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Papyrus Australia Ltd 

ABN 63 110 868 409 

Annual Financial Report 

For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 

Contents 

Corporate Information ..............................................................................................................................2 

Corporate Governance Statement .........................................................................................................3 

Directors’ Report ........................................................................................................................................9 

Auditor’s independent Declaration .................................................................................................... 18 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income ...................... 19 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position ................................................................................ 20 

Consolidated Statement of Change in Equity ................................................................................. 21 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows............................................................................................ 22 

Notes to the Financial Statements ..................................................................................................... 23 

Directors’ Declaration ............................................................................................................................ 52 

Independent Audit Report .......................................................................................................................... 53 

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Corporate Information

This  annual  report  covers  Papyrus  Australia  Ltd  (ABN  63  110  868  409),  and  its  subsidiaries  (the  consolidated  group  or 
‘Group’). The Group's functional and presentation currency is Australian dollars. 

A description of the Group's operations and of its principal activities is included in the review of operations and activities in the 
directors' report on pages 9 to 17. The directors' report is not part of the financial report. 

Directors 
Mr Edward Byrt (Chairman) 
Mr Ramy Azer (Managing Director) 
Mr Steve Howe (Appointed 7 September 2020, Resigned 1January 2021) 
Mr David Attrias (Appointed 13 November 2020) 
Mr Vincent Peter Rigano 

Company Secretary 
Mr Vincent Peter Rigano 

Registered Office 
C/‑ V P Rigano & Co Pty Ltd 
Level 2, 2 Peel Street 
ADELAIDE SA 5000 

Principal place of business 
C/‑ V P Rigano & Co Pty Ltd 
Level 2, 2 Peel Street 
ADELAIDE SA 5000 

Share Registry 
Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd 
Level 5, 115 Grenfell Street 
ADELAIDE SA 5000 

Auditors 
BDO Audit (SA) Pty Ltd 
Level 7, BDO Centre 
420 King William Street 
ADELAIDE SA 5000 

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Corporate Governance Statement 
30 June 2021 

Introduction 
Papyrus Australia Limited (the Company) and the Board are committed to achieving and demonstrating the highest 
standards of corporate governance. The Board continues to review the framework and practices to ensure they meet the 
interests of shareholders. The Company and its controlled entities together are referred to as the Group in this statement. 

The Group details below the corporate governance practices in place at the end of the financial year, all of which comply with 
the principles and recommendations of the ASX corporate governance council unless otherwise stated. Some of the charters 
and policies that form the basis of the corporate governance practices of the Group may be located on the Group’s website, 
http://www.papyrusaustralia.com.au/ 

On 27 February 2019, the ASX Corporate Governance Council released the 4th Edition of its Corporate Governance 
Principles and Recommendations (4th Edition Recommendations). The Group reviewed its corporate governance and 
reporting practices under these principles and the disclosures in this Corporate Governance Statement reflect this. As at the 
date of this statement, the Group complies with the 4th Edition Recommendations (unless otherwise stated).

Principle 1: Lay solid foundations for management and oversight 

The relationship between the Board and senior management is critical to the Group’s long-term success. The Directors are 
responsible to the shareholders for the performance of the group in both the short and the longer term and seek to balance 
objectives in the best interests of the group as a whole. Their focus is to enhance the interests of shareholders and other key 
stakeholders and to ensure the Group is properly managed. 

The responsibilities of the Board include: 

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providing strategic guidance to the Group including contributing to the development of and approving the corporate
strategy;
reviewing and approving business plans, the annual budget and financial plans including available resources and
major capital expenditure initiatives;
overseeing and monitoring the organisational performance and the achievement of the Group’s strategic goals and
objectives;

 monitoring financial performance including approval of the annual and half-year financial reports and liaison with the

Company’s auditors;
appointment and performance assessment of the Managing Director (MD);
ratifying the appointment and/or removal and contributing to the performance assessment for the members of the
senior management team, including the Company Secretary;
ensuring there are effective management processes in place and approving major corporate initiatives;
enhancing and protecting the reputation of the organisation;
overseeing the operation of the Group’s system for compliance and risk management reporting to shareholders;
and
ensuring appropriate resources are available to senior management.

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Due to the size of the Group, the day to day management of the Group’s affairs and the implementation of the corporate 
strategy and policy initiatives are managed by the Board. 

The Board has not publicly disclosed a statement of matters reserved for the Board, or the Board charter. Given the size of 
the Company at this time, the Board does not consider the formation of a Board charter necessary. 

The Board is presently responsible for evaluating Board candidates and recommending individuals for appointment to the 
Board. The Board evaluates prospective candidates against a range of criteria including the skills, experience, expertise and 
diversity that will best complement Board effectiveness at the time. The Board undertakes appropriate background and 
screening checks prior to nominating a director for election by shareholders, and provides to shareholders all material 
information in its possession concerning the director standing for election or re-election in the explanatory notes 
accompanying the notice of meeting. 

A written agreement has not been executed with each director setting out the terms of their appointment; therefore the Group 
does not comply with recommendation 1.3 of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Company 
believes that due to their size and nature of operations that this is acceptable, however will ensure written agreements are 
executed with future directors and senior executives. 

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The Company Secretary is accountable directly to the Board, through the Chair, on all matters to do with the proper 
functioning of the Board. The Company Secretary is responsible for maintaining the information systems and processes that 
are appropriate for the Board to fulfill its role and to achieve the objective of the Company. The Company Secretary is also 
responsible for ensuring that the Board procedures are complied with and advising the Board on governance matters. All 
Directors and Committees have access to the Company Secretary for advice and services. Independent advisory services 
are retained by the Company Secretary at the request of the Board or Committees. 

The Company does not have a diversity policy, which formally documents the principles and commitment in relation to 
maintaining a diverse group of employees within the Company, and therefore has not complied with recommendation 1.5(b) 
of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. However the Board continually assesses the composition of 
the Board. The Company believes this to be appropriate at this time, but notes it uses diversity as a driver for staff 
recruitment. 

The total proportion of men and women on the board, in senior positions (being Key Management Personal and decision 
makers of the Company) and across the whole organisation is listed below: 

Category 
Board 
Senior Management 
Whole Organisation 

Men 
4 
1 
5 

Women 
- 
- 
- 

The Group has not disclosed in this Corporate Governance Statement its measureable objectives for achieving gender 
diversity and therefore has not complied with recommendation 1.5(a) of the Corporate Governance Principles and 
Recommendations. Due to the size of the Company and its number of employees, the Board does not consider it 
appropriate, at this time, to formally set measurable objectives for gender diversity. 

The Board will at least annually 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 current best practices. The Board continually 
evaluates the composition of the Board, however a formal evaluation of its performance and the performance of its 
committees and individual directors is yet to be conducted. Due to the size of the Company, the Board has determined that 
this is appropriate at Company’s stage to date, however it does recognise that ongoing performance evaluation is important 
to ensure that the Board, committees and individual director’s remain relevant and committed to the Company’s business 
operations and changing business requirements. At the date of this report, the Company has not complied with 
recommendation 1.6(b) of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. 

The Group currently has no senior executives and therefore has no formal process for evaluating the performance of its 
senior executives. 

Principle 2: Structure the board to add value 

The Board has not established a nomination committee, and thus not complied with recommendation 2.1(a) of the Corporate 
Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Directors takes ultimate responsibility in addressing board succession 
issues and to ensure the Board has the appropriate balance of skills, knowledge, experience, independence and diversity to 
enable it to discharge its duties and responsibilities effectively. The Board closely assesses diversity criteria when 
considering Board candidates. 

The Group’s desired mix of skills and competence is listed below. The Board considers its current composition adequately 
meets these required competencies. 

Area 
Leadership 

Business, Finance and Legal 

Sustainability and Stakeholder 
Management 
Engineering and Technical 

Competence 
Business Leadership, Public Listed Company Experience 
Accounting, Audit, Business Strategy, Competitive Business Analysis, Corporate 
Financing, Financial Literacy, Legal, Mergers and Acquisitions, Risk Management, 
Tax – International 
Community Relations, Corporate Governance, Health & Safety, Human Resources, 
Remuneration 
Engineering qualifications 

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At the date of this statement the Board consists of the following directors: 

Mr Edward Byrt, Non-Executive Chairman, Mr Ramy Azer, Managing Director, Mr David Attrias Non-Executive Director, Mr 
Vincent Rigano, Non-Executive Director/Company Secretary. 

The Board considers this to be an appropriate composition given the size and development of the Group at the present time 
and continually assesses the composition of the Board to ensure its membership maintains a combination of skills and 
experience that ensure the Board has the expertise to meet both its responsibilities to stakeholders and its strategic 
objectives. The names of directors including details of their qualifications and experience are set out in the Directors’ Report 
of the Annual Report and also available on the Company’s website: www.papyrusaustralia.com.au 

Independence 
The Board is conscious of the need for independence and ensures that where a conflict of interest may arise, the relevant 
Director(s) leave the meeting to ensure a full and frank discussion of the matter(s) under consideration by the rest of the 
Board. Those Directors who have interests in specific transactions or potential transactions do not receive Board papers 
related to those transactions or potential transactions, do not participate in any part of a Directors’ meeting which considers 
those transactions or potential transactions, are not involved in the decision making process in respect of those transactions 
or potential transactions, and are asked not to discuss those transactions or potential transactions with other Directors. 

Directors of the Company are considered to be independent when they are independent of management and free from any 
business or other relationship that could materially interfere with, or could reasonably be perceived to materially interfere 
with, the exercise of their unfettered and independent judgment. 

The Board has accepted the following definition of an independent Director: 

An independent director is a director who is not a member of management, is a Non-Executive Director and who: 

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is not, or has not been, employed in an executive capacity by the Group and there has been a period of at least
three years between ceasing such employment and serving on the Board;
is not, or has not within the last three years been, a partner, director or senior employee of a provider of material
professional services to the Group;
is not, or has not within the last three years been, in a material business relationship (eg as a supplier or customer)
with the Group , or an officer or, or otherwise associated with, someone with such a relationship;
is not a substantial security holder of the entity or an officer of , or otherwise associated with, a substantial security
holder of the entity;
does not have a material contractual relationship with the Group other than as a director; or
has not been a director of the entity for such a period that his or her independence may have been compromised.

Mr David Attrias and Mr Vincent Rigano are Non-Executive Directors and have no other material relationships with the Group 
other than their directorship. Mr Rigano has some shareholding in the Group, he is not a substantial security holder. As such, 
the Group assesses that it has two independent directors during the year as those relationships are defined. 

The Board considers its current structure to be an appropriate composition of the required skills and experience, given the 
experience of the individual Directors and the size and development of the Company at the present time. Each individual 
member of the Board is satisfied that whilst the Company may not comply with Recommendation 2.4, all Directors bring an 
independent judgment to bear on Board decisions. 

The Company’s Chairman, Mr Edward Byrt is not an independent director, due to his shareholding, but he does not fulfill the 
role of CEO. The Company therefore has not complied with recommendation 2.5 of the Corporate Governance Principles 
and Recommendations. The Company believes this to be appropriate at this time given the size and nature of the Company’s 
operations, but will continue to consider the composition of the board in the future. 

The Company does not maintain a formal program for inducting new Directors, however the Company Secretary ensures all 
new directors receive adequate information and documentation on appointment. The Company also ensures that appropriate 
professional development opportunities are provided to directors to ensure they develop and maintain the skills and 
knowledge needed to perform their role as directors effectively. 

Principle 3: Act lawfully, ethically and responsibly 

The Company has developed a Code of conduct (the Code) which has been fully endorsed by the Board and applies to all 
directors and employees. The Code is regularly reviewed and updated as necessary to ensure it reflects the highest 
standards of behaviour and professionalism and the practices necessary to maintain confidence in the group’s integrity and 
to take into account legal obligations and reasonable expectations of the Company’s stakeholders. 

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In summary, the Code requires that at all times all Company personnel act with the utmost integrity, objectivity and in 
compliance with the letter and the spirit of the law and company policies. 

Principle 4: Safeguard integrity in corporate reporting 

Audit Committee (the Committee) 
The Committee consists of the following directors: 

Mr Vincent Rigano (Committee Chair) (Non-Executive Director) Mr Edward Byrt (Non-Executive Chairman), and Mr Ramy 
Azer (Managing Director) 

Mr Vincent Rigano is an independent member as discussed above in Principle 4 and the Chair of the Committee. The chair of 
the Committee is not the chair of the Board; however, the independent members do not comprise the majority of the 
Committee, therefore the Group does not comply with recommendation 4.1(a) (1) of the Corporate Governance Principles 
and Recommendations. As three out of four Directors are members of the audit committee, and given the size of the 
Company, the Board deems the composition of the Committee appropriate at this time. 

The relevant qualifications and experience of each of the members of the Committee can be found in the director profiles 
contained within the Company’s Annual Report and on the Company’s website at: www.papyrusaustralia.com.au. All 
members of the Audit Committee are financially literate and have an appropriate understanding of the industries in which the 
group operates. 

The number of times the Committee met throughout the period and the individual attendance of the members at those 
meetings are outlined within the Annual Report. 

The Audit Committee does not have a formal charter and has therefore not complied with recommendation 4.1(3) of the 
Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Board believes this is appropriate given the size of the 
Company and the composition of the Committee. 

The Audit Committee has authority, within the scope of its responsibilities, to seek any information it requires from any 
employee or external party. 

The Managing Director and Company Secretary have certified to the Board that the financial statements are founded on a 
sound system of risk management and internal control and that the system is operating efficiently and effectively in all 
material respects. This declaration is provided to the Board before it approves the Company’s financial statements for a 
financial period, and declares that in their opinion, the financial records of the Company have been properly maintained and 
that the financial statements comply with the appropriate accounting standards and give and true and fair view of the financial 
position and performance of the entity. 

External auditors 
The Company and Board Policy, is to appoint external auditors who clearly demonstrate quality and independence. The 
performance of the external auditor is reviewed annually and applications for tender of external audit services are requested 
as deemed appropriate, taking into consideration assessment of performance, existing value and tender costs. Following the 
resignation of Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd (‘Grant Thornton’) on 26 May 2021, the Company appointed BDO Audit (SA) Pty 
Ltd (‘BDO’) as the external auditor, subject to confirmation at the Company’s 2021 AGM. It is BDO’s policy to rotate audit 
engagement partners on listed companies in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001, which is 
generally after five years, subject to certain exceptions. 

The amount of fees paid to the external auditors is provided in a note to the financial statements. It is the policy of the 
external auditors to provide an annual declaration of their independence to the Committee. 

The external auditor will attend the Annual General Meeting and be available to answer shareholder questions about the 
conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the audit report. 

Principle 5: Make timely and balanced disclosure 

Continuous disclosure 
The Company has a policy that all the Company Shareholders and investors have equal access to the Company’s 
information. The Board will ensure that all price sensitive information is disclosed to the ASX in accordance with the 
continuous disclosure requirements of the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules. 

The Board strives to ensure that security holders are provided with sufficient information to assess the performance of the 
Group and its Directors and to made well-informed investment decisions. The Company provides all information about itself 
and its corporate governance via its website at: www.papyrusaustralia.com.au 

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Principle 6: Respect the rights of security holders 

Investor relations and member participation 
The Company does not have a formal shareholder communication policy which is not in compliance with recommendation 
6.2 of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. 

Shareholders are encouraged to participate at all Annual General Meetings and other General Meetings of the Company. 
Upon the dispatch of any notice of meeting to Shareholders, the Company Secretary shall send out material with that notice 
of meeting stating that all Shareholders are encouraged to participate at the meeting. The meetings shall also be conducted 
to allow questions and feedback to the Board and management of the Company. 

The Company aims to promote effective communication to and from shareholders. At this time Members of the Company 
cannot register to receive email notifications when an announcement is made by the Company to the ASX, which is a 
departure from recommendation 6.3 of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations; however Members are 
encouraged to contact the company via their website or directly to the registered office. Members are also encouraged to 
register with the Company’s share register to communicate electronically. 

Principle 7: Recognise and manage risk 

The Board has identified the significant areas of potential business and legal risk of the Company. 

The identification, monitoring and, where appropriate, the reduction of significant risk to the Company is the responsibility of 
the Board. The Board has also established an Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee which addresses the risks to the 
Company. 

The Board will review and monitor the parameters under which such risks will be managed. Management accounts will be 
prepared and reviewed at Board meetings. Budgets will be prepared and compared against actual results. 

The Board is responsible for satisfying itself annually, or more frequently as required, that management has developed and 
implemented a sound system of risk management and internal control, a review took place during the reporting period. 

The Company does not have an internal audit function due to the size and nature of the Group, however the Audit, Business 
Risk and Compliance Committee is responsible for ensuring there are adequate policies in relation to risk management, 
compliance and internal control systems. They monitor the Company’s risk management by overseeing management’s 
actions in the evaluation, management, monitoring and reporting of material operational, financial, compliance and strategic 
risks. In providing this oversight, the Audit Committee and the Board: 

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reviews the framework and methodology for risk identification, the degree of risk the Company is willing to accept, the
management of risk and the processes for auditing and evaluating the Company’s risk management system;
reviews group-wide objectives in the context of the abovementioned categories of corporate risk;
reviews and, where necessary, approves guidelines and policies governing the identification, assessment and
management of the Company’s exposure to risk;
reviews and approves the delegations of financial authorities and addresses any need to update these authorities on
an annual basis, and
reviews compliance with agreed policies.

The Committee recommends any actions it deems appropriate to the board for its consideration. 

Management is responsible for designing, implementing and reporting on the adequacy of the Company’s risk management 
and internal control system and has to report to the Board on the effectiveness of: 

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the risk management and internal control system during the year, and
the company’s management of its material business risks.

Securities Trading Policy 
The Company has established a policy concerning trading in the Company’s shares by the Company’s officers, employees 
and contractors and consultants to the Company while engaged in work for the Company (“Representatives”). 

This policy provides that it is the responsibility of each Representative to ensure they do not breach the insider trading 
prohibition in the Corporations Act. Breaches of the insider trading prohibition will result in disciplinary action being taken by 
the Company. 

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Management is responsible for designing, implementing and reporting on the adequacy of the Company’s risk management 
and internal control system and has to report to the Board on the effectiveness of: 

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the risk management and internal control system during the year, and
the company’s management of its material business risks.

Securities Trading Policy 
The Company has established a policy concerning trading in the Company’s shares by the Company’s officers, employees 
and contractors and consultants to the Company while engaged in work for the Company (“Representatives”). 

This policy provides that it is the responsibility of each Representative to ensure they do not breach the insider trading 
prohibition in the Corporations Act. Breaches of the insider trading prohibition will result in disciplinary action being taken by 
the Company. 

Representatives must also obtain written consent from the Chairman (or, in the case of the Chairman, from the Board) prior 
to trading in the Company’s securities. 

Subject to these restrictions, the policy provides that Directors, the Company Secretary and employees of, or contractors to, 
the Company that have access to the Company’s financial information are permitted to trade in the Company’s securities 
throughout the year except during the following periods: 

a)

the period between the end of the March and September quarters and the release of the Company’s quarterly report
to ASX for so long as the Company is required by the Listing Rules to lodge quarterly reports;

b)

the period between the end of the June quarter and the release of the Company’s annual report to ASX; and

c)

the period between the end of the December quarter and the release of the Company’s half year report to ASX.

In exceptional circumstances the Board may waive the requirements of the Share Trading Policy to allow Representatives to 
trade in the shares of the Company, provided to do so would not be illegal. 

Directors must advise the Company Secretary of changes to their shareholdings in the Company within two business days of 
the change. 

The Securities Trading Policy can be viewed on the ASX announcements tab at www.asx.com.au. 

Exposure to material economic, environmental and social sustainability risk 
The Company’s policy is to identify and manage potential or apparent business, economic, environmental and social 
sustainability risks (if appropriate). The Company at present has not identified specific material risk exposure in these 
categories. Review of the Company’s risk management policy is conducted at least annually and reports are continually 
created by management on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Company’s risk management framework and associated 
internal compliance and control procedures. 

Principle 8: Remunerate fairly and responsibly 

The Chairman and the Directors are entitled to draw Directors fees and receive reimbursement of reasonable expenses for 
attendance at meetings. The Company is required to disclose in its annual report details of remuneration to Directors. The 
maximum aggregate annual remuneration which may be paid to Non-Executive Directors is $300,000. This amount cannot 
be increased without Shareholder approval. 

The Board has not established a Remuneration Committee, as given the size of the Group and number of employees, it is 
not considered that this is required at this time. The Board therefore fulfils the duties of the committee. 

Every employee of the Group signs a formal employment contract at the time of their appointment covering a range of 
matters including their duties, rights, responsibilities and any entitlements on termination. 

Further information on directors’ and executives’ remuneration, including principles used to determine remuneration, is set 
out in the directors’ report under the heading ‘Remuneration report’ included within the Annual Report. In accordance with 
Group policy, participants in equity-based remuneration plans are not permitted to enter into any transactions that would limit 
the economic risk of options or other unvested entitlements. 

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Directors’ Report 
30 June 2021 

The  Directors  present  their  report,  together  with  the  financial  statements  of  the  Group,  being  Papyrus  Australia  Ltd  (the 
Group) and its controlled entities, for the financial year ended 30 June 2021. 

DIRECTORS 
The names and details of the company’s directors in office during the financial year and until the date of this report are as 
follows. Directors were in office for this entire period unless otherwise stated. 

Mr Edward Byrt, Chairman 
Mr Ramy Azer, Managing Director 
Mr Steve Howe (Appointed 7 September 2020, Resigned 1January 2021) 
Mr David Attrias, Non-Executive Director (Appointed 13 November 2020) 
Mr Vincent Peter Rigano, Non-Executive Director   

Edward Byrt, LLB (Non-Executive Chairman) 

Ted  Byrt  is  a  company  director  with  over  30  years’  experience  in  commerce,  corporate  governance  and  international 
business. He is a specialist strategic advisor for major development and infrastructure projects within Australia and offshore. 

Ted is a business advisor and Board member of several leading organisations in South Australia. He was until March 2017 
Presiding  Member  of  the  Development  Assessment  Commission,  he  is  Chairman  of  the  China  Cluster,  The  Australian 
Advanced  Manufacturing  Centre  Pty  Ltd,  Red  Chip  Photonics  Pty  Ltd  and  Arkwright  Technologies  Pty  Ltd,  he  was  until 
December 2017 a Director of Treyo Leisure & Entertainment Ltd (ASX listed) and he is a Board member of the Aboriginal 
Foundation  of  South  Australia  Inc.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Company’s  Audit  committee  and  has  been  a  Director  of 
Papyrus since 2004. 

Ted is not (currently or in the previous 3 years) a director of any other listed companies. 

Ramy Azer, MSTC, MSc (Eng), Grad Dip Bus, Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), (Managing Director) 

Ramy Azer is the founder and developed the Company's technology. He has been a regular guest lecturer and speaker on 
issues including sustainable business development and innovation. Ramy has been Managing Director since 2005 and prior 
to that had 10 years’ experience with Papyrus Technology Pty Ltd.   

Ramy is not (currently or in the previous 3 years) a director of any other listed companies. 

Steve Howe, (Non-Executive Director) 

Steve Howe has over 50 years’ management experience in commerce, information technology and international business. 
He is respected for his innovation, business acumen and achievement record and has consulted to corporate clients such as 
Elders Ltd, Coopers Brewery Ltd and Adelaide Brighton Ltd. 

Steve has been a director and chairman of a number of companies and is passionate about corporate governance. He 
understands business processes from an operational, executive management and board level perspective, in particular their 
impact on the bottom line. 

Steve is not (currently or in the previous 3 years) a director of any other listed companies. 

Steve resigned from the Board on 1 January 2021. 

David Attrias, MBA Banking and Finance (Non-Executive Director) Appointed on 13 November 2020) 

Driven by business opportunity, David brings a solid financial, analytical and technological background to the Papyrus Team. 

David is a serial entrepreneur, having founded and successfully managed e-commerce and hospitality businesses. 
He  is  currently  a  director  of  L39  Capital,  a  non-executive  director  of  Creative  Food  Australia,  and  has  held  a  prior  funds 
management  position  in  a  Blockchain  Technology  Investment  Fund.  David’s  experience  is  ultimately  a  reflection  of  his 
passion for property investment and portfolio management. 

David is not (currently or in the previous 3 years) a director of any other listed companies. 

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Vincent Peter Rigano, BA Accounting, CPA (Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary) 

Vince is a CPA with over 25 years’ experience in corporate accounting, management consulting and company secretarial. 
Vince was company secretary for a number of years for Papyrus.   

Vince provides management accounting and consulting services to a variety of industry sectors including start-ups. 

He is also a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. 

Vince is not (currently or in the previous 3 years) a director of any other listed companies. 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN NATURE OF ACTIVITIES 

The Group’s commercialisation strategy remains focused on being a technology licensing Group assisting suitable entities to 
establish banana veneering and panel production factories in locations worldwide where bananas are grown. 

There have been no significant changes in the nature of those activities during the year. 

OPERATING RESULTS 

The loss of the consolidated group after providing for income tax amounted to $90,783 (2020: $366,915). 

INTERESTS IN THE SHARES AND OPTIONS OF THE COMPANY AND RELATED BODIES CORPORATE 

As at the date of this report, the interests of the directors in the shares and options of Papyrus Australia Ltd were: 

Number of Ordinary Shares 

Number of Options over 
Ordinary Shares 

Mr Edward Byrt 
Mr Ramy Azer 
Mr Steve Howe (appointed 7 
September 2020, resigned 1 Jan 2021) 
Mr David Attias (appointed 13 
November 2020) 
Mr Vincent Peter Rigano* 

Indirect interest 
140,000 

Direct interest 

25,799,481 
48,685,253 
183,864 

- 

12,830,445 

642,884 

*

Mr Rigano was issued 1,000,000 shares as a result of the conversion of options.

DIVIDENDS 

- 
- 
750,000 

- 

- 

No dividends were paid or declared since the start of the financial year.    No recommendation for payment of dividends has 
been made. 

OPERATIONS REVIEW 

The Company’s essential activities for the financial year 2020/2021 were to support the Egyptian Fibre Company (EBFC) to 
further develop and grow the banana fibre business being undertaken by the corporate JV entity Papyrus Egypt in Sohag, In 
line  with  this  plan,  in  early  2020  the  Company  entered  into  negotiations  with  EBFC  to  unwind  the  exclusive  IP  License 
Agreement (ASX announcement 15 April 2020) and revert back to the original joint venture arrangements. This ensured that 
the  Company  maintained  at  least  a  50%  direct  interest  in  the  joint  venture  company  (Papyrus  Egypt).  In  support  of  this 
direction, the Company subsequently embarked on a program for the acquisition of addition equity in EBFC to take control of 
Papyrus Egypt. The Company has since the 30 April 2021 secured 25.46% shareholding in EBFC. At the date of this report, 
a further 13% shareholding in EFBC is in the process of being transferred to the Group.   

In  addition  to  the  production of  banana  veneer  and banana  fibre  for  subsequent  processing and manufacture  to  produce 
saleable products, the Company through the direction of the Managing Director, Ramy Azer, has guided and undertaken the 
development of three new valuable agricultural products derived from the waste banana tree trunks (BTT), the first being a 
dense block of fibre product equivalent to “peat” otherwise imported into Egypt and the Middle East for use in deficient sandy 
soils (known as “Cairo Peat”), the second being a less dense fibrous product used in agriculture (known as “Bokashi”), and 
another new agricultural liquid fertilizer being extracted of the liquid in the BTT (known as “Musa”). This latter product is a 
nutrient  rich  fertilizer  drawn  from  the  liquid  naturally  occurring  in  the  BTT.  Acceptance  and  market  demand  for  these 
agricultural products is strong and demand continues to grow.     

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OPERATIONS REVIEW (Continued) 

The plan is that the Company’s future primary revenue will be generated from technology licensing fees, machinery sales, 
support  services  and  dividends  from  any  joint  venture  undertaken  starting  with  the  project  in  Egypt  which  is  now  being 
achieved. The Company acknowledges that it may be required to first participate collaboratively with others as it is doing in 
Egypt to get the initial fiber production facilities operational and fully commissioned to satisfy concerns about risks believed to 
be associated with being the first to undertake the manufacture of banana products.   

An  additional  significant  cornerstone  investor  become  a  shareholder  in  the  Company,  namely,  L39  Capital  (ASX 
Announcement 16 November 2020) with the funds raised applied towards the Company strategy to strengthen the situation 
and opportunity in Egypt, and to explore the application of the Company’s patented technology and “know how” and place the 
Company on a strong financial footing. 

With the support of UPE and L39 Capital, the Company in December 2020 raised a further $3,000,000 (before transaction 
costs) from sophisticated investors (ASX announcement 4 December 2020), which has enabled the Company to purchase 
and install additional processing equipment and increase labor resources at the Sohag factory to meet the growing demand 
for its products, expand human resource needs in Australia and enter into a salary package arrangement with the Managing 
Director. 

In November 2020, the Company appointed Mr David Attias, a member of the L39 team, as a director. 

On 1 January 2021, Mr Steve Howe resigned from the Company Board. 

The Non-Executive Directors continued to forego their remuneration during the year. 

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 11 November 2020, where the Chairman and Managing Director 
gave  a  comprehensive  review  of  Company’s  operations  and  strategic  activities  including  the  introduction  of  UPE  director 
Siew Hong Koh and the team from L39 Capital. 

In  summary  the  financial  year  2020/2021  has  been  a  rewarding  and  progressive  year  underpinned  by  significant  new 
investment from UPE and L39 Capital. 

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS 

There have been no significant changes in the state of affairs of the Company during the year ended 30 June 2021. 

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPECTED RESULTS 

The  Company  continues  to  investigate  new  opportunities  for  approval  by  the  Company’s  shareholders  and  the  ASX  if 
required.  The  outcome  of  these  investigations  cannot  be  predicted  at  this  time.  The  Group  may  require  further  capital  to 
sustain its activities.   

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION 

The Group’s operations are not subject to any significant environmental regulations under either Commonwealth or State 
legislation.  The  Group  however  believes  that  it  has  adequate  systems  in  place  for  the  management  of  any  future 
environmental regulations. 

MATTERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 

On 30 August 2021 the Company entered into a deed with Sydney based BPE Investments Pty Ltd and Union Pacific 
Investments Pty Ltd to promote the Company to potential users of its environmentally friendly technology, improve the 
Company’s opportunities and profile in Australia and internationally and increase value to shareholders. As a result of the 
deed execution, the Company issued 20,000,000 unlisted options at a purchase price of $0.0005, exercisable at $0.06 per 
option, and expiring in 12 months from the date of issue. 

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MATTERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR (Continued) 

The Company lodged an Australian patent application for its innovative banana fibre production process which produces a 
cost-efficient  environmentally  friendly  fibre  ideal  for  use  in  moulded  food  packaging  products  (ASX  announcement  22 
September  2021).  This  Australian  patent  application  is  an  important  first  step  in  the  Company  acquiring  broad-ranging 
international patent protection for this state-of-the-art zero waste process. The significant commercial value of this process 
was recently proven in a series of trials in which the Company successfully produced commercial quantities of high-quality 
biodegradable moulded food packaging using off-the-shelf moulding machines. 

There have been no other significant matters subsequent to the end of the financial year. 

Shares under option 
At the date of this report, the following options to acquire ordinary shares in the Company were on issue: 

Issue Date 

Expiry Date 

Exercise Price 

Vesting date 

24/06/2020 
20/08/2020 
11/11/2020 
17/11/2020 
4/05/2021 
4/05/2021 
30/08/2021 

24/06/2022 
20/8/2022 
11/11/2020 
17/05/2022 
4/05/2026 
4/05/2026 
30/08/2022 

$0.01 
$0.01 
$0.05 
$0.015 
$0.20 
$0.40 
$0.06 

4/05/2022 
4/05/2023 

Net Issued 
/(Exercised or 
expired) during year 

Number under 
option at the 
date of this 
report 

(2,000,000) 
- 
750,000 
41,666,667 
250,000 
250,000 
20,000,000 

- 
- 
750,000 
41,666,667 
250,000 
250,000 
20,000,000 

Shares issued as a result of the exercise of options 
As  a  result  of  the  exercise  of  options,  23,000,000  shares  were  issued  on  17  November  2020  (8,713,084  options  were 
exercised  during  2020  financial  year).  This  includes  2,000,000  unlisted  options  issued  on  24  June  2019  and  21,000,000 
unlisted option issued on 17 November 2020.   

Options Expired 
No options expired during the year. 

New options issued 
750,000 unlisted options exercisable at $0.5 per option were issued with an expiry date of two years from the date of issue, 
being 11 November 2020 when the shareholder approval was obtained. 

21,000,000 unlisted options exercisable at $0.01 per option and with an expiry date of 20 December 2022 were issued to 
sophisticated investors, these options were converted to shares on 17 November 2020.   

41,666,667  unlisted  options  exercisable  at  $0.015  per  option  and  with  an  expiry  date  of  16  May  2022  were  issued  to 
sophisticated investors. 

500,000 unlisted options under a contract of employment were issued 4 May 2021, of these 250,000 will vest on 4 May 2022, 
have an exercise price of $0.20 per option and expire on 4 May 2026, the remaining 250,000 options will vest on 4 May 2023, 
have an exercise price of $0.40 per option and an expiry date of 4 May 2026.   

On  30  August  2021  the  Company  entered  into  a  deed  with  Sydney  based  BPE  Investments  Pty  Ltd  and  Union  Pacific 
Investments  Pty  Ltd  to  promote  the  Company  to  potential  users  of  its  environmentally  friendly  technology,  improve  the 
Company’s opportunities and profile in Australia and internationally  and increase value to shareholders. As a result of the 
deed execution, the Company issued 20,000,000 unlisted options at a purchase price of $0.0005, exercisable at $0.06 per 
option, and expiring in 12 months from the date of issue. 

Option holders do not have any rights to participate in any issues of shares or other interests of the company or any other 
entity. There have been no other options granted over unissued shares or interests of any control entity within the Group 
during or since the end of the reporting period. For details of options issued to directors and executives as remuneration, 
refer to the remuneration report. 

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
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30 June 2021 

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 
To the extent permitted by law, the Company has not indemnified (un-insured) each director and the secretary of the 
Company. The liabilities insured include costs and expenses that may be incurred in defending civil or criminal proceedings 
(that may be brought) against the officers in their capacity as officers of the Company or a related body, and any other 
payments arising from liabilities incurred by the officers in connection with such proceedings, other than where such liabilities 
arise out of conduct involving a wilful breach of duty by the officers or the improper use by the officers of their position or of 
information to gain advantage for themselves or someone else or to cause detriment to the Company. 

REMUNERATION REPORT - AUDITED 

This report outlines the remuneration arrangements in place for key management personnel of Papyrus Australia Ltd. 

Remuneration philosophy 
The Board is responsible for determining remuneration policies applicable to Directors and senior executives of the entity. 
The  broad  policy  is  to  ensure  that  remuneration  properly  reflects  the  individuals'  duties  and  responsibilities  and  that 
remuneration is competitive in attracting, retaining and motivating people with appropriate skills and experience. At the time 
of determining remuneration, consideration is given by the Board to the Group's financial performance. 

Employment contracts 
The employment conditions of the Managing Director, Mr Ramy Azer, are formalised in a one year service contract between 
his related entity Ramy Azer (an incorporated Egyptian entity BRN 4294) and Papyrus Australia Ltd and his fee is $250,000 
per  annum  (exclusive  of  GST)  and  a  displacement  allowance  of  $50,000  payable  by  the  joint  venture  company  Papyrus 
Egypt.   The  Company  may  termin ate  the  services  contract  without  cause  by  providing  one  (1)  month’s  written  notice  or 
making payment in lieu of notice, based on the annual fee. Termination payments are generally not payable on resignation or 
dismissal for serious misconduct. In the instance of serious misconduct the Company can terminate employment at any time. 
It is noted that this contract commenced on the 1 December 2020 and that prior to this date, Mr Azer had agreed to forgo any 
remuneration  due  to  the  available  working  capital  of  the  Company.  A  bonus  might  be  payable  upon  achievement  to  an 
outstanding level of the Performance Indicators, and the Board may determine, in its absolute discretion, whether Mr Azer is 
entitled  to  be  paid  a  bonus,  and  if  so,  the  amount  payable.  The  performance  targets  and  objectives  to  determine 
Performance Indicators for 30 June 2021 were not determined and no bonus has been provided for Mr Azer.     

The Company has an employment contract with Mr Peter Rostig, Manager  – Engineering & Business Development with a 
remuneration of $135,000 per annum plus superannuation. The contract has no fixed term with each party can terminate the 
contract with 3 months’ notice in writing.   

Key management personnel remuneration and equity holdings 
The Board currently determines the nature and amount of remuneration for key management personnel of the Group. The 
policy  is  to  align  key  management  personnel  objectives  with  shareholder  and  business  objectives  by  providing  a  fixed 
remuneration component and offering specific long-term incentives. 

The  non-executive  directors  and  other  executives  receive  a  superannuation  guarantee  contribution  required  by  the 
government,  which  is  currently  9.5%,  and  do  not  receive  any  other  retirement  benefits.  Some  individuals,  however,  may 
choose  to  sacrifice  part  of  their  salary  to  increase  payments  towards  superannuation.  All  remuneration  paid  to  key 
management  personnel  is  expensed  as  incurred.  Executives  are  also  entitled  to  participate  in  the  Group  share  option 
scheme. Options are valued using the Black-Scholes methodology. 

The  Board  policy  is  to  remunerate  non-executive  Directors  at  market  rates  based  on  comparable  companies  for  time, 
commitment and responsibilities. The Board determines payments to non-executive directors and reviews their remuneration 
annually, based on market practice, duties and accountability. Independent external advice is sought when required. 

Non-executive  Directors’  fees  are  determined  within  an  aggregate  director’s  fee  pool  limit,  which  is  periodically 
recommended for approval by shareholders. The pool does not include the remuneration payable to the Managing Director 
Mr  Ramy  Azer.  The  maximum  currently  stands  at  $300,000  per  annum  and  was  approved  by  shareholders  prior  to  the 
Company listing in April 2005. It should be noted that other than the Managing Director, no other directors have received any 
remuneration during the 2021 financial year. 

USE OF REMUNERATION CONSULTANTS 

During the financial year, there were no remuneration recommendations made in relation to key management personnel for 
the Company by any remuneration consultants. The Company did not use any remuneration consultation during financial 
year 2021. 

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30 June 2021 

REMUNERATION REPORT CONTINUED- AUDITED 

VOTING AND COMMENTS MADE AT THE COMPANY’S 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 
Papyrus Australia Ltd’s motion in relation to the approval of 2020 remuneration report passed with a vote total of more than 
95%. The Company did not receive any specific feedback at the AGM on its remuneration report. 

DETAILS OF REMUNERATION 

Amounts of remuneration 
Detail of the remuneration of key management personnel of the Group are set out in the following tables. 

They key management personnel of the Group consisted of the following directors Papyrus Australia Limited: 
Mr Edward Byrt, Chairman 
Mr Ramy Azer, Managing Director 
Mr Steve Howe (Appointed 7 September 2020, Resigned 1January 2021) 
Mr David Attrias, Non-Executive Director (Appointed 13 November 2020)   
Mr Vincent Peter Rigano, Non-Executive Director   

And the following person:   
Mr Peter Rostig (Appointed 3 May 2021) – Manager – Engineering & Business Development 

There has been no change to the key management personnel of the group since the end of the reporting period. 

Table 1: Directors’ remuneration for the year ended 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2020 

Post 
Employment 

Superannuation 

Share-based 
Payments 
Options 

Primary 
Benefit 

Salary & 
Fees 
$ 

145,833 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

145,833 
- 

Mr Ramy Azer 

2021(*) 
2020 

Mr Edward Byrt 

2021 
2020 

Mr Steve Howe (appointed 
7 September 2020, resigned 
1 January 2021) 

2021 (**) 
2020 

Mr David Attrias (appointed 
13 November 2020) 

2021 
2020 

Mr Vincent Rigano 

Total 

2021 
2020 

2021 
2020 

$ 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

Total 

$ 

145,833 
- 

- 
- 

$ 

- 
- 

- 
- 

34,664 
- 

34,664 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 

34,664 
- 

180,497 
- 

(*) Represents remuneration to Mr Azer under the service contract discussed above from December 2020.   
(**) Represents the incentive package remunerated to Mr Howes upon his appointment as Director of the Company in 
November 2020, over which shareholder approval was obtained at 2020 AGM.   

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30 June 2021 

REMUNERATION REPORT CONTINUED- AUDITED 

DETAILS OF REMUNERATION CONTINUED 

Table 2: Remuneration of key management personnel for the year ended 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2020 

Primary 
  Benefit 

Salary & 
Fees 
$ 

17,318 
- 

17,318 
- 

Post 
Employment 

Superannuation 

$ 

1,645 
- 

1,645 
- 

Share-based 
Payments 
Options 

Total 

$ 

$ 

2,192 
- 

2,192 
- 

21,155 
- 

21,155 
- 

Mr Peter Rostig (appointed 
3 May 2021)   

Total 

2021 (***) 
2020 

2021 
2020 

(***) Represents remuneration to Mr Rostig under the service contract discussed above from May 2021. Sign-on incentive 
was provided to Mr Rostig as part of his appointment with the Company. 500,000 unlisted options under a contract of 
employment were issued 4 May 2021, of these 250,000 will vest on 4 May 2022 if Mr Rostig remains in employment with 
the Company, have an exercise price of $0.20 per option and expire on 4 May 2026. The remaining 250,000 options will 
vest on 4 May 2023 if Mr Rostig remains in employment with the Company, have an exercise price of $0.40 per option and 
an expiry date of 4 May 2026.   

All remuneration for both 2021 and 2020 for key management personnel was fixed and not linked to performance.   

Options holdings of Directors and Key Management Personnel 

Balance at 
  1 July 2020 

Granted as 
remuneration 

Other Changes 
- Exercised 

Other Changes 
- Issued 

R Azer 
E Byrt 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 
(1,000,000) 

- 
- 
- 

Balance at 
  30 June 2021 

Vested and 
Exercisable at 
30 June 2021 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
750,000 
500,000 
1,250,000 

V Rigano (*) 
S Howes (**) 
P Rostig (***) 
Total 

1,000,000 
- 
- 
1,000,000 

- 
- 
(1,000,000) 
(*) During the year, Mr Rigano converted 1,000,000 options to shares.   
(**) 750,000 unlisted options exercisable at $0.5 per option were issued to Mr Howes with an expiry date of two years from 
the date of issue, being 11 November 2020 when the shareholder approval was obtained. The options had a fair value of 
$34,664 at the grant date, determined using Black Scholes valuation model. 
(***) 500,000 unlisted options under a contract of employment were issued 4 May 2021, of these 250,000 will vest on 4 May 
2022 if Mr Rostig remains in employment with the Company, have an exercise price of $0.20 per option and expire on 4 May 
2026. The remaining 250,000 options will vest on 4 May 2023 if Mr Rostig remains in employment with the Company, have 
an exercise price of $0.40 per option and an expiry date of 4 May 2026. The options had a fair value of $8,868 and $8,573 at 
the grant date, determined using Black Scholes valuation model respectively. 

- 
- 
- 

- 
750,000 
500,000 
1,250,000 

- 
750,000 
- 
750,000 

Key Management Personnel Shareholdings 

R Azer 
E Byrt 
D Attrias 
V Rigano* 

Balance at 1 July 
2020 

Other Changes 

Balance at 30 June 
2021 

48,685,253 
25,779,481 
- 
11,830,445 
86,295,179 

- 
- 
- 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 

48,685,253 
25,779,481 
- 
12,830,445 
87,295,179 

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
(*) During the year, Mr Rigano converted 1,000,000 options to shares.   

Directors’ Report 
30 June 2021 

REMUNERATION REPORT CONTINUED- AUDITED 

DETAILS OF REMUNERATION CONTINUED 

Other transactions with key management personnel 

The Company has an unsecured loan representing a draw down facility provided by Talisker (SA) Pty Ltd (“Talisker”), an entity 
associated with the Company’s Managing Director, Mr Ramy Azer. The loan is unsecured and repayable from future revenues 
or proceeds from future equity raisings, subject to not materially prejudicing the ability of the Company to repay its creditors.   
The balance of the loan at 30 June 2021 is $0 (2020: $39,462). As at 30 June 2021, the accrued interest of $61,700 associated 
with the loan historically is still outstanding. The interest was agreed between the parties to be paid only when the group makes 
sufficient profit. This interest portion was presented in the financial statement of the Group within the ‘Trade and other payables’ 
a current liability.   

The Company had unsecured loans with E Byrt, R Azer and V Rigano. The loans were short-term in nature and no interest is 
payable. The balances of the loans are as follows: 

Balance at 
30 June 
2020 

Balance at 
30 June 
2021 

4,879 
90 
2,029 

- 
- 
- 

R Azer 
E Byrt 
V Rigano 

END OF AUDITED REMUNERATION REPORT 

DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS 

The number of meetings of directors (including meetings of committees of directors) held during the year and the number of 
meetings attended by each director were as follows: 

Number of meetings 
held 
Number of meetings 
attended: 
Mr Edward Byrt 
Mr Ramy Azer 
Mr Steve Howe 
Mr David Attrias 
Mr Vincent Rigano 

Directors' Meetings 

Audit Committee 

29 
Number eligible to 
attend 
29 
29 
19 
11 
29 

Number 
attended 
29 
16 
17 
11 
29 

2 
Number eligible to 
attend 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 

Number 
attended 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 

Members acting on the audit committee of the Board are:   

Vincent Rigano    
Edward Byrt 
Ramy Azer 

Non-executive director 
Non-executive director 
Managing director 

PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY 

The claim that had been raised against the Group in 2020 was settled under a confidentiality agreement on 17 September 
2020. 

The Group was not a party to any other such proceedings during the year. 

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NON AUDIT SERVICES 

BDO  Audit  (SA)  Pty  Ltd,  in  its  capacity  as  auditor  for  Papyrus  Australia  Ltd,  has  not  provided  any  non-audit  services 
throughout the reporting period.   

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION 

The auditor’s independence declaration for the year ended 30 June 2021 as required under section 307C of the Corporations 
Act 2001 has been received and can be found on page 18. 

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors. 

Mr Ramy Azer Managing Director 

Dated this 29

th day of October 2021

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE  

BY ANDREW TICKLE  

TO THE DIRECTORS OF PAPYRUS AUSTRALIA LTD 

As lead auditor of Papyrus Australia for the year ended 30 June 2021, I declare that, to the best of my 
knowledge and belief, there have been: 

1. No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in

relation to the audit; and

2. No contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

This declaration is in respect of Papyrus Australia Ltd and the entities it controlled during the period. 

Andrew Tickle 
Director 

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Adelaide, 29 October 2021 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

2 (a) 

2 (b) 
10(a) 
2 (c) 

8 

3 

Other income 
Share based payment expense 
Consultancy expenses / Salaries and Wages 
Employee benefits expenses 
Loss on settlement of liabilities with entities own equity 
Other expenses 
Finance Costs 
Share of net profits of associate and joint venture 
Loss before income tax benefit 
Income tax benefit 
Loss for the period 
Other compressive income 
Total comprehensive income for the year 
Loss attributable to the parent 
Loss for the year 
Total comprehensive income attributable to the parent 
Total comprehensive income attributable to members 
of the parent entity 

Consolidated Group 
30 June 
30 June 
2020 
2021 
(restated) 
  $   

  $   

- 
(36,856) 
(149,483) 
(18,963) 
- 
(311,680) 
- 
426,199 
(90,783) 
- 
(90,783) 
- 
(90,783) 
(90,783) 
(90,783) 
(90,783) 

4,599 
- 
- 
(1,890) 
(115,436) 
(250,612) 
(3,576) 
- 
(366,915) 
- 
(366,915) 
- 
(366,915) 
(366,915) 
(366,915) 
(366,915) 

(90,783) 

(366,915) 

Earnings per share: 
Basic earnings per share 
Diluted earnings per share 

4 
4 

Cents 
(0.02) 
(0.02) 

Cents 
(0.14) 
(0.14) 

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

CURRENT ASSETS 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 
Prepayment 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS 
Property, plant and equipment 
Investments accounted for using the equity method 
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 
TOTAL ASSETS 

CURRENT LIABILITIES 
Trade and other payables 
Short-term borrowings 
Other current liabilities 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 
Other non-current liabilities 
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 
TOTAL LIABILITIES 

Consolidated Group 
30 June 
30 June 
2020 
2021 
(restated) 
  $   

  $   

30 June 
2019 
(restated) 
  $   

Note 

5 
6 
7 

8 

9 
10 

2,071,640 
452,634 
9 
2,524,283 

- 
1,299,578 
1,299,578 
3,823,861 

121,916 
- 
- 
121,916 

- 
- 
121,916 

28,142 
33 
260,000 
288,175 

- 
- 
- 
288,175 

122,843 
46,460 
- 
169,303 

- 
- 
169,303 

34,072 
1,147 
- 
35,219 

- 
- 
- 
35,219 

66,358 
319,834 
- 
386,192 

- 
- 
386,192 

NET ASSETS / (LIABILITIES) 

3,701,945 

118,872 

(350,973) 

EQUITY 
Issued capital 
Reserves 
Accumulated losses 
Total attributable to owners of parent 

11 
12 

25,032,581 
952,578 
(22,283,214) 
3,701,945 

21,395,581 
915,722 
(22,192,431) 
118,872 

20,558,821 
915,722 
(21,825,516) 
(350,973) 

TOTAL EQUITY / (DEFICIT) 

3,701,945 

118,872 

(350,973) 

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Consolidated Statement of Change in Equity 

For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

Balance at 1 July 2019 (Restated) 
Comprehensive income 
Loss for the year (Restated) 
Total comprehensive income for the period (restated) 
transactions with owners, in their capacity as owners, and 
other transactions 
Shares issued via exercise of options on 24 August 2019 
Shares issued via private placement on 12 November 2019 
Shares issued as a result of 2019 AGM resolution on 12 
December 2019 
Shares issued via exercise of options on 19 December 2019 
Shares issued via private placement on 26 February 2020 
Shares issued via private placement on 29 June 2020 
Total transactions with owners and other transactions 
Balance at 30 June 2020 (Restated) 

Balance at 1 July 2020 (Restated) 
Comprehensive income 
Loss for the year 
Total comprehensive income for the period 
transactions with owners, in their capacity as owners, and 
other transactions 

Shares Issued via exercise of options on 20 August 2020 

Shares issued via private placement on 17 October 2020 
Shares issued via exercise of options on 17 November 2020 
Shares issued as a result of 2020 AGM resolution on 17 
November 2020 
Shares issued via private placement on 4 December 2020 

Shares issued via private placement on 10 December 2020 
Issue of Share options 
Total transactions with owners and other transactions 

Consolidated Group 
Retained 
Earnings/ 

Share   
(Accumulated  Option 
Reserve 
  $   
915,722 

losses) 
  $   
(21,825,516) 

Issued 
Capital 
  $   
20,558,821 

Note 

- 
 - 

(366,915) 
(366,915) 

- 
 - 

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(22,192,431) 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
915,722 

35,000 
60,000 

389,629 
52,131 
100,000 
200,000 
836,760 
21,395,581 

11 

Total 
  $   
(350,973) 

(366,915) 
(366,915) 

35,000 
60,000 

389,629 
52,131 
100,000 
200,000 
836,760 
118,872 

21,395,581 

(22,192,431) 

915,722 

118,872 

- 
- 

(90,783) 
(90,783) 

30,000 
132,900 
230,000 

367,100 
735,000 
2,142,000 

11 

3,637,000 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 

- 

- 
- 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 - 
 - 
 - 
36,856 
36,856 

(90,783) 
(90,783) 

30,000 
132,900 
230,000 

367,100 
735,000 
2,142,000 
36,856 
3,673,856 

Balance at 30 June 2021 (Restated) 

25,032,581 

(22,283,214) 

952,578 

3,701,945 

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

Consolidated Group 
30 June 
30 June 
2020   
2021 
(restated) 
  $   

  $   

Note 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

Receipts from customers 
Payments to suppliers and employees 

- 
(498,381) 

4,599 
(198,479) 

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

13 

(498,381) 

(193,880) 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES 

Prepayment for investment 
Purchase of investment in equity accounting investments 
Loans made to joint venture entity 

- 
(613,379) 
(449,232) 

(260,000) 

- 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES 

(1,062,611) 

(260,000) 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 

Proceeds from issue of shares   
Proceeds from borrowings 
Repayment of borrowings 

3,637,000 
- 
(32,510) 

447,131 
819 
- 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 

3,604,490 

447,950 

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash at the beginning of the financial year 

2,043,498 
28,142 

(5,930) 
34,072 

CASH AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 

5(a) 

2,071,640 

28,142 

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 

Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

This financial report covers the consolidated financial statements and notes of Papyrus Australia Ltd ('the Company') as an 
individual  entity  and  the  consolidated  Group  comprising  Papyrus  Australia  Ltd  and  it’s  Controlled  Entities  ('the  Group'). 
Papyrus  Australia  Ltd  is  a  for‑ profit  Group  limited  by  shares,  incorporated  and  domiciled  in  Australia,  whose  shares  are 
publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange. The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board of 
Directors on 28 October 2021. 

Each  of  the  entities  within  the  Group  prepare  their  financial  statements  based  on  the  currency  of  the  primary  economic 
environment  in  which  the  entity  operates  (functional  currency).  The  consolidated  financial  statements  are  presented  in 
Australian dollars which is the parent entity’s functional and presentation currency. 

The separate financial statements and notes of the parent entity, Papyrus Australia Ltd, have not been presented within this 
financial report as permitted by amendments made to the Corporations Act 2001.   

1 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 

(a) 

Basis of Preparation 

The financial statements are general purpose financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with 
Australian Accounting Standards, Australian Accounting Interpretations, other authoritative pronouncements of 
the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001. The Group is a for-profit entity for 
financial reporting purposes under Australian Accounting Standards. 

These financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the 
International Accounting Standards Board.   

The  significant accounting  policies  used in  the  preparation and presentation  of  these  financial statements  are 
provided below and are consistent with prior reporting periods unless otherwise stated. 

Except for the cash flow information, the financial statements are prepared on an accruals basis and are based 
on historical costs, except for the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial assets and 
financial liabilities. 

(b) 

Prior Period Errors 

During  the  financial  year  ended  30  June  2021,  the  Directors  formed  the  view  that  the  BUV  Plant  which  had 
previously  been  recognised  as  an  asset  had  not  been  accounted  for  correctly  in  prior  years.  The  Plant  was 
transported to Egypt to the care of Egyptian Banana Fibre Company ('EBFC') in 2011 and at that point in time the 
Group had lost control of the machine and it should have been derecognised. As a consequence, the assets and 
associated Government grant income deferred, depreciation and grant income have been overstated. The error 
has been corrected by restating each of the affected financial statement line items for prior periods. The following 
tables summarise the impacts on the Group's consolidated financial statements. 

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ABN 63 110 868 409 

Notes to the Financial Statements 

For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

1 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 

(b)

Prior Period Errors (continued)

Extract of consolidated statement of financial position
30/06/2020 
Correction 
of error 

Previously 
reported 

Restated 

Previously 
reported 

30/06/2019 
Correction 
of error 

Restated 

TOTAL ASSETS 

91,034 

($91,034) 

91,034 

($91,034) 

91,034 

($91,034) 

-     

-     

-     

88,546 

($88,546) 

88,546 

($88,546) 

88,546 

($88,546) 

-     

-     

-     

-     

-     

-     

-     

-     

200,948 

($200,948) 

200,948 

($200,948) 

200,948 

($200,948) 

233,180 

($233,180) 

233,180 

($233,180) 

198,460 

($198,460) 

198,460 

($198,460) 

431,640 

($431,640) 

i.

NON-CURRENT 
ASSETS   
Property, plant and 
equipment   
TOTAL 
NON-CURRENT 
ASSETS   

CURRENT 
LIABILITIES   
Other current 
liabilities   
TOTAL CURRENT 
LIABILITIES   

NON-CURRENT 
LIABILITIES   
Other non-current 
liabilities   
TOTAL 
NON-CURRENT 
LIABILITIES   

TOTAL 
LIABILITIES 

NET ASSETS / 
(LIABILITIES)   

EQUITY   
Accumulated losses 
TOTAL EQUITY / 
(DEFICIT)   

2,488 

($2,488) 

-     

230,692 

230,692 

-                       

($22,189,943) 

($2,488) 

($22,192,431) 

($22,056,208) 

$230,692 

($21,825,516) 

($22,189,943) 

($2,488) 

($22,192,431) 

($22,056,208) 

$230,692 

($21,825,516) 

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-     

-     

-     

-     

-     

-     

-     

-     

-     

Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 

Notes to the Financial Statements 

For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

1 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 

(b) 

Prior Period Errors (continued) 

ii. 

Extract of consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 

Other Income 

Grant income   

Depreciation expense 

Employee benefits expenses   
Loss on settlement of liabilities with 
entities own equity   

Other expenses   

Finance Costs 
Loss before income tax benefit   
Income tax benefit 
Loss for the period   

Other comprehensive income   
Total comprehensive income for the 
year   

30/06/2020 

Previously   
reported 

Correction of 
error 

Restated   

                          237,779   

($233,180) 

4,599   

                          109,914   

($109,914) 

($109,914) 

109,914   

-       

-       

($1,890) 

($115,436) 

($250,612) 

($3,576) 
($133,735) 

-       

($1,890) 

-       

($115,436) 

-       

($250,612) 

-       

($233,180) 

($3,576) 
($366,915) 

($133,735) 

($233,180) 

($366,915) 

                                                -       

                                                -       

-       

-       

($133,735) 

($233,180) 

($366,915) 

There is no material impact on the Group's basic or diluted earnings per share and no impact on the total operating, investing 
or financing cash flows for the years ended 30 June 2020 and 2019. 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 

For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

1        Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 

(c) 

Principles of Consolidation   

The consolidated financial statements include the financial position and performance of controlled entities from 
the date on which control is obtained until the date that control is lost.   

Intragroup assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions between entities in 
the consolidated entity have been eliminated in full for the purpose of these financial statements. 

Appropriate adjustments have been made to a controlled entity’s financial position, performance and cash flows 
where the accounting policies used by that entity were different from those adopted by the consolidated entity.   
All controlled entities have a June financial year end. 

A list of controlled entities is contained in Note 17 to the financial statements. 

Subsidiaries 

Subsidiaries  are  all  entities  (including  structured  entities)  over  which  the  parent  has  control.    Control  is 
established when the parent is exposed to, or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity 
and has the ability to affect those returns through its power to direct the relevant activities of the entity. 

  (d)  Revenue and other income 

Revenue is recognised when the amount of the revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that  economic 
benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and specific criteria relating to the type of revenue 
has been satisfied. 

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and is presented net of returns, 
discounts and rebates. 

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST). 

Interest revenue   

Interest is recognised using the effective interest method. 

Grant revenue   

Government  grants  are  recognised  at  fair  value  where  there  is  reasonable  assurance  that  the  grant  will  be 
received and all grant conditions will be met. Grants relating to expense items are recognised as income over the 
periods necessary to match the grant to the costs they are compensating. Grants relating to assets are credited 
to  deferred  income  at  fair  value  and  are  credited  to  income  over  the  expected  useful  life  of  the  asset  on  a 
straight‑ line basis. 

(e) 

Finance costs 

Finance costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of assets that necessarily take a 
substantial period of time to prepare for their intended use or sale, are added to the cost of those assets, until 
such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale. 

All other finance costs are recognised in income in the period in which they are incurred. 

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

1        Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 

(f) 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents comprises  cash on hand, demand deposits and short‑ term investments which are 
readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. 
Bank overdrafts also form part of cash equivalents for the purpose of the consolidated statement of cash flows 
and are presented within current liabilities on the consolidated statement of financial position. 

(g) 

Trade and other receivables 

For trade receivables, the Group applies a simplified approach in calculating Expected Credit Losses (‘ECLs’) as 
allowed in accordance with AASB 9 Financial Instruments. 

Therefore  the  Group  does  not  track  changes  in  credit  risk,  but  instead  recognises  a  loss  allowance  based  on 
lifetime ECLs at each reporting date. 

(h) 

Income Tax 

The  tax  expense  recognised  in  the  consolidated  statement  of  profit  or  loss  and  other  comprehensive  income 
relates to current income tax expense plus deferred tax expense (being the movement in deferred tax assets and 
liabilities and unused tax losses during the year). 

Current tax is the amount of income taxes payable (recoverable) in respect of the taxable profit (tax loss) for the 
year    and is measured at the amount expected to be paid to (recovered from) the taxation authorities, using the 
tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. 

Deferred tax is provided on temporary differences which are determined by comparing the carrying amounts of 
tax bases of assets and liabilities to the carrying amounts in the financial statements.     

Deferred tax is not provided for the following: 

The initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and at the time of 
the transaction, affects neither accounting profit nor taxable profit (tax loss). 

Taxable temporary differences arising on the initial recognition of goodwill. 

Temporary  differences  related  to  investment  in  subsidiaries,  associates  and  jointly  controlled  entities  to  the 
extent  that  the  Company  is  able  to  control  the  timing  of  the  reversal  of  the  temporary  differences  and  it  is 
probable that they will not reverse in the foreseeable future. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the 
asset  is  realised  or  the  liability  is  settled,  based  on  tax  rates  (and  tax  laws)  that  have  been  enacted  or 
substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. 

Deferred  tax  consequences  relating  to  a  non‑ monetary  asset  carried  at  fair  value  are  determined  using  the 
assumption that the carrying amount of the asset will be recovered through sale. 

Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses to the extent 
that  it  is  probable  that  taxable  profit  will  be  available  against  which  the  deductible  temporary  differences  and 
losses can be utilised.   

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

1 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 

(h)

Income Tax (continued)

The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent 
that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income 
tax asset to be utilised. 

Unrecognised deferred income tax assets are reassessed a each reporting date and are recognised to the extent 
that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered. 

Current  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are  offset  where  there  is  a  legally  enforceable  right  to  set  off  the  recognised 
amounts  and  there  is  an  intention  either  to  settle  on  a  net  basis  or  to  realise  the  asset  and  settle  the  liability 
simultaneously. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where there is a legal right to set off current tax assets against current 
tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same 
taxation authority on either 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. 

Current  and  deferred  tax  is  recognised  as  income  or  an  expense  and  included  in  profit  or  loss  for  the  period 
except where the tax arises from a transaction which is recognised in other comprehensive income or equity, in 
which case the tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or equity respectively. 

Tax consolidation legislation 

Papyrus  Australia  Ltd  and  its  wholly-owned  Australian  subsidiaries  have  formed  an  income  tax  consolidated 
group.   

Each entity in the tax consolidated group accounts for their own current and  deferred tax amounts. These tax 
amounts are measured using the ‘stand-alone taxpayer’ approach to allocation. 

Current  tax  liabilities  (assets)  and  deferred  tax  assets  arising  from  unused  tax  losses  and  tax  credits  in  the 
subsidiaries are immediately transferred to the parent entity. 

(i)

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST), except where 
the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). 

Receivables and payable are stated inclusive of GST. 

The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included as part of receivables or payables in 
the consolidated statement of financial position. 

Cash flows in the consolidated statement of cash flows are included on a gross basis and the GST component of 
cash flows arising from investing and financing activities which is recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation 
authority is classified as operating cash flows. 

Commitments and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the 
taxation authority. 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

1        Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 

(j) 

Plant and Equipment 

Each class of plant and equipment are measured using the cost model as specified below. 

Where  the  cost  model  is  used,  the  asset  is  carried  at  its  cost  less  any  accumulated  depreciation  and  any 
impairment losses. Costs include purchase price, other directly attributable costs and the initial estimate of the 
costs of dismantling and restoring the asset, where applicable. 

Depreciation   

The depreciable amount of all plant and equipment is depreciated on a straight‑ line and diminishing value basis 
from the date that management determine that the asset is available for use. 

Assets held under a finance lease and leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the term of 
the lease and the assets useful life. 

The estimated useful lives used for each class of depreciable asset are shown below: 

                      Fixed asset class 

                      Plant and Equipment 

            Useful life 

            2.5 ‑ 20 years 

At the end of each annual reporting period, the depreciation method, useful life and residual value of each 
asset is reviewed. Any revisions are accounted for prospectively as a change in estimate. 
Gains  and  losses  on  disposals  are  determined  by  comparing  proceeds  with  the  carrying  amount.  These 
gains        and losses are included in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. 

(k) 

Financial instruments 

Initial recognition and measurement   

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. 

(i) Financial assets 

Initial recognition and measurement 

Financial assets are classified, at initial recognition, as subsequently measured at amortised cost, fair value 
through other comprehensive income (OCI), and fair value through profit or loss. 

The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset’s contractual cash 
flow characteristics and the Group’s business model for managing them.   

In order for a financial asset to be classified and measured at amortised cost or fair value through OCI, it 
needs to give rise to cash flows that are ‘solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI)’ on the principal 
amount outstanding. This assessment is referred to as the SPPI test and is performed at an instrument level. 

The Group’s business model for managing financial assets refers to how it manages its financial assets in 
order to generate cash flows. The business model determines whether cash flows will result from collecting 
contractual cash flows, selling the financial assets, or both. 

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

1        Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 

(k) 

Financial instruments (continued) 

Purchases  or  sales  of  financial  assets  that  require  delivery  of  assets  within  a  time  frame  established  by 
regulation or convention in the market place (regular way trades) are recognised on the trade date, i.e., the 
date that the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset. 

Subsequent measurement of financial assets at amortised cost   

The Group measures financial assets at amortised cost if both of the following conditions are met:   

•  The financial asset is held within a business model with the objective to hold financial assets in order to 

collect contractual cash flows; and   

•  The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely 

payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding   

Financial assets at amortised cost are subsequently measured using the effective interest method and are 
subject to impairment. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the asset is derecognised, 
modified or impaired.   

Derecognition 

A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a financial asset or part of a group of similar financial assets) is 
primarily derecognised (i.e., removed from the Group’s consolidated statement of financial position) when:   

 
 

The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired; or   
The Group has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset or has assumed an obligation to 
pay  the  received  cash  flows  in  full  without  material  delay  to  a  third  party  under  a  ‘pass-through’ 
arrangement; and either (a) the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or 
(b) the Group has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but 
has transferred control of the asset   

When  the  Group  has  transferred  its  rights  to  receive  cash  flows  from  an  asset  or  has  entered  into  a 
pass-through  arrangement,  it  evaluates  if,  and  to  what  extent,  it  has  retained  the  risks  and  rewards  of 
ownership. When it has neither transferred nor retained substantially all of the risks and rewards of the asset, 
nor transferred control of the asset, the Group continues to recognise the transferred asset to the extent of its 
continuing involvement. In that case, the Group also recognises an associated liability. The transferred asset 
and the associated liability are measured on a basis that reflects the rights and obligations that the Group has 
retained.   

Continuing involvement that takes the form of a guarantee over the transferred asset is measured at the lower 
of the original carrying amount of the asset and the maximum amount of consideration that the Group could be 
required to repay. 

Impairment of financial assets 
The Group recognises an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt instruments not held at fair 
value  through  profit  or  loss.  ECLs  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. 

ECLs are recognised in two stages. For credit exposures for which there has not been a significant increase in 
credit risk since initial recognition, ECLs 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 required for credit losses expected 
over the remaining life of the exposure, irrespective of the timing of the default (a lifetime ECL). 

The Group considers a financial asset in default when contractual payments are 90 days past due. However, in 
certain  cases,  the  Group  may  also  consider  a  financial  asset  to  be  in  default  when  internal  or  external 
information indicates that the Group is unlikely to receive the outstanding contractual amounts in full before 
taking into account any credit enhancements held by the Group. A financial asset is written off when there is no 
reasonable expectation of recovering the contractual cash flows. 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

1 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 

(k)

Financial instruments (continued)

(ii) Financial liabilities

Financial  liabilities  are  initially  measured  at  fair  value,  and, where  applicable,  adjusted for  transaction  costs 
unless  the  Group  designated  a  financial  liability  at  fair  value  through  profit  or  loss.  Subsequently,  financial 
liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method except for derivatives and financial 
liabilities designated at FVTPL, which are carried subsequently at fair value with gains or losses recognised in 
profit  or  loss  (other  than  derivative  financial  instruments  that  are  designated  and  effective  as  hedging 
instruments). 

A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires. 
When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms, 
or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as the 
derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of the new liability. The difference in  the respective 
carrying amounts is recognised in the statement of profit or loss. 

(l)

Impairment of non-financial assets

At the end of each reporting period, the Group determines whether there is an evidence of an impairment 
indicator for non-financial assets. 

Where this indicator exists and regardless for goodwill, indefinite life intangible assets and intangible assets 
not yet available for use, the recoverable amount of the assets is estimated. 

Where  assets  do  not  operate  independently  of  other  assets,  the  recoverable  amount  of  the  relevant 
cash‑ generating unit (CGU) is estimated. 

The recoverable amount of an asset or CGU is the higher of the fair value less costs of disposal and the 
value in use.    Value in use is the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from an 
asset or cash‑ generating unit. 

Where the recoverable amount is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognised in profit 
or loss. 

Reversal indicators are considered in subsequent periods for all assets which have suffered an impairment 
loss, except for goodwill. 

(m)

Trade and other payables

Trade  and  other  payables  are  carried  at  amortised  costs  and  represent  liabilities  for  goods  and  services 
provided  to  the  Group  prior  to  the  end  of  the  financial  year  that  are  unpaid  and  arise  when  the  Group 
becomes obliged to make future payments in respect of the purchase of these goods and services. 

(n)

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

All loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the fair value of the consideration received less directly 
attributable transaction costs.   

After  initial  recognition,  interest‑ bearing  loans  and  borrowings  are  subsequently  measured  at  amortised 
cost. 

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Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

1        Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 

(o) 

Equity settled compensation 

The  Group  provides  benefits  to  employees  of  the  Group in the form  of share‑ based payments,  whereby 
employees receive options incentives (equity‑ settled transactions). 

There  is  currently  one  plan  in  place  to  provide  these  benefits,  the  Employee  Share  Option  Plan  (ESOP) 
which provides benefits to employees. 

The cost of these equity‑ settled transactions with employees is measured by reference to the fair value at 
the date at which they were granted. The fair value is determined using the Black‑ Scholes option pricing 
model. 

The cost of equity‑ settled transactions is recognised as an expense in the consolidated statement of profit 
or  loss  and  other  comprehensive  income,  together  with  a  corresponding  increase  in  the  share  option 
reserve, when the options are issued. However, where options have vesting terms attached, the cost of the 
transaction is amortised over the vesting period. 

Upon  the  exercise  of  options,  the  balance  of  share  based  payments  reserve  relating  to  those  options  is 
transferred to issued capital. 

  (p)  Share capital 

Ordinary  shares  are  classified  as  equity.  Incremental  costs  directly  attributable  to  the  issue  of  ordinary 
shares and share options which vest immediately are recognised as a deduction from equity, net of any tax 
effects. 

(q) 

Earnings per share 

The Group presents basic and diluted earnings per share information for its ordinary shares. 

Basic  earnings  per share  is calculated  by  dividing  the profit  attributable  to members  of  the  Group by  the 
weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. 

Diluted earnings per share adjusts the basic earnings per share to take into account the after income tax 
effect  of  interest  and  other  financing  costs  associated  with  dilutive  potential  ordinary  shares  and  the 
weighted  average  number  of  additional  ordinary  shares  that  would  have  been  outstanding  assuming  the 
conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. 

In  accordance  with  AASB  133  ‘Earnings  per  Share’,  as  potential  ordinary  shares  may  only  result  in  a 
situation where their conversion results in an increase in loss per share or decrease in profit per share from 
continuing operations, no dilutive effect has been taken into account in 2020 and 2021. 

  (r)  Critical accounting estimates and judgments 

The preparation of financial reports requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions 
that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and 
expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

Except  as  described  below,  in  preparing  this  report,  the  significant  judgements  made  by  management  in 
applying the Group’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as 
those applied to the consolidated financial report for the year ended 30 June 2021. 

Key estimates ‑  Impairment of assets 

The Group assesses impairment at each reporting date by evaluating conditions specific to the Group that 
may lead to an impairment of assets. Where an impairment trigger exists, the recoverable amount of the 

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asset is determined. 

Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

1        Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) 

(s) 

Investment in associate and joint venture 

An associate is an entity over which the Group has significant influence. Significant influence is the power to 
participate in the financial and operational policy decisions of the investee, but is not control or joint control 
over those policies. 

A joint venture is a type of joint agreement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have 
rights to the net assets of the joint venture. Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an 
arrangement, which exists only when decisions about the relevant activities require the unanimous consent of 
the parties sharing control. 

The considerations made in determining significant influence or joint control are similar to those necessary to 
determine control over subsidiaries. The Group’s investment in its associate and joint venture are accounted 
for using the equity method. 

Under the equity method, the investment in an associate or joint venture is initially recognised at cost. The 
carrying amount of the investment is adjusted to recognise changes in the Group’s share of the net assets of 
the associate or joint venture since the acquisition date. Goodwill relating to the associate or joint venture is 
included in the carrying amount of the investment and is not tested for impairment separately.   

The Statement of profit or loss reflects the Group’s share of the results of operations of the associate or joint 
venture. Any change in OCI of those investees is presented as part of the Group’s OCI. In addition, when 
there  has  been  a  change  recognised  directly  in  the  equity  of  the  associate  or  joint  venture,  the  Group 
recognises its share of any changes, when applicable, in the statement of changes in equity. Unrealised gains 
or losses resulting from transactions between the Group and associate or joint venture are eliminated to the 
extent of the interest in the associate or joint venture. 

The aggregate of the Group’s share of the profit or loss of an associate and a joint venture is shown on the 
face  of  the  statement  of  profit  or  loss  outside  operating  profit  and  represents  profit  or  loss  after  tax  and 
non-controlling interest in the subsidiaries of the associate or joint venture. 

The financial statements of the associate or joint venture are prepared for the same reporting period as the 
Group. When necessary, adjustments are made to bring to account policies in line with those of the Group. 

(t) 

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations 

New Accounting Standards issued but not yet effective and not been adopted early by the Group 

There are a number of standards, amendments to standards, and interpretations which have been issued by the 
IASB that are effective in future accounting periods that the group has decided not to adopt early. The Group has 
reviewed and assessed that none of these new accounting standards, used but not yet effective, are expected to 
have material impact on the group. 

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

2        REVENUE AND EXPENSES 

REVENUE 

(a) Other income 
Other income 

EXPENSES 

Note 

Consolidated Group 

30 June 
2021 

  $   

30 June 
2020 
(restated) 
  $   

- 
- 

4,599 
4,599 

(b) Employee benefit expenses 
Wages, salaries and other remuneration expenses 
Total employee benefit expenses 

18,963 
18,963 

1,890 
1,890 

(c) Other expenses 
Audit and accounting fees 
Legal fees 
Professional services 
Travel and accommodation 
Governance and secretarial costs 
Intellectual property expenses 
Information technology 
Share registry and ASX expenses 
Other expenses 

59,997 
35,017 
57,292 
28,746 
6,080 
11,395 
6,300 
101,141 
5,712 
311,680 

40,260 
117,847 
6,430 
10,000 
6,300 
- 
- 
52,352 
17,423 
250,612 

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

3 

Income Tax Expense 

The major components of tax expense (income) comprise: 

Income tax expense 

  $   
- 

Consolidated Group 
30 June 
2021 

30 June 
2020 
(restated) 
  $   
- 

A reconciliation between tax expense and the product of accounting Loss before income tax multiplied by the Group’s 
applicable income tax   

Loss before income tax 

(90,783) 

(366,915) 

At the Group's income tax rate of 26% (2020: 27.5%)   
Share-based payments expensed during the year 
Expenditure not allowable for income tax purposes 
Tax losses not recognised due to not meeting recognition criteria 

(23,603) 
9,583 
489 
13,531 
- 

(100,902) 

- 
100,902 
- 

The Group has tax losses arising in Australia of $12,767,269 (2020: $12,715,227).   

No deferred tax asset has been recognised because it is not likely future assessable income is derived of a nature and 
of an amount sufficient to enable the benefit to be realised. 

4 

Earnings per Share 

Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing net loss for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders 
of the Group by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. 

Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the 
Group  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  ordinary  shares  outstanding  during  the  year  plus  the  weighted  average 
number  of  ordinary  shares  that  would  be  issued  on  the  conversion  of  all  the  dilutive  potential  ordinary  shares  into 
ordinary shares. 

In accordance with AASB 133 ‘Earnings per Share’, as potential ordinary shares may only result in a situation where 
their conversion results in an increase in loss per share or decrease in profit per share from continuing operations, no 
dilutive effect has been taken into account in 2021 or 2020.   

The following reflects the income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations: 

(a)      Reconciliation of earnings to profit or loss from continuing operations 

Net loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent 

(90,783) 

(366,915) 

Consolidated Group 
2020 
2021 
(restated) 
  $   

  $   

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

4 

Earnings per Share (continued) 

(b)      Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year used in calculating basic EPS 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per 
share 
Effect of dilution 
Share options 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares adjusted for the effect of 
dilution 

2021 

2020 
(restated) 

382,482,257 

263,566,458 

- 

- 

382,482,257 

263,566,458 

5  Cash and cash equivalents 

Cash at bank and in hand 

Note 

5(a) 

Consolidated Group 
2021 
2020 
2,071,640 
2,071,640 

28,142 
28,142 

Cash at bank earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates. 

Short‑term deposits are made for varying periods of between one day and six months, depending on the immediate 
cash requirements of the Group, and earn interest at the respective short-term deposit rates. 

(a)       Reconciliation of cash 

Cash and Cash equivalents reported in the consolidated statement of cash flows are reconciled to the equivalent items 
in the consolidated statement of financial position as follows: 
Cash at bank and in hand 

2,071,640 
2,071,640 

28,142 
  28,142 

6 

Trade and other receivables 

CURRENT 
Other receivables 
GST recoverable 

Consolidated Group 
2020 
2021 
(restated) 
  $   

  $   

449,273 
3,361 
452,634 

- 
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Other Receivable represent receivable from Papyrus Egypt, this amount is interest free and repayable on demand. 

7    Prepayments 

Prepayment for the investment in equity in 
Egypt Banana Fibre Company and Papyrus 
Egypt 
Total 

Note  

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Consolidated Group 
2020 
2021 
(restated) 
  $   

  $   

9 

9 

260,000 

260,000 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

8      Investments accounted for using the equity method   

Name 

Classification   

Place of 
Business/ 
Incorporation   

Proportion of 
Ordinary Share 
Interests/ 
Participating 
Shares 

2021 

2020 

Measurement 
Method   

Carrying amount   

2021 

2020 

Egyptian Banana 
Fibre Company 

Associate   

Sohag, Egypt   

25.46% 

-  Equity method 

  1,299,578   

Papyrus Egypt   

Joint Venture    Sohag, Egypt   

50% 

-  Equity method 

-       

-       

-       

Effective  on  1  July  2020,  Papyrus  Australia  Limited  relinquished  its  entitlement  to  licencing  fees  and  royalties  in 
Papyrus  Egypt  in  consideration  for  the  reacquisition  of  50%  equity  in  Papyrus  Egypt  from  Egyptian  Banana  Fibre 
Company. The Company also completed the transaction for the purchase of 13.11% equity in Egyptian Banana Fibre 
Company for a consideration of $319,202 (EGP $3,306,055), which resulted in an indirect interest in Papyrus Egypt by 
6.56%. 

During the year, the Group progressively acquired in total, additional 12.35% shareholding in Egyptian Banana Fibre 
Company for a consideration of $554,177. The goodwill balance relating to these transactions were included in the 
carrying amount of the investment. 

As a result of the above transaction, Papyrus Egypt is a joint arrangement that is structured as an incorporated entity 
(company)  with  two  principal  shareholders,  Papyrus  Australia  Limited  and  Egyptian  Banana  Fibre  Company.    The 
primary purpose of the company is to operate the factory in Sohag, Egypt with Papyrus technology and explore Egypt 
and  the  Middle  East  market.  The  Group's  intention  is  to  acquire  further  shareholding  in  Egyptian  Banana  Fibre 
Company in the future to gain control over Papyrus Egypt. The Group has 50% economic interest in Papyrus Egypt and 
50% of the voting rights in relation to the joint venture.   

In the Group's half-year report for the period ended 31 December 2020, the Group had provisionally accounted for 
acquisition  of  its  interest  in  Papyrus  Egypt  as  a  business  combination  within  the  scope  of  AASB  3  Business 
Combinations on the preliminary assessment that due to the total shareholding, direct and indirectly, of over 50%, the 
Group  had  control  of  Papyrus  Egypt.  The  Group  also  adopted  a  'see-through'  accounting  approach  in  relation  to 
Egyptian Banana Fibre Company as this is purely a holding company that holds investment in Papyrus Egypt.   

During the preparation of the accounts for the full year ended 30 June 2021, the Group revisited this assessment and 
concluded that the Group has joint control, not control in relation to Papyrus Egypt with the other party sharing the joint 
control being Egyptian Banana Fibre Company. As a result, Papyrus Egypt should have been accounted for using the 
equity method in accordance with AASB 128 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures rather than the acquisition 
method under AASB 3 Business Combinations.   

The impacts of this re-assessment on the half-year accounts are as follow:   

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

8 

Investments accounted for using the equity method (Continued) 

The impact on the reported statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 

Revenue from operating activities   
Costs of sales   
Gross profits   
Other income [*] 
Gain on bargain purchase of Papyrus Egypt   
Depreciation expenses   
Consultancy expense   
Share based payment expense - director options 
Finance costs 
Legal fees 
Other expenses [*] 
Share of net profit of associate and joint venture 
Profit/ (loss) before income tax benefit 
Income tax expense 
Profit/ (loss) for the period   
Other comprehensive Income 
Total comprehensive income for the period   

Profit/(loss) attributable to the parent 
Profit/(loss attributable to non-controlling interest 

Reported 31 
December 
2020 
$ 

Adjustments 

Restated 
Half-year 
ended 31 
December 
2020 

197,899 
(73,729) 
124,170 
88,545 
455,577 
(21,508) 
(186,740) 
(15,000) 
(287) 
(25,542) 
(238,680) 
-
180,535 
- 
180,535 
(4,197) 
176,338 

148,835 
31,700 

(197,899) 
73,729 
(124,170) 
(88,545) 
(455,577) 
21,508 
9,848 
-
- 
-
110,458 
631,298
104,820 
- 
104,820 
4,197 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(176,892) 
(15,000)
(287) 
(25,542)
(128,222) 
631,298 
285,355 
- 
285,355 
- 

136,520 
(31,700) 

285,355 
- 

Total comprehensive income attributable to the parent 
Total comprehensive income attributable to non-
controlling interest 

144,638 

140,717 

285,355 

31,700 

(31,700) 

-

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

8   

Investments accounted for using the equity method (Continued) 

The impact on the reported statement of financial position: 

Current assets     
Cash and cash equivalents   
Trade and other receivables 
Inventories 
Prepayments   
Total current assets   

Non-current assets   
Property, plant and equipment 
Other financial assets 
Investments accounted for using the equity method 
Total non-current assets   
Total assets   

Current Liabilities 
Trade and other payables 
Total current liabilities   
Non-Current liabilities   
Total Liabilities 
Net Assets 

Reported 31 
December 
2020 
$ 

Adjustments 

Restated 
Half-year 
ended 31 
December 
2020 

3,308,344 
145,895 
113,099 
13,688 
3,581,026 

1,373,336 
413 
- 
1,373,749 
4,954,775 

118,249 
118,249 
- 
118,249 
4,836,526 

(143,632) 
62,536 
(113,099) 
(13,688) 
(207,883) 

(1,373,336) 
(413) 
950,500 
(423,249) 
(631,131) 

(13,809) 
(13,809) 
- 
(13,809) 
(617,322) 

3,164,712 
208,431 
- 
- 

3,373,143 

- 
- 
950,500 
950,500 
4,323,644 

104,440 
104,440 
- 
104,440 
4,219,204 

Equity   
Issued capital     
Reserves   
Accumulated losses [*] 
Total equity attributed to owners of the parent 

25,190,581 
926,525 
(22,041,108) 
4,075,998 

- 
4,197 
139,009 
143,206 

25,190,581 
930,722 
(21,902,099) 
4,219,204 

Equity attributable to non-controlling interests 
Total Equity 

760,528 
4,836,526 

(760,528) 
(617,322) 

- 
4,219,204 

[*] - The adjustment impacts included the effect of prior period errors as disclosed at Note 1(b). 

Furthermore, the group's share of the net fair value of the Papyrus Egypt's identifiable assets and liabilities at the date it 
became a joint venture have been restated as below:   

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

8   

Investments accounted for using the equity method (Continued) 

Cash and cash equivalents   
Inventories   
Trade receivables   
Prepayments   
Property, plant and equipment 
Other financial assets 
Trade and other payables   
Net assets acquired   
Group's share of net fair value 

Reported 31 
December 
2020 
$ 

210,855 
123,128 
- 
14,902 
1,517,199 
449 
(502,654) 
1,363,879 
774,779 

Adjustments 

(208,500) 
(112,153) 
5,133 
(14,454) 
319,720 
(449) 
289,252 
278,548 
154,096 

Restated 
Half-year 
ended 31 
December 
2020 

2,355 
10,975 
5,133 
448 
1,836,919 
- 
(213,402) 
1,642,427 
928,875 

Cost of investment 

319,202 

- 

319,202 

Excess of the Group's share of the net fair value of the 
association and joint venture's identifiable assets and 
liabilities over the cost of investment 

455,577 

154,096 

609,673 

The above excess was included as income in the determination of the Group's share of the associate and joint venture's 
profit or loss during the year when the investment was acquired. 

During the year, the  Group progressively acquired in total, additional 12.35% shareholding in Egyptian Banana Fibre 
Company  for  a  consideration  of  $554,177.  The  goodwill  balance  relating  to  these  transactions  were  included  in  the 
carrying amount of the investment.   

Summarised Financial Information of Joint Venture 

Set  out  below  is  the  summarised  financial  information  for  Papyrus  Egypt.  Unless  otherwise  stated,  the  disclosed 
information reflects the amounts presented in the Australian Accounting Standards financial statement of Papyrus Egypt. 
The following summarised financial information, however reflects the adjustments made by the Group when applying the 
equity method.   

Papyrus Egypt applied to change the financial year end from 31 December to 30 June during the year, and as such has 
the same financial year-end as Papyrus Australia limited as at the reporting date.   

Summarised Financial Position 

Cash and cash equivalents   
Total current assets   
Total non-current assets   
Current financial liabilities (excluding trade and other 
payables, and provisions) 
Total current liabilities   
Non-current financial liabilities (excluding trade and other 
payables and provisions   
Total non-current liabilities   
Net assets     

Group's share (%) 
Direct shareholding 
Indirect shareholding 

Group share of joint venture's net assets 

30 June 2021 
$ 
177,564 
256,984 
1,663,417 

558,817 
558,817 

- 
- 
1,361,584 

50.00% 
12.73% 

854,108 

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

8      Investments accounted for using the equity method (Continued) 

Summarised financial performance   

Revenue   
Depreciation   
Loss for the year before income tax   
Income tax expense 
Loss for the year   
Other comprehensive income     
Total comprehensive income   

Group's share (%) 
Direct shareholding 
Indirect shareholding   

Group share of joint venture's net assets 

Reconciliation to Carrying Amounts   

Investments during the year   
Excess of the entity's shares of net fair value of investee's 
identifiable assets and liabilities at transaction date   

Share of the JV for the year 
Closing carrying amount of investment   
Group's share of joint venture's closing net assets   
Goodwill included in carrying amount of investment   

9    Trade and other payables 

30 June 2021 
$ 
201,341 
78,561 
(292,486) 
- 
(292,486) 
- 
(292,486) 

50.00% 
12.73% 

(183,474) 

873,379 

609,673 
(183,474) 
1,299,578 
854,108 
445,470 

    CURRENT 
    Trade payables 
Sundry payables and accrued expenses 

Note 
9 (a) 
9 (b) 

Consolidated Group 
2020 
2021 
(restated) 
  $   

  $   

3,224 
118,693 

15,699 
107,144 

121,917 

122,843 

(a)  Trade payables 

Trade payables are non-interest bearing and normally settled on 60 day terms. 

Information regarding the risks associated with current payables is set out in Note 18. 

(b)  Sundry payables and accrued expenses 

Within Sundry payables and accrued expenses, $61,700 relates to accrued interest on the loan provided by 
Talisker (SA) Pty Ltd (an entity associated with the Managing Director Ramy Azer) repayable from future 
revenues  or  proceeds  from  future  equity  raisings,  subject  to  not  materially  prejudicing  the  ability  of  the 
Company to repay its creditors ( Refer Note 10(a)).       

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

10    Borrowings 

        CURRENT 
        Unsecured liabilities 

Other loans 
Total unsecured liabilities 

(a)  Unsecured loan 

10(a) 

- 
- 

46,460 
46,460 

Talisker (SA) Pty Ltd (“Talisker”) an entity associated with the Company’s Managing Director, Mr Ramy Azer 
in  2012  entered  into  an  agreement  with  the  Company  to  provide  a  draw  down  facility  of  $250,000.  The 
unsecured loan during the year represents the draw down from the facility as at 30 June 2021: $0 (2020: 
$39,462).  The  loan  is  unsecured  and  repayable  from  future  revenues  or  proceeds  from  future  equity 
raisings, subject to not materially prejudicing the ability of the Company to repay its creditors. The is interest 
bearing at the rate of interest payable by the National Australia Bank Limited on ‘Usaver savings accounts’ 
or, ’12 month term deposits’(whichever is greater) plus one percent (1%) and is considered payable at the 
time the loan is repaid. 

In addition, the Company has unsecured loans as at 30 June  2021: $0 (2020: $90) with E Byrt, $0 (2020: 
$2,029) with V Rigano and with R Azer $0 (2020: $4,879). 

In prior year, the Company issued 19,481,400 ordinary shares on 12 December 2019 to settle an unsecured 
amount of $274,193 provided by Talisker. The fair value of the equity instrument issued was $389,629 which 
resulted in a loss of $115,436 recognised in the profit or loss upon the settlement. 

11    Issued capital 

427,771,666 fully paid ordinary shares (2020: 299,343,999) 

25,032,561  21,395,581 

Total issued capital 

          (a) Ordinary shares 

2021 

Consolidated 
2021 

25,032,561 

21,395,581 

2020 
(restated) 
Number 

2020 
(restated) 
  $   

At the beginning of the reporting period 
Issued via exercise of options 20 August 2020   
Issued pursuant to private placement 21 
October 2020 
Issued via exercise of options 17 November 
2020 
Issued pursuant to AGM resolution 17 
November 2020 
issued pursuant to private placement 4 
December 2020 
Issued pursuant via exercise of options   
Issued pursuant to private placement 
Shares issued pursuant to private placement 
on 10 December 2020 
At the end of the reporting period 

Number 
299,343,999 
3,000,000 

  $   

21,395,581 
30,000 

235,149,515  20,558,821 
35,000 

3,500,000 

11,075,000 

132,900 

23,000,000 

230,000 

- 

- 

- 

- 

30,591,667 

367,100 

19,481,400 

389,629 

14,700,000 
- 
- 

735,000 
- 
- 

6,000,000 
5,213,084 
10,000,000 

60,000 
52,131 
100,000 

46,000,000 
427,771,666 

2,142,000 
25,032,581 

20,000,000 

200,000 
299,343,999  21,395,581 

On  20  August  2020,  the  Company  announced  it  had  entered  into  agreements  with  new  and  certain  existing 
shareholders to raise $30,000 by way of a placement of 3,000,000 ordinary fully paid shares at a price of $0.01 per 
new share, and the Company announced the placement was completed. 

On 21 October 2020, the Company announced that it had entered into agreements with new and certain existing 
shareholders to raise $132,900 by way of a placement of 11,075,000 ordinary fully paid shares at a price of $0.012 
per new share, and the Company announced the placement was comple 

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ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

11    Issued capital (continued) 

On 17 November 2020, the Company announced that it had raised $230,000 by way of a conversion of 23,000,000 
options to ordinary fully paid shares at a price of $0.01 per new share, and the Company announced the conversion 
was  completed,  this  includes  2,000,000  unlisted  options  was  issued  on  24  June  2019  and  21,000,000  unlisted 
options issued on 17 November 2021. 

On 17 November 2020, the Company announced that in accordance with the resolution adopted at the AGM held on 
11 November 2020, It had raised $367,100 by way of a placement of 30,591,667 ordinary fully paid shares at a price 
of $0.012 per new share, and the Company announced the placement was completed. 

On 4 December 2020, the Company announced that it intended to raise $3,000,000 from sophisticated investors via 
a private placement, at a share price of $0.05 cents per share.    It also announced that it had received the initial 
tranche of the investment which amounted to $700,000, for the issue of 14,000,000 ordinary fully paid share plus the 
issue of 700,000 ordinary fully paid shares at $0.05 cents per share as commission for the initial tranche.   

On 10 December 2020, the Company announced that it had received the final tranche of $2,300,000 for the issue of 
46,000,000 ordinary fully paid shares at $0.05 cents per share, and the Company announced the placement was 
completed. Total transaction cost of $158,000 has been debited against the associated share capital raised. 

The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to participate in dividends (in the event when a dividend is declared) and 
the proceeds on winding up of the Group. Via a poll at meetings of the Group, each holder of ordinary shares has 
one vote per share held in person. 

The Group does not have authorised capital or par value in respect of its shares. 

In the event of winding up the Company, ordinary shareholders rank after all creditors and are fully entitled to any net 
proceeds of liquidation. 

  (b)  Capital Management 

The  Group  manages  its capital  to  ensure  that entities  in  the  Group  will  be  able  to continue  as  a going 
concern while maximising the return to stakeholders. 

The capital structure of the Group consists of cash and cash equivalents and equity attributable to equity 
holders of the parent, comprising issued capital, reserves and accumulated losses.   

Proceeds  from  share  issues  are  used  to  maintain  and  expand  the  Group’s  plant  and  equipment 
requirements, research and development activities and fund operating costs.   

12    Reserves 

Note 

12(a) 

Consolidated Group 

2021 

  $   

2020 
(restated) 
  $   

915,722 
36,856 
952,578 

915,722 
- 
915,722 

Share Option Reserve 
Balance at beginning of financial year 
Share based payments 
Balance at end of the year 

(a)  Share option reserve 

This reserve is used to record the value of equity benefits provided to employees and directors as part of their 
remuneration. Refer to Note 15 for further details of these plans. There was $36,856 share based options were 
issued to employees or directors during the current year.  

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

13   Reconciliation of net loss after tax to net cash flows from operations  

Net loss 
Non-cash flow in loss: 
- Share-based payment expense
- Loss on settlement of liabilities with entities own equity 
- Share of net profit of associate & joint venture
Changes in assets and liabilities 
- Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other receivables
- Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other payables
- Increase/(Decrease) in other current liabilities
- Increase/(Decrease) in other non-current liabilities

Consolidated Group 

2021 

$ 
(90,783) 

2020 
(restated) 
$ 
(366,915) 

36,856 
- 
(426,199) 

(3,377) 
(14,878) 
- 
- 

- 
115,436 
- 

(1,180) 
58,779 
- 
- 

Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities 

(498,381) 

(193,880) 

14    Share based payments 

(i) Employee Share Option Plan

The Group established the Papyrus Australia Ltd Employee Share Option Plan and a summary of the Rules of the Plan 
are set out below: 

•

•

•

•

•

•

All employees (full and part time) will be eligible to participate in the Plan.

Options are granted under the Plan at the discretion of the Board and if permitted by the Board, may be issued
to an employee's nominee.

If, prior to the expiry date of options, a person ceases to be an employee of the Group for any reason other than
retirement at age 60 or more (or such earlier age as the Board permits), permanent disability, redundancy or
death, the options held by that person (or that person's nominee) automatically lapse on the first to occur of a)
the expiry of the period of 30 days from the date of such occurrence, and b) the expiry date. If a person dies,
the options held by that person will be exercisable by that person's legal personal representative.

Options can’t be transferred other than to the legal personal representative of a deceased option holder.

The Company will not apply for official quotation of any options issued under the plan.

Option holders may only participate in new issues of securities by first exercising their options.

The Board may amend the Plan Rules subject to the requirements of the Listing Rules 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

14    Share based payments (continued) 

The following table illustrates the number (No.) and weighted average exercise prices (WAEP) and movements in 
share options issued during the year: 

A summary of the Group options issued is as follows: 

2021 
Exercise 
price WAEP 

Start of the 
year No. 

Granted 
during the 
year 

No. 

Exercised during 
the year 

Expired during the 
year 

No. 

No. 

Balance at the 
end of the year 
No. 

Vested and 
exercisable at 
the end of the 
year 

No. 

0.01 

0.05 

0.015 

0.20 

0.40 

2020 
Exercise 
Price 

WAEP 

0.01 

2,000,000 

-

(2,000,000) 

-

- 

-

-

750,000 

41,666,667 
(*) 

250,000 

250,000 

- 

- 

- 

- 

2,000,000 

42,916,667 

(2,000,000) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

-

- 

- 

750,000 

750,000 

41,666,667 

41,666,667 

250,000 

250,000 

- 

- 

42,916,667 

42,416,667 

Granted 
during the 
year 

No. 

Start of the 
year 

No. 

11,213,084 

11,213,084 

Exercised during 
the year 

Expired during the 
year 

Balance at the 
end of the year 

-

- 

No. 

(8,713,084) 

(8,713,084) 

No. 

(500,000) 

(500,000) 

No. 

2,000,000 

2,000,000 

Vested and 
exercisable at 
the end of the 
year 

No. 

2,000,000 

2,000,000 

(*) This is unlisted option issued for the investors as part of the November capital raising, and as such this is not share-
based payment within the scope of AASB 2. 

The weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding at year end was 2.94 years (2020: 1.98 years). 

The range of weighted average exercise prices for options outstanding at the end of the year was $0.02 (2020: $0.01) 

For the options granted during the current financial year, the valuation model inputs used to determine the fair value at 
the grant date, are as follows:   

Grant date 

Expiry date 

11 November 
2020 

11 November 
2022 

2 May 2021 

2 May 2021 

4 May 2026 

4 May 2026 

Share price 
at grant date 

$0.057 

$0.039 

$0.039 

Exercise price 

Expected volatility 

Risk-free rate 

Fair value at 
grant date 

$0.05 

$0.02 

$0.04 

178.3% 

174.9% 

168% 

2.5% 

2.5% 

2.5% 

$0.04622 

$0.0355 

$0.0343 

15    Contingencies 

In the opinion of the Directors, the Group did not have any contingencies at 30 June 2021. 

In prior year, a claim had been raised against the Group. This claim has been settled during the financial year 2021. 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

16   Remuneration of Auditors 

During the financial year the following fees paid or payable for services provided by the Group’s auditors and their network 
firms: 

Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd 
Fee for the audit and review of the financial report as at 30 
June 2020 
Fee for the audit and review of the financial report as at 31 
December 2020 

BDO Audit (SA) Pty Ltd 
Fee for the audit and review of the financial report as at 30 
June 2021 

BDO Khaled & Co (BDO network firm) 

Audit of Component financials 
Total remuneration of auditors 

No non‑ audit services have been provided. 

17    Interest in Controlled Entities and Joint Ventures 

Consolidated Group 

2021 

$ 

- 

2020 
(restated) 
$ 

40,260 

17,300 

- 

32,500 

12,666 
62,466 

40,260 

Name of entity 
Parent entity 
Papyrus Australia Ltd (a) 

Subsidiaries 
Papyrus Technology Pty Ltd (b) 
PPY Manufacturing Pty Ltd (b) 
Australian Advanced Manufacturing Centre Pty Ltd (b) 
Yellow Pallet B.V. 

Joint Venture 
Papyrus Egypt LLC 

Associate 
Egypt Banana Fibre Company 

Principal place of 
business / country 
of incorporation 

Ownership Interest 

2021 
% 

2020 
% 

Australia 

Australia 
Australia 
Australia 
The Netherlands 

Egypt 

100 
100 
100 
50 

50 

Egypt 

25.46% 

100 
100 
100 
50 

0 

0 

*The percentage of ownership interest held is equivalent to the percentage voting rights for all subsidiaries.

a. Papyrus Australia Ltd is the head entity within the tax-consolidated group.
b. These companies are members of the tax-consolidated group.

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

18   Financial Risk Management  

Categories of financial instruments 

The totals for each category of financial instruments, measured in accordance with the Accounting Standards as 
detailed in the accounting policies to these financial statements, are as follows: 

Financial assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and Other receivables 
Total financial assets 
Financial Liabilities 

  Financial liabilities at amortised cost 

Trade and other payables 
Borrowings 
Total financial liabilities 

Credit risk 

Note 

5 
6 

9 
10 

Consolidated Group 
2020 
2021 
(restated) 
$ 

$ 

2,071,640 
452,634 
2,524,274 

121,917 
- 
121,917 

28,142 
- 
28,142 

122,843 
46,460 
169,303 

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counter party will default on its contractual obligations resulting in a financial loss to 
the Group. 

The Group has adopted a policy of only dealing with creditworthy counterparties as a means of mitigating the risk of 
financial loss from activities. 

The Group does not have any significant credit risk exposure to any single counterparty or any Group of counterparties 
having similar characteristics. The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are banks with high 
credit-ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies. 

The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements, net of any allowances for losses, 
represents the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk. 

Market risk 

(i) Cash flow interest rate sensitivity

The Group is exposed to interest rate risk as it holds some bank deposits at floating rates. 

The Group's policy is to minimise interest rate cash flow risk exposures on long-term financing. Longer-term deposits 
are therefore usually at fixed rates. At the reporting date, the Group is exposed to changes in market interest rates 
through its short term bank deposits, which are subject to variable interest rates. 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

18   Financial Risk Management (continued)  

(i) Financial instrument composition and maturity analysis

The Group's exposure to interest rate risk, which is the risk that a financial instruments value will fluctuate as a result of 
changes in market interest rates and the effective weighted average interest rates on classes of financial assets and 
financial liabilities, is as follows: 
Weighted Average 
Effective Interest 
Rate 

Maturing within 1 
year 

Non-interest bearing 

Total 

2021 

% 

2020 

% 

2021 

$ 

2020 

$ 

2021 

$ 

2020 

$ 

2021 

2020 

$ 

$ 

Financial 
Liabilities: 

Borrowings 

3.00 

3.00 

- 

- 

- 

46,460 

46,460 

- 

The Company is not materially exposed to any effects on changes in interest rates. 

Liquidity risk 

Liquidity risk arises from the Group’s management of working capital and the finance charges and principal repayments 
on its debt instruments. It is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulty in meeting its financial obligations as they fall 
due. 

Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the Board of Directors, whom have built an appropriate 
liquidity risk management framework for the management of the Group’s short, medium and long‑term funding and 
liquidity management requirements. The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves. 

19   Related Parties  

(a)

Transactions with related parties

Transactions between related parties are on normal commercial terms and conditions no more favourable than 
those available to other parties unless otherwise stated. 

The following transactions occurred with related parties: 

Talisker (SA) Pty Ltd (“Talisker”) an entity associated with the Company’s Managing Director, Mr Ramy Azer in 
2012 entered into an agreement with the Company to provide a draw down facility of $250,000. The unsecured 
loan during the year represents the draw down from the facility as at 2021: $0 (2020: $39,462). The loan is 
unsecured and repayable from future revenues or proceeds from future equity raisings, subject to not materially 
prejudicing the ability of the Company to repay its creditors. The is interest bearing at the rate of interest payable 
by the National Australia Bank Limited on ‘Usaver savings accounts’ or, ’12 month term deposits’(whichever is 
greater) plus one percent (1%) and is considered payable at the time the loan is repaid. 

The unsecured loan amount of $39,462 provided by Talisker was settled by the Company on 14 December 
2020. As at 30 June 2021, the accrued interest of $61,700 associated with the loan historically is still 
outstanding. The interest was agreed between the parties to be paid only when the group makes sufficient profit. 
This interest portion was presented in the financial statement of the Group within the ‘Trade and other payables’ 
a current liability as disclosed at note 9(b). 

In addition, the Company has unsecured loans as at 30 June 2021: $0 (2020: $90) with E Byrt, $0 (2020: $2,029) 
with V Rigano and with R Azer $0 (2020: $4,879 were settled by the Company on) 14 December 20 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

19    Related Parties (continued) 

(a)

Transactions with related parties (continued)







The Company had an unsecured loan provided by E Byrt. The loan was unsecured and was interest free and was
repaid on 14 December 2020. The balance of the loan at 30 June 2021 is $0 (2020: $90).

The Company had an unsecured loan provided by V Rigano. The loan was unsecured and was interest free and
was repaid on 14 December 2020. The balance of the loan at 30 June 2021 is $0 (2020: $2,029).

The Company had an unsecured loan provided by R Azer. The loan was unsecured and was interest free and was
repaid on 14 December 2020. The balance of the loan at 30 June 2021 is $0 (2001: $4,879).

(b)

Interests of Key Management Personnel (KMP)

Any person(s) having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the entity, 
directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of that entity are considered key 
management personnel. 

For details of Key Management Personnel’s interests in shares and options of the Company, refer to Key 
Management Personnel disclosures in the Remuneration Report contained in the Directors' Report. 

20  Key Management Personnel Disclosures 

Key Management Personnel 

The following individuals are classified as key management personnel in accordance with AASB 124 'Related Party 
Disclosures'. 

Mr Edward Byrt  ‑Chairman 

Mr Ramy Azer  ‑Managing Director 

Mr David Attrias - Non-Executive Director 

Mr Vincent Peter Rigano  ‑Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary 

Mr Peter Rostig – Manager Engineering & Business Development 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

20  Key Management Personnel Disclosures (continued) 

Totals of remuneration paid 

Key management personnel remuneration included within employee expenses for the year is shown below: 

Short‑ term employee benefits 

Post-employment benefits 

Share based payments 

Total remuneration paid to key management personnel 

2021 

$ 

163,151 

1,645 

36,856 

201,652 

2020 

$ 

- 

- 
- 

- 

The audited remuneration report contained in the Directors' Report contains details of the remuneration paid or payable 
to each member of the Group's key management personnel for the year ended 30 June 2021. 

Other key management personnel transactions 

For details of other transactions with key management personnel, refer to Note 19: Related Parties. 

21   Parent entity 

The following information has been extracted from the books and records of the parent, Papyrus Australia Ltd and has been 
prepared in accordance with Accounting Standards. 

The financial information for the parent entity, Papyrus Australia Ltd has been prepared on the same basis as the 
consolidated financial statements except as disclosed below. 

Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures 

Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint venture entities are accounted for at cost in the financial statements of the 
parent entity. Dividends received from associates are recognized in the parent entity profit or loss, rather than being 
deducted from the carrying amount of these investments, 

Statement of Financial position 
Assets 
Current assets 
Non-current assets 
Total Assets 
Liabilities 
Current Liabilities 
Non-current liabilities 
Total liabilities 
Equity 
Issued capital 
Accumulated losses 
Reserves 
Total equity (deficit) 
Statement of Profit or Loss and 
other Comprehensive Income 
Total loss for the year 
Other comprehensive loss 
Total comprehensive loss 

50 

2021 

$ 

2020 
(restated) 
$ 

2,524,283 
1,299,578 
3,823,861 

121,917 
- 
121,917 

288,175 
- 
288,175 

169.303 
- 
169,303 

25,032,581 
(22,192,431) 
952,578 
3,792,727 

21,395,581 
(22,192,431) 
915,722 
118,872 

(90,783) 
- 
(90,783) 

(366,915) 
- 
(366.915) 

Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 

Notes to the Financial Statements 
For the Year Ended 30 June 2021 

21   Parent entity (continued) 

Contingent liabilities 

Contingent liabilities of the parent entity have been incorporated into the Group information in Note 15. The contingent 
liabilities of the parent are consistent with that of the Group. 

Contractual commitments 

There are no contractual commitments of the parent entity at 30 June 2021 (30 June 2020: nil). 

22  Matters subsequent to the end of the Financial year 

On 30 August 2021 the Company entered into a deed with Sydney based BPE Investments Pty Ltd and Union Pacific 
Investments Pty Ltd to promote the Company to potential users of its environmentally friendly technology, improve the 
Company’s opportunities and profile in Australia and internationally and increase value to shareholders. As a result of 
the deed execution, the Company issued 20,000,000 unlisted options at a purchase price of $0.0005, exercisable at 
$0.06 per option, and expiring in 12 months from the date of issue. 

The Company lodged an Australian patent application for its innovative banana fibre production process which 
produces a cost-efficient environmentally friendly fibre ideal for use in moulded food packaging products (ASX 
announcement 22 September 2021). This Australian patent application is an important first step in the Company 
acquiring broad-ranging international patent protection for this state-of-the-art zero waste process. The significant 
commercial value of this process was recently proven in a series of trials in which the Company successfully produced 
commercial quantities of high-quality biodegradable moulded food packaging using off-the-shelf moulding machines.’ 

There have been no other significant matters subsequent to the end of the financial year. 

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Papyrus Australia Ltd 
ABN 63 110 868 409 
Directors’ Declaration 

The directors of the Group declare that: 

1.

the financial statements and notes for the year ended 30 June 2021 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001
and:

a.

comply with Australian Accounting Standards, which, as stated in accounting policy Note 1 to the financial
statements, constitutes explicit and unreserved compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS); and

b.

give a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the consolidated group;

2.

the Managing Director and Company Secretary have given the declarations required by Section 295A that:

a.

the financial records of the Group for the financial year have been properly maintained in accordance with section
286 of the Corporations Act 2001;

b.

the financial statements and notes for the financial year comply with the Accounting Standards; and

c.

the financial statements and notes for the financial year give a true and fair view.

3.

In the directors opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Group will be able to pay its debts as and when
they become due and payable with the continuing support of creditors.

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

Mr Ramy Azer Managing Director 

Dated this 29

th day of October 2021

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Tel: +61 8 7324 6000 
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www.bdo.com.au 

BDO Centre  
Level 7, 420 King William Street 
Adelaide SA 5000 
GPO Box 2018 Adelaide SA 5001 
Australia 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT 

TO THE MEMBERS OF PAPYRUS AUSTRALIA LTD 

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion 

We have audited the financial report of Papyrus Australia Ltd (the Company) and its subsidiaries (the 
Group), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2021, the 
consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the consolidated statement 
of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes 
to the financial report, including a summary of significant accounting policies and the directors’ 
declaration. 

In our opinion the accompanying financial report of the Group, is in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001, including:  

(i)

Giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 30 June 2021 and of its
financial performance for the year ended on that date; and

(ii)

Complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

Basis for opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.  Our responsibilities under 
those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial 
Report section of our report.  We are independent of the Group in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s 
APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) (the Code) 
that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia.  We have also fulfilled our other 
ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 

We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been 
given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the 
time of this auditor’s report. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis 
for our opinion.  

Key audit matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in 
our audit of the financial report of the current period.  These matters were addressed in the context of 
our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide 
a separate opinion on these matters.  

BDO Audit (SA) Pty Ltd ABN 33 161 379 086 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO 
Australia Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO Audit (SA) Pty Ltd and BDO Australia Ltd are 
members of BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent 
member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

 
Prior period errors 

Key audit matter 

How the matter was addressed in our audit 

The financial report of the Group for the year ended 30 

Our audit procedures to address the matter 

June 2020 included a balance of $91,034 property, plant 

and equipment (2019: $200,948) and a balance of $88,456 

other liabilities (2019: $198,460) being government grants 

received in advance.  

included, amongst others: 
• Evaluating management’s assessment of

accounting treatments in prior years and the

correction of the errors in this period;

During the financial year ended 30 June 2021, the 

directors formed the view that the aforementioned 

• Obtaining and reviewing relevant contracts and
agreements associated with these balances to

balances had not been accounted for appropriately in the 

determine the appropriate accounting

prior years. As such, the errors have been corrected by 

treatment; and

restating each of the affected financial statement lines 

for prior periods as disclosed in Note 1(a) to the accounts. 

We considered this to be a key audit matter as the 

• Assessing the appropriateness and accuracy of
the disclosures to the financial statements in

accordance with the applicable Accounting

amount of errors were material and involved a degree of 

Standards.

complexity and management judgments.  

Acquisition of investments in Papyrus Egypt (‘PPYEg’) and Egyptian Banana Fibre Company (‘EBFC’) 

Key audit matter 

How the matter was addressed in our audit 

On 1 July 2020, the Group relinquished its entitlement 

Our audit procedures to address the matter included, 

to licencing fees and royalties in PPYEg in consideration 

for the reacquisition of 50% equity in PPYEg from EBFC. 

As part of this negotiation, the Group also acquired 

amongst others: 
• Reviewing investment and shareholder documents;
• Confirming the Group’s interest in each investee

13.1% shareholding in EBFC for $319,202.  

During the year the Group progressively acquired an 

additional 12.35% shareholding in EBFC for a 

consideration of $554,177. 

In the half year report for the period ended 31 

December 2020, the Group had provisionally accounted 

for acquisition of its interest in PPYEg as a business 

combination within the scope of AASB 3 Business 

Combinations. 

entity;

• Evaluating the Group’s accounting for the its
investments for consistency with Australian

Accounting Standards, including the

appropriateness of the equity accounting method

and the determination of the Group’s shares of

the net fair value of the investee’s identifiable

assets and liabilities at initial and subsequent

investment dates ;

During the preparation of the accounts for the full year 

• Undertaking audit work  on the results and

ended 30 June 2021, the Group revisited this assessment 

positions of the investees for the purpose of the

and have concluded that the Group and EBFC have joint 

audit of the Group, assessing the accounting

control of PPYEg. As a result, the Group accounted for 

policies of investees’ for consistency with group’s

its investments in PPYEg and EBFC using the equity 

accounting policies;

method in accordance with AASB 128 Investments in 

Associates and Joint Ventures accordingly.  

This is a key audit matter as the transactions and its 

• Evaluating whether there exists any objective

evidence of impairment as a result of one or more

events that occurred after the initial recognition

consequential accounting are non-routine, complex and 

of the net investment; and

involved significant management judgment. 

• Assessing the appropriateness and accuracy of the

disclosures to the financial statements in

accordance with the applicable Accounting

Standards.

Other matter 

The financial report of Papyrus Australia Ltd, for the year ended 30 June 2020 was audited by another 
auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on that report on 30 September 2020. 

Other information 

The directors are responsible for the other information.  The other information comprises the 
information in the Group’s annual report for the year ended 30 June 2021, but does not include the 
financial report and the auditor’s report thereon.  

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and we do not express any 
form of assurance conclusion thereon.  

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information 
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial 
report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.  

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this 
other information, we are required to report that fact.  We have nothing to report in this regard.  

Responsibilities of the directors for the Financial Report 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a 
true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 
and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the 
financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to 
fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the group to 
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the 
going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease 
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.  

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free 
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
includes our opinion.  Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an 
audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material 
misstatement when it exists.  Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material 
if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.  

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the 
Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website (http://www.auasb.gov.au/Home.aspx) at: 
https://www.auasb.gov.au/admin/file/content102/c3/ar1_2020.pdf 

This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

Report on the Remuneration Report 

Opinion on the Remuneration Report 

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 13 to 16 of the directors’ report for the 
year ended 30 June 2021. 

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Papyrus Australia Ltd, for the year ended 30 June 2021, 
complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.  

Responsibilities 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the 
Remuneration Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.  Our responsibility 
is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with 
Australian Auditing Standards.  

BDO Audit (SA) Pty Ltd 

Andrew Tickle 
Director 

Adelaide, 29 October 2021 

ASX Additional Information 

Additional information required by the Australian Stock Exchange Limited and not shown 
elsewhere in the report follows.  The information is current as at 14 October 2021. 

Distribution of equity securities 

Ordinary share capital 

• 

  427,710,666 Fully paid ordinary shares are held by 2,027 individual shareholders. 

All issued ordinary shares carry one vote per shares. 

Options 

•  42,916,667 Options are held by 3 individual option holders. 

The number of shareholders, by size of holding, in each class are: 

1-1,000 
1,001 - 5000 
5,000 – 10,000 
10,001 – 100,000 
100,001 and over 

Holding less than a marketable parcel 

Substantial shareholders 

Fully Paid  Unquoted Options 

   104 
   262 
  294 
1,048 
   319 
2,027 

663 

0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
2 

1 

Ordinary shareholders 

CERTANE CT PTY LTD  
BIJO (SA) PTY LTD  
RONDELLE PTY LTD  
UNION PACIFIC EQUITIES PTY LTD 

Fully paid 

Number 

44,066,667 
30,756,400 
25,562,497 
24,700,000 
125,085,564 

Percentage 
10.30 
7.19 
5.98 
5.77 
29.24% 

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ASX Additional Information 

Twenty largest holders of quoted equity securities 

CERTANE CT PTY LTD  

BIJO (SA) PTY LTD  

RONDELLE PTY LTD   

UNION PACIFIC EQUITIES PTY LTD 

MR RAMY AZER  

STROUD NOMINEES PTY LTD  

MRS MARGARET FAY FULLER 

V P RIGANO & CO PTY LTD 

MR KARIM MOHAMED HAMDOUH ABBAS 

BPE INVESTMENTS PTY LTD 

MR STEVO HINIC 

STROUD NOMINEES PTY LTD  

MR PAUL LAPERE 

MR DAVID ROBERT WOODWARD 

MR CON TSAKALIS 

MR EHAB AMIR NAKHLA HENNES 

IRWIN BIOTECH NOMINEES PTY LTD 

MR MARIO ALDO ZANDEL + MISS DEIRDRIE ANNE BLOOMFIELD 
 

MRS MARGARET THORPE WOODWARD 

HAHA INVESTMENTS (SA) PTY LTD  

59 

Fully Paid Ordinary 
Shares 

Number 

44,066,667 

30,756,400 

25,562,497 

24,700,000 

17,637,489 

16,456,061 

12,000,000 

11,625,445 

11,125,000 

10,000,000 

9,001,000 

8,785,768 

5,609,751 

5,248,000 

4,800,000 

4,614,973 

4,000,000 

3,111,827 

3,100,000 

3,041,364 

Percentag
e 
10.30 

7.19 

5.98 

5.77 

4.12 

3.85 

2.81 

2.72 

2.60 

2.34 

2.10 

2.05 

1.31 

1.23 

1.12 

1.08 

0.94 

0.73 

0.72 

0.71 

255,242,242 

59.68