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Incorporated in Bermuda
(ARBN 081 028 337)
(Malaysian Registration No. 202002000012 (995782-P))

CONTENTS

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 

DIRECTORS 

KEY MANAGEMENT 

CORPORATE DIRECTORY 

CORPORATE STRUCTURE 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

GROUP OVERVIEW 

PROCESSING AND SMELTING OPERATIONAL REVIEW

MARKETING AND TRADING OPERATIONAL REVIEW

BOOTU CREEK MINE

TSHIPI É NTLE MANGANESE MINING (PTY) LTD 

ASX LISTING RULE 5.8.1 

SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT

GRI CONTENT INDEX 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

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WHO WE ARE

OM Holdings Limited is a manganese and silicon smelting company, with vertical exposure in mining and trading. We are engaged in 

the business of trading raw ores, smelting, and marketing of processed ferroalloys. With over 25 years in the industry, we are listed on 

both the ASX and Bursa Malaysia, and have operations across Australia, China, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa. 

Today, the Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of manganese ores and ferroalloys and seeks to be the main ferroalloy supply 

partner to major steel mills and other industries.

OUR PURPOSE

Our purpose is to create sustainable value for our shareholders and stakeholders through developing and acquiring cost competitive 

resource assets, managing them in a safe and optimised manner, and realizing their full potential by marketing effectively.

OUR VALUES

We will fulfil our purpose by adhering to the following values:

• Safety and Wellbeing • Care and Respect • Integrity and Accountability • Innovation and Entrepreneurial • Collaboration 

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022Dear Shareholders,

2022  started  on  a  strong  note,  with  markets  still  running  on  a 
post-COVID stimulus rush carried over from 2021. The sentiment 
for  ferroalloy  pricing  was  also  lifted  with  the  outbreak  of  the 
war  in  Ukraine,  before  settling  down  as  weaker  global  demand 
weighed  in  on  markets.  The  anticipated  shortage  of  ferroalloys 
caused by the war did not materialize, with Russia still an exporter 
of ferrosilicon, and with Ukraine’s output largely displaced by the 
continued growth in production and exports from India.

These  factors,  acting  in  conjunction  with  a  weak  global  macro 
environment  in  the  second  half  of  the  year  given  energy  prices 
in Europe and general lethargy in China, led ferroalloy prices to 
fall  by  11%  from  2021  to  2022.  Nevertheless,  as  we  previously 
shared, the Company was able to secure strong contracts in Q4 
2021 which were subsequently delivered in 2022, allowing us to 
grow profit after tax by 10.2%. Prices further corrected towards 
the end of 2022, with ferroalloy markets in attrition mode, marked 
by strong price competition and with weaker producers reducing 
production or closing.  This will be the dominant theme of 2023, 
exacerbated  by  inventory  being  released  by  traders  (partly  due 
to elevated costs of holding given high interest rates). It will be a 
challenging year but will also set in motion the conditions for the 
next market rally.

Energy  security  remains  a  dominant  theme,  viewed  against  the 
backdrop of current geopolitical uncertainty and Europe’s power 
situation last winter. We believe that any company able to lock in 
power costs to produce a basic commodity efficiently and cleanly 
will be creating value, and OM Sarawak is in a unique position to 
do so.

Our production at OM Sarawak for the year was 357,000 tonnes, 
well  within  the  guidance  we  gave  at  the  beginning  of  the  year. 
As previously mentioned, production was frontloaded to capture 
better prices in the first half of the year before macroeconomic 
conditions  deteriorated.  Consequently,  major  maintenance  was 
pushed to commence in June 2022, and we are pleased to share 
that all maintenance for our manganese alloy furnaces has been 
completed  as  of  April  2023.  From  production  we  generated  an 
EBITDA of US$163 million, and US$197.0 million in cashflow from 
operations. Cash generation was elevated largely due to changes 
in working capital, with the unwinding (i.e. consumption) of raw 
material safety stock maintained during the COVID period when 
supply chains were considerably more fragile. Depreciation and 
amortisation as a share of EBITDA has also come down, with the 
accelerated  depreciation  of  our  mining  assets  in  2021  with  the 
closure of the Bootu Creek mine in that year. 

The  cash  generated  from  our  operations  was  largely  used  to 
finance  our  acquisition  of  the  remaining  25%  of  OM  Sarawak 
from  our  former  joint  venture  partner  in  December  2022  for 
US$120 million. We are pleased to have completed the acquisition 
and  remain  confident  that  this  will  allow  us  to  focus  growing 
organically  at  OM  Sarawak  through  further  investments  in  our 
final  expansion  phase.  Besides  the  acquisition,  we  also  repaid 
US$26 million to project finance lenders as part of our objective 
to continue lowering our gearing ratio.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

After a series of engagement sessions with institutional investors 
in 2022, we recently formally implemented a dividend policy for 
2023  onward.  While  a  A$1.5  cents  dividend  was  declared  for 
FY2022, going forward the Company will target a distribution of 
10-30% of net profit after tax, subject to the board’s approval. As 
we continue working on reinvigorating our register, the dividend 
policy will allow us to pay a sustainable dividend even as we grow, 
and  most  importantly,  allow  institutional  investors  to  forecast 
their  returns.  After  our  expansion  and  growth  projects  at  OM 
Sarawak,  we  will  be  able  to  distribute  more  of  our  earnings  to 
shareholders.

While we have been able to successfully complete the modification 
of two silicon metal furnaces, one furnace was suspended as of 
12  April  2023  as  it  was  not  operating  as  anticipated  within  the 
framework  of  the  Engineering,  Procurement  and  Construction 
contract. A review is now underway in relation to rectification.

In addition, we have also made significant progress in our efforts 
to  promote  diversity  and  inclusion  in  our  workforce.  We  firmly 
believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential for our 
success  and  are  committed  to  creating  an  environment  where 
everyone feels valued and respected.

This  year,  we  made  advancements  in  obtaining  assurances  for 
our  greenhouse  gas  (GHG)  emissions.  The  level  of  assurance 
obtained  required  site  visits  with  inspectors  to  verify  data 
collection methods, ensuring that accurate and reliable numbers 
are  reported.    To  have  a  comprehensive  understanding  of  our 
products’ total footprint, a cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) 
was  also  conducted  on  manganese  ore  and  manganese  alloy, 
in  collaboration  with  the  International  Manganese  Institute. 
Information gathered allowed us to provide transparent data to 
customers while assessing our emission impact.

I  am  confident  that  our  continued  focus  on  sustainability 
and  responsible  business  practices  will  not  only  benefit  our 
Company but also contribute to building a better world for future 
generations.

I  would  like  to  express  my  gratitude  to  our  shareholders, 
customers, and employees for their unwavering support, which 
has been critical to our success. We remain committed to creating 
value  for  our  stakeholders  and  contributing  to  the  betterment 
of  society,  growing  as  a  sustainable  ferroalloy  producer  to  the 
world’s steelmakers.

LOW NGEE TONG
Executive Chairman

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022DIRECTORS

Mr  Low  is  a  qualified  Mechanical  Engineer,  having  graduated  from  the  National 
University  of  Singapore.  He  has  over  42  years  of  experience  in  the  steel,  ferro 
alloy and building materials industries in Asia. That experience was gained with 
Chiyoda  Limited,  a  global  Japanese  civil  engineering  group,  Intraco  Limited, 
Intraco Resources Pte Limited, and C Itoh Limited, a significant Japanese metals 
trading house. Mr Low has demonstrated a significant network for marketing in 
China  and  internationally.  He  was  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  OMH  since  its 
incorporation and subsequent listing in 1998. In October 2008, Mr Low became 
the Executive Chairman of OMH. Mr Low’s business relationships and reputation 
with  several  large  multinational  corporations  in  Asia  have  enabled  OMH  to 
successfully establish its profitable operations based in Singapore and extending 
to China, Malaysia, South Africa and Australia.

LOW NGEE TONG
Executive Chairman

Mr Zainul Abidin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics and 
Malay  Studies  from  the  University  of  Singapore.  Mr  Zainul  was  a  Member  of 
Parliament  (from  1997-2011)  and  served  as  the  Senior  Minister  of  the  State  for 
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Singapore, a position he held 
since  2006.  Prior  to  serving in government  service,  Mr  Zainul  had an illustrious 
career in journalism which included the positions of Editor of Berita Harian, The 
Singapore Business, The Sunday Times and Associate Editor of The Straits Times.

Mr Zainul currently serves as the Ambassador to Kuwait (Non-Resident) and was 
formerly the Foreign Minister’s Special Envoy to the Middle East. Mr Zainul also 
used  to  serve  as  a  Corporate  Adviser  to  Singapore’s  Temasek  International  Pte 
Ltd, and is now a member of the Temasek Foundation Cares Board of Directors. 
He is a member of the Nanyang Technological University Board of Trustees and 
Board of Directors of Mediacorp.

Mr Zainul served numerous government agencies, councils and civic organizations 
including  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Singapore  Port  Workers’  Union,  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Port  of  Singapore  Authority,  President  of  the 
Singapore Islamic Religious Council, Chairman of the Malay Heritage Foundation, 
Chief Executive Officer of the Council for the Development of the Malay/Muslim 
Community (MENDAKI), the Council for Security Co-operation in the Asia Pacific, 
the  National  University  of  Singapore  Council  as  well  as  being  the  Patron  of  the 
Singapore Rugby Union and Adviser to the Hockey Federation.

Mr Zainul Abidin is a member of the Company’s Remuneration Committee.

Ms  Wolseley  holds  a  Bachelor  of  Commerce  degree  and  is  a  Chartered 
Accountant. She is the Principal of a corporate advisory company and has over 31 
years of experience as Company Secretary to a number of ASX-listed companies 
operating primarily in the resources sector. Previously Ms Wolseley was an Audit 
Manager both in Australia and overseas for an international accounting firm. Her 
expertise includes corporate secretarial, management accounting, financial and 
management  reporting  in  the  mining  industry,  IPOs,  capital  raisings,  cash  flow 
modelling  and  corporate  governance.  Ms  Wolseley  is  also  a  board  member  of 
Aquinas College, an independent school for boys in Perth, Western Australia. 

Ms Wolseley is a member of the Company’s Audit and Remuneration Committees.

ZAINUL ABIDIN RASHEED
Independent 
Deputy Chairman

JULIE ANNE WOLSELEY
Non-Executive Director & 
Joint Company 
Secretary

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022DIRECTORS

Mr Tan Peng Chin was the founder, managing director and consultant of Tan Peng Chin 
LLC until he retired from the firm on 31 December 2015. Mr Tan was also a Notary 
Public and Commissioner for Oaths from 1995 to 2015. He was an Accredited Mediator 
with  the  Singapore  Mediation  Center.  Mr  Tan’s  legal  expertise  includes  corporate 
finance,  banking,  company  and  commercial  laws,  international  trade,  joint  ventures 
and  issues  concerning  shareholders  and  directors.  In  addition,  Mr  Tan  has  acted  in 
numerous cross border transactions in the course of his legal career spanning more 
than 37 years. Mr Tan has served as an Independent Director in numerous Singapore-
listed companies since 1996.

He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Institutional  Review  Board  of  the  Singapore  National 
Cancer  Center  from  2007  to  2014.  Mr  Tan  was  instrumental  in  setting  up  Clarity 
Singapore Limited in 2010, a charity under the auspices of Caritas (the Catholic Church) 
to assist persons suffering from mental illnesses and was Chairman / Vice Chairman of 
the Board until his retirement from the Board in Oct 2021. Mr Tan has also volunteered 
with  various  charities  including  Christian  Outreach  for  the  Handicapped  and  the 
Roman Catholic Prison Ministry. He is also a director of Orchestra of Music Makers Ltd.

With his board experience in various companies in Asia and his legal expertise, Mr Tan 
is able to assist the Company in its strategic pursuits. He has been a Non-Executive 
Director since 14 September 2007. 

Mr Tan is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.

Dato’ Abdul Hamid Bin Sh Mohamed is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified 
Accountant. He started off his career in an accounting firm before joining Bumiputera 
Merchant  Bankers  Berhad,  a  merchant  and  investment  bank,  and  subsequently 
Amanah  Capital  Malaysia  Berhad,  another  financial  institution  group  owned  by  the 
largest unit trust fund in Malaysia then. 

He eventually joined the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (“KLSE”), now known as Bursa 
Malaysia, where he rose from Senior Vice President Strategic Planning & International 
Affairs,  subsequently  to  Deputy  President  (Strategy  and  Development)  and  finally 
to the position of Chief Financial Officer. During his 5 years with KLSE, he led several 
major projects including the acquisition of Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures 
Exchange,  Commodity  and  Monetary  Exchange  of  Malaysia  and  the  subsequent 
merger of both exchanges to form the Malaysian Derivatives Exchange, as well as the 
acquisition of Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing and Automated Quotation. He 
also led KLSE’s demutualisation exercise. 

He holds directorships in various companies in Malaysia including Lembaga Tabung 
Haji (the National Pilgrims Fund Board), MMC Corporation Berhad (a listed company 
on Bursa Malaysia which was recently privatised), Maybank Investment Bank Berhad (a 
subsidiary and investment banking arm of Malayan Banking Berhad which is also listed 
on Bursa Malaysia), and Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (a Malaysian government-linked private 
equity  company).  He  is  currently  the  Executive  Director  (and  major  shareholder)  of 
Symphony House Sdn Bhd, a privately owned investment holding company. 

Other  directorships  outside  Malaysia  include  Maybank  IBG  Holdings  Limited  in 
Singapore and PT Maybank Sekuritas Indonesia where both companies are involved 
with dealings in securities. 

Dato’  Abdul  Hamid  Bin  Sh  Mohamed  is  the  Chairman  of  the  Company’s  Audit 
Committee.

Ms Tan Ming-li is currently a partner of the Malaysian legal firm, Chooi & Company + 
Cheang & Ariff. She graduated with a double degree in Law (Hons) and Science from 
the University of Melbourne. She was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1994 and has 
been  in  legal  practice  for  over  26  years.  Her  areas  of  expertise  include  corporate 
and securities laws where she is involved in advising on capital market transactions, 
mergers  and  acquisitions,  corporate  restructuring  and  corporate  finance  related 
work.

She currently serves as an independent director for CapitaLand Malaysia Trust, BP 
Plastics Holding Berhad and from 1 April 2023, she has been redesignated as a non-
independant non-executive director of Tune Protect Group Berhad (companies listed 
on Bursa Malaysia) and Tune Insurance Malaysia Berhad, a subsidiary of Tune Protect 
Group Berhad.

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TAN PENG CHIN
Independent 
Non-Executive 
Director

DATO’ ABDUL HAMID 
BIN SH MOHAMED
Independent 
Non-Executive 
Director

TAN MING-LI
Independent 
Non-Executive 
Director

OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022 
KEY MANAGEMENT

NAME

POSITION

Heng Siow Kwee

Director, Group HR , Joint Company Secretary

Daphne Ang

Eugene Tan

Joint Group Financial Controller

Joint Group Financial Controller

Chen Xiao Dong

Managing Director, OM Sarawak

Dai Han Ping

Deputy Managing Director, OM Sarawak

Adrian Low

Managing Director, OMS

Fanie Van Jaarsveld

Managing Director, OMM

Don Heng

Managing Director, OMML

Goh Ping Choon

General Manager, Corporate, OMS

Mustapha Bin Ismuni

Director, OM Sarawak

Lisa Chee

General Manager, HR, OM Sarawak

Choi Pik Choing

Deputy General Manager, Finance, OM Sarawak

Liu Xian Feng

General Manager, OMQ

Pu Guo Liang

General Manager, Engineering, OMA

Chen Hui Zhi

General Manager, Trades, OMQT

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Directors
Low Ngee Tong                 
Zainul Abidin Rasheed   
Julie Anne Wolseley          
Tan Peng Chin                  
Dato’ Abdul Hamid            
Bin Sh Mohamed
Tan Ming-li                       

(Executive Chairman)
(Independent Deputy Chairman)
(Non-Executive Director)
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
(Independent Non-Executive Director)

(Independent Non-Executive Director)

Name of Principal Bankers
Bank of China
Citibank N.A., Singapore Branch
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad
Malayan Banking Berhad
RHB Bank Berhad
Standard Chartered Bank
United Overseas Bank Limited

Name and Address of Auditors
Foo Kon Tan LLP
Public Accountants and Chartered Accountants
24 Raffles Place, #07-03
Clifford Centre
Singapore 048621

Name and Address of Appointed Australian
Agent and Australian Registered Office:
OM Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd
102 Angelo Street
South Perth, WA 6151

Name of Bermuda Resident Representative
Conyers Corporate Services (Bermuda) Limited

Website       

: www.omholdingsltd.com

ASX Code 

: OMH

Bursa Code        : OMH(5298.KL)

Company Secretaries
Heng Siow Kwee
Julie Anne Wolseley
Conyers Corporate Services (Bermuda) Limited

ADDRESS OF COMPANY AND REGISTRIES

The address of the Corporate Office of the Company:
10 Eunos Road 8
#09-03A Singapore Post Centre
Singapore 408600
Telephone        
Facsimile         
Email               

: (65) 6346 5515
: (65) 6342 2242
: om@ommaterials.com

The address of the Bermuda Registered Office:
Clarendon House
2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11
Bermuda

The address of the Company’s 
Principal Share Registry in Bermuda:
Conyers Corporate Services (Bermuda) Limited
Clarendon House
2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11
Bermuda

The address of the Company’s 
Branch Share Registry in Australia:
Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd
Level 11 
172 St Georges Terrace
Perth, Western Australia 6000
Telephone      
Facsimile  
Website          

: (618) 9323 2000
: (618) 9323 2033
: www.computershare.com

The address of the Company’s 
Branch Share Registry in Malaysia:
Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd
Unit 32-01, Level 32
Tower A, Vertical Business Suite
Avenue 3, Bangsar South
No. 8 Jalan Kerinchi
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Telephone           

: (603) 2783 9299

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
as at 31 December 2022

(Incorporated in Bermuda)
(Malaysia Registration No.) 202002000012 (995782-P)
Listed on ASX on 19 March 1998
Listed on Bursa Malaysia on 22 June 2021

100%
(OMM)
OM (Manganese) Ltd
(Incorporated  in Australia)

100%
(OMH BVI)
OM Holdings (B.V.I) Limited
(Incorporated in B.V.I)

100%
(OMH MU)
OMH (Mauritius) Corp.
(Incorporated in Mauritius)

99.99%
(OMR HK)
OM Resources (HK) Limited 
(Incorporated in Hong 
Kong)

26%
(NMPL)
Ntsimbintle Mining 
Proprietary Limited
(Incorporated in South Africa)

50%
(Tshipi Mines)
Tshipi e Ntle Manganese 
Mining (Pty)
(Incorporated in South Africa) 

100%
(OMMY)
OM Resources (M) Sdn.Bhd.
(Incorporated in Malaysia)

100%
(OMS)
OM Materials (S) Pte Ltd
(Incorporated in Singapore)

100%
(OMST)
OM Materials Trade (S) Pte Ltd
(Incorporated in Singapore)

Subsidiaries
Associates

60%
(OMMR)
OM (ANR) Resources
Sdn.Bhd.
(Incorporated in Malaysia)

100%
(OMME)
OM Engineering Tech 
(M) Sdn Bhd
(Incorporated in 
Malaysia)

100%
(OMMP)
OM Property 
Development Sdn Bhd
(Incorporated in Malaysia)

100%
(OMSM)
OM Materials (Samalaju) Sdn.Bhd.
(Incorporated in Malaysia)

100%
(OMSA)
OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd
(Incorporated in Malaysia)

100%
(OMQ)
OM Materials (Qinzhou) Co Ltd
(Incorporated in China) 

80%
(OMA)
OM Hujin Science & Trade 
(Shanghai) Co Ltd 
(Incorporated in China)

33.33%
(OMJ)
OM Materials Japan Co.,Ltd
(Incorporated in Japan)

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100%
(OMQT)
OM Materials Trading 
(Qinzhou) Co Ltd
(Incorporated in China)

100%
(OMML)
OM Materials & Logistics 
(M) Sdn Bhd
(Incorporated in Malaysia)

50%
(WOSL)
Wen Ocean Shipping 
& Logistics Sdn. Bhd.
(Incorporated in Malaysia)

OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
as at 31 December 2022

5 YEAR’S GROUP FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Financial years ended
31 December

2022
US$'million

2021
US$'million

2020
US$'million

2019
US$'million

2018
US$'million

Revenue

 856.6 

 779.9 

 543.9 

 714.6 

 1,125.6 

Profit/(loss) before 

income tax

Profit attributable 
to owners of the 
Company

 105.6 

 84.5 

 (3.5)

 41.0 

 176.5 

 67.8 

 61.5 

 3.5 

 39.4 

 120.5 

Total assets

 886.0 

 943.6 

 874.0 

 842.6 

 902.2 

1,125.6 

714.6 

543.9 

779.9 

Shareholders' 

funds

 396.1 

 368.0 

 309.3 

 297.7 

 274.3 

856.6 

Net tangible assets

 399.7 

 443.7 

 361.7 

 355.8 

 318.4 

Revenue
(US$’million)

FY2021  
FY2022 

 779.9
856.6 

FY2018

FY2019

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Total Assets Per Share
(US$)

FY2021  
FY2022 

1.28
1.20

FY2018

FY2019

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

1.23

1.14

1.19

1.28

1.20

Gross Profit
(US$’million)

FY2021  
FY2022 

206.0
206.9

US$

US$

US$

US$

US$

Total assets per 

share

 1.20 

 1.28 

 1.19 

 1.14 

 1.23 

Net asset backing 

per share

Basic profit per 

share

Gross profit           
(US$ millions)

Gross profit 
margin (%)

US$ cents US$ cents US$ cents US$ cents US$ cents

 54.3 

 60.2 

 49.1 

 48.3 

 43.4 

 9.2 

 8.4 

 0.5 

 5.3 

 16.4 

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

 206.9 

206.0

 66.7 

 106.2 

 263.3 

 24.2 

 26.4 

 12.3 

 14.9 

 23.4 

SALES BY INTERNATIONAL REGIONS

Region

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

%

%

%

%

%

Asia Pacific

 77.4 

 86.4 

 86.1 

 83.6 

 82.1 

FY2018

263.3

Americas

 13.7

 3.7 

 1.7

 4.6

 2.6

FY2019

106.2

FY2020

66.7 

Europe

 6.1 

 6.3 

 5.5 

 7.7 

 9.8 

Middle East

 2.7 

 3.6 

 6.3 

 3.9 

 5.5 

FY2021

FY2022

206.0

206.9

Africa

Total

 0.1

 0.0

 0.4

 0.2

 0.1

 100.0

 100.0

 100.0

 100.0

 100.0 

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022 
OMH GROUP OVERVIEW

KEY OPERATING ENTITIES OF OM 
HOLDINGS GROUP

OMH  is  the  investment  holding  company 
of  the  Group.  The  main  operating  entities 
within the Group are outlined below.

OM Materials (Qinzhou) Trading Co Ltd 
(“OMQT”) 
OMQT  is  the  distribution  arm  of  OMS  in  China. 
This  company  supports  the  operations  of  OMS  and 
distributes and trades materials in China.

OM Materials Qinzhou Co Ltd (“OMQ”) 
OMQ  owns  a  manganese  alloy  smelter  in  Qinzhou, 
Guangxi  province,  China.  The  smelter  is  located 
approximately 1km from the Qinzhou port, providing 
OMQ a competitive advantage with respect to ease 
of  access  to  seaborne  manganese  ore.  OMQ  also 
provides  the  Group  with  intangible  benefits  such 
as  market  intelligence  and  insights  into  smelter 
economics in China. Production ceased in 2022 due 
to elevated power-tariffs in China. 

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OM Materials (S) Pte Ltd (“OMS”) 
OMS, based in Singapore is the strategic trading hub 
of  the  Group.  It  handles  the  logistics,  marketing, 
product flow and distribution activities of the Group. 
Core  businesses  of  OMS  include  marketing  of  OM 
Sarawak’s alloy production, as well as the distribution 
of third party ores to the Group’s global network of 
customers.

OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022OM Holdings Limited (“OMH” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Group”) has 
an established track record of over 25 years in exploration, project development, operations and 
marketing and trading. The Group’s core businesses comprise the production of manganese alloys 
and ferrosilicon, and the marketing and trading of manganese ore and ferroalloys.

Today, the Group is one of the world’s major ferrosilicon and manganese alloy producers. 

OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd 
(“OM Sarawak / OMSA”) 
OM  Sarawak  owns  and  operates  a  ferrosilicon  and 
manganese alloy smelter in Sarawak, East Malaysia, 
with an annual  production capacity of approximately 
120,000  to  126,000  tonnes  of  ferrosilicon,  and 
approximately  333,000 
tonnes  of 
manganese  alloys  and  21,000  to  24,500  tonnes  of 
silicon  metal  per  annum.  The  plant  also  consists  of 
a sinter plant that has a design capacity to produce 
250,000 tonnes of sinter ore per annum. 

to  400,000 

OMH (Mauritius) Corp (“OM MU”) 
OM  Mauritius  has  a  13%  effective  interest  in  the 
Tshipi  Borwa  Manganese  mine  located  in  the 
world-class Kalahari Manganese field located in the 
Northern  Cape  of  South  Africa.    The  Tshipi  Borwa 
Manganese mine currently has a production rate of 
approximately 3.3 to 3.6 million tonnes per annum 
and  the  Group  also  markets  its  13%  effective 
interest of the mine’s annual production.

OM (Manganese) Ltd (“OMM”) 
OMM  owns  the  Bootu  Creek  manganese  mine 
located  in  Northern  Territory,  Australia.  The  Bootu 
Creek  mine  is  located  approximately  110km  north 
of  Tennant  Creek.  Mining  operations  commenced 
in  November  2005  and  the  first  batch  of  ore  was 
processed  in  April  2006.  Mining  operations  ceased 
on  13  December  2021.  The  mine  was  placed  under 
care  and  maintenance  mode  since  the  end  of 
January 2022. 

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140,355   tonnes

216,813   tonnes

Ferrosilicon

Manganese Alloys

146,646    tonnes

216,604    tonnes

Ferrosilicon

Manganese Alloys

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Casting of silicon metal production

OVERVIEW

OPERATIONS

OM  Materials  (Sarawak)  Sdn  Bhd  (“OM  Sarawak”)  owns  the 
Ferroalloy  Smelting  Project  in  Sarawak,  Malaysia  (the  “Plant”). 
The Plant consists of 8 main workshops with a total of 16 units 
of 25.5 MVA furnaces, of which 6 furnaces were allocated for the 
production of ferrosilicon, 8 units to produce manganese alloys 
and  2  units  to  produce  silicon  metal.  The  Plant  has  a  design 
production capacity of 120,000 to 126,000 tonnes of ferrosilicon, 
333,000  to  400,000  tonnes  of  manganese  alloys  and  21,000  to 
24,500  tonnes  of  silicon  metal  per  annum  upon  completion  of 
conversion  works.  The  Plant  also  consists  of  a  sinter  plant  that 
has  a  design  capacity  to  produce  250,000  tonnes  of  sinter  ore 
per annum.

In  transitioning  to  the  COVID-19  endemic  phase,  numerous 
countries have loosened their border policies and eased COVID-19 
restrictions, including Malaysia, which reopened its international 
borders on 1 April 2022. 

Despite  the  reopening  of  borders,  Malaysia 
immigration 
authorities maintained strict regulations on issuing work permits 
for  foreigners.  Similarly,  as  part  of  their  COVID-19  control 
measures,  the  Chinese  government  continued  to  enforce  strict 
border  crossing  control  between  the  provinces  and  countries, 
which  affected  the  recruitment  of  Chinese  workers  by  OM 
Sarawak in 2022.

PLANT CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

In July 2022, the Plant successfully converted two of its ferrosilicon 
furnaces to produce manganese alloys. Commercial production 
was  achieved  in  August  2022,  increasing  the  total  manganese 
alloys  furnaces  from  6  units  to  8  units,  bringing  the  Plant’s 
manganese  alloys  production  capacity  to  330,000  to  400,000 
tonnes  per  annum.  The  sinter  plant  also  achieved  commercial 
production in Q4 2022 following contractors’ onsite rectification 
and fine-tuning works. Training was provided to local operators 
to ensure smooth operation of the sinter plant. 

The  Plant  commenced  hot  commissioning  and  performance 
testing for the first silicon metal furnace on 20 December 2022.  The 
production team has been collaborating with onsite contractors 
to refine and acquaint themselves with the production processes 
to meet the standard specifications for silicon metal.

As  of  12  April  2023,  production  for  the  silicon  metal  furnace 
was suspended as it was not operating as anticipated within the 
framework  of  the  Engineering,  Procurement  and  Construction 
contract.

Major scheduled maintenance works commenced in June 2022, 
beginning  with  manganese  alloy  furnaces  followed  by  FeSi 
furnaces.  The  ongoing  major  maintenance  works  alleviated  the 
manpower constraints, and were conducted in stages to minimise 
disruptions to ongoing operations. As at 31 December 2022, 10 
out of 16 furnaces were in operation with 5 furnaces producing 
ferrosilicon,  4  furnaces  producing  manganese  alloys  and  1 
furnace producing silicon metal. Of the remaining 6 furnaces, 5 
were shut down for major maintenance while 1 was undergoing 
the conversion process to produce silicon metal. 

The annual production of ferrosilicon and manganese alloys (which 
included  silicomanganese  and  high  carbon  ferromanganese) 
amounted  to  140,355  tonnes  of  216,813  tonnes  respectively. 
There  was  a  7.1%  increase  in  ferrosilicon  production  and  slight 
0.1% increase in manganese alloy production compared to 2021. 
The  manganese  alloys  production  fell  short  of  the  intended 
annual  capacity  design  due  to  furnace  shutdowns  in  stages  as 
part of the major maintenance program. 

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Sales volumes for ferrosilicon and manganese alloys increased by 28.9% and 6.2% respectively in 2022. The increase in ferrosilicon sales 
volumes were mainly attributed to the shipments delays from 2021 being carried over to 2022, along with an increase in ferrosilicon 
production volumes.  

Product
(tonnes)

Production

Years ended 31 December

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Ferrosilicon (FeSi)

140,355

131,059

167,443

230,735

220,515

Manganese Alloys 
(SiMn, HCFeMn)

216,813

216,539

227,406

248,163

242,341

Manganese Sinter Ore 

112,711

99,824

24,125

-

-

Sales

Ferrosilicon (FeSi)

146,646

113,783

171,502

219,828

225,749

Manganese Alloys 
(SiMn, HCFeMn)

216,604

203,938

231,129

240,280

241,166

Manganese Sinter Ore 

-

7,132

-

-

-

In  2022,  several  operational  milestones  were 
achieved, which included:

• 

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with 
the  Universiti  of  Malaysia  (Sarawak)  in  February 
2022 
in  Manufacturing 
Technology (Smelting) program 

the  Certificate 

for 

•  Commencement  of  the  accreditation  program 
for ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental management 
system and ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational health 
and safety management system in August 2022

• 

Signing  of  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding 
with  the  Sarawak  Forestry  Corporation  (SFC)  in 
November  2022  for  the  rewilding  of  Sarawak’s 
Urban  Totally  Protected  Areas  through  habitat 
restoration at Similajau National Park program.

•  Receiving the Merit Awards for the 10th Premier of 
Sarawak Environmental Award (PSEA) 2021/2022.

As  at  31  December  2022,  OM  Sarawak  had  a  total  workforce 
of  1,539  employees,  of  which  74%  were  local  Sarawakians.  In 
an effort to localise manpower, a Memorandum of Agreement 
was  signed  with  Universiti  Malaysia  Sarawak  (UNIMAS)  in 
February 2022 for the Certificate in Manufacturing Technology 
(Smelting)  Program.  The  programme  aims  to  nurture  a  skilled 
smelting workforce in Sarawak, and reduce reliance on foreign 
skilled  manpower  for  core  furnace  skilled  positions.    A  total 
of  12  candidates  successfully  completed  the  program,  and  a 
graduation ceremony was conducted on 5th December 2022. 

For  more 
Internship and Career Exposure Opportunities Pg.61

information,  refer  to  Sustainability  Statement: 

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2
0
2

1
2
0
2

1,447,897  tonnes

Ores and Alloys 

2,367,957  tonnes

Ores and Alloys 

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For the Group, by forging strong relationships with major steel 
conglomerates,  regional  sales  in  the  Asia  Pacific  market  has 
remained stable despite supply chain disruption. On the other 
hand, the Group has swiftly expanded its reach to the Western 
market  during  the  year  to  fill  the  void  caused  by  turmoil  in 
Eastern Europe.

Sailing  through  the  first  half  of  the  year,  we  faced  challenging 
conditions in the second half of 2022. The focus for 2023 is to 
strengthen longer term relationships with end users to weather 
through the cycle and to be prepared for unforeseen incidents 
in a fast-changing world.

OVERVIEW AND UPDATE IN 2022

With COVID-19 vaccinations rolled out globally since 2021, most 
countries lifted restrictions and there was a return to normality. 
Global  trading  activities  tracked  the  pick  up  in  both  Western 
and Asian countries during the year. 

The  conflict  between  Ukraine  and  Russia  created  uncertainty 
in  the  global  supply  of  ferroalloys.  Both  countries  are  majors 
in  commodity  export,  as  a  result,  trade  flow  of  certain 
commodities,  including  steel,  metals,  grain,  ferroalloy,  ores, 
among others were greatly disrupted. This led to a temporary 
rise in prices in the first half of 2022, however the anticipated 
shortage of ferroalloys caused by the war did not materialize as 
Russia was still an exporter of ferrosilicon and Ukraine’s output 
was  displaced  by  India.  Prices  eventually  stabilized  as  global 
demand weakened.

2022 SALES BY GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENT

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region

%

%

%

%

%

Asia Pacific

 77.4 

 86.4 

 86.1 

 83.6 

 82.1 

Americas

 13.7

 3.7 

 6.3 

 3.6 

 0.0

 1.7

 5.5 

 6.3 

 0.4

 4.6

 7.7 

 3.9 

 0.2

 2.6

 9.8 

 5.5 

 0.1

 6.1 

 2.7 

 0.1

 100.0

 100.0

 100.0

 100.0

 100.0 

Europe

Middle East

Africa

Total

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18,071 tonnes 

an average grade of 28.69%  Mn

191,696  tonnes

an average grade of 28.66 %  Mn

*The tonnages reflected in the quarterly announcement of 144,352 
tonnes (dated 30 January 2023) excluded 1 vessel tonnage sold of 
47,344 tonnes sold.

6.86 million tonnes

13.18%  Mn as at 31 December 2022

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OVERVIEW 

OM  (Manganese)  Ltd  (“OMM”)  is  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary 
with  its  main  activities  being  exploration  and  mining  (up  until 
December  2021)  of  manganese  ore  at  the  Bootu  Creek  Mine. 
The  Bootu  Creek  Mine  is  located  110  km  north  of  Tennant 
Creek  in  the  Northern  Territory  of  Australia.  OMM’s  principal 
administration office is in Perth, Western Australia.

The  exploration  and  subsequent  development  of  the  Bootu 
Creek  Project  commenced 
in  September  2001.  Mining 
operations commenced in November 2005 and the first batch 
of ore was processed in April 2006. 

The  main  mineral  lease  (ML24031)  is  in  the  Bootu  Creek  area 
on pastoral leases, where the mining and processing operations 
were based and where the currently defined Mineral Resources 
(excluding Renner West deposit, located on EL28041) have been 
identified.

A preliminary feasibility study including metallurgical test work 
and  mine  assessment  of  the  Renner  West  Inferred  Resource 
commenced in 2020 with the view of upgrading the deposit to 
Ore Reserve status. The Renner Springs Project area is located 
approximately 70 km northwest of the Bootu Creek mine site, 
covering an extensive dolomite-siltstone sequence which hosts 
several shallow dipping and flat lying manganese occurrences.

Mining  at  the  Bootu  Creek  Mine  was  carried  out  using  a 
conventional  open-cut  method  of  mining,  blasting  and 
excavation using hydraulic excavators and dump trucks. 

The  Bootu  Creek  plant  was  a  relatively  simple  crushing  and 
screening  operation,  followed  by  heavy  media  separation 
(HMS)  to  concentrate  the  manganese  minerals.  The  plant 
comprised  of  three  separately  built  processing  plants.  The 
original  primary  processing  plant  (PPP)  was  commissioned  in 
2006 and processed the Run of Mine (ROM) ore. The secondary 
processing  plant  (SPP)  commissioned 
in  December  2009 
abutted the  PPP  and selectively  processed drum  plant  rejects 
and washed fines from the PPP and previously stockpiled drum 
plant rejects.  

Figure 1. Locality Plan

The  Ultra  Fines  Plant  (UFP)  abuts  the  SPP  and  is  designed  to 
process the PPP scrubber tails, recovered rejects and historical 
tailings deposits. The PPP was designed to produce a nominal 
550,000  tonnes  of  product  per  annum,  comprising  about 
420,000  tonnes  of  lump  and  about  130,000  tonnes  of  fines. 
Numerous  capital  upgrades  and  improvements  increased  the 
PPP’s  production  capacity  to  approximately  800,000  tonnes 
of product per annum. The commissioning of the SPP in 2009 
added  a  further  capacity  of  approximately  200,000  tonnes 
bringing the combined production capacity from the two plants 
to approximately 1 million tonnes per annum dependent upon 
the characteristics of the ore being fed.

The addition of the UFP (i.e., the third plant) in March 2020, is 
designed  to  treat  the  tailings  streams  and  produce  a  nominal 
250,000 tonnes per annum. There has been a number of start-
up  issues  associated  with  the  UFP  including  poor  screening 
efficiencies  which  affected  the  downstream  separation  and 
optimisation of the classifiers. This contributed to lower product 
grades  and  yields.  Several  screen  media  have  been  trialled  to 
improve  the  screening  efficiencies  and  rectification  works  are 
ongoing  with  measures  implemented  aimed  at  optimising  the 
performance of the UFP.

The processing of manganese ore is described diagrammatically below: 

Figure 2. Bootu Creek Manganese Processing Plant Schematic

Figure 3. Bootu Creek location and Tenement plan

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Manganese product produced on the mine site was transported 60 km to the Muckaty Rail Siding on a sealed private road and then 
approximately 800 km to the Port of Darwin via the Alice Springs to Darwin rail line. 

Manganese product was stockpiled at the rail head at the Port of Darwin prior to being transported to the port ship loader and 
loaded onto vessels for shipping to overseas markets. OMM achieved production of 18,071 tonnes at an average grade of 28.69% 
Mn for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

Production ceased on 25 January 2022 and the Bootu Creek Mine was placed on Care and Maintenance.

Rehabilitation Activities conducted during Care and Maintenance

During  Care  and  Maintenance,  OMM  utilised  available  resources  to  rehabilitate  Waste  Rock  Dump’s  (WRD)  and  satellite  Run  of 
Mine (ROM’s) stockpile areas. The primary focus was to make ready, survey, and cross-rip designated areas in preparation for the 
forecasted early rainfall by mid-October and complete aerial seeding by the end of November.

At the end of October 2022, 243ha (WRD and ROM) was ready to be seeded, due to limited seed stock only 98 ha was revegetated 
using a drone. Harvesting of the additional seed has commenced and the remaining 143ha will be seeded ahead of the normal 
seasonal wet season during October/November 2023.

Figure 4: Profiling, topsoil spread, drainage and cross-rip completed. 

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During the 2022 financial year, a total of *191,696 tonnes of manganese product was exported through the Port of Darwin.
*The tonnages reflected in the quarterly announcement of 144,352 tonnes on 30 January 2023 excluded 1 vessel of 47,344 tonnes sold.

Unit

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Years ended 31 December

 Mining 
 Total Material Mined 
 Ore Mined - Tonnes 
 Ore Mined - Mn Grade 

 Production 
 Lump - Tonnes 

bcms
dt
%

dt

%
 Lump - Mn Grade 
dt
 Fines/SPP/UFP - Tonnes 
%
 Fines/SPP/UFP - Mn Grade 
 Total Production - Tonnes 
dt
 Total Production - Mn Grade  %

 Sales 
 Lump - Tonnes 
 Lump - Mn Grade 

 Fines/SPP/UFP - Tonnes 

 Fines/SPP/UFP - Mn Grade 
 Total Sales - Tonnes 
 Total Sales - Mn Grade 

dt
%

dt

%
dt
%

–
–
–

12,643

29.27
5,608
26.82
18,071
28.69

164,400
28.28

27.296

33.2
191,696
28.66

4,737,723
1,131,066
20.85

7,411,431
1,008,015
19.19

5,748,339
1,034,190
20.48

8,426,107
1,819,012
21.94

678,337

27.25
176,150
32.95
854,487
28.42

551,448
27.09

145,879

33.77
697,328
28.49

607,411

26.72
130,608
34.51
738,019
28.10

553,976
26.56

88,755

35.34
642,731
27.78

438,509

32.83
131,581
36.62
570,090
33.71

452,774
32.91

168,772

36.40
621,546
33.86

622,279

35.50
191,761
36.64
814,040
35.77

593,778
35.66

203,238

36.62
797,015
35.90

Table 1. Production and Sales FY2018 - FY2022

Annual Manganese Production

’

s
t
d
e
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O
n
M

1,000,000

900,000

800,000

700,000

600,000

500,000

400,000

300,000

200,000

100,000

-

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016*

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

*Note – No production and mining activity conducted in FY2016 and FY2022

Year

Annual Total Material Mined

’

s
M
C
B
s
n
o

i
l
l
i

M

14.00

12.00

10.00

8.00

6.00

4.00

2.00

-

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016*

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

*Note – No production and mining activity conducted in FY2016

Year

Annual Manganese Shipments

’

s
t
d
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O
n
M

1,200,000

1,000,000

800,000

600,000

400,000

200,000

-

20

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016*

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

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Bootu Creek Mineral Resource 

There was no ore mined at Bootu Creek in 2022. The 31 December 2022 Mineral Resource of 6.86 million tonnes was derived by 
depleting the 31 December 2021 Mineral Resource by the processing of 32,325 tonnes of stockpiled ROM ore prior to the closure of 
the HMS plant on 25 January 2022. A further trial of 37,318 tonnes of tailings was processed through the UFP plant in January 2022.

Undiluted
Deposit:
CFN
Masai 5
Tourag
ZuluSouth
Renner West
Insitu Resource
ROM Stocks

SPP Stocks
UFP Rejects
UFP Tailings
Total Resource

Measured

Mt

%Mn

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Indicated

Mt
0.35
0.13
0.67
0.23
0.28
1.66
0.13

0.05
2.07
2.95
6.86

%Mn
23.09
26.47
22.69
20.91
22.26
22.75
13.50

14.50
12.10
8.55
13.19

Inferred

Mt

%Mn

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Combined

Mt
0.35
0.13
0.67
0.23
0.28
1.66
0.13

0.05
2.07
2.95
6.86

%Mn
23.09
26.47
22.69
20.91
22.26
22.75
13.50

0.00
12.10
8.55
13.19

Table 2. Bootu Creek Mineral Resource as at 31 December 2022

Figure  5.  Location  Plan  for  the  Bootu  Creek  Mineral  Resources  as  at  31 
December 2022

Dec 2021 at 15% Mn cutoff

Dec 2022 at 15% Mn cutoff

Change

CFN

Masai

Tourag

Zulu South

Renner West

Insitu Total

ROM Stocks

SPP Stocks

UFP Rejects

UFP Tailings

Grand Total

Pit Base

195

245

220

230

255

Mt

0.35

0.13

0.67

0.23

0.28

1.66

0.16

0.04

2.07

2.99

6.92

%Mn

23.09

26.47

22.69

20.91

22.26

22.75

13.50

14.50

12.10

8.59

13.18

Pit Base

195

245

220

230

255

Mt

0.35

0.13

0.67

0.23

0.28

1.66

0.13

0.05

2.07

2.95

6.86

%Mn

23.09

26.47

22.69

20.91

22.26

22.75

13.50

14.50

12.10

8.55

13.19

Table 3: 31 December 2022 Mineral Resource vs 31 December 2021 Mineral Resource

There is no current Life of Mine Plan or Ore Reserve for Bootu Creek.

Mt

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

-0.03

0.01

0.00

-0.04

-0.06

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2022 Bootu Creek Exploration Program

The  Bootu  Creek  and  Renner  Springs  exploration  programs 
planned  for  2022  were  deferred  to  2023,  owing  to  the  Bootu 
Creek  operation  being  placed  on  Care  and  Maintenance  in 
January 2022.

Exploration – Bryah Basin Manganese Joint 
Venture (OMM 51%, Bryah 49%)

In  April  2019  OMM  entered  into  a  Farm-In  and  Joint  Venture 
Agreement with Bryah Resources Limited (ASX:BYH) (Bryah) for 
the manganese rights in approximately 660 km2 of exploration 
tenements  in  the  Bryah  Basin,  located  approximately  150 
km  north  of  the  town  of  Meekatharra  in  central  Western 
Australia.  The  agreement  includes  the  historic  Horseshoe 
South manganese mine which has been the largest, and highest 
grade, manganese mine in the Murchison region.

Under the terms of the agreement, OMM paid Bryah A$500,000 
in  two  cash  instalments  and  funded  an  additional  A$500,000 
of exploration expenditure in the initial exploration program to 
earn an initial 10% Joint Venture interest at the end of August 
2019.

The  results  of  the  initial  exploration  drilling  were  sufficiently 
encouraging  for  OMM  to  proceed  with  Stage  2  of  the  Joint 
Venture.  OMM  funded  a  further  A$2.0  million  (in  4  separate 
tranches  of  A$0.5  million  each)  on  exploration,  to  eventually 
earn  a  51%  interest  in  the  Joint  Venture  in  March  2022.  OMM 
assumed management of the Joint Venture in July 2022. OMM 
and Bryah co-contributed A$700,000 on a 51%:49% basis up to 
the end of September 2022. OMM is currently sole funding the 
next A$1.8 million in exploration to earn a 60% interest in the 
Joint Venture.

Bryah  released  a  maiden  Joint  Venture  Inferred  and  Indicated 
JORC  2012  compliant  Mineral  Resource  estimate  totalling  1.84 
million  tonnes  at  21.0%  Mn1  covering  the  Horseshoe  South, 
Horseshoe Extended, Brumby Creek East, Brumby Creek West, 
Area 74, and Black Hill deposits in March 2022.

Two  Gradient  Array  Induced  Polarisation  (GAIP)  geophysical 
programs,  covering  6km  of  strike  length,  were  completed  in 
April and November 2022, and together with outcrop mapping 
and  rock  chip  sampling  have  identified  several  new  targets 
which  are  currently  waiting  on  Heritage  survey  clearance 
before drill testing. 3 Reverse Circulation (RC) exploration drill 
programs  were  completed  in  2022  including  64  holes  (2,498 
metres) in March 2022, 39 holes (1,458 metres) in June 2022 and 
41 holes (1,557 metres) in December 2022.

Assay results from the March 2022 RC drill program2,3 confirmed 
a southern extension of Brumby West deposit and the Redrum 
GAIP target as a new deposit. Assay intersections at a 15% Mn 
cut off included:-

Brumby West:

•  BBRC185 – 7m at 24.6% Mn from 18m
•  BBRC185 – 4m at 30.2% Mn from 31m
•  BBRC186 – 5m at 25.1% Mn from 17m
•  BBRC187 – 18m at 23.3% Mn from 11m
•  BBRC188 – 9m at 22.2% Mn from 21m
•  BBRC189 – 12m at 23.4% Mn from 13m
•  BBRC192 – 10m at 21.3% Mn from 20m

Redrum:

•  RRRC030 – 15m at 24.8% Mn from 4m
•  RRRC031 – 5m at 23.0% Mn from 10m
•  RRRC032 – 4m at 25.7% Mn from 12m
•  RRRC033 – 3m at 29.7% Mn from 15m
•  RRRC036 – 6m at 22.0% Mn from 11m
•  RRRC037 – 4m at 25.2% Mn from 11m

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Assay results for the June 2022 RC drill program testing selected 
geophysical  buried  channel  targets  in  the  Black  Hill,  Black 
Beauty,  Brumby  Creek,  and  Horseshoe  South  areas  which 
returned  isolated  low-grade  intersections,  though  full  access 
was restricted by limited Heritage survey coverage.

The  December  2022  RC  drill  program  further  extends  the 
Brumby Creek West deposit to the south and the infill drilling at 
Redrum deposit will be used for Mineral Resource delineation. 
An  update  of  the  current  Joint  Venture  Inferred  and  Indicated 
Mineral Resource estimate will be undertaken following receipt 
of assay results from the December 2022 drill program.

1  

2  

3  

4  

Refer Bryah Resources Limited (ASX: BYH) ASX announcement dated 
3 March 2022 “Maiden Bryah Basin Manganese Mineral Resource”
Refer  Bryah  Resources  Limited  (ASX:  BYH)  ASX  announcement 
dated 1 August 2022 “New Manganese mineralisation identified at 
Redrum Prospect”
Refer Bryah Resources Limited (ASX: BYH) ASX announcement dated 
31 August 2022 “Continued Manganese drilling Success at Redrum 
and Brumby West”
Refer  Bryah  Resources  Limited  (ASX:  BYH)  ASX  announcement 
dated 22 December 2022 “Manganese RC Drilling Completed”

Figure 6. Deposit Location Plan for the Bryah Basin Manganese 
Joint Venture

Bulk Ore Sorter trials were undertaken with Steinert Australia  
Pty  Ltd  in  Q1  2022.  Three  composite  samples  were  selected 
from  7  PQ  diamond  core  holes  to  represent  3  different  styles 
of  Bryah  Basin  manganese  mineralisation.  The  bulk  test  work 
proved that a colour-based sort program, together with XRT-3D 
for  low density rejection can be  used to  upgrade  +  8mm  feed 
material. Product grades ranged from 36.6% Mn, 32.2% Mn and 
29.3% Mn for composites 1,2 and 3 respectively. 

OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022OPERATIONAL REVIEW BOOTU CREEK MINE

701  Mile  Manganese  Project  with  Great  Sandy 
Pty Ltd

OMM  executed  a  Farm-in  and  Exploration 
Joint  Venture 
Agreement with Great Sandy Pty Ltd (“701 Mile JV Agreement”) 
in  April  2021.  The  701  Mile  Manganese  Project  is  located 
approximately  90km  southeast  of  Newman 
in  Western 
Australia, on E52/3587.

Ethnographic  and  Archaeological  surveys  were  completed 
in  November  2021.  The  area  was  cleared  of  any  significant 
Aboriginal  sites.  A  Land  Access  Agreement  with  the  pastoral 
lease owner was executed in March 2022.

An initial wide spaced drill program of 56 RC holes (1,393m) was 
completed in June 2022. Assay results have outlined a wide area 
of  mineralisation  with  manganese  grades  typically  associated 
with  other  manganese  shale  deposits  in  the  East  Pilbara. 
Drill  hole  locations  and  assay  results  were  listed  in  the  OMH 
September  2022  Quarterly  Production  and  Market  Update 
(refer to ASX Announcement dated 26 October 2022).

The  A$0.25  million  “Due  Diligence”  phase  of  the  701  Mile  JV 
Agreement has been completed and an Option Fee of A$50,000 
paid  by  OMM  in  October  2022  to  advance  to  the  Stage  1 
Exploration  phase.  Stage  1  Exploration  phase  comprise  an 
expenditure  budget  requirement  of  A$1.25  million  within  the 
next  3  years  for  OMM  to  earn  a  51%  interest  in  the  701  Mile 
Manganese Joint Venture.

The proposed initial Stage 1 RC drill program is intended to infill 
and extend the mineralised areas of interest. The Plan of Works 
(“PoW”)  to  extend  the  project  area  has  been  approved  by  the 
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) 
and a request for further Heritage Clearance was submitted in 
September 2022 and is scheduled for March 2023.

Figure 7. Proposed Initial 70-hole RC drill program

Weelarrana Project Area

E52/3892 is a 100% Exploration Licence owned by OMM located approximately 5km to the west of the 701 Mile Manganese Project 
area. The Exploration Licence was granted in September 2021 has since been trimmed to  30 blocks.

Geological mapping has commenced, and a 90 square kilometre high resolution image and Lidar aerial survey was completed in 
May 2022. A PoW for the proposed initial RC drill program was submitted to the DMIRS in August 2022 and approved in November 
2022, and a request for Heritage Clearance of the proposed drill area and access track was submitted in September 2022 and is 
pending approval.

Competent Person Statement 

The  information  in  this  announcement  that  relates  to  Exploration  Results  and  Mineral  Resource  estimation  is  based  on 
information compiled by Mr Craig Reddell, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Craig Reddell is an 
employee of OM (Manganese) Ltd. Craig Reddell has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation 
and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which is undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined 
in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. 
Craig Reddell consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on information in the form and context in which 
it appears.

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022TSHIPI É NTLE MANGANESE MINING PROPRIETARY LTD 
(“TSHIPI”)

Tshipi Project Location

TSHIPI EXPORTS TOTALLED 

3,333,767  tonnes

2022

•   A  world-class  low  cost  long-life  manganese 

asset.

•   Largest  manganese  mine  in  South  Africa  in 

terms  of  production  and  export  and  one  of 

the five largest manganese mines globally.

•   Tshipi commenced exporting manganese ore 

in 2012.

•   Total exports included both lump and fines. 

Overview

The Tshipi Borwa Mine is located on the south western outer rim of the Kalahari Manganese Field 

making the ore resources shallower and more amenable to open pit mining.

OMH has an effective 13% interest in Tshipi through its 26% strategic partnership with Ntsimbintle Holdings Proprietary Limited, 
the majority 50.1% owner of Tshipi. The remaining 49.9% share is owned by Jupiter Mines Limited.

Tshipi owns a manganese property in the world-class Kalahari Manganese Field located in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The 
Kalahari Manganese Field, which stretches for 35km long and is approximately 15km wide, hosts a significant portion of the world’s 
economically mineable high grade manganese ore resources.

The Tshipi Borwa mine is an open pit manganese mine with an integrated ore processing plant which commenced production in 
October 2012. As of 28 February 2022, Tshipi Borwa Mine has a total Mineral Resource Estimation of circa 423 million tonnes in 
accordance with JORC Code (2012). In 2022, Tshipi exported a total of 3,333,767 tonnes of manganese ore.

Tshipi Ownership Structure

OM Holdings Limited

100%

OMH Mauritius Corp

26%

Ntsimbintle Holdings
Proprietary Limited

74%

Jupiter Mines Limited

49.9%

Ntsimbintle Mining 
Proprietary Limited

50.1%

Tshipi é Ntle Manganese
Mining Proprietary Limited

Tshipi Borwa Mine

The Tshipi Borwa ore body commences at a depth of 70m below the surface and the ore body is contained within a 30m to 45m thick 
mineralised zone which occurs along the entire Borwa Property. The ore layer dips gradually to the north-west at approximately 5 
degrees.

Tshipi’s strategy is to mine and process the lower 15m of the mineralised zone, commonly known as the bottom cut, as it bears a 
higher grade ore. A portion of the upper 15m mineralised zone, referred to as the top cut, is planned to be stockpiled for possible 
use later.

Mining of Tshipi Borwa is a relatively simple truck and shovel open cast operation. Once exposed the manganese ore is drilled, 
blasted and loaded onto trucks and hauled to the main ROM stockpile.

The  ROM  stockpile  feeds  the  processing  plant  which  is  designed  to  treat  approximately  3.3  to  3.6  million  tonnes  per  annum  of 
manganese ore.

These products are stockpiled before loading through a state-of-the art load-out station onto railway trains or road trucks.

Inland transportation of manganese products from the mine site is carried out by rail, and complemented by a combination of road 
and rail solutions to increase logistics capacity.

Tshipi’s product is then exported through (i) the Port Elizabeth multi-purpose terminal, including Coega; (ii) the Saldanha multi-
purpose terminal; (iii) the Luderitz port in Namibia; or (iv) the Durban Bulk Connections terminal.

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5.9.1 SUMMARY INFORMATION

Mineral Resource estimation summary:

The Bootu Creek manganese deposits are strata-bound, located at the contact between the underlying dolomite-siltstone Attack 
Creek Formation and the overlying ridge forming sandstone of the Bootu Formation in the Tomkinson Group, within the Ashburton 
Province of the Palaeozoic Tennant Creek Inlier.  The mineralised manganese bearing sandstone horizon is folded around the gentle 
NNW plunging Bootu Syncline, can be traced for 24km and dips around 30° towards the fold axis.

The manganese ore is supergene enriched within a deeply weathered profile.  The Bootu Creek pre-mining manganese resource 
models have a combined strike length of 16 km, with deposit models ranging from 0.7 km to 2.9 km in length.  Mineralisation widths 
vary from 3 m to 15 m and ore mineralogy consists predominately of Pyrolusite and Cryptomelane in a silica rich gangue within the 
supergene zone, overlaying a Rhodochrosite and Braunite unweathered zone at depths of greater than 90m from surface.

All  Bootu  Creek  resource  models,  other  than  Renner  West,  are  located  within  Mineral  Lease  ML24031,  located  120  km  north  of 
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia. The Renner West Inferred Mineral Resource is located on EL28041 and located 70 km 
NW of the Bootu Creek mine site.  Both tenements are granted, 100% owned by OMM and have no security of tenure issues at the 
time of reporting.

Resources at Bootu Creek (“BC”) are predominantly sampled by vertical 5.5” face sampling Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling (91% of 
total drilled), HQ3 diamond (DD) drilling (2%) and open percussion (PC) drilling (7%), based on a nominal 50 m x 25 m spaced grid.   
Hole depths range from 12 m to 156 m and collar locations are picked up by Mine Surveyors using MGA94 co-ordinates. The 31 
December 2021 BC resource delineation dataset for Bootu Creek (trimmed to remaining resource models) comprised 390 drill holes 
for 25,338 metres and the Renner West (RW) dataset had 145 drill holes for 6,284 metres. Tailings in TSF1, TSF2 and TSF 3 at Bootu 
Creek were sampled by 49 core holes for 455 metres, drilled utilising a track mounted Power Probe earth core drill. The 17 diamond 
holes  drilled  at  Bootu  Creek  and  Renner  Springs  in  2019-2021,  within  current  or  since  mined  resource  models,  were  drilled  to 
provide core in order to assess geotechnical parameters and metallurgical characteristics. All recovered drill core is photographed.

Sampling of RC holes is done on 1 metre downhole intervals and rotary split to produce approximately 3 kg samples.  Intervals 
selected for analysis are generally limited to visible manganese mineralisation and adjacent host rock.  Mineralised diamond core 
is quarter sawn to obtain 1 metre or geological intervals, with half core retained for density determination and metallurgical test 
work.  Earth core samples were at 1.2 metre downhole intervals and split lengthways for assay and metallurgical samples. All drill 
samples are crushed, dried and pulverised (total prep) to produce a sub sample for XRF analysis.  Field quality control procedures 
involve the use of field duplicates, certified BC standards (at an insertion rate of approx. 1:130) and use of a number of commercial 
laboratories for analysis.

The sample preparation of RC and earth core samples involve oven drying and full pulverisation before splitting off an XRF assay 
sub-sample. Diamond core assay samples are quarter sawn, jaw crushed and follow the same sample preparation technique.  A 
pulp sub-sample is collected for analysis by XRF for the following elements: Mn, Fe, Al2O3, SiO2, P, Pb, S, TiO2, MgO, K2O, BaO, CaO, Cu, 
Zn and Co3O4. LOI (loss on ignition) is assessed by thermo-gravimetric determination. Laboratory QAQC involves the use of internal 
laboratory standards using certified reference material, blanks, splits and replicates as part of the in house procedures. 

OM (Manganese) Ltd (“OMM”) developed 6 reference standards in 2007 and 2010 for a range of manganese grade values, using 
blends of Mn, Fe and quartz material.  These were sent to 10 commercial laboratories with returned values in the +-2% range against 
of the mean value.  BC standards are submitted with each assay batch and results monitored to maintain an independent check on 
laboratory assays.

There  is  a  high  degree  of  confidence  in  the  geological  interpretation  of  the  Bootu  Creek  manganese  deposits  gained  through 
extensive close spaced drill testing, a relatively planar strata-bound geological setting and several years of active mining at this 
mature mining operation.  Ore mineralogy was determined by XRD analysis and optical petrology on selected drill core, RC chip and 
lump product (gravity concentrate) samples.  

Resource models were digitised and wire-framed from updated interpreted geological and assay drill cross sections prepared by 
OMM.   These wireframes were used to select resource drill intersections and composite data was extracted for Mn, Fe, SiO2, Al2O3, 
BaO and P based on one metre sample increments. The nugget effect from variography represented only 20% - 30% of the total 
variability, suggesting low inherent random behaviour for the manganese mineralisation, and did not warrant grade capping.

The models were estimated using the Ordinary Kriging (OK) estimation technique with Surpac resource estimation software, and 
coded with attributes for material type, resource classification, model domain and against OMM survey pit pickups.  Block Model 
Parent Cells are 25 m (Y) by 10 m (X) by 5 m (Z) and compare favourably with maximum drill spacing of 50 m by 25 m or 40 m by 20 
m.  The along strike search radius varied from 130 m in the shorter or faulted models through to 290 m for the highly continuous 
Chugga-Gogo.  The number of samples was set at a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 32 for passes 1 & 2.  Pass 3 used a minimum 
of 2 samples to fill model extents.  Search ranges varied from 130 m up to 290 m in the deposits of up to 3 km strike length.  The 
search ellipsoids were flattened disc shapes in the plane of the mineralisation with varying anisotropic ratios designed to model 
shallowly plunging manganese trends within the domains.  

Current  bulk  density  regression  formulae  are  based  on  366  waxed  (or  waxed  equivalent)  HQ3  core  samples  selected  from  52 
metallurgical  composites  distributed  through  all  deposits  included  in  the  Ore  Reserve.    The  bulk  density  measurements  were 
determined in 2009 by Amdel (Perth) using the wet and dry methodology. Six density regressions were determined for Chugga/Gogo, 
Shekuma, Xhosa, Masai/Tourag, Yaka and Zulu deposits. Renner West, Foldnose and Zulu South use the Yaka (most conservative) 
regression option. Bulk density of Tailings is estimated at 1.60 kg/m3 and Rejects at 1.73 kg/m3 on a dry tonnes’ basis, both assessed 
on historical site data.

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The mineralised domains have demonstrated continuity in both geology and grade to support the definition of Mineral Resource 
and  Ore  Reserves,  and  the  classifications  applied  under  the  JORC  Code  (2012  edition).    The  nominal  drillhole  spacing  of  50  m 
by 25 m was considered to provide adequate geological and grade continuity definition to assign an Indicated Mineral Resource 
classification to the majority of the deposits at Bootu Creek.  Measured Mineral Resources were restricted to closely drilled resource 
blocks within 15 m vertically of a mined pit floor, reflecting the high level of geological and grade confidence.  

Metallurgical  assumptions  are  based  on  test  work  conducted  on  93  composites  selected  from  79  diamond  holes  drilled  into  all 
deposits included in Ore Reserves.  The test work consists largely of individual particle pyknometry (IPP) on lump ore and Heavy 
Liquid  Separation  (HLS)  test  work  on  fines  (+1  mm).    The  heavy  media  treatment  plant  reconciliation  factors,  product  yield  and 
recovery are reviewed annually.  The Inferred Mineral Resource at Renner West was upgraded to an Indicated Mineral Resource 
following encouraging inhouse HLS metallurgical test work conducted on 3 diamond core holes drilled in late 2019.

Heavy Liquid Separation (HLS) and screened assay analysis, washability and process simulation test work (conducted by Nagrom) 
on earth core sampling of the Tailing Storage Facilities TSF 1, TSF2 and TSF 3 has been utilised to justify the newly constructed Ultra 
Fines Plant (UFP). The UFP Rejects Mineral Resource is based surveyed stockpiles and the same metallurgical test work as used to 
assess the UFF Tailings.

The input data is comprehensive in its coverage of the mineralisation and does not favour or misrepresent in-situ mineralisation.  
Bootu Creek manganese deposits are located within a well-defined geological setting and this allows definition of mineralised zones 
based on a high level of geological understanding.  The Mineral Resource models have been validated by open pit mining since 2006 
which reconcile well against the resource estimates.

Mineral Resource estimates are economically constrained within optimised pit shells, utilising Whittle mining software, based on 
current  mining,  processing  and  logistics  costs,  projected  sales  revenue,  geotechnical  and  deposit  specific  analysis  of  yield  and 
recovery parameters. 

Ore Reserve estimation summary:

No 31 December 2022 Ore Reserve is quoted for the Bootu Creek Operation as it was placed under Care and Maintenance following 
suspension of mining on 13 December 2021 and processing of Run of Mine (ROM) ore was completed on 7 January 2022.

There is no current mine plan for the Bootu Creek operation. Any future re-estimation of the Bootu Creek Ore Reserve will require 
re-optimisation  of  the  remaining  Mineral  Resource  based  on  updated  product  prices  and  specifications,  production  costs  and 
geotechnical parameters.

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Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria

Explanation

Sampling Techniques -
Nature and quantity of 
sampling

•  Mineral  Resources  at  Bootu  Creek  (“BC”)  were  sampled  by  91%  Reverse  Circulation  (RC),  2% 
Diamond Drill (DD) and 7% open percussion (PC) drilling on a nominal 50m x 25m spaced grid. 
The 31 December 2022 BC Bootu Creek resource dataset (trimmed to remaining resource models) 
comprised a total of 390 drill holes for 25,338 metres, and the Renner West dataset comprised a 
total of 145 drill holes for 6384 metres.

• 

•  Collar  locations  are  picked  up  by  Mine  Surveyors  using  MGA94  co-ordinates  and  by  DGPS  or 

handheld GPS at the Renner Springs project.

•  RC holes are sampled at 1 metre intervals, rotary split to produce 2-3 kg samples.  Sample intervals 
selected for analysis are generally limited to visible manganese mineralisation and adjacent host 
rock. Diamond core is submitted for assay as half or quarter core intervals selected by geology and 
intensity of mineralisation.  

•  All drill samples are crushed, dried and pulverised (total prep) to produce a sub sample for XRF 
analysis.  Mineralised diamond core is quarter sawn to obtain 1 metre or geological intervals for 
XRF analysis, with half core retained for density determination and metallurgical test work.
Sampling is carried out under OM (Manganese) Ltd (“OMM”) protocols to ensure the representivity 
of drill samples.
Tailings sampling in TSF1, TSF2 and TSF3 at Bootu Creek was undertaken by drilling 49 earth core 
holes varying in depth from 7 to 12 metres.

• 

• 

Drilling Technique

•  RC drilling with 4.5” drill rods and a 5.5” face sampling drill bit.
•  Diamond core generally drilled using a HQ3 core barrel.
•  Drilling is predominately vertical, and diamond core drilled prior to 2019 was not oriented. 
•  Holes range from 12 to 156 metres in depth. 
• 

Tailings sample holes were drilled utilised a track mounted Power Probe earth core drill. 

Drill Sample Recovery

•  RC  drill  sample  recovery  is  visually  estimated  and  recorded  in  geology  drill  log.  Diamond  core 

recovery is measured and recorded.

•  RC rods and the sample cyclone are cleared as frequently as required to maintain satisfactory drill 

sample recovery and representivity.

•  DD holes use HQ3 size triple tube core barrels to maximise sample recovery.
• 

The mineralisation style and consistency of mineralised intervals are considered to preclude any 
issue of sample bias due to recovery.
Tailings drill core samples were recovered from 1.2m length sample casings.

• 

Logging

•  RC  chip  and  diamond  drill  core  samples  are  geologically  logged  to  the  level  of  detail  required 
to  support  the  Mineral  Resource  estimate.    Logging  records  lithology,  mineralogy,  weathering, 
mineralisation, alteration, colour and other features of the samples.

•  Geotechnical  information  is  collected  from  the  BC  operations  open  pits  and  from  specifically 

drilled Geotechnical diamond drill core holes.

•  All diamond drill core and tailings earth core photographed and logged for geology and geotechnical 

core holes are logged for geotechnical parameters.
The total length of all exploration and resource delineation drilling is logged.

• 

Sub-sampling

•  Diamond  core  assay  samples  are  quarter  sawn,  oven  dried,  jaw  crushed  and  fully  pulverised 

before splitting off an XRF assay sub-sample.   

•  RC samples are rotary split to produce a sample of an approximately 3 kg in weight.   High volume, 
high pressure air is used when RC drilling to ensure the sample return is kept as dry as possible.
•  RC samples submitted for assay are oven dried, jaw crushed and fully pulverised before splitting 

off an XRF assay sub-sample. 

•  QAQC  procedures  involve  the  use  of  field  duplicates,  certified  BC  standards  (insertion  rate  of 

approx. 1:130) and commercial laboratories standards.

•  Appropriate  industry  standard  sample  preparation  techniques  and  quality  control  procedures 
(ISO4296/2) are utilised by the onsite laboratory and offsite commercial laboratories to maximise 
sample representivity.

•  Drill sample field duplicates are taken to ensure sampling is representative of the in-situ sample 

• 

• 

material collected.
Sample  sizes  are  appropriate  for  the  grain  size  of  the  material  being  sampled  based  on  the 
mineralisation style, intersection thickness and percent assay ranges for the primary elements.
Tailings earth core samples were cut in half lengthways for assay, with the remaining half retained 
for metallurgical test work.

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Explanation

Quality of assay data 
and laboratory tests

Verification of 
sampling and assaying    

• 

The analytical techniques use a mine site laboratory XRF multi element suite,  assaying for Mn, Fe, 
Al2O3, SiO2, P, Pb, S, TiO2, MgO, K2O, BaO, CaO, Cu, Zn and Co3O4. LOI (loss on ignition) is assessed 
by thermo-gravimetric determination technique. 

•  No  geophysical  tools  were  used  to  determine  any  element  concentrations  used  in  any  of  the 

• 

resource estimates.
Laboratory  QAQC  involves  the  use  of  internal  laboratory  standards  using  certified  reference 
material, blanks, splits and replicates.  

•  BC independently developed 6 reference standards in 2007 and 2010 for a range of grade values, 
using blends of Mn, Fe and quartz material.  These were sent to 10 commercial laboratories with 
returned values in the +/-2% range against the expected value. The BC standards are submitted 
with each assay batch and monitored to maintain an independent check on laboratory assays.

• 

• 

Significant drill intersections are verified by alternative company personnel, generally the Geology 
Manager for OMM.
Twined  holes  were  used  in  initial  exploration/pre-feasibility  phase  but  are  not  considered 
necessary in the current mature mining phase.

•  Data entry, verification and storage protocols are in place and were managed by a dedicated GIS/

Database Manager and recently by the Geology Manager.

•  No adjustments of primary assay data (high grade cuts, etc.) are considered necessary.

Location of data points

•  Drill collars used for Mineral Resource delineation are surveyed using the mine based DGPS survey 

Data spacing and 
distribution

equipment.

•  All locations are picked up and quoted in MGA94 grid format.
•  Mine lease topography is based on ortho-rectified aerial photography (2013) to produce a DTM 

based on a 5 m x 5 m centred grid with +/- 0.5 m RL accuracy.

•  Data spacing is generally based on a 50 m x 25 m drill grid within the Mineral Resource boundaries.
The data spacing and distribution is close enough to establish the degree of geological and grade 
• 
continuity  appropriate  for  the  Mineral  Resource  classification  being  quoted  and  for  the  Ore 
Reserve estimate.
Sample support is consistent with 1 m RC composite sample length applied and utilised for Mineral 
Resource estimate.

• 

Orientation of data in 
relation to geological 
structure

• 

The manganese deposits at Bootu Creek are shallow dipping (average dip 30o–40o), strata-bound 
and relatively planar.

•  Drill orientation is predominately vertical and any interaction with local faults or fold structures is 

not considered to introduce bias to the sampling results.

Sample Security

Sample security is not considered a significant risk.

• 
•  Most  exploration  samples  are  processed  by  the  mine  site  laboratory  and  results  are  validated 

against the drill hole geology logs.

Audit or reviews

•  No recent audits or reviews of sampling techniques, other than ongoing internal review, have been 
conducted.  The database was last reviewed by Optiro for the 31 December 2012 Mineral Resource 
estimate. 

•  Minor infill delineation drilling conducted since that audit (within the remaining resource models) 

included 5 RC holes in CFN and 30 RC holes in Masai 5. 

•  6 new diamond core holes drilled in 2019 were for geotechnical assessment of the Shekuma and 

CFN pits.

•  3  new  diamond  core  holes  drilled  in  2019  were  for  metallurgical  test  work  at  the  Renner  West 

deposit.

•  8  new  diamond  core  holes  drilled  in  2020  and  2021  were  for  geotechnical  assessment  of  the 

Tourag, Zulu South and Masai 5 proposed pits

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

Criteria

Explanation

Mineral tenement and 
land tenure status

• 

• 

The relevant tenements for 2021 exploration are EL28041 and EL28604, collectively referred to as 
the Renner Springs project.
The tenements were granted in 2010 and 2011 respectively and are 100% owned by OMM with no 
security of tenure issues at the time of reporting.

Exploration done by 
other parties

•  Keys Resources NL were the last to explore the Renner Springs area, intersecting 9m @ 36.7%Mn 

in percussion hole W38. (Ferenczi, 2001).

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Geology

Explanation

• 

• 

• 

The Renner Springs project is predominately located within the Namerinni Group in the Ashburton 
Province  of  the  Tennant  Creek  Inlier.  The  favourable  manganese  bearing  horizon  is  hosted 
principally by the Shillinglaw Formation. 
The Renner Springs manganese horizons are generally shallow dipping and present with a breccia/
conglomerate texture in low outcrops.
The  Bootu  Creek  manganese  deposits  are  strata-bound,  located  at  the  contact  between  the 
underlying dolomite-siltstone Attack Creek Formation and the overlying ridge forming sandstone 
of the Bootu Formations in the Tomkinson Group, within the Ashburton Province of the Palaeozoic.

Drill hole Information

• 

There was no exploration or resource delineation drilling undertaken in 2022.

Data aggregation 
methods

•  Reported assays are length weighted with no top-cuts applied.
•  No metal equivalents are used for reporting exploration results.

Relationship between 
mineralisation width 
and intercept length

Diagrams

• 

• 

• 

• 
• 

The 3 diamond drill program was undertaken to provide core for metallurgical test work at the 
Renner West Mineral Resource.
The 6 RC drill program at Carruthers North prospect was a first pass test of a low laying manganese 
outcrop, discovered while ground checking a gradient array IP anomaly.
The RC intersections are quoted as drill intersection lengths, as the dip of the mineralisation is yet 
the be confirmed.

The Renner West Mineral Resource is located at R6 in figure below.
The  Carruthers  North  prospect  referred  in  this  announcement  is  located  midway  between 
prospects R8 and R10 shown in the figure below.

Balanced reporting

•  All results are reported when publishing exploration reports.

Further work

• 

Follow up RC drilling is planned for the Carruthers North and Renner Central prospects in 2023.

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Criteria

Explanation

Database integrity

Location data was imported from DGPS export files. 

• 
•  Assay data was imported from the original laboratory issued csv files.
•  All exploration drill data was moved to an Access database in 2017 and all new drill hole data is 

uploaded to that database.

•  Geology  logs  are  validated  for  errors  on  import,  locations  checked,  and  assay  data  quality  is 
ensured by use of lab and field standards. Further internal validation for duplication, overlaps, etc 
is carried out using Surpac software prior to any resource estimation.

Site visits  

Geological 
Interpretation

• 

• 

The  Mineral  Resource  is  located  within  an  active  mine  camp  and  is  visited  regularly  by  OMM 
Competent Persons.

There is a high degree of confidence in the geological interpretation of the Bootu Creek manganese 
deposits  gained  through  extensive  close  spaced  drill  testing,  a  relatively  planar  strata-bound 
geological setting and over 15 years of active mining at this mature mining operation.

•  Ore mineralogy was determined by XRD analysis and optical petrology on selected drill core, RC 

chip and mineral product (gravity concentrate) samples.
The geological controls at BC are well understood from ongoing mining activity and form the basis 
for the resource interpretations.
Factors affecting continuity of grade and geology include local high and low angle faulting, local 
internal and adjacent high Fe associated with faulting, and the intensity and depth of supergene 
alteration from weathering. 
The geological interpretation is refined on an ongoing basis following the review of close spaced 
grade control sampling and in pit observation and mapping of second order fault structures not 
modelled in the original broader spaced resource delineation drilling.
This figure is inserted for reference to geological setting and deposit locations at Bootu Creek. 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

The  Bootu  Creek  manganese  resource  models  have  a  combined  strike  length  of  16km,  with 
individual models ranging from 0.7km to 2.9km

•  Bootu  Creek  resource  models  are  generally  limited  in  vertical  depth  by  economic  constraints 
(imposed  by  strip  ratios  and  cost  of  mining),  by  faulting  or  by  the  depth  of  weathering  and 
supergene alteration, rather than a depth termination of the mineralisation. 
Individual resource model depth extents range from 50m to 120m below surface. All mining is by 
open pit.

• 

•  Bootu  Creek  resource  model  widths  (true  width)  range  from  the  minimum  width  of  3m  to  a 

• 

maximum of around 15m.  
The  Renner  West  manganese  deposit  extends  over  a  strike  length  of  450m  and  to  a  depth  of 
around 25m below surface.

Dimensions

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Explanation

Estimation and 
modelling techniques

• 

Estimation and modelling undertaken by independent resource consultants Optiro Pty Ltd, and 
since updated by OMM technical staff.

• 

•  Resource  models  are  digitised  and  wire-framed  from  interpreted  geological  and  assay  drill 
cross sections prepared by OMM.   These wireframes are used to select resource intersections 
and composite data is extracted for Mn, Fe, SiO2, Al2O3, BaO and P based on one metre sample 
increments. 
‘Supervisor’ geostatistical software was used for continuity analysis to determine variograms for 
grade estimation.  Optiro found that the 10% Mn population generated more robust variograms 
with lower nugget effects that were applied to the resource composite data during estimation. 
The nugget effect from variography was found to represent only 20-30% of the total variability, 
suggesting  a  low  inherent  random  behaviour  for  the  manganese  mineralisation  and  no  grade 
capping is warranted.

• 

•  Block  models  are  estimated  using  Ordinary  Kriging  (OK),  using  Surpac  resource  estimation 
software, and coded with attributes for material type, resource classification, model domain and 
for OMM survey pit pickups.

• 

•  Block Model Parent Cells are 25m (Y) by 10m (X) by 5m (Z) and compare favourably with maximum 
drill spacing of 50m x 25m or 40m x 20m and with along strike search radius varying from 130m in 
the shorter or faulted models through to 290m for the highly continuous Chugga-Gogo.
The number of samples is set at a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 32 for passes 1 & 2.  The pass 
3 minimum was set to 2 samples to fill model extents. 
Search ranges varied from 130 m up to 290 m in deposits of up to 2.9 km strike length.  The search 
ellipsoids  are  flattened  disc  shapes  in  the  plane  of  the  mineralisation  with  varying  anisotropic 
ratios designed to model shallowly plunging manganese trends within the domains.  

• 

• 

•  Geological interpretation prepared by OMM has been used to construct digital wireframes and 
control assay extraction from the database but are not otherwise used to control the resource 
estimate.
The only assumed correlation between variables is that used for the density regression calculated 
against manganese grade.  There is a noted inverse relationship between manganese vs SiO2 or 
Al2O3.    There  is  a  variable  relationship  between  manganese  and  iron  and  correlations  between 
other elements were poor.

•  No selective mining units were assumed in the estimates.
•  Graphical  3D  validation  of  block  grades  versus  composite  samples,  used  to  compare  modelled 
grade  trends  against  the  spatial  distribution  of  the  samples,  demonstrated  that  estimated  low 
and high grades were consistent with the composite samples. Density was also checked to confirm 
interpolated block values honour the regression formulas.

•  Validation  swathe  plots  by  Optiro  show  that  the  block  model  estimated  grades  honoured  local 

• 

grades. All volumetric checks are within 1% of wireframes. 
The  significant  elements  specific  to  product  quality  are  assayed  and  modelled  with  the  only 
potential issue being high Fe content in product, which is managed in the mine plan by local grade 
control.

•  Mineral Resource estimates are depleted for mining up to 31 December 2022 and reported above 

a cut-off grade of 15% Mn.
There was no mining activity in 2022.

• 

Moisture

•  All tonnage is estimated on a dry tonne’s basis.

Cut-off parameters

Mining factors or 
assumptions

Metallurgical factors 
and assumptions

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

The  existing  15%  Mn  cut-off  grade  had  been  affirmed  after  several  years  of  processing  Bootu 
Creek ore for target product grades of plus 33% Mn.
 Manganese product derived from the DMS (gravity) plant is not linear in relation to head grade 
and product yield and/or product grade decreases rapidly below the 15% Mn cut-off grade.
Since 2020, low grade mineralisation (10%-15% Mn) defined by in pit grade control has been mined 
outside of the 15% Mineral Resource models. 
It has been possible to process this lower grade material by reducing the target product grade to 
around 28% Mn.

The Mineral Resource estimates were optimised by OMM technical staff utilising Whittle mining 
software to limit economic open pit extents based on long term revenue, mining, processing, and 
logistic parameters set by OMM.

•  All mining is by open pit mining methods.
•  Parameters  for  determining  economic  extraction  are  based  on  data  derived  from  the  current 

mining and processing operations at Bootu Creek. 

•  Metallurgical assumptions are based on test work conducted on 93 composites selected from 79 
diamond holes drilled into all deposits included in Ore Reserves.  The test work consists largely of 
individual particle pyknometry (IPP) on lump ore and Heavy Liquid Separation (HLS) on fines.
•  More  recent  HLS  and  screened  assay  analysis,  washability  and  process  simulation  test  work 
(conducted by Nagrom) on earth core sampling of the Tailing Storage Facilities TSF 1, TSF2 and TSF 
3 has been utilised to justify the newly constructed Ultra Fines Plant (UFP). 
The UFP Rejects Mineral Resource is based on surveyed stockpiles and the same metallurgical test 
work as used to assess the UFP Tailings.  

• 

•  Plant factors including product grade, yield and recovery are reviewed annually.
•  Product yield assumptions for resource optimisation are now based on statistical analysis of the 
resource delineation drill sample grade distribution, on a pit by pit basis, with due attention to the 
extent of weathering. 

•  Average grade is no longer considered a reliable indicator of product yield.

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Explanation

Environmental factors 
or assumptions

Bulk Density

Classification

•  Bootu Creek was an operating mine site and processing plant up to the end of 2021, with Mine 
Management Plans submitted and approved for waste rock and tailings storage by the Northern 
Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade.

•  Bootu  Creek  is  currently  operating  on  Care  and  Maintenance  basis  and  continuing  with  the 

rehabilitation of mine waste dump, open pit surrounds and associated infrastructure.

•  No significant sulphides are present in the ore or mine-waste. 

•  Current bulk density regression formulae are based on 366 waxed (or waxed equivalent) HQ3 core 
samples selected from 52 metallurgical composites distributed through all deposits included in 
the 31 December 2020 Ore Reserve.
The bulk density measurements were determined in 2009 by Amdel (Perth) using the wet and dry 
methodology.    Six  individual  density  regressions  were  determined  for  Chugga/Gogo,  Shekuma, 
Xhosa, Masai/Tourag, Yaka and Zulu deposits. Renner West, Foldnose and Zulu South use the Yaka 
(most conservative) regression option.

• 

• 

•  Measured Mineral Resource – this classification is restricted to well drilled resource blocks located 
within 15m (vertical) of a mined pit floor, reflecting a high level of geological and grade confidence. 
No Measured Mineral Resources are quoted in the 31 December 2022 Mineral Resource.
Indicated  Mineral  Resource  –  classified  based  on  established  grade  and  geological  continuity 
defined by the tabular nature of the Bootu Creek mineralised zones, the regular drill spacing of 
50m  x  25m  or  better,  estimation  parameters  such  as  kriging  efficiency  and  the  demonstrated 
mining history in most of the deposits.
The Mineral Resource estimate appropriately reflects the view of the Competent Person. 

• 
•  All  OMM  Mineral  Resources  are  economically  constrained  on  an  annual  basis  by  optimised  pit 
shells  using  updated  OMM  cost,  revenue,  and  physical  parameters  (see  Mining  Factors  and 
Assumptions).

Audits and reviews

• 

Independent resource consultant Optiro Pty Ltd conducted a Client Review of wireframes, block 
models, classification criteria, volumetric comparison, composite versus block model grades and 
XYZ plots on the Mineral Resource estimate for 31 December 2013.

•  Only a limited amount of additional resource delineation drilling has occurred since 2013, with 23 

• 

• 

Discussion of relative 
accuracy/confidence

RC infill holes drilled in 2017 and 2018 and a further 27 RC infill holes in 2020 and 2021. 
The  more  significant  changes  applied  in  recent  Mineral  Resource  estimation  process  account 
Mineral  Resource  depletion  by  mining  and/or  pit  backfill,  updated  pit  optimisation  parameters, 
product yield estimation, and to update geological interpretation based on minor faults observed 
during mining activity since 2013.

The relative accuracy of the Mineral Resource estimate is reflected in the reporting of the Mineral 
Resource as per the guidelines of the 2012 JORC Code.
This statement relates to the global estimates of tonnes and grades.

• 
•  Annual  reconciliation  compares  mine  production  with  pre-mining  Mineral  Resource  estimates, 

and to update mining factors and assumptions.  

Section 4 Estimation and Reporting of Ore Reserves

Criteria

Explanation

No Ore Reserve 
quoted for 31 
December 2021

• 

• 

The  Bootu  Creek  Operation  was  placed  under  Care  and  Maintenance  following  suspension  of 
mining on 13 December 2021 and processing of ROM ore was completed on 7 January 2022.
There is no current Mine Plan for the Bootu Creek Operation.

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Drilling Results - Renner West (using a cut-off grade of 15% Mn)

Hole ID

Easting
mE

Northing
mN

RL (m)
approx.

Azimuth
& Dip

RSDD001

358071

7971873

279

-90

Hole
Depth
(m)

26.9

RSDD002

358022

7971998

278

-90

27.6

RSDD003

358008

7972120

275.5

-90

17.1

Interval
From
(m)

Interval
To
(m)

Interval
Width
(m)

2.90
4.00
10.00
20.40

4.60
10.20
15.50
18.10

0.00
2.60
6.80
12.60

3.30
8.80
11.00
21.20

7.30
11.20
15.60
21.30

2.20
6.80
11.10
13.40

0.40
4.80
1.00
0.80

2.70
1.00
0.10
3.20

2.20
4.20
4.30
0.80

Table 2. 
Drilling Results - Carruthers North Prospect (using a cut-off grade of 15% Mn)

Hole ID

Easting
mE

Northing
mN

RL (m)
approx.

Azimuth
& Dip

Hole
Depth
(m)

Interval
From
(m)

Interval
To
(m)

Interval
Width
(m)

RSRC0321

366096

7965923

275

-90

RSRC0322

366112

7965924

RSRC0323

366089

7965979

RSRC0324

366106

7965983

RSRC0325

366083

7966016

RSRC0326

366120

7965955

275

275

275

275

275

-90

-90

-90

-90

-90

nsv – no significant value

61

56

67

55

61

49

0
15
38

0

14

6

7
16
40

5

15

7

7
1
2

5

1

1

Mn
%

22.39
27.63
30.15
20.75

28.20
42.10
49.17
33.65

19.79
26.81
33.98
39.54

Mn
%

27.67
25.16
37.41

nsv

24.22

18.75

nsv

26.84

Fe
%

1.74
4.76
1.51
20.88

11.88
2.00
0.76
3.11

4.18
4.81
3.60
0.96

Fe
%

5.5
21.4
5.5

7.4

9.1

13.4

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SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT

CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS REPORT
SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNANCE
   SUSTAINABLE GOALS LEAD THE WAY

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH
Our Solutions Shape the Future

ENTERING A GOLDEN AGE OF COMMODITIES
RESPONSIBLE SUPPLY CHAIN

Building Tomorrow's Supply Chain
FOCUS ON ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE

Corruption
Anti-Bribery and Corruption Committee
Political Contributions
GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS

Whistleblowing

MANAGING SUSTAINABILITY RISK
Climate Scenario Analysis
Risks & Opportunities

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
USING LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
CLIMATE CHANGE MANAGEMENT

The Importance of Steel in a Zero-Emission Society
Emissions Management

RAW MATERIALS (CIRCULARITY MEASURES)
ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND CONSUMPTION
BIODIVERSITY
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER MANAGEMENT & EFFLUENTS MANAGEMENT
LAND REMEDIATION, CONTAMINATION OR DEGRADATION

SOCIETY

COMMUNITY RELATIONS
TACKLING FOOD SYSTEM WASTE
SUPPORTING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS
SPONSORSHIP FOR BINTULU SINGLE MOTHER ASSOCIATION
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SPONSORSHIP
COMMUNITY GIVING

OUR PEOPLE

A DIVERSE AND EQUITABLE ORGANISATION

Gender Diversity
INVESTING IN TALENT

Helping Our Employees Level Up
Internship and Career Exposure Opportunities

ENGAGING EMPLOYEES
FAIR REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
HEALTH AND SAFETY

Occupational Health And Safety Management Systems
Health and Safety Compliance
Health And Safety Governance
Safety Training
Safety Performance
Collaboration, Engagement and Other Safety Initiatives

HUMAN RIGHTS
OPERATING RESPONSIBLY

PRODUCT SAFETY
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Scope & Boundary 

This  annual  Sustainability  Statement  (“Statement”)  outlines  a  consolidation  of  OMH’s  Economic,  Environmental,  Social  and 
Governance (“EESG”) information for the financial year 2022 (“FY2022”) from 1 January to 31 December 2022. It is a progression for 
the Company in its corporate reporting and strengthening of its reporting transparency. 

Unless stated otherwise, the Statement covers the major subsidiaries of OMH, including OM (Manganese) Ltd. (“OMM”) – Australia, 
OM Materials (S) Pte. Ltd. (“OMS”) – Singapore and OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. (“OM Sarawak”) - Malaysia. Please refer to the 
Corporate Structure section in this Annual Report for more detailed information on OMH’s subsidiaries and the Group’s primary 
business streams.

OM Materials (S) Pte. Ltd. (“OMS”) - 
Singapore
OMS primarily manages the logistics, 
marketing, product flow and distribution 
of OMH’s products. There is a focus on 
Supply Chain Management and Product 
Quality and Safety.

OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. 
(“OM Sarawak”) – Malaysia
OM Sarawak is OMH’s flagship 
ferrosilicon and manganese alloy 
smelter in Malaysia. Performance data 
for environmental and social matters 
will primarily come from this entity.

OM (Manganese) Ltd. (“OMM”) - 
Australia
OMM owns the Bootu Creek manganese 
mine. There is a particular focus on this 
entity when managing and addressing 
Land Remediation, Contamination or 
Degradation, as well as Community 
Development with a focus on the Rights 
of Indigenous Peoples. The entity ceased 
mining operations in December 2021.

Reporting Framework

OMH aligned this Statement with the Bursa Malaysia Sustainability Reporting Guide (3rd Edition) and the Global Reporting Initiative 
(“GRI”) Universal Standard (Core Option). The Company has also considered other sustainability guidelines and principles, such as the 
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“UNSDGs”) and Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”), while 
preparing this Statement. 

This  Statement  complies  with  Bursa  Malaysia  Securities  Berhad  Listing  Requirements.  Meanwhile,  unless  stated  otherwise,  the 
Corporate Governance Statement outlines governance practices for FY2022 in compliance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council 
recommendations. 

References to ‘OMH’, ‘the Group’, ‘the Company’ and ‘the Organisation’ refer to OMH or its operating companies.

The Group Sustainability Committee reviewed the accuracy of this Sustainability Statement content before presenting it to the Board 
for approval.

External Assurance

BSI Services Malaysia was engaged to provide an independent verification of the Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) emissions calculations in 
FY2022 for OM Sarawak in accordance with ISO 14064-1:2018 and the principles of ISO 14065. The scope of verifications included: 

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Category 1 – Direct emissions: fuel consumption and industrial process
Category 2 – Imported electricity
Category 3 – Employees commuting

Feedback 

OMH welcomes stakeholder support and feedback for improvements as it progresses on its sustainability journey. Please direct queries 
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OMH’s stakeholders are individuals and groups impacted by its business practices and those influencing its business decisions. We 
understand  that  stakeholders  are  essential  to  the  Group’s  long-term  success.  We  have  continuously  engaged  relevant  stakeholder 
groups, keeping them apprised and obtaining feedback on their priorities. By understanding their concerns and expectations, we can 
prioritise more effectively as we develop strategies to create value for our stakeholders.

We  conducted  a  stakeholder  identification  and  prioritisation  exercise  as  part  of  our  inaugural  materiality  assessment  process.  We 
engaged internal and external stakeholders to identify OMH’s material Economic, Environmental and Social (“EES”) topics. The following 
table summarises OMH’s engagement with these key stakeholders.

Legend for engagement frequency

Annually

Semi-annually

Quarterly

Ongoing

As needed

Key 
Stakeholders

Methods of Engagement & 
Frequency of Engagement 

Board of 
Directors and 
Employees

  Board meetings
  Meetings and briefings
  Employee performance  

      appraisals

  Training and development
  Team building and activities
  Townhall sessions

Areas of Interest

Link to Material Matter

•   Group’s performance, direction, and 

strategy

•  Corporate governance
•  Occupational health and safety 
• 
•  Workplace and accommodation 

Training and career advancement

environment

• 
Economic performance
•  Occupational health and 

safety
Talent management

• 
•  Human rights

Government 
and Regulators

  Regular compliance report
  Ad-hoc surveys and reports

•  Compliance with laws and regulations
• 

Economic impact

Customers

  Regular communication via       

      telephone and emails 

  Ad-hoc visits

•  Maintaining customer relationships
•  Potential collaborations
•  Quality of products supplied

•  Compliance
• 
•  Business ethics

Economic performance

•  Product quality and 

safety

Suppliers

  Supplier surveys
  Regular communications via         

      telephone and emails

  Ad-hoc visits

Financial 
Communities

  Financial statements
  ASX and Bursa Malaysia    

      announcements

  Compliance reporting
  Annual reports
  Company presentations

  Annual General Meeting
  Annual reports 
  Company presentations
  ASX and Bursa Malaysia 

      announcements 

  Analyst and retail briefings

Investors / 
Investment 
Community

•  Maintaining supplier relationships
•  Potential collaborations
•  Quality of products procured 

• 

Supply chain 
management

•  Business and financial performance
• 
• 

Future prospects and plans
Environmental, Social and 
Governance (“ESG”) and sustainability 
matters

•  Business and financial performance
• 
• 

Future prospects and plans
ESG and sustainability matters

Economic performance
Energy and emissions

• 
• 
•  Waste management
•  Water and effluents
Land remediation, 
• 
contamination or 
degradation

Economic performance
Energy and emissions

• 
• 
•  Waste management
•  Water and effluents
Land remediation, 
• 
contamination or 
degradation

•  Occupational health and 

safety

•  Community development
•  Human rights
•  Waste management

Local 
Communities

  Regular community projects 
  Annual back to school         

      programmes

  Sponsorships and donations

•  Community development
• 
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Employment opportunities
Environmental preservation

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  Regular communications via     

•  Maintaining partnerships

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Economic performance

      telephone and emails

  ASX and Bursa Malaysia   

      announcements 

  Internal Board meetings
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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2021SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT 
Materiality Matrix

In 2021, OMH conducted a comprehensive materiality assessment. The Group identified 13 material matters for generating its first 
materiality matrix. This matrix focused on the most critical sustainability topics for stakeholders and operations. It focused on topics 
that potentially affect or affected OMH’s business. An external advisor conducted an extensive data study of the emerging industry 
trends, comparing them against the material issues of OMH’s main peers, customers and suppliers. 

OMH’s senior management team and the OMH Board validated and approved the matrix. This year, we reviewed the matrix and found 
it still relevant. It serves as a guide for shaping the Company’s future sustainability priorities, initiatives and strategies. 

Primarily, OMH’s work related to sustainability focuses on the following four goals:

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2021SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTThe Value Creation Model provides a holistic overview on how OMH deploys its capital resources, connecting the purpose and strategies 
of the Company, and the value creation process across relevant capitals, outcomes and impacts.

     RESOURCE INPUTS

VISION, STRATEGY, VALUES, 
SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS

FINANCIAL CAPITAL:

Appropriate cash, equity and debt levels for organic 
growth
• 
• 
•  Debt: US$254.7m

Share Capital: US$32.0m
Equity: US$399.7m

INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL

•  More than two decades of know-how in the 
manganese ore and ferroalloy industry
•  Continuous innovation and improvements 
through internal processes, maintenance, 
systems and controls

MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN CAPITAL

•  Owns and operates a ferroalloy and silicon metal 
smelter complex in Sarawak, Malaysia, the core 
asset of the Group.
Supplies manganese ore to China, and 
ferroalloys to over 10 countries

• 

HUMAN CAPITAL

•  Over 553 talents hired across the Group 
•  By Geography

Malaysia
98.0%

China
0.7% 

Singapore 
1.1%

Australia
0.2%

PURPOSE & STRATEGY

Our purpose is to create sustainable value for our 
shareholders and stakeholders through developing 
and acquiring cost competitive resource assets, 
managing them in a safe and optimised manner, 
and realizing their full potential by marketing 
effectively

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SOCIAL & RELATIONSHIP CAPITAL 

Strive to deliver stable margins

•  Over 600 suppliers engaged
•  Diversified customer base
•  Community engagement
•  Collaboration with local universities 
• 

Industry and government participation

NATURAL CAPITAL

Electricity: 7.8 million GJ 

• 
•  Water: 1.32 million m3

Grow as a sustainable ferroalloy producer to the 
world’s steelmakers 

Continue to optimize the capital structure by 
balancing total debt and sustainable dividends

Strive to achieve highest purity grade for silicon 
metal to diversify into the polysilicon industry

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2021SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTOUTPUTS

OUTCOME 

PRODUCTION

Ferrosilicon: 140,355 tonnes
• 
•  Manganese alloy: 216,813 tonnes

Europe
6.1%

Middle East
2.7%

Africa
0.1%

America
13.7%   

SALES
1,447,897 
tonnes of ores 
and alloys 
traded globally

DIRECT ECONOMIC VALUE CREATED & 
DISTRIBUTED TO STAKEHOLDERS

Direct Economic Value Generated:

Revenue: US$856.6m

Economic Value Distributed:

•  Operating Costs (excluding employee wages and 

benefits) : US$697.0m
• 
Employee wages and benefits: US$47.7m
•  Payments to providers of capital: US$28.6m
• 
•  Donations to and sponsor of local activities: US$17k

Taxes paid: US$6.6m

Economic Value Retained:

US$ 76.7m

SUSTAINABLE OFFERING

Asia
Pacific 
77.4%

• 

Ferroalloys produced have lower GHG emissions 
as a result of lower Scope 2 emissions

EMISSIONS AND WASTE

Emissions into the air: 1,187.2 kilotonnes of CO2-eq
• 
• 
Solid Waste: 0.35 kilo tonnes
•  Hazardous Waste: 151 kilo tonnes
Scheduled Waste: 18.1 kilo tonnes
• 

•  Recycled Waste: 157.8 kilo tonnes

HIGH SOCIO-ECONOMIC RETURN

•  RM73 million per month contributed to Sarawak 
economy in FY2022 through purchases of raw 
materials, goods and services

SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS

• 

Smelter complex powered predominantly by 
hydropower

•  Continuous optimization of smelter processes 
resulting in less than 1% of unscheduled 
downtime in FY2022 over total operational hours

RESPONSIBLE PARTNER

•  A safe, healthy and diverse work environment 

for OMH’s employees and contractors
•  Opportunities for competence and career 

• 

development for employees
Long-term contracts and relationships with 
suppliers

•  Creation of local employment through own 

operations and local sourcing
Local sponsorships and internships

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2021SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTSUSTAINABILITY GOVERNANCE

OMH’s highest governance level, the Board of Directors (“Board”), 
oversees  the  development  and  adoption  of  sustainability 
strategies  and  related  policies.  The  Sustainability  Management 
Committee  sets  out  the  execution  plans  and  oversees  the 
implementation of strategies approved by the Board.

Establishing  working  groups  at  each  material  subsidiary  helps 
manage  the  business’s  environmental,  social  and  governance 

aspects,  explicitly  focusing  on  delivering  and  implementing 
the  respective  strategies  and  initiatives.  These  working  groups 
comprise relevant representatives from the material subsidiaries 
and relevant departments. A dedicated Environmental Regulatory 
Compliance  Monitoring  Committee 
Environmental 
Performance Monitoring Committee monitor the implementation 
and  effectiveness  of  environmental  policies  and  formulate 
additional implementation if necessary.

and 

OMH Board
of Directors

Sustainability
Management
Committee

OMH Board of Directors
Sets the strategic roadmap, reviews and approves the 
Group’s Sustainability Statement.

Sustainability Management Committee
1.  Sets out the execution plans, oversees and reviews 
the  implementation  of  sustainability  strategies 
approved by the Board. 

2.  Responsible  to  review  and  update  the  materiality 

matrix when required. 

3.  Reports to the Board.

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Sarawak

OMS

Other
Subsidiaries

ESG Working
Group

ESG Working
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ESG Working
Group

ESG Working
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SUSTAINABLE GOALS LEAD THE WAY

Subsidiaries
1. 
2.  Responsible 

Implements and delivers sustainability strategies. 

for  monitoring  and  providing 
quantitative  reporting  as  well  as  identifying  key 
improvement areas. 

3.  Reports 

to 

the  Sustainability  Management 

Committee.

UN Sustainable Development Goals reflect three dimensions: 

• Climate and environment
• Economy 
• Social conditions

The Sustainable Development Goals adopted by all United Nations member 
states  provide  a  shared  blueprint  for  people  and  the  planet  to  eliminate 
poverty, fight inequality and stop climate change before 2030.

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2021SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTOMH’s work relating to sustainability focuses on the following four goals:

OMH practices advocate an excellent ethical framework, emphasising health and safety for employees, supply chain 
partners and all other workers and contractors. Our employment practices protects human rights, the environment 
and other determined requirements. Together, we deliver inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

OMH contributes to this goal by supplying manganese ores and ferroalloys, essential components required in the 
manufacturing of high quality steel required for infrastructure and new industrial operations. OMH also contributes 
to  economic  growth  based  on  sustainable  industrialisation  through  research  and  development  to  continuously 
create  cleaner  and  environmentally-friendly  production  technologies.  Steadily  upgrading  infrastructure  meets 
future sustainability challenges. Innovation and prioritising science and technology are requirements for sustainable 
industrialisation and economic growth.

OMH continues to invest in research and development, continuous improvement and reducing resource consumption 
and  emissions.  Responsible  consumption  and  production  involve  doing  more  with  less:  reducing  resource  use, 
avoiding climatic emissions and limiting adverse environmental effects while creating economic growth.

OMH  increases  energy  utilisation  by  optimising  its  process  performances  and  operational  activities  by  exploring 
energy recovery and utilisation solutions.

OMH Short-term Sustainability Targets

Economic

Environmental

Social

Supply Chain Management

Energy & Emissions

Occupational Health & Safety

• 

• 

Extend current Supplier 
Performance Evaluations 
by 90% of suppliers
Establish 1 Local Vendor 
Programme 

•  Achieve ISO 14001 (Environmental 
Management System) in FY2023
Enhance Air Pollution Control 
System performance

• 

•  Commit to Zero Workplace Fatality 

Cases

•  Achieve ISO 45001 (Occupational 
Health & Safety Management 
System) in FY2023

Waste Management

Talent Management

•  Repurpose at least 80% of 

scheduled waste generated by 
FY2030

• 

• 

• 

To provide internship opportunities 
for at least 5 students from local 
universities or collages
To complete a minimum of 700 
manhours of training under 
the Management Development 
Programme
To ensure that a minimum of 80% 
of employees receive at least one 
performance review a year 

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Material Topics

Major Targets set in 2022

Progress

Supply Chain Management

Prepare and send Suppliers a Code of 
Conduct

Audit 5 suppliers for quality control, child 
or forced labour, workplace health & safety, 
conditions at work and dormitory

Occupational Health & Safety

Commit to Zero Workplace Fatality Cases

 OM Sarawak distributed its Supplier 
Code of Conduct, which 34% out of 
294 eligible suppliers acknowledged

 Due to travel restrictions, OM 
Sarawak has opted for an 
assessment conducted through 
a questionnaire sent via email 
to suppliers. Six key suppliers 
responding to the Supplier Code of 
Conduct Questionnaire.

 Zero workplace fatality reported in 
FY2022 for the Group

Achieve ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & 
Safety Management System) in FY2023

 Ongoing work in progress

Talent Management

Energy & Emissions

60 local employees trained to replace foreign 
staff at OM Sarawak

 A total of 72 local employees were 
trained to replace foreign staff

Comply with Malaysian Ambient Air Quality 
Guideline (“MAAAQG”)

 OM Sarawak complies with MAAAQG

Waste Management

Water & Effluents

Achieve ISO 14001 (Environmental 
Management System) in FY2023

 Ongoing work in progress

Complete tapping de-duster pilot plant trials 
by 1H 2023

 Ongoing work in progress

Repurpose at least 80% of scheduled waste 
generated each year

 In 2022, 93% scheduled waste was 
recycled

Ensure effluent water monitoring 
parameters are within the permissible limits

 Complied. Weekly inspection of 
sedimentation pond with sample 
collected and analysed on a monthly 
basis to establish trend line for 
better modelling

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH

OMH  faces  the  future  with  ambitions  of  further  growth  and  increased  value  creation,  which  will  benefit  customers,  owners  and 
employees and respond to the demands for a greener future. 

OMH is proud to be one of the most efficient manganese and silicon companies in the region in terms of economic competitiveness and 
climate and environmental standing, a position acquired through years of systematic knowledge building, targeted investments and 
continuous organisational development. This work is ongoing as all operations set, and work towards, new ambitious improvement 
goals in technology and working methods. 

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OUR SOLUTIONS SHAPE THE FUTURE

Our flagship smelter in Sarawak produces ferrosilicon and manganese alloys, additives essential to steelmaking and other industrial 
applications. There are no substitutes for these ferroalloys and they are required to produce the most basic steel products – a vital 
element for transitioning to a low-carbon economy and support sustainable solutions globally. Our operations contribute significantly 
to Sarawak’s economy through considerable expenditures and investments.

HIGH SOCIO-ECONOMIC RETURN

RM73 million per month 
contributed to 
Sarawak economy in FY2022

Medical,
Insurance,
Security & Welfare

Raw Materials

Consumables
- Hardware, PPE
Stationery,
Uniforms, IT

Crushing & 
Logistics 
- Imports & 
Exports

Salaries

Utilities 
- Electricity,
Water,
Internet, etc

Food,
Accommodation,
Transportation,
Rental of 
Equipment

Legal &
Professional,
Training

Plant &
Infrastructure
Maintenance

RM 73
Million

Mining & Exploration

Marketing & Trading

•  Manganese  is  one  of  the  world’s  most  commonly  used 
industrial metals, with no available substitutes. The Group 
previously  mined  manganese  ore  from  its  wholly-owned 
Bootu  Creek  mine  in  Australia,  which  ceased  production 
in  December  2021.  OMH  has  a  13%  interest  in  the  Tshipi 
Borwa mine in South Africa through a strategic partnership 
local  partner.  The  Group  undertakes  various 
with  a 
exploration projects to secure a long-term material pipeline 
for its customers and smelters.

•  With  origins 

in  marketing  and  distributing  ores  and 
ferroalloys, the Group has retained its extensive distribution 
network and edge in connecting raw materials with buyers 
and users. Based in Singapore, the division is active in ore 
and  ferroalloy  markets  and  leverages  economies  of  scale 
of  the  Group’s  operations  to  streamline  raw  material 
procurement and product sales. The division also operates 
in  China,  distributing  manganese  ore  domestically  since 
1994.

Smelting & Sintering

Investments

• 

Smelting  converts  raw  ores  mined  from  the  ground  into 
semi-finished alloys used in various industrial applications. 
Sintering is the process of heating and fusing powdered ore 
into  higher-grade,  semi-processed  ores.  The  Group  owns 
and  operates  two  smelting  plants  in  Samalaju  (Sarawak, 
Malaysia)  and  Qinzhou  (Guangxi,  China).  The  flagship 
ferrosilicon, 
smelter  complex 
silicomanganese 
ferromanganese, 
while  the  smelter 
in  Qinzhou  produces  high-carbon 
ferromanganese  and  sintered  ore.  Production  at  the 
Qinzhou plant ceased in December 2021 due to high power 
tariffs in China. 

in  Samalaju  produces 
and  high-carbon 

•  We  constantly  evaluate  opportunities  on  the  horizon  to 
expand  our  resource  base  and  build  a  pipeline  of  quality 
materials, from investments in greenfield projects to farm-
in partnerships with proven resource companies. Our long 
history and experience influences our investment strategy 
in marketing ores and ferroalloys. We only invest in assets 
that produce products we can price and market effectively.

In addition, exports help develop the nation. Exports facilitate international trade and stimulate domestic economic activity by creating 
employment, production and revenues. OM Sarawak exports approximately 90% of its products to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and 
South East Asia.

Today, the Group supplies manganese ore, manganese alloys and ferrosilicon and seeks to be the leading ferroalloy supply partner to 
distributors and major steel mills globally. We supply products from our Asia-Pacific base to customers worldwide through our global 
trading network.

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2021SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTOMH attributes its success to decades of continuous focus on talent development, improvement, change, harvesting the benefits of 
economies  of  scale  and  increased  process  efficiencies,  from  purchasing  raw  materials  through  to  production  to  selling  of  finished 
products.

We minimise the adverse impacts of our activities by building partnerships to support sustainable development and growth. OMH is a 
member of the International Manganese Institute (“IMnI”), which facilitates transformative change in the manganese industry through 
collaborative efforts with industry peers.

What is steel made from? Many people know that steel is made of iron, but fewer realise it contains manganese and silicon. Although the 
amount of manganese and silicon used to create a tonne of steel is minimal (approximately 3 to 4 kilograms per tonne of regular carbon 
steel), it is just as essential as iron to produce this fundamental building block of modern industrial societies. Simply put, you can’t make 
steel without manganese and silicon.

ENTERING A GOLDEN AGE OF COMMODITIES

Eco-friendly  OMH  is  one  of  the  world’s  lowest-quartile  ferroalloy  smelting  operators.  Economic  recovery  and  a  structural  supply 
disruption caused by global decarbonisation have created significant demand. These conditions place OMH as a prime beneficiary of 
the commodities supercycle. 

Aluminium, silicone, semiconductor and solar applications consume silicon as silicon metal. Primarily consumed by the aluminium and 
silicones sectors, the consumption growth of silicon metal is anticipated to grow with a surge in demand from the solar industry. We 
aim to produce the highest grade possible for silicon metal, as higher purity levels result in higher profit margins.

Energy costs account for a substantial share of smelting costs. Silicon metal production requires twice as much energy as ferrosilicon 
production. OM Sarawak’s access to clean and renewable energy contracted at fixed prices over a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement 
(valid until 2033) strengthens the average long-term margins compared to other producers. Access to clean, renewable and competitive 
energy also lowers the smelter’s total carbon footprint compared to our peers.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE
OMH plans to expand its future manganese alloy production capacity. This year, the Group is progressing with plans to extend 
its existing product range to produce silicon metal to diversify into applications for electronic, chemical and solar industries. The 
OMH Development Plan 2022 & Beyond involves:

Converting two of four idling FeSi furnaces to produce manganese alloy

Converting the remaining two FeSi furnaces to produce silicon metal 30ktpa

Building two new 33MVA manganese alloy furnaces 

Maintaining existing core products for the steel industry with diversification into electronic, chemical and solar industries

Metals for today and tomorrow

Ferroalloys

Silicon Metal 

TODAY

TOMORROW 

•    First quartile cost 

producer 

•   Large demand 

base 

•   Hydropower 

green credentials

•    Solar a key renewable, fully 
dependent on the supply of 
silicon metal 

•    Supply security concerns

Supplying

Supplying

Steel Mills + Foundries

Polysilicon + Silicone + Aluminum Plants

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OM Sarawak has standard operating procedures for annual performance evaluations for spare parts, auxiliary and service providers. 
The review covers five criteria: Price, Delivery, Quality, Technical and Responsiveness. We perform performance evaluations for raw 
material suppliers at OMS, our Singapore subsidiary, which handles the Group’s overall product and trade flow.

Considerations of Our Risk-Based Responsible Sourcing Strategy

The  production  and  sourcing 
of metals and minerals  

The  procurement  of  goods 
and services 

We  support  our  sustainable  operations  by  incorporating  social,  ethical  and  environmental  considerations  in  relationships  with  our 
suppliers  and  customers.  We  are  committed  to  understanding  and  addressing  the  risk  of  human  rights  violations,  environmental 
impacts and other concerns in our supply chain. 

Risk-based  due  diligence,  part  of  our  responsible  sourcing  approach,  identifies  and  assesses  risks  relating  to  Conflict-Affected  and 
High-Risk  Areas  (“CAHRAs”).  We  take  a  collaborative  approach  to  managing  and  mitigating  risk  to  the  identified  human  rights  risks 
within our supply chain.  

Since  2018,  all  raw  material  suppliers  must  provide  a  Declaration  Letter  of  Compliance  concerning  the  employment  of  sustainable 
practices and the non-employment of child and forced labour. 

Due  to  travel  restrictions  imposed  by  some  governments  due  to  COVID-19,  OM  Sarawak  has  opted  for  an  assessment  conducted 
through a questionnaire sent via email to suppliers. 

Topics in Supplier Code of Conduct Self-Assessment Questionnaire

Business 
Integrity & 
Ethics

Child Labour 
and Young 
Workers

Non-
discrimination

Wages & 
Benefits

Harassment 
and Abuse

Freedom of 
Association 
& Collective 
Bargaining 

Forced Labour

Dormitories

Environmental 
Protection

Health & 
Safety

Currently,  OM  Sarawak  is  incorporating  ISO  14001  and  ISO  45001  requirements  in  the  Supplier  Code  of  Conduct.  The  Group  has 
appointed consultants and aims to be certified with these standards by December 2023. 

In FY2022, 34% out of 294 eligible suppliers signed the Supplier Code of Conduct declaration, with six key suppliers responding to the 
Supplier Code of Conduct Questionnaire. OMH has not disqualified any suppliers due to ethical and human rights violations.

OMH prioritises procuring goods and services from local suppliers whenever possible to support the local economy. Auxiliary materials 
suppliers and service providers are primarily domestic. In FY2022, we engaged 526 suppliers, of which approximately 94% were local. 

However, given the highly specialised nature of ferroalloy production, specific feedstock, such as ore or metallurgical coke, are only 
available in particular geographies. As such, bulk raw materials are often purchased from foreign suppliers as they are unavailable 
locally. 

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2021SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTAs at 31 December 2022, the Group has 526 suppliers for its production entities, providing raw materials, energy, goods, services and 
logistics. OMH monitors supplier and purchasing information for all production entities.

Company

No. of Suppliers

Supplier Location (%)

Purchase Location (%)

OMM (Australia)

OM Sarawak (Malaysia)

OMQ (China) 

130 

353

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Local

100%

91%

98%

Foreign

-

9%

2%

Local

100%

8%

73%

Foreign

-

92%

27%

The COVID-19 pandemic was not the first disruption to the supply chain, and the recent crisis between Russia and Ukraine makes 
it clear that it won’t be the last either. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the trade conflict between China and the US, and the 
ongoing pressure on supply chains will cause an imbalance between supply and demand, as well as rising inflation and stagnation of 
the economy.

OMH introduced a contingency plan in FY2022, increasing its safety stock to sustain supply chains during unforeseen events as part of 
its risk management strategy. During the year, OMH enhanced its relationships with second-tier suppliers, as relying on one supplier 
for a critical resource can be disastrous. 

FOCUS ON ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE

OMH relies on employees and business partners to know and follow the ethical, legal and policy requirements specific to their jobs 
and report any suspected violations of the law or the Group’s Code of Conduct. The Company creates a working environment where 
everyone is empowered to speak up and perform to the highest standards. This empowerment is instrumental in consistently delivering 
excellence to stakeholders while complying with relevant laws and regulations.

OMH’s Code of Conduct details its standards and legal responsibilities and guides expected behaviours. It covers various topics such 
as business ethics, conflicts of interest, fair competition, sustainability, human rights and community care. Business partners sign an 
acknowledgement to the Code of Conduct before entering an agreement.

OM Sarawak issued an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy in FY2022 to seek to keep the Company:
• 
• 

Corruption and bribery-free
In compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in Malaysia, including the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 
2009, the Companies Act 2006 and the Penal Code

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OMH is committed to conducting its operations and business affairs ethically, complying with all applicable laws and regulations, and 
has zero tolerance towards bribery and corruption. 

OMH Anti-Bribery and Corruption Standard sets personnel’s responsibilities, including dealing with and through third parties.

Protecting 
personnel seeking 
to comply with 
this standard

Deals with false 
reports

Investigations

Consequences for 
breaches

Examples of 
improper conduct 
(including red 
flags)

Contact with 
government 
officials

Donations, 
noncash gifts 
and corporate 
hospitality

Political and 
charitable 
contributions and 
sponsorships

Facilitation 
payments

Secret 
commissions

Money 
laundering

      OMH - ANTI-BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION STANDARD

OM Sarawak introduced a new anti-corruption policy in FY2022 which is consistent with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission 
(MACC) guidelines. This policy reinforces OM Sarawak’s position on bribery and corruption, gifts, entertainment, corporate hospitality, 
facilitation payments and dealing with suppliers, business partners and public officials. 

The policy applies to all employees at all levels. Employees must read, understand and comply with the policy at all times during work, 
outside  work  and  in  their  personal  lives.  This  policy  also  applies  to  business  associates  and  all  parties  who  have  dealings  with  the 
company. 

Responsibilities of Employees and Business Associates

Employees

Business Associates

•  Read and comply with the policy, seeking guidance for 

•  Must act in a way that is consistent with the policy at all 

any unclear matters

•  Attend mandated anti-bribery and corruption training
•  Report  any  suspected  violations  of  laws  through  the 

• 

whistleblowing hotline
The Managing Director, Board and Department Heads 
must familiarise themselves with the policy and ensure 
it is available and adhered to by all employees

times

•  Acknowledge  and  agree  to  read  and  comply  with  the 

• 

policy as part of their contractual agreements
Sign  a  declaration  form  to  abide  by  the  terms  of  the 
policy

•  Report  any  suspected  violations  of  laws  through  the 

whistleblowing hotline

The policy also lists some red flags: unusual payments, bypassing the usual process, unusual behaviour, illogical decision-making, no 
checks and balances and non-beneficial contracts.

OM Sarawak delivered anti-bribery and corruption training to its employees in FY2022. Over 80% of middle and senior management 
completed this training, which covered what constitutes bribery and provided information about improper practices and likely risk 
areas.

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MANAGING SUSTAINABILITY RISK 

The  Company  has  formalised  its  approach  to  risk  in  its  Policy 
for  Risk  Management.  This  policy  aims  to  mitigate  ESG  risks, 
including  sustainability  risks  from  the  environment,  human 
capital, sustainability, occupational health and safety, and ethical 
conduct. 

OMH  considers  the  reasonable  expectations  of  stakeholders, 
particularly to preserve the business’s reputation and success. 

The  Company’s  risk  management  system  is  evolving.  It  is  an 
ongoing  process  and  will  will  grow  to  commensurate  with  the 
development and growth of the Company’s activities.

 OMH – POLICY FOR RISK MANAGEMENT

Climate Scenario Analysis

OMH performs climate scenario analysis using the World Bank’s 
Climate Change Knowledge Portal, with reference, particularly to 
the Third Biennial Update Report (2020) and Malaysia Climate Risk 
Country  Profile.  Malaysia  has  diverse  climate  conditions  across 
its regions, with Peninsular Malaysia differing from East Malaysia 
due to the influence of maritime weather. This analysis focuses 
solely on Sarawak, where the Company’s primary smelting asset 
is located. The reliability and sustainability of an electricity supply 
are  critical  to  ensure  production  continuity  for  our  smelting 
operations.

Sarawak is located along the northwest coast of Borneo, covering 
an  area  of  124,449.51  square  kilometres.  According  to  the 
analysis,  Sarawak’s  average  annual  temperature  and  rainfall 
will increase from 2021 to 2030. A preliminary assessment  also 
indicated Sarawak may be experiencing a rise in sea level by 2030 
and 2050.

Projected Average Annual Temperature and Average Annual Rainfall 
for Regions in Sarawak

Parameter

Average Annual 
Temperature

Observed
(1970 - 2000)

24.8 – 26.2°C

Average Annual 
Rainfall

3551 – 3907 
mm

Projected for 
2030

Projected for 
2050

25.6 – 26.8°C
(0.6 to 0.8°C 
increase)

3597 – 4144 
mm
(1 to 6 % 
increase)

26.4 – 27.5°C
(1.3 to 1.6 °C 
increase)

3574 – 4124 
mm
(1 to 5 % 
increase)

Observed and Projected Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

Parameter

Observed Rate
(1993 - 2010)

Projected for 
2030

Projected for 
2050

Sea Level Rise

3.82 – 5.11 
mm/year

0.04 – 0.12m

0.15 – 0.22 m

OM  Sarawak  is  planning  to  establish  an  Anti-Bribery  and 
Corruption Committee (“ABCC”) to monitor, review, communicate, 
implement  and  enforce  the  Anti-Bribery  and  Corruption 
policy.  The  ABCC  will  comprise  personnel  with  the  appropriate 
qualifications, skills, authority, independence, competencies and 
experience. 

The  ABCC  will  aim  to  conduct  operations  risk  assessments 
periodically  in  the  form  of  a  due  diligence  audit.  This  audit  will 
cover  all  areas  of  operations,  identifying  risk  areas  in  internal 
processes,  dubious  financial  transactions  and  adherence  to 
processes  and  procedures  regulating  OM  Sarawak’s  dealings 
with business associates and third parties. The ABCC will deliver 
regular training and communication to employees. 

The  ABCC  will  provide  information,  guidance  and  advice  on  all 
anti-bribery and corruption issues. It will also be responsible for 
consistently  monitoring,  measuring,  analysing  and  evaluating 
the  anti-bribery  and  compliance  programme,  providing  regular 
reports  to  the  Board  on  effectiveness,  performance  and 
enforcement. 

Political Contributions

Often  considered  bribes  in  disguise,  OM  Sarawak  does  not 
donate to political parties locally or overseas. OM Sarawak always 
avoid  political  affiliations  and  controversies.  For  as  long  as  OM 
Sarawak employs them, employees should also not make political 
donations in a personal capacity. 

GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS

All  operations  have 
legitimate,  accessible,  predictable  and 
transparent  grievance  processes  that  follow  the  effectiveness 
criteria  of  the  United  Nations  Guiding  Principles  (“UNGP”). 
These  processes  encourage  employees  and  stakeholders  to 
raise concerns without fear of recrimination. We are committed 
to  investigating  all  matters  in  a  manner  that  respects  the 
complainant’s rights. 

induction.  Displaying  posters 

OMH briefs all new employees on the Group’s Grievance Policy, 
including  during 
in  multiple 
languages  (English,  Mandarin  and  Malay)  in  offices  and  plant 
buildings  raises  employees’  and  contractors’  awareness  of  the 
grievance mechanism. OMH resolved all of the 32 cases received 
in FY2022. 

Whistleblowing

OMH  is  committed  to  delivering  outstanding  performance  for 
shareholders  and  employees  and  aspires  to  be  the  leader  in 
its  field  while  operating  openly,  with  honesty,  integrity  and 
responsibility and maintaining a strong sense of corporate social 
responsibility.  In  defending  its  corporate  social  responsibility, 
OMH  conducts  business  ethically  and  according  to  its  values, 
encourages  community  initiatives,  considers  the  environment 
and provides a safe, equal and supportive workplace.

We rely on and encourage our employees, officers and contractors 
to speak up about any unlawful, improper or unethical conduct 
within  our  organisation.  OMH  adopted  a  comprehensive 
Whistleblowing  Standard  to  provide  a  safe  and  confidential 
environment  where  whistleblowers  can  raise  concerns  without 
fear of reprisal or detrimental treatment.

This  policy  covers  who  is  eligible  for  making  a  disclosure  and 
matters protected. It also contains a detailed process for reporting 
breaches and types of protection accorded to the whistleblowers 
against victimisation.

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Northern Sarawak

Average Annual Air 
Temperature:
Historical: 25.3 °C
2023: 26.1 °C (+3.1%)
2050: 26.9 °C (+6.0%)
Average Annual Rainfall:
Historical: 3538 mm
2030: 3628 mm (+2.6%)
2050: 3574 mm (+1.0%)

Southern Sarawak

Average Annual Air 
Temperature:
Historical: 26.2 °C
2030: 26.8 °C (+2.6%)
2050: 27.5 °C (+5.3%)
Average Annual Rainfall:
Historical: 3907 mm
2030: 4144 mm (+6.1%)
2050: 4124 mm (+5.5%)

Risks & Opportunities 

Central Sarawak

Average Annual Air 
Temperature:
Historical: 24.8 °C
2030: 25.6 °C (+3.4%)
2050: 26.4 °C (+6.3%)
Average Annual Rainfall:
Historical: 3551 mm
2030: 3597 mm (+1.3%)
2050: 3578 mm (+0.8%)

Based on the climate scenario analysis, the following table summarises the transitional physical risks and opportunities and climate-
related risks, mainly related to our core smelting asset in Sarawak. 

Physical Risks

Acute  -  Climate-related  risk  can  increase  the  frequency  and  intensity  of  extreme  weather  events  such 
as  hurricanes,  floods  and  wildfires.  Unfavourable  weather,  climatic  conditions  and  natural  disasters  may 
damage  the  company’s  infrastructure,  disrupt  operations,  reduce  productivity  and  increase  operational 
costs.  Climate-related  risk  can  also  affect  the  availability  of  raw  materials  and  energy  sources,  disrupting 
OMH’s supply chain and increasing costs. 

Climate-Related Risks

Physical - Longer-term shifts in climate patterns, such as chronic heat waves, can disrupt labour productivity, 
especially among workers at our manufacturing plant with constant outdoor exposure. Periods of low rainfall 
may affect the water level at the dam and the capacity to generate electricity.

Transitional Risks

Regulatory Risks

Governments  may  introduce  policies  and  regulations  to  reduce  greenhouse  gas  emissions,  such  as 
carbon pricing or trading schemes. These policies can increase the Company’s compliance costs and affect 
competitiveness.

The entire supply chain costs can increase significantly as companies from various stages throughout the 
supply chain work towards increased disclosure and transparency on GHG emissions and climate-related 
risk management and compliance.

Reputation Risks

Companies perceived as contributing to climate change or taking insufficient action to address such issues 
may face reputational damage, harming OMH’s brand and customer loyalty.

Market Risks

As steel mills try to reduce indirect emissions, they may demand and prioritise sourcing from low-carbon 
ferroalloys producers. Such a move would cascade down the entire supply chain.

Transitional Opportunities

Innovation and 
technology

Climate-related  opportunities  for  the  smelting  industry  to  develop  and  implement  new  technologies  and 
processes that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and potentially increase resource and energy efficiency, 
such as installing an energy recovery system that recycles waste heat to preheat feedstock before smelting.

Low climate 
footprint ferroalloys

The ability to produce ferroalloys with high resource and energy efficiency will have a competitive advantage 
as it is greener, more attractive and improves profitability.

Access to Capital

Increasingly, investors and the financial institutions and lenders seek companies that address climate change 
and may be more willing to invest in companies with lower climate footprints.

Improved 
stakeholder relations

Companies that take climate change seriously and take action to address it may enjoy improved stakeholder 
relations with customers, employees and communities.

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The carbothermic reduction of metal oxides in manganese alloy and ferrosilicon production generates carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. 
These emissions cannot be reduced beyond their physical limit and represent incompressible CO2 emission levels resulting from the 
chemical reactions. The current CO2 emission levels are very close to the theoretical chemical and physical limits. 

OMH  remains  committed  to  protecting  the  environment  by  systematically  improving  its  operational  performance,  implementing 
sustainable  practices  and  reducing  its  carbon  footprint.  We  recognise  the  importance  of  responsible  stewardship  of  our  natural 
resources and continually strive to improve our environmental performance through innovation and best practices.

OM  Sarawak  was  recognised  for  its  environmental 
sustainability initiatives at the 10th Premier of Sarawak 
Environmental Award (“PSEA”) 2021/2022. 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

is  committed 

OMH 
to  ensuring  effective  environmental 
management  across  all  its  operations.  The  Group  established 
an Environmental Policy for OMH to achieve high environmental 
performance across all functions by:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 
• 
• 

• 

applicable 

environmental 

Complying  with 
laws, 
regulations, codes, corporate and industry standards and 
other legal and contractual requirements;
Identifying,  assessing  and  managing  all  environmental 
risks and impacts related to Group operations; 
Implementing 
industry  practices  and  environmental 
management systems at all levels, including exploration, 
development, operations, decommissioning, closure and 
rehabilitation;
Preventing  and  mitigating  pollution 
operations;
Regularly reviewing environmental performance;
Reporting environmental performance transparently;
Establishing  grievance  mechanisms  for  all  stakeholders 
where  environmental  complaints  can  be  received  and 
addressed; and
Ensuring all personnel are aware of this policy and their 
environmental-related responsibilities, raising awareness 
and  minimising  the  potential  environmental  impacts  of 
the Group’s operations. 

from  Group 

The  Executive  Chairman/Chief  Executive  Officer  is  accountable 
to the Board for effectively implementing this policy. The Group 
delivers  training  and  awareness  sessions  on  this  policy  as 
required.

 OMH – ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Responsible  environmental  management  within  the  resources 
sector  is  essential  for  delivering  sustainability  in  all  operating 
regions.  OMH’s  operating  subsidiaries  demonstrate  solid 
performance  in  managing  and  minimising  the  environmental 
impact of all mining and smelting projects. The Group complies 
with 
legislative  requirements  while  working  closely  with 
stakeholders to meet community expectations.

OMH’s operating subsidiaries have implemented Environmental 
to  deliver  consistent  and  optimal 
Management  Systems 
environmental  management  across  their  mining  and  smelting 
projects.  Every  project  undertaken  involves  careful  planning 
from  inception  throughout  all  operational  stages  to  identify 
environmental  obligations  and  set  management  procedures. 
Engaging  environmental  professionals  to  monitor  compliance 
with  these  obligations  encourages  positive  behaviours  and 
delivers  high-quality  outcomes.  Aligning  all  OMH  operating 
subsidiaries  with 
ISO  14001  Environmental 
Management  Systems  and  industry  best  practices  ensures 
operations adopt the highest environmental standards. External 
legislation, 
agencies  monitor  compliance  with  applicable 
standards  and  site-specific  authorisations  regularly.  These  best 
practices demonstrate management’s commitment to improving 
the  Company’s  environmental  performance  and  business 
efficiency.

international 

OM  Sarawak  engaged  a  consultant  to  help  implement 
an  Environmental  Management  System  following 
ISO 
14001:2015 standards.

USING LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS TO ADDRESS 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

In  FY2022,  the  Company  conducted  a  ‘cradle-to-gate’  Life  Cycle 
Analysis  (“LCA”)  on  manganese  ore  and  manganese  alloys  in 
collaboration  with  the  International  Manganese  Institute  (IMnI). 
This LCA helped us understand our environmental footprint more 
clearly and benchmark ourselves against other producers in the 
industry.  The  LCA  covered  all  processes  inside  the  plant  gate, 
such as the extraction of resources and processing (smelting). 

We  submitted  data  to  the  appointed  consultant  to  run  LCA 
modelling  using  GaBi  software.  We  will  also  conduct  LCA  on 
ferrosilicon alloys in the future. These assessments help customers 
and  major  steel  mills  in  the  region,  make  environmentally 
beneficial decisions as they enhance sustainability in their supply 
chains.

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is 

facing  a  green 

The  world 
industrial  revolution.  The 
Intergovernmental  Panel  on  Climate  Change  has  declared  that 
a  2°  Celsius  increase  in  the  Earth’s  average  temperature  is  the 
maximum  nature  can  withstand  to  control  climate  change. 
Greenhouse gas emissions must reduce by 95 per cent by 2050 for 
the world to achieve this goal. Greenhouse gas emissions should 
reduce in our industry within the next 35 years, so “business as 
usual” is no longer an option.

The Importance of Steel in a Zero-Emission Society

The world requires a drastic reduction of air and water emissions 
to  prevent  major  climate  changes  and  significant  biodiversity 
loss.  Despite  being  resource-intensive,  steel,  manganese  alloy 
and ferrosilicon production are crucial for society’s zero-emission 
vision. 

A Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (“CEMS”) is installed 
in  the  plant  to  monitor  the  total  particulate  matter  (“TPM”) 
emissions through the stacks. TPM and gas analysers installed at 
emission stacks continuously track stack emissions. Readings are 
recorded and stored in the CEMS and automatically sent to the 
Department of Environment Malaysia.

A quarterly Relative Response Audit (“RRA”) is performed on the 
CEMS to ensure:

• 

• 

is  complete,  accurate,  precise, 

Its  generated  data 
traceable and reliable
The  total  PM  analysers  are  operating  within  their 
accuracy criteria and are representative of the pollutant 
concentrations in the dust stream

Quarterly Stack Emission Monitoring (“SEM”) ensures compliance 
with the Malaysian Ambient Air Quality Standard Concentration 
Limit. OM Sarawak uses this data to:

Steel is 100% recyclable and can be recycled indefinitely without 
losing  its  properties.  In  2021,  the  global  steel  industry  recycled 
around  680  million  tonnes  of  scrap,  saving  nearly  1  billion 
tonnes of CO2 emissions that would have been emitted from the 
production of virgin steel*.

• 

• 
• 

Assess  the  environmental  impact  of  the  production 
processes
Identify potential pollution sources
Implement measures to minimise emissions and improve 
air quality

One  tonne  of  steel  consumes  approximately  3  to  4  kg  of 
ferrosilicon and 10 kg of manganese alloy. Highly valued due to 
its  durability  and  resistance  to  torsion,  majority  of  the  world’s 
ferrosilicon  and  manganese  alloy  production  are  used  in  steel 
production.

Steel consumption has increased sevenfold since 1950; by 2050, 
it will grow an estimated 50 per cent compared to today’s levels*.
Steel  is  a  crucial  component  to  achieve  the  goals  of  the  green 
paradigm shift and satisfy the zero emissions vision.

The  ferrosilicon  and  manganese  alloy  production  furnaces  are 
integrated with an air pollution control system (“APCS”) consisting 
of  thrombone  air  coolers,  twin  cyclones,  baghouse  systems, 
extraction fans, and chimneys to preserve the air quality of the 
environment.  OM  Sarawak  installs  fibreglass  filter  bags  with 
expanded  polytetrafluoroethylene  (“ePTFE”)  membrane  in  the 
baghouse.

Benefits of ePTFE Membrane

*Worldsteel Association: Sustainable Steel

Emissions Management

involves  optimising 
OM  Sarawak’s  emissions  management 
production processes to minimise emissions, waste, and energy 
consumption  and  using  pollution  control  technologies  such  as 
bag filter systems to reduce emissions.

OM Sarawak complies with the Environmental Quality Act 1974, 
the Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014, and the 
Malaysia Ambient Air Quality Standard 2020.

OM  Sarawak  conducted  Ambient  Air  Quality  Monitoring  for 
ambient  air  quality,  which  consists  of  Particulates  Matter  10  m 
(PM10),  Particulates  Matter  2.5  m  (PM2.5),  Carbon  Monoxide 
(CO),  Sulphur  Dioxide  (SO2),  and  Nitrogen  Dioxide  (NO2).  Our 
readings  during  the  FY2022  monitoring  period  were  well  below 
the Malaysian Ambient Air Quality Standard Concentration Limit.

Better dust 
filtration
efficiency

Extended 
filter bag life

Minimimal bag 
changeouts

Chemical 
resistance

Thermal stability 
up to 260°C

Reduced stack 
emissions well 
within limits

The  Utilities  and  Dedusting  System  Department  (“UDSD”), 
supervised  by  competent  personnel,  operate  and  maintain 
OM  Sarawak’s  APCS.  All  operators  are  Certified  Environmental 
Professionals  in  Bag  Filter  Operations  (“CePBFO”)  endorsed  by 
Department  of  Environment  (“DOE”).  The  UDSD  personnel  also 
perform daily inspections, preventive maintenance, and filter bag 
changeouts when necessary to manage air pollution sources.

OM  Sarawak  is  committed  to  reducing  fugitive  fume  emissions 
and began upgrading one ferrosilicon tapping dedusting system 
with  a  more  efficient  alternative.  OM  Sarawak  awarded  this 
project  to  an  equipment  contractor  in  December  2022  and 
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Most of our by-products are recycled and reused as raw materials for production to reduce waste. 

Products

Ferrosilicon (FeSi)

Generated By-products

Recycling and Repurposing

FeSi Slag

Silica Fume or Micro silica

Silicomanganese (SiMn)

SiMn dust

High Carbon Ferromanganese 
(HCFeMn)

Mn-rich Slag

Sinter Ore

Manganese ore fines

Recycled  as  Si  unit  for  the  SiMn  smelting 
process,  with  a  total  of  6,085.9  tonnes 
recycled as at December 2022

Reused  for  ingot  tray  preparation  before 
casting

from 

Collected 
the  SiMn  production 
process’s de-duster and fed into sintering 
lines  to  agglomerate  into  sintered  ore 
lumps  and  recycled  in  manganese  alloys 
production

Recycled  as  Mn  unit  feed  for  the  SiMn 
smelting process

from  manganese 

alloy 
Collected 
production for reuse as raw materials for 
manganese alloys

The Company repurposes wood from broken wooden pallets and other wood waste materials to preheat the start-up furnace following 
major maintenance.

SILICA FUME – A SUCCESS STORY 

Silica fume, a by-product of silicon and ferrosilicon production, is a success story resulting from decades of investment, research, 
innovation and applications of the ferroalloy and silicon industry. These combined initiatives have contributed to the growth of 
construction industries and provided many jobs to the local communities.

A  dust  collection  system  (baghouse  filters)  captures  silica  fume  and  reduces  atmospheric  emissions,  significantly  improving 
workplace conditions while keeping valuable materials from landfill. 

Several  hundred  thousand  tonnes  of  silica  fume,  or  microsilica,  are  used  worldwide.  Several  different  industrial  applications 
use this internationally-tradable product. It improves buildings’ sustainability by reducing their carbon footprint and achieving a 
circular economy. This success story helps to meet the objectives of industrial emissions, carbon footprint, resource efficiency, 
circular economy, workplace legislation, industrial specifications, waste, air and innovation policies.

ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND CONSUMPTION

OM Sarawak occupies 202.35 hectares of land within the Samalaju Industrial Park (“SIP”), which was developed specifically for energy-
intensive industries. We have secured a 20-year power purchase agreement (“PPA”) with the State’s power company during the plant’s 
inception. This PPA will run until 2033 for the continuous supply of competitively priced electricity at an initial capacity of 350 MW. 
Electricity supplied is predominantly generated from renewable sources. While the primary smelting operations consume electricity, 
diesel fuel is also used for logistics operations and for on-land transportation of raw materials and finished goods.

Examples of OM Sarawak’s Energy-Efficiency Initiatives

Implementing a 
Supervisory Control and 
Data Acquisition (“SCADA”) 
system to monitor and 
optimise energy use

Replacing outdated 
equipment with new, 
energy-efficient models

Installing an energy 
efficient lighting system

Scheduled maintenance also ensures equipment efficiency, which helps reduce energy loss from unplanned downtime. 

Our  operations  require  a  constant  electricity  supply  for  the  high-temperature  smelting  processes  to  convert  raw  materials  into 
ferroalloys.  The  electric  arc  furnace  operates  at  temperatures  over  1200°C,  depending  on  the  required  metal  oxide  reduction  for 
various ferroalloys. The electricity for production operations is predominantly from hydropower which significantly reduces our carbon 
footprint. We monitor our energy consumption monthly and review our performance targets annually.

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and for on-land transportation of raw materials and finished goods.

Electricity Consumption 
(Million GJ)

8.80

Diesel Consumption 
(million GJ)

0.06

7.51

7.78

0.04

0.03

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Energy consumption (million GJ)

Energy intensity (GJ/Tonne of Ferrosilicon)

Energy intensity (GJ/Tonne of Manganese Alloy)

GHG emissions (Kilotonnes of CO2-eq)
 - Scope 1

 - Scope 2

Total GHG Emissions (Scope 1 + 2)

GHG emission intensity by product (CO2-eq of per tonne product produced)
 - Ferrosilicon

 - Manganese Alloy

2020

8.84

31.22

13.69

2021

7.57

31.97

13.89

2022

7.81

31.78

13.86

894.00

498.00

724.00

759.51

*413.08

*427.64

1392.00

1137.08

1187.15

5.27

2.66

4.92

2.50

5.28

2.20

*Note: Emissions factors for FY2020 to FY2022 are based on figures provided by Sarawak Energy Berhad. FY2021 Scope 2 calculation was reassessed and 
revised based on Sarawak Energy Berhad’s 2021 emission factor. Emission factor in 2021 was also used as a basis for FY2022 figure and this will be reassessed 
in the coming year once data is available.

BIODIVERSITY

Biodiversity conservation through rewilding is critical for restoring degraded habitats and combating climate change while preserving 
the original flora and fauna of the land. It reflects our commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 to halt and 
reverse land degradation and biodiversity loss through forest management.

OMH signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with Sarawak Forestry Corporation (“SFC”) to undertake a rewilding project at 
the Similajau National Park. The project will restore 10 hectares of degraded ecosystems in Totally Protected Areas (“TPAs”) by planting 
10,000 native tree species, including indigenous food trees, that can help wildlife survive and restore the ecosystem of the degraded 

areas.

OMH  will  contribute  RM482,600  over  three  years,  from  2022  to  2025;  SFC  will  contribute  RM396,000  over  19  years  to  collect  and 
monitor plant growth and biomass data to assess its effectiveness in restoring degraded areas. Botanists and other SFC experts will 
guide the process in line with the SFC Restoration Framework.

OMH collaborates with Sarawak Forestry Corporation 
for  Re-wilding 
Initiative,  contributed  RM482,600 
towards tree planting operations at Similajau National 
Park

SARAWAK

FORESTRY
C  O  R  P  O  R  A  T  I  O  N
PARKS WILD LIFE

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forms  an 

Waste  management 
integral  part  of  OMH’s 
environmental responsibility. The Group embedded the Reduce, 
Reuse  and  Recycle  (“3R”)  concept  within  waste  management 
procedures. OM Sarawak also established an open scrap yard to 
manage and recycle scrap and minimise paper usage by:

• 
• 
• 

Favouring electronic forms
Reusing scrap paper
Developing Google Forms for easy data entry

In December 2022, OM Sarawak introduced a 3R Centre Project 
to manage waste segregation.

OM Waste Management Highlights

✓ 

✓ 

✓ 

A DOE-certified third-party auditor conducts an annual 
Silica fume Compliance Audit 
Developed Guidelines for Silica Fume (SW104) Special 
Management for on-site recovery
Perform weekly self-regulated inspections and audits

Scheduled  waste  management  is  regulated.  Guided  by  its 
Environmental  Management  System,  OM  Sarawak  manages  its 
waste  following  the  Environmental  Quality  (Scheduled  Wastes) 
Regulations 2005. Waste generated is recorded in the Electronic 
Scheduled  Waste  Information  System  (“eSWIS”)  and  submitted 
monthly to the DOE. Scheduled waste storage facilities are also 
available  on-site,  designed  to  contain  and  prevent  waste  from 
contaminating the environment. In FY2022, we generated 18.14 
kilotonnes of scheduled waste, an 11.8% reduction from FY2021.

SIRIM  Behad  (“SIRIM”),  a  national 
industrial  research  and 
technology  organisation  in  Malaysia,  has  conducted  tests  for 
silicomanganese slag and silica fume according to DOE Guidelines 
for Application of Special Management of Scheduled Waste under 
Regulation  7  (1).  SIRIM  certified  both  silicomanganese  slag  and 
silica fume as non-reactive and unlikely to endanger human health 
except through oral and nasal consumption. Both by-products are 
within the threshold limits for organics and inorganics based on 
the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (“TCLP”) analysis.

At the Bootu Creek Mine in Australia, waste rock and processing 
tails are stored on-site and are not acid generating. We manage 
these  wastes  following  Waste  Management  Plans  for  waste 
rock  and  tailings  storage  approved  by  the  Northern  Territory 
Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade. 

WATER MANAGEMENT & EFFLUENTS 
MANAGEMENT

Water  forms  an  essential  component  of  our  business.  OMH 
works to manage water resources adequately across operations. 
OM Sarawak is committed to optimising water usage and treating 
effluent  to  meet  the  regulatory  water  quality  standards  before 
being released into the environment.

OM  Sarawak’s  municipal  water  supply  is  not  extracted  from 
sensitive  or  protected  water  bodies.  The  Company’s  water 
reservoir stores up to 48 hours of continuous water flow for plant 
operations in case of water supply disruption from the Municipal 
Water Supply Board. 

Primarily,  plant  production  operations  consume  water  for 
furnace  system  cooling  and  silica  quartz  washing.  The  cooling 
water for the furnace system is a closed-loop system, with most 
cooling  water  loss  being  due  to  vaporisation  from  the  cooling 
tower. A dedicated sediment pond treats water from silica quartz 
washing.  Heavier  particles  and  sediments  settle,  making  clean 
water available for washing the silica quartz. 

Domestic wastewater generated mainly from the sanitary system 
and  canteen  operations  is  piped  directly  to  SIP’s  centralised 
sewage treatment plant for treatment that meets the limits under 
Standard  B  of  the  Environmental  Quality  (Sewage)  Regulations 
2009. 

is  generated 

Typically,  effluent 
from  surface  runoff.  A 
sedimentation pond removes suspended solids and reduces the 
overall  environmental  impact.  During  FY2022,  the  discharged 
effluent  was  within  permissible 
limits  as  stated  by  the 
Environmental Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulations, 2009.

Other Water Management Initiatives

Solid Waste Disposed 
(kilotonnes)

0.35

0.29

0.21

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Hazardous Waste Generated 
(kilotonnes)

148.76

150.96

137.71

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Scheduled waste disposed (kg)

23.23

20.56

18.14

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

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Recording 
daily water 
consumption

Limiting pressure 
for hydrant pump 
piping

Inspecting piping 
daily to detect 
leakage

Limiting water 
consumption to 
less than 3800m3/ 
month from the 
water pump 
station

Implementing a 
water recirculation 
(closed-loop water 
cooling) system

Installing 
flowmeters to 
monitor daily 
water withdrawal

Utilising dual-flush 
in some buildings

Water Consumption (million m3)

1.47

1.22

1.32

FY2020

FY2021

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2021SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTLAND REMEDIATION, CONTAMINATION AND 
DEGRADATION 

SOCIETY

Land  and  soil  management  is  an  integral  component  of  mining 
in  the  semi-arid  temperate  climate  of  the  Northern  Territory, 
Australia. Mining can adversely affect the environment; identifying 
and  managing  these  impacts  is  vital  when  managing  business 
operations. Implementing appropriate objectives, strategies and 
targets to achieve good soil and land management ensures that 
OMM  can  maintain  high  levels  of  environmental  performance, 
ensure  compliance  with  its  regulators  and  governing  acts,  and 
benefit stakeholders, including landowners and shareholders.

This section focuses on the land remediation and rehabilitation 
processes  for  our  mining  entity,  OMM,  the  owner  of  the  Bootu 
Creek  Mine  located  in  the  Northern  Territory,  Australia.  Mining 
activities ceased in December 2021, and the final ore processing 
occurred in January 2022. 

Rehabilitation of disturbed areas is a key closure criterion upon 
completion  of  mining  activities  and  returning  the  lease  area  to 
landowners. OMM rehabilitated infrastructure areas pre-closure 
and  will  remediate  tracks,  roads  and  exploration  areas  when 
operations no longer use them. 

OMM  progressively  rehabilitated  and  revegetated  various 
waste  rock  dumps  across  the  site  to  minimise  erosion,  weed 
introduction and waterway pollution.

OMM’s timeline for land remediation at the Bootu Creek Mine. 

2019
Bioremediation of
hydrocarbon-contaminated areas

2020
Trial to small test areas

2021
A wider bioremediation campaign
commenced in FY2021 to treat contained
contaminated areas which resulted in 
successful remediation, confirmed by 
laboratory analysis of Total Recoverable
Hydrocarbons (“TRH”)

2022
All Hydrocarbon contaminated areas 
successfully remediated

OMM  conducted  overarching  environmental  aspects  and  an 
impact assessment before commencing operations at the Bootu 
Creek Mine. OMM’s Environmental Management Plan presented 
the  outcomes  and  management  strategies  for  rehabilitation  of 
the  mine  site,  and  this  was  reviewed  by  the  Northern  Territory 
Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (“DITT”).

OMH envisages a better-shared future for the local communities 
where  we  live  and  work.  Community  involvement  is  vital  as  it 
brings  positive,  measurable  change  to  local  communities  and 
businesses. 

We aim to drive local community development by improving the 
living  standards  of  underprivileged  communities.  Our  efforts  at 
every region are unique as they vary based on local needs. 

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Exploration,  mining,  smelting,  marketing  and  trading  activities 
are central to sustainable community development by acting as a 
catalyst for positive economic and social change.

in  various 

When  operating 
jurisdictions,  we 
understand  that  we  work  in  a  “visitor”  capacity  and  must 
respectfully engage in all interactions with the local community. 
OMH balances the economic, environmental and social needs in 
all phases of its projects.

international 

OMH  introduced  a  Community  Relations  Policy,  providing  a 
framework for working with the communities where it operates. 
OMH achieves its community relations objectives by:

• 
• 
• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Following the laws and regulations of host countries;
Considering how our decisions impact the community;
Respecting  and  responding  to  local  customs,  traditions 
and  cultures  unless  they  conflict  with  OMH  policies  and 
standards;
Contributing  to  the  economic  development  of  the  local 
communities;
Being  open  and  transparent  in  all  communications  and 
dealings  with  local  communities  and  responding  in  a 
timely fashion to any community-based grievances;
Establishing  grievance  mechanisms  for  all  stakeholders 
where  community-related  complaints  can  be  received 
and addressed;
Investing in projects that are mutually beneficial to OMH 
and the local community;
Ensuring that any unavoidable resettlement complies with 
local laws and such that resettled parties are constructively 
engaged and fairly treated with the principles of free prior 
informed consent and consultation;
Embracing  sound  principles  of  local  procurement  and 
employment practices that contribute to local economic 
development;
Encouraging,  where  practical,  suppliers  and  contractors 
to  adopt  the  same  or  similar  policies,  standards  and 
practices; and
Undertaking activities that help ensure the local operating 
company remains a responsible community member.

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TACKLING FOOD SYSTEM WASTE

OUR PEOPLE

Food loss and waste is a global crisis, with one-third of all food 
produced lost or discarded. OM Sarawak launched the Food Waste 
Recycling  Project  with  a  third-party  local  food  waste  processing 
entity.  The  recycling  project  converts  food  waste  into  organic 
fertiliser. In FY2022, we produced 310 kg of organic fertiliser from 
6,200 kg of food waste. This initiative helped minimise food waste 
disposal at our plant. 

SUPPORTING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS

OM  Sarawak  supports  local  entrepreneurs  by  providing  trading 
space  to  local  vendors  at  the  Ramadan  Bazaar  at  its  factory 
canteen.  Four  local  vendors  participated  in  this  Bazaar  from  23 
March to 21 April 2022.

SPONSORSHIP FOR BINTULU SINGLE MOTHER 

ASSOCIATION

OM Sarawak sponsored the purchase of school necessities, such 
as uniforms, school bags and stationery, for children of Sarawak 
Single  Mother’s  Association  or  Persatuan  Ibu  Tunggal  Sarawak 
(“PITSA”)  under  the  Back-to-School  programme.  Seventy-seven 
children  benefited  from  this  community  giving.  The  Company 
hopes  this  sponsorship  program  will  ease  the  single  mothers’ 
burden and excite these children before the new school term.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SPONSORSHIP

OM Sarawak donated 21 fire extinguishers to Rumah Jacub and 
Rumah  Banggu  to  develop  a  fire  safety  culture  in  the  Samalaju 
villagers. The fire department (BOMBA) demonstrated using the 

fire extinguishers to residents.

COMMUNITY GIVING

OMH  has  a  clear  focus  on  sustainability  and  corporate  social 
responsibility.  We  continue  to  support  causes  that  benefit 
the  community  and  those  closely  linked  to  our  beliefs,  such 
as  education,  philanthropy,  sports,  culture  and  heritage,  and 
community building. 

In  FY2022,  we  donated  approximately  US$17,000  to  non-profit 
organisations  and  good  causes  benefiting  mainly  the  local 
communities where our Sarawak plant operates.

Examples of Sponsorships and Donations

Sports 
sponsorships

Donation to 
homes

Blood 
donations

Sponsorship 
to support 
non-profit 
organisations 
and government 
bodies

Our  employees  are  fundamental  to  our  success.  We  foster  a 
supportive environment where we value the diverse backgrounds, 
cultures  and  beliefs  of  our  employees  and  stakeholders.  We 
strongly  discourage  and  do  not  tolerate  any  form  of  racial 
and  sexual  discrimination,  and  workplace  harassment  of  our 
employees.  Treating  people  with  fairness,  dignity,  and  respect 
ensures we protect and uphold fundamental human rights within 
the Company. 

We  value  employing  people  of  any  gender,  age,  cultural 
background, ethnicities, nationalities and religion. The Company 
recognizes  and  upholds  our  employee’s  right  to  a  work 
environment that is safe, free from association, where they can be 
collectively represented and fairly compensated, and be provided 
with job security and personal development opportunities.

A DIVERSE AND EQUITABLE ORGANISATION

Global operations require us to understand and adapt to different 
cultures  and  customs  while  maintaining  our  corporate  culture 
and  standards.  Diversity  encompasses  gender,  race,  ethnicity, 
disability,  age,  sexual  orientation,  gender  identity,  marital  or 
family status, and religious or cultural background. The Group’s 
commitment to diversity at all levels forms part of its merit-based 
organisational  culture  dedicated  to  recruiting  and  retaining  the 
best available talent at all levels, including the Board. Embracing 
workplace  diversity  helps  achieve  our  corporate  objectives  and 
enhances  the  Company’s  reputation.  It  enables  the  Group  to 
recruit and retain the right people from a diverse pool of talented 
candidates. 

Formalising its commitment, and OMH’s Diversity and  Inclusion 
Policy aims to:

• 

• 
• 

Foster  an  inclusive  workplace  that  embrace  and  values 
diversity
Upholds the principle of meritocracy
Supports  and  facilitates  an  inclusive  work  environment 
that  embraces  differences  and  recognises  the  benefits 
that  such  differences  provide  to  the  business  and  its 
people.

OMH’s Commitment to Diversity

Providing 
access to equal 
opportunities at 
all levels of work 
based on merit

Welcoming 
people from 
diverse 
backgrounds

Operating 
as an equal-
opportunity 
employer 

Fostering a 
corporate culture 
that embraces 
diversity

Not tolerating 
workplace 
discrimination, 
harassment, 
vilification and 
victimisation

Respect the 
diversity of its 
customers, clients 
and stakeholders.

Underprivileged community
-Single mothers
-Less fortunate children. 

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Workforce Breakdown by Age Group

15.4%

84.6%

17.3%

82.7%

43.6%

47.7%

8.7%

45.6%

45.1%

9.3%

2021

2022

2021

2022

 Male

 Female

 > 50 years

 30-50 years

 < 30 years

Workforce Breakdown by 
Employment Type in 2022

Workforce Breakdown by 
Employment Arrangement

24.1%

75.9%

32.0%

68.0%

20.9%

79.1%

2021

2022

 Permanent

 Contract

 Local Hires

 Foreign Hires

Workfoce Breakdown by Ethnicity

0.9%

35.8%

13.6%

49.7%

2.0%

41.0%

13.0%

44.0%

2021

2022

 Other Races &

    Indigenous Groups

 Malay/
    Melanau

 Chinese

    (including local     
    and foreign)

 Indian

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OMH  is  committed  to  equitable  and  fair  representation  of  people  of  different  genders.  The  Group’s  Diversity  and  Inclusion  Policy 
contains provisions for gender diversity. 

OMH is committed to establishing appropriate and measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity and requires relevant senior 
management to report on their achievement. OMH also implements policies and programmes that address impediments to gender 
workplace  diversity,  such  as  parental  leave  and  flexible  working  arrangements  that  assist  all  employees  in  fulfilling  their  domestic 
responsibilities. The Group is also committed to reviewing, assessing and reporting against the measurable objectives for achieving 
gender diversity and its progress on an annual basis.

INVESTING IN TALENT

We review our Company’s training and development programs to ensure they deliver business value and opportunities for our people. 
Maintaining a solid pool of talent remains our focus.

Training

Total time 

Average hours of training per year per employee

Unit

hours

hours

FY2020

 19,701

 11.55

FY2021

74,510

46.63

FY2022

93,680

60.87

All employees should be able to learn new skills, grow and build their careers as they develop along their professional journey. OM 
collaborates with local universities to improve training content for local operators.

Examples of Internal and External Training Programmes in FY2022

Rigging and 
slinging

Fire safety

Radiation safety 
awareness

ISO 17025: 
Internal Audit

Risk management 
and continuous 
improvement

Basic knowledge of 
chemical reactions 
in producing 
ferrosilicon and 
manganese alloy

Overhead 
crane training 
programme

Machinery safety

ISO14001:2015 
and 
ISO45001:2018 
training

Thermal hazard 
assessment

Understanding 
wastewater 
quality analysis in 
industrial effluent

During  the  year,  the  Company  introduced  the  Managerial  Development  Programme,  which  includes  Leadership  Development, 
Managing Disruptive Behaviours and Workplace Coaching Skills and Managing Performance.

Helping Our Employees Level Up

Every employee should pursue their passion and goals. Upskilling programmes help employees gain in-demand skill sets that propel 
them into the next phase of their career. Upskilling creates pathways to careers in fields that will continue growing. This commitment 
allows us to offer different skills training and education programmes, including helping trainees progress in their careers.

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OM  Sarawak  collaborates  with  Universiti  Malaya  Sarawak  (“UNIMAS”)  in  a  Certificate  in  Manufacturing  Technology  (Smelting) 
programme. Graduates from this programme have a well-rounded, holistic knowledge and experience including theoretical modules 
and industrial training. 12 trainees completed this programme in FY2022. 

Graduation  Ceremony  for  the  Certificate  in  Manufacturing 
Technology (Smelting) program by UNIMAS and OM Sarawak

ENGAGING EMPLOYEES 

OMH organised various activities and engagement sessions to create a vibrant working environment, including festive celebrations 
such as Gawai in Sarawak, sports tournaments, sports carnivals, annual dinners and other get-togethers.

OMS  Neon  Pop  themed  Annual  Dinner  and  OM  Sarawak’s 
Winter Wonderland Annual Dinner 2022

FAIR REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

OMH established a fair and transparent process for remuneration, ensuring that the Group evaluates employees’ performance on 
merit.  Providing  workers  with  a  good  living  wage  supports  economies  and  fosters  growth.  Our  Human  Resources  Team  regularly 
assesses the fixed compensation paid to all our full-time direct employees to ensure it exceeds the minimum legal requirements. In 
2022, OM Sarawak revised the salaries of 257 employees to comply with the Malaysian Minimum Wages Order FY2022. 

Leave:
Annual, maternity and paternity

Retirement benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Transportation and 
accommodation 

Allowances, subsidies and 
reimbursements

Medical benefits
•   General hospitalisation scheme
•   General personal accident
•   On-site healthcare facility and 

treatment

•   Yearly health check programme 

(for employees who have 
served at least one year)
•   Panel clinic and in-house 

ambulance

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Our industrial and mining activities employ complex technical processes and operations, which require constant anticipation and strict 
vigilance to prevent incidents and deliver good health and safe working conditions for all employees, contractors and third parties. 

Safety of our employees and stakeholders is out top priority. Reflected in our Occupational Health and Safety Policy, this philosophy 
extends  to  all  operations  under  management  control.  We  have  implemented  this  policy  by  rigorously  managing  our  activities  and 
following the highest standards in occupational risk prevention. We also undertake regular risk assessments and verify our regulatory 
compliance.

OM  Sarawak  adequately  evaluated  all  work  activities  in  the  prescribed  Hazard  Identification,  Risk  Assessment,  and  Risk  Control 
(“HIRARC”)  procedures.  OM  Sarawak  is  working  towards  implementing  a  Safety  Management  System  following  ISO  45001:2018 
standards by December 2023.  

Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems at all our operating subsidiaries  comply with national work health and safety 
legislation,  code  of  practice  and  applicable  International  Standards.  Our  operations  are  subject  to  continuous  audits  by  external 
auditors and compliance officers. The OMH operating subsidiaries manage risk through:

• 
• 

A planned and careful approach focusing on hazard identification, assessment, monitoring and control procedures; and
Continuously reviewing and improving safety procedures and performance.

Through our health and safety management systems, we aim to create a risk-free environment for all employees and stakeholders 
involved in our business and operations. We also strive to minimise the number of workplace incidents/accidents based on shared 
responsibility, in which each person plays a crucial role in creating a safe working environment. 

Implementing specific prevention plans before starting relevant service contracts with third party contractors and service providers 
and requesting to inspect service personnel and contractor’s staff’s work permits protects our contractors. We also provide customised 
briefings, especially for new workers and contractors, including specific safety training for different safety risks. We also provide our 
employees with effective PPE of the required standard to ensure their safety and well-being while they carry out their responsibilities. 
Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”) and have made myriad ergonomic improvements.

OMH continues to apply the COVID-19 preventive and safety recommendations and measures of the respective health authorities. 
The Company’s safety team assesses the effectiveness of the implemented COVID-19 measures, such as wearing face masks, physical 
distancing, regular self-tests and and flexible work-from-home arrangements to curb and minimise the spread of COVID-19 within the 
work environment and local community. 

Health and Safety Compliance

Australia

•  Despite being in care and maintenance, OMM, our mining entity that owns the Bootu Creek Mine in Northern Territory, Australia, 
must comply with the Occupational Health and Safety (“OHS”) requirements in the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform 
Legislation) Act 2011 that sets out the legislative health and safety requirements of a mine site and the activities associated with 
mining.

Malaysia

•  Our smelting operations in Sarawak, Malaysia, must comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and its regulations, 
Guidelines and Code of Practices as enforced by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (“DOSH”) under the Ministry 
of Human Resources Malaysia. 

•  We are also governed by the Factories and Machinery Act 1967, under which DOSH officers periodically inspect our lifting and 

• 

hoisting equipment, unfired pressure vessels and general installations in our Sarawak plant. 
Three safety audits were conducted as part of the Safety Improvement and Management Hazards Campaign (SIMHAC) in FY2022. 
Upon receiving the report on significant findings, corrective actions relating to electrical hazards and water intrusions were taken.

China

•  Although production ceased in 2021, our China operations are subject to the Law on Production Safety, which requires us to 
implement standards to ensure work safety and satisfy conditions set by applicable laws, administrative regulations and national 
industrial standards.

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OM  Sarawak  established  a  Health  and  Safety  Committee  that  meets  quarterly  to  discuss  OHS  matters.  The  committee  provides  a 
platform for consultation and cooperation between employers, management and employees in developing and implementing safety 
and health measures and monitoring programmes. OM Sarawak’s Managing Director and Deputy Chief Engineer chair the committee 
assisted by the Health and Safety Manager as secretary and a balanced quorum of employees from management and non-managerial 
levels. 

Health and Safety Committee Primary Functions

Developing
• 

Safety and 
health rules and 
procedures

Incident trends

Analysing
• 
•  Unsafe acts, 
conditions or 
practices

Recommending
•  Corrective action to 
the management
•  Any revisions to 

the Occupational 
Safety and Health 
Policy

Reviewing
• 

The effectiveness 
of the Occupational 
Safety and Health 
Management 
System
The Occupational 
Safety and
Health Policy 

• 

Various Committee Functions

Medical Team

•  Comprises professional medical personnel
•  Organises health awareness talks and programmes for employees 
•  Provides 24-hour on-site treatment

Fire Protection and 
Rescue Team

•  Maintains the plant fire protection equipment
•  Conducts emergency and fire drills with 11 emergency drills undertaken in FY2022 

and the gaps, findings and recommendations being rectified immediately

Emergency 
Response Team

•  Maintains a current and accurate accounting of emergency response activities
•  Responds to accidents and incidents in accordance with the Emergency Response 

Plan (“ERP”)

Recovery Team

•  Monitors affected areas, such as asset damage by fire, hazardous chemical spillage, 

natural disasters and structural failure

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SAFETY TRAINING

OM Sarawak delivers extensive coaching and training to its employees and contractors and provides safety refresher training for all 
workers. 

FY2022 Safety Training Highlights

Types of Training

Safety induction

Internal OSH training:

Topics include confined space entry training, machine crushing safety awareness, smelting 
front liner refresher training, forklift training, rigging and slinging training, noise exposure 
awareness, fire safety, health talk and excavator training.

Health talks

External OSH training:

Topics include rigging and slinging training, Construction Industry Development Board 
(“CIDB”) training, first aid, radiation safety, authorised gas tester and entry supervisor, 
HIRARC training and ISO 45001:2018 awareness. 

No. of Training 
Sessions

No. of Training 
Hours

491 

3,954

95

3

40

101

4.5

642

Safety and Performance

Description

Fatality Cases

Lost Time Injury Cases 

Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate

Total Manhours Worked

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

0

5

1

4

1.06

1.37

0

5

1.37

4,728,852

3,660,593

3,661,227

COLLABORATION, ENGAGEMENT AND OTHER SAFETY INITIATIVES

A  safe  and  healthy  culture  is  a  critical  component  of  good  science.  Various  initiatives  promoting  a  collaborative  safety  and  health 
culture include:

•  Collaborating with external agencies (General Hospital Bintulu (BGH) and Fire Department’s HAZMAT team) on a joint emergency 

drill. We were the first company in SIP to organise a joint emergency drill. 

•  Collaborating with Bintulu General Hospital on a blood donation drive at OM Sarawak Plant on 16 June 2022
•  Collaborating with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia, a Ministry of Human Resources government 

body, on developing a National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (“NIOSH”) OM Safety Passport (“NOMSP”)

•  Completed installation, testing and commissioning of the fire sprinkler system for the B07-B08 warehouse on 24 May 2022

OM  Sarawak  conducted  an  emergency  drill 
in 
collaboration  with  Bintulu  General  Hospital  and  the 
Bintulu and Samalaju Fire departments. 

The drill involved a scenario of spillage of hazardous 
chemical  substances 
laboratory,  causing 
in  the 
toxic  fume  contamination  in  the  building  and  gas 
intoxication of employees working in the building. 

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2021SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTHUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights are moral principles or norms for certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected in municipal and 
international law. These rights are inherent to all human beings and they guide our conduct in all aspects of our operations. OMH 
strives to be a fair and responsible employer and recognises its responsibility to respect, fulfil and support human rights in all our 
business activities.

OMH  formalised  its  approach  to  human  rights  by  implementing  a  Human  Rights  Policy.  This  policy  demonstrates  the  Group’s 
commitment to respecting human rights throughout the business and upholding the laws and regulations of the countries in which 
we operate. 

Human rights are fundamental principles of personal dignity and universal equality. Respect for human rights foster social progress, 
better standards of living and greater freedom for all individuals.

The policy is a framework that helps protect stakeholders’ human rights and prevents human rights violations from occurring. The 
Company commits to:

• 

• 

• 
• 

Respecting the rights and dignity of employees, contractors, partners, local communities and those affected by the Group’s 
businesses;
Providing equal opportunity and an environment free from discrimination, including support for the principles of freedom of 
association and collective bargaining;
Neither condoning nor using forced, compulsory, or child labour;
Protecting personnel and assets in a secure environment for business operations.

The Company supports and respects, where applicable, international guidance documentation on human rights and seeks to conduct 
business following the relevant spirit and intent. OMH holds training or awareness sessions on this policy when required. All employees 
and stakeholders must comply with the terms of the Human Rights Policy and communicate any human rights incidents or violations 
to management.

OMH  is  responsible  for  protecting  the  human  rights  of  our  employees  and  stakeholders,  including  our  suppliers,  communities, 
indigenous people and other members of society. Our human rights responsibilities include equality and non-discrimination, decent 
wages, humane working hours, fair employee representation, security, primary health care, supply chain labour rights and informed 
consultation. We specifically concentrate on the impact of our activities on the human rights of vulnerable groups, such as indigenous 
people, women and children. 

At OM Sarawak, we ensure strict compliance with our Labour Policy which prohibits the employment of children and young persons, 
where ‘child’ is defined as a person under 15 years of age and ‘young persons’ as those above 15 years but below 18 years of age, based 
on the Sarawak Labour Ordinance. We ensure that our suppliers, business partners, and all parties we engage with do not use child or 
forced labour in their operations. Where applicable, all new and existing suppliers and business partners must undergo human rights 
risk assessment as part of the Company’s due diligence in managing and assessing human rights risks. 

OPERATING RESPONSIBLY

Change  and  continuous  improvement  are  essential  for  improving  our  competitiveness  and  long-term  sustainability.  In  FY2022,  we 
enhanced our sustainability efforts by collaborating with the International Manganese Institute (“IMnI”) on a ‘cradle-to-gate’ Life Cycle 
Analysis (“LCA”) of manganese ore. This collaboration helped us understand our environmental footprint more clearly and benchmark 
ourselves against other producers in the industry. The scope of the LCA covered processes from extracting resources to processing 
(smelting) within our operations. This assessment helps customers, who are major steel mills within the region, make environmentally 
sound decisions as they enhance sustainability in their supply chains.

PRODUCT SAFETY

Our  products  (ferrosilicon,  silicomanganese  and  high  carbon  ferromanganese)  are  tested  according  to  the  “United  Nations 
Recommendations  on  the  Transport  of  Dangerous  Goods,  Manual  of  Tests  and  Criteria  Part  III  –  33.4.1.4”.  Our  products  are  not 
classified as Class 4.3 Dangerous Goods, but we have various safety measures in place to ensure employee safety, including first-aid, 
firefighting, handling and storage. 

PRODUCT QUALITY

OM Sarawak’s Quality Inspection Center (“QIC”) oversees product quality management at the smelting plant. The QIC is responsible 
for developing the quality control management system, including monitoring the weighing, sampling and issuing analysis reports for 
all incoming feedstock and finished products. The QIC delivers natural blocks to the respective crushing areas based on their grade. 

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Raw materials

• 

The QIC samples and analyses each raw material upon arrival and sends the analysis report to the Raw Materials 
Warehouse (“RMW”) and relevant department

•  A third-party surveyor performs additional sampling and analysis at the loading and discharging port to ensure the 

accuracy of product volumes and tracking of any variances recorded.

Finished product

• 

• 

The  QIC  takes  ladle  sampling,  analyses  and  grades  the  natural  block  from  each  tapping.  Different  grades  are 
processed separately based on product grading. The QIC inspects the crushing process to ensure quality.
Third-party surveyors conduct sampling and analysis before shipping.

In FY2022, OM Sarawak’s laboratory participated in a round-robin test with other laboratories to:

•  Compare analysis results and assess the accuracy
•  Maintain close communication with other laboratories to learn and improve

Product testing conducted by the QIC is done using advance equipment, which includes but is not limited to an X-ray fluorescence 
Spectrometer (“XRF”) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer (“ICP”).

CYBERSECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY

The privacy and security of the information of our customers, employees and stakeholders provided to the Company is of paramount 
importance to us. 

Our Group-wide Data Protection and Privacy practices deliver a robust approach to securing information assets across the Group. 
Employees receive regular training and communication on cybersecurity best practices, updates on new cyber threats and regular 
updates and refresher sessions on the Company’s policies.

IMPLEMENTATION, UPGRADING AND MAINTENANCE WORKS DONE IN FY2022 INCLUDE:

Implemented Two-Factor Authentication for email accounts and mandatory password resets for email accounts every six months 
Installed Microsoft Defender on all employee email accounts

✓  Upgraded the firewall
✓ 
✓ 
✓  Performed Monthly IT maintenance 
✓  Auto-synced and backed-up files from company servers to cloud servers
✓ 
✓  Purchased Endpoint Security Software

Introduced software to control the accessibility of removable devices to prevent data loss

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OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2021SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTGROUP SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE DATA

Economic

Sustainable Procurement

Local suppliers engaged (%)

Foreign suppliers engaged (%)

Local supplier purchases (%)

Foreign supplier purchases (%)

Anti-Corruption & Anti-Bribery

Percentage of employees who have received training on anti-corruption in FY2022, for each employee category

Non-executive

Executive

Management 

C-Suite (including Managing Director)

Note: Aggregate data from OM Sarawak

Environment

Energy

Electricity consumption (Million GJ)

Diesel consumption (Million GJ)

Total energy consumption (Million GJ) 

Energy intensity (GJ/Tonne of Ferrosillicon)

Energy intensity (GJ/Tonne of Manganese Alloy)

Water

Water consumption (million m3)

Emissions (CO2-eq of per tonne product produced)
 - Ferrosilicon

 - Manganese Alloy

Waste (kilotonnes)

Total solid waste disposed 

Total hazardous waste generated 

Non-recyclable waste 

Waste recycled 

Total scheduled waste disposed 

Water (effluent) discharge

Recycled Waste 

Note: Aggregate data from OM Sarawak

2021

2022

94.3%

5.7%

6.5%

93.5%

93.7%

6.3%

12.0%

88.0%

0.2%

5.4%

`81.3%

80.0%

2020

2021

2022

8.80

0.04

8.84

31.22

13.69

1.47

5.27

2.66

0.29

137.71

0.00

0.00

23.23

0.00

137.80

7.51

0.06

7.57

31.97

13.89

1.22

4.92

2.50

0.21

148.76

0.00

0.00

20.56

0.00

143.74

7.78

0.03

7.81

31.78

13.86

1.32

5.28

2.20

0.35

150.96

0.00

0.00

18.14

0.00

157.75

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Workforce Strength

Total number of employees

Number of New Hires

Percentage of Contractors/Temporary Staff (%)

Workforce Breakdown by Nationality

Malaysian

Non-Malaysian

Workforce Breakdown by Gender

Male

Female

Workforce Breakdown by Age Group

>50 years old

39- 50 years old

<30 years old

Workforce Breakdown by Employment Type

Permanent

Contract

Workforce Breakdown by Ethnicity

Other races & indigeneous groups

Malay / Melanau

Chinese (including local and foreign)

Indian

New Hires

Male

Female

>50 years old

30 – 50 years old

<30 years old

Employee Turnover

Total employee turnover

Employee turnover rate

Male

Female

>50 years old

30 – 50 years old

<30 years old

2021

2022

2,086

297

NA

1,990

553

24.1%

1,418 (68.0%)

1,574 (79.0%)

668 (32.0%)

416 (21.0%)

1,773 (85.0%)

1,646 (82.7%)

313 (15.0%)

344 (17.3%)

188 (9.0%)

185 (9.3%)

1,001 (48.0%)

898 (45.1%)

897 (43.0%)

907 (45.6%)

NA

NA

1,511 (75.9%)

479 (24.1%)

918 (44.0%)

989 (49.7%)

271 (13.0%)

270 (13.6%)

855 (41.0%)

712 (35.8%)

42 (2.0%)

19 (0.9%)

241 (81.1%)

464 (83.9%)

56 (18.9%)

12 (4.0%)

89 (16.1%)

20 (3.6%)

71 (23.9%)

180 (32.6%)

214 (72.0%)

353 (63.8%)

493

23.6%

434

59

57

255

181

733

36.8%

637

96

71

372

290

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Health and Safety

Number of work-related fatalities

Lost-time incident rate

Training

Total hours of training 

Human Rights

Number of substantiated complaints concerning human rights violations

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

Number of substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and loss of 
customer data

2021

2022

1

1.37

0

1.37

74,510

93,680

0

0

0

0

Note: The Group’s Sustainability Statement was first published in FY2021, with aggregate data collected from its major operating subsidiaries 
(OMS, OMSA, OMM). Social data from FY2022 reflects Group data which included all subsidiaries. 

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Statement of use:   OM Holdings Limited   
GRI 1 used:  

GRI 1: Foundation 2021 

CODE

DISCLOSURE

LOCATION

GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021

2-1 

2-2

2-3

2-4

2-5

2-6

2-7

2-8

2-9

2-10

2-11

2-12

2-13

2-14

2-15

2-16

2-17

2-18

2-19

2-20

2-21

2-22

2-23

2-24

2-25

2-26

2-27

2-29

Organizational details

Entities included in the organization’s sustainability reporting

Reporting period, frequency and contact point

Restatements of information

External assurance

8-9

6,36

36

No restatement of information 
in this report

The Sustainability Statement has 
not undergone any verification 
by an external assurer. 
However, it was reviewed by the 
management and approved by 
the Board. 

Only external assurance on 
GHG emission was undertaken, 
disclosed on page 36

Activities, value chain and other business relationships

Employees

Workers who are not employees

Governance structure and composition

Nomination and selection of the highest governance body

Chair of the highest governance body

Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of 
impacts

Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts

Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting

Conflicts of interest

Communication of critical concerns

Collective knowledge of the highest governance body

Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body

Remuneration policies

Process to determine remuneration

Annual total compensation ratio

Statement on sustainable development strategy

Policy commitments

Embedding policy commitments

Processes to remediate negative impacts

Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns

Compliance with laws and regulations

Approach to stakeholder engagement

8-9

59

68

74-75

79-81

2-4, 74-75

78

76-78

42

78, 81-82

37-38, 84

2-4, 74-76

80

80

80

80, 88 

43

40-41, 44-45

40-41, 44-45

44-44

37

44, 47-48

37

2-30 

Collective bargaining agreements

OMH does not have an internal 
union. Employees are free to join 
unions of their choice.

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CODE

DISCLOSURE

LOCATION

GRI CONTENT INDEX

GRI 3: Material Topics 2021

3-1

3-2

3-3

Process to determine material topics

List of material topics

Management of material topics

GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016

38

38

38

40-41, 99

50-51

201-1

201-2

201-3

Direct economic value generated and distributed

Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate 
change

Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans

61

GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016

203-1

203-2

Infrastructure investments and services supported

Significant indirect economic impacts

GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016

204-1

Proportion of spending on local suppliers

GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016

205-2

205-3

Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and 
procedures

Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken

GRI 301: Materials 2016

301-1

301-2

Materials used by weight or volume

Recycled input materials used

GRI 302: Energy 2016

302-1

302-2

302-3

302-4

Energy consumption within the organization

Energy consumption outside of the organization

Energy intensity

Reduction of energy consumption

GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018

303-1

303-2

303-5

Interactions with water as a shared resource

Management of water discharge-related impacts

Water consumption

GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016

304-1

304-2

304-3

Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected 
areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas

Significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity

Habitats protected or restored 

GRI 305: Emissions 2016

305-1

305-2

305-4

305-5

Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

GHG emissions intensity

Reduction of GHG emissions

57-58

45, 57-58

47-48, 67

48-50, 84

48-49

54

54

55

55

55

55

56

56

56

55, 57

55, 57

55, 57

55

55

55

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CODE

DISCLOSURE

LOCATION

GRI 306: Waste 2020

306-1

306-2

306-3

306-4

306-5

Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts

Management of significant waste-related impacts

Waste generated

Waste diverted from disposal

Waste directed to disposal

56

56

56

56

56

GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016

308-1

New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria

47-48

GRI 401: Employment 2016

401-1

401-2

401-3

New employee hires and employee turnover

Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to 
temporary or part-time employees

Parental leave

GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018

403-1

403-2

403-3

403-4

403-5

403-6

403-7

403-8

403-9

Occupational health and safety management system

Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation

Occupational health services

Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational 
health and safety

Worker training on occupational health and safety

Promotion of worker health

Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts 
directly linked by business relationships

Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management 
system

Work-related injuries

GRI 404: Training and Education 2016

404-1

404-2

404-3 

Average hours of training per year per employee

Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance 
programs

Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career 
development reviews

GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016

68

61

61

62

62

62, 64

63

64

62, 64

63-64

62-63

64

60

60-61

43

405-1

Diversity of governance bodies and employees

59, 68, 82-83

GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016

407-1

Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association 
and collective bargaining may be at risk

GRI 408: Child Labor 2016

408-1

Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor

GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016

409-1

Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or 
compulsory labor

47

47

47

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CODE

DISCLOSURE

LOCATION

GRI 411: Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2016

411-1

Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples

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GRI 413: Local Communities 2016

413-1

413-2

Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and 
development programs

Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local 
communities

GRI 415: Public Policy 2016

415-1

Political contributions

GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety 2016 

416-1

Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service 
categories

GRI 418: Customer Privacy 2016

57-58

57-58

50

65

418-1 

Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and 
losses of customer data

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OM Holdings Limited (the “Company”) is committed to implementing and maintaining high standards of corporate governance. 
In determining what those high standards should involve, the Company has had regard to the fourth edition of the ASX Corporate 
Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations 4th Edition (February 2019). The ASX Listing Rules require 
the Company to report on the extent to which it has followed those principles and recommendations during its 2022 financial year.

This statement outlines the main corporate governance practices in place during the 2022 financial year, all of which comply with 
the ASX Corporate Governance Council recommendations unless stated otherwise.

Further  information  about  the  Company’s  corporate  governance  practices  is  set  out  on  the  Company’s  website  at  www.
omholdingsltd.com.   

The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) is responsible for corporate governance, that is, the system by which the Company 
and its subsidiaries (together, the “OMH Group”) are managed.

For the year ended 31 December 2022 the OMH Group remained resilient throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The OMH Group 
continues to prioritise the health and wellbeing of its employees, contractors and stakeholders by maintaining stringent protocols 
to limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at its various operational sites globally. 

1. 

1.1 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Role of the Board and Management

The Board’s role is to govern the OMH Group. In governing the OMH Group, the Board must act in the best interests of the OMH 
Group as a whole. It is the role of senior management to manage the OMH Group in accordance with the directions and delegations 
of the Board and it is the responsibility of the Board to oversee the activities of management in carrying out these delegated duties.

In carrying out its governance role, one of the primary tasks of the Board is to drive the performance of the OMH Group. The Board 
must also ensure that the OMH Group complies with all of its contractual, statutory and any other legal obligations, including the 
requirements  of  any  relevant  regulatory  body.  The  Board  has  the  final  responsibility  for  the  successful  operations  of  the  OMH 
Group.

To assist the Board in carrying out its functions, it has developed a Code of Ethics and Conduct to guide the Company’s directors 
(“Directors”), key executives and all employees in the performance of their respective roles.  The Code of Ethics and Conduct, along 
with a number of the Company’s other policies and protocols, is available on the Company’s website at http://www.omholdingsltd.
com/aboutus/corporate-governance/

The  Board  represents  shareholders’  interests  in  relation  to  optimising  the  Company’s  investment  in  its  ferro  alloy  smelter  and 
sinter  ore  facilities,  manganese  mining  operations,  marketing  and  trading  businesses.  This  objective  extends  to  managing  its 
various strategic investments in the carbon steel materials industry and its development and operational initiatives in Malaysia, 
Singapore, Australia, China and South Africa. This integrated strategy seeks to achieve medium to long-term financial returns for 
shareholders while seeking to minimise risk. The Board believes that this diversified strategy will ultimately result in the interests 
of all stakeholders being appropriately addressed when making business decisions.

The Board is responsible for ensuring that the OMH Group is managed in such a way so as to best achieve this desired result. Given 
the comparative size of the OMH Group’s mining, smelting, marketing and trading activities commensurate with its market share, 
the Board currently undertakes an active, not passive role in its management of the Company’s business and investment goals. 

The Board is responsible for evaluating and setting the strategic direction of the OMH Group, establishing goals for management 
and monitoring the achievement of these goals. The Executive Chairman (Chief Executive Officer) is responsible to the Board for 
the day-to-day management of the OMH Group.

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appointing (and where appropriate removing) the Chief Executive Officer, any other executive director and the Company 
Secretary and determining their respective remuneration and conditions of employment; 
determining the strategic direction of the OMH Group and measuring the performance of management against approved 
strategies;
monitor the operational and financial position of the Company specifically and the Group generally;
reviewing the adequacy of resources for management to properly carry out approved strategies and business plans; 
adopting operating (including production), capital and development expenditure budgets at the commencement of each 
financial year and ensuring adherence to those budgets by monitoring both financial and non-financial key performance 
indicators;
monitoring the OMH Group’s medium-term capital, exploration and cash flow requirements;
approving and monitoring financial and other reporting to regulatory bodies, shareholders and other key stakeholders;
determining that satisfactory arrangements are in place for auditing the OMH Group’s financial affairs;
setting the OMH Group’s values and standards;
appointing the external auditors of the OMH Group;
reviewing and ratifying systems of risk management and internal compliance and control, codes of conduct and compliance 
with all applicable legislative requirements; 
ensuring the health, safety and well-being of employees in conjunction with management, and monitoring and reviewing 
the effectiveness of occupational health, safety and environmental practices at each of the OMH Group operations;
authorising the issue of shares, options, equity instruments or other securities;
authorising borrowings, other than in the ordinary course of business, and the granting of any security over the undertakings 
of the OMH Group or any of its assets;
approving the acquisition, establishment, disposal or cessation of any significant business of the OMH Group; and 
ensuring that policies and compliance systems consistent with the OMH Group’s objectives and best practice are in place 
and that the OMH Group and its officers act legally, ethically and responsibly at all times.

The Board’s role, and the OMH Group’s corporate governance practices, are being continually reviewed and improved as the OMH 
Group’s businesses further expand.

The Board may from time to time delegate some of its responsibilities listed above to its senior management team.

The  Executive  Chairman  (Chief  Executive  Officer)  is  responsible  for  managing  the  operations  of  the  OMH  Group  (in  accordance 
with the requirements of his Executive Service Agreement) under delegated authority from the Board and for implementing the 
policies and strategy set by the Board. In carrying out his responsibilities, the Chief Executive Officer must report to the Board in a 
timely manner and ensure all reports to the Board present a true and fair view of the OMH Group’s operational results and financial 
position.

The role of management is to support the Executive Chairman (Chief Executive Officer) and implement the running of the general 
operations and financial business of the OMH Group, in accordance with the delegated authority of the Board.

1.2 

Composition of the Board

To add value to the OMH Group, the Board, which comprises of a majority of independent Directors has been formed so that it has 
an effective composition, size and commitment to adequately discharge it responsibilities and duties. The names of the Directors 
and their qualifications and experience are disclosed in the ‘Directors’ section of the Annual Report. Directors are appointed based 
on the specific governance skills required by the OMH Group and on the independence of their decision-making and judgment. The 
OMH Group ensures that each Director and senior executive enters into a written agreement with the OMH Group which sets out 
the terms of their appointment. 

The current Executive Chairman and five Non-Executive Directors have a mix of legal, commercial, exploration, project development, 
mining, commodities processing, ore and alloy trading and financial skills and experience. Accordingly the composition, diversity 
of  skills  and  experience  is  appropriate  to  effectively  review  and  challenge  the  performance  of  management  and  to  exercise 
independent judgement in discharging their responsibilities and in making decisions.

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of the Directors serving on the Board as at 31 December 2022.

Domain Area

Board Skills and Experience

As at 
31 December 2022
(out of 6 Directors)

Legal and Governance

Experience in a large organisation with a strong focus on and adherence to 
high governance standards

Listed entity board and/or sub-committee experience

Experience  in  corporate  legal  affairs  and/or  regulatory/governmental 
departments

Relevant legal tertiary degree or professional qualification

Constructively  challenge  and  contribute  to  Board  discussions  and 
communicate  effectively  with  management  and  other  Directors.  Build 
consensus, negotiate and obtain stakeholder support for Board decisions.

Executive Management Experience as Director, CEO, CFO or other office holder or similar in medium 

to large entities

Strategy

Identifying  and  critically  assessing  strategic  opportunities  and  threats  to 
the OMH Group and developing and implementing successful strategies in 
context to an organisations policies and business objectives

Mining, Production, 
Manufacturing 
Resources, Marketing, 
Commodity Expertise

Mining, production, 
manufacturing, 
marketing 
or resources 
industry executive 
management

Technical skills

Health, Safety 
Environment and 
Community

Capital projects, 
engineering and 
construction

Government relations

Senior  executive,  advisory  or  board  experience 
in  a  large  mining,  production,  manufacturing  or 
resources organisation

Senior  executive  responsibility  for  exploration 
or  production  or  processing  or  long-term  board 
experience 
large  mining  and  resources 
organisation  with  exploration,  production  or 
processing as a key part of its business

in  a 

Executive  or  board  sub-committee  experience 
in  a  mining  and  resources  organisation  with 
responsibility  for  health  and  workplace  safety, 
and/or environmental and social responsibility

Senior  executive  experience  with  capital  projects 
and/or  engineering  in  a  mining  or  resources 
environment; tertiary or professional engineering 
qualification. 
Includes  contract  negotiations, 
project management and projects with long term 
investment horizons

Senior  executive  experience  working  in  diverse 
international, 
regulatory 
business environments

political, 

cultural, 

Senior  executive  expertise  in  commodities,  mining,  trading  or  resources 
sector.

Human Resources/ 
Organisational 
Development & Culture

Senior  executive  management  in  people  management  and  remuneration 
policy development or board remuneration and nomination sub-committee 
experience

Finance, Commerce 
and Accounting

Financial  accounting  and  reporting,  internal  financial  and  risk  controls, 
corporate  finance  and,  restructuring  corporate  transactions  (eg:  joint 
ventures, listings etc).

Board audit sub-committee experience

Relevant tertiary degree or professional qualification

Risk Management

Senior executive experience in risk management

Board risk sub-committee experience

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such Directors can offer. The Board consists of the following independent Non-Executive Directors: Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed, Mr 
Tan Peng Chin, Mr Thomas Teo Liang Huat (prior to his retirement on 20 May 2022), Dato Abdul Hamid Bin Sh Mohamed and Ms Tan 
Ming-li (both appointed on 10 May 2021). Ms Julie Wolseley is also a Non-Executive Director but is not viewed as independent due 
to her also providing company secretarial services to the OMH Group. It should be noted however, that the value of such services is 
not considered to constitute a material supply arrangement to the Company. 

While the Board strongly believes that boards need to exercise independence of judgment, it also recognises (as noted in Principle 
2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations 4th Edition) that the need for 
independence is to be balanced with the need for skills, commitment and a workable board size. The Board believes it has recruited 
members with the skills, experience and character necessary to discharge its duties and that any greater emphasis on independence 
would be at the expense of the Board’s effectiveness.

As the OMH Group’s activities increase in size, nature and scope, the size of the Board will be reviewed and the optimum number 
of  Directors  required  for  the  Board  to  properly  perform  its  responsibilities  and  functions  will  continue  to  be  re-assessed.    The 
Remuneration Committee is responsible for conducting the appropriate checks prior to the appointment of a person as a director of 
the Company or prior to putting forward to shareholders a new candidate for election as a director. These processes are governed 
by the Group’s Remuneration Committee Charter. Checks undertaken may include checks as to the person’s character, experience, 
education, criminal record and bankruptcy history.  Material information relevant to a decision on whether to elect or re-elect a 
Director is provided to shareholders in all Notices of Meeting which contain director election or re-election resolutions.  

Appropriate background checks are also conduct on senior executives before employment, where deemed necessary. 

The Company’s current Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Low, is not considered by the Board to be independent 
having regard to the relationships set out in Box 2.3 entitled ‘Factors relevant to assessing the independence of a director’ in the 
ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Principles and Recommendations 4th Edition. The Board has regard to the relationships set out 
in Box 2.3, among other things, together with the Company’s materiality thresholds, when forming a view as to the independent 
status of a Director.

Notwithstanding  Recommendation  2.5  of  the  ASX  Corporate  Governance  Council’s  Corporate  Governance  Principles  and 
Recommendations 4th Edition (being the requirement for the Chairman of the Company to be an independent director and for the 
position of Chairman to not be fulfilled by the same person who fulfils the position of Chief Executive Officer), the Board considers 
that  Mr  Low’s  position  as  Executive  Chairman  (and  Chief  Executive  Officer)  is  appropriate  given  his  world-wide  experience  and 
specialised understanding of the global manganese industry. The Board believes that Mr Low has the range of skills, knowledge, 
and experience necessary to effectively govern the Company and understand the industries and market segments in which the 
Company operates. Mr Low was a founding Director of the Company and has been a major force in its evolution and success.  Mr Low 
has been instrumental in advancing the OMH Group’s Malaysian development and operational strategy which represents a unique 
opportunity for the OMH Group to be an active participant in one of the world’s lowest cost and strategically located ferro alloy 
plants with unparalleled competitive advantages.  In particular, Mr Low has proactively sought and secured the Malaysian smelting 
project’s unique competitive advantages including, but not limited to, access to competitively priced long term hydroelectric power 
supply, identification of coastal industrial land with direct access to dedicated port facilities, geographical proximity to both raw 
materials  and  Asian  steel  mills  and  tax  incentives  as  well  as  comprehensive  purpose-built  industrial  infrastructure.  The  Board 
believes that there are sufficient internal controls in place to ensure adequate accountability, transparency and effective oversight 
by the Board such that an appropriate balance of power and authority is exercisable by the Board for objective decision-making 
in the best interests of the OMH Group. The Board is therefore of the view that given Mr Low’s technical, commercial and financial 
experience and knowledge of the Company, and his continuing contribution to the Board, it is appropriate that he remain in his 
current position and that it is currently unnecessary to effect a separation of the role of Executive Chairman from that of Chief 
Executive  Officer  to  facilitate  the  Company’s  decision-making  and  implementation  process.    Mr  Zainul  Abidin  Rasheed  is  the 
independent Deputy Chairman who has regular and direct contact with the Executive Chairman and seeks to ensure in conjunction 
with the Executive Chairman, that the Board is effective, has the right balance of diversity, skills, experience and independence. 

The membership of the Board, together with its activities and composition, are subject to periodic review and renewal. The criteria 
for determining the identification and appointment of a suitable candidate for the Board includes the quality of the individual, their 
background of experience and achievement, their compatibility with other Board members, their intellectual ability to contribute 
to Board duties and their physical ability to undertake Board duties and responsibilities.

The Board believes that renewal is an important responsibility of the Board. The Board recognises the importance of renewal to 
facilitate new ideas and independent thinking whilst retaining adequate expertise and corporate knowledge. Additionally, as part of 
its assessment, the Board will review its composition and size, to ensure that it is appropriate to support the effective functioning 
and decision making ability of the Board and its Committees and remains appropriate for the size, nature, and complexity of the 
OMH Group’s operations located in various international jurisdictions.

Directors are initially appointed by the Board subject to re-election by shareholders at the subsequent Annual General Meeting. 
Under the Company’s Bye-laws, the tenure of Directors (other than the Chief Executive Officer) is subject to re-appointment by 
shareholders not later than the third anniversary following his/her last appointment by shareholders. Subject to the requirements 
of the law, the Board does not subscribe to the principle of retirement age and there is no maximum period of service as a Director. 
A Chief Executive Officer may be appointed for any period and on any terms the Directors think fit and, subject to the terms of any 
agreement entered into, the Board may revoke that appointment.

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1.3 

Responsibilities of the Board

In  general,  the  Board  is  responsible  for,  and  has  the  authority  to  determine,  all  matters  relating  to  the  policies,  practices, 
management and operations of the OMH Group. It is required to do all things that may be necessary to be done in order to carry 
out the objectives and strategic imperatives of the OMH Group.  

Without limiting the authority and role of the Board, the principal functions and responsibilities of the Board include the following:

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Leadership of the OMH Group - overseeing the OMH Group and establishing codes, policies and protocols that reflect the 
values of the OMH Group and guide the conduct of the Board, management and employees;
Strategy Formulation - working with senior management to set and review the overall strategy and goals for the OMH Group 
and ensuring that there are policies in place to govern the operations of the OMH Group;
Overseeing  Planning  Activities  -  overseeing  the  development  of  the  OMH  Group’s  strategic  plans  (including  operating, 
capital, exploration and development programmes and initiatives) and approving such plans as well as the annual budget;
Shareholder Liaison - ensuring effective communications with shareholders through an appropriate communications policy 
and promoting participation at general meetings of the Company;
Monitoring, Compliance and Risk Management - overseeing the OMH Group’s risk management, compliance, control and 
accountability systems and monitoring and directing the operational and financial performance of the OMH Group;
OMH Group Finances - approving expenditure in excess of that which falls outside the approved authority matrix, approving 
expenditure materially outside the annual budget and approving and monitoring acquisitions, divestments and financial 
and other reporting;
Human  Resources  -  appointing,  and  where  appropriate,  removing  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  as  well  as  reviewing  the 
performance of the Chief Executive Officer and monitoring the performance of senior management in their implementation 
of the OMH Group’s strategy;
Ensuring the Health, Safety and Well-Being of Employees - in conjunction with the senior management team, developing, 
overseeing and reviewing the effectiveness of the OMH Group’s work health and safety systems to ensure the well-being of 
all employees; and
Delegation  of  Authority  -  delegating  appropriate  powers  to  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  to  ensure  effective  day-to-day 
management of the OMH Group and establishing and determining the powers and functions of the various Committees of 
the Board.

Full details of the Board’s role and responsibilities are contained in the Board Charter, a summary of which is contained on the 
Company’s website.

1.4 

Board Policies

1.4.1 
Directors must:

Conflict of Interest

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disclose to the Board any actual or potential conflict of interest that may or might reasonably be thought to exist between 
the interests of the Director and the interests of the OMH Group; and 
if requested by the Board, within seven days or such further period as may be permitted, take such necessary and reasonable 
steps to remove or mitigate any such conflict of interest.

If a Director cannot or is unwilling to remove a conflict of interest then the Director must, in accordance with the requirements of 
the law, remove himself/herself from the boardroom when discussion in relation to or concerning matters relating to that conflict 
occur and/or abstain from voting on matters about which the conflict relates.  

Commitments

1.4.2 
Each member of the Board is committed to spending sufficient time to enable them to carry out their duties as a Director of the 
Company.

Confidentiality

1.4.3 
In accordance with legal requirements and agreed ethical standards, the Directors, key executives and all employees of the OMH 
Group have agreed to keep confidential, information received in the course of the exercise of their duties, and will not disclose non-
public information except where disclosure is authorised or legally mandated.

Independent Professional Advice

1.4.4 
The Board collectively and, each Director individually, has the right to seek independent legal, accounting or other professional 
advice at the OMH Group’s expense, up to specified limits, to assist it or them (as applicable) in carrying out its or their (as applicable) 
responsibilities.  

Board Access to Information 

1.4.5 
Subject  to  the  Directors’  Conflict  of  Interest  guidelines  referred  to  in  Section  1.4.1  above,  Directors  have  direct  access  to  the 
Company’s management and to all Company information in the possession of management.

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1.4.6 
Related party transactions include any financial transaction between a Director and the OMH Group.  Unless there is an exemption 
under  the  Companies  Act  1981  of  Bermuda  or  any  other  relevant  laws  or  regulation  (including  the  ASX  Listing  Rules)  from  the 
requirement to obtain shareholder approval for the related party transaction, the Board cannot approve the transaction.

1.5 

Board Meetings

The Executive Chairman (who is also the Chief Executive Officer), in conjunction with the Company Secretary1, sets the agenda for 
each meeting of the Board. Any Director may request a matter be included on the agenda.

Typically, at Board Meetings the agenda will include:

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minutes of the previous Board meeting and matters arising;
the Executive Chairman’s/Chief Executive Officer’s Report;
the Group Financial Controllers’ Report;
operating and financial reports from each key business unit;
reports on major projects and current issues; and
specific business proposals.

All Directors and Committees of OMH have access to the Company Secretary for advice and services. 

The number of meetings of the Directors held in the period each Director held office during the 2022 financial year and the number 
of meetings attended by each Director were:

Director

Low Ngee Tong

Julie Wolseley

Tan Peng Chin

Thomas Teo

Zainul Abidin Rasheed 

Dato Abdul Hamid Bin Sh Mohamed

Tan Ming-li

Board of Directors’ Meetings

Held

Attended

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4

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4

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4

1

4

3

4

During the financial year there were four general Directors’ meetings for which formal notice of meeting was given. 

2. 

BOARD COMMITTEES

Except for the Committees mentioned in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 below, the Board considers that the affairs of the OMH Group are not 
sufficiently complex to justify the formation of numerous special Board committees at this time. The Board as a whole is able to 
address the governance aspects relating to the full scope of the OMH Group’s activities and to ensure that it adheres to appropriate 
ethical standards.  

The Board has however established a framework for the management of the OMH Group, including a system of internal controls, a 
business risk management process and the establishment of appropriate ethical standards.

The Board also holds meetings at such times as may be necessary to address any general or specific matters as required.

If the OMH Group’s activities increase in size, scope and nature, the establishment of separate or special Board committees will be 
considered and implemented, if appropriate.

2.1 

Audit Committee

To  ensure  the  integrity  of  the  financial  statements  of  the  OMH  Group  and  the  independence  of  the  external  auditor,  an  Audit 
Committee has been formally established by the Board. Prior to 20 May 2022, the Audit Committee comprised of three independent 
Non-Executive Directors, being Mr Thomas Teo Liang Huat (chairman of the Audit Committee), Ms Julie Wolseley  and Dato Abdul 
Hamid  Bin  Sh  Mohamed.  With  effect  from  20  May  2022,  the  Audit  Committee  comprised  of  two  independent  Non-Executive 
Directors,  being  Dato  Abdul  Hamid  Bin  Sh  Mohamed  (chairman  of  the  Audit  Committee),  Ms  Tan  Ming-li  and  Non-Executive 
Director Ms Julie Wolseley.  All Audit Committee members have sufficient financial expertise and experience to discharge the Audit 
Committee’s mandate. 

During the financial year ended 31 December 2022, the Audit Committee held two meetings and all committee members were in 
attendance.

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In accordance with Recommendation 1.4, the company secretary of the Company is directly accountable to the Board, through the Executive Chairman, on all 
matters to do with the proper functioning of the Board.

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The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing the annual and half-yearly financial statements of the Company and any reports 
which accompany those financial statements.

The Board, in conjunction with the Audit Committee, considers the appointment of the external auditor and reviews the appointment 
of the external auditor, their independence, the audit fee and any questions of resignation or dismissal. The Audit Committee also 
reviews the scope of work of the internal audit function and reviews the internal audit reports tabled by the internal auditors. The 
Board is responsible for establishing, and ensuring adherence to, policies on risk oversight and management.

The role of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board to meet its oversight responsibilities in relation to the Company’s financial 
reporting, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, internal control structure and the external audit function.

Key activities undertaken by the Audit Committee include:

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approval of the scope, plan and fees for the external audit;
reviewing the independence and performance of the external auditor;
reviewing significant accounting policies and practices;
appointment of the internal auditor and approving the scope, plan and fees for the internal auditor; 
reviewing OMH Group’s half year and annual financial statements; and
review IA reports.

Members of the Audit Committee and their qualifications are outlined in the Directors’ section of the Annual Report.

The Audit Committee Charter is available on the Company’s website. 

2.2 

Remuneration Committee

The Remuneration Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board on remuneration policies applicable to executive 
officers and Directors of the OMH Group. The Remuneration committee comprised of two Independent Non-Executive Directors, 
being Mr Tan Peng Chin (chairman of the Remuneration Committee), Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed and Non-Executive Director Ms Julie 
Wolseley.

A copy of the Remuneration Committee Charter is on the Company’s website.

The  role  of  the  Remuneration  Committee  is  to  assist  the  Board  in  reviewing  human  resources  and  compensation  policies  and 
practices which:

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enable the Company to attract, retain and motivate employees who achieve operational excellence and create value for 
shareholders; and
reward  employees  fairly  and  responsibly,  having  regard  to  the  results  of  the  OMH  Group,  individual  performance  and 
general remuneration conditions.

The  Remuneration  Committee  works  with  the  Board  on  areas  such  as  setting  policies  for  senior  officers’  remuneration,  setting 
the terms and conditions of employment for the Executive Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer, reviewing superannuation 
arrangements, reviewing the remuneration of Non-Executive Directors and undertaking an annual review of the Chief Executive 
Officer’s performance. 

The OMH Group is committed to remunerating its senior executives in a manner that is market competitive and consistent with best 
practice as well as supporting the interests of shareholders and will continually review and assess the remuneration structure in 
place to achieve this in accordance with the Remuneration Charter. 

Non-Executive Directors are paid their fees out of the maximum aggregate amount approved by shareholders for the remuneration 
of Non-Executive Directors. The annual aggregate maximum amount of remuneration paid to Non-Executive Directors was last 
approved by shareholders on 30 May 2019 and is currently A$1,300,000.  

During the year ended 31 December 2022, no Remuneration Committees were held. A Remuneration Committee meeting is planned 
to be held in 2023.

Nomination Committee

The  Company  does  not  have  a  separate  nomination  committee  as  the  Board  as  a  whole  undertakes  such  duties  including  the 
consideration of potential candidates to the Board or other key positions.

The  responsibilities  of  the  Board  as  a  whole  include  devising  criteria  for  Board  membership,  regularly  reviewing  the  need  for 
various skills and experience on the Board and identifying specific individuals for nomination as Directors for review by the Board. 
The Board also oversees management succession plans, including the Chief Executive Officer and his direct reports, and evaluates 
the Board’s performance and makes recommendations for the appointment and removal of Directors.

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and the businesses that it operates, the OMH Group aims at all times to have at least one Director with substantial experience 
in the metals trading and mining industries. In addition, the Board should consist of members that have a blend of expertise and 
professional experience in:

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accounting and financial management;
legal skills;
technical skills; and
in relation to the Executive Chairman (Chief Executive Officer) - business experience and commercial acumen.

Prior  to  appointing  a  director  or  recommending  a  new  candidate  for  election  as  a  director  the  Board  ensures  that  appropriate 
checks are undertaken as to the persons character, experience, education, criminal record and bankruptcy history.

In addition the Board ensures that all material information relevant to a decision on whether or not to elect or re-elect a Director 
must be provided to security holders in the Notice of Meeting containing the resolution to elect or re-elect a Director.  The Board 
will ensure this material information is included in the Company’s 2022 Notice of Annual General Meeting.

3. 

ETHICAL STANDARDS

The Board acknowledges the need for continued maintenance of the highest standard of corporate governance and ethical conduct 
by all Directors and employees of the OMH Group.

The Board has adopted a Values Statement which articulates its guiding principles that define how the Company wishes to conduct 
itself in its relationships with the industry and the communities within which it operates. The Values Statement is disclosed on the 
Company’s website.

The Board actively promotes ethical and responsible decision making aiming to maintain the highest standard of ethical behaviour 
in business and in all its dealings with customers, clients, shareholders, governments, suppliers, employees and the community.

As a minimum the Board and employees will:

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act within applicable laws;
act with fairness and respect;
encourage co-operation and rational debate with a view to achieving shared goals;
act with courtesy; and
foster an environment which encourages diversity in all its forms across the OMH Group.

3.1 

Code of Ethics and Conduct for Directors and Key Executives 

The  Board  has  adopted  a  Code  of  Ethics  and  Conduct  for  Directors,  key  executives  and  all  employees  to  promote  ethical 
and  responsible  decision-making  as  per  Recommendation  3.1  of  the  ASX  Corporate  Governance  Council’s  Principles  and 
Recommendations  4th  Edition.  This  code  outlines  how  the  OMH  Group  expects  its  Directors,  key  executives  and  employees  to 
behave and conduct business in the workplace on a range of issues. The OMH Group is committed to the highest level of integrity 
and ethical standards in all business practices. Directors and employees must conduct themselves in a manner consistent with 
current community and corporate standards and in compliance with all applicable legislation. In addition, the Board subscribes to 
the Statement of Ethical Standards as published by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

A summary of the Company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct is available on the Company’s website.

All Directors, key executives and employees are expected to act with the utmost integrity and objectivity, always striving to enhance 
the reputation and performance of the Company.

3.2 

Code of Ethics and Conduct

As noted above, the OMH Group has implemented a Code of Ethics and Conduct, which provides guidelines aimed at maintaining 
the highest ethical standards, corporate behaviour and accountability at all times within the OMH Group.  

All Directors, senior executives and employees are expected to:

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• 

respect the law and act in accordance with it;
respect confidentiality and not misuse OMH Group information, assets or facilities;
value and maintain professionalism;
avoid any real or perceived conflict of interests;
act in the best interests of shareholders;
by  their  actions  contribute  to  the  OMH  Group’s  reputation  as  a  good  ‘corporate  citizen’  that  seeks  the  respect  of  the 
community and environment in which it operates;
perform their duties in a way that minimises environmental impacts and maximises workplace safety;
exercise fairness, courtesy, respect, consideration and sensitivity in all dealings within their workplace and with customers, 
suppliers, community members, indigenous people and the public generally; and
act with honesty, integrity, decency and responsibility at all times.

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of the Code of Ethics and Conduct has occurred or will occur, he or she must advise that breach to management. No employee 
will be disadvantaged or prejudiced if he or she reports in good faith a suspected breach. All reports will be acted upon and kept 
confidential.

As  part  of  its  commitment  to  recognising  the  legitimate  interests  of  stakeholders,  the  OMH  Group  has  established  the  Code  of 
Ethics and Conduct to guide compliance with legal and other obligations to legitimate stakeholders. These stakeholders include 
employees, customers, government authorities, creditors and the community as whole. This Code includes the following:

Responsibilities to Shareholders and the Financial Community Generally

The OMH Group complies with the spirit as well as the letter of all laws and regulations that govern shareholders’ rights. The OMH 
Group has processes in place to ensure the truthful and factual presentation of the OMH Group’s financial position and prepares 
and maintains its accounts fairly and accurately in accordance with the generally accepted accounting and international financial 
reporting standards.

Employment Practices

The  OMH  Group  endeavours  to  provide  a  safe  workplace  in  which  there  is  equal  opportunity  for  all  employees  at  all  levels  of 
the OMH Group. The OMH Group does not tolerate the offering or acceptance of bribes or the misuse of OMH Group assets or 
resources.

Responsibilities to the Community

As part of the community, the OMH Group:

• 

• 

is committed to conducting its business in accordance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and encourages 
all employees to have regard for the environment when carrying out their jobs; and
encourages all employees to engage in activities beneficial to their local community. 

Responsibilities to the Individual 

The OMH Group is committed to keeping private information confidential which has been provided by employees and investors and 
protect such information from uses other than those for which it was provided.

Conflict of Interests

Employees and Directors must avoid conflicts as well as the perception of conflicts between personal interests and the interests 
of the OMH Group.

How the OMH Group Monitors and Ensures Compliance with its Code

The Board, management and all employees of the OMH Group are committed to implementing this Code of Ethics and Conduct and 
each individual is accountable for such compliance.  

Disciplinary measures may be taken for violating the Code of Ethics and Conduct.

The Board is required to be informed of any material breaches to the Code of Ethics and Conduct.

3.3 

Whistleblower Policy

In  line  with  the  Code  of  Ethics  and  Conduct,  the  Company  has  a  Whistleblower  Policy  which  has  been  endorsed  by  the  Board 
and ensures that persons who make a report in good faith can do so without fear of intimidation, disadvantage or reprisal. The 
Whistleblower Policy assists to create a culture within the OMH Group that encourages employees to speak up and raise concerns 
regarding  breaches  of  internal  rules  or  policy,  or  conduct  that  is  illegal,  unacceptable  or  undesirable,  or  concealment  of  such 
conduct relating to the Company, its subsidiaries, Directors, officers, and employees. It encourages the reporting of behaviour that 
may result in financial or non-financial loss, or reputational damage to the Company and plays a key role in detecting reportable 
conduct and maintaining good corporate governance.

The Whistleblower Policy complies with Recommendation 3.3 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council.  

Subject to the confidentiality obligations, the Whistleblower protection officer must provide the Board a report on a quarterly basis 
of any active whistleblower matters.

4. 

DIVERSITY

The  OMH  Group  recognises  the  value  contributed  to  the  group’s  operations  by  employing  people  with  varying  skills,  cultural 
backgrounds, ethnicity and experience. The OMH Group’s diverse workforce is the key to continued growth, improved productivity 
and performance. The OMH Group actively values and embraces the diversity of its employees and is committed to creating an 
inclusive  workplace  where  everyone  is  treated  equally  and  fairly,  and  where  discrimination,  harassment  and  inequality  are  not 
tolerated.

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and to ensuring that a diverse mix of skills and talent exists amongst its Directors, officers and employees to enhance Company 
performance.  The  Board  has  adopted  a  Diversity  Policy  which  addresses  equal  opportunities  in  the  hiring,  training  and  career 
advancement of Directors, officers and employees. The Diversity Policy outlines the strategies and processes according to which 
the Board will set measurable objectives to achieve the aims of its Diversity Policy, with particular focus on gender diversity within 
the  Company  and  representation  of  indigenous  individuals.  The  Board  is  responsible  for  monitoring  Company  performance  in 
meeting the Diversity Policy requirements, including the achievement of diversity objectives.

Information relating to the total current representation of women employees in the OMH Group, including those women employees 
holding senior executive positions and those women employees on the Board as at 31 December 2022 was follows:

Board of Directors

Senior Executives2 

Total OMH Group employees

Number of Women

2

4

346

%

33.3%

25.0%

17.3%

A copy of the Company’s Diversity Policy is available on the Company’s website.

4.1   Measurable Objectives

The Board has not set measurable objectives specifically for the financial year ended 31 December 2022. It does however continually 
review the diversity within its workforce and as reported above does have a culturally diverse and gender diverse workforce with 
operations in Australia, Malaysia, China and Singapore.

Certain of the Objectives and Outcomes reviewed by the Board are outlined below

Objective

Outcome

Review and amend where appropriate the Diversity Policy

Undertake a gender general assessment of the current diversity 
levels within the OMH Group operations and across jurisdictions.

The  Board  has  reviewed  OMH’s  Committee  Charters  and  other 
policies to reflect the objectives of the Diversity Policy.

The  OMH  Group  undertakes  reviews  through 
its  human 
resources departments at its operations to establish gender mix 
and cultural backgrounds. 

Establish procedures to track the gender mix of the OMH Group 
over time

The OMH Group has compiled a summary of employees including 
gender and cultural diversity and will continue to do so.

Structure  recruitment  and  selection  processes  to  recognise  the 
value of diversity.

The OMH Group is continually reviewing its practices.

Have clear and transparent governance process around reward 
and recognition.

The OMH Group has a Remuneration Charter which encourages 
rewards to be transparent.

5. 

KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL DEALING IN COMPANY SHARES

The Company has a formal trading policy relating to the trading of securities by key management personnel (including Directors) 
of the Company which complies with ASX Listing Rule 12.12. A copy of the Company’s Securities Trading Policy is available on the 
Company’s website.

6. 

6.1 

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Continuous Disclosure to ASX

The Company has a formal Continuous Disclosure and Information Policy as required by Recommendation 5.1 of the ASX Corporate 
Governance Council’s Principles and Recommendations 4th Edition. This policy was introduced to ensure that the Company achieves 
best  practice  in  complying  with  its  continuous  disclosure  obligations  under  the  ASX  Listing  Rules  and  also  to  ensure  that  the 
Company and individual officers do not contravene the ASX Listing Rules.

The Company is committed to ensuring that shareholders and the market are provided with equal and timely access to material 
information  concerning  the  Company  (including  of  its  financial  position,  performance,  ownership  and  governance),  and  that  all 
stakeholders have equal opportunity to receive externally available information issued by the Company.

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for interpreting and monitoring the Company’s disclosure policy and, where necessary, 
informing the Board. The Company Secretary has been nominated as the person responsible for communications with the ASX. 

2 

A Senior Executive of the OMH Group is a person having the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the entity.

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The Continuous Disclosure Policy requires all executives and Directors to inform the Chief Executive Officer (or, in his absence, the 
Company Secretary) of any potentially material information as soon as practicable after they become aware of that information.  

Information is material if it is likely that the information is market sensitive information, such as would influence investors who 
commonly acquire securities on ASX and/or Bursa Malaysia in deciding whether to buy, sell or hold the Company’s securities, or 
would otherwise have a material effect on the price or value of the Company’s securities.

The Company Secretary ensures that all Board members receive copies of all market announcements promptly after they have 
been made.  Continuous disclosure is discussed at all regular board meetings and on an ongoing basis the Board ensures that all 
activities are reviewed to assess the need for disclosure to the market. 

All substantive investor or analyst presentations by the Company are released via the ASX Market Announcements Platform and 
Bursa Malaysia announcements platform before the commencement of the relevant presentation.

All  information  disclosed  to  the  ASX  is  posted  on  the  Company’s  website  as  soon  as  it  is  disclosed  to  the  ASX  and  released  to 
the market by the ASX. The Company’s website also includes a “Corporate Governance” landing page that discloses all relevant 
corporate governance information, including policies and procedures. 

6.2 

Communication with Shareholders

The  Company  places  considerable  importance  on  effective  communication  with  shareholders  and  has  adopted  a  Shareholder 
Communications Strategy which sets out the OMH Group’s commitment to effectively communicating with shareholders. A copy 
of  the  Shareholder  Communications  Strategy  is  available  on  the  Company’s  website.    Directors  recognise  that  shareholders,  as 
the ultimate owners of the Company, are entitled to receive timely and relevant high quality information about their investment. 
Similarly, prospective new investors are entitled to be able to make informed investment decisions when considering the purchase 
of the Company’s shares.

The Company aims to communicate with shareholders and other stakeholders in an open, regular and timely manner so that the 
market has sufficient information to make informed investment decisions on the operations and results of the OMH Group. The 
strategy provides for the use of internal processes and protocols that ensures a regular and timely release of information about the 
OMH Group is provided to shareholders.

OMH Group’s Continuous Disclosure Policy encourages effective communication with its shareholders by requiring:

• 

• 
• 
• 
• 

the timely and full disclosure of material information about the OMH Group’s activities in accordance with the disclosure 
requirements contained in the ASX Listing Rules;
that all information released to ASX also be released to Bursa Malaysia;
that all information released to the market be placed on the Company’s website following release;
that the Company’s market announcements be maintained on the Company’s website for at least three years; and
that all disclosures, including notices of meetings and other shareholder communications, are drafted clearly and concisely.

The Board encourages full participation of Shareholders at annual general meetings to ensure a high level of accountability and 
understanding of the OMH Group’s strategy and goals. Copies of the addresses by the Executive Chairman are disclosed to the 
market  and  posted  to  the  Company’s  website.      The  meetings  are  conducted  to  allow  questions  and  feedback  to  the  Board.  All 
shareholder meeting documents are in English and all Directors can understand and speak English. 

OMH’s practice at all security holder meetings, including the Annual General Meeting, is that all resolutions are decided by a poll 
rather than by a show of hands. 

Despite the Company being foreign incorporated in Bermuda, it has in the past and will continue to do so in the future hold its 
Annual  General  Meetings  in  Australia  or  Singapore  (or  at  a  suitable  alternative  country  where  its  operations  are  located)  so  as 
to enable as many shareholders to attend.  Despite prevailing COVID-19 restrictions the 2022 Annual General Meeting was held 
physically in Perth, Western Australia. The 2023 Annual General Meeting will be held physically in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.    

Furthermore, the Company’s external auditor attends the Company’s annual general meeting to answer shareholder questions 
about the conduct of the audit, the preparation and content of the audit report, the accounting policies adopted by the Company 
and the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.  The amount of fees paid to the external auditors is 
provided in a note to the financial statements.

The Company’s significant briefings with major institutional investors and analysts are lodged with the ASX and Bursa Malaysia and 
are made available on the Company’s website.  

The  Company  aims  to  promote  effective  communication  to  and  from  shareholders.  Members  are  encouraged  to  register  with 
the Company’s share registry whether that be in Australia or Malaysia to receive formal notices and material electronically and to 
communicate electronically.  The Company operates an investor relations department.

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7.1 

RISK MANAGEMENT

Approach to Risk Management and Internal Control

The Board recognises that risk management and internal compliance and control are key elements of good corporate governance.

The OMH Group’s Risk and Internal Control policy describes the manner in which the Company:

• 
• 
• 

identifies, assesses, monitors and manages business and operational risks;
identifies material changes to the Company’s risk profile; and
designs, implements and monitors the effectiveness of the internal compliance and control framework.

The Company considers that effective risk management is about achieving a balanced approach to risk and reward. Risk management 
enables  the  Company  to  capitalise  on  potential  opportunities  while  mitigating  potential  adverse  effects.  Both  mitigation  and 
optimisation strategies are considered equally important in risk management.

The Board monitors the adequacy of its risk management framework annually to ensure that it continues to be sound and deals 
adequately with contemporary and emerging risks and that the OMH Group is operating with due regard to the risk appetite set by 
the Board and discloses that reviews have taken place at the end of each reporting period. Members of the Board have an extensive 
range of experience in exploration, mining, smelting, trading, human resource and capital management, legal, finance, financial 
reporting, corporate strategy and governance across a range of industries to apply to the risk evaluation process.

7.2 

Risk Management Roles and Responsibilities

The Company does not have a risk committee. The Board has decided that no efficiencies will be achieved by establishing a separate 
risk committee. The full Board is responsible for reviewing and approving the Company’s risk management strategy, policy and key 
risk parameters, including determining the OMH Group’s appetite for country specific risk and major investment decisions.

The  Board  is  also  responsible  for  satisfying  itself  that  management  has  developed  and  implemented  a  sound  system  of  risk 
management  and  internal  control.  Rather  than  separately  constituting  an  additional  committee  of  the  Board,  the  Board  has 
delegated oversight of the risk and internal control policy, including review of the effectiveness of the OMH Group’s internal control 
framework  and  risk  management  process,  to  the  key  executive  management  team  in  conjunction  with  the  Board.  The  Board 
considers this structure to be the most effective means of (i) managing the various risks that are relevant to the OMH Group and (ii) 
monitoring the OMH Group’s compliance with the Risk and Internal Control policy.

Management is responsible for designing, implementing, reviewing and providing assurance as to the effectiveness of the risk and 
internal control policy. This responsibility includes developing business risk identification, implementing appropriate risk mitigation 
strategies and controls, monitoring effectiveness of controls and reporting on risk management capability.  

Each business unit reports annually to the Board on its business plan, risk profile and management of risk. 

The Board is responsible for the oversight of the OMH Group’s risk management and control framework. Responsibility for control 
and risk management is delegated to the appropriate level of management within the OMH Group with the Chief Executive Officer 
(with  the  support  of  the  OMH  Group’s  most  senior  financial  executives)  having  ultimate  responsibility  to  the  Board  for  the  risk 
management and control framework.

Risk management is reviewed at Board meetings and risk management culture is encouraged amongst employees and contractors.

7.3 

Internal Audit

Since 2009, BDO LLP has been engaged to provide internal audit services to the OMH Group. The internal audit function is tendered 
every two years. 

The internal audit function is independent of both business management and of the activities it reviews. Internal audit provides 
assurance that the design and operation of the OMH Group’s risk management and internal control systems are effective. A risk-
based  audit  approach  is  used  to  ensure  that  the  higher  risk  activities  in  each  business  unit  are  targeted  by  the  internal  audit 
program.  All  audits  are  conducted  in  a  manner  that  conforms  to  international  auditing  standards.  The  assigned  internal  audit 
team has all the necessary access to OMH Group management and information.  The Audit Committee oversees and monitors the 
internal auditor’s activities. It approves the annual audit program and receives reports from the internal auditor concerning the 
effectiveness of internal control and risk management. The Audit Committee members have access to the internal auditors without 
the presence of other management. The internal auditor has unfettered access to the Audit Committee and its Chairman. 

Internal audit and external audit are separate and independent of each other.

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Integrity of Financial Reporting

Each year, the OMH Group’s Executive Chairman/Chief Executive Officer and Group Financial Controller report in writing to the 
Board that:

• 

• 

• 

the financial statements of the OMH Group for each half and full year present a true and fair view, in all material aspects, of 
the OMH Group’s financial condition and results and are in accordance with accounting standards;
the  above  statement  is  founded  on  a  sound  system  of  risk  management  and  internal  compliance  and  control  which 
implements the policies adopted by the Board; and
the OMH Group’s risk management and internal compliance and control framework is operating efficiently and effectively 
in all material respects.  

The Board confirms that such a report was provided by the Executive Chairman and Group Financial Controller for the 2022 financial 
year.

The Company provides interim (currently quarterly) updates of the OMH Group’s progress across all areas of its operations.  The 
Executive Chairman and the OMH senior management team are responsible for all such updates, which are reviewed by the Board. 
Individual components are also reviewed by senior management with responsibility for the specific component subject matter. 

7.5 

Role of External Auditor

The  OMH  Group’s  practice  is  to  invite  the  external  auditor  to  attend  each  annual  general  meeting  and  be  available  to  answer 
shareholder questions about the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the auditor’s report.

The Board (i) ensures that the appointment of the external auditor is limited in scope so as to maintain the independence of the 
external auditor; and (ii) assesses, on a case by case basis, whether the provision of any non-audit services by the external auditor 
that may be proposed, is appropriate.

The services considered unacceptable for provision by the external auditor include:

• 
• 
• 
• 

• 
• 
• 
• 

internal audit;
acquisition accounting due diligence where the external auditor is also the auditor of the other party;
transactional support for acquisitions or divestments where the external auditor is also the auditor of the other party;
book-keeping and financial reporting activities to the extent such activities require decision-making ability and/or posting 
entries to the ledger;
the design, implementation, operation or supervision of information systems and provision of systems integration services;
independent expert reports;
financial risk management; and
taxation planning and taxation transaction advice.

It is a requirement that there is a rotation of the external audit partner at least every five years and there is a prohibition in relation 
to the re-involvement of a previous audit partner in the audit service for two years following rotation.

7.6 

Periodic Corporate Reports

From time to time, OMH releases periodic corporate reports which are not subject to review or audit by OMH’s external auditors. 
An example in OMH’s case is the Quarterly Market Update Reports. Where a periodic report is not subject to review/audit, OMH 
ensures it employs processes which minimise the chance of error in the report. The processes adopted depend to some extent on 
the nature of the report being issued. Generally, this involves engaging with relevant internal stakeholders throughout the report 
generation process from start to finish, culminating in internal sign-off by relevant stakeholders that the portion of the report to 
which they have contributed is accurate.

All periodic reports are also subject to approval from the Board before release and this approval process includes confirmation 
from management to the Directors that the relevant report has been reviewed and is accurate.

7.7 

Economic, Environmental and Social Sustainability Risks 

The OMH Group undertakes mining, smelting and marketing and trading operations in varying jurisdictions and, as such, faces risks 
inherent to its businesses, including financing and economic, environmental and social sustainability risks, which may materially 
impact the OMH Group’s ability to create or preserve value for security holders over the short, medium or long term.

The OMH Group believes that long-term success hinges on sustainable development that benefits the business, stakeholders and 
the environment. To this end, each business unit has adopted a policy of responsible, proactive environmental management and 
will  work  to  ensure  compliance  with  relevant  legislative  obligations  during  its  exploration  and  development  activity.  The  OMH 
Group is committed to delivering favourable results for shareholders while at the same time ensuring that its economic success is 
balanced alongside its environmental and social responsibilities.

The OMH Group appreciates the importance of community consultation and facilitates the involvement and awareness of relevant 
communities and their representatives when undertaking any exploration or development activity. Through a proactive policy of 
self-regulation,  legislative  compliance  and  community  involvement,  the  OMH  Group  is  working  hard  to  deliver  on  its  short  and 
long-term business objectives while ensuring that relevant social and environmental considerations are included as part of any 
decision-making process.

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without compromising the health or vitality of both the natural and social environment.

The OMH Group prepares and publishes a Sustainability Statement in its Annual Report and on its website.

The  Company  has  adopted  an  Environmental  Policy,  a  Human  Rights  Policy  and  a  Community  Relations  Policy,  to  assist  with 
monitoring environmental and social sustainability risks. The Company is committed to respecting Human Rights throughout the 
countries  in  which  it  operates  and  to  ensuring  that  sound  environmental  management  and  safety  practices  are  carried  out  in 
its operational activities. Resources have been focussed on establishing and maintaining a culture of best practice through the 
implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Plans and Environmental Management Plans at each of the key OMH Group 
operations.

7.8 

Anti-Bribery and Corruption

Bribery and corruption have a serious impact on the social, economic and political environment of many countries. The effects of 
bribery and corruption impact both individuals and businesses in the world’s poorest countries. The Company is committed to the 
fight against bribery and corruption and expects all of its employees and representatives to comply with both the letter and spirit 
of the laws that govern OMH Group’s operations in Australia, Malaysia, China and Singapore.

The Company has adopted an Anti-Bribery and Corruption Standard Policy in compliance with Recommendation 3.4 of the ASX 
Corporate Governance Council. The Policy provides an overview of requirements arising from Foreign Bribery Laws and the various 
laws prohibiting fraudulent and corrupt behaviour generally. This Policy is intended to be a common sense manual to enable OMH 
employees and representatives to understand and comply with their obligations under these laws.

The  Company  is  committed  to  ensuring  that  its  corporate  culture,  in  all  of  its  offices  and  operations  worldwide,  discourages 
fraudulent and corrupt conduct. Notwithstanding laws to the contrary, the fact that bribery and corruption may be tolerated or 
encouraged in some of the countries in which OMH operates does not affect a commitment to best business practice.

Subject to confidentiality obligations, the reporting of any such incidents must occur annually to the Board and half yearly to the 
Audit Committee. Otherwise if material or potentially involves a breach of any law, then the matter will be immediately referred to 
the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

The Company’s Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy can be found on the Company’s website.

8. 

ENCOURAGE ENHANCED PERFORMANCE

Board and management effectiveness are dealt with on a continuous basis by management and the Board, with differing degrees 
of involvement from various Directors and management, depending upon the nature of the matter.

The  Board  aims  to  periodically  evaluate  its  performance  and  the  performance  of  its  Committees  and  individual  directors  to 
determine  whether  or  not  it  is  functioning  effectively  by  reference  to  the  Board  Charter  and  current  best  practice.  Given  the 
COVID-19 pandemic the Board did not conduct a formal review or self-evaluation process, during the 2022 financial year. However, 
an annual review was undertaken in relation to the composition and skills mix of the Directors.

The performance of all Directors is reviewed by the Executive Chairman on an ongoing basis and any Director whose performance is 
considered unsatisfactory may be asked to retire. The Executive Chairman’s performance is reviewed by the other Board members.

The Company has established firm guidelines to identify the measurable and qualitative indicators of the Director’s performance 
during the course of the year. Those guidelines include:

• 

• 

attendance at all Board meetings. Missing more than three consecutive meetings without reasonable excuse will result in 
that Director’s position being reviewed; and
attendance at the Company’s shareholder meetings. Non-attendance without reasonable excuse will result in that Director’s 
position being reviewed.

The performance of each Director retiring at the next annual general meeting is taken into account by the Board in determining 
whether or not the Board should support the re-election of each such Director.  Board support for a Director’s re-election is not 
automatic and is subject to satisfactory Director performance.

Arrangements put in place by the Board to monitor the performance of the OMH Group’s Executive Directors and senior executives 
include:

• 
• 
• 

a review by the Board of the OMH Group’s financial performance;
annual performance appraisal meetings incorporating analysis of key performance indicators with each individual; and
regular reporting from the Chief Executive Officer which monitors the performance of the Company’s executives to ensure 
that the level of reward is aligned with respective responsibilities and individual contributions made to the success of the 
OMH Group.

The  Remuneration  Committee  reviews  and  makes  recommendations  to  the  Board  on  the  criteria  for  and  the  evaluation  of  the 
performance of the Executive Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer.

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in relation to the performance of the Company’s Executive Directors and senior management during the 2022 financial year.

All senior Executives and Directors are encouraged to attend professional education courses relevant to their roles.

Executive Remuneration Policy

The OMH Group’s remuneration policy aims to reward executives fairly and responsibly in accordance with the international market 
for executives and ensure that the Company:

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• 
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• 
• 
• 

provides competitive rewards that attract, retain and motivate executives of the highest calibre;
sets demanding levels of performance which are clearly linked to an executive’s remuneration;
structures remuneration at a level that reflects the executive’s duties and accountabilities and is, where required, competitive 
within Australia and, for certain roles, internationally;
benchmarks remuneration against appropriate comparable groups;
aligns executive incentive rewards with the creation of value for shareholders; and
complies with applicable legal requirements and appropriate standards of governance.

Executive  remuneration  is  reviewed  annually  having  regard  to  individual  and  business  performance  (compared  against  agreed 
financial and non-financial performance measures set at the start of the year), relevant comparative information and expert advice 
from both internal and independent external sources.

Remuneration consists of the following key elements:

• 

• 

fixed remuneration (which includes base salary, superannuation contributions or equivalents and other allowances such as 
motor vehicle and health insurance); and
variable annual reward (related to the Company’s and/or individual performance dictated by benchmark criteria).

The  operational  targets  for  the  Executive  Directors  and  senior  executives  consist  of  a  number  of  key  performance  indicators 
including safety, production, operating expenditure, return on shareholders’ funds, enhancing corporate credibility and creation 
of value for shareholders.

At the end of the calendar year the Board assesses the actual performance of the consolidated entity and an individual against the 
key performance indicators previously set. Any cash incentives (including bonuses) and/or options granted require Board approval. 
Options  proposed  to  be  granted  to  any  Directors  also  require  shareholder  approval.  The  entry  into  hedging  arrangements  in 
respect of any unvested incentive securities is not permitted.

Remuneration levels are competitively set to attract and retain appropriately qualified and experienced Directors. The Board seeks 
independent advice on the appropriateness of remuneration packages, given trends in comparative companies both locally and 
internationally.  Remuneration  packages  include  fixed  remuneration  with  bonuses  or  equity-based  remuneration  entirely  at  the 
discretion of the Board based on the performance of the OMH Group.

As  OMH  is  incorporated  in  Bermuda,  it  is  not  required  to  disclose  the  nature  and  amount  of  remuneration  for  each  Director. 
However, in the interests of good corporate governance, the following table provides the remuneration details of all Directors of 
the Company (and the nature and amount of their remuneration) for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Director

Low Ngee Tong(i)

Zainul Abidin Rasheed(ii)

Julie Wolseley(iii)

Tan Peng Chin(iv)

Thomas Teo(v)

Dato Abdul Hamid Bin Sh 
Mohamed(vi)

Tan Ming-li(vii)

Base 
Remuneration

US$’000

943

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-

-

-

-

-

943

Primary

Directors
Fees

US$’000

-

90

118(ix)

83

42

83

83

499

Post Employment

Performance 
Bonus

Defined 
Contributions

US$’000

1,458(viii)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,458

US$’000

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

Total

US$’000

2,407

90

118

83

42

83

83

2,906

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(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

(vi) 

(vii) 

(viii) 

(ix) 

Mr Low Ngee Tong has been the Executive Chairman since October 2008 (and was subsequently appointed as Chief Executive Officer).

Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed was first appointed as a Director on 3 October 2011.

Ms Julie Wolseley was first appointed as a Director on 24 February 2005.

Mr Tan Peng Chin was first appointed as a Director on 14 September 2007.

Mr Thomas Teo Liang Huat was first appointed as a Director on 17 July 2008 and restired as at 20 May 2022

Dato Hamid was first appointed as a Director on 10 May 2021.

Ms Tan Ming-li was first appointed as a Director on 10 May 2021.

Inclusive of US$1,458,000 for profit sharing for 2022 that has been accrued and is expected to be paid in 2023.

Inclusive of director’s fee of US$35,000 paid to Directors who are non-executive directors of OMM

The Non-Executive Directors of the Company do not earn additional fees for undertaking their respective duties on the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.

9. 

RECOGNISE THE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS OF STAKEHOLDERS

The Company has introduced a formal Privacy Policy. The Company is committed to respecting the privacy of stakeholders’ personal 
information. This Privacy Policy sets out the Company’s personal information management practices and covers the application of 
privacy laws, personal information collection, the use and disclosure of personal information, accessing and updating stakeholders’ 
information and the security of stakeholders’ information.

Other than the introduction of a formal Privacy Policy, the Board has not adopted any other additional formal codes of conduct to 
guide compliance with legal and other obligations to legitimate stakeholders, as it considers, in the context of the size and nature 
of the Company, that it would not improve the present modus operandi.

As at 31 December 2022, the Company complied in all material respects with each of the Corporate Governance Principles and the 
corresponding Recommendations as published by the ASX Corporate Governance Council except as noted below: 

As the Company’s activities increase in size, scope and/or nature, the Company’s corporate governance principles will continue to 
be reviewed by the Board and amended as appropriate.

Recommendation 
Reference

Notification of 
Departure

Explanation for Departure

1.5

Disclose the 
measurable 
objectives 
for achieving 
gender diversity

1.6 and 1.7

Disclose 
whether a 
performance 
evaluation 
of the Board 
and Senior 
Executives 
has been 
undertaken

The Diversity Policy outlines the strategies and process according to which the Board 
will set measurable objectives to achieve the aims of its Diversity Policy, with particular 
focus  on  gender  diversity  within  the  Company  and  representation  from  indigenous 
communities.  The  Board  did  not  set  measurable  gender  diversity  objectives  for  the 
past  financial  year  because  the  Board  considered  the  application  of  a  measurable 
gender  diversity  objective  requiring  a  specified  proportion  of  women  on  the  Board 
and  in  senior  executive  roles  would,  given  the  relative  size  of  the  Company  and  the 
Board,  unduly  limit  the  Company  from  applying  the  Diversity  Policy  as  a  whole  and 
the Company’s policy of appointing based on skills and merit.  The Board is committed 
to  appointing  the  best  person  into  any  position.    The  Company  also  builds  strong 
relationships  with  its  Indigenous  communities  and  has  training  and  employment 
programs in place to encourage greater participation in the Company’s workforce.  The 
Board is responsible for monitoring Company performance in meeting the Diversity 
Policy requirements, including the achievement of diversity objectives. The Board may 
establish appropriate measurable objectives and to report progress against them in 
future Annual Reports.

A formal performance evaluation process of the Board and Senior Executives was not 
performed  in  2022  but  is  planned  for  2023.  The  Executive  Chairman  does  however 
informally review the composition of the Board and its committees and does where 
required meet with individual Board members.

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Reference

Notification of 
Departure

Explanation for Departure

A separate 
Nomination 
Committee 
should be 
established

The chair 
should be an 
independent 
director and 
should not 
be the same 
person as the 
Chief Executive 
Officer

A listed entity 
should have a 
program for 
inducting new 
directors

The  Board  of  the  Company  has  not  formed  a  separate  nomination  committee.  The 
Board as a whole undertakes the process of reviewing the skill base and experience of 
existing Directors to enable identification of the attributes required in new Directors. 
The Board has decided that no efficiencies will be achieved by establishing a separate 
nomination  committee.  Where  appropriate,  independent  consultants  are  engaged 
to  identify  possible  new  candidates  for  the  Board.    The  Board  ensures  that  prior  to 
appointing a director or recommending a new candidate for election as a director that 
appropriate checks are undertaken as to the persons character, experience, education, 
criminal record and bankruptcy history.

The Company’s current Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Low, is not 
considered by the Board to be independent in the light of the factors outlined in Box 
2.5 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Principles and Recommendations 4th 
Edition which indicate when a director may not be considered to be an independent 
director. Refer Section 1.2 of the Corporate Governance Statement. However the Board 
considers that Mr Low’s position as both Executive Chairman and CEO is appropriate 
given  his  world-wide  experience  and  specialised  understanding  of  the  global 
manganese industry. Furthermore, the Board believes that Mr Low has the range of 
skills,  knowledge,  and  experience  necessary  to  effectively  govern  the  Company  and 
to  understand  the  economic  sectors  in  which  the  Company  operates.  In  addition,  it 
should  be  noted  that  Mr  Low  is  a  substantial  and  longstanding  shareholder  of  the 
Company and, as such, is able to clearly identify with the interests of shareholders as 
a whole.  Mr Low was instrumental in the formation of the Company and has for over 
25 years overseen its rapid growth and success. The dual role of Mr Low is balanced 
by  the  Deputy  Chairman  Mr  Zainul  Abidin  Rasheed  who  is  an  independent  Non-
Executive Director.  In this role Mr Zainul chairs the discussions of the Non-Executive 
Directors.    The  Board  believes  that  there  are  sufficient  internal  controls  in  place  to 
ensure  adequate  accountability,  transparency  and  effective  oversight  by  the  Board 
such that an appropriate balance of power and authority is exercisable by the Board 
for objective decision-making in the best interests of the OMH Group. Accordingly Mr 
Low is the best person to undertake the Executive Chairman role and the Board does 
not believe it is necessary at this stage to appoint an independent chair of the Board.

The Company does not consider it necessary, in the light of the size of the Board and 
the relatively low turn-over of Directors, to have a separate formal induction program 
for  new  Directors.  All  new  Directors  are  given  sufficient  support  from  the  Board  in 
order to familiarise themselves with the Company and its governance protocols as well 
as being adequately briefed about the OMH Group’s activities, strategies and actual 
and budgeted financial positions. All new Directors are appointed through a written 
agreement with the Company that sets out all their duties, rights and responsibilities. 
New  Directors  are  also  provided  with  the  Board  Meeting  schedule  and  have  the 
opportunity  to  visit  the  operations  each  year  on  a  rotational  basis  as  part  of  the 
familiarisation process. 

2.1

2.5

2.6

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Reference

Notification of 
Departure

Explanation for Departure

Rather than separately constituting an additional committee of the Board, the entire 
Board has delegated oversight of the risk and internal control policy, including review 
of  the  effectiveness  of  OMH’s  internal  control  framework  and  risk  management 
process,  to  the  key  executive  management  team  in  conjunction  with  the  Board. 
The  Board  considers  this  structure  to  be  the  most  effective  means  of  (i)  managing 
the  various  risks  that  are  relevant  to  the  OMH  Group  and  (ii)  monitoring  the  OMH 
Group’s compliance with the Risk and Internal Control policy. In addition from a Board 
perspective  the  following  processes  occur  to  oversee  the  entity’s  risk  management 
framework: 
• 
• 

‘Risk’ is a standing agenda item at each monthly Board meeting; and
Prior  to  the  approval  of  the  Company’s  statutory  financial  statements,  the 
Audit Committee has the opportunity to meet with the Company’s auditors as 
appropriate.

The  Company  is  committed  to  the  identification,  monitoring  and  management  of 
material  business  risks  of  its  activities  via  its  risk  management  framework  which 
includes  health  and  safety,  environmental  governance,  community,  operational  risk 
management, business risk management and legal and regulatory compliance.

The  Company  does  not  currently  have  an  equity-based  remuneration  scheme  in 
operation and this recommendation is therefore not applicable.

7.1

8.3

The board of 
a listed entity 
should have a 
committee or 
committees to 
oversee risk.

A listed entity 
which has an 
equity-based 
remuneration 
scheme should:
(a) have a policy 
on whether 
participants 
are permitted 
to enter into 
transactions 
(whether 
through the use 
of derivatives 
or otherwise) 
which limit the 
economic risk of 
participating in 
the scheme; and
(b) disclose 
that policy or a 
summary of it.

Approved by the Board 18 April 2023.

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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

The Directors are pleased to present their statement to the members together with the audited consolidated financial statements 
of OM Holdings Limited (“the Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) for the financial year ended 31 December 
2022 and the statement of financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2022.

In the opinion of the Directors, 

(a) 

(b) 

the consolidated financial statements of the Group and the statement of financial position of the Company are drawn up so as 
to give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Group and of the Company as at 31 December 2022 and the financial 
performance, changes in equity and cash flows of the Group for the financial year ended on that date; and

at the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and 
when they fall due.

The Board of Directors has on the date of this statement, authorised these financial statements for issue.

Names of Directors 
The Directors of the Company in office at the date of this statement were:

Low Ngee Tong  
Zainul Abidin Rasheed  
Julie Anne Wolseley  
Tan Peng Chin  
Dato’ Abdul Hamid Bin Sh Mohamed    
Tan Ming-li  

(Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)
(Independent Deputy Chairman) 
(Non-Executive Director and Joint Company Secretary)
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
(Independent Non-Executive Director) 
(Independent Non-Executive Director) 

In accordance with Bye-law 88(1) of the Company’s Bye-laws, one-third of the Directors (excluding the Chief Executive Officer) retire 
at the forthcoming annual general meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

Arrangements to enable Directors to acquire shares or debentures
Other than as disclosed in the financial statements, during and at the end of the financial year, neither the Company nor any of 
its subsidiaries was a party to any arrangement of which the object was to enable the Directors to acquire benefits through the 
acquisition of shares in or debentures of the Company or any other corporate body.

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Directors’ interests in shares
None of the Directors who held office at the end of the financial year had any interests in the shares of the Company or its related 
corporation, except as follows:

DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT 
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

The Company -

Low Ngee Tong

Julie Anne Wolseley

Tan Peng Chin

Holdings registered
in the name of
director or nominee

Holdings in which
director is deemed
to have an interest

As at
1.1.2022

As at
31.12.2022

As at
1.1.2022

As at
31.12.2022

Number of ordinary shares fully paid

68,110,631

68,861,231

5,562,002

5,562,002

(1) 2,035,200

(1) 2,035,200

–

–

–

–

–

–

Note:
(1) 

2,035,200 (2021 - 2,035,200) shares are held by bank brokerage firms on behalf of Mr Tan Peng Chin.

Shares Options
No options were granted during the financial year to take up unissued shares of the Company or any corporation in the Group.

No shares of the Company or any corporation in the Group were issued during the financial year by virtue of the exercise of options.

There were no unissued shares of the Company or any corporation in the Group under option at the end of the financial year.

Audit Committee
The Audit Committee at the end of the financial year comprised the following members:

Dato’ Abdul Hamid Bin Sh Mohamed (Chairman)
Julie Anne Wolseley
Tan Ming-li

The  Audit  Committee  performs  the  functions  set  out  in  the  Audit  Committee  Charter  available  on  the  Company’s  website.  The 
Company  has  also  considered  the  fourth  edition  of  the  Corporate  Governance  Principles  and  Recommendations  with  relevant 
amendments  developed  by  the  ASX  Corporate  Governance  Council.  In  performing  those  functions,  the  Audit  Committee  has 
reviewed the following:

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

overall scope of both the internal and external audits and the assistance given by the Company’s officers to the auditors. It 
has met with the Company’s internal and external auditors to discuss the results of their respective examinations and their 
evaluations of the Company’s system of internal accounting controls;

the audit plan of the Company’s independent auditor and any recommendations on internal accounting controls arising from 
the statutory audit; and

the  half-yearly  financial  information  and  the  statement  of  financial  position  of  the  Company  and  the  consolidated  financial 
statements of the Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 as well as the auditor’s report thereon.

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Audit Committee (Cont’d)
The Audit Committee has full access to management and is given the resources required for it to discharge its functions. It has full 
authority and the discretion to invite any Director or executive officer to attend its meetings. The Audit Committee also recommends 
the appointment of the external auditor and reviews the level of audit and non-audit fees. 

The Audit Committee is satisfied with the independence and objectivity of the external auditor and has recommended to the Board 
of Directors that the auditor, Foo Kon Tan LLP, be nominated for re-appointment as auditor at the forthcoming Annual General 
Meeting of the Company. 

Independent auditor
The independent auditor, Foo Kon Tan LLP, Public Accountants and Chartered Accountants, has expressed its willingness to accept 
the re-appointment.

On behalf of the Directors

LOW NGEE TONG
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: 17 March 2023  

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TO THE MEMBERS OF OM HOLDINGS LIMITED  

Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements

Opinion 

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of OM Holdings Limited  (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, 
the “Group”), which comprise the statements of financial position of the Company and the Group as at 31 December 2022, and the 
consolidated  statement  of  comprehensive  income,  consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement 
of  cash  flows  of  the  Group  for  the  year  then  ended,  and  notes  to  the  financial  statements,  including  a  summary  of  significant 
accounting policies. 

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Group and the statement of financial position of the 
Company are properly drawn up in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) so as to give a true and 
fair view of the financial position of the Company and the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2022 and 
of the consolidated financial performance, consolidated changes in equity and consolidated cash flows of the Group for the year 
ended on that date. 

Basis for Opinion  

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Our responsibilities under those standards 
are  further  described  in  the  Auditor’s  Responsibilities  for  the  Audit  of  the  Financial  Statements  section  of  our  report.  We  are 
independent  of  the  Group  in  accordance  with  the  International  Ethics  Standards  Board  for  Accountants’  Code  of  Professional 
Conduct  and  Ethics  for  Professional  Accountants  (IESBA  Code)  together  with  the  ethical  requirements  that  are  relevant  to  our 
audit  of  the  financial  statements  in  Singapore,  and  we  have  fulfilled  our  other  ethical  responsibilities  in  accordance  with  these 
requirements and the IESBA Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a 
basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial 
statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, 
and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. 

Key audit matter:

Risk:

Our response and work performed:

Impairment of non-
financial assets

The  Group’s  non-financial  assets  comprise 
property,  plant  and  equipment, 
land  use 
rights,  exploration  and  evaluation  costs, 
mine  development  costs  and  right-of-use 
assets  amounted  to  US$460.4  million  as  at  31 
December 2022. Non-financial assets are tested 
for  impairment  whenever  events  or  changes 
in  circumstances  indicate  that  the  carrying 
amount may not be recoverable. An impairment 
loss is recognised for the amount by which the 
asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable 
amount.  The  recoverable  amount  is  based  on 
certain  key  assumptions,  such  as  cash  flow 
projections  covering  a  five-year  period  and  the 
budgeted  gross  margin,  the  perpetual  growth 
rate  and  discount  rate  per  cash  generating 
unit  (CGU).  A  CGU  is  defined  as  the  smallest 
identifiable group of assets that generates cash 
inflows that are largely independent of the cash 
inflows  from  other  assets  or  groups  of  assets. 
These  assumptions  which  are  determined  by 
management are judgmental. 

level,  the 
In  determining  appropriate  CGU 
Group has considered whether there are: active 
markets  for  intermediate  products;  external 
users  of  the  processing  assets;  mining  or 
smelting  operations  through  the  use  of  shared 
infrastructure;  stand-alone  mines  or  smelting 
plants operated on a portfolio basis. Significant 
judgement 
is  required  by  management  to 
determine  whether  multiple  assets  should  be 
grouped to form a CGU. 

to 

Due 
the  uncertain  global  economic 
environment,  there  are  higher  inherent  risks 
relating  to  the 
impairment  of  the  Group’s 
non-financial assets.

Our  audit  procedures  included  among  others, 
assessing  appropriateness  of  CGUs 
identified 
by  management,  evaluating  management’s 
assessment for impairment indications, reviewing 
the  valuation  model  and  assumptions  used,  and 
challenging  management’s  assumptions  in  our 
evaluation of the model. 

from 

experts 

independent 

in  the  external  and 

We evaluated whether there had been significant 
changes 
internal  factors 
considered  by  the  Group  in  assessing  whether 
indicators of impairment exist. In the assessment 
of  impairment,  the  Group  takes  into  account  the 
indicative  open  market  prices  of  the  finished 
products 
and 
publication  reports,  and  uses  inputs,  such  as 
market  growth  rate,  weighted  average  cost  of 
capital and other factors, typical of similar mining 
and  smelting  industries.  Senior  management  has 
applied its knowledge of the business in its regular 
review of these estimates. We also focused on the 
adequacy  of  disclosures  about  key  assumptions 
and  sensitivities.  The  disclosures  about  the 
Group’s  property,  plant  and  equipment,  land  use 
rights,  exploration  and  evaluation  costs,  mine 
development  costs  and  right-of-use  assets  are 
included  in  Notes  4,  5,  6,  7  and  9  to  the  financial 
statements respectively.  

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Key Audit Matters (Cont’d)

Key audit matter:

Risk:

Our response and work performed:

Recognition of deferred 
tax assets

The Group recognised deferred tax assets based 
upon  unutilised  tax  losses  and  other  temporary 
differences. The Group exercised its judgement to 
determine the amount of deferred tax assets that 
can be recognised, to the extent that it is probable 
that future taxable profit will be available against 
which the temporary differences can be utilised. 
As  at  31  December  2022,  the  Group  recognised 
deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities of 
US$12.6 million and US$18.4 million respectively. 

In  addition,  the  Group  has  no  unrecorded 
deferred tax assets as at 31 December 2022.

Our  audit  procedures  included  among  others, 
review of the component auditors’ audit working 
papers  to  understand  the  local  tax  regulations 
and their work performed on the recognition of 
deferred  tax  assets.  We  have  also  assessed  the 
profit forecast to evaluate the reasonableness of 
the recognition of deferred tax assets.

We discussed with the Group’s key management 
and  considered  their  views  on  the  Group’s 
recoverability  of  deferred  tax  assets,  to  the 
extent  that  it  is  probable  that  future  taxable 
income  will  be  available  against  which  the 
temporary  differences  can  be  utilised.  We  also 
focused on the adequacy of disclosures about key 
assumptions  and  sensitivities.  The  disclosures 
about  the  Group’s  deferred  tax  assets  and 
liabilities are included in Note 10 to the financial 
statements.  

Other Information 

Management is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual 
report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon, which we obtained prior to the date of this 
auditor’s report. The annual report is expected to be made available to us after that date. 

Our  opinion  on  the  financial  statements  does  not  cover  the  other  information  and  we  will  not  express  any  form  of  assurance 
conclusion thereon. 

In  connection  with  our  audit of the  financial  statements,  our  responsibility  is  to  read the  other information identified above 
when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial 
statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 

When we read the annual report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the 
matter to those charged with governance and take appropriate actions in accordance with ISAs.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged With Governance for the Financial Statements 

Management is responsible for the preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with IFRSs, and 
for such internal controls as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free 
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, 
disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management 
either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.  

The responsibilities of those charged with governance include overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process. 

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements 

Our  objectives  are  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the  financial  statements  as  a  whole  are  free  from  material 
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion.  Reasonable assurance 
is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will always detect a material 
misstatement when it exists.  Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the 
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial 
statements. 

As  part  of  an  audit  in  accordance  with  ISAs,  we  exercise  professional  judgement  and  maintain professional scepticism 
throughout the audit.  We also:    

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and 
perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a 
basis for our opinion.  The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting 
from  error,  as  fraud  may  involve  collusion,  forgery,  intentional  omissions,  misrepresentations,  or  the  override  of  internal 
control.  

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in 
the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control. 

Evaluate  the  appropriateness  of  accounting  policies  used  and  the  reasonableness  of  accounting  estimates  and  related 
disclosures made by management.  

•   

•   

•   

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Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements (Cont’d)

•   

•   

•   

Conclude  on  the  appropriateness  of  management’s  use  of  the  going  concern  basis  of  accounting  and,  based  on  the  audit 
evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on 
the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw 
attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to 
modify our opinion.  Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report.  However, 
future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.  

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the 
financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.  

Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the 
Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements.  We are responsible for the direction, supervision and 
performance of the Group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.  

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit 
and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. 

We  also  provide  those  charged  with  governance  with  a  statement  that  we  have  complied  with  relevant  ethical  requirements 
regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to 
bear on our independence, and where applicable, action taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied.    

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance 
in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.  We describe these matters in 
our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, 
we  determine  that  a  matter  should  not  be  communicated  in  our  report  because  the  adverse  consequences  of  doing  so  would 
reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.  

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is Mr Ho Teik Tiong.

Foo Kon Tan LLP 
Public Accountants and
Chartered Accountants

Singapore, 
17 March 2023

97

OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022 
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022 

The Company

31  December 31 December
2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

Note

The Group
1 January 31 December  31 December
2021
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

Assets
Non-Current
Property, plant and equipment 
Land use rights
Exploration and evaluation costs
Mine development costs
Investment property
Right-of-use assets
Deferred tax assets
Interests in subsidiaries
Interests in associates
Other investment

Current
Inventories
Trade and other receivables 
Capitalised contract costs
Prepayments
Cash and bank balances

Total assets

Equity
Capital and Reserves
Share capital 
Treasury shares
Reserves

Non-controlling interests 
Total equity

Liabilities
Non-Current 
Borrowings
Lease liabilities
Trade and other payables
Provisions
Deferred tax liabilities
Deferred capital grant

Current
Borrowings
Lease liabilities
Trade and other payables 
Provisions
Deferred capital grant
Contract liabilities
Income tax payables

Total liabilities
Total equity and liabilities

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

13
14
15

16

17
18
19

20
21
22
23
10
24

20
21
22
23
24
25

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
102,532
-
-
102,532

-
6,380
-
1
24
6,405
108,937

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
104,245
-
-
104,245

-
6,833
-
91
32
6,956
111,201

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
109,460
-
-
109,460

-
9,668
-
68
32
9,768
119,228

445,556
6,533
2,255
1,878
427
4,163
12,578
-
80,875
-
554,265

235,415
31,783
538
1,620
62,383
331,739
886,004

443,975
6,755
2,142
1,951
434
5,858
13,408
-
86,572
-
561,095

256,376
40,900
1,077
2,664
81,524
382,541
943,636

1 January
2021
US$’000

472,894
6,872
1,791
12,882
442
1,535
10,621
-
97,686
1,454
606,177

166,602
48,519
1,429
2,718
48,560
267,828
874,005

32,035
(2,058)
14,271
44,248
-
44,248

32,035
(2,058)
31,831
61,808
-
61,808

32,035
(2,058)
33,880
63,857
-
63,857

32,035
(2,058)
366,133
396,110
3,624
399,734

32,035
(2,058)
338,009
367,986
75,727
443,713

32,035
(2,058)
279,288
309,265
52,387
361,652

-
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64,689
108,937

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49,393
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44,586
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55,371
119,228

204,817
1,753
54,323
4,778
18,393
7,131
291,195

49,923
1,757
126,604
188
567
10,536
5,500
195,075
486,270
886,004

214,866
3,029
39,417
5,786
938
7,698
271,734

81,927
2,565
128,241
1,390
564
7,028
6,474
228,189
499,923
943,636

222,026
320
42,200
8,371
948
8,264
282,129

97,640
967
119,975
1,392
567
4,670
5,013
230,224
512,353
874,005

The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

98

OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Year ended

Year ended

31 December

31 December

2022

2021

Note

US$’000

US$’000

856,552

779,893

(649,686)

(573,932)

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Other income

Distribution costs 

Administrative expenses 

Other operating expenses 

Finance costs

Profit from operations

Share of results of associates

Profit before income tax

Income tax expense

Profit for the year 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Currency translation differences arising from foreign subsidiaries                     

(attributable to owners of the Company)

Cash flow hedges

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Currency translation differences arising from foreign subsidiaries                        

(attributable to non-controlling interests)

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Profit attributable to:

Owners of the Company

Non-controlling interests 

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Owners of the Company

Non-controlling interests

Profit per share

- Basic

- Diluted

3

26

27

27

28

29

30

30

The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

206,866

3,966

(48,547)

(15,970)

(30,451)

(18,652)

97,212

8,417

105,629

(23,038)

82,591

(6,014)

(47)

(6,061)

(419)

(6,480)

76,111

67,842

14,749

82,591

61,789

14,322

76,111

Cents

9.21

9.21

205,961

10,719

(51,534)

(16,205)

(53,641)

(14,823)

80,477

4,057

84,534

(2,451)

82,083

(4,393)

2,125

(2,268)

(34)

(2,302)

79,781

61,520

20,563

82,083

58,721

21,060

79,781

Cents

8.35

8.35

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F

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Profit before income tax 

Adjustments for:

Amortisation of land use rights

Amortisation of deferred capital grant

Amortisation of mine development costs

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

Depreciation of right-of-use assets

Depreciation of investment property

(Gain)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

Write-off of property, plant and equipment

Gain on disposal of other investment

Unwinding of discount on non-current trade payables

Reclassification from hedging reserve to profit or loss

Write-down of inventories to net realisable value

Gain from derecognition of financial liabilities 

Write-off of exploration and evaluation costs

Impairment loss on trade and other receivables

Interest expense

Interest income

Share of results of associates

Operating profit before working capital changes

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

Decrease in trade receivables

Decrease in capitalised contract costs

-

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Increase in contract liabilities

Increase in trade payables 

Decrease in other payables

Decrease in provisions

Cash generated from operations

Income tax paid

Net cash generated from operating activities

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Payments for exploration and evaluation costs

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

Purchase of right-of-use asset

Proceeds from disposal of other investment

Dividends received from an associate

Interest received

Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities

Note

5, 27

24, 27

7, 27

4, 27

9, 27

8, 27

27

27

26

27

29

13, 27

26

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14, 27

27

26

6

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12

Year ended

31 December 
2022
US$’000

Year ended
31 December 
2021
US$’000

105,629

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(7,038) 

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101

OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Repayment of bank and other loans (Note A)
Proceeds from bank and other loans (Note A)
Principal repayment of lease liabilities (Note A)
Acquisition of non-controlling interests
Capital contribution by non-controlling interest
Decrease in cash collateral
Dividend paid
Interest paid (Note A)
Net cash used in financing activities

Note

11

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
Exchange difference on translation of cash and cash equivalents at beginning of 

the year

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 

16

Note A  Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities

Year ended

31 December 
2022
US$’000

Year ended
31 December 
2021
US$’000

(65,964)
22,826
(2,484)
(109,127)
-
2,610
(10,948)
(17,661)
(180,748)

(14,680)
69,793

(1,851)
53,262

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15,830
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(40,153)

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(685)
69,793

The following is the disclosure of the reconciliation of items for which cash flows have been, or will be, classified as financing activities, 
excluding equity items:

1 January 
2022
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5,594

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Cash 
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Interest
paid
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New leases
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exchange
difference
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Interest
expense
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31 December
2022
US$’000

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(2,484)

(171)

567

(7)

(160)

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Non-cash changes

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22,826

(65,964)

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103

Non-cash changes

1 January
2021
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1,287

Cash 
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Cash 
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Interest
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Derecognition
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liabilities
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(4,208)

(251)

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8,696

Foreign
exchange
difference
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Interest
expense
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31 December
2021
US$’000

(181)

251

5,594

319,666

15,830

(38,343)

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2,844

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5,326

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296,793

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13,577

171

Lease liabilities

Borrowings – bank 
and other 
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Trade and other 
payables
- Interest payables

Lease liabilities

Borrowings – bank 
and other  
borrowings

Trade and other 
payables 
- Interest payables

(1)  

This is related to the amortisation of “borrowing costs” and “finance costs” in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

102

OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022OM HOLDINGS LIMITED | ANNUAL REPORT 2022NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

1 

General information

The financial statements of the Company and of the Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 were authorised 
for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Directors on the date of the Directors’ Statement. 

The Company is incorporated as a limited liability company listed on both the Australian Securities Exchange and Bursa 
Malaysia, and is domiciled in Bermuda.

The registered office is located at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street Hamilton, HM11 Bermuda. 

2(a)  Basis of preparation

The  financial  statements  are  prepared  in  accordance  with  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  (“IFRSs”),  which 
collectively includes all applicable individual IFRSs and Interpretations approved by the International Accounting Standard 
Board (“IASB”), and all applicable individual International Accounting Standards (“IASs”) and Interpretations as originated by 
the Board of the International Accounting Standards Committee and adopted by the IASB. 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except as disclosed in the accounting 
policies below.  

The  financial  statements  are  presented  in  United  States  Dollars  (USD)  whilst  the  functional  currency  of  the  Company  is 
Australian Dollars (AUD). All financial information is presented in USD, unless otherwise stated.

As at 31 December 2022, the Company has net assets of US$44,248,000 (2021 – US$61,808,000) and net current liabilities of 
US$58,284,000 (2021 – US$42,437,000). Included in the Company’s current liabilities as at 31 December 2022 are non-trade 
amounts owing to OM Materials (S) Pte Ltd (“OMS”) and OMH (Mauritius) Corp (“OMH MU”), both wholly-owned subsidiaries, 
of US$54,513,000 (2021 – US$46,832,000) and US$8,150,000 (2021 – US$737,000) respectively. OMS has provided a letter of 
undertaking that it shall provide continuing financial support to the Company, and both OMS and OMH MU have provided a 
letter of undertaking that they will not demand immediate repayment for debts owing to them. Therefore, the Company is 
of the view that the preparation of financial statements on a going concern basis is appropriate. 

Significant accounting estimates and judgements
The  preparation  of  the  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  IFRS  requires  the  use  of  judgements,  estimates  and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at 
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the financial year. Although 
these estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results may differ from 
those estimates.

The  critical  accounting  estimates  and  assumptions  used  and  areas  involving  a  high  degree  of  judgement  are  described 
below.

Significant judgements in applying accounting policies

Income taxes (Note 28)
The  Group  has  exposures  to  income  taxes  in  numerous  jurisdictions.  Significant  judgement  is  involved  in  determining 
the  group-wide  provision  for  income  taxes.  There  are  certain  transactions  and  computations  for  which  the  ultimate  tax 
determination is uncertain during the ordinary course of business. The Group recognises liabilities for expected tax issues 
based on estimates of whether additional taxes will be due.

Where the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts that were initially recognised, such differences 
will impact the income tax and deferred tax provisions in the period in which such a determination is made.

Determination of functional currency
The  Group  measures  foreign  currency  translation  in  the  respective  currencies  of  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries.  In 
determining the functional currencies of the entities in the Group, judgement is required to determine the currency that 
mainly influences sales prices for goods and services and of the country whose competitive forces and regulations mainly 
determines the sales prices of its goods and services. The functional currencies of the entities in the Group are determined 
based on management’s assessment of the economic environment in which the entities operate and the entities’ process 
of determining sales prices.

Allowance for expected credit losses (ECL) of trade and other receivables (Note 14)
Allowance for ECL of trade and other receivables are based on assumptions about risk of default and expected loss rates. The 
Group uses judgement in making these assumptions and selecting the inputs to the ECL calculation, based on the Group’s 
past collection history, existing market conditions as well as forward looking estimates at each reporting date. Probability 
of default constitutes a key input in measuring ECL. Probability of default is an estimate of the likelihood of default over a 
given time horizon, the calculation of which includes historical data, assumptions and expectations of future conditions. 

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2(a)  Basis of preparation (Cont’d)

Significant accounting estimates and judgements (Cont’d)

Significant judgements in applying accounting policies (cont’d)

Allowance for expected credit losses (ECL) of trade and other receivables (Note 14) (Cont’d)
The Company and the Group adopt a simplified approach and use a provision matrix to calculate ECL for receivables which 
are trade in nature. The provision rates are based on days past due for groupings of various customer segments that have 
similar loss patterns. The provision matrix is initially based on the Group’s historical observed default rates. The Group will 
calibrate  the  matrix  to  adjust  historical  credit  loss  experience  with  forward-looking  information.  The  assessment  of  the 
correlation between historical observed default rates, forecast economic conditions and ECL is a significant estimate. The 
amount of ECL is sensitive to changes in circumstances and forecast economic conditions. 

The Company and the Group apply the 3-stage general approach to determine ECL for receivables which are non-trade in 
nature. ECL is measured as an allowance equal to 12-month ECL for stage-1 assets, or lifetime ECL for stage-2 or stage-3 
assets. An asset moves from stage-1 to stage-2 when its credit risk increases significantly and subsequently to stage-3 as 
it becomes credit-impaired. In assessing whether credit risk has significantly increased, the Company considers qualitative 
and quantitative reasonable and supportable forward looking information. Lifetime ECL represents ECL that will result from 
all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument whereas 12-month ECL represents the portion of 
lifetime ECL expected to result from default events possible within 12 months after the reporting date.

Deferred tax assets (Note 10)
The Group reviews the carrying amount of deferred tax assets at the end of each reporting period. Deferred tax assets 
are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable income will be available against which the temporary 
differences can be utilised. This involves judgement regarding future financial performance of the particular legal entity or 
tax group in which the deferred tax asset has been recognised. Management has assessed that it is reasonable to recognise 
deferred tax assets based on probable future taxable income.

Determination of cash-generating units (CGU) for non-financial assets
A CGU is defined as the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of 
the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. In determining appropriate CGU level, the Group has considered 
whether there are: active markets for intermediate products; external users of the processing assets; mining or smelting 
operations through the use of shared infrastructure; stand-alone mines or smelting plants operated on a portfolio basis. 
Significant judgement is required by management to determine whether multiple assets should be grouped to form a CGU. 
Management has identified the appropriate CGU level to be the mine or smelting plant together with their direct processing 
assets at the same location.     

Critical assumptions used and accounting estimates in applying accounting policies 

Impairment of non-financial assets
Non-financial assets comprise property, plant and equipment (Note 4), land use rights (Note 5), exploration and evaluation 
costs (Note 6), mine development costs (Note 7) and right-of-use assets (Note 9). Determining whether the carrying value 
is  impaired  requires  an  estimation  of  the  value  in  use  of  the  cash-generating  units.  This  requires  the  Group  to  estimate 
the future cash flows expected from the cash-generating units and an appropriate discount rate in order to calculate the 
present value of cash flows. The carrying amounts of non-financial assets are disclosed in the consolidated statement of 
financial position.

Mine development costs (Note 7)
The fair value of the mine development costs was determined based on the property’s highest and best use, using the income 
approach. If the fair value of the mine development costs increases/decreases by 10% from management’s determination, 
the Group’s profit for the year will increase/decrease by approximately US$188,000 (2021 – US$195,000).

Impairment of investment in subsidiaries (Note 11)
Determining whether an investment in a subsidiary is impaired requires an estimation of the value-in-use of that investment.  
The value-in-use calculation requires the Company to estimate the future cash flows expected from the cash-generating 
units and an appropriate discount rate in order to calculate the present value of the future cash flows. Management has 
evaluated the recoverability of the investment based on such estimates and assessed that no impairment was required. If 
the present value of estimated future cash flows decreased by 1% from management’s estimates, it is not likely to materially 
affect the carrying amount.

Net realisable value of inventories (Note 13)
Net realisable value of inventories is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated cost 
necessary  to  make  the  sale.  These  estimates  are  based  on  the  current  market  conditions  and  historical  experiences  of 
selling products of similar nature. It could change significantly as a result of competitor actions in response to changes in 
market conditions. Management reassesses the estimations at the end of each reporting date. The carrying amount of the 
inventories carried at net realisable value as at 31 December 2022 is US$162,000 (2021 – US$14,519,000). If the net realisable 
value of the inventories decreases by 10% from management’s estimates, the Group’s profit for the year will decrease by 
US$16,200 (2021 – US$1,452,000).

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2(a)  Basis of preparation (Cont’d)

Significant accounting estimates and judgements (Cont’d)

Critical assumptions used and accounting estimates in applying accounting policies (cont’d)

Estimation of the incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”)
For the purpose of calculating the right-of-use asset and lease liability, an entity applies the interest rate implicit in the lease 
(“IRIIL”) and, if the IRIIL is not readily determinable, the entity shall use its IBR applicable to the lease asset. The IBR is the rate 
of interest that the entity would have to pay to borrow over a similar term, and with a similar security, the funds necessary to 
obtain an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment. For most of the leases whereby 
the Group is the lessee, the IRIIL is not readily determinable. Therefore, the Group estimates the IBR relevant to each lease 
asset by using observable inputs (such as market interest rate and asset yield) when available, and then making certain 
lessee specific adjustments (such as a group entity’s credit rating). The carrying amounts of the Group’s right-of-use assets 
and lease liabilities are disclosed in Note 9 and 21 respectively. An increase/decrease of 50 basis points in the estimated IBR 
will not significantly decrease/increase the Group’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. 

2(b)  Adoption of new and revised standards effective for the current financial year

On 1 January 2022, the Company and the Group have adopted all the new and revised IFRS, IFRS Interpretations (“IFRS INT”) 
and amendments to IFRS, effective for the current financial year that are relevant to them. The adoption of these new and 
revised IFRS pronouncements does not result in significant changes to the Group’s and the Company’s accounting policies 
and has no material effect on the amounts or the disclosures reported for the current or prior reporting periods:

Reference

Amendments to IFRS 16

Amendments to IAS 16

Amendments to IAS 37

Amendments to IFRS 3

Amendments to IFRS 9

Description

COVID-19 - Related Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 
2021

Property, Plant and Equipment – Proceeds before 
Intended Use

Onerous Contracts – Cost of Fulfilling a Contract

Reference to the Conceptual Framework

Fees in the ’10 per cent’ Test for Derecognition of 
Financial Liabilities

Effective date
(Annual periods 
beginning on 
or after)

1 April 2021

1 January 2022

1 January 2022

1 January 2022

1 January 2022

2(c)  New and revised IFRS in issue but not yet effective

At  the  date  of  authorisation  of  these  financial  statements,  the  Company  and  the  Group  have  not  adopted  the  new  and 
revised IFRS, Interpretations and amendments to IFRS that have been issued but not yet effective to them. Management 
anticipates  that  the  adoption  of  these  new  and  revised  IFRS  pronouncements  in  future  periods  will  not  have  a  material 
impact to the Company’s and the Group’s accounting policies in the period of their initial application:

Reference

Description

Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice    
   Statement 2

Disclosure of Accounting Policies

Effective date
(Annual periods 
beginning on 
or after)

1 January 2023

Amendments to IAS 8

Definition of Accounting Estimates

1 January 2023

Amendments to IAS 12

Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising 

1 January 2023

from a Single Transaction

Amendments to IAS 1

Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current

1 January 2024

Amendments to IAS 1

Non-current Liabilities with Covenants

Amendments to IFRS 16

Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback

1 January 2024

1 January 2024

Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28

Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and 

To be determined

its Associate or Joint Venture

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2(c)  New and revised IFRS in issue but not yet effective (Cont’d)

Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2 Disclosure of Accounting Policies

The amendments provide guidance and examples to help a reporting entity apply materiality judgement to accounting policy 
disclosures. The amendments aim to help the entity to provide accounting policy disclosures that are more useful by replacing 
the requirement to disclose ‘significant’ accounting policies with a requirement to disclose ‘material’ accounting policies and by 
adding guidance on how the entity applies the concept of materiality in making decisions about accounting policy disclosures.

The amendments to IAS 1 are effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023 and are applied prospectively. 
Early  application  is  permitted.  The  amendments  to  IFRS  Practice  Statement  2  do  not  contain  an  effective  date  or  transition 
requirements.

There is no material impact expected to the financial statements on initial application. 

Amendments to IAS 8 Definition of Accounting Estimates

The  amendments  replace  the  definition  of  ‘change  in  accounting  estimates’  with  a  definition  of  ‘accounting  estimates’. 
The  amendments  clarify  the  distinction  between  change  in  accounting  estimates  and  change  in  accounting  policies  and 
correction of errors, and that entities use measurement techniques and inputs to develop accounting estimates.

The amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023 to changes in accounting policies 
and changes in accounting estimates that occur on or after the beginning of the period of initial application. Early application 
is permitted.

There is no material impact expected to the financial statements on initial application. 

Amendments to IAS 12 Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction

The amendments specify how companies should account for deferred tax on transactions such as leases and decommissioning 
obligations.

IAS 12 Income Taxes specifies how a company accounts for income tax, including deferred tax, which represents tax payable 
or recoverable in the future.

In specified circumstances, companies are exempted from recognising deferred tax when they recognise assets or liabilities 
for the first time. Previously, there had been some uncertainty about whether the exemption applied to transactions such 
as leases and decommissioning obligations – transactions for which companies recognise both an asset and a liability.

The  amendments  clarify  that  the  exemption  does  not  apply  and  that  companies  are  required  to  recognise  deferred  tax 
on  such  transactions.  The  aim  of  the  amendments  is  to  reduce  diversity  in  the  reporting  of  deferred  tax  on  leases  and 
decommissioning obligations.

The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023, with early application 
permitted.

Amendments to IAS 1 Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current

The amendments affect only the presentation of liabilities as current or non-current in the statement of financial position 
and not the amount or timing of recognition of any asset, liability, income or expenses, or the information disclosed about 
those items.

The  amendments  clarify  that  the  classification  of  liabilities  as  current  or  non-current  is  based  on  the  rights  that  are  in 
existence  at  the  end  of  the  reporting  period,  specify  that  classification  is  unaffected  by  expectations  about  whether  an 
entity will exercise the right to defer settlement of a liability, explain that rights are in existence if covenants are complied 
with at the end of the reporting period, and introduce a definition of ‘settlement’ to make clear that settlement refers to the 
transfer of cash, equity instruments, other assets or services to the counterparty. 

The amendments are applied retrospectively for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024, with early application 
permitted.

Amendments to IAS 1 Non-current Liabilities with Covenants

The amendments specify that covenants with which a reporting entity must comply after the reporting date do not affect 
the classification of a liability as current or non-current at the reporting date. The amendments require the entity to disclose 
information in the notes that enables users of financial statements to understand the risk that non-current liabilities with 
covenants could become repayable within twelve months.

The amendments are applied retrospectively for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024. Early application 
is permitted.

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2(c)  New and revised IFRS in issue but not yet effective (Cont’d)

Amendments to IFRS 16 Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback

The  amendments  add  subsequent  measurement  requirements  for  sale  and  leaseback  transactions  that  satisfy  the 
requirements  in  IFRS  15  to  be  accounted  for  as  a  sale.  The  amendments  require  the  seller-lessee  to  determine  ‘lease 
payments’ or ‘revised lease payments’ such that the seller-lessee does not recognise a gain or loss that relates to the right 
of use retained. The amendments do not affect the gain or loss recognised by the seller-lessee relating to the partial or full 
termination of a lease.

The amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024. Early application is permitted. 
The amendments are applied retrospectively to sale and leaseback transactions that have been entered into on or after the 
date of initial application of IFRS 16.

Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint 
Venture

The amendments clarify the accounting treatment for sales or contribution of assets between an investor and their associates 
or joint ventures. The amendments confirm that the accounting treatment depends on whether the non-monetary assets 
sold or contributed to an associate or joint venture constitute a ‘business’ as defined in IFRS 3.

Where  the  non-monetary  assets  constitute  a  business,  the  investor  shall  recognise  the  full  gain  or  loss  on  the  sale  or 
contribution of assets. If the assets do not meet the definition of a business, the gain or loss is recognised by the investor 
only to the extent of the other investor’s interests in the associate or joint venture.

The effective date of the amendments has yet to be set, but early application is permitted. The amendments are applied 
prospectively. 

2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies

The  accounting  policies  adopted  in  the  preparation  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements  are  consistent  with  those 
followed in the preparation of the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021, except 
for the adoption of new standards effective as of 1 January 2022 and change in presentation currency as disclosed below.

Functional and presentation currency 
The Company and the Group’s presentation currency has been changed from AUD to USD effective from 1 January 2022. The 
change in presentation currency in the consolidated financial statements is to provide more relevant information about the 
Company and the Group’s financial positions, and the Group’s financial performance and cashflows, as most of the Group’s 
assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses are denominated in USD.

The  change  in  presentation  currency  is  a  voluntary  change  which  is  accounted  for  retrospectively.  All  other  accounting 
policies are consistent with those adopted in the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2021. The consolidated 
financial statements have been restated to USD using the procedures outlined below:

• 

• 

• 

• 
• 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income and Consolidated statement of cash flows have been translated 
into USD using average foreign currency rates prevailing for the relevant period
Assets  and  liabilities  in  the  Statements  of  financial  position  have  been  translated  into  USD  at  the  closing  foreign 
currency rates on the relevant balance sheet dates
The Equity section of the Statements of financial position, including foreign currency translation reserve, retained 
earnings, share capital and the other reserves, have been translated into USD using historical rates
All resulting exchange differences were recognised in Other comprehensive income
Earnings per share and dividend disclosures have also been restated to USD to reflect the change in presentation 
currency

The presentation currency of the Company and the Group is now in USD, whilst the functional currency of the Company 
remains as AUD and its subsidiaries’ functional currencies remains unchanged. 

As  this  is  an  accounting  policy  applied  retrospectively,  the  Company  and  the  Group  has  presented  a  third  statement  of 
financial position as at the beginning of the preceding period.

Group accounting

Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities controlled by the 
Company (its subsidiaries) made up to the reporting date each year. Control is achieved when the Company:

• 
• 
• 

has power over the investee;
is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and
has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.

The Company reassesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes 
to one or more of the three elements of control listed above.

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2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies (Cont’d)

Group accounting (Cont’d)

Basis of consolidation (Cont’d)
When  the  Company  has  less  than  a  majority  of  the  voting  rights  of  an  investee,  it  considers  that  it  has  power  over  the 
investee when the voting rights are sufficient to give it the practical ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee 
unilaterally. The Company considers all relevant facts and circumstances in assessing whether or not the Company’s voting 
rights in an investee are sufficient to give it power, including:

• 

• 
• 
• 

the size of the Company’s holding of voting rights relative to the size and dispersion of holdings of the other vote 
holders;
potential voting rights held by the Company, other vote holders or other parties;
rights arising from other contractual arrangements; and
any  additional  facts  and  circumstances  that  indicate  that  the  Company  has,  or  does  not  have,  the  current  ability 
to direct the relevant activities at the time that decisions need to be made, including voting patterns at previous 
shareholders’ meetings.

Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Company obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Company 
loses control of the subsidiary. Specifically, the results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in 
the profit or loss from the date the Company gains control until the date when the Company ceases to control the subsidiary.

Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to ensure conformity with the Group’s 
accounting policies.

All intragroup assets and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions between the members 
of the Group are eliminated on consolidation.

Non-controlling  interests  in  subsidiaries  are  identified  separately  from  the  Group’s  equity  therein.  Those  interests  of 
non-controlling shareholders that are present ownership interests entitling their holders to a proportionate share of net 
assets upon liquidation may initially be measured at fair value or at the non-controlling interests’ proportionate share of 
the fair value of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets. The choice of measurement is made on an acquisition-by-acquisition 
basis. Other non-controlling interests are initially measured at fair value. Subsequent to acquisition, the carrying amount of 
non-controlling interests is the amount of those interests at initial recognition plus the non-controlling interests’ share of 
subsequent changes in equity.

Profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive income are attributed to the owners of the Company and to the 
non-controlling interests. Total comprehensive income of the subsidiaries is attributed to the owners of the Company and 
to the non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

Changes in the Group’s interests in subsidiaries that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions. 
The carrying amount of the Group’s interests and the non-controlling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their 
relative interests in the subsidiaries. Any difference between the amount by which the non-controlling interests are adjusted 
and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognised directly in equity and attributed to the owners of the 
Company.

When the Group loses control of a subsidiary, the gain or loss on disposal recognised in the profit or loss is calculated as 
the difference between (i) the aggregate of the fair value of the consideration received and the fair value of any retained 
interest  and  (ii)  the  previous  carrying  amount  of  the  assets  (including  goodwill),  less  liabilities  of  the  subsidiary  and  any 
non-controlling interests. All amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income in relation to that subsidiary 
are accounted for as if the Group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities of the subsidiary (i.e. reclassified 
to profit or loss or transferred to another category of equity as required/permitted by applicable IFRS). The fair value of 
any  investment  retained  in  the  former  subsidiary  at  the  date  when  control  is  lost  is  regarded  as  the  fair  value  on  initial 
recognition for subsequent accounting under IFRS 9 Financial Instruments when applicable, or the cost on initial recognition 
of an investment in an associate or a joint venture.

In the Company’s separate financial statements, investments in subsidiaries are carried at cost less any impairment in net 
recoverable value that has been recognised in the profit or loss. On disposal of such investments, the difference between 
disposal proceeds and the carrying amounts of the investments are recognised in the profit or loss.

Business combinations 
Business combination is accounted for using the acquisition method when the acquired set of activities and assets meets 
the definition of a business and control is transferred to the Group. In determining whether a particular set of activities and 
assets is a business, the Group assesses whether it includes, as a minimum, an input and substantive process, and whether 
the acquired set has the ability to produce outputs. 

The Group has an option to apply a ‘concentration test’ that permits a simplified assessment of whether an acquired set of 
activities and assets is not a business. The optional ‘concentration test’ is met, and the acquired set of activities and assets 
is not a business, if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset 
or group of similar identifiable assets.

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2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies(Cont’d)

Group accounting (Cont’d)

Business combinations (Cont’d)
The  consideration  for  each  acquisition  is  measured  at  the  aggregate  of  the  acquisition  date  fair  values  of  assets  given, 
liabilities incurred by the Group to the former owners of the acquiree, and equity interests issued by the Group in exchange 
for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are recognised in the profit or loss as incurred.

Any  contingent  consideration  to  be  transferred  by  the  acquirer  will  be  recognised  at  fair  value  at  the  acquisition  date. 
Subsequent changes to the fair value of the contingent consideration which is deemed to be an asset or liability, will be 
recognised  in  the  profit  or  loss.  The  Group  elects  for  each  individual  business  combination,  whether  non-controlling 
interest in the acquiree (if any), that are present ownership interests and entitle their holders to a proportionate share of 
net assets in the event of liquidation, is recognised on the acquisition date at fair value, or at the non-controlling interest’s 
proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets. Other components of non-controlling interests are measured 
at their acquisition date fair value, unless another measurement basis is required by another IFRS.

Any  excess  of  the  sum  of  the  fair  value  of  the  consideration  transferred  in  the  business  combination,  the  amount  of 
non-controlling  interest  in  the  acquiree  (if  any),  and  the  fair  value  of  the  Group’s  previously  held  equity  interest  in  the 
acquiree (if any), over the net fair value of the acquiree’s identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. In instances 
where the latter amount exceeds the former, the excess is recognised as a gain on bargain purchase in the profit or loss on 
the acquisition date.

Joint operations

A joint arrangement is an arrangement in which two or more parties have joint control. Joint control is the contractually 
agreed sharing of control such that decisions about the relevant activities of the arrangement (those that significantly affect 
the returns) require the unanimous consent of the parties sharing control.

A joint operation is a joint arrangement in which the parties that share joint control have rights to the assets, and obligations 
for  the  liabilities,  relating  to  the  arrangement.  This  includes  situations  where  the  parties  benefit  from  the  joint  activity 
through a share of the output, rather than by receiving a share of the results of trading. In relation to its interest in a joint 
operation,  the  Group  recognises:  its  share  of  assets  and  liabilities;  revenue  from  the  sale  of  its  share  of  the  output  and 
its share of any revenue generated from the sale of the output by the joint operation; and its share of expenses. All such 
amounts are measured in accordance with the terms of the arrangement, which is in proportion to the Group’s interest in 
the joint operation. These amounts are recorded in the Group’s consolidated financial statements on the appropriate line 
items.

Associates

An associate is an entity over which the Group has the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of 
the investee but not control or joint control over those policies.

The  Group  accounts  for  its  investments  in  associates  using  the  equity  method  from  the  date  on  which  it  becomes  an 
associate.

On  acquisition  of  the  investment,  any  excess  of  the  cost  of  the  investment  over  the  Group’s  share  of  the  net  fair  value 
of the investee’s identifiable assets and liabilities is accounted as goodwill and is included in the carrying amount of the 
investment. Any excess of the Group’s share of the net fair value of the investee’s identifiable assets and liabilities over the 
cost of the investment is included as income in the determination of the entity’s share of the associate’s profit or loss in the 
period in which the investment is acquired.

Under the equity method, the investments in associates are carried in the Group’s statement of financial position at cost plus 
post-acquisition changes in the Group’s share of net assets of the associates. The profit or loss reflects the share of results of 
operations of the associates. Distributions received from associates reduce the carrying amount of the investment. Where 
there has been a change recognised in other comprehensive income by the associates, the Group recognises its share of 
such changes in other comprehensive income. Unrealised gains and losses resulting from transactions between the Group 
and the associate are eliminated to the extent of the interest in the associates.

When the Group’s share of losses in an associate equals or exceeds its interest in the associate, the Group does not recognise 
further losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate.

After application of the equity method, the Group determines whether it is necessary to recognise an additional impairment 
loss, on the Group’s investment in the associate. The Group determines at the end of each reporting period whether there 
is any objective evidence that the investment in the associate is impaired. 

If this is the case, the Group calculates the amount of impairment as the difference between the recoverable amount of the 
associate and its carrying value and recognises the amount in the profit or loss.

The  financial  statements  of  the  associates  are  prepared  as  the  same  reporting  date  as  the  Company.  Where  necessary, 
adjustments are made to bring the accounting policies in line with those of the Group.

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2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies (Cont’d)

Associates (Cont’d)

Upon loss of significant influence or joint control over the associate, the Group measures any retained interest at fair value. 
Any difference between the fair value of the aggregate of the retained interest and proceeds from disposal and the carrying 
amount of the investment at the date the equity method was discontinued is recognised in the profit or loss. 

The Group accounts for all amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income in relation to that associate on 
the same basis as would have been required if that associate or joint venture had directly disposed of the related assets or 
liabilities.

When an investment in an associate becomes an investment in a joint venture, the Group continues to apply the equity 
method and does not re-measure the retained interest.

If the Group’s ownership interest in an associate is reduced, but the Group continues to apply the equity method, the Group 
reclassifies to the profit or loss the proportion of the gain or loss that had previously been recognised in other comprehensive 
income relating to that reduction in ownership interest if that gain or loss would be required to be reclassified to the profit 
or loss on the disposal of the related assets or liabilities.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are accounted for using the cost model with the exception of goodwill. Capitalised costs are amortised on 
a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives for those considered as finite useful lives. After initial recognition, they 
are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. In addition, they are subject 
to annual impairment testing. Indefinite life intangibles are not amortised but are subject to annual impairment testing.

Intangible assets are written off where, in the opinion of the Directors, no further future economic benefits are expected 
to arise.

Goodwill
Goodwill arising in a business combination is recognised as an asset at the date that control is acquired (the acquisition 
date). Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling 
interest in the acquiree and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest (if any) in the entity over net of the 
acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

If, after reassessment, the Group’s interest in the fair value of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets exceeds the sum of the 
consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the fair value of the acquirer’s 
previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any), the excess is recognised immediately in the profit or loss as a bargain 
purchase gain.

Goodwill arising from acquisition of associates and joint ventures represents the excess of the cost of the acquisition over 
the  Group’s  share  of  the  fair  value  of  the  identifiable  net  assets  acquired.  Goodwill  on  associates  and  joint  ventures  is 
included in the carrying amount of the investments.

Goodwill is not amortised but is reviewed for impairment at least annually. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill 
is  allocated  to  each  of  the  Group’s  cash-generating  units  expected  to  benefit  from  the  synergies  of  the  combination. 
Cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when 
there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its 
carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit 
and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. An impairment 
loss recognised for goodwill is not reversed in a subsequent period.

On disposal of a cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or 
loss on disposal.

Exploration and evaluation costs
Exploration and evaluation costs relate to mineral rights acquired and exploration and evaluation expenditures capitalised 
in respect of projects that are at the exploration/pre-development stage.

Exploration and evaluation assets are initially recognised at cost. Subsequent to initial recognition, they are stated at cost 
less any accumulated impairment losses. These assets are reclassified as mine development costs upon the commencement 
of  mine  development,  when  technical  feasibility  and  commercial  viability  of  extracting  mineral  resources  becomes 
demonstrable.

Exploration  and  evaluation  expenditures  in  the  relevant  area  of  interest  comprises  costs  which  are  directly  attributable 
to acquisition, surveying, geological, geochemical and geophysical, exploratory drilling, land maintenance, sampling, and 
assessing technical feasibility and commercial viability.

Exploration and evaluation expenditures also include the costs incurred in acquiring mineral rights, the entry premiums paid 
to gain access to areas of interest and amounts payable to third parties to acquire interests in existing projects.  Capitalised 
costs, including general and administrative costs, are only allocated to the extent that these costs can be related directly to 
operational activities in the relevant area of interest, where the existence of a technically feasible and commercially viable 
mineral deposit has been established.

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2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies (Cont’d)

Intangible assets (Cont’d)

Exploration and evaluation costs (Cont’d) 
The  carrying  amount  of  the  exploration  and  evaluation  assets  is  reviewed  annually  and  adjusted  for  impairment  in 
accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets whenever one of the following events or changes in facts and circumstances 
indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable (the list is not exhaustive):

(a)  

(b)  

(c)  

(d)  

the period for which the Group has the right to explore in the specific area has expired during the period or will 
expire in the near future, and is not expected to be recovered;
substantive expenditure on further exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the specific area is neither 
budgeted nor planned;
exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the specific area have not led to the discovery of commercially 
viable quantities of mineral resources and the Group has decided to discontinue such activities in the specific area; 
or 
sufficient data exists to indicate that, although a development in the specific area is likely to proceed, the carrying 
amount of the exploration and evaluation asset is unlikely to be recovered in full from successful development or by 
sale.

An impairment loss is recognised in the profit or loss whenever the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable 
amount.

Mine development costs
Costs arising from the development of the mine site (except for the expenditures incurred for building the mine site and the 
purchase of machinery and equipment for the mining operation which are included in property, plant and equipment) are 
accumulated in respect of each identifiable area of interest and are capitalised and carried forward as an asset to the extent 
that they are expected to be recouped through the successful mining of the areas of interest.

Accumulated  costs  in  respect  of  an  area  of  interest  subsequently  abandoned  are  written  off  to  the  profit  or  loss  in  the 
reporting period in which the Directors’ decision to abandon is made.

Amortisation is not charged on the mine development costs carried forward in respect of areas of interest until production 
commences. Where mining of a mineral deposit has commenced, the related exploration and evaluation costs are transferred 
to mine development costs. When production commences, carried forward mine development costs are amortised on a 
unit of production basis. The unit of production basis results in an amortisation charge proportional to the depletion of the 
estimated economically recoverable mineral resources.

Pre-production operating expenses and revenues were accumulated and capitalised into the Bootu Creek mine development 
costs until 31 August 2006 as the mine was involved in the commissioning phase which commenced in November 2005. 
Subsequent to 31 August 2006, the Directors of the Company determined that the processing plant was in the condition 
necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended so as to seek to achieve design capacity rates. These 
costs were carried forward to the extent that they are expected to be recouped through the successful mining of the area 
of interest.

The amortisation of capitalised mine development costs commenced from 1 September 2006 and continues to be amortised 
over the life of the mine according to the rate of depletion of the economically recoverable mineral resources.

Property, plant and equipment 

Property, plant and equipment, other than construction in progress (“CIP”), are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation 
and  accumulated  impairment  losses,  if  any.  Depreciation  is  computed  using  the  straight-line  method  to  allocate  the 
depreciable amount of these assets over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings and infrastructure

Plant and machinery

3 to 20 years 

3 to 20 years

Computer equipment, office equipment and furniture

1 to 10 years

Motor vehicles

5 to 10 years

Plant and machinery includes Plant and equipment - Process facility. These are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation 
and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Depreciation is computed using the unit of production method to allocate the 
depreciable amount of these assets over the estimated useful lives as follows:

Plant and equipment - Process facility

Life of mine 

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2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies (Cont’d)

Property, plant and equipment (Cont’d) 

CIP represents assets in the course of construction for production or for its own use purpose. CIP is stated at cost less any 
impairment loss and is not depreciated. Cost includes direct costs incurred during the periods of construction, installation 
and  testing  plus  interest  charges  arising  from  borrowings  used  to  finance  these  assets  during  the  construction  period. 
CIP is reclassified to the appropriate category of property, plant and equipment and depreciation commences when the 
construction work is completed and the asset is ready for use.

The cost of property, plant and equipment includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items. 
Dismantlement,  removal  or  restoration  costs  are  included  as  part  of  the  cost  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  if  the 
obligation for dismantlement, removal or restoration is incurred as a consequence of acquiring or using the asset.

Subsequent expenditures relating to property, plant and equipment that have been recognised are added to the carrying 
amount of the asset when it is probable that future economic benefits, in excess of the standard of performance of the 
asset before the expenditure was made, will flow to the Group and the cost can be reliably measured. Other subsequent 
expenditure is recognised as an expense during the financial period in which it is incurred.

For acquisitions and disposals during the financial year, depreciation is provided from the month of acquisition to the month 
before disposal respectively. Fully depreciated property, plant and equipment are retained in the books of accounts until 
they are no longer in use.

The residual values, estimated useful lives and depreciation method of property, plant and equipment are reviewed, and 
adjusted as appropriate, at the end of each reporting period. The effects of any revision are recognized in the profit or loss 
when the changes arise.

Investment property

Investment  property  comprises  leasehold  property  that  is  held  for  long-term  rental  yields  and  for  capital  appreciation. 
Investment property is not occupied by the Group. 

The Group applies the cost model. Investment property is initially recognised at cost and subsequently carried at cost less 
accumulated depreciation, less any impairment in value similar to that for property, plant and equipment. Such costs include 
costs of renovation or improvement of the existing investment property at the time that cost is incurred if the recognition 
criteria are met; and excludes the costs of day to day servicing of an investment property. Depreciation is computed using 
the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the investment property of 73 years.

Investment property is derecognised when either it has been disposed of or when the investment property is permanently 
withdrawn from use and no future economic benefit is expected from its disposal. On disposal or retirement of an investment 
property, the difference between any disposal proceeds and the carrying amount is recognised in the profit or loss.

The carrying value of investment property is reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate 
the carrying value may not be recoverable. If such indication exists and where the carrying values exceed the estimated 
recoverable amounts, the assets are written down to their recoverable amounts.

Transfers  are  made  to  investment  property  when,  and  only  when,  there  is  a  change  in  use,  evidenced  by  ending  of 
owner-occupation  or  commencement  of  an  operating  lease  to  another  party.  Transfers  are  made  from  the  investment 
property  when  and  only  when,  there  is  a  change  in  use,  evidenced  by  the  commencement  of  owner-occupation  or 
commencement of development with a view to sell.

Inventories

Inventories  are  stated  at  the  lower  of  cost  and  net  realisable  value.  Costs  include  all  direct  expenditure  and  production 
overheads based on the normal level of activity. The costs incurred in bringing each product to its present location and 
condition are accounted for as follows:   

(a) 
(b) 

Raw materials at purchase cost on a weighted average basis; and
Finished goods and work in progress at cost of materials and labour and a proportion of manufacturing overheads 
based on normal operating capacity.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs necessary to 
make the sale.

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2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies (Cont’d)

Financial instruments

A  financial  instrument  is  any  contract  that  gives  rise  to  a  financial  asset  of  one  entity  and  a  financial  liability  or  equity 
instrument of another entity. 

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when and only when the Group becomes a party to the contractual 
provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net amount presented in the statement of financial position when, 
and only when, the Group currently has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts; and intends either to 
settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

Financial assets 

Classification 
Financial  assets  are  classified,  at  initial  recognition,  in  the  following  measurement  categories:  amortised  cost;  fair  value 
through other comprehensive income (FVOCI); and fair value through the profit or loss (FVTPL). The classification depends 
on the Group’s business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual terms of their cash flows determining 
whether those cash flows represent ‘solely payment of principal and interest’ (SPPI).

For  assets  measured  at  fair  value,  gains  and  losses  will  either  be  recorded  in  the  profit  or  loss  or  other  comprehensive 
income (OCI). For investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, this will depend on whether the Group 
has made an irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity instruments at FVOCI. The Group 
reclassifies debt instruments when and only when its business model for managing those assets changes. 

Recognition and derecognition
Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognised on trade-date, the date on which the Group commits to 
purchase or sell the asset. Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets 
have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.

Measurement 
At initial recognition, the Group measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at FVTPL, 
transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset. Transaction costs of financial assets 
carried  at  FVTPL  are  expensed  in  the  profit  or  loss.  Financial  assets  with  embedded  derivatives  are  considered  in  their 
entirety when determining whether their cash flows are SPPI.

Trade receivables are measured at the amount of consideration to which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for 
transferring promised goods or services to a customer, excluding amounts collected on behalf of a third party, if the trade 
receivables do not contain a significant financing component at initial recognition.

Debt instruments
Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends on the Group’s business model for managing the asset and the 
cash  flow  characteristics  of  the  asset.  There  are  three  measurement  categories  into  which  the  Group  classifies  its  debt 
instruments:

• 

• 

• 

Amortised cost: Financial assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those cash flows represent 
SPPI  are  measured  at  amortised  cost.  Financial  assets  are  measured  at  amortised  cost  using  the  effective  interest 
method, less impairment. Gains and losses are recognised in the profit or loss when the assets are derecognised or 
impaired, and through the amortisation process. The Company’s and the Group’s debt instruments at amortised cost 
include trade and other receivables, and cash and cash equivalents (including cash collateral). 

FVOCI: Financial assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows and for selling the financial assets, where 
the assets’ cash flows represent SPPI, are measured at FVOCI. Financial assets measured at FVOCI are subsequently 
measured at fair value. Any gains or losses from changes in fair value of the financial assets are recognized in other 
comprehensive income, except for impairment losses, foreign exchange gains and losses and interest calculated using 
the effective interest method are recognized in the profit or loss. The cumulative gain or loss previously recognized 
in other comprehensive income is reclassified from equity to profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment when the 
financial asset is derecognised. 

FVTPL: Assets that do not meet the criteria for amortised cost or FVOCI are measured at fair value through the profit or 
loss. A gain or loss on debt instruments that are subsequently measured at fair value through the profit or loss and are 
not part of a hedging relationship is recognized in the profit or loss in the period in which it arises. 

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2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies (Cont’d)

Financial assets (Cont’d) 

Equity instruments
The Group subsequently measures all equity investments at fair value. The Group’s equity instrument at FVTPL includes 
other investment.

Impairment
The Group assesses on a forward-looking basis the expected credit losses (ECL) associated with its debt instruments carried 
at amortised cost and FVOCI. ECL are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with 
the contract and all the cash flows that the Group expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the original effective 
interest rate. The expected cash flows will include cash flows from the sale of collateral held or other credit enhancements 
that are integral to the contractual terms. 

The  impairment  methodology  applied  depends  on  whether  there  has  been  a  significant  increase  in  credit  risk.  ECL  are 
recognized in two stages. For credit exposures for which there has not been a significant increase in credit risk since initial 
recognition, ECL are provided for credit losses that result from default events that are possible within the next 12-months 
(a  12-month  ECL).  For  those  credit  exposures  for  which  there  has  been  a  significant  increase  in  credit  risk  since  initial 
recognition, a loss allowance is recognized for credit losses expected over the remaining life of the exposure, irrespective 
of timing of the default (a lifetime ECL). 

For receivables which are trade in nature, the Group applies a simplified approach in calculating ECL. Therefore, the Group 
does  not  track  changes  in  credit  risk,  but  instead  recognizes  a  loss  allowance  based  on  lifetime  ECL  at  each  reporting 
date.  The  Group  has  established  a  provision  matrix  that  is  based  on  its  historical  credit  loss  experience,  adjusted  for 
forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment.

Significant increase in credit risk
In assessing whether the credit risk on a financial instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition, the Group 
compares  the  risk  of  a  default  occurring  on  the  financial  instrument  as  at  the  reporting  date  with  the  risk  of  a  default 
occurring on the financial instrument as at the date of initial recognition. In making this assessment, the Group considers 
both  quantitative  and  qualitative  information  that  is  reasonable  and  supportable,  including  historical  experience  and 
forward-looking information that is available without undue cost or effort. The Group presumes that the credit risk on a 
financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition when contractual payments are more than 30 days past 
due, unless the Group has reasonable and supportable information that demonstrates otherwise. 

In particular, the following information is taken into account when assessing whether credit risk has increased significantly 
since initial recognition: 

• 

• 
• 
• 

existing  or  forecast  adverse  changes  in  business,  financial  or  economic  conditions  that  are  expected  to  cause  a 
significant decrease in the debtor’s ability to meet its debt obligations;
an actual or expected significant deterioration in the operating results of the debtor;
significant increases in credit risk on other financial instruments of the same debtor; and
an  actual  or  expected  significant  adverse  change  in  the  regulatory,  economic,  or  technological  environment  of  the 
debtor that results in a significant decrease in the debtor’s ability to meet its debt obligations.

Credit-impaired financial asset
A financial asset is credit-impaired when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash 
flows of that financial asset have occurred. Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes observable data about 
the following events:

• 
• 
• 

• 
• 

significant financial difficulty of the issuer or the borrower;
a breach of contract, such as a default or past due event;
the lender(s) of the borrower, for economic or contractual reasons relating to the borrower’s financial difficulty, having 
granted to the borrower a concession(s) that the lender(s) would not otherwise consider;
it is becoming probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation; or
the disappearance of an active market for that financial asset because of financial difficulties.

Definition of default
The  Group  considers  the  following  as  constituting  an  event  of  default  for  internal  credit  risk  management  purposes,  as 
historical experience indicates that receivables that meet either of the following criteria are generally not recoverable:

• 
• 

when there is a breach of financial covenants by the counterparty; or
information  developed  internally  or  obtained  from  external  sources  indicates  that  the  debtor  is  unlikely  to  pay  its 
creditors, including the Group, in full (without taking into account any collaterals held by the Group).

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2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies (Cont’d)

Financial assets (Cont’d) 

Impairment (Cont’d)

Definition of default (Cont’d)
The Group considers that default has occurred when a financial asset is more than 90 days past due unless the Group has 
reasonable and supportable information to demonstrate that a more lagging default criterion is more appropriate. 

Measurement of expected credit losses 
The measurement of ECL is a function of the probability of default, loss given default (i.e. the magnitude of the loss if there is a 
default) and the exposure at default. The assessment of the probability of default and loss given default is based on historical 
data adjusted by forward-looking information. As for the exposure at default, for financial assets, this is represented by the 
assets’ gross carrying amount at the reporting date; for loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts, the exposure 
includes the amount drawn down as at the reporting date, together with any additional amounts expected to be drawn 
down  in  the  future  by  the  default  date  determined  based  on  historical  trend,  the  Group’s  understanding  of  the  specific 
future financing needs of the debtors, and other relevant forward-looking information. 

Write-off policy
The  Group  writes  off  a  financial  asset  when  there  is  information  indicating  that  the  counterparty  is  in  severe  financial 
difficulty and there is no realistic prospect of recovery, e.g. when the counterparty has been placed under liquidation or has 
entered into bankruptcy proceedings. Financial assets written off may still be subject to enforcement activities under the 
Group’s recovery procedures, taking into account legal advice where appropriate. Any recoveries made are recognized in 
the profit or loss.

Determination of fair value of financial assets
The fair values of quoted financial assets are based on quoted market prices. If the market for a financial asset is not active, 
the Group establishes fair value by using valuation techniques. These include the use of recent arm’s length transactions, 
reference to other instruments that are substantially the same, discounted cash flow analysis, and option pricing models, 
making maximum use of market inputs. Where fair value of unquoted instruments cannot be measured reliably, fair value 
is determined by the transaction price.

Financial liabilities

The Company’s and the Group’s financial liabilities include borrowings, lease liabilities, trade and bill payables, accruals and 
other payables.

All  interest-related  charges  are  recognised  as  an  expense  in  “finance  cost”  in  the  profit  or  loss.  Financial  liabilities  are 
derecognised if the Company’s and the Group’s obligations specified in the contract expire or are discharged or cancelled.

Borrowings
Borrowings  are  recognised  initially  at  the  fair  value  of  proceeds  received  less  attributable  transaction  costs,  if  any. 
Borrowings  are  subsequently  stated  at  amortised  cost  which  is  the  initial  fair  value  less  any  principal  repayments.  Any 
difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is taken to the profit or loss over the 
period of the borrowings using the effective interest method. The interest expense is chargeable on the amortised cost over 
the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method.

Gains and losses are recognised in the profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognised as well as through the amortisation 
process.

Borrowings  which  are  due  to  be  settled  within  12  months  after  the  end  of  the  reporting  period  are  included  in  current 
borrowings  in  the  statements  of  financial  position  even  though  the  original  terms  were  for  a  period  longer  than  twelve 
months and an agreement to refinance, or to reschedule payments, on a long-term basis is completed after the end of the 
reporting period. Borrowings to be settled within the Company’s and the Group’s normal operating cycle are classified as 
current. Other borrowings due to be settled more than twelve months after the end of reporting period are included in non-
current borrowings in the statements of financial position.

Borrowing  costs  that  are  directly  attributable  to  the  acquisition,  construction  or  production  of  a  part  of  the  cost  of  the 
related  asset  are  capitalised.  Otherwise,  borrowing  costs  are  recognized  as  expenses  when  incurred.  Borrowing  costs 
consist of interest and other financing charges that the Company and the Group incur in connection with the borrowing of 
funds. 

Capitalisation of borrowing costs commences when the activities to prepare the qualifying asset for its intended use are 
in progress and the expenditures for the qualifying asset and the borrowing costs have been incurred. Capitalisation of 
borrowing costs cease when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the qualifying assets are completed for 
their intended use.

Foreign exchange differences arising from foreign currency borrowings are capitalized to the extent that they are regarded 
as an adjustment to interest costs.  

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Financial liabilities (Cont’d) 

Trade and bill payables/accruals and other payables
Trade  and  bill  payables/accruals  and  other  payables  are  initially  measured  at  fair  value,  and  subsequently  measured  at 
amortised cost, using the effective interest method.

Financial guarantees
The  Company  has  issued  corporate  guarantees  to  banks  for  bank  borrowings  of  its  subsidiaries  and  some  third-party 
suppliers. These guarantees are financial guarantee contracts as they require the Company to reimburse the banks if the 
subsidiaries fail to make principal or interest payments when due in accordance with the terms of their borrowings.

Financial guarantee contracts are initially recognised at their fair value plus transaction costs in the statement of financial 
position. The fair value of financial guarantees is determined based on the present value of the difference in cash flows 
between the contractual payments required under the debt instrument and the payments that would be required without 
the guarantee, or the estimated amount that would be payable to a third party for assuming the obligations. 

Financial guarantee contracts are subsequently measured at the higher of the amount determined in accordance with the 
ECL  model  under  IFRS  9  and  the  amount  initially  recognised  less,  where  appropriate,  the  cumulative  amount  of  income 
recognised in accordance with the principles of IFRS 15.

Derivative financial instruments and hedging activities

Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured 
at their fair value. The method of recognising the resulting gain or loss depends on whether the derivative is designated as a 
hedging instrument, and if so, the nature of the item being hedged. 

There are 3 types of hedges as follows: 

(a) 
(b) 

(c) 

hedges of the fair value of recognised assets or liabilities or a firm commitment (fair value hedge);
hedges of a particular risk associated with a recognised asset or liability or a highly probable forecast transaction 
(cash flow hedge);
hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation (net investment hedge).

However, the Group only designates certain derivatives as cash flow hedge. 

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

Movements on the hedging reserve in other comprehensive income are shown in Note 19. The full fair value of a hedging 
derivative is classified as a non-current asset or liability when the remaining hedged item is more than 12 months, and as 
a current asset or liability when the remaining maturity of the hedged item is less than 12 months. Trading derivatives are 
classified as a current asset or liability.  

Cash flow hedges
For cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash 
flow hedges are recognised in other comprehensive income. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognised 
immediately in the profit or loss. For hedging instruments used to hedge bank borrowings that finance the construction 
of a subsidiary’s ferrosilicon production facility, any ineffective portion is capitalised as part of the cost of the ferrosilicon 
production facility (“construction-in-progress”).

Amounts accumulated in equity are reclassified to the profit or loss in the periods when the hedged item affects the profit 
or loss (for example, when the forecast sale that is hedged takes place). The gain or loss relating to the effective portion of 
interest rate swaps which hedge variable rate borrowings is recognised in the profit or loss within ‘finance income/cost’. 
However,  when  the  forecast  transaction  that  is  hedged  results  in  the  recognition  of  a  non-financial  asset  (for  example, 
inventory or fixed assets), the gains and losses previously deferred in equity are transferred from equity and included in the 
initial measurement of the cost of the asset. The deferred amounts are ultimately recognised in cost of goods sold in the 
case of inventory or in depreciation in the case of the fixed assets. 

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

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Derivative financial instruments and hedging activities (Cont’d) 

Derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instrument
Derivative financial instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments, in individual contracts or separated from 
hybrid  financial  instruments,  are  initially  recognised  at  fair  value  on  the  date  of  the  derivative  contract  is  entered  into 
and subsequently re-measured at fair value. Such derivative financial instruments are accounted for as financial assets or 
financial liabilities at fair value through the profit or loss. Gains or losses arising from changes in fair value are recorded 
directly in the profit or loss for the year. 

The changes in fair value of the derivative financial instruments not designated as hedges are capitalised as part of the cost 
of the ferrosilicon production facility (“construction-in-progress”) if these derivatives are used to hedge the bank borrowings 
that finance the construction of the ferrosilicon production facility.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  include  cash  at  bank  and  balances  on  hand,  demand  deposits  with  banks  and  highly  liquid 
investments with original maturities of 3 months or less which are readily convertible to cash and which are subject to an 
insignificant risk of changes in value. 

Share capital and treasury shares

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issuance of new ordinary shares are 
deducted against the share capital account. 

When  any  entity  within  the  Group  purchases  the  Company’s  ordinary  shares  (“treasury  shares”),  the  consideration  paid 
including any directly attributable incremental cost is presented as a component within equity attributable to the Company’s 
equity holders, until they are cancelled, sold or reissued.

When  treasury  shares  are  subsequently  cancelled,  the  cost  of  treasury  shares  are  deducted  against  the  share  capital 
account if the shares are purchased out of capital of the Company, or against the retained earnings of the Company if the 
shares are purchased out of earnings of the Company. 

When treasury shares are subsequently sold or reissued pursuant to the employee share option scheme, the cost of treasury 
shares  is  reversed  from  the  treasury  share  account  and  the  realised  gain  or  loss  on  sale  or  reissue,  net  of  any  directly 
attributable incremental transaction costs and related income tax, is recognized in the capital reserve of the Company. 

When shares recognised as equity are repurchased, the amount of the consideration paid, which includes directly attributable 
costs is recognised as a deduction from equity. Repurchased shares are classified as treasury shares and are presented in 
the treasury share reserve. When treasury shares are sold or reissued subsequently, the amount received is recognised as 
an increase in equity and the resulting surplus or deficit on the transaction is presented within share premium.

Share premium

Any excess of the proceeds received over the par value of the shares is recorded in share premium.

Government grants

Government  grants  are  recognised  when  there  is  reasonable  assurance  that  the  grant  will  be  received  and  all  attaching 
conditions will be complied with. Where the grant relates to an asset, the fair value is recognised as deferred capital grant 
on the statement of financial position and is amortised to the profit or loss over the expected useful life of the relevant asset 
by equal annual instalments.

Government grants related to income
Government  grants  shall  be  recognised  in  the  profit  or  loss  on  a  systematic  basis  over  the  periods  in  which  the  entity 
recognises as expenses the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate. Grants related to income may be 
presented as a credit in the profit or loss, either separately or under a general heading such as “Other income”.

Provisions and contingent liabilities 

Provisions are recognized when the Company and the Group have a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a 
past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation 
and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.  Present obligations arising from onerous contracts 
are recognized as provisions.

The  Directors  review  the  provisions  annually  and  where  in  their  opinion,  the  provision  is  inadequate  or  excessive,  due 
adjustment is made.

Where  the  time  value  of  money  is  material,  provisions  are  discounted  using  a  current  pretax  rate  that  reflects,  where 
appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in provision due to the passage of time 
is recognized as finance costs.

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Provisions and contingent liabilities (Cont’d) 

Where it is not probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required, or the amount cannot be estimated reliably, 
the obligation is disclosed as a contingent liability, unless the probability of outflow of economic benefits is remote. Possible 
obligations, whose existence will only be confirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more future uncertain 
events not wholly within the control of the Group are also disclosed as contingent liabilities unless the probability of outflow 
of economic benefits is remote. 

Contingent liabilities are not recognised in the statements of financial position of the Group, except for contingent liabilities 
assumed  in  a  business  combination  that  are  present  obligations  and  which  the  fair  values  can  be  reliably  measured. 
Contingent liabilities are recognised in the course of the allocation of the purchase price to the assets and liabilities acquired 
in a business combination. They are initially measured at fair value at the date of acquisition and subsequently measured at 
the higher of the amount that would be recognised in a comparable provision as described above and the amount initially 
recognised less any accumulated amortisation, if appropriate.

Leases 

(i)  

The Group as lessee
The Group assesses whether a contract is or contains a lease, at inception of the contract. The Group recognises a right-
of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability with respect to all lease arrangements in which it is the lessee, except 
for short-term leases (defined as leases with a lease term of twelve months or less) and leases of low value assets. For 
these leases, the Group recognises the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis over the term 
of the lease unless another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from 
the leased assets are consumed.

(a)  

Lease liability
The  lease  liability  is  initially  measured  at  the  present  value  of  the  lease  payments  that  are  not  paid  at 
the  commencement  date,  discounted  by  using  the  rate  implicit  in  the  lease.  If  this  rate  cannot  be  readily 
determined, the Group uses the incremental borrowing rate specific to the lessee. The incremental borrowing 
rate is defined as the rate of interest that the lessee would have to pay to borrow over a similar term and 
with a similar security the funds necessary to obtain an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset in a 
similar economic environment.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise:

• 
• 

• 
• 
• 

fixed lease payments (including in-substance fixed payments), less any lease incentives;
variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate, initially measured using the index or rate at 
the commencement date;
the amount expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees;
exercise price of purchase options, if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise the options; and
payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the exercise of an option to 
terminate the lease.

Variable lease payments that are not based on an index or a rate are not included as part of the measurement 
and initial recognition of the lease liability. The Group shall recognise those lease payments in the profit or 
loss in the periods that trigger those lease payments.

For all contracts that contain both lease and non-lease components, the Group has elected to not separate 
lease and non-lease components and account these as one single lease component.

The lease liabilities are presented as a separate line item in the statement of financial position. 

The lease liability is subsequently measured at amortised cost, by increasing the carrying amount to reflect 
interest on the lease liability (using the effective interest method) and by reducing the carrying amount to 
reflect the lease payments made.

The Group remeasures the lease liability (with a corresponding adjustment to the related right-of-use asset 
or  to  the  profit  or  loss  if  the  carrying  amount  of  the  right-of-use  asset  has  already  been  reduced  to  nil) 
whenever:

• 

• 

• 

the  lease  term  has  changed  or  there  is  a  significant  event  or  change  in  circumstances  resulting  in  a 
change in the assessment of exercise of a purchase option, in which case the lease liability is remeasured 
by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate;
the lease payments change due to changes in an index or rate or a change in expected payment under 
a guaranteed residual value, in which cases the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised 
lease payments using the initial discount rate (unless the lease payments change is due to a change in a 
floating interest rate, in which case a revised discount rate is used); or
a lease contract is modified and the lease modification is not accounted for as a separate lease, in which 
case the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount 
rate at the effective date of the modification.

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Leases (Cont’d)

(i)  

The Group as lessee (Cont’d)

(b)  

Right-of-use asset
The right-of-use asset comprises the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liability, lease payments 
made at or before the commencement day, less any lease incentives received and any initial direct costs. 
They are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Whenever the Group incurs an obligation for costs to dismantle and remove a leased asset, restore the site 
on which it is located or restore the underlying asset to the condition required by the terms and conditions 
of the lease, a provision is recognised and measured under IAS 37. To the extent that the costs relate to a 
right-of-use asset, the costs are included in the related right-of-use asset, unless those costs are incurred to 
produce inventories.

Depreciation on right-of-use assets is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate their depreciable 
amounts over the shorter period of lease term and useful life of the underlying asset, are as follows:

Leasehold buildings 
Plant and machinery 
Office equipment 
Motor vehicles   

:  
:  
:  
:  

over lease term of 1 to 4 years
1 to 5 years
5 years
5 to 10 years

If a lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects that the 
Group expects to exercise a purchase option, the related right-of-use asset is depreciated over the useful life 
of the underlying asset. The depreciation starts at the commencement date of the lease.

Costs prepaid for the usage of land in the PRC and Malaysia under leasing agreements form part of the Group’s 
right-of-use assets and are presented as land use rights in the statement of financial position. Amortisation 
of land use rights is calculated on a straight-line method over the term of use being 50 to 60 years.

The right-of-use assets, except for land use rights, are presented as a separate line item in the statement of 
financial position.

The  Group  applies  IAS  36  to  determine  whether  a  right-of-use  asset  is  impaired  and  accounts  for  any 
identified impairment loss.

(ii)  

The Group as lessor 
When the Group acts as a lessor, it determines at lease inception whether each lease is a finance lease or an operating 
lease.

To classify each lease, the Group makes an overall assessment of whether the lease transfers substantially all of 
the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset. If this is the case, then the lease is a finance 
lease; if not, then it is an operating lease. As part of this assessment, the Group considers certain indicators such as 
whether the lease is for the major part of the economic life of the asset.

At inception or on modification of a contract that contains a lease component, the Group allocates the consideration 
in the contract to each lease component on the basis of their relative stand-alone prices. If an arrangement contains 
lease and non-lease components, then the Group applies IFRS 15 to allocate the consideration in the contract.

The Group applies the derecognition and impairment requirements in IFRS 9 to the net investment in the lease. The 
Group further regularly reviews estimated unguaranteed residual values used in calculating the gross investment 
in the lease.

The Group recognises lease payments received from investment property under operating leases as income on a 
straight- line basis over the lease term within “other income” in the profit or loss. 

Income taxes

Current income tax for current and prior periods is recognised at the amount expected to be paid to or recovered from the 
tax authorities, using the tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting 
period.

Deferred income tax is recognised for all temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and 
their carrying amounts in the financial statements except when deferred income tax arises from the initial recognition of 
goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and affects neither accounting or taxable 
profit or loss at the time of the transaction.

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Income taxes (Cont’d)

A deferred income tax liability is recognised on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, associates 
and joint ventures, except where the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference and it is 
probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

A deferred income tax asset is recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against 
which the deductible temporary differences and tax losses can be utilised.

Deferred income tax is measured:

(i) 

(ii) 

at  the  tax  rates  that  are  expected  to  apply  when  the  related  deferred  income  tax  asset  is  realised  or  the  deferred 
income tax liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the 
end of reporting period; and 

based on the tax consequence that will follow from the manner in which the Group expects, at the end of reporting 
period, to recover or settle the carrying amounts of its assets and liabilities. 

Current  and  deferred  income  taxes  are  recognised  as  income  or  expense  in  the  profit  or  loss,  except  to  the  extent  that 
the tax arises from a business combination or a transaction which is recognised either in other comprehensive income or 
directly in equity. Deferred tax arising from a business combination is adjusted against goodwill on acquisition.

Current tax assets and current tax liabilities are presented net if, and only if, 

(a)  
(b) 

the Group has the legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts; and 
intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

The Group presents deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities net if, and only if, 

(a) 

(b) 

the Group has a legally enforceable right to set off deferred tax assets against deferred tax liabilities; and 

the deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on 
either:

(i) 
(ii) 

the same taxable entity; or
different  taxable  entities  which  intend  either  to  settle  current  tax  liabilities  and  assets  on  a  net  basis,  or  to 
realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously, in each future period in which significant amounts of 
deferred tax liabilities or assets are expected to be settled or recovered.

Royalties and Special Mining Taxes

Other  tax  expense  includes  the  cost  of  royalty  and  special  mining  taxes  payable  to  governments  that  are  calculated  on 
a  percentage  of  taxable  profit  whereby  profit  represents  net  income  adjusted  for  certain  items  defined  in  applicable 
legislation.

Employee benefits

Defined contribution plan
Retirement benefits to employees are provided through defined contribution plans, as provided by the laws of the countries 
in which it has operations. The Singapore incorporated companies in the Group contribute to the Central Provident Fund 
(“CPF”).  The  Australian  subsidiary  in  the  Group  is  required  to  contribute  to  employee  superannuation  plans  and  such 
contributions are charged as an expense as the contributions are paid or become payable. 

The Australian subsidiary contributes to individual employee accumulation superannuation plans at the statutory rate of 
the employees’ wages and salaries, in accordance with statutory requirements, so as to provide benefits to employees on 
retirement, death or disability. Contributions are made based on a percentage of the employees’ basic salaries.

The employees of the Group’s subsidiaries which operate in the PRC are required to participate in a central pension scheme 
operated  by  the  local  municipal  government.    These  subsidiaries  are  required  to  contribute  a  certain  percentage  of  its 
payroll costs to the central pension scheme. 

The Malaysian subsidiaries of the Group participate in the national pension scheme as defined by the laws of Malaysia. These 
subsidiaries make contributions to the Employees’ Provident Fund in Malaysia, a defined contribution pension scheme.

These contributions are charged to the profit or loss in the period to which the contributions relate. The Group’s obligations 
under these plans are limited to the fixed percentage contributions payable.

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2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies (Cont’d)

Employee benefits (Cont’d) 

Employee leave entitlements
Employee entitlements to annual leave are recognised when they accrue to employees.  Accrual is made for the unconsumed 
leave as a result of services rendered by employees up to the end of the reporting period.

Key management personnel
Key management personnel are those persons having the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling 
the activities of the entity. Directors and certain general managers are considered key management personnel.

Related parties

A related party is defined as follows:

(a)  

A person or a close member of that person’s family is related to the Company and the Group if that person:

(i)  
(ii)  
(iii)  

has control or joint control over the Company;
has significant influence over the Company; or
is a member of the key management personnel of the Company or the Group 

(b)  

An entity is related to the Company and the Group if any of the following conditions applies:

(i)  

(ii)  

(iii)  
(iv)  
(v)  

(vi)  
(vii)  

(viii)  

the entity and the Company are members of the same group (which means that each parent, subsidiary and 
fellow subsidiary is related to the others);
one entity is an associate or joint venture of the other entity (or an associate or joint venture of a member of a 
group of which the other entity is a member);
both entities are joint ventures of the same third party;
one entity is a joint venture of a third entity and the other entity is an associate of the third entity;
the entity is a post-employment benefit plan for the benefit of employees of either the Company or an entity 
related to the Company. If the Company is itself such a plan, the sponsoring employers are also related to the 
Company;
the entity is controlled or jointly controlled by a person identified in (a); 
a person identified in (a) (i) has significant influence over the entity or is a member of the key management 
personnel of the entity (or of a parent of the entity); or
the  entity,  or  any  member  of  a  group  which  is  a  part,  provides  key  management  personnel  services  to  the 
reporting entity or to the parent of the reporting entity.

Impairment of non-financial assets

The carrying amounts of the Company’s and the Group’s non-financial assets subject to impairment are reviewed at the 
end of each reporting period to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, the 
asset’s recoverable amount is estimated.

If  it  is  not  possible  to  estimate  the  recoverable  amount  of  the  individual  asset,  then  the  recoverable  amount  of  the 
cash-generating unit to which the assets belong will be identified.

For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable 
cash flows (cash-generating units). As a result, some assets are tested individually for impairment and some are tested at 
cash-generating unit level. Goodwill is allocated to those cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from synergies 
of the related business combination and represent the lowest level within the company at which management controls the 
related cash flows.

Individual assets or cash-generating units that include goodwill and other intangible assets with an indefinite useful life or 
those not yet available for use are tested for impairment at least annually.  All other individual assets or cash-generating 
units are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not 
be recoverable.

An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the assets or cash-generating units’ carrying amount exceeds 
its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value, reflecting market conditions less costs to sell 
and value-in-use, based on an internal discounted cash flow evaluation.  Impairment losses recognised for cash-generating 
units,  to  which  goodwill  has  been  allocated,  are  credited  initially  to  the  carrying  amount  of  goodwill.  Any  remaining 
impairment loss is charged pro rata to the other assets in the cash-generating unit. With the exception of goodwill, all assets 
are subsequently reassessed for indications that an impairment loss previously recognised may no longer exist.

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Impairment of non-financial assets (Cont’d)

Any impairment loss is charged to the profit or loss unless it reverses a previous revaluation in which case it is charged to 
equity.

With the exception of goodwill,

• 

• 

• 

An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount 
or when there is an indication that the impairment loss recognised for the asset no longer exists or decreases. 
An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount 
that would have been determined if no impairment loss had been recognised. 
A reversal of an impairment loss on a revalued asset is credited directly to equity under the heading revaluation surplus. 
However, to the extent that an impairment loss on the same revalued asset was previously recognised as an expense 
in the profit or loss, a reversal of that impairment loss is recognised as income in the profit or loss.

An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed, even if it relates to an impairment loss recognised in an interim 
period that would have been reduced or avoided had the impairment assessment been made at a subsequent reporting or 
the end of a reporting period.  

Revenue recognition

Revenue is measured based on the consideration to which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring 
promised goods or services to a customer, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties. Revenue is recognised 
when the Group satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a promised good or service to the customer, which is 
when the customer obtains control of the good or service. A performance obligation may be satisfied at a point in time or 
over time. The amount of revenue recognised is the amount allocated to the satisfied performance obligation.

Sale of goods
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the goods are delivered to the customer and all criteria for acceptance 
have been satisfied and the customer obtains control of the goods. Control of an asset refers to an entity’s ability to direct 
the use of and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits (that is, the potential cash inflows or savings in outflows) 
from  the  asset.  The  amount  of  revenue  recognised  is  based  on  the  estimated  transaction  price,  which  comprises  the 
contractual price, net of the estimated volume discounts and adjusted for expected returns. 

The  Group  supplies  ores  into  the  China  market  and  international  shipments.  For  the  China  market,  transfer  of  goods 
and control is passed to the customers upon full payment and notification to take deliveries. For majority of the Group’s 
international shipments, as the Group does not have the right to re-direct shipments and the risk of shipments loss in transit 
and at destination ports is covered by the buyers’ insurance, the transfer of goods and control is passed to the customers 
upon loading of the goods onto the relevant carrier at the port of shipment. The majority of customers are required to make 
full payment before the loading of goods at the port of shipment. 

Transportation of goods sold on CFR or CIF Incoterms
Revenue from rendering service for transportation of goods sold is on Cost & Freight (CFR) or Cost, Insurance & Freight 
(CIF) Incoterms and is recognised over the period of transportation to the customer. A significant proportion of the Group’s 
products are sold under CFR or CIF Incoterms, in which the Group is responsible for providing transportation of the goods 
after the date that the Group transfers control of the goods to the customers at the loading port. 

The Group’s provision of transportation service for contracts under CFR and CIF Incoterms is a distinct service and, therefore, 
a  separate  performance  obligation.  The  total  sales  price  or  transaction  price  is  allocated  to  the  separate  performance 
obligations comprising of: (a) the product sold; and (b) the transportation service including insurance and freight. Revenue 
earned from transportation of goods is recognised over time as the customer simultaneously receives the benefits provided 
as the Group performs the transportation service

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

Dividend income
Dividend income is recognised when the right to receive the dividend has been established.

Contract liabilities

Contract liabilities relate to the Group’s obligation to perform services for which the Group has received advances from 
customers. Contract liabilities are recognised as revenue as the Group performs the service under the contract. 

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Capitalised contract costs

Costs  to  fulfil  a  contract  are  capitalised  if  the  costs  relate  directly  to  the  contract,  generate  or  enhance  resources  used 
in satisfying the contract and are expected to be recovered. Capitalised contract costs are subsequently amortised on a 
systematic basis as the Group recognises the related revenue. An impairment loss is recognised in the profit or loss to the 
extent that the carrying amount of the capitalised contract costs exceeds the remaining amount of consideration that the 
Group expects to receive in exchange for the services to which the contract costs relate, less the costs that relate directly to 
providing the services and that have not been recognised as an expense.

Functional currencies

Items  included  in  the  financial  statements  of  each  entity  in  the  Group  are  measured  using  the  currency  of  the  primary 
economic environment in which the entity operates (“functional currency”). The financial statements of the Company and 
the Group are presented in United States Dollars whilst the functional currency of the Company is Australian Dollars.

Conversion of foreign currencies

Transactions and balances
Transactions in a currency other than the functional currency (“foreign currency”) are translated into the functional currency 
using  the  exchange  rates  at  the  dates  of  the  transactions.  Currency  translation  differences  from  the  settlement  of  such 
transactions and from the translation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the closing 
rates at the end of the reporting period are recognised in the profit or loss. 

However,  in  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  currency  translation  differences  arising  from  borrowings  in  foreign 
currencies  and  other  currency  instruments  designated  and  qualifying  as  net  investment  hedges  and  net  investment  in 
foreign operations, are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the currency translation reserve. 

When a foreign operation is disposed of or any borrowings forming part of the net investment of the foreign operation are 
repaid, a proportionate share of the accumulated translation differences is reclassified to the profit or loss, as part of the 
gain or loss on disposal. 

All  other  foreign  exchange  gains  and  losses  impacting  the  profit  or  loss  are  presented  in  the  consolidated  statement  of 
comprehensive income within “other operating expenses”.

Non-monetary items measured at fair values in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rates at the date when 
the fair values are determined.

Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange 
rates at the date of the transactions.  

Group entities
The  results  and  financial  position  of  all  the  entities  within  the  Group  that  have  a  functional  currency  different  from  the 
presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:

(i) 
(ii) 

(iii) 

Assets and liabilities are translated at the closing exchange rates at the end of the reporting period;
Income and expenses for each statement presenting the profit or loss and other comprehensive income (i.e. including 
comparatives) shall be translated at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions; and
All resulting currency translation differences are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the 
exchange fluctuation reserve.

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of foreign operations are treated as assets and liabilities of 
the foreign operations and are translated at the closing rates at the reporting date. For acquisitions prior to 1 January 2010, 
the goodwill and fair value adjustments are translated at the exchange rates at the dates of acquisition.

Operating segments

The  Group  identifies  operating  segments  and  prepares  segment  information  based  on  the  regular  internal  financial 
information  reported  to  the  executive  Directors  for  their  decisions  about  resources  allocation  to  the  Group’s  business 
components  and  for  their  review  of  the  performance  of  those  components.  The  business  components  in  the  internal 
financial information reported to the executive Directors are determined following a review of the Group’s major products 
and services. 

The Group has identified the following reportable segments: 

Mining

Smelting

Exploration and mining of manganese ore

Production of manganese ferroalloys, ferrosilicon, silicon metal and manganese sinter ore

Marketing and trading

Trading of manganese ore, manganese ferroalloys, ferrosilicon, and sinter ore

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2(d)  Summary of significant accounting policies (Cont’d)

Operating segments (Cont’d)

Each of these operating segments is managed separately as they require different resources as well as operating approaches.

The reporting segment results exclude finance income and costs and share of results of associate which are not directly 
attributable to the business activities of any operating segment, and are not included in arriving at the operating results of 
the operating segment.

Segment assets exclude interests in associates which are not directly attributable to the business activities of any operating 
segment.

Segment liabilities comprise operating liabilities of each operating segment. 

3 

Principal activities and revenue 

The principal activity of the Company is that of investment holding. The principal activities of the subsidiaries are as stated 
in Note 11. 

Revenue is turnover derived from activities related to the sales of ore and ferroalloy products and related services which 
represent the invoiced value of goods or services sold, net of discounts, goods and services tax and other sales taxes. 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

4 

Property, plant and equipment  

Construction
-in-progress
US$’000

Buildings and 
infrastructure
US$’000

Plant and
machinery
US$’000

Computer
equipment,
office
equipment
and
furniture
US$’000

Motor
vehicles
US$’000

Total
US$’000

16,262
4,093
(8,926)
(4,678)
(713)

6,038
37,477
(11,455)
-
-
(1,379)
30,681

19,066
239
230
(58)
432

19,909
350
16
-
-
(1,444)
18,831

580,744
1,832
8,641
(1,395)
(1,480)

588,342
969
11,066
(15,464)
-
(3,504)
581,409

4,639
828
(5)
(330)
(69)

5,063
489
373
(56)
(7)
(109)
5,753

1,518
46
-
(216)
75

1,423
117
-
(2)
(100)
(57)
1,381

622,229
7,038
(60)
(6,677)
(1,755)

620,775
39,402
-
(15,522)
(107)
(6,493)
638,055

The Group

Cost

At 1 January 2021
Additions 
Transfers (Note 9)
Written off
Exchange realignment
At 31 December 2021 and
  1 January 2022
Additions 
Transfers 
Written off
Disposal
Exchange realignment
At 31 December 2022

Accumulated depreciation and impairment loss

At 1 January 2021
Depreciation for 

the year (Note 27)

Transfers (Note 9)
Written off
Exchange realignment
At 31 December 2021 and
  1 January 2022
Depreciation for 

the year (Note 27)

Transfers 
Written off
Disposal
Exchange realignment
At 31 December 2022

Net book value

-

-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-
-
-

10,369

134,273

3,319

1,374

149,335

1,068
168
(2)
223

27,042
19
(654)
(252)

522
(188)
(318)
(74)

52
-
(214)
73

28,684
(1)
(1,188)
(30)

11,826

160,428

3,261

1,285

176,800

955
-
-
-
(854)
11,927

23,022
(26)
(5,429)
-        
(2,539)
175,456

713
26
(39)
(5)
(44)
            3,912

60
-
(2)
(86)
(53)
1,204

24,750
-
(5,470)
(91)
(3,490)
192,499

At 31 December 2022

30,681  

6,904

405,953

1,841

177

445,556

At 31 December 2021

6,038

8,083

427,914

1,802

138

443,975

As  of  31  December  2022,  property,  plant  and  equipment  with  a  total  net  carrying  amount  of  US$409,746,000  (2021  - 
US$425,490,000) had been pledged for banking facilities granted to subsidiaries (Note 20.1). 

The Group evaluates any indication of impairment in the property, plant and equipment at the end of each reporting period. 
Cash  flow  projections  used  in  these  calculations  are  based  on  financial  budgets  approved  by  management.  Cash  flows 
beyond  the  budget  period  are  extrapolated  using  the  estimated  growth  rates  stated  below.  The  growth  rate  does  not 
exceed the long-term average growth rate of the industry in which the CGU operates.

These assumptions are used for the analysis of each CGU within the business segment. Management determines budgeted 
gross  margins  based  on  past  performance  and  its  expectations  of  market  developments.  The  weighted  average  growth 
rates used are consistent with forecasts included in industry reports. The discount rates used are pre-tax and reflect specific 
risks relating to the relevant segments. A further decrease in the budgeted gross margin by 1% (2021 - 1%) would not result 
in indication of impairment of the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment. 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
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4 

Property, plant and equipment (Cont’d)   

Key assumptions used for value-in-use calculations:

2022

2021

People’s
Republic
of China

Malaysia

Australia

People’s
Republic
of China

Malaysia

Australia

Smelting operations

Smelting operations

Gross margin1

Growth rate2

2%

12%

31%

3%

18%

29%

0 - 1% before 
2027,
0% after 2027

1 - 2% before 
2027,
0% after 2027

0% before 
2027, 
0% after 2027

0% before 
2026, 
0% after 2026

2% - 3% before 
2026, 
0% after 2026

0% before 
2026, 
0% after 2026

Discount rate3

4.3%

6.6%

12.8%

4.9%

6.3%

12.8%

1  

2  
3  

Budgeted gross margin. The gross margin differs due to the different operating efficiencies of the various subsidiaries located in different 
geographical locations.
Weighted average growth rate used to extrapolate cash flows beyond the budget period.
Pre-tax  discount  rates  applied  to  the  pre-tax  cash  flow  projections.  The  discount  rates  vary  due  to  the  geographical  locations  of  the 
businesses.

5 

Land use rights

The Group

At beginning of the year

Amortisation for the year (Note 27)

Exchange realignment

At end of the year

2022

US$’000

2021

US$’000

6,755

(143)

(79)

6,533

6,872

(145)

28

6,755

The land use rights, that form part of the Group’s right-of-use assets, are for leasehold land located in the PRC and Malaysia. 

The land use rights for leasehold land located in Malaysia had a net carrying value of US$5,630,000 (2021 - US$5,745,000) 
and were pledged as security for borrowings referred to in Note 20.1(b).

Information about the Group’s leasing activities are disclosed in Note 33.

6 

Exploration and evaluation costs 

The Group

At beginning of the year

Costs incurred during the year

Written off during the year (Note 27)

Exchange realignment

At end of the year

2022

US$’000

2021

US$’000

2,142

395

(130)

(152)

2,255

1,791

547

(114)

(82)

2,142

The  Group  has  a  51%  (2021  –  40%)  interest  in  a  joint  arrangement  in  Australia  which  is  involved  in  the  exploration  of 
manganese. This interest in the joint arrangement is accounted for as a joint operation. In 2022 and 2021, the expenditure 
capitalised during the year related to the Group’s share of exploration expenditure invested in the joint operation. The joint 
operation has no contingent liabilities or commitments as at 31 December 2022 and 2021. 

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7 

Mine development costs 

The Group

At beginning of the year
Adjustments to rehabilitation provisions (Note 23)
Amortisation for the year (Note 27)
Exchange realignment
At end of the year

8 

Investment property

The Group

Cost
Balance at beginning of year and at end of year

Accumulated depreciation
Balance at beginning of year
Depreciation for the year (Note 27)
Balance at end of year

Net book value

Rental income
Direct operating expenses arising from investment property that generates rental 

income

Depreciation for the year
Gross profit arising from investment property

The following are details of the investment property of the Group:

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

1,951
450
(392)
(131)
1,878

12,882
(901)
(9,622)
(408)
1,951

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

566

132
7
139

427

94

(17)
(7)
70

566

124
8
132

434

96

(17)
(8)
71

Property Name

Parkway Parade

Fair value hierarchy

2022

2021

Location

Description

Total net lettable 
area (sq m)

80 Marine Parade Road, 
#08-08 Parkway Parade,
Singapore 449269

Office premises

148

Tenure

73-year leasehold 
commenced from
31 August 2005

Fair value measurements using

Quoted prices in active 
markets for identical assets
(Level 1)

Significant other observable 
inputs
(Level 2)

Significant  unobservable 
inputs
(Level 3)

US$’000

US$’000

-

-

-

-

US$’000

2,460

2,140 

Valuation techniques used to derive fair values 
As  of  31  December  2022,  the  fair  value  of  investment  property  amounted  to  approximately  US$2,460,000  (2021  – 
US$2,140,000) as determined by management with reference to recent market transactions of comparable properties in 
close proximity, adjusted for differences in key attributes such as property size, which is based on the property’s highest 
and best use.

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Leasehold 
buildings
US$’000

Plant and
machinery
US$’000

Office
equipment
US$’000

Motor 
vehicles
US$’000

Total 
US$’000

9 

Right-of-use assets

The Group

Cost

At 1 January 2021

Additions

Transfers (Note 4)

Write-off

Exchange realignment

At 31 December 2021 and 
  at 1 January 2022

Additions

Write-off

Exchange realignment

At 31 December 2022

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

At 1 January 2021

Depreciation (Note 27)

Transfers (Note 4)

Write-off

Exchange realignment

At 31 December 2021 and 
  at 1 January 2022

Depreciation (Note 27)

Write-off

Exchange realignment

At 31 December 2022

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2022

At 31 December 2021

4,061

6,085

(42)

(2,560)

(41)

7,984

2,626

102

-

(332)

7,503

10,380

9

-

(63)

7,449

3,699

1,639

-

(2,560)

(36)

2,742

1,649

-

(46)

4,345

3,104

4,761

697

-

(454)

10,623

7,000

2,723

1

-

(295)

9,429

665

-

(407)

9,687

936

951

26

-

-

-

-

26

27

(26)

-

27

12

6

-

-

-

18

5

(18)

-

5

22

8

366

-

-

-

(1)

365

-

-

(1)

364

191

37

-

-

(1)

227

37

-

(1)

263

101

138

Leasehold buildings are located in Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

Information about the Group’s leasing activities are disclosed in Note 33.

12,437

8,711

60

(2,560)

(374)

18,274

733

(26)

(518)

18,463

10,902

4,405

1

(2,560)

(332)

12,416

2,356

(18)

(454)

14,300

4,163

5,858

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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

10  Deferred taxation

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset deferred income tax assets 
against deferred income tax liabilities and when the deferred income taxes relate to the same fiscal authority. The amounts, 
determined  after  appropriate  offsetting  in  similar  tax  legislations,  are  shown  on  the  statement  of  financial  position  as 
follows:

The Group

Deferred tax assets

At gross

Less: Set off of tax in similar legislations

At net

Deferred tax liabilities

At gross

Less: Set off of tax in similar legislations

At net

Deferred tax assets

To be recovered within one year

To be recovered after one year

Deferred tax liabilities

To be settled within one year

To be settled after one year

2022

US$’000

2021

US$’000

13,791

(1,213)

12,578

(53,336)

34,943

(18,393)

-

12,578

12,578

-

(18,393)

(18,393)

61,626

(48,218)

13,408

(938)

-

(938)

-

13,408

13,408

-

(938)

(938)

The  movement  in  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  (after  offsetting  of  balances  within  the  same  tax  jurisdiction)  are  as 
follows:

Temporary differences on
qualifying property, plant 
and equipment, and mine 
development costs
US$’000

Provisions
US$’000

Tax losses
US$’000

Others
US$’000

Total
US$’000

(49,654)

3,824

56,554

(103)

10,621

3,415

(1,031)

61

(188)

809

(312)

33

-

3,226

(439)

(46,178)

2,605

57,051

(70)

13,408

46,455

(1,228)

(45,455)

(29)

248

(145)

1,232

(670)

10,926

246

(4)

172

18 

(848) 

12,578

The Group

Deferred tax assets:

At 1 January 2021

Credited/(charged) to 

profit or loss (Note 28)

Exchange difference on

translation

At 31 December 2021 
and 1 January 2022

Credited/(charged) to 

profit or loss (Note 28)

Exchange difference on 

translation

At 31 December 2022

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

10  Deferred taxation (Cont’d)

Temporary differences on
qualifying property, plant 
and equipment
US$’000

Provisions
US$’000

Tax losses
US$’000

Others
US$’000

Total
US$’000

(328)

50

10

(268) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(620)

(948)

(50)

-

-

10

(670)

(938)

(50,351)

11,914

22,209

(1,245)

(17,473)

18

-

-

-

18

(50,601)

11,914

22,209

(1,915) 

(18,393) 

The Group

Deferred tax liabilities

At 1 January 2021

(Charged)/credited to 

profit or loss (Note 28)

Exchange difference on

translation

At 31 December 2021 
and 1 January 2022

(Charged)/credited to 

profit or loss (Note 28)

Exchange difference on 

translation

At 31 December 2022

11 

Subsidiaries

The Company

Unquoted equity investments, at cost

At beginning of the year

Exchange difference on translation

At end of the year

Amounts due from subsidiaries

Less: Accumulated impairment losses 

At beginning of the year

Exchange difference on translation

At end of the year

Total

2022

US$’000

2021

US$’000

5,815

(386)

5,429

6,172

(357)

5,815

153,618

158,957

(60,527)

4,012

(56,515)

97,103

102,532

(64,247)

3,720

(60,527)

98,430

104,245

The amounts due from subsidiaries are loans to subsidiaries, representing an extension of its investments in the subsidiaries. 
These amounts are unsecured with indeterminate repayment terms. 

The Company evaluates any indication of impairment on the investment in subsidiaries at the end of each reporting period. 
The Company carries out a review of the recoverable amount of its investment in subsidiaries based on the higher of its fair 
value less cost to sell and value in use.

Cash  flow  projections  used  in  these  calculations  are  based  on  financial  budgets  approved  by  management.  Cash  flows 
beyond  the  budget  period  are  extrapolated  using  the  estimated  growth  rates  stated  below.  The  growth  rate  does  not 
exceed the long-term average growth rate of the industry in which the CGU operates.

These assumptions are used for the analysis of each CGU within the business segment. Management determines budgeted 
gross  margins  based  on  past  performance  and  its  expectations  of  market  developments.  The  weighted  average  growth 
rates used are consistent with forecasts included in industry reports. The discount rates used are pre-tax and reflect specific 
risks relating to the relevant segments. A further decrease in the budgeted gross margin by 1% (2021 – 1%) would not result 
in indication of impairment of the carrying amount of the investments in subsidiaries. 

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11 

Subsidiaries (Cont’d)

Key assumptions used for value-in-use calculations: 

2022

2021

People’s 
Republic
of China

Malaysia

Australia

People’s 
Republic
of China

Malaysia

Australia

 Smelting operations

Smelting operations

Gross margin1

Growth rate2

2%

12%

31%

3%

18%

29%

0 – 1% 
before 2027,
0% after 2027

1 – 2% 
before 2027,
0% after 2027

0% 
before 2027, 
0% after 2027

0% 
before 2026,
0% after 2026

2% - 3% 
before 2026, 
0% after 2026

0% 
before 2026, 
0% after 2026

Discount rate3

4.3%

6.6%

12.8%

4.9%

6.3%

12.8%

1  

2  
3  

Budgeted gross margin. The gross margin differs due to the different operating efficiencies of the various subsidiaries located in different 
geographical locations.
Weighted average growth rate used to extrapolate cash flows beyond the budget period.
Pre-tax  discount  rate  applied  to  the  pre-tax  cash  flow  projections.  The  discount  rates  vary  due  to  the  geographical  locations  of  the 
businesses.

Details of the Group’s material subsidiaries at the end of the reporting period are set out below:

Name

Held by the Company
OM (Manganese) Ltd. (1)

Place of
incorporation/
operation

Australia

Proportion of 
ownership interest
and voting rights
held by the Group

2022

%

100

2021
%

100

Held by OM Resources (HK) Limited
OM Materials (S) Pte. Ltd. (2)

Singapore

100

100

Principal activities

Operation of manganese 
mine(5) and exploration

Investment holding and 
trading of metals and
ferroalloy products

Sales and processing of 
ferroalloys and ores

Held by OM Materials (S) Pte. Ltd.
OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. (3) 

OM Materials (Qinzhou) Co. Ltd. (4)

Held by OM Materials Trade (S) Pte. Ltd.
OM Materials Trading (Qinzhou) Co. Ltd (4) 

Malaysia

100

75

PRC

PRC

100

100

Sales and processing of 
ferroalloys and ores

100

100

Trading of metals and
ferroalloys products

Note:
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 

(5) 

audited by Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd
audited by Foo Kon Tan LLP
audited by Ernst & Young PLT, Malaysia
audited  by  Guangxi  JiaHai  Accountant  Affairs  Office  Co.  Ltd.  for  statutory  purposes  and  reviewed  by  Foo  Kon  Tan  LLP  for  group 
consolidation
Production ceased on 25 January 2022 and the mine was placed on care and maintenance

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11 

Subsidiaries (Cont’d)

The  principal  activities  of  other  subsidiaries  that  are  not  material  to  the  Group  at  the  end  of  the  reporting  period  are 
summarised as follows:

Principal activities

Investment holding

Investment holding

Investment holding

Investment holding

Logistics services and rental of machinery

Engineering, procurement and construction 
  services, and trading of metals and

ferroalloy products

Project development and project management 
  services

Exploration and mining of minerals

Engineering services

Place of incorporation/
operation

The British Virgin Islands

Mauritius

Hong Kong

Singapore

Malaysia

PRC

Malaysia

Malaysia

Malaysia

Number of subsidiaries

2022

2021

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

11

10

Additional investment in OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. (“OM Sarawak”) 
On the 4 March 2021, pursuant to the Equity Injection Notice dated 24 February 2021 from OM Sarawak, OM Materials (S) 
Pte Ltd (“OMS”) contributed US$6,839,250, its proportionate share of the additional share capital injection in OM Sarawak, 
by subscribing 27,685,284 ordinary shares at an issue price of RM1.00 per share. 

Acquisition of non-controlling interests (“NCI”) in OM Sarawak and OM Materials (Samalaju) Sdn Bhd (“OM Samalaju”) 
On  6  December  2022,  the  Company’s  wholly  owned  subsidiary,  OMS,  completed  the  acquisition  of  the  remaining  25% 
interests in OM Sarawak and OM Samalaju. The total consideration was US$120,000,000, which comprised US$109,127,000 
for the acquisition of the shares in OM Sarawak and OM Samalaju, and US$10,873,000 for the repayment of loans to the 
non-controlling interests (Note 20.2). 

Immediately  prior  to  the  acquisition,  the  carrying  amount  of  the  existing  25%  non-controlling  interests  in  OM  Sarawak 
and  OM  Samalaju  was  US$85,987,000.  The  Group  recognised  a  decrease  in  non-controlling  interests  of  US$85,987,000, 
and  a  decrease  in  equity  attributable  to  owners  of  the  Company  of  US$23,140,000  (comprising  a  decrease  in  capital 
reserve of US$23,176,000, an increase in hedging reserve of US$1,129,000, and a decrease in exchange fluctuation reserve 
of US$1,093,000). The effect on the equity attributable to the owners of the Company arising from this transaction with 
non-controlling interests is summarised as follows:

Total consideration
Less: Loan repayment to NCI

Carrying amount of NCI acquired
Excess of consideration paid recognised within equity attributable to owners of the Company

2022
US$’000
120,000
(10,873)
109,127
(85,987)
23,140

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

11 

Subsidiaries (Cont’d)

As at 31 December 2021, the material non-controlling interest of the Group comprised the 25% non-controlling interest in 
OM Sarawak. The details of OM Sarawak as at 31 December 2021 was as follows:

Place of
Incorporation
and
principal place
of business

Proportion of
ownership
interests and
voting rights
held by non-
controlling interests

Name

OM Materials 
   (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd.

Malaysia

2021
%

25

Profit allocated to 
non-controlling 
interests

Accumulated non-
controlling interests

2021 
US$’000

22,008

2021
US$’000

68,230

In  2022,  the  profit  attributable  to  this  non-controlling  interest  from  1  January  2022  to  6  December  2022  amounted  to 
US$14,558,000.  Summarised  financial  information  in  respect  of  the  above  subsidiary  as  at  31  December  2021  is  set  out 
below. 

OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd.
Summarised Statement of Comprehensive Income
Revenue
Expenses
Profit for the year

Summarised Statement of Financial Position
Current assets
Non-current assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities

Other summarised information
Net cash inflow from operating activities
Net cash outflow from investing activities
Net cash outflow from financing activities
Net cash inflow

12 

Interests in associates 

The Group

Cost of investment in associates (1)

At beginning of the year

Exchange difference on translation

At end of the year

Share of post-acquisition profits and reserves, net of dividends

2021
US$’000

436,579
(348,547)
88,032

282,179
429,026
(170,092)
(263,007)

33,545
(4,987)
(20,561)
7,997

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

56,358

(3,736)

52,622

28,253

80,875

59,821

(3,463)

56,358

30,214

86,572

(1)  

Comprised unquoted equity shares at cost and advances to associates net of repayments. The advances to associates represent 
extensions of the investment in associates which are unsecured with indeterminate repayment terms.      

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12 

Interests in associates (Cont’d) 

Details of the Group’s material associate at the end of the reporting period was as follows:

Name

Country of
incorporation

Proportion of effective
ownership interest
and voting rights
held by the Group

Ntsimbintle Mining Proprietary Limited 

South Africa

(“NMPL”) (1)

Held by NMPL (2)
Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining
   Proprietary Limited (“Tshipi Mining”) (1)

South Africa

2022

%

26

13

2021
%

26

13

Principal activities

Investment holding

Exploration and
exploitation of 
minerals 

(1)  
(2)  

audited by KPMG Inc.
NMPL holds a 50.1% interest joint venture in Tshipi Mining whose results are equity-accounted in NMPL. 

Shares in the Group’s material associate are held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, OMH (Mauritius) Corp.

All of the Group’s associates are accounted for using the equity method in the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

The  financial  year  end  date  of  NMPL  is  28  February.  For  the  purposes  of  applying  the  equity  method  accounting,  the 
management accounts of NMPL for the year ended 31 December 2022 have been used and appropriate adjustments have 
been made as necessary. 

Summarised financial information in respect of the Group’s material associate are set out below. The summarised financial 
information below represents amounts shown in the associate’s financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Current assets
Non-current assets (1)
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Net assets

Income (1) 
Profit for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year

Ntsimbintle Mining 
Proprietary Limited

2022
US$’000

2,773
138,255
-
(93,713)
47,315

52,139
32,080
32,080

2021
US$’000

3,414
127,916
(55)
(113,363)
17,912

30,020
15,656
15,656

Dividends received from associate

7,868

9,697

(1)  

Inclusive of equity-accounted results of Tshipi Mining.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

12 

Interests in associates (Cont’d) 

Reconciliation  of  the  above  summarised  financial  information  to  the  carrying  amount  of  the  interest  in  the  associate 
recognised in the consolidated financial statements: 

Ntsimbintle Mining
Proprietary Limited

Total

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

Net assets of the associate

Shareholder loans

Proportion of the Group’s ownership 

interest in the associate

Goodwill 

Currency translation difference

Carrying value

Add:

Carrying value of individually immaterial 

associates

Carrying value of Group’s interest in associates

47,315

93,713

141,028

36,667

40,543

3,579

80,789

17,912

113,363

131,275

34,132

43,421

9,010

86,563

Aggregate information of associates that are not individually material

The summarised financial information of the individually immaterial associates are as follows:

- Profit/(loss) for the year

- Total comprehensive income for the year

47,315

93,713

141,028

36,667

40,543

3,579

80,789

86

80,875

17,912

113,363

131,275

34,132

43,421

9,010

86,563

9

86,572

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

228

228

(40)

(40)

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

The Group’s share of profit/(loss)

76

(13)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

13 

Inventories

The Group

At cost

Raw materials

Work-in-progress

Finished goods

At net realisable value

Raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods

Total

Recognised as expenses and included in cost of sales: 
Cost of inventories (Note 27), inclusive of:

   Write-down of inventories to net realisable value

Recognised as expenses and included in other operating expenses:
Write-down of inventories to net realisable value (Note 27)

14 

Trade and other receivables

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

92,064

14,339

82,329

188,732

46,683

235,415

649,686

51,181

155,938

13,454

72,465

241,857

14,519

256,376

573,932

-

561

2,830

The Company

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

Trade receivables (i)

-

-

27,443

32,625

Other receivables:

Amounts due from subsidiaries (non-trade)

6,380

6,833

-

-

Deposits and other receivables:

- third party

- associate

Less: Allowance for impairment 
   of other receivables:

At beginning of the year

Impairment loss (Note 27)

At end of the year

Net other receivables (ii)

Total (i) + (ii)

-

-

-

-

6,380

6,833

-

-

-

6,380

6,380

-

-

-

6,833

6,833

4,818

220

5,038

(698)

-

(698)

4,340

31,783

8,936

37

8,973

(214)

(484)

(698)

8,275

40,900

The  non-trade  amounts  due  from  subsidiaries,  representing  advances,  are  interest-free,  unsecured  and  repayable  on 
demand.

Included in the Group’s deposits and other receivables from third parties is tax recoverable of US$99,000 (2021 - US$333,000) 
from tax authorities.

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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

14 

Trade and other receivables (Cont’d)

Trade and other receivables are denominated in the following currencies:

Australian Dollar

Renminbi

United States Dollar

Malaysian Ringgit

Others

The Company

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

6,380

6,833

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

119

2,726

28,148

703

87

6,380

6,833

31,783

1,117

6,246

30,623

404

2,510

40,900

The credit risk for trade and other receivables is as follows:

By geographical areas

Asia Pacific

Europe

Africa

America

The Company

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

6,380

6,833

19,932

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,380

6,833

-

484

11,367

31,783

29,452

4,534

3,660

3,254

40,900

Neither past due nor impaired
Trade and other receivables that were neither past due nor impaired amounting to US$6,380,000 (2021 - US$6,833,000) and 
US$31,693,000 (2021 - US$40,876,000) for the Company and the Group respectively related to a wide range of debtors for 
whom there was no recent history of default.

Past due but not impaired
The ageing analysis of trade and other receivables past due but not impaired is as follows:

Past due 0 to 3 months

Past due 3 to 6 months

Past due over 6 months

The Company

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

74

-

16

90

21

-

3

24

Trade and other receivables that were past due but not impaired related to a number of debtors that have a good credit 
track record with the Group. Based on historical default rates, the Group believes that no further impairment allowance is 
necessary in respect of trade and other receivables not past due or past due. 

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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

15 

Capitalised contract costs

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

Costs to fulfil service rendered for transportation of goods sold under 
   CFR and CIF Incoterms

538

1,077

Amortisation recognised as cost of sales during the year

1,077

1,429

The Group’s capitalised contract costs relate to fulfilment costs of freight and insurance for the transportation of goods 
sold under CFR and CIF Incoterms. These costs are charged to the profit or loss on a basis consistent with the pattern of 
recognition of the associated revenue. 

16 

Cash and bank balances 

Cash at bank and on hand

Short-term bank deposits

Total cash and cash equivalents 

Add: Cash collateral

Cash and bank balances

The Company

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

24

-

24

-

24

32

-

32

-

32

50,192

3,070

53,262

9,121

62,383

69,106

687

69,793

11,731

81,524

Included in the cash collateral were amounts of US$1,025,000 (2021 - US$1,015,000) and US$7,984,000 (2021 - US$10,595,000) 
which  were  pledged  to  banks  as  security  for  banking  facilities  and  the  issuance  of  environmental  bonds  (Note  34.4) 
respectively.

Cash and bank balances (including cash collateral) are denominated in the following currencies:

Australian Dollar

Renminbi

United States Dollar

Malaysian Ringgit

Others

The Company

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

22

-

2

-

-

24

30

-

2

-

-

32

9,473

5,127

37,374

9,844

565

62,383

13,846

11,817

50,873

3,884

1,104

81,524

The short-term bank deposits have an average maturity of 1 month (2021 - 3 months) from the end of the financial year with 
the following effective interest rates:

The Group

United States Dollar

Malaysia Ringgit

2022
Per annum

2021
Per annum

2.48% to 3.11%

1.90%

0.10%

1.15%

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17 

Share capital

The Company and The Group

Authorised:

Ordinary shares of US$0.04337 (A$0.05) 
(2021 – US$0.04337 (A$0.05)) each

Issued and fully paid:

Ordinary shares of US$0.04337 (A$0.05– 
(2021 - US$0.04337 (A$0.05)) each

No. of ordinary shares

Amount

2022
’000

2021
’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2,000,000

2,000,000

87,000

87,000

At 1 January and 31 December

738,623

738,623

32,035

32,035

The holders of ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time 
and are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the Company. All shares (excluding treasury shares) rank equally with 
regard to the Company’s residual assets.

18 

Treasury shares

The Company and The Group

No. of ordinary shares

Amount

2022
’000

2021
’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

At 1 January and 31 December

1,933

1,933

2,058

2,058

Treasury shares relate to ordinary  shares of  the  Company that are held by the Company. During the year, the Company 
acquired Nil shares (2021 - Nil shares) in the Company through on-market purchase on the Australian Securities Exchange 
or on Bursa Malaysia.

19 

Reserves

Share premium 
Non-distributable reserve
Capital reserve 
Contributed surplus 
Hedging reserve 
Exchange fluctuation reserve  
(Accumulated losses)/Retained profits

[Note (i)]
[Note (ii)]
[Note (iii)]
[Note (iv)]
[Note (v)]
[Note (vi)]
[Note (vii)]

Share premium
At 1 January and 31 December

Non-distributable reserve
At 1 January 
Transfer to statutory reserve
At 31 December

Capital reserve
At 1 January
Acquisition of non-controlling interests     
   (Note 11)
Transfer to statutory reserve
At 31 December

140

The Company

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

156,920
-
-
2,593
-
(39,758)
(105,484)
14,271

156,920
-
-
2,593
-
(36,286)
(91,396)
31,831

156,920
7,922
(10,947)
-
272
(40,139)
252,105
366,133

156,920
7,643
12,138
-
(818)
(33,032)
195,158
338,009

156,920

156,920

156,920

156,920

-
-
-

-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-

-
-
-

7,643
279
7,922

12,138

(23,176)
91
(10,947)

7,643
-
7,643

12,138

-
-
12,138

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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

19 

Reserves (Cont’d)

Contributed surplus
At 1 January and 31 December

Hedging reserve
At 1 January
Cash flow hedges
Acquisition of non-controlling interests  
   (Note 11)
At 31 December

Exchange fluctuation reserve
At 1 January
Acquisition of non-controlling interests  
   (Note 11)
Currency translation differences
At 31 December

(Accumulated losses)/Retained profits
At 1 January
Profit for the year 
Dividends 
Transfer to statutory reserve
At 31 December

[Note viii)]

The Company
2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2,593

2,593

-

-

-
-

-
-

-
-

-
-

(818)
(39)

1,129
272

(2,412)
1,594

-
(818)

(36,286)

(32,533)

(33,032)

(28,639)

-
(3,472)
(39,758)

(91,396)
(3,563)
(10,525)
-
(105,484)

-
(3,753)
(36,286)

(93,100)
1,704
-
-
(91,396)

(1,093)
(6,014)
(40,139)

195,158
67,842
(10,525)
(370)
252,105

-
(4,393)
(33,032)

133,638
61,520
-
-
195,158

Notes:

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

The share premium reserve comprises the value of shares that have been issued at a premium, meaning the price 
paid was in excess of the share’s quotient value. The amount received in excess of the quotient value was transferred 
to the share premium reserve.

In  accordance  with  the  accounting  principles  and  financial  regulations  applicable  to  Sino-foreign  joint  venture 
enterprises, the subsidiaries in the PRC are required to transfer part of their profits after tax to the “Statutory Reserves 
Fund”, the “Enterprise Expansion Fund” and the “Staff Bonus and Welfare Fund”, which are non-distributable, before 
profit distributions to joint venture partners.  The quantum of the transfers is subject to the approval of the board 
of directors of these subsidiaries.

The annual transfer to the Statutory Reserves Fund should not be less than 10% of profit after tax, until it aggregates 
to 50% of the registered capital.  However, foreign enterprises may choose not to appropriate profits to the Enterprise 
Expansion Fund.

The Statutory Reserves Fund can be used to make good previous years’ losses while the Enterprise Expansion Fund 
can  be  used  for  the  acquisition  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  and  financing  daily  funds  required.    The  Staff 
Bonus and Welfare Fund is utilised for employees collective welfare benefits and is included in other payables under 
current liabilities in the statements of financial position.

Capital reserve relates to:
a) 

Difference between the consideration paid and the carrying amount of the non-controlling interests acquired, 
and
Capitalisation of various reserves and retained profits in one of the Sino-foreign joint ventures of the Group.  
The purpose of the capitalisation is to increase the registered capital of the joint venture.

b) 

The contributed surplus of the Company represents the difference between the nominal value of the Company’s 
shares issued for acquisition of the subsidiaries and the aggregate net asset value of the subsidiaries acquired. Under 
the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda (as amended), the contributed surplus can be distributable to shareholders 
under certain circumstances. At the Group level, the contributed surplus is eliminated against the cost of investment 
in subsidiaries. 

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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

19 

Reserves (Cont’d)

(v) 

(vi) 

(vii) 

The hedging reserve represents hedging gains and losses recognised on the effective portion of cash flow hedges. 
The  cumulative  deferred  gain  or  loss  on  the  hedge  recognised  in  other  comprehensive  income  and  accumulated 
hedging reserves is reclassified to the profit or loss when the forecast transaction is ultimately recognised in the 
profit or loss. 

The  translation  reserve  comprises  all  foreign  exchange  differences  arising  on  the  translation  of  the  financial 
statements  of  foreign  subsidiaries  and  associates  stated  in  a  currency  different  from  the  Group’s  presentation 
currency.

Retained earnings comprise the distributable reserves recognised in the preceding year less any dividend declared. 
The total of such profits brought forward and the profit derived during the period constitute the total distributable 
reserves, that is the maximum amount available for distribution to the shareholders.

(viii)

The Group and The Company

Final tax-exempt (one-tier) dividend of US$0.01429 (A$0.02) per share for 2021

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

10,525

10,525

-

-

On 27 February 2023, the Company declared a final dividend of A$0.015 per share to be paid to shareholders on 26 May 
2023. The dividend is payable to all shareholders on the register of members on 5 May 2023. The total estimated dividend 
to be paid is US$7,506,000 (A$11,079,000), which will be accounted for in the shareholder’s equity as an appropriation of 
retained earnings in the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

175,675

29,452

205,127

(310)

204,817

50,200

-

50,200

(277)

49,923

254,740

204,721

10,731

215,452

(586)

214,866

73,538

8,814

82,352

(425)

81,927

296,793

20 

Borrowings  

The Group

Non-current

Bank loans (Note 20.1) 

Other borrowings (Note 20.2)

Structuring and arrangement fee

Current

Bank loans (Note 20.1)

Other borrowings (Note 20.2)

Structuring and arrangement fee

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20 

Borrowings (Cont’d)  

20.1   Bank loans

The Group

Bank loans, secured [Note (a)]

Bank loans, secured [Note (b)]

Amount repayable not later than one year

Amount repayable after one year:

Later than one year and not later than five years

2022
US$’000

2,976

222,899

225,875

2021
US$’000

6,295

271,964

278,259

50,200

73,538

175,675

225,875

204,721

278,259

Notes:

(a)  

These loans are secured by a charge over certain Buildings and infrastructure and Plant and machinery, as disclosed 
in Note 4. 

(b)   These loans are secured by:

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

shares of OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, a company incorporated in Malaysia;
a charge over its property, plant and equipment (Note 4);
a charge over certain bank accounts;
a charge over land use rights (Note 5);
a debenture;
a borrower assignment;
an assignment of insurances;
a shareholder assignment;
an assignment of reinsurances; and 
a corporate guarantee from OM Holdings Limited

20.2  Other borrowings

The Group

Loan from non-controlling interest, unsecured [Note (a)] 

Loan from non-controlling interest, unsecured [Note (b)]

Bonds, unsecured [Note (c)]

Third party loan, secured [Note (d)]

Third party loan, unsecured

Amount repayable not later than one year

Amount repayable after one year:

Later than one year and not later than five years

Later than five years

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

-

-

20,952

8,500

-

29,452

2,231

8,189

-

8,500

625

19,545 

-

8,814

29,452

-

29,452

29,452

8,500

2,231

10,731

19,545

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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

20 

Borrowings (Cont’d) 

20.2   Other borrowings (Cont’d)

Notes:

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

These  loans  were  unsecured.  The  non-controlling  interest  was  not  entitled  to  demand  or  receive  payment  or  any 
distribution  in  respect  of  any  loans  from  the  Group.  Repayment  may  be  made  subject  to  satisfaction  of  pre-agreed 
tests typical for a project financing of this nature. The loan was repaid on 6 December 2022 as part of consideration 
paid for the acquisition of the non-controlling interests in OM Sarawak and OM Samalaju (Note 11), and disclosed in the 
Consolidated statement of cash flows under repayment of bank and other loans.

The loan was unsecured and repayable on demand. The loan was repaid on 6 December 2022 as part of consideration 
paid for the acquisition of the non-controlling interests in OM Sarawak and OM Samalaju (Note 11), and disclosed in the 
Consolidated statement of cash flows under repayment of bank and other loans.

The bonds issued by a wholly owned subsidiary of A$30,926,000 in November 2022 are unsecured and are due for full 
repayment in 2025. Coupon of 10% is paid semi-annually in arrears on 30 May and 30 November each year, commencing 
on 30 May 2023 and continuing throughout the 3 years term. The subsidiary has the right to redeem the outstanding 
principal amount together with unpaid accrued interest, on or after the second anniversary of the issue date with prior 
written notice.

(d) 

The loan is secured by a corporate guarantee from OM Holdings Limited. In December 2021, the repayment date was 
extended to 4 January 2023. In December 2022, the repayment date was extended to 4 January 2024.

20.3   Currency risk

Total borrowings are denominated in the following currencies: 

The Group

United States Dollar

Renminbi

Australian Dollar

20.4   Effective interest rates

2022
US$’000

230,812

2,976

20,952

254,740

2021
US$’000

289,873

6,295

625

296,793

The weighted average effective interest rates of total borrowings at the end of the reporting period are as follows:

The Group

Bank loans (Note 20.1)

Other borrowings (Note 20.2)

2022

2021

Per annum

2.83% to 5.42% 1.88% to 5.07%

4.67% to 10.00% 1.24% to 4.53%

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Lease liabilities

The Group

Undiscounted lease payments due:

- Year 1

- Year 2

- Year 3

- Year 4 and onwards

Less: Unearned interest cost

Lease liabilities

Presented as:

- Non-current

- Current

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

1,882

1,657

131

47

3,717

(207)

3,510

1,753

1,757

3,510

2,524

1,818

1,596

3

5,941

(347)

5,594

3,029

2,565

5,594

Interest expense on lease liabilities of US$171,000 (2021 - US$251,000) is recognised within “finance costs” in the Consolidated 
statement of comprehensive income.

Rental expenses not capitalised in lease liabilities but recognised in the profit or loss are set out below: 

The Group

Short-term leases

Leases of low-value assets

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2,962

33

7,148

14

Total cash outflows for all leases in the year amounted to US$2,655,000 (2021 - US$4,459,000).

As at 31 December 2022, the Group’s short-term lease commitments at the reporting date are not substantially dissimilar to 
those giving rise to the Group’s short-term lease expense for the year.

The Group’s lease liabilities are secured by the lessors’ title to the leased assets.

Further information about the financial risk management are disclosed in Note 37 and leasing activities in Note 33. 

Lease liabilities are denominated in the following currencies: 

The Group

Australian Dollar

Malaysian Ringgit

Others 

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

25

2,910

575

3,510

539

4,150

905

5,594

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

22 

Trade and other payables

Non-current

Trade payables - third party

Other payables

Retention monies

Current

Trade payables

- third party

Amount due to subsidiaries (non-trade)

Accruals 

Other payables

Retention monies

Welfare expense payable

Interest payables

Total

The Company

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

-

-

-

-

-

62,874

1,793

22

-

-

-

64,689

64,689

64,689

-

-

-

-

-

47,631

1,621

141

-

-

-

49,393

49,393

49,393

54,224

39,301

99

-

85

31

54,323

39,417

111,990

101,191

-

3,238

7,300

3,331

642

103

14,614

126,604

180,927

-

10,788

12,744

1,317

2,030

171

27,050

128,241

167,658

Non-current trade payables relate to payables to vendors which bear interest of 5.5% (2021 - 5.5%) per annum.

The current amount due to subsidiaries (non-trade) represents advances which are unsecured, interest-free and repayable 
on demand. 

Trade and other payables are denominated in the following currencies:

Australian Dollar

Renminbi

United States Dollar

Malaysian Ringgit

Others

The Company

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

40,793

-

23,746

-

150

28,482

-

20,762

-

149

64,689

49,393

1,905

7,589

62,653

108,530

250

180,927

9,774

10,638

32,718

114,256

272

167,658

All trade payables are generally on 30 to 120 (2021 - 30 to 120) days’ credit terms.

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23 

Provisions  

The Group

Rehabilitation

At beginning of the year

Adjustments from mine development costs (Note 7)

Utilisation

Exchange realignment

At end of the year

Non-current

Current

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

7,176

450

(2,223)

(437)

4,966

4,778

188

4,966

9,763

(901)

(1,188)

(498)

7,176

5,786

1,390

7,176

According to the Mine Management and Environmental Management Plans submitted to the Northern Territory Government 
in Australia, the wholly-owned subsidiary, OM (Manganese) Ltd is obligated for the rehabilitation and restoration of areas 
disturbed arising from mining activities conducted by OM (Manganese) Ltd. Mine rehabilitation costs are provided for at 
the present value of future expected expenditure when the liability is incurred. Although the ultimate cost to be incurred is 
uncertain, the Group has estimated its costs based on the rates outlined by the Northern Territory Department of Industry, 
Tourism and Trade using current restoration standards and techniques.  

24  Deferred capital grant

The Group

Government grant

Non-current

Current

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

7,698

7,131

567

7,698

8,262

7,698

564

8,262

A  government  grant  was  awarded  for  the  construction  of  certain  items  of  property,  plant  and  equipment.  There  are  no 
unfulfilled  conditions  or  contingencies  attached.  The  movement  in  the  deferred  capital  grant  is  due  to  amortisation  of 
US$564,000 (2021 - US$567,000) (Note 27) and foreign currency translation differences.

25 

Contract liabilities

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

Transportation of goods sold under CFR and CIF Incoterms

10,536

7,028

The  Group’s  contract  liabilities  relate  to  the  Group’s  obligation  to  transport  goods  sold  to  customers  under  CFR  and  CIF 
Incoterms for which the Group has received advance payments from these customers. 

Unsatisfied performance obligations in relation to contract liabilities at the end of the reporting period are:

The Group

Aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to contracts that
   are partially or fully unsatisfied at the end of the year

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

10,536

7,028

The Group expects that 100% of the transaction price allocated to the unsatisfied performance obligations at the end of the 
current year may be recognised as revenue during the next reporting period. 

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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

26  Other income

The Group

Interest income from banks

Commission income

Government grant

Gain on disposal of other investment 

Gain from derecognition of financial liabilities 

Sundry income

27 

Profit before income tax

The Group

Profit before income tax has been arrived at after 
  charging:

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment:

- cost of sales

- other operating expenses

(Gain)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment (1)

Write off of property, plant and equipment (1)

Amortisation of land use rights (1)

Write-off of exploration and evaluation costs (1)

Amortisation of mine development costs (1)

Depreciation of investment property (1)

Depreciation of right-of-use assets (1)

Cost of inventories recognised as expenses
   and included in cost of sales

Write-down of inventories to net realisable value (1)

Impairment loss on trade and other receivables (1)

Unwinding of discount on non-current trade payables (1)

Amortisation of deferred capital grant (2)

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss - net (1)

Rental expenses:

- short-term leases

- leases of low-value assets

Finance costs:

- loans

- lease liabilities

- others

Employee benefits expenses

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

1,205

1,607

170

-

-

984

3,966

223

876

378

581

6,681

1,980

10,719

Note

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

16,213

8,537

24,750

(3)

10,052

143

130

392

7

2,356

649,686

561

-

-

(564)

(592)

2,962

33

17,447

171

1,034

18,652

47,656

16,468

12,216

28,684

14

5,490

145

114

9,622

8

4,405

573,932

2,830

484

63

(567)

8,818

7,148

14

13,877

251

695

14,823

63,935

4

5

6

7

8

9

13

13

14

24

21

21

31

(1)  

(2)  

These are included under “Other operating expenses” in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income.  
This is included under “Cost of sales” in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income.  

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28 

Income tax expense 

A provision for enterprise income tax on the subsidiaries operating in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) has been made 
in  accordance  with  the  Income  Tax  Law  of  PRC  concerning  Foreign  Investment  Enterprises  and  Foreign  Enterprises  and 
various local income tax laws.

A  Global  Trader  Programme  is  granted  by  the  Singapore  Ministry  of  Trade  and  Industry  to  a  Singapore  subsidiary,  OM 
Materials  (S)  Pte.  Ltd.,  for  a  concessionary  rate  of  10%  valid  up  to  December  2023,  subject  to  the  fulfilment  of  specific 
conditions.

In  November  2017,  OM  Materials  (Sarawak)  Sdn.  Bhd.  (“OM  Sarawak”)  was  awarded  Pioneer  Status  by  the  Malaysian 
Investment Development Authority (“MIDA”), which entitles OM Sarawak exemption from tax for a period of 5 years effective 
1 December 2016 to 30 November 2021 on 100% of statutory income derived from the production of ferro-silicon, silicon 
manganese and high carbon ferromanganese. OM Sarawak has provided for 24% tax on 100% of its taxable income for the 
financial year ended 31 December 2022, and is currently working towards meeting all the conditions set by MIDA to be eligible 
for a second 5 year tax exemption period (from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2026) on 70% of its statutory income. 
Upon satisfaction by OM Sarawak of the MIDA conditions, OM Sarawak’s annual tax position will be adjusted accordingly. 

Taxation has been provided at the appropriate tax rates prevailing in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and PRC in 
which the Group operates on the estimated assessable profits for the year. These rates generally range from 10% to 30% 
for the reporting period. 

The Group

Current taxation:

- Singapore income tax (concessionary tax rate of 10%)

- PRC tax (tax rate of 25%)

- Other jurisdictions

Deferred taxation

Overprovision in prior years:

- current taxation

- deferred taxation

Income tax

Other taxation:

- withholding tax

- profits-based royalty and special mining taxes

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2,754

1,441

642

17,455

22,292

(27)

-

(27)

22,265

516

257

23,038

2,063

2,115

305

(3,504)

979

(532)

278

(254)

725

498

1,228

2,451

A reconciliation of the income tax applicable to the accounting profit at the applicable tax rates to the income tax expense 
for the reporting period was as follows:

The Group

Profit before income tax

Tax at applicable tax rates

Tax effect of non-taxable revenue(1)

Tax effect of non-deductible expenses(2)

Tax effect of allowances and concessions given by tax jurisdictions

Utilisation of deferred tax assets on temporary difference not recognised
   in previous years

Effects of share of results of associates

Overprovision in prior years

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

105,629

84,534

26,211

(137)

1,556

(2,058)

(2,021)

(1,259)

(27)

22,265

18,779

(17,078)

5,129

(1,502)

(3,739)

(610)

(254)

725

(1)  
(2) 

In 2021, non-taxable revenue relates mainly to Pioneer Income contributed by OM Sarawak.    
Non-deductible expenses relate mainly to depreciation and amortisation of non-qualifying assets, overseas accrued interest expenses 
and provision of expenses. 

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29 

Cash flow hedges 

The Group

Cash flow hedges:

(Loss)/gain arising during the year

30 

Profit per share 

The Group

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

(47)

2,125

Basic profit per share is calculated based on the consolidated profit attributable to owners of the parent divided by the 
weighted  average  number  of  shares  (excluding  treasury  shares)  on  issue  of  736,690,000  (2021  -  736,690,000)  ordinary 
shares during the financial year.

Fully diluted profit per share is calculated based on the consolidated profit attributable to owners of the parent divided by 
736,690,000 (2021 - 736,690,000) ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares). The number of ordinary shares was calculated 
based on the weighted average number of shares on issue during the financial year adjusted for the effects of all dilutive 
convertible bonds and warrants. Dilutive potential ordinary shares are deemed to have been converted into ordinary shares 
at the beginning of the year or if later, the date of the issue of the potential ordinary shares.

The following table reflects profit or loss and share data used in the computation of basic and diluted profit per share from 
continuing operations for the years ended 31 December:

The Group

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of basic profit 
   per share

Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares:

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of
   diluted profit per share

Profit figures were calculated as follows:

Profit for the year attributable to owners of the Company

Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares:

Profit for the purposes of diluted profit per share

2022
’000

2021
’000

736,690

736,690

-

-

736,690

736,690

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

67,842

-

67,842

61,520

-

61,520

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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

31 

Employee benefits expense 

The Group

Directors’ fees

Directors’ remuneration other than fees:

- Directors of the Company

- Directors of the subsidiaries

- Defined contributions plans

Key management personnel (other than Directors):

- Salaries, wages and other related costs

- Defined contributions plans

Other than key management personnel:

- Salaries, wages and other related costs

- Defined contributions plans

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

499

2,401

1,847

80

3,125

261

8,213

36,967

2,476

47,656

604

2,234

1,233

61

3,337

299

7,768

52,189

3,978

63,935

32 

Related party transactions

In  addition  to  the  related  party  information  disclosed  elsewhere  in  the  financial  statements,  the  following  amounts  are 
transactions with related parties based upon commercial arm’s length terms and conditions:

The Group

(a) Trading and other transactions

Commission charged to an associate

Commission charged by an associate

Sales of goods to an associate

Purchases of goods from an associate

(b) Key management personnel

Bonds invested by key management personnel (Note 20.2(c))

Interest expense on bonds invested by key management personnel

33 

Leases

(i)  

The Group as lessee

(a)  

Properties

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

1,607

(549)

1,864

1,632

(250)

6,520

(77,096)

(75,306)

5,124

43

-

-

The Group leases several land and buildings for operational and storage purposes (Note 9). 

The Group makes prepayments for usage of land (Note 5) in the PRC and Malaysia under leasing agreements where the 
Group constructs buildings and infrastructure for office and operational use. 

There are no externally imposed covenants on these property lease arrangements.

(b)  

Plant and machinery, office equipment and motor vehicles

The  Group  makes  monthly  lease  payments  to  acquire  plant  and  machinery  and  office  equipment  used  for  manufacturing 
and  operational  activities.  The  Group  also  acquires  motor  vehicles  under  hire  purchase  arrangements  to  render  internal 
logistics support. These plant and machinery, office equipment and motor vehicles are recognised as the Group’s right-of-use 
assets (Note 9). The lease agreements for plant and machinery, office equipment and motor vehicles prohibit the Group from 
subleasing them to third parties.

Information regarding the Group’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are disclosed in Note 9 and 21 respectively.

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33 

Leases (Cont’d)  

(ii)  

The Group as lessor

Investment property

Operating  leases,  in  which  the  Group  is  the  lessor,  relate  to  investment  property  (Note  8)  owned  by  the  Group  with  a 
remaining lease term of 7 months. The operating lease contract contains market review clauses in the event that the lessee 
exercises its option to renew. The lessee does not have an option to purchase the property at the expiry of the lease period.

The Group’s revenue from rental income received on the investment properties are disclosed in Note 8.

The  future  minimum  rental  receivable  under  non-cancellable  operating  leases  contracted  for  the  reporting  date  are  as 
follows:

The Group

Undiscounted lease payments to be received:

- Year 1

- Year 2

34 

Commitments

34.1  Capital commitments

The following table summarises the Group’s capital commitments: 

The Group

Capital expenditure contracted but not provided for in
   the financial statements:

- acquisition of property, plant and equipment

34.2  Other operating commitments

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

57

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56

152

2022
US$’000

2021
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23,370

11,855

Other  contracted  operating  commitments  represent  the  provision  of  processing  services,  catering,  cleaning  and  village 
management,  electrical  power  services,  road  haulage  and  rail  haulage.  These  commitments  are  contracted  for  but  not 
provided for in the financial statements.

The Group

Not later than one year

Later than one year and not later than five years

Later than five years

34.3  Mineral Tenements

2022
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2021
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1,988

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1,988

In  order  to  maintain  the  mineral  tenements  in  which  a  subsidiary  is  involved,  the  subsidiary  has  committed  to  fulfil  the 
minimum  annual  expenditures  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of  the  Northern  Territory  Department  of  Industry, 
Tourism and Trade for the next financial year, as set out below:

The Group

Mineral tenements annual expenditure commitments

2022
US$’000

81

2021
US$’000

111

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34 

Commitments (Cont’d)  

34.4 

Environmental bonds

A  subsidiary  had  environmental  bonds  to  the  value  of  US$7,984,000  (2021  -  US$10,595,000)  lodged  with  the  Northern 
Territory Government (Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade) to secure environmental rehabilitation commitments. 
The  US$7,984,000  (2021  -  US$10,595,000)  of  bonds  are  secured  by  US$7,062,000  (2021  -  US$9,472,000)  of  bonds  issued 
under financing facilities and certain cash backed.

35  Other matters

Sponsor Guarantee issued under the terms of the Power Purchase Agreement with Syarikat Sesco Berhad

Pursuant to the Amended Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) between a subsidiary, OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. (“OM 
Sarawak”), and Syarikat Sesco Berhad (“SSB”), the Company issued guarantees to SSB for certain obligations of OM Sarawak 
under the PPA. 

The guarantees disclosed above do not fall into the category of financial guarantees as they do not relate to debt instruments. 
The purpose of these guarantees is essentially to enable SSB to provide the power supply to OM Sarawak on the condition 
that these guarantees are provided by the Company in the event that there are any unpaid claims arising from the PPA owed 
to SSB. There are no bank loans involved in these guarantees. As such, there is no need for the guarantees to be fair valued.

Project Support guarantee issued under the terms of the Facilities Agreement and the Project Support Agreement

OM Sarawak, a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a project finance Facilities Agreement (“FA”) for a limited recourse 
senior project finance debt facility.  

Concurrently,  the  Company  and  OM  Material  (S)  Pte  Ltd  (“OMS”),  the  ultimate  and  immediate  holding  company  of  OM 
Sarawak, entered into a Project Support Agreement (“PSA”) in relation to the project finance debt facility. The PSA governs 
the rights and obligations of the Company and OMS. These obligations and liabilities severally liable.  

The PSA will lapse upon the final payment of the project financing facilities. 

36  Operating segments

For management purposes, the Group is organised into the following reportable operating segments:

Mining  

Smelting 

Exploration and mining of manganese ore

Production of manganese ferroalloys, ferrosilicon, silicon metal and manganese sinter ore

Marketing and Trading 

Trading of manganese ore, manganese ferroalloys, ferrosilicon and sinter ore

Each of these operating segments is managed separately as they require different resources as well as operating approaches.

The  reporting  segment  results  exclude  the  finance  income  and  costs  and  share  of  results  of  associates,  which  are  not 
directly attributable to the business activities of any operating segment, and are not included in arriving at the operating 
results of the operating segment.

Sales between operating segments are carried out at arm’s length.

Segment  performance  is  evaluated  based  on  the  operating  profit  or  loss  which  in  certain  respects,  as  set  out  below,  is 
measured differently from the operating profit or loss in the consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

36  Operating segments (Cont’d)

Reconciliation of the Group’s reportable segment profit to the profit before income tax is as follows:

The Group

Reportable segment profit

Finance income

Share of results of associates

Finance costs

Profit before income tax

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US$’000

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8,417

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The Group’s revenues from external customers and its non-current assets (other than deferred tax assets) are divided into 
the following geographical areas:

Asia Pacific

Europe

Middle East

Africa

America

Revenue from 
external customers

Non-current assets

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US$’000

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US$’000

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location of non-current assets is based on the physical location of the assets.

37 

Financial risk management objectives and policies

The Company and the Group are exposed to financial risks arising from its operations and use of financial instruments. 
The key financial risks include credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk and foreign currency risk. The Company’s and the 
Group’s overall risk management programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise 
adverse effects from the unpredictability of financial markets on the Company’s and the Group’s financial performance. 

Risk management is carried out by the Finance Division under policies approved by the Board of Directors. The Finance 
Division identifies, evaluates and hedges financial risks in close co-operation with the Group’s operating units. The Board 
provides written principles for overall risk management, as well as written policies covering specific areas, such as foreign 
currency risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, use of derivative and non-derivative financial instruments and investing excess 
liquidity.

There has been no change to the Company’s and the Group’s exposure to these financial risks or the manner in which it 
manages and measures the risk. Market risk exposures are measured using sensitivity analysis indicated below.

37.1 

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the Group to incur 
a financial loss. The Group’s exposure to credit risk arises primarily from trade receivables, cash and cash equivalents and 
other  financial  assets.  For  trade  receivables,  the  Group  adopts  the  policy  of  dealing  only  with  customers  of  appropriate 
credit  history,  and  obtaining  sufficient  security  where  appropriate  to  mitigate  credit  risk.  For  other  financial  assets,  the 
Company and the Group adopt the policy of dealing only with high credit quality counterparties.

The Company’s and the Group’s objective is to seek continual growth while minimising losses incurred due to increased 
credit risk exposure.

Credit  exposure  to  an  individual  counterparty  is  restricted  by  credit  limits  that  are  approved  by  management  based  on 
ongoing credit evaluation. The counterparty’s payment profile and credit exposure are continuously monitored at the entity 
level by the respective management. 

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37 

Financial risk management objectives and policies (Cont’d)

37.1 

Credit risk (Cont’d)

Exposure to credit risk
As the Company and the Group do not hold any collateral, the maximum exposure to credit risk for each class of financial 
instruments is the carrying amount of that class of financial instruments presented on the statements of financial position.

The Company’s and the Group’s major classes of financial assets are bank deposits and trade and other receivables. Cash 
is held with reputable financial institutions. Further details of credit risks on trade and other receivables are disclosed in 
Note 14.

Guarantees
The  Company  provides  corporate  guarantees  to  its  subsidiaries  on  their  bank  borrowings.  The  Company’s  maximum 
exposure  to  credit  risk  in  respect  of  the  intra-group  corporate  guarantees  at  the  reporting  date  is  equal  to  the  facilities 
drawn  down  by  the  subsidiaries  in  the  amounts  of  US$312,086,000  (2021  -  US$352,235,000).  At  the  reporting  date,  the 
Company does not consider it probable that a claim will be made against the Company under these intragroup corporate 
guarantees.

There is no impact on the corporate guarantee as there are no differential rates given by the financial institutions.

Undrawn credit facilities
The Group has undrawn credit facilities of approximately US$69,829,000 (2021 - US$38,747,000) at the reporting date.

37.2 

Liquidity risk

Liquidity  risk  is  the  risk  that  the  Company  or  the  Group  will  encounter  difficulty  in  raising  funds  to  meet  commitments 
associated with financial instruments that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. Liquidity risk may result 
from an inability to sell a financial asset quickly at close to its fair value.

The Company’s and the Group’s exposure to liquidity risk arises primarily from mismatches of the maturities of financial 
assets and liabilities. The Company’s and the Group’s objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and 
flexibility through the use of stand-by credit facilities.

The table below analyses the maturity profile of the Company’s and the Group’s financial liabilities based on contractual 
undiscounted cash flows:

Less than
1 year
US$’000

Between
2 and 5
years
US$’000

Over
5 years
US$’000

Total
US$’000

Total
carrying
amount
US$’000

129,912

57,847

69,558

239,615

1,882

1,835

201,352

299,297

128,874

42,227

-

-

-

-

-

187,759

180,927

309,173

254,740

3,717

3,510

500,649

439,177

171,101

167,658

91,079

237,226

2,231

330,536

296,793

2,524

3,417

-

5,941

5,594

222,477

282,870

2,231

507,578

470,045

The Group

As at 31 December 2022

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

As at 31 December 2021

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

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Financial risk management objectives and policies (Cont’d)

37.2 

Liquidity risk (Cont’d)

The Company

As at 31 December 2022

Trade and other payables

Intragroup financial guarantees

As at 31 December 2021

Trade and other payables

Intragroup financial guarantees

Less than
1 year
US$’000

Between
2 and 5
years
US$’000

Over
5 years
US$’000

Total
US$’000

Total
carrying
amount
US$’000

64,689

64,689

376,230

49,393

49,393

352,235

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

64,689

64,689

64,689

64,689

376,230

-

49,393

49,393

49,393

49,393

352,235

-

The  above  table  analyses  the  financial  instruments  of  the  Group  for  which  contractual  maturities  are  essential  for  an 
understanding of the timing of the cash flows into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period from the 
balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date.  The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted 
cash flows.

The Group has various lines of credit with major financial institutions for the purpose of drawing upon short term borrowings, 
through the pledging of bills receivables or inventories.  Further, management closely monitors the Group’s capital structure 
to ensure that there are adequate funds to meet all its obligations in a timely and cost effective manner. 

The  Group  manages  its  liquidity  risk  by  ensuring  there  are  sufficient  cash  and  current  assets  to  meet  all  their  normal 
operating commitments in a timely and cost-effective manner and having adequate amount of credit facilities. The Group 
has the ability to generate additional working capital through financing from financial institutions.  

37.3 

Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of the Company’s and the Group’s financial instruments 
will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates.  

The Company’s and the Group’s exposure to interest rate risk arises primarily from their bank borrowings, cash collaterals 
and fixed deposits. 

Sensitivity analysis for interest rate risk
At the end of the reporting period, if United States Dollar (“USD”), Renminbi (“RMB”) and Malaysian Ringgit (“MYR”) interest 
rates  had  been  75  (2021  -  75)  basis  points  lower/higher  with  all  other  variables  held  constant,  the  Company’s  and  the 
Group’s profit net of tax would have been higher/lower by the amounts shown below, arising mainly as a result of lower/
higher interest expense on bank borrowings and lower/higher interest income on cash and bank balances. 

The Company
Resulting effect:
profit/(loss)

The Group
Resulting effect: 
profit/(loss)

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

2022
US$’000

2021
US$’000

United States     
  Dollar (USD)

- lower 75 basis points  

(2021 - 75 basis points)     

- higher 75 basis points       
(2021 - 75 basis points)     

-

-

-

-

1,107

1,344

(1,107)

(1,344)

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Financial risk management objectives and policies (Cont’d) 

37.4 

Foreign currency risk

Currency  risk  is  the  risk  that  the  value  of  a  financial  instrument  will  fluctuate  due  to  changes  in  foreign  exchange  rates. 
Currency risk arises when transactions are denominated in foreign currencies.

The Group operates and sells its products in several countries and transacts in foreign currencies.  As a result, the Group is 
exposed to movements in foreign currency exchange rates arising from normal trading transactions, primarily with respect 
to AUD, RMB and MYR. 

Sensitivity analysis for foreign currency risk
The following table demonstrates the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in the AUD, RMB and MYR exchange rates 
against USD, with all other variables held constant, of the Company’s and the Group’s profit before income tax. 

The Group

Australian Dollar

-   strengthened 5% (2021 - 5%)

-   weakened 5% (2021 - 5%)

Renminbi

-   strengthened 5% (2021 - 5%)

-   weakened 5% (2021 - 5%)

Malaysian Ringgit

-   strengthened 5% (2021 - 5%)

-   weakened 5% (2021 - 5%)

The Company

Australian Dollar

-   strengthened 5% (2021 - 5%)

-   weakened 5% (2021 - 5%)

2022

2021

Resulting effect -
profit/(loss)
US$’000

Resulting effect -
profit/(loss)
US$’000

(664)

664

(136)

136

(5,045)

5,045

(1,720)

1,720

201

(201)

57

(57)

(5,706)

5,706

(1,081)

1,081

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Capital risk management

The Company’s and the Group’s objectives when managing capital are:

• 

• 

• 

• 

to safeguard the Company’s and the Group’s abilities to continue as a going concern;

to support the Company’s and the Group’s stability and growth;

to provide capital for the purpose of strengthening the Company’s and the Group’s risk management capability; and

to provide an adequate return to shareholders.

The Company and the Group actively and regularly review and manage its capital structure to ensure optimal capital structure 
and shareholders’ returns, taking into consideration the future capital requirements of the Company and the Group and 
capital efficiency, prevailing and projected profitability, projected operating cash flows, projected capital expenditures and 
projected strategic investment opportunities. The Company has formalised a dividend policy in February 2023, to maintain 
an annual dividend payout of between 10% to 30% of net profit after tax attributable to owners, subject to a cap of 50% of 
free cash flow, and other considerations as determined by the Board of Directors.  This dividend policy takes effect from the 
year commencing 1 January 2023.

Management  reviews  its  capital  management  approach  on  an  on-going  basis  and  believes  that  this  approach,  given  the 
relative size of the Company and the Group, is reasonable.

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Capital risk management (Cont’d)

The Company monitors capital using a gearing ratio, which is net debt divided by total equity:

The Group

Borrowings

Less: Cash and bank balances (including cash collateral)

Net debt

Total equity

Gearing ratio

2022
US$’000

254,740

(62,383)

192,357

2021
US$’000

296,793

(81,524)

215,269

399,734

443,713

0.48

0.49

There were no changes in the Company’s and the Group’s approach to capital management during the year. 

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Financial instruments 

Accounting classifications of financial assets and financial liabilities

31 December 2022

The Group

Financial assets

Trade and other receivables (1)

Cash and bank balances (including cash collateral)

The Company

Financial assets

Trade and other receivables

Cash and bank balances

31 December 2021

The Group

Financial assets

Trade and other receivables (1)

Cash and bank balances (including cash collateral)

The Company

Financial assets

Trade and other receivables

Cash and bank balances

Note

Debt instruments
(at amortised cost)

US$’000

Total

US$’000

14

16

14

16

14

16

14

16

29,247

62,383

91,630

6,380

24

6,404

34,025

81,524

115,549

6,833

32

6,865

29,247

62,383

91,630

6,380

24

6,404

34,025

81,524

115,549

6,833

32

6,865

(1)  

Excluded  tax  recoverable  of  US$122,000  (2021  -  US$740,000)  and  advance  to  suppliers  of  US$2,414,000  (2021  - 
US$6,135,000) from trade and other receivables

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Financial instruments (Cont’d) 

Accounting classifications of financial assets and financial liabilities (Cont’d)

Note

Other financial
liabilities
(at amortised cost)

US$’000

31 December 2022

The Group

Financial liabilities

Borrowings 

Lease liabilities

Trade and other payables (1)

The Company

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

31 December 2021

The Group

Financial liabilities

Borrowings 

Lease liabilities

Trade and other payables (1)

The Company

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

Total

US$’000

254,740

3,510

177,427

435,677

254,740

3,510

177,427

435,677

64,689

64,689

64,689

64,689

296,793

5,594

161,207

463,594

296,793

5,594

161,207

463,594

49,393

49,393

49,393

49,393

  20

  21

  22

  22

  20

  21

  22

  22

(1)  

Excluded  tax  payable  of  US$808,000  (2021  -  US$1,268,000),  advance  from  customers  of  US$2,692,000  (2021  - 
US$5,183,000) from trade and other payables

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Fair value measurement

Definition of fair value 
IFRSs define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction 
between market participants at the measurement date. 

Fair value hierarchy
Financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  measured  at  fair  value  in  the  statements  of  financial  position  are  grouped  into 
three Levels of a fair value hierarchy. The three Levels are defined based on the observability of significant inputs to the 
measurement, as follows: 

Level 1:  

quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

Level 2:  

inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either  
directly or indirectly; and

Level 3:  

unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

• 

• 

• 

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Fair value measurement (Cont’d)

Financial assets and liabilities that are not carried at fair value but whose carrying amounts approximate that of fair value

The carrying amounts of trade and other receivables (Note 14), cash and bank balances (Note 16), current trade and other 
payables (Note 22), current lease liabilities (Note 21) and current borrowings (Note 20) are reasonable approximations of fair 
values due to their short-term nature.

The carrying amounts of non-current trade and other payables (Note 22), non-current lease liabilities (Note 21) and non-current 
borrowings (Note 20) are reasonable approximations of fair values as their interest rate approximates the market lending rate.

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Contingencies

Tourag Fatality

On  24  August  2020  a  significant  wall  failure  in  Tourag  pit  resulted  in  the  death  of  an  employee  of  OM  (Manganese)  Ltd. 
(“OMM”).  The  incident  was  immediately  reported  to  NT  Police,  the  Department  of  Industry,  Tourism  and  Trade  and  NT 
Worksafe, with mining operations suspended immediately. 

OMM has complied with all notices issued by NT WorkSafe and the Northern Territory Coroner to provide all information to 
assist with their investigations. 

On  30  August  2021,  NT  WorkSafe  served  OMM  with  a  summons  to  attend  court,  charging  OMM  with  contraventions  of 
Division 5 of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT) (“Act”). OMM has indicated its intention 
to enter a guilty plea to a “Category Two” failure to comply with a work health and safety duty, contrary to section 32 of the 
Act. The maximum penalty for this offence is A$1.5 million. A final outcome is expected by the middle of 2023.  

Construction claim

On 8 July 2022, one of the subsidiaries of the Group received a claim for the sum of approximately MYR 30 million (equivalent 
to approximately US$6,798,000) and costs in respect of a construction project. As at the date of this report, no determination 
has been made of the possible outcome.

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Pursuant  to  the  listing  requirements  of  the  Australian  Securities  Exchange  (“ASX”),  the  shareholder  information  set  out  below  was 
applicable as at 3 April 2023.

1. 

A. 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Distribution of Equity Securities

Distribution schedule and number of holders of equity securities as at 3 April 2023

Distribution

1 – 1,000
1,001 – 5,000
5,001 – 10,000
10,001 – 100,000
More than 100,000

TOTAL

Fully Paid Ordinary Shares 
(OMH)
701
884
343
478
163

2,569

% of Issued Capital 

               0.05
               0.34
               0.37
               1.98
               97.25

100.00

There were 288 holders holding less than a marketable parcel of ordinary shares on ASX. 

B. 

Twenty Largest Shareholders

The names of the twenty largest holders of quoted shares are listed below:

Shareholder Name

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED
HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 
HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2
BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD 
J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
HANWA CO LTD
BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD  
UOB KAY HIAN NOMINEES (ASING) SDN BHD
EXEMPT AN FOR UOB KAY HIAN PTE LTD ( A/C CLIENTS )                         
LOW NGEE TONG                                                                                         
MS HENG SIOW KWEE
CITIGROUP NOMINEES (ASING) SDN BHD 
EXEMPT AN FOR UBS AG HONG KONG (FOREIGN)
CITIGROUP NOMINEES (TEMPATAN) SDN BHD EXEMPT AN FOR AIA BHD.
CITIGROUP NOMINEES (ASING) SDN BHD EXEMPT AN FOR OCBC SECURITIES PRIVATE 
LIMITED (CLIENTA/C-NR)
MS JULIE ANNE WOLSELEY
MR HAMID MAHDAVI ARDABILI
HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 
HSBC NOMINEES (ASING) SDN BHD
EXEMPT AN FOR MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL
PLC (CLIENT) 
STRATFORD SUN LIMITED
CIMB GROUP NOMINEES (ASING) SDN. BHD.
EXEMPT AN FOR DBS BANK LTD (SFS-PB)
MR GLENN RUSSELL STEDMAN + MRS NUTCHARAT STEDMAN 


TOTAL HELD BY 20 LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS

OTHERS

TOTAL

162

Listed Ordinary Shares 

Number

Percentage Quoted

187,860,984
147,918,756
68,931,336
48,228,645
46,928,396
32,500,000
28,512,902

25.43%
20.03%
9.33%
6.53%
6.35%
4.40%
3.86%

    15,044,036
10,000,000
9,029,800

                        2.04%
1.35%
1.22%

8,843,000
7,382,800

6,983,800
5,562,002
4,995,000
4,926,221

4,837,100
4,650,000

3,679,700

3,400,000

650,214,478

88,408,859

1.20%
1.00%

0.95%
0.75%
0.68%
0.67%

0.65%
0.63%

0.50%

0.46%

88.03%

11.97%

738,623,337

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C. 

Substantial Shareholders

An extract of the Company’s Register of Substantial Shareholders (who hold 5% or more of the issued capital) is set out 
below.

Shareholder Name

Huang Gang

Amplewood Resources Ltd 

Low Ngee Tong

Heng Siow Kwee 

   Listed Ordinary Shares 

Number of Shares   

% of Shares

103,618,830

100,260,653

68,861,231

66,081,669

14.03%

13.57%

9.32%

8.95%

D. 

Restricted Securities

There were no restricted securities on issue as at 3 April 2023. 

E. 

Voting Rights

Subject to the Bye-laws of the Company and to any rights or restrictions attaching to any class of shares, every member 
is entitled to be present at a meeting in person, by proxy, representative or attorney.  In accordance with the Company’s 
Bye-laws, voting rights in respect of ordinary shares are on a show of hands whereby each member present in person or by 
proxy or representative shall have one vote and upon a poll each member present in person or by proxy or representative 
shall have one vote for every share held. 

2. 

TAXATION

The Company was incorporated in Bermuda and is not taxed as a company in Australia.

3.   ON-MARKET BUY-BACK

The Company is not currently undertaking an on-market buy-back.

4. 

INVESTOR INFORMATION

(a) 

Stock Exchange Listing

OM Holdings Limited shares are listed on the Australia Securities Exchange (ASX).
The Company’s ASX code is OMH.

OM Holdings Limited shares are listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities).
The Company’s Bursa code is OMH (5298)

(b) 

Company Information Contact

For further information about OM Holdings Limited please contact the Singapore head office:

OM Holdings Limited
#09 – 03A Singapore Post Centre
10 Eunos Road 8
Singapore 408600

Telephone: 
Facsimile: 
Email: 
Website: 

(65) 6346 5515
(65) 6342 2242
om@ommaterials.com
www.omholdingsltd.com

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(c) 

Share Registry Enquiries

Shareholders  who  require  information  about  their  shareholdings,  dividend  payments,  notification  of  tax  file 
numbers, changes of name, address or bank account details or related administrative matters should contact the 
Company’s share registry:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
Level 11, 172 St Georges Terrace
PERTH WA 6000

Postal Address:
GPO Box D182
PERTH WA 6840

Telephone:  
Telephone:  
Facsimile:  
Website:  
Email:  

(within Australia) 1300 850 505
(outside Australia) (61) 3 9415 4000
(61) 3 9473 2500
www.computershare.com
web.queries@computershare.com.au

Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd
Registration No.:  

197101000970 (11324-H)

Address:
Unit 32-01, Level 32, Tower A, Vertical Business Suite, Avenue 3,
Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur

Telephone:  
Facsimile:  
Email:  

+603-2783 9299 
+603-2783 9222
is.enquiry@my.tricorglobal.com 

Each enquiry should refer to the shareholder number which is shown on the issuer sponsored holding statements 
and dividend statements.

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Incorporated in Bermuda

(ARBN 081 028 337)

(Malaysian Registration No. 202002000012 (995782-P))