has four types of financial assets that are subject to the expected credit loss (ECL) model: 

• Cash and cash equivalents;
• Term deposits carried at amortised cost;
• Trade receivables from the provision of services; and
•
The expected credit losses for the above financial assets were assessed as not material during the year ended 30 
June 2020. 

Loans

Translation Risk

(h)
The financial balances of MFG’s foreign operations are prepared in their local currency, United States dollars. For the
purposes of preparing the Group’s consolidated financial information, each foreign operation’s financial statements
are translated into Australian dollars using applicable foreign exchange rates for the reporting date. A translation risk
exists on translating the financial statements of MFG’s foreign operations. As a result, volatility in foreign exchange
rates can impact the Group’s net assets, profit or loss and comprehensive income.

The Group does not hedge translation risk. 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

19. Capital and Risk Management (continued)

Fair Value Disclosures

(i)
The Group measures its investments in the Principal Investment Portfolio at fair value. To provide an indication about
the reliability of the inputs used in determining fair value, the Group has classified its investments measured at fair
value into the following three levels prescribed under the accounting standards.

•

•

•

Level 1: quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The fair value of these
investments is based on the closing price for the security as quoted on the relevant exchange.

Level 2: valuation techniques using market observable inputs either directly or indirectly. The Group invests in
unlisted funds which in turn invest in liquid securities quoted on major stock exchanges. The fair value is estimated
using the redemption price provided by the unlisted fund.

Level 3: valuation  techniques using non-market observable inputs. The Group invests in unlisted funds which
typically invest in unlisted entities and has an investment in an unlisted company. The fair value is based on a
Directors’ valuation.

Investments in unlisted funds are set out in note 12. With the exception of the unlisted funds – other (discussed below), the
(i)
fair value of investments in unlisted funds is determined with reference to the fund’s redemption price at reporting date. They are
categorised  in  level  2  as  inputs  into  the  redemption  unit  price  are  directly  observable  from  published  price  quotations.  The
investment in the “unlisted funds – other” set out in note 12 was an investment in a single private equity fund that was liquidated
during the year.

There were no transfers between any level during the year ended 30 June 2020 or 2019 and the Group’s policy is 
to recognise transfers into and out of fair value hierarchy levels as at the end of the reporting date. At 30 June 
2020, the fair value of the level 3 assets is nil (June 2019: $22,000) and the decrease in level 3 assets during the 
year is due to the liquidation of the unlisted fund.  

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Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalNote$’000$’000$’000$’00030 June 2020Financial assets measured at fair value Investments in quoted/listed investments12138,131-             -   138,131Investments in unlisted funds(i)12-258,289-258,289Total financial assets measured at fair value138,131258,289-396,42030 June 2019Financial assets measured at fair value Investments in quoted/listed investments12125,685-             -   125,685Investments in unlisted funds(i)12-213,37722213,399Total financial assets measured at fair value125,685213,37722339,084Consolidated EntityMAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

20. Contingent Assets, Contingent Liabilities and Commitments

Commitments

(a)
The minimum payments in relation to non-cancellable agreements are as follows:

At 30 June 2019, commitments comprised non-cancellable amounts under operating leases. From 1 July 2019, these 
leases have been accounted for as a right-of-use asset (refer note 9) and lease liabilities (refer note 10(b)) on the 
Statement of Financial Position in accordance with AASB 16. Refer to note 1(d) for further details. At 30 June 2020, 
commitments relate to non-cancellable amounts under short term and low value lease agreements.  

Contingent Assets and Contingent Liabilities

(b)
In accordance with the terms of the deeds entered into with MGG and MHH, MFG will pay MGG and MHH an amount
equal to the DRP discount. As a result, MFG has a contingent liability where MGG or MHH offer a discount to the Net
Trust  Value  per  unit  on  units  issued  under  the  DRP  in  future  periods.  The  quantum  of  the  contingent  liability  is
determined at each distribution date of MGG and MHH and the amount is currently equal to a 5% discount to the
respective  Net  Asset  Value  (“NAV”)  per  unit  multiplied  by  the  number  of  units  participating  in  the  DRP.  It  is  not
practical to estimate the future cost to the Group as there is uncertainty as to the level of participation in the DRP,
the NAV per unit and whether the DRP will be offered. For the year ended 30 June 2020, $1,032,000 was paid or
payable by the Group to in respect of MGG and MHH DRP (June 2019: $505,000).

The Group has contingent assets in respect of performance fees carried forward at reporting date (refer to note 5(b)). 

Other than the above, the Group has no material contingent assets or contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2020 (June 
2019: nil). 

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Consolidated Entity30 June30 June20202019$’000$’000Within one year333,165Later than one year but no later than five years1112,460More than five years-8,454Total 4424,079MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

21. Auditor’s Remuneration

Amounts received or due and receivable by the auditors of the Group: 

(A) The  Magellan  Funds  comprise  Magellan  Global  Fund,  Magellan  Global  Fund  (Hedged),  Magellan  High  Conviction  Fund,
Magellan Global Equities Fund, Magellan Global Equities Fund (Currency Hedged), Magellan Infrastructure Fund, Magellan
Infrastructure  Fund  (Unhedged),  Magellan  Core  Infrastructure  Fund,  Magellan  Infrastructure  Fund  (Currency  Hedged),
Magellan Global Trust, Magellan High Conviction Trust and Airlie Australian Share Fund.

(B) Other assurance services consist of engagements in relation to an audit that are not the direct audit or review of financial
reports.  These  services  include  regulatory  compliance  audits,  audit  of  ICRs  for  the Magellan  Funds,  compliance  reviews,
accounting advice, reviews of controls and investigating accountant assurance services related to PDS issuances.

(C) Non-audit services consist of income tax return reviews for the Group $15,400 (June 2019: $15,200), tax advisory services
$247,315  (June  2019:  $52,498)  and  income  tax  and  distribution  reviews  for  the  Magellan  Funds  $90,000  (June  2019:
$81,700).

(D) Plante Moran is the appointed auditor of the Frontier Group in the United States. Non-audit services consist of income tax

return reviews.

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30 June30 June20202019$$Ernst & Young AustraliaAudit servicesAudit and review of the financial reports:-Group and controlled entities136,000191,500-Magellan Funds(A)284,600229,300Other assurance services(B)141,750169,700562,350590,500Non-audit servicesTaxation(C) 352,715149,398Total remuneration of Ernst & Young Australia915,065739,898Network firms of Ernst & Young AustraliaAudit servicesAudit of the financial report - MFG Investment Fund Plc67,55266,53567,55266,535Non-audit servicesTaxation59,38324,339Total remuneration of network firms of Ernst & Young Australia126,93590,874Other audit firms(D)Audit servicesAudit of the financial report- Frontegra Strategies, LLC.17,429       18,568 Other assurance services        2,512        51,000 19,941 69,568 Non-audit servicesTaxation1,582       66,926 Total remuneration of other audit firms21,523 136,494 Total auditor's remuneration1,063,523967,266Consolidated Entity 
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
for the year ended 30 June 2020 

22. Subsequent Events

On 7 August 2020, the Group reported to the ASX that its funds under management was $98.5 billion as at 31 July 
2020. 

On  3  August  2020,  the  Group  announced  a  restructure  proposal  to  simplify  MAM’s  Global  Equities  retail  product 
offering. The restructure is proposed to occur via a consolidation of the unlisted opened-ended Magellan Global Fund, 
the listed opened-ended Magellan  Global Equities Fund  and the listed closed-ended Magellan  Global Trust  into a 
single fund with two unit classes – an Open Class and a Closed Class. The units of the merged trust – the Magellan 
Global Fund – are intended to be quoted on ASX.  

Post  completion  of  the  restructure,  the  enlarged  Magellan  Global  Fund  intends  to  undertake  a  one-for-four 
entitlement offer to its unitholders to subscribe for new Closed Class Units with an attached bonus three-year option. 
Unitholders will have the ability to subscribe for new Closed Class Units under the entitlement offer at the prevailing 
NAV per Unit and receive a valuable partnership benefit in the form of additional Closed Class Units worth 7.5% of 
the value of their subscription. Applicants who are allotted new Closed Class Units will also receive one option for 
each new Closed Class Unit issued under the entitlement offer with each option exercisable into one Closed Class 
Unit at an exercise price set at a 7.5% discount to the prevailing NAV per Unit at the time of exercise.  

In addition to the entitlement offer above, Magellan Global Fund also proposes to issue a bonus option to Closed 
Class unitholders in Magellan Global Fund on the basis of one option for every two Closed Class Units held, with each 
option exercisable into one Closed Class Unit at an exercise price set at a 7.5% discount to the prevailing NAV per 
Unit at the time of exercise.  

MFG  will  pay  the  full  costs  of  implementing  the  restructure  and  compensate  the  Magellan  Global  Fund  for  the 
partnership benefits being offered under the entitlement offer and upon exercise of any options. MFG intends to fund 
the  cost  of  the  restructure  and  any  partnership  benefits  from  existing  financial  resources  (including  an  undrawn 
corporate debt  facility).  It  is  anticipated  that  MFG  will  generate  an  attractive  financial return  from  funding  these 
partnership benefits. 

Other than the above matters and the dividend in respect of the six months ended 30 June 2020 (refer to note 4(a)), 
the Directors are not aware of any other matter or circumstance not otherwise dealt with in this financial report that 
has significantly or may significantly affect the Group’s operations, the results of those operations or the Group’s 
state of affairs in future years. 

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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION 

In the Directors’ opinion, 

a)

the financial statements and notes set out on pages 37 to 79 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001,
including:

(i) giving  a  true  and  fair  view  of  the  Consolidated  Entity’s  financial  position  as  at  30  June  2020  and  of  its

performance for the financial year ended on that date; and

(ii) complying with Accounting Standards, the Corporations Regulations 2001, International Financial Reporting

Standards as disclosed in note 1 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements; and

b)

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

This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the Directors in accordance 
with section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 for the financial year ended 30 June 2020. 

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors. 

Hamish M Douglass 
Chairman 

12 August 2020 

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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Magellan Financial Group Limited 

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion 

We have audited the financial report of Magellan Financial Group Limited (the Company) and its 
subsidiaries (collectively the Group), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial 
position as at 30 June 2020, the consolidated statement of profit or loss, consolidated 
statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and 
consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, 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)

giving a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 30 June
2020 and of its consolidated financial performance for the year ended on that date; and

b)

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 (including Independence Standards) (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 believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a 
basis for our opinion. 

Key Audit Matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most 
significance in our audit of the financial report of the current year. These matters were 
addressed in the context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our 
opinion thereon, but we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter 
below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context. 

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We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of 
the Financial Report section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, 
our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the 
risks of material misstatement of the financial report. The results of our audit procedures, 
including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our 
audit opinion on the accompanying financial report. 

1. Management and Performance Fee Revenue

Why significant 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Our procedures included: 

• Recalculating management and services
fees, on a sample basis, in accordance
with contractual arrangements;
• Assessing the performance fees

recognised for the period to 30 June
2020 from funds and mandates, on a
sample basis, and assessing whether
they met the relevant recognition
criteria. This included assessing the
inputs into the calculation model and
examining the methodology applied in
accordance with contractual
arrangements; and

• Assessing the adequacy of the

disclosures in Note 5 to the financial
report in accordance with Australian
Accounting Standards.

The Group’s key revenue stream is 
management, services and performance 
fees earned by Magellan Asset Management 
Limited (MAM), a consolidated subsidiary, 
though the Investment Management 
Agreements in place with third parties and 
other Magellan Funds.  

For the year ended 30 June 2020, 
management fees were $587,246,000 and 
performance fees were $80,964,000 which 
equates to 84.6% and 11.7% of total 
revenue respectively.  

Revenue from management and 
performance fees is earned and calculated in 
accordance with the Investment 
Management Agreements and Constitutions 
of the funds. Performance fees however are 
dependent on the portfolio outperforming 
certain hurdles and are only recognised in 
the Statement of Profit and Loss when 
MAM’s entitlement to the fee is highly 
probable, which is at the end of the relevant 
performance period.  

Due to the quantum of these revenue 
streams and the impact that the variability 
of market-based returns can have on the 
recognition and earning of performance 
fees, this was considered a key audit matter. 

Disclosures relating to these revenue 
streams are included in Note 5 to the 
financial report. 

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2.

Investment existence and valuation

Why significant 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

The Group has a significant investment
portfolio consisting of listed equities and
investments in Magellan Funds. As at 30
June 2020, the value of these non-current
financial assets, as shown in Note 12 to the
financial report was $396,420,000, which
equates to 35.3% of the total assets held by
the Group.

As described in Note 12 and Note 19 to the 
financial report, the Group’s investments are 
classified as ‘financial assets at fair value 
through profit or loss’ (“FVTPL”) in line with 
Australian Accounting Standards - AASB 9: 
Financial Instruments.

Pricing, exchange rates and other market 
drivers can have a significant impact on the 
value of these financial assets and the 
financial report, therefore the valuation of 
the investment portfolio was a key audit 
matter.

Our procedures included: 

• Obtaining and considering the assurance
reports on the controls of the Group’s
administrator in relation to investment
management services and considering
the auditor’s opinion, their objectivity
and the results of their procedures;
• Agreeing all investment holdings to third

party sources at 30 June 2020;

• Agreeing the fair value of investments in
the portfolio held at 30 June 2020, on a
sample basis, to independent pricing
sources for listed securities/funds. For
unlisted funds, on a sample basis, we
agreed the investment valuations to
statements from external fund
administrators; and

• Assessing the adequacy of the

disclosures in Note 12 and Note 19 to
the financial report in accordance with
Australian Accounting Standards.

3. Consolidation and Equity Accounting Considerations

Why significant 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Consolidation is an area of complexity for 
the Group with judgements required on 
whether it has control of, or significant 
influence over its investments in Magellan 
Funds. 

Investments may be accounted for by 
consolidation, equity accounting, joint 
ventures or as investments at fair value. The 
determination of the appropriate accounting 
depends upon the ability of the Group to 
exercise control or significant influence.  

Our procedures included: 

•

•

Evaluating the Group’s assessment of
control or significant influence for the
investments, and the accounting
treatment and presentation thereon;
Evaluating the Group’s assessment of
their ability to control or have significant
influence, in line with their accounting
policy, to confirm which entities are
required to be equity accounted,

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This matter was considered a key audit 
matter as judgement is required in 
determining the appropriate accounting, 
particularly due to the Group’s practice of 
seeding funds, resulting in the ownership 
percentage changing over time and being 
dependent on the rate of external investor 
take up.   

The Group’s subsidiaries and interests in 
other entities are disclosed in Note 12 and 
Note 15 of the financial report. 

consolidated, or accounted for as 
investments at fair value; 

• Performing our own independent
assessment of the impact of
consolidating or equity accounting funds
to determine if this would have a
material impact on the financial report;
and

• Assessing the adequacy of the

disclosures in Note 12 and Note 15 in
accordance with Australian Accounting
Standards.

4. Goodwill Impairment Assessment

Why significant 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Goodwill has been recognised as a result of 
the Group’s historical acquisitions, 
representing the excess of the purchase 
consideration over the fair value of assets 
and liabilities acquired. On acquisition date, 
the goodwill has been allocated to the 
applicable Cash Generating Units (“CGUs”). 

The group has goodwill of $105,252,000 as 
at 30 June 2020. 

Goodwill must be tested for impairment on 
at least an annual basis. The determination 
of recoverable amount requires judgement 
on the part of management in both 
identifying and then calculating the value of 
the relevant CGUs. Recoverable amounts 
are based on management’s view of 
variables and market conditions such as 
future price and assets under management 
growth rates, the timing of future operating 
expenditure, and the most appropriate 
discount and long-term growth rates. As 
such it was considered a key audit matter. 

Our audit procedures included the following: 

• Assessing the Group’s determination of
the CGUs to which goodwill is allocated;

• Assessing the methodology used to

calculate the recoverable amount of each
CGU;

• Agreeing the projected cash flows used
in the impairment models to the Board
approved plan of the Group;

• Comparing the Group’s implied growth

rate assumption to comparable
companies;

• Considering the accuracy of historical

cash flow forecasts;

• Assessing the methodology and

assumptions used in the calculation of
the discount rate, including comparison
of the rate to market benchmarks;
Testing the mathematical accuracy of
the impairment model for each CGU;

•

• Considering the Group’s sensitivity

analysis and evaluating whether any
reasonable foreseeable change in
assumptions could lead to a material
impairment; and

• Assessing the adequacy of the

disclosures in Note 17 in accordance
with Australian Accounting Standards.

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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 in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2020, 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, with the exception of the Remuneration 
Report and our related assurance opinion. 

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 Group’s ability 
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relating 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 have 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. 

As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise 
professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also: 

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•

•

•

•

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, actions taken to eliminate threats and safeguards applied. 

From the matters communicated to the directors, we determine those matters that were of 
most significance in the audit of the financial report of the current year 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. 

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Report on the Audit of the Remuneration Report

Opinion on the Remuneration Report

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 21 to 34 of the directors' report 
for the year ended 30 June 2020.

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Magellan Financial Group Limited for the year ended 
30 June 2020, 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.

Ernst & Young 

Clare Sporle 
Partner 
Sydney 
12 August 2020 

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CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY 
REPORT 

Magellan is committed to acting responsibly and ethically in all areas of its business. Magellan seeks to engender a 
culture of building trust with everyone who does business with the Group. 

Responsible Investment 

Magellan is committed to responsible investment and became a signatory to the United Nations supported Principles 
of Responsible Investment (“PRI”) in March 2012.  The PRI is the globally recognised accord for responsible investing. 
Magellan’s Responsible Investment Principles, which are available on our website, outline and summarise Magellan’s 
approach to responsible investing, ESG integration, engagement and proxy voting.  

Environmental,  Social  and  Governance  (“ESG”)  issues  are  considered  to  be  a  natural  component  of  Magellan’s 
investment process, as gaining a robust understanding of  these issues is a key part to assessing the outlook for 
future cash flow generation and risks facing investors. Magellan’s investment process seeks to identify high quality 
companies which naturally filters out most companies from sectors that typically come with material ESG issues (eg 
Magellan’s  investment  universe  excludes  most  pro  cyclical  resources,  materials  and  oil  and  gas  companies). 
Magellan’s Investment team’s research reports also include a discussion of climate change risks facing companies if 
material and includes a company’s emissions intensity. Magellan maintains an ESG Policy, which outlines how ESG 
issues are incorporated into Magellan’s investment analysis framework and investment process.  

In September 2016, Magellan launched the first of a series of Sustainable investment strategies that implement a 
proprietary low carbon overlay. Magellan believes it is highly likely that the world will move further towards addressing 
climate change risks by reducing carbon emissions. Climate change is therefore an increasingly important issue for 
global  companies  and  investors,  with  the  potential  to  profoundly  affect  business  models  through  government 
regulation (eg carbon pricing), technology and changes in consumption patterns. These factors directly and indirectly 
impact  the  relative  cost  of  companies’  products  and  services,  customer  demand,  and  pricing  power.  Magellan’s 
Sustainable strategies provide investors with a high quality, absolute-return focused portfolio with materially lower 
carbon factor risk than global markets.  

Magellan  considers  proxy  voting  rights  as  an  important  power  which,  if  exercised  diligently,  can  enhance  client 
returns.  Magellan believes these should be managed with the same care as any other asset managed on behalf of 
its clients.  Magellan maintains a Proxy Voting Policy and a set of Corporate Governance Principles which outline its 
approach to proxy voting and engagement with portfolio companies. These policies and all proxy voting records are 
available to Magellan’s clients, however, given the concentrated nature of Magellan’s portfolios, proxy voting records 
are not made publicly available. 

As a long-term investor, Magellan is committed to engaging with portfolio companies on material ESG matters. During 
the year ended 30 June 2020 Magellan engaged with many portfolio companies on a number of material ESG topics. 

Environment 
Magellan understands the importance of mitigating its impact on the environment and is committed to environmental 
sustainability.  Magellan’s Board of  Directors assesses its appetite for climate-related issues under “environmental 
risk” as part of an annual review of risks impacting the Company. Given the nature of Magellan’s business and as a 
services firm of 131 employees, with approximately 82% of employees based in the head office in Sydney, Magellan 
has a relatively small environmental footprint and the Board has determined that this risk is not material to Magellan’s 
operations. Environmental risk is reviewed annually by senior management as part of the firm’s risk management 
framework. 

There are three main areas where Magellan’s environmental footprint lies – premises, energy and travel.  Magellan 
aims to ensure that, where possible, business operations are conducted in an environmentally sustainable way.  For 
example,  Magellan’s  head  office  is  a  4.5  star  NABERS1  rated  office  building.    Magellan  also  continues  to  build 
awareness amongst its employees and focus on areas where it can make an impact including recycling and minimising 
printing.  

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(1) NABERS is a national rating system that measures the environmental performance of Australian buildings, tenancies and homes.  NABERS is managed nationally by the 

NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, on behalf of Commonwealth, state and territory governments.

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Magellan is a signatory to the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (“CDP”) climate change program. CDP holds the largest 
global collection of self-reported climate change, water and forest-risk data in an effort to transform the way the 
world does business to prevent dangerous climate change and protect natural resources. 

Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) emissions by Scope (metric tonnes CO2e) 

Scope 1 
Scope 2 
Total GHG emissions 
Total per employee 
Total per A$ million of 
revenue 

Calendar Year 
2015 
0 
97 
97 
1.05 

Calendar Year 
2016 
0 
124 
124 
1.14 

Calendar Year 
2017 
0 
134 
134 
1.29 

Calendar Year 
2018 
0 
135 
135 
1.07 

Calendar Year  
2019 
0 
139 
139 
1.07 

0.3 

0.4 

0.4 

0.3 

0.2 

As outlined in the table above, Magellan’s GHG emissions are relatively small, particularly on a per employee and per 
A$ million of revenue basis. Magellan’s Scope 1 & 2 emissions intensity for calendar year 2019 of 0.2 tonnes CO2e 
per A$ million dollars of revenue puts Magellan among the lowest emissions intensity companies globally. 

Within Magellan’s Funds Management business, as discussed in the section titled “Responsible Investment”, Magellan 
considers Environmental issues as a natural component of its investment process, particularly where such issues may 
impact the future cash flows of the companies in which it is invested.  Research reports compiled by the Investment 
Team include a discussion of climate change risks facing companies if material and includes a company’s emissions 
intensity. If a material risk is identified, the Investment Team will incorporate cash flow impacts (either to capital 
expenditure or earnings margins) to reflect the cost to the company of addressing or remediating the exposure. In 
general, the majority of Magellan’s investment universe is unlikely to be exposed to material Transition Risks, however 
there are some companies in the Infrastructure, Industrials and Transportation sectors which have a greater exposure 
to Transition Risks. These risks will be incorporated into Magellan’s assessment of future cash flows when Transition 
Risks are assessed likely and material. Magellan aims to engage with portfolio companies where it considers a material 
potential environmental issue has arisen with the objective of reducing risk exposures and enhancing certainty of 
long-term cash flow generation.  

The development of Magellan’s Sustainable strategies offers investors the opportunity to invest in a high quality, 
absolute-return focused portfolio with materially lower carbon factor risk than global markets. 

In May 2017, Magellan became a signatory of the PRI’s Montreal Pledge. Under the Pledge, Magellan commits to 
measure and publicly disclose the carbon footprint of its actively managed investment portfolios which are outlined 
in the table below. 

Magellan Global Fund 
Magellan Global Trust 
Magellan High Conviction Fund 
Magellan Infrastructure Fund 
Global Sustainable strategy 
US Sustainable strategy 

Carbon footprint as at 30 June 2020  
(tonnes CO2e per $US million revenue) 
278.1 
239.2 
21.2 
520.1 
33.5 
32.0 

MSCI World Index (as at 30 April 2020) 

162.4 

Note: portfolio carbon intensities are calculated using the weighted average carbon intensity method. 

People 

As a funds management company, Magellan’s people are integral to the success of the Company. Magellan takes an 
active involvement in staff wellbeing, staff engagement and career development.  

COVID-19 

Dr Brett Cairns’ CEO Letter on  page 5 of this Annual Report outlines how the  COVID-19 pandemic has impacted 
Magellan’s business and how Magellan has addressed certain challenges. Importantly, there were no staff reductions 
as  a  result  of  the  pandemic  and  this  was  communicated  to  employees  at  the  outset.  Magellan  recognises  the 
importance  of  financial  prudency  in  times  of  uncertainty  and  determined  to  freeze  salaries  going  into  the  2021 
financial year and reduce discretionary bonuses for the 2020 financial year. Further details of which can be found in 
Magellan’s Remuneration Report on page 21 of this Annual Report.   

The health and safety of our employees is of paramount importance. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and in 
conjunction with our Workplace Health & Safety Policy, Magellan  transitioned to working from home from mid-March 
2020  and  cancelled  business  travel  as  well  as  attendance  at  domestic  conferences.  Our  employees  have  stayed 
connected via virtual communication platforms and working remotely has not changed Magellan’s commitment to 
maintaining our high level of client service and compliance obligations. Magellan’s Employee Assistance Program, a 
free counselling service available for employees and their families, has been promoted during this time. 

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Magellan plans to initiate a Return to Workplace Plan when it is safe and practical to do so. 

Remuneration 

Magellan’s Remuneration Report on page 21 of this Annual Report outlines Magellan’s approach and philosophy to 
employee  compensation.  Our  remuneration  philosophy  is  centred  on  fair  compensation  for  performance  and 
contribution that achieves business outcomes and is underpinned by four principles: 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Promoting staff behaviour that is in the best interest of clients; 
Attracting and retaining outstanding staff; 
Building a culture that rewards performance while maintaining Magellan’s reputation and mitigating risk; and 
Encouraging staff to think and act like long-term owners of the Group. 

Alongside competitive remuneration packages, Magellan promotes staff ownership of the Company and encourages 
staff to think like owners as a way of engaging and retaining staff.  Magellan believes the Company’s voluntary Share 
Purchase Plan (SPP), described in section 3.1 in the Directors’ Report, is a transparent and essential program which 
improves  staff  retention  and  aligns  the  long-term  interests  of  the  staff  with  shareholders  through  a  sense  of 
ownership. As at 30 June 2020, approximately 70% of employees had an individual shareholding in the Company. 

Magellan is focused on ensuring pay equity at the time of hire. Magellan also conducts an annual review of employee 
remuneration which compares employees in the same role and level to highlight any pay inequalities and adjusts 
compensation  based on  this review if required. Variances in  compensation  should reflect relative performance of 
employees.  

Engagement and retention 

Magellan implements a number of other initiatives to promote staff engagement and retention. Magellan’s employee 
engagement  strategies  are  based  on  equality  principles  which  are  applied  to  remuneration,  benefits  and  total 
rewards, training and development, health and safety and access to flexible working.  

All  new  starters  have  a  one-on-one  meeting  with  Dr  Brett  Cairns,  Magellan’s  CEO,  to  discuss  Magellan’s  history, 
values and what Magellan stands for. Middle and senior management seek regular feedback from employees and 
Magellan also undertakes annual performance reviews with all employees to discuss performance against a set of 
internal  performance  objectives,  to  identify  development  areas  as  well  as  any  training  requirements.  Based  on 
Magellan’s relatively small size by number of employees (131 employees as at 30 June 2020), Magellan considers 
that these forums are appropriate to receive transparent feedback from employees. 

Magellan  strongly  believes  that  staff  engagement  and  satisfaction  go  well  beyond  direct  financial  compensation.  
Magellan’s annual leave policy encourages staff to take their full statutory requirement over each annual period by 
providing an additional week of leave if they do so.   

Magellan  is  committed  to  providing  a  flexible  and  family  friendly  working  environment.  Magellan  recognises  the 
importance of family friendly working conditions and offers a range of initiatives to support its employees before and 
after the birth/adoption of a child. Magellan’s aim is to reduce the impediments parents face in returning to work 
and give employees the flexibility to choose the arrangements which best suit their circumstances.  

Magellan provides Paid Parental Leave up to 12 to 15 weeks (depending on the length of employment), for permanent 
employees who have worked for Magellan for at least 12 months continuously at the time of the birth or adoption of 
their child and who have or will have the responsibility for the care of that child. Employees on Paid Parental Leave 
are eligible for the annual remuneration review, variable incentive and SPP Offer whilst on leave. In addition, if an 
employee returns to work during the period of  Paid Parental Leave, Magellan  will continue to pay the remaining 
period of  Paid  Parental  Leave in addition  to their base salary and other entitlements.  Magellan  offers a “Keep in 
Touch” Program with employees who are on Paid Parental Leave.  

Magellan also offers a Childcare Reimbursement of up to $150 per day for Primary Carers for the first 26 weeks after 
returning to work, when returning to work within 12 months from the commencement of Paid Parental Leave. All 
Primary  and Secondary Carers are entitled to  a 12  month  subscription  to Juggle  Street  to source local nanny or 
babysitting options for their families. 

Magellan understands the importance of family and it has introduced Family Leave for all permanent employees. 
Under Family Leave, if Personal/Sick Leave has been used, employees can apply for Family Leave. Family Leave is 
paid leave so employees can take time out to care for a family member or manage a family situation. The amount 
of Family Leave an employee can take will be reviewed by Magellan management on a case by case basis. 

At Magellan, culture is very important and the Company will continue to monitor retention rates. Under the equality 
principles, Magellan aims to understand the reasons for any resignations via exit interview data.  

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Diversity 

Magellan is committed to workplace diversity and recognises the value of attracting and retaining employees with 
different backgrounds, knowledge, experience and abilities. Magellan maintains a Diversity Policy that outlines the 
Group’s commitment to diversity in the workplace and provides a framework to achieve the Group’s diversity goals 
for the business. The Group’s policy is to recruit and manage on the basis of competence and performance regardless 
of age, race, gender, nationality, religion, sexuality, physical ability or cultural background. The policy can be found 
on our website: www.magellangroup.com.au. 

In the 2020 financial year, the Board reviewed the measurable objectives it has set to achieve improvement in the 
diversity of employees.  These objectives for female representation  are 33% for independent  directors, 40% for 
senior management (classified by Magellan as direct reports to the CEO or Chairman) and 40% for the overall Group. 
The current gender representation across the Group is shown below as at 30 June 2020. 

2 

In 2018, Magellan became a sponsor of Future IM/Pact, an industry initiative that seeks to promote diversity within 
the investment management industry. As part of the initiative, a dedicated website has been established to outline 
what is investment management, how to get started in the industry and current opportunities for industry internships, 
graduate positions and networking events. The website is available at: http://www.future-impact.com.au/. Through 
this initiative, Magellan hopes to promote careers in investment management to a diverse talent pool.  

In 2019, Magellan completed its first Workplace Gender Equality Report. A copy of which can be found under the 
Shareholder Centre on our website: www.magellangroup.com.au 

Health and Safety 

Magellan maintains a Work Health & Safety Policy which outlines the obligations and responsibilities of Magellan and 
its employees with respect to compliance with the Work Health & Safety regulation.  

Magellan  also  undertakes  annual Workplace Conduct training to ensure that all employees  and the Board  clearly 
understand what is expected from them in terms of behaviour and conduct and that the workplace remains a safe 
environment for all employees. 

Magellan’s  Workplace  Conduct  Policy  details  the  Group’s  approach  in  relation  to  harassment  in  the  workplace, 
including bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, workplace violence and vilification, and provides procedures 
for dealing with complaints. 

Community 

Magellan believes an  active contribution to community is important. Magellan does not generally make corporate 
donations as the Group  believes it is more appropriate  to focus on  delivering satisfactory returns and  leave it to 
individual shareholders to determine the charities to which  they donate.  Magellan prefers to focus its efforts on 
employee participation in fund raising initiatives. 

Magellan’s efforts over the past financial year include: 

• 
• 
• 

Employee participation in JPMorgan Corporate Challenge; 
Employee participation in Steptember raising funds for Cerebral Palsy; and 
Ticket sales of over $450,000 from Magellan’s Investor Evenings in February and March 2020 donated to 
REACH, Rural Aid & Fly High Billie. 

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(2)  Heads of division refers to employees who are responsible for a division or function within the organization. This statistic includes  Senior Management, excluding the 

Chairman and CEO. 

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Magellan  is  also  a  participating  fund  manager  in  the  Future  Generation  Global  Investment  Company.  Future 
Generation  Global  Investment  Company  is  an  ASX  listed  investment  company  that  invests  in  global  equities 
investment strategies managed by prominent, Australian fund managers. Participating fund managers manage the 
capital entirely pro-bono so that 1.0% of net assets each year can be donated to Australian non-profit organisations 
committed  to  young  Australians  affected  by  mental  health  issues.  In  the  2020  financial  year,  this  equated  to 
approximately $979,513 in respect of funds managed by Magellan. Magellan is a foundation member and received 
an initial allocation of ~10% of the assets under management at the time of the IPO of the Future Generation Global 
Investment Company.  

Magellan is also a Core Fund Manager to Hearts & Minds Investments. Hearts & Minds Investments is an ASX listed 
investment company and as a Core Fund Manager, Magellan provides Hearts & Minds Investments with our top three 
security  recommendations  on  a  quarterly  basis.  Hearts  &  Minds  Investments  foregoes  any  investment  fees  and 
instead makes a donation equal to 1.5% of net assets each year to certain charities.  

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

CORPORATE INFORMATION 

Directors 
Brett Cairns – CEO 
Hamish Douglass – Chairman and CIO 
John Eales 
Robert Fraser – Chairman of MAM 
Paul Lewis 
Hamish McLennan – Deputy Chairman  
Karen Phin 

Company Secretary 
Marcia Venegas 

Registered Office 
Magellan Financial Group Limited 
Level 36, 19 Martin Place 
Sydney NSW 2000 
Telephone: +61 2 9235 4888 
Fax: +61 2 9235 4800 
Email: info@magellangroup.com.au  

Auditor  
Ernst & Young 
200 George Street 
Sydney NSW 2000 

Share Registrar 
Boardroom Pty Limited 
Level 12, 
Grosvenor Place 
225 George Street  
Sydney NSW 2000 
Telephone: +61 2 9290 9600 
Fax: +61 2 9279 0664 
Email: enquiries@boardroomlimited.com.au  

Securities Exchange Listing 
Australian Securities Exchange 
ASX code (ordinary shares): MFG 

Website 
http://www.magellangroup.com.au  

Corporate Governance Statement 
The Corporate Governance Statement for MFG can be found at the Shareholder Centre at  
http://www.magellangroup.com.au 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 
AS AT 6 AUGUST 2020 

Distribution of Shareholders 
Analysis of the numbers of shareholders by size of holding at 6 August 2020 is presented below: 

Holding 

1-1,000 
1,001-5,000 
5,001-10,000 
10,001-100,000 
100,001 and over 

Total 

Number of 
Holders 

 22,633  
 5,909  
 678  
629  
 83  

Number of 
Ordinary  
Shares 

7,433,747  
12,958,817  
4,903,873  
 16,297,067  
 140,686,716  

Percentage 
 of Shares  
on Issue 
% 
4.08 
7.11 
2.69 
8.94 
77.18 

29,932 

182,280,220 

100.00 

Number of holders with less than a marketable 
parcel of Ordinary Shares 

229 

567 

Twenty Largest Shareholders 
The names of the 20 largest shareholders of the Company as at 6 August 2020 are listed below: 

Number of Ordinary  
Shares 

Holder Name 
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 
JP Morgan Nominees Australia Limited 
Midas Touch Investments Pty Ltd 
Magellan Equities Pty Limited 
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited 
National Nominees Limited 
Marsev Pty Limited 
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd 
Mr David Doyle 
Aljamat Pty Ltd 
BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd 
Nota Bene Investments Pty Ltd 
Jash Pty Limited 
Emmanuel Capital Pty Ltd 
Netwealth Investments Limited 
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 
Mr Brett William Fisher Paton & Mrs Vicki Anne Paton 
Invia Custodian Pty Limited 
Invia Custodian Pty Limited 
Mr Philip Alan Kenneth Naylor & Mrs Andrea Naylor 

33,954,450 
20,784,710 
21,001,577 
17,138,949 
9,712,476 
4,486,559 
2,699,724 
1,980,302 
1,500,000 
1,310,000 
1,242,767 
1,166,619 
1,130,331 
1,000,000 
792,222 
776,235 
770,000 
750,000 
750,000 
650,000 

Percentage 
 of Shares  
on Issue 
18.63 
11.40 
11.52 
9.40 
5.33 
2.46 
1.48 
1.09 
0.82 
0.72 
0.68 
0.64 
0.62 
0.55 
0.43 
0.43 
0.42 
0.41 
0.41 
0.36 

Total shares held by the 20 largest shareholders 

123,596,921 

67.80 

Total ordinary shares on issue 

182,280,220 

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MAGELLAN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 
AS AT 6 AUGUST 2020 

Substantial Shareholders 
The substantial shareholders in the Company’s Register of Substantial Shareholders at 6 August 2020 are listed 
below: 

Shareholder 

Hamish Douglass, Midas Touch Investments Pty Ltd and associates(A) 
Chris Mackay and associates(B) 

(A)    Date of last Appendix 3Y notice lodged on 31 July 2020  
(B)    Date of the last substantial shareholder notice lodged on 22 November 2016 

Number 
of  
Ordinary  
Shares 
  22,212,727 
  18,615,610 

Percentage  
of Shares  
on issue 
% 
12.19 
10.21 

Voting Rights 
Subject to the Company Constitution: 
a)  at  meetings  of  shareholders,  each  shareholder  is  entitled  to  vote  in  person,  by  proxy,  by  attorney  or  by 

representative; 

b)  on a show of hands, each shareholder present in person, by proxy, by attorney or by representative is entitled 

to one vote; and 

c)  on a poll, each shareholder present in person, by proxy, by attorney or by representative is entitled to one 

vote for every share held by the shareholder. 

In the case of joint holdings, only one joint holder may vote. 

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