Quarterlytics / Financial Services / Asset Management / Mirvac Group

Mirvac Group

mgr · ASX Financial Services
Claim this profile
Ticker mgr
Exchange ASX
Sector Financial Services
Industry Asset Management
Employees 1001-5000
← All annual reports
FY2013 Annual Report · Mirvac Group
Sign in to download
Loading PDF…
MIRVAC gRoup 
AnnuAl RepoRt 2013

M

I

R

V

A

C

g

R

o

u

p

A

n

n

u

A

l

R

e

p

o

R

t

2

0

1

3

3

1

0

2

t

R

o

p

e

R

l

A

I

C

n

A

n

I

f

l

A

u

n

n

A

t

s

u

R

t

y

t

R

e

p

o

R

p

C

A

V

R

I

M

by mirvac

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MIRVAC gRoup AnnuAl RepoRt
For the year ended 30 June 2013

Mirvac Group comprises Mirvac Limited (ABN 92 003 280 699) and its controlled entities 
(including Mirvac Property Trust (ARSN 086 780 645) and its controlled entities).

01  Directors’ report
10  Remuneration report
33  Auditor’s independence declaration
34  Corporate governance statement
44 
Financial statements
108  Directors’ declaration
109 
111  Securityholder information
113  Glossary of acronyms
114  Directory

Independent auditor’s report to the members of Mirvac Limited

Cover image: 8 Chifley, Sydney NSW 
Above image: Broadway Shopping Centre, Broadway NSW

Directors’ report

The Directors of Mirvac Limited present their report, together with the consolidated report of Mirvac Group (“Mirvac” 
or “Group”) for the year ended 30 June 2013. Mirvac comprises Mirvac Limited (“parent entity”) and its controlled entities, 
which includes Mirvac Property Trust (“MPT” or “Trust”) and its controlled entities.

DIReCtoRs
The following persons were Directors of Mirvac Limited during the whole of the year and up to the date of this report, 
unless otherwise stated:
– James MacKenzie
– Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz (appointed as a Director on 5 November 2012)
– Nicholas Collishaw (resigned as a Director on 31 October 2012)
– Marina Darling
– Gregory Dyer (appointed as a Director on 4 September 2012 and resigned as a Director on 5 April 2013)
– Peter Hawkins
– James Millar AM
– John Mulcahy
– John Peters
– Elana Rubin.

pRInCIpAl ACtIVItIes
The principal continuing activities of Mirvac consist of real estate investment, development and investment management. Mirvac 
has two core divisions: Investment (comprising MPT) and Development (comprising residential and commercial development).

There are also two business units, Mirvac Investment Management which comprises third party, listed and unlisted funds 
management; and the property asset management business, Mirvac Asset Management.

DIVIDenDs/DIstRIbutIons
Dividends/distributions paid to stapled securityholders during the year were as follows:

June 2012 quarterly dividend/distribution paid on 27 July 2012 
2.40 cents (2012: 2.20 cents) per stapled security
September 2011 quarterly dividend/distribution paid on 28 October 2011 
2.00 cents per stapled security
December 2012 half yearly dividend/distribution paid on 25 January 2013 
4.20 cents (2012: 2.00 cents) per stapled security
March 2012 quarterly dividend/distribution paid on 27 April 2012 
2.00 cents per stapled security
total dividends/distributions paid 

2013 
$m 

82.0 

— 

143.9 

— 

2012 
$m

75.2

68.3

68.3

68.4

225.9 

280.2

The June 2013 half yearly dividend/distribution of 4.50 cents per stapled security totalling $164.9m was paid on 26 July 2013.

Dividends and distributions paid and payable by Mirvac for the year ended 30 June 2013 totalled $308.8m, being 8.70 cents 
per stapled security (2012: $287.0m – 8.40 cents per stapled security). The payments for the year ended 30 June 2013 and the 
previous year were distributions made by the Trust.

net CuRRent Asset DefICIenCy
As at 30 June 2013, the Group is in a net current liability position of $19.6m. This includes $172.1m related to bank borrowings 
due to mature in January 2014. On 3 July, the Group completed the extension and increase of its unsecured syndicated bank 
facility and it now has no current bank borrowings. Refer to note 20 for further details. Accordingly, the Directors expect that the 
Group will have sufficient cash flows to meet all financial obligations as and when they fall due.

opeRAtIng AnD fInAnCIAl ReVIew
The statutory profit after tax attributable to the stapled securityholders of Mirvac for the year ended 30 June 2013 was $139.9m 
(2012: $416.1m). Included in the statutory profit was a provision for loss on inventories totalling $242.9m (2012: $25.0m). The 
operating profit (profit before specific non-cash and significant items) was $377.6m which is above market guidance provided 
previously. Operating profit is a financial measure which is not prescribed by Australian Accounting Standards (“AAS”) and 
represents the profit under AAS adjusted for specific non-cash items and significant items. The Directors consider operating 
profit to reflect the core earnings of the Group.

The following table on page 02 summarises key reconciling items between statutory profit after tax attributable to the stapled 
securityholders of Mirvac and operating profit. The operating profit information in the table has not been subject to any 
specific audit procedures by the Group’s auditor but has been extracted from note 3 of the accompanying financial statements 
for the year ended 30 June 2013, which have been subject to audit, refer to pages 109 to 110 for the auditor’s report on the 
financial statements.

01

mirvac group annual report 2013 
 
Directors’ report

opeRAtIng AnD fInAnCIAl ReVIew / ContInueD

profit attributable to the stapled securityholders of Mirvac 
specific non-cash items
Net gain on fair value of investment properties 
Net loss on fair value of investment properties under construction (“IPUC”) 
Net loss on fair value of derivative financial instruments and associated foreign exchange movements 2 
Security based payment expense 3 
Depreciation of owner-occupied investment properties 4 
Straight-lining of lease revenue 5 
Amortisation of lease fitout incentives 4 
Net loss on fair value of investment properties, derivatives and other 
specific non-cash items included in share of net profit of associates and joint ventures 6 

significant items
Impairment of investments including associates and joint ventures 
Impairment of loans 
Provision for loss on inventories 
Net loss/(gain) from sale of non-aligned assets 7 

tax effect
Tax effect of non-cash and significant adjustments 8 

Discontinued operations
Specific non-cash items and significant items included in profit from discontinued operations (net of tax) 9 
operating profit (profit before specific non-cash and significant items) 

2013 
$m 

139.9 

(54.0) 
3.6 
12.4 
4.1 
7.5 
(17.3) 
10.9 

4.4 

12.3 
18.0 
242.9 
3.7 

2012 1
$m

416.1

(148.7)
15.8
82.0
8.5
7.6
(15.9)
14.4

4.5

—
6.0
25.0
(0.8)

(9.4) 

(44.4)

(1.4) 
377.6 

(3.8)
366.3

The statutory and operating profit includes both continuing and discontinued operations; the tables below provide a 
breakdown of this information:

profit attributable to the stapled securityholders of Mirvac 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 
profit attributable to the stapled securityholders of Mirvac 

operating profit (profit before specific non-cash and significant items)

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 10 
operating profit (profit before specific non-cash and significant items) 

2013 
$m 

138.5 
1.4 
139.9 

377.6 
— 
377.6 

2012 
$m

384.5
31.6
416.1

338.5
27.8
366.3

1)  Restated to show discontinued operations separately.
2)  Total of (Loss)/gain on financial instruments and Foreign exchange loss in the SoCI.
3)  Included within Employee benefits expenses in the SoCI.
4)  Included within Depreciation and amortisation expenses in the SoCI.
5)  Included within Investment properties rental revenue in the SoCI.
6)  Included within Share of net profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method in the SoCI.
7)  Total of Net loss on sale of investments and Net loss on sale of investment properties in the SoCI.
8)  Included in Income tax benefit in the SoCI.
9)  Included within Profit from discontinued operations (net of tax) in the SoCI.
10) Discontinued operations in SoCI less specific non-cash items and significant items included in profit from discontinued operations (net of tax).

02

mirvac group annual report 2013 
 
 
financial, capital management and operational highlights
Key financial highlights for the year ended 30 June 2013:
– profit attributable to the stapled securityholders of Mirvac 

Key operational highlights for the year ended 30 June 2013:
– acquired a portfolio of office assets from GE Real Estate 

Investments Australia (“GE”) for $584.0m 5;

of $139.9m (2012: $416.1m), a decrease of 66.4 per 
cent, and was impacted by the impairment of $273.2m 
(impairment of investments of $12.3m, impairment of loans 
of $18.0m and provision for loss on inventories of $242.9m) 
announced by Mirvac on 7 February 2013;

– strengthened strategic relationships with high quality 

investment organisations with the sale of a 50.0 per cent 
interest in 200 George Street, Sydney to AMP Capital 
and a 50.0 per cent interest in the Treasury Building 
development in Perth to Keppel REIT;

– operating profit after tax of $377.6m 1 (2012: $366.3m), 

– secured Ernst & Young as an anchor tenant at 200 

representing 10.9 cents per stapled security (“cpss”), which 
was above the market guidance range of 10.7 to 10.8cpss;
– operating profit (from continuing operations only) rose by 

$39.1m (11.6 per cent) to $377.6m;

– equity, reserves and retained earnings for the Group rose 

by 4.5 per cent to $6,010.8m (2012: $5,754.7m) which was 
driven by the Institutional Placement and Security Purchase 
Plan undertaken during the year;

George Street, Sydney with the professional services firm 
committing to approximately 74.0 per cent of the building’s 
net lettable area over a 10 year term;

– executed an Agreement for Lease with AGL Energy for 

office space in a new A grade building, to be developed by 
Mirvac at 699 Bourke Street in Melbourne;

– maintained strong portfolio occupancy of 97.9 per cent 6 

within the MPT portfolio;

– operating cash flow of $385.9m, an increase of 21.7 

– leased 165,188 square metres (11.5 per cent of net lettable 

area) within the MPT portfolio;

– achieved strong levels of residential exchanged contracts 

of $1,005.4m 7;

– settled 1,809 residential lots ahead of the target of 1,600 

to 1,700 lots; and

– achieved a 4.6 Star National Australian Built Environment 

Rating System (“NABERS”) energy portfolio average rating 
in December 2012, exceeding the target of 4.5 Stars, and 
six months ahead of the June 2013 target date.

Outlook 8
Whilst economic conditions remained challenging across 
the markets in which the Group operates, Mirvac remains 
well placed with its ongoing focus on building a strong and 
resilient business that is positioned to perform across the 
business cycle.

The Group’s capital position continued to be robust. The 
Group remains focused on prudently managing its capital 
position by monitoring and accessing diversified sources of 
capital, including equity, domestic and international debt and 
wholesale capital. This focus will ensure Mirvac can continue 
to meet its strategic objectives without increasing its overall 
capital management risk profile.

Mirvac will continue to enhance its capabilities as a 
world-class Australian property group concentrating on 
the secure income stream from the carefully structured 
Investment portfolio and improving the return on invested 
capital achieved by the Development business.

per cent on the previous year, largely attributable to a 
reduction in borrowing costs, resulting from the proceeds 
of the sales of the Hotel Management business and related 
assets used to repay debt; refer to note 38 to the financial 
statements for more detail;

– gearing increased to 23.6 per cent from 22.7 per cent at 
30 June 2012; however, this remained within the Group’s 
target range of 20.0 to 30.0 per cent 2;

– distributions of $308.8m, representing 8.70 cpss; and
– net tangible assets (“NTA”) 3 per stapled security of 

$1.62 from $1.66 at 30 June 2012 which was impacted 
by the Institutional Placement and Security Purchase Plan, 
and distributions.

Key capital management highlights for the year ended 
30 June 2013:
– completed a $403.7m (before costs) Institutional Placement 
and Security Purchase Plan to fund the acquisition of the 
portfolio of office assets from GE;

– issued $150.0m of medium term notes which will mature 

in December 2017, further diversifying the Group’s 
sources of debt and increasing the weighted average 
debt maturity. Refer to note 20 to the financial statements 
for more details;

– maintained strong liquidity with over $800m 4 of cash and 

undrawn committed bank facilities;

– the weighted average debt maturity increased to 3.8 years 4;
– reduced average borrowing costs to 5.9 per cent per 

annum as at 30 June 2013 (including margins and line fees) 
and reduced by a further 20 basis points when the renewed 
bank debt facilities became effective;

– maintained the BBB credit rating from Standard & Poor’s 

with the outlook raised to positive;

– continued to comfortably meet all debt covenants;
– completed a $500.0m capital reallocation following 

approval by securityholders at the 2012 Annual 
General Meeting; and

– as announced to the market on 3 July 2013, the Group 

extended the term and increased the size of its unsecured 
syndicated bank loans, ensuring the Group has no 
maturities until March 2015.

1)  Excludes specific non-cash items, significant items and related taxation.
2)  Net debt (at foreign exchanged hedged rate) excluding leases/(total tangible assets – cash). Pro forma as at 3 July 2013 post $1.7 billion syndicated loan transaction.
3)  NTA per stapled security based on ordinary securities including Employee Incentive Scheme (“EIS”) securities.
4)  Pro forma as at 3 July 2013 post $1.7 billion syndicated loan transaction.
5)  Pre-acquisition costs.
6)  By area, excluding assets under development, based on 100 per cent of building net lettable area.
7)  Total exchanged pre-sales contracts as at 30 June 2013, adjusted for Mirvac’s share of joint ventures, associates and Mirvac’s managed funds.
8)  These future looking statements should be read in conjunction with future releases to the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”).

03

mirvac group annual report 2013Directors’ report

Divisional highlights
Investment
At 30 June 2013, Investment (comprising MPT and a small 
number of assets held by the Company) had invested capital 
of $6,776.6m 1, with investments in 68 direct property assets, 
covering the office, retail and industrial sectors, as well as 
investments in car parks, a hotel and other funds managed 
by Mirvac. The asset allocation for MPT invested capital was 
as follows:
– office: 60.4 per cent;
– retail: 25.0 per cent;
– industrial: 6.7 per cent; and
– other: 7.9 per cent 2.

For the 12 months to 30 June 2013, MPT’s statutory profit 
before tax was $464.3m and operating profit before tax 
was $418.8m, an increase of 3.7 per cent. This increase was 
driven primarily by the acquisition of seven office assets and 
reduced interest costs due to non-core asset sales and a 
decrease in the average interest rate.

While the global economic climate remained challenging, 
the Trust’s earnings continued to be secured by a strong 
weighted average lease expiry (“WALE”) profile of 
6.9 years 3, 96.2 per cent of financial year 2014 (“FY14”) 
rent reviews being fixed or linked to the Consumer Price 
Index (“CPI”), and 72.2 per cent of revenue being derived 
from multinational, ASX listed and government tenants.

Key highlights for MPT for the year ended 30 June 2013:
– achieved 3.5 per cent like-for-like net operating 

income growth;

– maintained high occupancy at 97.9 per cent 3;
– total investment property revaluations provided a net uplift 
of $50.4m (or 0.8 per cent) over the previous book value 
for the 12 months to 30 June 2013;

– completed 362 leasing deals over 165,188 square metres 
of net lettable area (11.5 per cent of the portfolio), with 
major leasing commitments at:
– 60 Margaret Street, Sydney NSW: lease to Cliftons 

(3,469 square metres) for a new five-year lease term;

– Bay Centre, Pyrmont NSW: renewal of lease for five years 

to Veolia (3,097 square metres);

– 101-103 Miller Street, North Sydney NSW: renewal of 
lease for five years to Genworth Financial Mortgage 
Insurance (5,898 square metres);

– 38 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT: renewal of lease for five 
years to the Department of Broadband, Communications 
and the Digital Economy (8,975 square metres);

– Riverside Quay, Southbank VIC: renewal of lease for 

10 years to URS Australia (4,663 square metres);

– Nexus Industrial Park (Building 3), Prestons NSW: new lease 
term to De-Longhi Australia (17,267 square metres); and
– Moonee Ponds Central, Moonee Ponds VIC: new 10 year 
deal over 1,204 square metres with Aldi supermarket, 
and a 10 year option exercised for Coles across 
4,000 square metres.

– acquired a portfolio of seven office assets from GE for a 

value of $584.0 million 4 aligning with the “Create and Buy” 
office strategy. The acquisition comprised:
– two A grade landmark assets (Allendale Square, 77 St 

Georges Terrace, Perth and 90 Collins Street, Melbourne) 
which increased Mirvac’s core portfolio exposure to the 
Perth and Melbourne CBDs; and

– five Sydney CBD assets located in the strategically 
significant ‘Alfred, Pitt, Dalley and George Streets’ 
precinct, restocking Mirvac’s commercial development 
pipeline with assets that can be held for the long term;

– established a second capital partnership with Keppel 

REIT via the sale of a 50.0 per cent interest in the Treasury 
Building, Perth on a fund through basis;

– further strengthened strategic relationships with a 

high quality investment organisation, with the sale of a 
50.0 per cent interest in 200 George Street, Sydney NSW 
to AMP Capital;

– disposed of seven non-core assets including two office 

buildings, three industrial properties and two retail centres 5 
realising $189.7m in gross sale proceeds; and

– progressed with commercial developments as detailed 
in the Commercial highlights section in this Report and 
achieved the following:
– 200 George Street, Sydney NSW: secured an anchor tenant 
with Ernst & Young agreeing to approximately 74.0 per cent 
of the building’s net lettable area for a 10 year term;

– 8 Chifley, Sydney NSW: leased a further 2,800 square 
metres to QBE Insurance Group, and post 30 June, 
leased 2,594 square metres to Quantium, bringing the 
total area leased to 70.0 per cent. This development 
was delivered ahead of schedule and on budget by 
the Development business with practical completion 
achieved in July 2013;

– 699 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC: secured an anchor 

tenant with AGL Energy initially planning to occupy up to 
15,000 square metres, or 79.0 per cent of the building’s 
net lettable area for a 10 year term;

– Treasury Building, Perth WA: commenced construction on 
the 30,800 square metre office tower, that will house the 
WA Government which has pre-committed to a 25 year 
lease across 98.0 per cent of the tower;

– Kawana Shoppingworld, Buddina QLD: commenced 
construction on Stage 4 which includes a new Aldi 
supermarket and additional specialty stores, expanding 
the centre by approximately 9,000 square metres. 
The project is currently 39.9 per cent leased 6;

– Stanhope Village, Stanhope Gardens NSW: commenced 
construction on Stage 3 which includes the extension 
of the Kmart mall and a new Aldi supermarket. The 
project is 100.0 per cent leased 6 . Received development 
application approval for the Stage 4 extension which 
includes the creation of additional specialty stores and a 
food court;

– Orion Springfield Town Centre, Springfield QLD 

(Pad Sites): commenced construction with initial tenants 
trading in December 2012. The Pad Sites will provide 
a total gross lettable area of 5,108 square metres. 
The project is 100.0 per cent leased 6; and

– Orion Springfield Town Centre, Springfield QLD 

(Stage 2): received development application approval 
for the Stage 2 extension which includes an additional 
supermarket, specialty stores and commercial suites over 
approximately 13,000 square metres.

1)  By book value, includes assets under development.
2)  Includes assets under development, indirect property investments, car parks and a hotel.
3)  By area, excluding assets under development, based on 100 per cent of building net lettable area.
4)  Pre-acquisition costs.
5)  Includes two disposals that occurred post 30 June 2013; Manning Mall, Taree NSW (settled 11 July 2013) and Logan Megacentre, Logan QLD (settled 9 August 2013).
6)  By area, includes signed leases and heads of agreement.

04

mirvac group annual report 2013Divisional highlights / continued
The Group’s focus on corporate responsibility and 
sustainability continued to deliver results within the Trust’s 
portfolio, with key achievements:
– 6.0 Star Green Star Office Design v2 rating for 8 Chifley, 

Sydney NSW;

– 4.6 Star NABERS energy portfolio average rating in 
December 2012, exceeding the target of 4.5 Stars, 
and six months ahead of the June 2013 target date;

– 3.4 Star NABERS water portfolio average target six months 
ahead of schedule, and reached 3.5 Stars in June 2013;

– 5.5 Star NABERS energy rating for 1 Darling Island, 

Pyrmont NSW, representing MPT’s second asset to achieve 
a 5.5 Star rating; and

– 5.0 Star NABERS energy rating for 339 Coronation 

Drive, Brisbane QLD. Energy intensity was reduced by 
39.0 per cent and greenhouse emissions by 974 tonnes 
CO2 per annum from 2010.

Outlook 1
Uncertainties surrounding US monetary policy, Chinese 
economic growth, a softening in white collar employment 
and the domestic economy transitioning away from 
mining investment make for a challenging environment. 
Nonetheless, an improvement in both economic and political 
stability should result in continued interest for quality 
products from both domestic and international investors. 
The office portfolio, with low vacancy rates, high average 
fixed rent increases, quality tenant profile, manageable 
expiry profile and long weighted average lease term, 
continues to be well positioned to deliver strong returns.

In the retail sector, greater consumer caution and a slowing 
in household income growth have continued to increase 
pressure on discretionary spending. MPT’s retail portfolio is 
strongly biased towards non-discretionary spending, such as 
food. This area of spending continues to be far more resilient 
and, as a consequence, the Group’s retail assets, located in 
core locations, should continue to perform strongly.

Overall, the Trust remains focused on providing secure passive 
income to the Group, with key areas of focus including:
– improving the quality of the portfolio via non-aligned asset 

sales and creating new development product;

– extracting the benefit of the Group’s demonstrated 
competitive advantages in remaining strategically 
overweight in the office sector; and

– focusing on prime sub-regional, neighbourhood and CBD 

shopping centres located in growth markets.

Investment Management
Mirvac Investment Management (“MIM”) comprises two 
business activities for segment reporting purposes: third 
party, listed and unlisted funds management; and, property 
asset management.

For the year ended 30 June 2013, MIM recorded a statutory 
loss before tax of $13.7m and an operating loss before 
tax of $11.9m. MIM’s result was impacted by a decline in 
management fee income following the exit of funds under 
management, and a reduction in income from the continued 
exit of non-core investments and loans.

At 30 June 2013, MIM remained responsible for the 
management of four wholesale funds: Mirvac Wholesale 
Residential Development Partnership; Tucker Box Hotel 
Group; JF Infrastructure Yield Fund; and Australian 
Sustainable Forestry Investors. MIM also manages 
the ASX listed Mirvac Industrial Trust and two unlisted 
residential development funds.

In line with MIM’s continued focus on the rationalisation 
of its non-core activities, the Group’s equity interest in the 
US based funds manager, Quadrant Real Estate Advisors, 
was disposed of on 3 June 2013.

Mirvac Asset Management (“MAM”) provides asset 
management services primarily for the MPT portfolio. 
MAM currently manages 68 properties inclusive of the 
seven recently acquired properties as part of the GE office 
portfolio acquisition.

Outlook 1
MIM will continue to seek to exit its non-core responsible 
entity, trustee and investment manager responsibilities as 
well as the underlying assets as opportunities arise. MAM 
will seek to continue to expand its asset management 
services in line with growth in the Investment Division’s 
portfolio and assets owned by third parties where there 
are common interests.

Development
Mirvac’s Development business unit operates across national 
product lines consisting of Residential (comprising Apartments 
and Masterplanned Communities) and Commercial.

At 30 June 2013, Development had $1,482.5m of 
invested capital.

For the year ended 30 June 2013, Development’s statutory 
loss before tax was $236.1m and operating profit before 
tax was $37.1m. The statutory result was impacted by the 
provisions announced on 7 February 2013. As part of the 
regular review of all Development project assumptions, the 
assessment as at 31 December 2012 provided evidence 
that specific micro markets had not recovered as previously 
expected which resulted in a $273.2m reduction in carrying 
value, made up of provision for loss on inventories ($242.9m), 
impairment of investments ($12.3m) and impairment of 
loans ($18.0m). The majority of projects impacted are in 
QLD representing 72.0 per cent of the provisions and in WA 
representing 27.0 per cent of the provisions 2.

Residential
In the Group’s core metropolitan markets, the business 
unit continued to deliver quality residential product, with 
new release projects targeted at the right price points 
and right locations. Key highlights across Apartments and 
Masterplanned Communities were:

Apartments:
– Harold Park, Glebe NSW: achieved strong sales with 

93.6 per cent of Precinct 1 and 78.8 per cent of Precinct 
2 sold (279 and 145 exchanged contracts respectively). 
The next stage is scheduled for release in the second 
half of 2013;

– Rhodes Waterside, Rhodes NSW: progressed with 

construction on the final apartment building at the Rhodes 
precinct with 94.8 per cent sold (221 exchanged contracts);

1)  These future looking statements should be read in conjunction with future releases to the ASX.
2)  The remaining 1.0 per cent relates to projects outside of Queensland and Western Australia.

05

mirvac group annual report 2013Directors’ report

Divisional highlights / continued
– Yarra’s Edge, Docklands VIC: completed construction at 
Yarra Point with 86.6 per cent of the apartment tower 
sold (174 settled and exchanged contracts). Construction 
commenced on Mirvac’s seventh tower, Array, with 64.9 per 
cent sold (133 exchanged contracts). Array is expected to 
be completed in 2015; and

– ERA, Chatswood NSW: construction progressed ahead of 

schedule and strong sales were achieved with 99.0 per cent 
sold (291 exchanged contracts).

Masterplanned Communities:
– Googong NSW: continued strong sales with 60.3 per cent 

of the first release sold (307 exchanged contracts);

– Elizabeth Hills NSW: continued strong sales with 77.0 per 

cent sold (318 settled and exchanged contracts); and
– Enclave VIC: released the first stage of the project in April 

2013 with 81 lots exchanged of the 83 lots released to date.

For the year ended 30 June 2013, Development’s residential 
pipeline totalled 30,942 lots which was supplemented 
by the acquisition of a number of key projects that will 
contribute significantly to Development’s FY15 and beyond 
pipeline, including:

– Dallas Brooks Centre, East Melbourne VIC: reached 

an agreement with the Masonic Centre of Victoria for 
the rights to redevelop the Dallas Brooks Centre for 
predominately residential uses, subject to approvals;

– Alex Avenue NSW: secured 298 lots at the Alex Avenue 
precinct at Schofield. In May 2013, Mirvac released the 
first stage and achieved strong sales with 42 exchanged 
contracts; and

– Enclave VIC: completed the acquisition of a 50.0 per 

cent interest in Enclave. On completion, this project will 
comprise in excess of 200 land lots and built form product.

As at 30 June 2013, Development settled 1,809 residential 
lots and secured future income of $1,005.4m 1 through 
residential exchange pre-sales contracts.

State based lot settlements by product for the year ended 
30 June 2013 were as follows:

State 

NSW 
QLD 
VIC 
WA 
total 

Apartments 

  Masterplanned 
Communities 

14 
80 
170 
68 
332 

765 
200 
216 
296 
1,477 

Total

779
280
386
364
1,809

Commercial
Mirvac’s commercial development activities include office, 
retail and industrial projects. For the year ended 30 June 
2013, Mirvac’s commercial pipeline totalled $2,166.8m.

Key operational highlights for Commercial for the year ended 
30 June 2013 were outlined in the MPT highlights section of 
this Report. Key development milestones and sustainability 
highlights were:
– 200 George Street, Sydney NSW: commenced construction 

during the year with completion due in early 2016. The 
office tower is expected to achieve a 5.0 Star NABERS 
energy rating and 5.0 Star Green Star rating;

– 699 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC: commenced 

construction in August 2013 with completion expected 
in 2015. The A grade office building with premium grade 
services is designed to achieve a 5.0 Star NABERS and 
5.0 Star Green Star rating;

– Treasury Building, Perth WA: remained on track with 
construction for a new A grade commercial building 
located on the landmark site of the Old Treasury in Perth. 
The office tower is scheduled for completion in early 2015 
and is expected to achieve a 4.5 Star NABERS energy 
rating and 5.0 Star Green Star rating;

– 8 Chifley, Sydney NSW: demonstrating the benefits of 
Mirvac’s integrated model, Development successfully 
delivered this premium grade asset to the joint owners 
(MPT and Keppel REIT). The premium office tower 
achieved a 6.0 Star Green Star Office Design V2 rating and 
is expected to achieve a 5.0 Star NABERS energy rating. 
Practical completion was achieved in July 2013;
– Stanhope Village, Stanhope NSW: commenced 

construction on Stage 3 which includes the extension of 
the Kmart mall and a new Aldi supermarket;

– Kawana Shopping Centre, Buddina QLD: commenced 

construction on Stage 4 which includes a new Aldi 
supermarket and additional specialty stores, expanding 
the centre by approximately 9,000 square metres; and
– Orion Springfield Shopping Centre, Springfield QLD 

(Pad Sites): commenced construction with initial tenants 
trading in December 2012. The remaining Pad Sites are on 
track for completion by December 2013. The Pad Sites will 
provide a gross lettable area of 5,108 square metres.

Outlook 2
The outlook for capital city residential markets remains 
mixed by location. Whilst there has not been a material 
uplift in demand to date and purchasers maintain a cautious 
position, the stronger fundamentals should result in a further 
improvement in the residential property market over time, 
with the trend towards medium density living continuing, 
particularly in the south eastern states.

The Division remains on track towards achieving its 2014 
recovery, with key areas of focus including:
– continuing to improve key metrics including return on 
invested capital (10.0 plus per cent target) and gross 
margin (18.0-22.0 per cent target);

– strategically restocking the development pipeline; and
– improving the strong levels of pre-sales to mitigate 

future earning risks.

1)  Total exchanged pre-sales contracts as at 30 June 2013, adjusted for Mirvac’s share of joint ventures, associates and Mirvac’s managed funds.
2)  These future looking statements should be read in conjunction with future releases to the ASX.

06

mirvac group annual report 2013 
Risk
As a property group involved in real estate investment, 
residential and commercial development and investment 
management, Mirvac faces a number of risks throughout 
the business cycle which have the potential to affect the 
Group’s achievement of its targeted financial outcomes. 
The Group’s objective is to ensure those risks are identified 
and appropriate strategies are implemented to control or 
otherwise manage the impact of those risks. Mirvac’s risk 
management framework is integrated with its day-to-day 
business processes and is supported by a dedicated 
Group Risk function. Further information on the Group’s 
risk management framework is detailed in the Corporate 
Governance Statement in this Annual Report.

group risks
For the year ended 30 June 2013, the Group continued 
to review both internal and external risks which have the 
potential to affect the Group’s targeted financial outcomes 
and to implement strategies to minimise their impact. 
As announced on 9 May 2013, as part of Mirvac’s annual 
strategic review of each business unit, the Group established 
clear and targeted directional mandates for all areas of 
operation. Further information on the material risks identified 
for each of the Investment and Development divisions is 
outlined below. The Group also introduced a consolidated 
Group-wide robust capital allocation process that encourages 
decision making with a focus on Group outcomes rather 
than divisional outcomes.

At a Group level, Mirvac faces certain risks to the 
achievement of its financial outcomes, these risks are types of 
risks that are typical for a property group. These may include 
debt refinancing and compliance with debt covenants as well 
as compliance with HSE regulations.

Divisional risks
At a divisional level, the key risks faced by Investment 
and Development which have the potential to affect the 
achievement of the financial prospects for the Group include:
– office: as detailed in the outlook section for Investment, 
the demand for office space remains challenging across 
markets in which the Group operates. This has the potential 
to impact on the Group’s performance given that office 
assets represent 60.4 per cent of the MPT portfolio. MPT’s 
office portfolio metrics comprising a long WALE of 5.2 
years, high occupancy of 96.8 per cent, strong like-for-
like rent growth of 3.9 per cent, along with the portfolio’s 
outperformance against the IPD index over three and five 
years, demonstrate Mirvac’s ability to maintain a strong 
and robust portfolio through the cycles of demand. The 
Group seeks to manage uncertainty around commercial 
office demand in a number of ways including substantial 
pre-letting of commercial development in advance 
of construction (for example, the Ernst & Young pre-
commitment of 74.0 per cent of the lettable area at 200 
George Street, Sydney, announced in January 2013) and 
by partially selling-down commercial developments in 
advance of completion (for example, Treasury Building, 
Perth and 200 George Street, Sydney);

– retail: as detailed in the outlook section for Investment, 

the current low retail sales growth environment continues 
to place pressure on retailers. With 25.0 per cent of MPT’s 
portfolio represented by retail assets, Mirvac is focused on 
continually refreshing its retail assets (via refurbishment, 
redevelopment or remixing) to adapt to changing market 
dynamics. Furthermore, Mirvac maintains a focus on 
non-discretionary offerings, and a diversified tenancy mix, 
where no single specialty retailer contributes greater than 
1.2 per cent of the total portfolio’s gross rent; and

– residential: as detailed in the outlook section for 

Development, Australia’s residential market varies from 
state to state (and within states) with some markets 
expected to continue to strengthen over the next three 
years, while activity over the medium term is expected 
to slow in states with a heavier reliance on resource 
investment. The Development division is focused on the 
right product in the right location with diversification of 
risk across residential sub-markets, across Australia and 
between asset classes (Apartments and Masterplanned 
Communities). Weighting to key growth markets such as 
NSW, which is currently at 51.8 per cent of the portfolio, 
further mitigates this risk, as do pre-sales.

enVIRonMentAl RegulAtIons
Mirvac and its business operations are subject to compliance 
with both Federal and State environment protection 
legislation, and the Board is satisfied that adequate 
systems are in place for Mirvac’s compliance with the 
applicable legislation.

Within Mirvac’s health, safety and environment performance 
reporting systems, including internal and external audits and 
inspections, Mirvac has not experienced any incidents that 
have resulted in any significant harm to the environment. 
There were three infringement notices issued for minor 
environmental incidents at housing development sites due 
to the potential for uncontrolled sediment run off. Immediate 
action was undertaken to rectify all three of these minor 
environmental infringements.

A key initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was 
a commitment to achieve an average 4.5 Star NABERS 
Energy rating on applicable office buildings by June 2013. 
The Investment Division achieved this target in December 
2012, six months ahead of schedule. This has resulted 
in reduced operating costs, improved environmental 
performance, demonstrating excellent energy operational 
and management practices, and high efficiency 
systems and equipment.

Mirvac is required under National Greenhouse and Energy 
Reporting Act 2007 (“NGER”) to report annually on 
greenhouse gas emissions, reductions, removals and offsets, 
and energy consumption and production figures.

Following the divestment of the Hotel Management business 
Mirvac no longer triggers the Energy Efficiency Opportunities 
Act 2006 (“EEO”) threshold and was not required to 
participate in the year ended 30 June 2013. Mirvac 
deregistered from EEO on December 2012.

Mirvac is also subject to the commercial Building Energy 
Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010. This involves the disclosure 
of energy efficiency-related information at the point of sale 
or lease of office space greater than 2,000 square metres.

The Federal Government introduced price on carbon 
pollution which became effective on 1 July 2012. Mirvac 
is not a liable entity under the legislation and is marginally 
affected. The legislation bill provides for increases in the 
total carbon cap and therefore does not preclude expansion 
of the number of directly liable entities before the scheme 
transitions to a cap and trade system in 2015.

07

mirvac group annual report 2013Directors’ report

James MacKenzie

Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz

Marina Darling

Peter Hawkins

InfoRMAtIon on DIReCtoRs
Directors’ experience and areas of special responsibilities
The members of the Mirvac Board and their qualifications, 
experience and responsibilities are set out below:

James MacKenzie
BBus, FCA, FAICD – Chair – Independent Non-Executive
Chair of the Nomination Committee 
Member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee 
Member of the Human Resources Committee

James MacKenzie was appointed to the Mirvac Board on 
7 January 2005 and assumed the role of Chair in November 
2005. James was re-elected as a Director and Chair of Mirvac 
Limited on 15 November 2012.

James has served as a director of a number of public 
companies listed on both Australian and international stock 
exchanges. James was a Partner in both the Melbourne and 
Hong Kong offices of an international accounting firm now 
part of Deloitte. Subsequently, James led the transformation 
of the Victorian Government’s Personal Injury Schemes 
initially as Chief Executive Officer of the Transport Accident 
Commission (TAC) and later as Chairman of TAC and the 
Victorian WorkCover Authority (WorkSafe Victoria).

James was appointed as a member of the Australian B20 
Group in February 2013 and is currently Co-Vice Chairman 
of ASX listed Yancoal Australia Ltd.

susan lloyd-Hurwitz
BA(Hons), MBA (Dist) – Chief Executive Officer & Managing 
Director – Executive
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz was appointed Chief Executive Officer 
(“CEO”) & Managing Director on 15 August 2012 and a 
Director of Mirvac Board on 5 November 2012. Prior to 
this appointment, Susan was Managing Director at LaSalle 
Investment Management, where she was responsible for the 
core investment accounts and funds business lines in the 
European region, as well as the operation of the business. 
Susan has also held senior executive positions at MGPA, 
Macquarie Group and Lend Lease Corporation, working in 
Australia, the US and Europe.

Susan has been involved in the real estate funds 
management industry for over 23 years, with extensive 
experience in fund and portfolio management in both the 
direct and indirect markets, fund development, mergers and 
acquisitions, dispositions, research and business strategy.

Susan is also a member of the UWS Foundation Council 
which supports the University of Western Sydney in its 
development and contribution to Greater Western Sydney.

Marina Darling
BA (Hons), LLB, FAICD – Independent Non-Executive
Member of the Human Resources Committee

Marina Darling was appointed to the Mirvac Board on 
23 January 2012.

Marina has previously been a Non-Executive Director of a 
number of listed companies and other entities including 
Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited, National Australia 
Trustees Limited, GIO Holdings Limited, Deacons (Lawyers), 
Argo Investments and Southern Hydro Limited.

Marina is a Non-Executive Director of Southern Cross Media 
Group Limited (appointed September 2011).

peter Hawkins
BCA (Hons), FAICD, SFFin, FAIM, ACA (NZ) – 
Independent Non-Executive
Chair of the Human Resources Committee 
Member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee 
Member of the Nomination Committee

Peter Hawkins was appointed a Non-Executive Director of 
Mirvac on 19 January 2006, following his retirement from 
the ANZ after a career of 34 years. Prior to his retirement, 
Peter was Group Managing Director, Group Strategic 
Development, responsible for the expansion and shaping of 
ANZ’s businesses, mergers, acquisitions and divestments and 
for overseeing its strategic cost agenda.

Peter was a member of ANZ’s Group Leadership Team 
and sat on the boards of Esanda Limited, ING Australia 
Limited and ING (NZ) Limited, the funds management and 
life insurance joint ventures between ANZ and ING Group. 
He was previously Group Managing Director, Personal 
Financial Services, as well as holding a number of other 
senior positions during his career with ANZ. Peter was also 
a Director of BHP (NZ) Steel Limited from 1990 to 1991 and 
Visa Inc. from 2008 to 2011.

Peter is currently a Non-Executive Director of Westpac 
Banking Corporation (appointed December 2008).

James Millar AM
BCom, FCA, FAICD – Independent Non-Executive
Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee 
Member of the Human Resources Committee

James Millar AM was appointed a Non-Executive Director of 
Mirvac on 19 November 2009 and is the former Chief Executive 
Officer and Oceania Area Managing Partner of Ernst & Young. 
He was also a member of the global board of Ernst & Young.

James commenced his career in the reconstruction practice, 
conducting some of the largest corporate workouts of the early 
1990s. James has qualifications in business and accounting, and 
is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

James is a Non-Executive Director and Chair (appointed May 
2012) of Fantastic Holdings Limited and a Non-Executive 
Director of Fairfax Media Limited (appointed July 2012) and 
Jetset Travelworld Limited (appointed September 2010).

08

mirvac group annual report 2013James Millar AM

John Mulcahy

John Peters

Elana Rubin

John Mulcahy
PhD (Civil Engineering), FIEAust – Independent 
Non-Executive
Member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee 
Member of the Human Resources Committee 
Member of the Nomination Committee

John Mulcahy was appointed a Non-Executive Director of 
Mirvac on 19 November 2009 and is the former Managing 
Director and Chief Executive Officer of Suncorp-Metway 
Limited (“Suncorp”). Prior to Suncorp, John held a number 
of senior executive roles at Commonwealth Bank, including 
Group Executive, Investment and Insurance Services. He 
also held a number of senior roles during his 14 years at 
Lend Lease Corporation, including Chief Executive Officer, 
Lend Lease Property Investment and Chief Executive Officer, 
Civil and Civic.

John has more than 27 years of management experience in 
financial services and property investment.

John is currently a Non-Executive Director of ALS Limited 
(formerly Campbell Brothers Limited) (appointed February 
2012), Coffey International Limited (appointed September 
2009) and GWA Group Limited (appointed November 2010).

John peters
B Arch, Adv Dip BCM, ARAIA, GAICD – Independent 
Non-Executive
Member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee

John Peters was appointed a Non-Executive Director of 
Mirvac on 17 November 2011 and was re-elected as a 
Director on 15 November 2012.

John brings to the Board 35 years’ experience in architectural 
design, project management, property development and 
property management.

For the last 16 years, John has been the principal of a private 
property development company focused on substantial 
mixed use developments and redevelopments in South East 
Queensland. During this period, he has also consulted to 
various investors and other financial stakeholders in several 
Queensland development projects.

Prior to this, John was with Lend Lease Corporation for 
14 years, where he was Queensland Manager Lend Lease 
Development, and Director, Lend Lease Commercial.

elana Rubin
BA (Hons), MA, FFin, FAICD, FAIM, – Independent 
Non-Executive
Member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee 
Member of the Nomination Committee

Elana Rubin was appointed a Non-Executive Director of 
Mirvac on 11 November 2010, was re-elected as a Director 
on 15 November 2012 and has extensive experience in 
property and financial services. 

Elana is the former Executive Director – Investments of the 
Australian Retirement Fund, and was a Director (2006 to 
2013) and Chair (July 2007 to April 2013) of AustralianSuper, 
one of Australia’s leading superannuation funds.

Elana was previously a Non-Executive Director of TAL 
(November 2007 to April 2013). She has also been a Director 
on a number of listed companies and other entities including 
Tower Australia Ltd and Bravura Solutions Ltd.

She is also a member of the Victorian Council of the 
Australian Institute of Company Directors.

gregory Dyer
BEc, LLB, ACA – Finance Director – Executive 
(resigned 5 April 2013)

Gregory Dyer was appointed a Director of Mirvac Board on 
4 September 2012 and resigned on 5 April 2013. Prior to 
this appointment, he was the Chief Financial Officer and a 
Director at Mulpha Australia Limited (“Mulpha”). He also 
served as a Non-Executive Director at FKP Property Group 
(in which Mulpha has a 26 per cent interest) from 4 May 2009 
to 30 July 2012. Prior to his role at Mulpha, Gregory was 
Chief Financial Officer of APN News & Media Limited.

nicholas Collishaw
SAFin, AAPI, FRICS – Managing Director – Executive 
(resigned 31 October 2012)

Nicholas Collishaw was appointed Managing Director 
on 26 August 2008. Prior to this appointment, he was 
the Executive Director – Investment responsible for 
Mirvac’s Investment operations including MPT, Investment 
Management and Hotel Management, having been 
appointed to the Mirvac Board on 19 January 2006. Nicholas 
resigned as a Director of Mirvac Limited on 31 October 2012.

Company Secretary

natalie Allen
BEc, LLB

Natalie Allen was appointed Company Secretary on 21 
January 2013. Natalie joined Mirvac as Group General 
Counsel in August 2012, and has more than 14 years of legal 
experience in real estate and equity capital markets. Prior to 
joining Mirvac, Natalie was the Group General Counsel and 
Company Secretary at Charter Hall Group, and before this, 
was General Counsel and Company Secretary for a number 
of listed and unlisted entities within Macquarie’s Real Estate 
Funds Division. Natalie is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of 
NSW and a member of the State Bar of California.

Margaret Mezrani
LLB, FCIS, FCSA (resigned 21 January 2013)

Margaret Mezrani was appointed Company Secretary in 
November 2011 after joining Mirvac in February 2011. 
Margaret has had over 15 years’ experience as a company 
secretary in listed and unlisted companies, including 
OnePath Wealth Management (formerly ING Australia 
Group), MLC Wealth Management Group, Promina Group 
and Westpac Banking Corporation. Margaret resigned as 
Company Secretary on 21 January 2013.

09

mirvac group annual report 2013Directors’ report

MeetIngs of DIReCtoRs
The number of meetings of the Board of Directors and of each standing Board committee of which the relevant Director was a 
member held during the year ended 30 June 2013 and the number of meetings attended by each Director are detailed below:

Directors 

James MacKenzie 
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz 4 
Nicholas Collishaw 2 
Marina Darling 
Gregory Dyer 3 
Peter Hawkins 
James Millar AM 
John Mulcahy 
John Peters 
Elana Rubin 

Board 
B 

A 

15 
12 
1 
15 
9 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 

15 
12 
3 
15 
9 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 

  Audit, Risk and 
Compliance 
Committee 
(“ARCC”) 
B 
A 

B 

Board 

Committee 1 

A 

2 
2 
2 
2 
—  — 
—  — 
3 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
—  — 

6 
6 
—  — 
—  — 
—  — 
—  — 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 

Human 
Resources 
Committee 
(“HRC”) 
B 

A 

5 
6 
—  — 
—  — 
6 
6 
—  — 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
—  — 
—  — 

Nomination
Committee
B

A 

2 
2
—  —
—  —
—  —
—  —
2 
2
—  —
2 
2
—  —
2
2 

1)  Committees of the Board established to deal with particular purposes during the year.
2)  Resigned as a Director on 31 October 2012.
3)  Appointed as a Director on 4 September 2012 and resigned as a Director on 5 April 2013.
4) Appointed as a Director on 5 November 2012.

A) Indicates the number of meetings attended during the period the Director was a member of the Board or Committee.
B)  Indicates the number of meetings held during the period the Director was a member of the Board or Committee.

ReMuneRAtIon RepoRt
The remuneration report comprises the following sections:
1)  Highlights for the year ended 30 June 2013
2)  Alignment of remuneration strategy and business strategy
3)  Mirvac’s approach to executive remuneration design
4)  Remuneration components and outcomes for the Senior Executives
5)  Five year snapshot of business and executive remuneration outcomes
6)  Service agreements for the Senior Executives
7)  Non-Executive Directors’ remuneration
8)  Additional information

This report covers the key management personnel (“KMP”) of Mirvac. KMP are those people with authority and responsibility 
for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the entity, directly or indirectly. In essence, the KMP are responsible 
for determining and executing Mirvac’s strategy.

Mirvac has previously considered all members of the Executive Leadership Team (“ELT”) to be KMP. However, during the year 
ended 30 June 2013 (“FY13”) the composition of ELT expanded significantly to include new business heads, as well as heads 
of support functions. Under the expanded structure, the new ELT members who head business functions are considered KMP, 
while the heads of support functions are not considered to be KMP.

For Mirvac, the KMP during FY13 were therefore:
– the CEO & Managing Director, Finance Director and members of the ELT who head a business (“Senior Executives”); and
– Non-Executive Directors.

For the year ended 30 June 2013, the Senior Executives were:

Position 

Term as KMP

senior executives
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz 
Andrew Butler 
Brett Draffen 
Gregory Dyer 1 
Gary Flowers 2 

Jonathan Hannam 
Bevan Towning 3 

former senior executives
Nicholas Collishaw 
Justin Mitchell 

CEO & Managing Director (appointed 5 November 2012) 
Chief Executive Officer, Investment 
Chief Executive Officer, Development and Group Strategy 
Finance Director (appointed 4 September 2012) 
Chief Operating Officer (until 21 January 2013) 
Group Executive, Business Initiatives (from 22 January 2013)
Group Executive, Capital (appointed 9 January 2013) 
Chief Executive Officer, Capital Partnerships (from 9 July 2012) 

Managing Director (ceased employment on 31 October 2012) 
Chief Financial Officer (ceased employment on 1 October 2012) 

1)  Ceasing employment with Mirvac on 5 September 2013.
2)  Ceasing employment with Mirvac on 1 October 2013.
3)  Ceasing employment with Mirvac on 20 September 2013.

Part Year
Full Year
Full Year
Part Year
Full Year 

Part Year
Part Year

Part Year
Part Year

The information provided in this remuneration report has been audited as required by section 308(3C) of the Corporations Act 2001.

10

mirvac group annual report 2013 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1  HIgHlIgHts foR tHe yeAR enDeD 30 June 2013 (“fy13”)

fixed remuneration

1) 

In accordance with its market positioning strategy, Mirvac assesses the remuneration 
levels and mix for Senior Executives to identify where adjustments are appropriate 
based on market benchmarking. As a result, no Senior Executives received an 
increase to their fixed remuneration during FY13, while two Senior Executives had 
their fixed remuneration reduced effective 1 July 2012.

short-term incentives (“stI”)

2)  To ensure that the STI pool was appropriately aligned to Mirvac’s strategic drivers, 
Mirvac continued with its balanced scorecard of measures for determining the STI 
pool for the year ended 30 June 2013.

3)  The FY13 STI pool was smaller than the STI pool in the year ended 30 June 2012 

(“FY12”). This was largely due to Mirvac not meeting threshold performance levels 
on the Return on Assets (“ROA”) measure as a result of the impairments announced 
during FY13.

4)  Consistent with the intention stated in the FY12 Remuneration Report, 25 per cent 

of FY13 STI awards for ELT members will be delivered in the form of Mirvac securities, 
with the remainder paid in cash.

5)  For FY14 the ROA measure will continue to be calculated in the same manner, but will 
be relabelled as Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”). This change in terminology will 
ensure consistency between the terms used in Mirvac’s remuneration arrangements 
and those used in Mirvac’s business strategy and external market communications.

6)  Effective FY14, the ROIC weighting in the balanced scorecard will increase from 

20 per cent to 35 percent, while the weighting for operating earnings will reduce from 
50 per cent to 35 per cent. This change reflects the increased emphasis in Mirvac’s 
strategy on generating returns on the assets it manages.

Introduction of stI deferral

7)  Commencing from FY14, 25 per cent of STI awards for ELT members will be 

long-term incentives (“ltI”)

Introduction of incentive 
clawback arrangements

deferred into rights over Mirvac securities. Half of these deferred rights will vest after 
12 months, with the balance vesting after 24 months. No dividends will be payable 
on these deferred rights. The deferred rights are subject to service conditions.

8)  The three year performance period for the LTI grants made during the year ended 
30 June 2011 finished on 30 June 2013. None of the performance rights from this 
grant vested as the relative total shareholder return (“TSR”) performance hurdle 
was not met.

9)  Consistent with the approach used for the FY12 LTI grants, two performance 

measures will again be applied to the LTI grants made during FY13: 50 per cent of 
the LTI allocation will be tested against a relative TSR hurdle and 50 per cent against 
a return on equity (“ROE”) hurdle.

10)  To ensure that executives are only rewarded when performance hurdles have been 
achieved at the end of the performance period, Mirvac continued with its policy of 
not paying dividends on unvested LTI awards.

11)  For FY14, ROIC will replace ROE as an LTI hurdle. The rationale behind this is to 

ensure improved alignment between Mirvac’s business strategy, incentive scheme 
measures, and external market communications.

12)  In order to further strengthen Mirvac’s remuneration governance framework, Mirvac 
has introduced a clawback policy for ELT members and other executives capable of 
influencing the results of the Group. The policy gives the HRC the ability to clawback 
incentives in the event of a material financial misstatement. The clawback provisions 
will apply to future unvested STI and LTI awards.

Changes to remuneration mix

13)  In order to facilitate the introduction of STI deferrals, effective FY14, the STI targets for 

non-executive Director fees

ELT members (other than the Managing Director) will increase by 10 per cent of fixed 
remuneration, while the LTI targets will reduce by 10 per cent of fixed remuneration. 
The STI and LTI targets for the Managing Director will remain unchanged.

14)  The maximum aggregate Non-Executive Director remuneration for FY13 remained 
unchanged from the $1.95m limit approved by securityholders at the 2009 Mirvac 
Annual General Meeting/General Meeting (“AGM”). No increase to this maximum 
remuneration amount is proposed for FY14.

11

mirvac group annual report 2013Directors’ report

2  AlIgnMent of ReMuneRAtIon stRAtegy wItH busIness stRAtegy
Mirvac’s remuneration strategy is designed to support and reinforce its business strategy. Linking the at-risk components 
of remuneration (that is, our STI and LTI schemes) to the drivers that support the business strategy ensures that 
remuneration outcomes for executives are aligned with the creation of sustainable value for securityholders.

Mirvac’s remuneration arrangements support its strategic vision of setting the standard as a world-class Australian property 
group that attracts the best. The Board has identified drivers that are critical to the achievement of this strategic vision, being:
1)  financial performance and capital efficiency;
2)  customer and investor satisfaction;
3)  high performing people and culture; and
4)  health, safety, environment and sustainability (“HSE&S”) leadership.

The at-risk components of executive reward (i.e. Mirvac’s STI and LTI schemes) are directly tied to these four strategic drivers, 
as shown in the following diagram. This is intended to motivate executives to focus on the areas the Board has identified as 
most important for delivering the business strategy. Actual remuneration outcomes for executives are directly affected by, 
and aligned with, Group performance in these areas.

ouR stRAtegIC DRIVeRs...

ARe RefleCteD In 
stI peRfoRMAnCe 
MeAusRes...

AnD ltI peRfoRMAnCe 
MeAsuRes...

so MIRVAC’s ACtuAl 
peRfoRMAnCe...

DIReCtly AffeCts wHAt 
eXeCutIVes ARe pAID.

Relative tsR
Measures the 
performance of Mirvac 
securities over time, 
relative to other entities in 
a comparison group.
Roe
Measures Mirvac’s 
profitability relative to 
securityholders’ investment 
in the Group. Effective 
FY14 ROIC will replace 
ROE as the LTI measure.

from fy11 – fy13:
– Mirvac’s TSR was 

ranked at the 44th 
percentile relative to 
its comparison group.

In fy13:
–  Operating earnings 

were $377.6m, up 3% 
from $366.3m in FY12.

–  FY13 ROA result was 

down from FY12 largely 
due to the impact of 
the impairments.

In fy13:
–  Mirvac improved 

against the external 
investment community 
confidence benchmark 
relative to FY12 results.

In fy13:
– Mirvac achieved target 
on 5 out of 6 of the 
key people measures 
including a 12% 
improvement on the 
employee engagement 
score from FY12.

In fy13:
– 83% of the measures 

on the HSE&S 
scorecard were 
assessed as ‘green’.

CEO & 
Managing 
Director STI 
outcome  
in FY13 
= 98%  
of target.

Average 
STI in FY13 
for other 
eligible 
Senior 
Executives 
 = 75% 
of target.

LTI vesting 
outcome  
in FY13 
= 0%  
of target.

Capital efficiency and 
financial performance
Deliver top 3 
AREIT returns.

Customer and 
investor satisfaction
Provide customers and 
investors an experience 
that delivers excellence, 
consistently exceeds 
expectations and 
engenders loyalty.

High performing people 
and culture
Have an engaged and 
motivated workforce 
with superior skills 
and capabilities.

operating earnings
Reflects how much 
revenue the business has 
generated for the year, less 
operating costs.
RoA
Measures Mirvac’s 
profitability relative to its 
total assets. It is calculated 
by dividing the company’s 
annual earnings by its total 
assets. Effective FY14, ROA 
will be relabelled as ROIC.

year-on-year 
improvement in 
Consumer Confidence 
index (“CCI”)
An external measure of 
a variety of attributes 
that contribute to 
the confidence that 
institutional investors 
have in Mirvac.

people “scorecard”
The balanced scorecard 
includes measures 
such as talent turnover, 
diversity targets and 
employee engagement. 
Performance is assessed 
based on the proportion 
of those measures where 
targets were met.

Hse&s leadership
Be recognised as a 
leader in sustainability. 
Provide workplaces 
free from harm and 
supported by a culture 
where safety remains an 
absolute priority.

Hse&s leadership 
“scorecard”
The HSE&S priorities are 
graded using a traffic 
light system. Mirvac 
looks at what proportion 
of those measures are 
rated ‘green’.

12

mirvac group annual report 20132  AlIgnMent of ReMuneRAtIon stRAtegy wItH busIness stRAtegy / ContInueD
The following table sets out the actual value of the remuneration receivable by the Senior Executives during the year. 
The figures in this table are different from those shown in the accounting table in section 4(h). The main difference between 
the two tables is that the accounting table in section 4(h) includes an apportioned accounting value for all unvested LTI grants 
during the year (some of which remain subject to satisfaction of performance and service conditions and may not ultimately 
vest). The table below, on the other hand, shows the LTI value based on the awards that actually vested and delivered value 
to Senior Executives.

Fixed 
  remuneration 
$ 

Year 

STI 1 
$ 

LTI 2 
$ 

Employee  Termination
benefits 
$ 

loans 3 
$ 

Other 
$ 

Total
$

senior executives
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz 4  2013 

990,134 

724,035 

Andrew Butler 

Brett Draffen 

2013 
2012 

2013 
2012 

618,000 
618,000 

900,000 
1,000,000 

401,929 
308,876 

549,423 
464,800 

— 

— 
— 

— 
238,584 

650,071 
604,279 

943,311 
810,080 

Gregory Dyer 6 

2013 

583,230 

— 

— 

— 

Gary Flowers 

2013 
2012 

585,000 
648,900 

319,410 
433,790 

— 
126,608 

290,723 
266,158 

Jonathan Hannam 7 

2013 

258,619 

141,206 

Bevan Towning 9 

2013 

588,948 

163,800 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

—  592,716 5  2,306,885

— 
— 

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

— 

8,727 
8,918 

1,678,727
1,540,073

14,403 
15,231 

2,407,137
2,528,695

8,899 

592,129

9,106 
8,962 

1,204,239
1,484,418

8,213 8 

408,038

9,725 

762,473

former senior 
executives
Nicholas Collishaw 

Justin Mitchell 

2013 
2012 

2013 
2012 

502,745 
1,500,000 

— 
1,080,000 

— 
1,058,378 

895,508 
773,283 

1,188,462 
— 

174,956 
700,001 

— 
470,400 

— 
88,023 

650,071 
604,279 

687,580 
— 

1,280 
24,735 

3,738 
11,403 

2,587,995
4,436,396

1,516,345
1,874,106

1)  STI values reflect payments to be made in September 2013 in recognition of performance during FY13.
2)  LTI amounts represent the value to the participant during FY13 arising from performance rights whose performance period ended 30 June 2013.
3)  Amount reported includes amounts forgiven during the year, imputed interest and related fringe benefits tax (“FBT”).
4)  Commenced employment with Mirvac on 5 November 2012.
5)  Includes relocation expenses and a payment of $530,000 as part compensation for the STI and LTI entitlements the Managing Director forfeited on resigning 

from her previous employer.

6)  Commenced employment with Mirvac on 4 September 2012.
7)  Commenced employment with Mirvac on 9 January 2013.
8)  Includes relocation expenses.
9)  Commenced employment with Mirvac on 9 July 2012.

3  MIRVAC’s AppRoACH to eXeCutIVe ReMuneRAtIon DesIgn
The Board and HRC are responsible for designing remuneration arrangements that support the business strategy.

Remuneration arrangements are designed to enable Mirvac to derive maximum value from its remuneration spend, by 
attracting, motivating and retaining the individuals who are best equipped to successfully execute the business strategy.

a)  How remuneration decisions are made
Board and HRC oversight and accountability
The Board, with assistance from the HRC, is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the remuneration approach at Mirvac 
is consistent with the business strategy and aligned with the creation of sustainable securityholder value.

The HRC, consisting of five independent Non-Executive Directors, has been delegated responsibility for reviewing the 
remuneration strategy annually and advises the Board on remuneration policies and practices generally. The HRC also 
makes specific recommendations to the Board on remuneration packages, incentives and other terms of employment for 
Non-Executive and Executive Directors, including the Managing Director, and approves the remuneration packages, incentives 
and other terms of employment for other KMP. More detailed information on the role and responsibilities of the HRC can be 
found in section 9 of the Corporate Governance Statement, while information on each of the HRC members can be found 
on page 8 and 9 of the Annual Report.

The HRC regularly reviews the at-risk components of executive remuneration (that is the STI and LTI schemes) to ensure that 
the executive remuneration approach continues to be appropriately aligned with securityholders’ interests, while also serving 
to attract, motivate and retain suitably qualified people. The HRC also reviews and approves the performance targets set for 
the STI and LTI schemes, as well as the assessment of Mirvac’s performance against those targets, which ultimately determines 
STI and LTI outcomes.

13

mirvac group annual report 2013 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Directors’ report

3  MIRVAC’s AppRoACH to eXeCutIVe ReMuneRAtIon 

DesIgn / ContInueD

Expert input from management and external advisors
To ensure it has the necessary information to make 
remuneration decisions, the HRC seeks advice and input 
from Mirvac’s Group Executive, Services. In addition, the HRC 
has appointed Ernst & Young as its external remuneration 
adviser. Ernst & Young’s role in this regard is to provide both 
information on current market practice and independent 
input into key remuneration decisions.

Ernst & Young’s terms of engagement include specific 
measures designed to protect its independence. The 
HRC recognises that, to effectively perform its role, it is 
necessary for Ernst & Young to interact with members 
of Mirvac management, particularly those in the Human 
Resources team. However, to ensure Ernst & Young remains 
independent, members of Mirvac’s management are 
precluded from requesting services that would be considered 
to be a ‘remuneration recommendation’ as defined by the 
Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on 
Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011.

During the year ended 30 June 2013, Ernst & Young 
provided the HRC with:
– guidance in the review and design of executive 

remuneration strategy;

– assistance in drafting of remuneration disclosures;
– relative TSR performance calculations; and
– market remuneration information which was used as 
an input to the annual review of KMP and selected 
executives’ remuneration.

No remuneration recommendations were provided by 
Ernst & Young or any other advisor during the year.

b)  Remuneration principles
The Board and HRC have developed six remuneration 
principles to ensure remuneration continues to 
support Mirvac’s business strategy and create value for 
securityholders through all stages of the business cycle. 
These principles underpin remuneration decision making 
at Mirvac and provide a consistent framework to ensure 
maximum value is derived from remuneration decisions.

Remuneration at Mirvac should:
1)  align and contribute to Mirvac’s key strategic business 

objectives and desired business outcomes;

2)  align the interests of employees with those of securityholders;
3)  assist Mirvac in attracting and retaining the employees 

required to execute the business strategy;

4)  support Mirvac’s desired performance-based culture;
5)  encompass the concept of pay parity and be fair 

and equitable; and

6)  be simple and easily understood.

c)  Market positioning
Consistent with these principles, Mirvac has adopted a 
market positioning strategy designed to attract and retain 
talented employees, and to reward them for delivering 
strong performance. The market positioning strategy also 
supports fair and equitable outcomes between employees.

Definition of market
When determining the relevant market for each role, Mirvac 
considers the companies from which it sources talent, and to 
whom it could potentially lose talent. A distinction is made 
between the market for business roles and the market for 
corporate roles.

For business roles:
– the primary comparison group is the Australian Real Estate 
Investment Trust (“A-REIT”) sector, plus Lend Lease, FKP 
Property Group and Australand Property Group; and
– the secondary comparison group is a general industry 

comparison group with a similar market capitalisation (50-200 
per cent of Mirvac’s 12 month average market capitalisation).

For corporate roles:
– the primary comparison group is a general industry 

comparison group with a similar market capitalisation 
(50-200 per cent of Mirvac’s 12 month average market 
capitalisation) to reflect the greater transferability of skills.

Where disclosed data is unavailable, Mirvac relies on 
published remuneration surveys covering relevant industries 
and the broader market.

Targeted market positioning
Fixed remuneration at Mirvac is positioned at the median 
(50th percentile), with the ability to pay within a range around 
the median based on criteria such as:
– the criticality of the role to successful execution of the 

business strategy;

– assessment of employee performance/potential; and
– the employee’s experience level.

Target remuneration is comprised of fixed remuneration, 
STI and LTI. Target total remuneration at Mirvac is positioned 
at the median (50th percentile) with the opportunity to earn 
total remuneration up to the upper quartile (75th percentile) 
in the event that both the individual and the business achieve 
stretch targets.

d)  Remuneration mix
Mirvac’s remuneration structures strive to fairly and 
responsibly reward employees, while complying with all 
relevant regulatory requirements.

A significant portion of total remuneration for executives 
is variable or at risk if applicable performance targets are 
not met or exceeded each year. As described further in 
section 4(b), commencing FY14, 25 per cent of STI awards 
to ELT members will be deferred into rights over Mirvac 
securities. This change was introduced to support the 
introduction of the incentive clawback policy, and to further 
align pay outcomes with Mirvac’s longer term security 
price performance.

14

mirvac group annual report 20133  MIRVAC’s AppRoACH to eXeCutIVe ReMuneRAtIon DesIgn / ContInueD
In order to facilitate the introduction of STI deferrals, effective FY14, the STI targets for ELT members (other than the 
Managing Director) will increase by 10 per cent of fixed remuneration, while the LTI targets will reduce by 10 per cent of 
fixed remuneration. The STI and LTI targets for the Managing Director will remain unchanged. The following graphs compare 
the remuneration mix at target for the Managing Director and other Senior Executives during FY13 with the mix after the 
introduction of STI deferral in FY14.

Existing Target Pay Mix

New Target Pay Mix

46%

23%

31%

37%

26%

37%

46%

6%

17%

31%

33%

8%

22%

37%

Managing Director 

Other Senior Executives 

Managing Director 

Other Senior Executives 

Fixed remuneration
Target short-term incentive
Long-term incentive 

Fixed remuneration
Target short-term incentive Cash
Target short-term incentive Deferred
Long-term incentive  

The introduction of STI deferral in FY14 will also serve to ensure executives are rewarded for sustained performance over 
the longer term.

FY14

FY15

FY16

Fixed Remuneration

Short Term Incentive – Cash

Short Term Incentive Deferred (12 months)

Short Term Incentive Deferred (24 months)

Long Term Incentive

The remuneration mix for Senior Executives has a significant weighting towards equity-based remuneration to ensure strong 
alignment with securityholder interests. The following graph illustrates the cash versus equity remuneration mix for the 
Managing Director and other Senior Executives following the introduction of STI deferrals in FY14.

Mix of cash vs equity 

52%

48%

41%

59%

Managing Director 

Other Senior Executives 

Cash
Equity

15

mirvac group annual report 2013Directors’ report

3  MIRVAC’s AppRoACH to eXeCutIVe ReMuneRAtIon DesIgn / ContInueD
Minimum Securityholding Guidelines for ELT members were introduced in FY12 in order to further weight executives’ remuneration 
mix towards equity. Under the Guidelines, ELT members are expected to establish and maintain a securityholding to the value of:

Level 

CEO & Managing Director 
Other ELT members 

Minimum securityholding

100% of fixed remuneration
50% of fixed remuneration

Executives covered by the Minimum Securityholding Guidelines have five years to build up their securityholding to the 
suggested level. As at 30 June 2013, progress towards the Minimum Securityholding Guidelines for each continuing Senior 
Executive was as follows:

Senior Executives 

Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz 
Andrew Butler 
Brett Draffen 
Jonathan Hannam 

Date securityholding 
to be attained 

Value of securityholdings  Minimum securityholding 
guideline 
($)

as at 30 June 2013 
($) 

November 2017 
July 2017 
July 2017 
January 2018 

— 
139,796 
473,606 
— 

1,500,000
309,000
450,000
270,000

4  ReMuneRAtIon CoMponents AnD outCoMes foR tHe senIoR eXeCutIVes
At Mirvac, the three components of executive remuneration – fixed remuneration, STI and LTI – are weighted so as to 
direct executives’ focus towards building long-term value for the Group. To earn their at-risk components, executives 
must first create sustainable value for securityholders.

a)  fixed remuneration
Fixed remuneration acts as a base-level reward for a competent level of performance in an executive’s particular role. It includes 
cash, compulsory superannuation and any salary-sacrifice items (including FBT). The following factors are taken into account 
when setting fixed remuneration levels at Mirvac:
– the size and complexity of the role;
– role accountabilities;
– skills and experience of the individual; and
– market pay levels for comparable roles.

The opportunity value for the at-risk components of remuneration is determined by reference to fixed remuneration, so Mirvac 
is conscious that any adjustments to fixed remuneration have a flow-on impact on the executive’s potential STI and LTI awards.

Mirvac regularly considers market remuneration benchmarking information and, having regard to its market positioning strategy 
and the desired remuneration mix, decides whether to adjust fixed remuneration for each executive. Following a review 
conducted during FY12, the fixed remuneration levels for two Senior Executive members were reduced effective 1 July 2012. 
To recognise their acceptance of reduced fixed remuneration, the affected executives received increased LTI awards in the FY13 
grants, and will similarly receive an increased award in the FY14 grants. The additional awards will be “at risk” to the executive 
and subject to applicable performance hurdles and service conditions.

16

mirvac group annual report 2013 
 
 
4  ReMuneRAtIon CoMponents AnD outCoMes foR tHe senIoR eXeCutIVes / ContInueD
b)  the stI component – how does it work?
The purpose of STI is to motivate and reward employees for contributing to the delivery of annual business performance 
as assessed against a balanced scorecard of measures. STI is an annual incentive based on Group, divisional and individual 
performance. Mirvac’s STI plan has been structured as follows:

eligibility

– Executives and managers at Mirvac are eligible to participate in the STI plan based on their 

responsibility for achieving annual objectives.

– Other employees are eligible for a discretionary bonus where management recognises that 
exceptional individual performance has been achieved. Commencing FY14, all permanent 
Mirvac employees will participate in the STI plan and discretionary bonuses will no longer apply.

stI pool formation

– A gateway requirement of Group operating earnings being at least 90 per cent of target must 

be achieved before any STI payments are made.

– If the Group operating earnings gateway is satisfied, the size of the STI pool (from which all STI 
payments are made) is determined based on Group performance against a balanced scorecard 
of measures linked to Mirvac’s strategic drivers.

– For FY14, the ROA measure will continue to be calculated in the same manner, but will be 
relabelled as ROIC. This change will ensure consistency between the terminology used in 
remuneration arrangements and that used when reporting on Mirvac’s performance.

– Effective FY14, the weighting on the balanced scorecard for the ROIC measure will increase 
from 20 to 35 per cent, while the weighting for the operating earnings measure will reduce 
from 50 to 35 per cent. This change reflects the increased emphasis in Mirvac’s strategy on 
generating returns on the assets it manages. The gateway operating earnings requirement 
willcontinue to apply.

stI individual allocation

– An individual’s STI target opportunity is the amount earned for ‘on target’ Group and individual 

performance. STI awards can range from zero to double the STI target opportunity.

– FY13 STI targets were 75 per cent of fixed remuneration for the CEO & Managing Director 
and 70 per cent for other Senior Executives. In order to facilitate the introduction of STI 
deferrals, effective FY14, the STI targets for ELT members other than the Manager Director 
will increase by 10 per cent of fixed remuneration. The STI target for the Managing Director 
will remain unchanged.

– Once the Group STI gateway has been met, actual STI awards are scaled up or down from the 
individual’s STI target based on Group and individual performance. For employees other than 
the Managing Director and Finance Director, divisional performance is also taken into account 
when determining the final STI award.

– Effective FY14, all STI awards will be calculated with reference to only Group and individual 

performance (that is, divisional performance will no longer form part of the calculation 
of STI awards).

payment form

– For STI awards made to ELT members with respect to FY13, 25 per cent of the award will be 

stI deferral

termination/ 
forfeiture

paid in the form of Mirvac securities, with the balance paid as cash.

– ELT members will be expected to retain the securities they receive as part of their STI award 

until they satisfy the Minimum Securityholding Guidelines.

– Commencing FY14, the 25 per cent of any STI award previously paid as securities will instead 

be deferred into rights over Mirvac securities, with the balance paid as cash. Half of these rights 
will vest 12 months after award, with the balance vesting after 24 months.

– No dividends will be payable on the deferred rights.
– If the deferred rights vest, entitlements will be satisfied by the purchase of existing securities 

on-market that are then transferred to the participant.

– To be eligible for an STI award the executive must be employed on the award date.
– From FY14, the deferred portion of an STI award will be forfeited in the event that an employee 
resigns or is dismissed for performance reasons prior to the vesting date. Unvested deferred 
STI awards may be retained if an employee leaves due to circumstances such as retirement, 
redundancy, total and permanent disablement or death.

17

mirvac group annual report 2013Directors’ report

4  ReMuneRAtIon CoMponents AnD outCoMes foR tHe senIoR eXeCutIVes / ContInueD
STI performance measures
Group and divisional STI performance measures are directly linked to Mirvac’s strategic drivers, as shown in the diagram in 
section 2. A description of each measure, its FY13 weighting and the rationale behind its inclusion in the Group’s balanced 
scorecard is presented in the following table:

strategic driver

Aligned stI measure(s) explanation of measure

weighting % Rationale for using

financial 
performance and 
capital efficiency

Operating earnings

Operating earnings reflect 
how much revenue the 
business has generated, less 
its operating costs.

Return on assets

Customer and 
investor satisfaction

Improvement in 
Investment community 
confidence

High performing 
people and culture

Balanced scorecard 
of people measures

Hse&s leadership

Balanced scorecard 
of HSE&S measures

ROA is a measure of how 
profitable a company is 
relative to its total assets. 
It is calculated by dividing 
the company’s annual 
earnings by its total assets. 
Effective FY14, the ROA 
measure will continue 
to be calculated in the 
same manner, but will be 
relabelled as ROIC.

Measures Mirvac’s year-on-
year improvement against 
an independent external 
benchmark of Investment 
community confidence.

The balanced scorecard 
includes measures such as 
talent turnover, diversity 
targets, and employee 
engagement. Performance 
is assessed based on 
the proportion of those 
measures where targets 
were met.

The ‘balanced scorecard’ 
of HSE&S grades a suite of 
measures using a traffic light 
system. Measures include 
lost time injury frequency 
rate and proportion of waste 
reused or recycled. Mirvac 
looked at what proportion of 
those measures were rated 
‘green’, which corresponds 
to an industry leading level 
of performance.

50

20

10

10

Reflects the underlying 
performance of Mirvac’s 
core business operations 
and represents a key driver 
of securityholder value.

Reflects how efficiently 
Mirvac is using its assets 
to generate earnings.

Represents how well Mirvac 
is meeting the expectations 
of key external stakeholders.

There is a strong correlation 
between high levels of 
employee engagement and 
total securityholder return.

10 Mirvac is committed to 

providing a safe workplace 
for all of its employees and 
to ensuring its activities do 
not have an adverse impact 
on the environment.

For each performance measure on the STI scorecard a threshold, plan and stretch goal is set at the start of the financial year. 
The STI score for each performance level is calculated according to the following schedule:

Performance level 

< Threshold 
Threshold 
Plan 
Stretch 
> Stretch 

A sliding scale operates between threshold and plan, and between plan and stretch.

STI score
(% Target)

0
75
100
150
150

18

mirvac group annual report 2013 
4  ReMuneRAtIon CoMponents AnD outCoMes foR tHe senIoR eXeCutIVes / ContInueD
Group and Divisional STI scores
The process for determining the FY13 Group STI and Divisional STI scores was as follows:

Operating earnings gateway

Requirement for operating earnings to be at least 90 per cent of target before STI is payable.

Calculation of STI scores for each balanced scorecard measure

Operating earnings

ROA

Customer & Investor 
Satisfaction

People scorecard

HSE&S scorecard

Raw Group STI score is a number between 0 and 150 based on weighted average of STI scores for each measure on the balanced scorecard.

Calculation of raw Group STI score

HRC can exercise informed judgement to adjust the raw Group STI score up or down in order to ensure payments are consistent 
with Mirvac’c renumeration strategy, and appropriately align with performance outcomes.

HRC determines final Group STI score

Divisonal STI scores determined

STI scores are also assigned to divisions, based on an assessment of their relative contribution to the Group result. 

Individual STI score
Each participant is awarded an individual STI score between zero and 150 per cent of their STI target based on an assessment 
of their personal performance for the year against objectives linked to Mirvac’s strategic drivers.

Calculation of STI awards
Once the Group, Divisional and Individual STI scores are determined, an individual’s STI award is calculated as follows:

Fixed
remuneration

Individual
STI target

Group/
Divisional
STI score

Individual
STI score

Individual 
STI award

c)  the stI component: how was reward linked to performance this year?
STI pool in FY13
The Group operating earnings gateway was achieved in FY13 which meant that an STI pool was formed. The following graph 
summarises Mirvac’s performance against each of the measures on the balanced scorecard for the year ended 30 June 2013:

3
1
Y
F
r
o
f
e
c
n
a
m
r
o
f
r
e
p
p
u
o
r
G

Weighting: 50%

% of Plan
awarded = 105%

Weighting: 20%

% of Plan
awarded = 0%

Financial
(Operating earnings)

Capital efficiency
(ROA%)

Weighting: 10%

% of Plan
awarded = 76%

Weighting: 10%

% of Plan
awarded = 100%

Weighting: 10%

% of Plan
awarded = 83%

Customer
and investor
satisfaction
(% Improvement
on CCI score)

High performance
people & culture
(People scorecard)

Health, Safety,
Environment
& Sustainability
(HSE&S scorecard)

Stretch

Plan

Threshold

19

mirvac group annual report 2013 
 
 
Directors’ report

4  ReMuneRAtIon CoMponents AnD outCoMes foR tHe senIoR eXeCutIVes / ContInueD
In light of Mirvac’s performance against these five measures for the year ended 30 June 2013, the HRC approved an STI pool 
equivalent to 78 per cent of target, compared to a maximum potential pool of 150 per cent of target. The resulting STI pool 
for FY13 was $11.2m which represented 3 per cent of Mirvac’s operating profit.

The STI pool in FY13 was smaller than the STI pool in FY12. This was largely due to Mirvac failing to meet the threshold 
performance levels on the ROA measure in FY13 as a result of the impairments announced during the year.

FY13 STI awards for the Senior Executives
The following table shows the actual STI outcomes for each of the Senior Executives for FY13. Note that the STI maximum for 
an individual represents double his or her STI target. As noted previously, each individual’s actual STI is based on the Group’s 
balanced scorecard, adjusted, as appropriate, for divisional and individual performance.

senior executives
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz 
Andrew Butler 
Brett Draffen 
Gregory Dyer 
Gary Flowers 
Jonathan Hannam 
Bevan Towning 

former senior executives
Nicholas Collishaw 
Justin Mitchell 

STI max 
% of fixed 
remuneration 

Actual STI 
% max 

STI 
forfeited 
% max 

Actual STI 
(total) 

$

150 
140 
140 
140 
140 
140 
140 

150 
140 

49 
46 
44 
— 
39 
39 
20 

— 
— 

51 
54 
56 
100 
61 
61 
80 

100 
100 

724,035
401,929
549,423
—
319,410
141,206
163,800

—
—

d)  the ltI component: how does it work?
The purpose of LTI at Mirvac is to:
– assist in attracting and retaining the required executive talent;
– focus executive attention on driving sustainable long term growth; and
– align the interests of executives with those of securityholders.

Mirvac’s LTI plans have changed over time to align with market practice. A summary of previous plans is in section 8.

Mirvac’s current LTI plan, the Long Term Performance (“LTP”) plan, was originally introduced in the year ended 30 June 2008 
following approval by securityholders at the 2007 AGM. Securityholders approved an update to the LTP plan at the 2010 AGM.

Key details of the LTP plan are set out in the table below.

– LTP grants are generally restricted to those executives who are most able to influence 

securityholder value. Non-Executive Directors are not eligible to participate in the LTP plan.

– Awards under this plan are made in the form of performance rights. Awards of options have 

also been made under this plan in previous years. A performance right is a right to acquire one 
fully paid Mirvac security provided a specified performance hurdle is met.

– No dividends are paid on unvested LTI awards. This ensures that executives are only rewarded 

when performance hurdles have been achieved at the end of the performance period.

– No loans are made to participants under this plan.

– The maximum LTI opportunities during the year ended 30 June 2013 were equivalent to 

150 per cent of fixed remuneration for the CEO & Managing Director, and 100 per cent of fixed 
remuneration for other Senior Executives.

– Effective 1 July 2013, the maximum LTI opportunity for Senior Executives other than the 

Managing Director will be reduced to 90 per cent of fixed remuneration, with a commensurate 
increase in STI opportunity to facilitate the introduction of STI deferral. These reductions 
form part of the adjustments to remuneration mix for ELT members made to facilitate the 
introduction of STI deferrals.

– In determining the value of the performance rights to grant to ELT members, the HRC takes 

into account the annual retention value associated with participation in the Executive Retention 
Plan (“ERP”), a legacy LTI plan described in section 8. The fair value of rights granted under the 
LTP equates to the ELT member’s maximum annual LTI opportunity, less the annual value to the 
individual associated with their ERP participation.

– A table included later in this section sets out full details of the performance rights granted to 

Senior Executives under the LTP during FY13.

eligibility

Instrument

grant value

20

mirvac group annual report 2013 
 
 
 
4  ReMuneRAtIon CoMponents AnD outCoMes foR tHe senIoR eXeCutIVes / ContInueD

performance hurdles

– The HRC reviews the performance conditions annually to determine the appropriate hurdles 

based on Mirvac’s strategy and prevailing market practice. Consistent with the approach used 
for the FY12 LTI grants, two performance measures apply to the LTI grants made during FY13: 
50 per cent of the LTI allocation will be tested against a relative TSR hurdle and 50 per cent 
against a ROE hurdle.

– Relative TSR is used because it is an objective measure of securityholder value creation and 

is widely understood and accepted by the various key stakeholders. The entities against which 
Mirvac’s TSR performance is compared are shown below.

– ROE is used as the second performance condition because it is aligned to Mirvac’s strategic 
drivers, in particular financial performance and capital efficiency. ROE measures how well 
management has used securityholder funds and reinvested earnings to generate additional 
earnings for securityholders.

– For FY14, ROIC will replace ROE as an LTI hurdle. The rationale behind this is to ensure 

improved alignment between Mirvac’s business strategy, incentive scheme measures and 
external market communications. Following this change, 50 per cent of the LTI allocation 
will be tested against a relative TSR hurdle and 50 per cent against a ROIC hurdle.

– The performance rights offered under the scheme can only be exercised if and when the performance 
conditions are achieved over a three year period. If the performance rights vest, entitlements 
will be satisfied by, at the Board’s discretion, either an allotment of new securities to participants 
or by the purchase of existing securities on-market that are then transferred to the participant.

– At the end of the three year performance period, all performance rights that vest are 

automatically converted to Mirvac securities. However, if the performance rights do not vest 
at the end of the three year performance period, they will lapse. There are no further tests of 
the performance conditions.

– ELT members will be expected to retain the securities they receive as a result of the vesting of 

performance rights until they satisfy the Minimum Securityholding Guidelines.

– If an employee resigns or is dismissed, all their unvested performance rights are forfeited. If an 
employee leaves due to retirement, redundancy, total and permanent disablement or death, 
the HRC determines the number of rights which will lapse or are retained, subject to both the 
original performance period and hurdles.

– If a change of control event occurs, the HRC determines the number of performance rights that 

vest, if any, taking into account the performance from the date of grant to the event.

Vesting/delivery

termination/forfeiture

Hedging

– Consistent with the Corporations Act 2001, participants are prohibited from hedging their 

unvested performance rights or options.

Relative TSR performance hurdle
For the grant made during FY13, the vesting outcome for half of the award will depend on Mirvac’s TSR performance 
relative to the constituents of the comparison group. To ensure that performance is measured objectively, the HRC receives 
the relative TSR data from an independent external consultant. The HRC then determines the number of performance rights 
that will vest, if any, by applying the TSR data to the following vesting schedule:

Performance level 

 
AMP Life Limited 
J P Morgan Nominees Limited  
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited  
Westpac Custodian Nominees Limited 
Equity Trustees Limited  
RBC Investor Services Australia Nominees Pty Limited  
Bond Street Custodians Limited  
Aust Executor Trustees SA Limited  
UBS Wealth Management Australia Nominees Pty Limited 
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited  
RBC Investor Services Australia Nominees Pty Limited  
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 
QIC Limited 
Suncorp Custodian Services Pty Limited  
Argo Investments Limited 
Total for 20 largest securityholders 
Total other securityholders 
total stapled securities on issue 

Number of securityholders holding less than a marketable parcel: 2,219.

1,259,005,928 
699,694,244 
550,152,862 
312,347,604 
142,958,763 
76,207,117 
66,838,725 
56,609,693 
37,966,248 
19,834,654 
12,461,273 
11,421,755 
11,401,011 
10,981,552 
9,931,360 
7,724,639 
6,872,917 
6,453,541 
5,589,373 
5,000,551 
3,309,453,810 
355,484,868 
3,664,938,678 

34.4%
19.1%
15.0%
8.5%
3.9%
2.1%
1.8%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
90.3%
9.7%
100.0%

Voting rights
Subject to the Constitutions of Mirvac Limited and of MPT and to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any 
class or classes of shares, units or stapled securities:
– on a show of hands, each Member present in person or by proxy, attorney, or representative has one vote; and
– on a poll, each Member has:

– in the case of a resolution of Mirvac Limited, one vote for each share in Mirvac Limited held; and
– in the case of a resolution of MPT, one vote for each whole $1.00 of unit value in MPT held.

Instalment receipt voting rights
Instalment receipt holders have beneficial ownership of stapled securities and their rights as owners of the stapled securities 
are evidenced by the issue to instalment receipt holders of one instalment receipt for each stapled security. The only change 
to instalment receipt holders’ normal rights as an owner of stapled securities is that registration of their stapled securities is 
recorded in the name of Westpac Custodian Nominees Limited, the security trustee, until the final instalment is paid.

The Security Trust Deed passes through to instalment receipt holders the rights as if the holders were a registered stapled 
securityholder. These rights include the entitlement to receive notices and attend meetings of Mirvac and exercise voting rights 
on securityholder resolutions put forward. In accordance with the Security Trust Deed, the security trustee has appointed each 
eligible instalment receipt holder (or their nominee) as its attorney to exercise the proportionate number of votes that attaches 
to the stapled securities in Mirvac reflecting their holding of instalment receipts.

112

mirvac group annual report 2013 
glossAry oF Acronyms

AAS 
AASB 
AFS 
AGM 
ANZ 
APES 
ARCC 
A-REIT 
ARSN 
ASIC 
ASX 
CBD 
CCI 
CEO 
CGU 
CMBS 
CPI 
CPSS 
CR 
DCF 
DRP 
EEO 
EEP 
EIP 
EIS 
ELT 
EPS 
ERP 
FBT 
FTE 
FY08 
FY09 
FY10 
FY11 
FY12 
FY13 
FY14 
FY15 
GST 
HRC 
HSE&S 
IAS 
IASB 
IFRS 
IPUC 
ISO 
JFG 
KMP 
KPI 
LLC 
LSL 
LTI 
LTIP 
LTP 
MAM 
MIM 
MGR 
MPT 
MTN 
NABERS 
NCI 
NGER 
NPV 
NRV 
NTA 
OOP 
PPE 
PwC 
ROA 
ROE 
ROIC 
SBP 
SoCI 
SoFP 
SPP 
SPV 
STI 
TAC 
TSR 
WALE 
WOT 

Australian Accounting Standards
Australian Accounting Standards Board
Australian financial services
Annual General Meeting/General Meeting
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
Australian Real Estate Investment Trust
Australian Registered Scheme Number
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Australian Securities Exchange
Central business district
Consumer Confidence Index
Chief Executive Officer
Cash generating unit
Commercial mortgage backed securities
Consumer Price Index
Cents per stapled security
Capitalisation rate
Discounted cash flow
Dividend/distribution reinvestment plan
Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006
Employee Exemption Plan
Executive Incentive Program
Employee Incentive Scheme
Executive Leadership Team
Earnings per stapled security
Executive Retention Plan
Fringe benefits tax
Full time equivalent
Year ended 30 June 2008
Year ended 30 June 2009
Year ended 30 June 2010
Year ended 30 June 2011
Year ended 30 June 2012
Year ended 30 June 2013
Year ending 30 June 2014
Year ending 30 June 2015
Goods and services tax
Human Resources Committee
Health, safety, environment and sustainability
International Accounting Standards
International Accounting Standards Board
International Financial Reporting Standards
Investment properties under construction
International Organization for Standardization
James Fielding Group
Key management personnel
Key performance indicators
Limited Liability Company
Long service leave
Long term incentives
Long Term Incentive Plan
Long Term Performance Plan
Mirvac Asset Management
Mirvac Investment Management
Mirvac Group (and ASX code)
Mirvac Property Trust
Medium term note
National Australian Built Environment Rating System
Non-controlling interest
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007
Net present value
Net realisable value
Net tangible assets
Owner-occupied properties
Property, plant and equipment
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Return on assets
Return on equity
Return on invested capital
Share based payments
Statement of comprehensive income
Statement of financial position
Security purchase plan
Special Purpose Vehicle
Short term incentives
Transport Accident Commission
Total securityholder return
Weighted average lease expiry
Westpac Office Trust

113

mirvac group annual report 2013Directory

Registered office/principal office
Mirvac Group (comprising Mirvac Limited ABN 92 003 280 699 
and Mirvac Funds Limited ABN 70 002 561 640, AFSL 233 121 
as responsible entity of Mirvac Property Trust ARSN 086 780 645)
Level 26 
60 Margaret Street 
Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone +61 2 9080 8000 
Facsimile +61 2 9080 8111
www.mirvac.com

securities exchange listing
Mirvac Group is listed on the 
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX code: MGR)

Directors
James MacKenzie (Chairman)
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz (CEO & Managing Director)
Marina Darling
Peter Hawkins
James Millar AM
John Mulcahy
John Peters
Elana Rubin

Company secretary
Natalie Allen

stapled security registry
Link Market Services Limited 
Level 12 
680 George Street 
Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone 1800 356 444

securityholder enquiries
Telephone + 61 1800 356 444
Correspondence should be sent to:
Mirvac Group 
C/- Link Market Services Limited 
Locked Bag 14 
Sydney South NSW 1235
Further investor information can be located 
in the Investor Information tab on Mirvac’s 
website at www.mirvac.com.

Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers 
201 Sussex Street 
Sydney NSW 2000

Annual general/general Meeting
Mirvac’s 2013 AGM will be held at 10.00 am 
(Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on 
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 
RACV Club, Level 17, 501 Bourke Street, 
Melbourne, 3000 VIC.

114

RECYCLED
Paper  made  from 
recycled  material

Environmentally Responsible Paper
This report is printed on ecoStar, 
an environmentally responsible 
paper made carbon neutral and 
manufactured from Forest Stewardship 
Council (“FSC”) certified 100 per cent 
post consumer recycled paper, in a 
process chlorine free environment 
under the ISO 14001 environmental 
management system. The greenhouse 
gas emissions of the manufacturing 
process, including transportation of 
the finished product to the paper 
suppliers warehouse, have been 
measured by the Edinburgh Centre 
for Carbon Management and offset 
by the CarbonNeutral Company.

Electronic version of Annual Report
An electronic version of this report 
is available on Mirvac’s website at 
www.mirvac.com.

Securityholders who do not require a 
printed Annual Report, or who receive 
more than one copy due to multiple 
holdings, can help reduce the number 
of copies printed by advising the 
registry in writing of changes to their 
report mailing preferences.

Securityholders who choose not 
to receive printed reports will 
continue to receive all other 
securityholder information, 
including Notices of Meetings.

mirvac group annual report 2013