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2023 ReportPEPPERMINT INNOVATION LIMITED (ACN 125 931 964) Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2023 Index Peppermint Innovation Limited Corporate Information Directors’ Report Auditor’s Independence Declaration Remuneration Report Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income Statement of Financial Position Statement of Cash Flows Statement of Changes in Equity Notes to the Financial Statements Directors’ Declaration Independent Auditor’s Report ASX Additional Information 2 3 8 9 16 17 18 19 20 45 46 49 2023 Annual Financial Report Company Directory Peppermint Innovation Limited ABN 56 125 931 964 Registered Office Directors Mr Christopher Kain Managing Director Mr Anthony Kain Executive Director Neal Cross Non-executive Director Company Secretary Mr Anthony Kain Solicitors Steinepreis Paganin Level 4, The Read Buildings 16 Milligan Street Perth WA 6000 Level 2 East, The Wentworth Building 300 Murray Street, Off Raine Lane Perth WA 6000 Tel: +61 8 6255 5504 Web Address: www.pepltd.com.au ASX Code: PIL Share Registry Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd Level 11, 172 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Tel: +61 8 9323 2000 Fax: +61 8 9323 2033 Web: www.computershare.com.au Auditors RSM Australia Partners Level 32 2 The Esplanade Perth WA 6000 2023 Annual Financial Report 2 Directors’ Report Peppermint Innovation Limited Your Directors submit the financial report of Peppermint Innovation Limited (the Company or Peppermint), and the entities it controlled (the Group), for the year ended 30 June 2023. 1. Directors The names of directors who held office during or since the end of the financial year and until the date of this report are as follows. Directors were in office for the entire financial year unless otherwise stated. Name, qualifications, independence status and special responsibilities Experience Mr Anthony Kain (BJuris, LLB) Chairperson Executive Director Company Secretary Appointed 4 December 2015 Mr Christopher Kain (B Comm, MBA) Managing Director and CEO Appointed 4 December 2015 Anthony has over 20 years’ experience working in Australian capital markets. He has played a key role in the formation of numerous privately owned and publicly listed companies and has an in-depth understanding of its commercialisation. Anthony also has intellectual property and considerable experience as a director having held managing director, director and legal counsel roles with Australian Stock Exchange listed companies operating foreign assets. Anthony has held advisory roles in capital raising, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions through his exposure to a diverse range of international and national development opportunities working with technical teams primarily in the energy, motor vehicle and resources sectors. Listed company directorships in the past 3 years: None Christopher is a practiced company director with 18 years experience in finance services, investment markets and corporate management with a proven capability identify business opportunities and executing commercial strategies for the benefit of both stakeholders and investors. Christopher has specific expertise in investment evaluation, public and private capital raising programs, debt funding strategies and, project development and financing. to Christopher has held advisory and development roles with institutions such as Barclays Capital and Credit Suisse First Boston in London, National Australia Bank and Macquarie Bank in Australia where he worked across institutional, wholesale and retail investment and financial markets. Listed company directorships in the past 3 years: None Mr Neal Cross Independent Non-executive Director Appointed 24 March 2022 30+ years’ working in technology and innovation roles including executive positions at Microsoft, Mastercard and DBS Bank. Multi global award winning innovator – voted world’s most disruptive CIO/CTO by Steve Wozniak and Sir Richard Branson. Well versed in innovation practices and digital & cultural transformation. Listed company directorships in the past 3 years: None 2. Company Secretary The company secretary is Anthony Kain. Details are disclosed in director information. 2023 Annual Financial Report 2 Directors’ Report 3. Directors’ Meetings Peppermint Innovation Limited The number of meetings of Directors held during the financial year and the number of meetings attended by each Director was as follows: Name Anthony Kain Christopher Kain Neal Cross 4. Principal Activities Number of meeting eligible to attend 3 Number of meetings attended 3 3 3 3 3 Peppermint is focused on the development of a proprietary innovative financial technology solution aimed at delivering financial inclusion to the unbanked and underbanked, facilitating mobile micro business enterprise and providing consumer convenience. It has developed and commercially deployed the bizmoto mobile App, a comprehensive mobile micro- enterprise platform and ecosystem of services to Filipinos. Peppermint is tackling the problem of providing inclusive financial services to 70% of the circa 113 million Filipinos who are unbanked and/or underbanked. Peppermint is currently applying its technology in the Philippines where it assists with: • Digitalisation - We aim to provide those in the unbanked and underbanked community with access to a digital platform via a mobile app to access financial services • E-Payments - We provide a “hand up” by enabling them to make payments and access online services without having to use a bank or credit card. • Enabling Business - We give them a “hand up” by providing access to a micro-enterprise platform to conduct business they can scale and earn revenue from. • Micro Solutions - We give them a “hand up” by providing non-bank micro enterprise lending and micro insurance. Peppermint has also commercially deployed white label mobile banking app solutions to the banking sector in the Philippines. The bizmoto platform and ecosystem of services is scalable and targeted at developing-world countries in the ASEAN region. More than 70% of Southeast Asia’s 658 million people do not have a bank account and a large portion of them operate without access to finance, banking, credit cards and payment services. No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the year. 5. Operating and financial review Overview for the year Highlights for the year were: • Signed exclusive five-year agreement with Visa to significantly expand digital financial offering around the world, focussing initially on key markets of the Philippines, Singapore and Australia 2023 Annual Financial Report 3 Directors’ Report Peppermint Innovation Limited • Signed exclusive five-year agreement with the Philippines' largest regional cooperative federation - MASS-SPECC Cooperative Development Centre - for its 1.6 million members to use bizmoto's Electronic Money Issuer (“EMI”) financial services via Peppermint's bizmoto platform • Successfully completed all back-end integration of bizmoto’s EMI financial services into MASS- SPECC’s Pinoy Coop App • Initiated discussions with MASS-SPECC around identifying and providing technical solutions to overcome third-party front-end delays, and help deploy MASS-SPECC’s Pinoy Coop App as quickly as possible • Progressed discussions with MASS-SPECC about cross-promoting bizmoto’s other products and services such as bizmoLoan and bizmoTinda, which has the potential to deliver additional revenues for Peppermint. • Piloted Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in several areas of the business as a means to servicing unbanked and underserved Filipino customers more efficiently and effectively • Adopted a new credit score using AI program which has driven a reduction in non-performing loans • Appointed Non-Executive Director Neal Cross to lead Peppermint’s technical team to further develop areas where AI can assist the unbanked and underserved with AI-driven lending • Rebranded bizmoPay to bizmoLoan to better reflect provision of alternative non-bank finance products to customers o Significantly increased number of bizmoLoan applications received and loan approvals issued, building a strong database of loan applicants that will become a growing asset o Significantly improved bizmoLoan operations to achieve more efficient lead generation, loan originaton and approvals processes, including the establishment of an in-house call centre o Launched two new loan products – Employee Loans and Micro-Business Loans – based around ongoing data analysis of bizmoLoan operations • Introduced new technical improvements to bizmoto platform and bizmoLoan functionality to optimise customer experience, with a view to increasing the number of customers transactions • Went ‘live’ with bizmoto agents' access to ECPay via any 7-Eleven outlet across the Philippines • Continued developing strong relationships with strategic partners with the aiming of signing-up additional EMI financial service agreements to use Peppermint's bizmoto platform • Worked on developing strategic partnerships and alliances to broaden Peppermint's operational area, with a primary focus on the ASEAN region • Continued pursuing M&A opportunities that can add value and extract additional revenue for Peppermint from the Company’s established EMI licensed technology platform and loan book operations in the Philippines, while at the same time vertically integrating across current operations to deliver new and diversified revenue streams • Launched bizmoKarte pilot - a unique financial literary knowledge sharing platform aimed at helping individuals & small-to-medium size business owners become more confident and successful in managing financial matters • Continued marketing and promotion of bizmoto platform increased number of bizmoto agents and riders and bizmoGo merchants 2023 Annual Financial Report 4 Directors’ Report Shareholder returns Peppermint Innovation Limited 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Net loss for the year Earnings per share (cents) Net (liabilities) / assets (2,438,623) (0.1) 2,663,022 (3,593,844) (0.2) 5,091,998 (2,833,209) (0.2) 2,663,607 Share price $0.006 $0.009 $0.016 (1,691,500) (0.2) (988,458) Suspended from the ASX (2,142,786) (0.2) (1,119,645) $0.012 Investments for future performance The main expense item for the Company is its human resources which have continued to focus on the four business focuses that have emerged from the Company’s operations and evolution over the last year. They are: 1. Payments; 2. Delivery & Logistics; 3. E-Commerce; and 4. Financial Services; all utilising the Peppermint technology platform. All areas are expected to grow with continued marketing, agent and merchant sign up and product development over the year ahead. Review of financial condition The Company had $3,055,677 cash at bank as at 30 June 2023. Significant changes in the state of affairs There have been no significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group to the date of this report, not otherwise disclosed in this report. 6. Dividends No dividends have been paid or declared since the start of the financial year and the Directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend in respect of the financial year. 7. Significant events after balance date There has not arisen in the interval between the end of the financial year and the date of this report any item, transaction or event of a material and unusual nature likely, in the opinion of the Directors of the Company, to affect significantly the operations of the Group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group, in future financial years. 8. Likely developments The Group intends to continue to develop its four business divisions via organic growth and strategic acquisitions. 2023 Annual Financial Report 5 Peppermint Innovation Limited Directors’ Report 9. Environmental legislation The Group’s operations are not regulated by any significant environmental regulations under a law of the Commonwealth or of a state or territory. 10. Directors’ interests As at the date of this report, the interests of the Directors in the Company were: Anthony Kain Christopher Kain Neal Cross 11. Share options Number of fully paid ordinary shares 83,991,416 110,325,322 - Number of performance rights 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 The following is a summary of option movements during the period: Listed/ Unlisted Unlisted Expiry Date 18/02/2024 Exercise Price $0.025 Unlisted 30/06/2024 $0.020 Unlisted 30/06/2024 $0.025 Unlisted Unlisted Listed Unlisted Total 30/06/2024 30/06/2024 30/06/2023 30/03/2025 $0.030 $0.040 $0.030 $0.015 Notes Opening balance 20,000,000 Issued - Converted Expired - Closing 20,000,000 (i) (i) (i) (i) (ii) (i) 2,500,000 - - - 2,500,000 2,500,000 - - - 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 - - - - - - 2,500,000 2,500,000 115,739,110 20,000,000 - - (1,500) - (115,737,610) - - 20,000,000 165,739,110 - (1,500) (115,737,610) 50,000,000 Weighted average exercise price $0.028 - $0.030 $0.028 (i) (ii) Issued to consultants as part of their remuneration Options attaching to placements, including a short dated bonus option issued to shareholder Options not exercised by the expiry date will lapse. The options do not entitle the holder to participate in any share issue of the Company or any other body corporate. Since the end of the financial year the Company has not issued any shares as a result of the exercise of options. 12. Performance rights The following performance rights were issued during the 2023 and 2022 year: Vesting Condition Tranche A: To be awarded when the Company achieves $4m annual revenue based on audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2023 (ii) Tranche B: To be awarded when the Company achieves Breakeven as validated against audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2024 Tranche C: To be awarded when the Company achieves $1m net income/profit as validated against audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2025 2023 (i) 5,000,000 18,700,000 2022 5,000,000 18,200,000 5,000,000 18,200,000 2023 Annual Financial Report 6 Directors’ Report Peppermint Innovation Limited (i) (ii) Performance rights were issued to Mr Neal Cross following receipt of shareholder approval at the annual general meeting of shareholders held on 30 November 2022. The Tranche A performance rights expired on 30 June 2023. 13. Indemnification and insurance of Directors and Officers The Company has agreed to indemnify all the directors and executive officers against all liabilities to another person (other than the Company or related body corporate) that may arise from their position as officers of the Company and its controlled entities, except where the liability arises out of conduct involving a lack of good faith. The agreement stipulates that the Company will meet the full amount of any such liabilities, including costs and expenses. The Company has also agreed to indemnify the current Directors of its controlled entities for all liabilities to another person (other than the Company or related body corporate) that may arise from their position, except where the liability arises out of conduct involving a lack of good faith. The agreement stipulates that the Company will meet the full amount of any such liabilities, including costs and expenses. 14. Auditor Independence and Non-Audit Services The auditor’s independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out immediately after this Directors’ Report. 15. Non-Audit Services The directors are of the opinion that the services as disclosed in Note 19 to the financial statements do not compromise the external auditor’s independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons: • all non-audit services have been reviewed and approved to ensure that they do not impact the integrity and objectivity of the auditor; and • none of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board, including reviewing or auditing the auditor’s own work, acting in a management or decision-making capacity for the company, acting as advocate for the company or jointly sharing economic risks and rewards 16. Proceedings on Behalf of the Company There are no proceedings on behalf of the Company under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 in the financial year or at the date of this report. 2023 Annual Financial Report 7 Level 32 Exchange Tower, 2 The Esplanade Perth WA 6000 GPO Box R1253 Perth WA 6844 RSM Australia Partners T +61 (0) 8 9261 9100 F +61 (0) 8 9261 9111 www.rsm.com.au AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION As lead auditor for the audit of the financial report of Peppermint Innovation Limited for the year ended 30 June 2023, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no contraventions of: (i) the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and (ii) any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. RSM AUSTRALIA PARTNERS Perth, WA Dated: 29 September 2023 ALASDAIR WHYTE Partner THE POWER OF BEING UNDERSTOOD AUDIT | TAX | CONSULTING RSM Australia Partners is a member of the RSM network and trades as RSM. RSM is the trading name used by the members of the RSM network. Each member of the RSM network is an independent accounting and consulting firm which practices in its own right. The RSM network is not itself a separate legal entity in any jurisdiction. RSM Australia Partners ABN 36 965 185 036 Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Directors’ Report - Remuneration report (audited) Peppermint Innovation Limited This remuneration report for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 outlines remuneration arrangements of the Company and the Group in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 (the Act) and its regulations. This information has been audited as required by section 308(3C) of the Act. The remuneration report details the remuneration arrangements for key management personnel (KMP) who are defined as those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the major activities of the Company and the Group, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the parent company, and including the executives in the Parent and the Group receiving the highest remuneration. Individual key management personnel disclosures Details of KMPs of the Company and Group are set out below: Key management personnel (i) Directors Mr Anthony Kain Chairman, Executive Director, Company Secretary, appointed 4 December 2015 Mr Christopher Kain Managing Director and CEO, appointed 4 December 2015 Mr Neal Cross Non-Executive Director, appointed 24 March 2022 (ii) Executives None There have not been any changes to KMP after reporting date and before the financial report was authorised for issue. The Remuneration Report is set out under the following main headings: A. B. C. D. E. F. Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration Details of remuneration Service agreements Share-based compensation Performance Shares of key management personnel Other transactions and balances with Key Management Personnel Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration Remuneration philosophy The performance of the Group depends upon the quality of its directors and executives. To prosper, the Group must attract, motivate and retain highly skilled directors and executives. To this end, the Group embodies the following principles in its compensation framework: • Provide competitive rewards to attract high calibre executives; • Link executive rewards to shareholder value; and • Establish appropriate, demanding performance hurdles in relation to variable executive compensation Remuneration consists of fixed remuneration and variable remuneration. Fixed Remuneration Fixed remuneration is reviewed annually by the Board of Directors. The process consists of a review of relevant comparative remuneration in the market and internally and, where appropriate, external advice on policies and practices. 2023 Annual Financial Report 9 Directors’ Report - Remuneration report (audited) Peppermint Innovation Limited Variable Remuneration The Group does not currently have a variable component to the remuneration of the board and management, however, the Group intends to introduce a variable remuneration plan in the near future. Remuneration Reviews The Board of Directors of the Company is responsible for determining and reviewing compensation arrangements for the directors, the Managing Director and all other key management personnel. The Board of Directors assesses the appropriateness of the nature and amount of compensation of key management personnel on a periodic basis by reference to relevant employment market conditions with the overall objective of ensuring maximum stakeholder benefit from the retention of a high quality board and executive team. Remuneration structure In accordance with best practice Corporate Governance, the structure of non-executive director and executive remuneration is separate and distinct. Non-executive Director Remuneration The Board seeks to set aggregate remuneration at a level that provides the Group with the ability to attract and retain directors of the highest calibre, whilst incurring a cost that is acceptable to shareholders. The Constitution and the ASX Listing Rules specify that the aggregate remuneration of non-executive directors shall be determined from time to time by a general meeting. The amount of aggregate remuneration sought to be approved by shareholders and the manner in which it is apportioned amongst directors is reviewed annually. The Board considers advice from external shareholders as well as the fees paid to non-executive directors of comparable companies when undertaking the annual review process. Non-executive directors receive a fee for being a director of the Company. The compensation of non-executive directors for the year ended 30 June 2023 is detailed below. The total maximum remuneration of non-executive directors is initially set by the Constitution and subsequent variation is by ordinary resolution of Shareholders in general meeting in accordance with the Constitution, the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules, as applicable. The determination of non-executive directors’ remuneration within that maximum will be made by the Board having regard to the inputs and value to the Company of the respective contributions of each non-executive Director. This amount has been set at an amount not to exceed $300,000 per annum. In addition, a director may be paid fees or other amounts and non-cash performance incentive such as options, subject to necessary shareholder approval, where a director performs special duties or otherwise performs services outside the scope of the ordinary duties of a director. Directors are also entitled to be reimbursed reasonable travelling, hotel and other expenses incurred by them respectively in or about the performance of their duties as directors. Senior Manager and Executive Director remuneration Objective The entity aims to reward executives with a level and mix of compensation commensurate with their position and responsibilities within the entity so as to: • • • • reward executives for company, business unit and individual performance against targets set to appropriate benchmarks; align the interests of executives with those of shareholders; link rewards with the strategic goals and performance of the Group; and ensure total compensation is competitive by market standards. Compensation consists of the following key elements: • Fixed Compensation; and 2023 Annual Financial Report 10 Directors’ Report - Remuneration report (audited) Peppermint Innovation Limited • Variable Compensation. The proportion of fixed compensation and variable compensation (potential short term and long term incentives) is established for each key management person by the Directors. Fixed Compensation Objective Fixed compensation is reviewed annually by the Directors. The process consists of a review of individual performance, relevant comparative compensation in the market and internally and, where appropriate, external advice on policies and practices. Structure Executives are given the opportunity to receive their fixed remuneration in a variety of forms including cash and fringe benefits such as motor vehicles and expense payment plans. Variable Compensation Objective The objective of the Variable Compensation is to reward executives in a manner that aligns this element of compensation with the creation of shareholder wealth. Structure The Company and Group do not currently have a Variable Compensation plan, however, it is intended that one be established in the near future. Use of remuneration consultants The Group did not use the services of remuneration consultants. Objective of the remuneration committee The Company did not have a remuneration committee during the year. Voting and comments made at 2021 Annual General Meeting All resolutions at the 2021 Annual General Meeting were passed by poll. Overview of Group performance The performance of the Group is detailed in the Directors’ Report. There is no link between remuneration and performance. 2023 Annual Financial Report 11 Directors’ Report - Remuneration report (audited) Peppermint Innovation Limited A. Details of remuneration Year ended 30 June 2023 Directors Salary & Fees Non- monetary benefits (i) Post employ- ment benefits / super- annuation 22,617 30,765 Share- based payments (ii) Total Performance Related (iii) (27,154) (27,154) 233,082 319,217 (27,154) (27,154) Mr Anthony Kain Mr Christopher Kain Mr Neal Cross Totals 215,402 293,000 120,607 22,217 22,606 8,715 4,211 - 133,533 - 629,009 53,538 57,593 (54,308) 685,832 (54,308) Compensation is stated on an accruals basis. (i) Comprises of directors and officers’ insurance. (ii) Represents an apportionment of the value of the underlying shares from grant date to the expected date of achievement of the performance hurdle. The actual benefit, if received, may differ materially. The probability of the performance hurdles being achieved has been assessed as nil, and accordingly the expense recognised in prior periods was reversed. (iii) Performance related remuneration is risk based, all other remuneration is not risk based. Year ended 30 June 2022 Directors Mr Anthony Kain Mr Christopher Kain Mr Matthew Cahill (retired 24 March 2022) Mr Neal Cross (appointed 24 March 2022) Totals Salary & Fees Non- monetary benefits (i) Post employ- ment benefits Share- based payments (v) Total Performance Related (vi) 341,572(ii) 452,816(iii) 18,992 25,056 34,157 42,881 27,154 27,154 421,875 547,907 119,931 150,244 31,759(iv) 1,758 3,017 2,715 39,249 4,365 31,500 1,681 1,750 - 34,931 - 857,647 47,487 81,805 57,023 1,043,962 274,540 Compensation is stated on an accruals basis. (i) Comprises of directors and officers’ insurance. (ii) Includes bonuses of $84,343 (iii) Includes bonuses of $111,900 (iv) Included bonuses of $1,500 (v) Represents an apportionment of the value of the underlying shares from grant date to the expected date of achievement of the performance hurdle. The actual benefit, if received, may differ materially. (vi) Performance related remuneration is risk based, all other remuneration is not risk based. B. Service agreements Agreements with Executives The Company entered into employment contracts with Christopher Kain (as Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director) and Anthony Kain (as General Counsel and Company Secretary). The material terms of the employment agreements are as follows: (a) Remuneration: 2023 Annual Financial Report 12 Directors’ Report - Remuneration report (audited) Peppermint Innovation Limited i. ii. Anthony Kain - $221,000 per annum plus statutory superannuation (currently 10.5%, 11% from 1 July 2023); and Christopher Kain - $293,000 per annum plus statutory superannuation (currently 10.5%, 11% from 1 July 2023). (b) Annual review: performance reviewed on an annual basis with the possibility of a performance and CPI based remuneration adjustments. (c) Termination: either party may give the other 12 months’ notice, in which the case the Company may make a payment in lieu of notice. In the event of misconduct, the Company may terminate employment without notice. (d) Standard employment terms and conditions. Agreements with Non-Executive directors The Company has entered into director and consultancy services agreements with Neal Cross (together with Cross Innovation Pty Ltd, an entity controlled by Neal Cross). The material terms of the agreement are as follows: (a) Director’s fees: director’s fees at the rate of $36,000 plus superannuation together with: • an entitlement to fees or other amounts in relation to special duties or service performed outside the scope of ordinary employment as a director; and • reimbursement for out of pocket expenses incurred as a result of engagement as a director. (b) Consulting fees of $7,000 per month, with Cross Innovation Pty Ltd. (c) Termination: Non-Executive Directors may retire at any time and are subject to re-election at the annual general meeting of shareholders in accordance with the Company’s policy of at least one third of the Non-Executive Directors being nominated for re-election each year based on the Company’s rotation schedule. C. Share-based compensation Compensation shares, performance rights and options – granted and vesting over vesting period Performance rights were granted as compensation as follows: Vesting Condition Tranche A: To be awarded when the Company achieves $4m annual revenue based on audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2023 Tranche B: To be awarded when the Company achieves Breakeven as validated against audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2024 Tranche C: To be awarded when the Company achieves $1m net income/profit as validated against audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2025 2023 5,000,000 2022 18,700,000 5,000,000 18,200,000 5,000,000 18,200,000 15,000,000 55,100,000 The tranche A performance rights expired on 30 June 2023. The probability of the performance hurdles being achieved has been assessed as nil. 2023 Annual Financial Report 13 Directors’ Report - Remuneration report (audited) D. Share holdings of key management personnel Peppermint Innovation Limited 30 June 2023 Directors Mr Anthony Kain Mr Christopher Kain Mr Neal Cross Totals 30 June 2022 Directors Mr Anthony Kain Mr Christopher Kain Mr Neal Cross (appointed 24 March 2022) Mr Matthew Cahill (retired 24 March 2022) Totals Balance at start of the financial year / date of appointment 93,991,416 110,325,322 - 204,316,738 Balance at start of the financial year / date of appointment 93,991,416 110,325,322 - 6,437,768 210,754,506 E. Performance Rights Granted as remuneration On exercise of options Acquisitions /(Disposals) Balance at the end of financial year / date of retirement - - - - - - - (10,000,000) 83,991,416 - - 110,325,322 - - (10,000,000) 194,316,738 Granted as remuneration On exercise of options Acquisitions /(Disposals) Balance at the end of financial year / date of retirement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 93,991,416 110,325,322 - 6,437,768 210,754,506 30 June 2023 Balance at start of the financial year / date of appointment Granted as remuneration On exercise of options Acquisitions /(Disposals) (i) Balance at the end of financial year / date of retirement Directors Mr Anthony Kain Mr Christopher Kain Mr Neal Cross (appointed 24 March 2022) Totals 15,000,000 15,000,000 - - - 15,000,000 - - - (5,000,000) (5,000,000) 10,000,000 10,000,000 (5,000,000) 10,000,000 30,000,000 15,000,000 - (15,000,000) 30,000,000 (i) Tranche A performance rights expired. 2023 Annual Financial Report 14 Directors’ Report - Remuneration report (audited) Peppermint Innovation Limited 30 June 2022 Balance at start of the financial year / date of appointment Granted as remuneration On exercise of options Acquisitions /(Disposals) Balance at the end of financial year / date of retirement Directors Mr Anthony Kain Mr Christopher Kain Mr Neal Cross (appointed 24 March 2022) Mr Matthew Cahill (retired 24 March 2022) Totals - - - - - 15,000,000 15,000,000 - 1,500,000 31,500,000 - - - - - - - - - - 15,000,000 15,000,000 - 1,500,000 31,500,000 F. Other transactions and balances with Key Management Personnel Apart from reimbursements for expenses paid on behalf of the Company and the Group, director and fees paid directly or indirectly to director related entities, there were no transactions or balances with KMP during the year ended 30 June 2023 (2022: Nil). END OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors: Christopher Kain Managing Director Perth, 29 September 2023 2023 Annual Financial Report 15 STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Revenue Cost of sales Gross profit Other income Administration expenses Finance costs Share based payment credit / (expense) (Loss) before income tax Income tax expense (Loss) for the year Other comprehensive (loss) Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss: - Translation of foreign operations Note Consolidated 2023 $ 2022 $ 4 4 4 6 376,244 1,312,760 (361,746) (1,246,013) 66,747 14,498 19,048 (2,571,978) (408) 1,863 (3,189,765) (154,341) 100,217 (318,348) (2,438,623) (3,593,844) - - (2,438,623) (3,593,844) 109,819 109,819 - - Total comprehensive (loss) for the year (2,328,804) (3,593,844) (Loss) for the year attributable to members of the parent entity Total comprehensive (loss) for the year attributable to members (2,328,804) (3,593,844) (2,328,804) (3,593,844) Basic and diluted loss per share (cents per share) 3 (0.1) (0.2) The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements 2023 Annual Financial Report 16 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Other assets Total Current Assets NON-CURRENT ASSETS Other non-current assets Total Non-Current Assets TOTAL ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables Provisions Financial liabilities Total Current Liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS EQUITY Issued capital Accumulated losses Reserves TOTAL EQUITY Note 7 8 Consolidated 2023 $ 2022 $ 3,055,677 5,574,339 375,894 178,097 24,520 39,079 3,456,091 5,791,515 6,011 6,011 28,219 28,219 3,462,102 5,819,734 458,367 418,444 309,292 340,713 - - 727,736 799,080 799,080 727,736 2,663,022 5,091,998 25,410,716 (23,472,644) 724,950 25,410,671 (21,034,021) 715,348 2,663,022 5,091,998 9 10 11 12 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements 2023 Annual Financial Report 17 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Cash flows from Operating Activities Receipts from customers Payments to suppliers and employees Interest received Finance costs paid Net cash (used in) operating activities Cash Flows from Investing Activities Release of restricted cash Net cash provided / (used in) by investing activities Cash Flows from Financing Activities Issue of shares Share issue expenses Loan repayments Net cash provided by financing activities Net (decrease) / increase in cash held Cash at the beginning of the financial year Foreign currency translation Cash at the end of the financial year Note Consolidated 2023 $ 2022 $ 295,067 (2,941,959) 18,366 - 1,234,049 (4,269,658) 1,863 (1,014) 7(b) (2,628,526) (3,034,760) - - 336,829 336,829 45 - - 45 5,549,366 (352,307) (37,200) 5,159,859 (2,628,481) 5,574,339 109,819 3,055,677 2,461,928 3,112,411 - 5,574,339 7(a) The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements 2023 Annual Financial Report 18 Peppermint Innovation Limited STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Issued Capital $ Foreign Currency Translation Reserve $ Share Based Payment Reserve Accumulated Losses Total $ $ $ Balance at 1 July 2022 25,410,671 - 715,348 (21,034,021) 5,091,998 Loss for the year Total comprehensive loss for the year Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners Shares issued Change in value of performance rights Balance at 30 June 2023 - - 109,819 109,819 - - (2,438,623) (2,438,623) (2,328,804) (2,328,804) 45 - - - - (100,217) - - 45 (100,217) 25,410,716 109,819 615,131 (23,472,644) 2,663,022 Issued Capital Convertible Note Reserve $ $ Share Based Payment Reserve $ Accumulated Losses Total $ $ Balance at 1 July 2021 19,913,784 262,538 190,000 (17,702,715) 2,663,607 Loss for the year Total comprehensive loss for the year Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners Shares issued Shares issued from the conversion of short-dated options Shares issued upon options exercised Share and convertible note issue expenses Conversion of convertible notes Convertible note reserve recycled to accumulated losses on shares being issued Issue of performance rights Issue of options Balance at 30 June 2022 - - 5,000,000 48,616 500,750 (559,307) - - - - - - - - - - - 207,000 (3,593,844) (3,593,844) (3,593,844) (3,593,844) - - - - 5,000,000 48,616 500,750 (352,307) 506,828 - 506,828 - - (262,538) - - - 262,538 - - 25,410,671 - - - 100,217 218,131 715,348 - - (21,034,021) 100,217 218,131 5,091,998 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements 2023 Annual Financial Report 19 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited 1. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Peppermint Innovation Limited (the Company) is an Australian company incorporated on 24 July 2014. On 4 December 2015, the Company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The principal activities of the Group (the Company and its controlled entities) were the development and commercialisation of its mobile banking, payment and remittance platform. (a) Basis of Preparation Statement of compliance The financial report is a general-purpose financial report, which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001, Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations, and as appropriate for profit oriented entities. Accounting Standards include Australian Accounting Standards (AASBs). Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards ensures that the financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The financial statements were authorised for issue by the directors on 29 September 2023. Basis of measurement The financial report has also been prepared under the historical cost convention. Functional and presentation currency The financial report is presented in Australian dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. Principles of consolidation The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries of Peppermint Innovation Limited ('Company' or 'parent entity') as at 30 June 2023 and the results of all subsidiaries for the year then ended. Peppermint Innovation Limited and its subsidiaries together are referred to in these financial statements as the Group. Subsidiaries are all those entities over which the Group has control. The Group controls an entity when the Group 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 activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group. They are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases. Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between entities in the Group are eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of the impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group. The acquisition of subsidiaries is accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. A change in ownership interest, without the loss of control, is accounted for as an equity transaction, where the difference between the consideration transferred and the book value of the share of the non-controlling interest acquired is recognised directly in equity attributable to the parent. Non-controlling interest in the results and equity of subsidiaries are shown separately in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of financial position and statement of changes in equity of the Group. Losses incurred by the Group are attributed to the non-controlling interest in full, even if that results in a deficit balance. 2023 Annual Financial Report 20 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Where the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it derecognises the assets including goodwill, liabilities and non-controlling interest in the subsidiary together with any cumulative translation differences recognised in equity. The Group recognises the fair value of the consideration received and the fair value of any investment retained together with any gain or loss in profit or loss. (b) New or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted New standards and interpretations adopted The Group has adopted all of the new or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board ('AASB') that are mandatory for the current reporting period. Any new or amended Accounting Standards or Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have not been early adopted. The following Accounting Standards and Interpretations are most relevant to the consolidated entity: (c) Statement of Compliance The financial report complies with Australian Accounting Standards, which include Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS). Compliance with AIFRS ensures that the financial report, comprising the financial statements and notes thereto, complies with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). (d) Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty The application of accounting policies requires the use of judgements, estimates and assumptions about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Share-based payment transactions: The Group measures the cost of equity-settled share-based payments at fair value at the grant date using an option pricing model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the instruments were granted. The fair value is determined by a valuation using a Black Scholes or Trinomial Option Pricing Model. Performance rights are valued at the share price at the date of grant with this value being amortised over the vesting period after considering the probability of the performance hurdle being achieved. (e) Revenue recognition The Group recognises revenue as follows: Revenue from contracts with customers Revenue is recognised at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Group is expected to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer. For each contract with a customer, the Group: identifies the contract with a customer; identifies the performance obligations in the contract; determines the transaction price which takes into account estimates of variable consideration and the time value of money; allocates the transaction price to the separate performance obligations on the basis of the relative stand-alone selling price of each distinct good or service to be delivered; and recognises revenue when or as each performance obligation is satisfied in a manner that depicts the transfer to the customer of the goods or services promised. Variable consideration within the transaction price, if any, reflects concessions provided to the customer such as discounts, rebates and refunds, any potential bonuses receivable from the customer and any other contingent events. Such estimates are determined using either the 'expected value' or 'most likely amount' method. The measurement of variable consideration is subject to a constraining principle whereby revenue will only be recognised to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognised will not occur. The measurement constraint continues until the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. Amounts received that are subject to the constraining principle are initially recognised as deferred revenue in the form of a separate refund liability. 2023 Annual Financial Report 21 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Sale of goods Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised at the point in time when the customer obtains control of the goods, which is generally at the time of delivery. Rendering of services Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised over time as the services are rendered based on either a fixed price or an hourly rate. Interest Interest revenue is recognised as interest accrues using the effective interest method. This is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset and allocating the interest income over the relevant period using the effective interest rate, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to the net carrying amount of the financial asset. Other revenue Other revenue is recognised when it is received or when the right to receive payment is established. (f) Cash and cash equivalents Cash comprises cash at bank and in hand. Cash equivalents are short term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and cash equivalents as defined above. (g) Trade and other receivables Trade receivables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any allowance for expected credit losses. Trade receivables are generally due for settlement within 30 days. The Group has applied the simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses, which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance. To measure the expected credit losses, trade receivables have been grouped based on days overdue. Other receivables are recognised at amortised cost, less any allowance for expected credit losses. (h) Investments and other financial assets Investments and other financial assets are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs are included as part of the initial measurement, except for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. Such assets are subsequently measured at either amortised cost or fair value depending on their classification. Classification is determined based on both the business model within which such assets are held and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset unless, an accounting mismatch is being avoided. Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. When there is no reasonable expectation of recovering part or all of a financial asset, it's carrying value is written off. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Financial assets not measured at amortised cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income are classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. Typically, such financial assets will be either: (i) held for trading, where they are acquired for the purpose of selling in the short-term with an intention of making a profit, or a derivative; or (ii) designated as such upon initial recognition where permitted. Fair value movements are recognised in profit or loss. 2023 Annual Financial Report 22 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income include equity investments which the Group intends to hold for the foreseeable future and has irrevocably elected to classify them as such upon initial recognition. Derivatives A derivative embedded in a hybrid contract, with a financial liability or non-financial host, is separated from the host and accounted for as a separate derivative if: the economic characteristics and risks are not closely related to the host; a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative would meet the definition of a derivative; and the hybrid contract is not measured at fair value through profit or loss. Embedded derivatives are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Reassessment only occurs if there is either a change in the terms of the contract that significantly modifies the cash flows that would otherwise be required or a reclassification of a financial asset out of the fair value through profit or loss category. A derivative embedded within a hybrid contract containing a financial asset host is not accounted for separately. The financial asset host together with the embedded derivative is required to be classified in its entirety as a financial asset at fair value through profit or loss. Impairment of financial assets The Group recognises a loss allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets which are either measured at amortised cost or fair value through other comprehensive income. The measurement of the loss allowance depends upon the Group's assessment at the end of each reporting period as to whether the financial instrument's credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition, based on reasonable and supportable information that is available, without undue cost or effort to obtain. Where there has not been a significant increase in exposure to credit risk since initial recognition, a 12-month expected credit loss allowance is estimated. This represents a portion of the asset's lifetime expected credit losses that is attributable to a default event that is possible within the next 12 months. Where a financial asset has become credit impaired or where it is determined that credit risk has increased significantly, the loss allowance is based on the asset's lifetime expected credit losses. The amount of expected credit loss recognised is measured on the basis of the probability weighted present value of anticipated cash shortfalls over the life of the instrument discounted at the original effective interest rate. For financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, the loss allowance is recognised within other comprehensive income. In all other cases, the loss allowance is recognised in profit or loss. (i) Income tax Current tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted by reporting date. Deferred income tax is provided on all temporary differences at reporting date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes. Deferred income tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences except: • when the deferred income tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and that, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; or • when the taxable temporary difference is associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates or interests in joint ventures, and the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. 2023 Annual Financial Report 23 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Deferred income tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, carry-forward of unused tax assets and unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry-forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised, except: • when the deferred income tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from 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 the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; or • when the deductible temporary difference is associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates or interests in joint ventures, in which case a deferred tax asset is only recognised to the extent that it is probable that the temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary difference can be utilised. 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 at 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. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Income taxes relating to items recognised directly in equity are recognised in equity and not in profit or loss. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset only if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority. (j) Other taxes Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’) except: • when the GST incurred on a purchase of goods and services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item as applicable; and receivables and payables, which are stated with the amount of GST included. • The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or payables in the Statement of Financial Position. Cash flows are included in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 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 are classified as operating cash flows. Commitments and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority. (k) Impairment of assets The Group assesses at each reporting date whether there is an indication that an asset may be impaired. If any such indication exists, or when annual impairment testing for an asset is required, the Group makes an estimate of the asset’s recoverable amount. An asset’s recoverable amount is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell 2023 Annual Financial Report 24 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited and its value in use and is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets and the asset's value in use cannot be estimated to be close to its fair value. An assessment is also made at each reporting date as to whether there is any indication that previously recognised impairment losses may no longer exist or may have decreased. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount is estimated. A previously recognised impairment loss is reversed only if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the asset’s recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognised. If that is the case the carrying amount of the asset is increased to its recoverable amount. That increased amount cannot exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. Such reversal is recognised in profit or loss unless the asset is carried at revalued amount, in which case the reversal is treated as a revaluation increase. After such a reversal the depreciation charge is adjusted in future periods to allocate the asset’s revised carrying amount, less any residual value, on a systematic basis over its remaining useful life. (l) Contract liabilities Contract liabilities are recognised when a customer pays consideration, or when the Group recognises a receivable to reflect its unconditional right to consideration (whichever is earlier), before the Group has transferred the goods or services to the customer. The liability is the Group's obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer from which it has received consideration. (m) 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 using the effective interest method. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the liabilities are de-recognised. Borrowings Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost or fair value. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption amount is recognised in profit or loss over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method. Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to the extent that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down. In this case, the fee is deferred until the draw down occurs. To the extent there is no evidence that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalised as a prepayment for liquidity services and amortised over the period of the facility to which it relates. General and specific borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset are capitalised during the period of time that is required to prepare the asset for its intended use or sale. Qualifying assets are assets that necessarily take a substantial period to get ready for their intended use or sale. Borrowing costs cease to be capitalised upon the earlier of extinguishment of the liability or the commencement of commercial production from the qualifying asset. Borrowings are removed from the statement of financial position when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expired. Where the terms of a financial liability are renegotiated and the entity issues equity instruments to a creditor to extinguish all or part of the liability (debt for equity swap), a gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss, which is measured as the difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability and the fair value of the equity instruments issued. Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting date. 2023 Annual Financial Report 25 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 (n) Provisions Peppermint Innovation Limited Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. When the Group expects some or all of a provision to be reimbursed, for example under an insurance contract, the reimbursement is recognised as a separate asset but only when the reimbursement is virtually certain. The expense relating to any provision is presented in the statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income net of any reimbursement. If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. When discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised as a finance cost. Employee Benefits Liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits, annual leave and accumulating long service leave are recognised in other payables in respect of employees’ services up to the reporting date. They are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled. Liabilities for non- accumulating sick leave are recognised when the leave is taken and are measured at the rates paid or payable. (o) Share-based payment transactions The Group provides benefits to employees (including senior executives) and consultants of the Group in the form of share-based payments, whereby employees and consultants render services in exchange for shares or rights over shares (equity-settled transactions). The cost of these equity-settled transactions with employees and consultants are measured by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date at which they are granted. The fair value is determined by an internal valuation using an option pricing model. In valuing equity-settled transactions, no account is taken of any performance conditions, other than conditions linked to the price of the shares of the Group (market conditions) if applicable. The cost of equity-settled transactions is recognised, together with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period in which the performance and/or service conditions are fulfilled, ending on the date on which the relevant employees become fully entitled to the award (the vesting period). The cumulative expense recognised for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until vesting date reflects (i) the extent to which the vesting period has expired and (ii) the Group’s best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. No adjustment is made for the likelihood of market performance conditions being met as the effect of these conditions is included in the determination of fair value at grant date. The statement of comprehensive income charge or credit for a period represents the movement in cumulative expense recognised as at the beginning and end of that period. No expense is recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest, except for awards where vesting is only conditional upon a market condition. If the terms of an equity-settled award are modified, as a minimum an expense is recognised as if the terms had not been modified. In addition, an expense is recognised for any modification that increases the total fair value of the share-based payment arrangement, or is otherwise beneficial to the employee, as measured at the date of modification. If an equity-settled award is cancelled, it is treated as if it had vested on the date of cancellation, and any expense not yet recognised for the award is recognised immediately. However, if a new award is substituted for the cancelled award and designated as a replacement award on the date that it is granted, the cancelled and 2023 Annual Financial Report 26 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited new award are treated as if they were a modification of the original award, as described in the previous paragraph. (p) Issued capital Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. (q) Operating segments Operating segments are presented using the 'management approach', where the information presented is on the same basis as the internal reports provided to the Chief Operating Decision Makers ('CODM'). The CODM is responsible for the allocation of resources to operating segments and assessing their performance. (r) Foreign currency translation The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is Peppermint Innovation Limited's functional and presentation currency. Foreign currency transactions Foreign currency transactions are translated into Australian dollars using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at financial year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss. Foreign operations The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars using the exchange rates at the reporting date. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars using the average exchange rates, which approximate the rates at the dates of the transactions, for the period. All resulting foreign exchange differences are recognised in other comprehensive income through the foreign currency reserve in equity. The foreign currency reserve is recognised in profit or loss when the foreign operation or net investment is disposed of. (s) Government grants Government grants relating to costs are deferred and recognised in profit or loss over the period necessary to match them with the costs that they are intended to compensate. (t) Current and non-current classification Assets and liabilities are presented in the statement of financial position based on current and non-current classification. An asset is classified as current when: it is either expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in the Group's normal operating cycle; it is held primarily for the purpose of trading; it is expected to be realised within 12 months after the reporting period; or the asset is cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period. All other assets are classified as non-current. A liability is classified as current when: it is either expected to be settled in the Group's normal operating cycle; it is held primarily for the purpose of trading; it is due to be settled within 12 months after the reporting period; or there is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period. All other liabilities are classified as non-current. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are always classified as non-current. 2023 Annual Financial Report 27 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 (u) Right-of-use assets Peppermint Innovation Limited A right-of-use asset is recognised at the commencement date of a lease. The right-of-use asset is measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability, adjusted for, as applicable, any lease payments made at or before the commencement date net of any lease incentives received, any initial direct costs incurred, and, except where included in the cost of inventories, an estimate of costs expected to be incurred for dismantling and removing the underlying asset, and restoring the site or asset. Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset, whichever is the shorter. Where the Group expects to obtain ownership of the leased asset at the end of the lease term, the depreciation is over its estimated useful life. Right-of use assets are subject to impairment or adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The Group has elected not to recognise a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability for short-term leases with terms of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets. Lease payments on these assets are expensed to profit or loss as incurred. (v) Trade and other payables These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of the financial year and which are unpaid. Due to their short-term nature they are measured at amortised cost and are not discounted. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition. (w) Lease liabilities A lease liability is recognised at the commencement date of a lease. The lease liability is initially recognised at the present value of the lease payments to be made over the term of the lease, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Group's incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments comprise of fixed payments less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees, exercise price of a purchase option when the exercise of the option is reasonably certain to occur, and any anticipated termination penalties. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. Lease liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. The carrying amounts are remeasured if there is a change in the following: future lease payments arising from a change in an index or a rate used; residual guarantee; lease term; certainty of a purchase option and termination penalties. When a lease liability is remeasured, an adjustment is made to the corresponding right-of use asset, or to profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is fully written down. (x) Finance costs Finance costs attributable to qualifying assets are capitalised as part of the asset. All other finance costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. (y) Borrowings Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the fair value of the consideration received, net of transaction costs. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. (z) Employee benefits Defined contribution superannuation expense Contributions to defined contribution superannuation plans are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. 2023 Annual Financial Report 28 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 (aa) Fair value of assets and liabilities Peppermint Innovation Limited The Group measures some of its assets and liabilities at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis, depending on the requirements of the applicable Accounting Standard. Fair value is the price the Group would receive to sell an asset or would have to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly (ie unforced) transaction between independent, knowledgeable and willing market participants at the measurement date. As fair value is a market-based measure, the closest equivalent observable market pricing information is used to determine fair value. Adjustments to market values may be made having regard to the characteristics of the specific asset or liability. The fair values of assets and liabilities that are not traded in an active market are determined using one or more valuation techniques. These valuation techniques maximise, to the extent possible, the use of observable market data. To the extent possible, market information is extracted from either the principal market for the asset or liability (ie the market with the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset or liability) or, in the absence of such a market, the most advantageous market available to the entity at the end of the reporting period (ie the market that maximises the receipts from the sale of the asset or minimises the payments made to transfer the liability, after taking into account transaction costs and transport costs). For non-financial assets, the fair value measurement also takes into account a market participant's ability to use the asset in its highest and best use or to sell it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use. The fair value of liabilities and the entity's own equity instruments (excluding those related to share-based payment arrangements) may be valued, where there is no observable market price in relation to the transfer of such financial instruments, by reference to observable market information where such instruments are held as assets. Where this information is not available, other valuation techniques are adopted and, where significant, are detailed in the respective note to the financial statements. Valuation techniques In the absence of an active market for an identical asset or liability, the Group selects and uses one or more valuation techniques to measure the fair value of the asset or liability, The Group selects a valuation technique that is appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data is available to measure fair value. The availability of sufficient and relevant data primarily depends on the specific characteristics of the asset or liability being measured. (bb) Earnings per share Basic earnings per share Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to the owners of the Company, excluding any costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the financial year. Diluted earnings per share Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of 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 shares assumed to have been issued for no consideration in relation to dilutive potential ordinary shares. 2023 Annual Financial Report 29 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 2. SEGMENT REPORTING Peppermint Innovation Limited The Group operates predominantly in the mobile banking, payment and remittance industry. For management purposes, the Group is organised into business units based on its services and has three reportable segments, as follows: • mobile banking and payment services, presently operating in the Philippines; • • international remittances, recently established from Australia; and corporate and head office. No operating segments have been aggregated to form the above reportable operating segments. Management monitors the operating results of its business units separately for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Segment performance is evaluated based on profit or loss and is measured consistently with profit or loss in the consolidated financial statements. Also, the Group’s financing (including finance costs and finance income) and income taxes are managed on a Group basis and are not allocated to operating segments. Transfer prices between operating segments are on an arm’s length basis in a manner similar to transactions with third parties. Year Ended 30 June 2023 Revenue External customers Inter-segment Total revenue Income/(expenses) Depreciation and amortisation Segment profit Total assets Total liabilities Year Ended 30 June 2022 Revenue External customers Inter-segment Total revenue Income/(expenses) Depreciation and amortisation Segment profit Total assets Total liabilities Mobile Banking and Payment Services 376,244 - 376,244 - International Remittance Head Office Total Segments Adjustments and Eliminations Consolidated - - - - - - - 376,244 - 376,244 22,208 22,208 - - - - 376,244 - 376,244 22,208 (381,902) 2,730,861 2,367,591 605,573 (548) (2,056,173) (2,438,623) - (2,438,623) 6,632,313 (3,170,211) 3,462,102 1 3,901,451 799,080 996,127 3,969,291 (3,170,211) Mobile Banking and Payment Services 1,312,760 - 1,312,760 - International Remittance Head Office Total Segments Adjustments and Eliminations Consolidated - - - - - - - - 1,312,760 - 1,312,760 - - - - - 1,312,760 - 1,312,760 - (540,621) 286,344 2,367,255 605,026 (2,189) (3,051,034) (3,593,844) - (3,593,844) 8,753,034 (2,933,300) 5,819,734 763,629 724,648 3,696,929 (2,933,300) 1 8,466,689 Inter-segment revenues are eliminated upon consolidation and reflected in the ‘adjustments and eliminations’ column. All other adjustments and eliminations are part of detailed reconciliations presented further below. 2023 Annual Financial Report 30 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Adjustments and eliminations Finance income and costs, and fair value gains and losses on financial assets are not allocated to individual segments as the underlying instruments are managed on a group basis. Current taxes and certain financial assets and liabilities are not allocated to those segments as they are also managed on a group basis. Inter- segment revenues are eliminated on consolidation. Sales to customers which represent over 10% of revenue, all within the Mobile Banking and Payment Services segment, were as follow: Customer 1 Customer 2 Customer 3 All revenue was earned in The Philippines. 3. LOSS PER SHARE Basic and diluted loss per share (cents per share) 2023 $ 2022 $ 62,683 52,686 52,537 472,081 448,550 187,490 2023 $ (0.1) 2022 $ (0.2) The loss and weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share is as follows: Loss for the year (2,438,623) (3,593,844) Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year used in the calculations of basic loss per share: 2,037,851,062 1,869,058,778 There is no dilution of shares due to options as the potential ordinary shares are not dilutive and are therefore not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share. 4. RESULT FOR THE YEAR Revenue from contracts with customers Transaction revenue Project revenue Other income Interest income 2023 $ 2022 $ 376,244 - 376,244 1,303,615 9,145 1,312,760 19,048 19,048 1,863 1,863 2023 Annual Financial Report 31 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Disaggregation of revenue The disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers is as follows: 30 June 2023 Major product lines ELoad sales System usage fees and commissions Timing of revenue recognition Goods transferred at a point in time Services transferred at a point in time Administration costs Audit fees Bad debts Consulting fees Depreciation and amortisation Directors' fees and consulting remuneration Employee expenses Insurance Investor relations Legal fees Rent Share registry fees Stock exchange fees Sundry expenses Travel Finance costs Notional and accrued interest on convertible notes Other Finance costs includes all interest-related expenses. International Remittance Total Mobile Banking and Payment Services 258,933 117,311 376,244 - - - 258,933 117,311 376,244 258,933 117,311 376,244 - - - 258,933 117,311 376,244 2023 $ 2022 $ 57,858 91,962 17,640 17,518 345,122 233,966 275 23,278 939,452 686,602 830,089 817,143 48,809 47,466 99,275 311,821 84,386 64,748 21,998 78,485 390,425 - 3,189,765 95,805 65,299 22,616 41,556 303,010 25,139 2,571,978 2023 $ - 408 408 2022 $ 153,327 1,014 154,341 2023 Annual Financial Report 32 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 5. SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (a) Options Issued 2023: No options were issued. 2022: Peppermint Innovation Limited The following options were issued during the 2022 year: Number 2,500,000 Grant Date Exercise Price Expiry Date 30 Jun 2024 $0.02 1 Nov 2021 Comments 2,500,000 1 Nov 2021 $0.025 30 Jun 2024 Granted to a consultant as part of their remuneration 2,500,000 1 Nov 2021 2,500,000 1 Nov 2021 85,764,110 Dec 2021 30,000,000 25 Nov 2021 $0.03 $0.04 $0.03 $0.03 30 Jun 2024 30 Jun 2024 30 Jun 2023 30 Jun 2023 Attaching options to placements Broker options 20,000,000 29 Mar 2022 $0.015 30 Mar 2025 Granted to a consultant as part of their remuneration 145,764,110 A share based payment expense of $318,348 was recognised. (b) Performance Rights Issued The following performance rights were issued during the 2023 and 2022 years: Grant Date 28/2/2022 28/2/2022 28/2/2022 Vesting Condition Tranche A: To be awarded when the Company achieves $4m annual revenue based on audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2023 Tranche B: To be awarded when the Company achieves Breakeven as validated against audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2024 Tranche C: To be awarded when the Company achieves $1m net income/profit as validated against audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2025 2023 5,000,000 2022 18,700,000 5,000,000 18,200,000 5,000,000 18,200,000 15,000,000 55,100,000 6. INCOME TAX (a) Income tax recognised in profit/loss No income tax is payable by the Company as it recorded a loss for income tax purposes for the period. (b) Numerical reconciliation between income tax expense and the loss before income tax The prima facie income tax expense on pre-tax accounting loss from operations reconciles to the income tax expense in the financial statements as follows: Accounting loss before tax Income tax benefit at 25% Unrecognised tax losses Income tax expense 2023 Annual Financial Report 2023 $ (2,438,623) 609,656 (609,656) - 2022 $ (3,593,844) 898,461 (898,461) - 33 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited (c) Unrecognised deferred tax balances Tax losses at 25% Deferred tax asset not booked Accrued liabilities Provision for annual and long service leave Prepayments Net unrecognised deferred tax assets at 25% 2023 $ (4,159,187) 2022 $ (3,573,193) (8,750) (85,178) - (4,253,115) (30,535) (77,323) 751 (3,680,300) A deferred tax asset attributable to income tax losses has not been recognised at balance date as the probability criteria disclosed in Note 1(j) is not satisfied and such benefit will only be available if the conditions of deductibility also disclosed in Note 1(j) are satisfied. The Group has $16,636,479 (2022: $14,292,774) of tax losses arising in Australia and that are available indefinitely for offset against future profit of the Group in which the losses arose. 7. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash at bank 2023 $ 3,055,677 2022 $ 5,574,339 3,055,677 5,574,339 Cash at bank earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates. (a) Reconciliation to the Statement of Cash Flows For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and at bank. Cash and cash equivalents as shown in the statement of cash flows are reconciled to the related items in the balance sheet as follows: Cash and cash equivalents 2023 $ 2022 $ 3,055,677 5,574,339 2023 Annual Financial Report 34 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited (b) Reconciliation of loss after income tax to net cash flows from operating activities: Loss for the year Adjustments: - Interest accrued on convertible notes - Depreciation / assets written off - Share based payment Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 2023 $ 2022 $ (2,438,623) (3,593,844) - 153,327 22,208 (28,219) (100,217) 318,348 - Decrease (Increase) in trade and other receivables (197,797) (85,780) - Decrease (Increase) in inventory - - Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables Increase in provisions Net cash used in operating activities (c) Non-cash financing activities: 24,156 16,034 30,326 64,645 31,421 120,729 (2,628,526) (3,034,760) Shares with a value of $506,828 were issued from the conversion of convertible notes reducing financial liabilities by the same amount in 2022. There were no non-cash financing activities in 2023. 8. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES – current Current: Trade receivables Loans receivable Allowance for expected credit losses Other 2023 $ 2022 $ 39,588 45,275 (35,677) 326,708 39,984 25,321 (17,640) 130,432 375,894 178,097 Allowance for expected credit losses The Group has recognised a loss of $18,037 (2022: $17,640) in profit or loss in respect of the expected credit losses for the year ended 30 June 2023. The ageing of the receivables and allowance for expected credit losses provided for above are as follows: Expected credit loss rate Carrying amount Allowance for expected credit losses 2023 % - Not overdue 0 to 3 months overdue 6% 3 to 6 months overdue 100% Over 6 months overdue 100% 2022 % - 16% 100% 100% 2023 Annual Financial Report 2023 $ 2022 $ 2023 $ 43,785 5,960 4,738 30,380 84,863 47,665 2,812 11,646 - 559 9,654 4,738 23,553 30,380 35,677 2022 $ - 969 2,135 14,536 17,640 35 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Movements in the allowance for expected credit losses are as follows: Opening balance Additional provisions recognised Closing balance 9. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES – current Sundry payables and accrued expenses 10. PROVISIONS – current Unused annual and long service leave 11. FINANCIAL LIABILITIES (i) $1,673,358 convertible note facility maturing on 30 April 2022 Financial liability balance at beginning of the year Less: Value of shares issued Less: notes repaid Add: Accrued finance costs Financial liability balance at year-end 2023 $ 2022 $ 17,640 18,037 35,677 - 17,640 17,640 2023 $ 2022 $ 458,367 418,444 2023 $ 2022 $ 340,713 309,292 2023 $ - - - - - 2022 $ 390,701 (506,828) (37,200) 153,327 - The convertible notes had a face value of $1,673,358 maturity of 30 April 2022, bear interest of 12% interest per annum from the date of receipt of funds unless redeemed or converted earlier, are unsecured, and are convertible into fully paid ordinary shares at $0.01 per share. The facility has been fully drawn. The value of conversion rights on convertible notes of $262,538 was recognised in the convertible note reserve (see Note 13) during the year and is amortised as notional interest over the term of the convertible notes. 12. ISSUED CAPITAL Paid up capital – ordinary shares Capital raising costs 2023 $ 27,154,051 (1,743,335) 25,410,716 2022 $ 27,154,006 (1,743,335) 25,410,671 2023 Annual Financial Report 36 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited (a) Ordinary shares 30 June 2023 movements in issued capital: Balance at 1 July 2022 Exercise of options at $0.03 per share Balance at 30 June 2023 Number of shares $ 2,037,851,062 1,500 25,410,671 45 2,037,852,562 25,410,761 (b) Performance rights The following performance rights were issued during the 2023 and 2022 years: $4m based annual revenue Vesting Condition Tranche A: To be awarded when the Company on achieves audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2023 Tranche B: To be awarded when the Company achieves Breakeven as validated against audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2024 Tranche C: To be awarded when the Company achieves $1m net against audited/reviewed financial reports on or before 30 June 2025 as validated income/profit 2023 2022 Assumed Probability of Achievement 5,000,000 18,700,000 0% 5,000,000 18,200,000 0% 5,000,000 18,200,000 0% 15,000,000 55,100,000 The Tranche A performance rights expired on 30 June 2023. 2023 Annual Financial Report 37 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited (c) Options 2023 The following is a summary of option movements during 2023: Listed/ Unlisted Expiry Date Exercise Price Notes Opening balance Issued Converted Expired Closing Unlisted 18/02/2024 $0.025 20,000,000 - - 20,000,000 Unlisted Unlisted 30/06/2024 30/06/2024 $0.020 $0.025 Unlisted 30/06/2024 $0.030 Unlisted 30/06/2024 $0.040 (i) (i) (i) (i) 2,500,000 2,500,000 - - - - - 2,500,000 - 2,500,000 2,500,000 - - - 2,500,000 2,500,000 - - - 2,500,000 Listed 30/06/2023 $0.030 (ii) 115,739,110 - (1,500) (115,737,610) - Unlisted Total 30/03/2025 $0.015 (i) 20,000,000 165,739,110 - - - (1,500) - 20,000,000 (115,737,610) 50,000,000 Weighted average exercise price $0.028 - $0.03 $0.03 $0.028 2022: The following is a summary of option movements during 2022: Listed/ Unlisted Unlisted Unlisted Unlisted Unlisted Unlisted Unlisted Unlisted Listed Unlisted Total Expiry Date Exercise Price Notes Opening balance Issued Converted Expired Closing 31/12/2021 18/02/2024 18/02/2024 30/06/2024 30/06/2024 30/06/2024 30/06/2024 30/06/2023 30/03/2025 $0.010 $0.015 $0.025 $0.020 $0.025 $0.030 $0.040 $0.030 $0.015 (i) (i) (i) (i) (ii) (i) 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 - - - - - (20,000,000) - (20,000,000) - 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 - 115,764,110 20,000,000 60,000,000 145,764,110 (25,000) - (40,025,000) - - - - - - - - - - 20,000,000 - 2,500,000 2,500,000 - 2,500,000 - - 2,500,000 - 115,739,110 20,000,000 - 165,739,110 - Weighted average exercise price $0.017 $0.028 $0.013 $0.028 (i) (ii) Issued to consultants as part of their remuneration. Options attaching to placements and an entitlement issue, including 30,000,000 options issued to a broker as part of their compensation for raising capital for the Company. 2023 Annual Financial Report 38 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Options are valued using a Trinomial Lattice Option Pricing Model or Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model . The following table lists the assumptions to the model used to value options issued. Number Grant Date Exercise Price 2,500,000 1 Nov 2021 $0.02 2,500,000 1 Nov 2021 $0.025 2,500,000 1 Nov 2021 2,500,000 1 Nov 2021 30,000,000 25 Nov 2021 $0.03 $0.04 $0.03 20,000,000 29 Mar 2022 $0.015 60,000,000 Assumed Stock Price at Grant Date $0.018 $0.018 $0.018 $0.018 $0.02 $0.014 Issue Price Interest Rate Volatility Value Per Option nil nil nil nil nil nil 0.98% 0.98% 0.98% 0.98% 0.55% 2.11% 80% 80% 80% 80% 100% 100% $0.0084 $0.0074 $0.0065 $0.0053 $0.0069 $0.0075 Options are valued using a Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. The following table lists the assumptions to the model used to value options issued. Number Grant Date Exercise Price 15,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 1 Jul 2020 18 Feb 2021 18 Feb 2021 $0.01 $0.015 $0.025 13. CONVERTIBLE NOTE RESERVE Assumed Stock Price at Grant Date $0.011 $0.011 $0.011 Issue Price Interest Rate Volatility Value Per Option nil nil nil 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 100% 100% 100% $0.0040 $0.0052 $0.0043 The convertible note reserve arises from bifurcating the derivatives embedded in the convertible notes (see Note 11 for further details). This includes the right of the holders to convert their notes into ordinary shares and any attaching options. Upon the restructuring of the convertible note originally maturing on 20 April 2020, the value in the Convertible Note Reserve was transferred to Accumulated Losses. Accordingly, the value in the Convertible Note Reserve is the ascribed value of the right of the holders of the replacement convertible note to convert their notes to ordinary shares. 14. 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. (a) The Group's related parties are as follows: (i) Key management personnel (‘KMP’): Any person(s) having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of that Company are considered key management personnel. For details of remuneration disclosures relating to key management personnel, refer to Note 15: Key Management Personnel Disclosures. 2023 Annual Financial Report 39 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Peppermint Innovation Limited Other transactions with KMP and their related entities are shown below. (ii) Other related parties include close family members of key management personnel and entities that are controlled. Other related parties include close family members of key management personnel and entities that are controlled or significantly influenced by those key management personnel or their close family members. (iii) Other transactions with related parties, Apart from expenses paid on behalf of the Company and the Group, director and fees paid directly or indirectly to director related entities, there were no transactions or balances with KMP during the year ended 30 June 2023 (2022: Nil). (b) Subsidiaries All controlled entities are included in the consolidated financial statements. The parent entity does not guarantee to pay the deficiency of its controlled entities in the event of a winding up of any controlled entity. Name Peppermint Technology Pty Ltd Peppermint Payments Pty Ltd Peppermint Technology, Inc Peppermint Financing, Inc (i) Peppermint bizmoto, Inc (ii) Country of Incorporation Australia Australia Philippines Philippines Philippines Principal Activity Information technology International remittance Information technology Lending Payments % Equity interest 2023 100% % Equity interest 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% i. ii. During the 2022 year, Peppermint Financing, Inc was established to undertake a proposed lending business in The Philippines. During the 2022 year, Peppermint bizmoto, Inc was established to hold the Group’s electronic money issuer licence. 15. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL Remuneration paid: Short-term employee benefits Post-employment benefits Share based payments Non-monetary benefits Please see the Remuneration Report for further details. 2023 $ 2022 $ 629,008 857,647 57,593 81,805 57,023 53,538 47,487 685,831 1,043,962 (54,308) 2023 Annual Financial Report 40 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 16. PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION (a) Information relating to Peppermint Innovation Limited Peppermint Innovation Limited Current assets Non-current assets Total assets Current liabilities Non-current liabilities Total liabilities Net assets (liabilities) Issued capital Accumulated losses Reserves Total shareholders’ equity 2023 $ 2022 $ 616,598 5,241,964 - 616,598 5,241,964 (459,993) (581,635) - - - (581,635) 34,963 24,674,238 (459,993) 4,781,971 24,465,366 (25,354,623) (20,398,743) 715,348 4,781,971 715,348 34,963 Loss for the parent entity Total comprehensive income of the parent entity (4,955,880) (4,955,880) (3,073,340) (3,073,340) (b) Guarantees No guarantees have been entered into by the Company in relation to the debts of its subsidiaries. (c) Commitments The Company does not have any commitments as at reporting date. 17. COMMITMENTS Other than the matter noted above, the Group did not have any contractual commitments to capital expenditure not recognised as liabilities at 30 June 2023. 18. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES There are no contingent assets nor liabilities. 19. AUDITORS’ REMUNERATION Amounts received or due and receivable by the auditors for: - Auditing or reviewing the financial report (RSM Australia Partners) - Additional audit fees related to prior year - Auditing of one of the subsidiary companies (Reyes Tacandong & Co) 2023 $ 2022 $ 57,700 26,236 8,026 91,962 49,832 - 8,026 57,858 2023 Annual Financial Report 41 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 20. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT Peppermint Innovation Limited The Group’s financial situation is not complex. Its activities may expose it to a variety of financial risks in the future: market risk (including currency risk and fair value interest rate risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow interest rate risk. At that stage the Group’s overall risk management program will focus on the unpredictability of the financial markets and seek to minimise potential adverse effects on the financial performance of the Group. Risk management is carried out under an approved framework covering a risk management policy and internal compliance and control by management. The Board identifies, evaluates and approves measures to address financial risks. The Group holds the following financial instruments: Financial Assets: Cash and cash equivalents Restricted cash Trade and other receivables Other assets Financial Liabilities: Financial liabilities at amortised cost: - Trade and other payables Financial risk management policies 2023 $ 2022 $ 3,055,677 - 375,894 24,520 3,456,091 5,574,339 - 178,097 39,079 5,791,515 458,367 418,444 458,367 418,444 The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment of the Group’s financial risk management framework. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Group’s activities. Mitigation strategies for specific risks faced are described below. Specific financial risk exposures and management The main risk the Group is exposed to through its financial instruments are interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity and foreign currency risk. Interest rate risk The Group is not exposed to any material interest rate risk. Credit risk Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in a financial loss to the Group. Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, derivative financial instruments and deposits with banks and financial institutions, as well as credit exposure to wholesale and retail customers, including outstanding receivables and committed transactions. The Group does not have any material credit risk exposure to any single receivable under financial instruments entered into by the Group. 2023 Annual Financial Report 42 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Liquidity risk Peppermint Innovation Limited 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 and when they fall due. The Group manages its liquidity needs by carefully monitoring scheduled debt servicing payments for liabilities as well as cash outflows for day-to-day operations. The Group’s liabilities have contractual maturities which are summarised below: Within 1 year 2023 $ 2022 $ 1 to 5 years 2023 $ 2022 $ Total 2023 $ 2022 $ Trade and other payables Total 458,367 458,367 418,444 418,444 - - - - 458,367 458,367 418,444 418,444 Foreign currency risk The Group earns revenues and incurs expenses in Philippines Pesos (PHP). As such, the Group is subject to foreign exchange risk arising from fluctuations between the PHP and AUD. At 30 June 2023, the Group had the following exposure to PHP foreign currency expressed in A$ equivalents, which are not designated as cash flow hedges: Financial Assets Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Other assets Other non-current assets Financial Liabilities: Trade and other payables Capital Risk Management 2023 $ 2,456,012 359,863 14,923 - 2,830,798 2022 $ 334,356 175,091 39,079 28,219 576,745 321,406 263,997 263,997 321,406 The Group manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern while maximising the return to shareholders. The capital structure of the Group consists of equity attributable to equity holders, comprising issued capital and retained earnings as disclosed in Note 12. The Board reviews the capital structure on a regular basis and considers the cost of capital and the risks associated with each class of capital. The Group will balance its overall capital structure through new share issues as well as the issue of debt, if the need arises. 2023 Annual Financial Report 43 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 Sensitivity analysis Peppermint Innovation Limited The sensitivity effect of possible interest rate and foreign exchange rate movements have not been disclosed as they are not material. Fair value of financial instruments The carrying amount of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded in the financial statements approximates their respective net fair values, determined in accordance with the Company’s accounting policies. All financial instruments for which fair value is recognised or disclosed are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole, is described as follows: • Level 1 Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities • Level 2 Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable • Level 3 Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable. Fair value of other financial instruments not measured at fair value The carrying amounts of trade receivables and payables are assumed to approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature. 21. EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE There has not arisen in the interval between the end of the financial year and the date of this report any item, transaction or event of a material and unusual nature likely, in the opinion of the Directors of the Group, to affect significantly the operations of the Group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group in future. 2023 Annual Financial Report 44 Peppermint Innovation Limited DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION In the directors' opinion: • • • • the attached financial statements and notes comply with the Corporations Act 2001, the Accounting Standards, the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements; the attached financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board as described in Note 1 to the financial statements; the attached financial statements and notes give a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 30 June 2023 and of its performance for the financial year ended on that date; and there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable The directors have been given the declarations required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001. Signed in accordance with a resolution of directors made pursuant to section 295(5)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001. On behalf of the directors Christopher Kain Managing Director 29 September 2023 2023 Annual Financial Report 45 Level 32 Exchange Tower, 2 The Esplanade Perth WA 6000 GPO Box R1253 Perth WA 6844 RSM Australia Partners T +61 (0) 8 9261 9100 F +61 (0) 8 9261 9111 www.rsm.com.au INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF PEPPERMINT INNOVATION LIMITED Opinion We have audited the financial report of Peppermint Innovation Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries (the Group), which comprises the statement of financial position as at 30 June 2023, the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity and the statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and the directors' declaration. In our opinion the accompanying financial report of the Group is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (i) giving a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 30 June 2023 and of its financial performance for the year then ended; 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 auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board's APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the time of this auditor's report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. THE POWER OF BEING UNDERSTOOD AUDIT | TAX | CONSULTING RSM Australia Partners is a member of the RSM network and trades as RSM. RSM is the trading name used by the members of the RSM network. Each member of the RSM network is an independent accounting and consulting firm which practices in its own right. The RSM network is not itself a separate legal entity in any jurisdiction. RSM Australia Partners ABN 36 965 185 036 Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Key Audit Matters Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial report of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. Key Audit Matter How our audit addressed this matter Revenue Refer to Note 4 in the financial statements Revenue for the year ended 30 June 2023 was $376,244. The primary revenue source is the provision of mobile banking and payment services. Revenue was considered a key audit matter because it is a significant account balance in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income and the process of revenue recognition involves multiple revenue streams for services or products rendered. Our audit procedures included: • • • • • • • with Australian Assessing the Group’s accounting policy for compliance Accounting Standards; Obtaining an understanding of each of the revenue sources and the process for determining and recognising revenue; On a sample basis, testing revenue recorded to supporting documentation: Performing substantive analytical procedures on revenue transactions with reference to volume and fixed fees; On a sample basis, testing the occurrence and completeness of transactions by comparison to to determine supplier whether revenue had been recorded in the correct financial year; Assessing the work performed by component auditors; and Assessing statements. the disclosures transactions financial reports the in Other Information The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Group's annual report for the year ended 30 June 2023, 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 accordingly we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Responsibilities of the Directors for the Financial Report The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report. A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website at: https://www.auasb.gov.au/auditors_responsibilities/ar1.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 within the directors' report for the year ended 30 June 2023. In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Peppermint Innovation Limited, for the year ended 30 June 2023, 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. RSM AUSTRALIA PARTNERS Perth, WA Dated: 29 September 2023 ALASDAIR WHYTE Partner ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Additional information required by the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd and not shown elsewhere in this report is as follows. The information is current as at 15 August 2023. Peppermint Innovation Limited (A) DISTRIBUTION OF EQUITY SECURITIES (i) Ordinary share capital 2,037,856,836 fully paid ordinary shares are held by 2,603 individual shareholders All issued ordinary shares carry one vote per share and carry the rights to dividends. The number of security holders by size of holding are: 1 – 1,001 – 5,001 – 10,001 – 100,001 1,000 5,000 10,000 100,000 and over Fully paid ordinary shares 54 122 71 1,262 1,094 2,603 Holding less than a marketable parcel 1,145 (B) SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS Ordinary shareholders CHRISTOPHER KAIN Number Percentage 110,325,322 110,325,322 5.41 5.41 2023 Annual Financial Report 49 Peppermint Innovation Limited ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (continued) (C) TWENTY LARGEST SECURITY HOLDERS Fully paid ordinary shares: 2023 Annual Financial Report 50 Peppermint Innovation Limited (D) ADDITIONAL ASX REQUIRED DISCLOSURES NOT MADE ELSEWHERE In accordance with Listing Rule 4.10, the Company confirms: • There is no current on-market share buy-back; and • The Company used its cash and assets in a form readily convertible to cash that it has at the time of admission to the Official List of the ASX in a way consistent with its business objectives. 2023 Annual Financial Report 51
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