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Annual Report 2016Pro Medicus Limited • 450 Swan Street Richmond Victoria 3121 Australiapromedicus.com.au • promedicus.com • visageimaging.comHIGHLIGHTS

FINANCIAL 
SUMMARY
 X NPAT $6.37 million for continuing 
operations up from $3.22 million 

 X Underlying after-tax profit up 212%

 X Revenue of $27.58 million 

– increase of 57%

 X Cash reserves of $17.11 million

 X Strong balance sheet – debt free

 X Dividends of 3.0c per share 

unfranked

BUSINESS 
HIGHLIGHTS
 X Increased transaction revenue 

from US contracts

 X Four key US contract wins in last 

12 months

 X First sale to large European 

hospital

 X Future contracted revenue 

increased to $100 million over 
next 5 years

 X Rapidly expanding foot print 
in North American market

 X Australian business improved

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 20161. Highlights 2014/20153. CEO and Chairman’s Letter5. Financial Summary7. Business Background9. Global Leadership Team11. The Year in Review13. Into the Future15. Financial Report16. Director’s Report62. Director’s Declaration63. Independent Audit Report65. ASX Additional Information66. Corporate Governance 73. Corporate Informationcontentsvisit us at: www.promedicus.com.auwww.promedicus.comwww.visageimaging.comDesigned and Produced by Kajetan Design Group (Melbourne)Dr Sam Hupert

Peter Kempen

Dear Shareholders,

This has been another very exciting year for 
the company. We experienced rapid expansion 
of our footprint in the North American market 
and our significant investments in Research and 
Development continue to be rewarded. We were 
pleased to report a net profit after tax of $6.37 
million from our continuing operations in 2016, 
a significant improvement on the previous years 
reported profit of $3.22 million. Underlying profit 
(excluding currency fluctuations) increased by 212%.

Revenue rose to $27.58 million in 2016, an increase 
of 57 percent, with much of the growth coming 
from our North American business.

The past year has been one of unprecedented sales 
success for the company with the signing of four 
key contracts with large prestigious North American 
Health Institutions culminating in the July 2016 deal 
with Mayo Clinic. We also saw the expansion of our 
footprint in Europe with our first enterprise sale 
to a large German Government Hospital. All of this 
reinforces our belief that Visage 7 is truly world 
leading technology.

Increasingly our customers are opting to pay for the 
use of our technology on a per transaction or “pay 
per view” basis. Our model, based on committed 
minimum transaction numbers over a contract 
period which ranges from 5 to 7 years, has helped 
build a high quality annuity stream that continues 
to grow as existing customers increase their “views” 
and new customers are brought on to the system. 
Forward contracted revenue doubled over the past 
12 months and now exceeds $100M AUD over the 
next five years.

Our technology is also being recognised for 
educational and research purposes. In February, 
we were delighted to be chosen by the American 
College of Radiology to provide Visage 7 technology 
to be used as a key component of its state-of-the-
art assessment platform for Emergent/Critical Care 
Imaging SIMulation. This means trainee radiologists 
will use and become familiar with Visage 7 
technology as part of their training program.

The trends we have previously identified as driving 
the industry are continuing unabated. Exponentially 
growing image sizes and the requirement to access 
the electronic medical record, of which the medical 
images are a significant part, are fueling industry 
adoption of new systems. Visage 7 with its fast, 
highly modular and scalable technology is uniquely 
suited to dealing with these challenges.

In Australia, a parallel trend is appearing where 
larger radiology companies are searching for 
a Radiology Information System (RIS) that is 
capable of dealing with both their scale and their 
sophisticated requirements. This is expected to 
create opportunities for growth in sales of the 
company’s Visage RIS product.

During the past year we continued to invest in 
our personnel successfully recruiting key people 
to supplement our growing US team. The global 
management structure that we introduced in 2015 
is proving to be highly successful in forming the 
base for future growth.

Pro Medicus continued to generate positive cash 
flow from operations in 2016, and finished the year 
with cash in hand of $17.11 million. This was up from 
$12.94 million a year earlier, and is after the payment 
of dividends during the year of $2.53 million. 
The company remains debt free and we believe we 
have sufficient reserves to internally fund the organic 
growth of the business. 

Accordingly, your board was pleased to declare 
dividends for the year of 3.0 cents per share, 
unfranked. We believe our strong balance sheet 
positions us well to grow the business in the years 
ahead as well as support our dividend policy. 

Finally, we would like to thank our fellow directors 
and the capable and hard-working teams at 
Pro Medicus and Visage Imaging, all of whom have 
made valued contributions to our progress in 2016 
positioning us strongly for the future. 

Yours faithfully

Peter Kempen 
CHAIRMAN

Dr Sam Hupert 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE

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CEO & CHAIRMAN

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016YEAR 
ENDED 
30 JUNE 2016

ALL FIGURES IN $A 
THOUSANDS UNLESS 
OTHERWISE STATED

2016 
$’000

27,577
+56.9%

27,557
+56.9%

9,441
+87.9%

6,368
+97.9%

2015  
$’000

17,577
+21.7%

17,557
+21.7%

5,025
+121.1%

3,217
+113.2%

39,404

30,094

Revenues from Continuing Operations

Total Revenues 

Operating Profit Before Interest and Income Tax

Net Profit After Tax

Total Assets 30 June

Shareholders’ Funds 30 June

27,385

21,938

Net Tangible Assets per Share at 30 June (cents)

Earnings per Share (cents)

17.0

6.3
+97.9%

13.0

3.2
+113.2%

FINANCIAL

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016Visage 7 combines 3D/4D and advanced 
visualisation capabilities with the full gamut 
of 2D reading functionality creating a truly 
unique thin client streaming universal 
viewing platform that enables radiologists 
to read any type of examination from a 2D 
chest x-ray to a complicated 3D cardiac 
study all within the one viewer. 

BUSINESS

background

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Pro Medicus Limited [ASX: 
PME] is a leading health 
imaging IT provider. Founded 
in 1983, the company provides 
a comprehensive range of 
health imaging software and 
services to hospitals, imaging 
centres and health care groups 
worldwide. These solutions are 
branded “Visage” and provide 
one of the most comprehensive, 
enterprise level, end-to-end 
offerings available in the 
radiology market today.

VISAGE PRODUCTS
The Visage product line 
comprises solutions for RIS 
(Radiology Information Systems) 
and Practice Management, 
Healthcare Imaging and e-health. 
These systems can be used either 
individually or in combination 
by radiologists and other medical 
imaging professionals to interpret 
the images created by medical 
imaging equipment such as 
X-Ray and Ultrasound machines 
and CT and MRI Scanners and 
communicate the results to their 
referring clinicians.

RIS AND PRACTICE 
MANAGEMENT
Pro Medicus offers software 
applications and services 
designed to aid the management 
of medical practices. The 
software includes medical 
accounting, clinical reporting, 
appointments/scheduling 
and marketing/management 
information modules and can 
be integrated with third-party 
applications. The Visage RIS 
provides radiology practices 
with a highly scalable, enterprise 
level practice management 
solution that incorporates 
powerful search capability and 
configurable workflow and rules 
engines to meet a broad range 
of customer’s needs. Services 
include implementation, hardware 
sourcing and configuration, 
staff and management training 
and ongoing technical and end 
user support.

HEALTHCARE IMAGING
In January 2009, the company 
purchased Visage Imaging, 
which has been transformed 
into a global provider of leading 

edge Enterprise imaging and 
3D PACS (Picture Archiving 
and Communication System) 
solutions. The company’s product 
line Visage 7 incorporates leading 
edge proprietary advanced 
visualization capability that 
is able to deliver extremely 
fast, multi-dimensional images 
streamed via the Visage 7 
intelligent thin-client viewer. 
Visage 7 components can either 
be combined and sold as an entire 
solution or individual components 
can be sold in a modular fashion 
as part of a “deconstructed” 
or best in breed offering.

DECONSTRUCTED 
PACS®
Visage Imaging pioneered the 
concept of Deconstructed PACS® 
in 2014 when our Global Head 
of Marketing, Brad Levin, wrote 
a seminal article describing 
the approach which breaks 
the traditional monolithic 
single vendor PACS system 
into a collection of individual 
components that are interfaced 
together to form a complete 
“best-of-breed” solution. 

THE VISAGE 7 
ENTERPRISE VIEWER
The Visage 7 Enterprise Viewer 
combines 3D/4D and advanced 
visualisation capabilities with 
the full gamut of 2D reading 
functionality creating a truly 
unique thin client streaming 
universal viewing platform that 
enables radiologists to read any 
type of examination from a 2D 
chest x-ray to a complicated 3D 
cardiac study all within the one 
viewer. The Enterprise viewer can 
be interfaced with a broad range 
of third-party vendor neutral 
image archiving (VNA) databases 
and worklist products as part of 
a Deconstructed PACS® solution. 

VISAGE 3D PACS 
As a result of the extensive R&D 
undertaken post the Visage 
Imaging acquisition, the Company 
has its own comprehensive 
2D-3D/PACS offering which 
combines the Visage 7 Enterprise 
Viewer with the ability to store 
and archive radiological images, 
creating one of the world’s first 
3D PACS.

The scalability and highly 
modular nature of the Visage 7 
product offering means that 
our technology is ideally 
suited to the vast majority of 
radiology environments including 
large enterprise hospitals, 
private imaging centres and 
remote reading/tele-radiology 
groups enabling us to address 
segments of the radiology 
market previously not available 
or only partially accessible to us.

VISAGE EASE PRO 
Visage Ease Pro provides 
mobile app technology for 
diagnostic interpretation of 
medical images using iOS 
based mobile devices. It is U.S. 
Food and Drug Administration 
(FDA) 510 (k) certified for all 
imaging modalities apart from 
mammography which requires 
higher screen resolution than 
current iOS devices can support. 
Incorporating the ability to 
quickly check the calibration 
of the screen of an iOS device 
means that radiologists and 
allied physicians that require full 
diagnostic capability on the go 
can now have it on their mobile 
device. This enables them to 
interpret images no matter how 
large they are anywhere using 
Visage technology. Visage Ease 
Pro includes numerous image 
manipulation features, display of 
non-DICOM (and non-diagnostic) 
images such as photos, support 
for recording voice memos, 
and the ability to upload photo 
attachments to studies on 
Visage 7.

E-HEALTH
The Company’s Internet-based 
e-health offering, promedicus.
net, enables referring doctors to 
receive encrypted clinical reports 
via the Internet to a centralised 
“in-tray” run on the doctor’s 
computer. These reports are then 
electronically incorporated into 
the patients’ medical records, 
doing away with the need for 
double handling or manual 
filing. Over 26,000 Australian 
doctors are registered users 
of promedicus.net.

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016KEY PERSONNEL

In 2015 the company transitioned from 
a regional to a global management 
structure appointing four regional 
managers to global roles in the areas 
of Technology/R&D, Sales, Marketing, 
and Customer Services. The 2016 
financial year, the first year under this 
new structure, has been one of the most 
successful in the company’s history 
confirming the board’s belief that this new 
structure positions the group to cater for 
anticipated future growth.

MALTE WESTERHOFF
General Manager – 
Europe and Global Chief 
Technology Officer

Malte Westerhoff is the General Manager 
for Visage Imaging GmbH, the European 
branch of Visage Imaging. He is also 
the company Chief Technical Officer 
(CTO) and is responsible for product 
management and R&D globally. He has 
more than twelve years of experience 
in medical imaging and software 
development, holding positions in both 
research and industry. Malte holds a 
master’s degree in physics from Technical 
University, Berlin, and a PhD in computer 
science and mathematics from Free 
University, Berlin. 

Malte was one of the founders of Indeed 
– Visual Concepts GmbH, the precursor 
to Visage Imaging, and is an author/co-
author of a number of papers in scientific 
visualization and high-performance 
computing. In role as CTO, he is involved 
in developing and overseeing the 
company’s growing intellectual property 
patent portfolio. Prior to joining Pro 
Medicus, he served in senior technical 
leadership positions at Mercury Computer 
Systems and Indeed – Visual Concepts.

SEAN LAMBRIGHT
Global Head of Sales

Sean Lambright is the Global Head of 
Sales for Visage Imaging as well as VP 
Sales, North America. He is responsible 
for the company’s global sales strategy, 
including all third-party and channel 
relationships. Sean joined Visage in 2010 
and has been instrumental in positioning 
Visage as a complete enterprise imaging 
solution capable of dealing with some of 
the largest and most prestigious health 
systems in North America. Prior to Visage, 
his career in imaging IT has spanned 
15 years, having served in senior sales 
roles with AGFA Healthcare, AMICAS 
and Emageon.

Sean holds a Bachelor of Science degree 
from Arizona State University.

BRAD LEVIN
General Manager – 
North America and Global 
Head of Marketing 

Brad Levin’s broad experience has 
spanned a variety of leadership roles, 
including government, consulting, and 
marketing. While in government, Brad 
worked as a PACS subject matter expert 
for the U.S. Department of Defence’s 
Digital Imaging Network–Picture 
Archiving and Communications System 
(DIN-PACS) initiative, as well as consulting 
for top healthcare institutions across 
the U.S. 

After leaving his consulting role, Brad 
went on to spearhead marketing for two 
web-based PACS start-ups, first AMICAS, 
and then Dynamic Imaging. Both firms 
experienced rapid commercial growth 
leading to acquisition, by Vitalworks and 
GE Healthcare, respectively. In his most 
recent role, Brad was GE Healthcare’s 
commercial Marketing Director, where he 
had radiology and cardiology marketing 
responsibility for their RIS, PACS 
and CVIT product portfolios.

DANNY TAUBER
General Manager – 
Australia

After graduating in 1986 Danny Tauber 
started his career with chartered 
accountants Warnocks gaining 
experience in taxation and general 
accounting. He then started his own 
property development company and 
spent a number of years gaining project 
management and general finance 
skills. An interest in IT led Danny 
into the computer industry where he 
worked for a company producing hotel 
management systems. Danny joined Pro 
Medicus in 1993 and has been with the 
company for over 23 years. Danny has 
progressed through the company to his 
current position of General Manager – 
Australia which he assumed on the 1st 
of January 2011.

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TERESA GSCHWIND
Global Head of Customer Service

Teresa Gschwind is the Global Head of 
Customer Service for Visage Imaging, where 
she is responsible for pre- and post-sales 
customer service activities worldwide. Prior 
to this role, Teresa managed the Company’s 
U.S. Customer Service team based in MA, and 
then the European Customer Service team 
based in Berlin, Germany. Teresa has extensive 
experience working with Visage’s global 
customer base, having joined the Company 
in 2002 when Visage was part of Mercury 
Computer Systems. Prior to Visage, Teresa held 
numerous management positions at Datacube, 
Inc, where she specialized in image processing.

Teresa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in 
Electrical Engineering from the University 
of New Hampshire.

MELBOURNE

VISAGE IMAGING INC - SAN DIEGO

VISAGE GMBH - BERLIN

GLOBAL  LEADERSHIP

team

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016AUSTRALIA
The company’s Australian operation undertakes research and 
development of the Visage RIS and e-health products as well 
as sales and service/support functions of both Visage RIS 
and Visage 7 products.

Australian revenue increased by 3.6% as a result of new sales of both 
the Visage PACS and Visage RIS products with many sales being for 
the combined product offering.

The company continued to transition its Australian customers to the 
new Visage RIS platform with the process now nearing completion.

Promedicus.net, the company’s e-health offering, continued to hold 
its strong market position despite increasing competition. 

NORTH AMERICA
The company’s North American team which comprises sales, 
marketing, implementation and service/support staff was a strong 
contributor to the group’s overall performance with revenue growing 
by 90.0% compared to the previous year. This was attributable to 
a significant growth in transaction based revenue as a number of 
previously won contracts came on stream. 

The period also saw a very significant increase of the Visage 
footprint in North America with the company winning four large 
and prestigious contracts worth in excess of AUD $60 million. 
These included sales to Allegheny Health, Mercy Health, Franciscan 
Mission (FMOL) and Mayo Clinic making the 2016 financial year the 
most successful in terms of North American sales in the company’s 
history.

EUROPE
The Group’s employees in its Berlin office undertake research and 
development of Visage Imaging products worldwide as well as sales, 
marketing and service/support functions for the Group’s European 
operations. Revenue from our European operations increased by 
77.1% over last year, as a result of a capital sale to a large German 
Government hospital, the first Enterprise sale of Visage in Europe.

COMPANY OFFICES
In addition to its Melbourne based Australian head office,  
the company has two offshore offices:

VISAGE GMBH – BERLIN
This is the company’s European headquarters and houses employees 
who are primarily involved in product R&D and ongoing product 
support. This office also forms the base of the company’s European 
operations including order administration and both direct and OEM 
sales activities.

VISAGE IMAGING INC – SAN DIEGO 
This is the company’s North American headquarters and is the base 
for staff involved in sales, marketing, training/implementation and 
applications support for both the Visage Imaging and Pro Medicus 
products.

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THE YEAR

in review

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016EXPANDED PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

GROUND BREAKING 
VISAGE 7 TECHNOLOGY

ADDRESSING ENTERPRISE / 
HOSPITAL MARKETS

CONTINUED 
US EXPANSION

NEW RIS TECHNOLOGY 
PLATFORM

PAY PER USE 
LICENSING MODEL

ENTERPRISE IMAGING

INTO THE

future

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The Board and Management believe the Company 
is extremely well positioned for growth after 
making strong progress in the 2016 financial year, 
particularly in the North American market. 
Key factors predicted to drive growth include:

EXPANDED GEOGRAPHICAL 
FOOTPRINT
Over the past year the company continued to build 
on its presence in North America and Europe as 
well as consolidate its position in Australia. 

Our North American customer base now comprises 
some of the largest and most prestigious health 
systems in the U.S., including 15% of the Top 
20 Largest Non-Profit U.S. Health Systems 
(Becker’s Hospital Review, Dec 2015), seven health 
systems honoured as Healthcare’s ‘Most Wired’ 
(Hospitals & Health Networks, Aug 2016), and 
most impressively, the #1 ranked hospital in the 
U.S. for 2016/2017 (U.S. News & World Report 
Honour Roll, Aug 2016). 

The company believes it can leverage its 
expanded footprint and increased market 
presence to drive further sales opportunities 
across all segments of the market including large 
Enterprise hospitals, private imaging centres and 
remote reading tele-radiology.

The sale of Visage to a large German Government 
hospital will provide us with our first Deconstructed 
PACS reference site in Europe whilst our footprint 
in Australia continues to grow as we roll out our 
Visage RIS platform.

HIGHLY DIFFERENTIATED 
TECHNOLOGY
The Company continues to maintain its significant 
ongoing investment in R&D for its flagship Visage 
7 suite of products which we believe will continue 
to differentiate our offerings in the Deconstructed 
PACS®, Enterprise viewer, 2D/3D PACS advanced 
visualisation space.

The Visage RIS platform is the culmination of 
many years of intense R&D effort and positions 
Pro Medicus at the forefront of RIS and practice 
management technology. It is differentiated by its 
scalability, powerful search capability and ability 
to allow clients to configure their own business-
specific workflow and rules to meet their needs.

INDUSTRY TRENDS
The Company believes the North American market 
has reached a tipping point as a result of a number 
of significant industry trends that combined, will 
continue to drive demand for Visage 7 products.

Explosion in image data size continues

With developments in imaging technology such 
as positron emission tomography (PET) and high 
density 640 slice computed tomography (CT) it is 
not uncommon for a single examination image file 
to be in the order of 1.5 to 2 Gigabytes or larger in size. 

The introduction of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis 
(DBT), a new form of 3D breast imaging, has added 
to the data explosion problem producing image 
files as large as 4 to 6 Gigabytes per examination. 
Traditional PACS/Digital Imaging technology 
requires these files to be transferred across the 
network to the radiologist desktop in order to 
be visualised. This has created very significant 
network bottlenecks which has limited the 
widespread adoption and use of these new imaging 
technologies. 

Visage 7, with its unique server side thin-client 
streaming technology, enables the radiologist 
or referring clinician to instantly visualize these 
very large datasets without having to move the 
images to their desktop thereby overcoming the 
bandwidth/ network bottleneck issue. 

The move to best in breed or Deconstructed 
PACS® Solutions
Increasingly sales opportunities are requesting 
a “best in breed” approach whereby multiple 
components from different vendors are integrated 
into a single solution. Unlike systems from 
traditional PACS vendors, Visage 7, with its highly 
modular and scalable design is ideally suited to this 
new paradigm resulting in a growing pipeline of 
opportunities that the company is actively pursuing.

TRANSACTION BASED LICENCING 
Over the past few years, the vast majority of the 
company’s contracts have been transaction or “pay 
per view” based. This not only enables customers 
to more accurately align their investment in Visage 
to the size of the business, it has the added benefit 
of creating significant ongoing revenue streams for 
the company.

ENTERPRISE IMAGING
The company has made significant investments 
in ongoing R&D in order to develop additional 
products the first being Visage 7 Enterprise 
Imaging module which is scheduled for release 
in the 2nd half of FY2017. This new product 
extends the capability of Visage 7 beyond the 
realm of radiology enabling the viewing of DICOM 
(radiology) and non-DICOM images such as 
photos and HD videos (also described as medical 
multimedia objects) all in the one viewer. 

Examples of this include wound care photos 
taken at the bedside, ophthalmology images, 
dermatology images, as well as video (endoscopic, 
arthroscopic, operating room HD-video).

NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
As our customer base continues to grow so does 
the opportunity for on-selling new, complementary 
products and services. An increasing proportion 
of the company’s R&D effort will be focused on 
developing such complementary services and 
products which we believe will further increase our 
value proposition for our large enterprise clients.

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016 
ANNUAL 
FINANCIAL REPORT 
30 JUNE 2016

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016DIRECTORS’

report

Your Directors submit their report for the year ended 30 June 2016.

The names and details of the 
company’s Directors in office 
during the financial year and 
until the date of this report 
are as follows:

DR SAM  
AARON HUPERT
M.B.B.S.
Managing Director and 
Chief Executive Officer
Co-founder of Pro Medicus Limited 
in 1983, Sam Hupert is a Monash 
University Medical School graduate who 
commenced General Practice in 1980. 
Realising the significant potential for 
computers in medicine he left general 
practice in late 1984 to devote himself 
full time to managing the Group.

Sam served as CEO from the time he 
co-founded the company until October 
2007 at which time he stepped down 
to become an Executive Director. Sam 
resumed full time CEO activities in 
October of 2010.

ANTHONY GLENNING
B.CS, B.EE, M.EE
Non-Executive Director
Anthony joined Pro Medicus Limited as 
a Director on 1 May 2016. He is Investment 
Director of Starfish Ventures and sits on 
the board of a number of private Starfish 
portfolio companies. 

Anthony is the founder and previously the 
CEO of Tonic Systems and founding Non-
Executive Director of Cameron Systems.

Anthony holds bachelor degrees in 
Computer Science and Electrical 
Engineering from University of 
Melbourne and holds a Master’s degree 
in Electrical Engineering from Stanford 
University California.

Anthony also serves on the Audit 
Committee.

PETER  
TERENCE KEMPEN
F.C.A, F.A.I.C.D
Chairman
Peter Kempen joined Pro Medicus 
Limited as a Director on 12 March 2008. 
He is Chairman of Ivanhoe Grammar 
School and Chairman of Australasian 
Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group. He is 
also a Director of the Yara Pilbara group 
of companies, a Trustee of the Barr 
Family Foundation and a member of the 
Council of St Hilda’s College, University 
of Melbourne.

Peter has previously been Chairman 
of Patties Food Limited, Chairman of 
Danks Holdings Limited and Managing 
Partner of Ernst & Young Corporate 
Finance Australia.

Peter is a Fellow of the Institute of 
Chartered Accountants in Australia 
and a Fellow of the Australian Institute 
of Company Directors.

Peter became Chairman in August 
2010 before which he served as a Non-
Executive Director of the company.

Peter is also Chairman of the 
Audit Committee.

RODERICK LYLE
LL.B., B.Com, LL.M (Lond), MBA (Melb)
Non-Executive Director
Roderick joined Pro Medicus Limited 
as a Director on 23 November 2010. He 
is the Senior Corporate Advisor in the 
Melbourne office of Clayton Utz and is a 
former Managing Partner of that office.

Roderick is a member of the Law Institute 
of Victoria, a member of the Law Society 
of New South Wales and a member of the 
Law Society London.

Roderick is recognised as one 
of Australia’s leading commercial 
lawyers. He has been a key advisor in 
a large number of significant mergers 
and acquisitions and equity capital 
markets transactions throughout 
Australia, and internationally, for more 
than three decades. Roderick is also a 
Guest Lecturer (Mergers & Acquisitions) 
Melbourne Business School, MBA and 
EMBA courses. 
Roderick also serves on the 
Audit Committee.

ANTHONY  
BARRY HALL
B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc.
Executive Director and 
Technology Director
Co-founder of Pro Medicus Limited in 
1983, Anthony Hall has been principal 
architect and developer of the core 
software systems. His current focus is 
the transition to and development of the 
company’s next generation RIS systems.

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CLAYTON  
JAMES HATCH
CPA
Chief Financial Officer 
and Company Secetary
Clayton was appointed Company 
Secretary on 1 July 2009. 

Clayton has strong experience in financial 
and management accounting having 
worked in a Finance role for several years. 
Clayton joined Pro Medicus in June 2008 
and has progressed through the company 
to his current position of Chief Financial 
Officer which he assumed on 1 July 2012.

INTERESTS IN THE SHARES AND OPTIONS OF THE COMPANY

As at the date of this report, the interests of the Directors in the shares and options of the Company were:

Ordinary Shares

Options over 
Ordinary Shares

A. B. Hall

S. A. Hupert

P. T. Kempen

R. Lyle

A. Glenning

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

DIVIDENDS

ORDINARY SHARES

Final dividends recommended:

  Normal dividend plan

Dividends paid in the year:

Interim for the year

Final dividend for 2015 shown as recommended in the 2015 report:

  Normal dividend plan

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW

CORPORATE STRUCTURE
Pro Medicus Limited is a 
company limited by shares that 
is incorporated and domiciled 
in Australia.

Nature of operations and 
principal activities 
The principal activities of the 
Group during the year were the 
supply of healthcare imaging 
products and services to 
hospitals, diagnostic imaging 
groups and other health related 
entities in Australia, North 
America and Europe. These 
products and services include:

Radiology Information Systems 
(RIS)
 ▶ Innovative proprietary 

medical software for practice 
management (RIS);

 ▶ Training, installation and 
professional services;

 ▶ After sale support and 

service products; 

 ▶ Promedicus.net secure 

email; and

 ▶ Digital radiology 

integration products 

30,068,500

30,107,660

578,082

140,000

NIL

NIL

NIL

100,000

200,000

NIL

Cents

6.28

6.16

CENTS

$’000

1.5

1.5

1.0

1,526

1,526

 1,006

Visage 7.0
 ▶ Innovative medical imaging 

software that provides 
radiologist and clinicians with 
advanced visualisation capability 
for rapidly viewing 2-D, 3-D and 
4-D medical images; 

 ▶ PACS/Digital imaging 

software that is sold directly 
and to original equipment 
manufacturers (OEM);

 ▶ Training, installation and 
professional services;

 ▶ Service and support products.

The Group undertakes research 
and development (R&D) 
in Australia for its Practice 
Management (RIS) and 
promedicus.net products including 
R&D for Visage RIS, its new 
technology platform.

The R&D for the Visage 
Imaging product set is carried 
out in Europe. The Group has 
continued development of 
both the RIS products and 
the Visage 7.0 product line 
throughout the period.

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REVIEW AND RESULTS 
OF OPERATIONS
Investment Activities
Surplus funds which are held in several currencies 
are invested by the Group in a cash management 
account and term deposits to maximise the 
interest return. 

Performance Indicators
Management and the Board monitor overall 
performance, from the strategic plan through to the 
performance of the Group against operating plans 
and financial budgets.

The Board, together with management, have 
identified key performance indicators (KPIs) 
that are used to monitor performance. Key 
management monitor these KPIs on a regular 
basis and Directors receive appropriately structured 
board reports for review prior to each monthly 
Board meeting allowing them to actively monitor 
the Group’s performance.

Dynamics of the Business
Australia
The Group’s Australian employees undertake 
research and development of Pro Medicus products 
(RIS) as well as sales and service/support functions.

The Group’s Australian revenue was 3.6% above 
last year as a result of new sales of both the Visage 
PACS and Visage RIS products with many sales 
being for the combined product offering. 

Promedicus.net, the company’s e-health offering, 
continued to hold its market position despite 
increasing competition. 

North America
The growing North American team fulfil sales, 
marketing and professional services roles. Revenue 
from North America increased by 90.0% compared 
to the previous year. This was largely attributable 
to new sales and an increase in transaction based 
revenue from sales of Visage technology as more 
contracts came on stream.

Europe
The Group’s employees in its Berlin office undertake 
research and development of Visage Imaging 
products worldwide as well as sales, marketing and 
service/support functions for the Group’s European 
operations. Revenue from our European operations 
increased by 77.1% from last year, due to a large 
capital sale to a German government hospital.

Financials
Reported profit after tax for the period was 
$6.37m an increase of $3.15m (97.9%) from the 
previous year.

Full year revenue of the Group increased from 
$17.58m to $27.58m, an increase of 56.9%.

The key drivers of the profit increase was 
the significant increase in the performance 
of the North American operations which was 
supplemented by a capital sale in Europe and 
a modest increase in Australian sales.

As the Group’s costs are relatively fixed, an increase 
in sales has a positive impact on profitability.

Investments for Future Performance
The Company will continue to direct resources into 
the development of new products and is committed 
to the continued development of its Visage RIS and 
Visage 7.0 product sets.

It is anticipated that this strategy of ongoing 
development will continue to position Pro Medicus 
as a market leader and enable the Group to further 
leverage its expanded product portfolio and 
geographical spread. 

The Group remains committed to providing 
staff with access to appropriate training and 
development programs, together with the 
resources to complete their duties.

The Directors express their gratitude for the efforts 
of the management team and all employees 
in achieving this year’s result.

REVIEW OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
Capital Structure
The Company has a sound capital structure with 
a strong financial position, with no debt.

Treasury Policy
With the increase in overseas operations there is 
an increased currency risk as a consequence of 
contracts written in and cash being held in foreign 
currencies. Whilst this is offset to a degree by 
having operations in North America and Europe, 
this change in risk profile has been noted by the 
Board and action is being taken to manage this risk.

The treasury function, co-ordinated within Pro 
Medicus Limited, is limited to maximising interest 
return on surplus funds and managing currency 
risk. The treasury operates within policies set by 
the Board, which is responsible for ensuring that 
management’s actions are in line with Board policy. 

Cash from Operations
Net cash flows from operating activities for the 
current period was a positive $11.25m, with receipts 
from customers totalling $24.43m compared with 
payments of $13.49m to suppliers and employees. 
During the year the Company paid out a total of 
$2.53m in dividends, the net result being total 
cash assets of $17.11m; an increase of 32.3% from 
last year.

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Liquidity and Funding
The Group is cash flow positive, has adequate cash 
reserves and has no overdraft facility. Sufficient 
funds are held to finance operations.

Risk Management
The Company takes a proactive approach to risk 
management. The Board is responsible for ensuring 
that risks, and also opportunities, are identified 
on a timely basis and that the Group’s objectives 
and activities are aligned with the risks and 
opportunities identified by the Board.

The Company believes that it is crucial for all Board 
members to participate in this process, as such the 
Board has not established separate committees 
for areas such as risk management, environmental 
issues, occupational health and safety or treasury.

The Board has a number of mechanisms in place to 
ensure that management’s objectives and activities 
are aligned with the risks identified by the Board. 
These include the following:

•  Board approval of strategic plans, which 

encompass the Company’s vision, mission 
and strategy statements, designed to meet 
stakeholder needs and manage business risk;

•  Implementation of Board approved operating 
plans and budgets and Board monitoring of 
progress against these budgets, including the 
establishment and monitoring of KPIs; 

•  Overseeing of appropriate backup procedures 

for important company data; and

•  Routine review by key executives of its 

established Quality Assurance program and 
corrective action recommendations stemming 
from it.

Corporate Governance
In recognising the need for the highest standards 
of corporate behaviour and accountability, 
the Directors of Pro Medicus Limited support 
and have adhered to the principles of good 
corporate governance. Please refer to the separate 
“Corporate Governance” section for more details 
of specific policies.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES 
IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS 
Shareholders’ equity increased by 24.8% from 
$21.94m to $27.39m. This movement was largely 
the result of profit during the year, offset by 
dividends paid out during the year.

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER 
THE BALANCE DATE 
A Final Dividend of 1.5 cents per share has been 
declared post 1 July. Please refer Note 9.

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS 
AND EXPECTED RESULTS
The Directors anticipate that the 2017 financial 
year will see more opportunity crystallise for the 
company due to improved prospects in North 
America and the continued commercialisation 
and roll out of Visage RIS, the company’s new 
technology RIS platform.

Key components that are likely to affect the 
performance of the company are:

•  Increased revenue being generated from 

recently won transaction based contracts which 
are scheduled to come on stream in the 2017 
financial year.

•  Continued strong interest in the Visage 7.0 suite 
of products in the North American market has 
resulted in a number of sales opportunities that 
the Company is actively pursuing.

•  The ability of the expanded Visage 7.0 product 
set to address key market segments such as 
large Health Systems and Hospitals in addition to 
the private radiology and teleradiology markets. 

•  Market dynamics that favour the adoption of 
Visage 7.0 technology such as trend towards 
modular, best in breed solutions.

•  Improved sales prospects for Visage RIS, the 

company’s new technology RIS platform as the 
rollout of this new platform continues.

As a result, it is anticipated that the 2017 financial 
year will show a continuing improvement in 
operational results, however this is dependent upon 
many market factors over which the Directors have 
limited or no control. 

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION 
AND PERFORMANCE 
The Group has no identified risk with regard 
to environmental regulations currently in force. 
There have been no known breaches by the Group 
of any regulations.

SHARE OPTIONS
Un-issued Shares
As at the date of this report, there were 725,000 
un-issued ordinary shares under options refer to 
Note 18 of the financial statements for further 
details of the options outstanding.

Option holders do not have any right, by virtue 
of the option, to participate in any share issue 
of the Company.

Shares Issued as a Result of the 
Exercise of Options
During the financial year, 500,000 share options 
were exercised by current employee and no share 
options expired. A further 450,000 share options 
were exercised by Directors or key management 
personnel in the current year to acquire fully paid 
ordinary shares in Pro Medicus Limited. 

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PERFORMANCE RIGHTS
Un-issued Shares
As at the date of this report, there were 1,471,719 
un-issued ordinary shares under performance 
rights-refer to Note 18 of the financial statements 
for further details of the performance rights 
outstanding.

Rights holders do not have any right, by virtue 
of the right, to participate in any share issue 
of the Company.

Shares Issued as a Result of the Exercise 
of Performance Rights
During the financial year, 153,000 performance 
rights were exercised by current employees 
and no performance rights expired. A further 
384,000 performance rights were exercised 
by key management personnel in the current 
year to acquire fully paid ordinary shares in 
Pro Medicus Limited. 

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE 
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 
During the year, Pro Medicus Limited indemnified 
Clayton Utz and each one or more of the past, 
present or future partners of Clayton Utz (other 
than Mr. Lyle) against any liability (including a 
liability incurred by Clayton Utz to pay legal costs) 
arising out of Mr. Lyle’s activities as a Director 
of Pro Medicus Limited.

During or since the financial year, the Company 
has paid premiums in respect of a contract for 
Directors’ & Officers’/Company Re-Imbursement 
Liability insurance for directors, officers and Pro 
Medicus Limited for costs incurred in defending 
proceedings against them. 

Disclosure of the amount of insurance and 
the terms of this cover is prohibited by the 
insurance policy.

INDEMNIFICATION OF AUDITORS 
To the extent permitted by law, the Company has 
agreed to indemnify its auditors, Ernst & Young, 
as part of the terms of its audit engagement 
agreement against claims by third parties arising 
from the audit (for an unspecified amount). No 
payment has been made to indemnify Ernst & 
Young during or since the financial year.

REMUNERATION REPORT (audited)
This remuneration report for the year ended 30 
June 2016 outlines the remuneration arrangements 
of the Group in accordance with the requirements 
of the Corporations Act 2001 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 
Group.

For the purposes of this report, the term ‘executive’ 
includes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), 
executive directors and other senior executives of 
the Group.

(i) Non – Executive Directors

Peter Terence Kempen  Chairman 

Roderick Lyle  

Director (Non-Executive) 

Anthony Glenning 

Director (Non-Executive)

(ii) Executive Directors

Dr Sam Aaron Hupert  Managing Director and CEO

Anthony Barry Hall 

Technology Director

(iii) Other Executives

Danny Tauber 

Malte Westerhoff 

Brad Levin 

Sean Lambright 

General Manager  
 – Pro Medicus Limited

Managing Director  
– Visage Imaging GmbH 

General Manager  
– Visage Imaging Inc 

 Global Head of Sales 
– Visage Imaging Inc

Remuneration committee 
Remuneration and nomination issues are handled 
at the full Board level. Due to the small number of 
Directors no Committee has been established for 
this purpose. 

Board members, as per groupings detailed below, 
are responsible for determining and reviewing 
compensation arrangements.

In order to maintain good corporate governance 
the Non-Executive Directors assume responsibility 
for determining and reviewing compensation 
arrangements for the Executive Directors of 
the Group. The Executive Directors in turn are 
responsible for determining and reviewing the 
compensation arrangements for the Non-Executive 
Directors. The CEO, in conjunction with the full 
Board reviews the terms of employment for 
all executives.

The assessment considers the appropriateness 
of the nature and amount of remuneration of such 
executives 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.

Structure
Employment Contracts have been entered into 
with all Executives of the Group. Details of these 
contracts are provided on page 22.

Remuneration consists predominately of fixed 
remuneration. Variable remuneration is provided 
occasionally at the Board’s discretion including 
both short term incentives (STI) and long term 
incentives (LTI).

The Company does not have a policy regarding 
Executives entering into contracts to hedge their 
exposure to share options granted as part of their 
remuneration package. 

The Board engaged external consultants 
throughout the year to undertake a review of the 
remuneration of Executives.

Fixed Remuneration
Objective
The level of fixed remuneration is set so as to 
provide a base level of remuneration which is both 
appropriate to the position and is competitive in 
the market.

Fixed remuneration is reviewed annually and 
the process consists of a review of Group wide, 
business and individual performance, relevant 
comparative remuneration in the market and 
internal and, where appropriate, external advice 
on policies and practices. As noted above, the 
company conducting the review has access to 
external advice independent of management.

Executives, including Executive Directors are given 
the opportunity to receive their fixed (primary) 
remuneration in a variety of forms including cash 
and fringe benefits such as motor vehicles and 
expense payment plans. It is intended that the 
manner of payment chosen will be optimal for 
the recipient without creating undue cost for the 
Group.

The fixed remuneration is detailed in Table 1 of 
this report.

Variable Remuneration 
– Long Term Incentive (LTI)

Employee Share Option Scheme 
Roderick Lyle was granted options on becoming 
a Director of the company in 2011 under a separate 
agreement. The share options have a 5 year vesting 
period, and exercise price of ($0.55 per option) and 
expire in 2021.

Remuneration philosophy
The performance of the Group depends upon the 
quality of its Directors and Executives. To prosper, 
the Company must attract, motivate and retain 
highly skilled Directors and Executives.

To this end, the Company provides competitive 
rewards to attract high calibre Executives.

Remuneration structure
In accordance with best practice corporate 
governance, the structure of Non-Executive 
Director and Executive’s remuneration is separate 
and distinct.

Non-Executive Director remuneration
Objective
The Board seeks to set aggregate remuneration 
at a level which provides the Company with the 
ability to attract and retain Directors of the highest 
calibre, whilst incurring a cost which is acceptable 
to shareholders.

Structure
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. An amount not exceeding the 
amount determined is then divided between the 
Directors as agreed. The latest determination was 
at the Annual General Meeting held on 4 November 
2005 when shareholders approved an aggregate 
remuneration of $500,000 per year.

The amount of the aggregate remuneration sought 
to be approved by shareholders and the manner 
in which it is apportioned amongst Directors is 
reviewed annually. The Board considers fees paid to 
Non-Executive Directors of comparable companies 
when undertaking the annual review process.

Each Director receives a fee for being a Director 
of the Company. No additional fee is paid for time 
spent on Audit Committee business.

Non-Executive Directors have long been 
encouraged by the Board to hold shares in the 
Company (purchased by the Director on market). 
It is considered good governance for the Directors 
to have a stake in the Company on whose board 
they sit. 

The remuneration of Non-Executive Directors for 
the period ended 30 June 2016 is detailed in Table 1 
of this report.

Executives 
(including Executive Directors remuneration)
Objective
The Group aims to reward Executives with a level 
and mix of remuneration commensurate with their 
position and responsibilities within the Group and 
so as to:

•  align the interests of Executives with those 

of shareholders;

•  ensure total remuneration is competitive 

by market standards.

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REMUNERATION REPORT (audited) (continued) 
Performance Rights
A long term incentive plan was established during 2011-12 whereby Senior Executives of the Group 
were offered performance rights over the ordinary shares of Pro Medicus Limited. The performance 
rights, issued for nil consideration, are offered over a 5 year period and vest 4 years after grant date on 
completion of service. This long term incentive plan includes performance hurdles related to profitability 
(EBIT – 75%) which is set on an annualised basis by the Board and individual performance (25%). 
These measures have been selected and set to align to Company performance and to reflect individual 
contribution to the Company.

The fair value of the equity-settled performance rights is estimated using a Black-Scholes model at grant 
date taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the performance rights were granted. 
For further details of valuation of options, models and assumptions used please refer to note 18 of the 
financial statements.

The table below outlines the proportion of LTI that were granted since the plan was established. 

75% EBIT targets met

2016

85%*

25% Individual targets met

60-100%*

* subject to Board approval

2015

25%

92%

2014

90%

87%

2013

0%

96%

Variable Pay – Short Term Incentive (STI)
Short term incentives in the form of cash bonuses were paid to key staff based on a mix of Company 
based and personal performance targets.

STI bonus for 2016
For the 2016 financial year, the total amount of STI cash bonus either paid or accrued at year end was 
$935,868. The maximum amount payable under STI was $935,868.

Key Performance Indicators
Actual STI payments granted to key staff depended on the extent to which specific targets set at the time 
of employment were met. The targets consist of a number of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) covering 
both financial (Sales Targets) and non-financial measures of performance, including client satisfaction, 
patent filings and employee satisfaction.

Shareholder Returns
The Directors are confident that the holdings of reserve cash is sufficient to underpin the development and 
expansion needs of the Company as the business looks to increase its penetration of existing markets.

The return on net assets and equity are shown in the table below.

Basic earnings per share – reported (cents)

Return on assets (%)

Return on equity (%)

Dividend payout ratio (%) – normal dividend plan

Dividend payout ratio (%) – total dividend 

Available franking credits ($’000)

2016

6.3

24.3

23.3

47.9

47.9

0

2015

3.2

17.6

14.7

62.3

62.3

0

2014

1.5

8.4

7.3

132.8

132.8

782

2013

5.1

25.6

24.2

39.7

39.7

1,641

2012

1.8

11.3

11.2

84.0

84.0

2,638

Employment Contracts
Executive Directors
Executive Service Contracts, on similar terms and conditions, have been prepared for all Executive 
Directors of the Company. 

These agreements provide the following major terms:

•  Each Executive will receive a remuneration package per annum which is to be reviewed annually;

•  The agreements protect the Company and Group’s confidential information and provide that any 

inventions or discoveries of an Executive become the property of the Group;

•  Non-competition during employment and for a period of 12 months thereafter; and

•  Termination by the Company on six months’ notice or payment of six months remuneration in lieu 

of notice or a combination of both (or without notice or payment in lieu in the event of misconduct 
or other specified circumstances). The agreements may be terminated by the Executives on the giving 
of six months’ notice.

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Executives (excluding Executive Directors)
All Executives have rolling contracts. The Group may terminate the Executive’s employment agreement 
by providing six months written notice or providing payment in lieu of the notice period (based on the 
fixed component of the Executive’s remuneration). The Group may terminate the contract at any time 
without notice if serious misconduct has occurred. Where termination with cause occurs the Executive 
is only entitled to that portion of remuneration that is fixed, and only up to the date of termination. 
On termination with cause any unvested options will immediately be forfeited.

Remuneration of key management personnel of the Company and the Group

Table 1: Remuneration of key management personnel for the year ended 30 June 2016

Short-Term

Post  
Employment

Long  
Term

Share-Based Payment

Total

Total  
Performance 
Related (%)

30 June 2016
($)

Salary  
& Fees

Cash  
Bonus

Non 
Monetary 
benefits

Super- 
annuation

Long  
Service 
Leave

Performance 

Rights Options

Directors

P T Kempen

63,172

–

1,828

35,000

–

S A Hupert

465,000 110,000

A B Hall

R. Lyle

A. Glenning

Executives

D Tauber

340,000

47,500

45,662

15,221

321,871

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

35,000

114,858

35,000

52,026

4,338

723

–

–

13,129

10,810

M Westerhoff

424,140

114,311

17,373

2,670

B Levin

279,962

68,670

S Lambright*

233,478 595,387

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

51,272

92,959

35,309

55,173

–

–

–

100,000

724,858

474,526

1,226

51,226

–

–

–

–

–

15,944

397,082

651,453

383,941

884,038

–

–

–

–

–

13.6%

31.7%

27.2%

73.6%

2,188,506 935,868

19,201

125,860 177,694

234,713

1,226 3,683,068

* S Lambright was appointed to the role of Global Head of Sales on 1 July 2015.

At reporting date 21,563 rights with a fair value 
of $42,694 ($1.98 per performance right) were 
granted as performance rights to Sean Lambright 
with a grant date of 22 September 2015. The 
performance rights have a 4 year vesting period 
from grant date and are automatically exercised 
upon completion of the vesting period.

An additional 50,000 rights with a fair value of 
$44,500 ($0.89 per performance right) were 
granted as performance rights to Sean Lambright 
in relation to STI commission due for the 2014-15 
financial year with a grant date 25 August 2015. The 
performance rights have a 12 month vesting period 
from grant date and are automatically exercised 
upon completion of the vesting period. 

Compensation options granted, vested 
and exercised during the year as part 
of remuneration
At reporting date 84,313 rights with a fair value 
of $166,940 ($1.98 per performance right) were 
granted as performance rights to Malte Westerhoff 
with a grant date of 22 September 2015. The 
performance rights have a 4 year vesting period 
from grant date and are automatically exercised 
upon completion of the vesting period.

At reporting date 45,750 rights with a fair value 
of $90,585 ($1.98 per performance right) were 
granted as performance rights to Danny Tauber 
with a grant date of 22 September 2015. The 
performance rights have a 4 year vesting period 
from grant date and are automatically exercised 
upon completion of the vesting period.

At reporting date 39,781 rights with a fair value of 
$78,766 ($1.98 per performance right) were granted 
as performance rights to Brad Levin with a grant 
date of 22 September 2015. The performance rights 
have a 4 year vesting period from grant date and 
are automatically exercised upon completion of the 
vesting period.

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Table 2: Remuneration of key management personnel for the year ended 30 June 2015

Short-Term

Post  
Employment

Long  
Term

Share-Based Payment

Total

Total  
Performance 
Related %

30 June 2015
($)

Salary  
& Fees

Cash  
Bonus

Non 
Monetary 
benefits

Super- 
annuation

Long  
Service 
Leave

Performance 

Rights Options

Directors

P T Kempen

56,360

S A Hupert

245,000

A B Hall

R. Lyle

Executives

245,000

45,662

D Tauber

315,204

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

8,640

35,000

35,000

35,000

4,338

–

3,655

3,655

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

100,000

283,655

283,655

3,084

53,084

M Westerhoff

405,602

179,613

12,981

2,517

B Levin

228,152

60,040

–

–

–

–

61,724

15,617

–

–

662,437

303,809

1,540,980 239,653

21,621

124,984

19,219

114,967

4,042 2,065,466

13,129

11,909

37,626

958

378,826

–

–

–

–

10.2%

36.4%

24.9%

Table 3: Option holdings of Key Management Personnel

Balance  
at beginning  
of year

1 July 2015

30 June 2016
Number

Directors

P T Kempen

200,000

S A Hupert

A B Hall

R. Lyle

A. Glenning

Executives

D Tauber

M Westerhoff

B Levin

S Lambright

–

–

200,000

–

350,000

350,000

–

–

Total

1,100,000

Granted as  
Remuneration

Options  
Exercised

Balance  
at end of year

30 June 2016

Not vested

Vested/
Exercisable

Total

100,000

100,000

–

–

–

–

–

100,000

100,000

–

–

–

–

200,000

40,000

160,000

200,000

–

350,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

350,000

350,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

350,000

–

–

450,000

650,000

40,000

610,000

650,000

Compensation options granted, vested and exercised during the year as part of remuneration 
At reporting date 72,188 rights with a fair value of $59,848 ($0.83 per performance right) were granted 
as performance rights to Malte Westerhoff with a grant date of 27 October 2014. The performance rights 
have a 4 year vesting period from grant date and are automatically exercised upon completion of the 
vesting period.

An additional 185,000 rights with a fair value of $126,964 ($0.69 per performance right) were granted 
as performance rights to Malte Westerhoff in relation to the 2013-14 financial performance with a grant 
date of 27 March 2014. The performance rights have a 4 year vesting period from grant date and are 
automatically exercised upon completion of the vesting period. 

At reporting date 33,750 rights with a fair value of $27,981 ($0.83 per performance right) were granted as 
performance rights to Danny Tauber with a grant date of 27 October 2014. The performance rights have 
a 4 year vesting period from grant date and are automatically exercised upon completion of the vesting 
period.

An additional 107,250 rights with a fair value of $73,605 ($0.69 per performance right) were granted as 
performance rights to Danny Tauber in relation to the 2013-14 financial performance with a grant date of 
27 March 2014. The performance rights have a 4 year vesting period from grant date and are automatically 
exercised upon completion of the vesting period. 

At reporting date 20,625 rights with a fair value of $17,099 ($0.83 per performance right) were granted 
as performance rights to Brad Levin with a grant date of 27 October 2014. The performance rights have 
a 4 year vesting period from grant date and are automatically exercised upon completion of the vesting 
period.

An additional 61,250 rights with a fair value of $42,035 ($0.69 per performance right) were granted 
as performance rights to Brad Levin in relation to the 2013-14 financial performance with a grant date of 
27 March 2014. The performance rights have a 4 year vesting period from grant date and are automatically 
exercised upon completion of the vesting period. 

Table 4: Shareholdings of Key Management Personnel

Shares held in  
Pro Medicus Limited
(Number)

Balance at  
beginning of year

On Exercise of 
Performance rights

On Exercise  

of Options  Net Change Other

Balance 
30 June 2016

30 June 2016

1 July 2015 Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Directors

P T Kempen

S A Hupert

A B Hall

R Lyle

A Glenning

Executives

D Tauber

M Westerhoff

B Levin

S Lambright

478,082

30,107,660

30,068,500

140,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

150,000

–

–

–

108,000

126,000

–

150,000

100,000*

–

–

–

–

–

350,000**

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

578,082

30,107,660

30,068,500

140,000

–

(129,000)

(443,300)

–

–

129,000

32,700

–

150,000

Total

60,944,242

384,000

450,000

(572,300)

61,205,942

*   Peter Kempen exercised 100,000 share options throughout the year at $1.25 per share option. The intrinsic value 

of the share options at exercise date was $96,000 ($0.96 per share option).

**  Malte Westerhoff exercised 350,000 share options throughout the year at $1.00 per share option. The intrinsic value 

of the share options at exercise date was $402,500 ($1.15 per share option).

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25

PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016ROUNDING
The amounts contained in this report and in the financial report have been rounded to the nearest $1,000 
(where rounding is applicable) under the option available to the Company under ASIC Corporations 
(Rounding in Financial/Directors Reports) instrument 2016/191. The Company is an entity to which the 
Class Order applies.

AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
The Directors received a declaration from the auditor of Pro Medicus Limited (refer page 28).

NON-AUDIT SERVICES
The following non-audit services were provided by the company’s auditor, Ernst & Young. The directors are 
satisfied that the provision of non-audit services is compatible with the general standard of independence 
for the auditors imposed by the Corporations Act. The nature and scope of the non-audit service provided 
means that auditor independence is not compromised.

Ernst & Young received the following amount for the provision of non-audit services:

Professional services rendered in respect to taxation matters $54,969

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.

P T Kempen
Director

Melbourne, 19 August 2016

REMUNERATION REPORT (audited) (continued)
Table 5: Performance rights of Key Management Personnel

Balance  
at beginning  
of year

Granted as  
Remuneration

Performance 
rights  
Exercised

Balance  
at end of year

30 June 2016
(Number)

1 July 2015

30 June 2016

Not vested

Vested/
Exercisable

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

231,022

395,751

131,656

71,563

829,992

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Directors

P T Kempen

S A Hupert

A B Hall

R Lyle

A Glenning

Executives

D Tauber

M Westerhoff

287,750

437,438

51,272

(108,000)

84,313

(126,000)

B Levin

91,875

39,781

–

S Lambright

150,000

71,563

(150,000)

231,022

395,751

131,656

71,563

231,022

395,751

131,656

71,563

Total

967,063

246,929

(384,000)

829,992

829,992

Loans to Key Management Personnel
No loans are made to Key Management Personnel or staff.

Other transactions and balances with Key Management Personnel
Purchases
During the year lease payments of $169,476 (2015: $169,476) in respect of the Group’s operating premises 
at 450 Swan Street Richmond were paid to Champagne Properties Pty. Ltd., an entity controlled by S. 
Hupert and A. Hall. Commercial arrangements on an ‘arm’s length basis’ have been determined by an 
independent assessment of rental and lease terms.

DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS
The numbers of meetings of Directors (including meetings of committees of Directors) held during the 
year and the number of meetings attended by each Director were as follows:

Directors’ Meetings

Eligible to attend

Audit Committee

Eligible to attend

Number of meetings held:

Number of meetings attended:

P. T. Kempen

R. Lyle

A. Glenning

A. B. Hall

S. A. Hupert

9

9

9

2

9

9

2

2

2

0

2

2

9

9

2

9

9

2

2

0

2

2

Committee membership
As at 30 June 2016, the company had an Audit Committee comprising the 3 Non-Executive Directors and 
2 Executive Directors. 

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27

PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION 
To the Directors of Pro Medicus Limited

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Revenue

Finance Revenue

Revenue

Cost of Sales

Gross Profit

Other Income/(Expenses)

Accounting and Secretarial Fees

Advertising and Public Relations

Depreciation and Amortisation

Insurance

Legal Costs

Operating Lease Expense

Other Expense

Notes

5

6(a)

6(b)

Salaries and Employee Benefits Expense

6(b)

Travel and Accommodation

Profit before tax

Income tax expense

Profit for the year

Other Comprehensive Income
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss

Foreign Currency translation

Other comprehensive income for the year

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR, NET OF TAX

Earnings per share (cents per share)

- Basic for net profit for the year 

- Diluted for net profit for the year

7

17

8

Consolidated

2016
$’000

27,521

56

27,577

(619)

26,958

(89)

(527)

(944)

(3,828)

(595)

(842)

(474)

(707)

(8,599)

(856)

9,497

(3,129)

6,368

198

198

6,566

6.3¢

6.2¢

2015
$’000

17,490

87

17,577

(223)

17,354

1,654

(534)

(757)

(3,116)

(528)

(580)

(375)

(486)

(6,863)

(657)

5,112

(1,895)

3,217

(363)

(363)

2,854

3.2¢

3.1¢

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 
FINANCIAL POSITION 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 
CHANGES IN EQUITY

24,753

17,326

Total comprehensive income for the period

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

Consolidated

Issued 
Capital
$’000

Share 
Reserve
$’000

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation 
Reserve
$’000

Retained 
Earnings
$’000

Total 
Equity
$’000

At 1 July 2014

327

284

282

19,814

20,707

Profit for the year

Other comprehensive income

Transaction with owners in their capacity 
as owners

Share Based Payment

Dividends

At 30 June 2015

–

–

–

–

–

327

–

–

–

–

3,217

(363)

(363)

–

3,217

3,217

(363)

2,854

382

–

666

–

–

–

382

(2,005)

(2,005)

(81)

21,026

21,938

At 1 July 2015

327

666

(81)

21,026

21,938

Profit for the year

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive income for the period

Transaction with owners in their capacity 
as owners

Share Based Payment

Exercise of share options

Dividends

At 30 June 2016

–

–

–

–

975

–

–

–

–

438

–

–

–

198

198

–

–

–

6,368

–

6,368

6,368

198

6,566

–

–

438

975

(2,532)

(2,532)

1,302

1,104

117

24,862

27,385

AS AT 30 JUNE 2016

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Accrued revenue

Inventories

Prepayments

Total Current Assets

Non-current Assets

Deferred tax assets

Plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Prepayments

Total Non-current Assets 

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES 

Current Liabilities

Trade and other payables

Income tax payable

Provisions

Total Current Liabilities 

Non-current Liabilities

Trade and other payables

Deferred tax liabilities

Provisions

Total Non-current Liabilities 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITY

Contributed equity

Share Reserve

Foreign Currency Translation Reserve

Retained earnings

TOTAL EQUITY

Notes

Consolidated

2016
$’000

2015
$’000

10

11

12

7

13

14

15

16

15

7

16

17

17

17

17

17,107

4,771

2,258

86

531

12,935

3,731

210

129

321

757

382

13,512

–

14,651

39,404

2,994

2,747

1,826

7,567

–

4,386

66

4,452

12,019

27,385

1,302

1,104

117

24,862

27,385

854

341

11,552

21

12,768

30,094

2,762

495

1,504

4,761

10

3,298

87

3,395

8,156

21,938

327

666

(81)

21,026

21,938

30

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 
CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts from customers 

Payments to suppliers and employees 

Income tax (paid)/refunded 

Net cash flows from operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities

Capitalised development costs 

Interest received

Purchase of plant and equipment

Proceeds from disposal of plant and equipment

Net cash flows used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Payment of dividends on ordinary shares

Proceeds from issuing shares

Net cash flows used in financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Net foreign exchange differences

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

10

Consolidated

2016
$’000

2015
$’000

Notes

24,432

(13,486)

308

16,987

(8,607)

(4,197)

11,254

4,183

(5,607)

(5,365)

56

(222)

–

87

(201)

5

(5,773)

(5,474)

10

14

13

13

9

(2,532)

(2,005)

975

(1,557)

3,924

248

12,935

17,107

–

(2,005)

(3,296)

972

15,259

12,935

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

1. CORPORATE INFORMATION

The financial report of Pro Medicus Limited 
(the Company) for the year ended 30 June 2016 
was authorised for issue in accordance with 
a resolution of directors on 19 August 2016.

(b) Statement of compliance with IFRS 
The financial report complies with Australian 
Accounting Standards and International Financial 
Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the 
International Accounting Standards Board. 

(c) New accounting standards and 
interpretations 

(i) Changes in Accounting policy and disclosures

The accounting policies adopted are consistent 
with those of the previous financial year except 
as follows:

The Group has adopted the following new and 
amended Australian Accounting Standards and 
AASB Interpretations as of 1 July 2015. Adoption 
of these standards did not have any effect on the 
financial position or performance of the Group. 
The necessary disclosures have been updated 
to reflect amended accounting standards.

Pro Medicus Limited is a for profit company 
limited by shares incorporated in Australia whose 
shares are publicly traded on the Australian 
Securities Exchange.

The nature of the operations and principal 
activities of the Group are described in the 
Directors’ Report.

2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT 

ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Basis of Preparation
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 other 
authoritative pronouncements of the Australian 
Accounting Standards board. The financial report 
has also been prepared on a historical cost basis.

The financial report is presented in Australian 
dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest 
thousand dollars ($000) unless otherwise stated.

Reference

Title

AASB 2013-9

Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – 
Conceptual Framework, Materiality and Financial Instruments

Application date 
of standard*

Application date 
for Group*

1 January 2015

1 July 2015

The Standard contains three main parts and makes 
amendments to a number of Standards and Interpretations. 

Part A of AASB 2013-9 makes consequential amendments 
arising from the issuance of AASB CF 2013-1. 

Part B makes amendments to particular Australian 
Accounting Standards to delete references to AASB 1031 
and also makes minor editorial amendments to various 
other standards.

Part C makes amendments to a number of Australian 
Accounting Standards, including incorporating Chapter 6 
Hedge Accounting into AASB 9 Financial Instruments.

AASB 2015-3

Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising 
from the Withdrawal of AASB 1031 Materiality

1 July 2015

1 July 2015

The Standard completes the AASB’s project to remove 
Australian guidance on materiality from Australian 
Accounting Standards.

(ii) Accounting Standards and Interpretation issued but not yet effective

Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have recently been issued or amended but are 
not yet effective have not been adopted by the Group for the annual reporting period ending 30 June 
2016. These are outlined in the table below.

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33

PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

Application 
date of 
standard*

1 January 
2018

Impact 
on Group 
financial 
report

Application 
date for 
Group*

No impact

1 July 2018

Reference

Title

Summary

AASB 9

Financial 
Instruments

AASB 9 (December 2014) is a new standard which 
replaces AASB 139. This new version supersedes 
AASB 9 issued in December 2009 (as amended) and 
AASB 9 (issued in December 2010) and includes a 
model for classification and measurement, a single, 
forward-looking ‘expected loss’ impairment model 
and a substantially-reformed approach to hedge 
accounting.

AASB 9 is effective for annual periods beginning 
on or after 1 January 2018. However, the Standard is 
available for early adoption. The own credit changes 
can be early adopted in isolation without otherwise 
changing the accounting for financial instruments.

Classification and measurement
AASB 9 includes requirements for a simpler approach 
for classification and measurement of financial assets 
compared with the requirements of AASB 139. There 
are also some changes made in relation to financial 
liabilities.

AASB 2014-3 Amendments 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards – 
Accounting for 
Acquisitions 
of Interests 
in Joint 
Operations 
[AASB 1 &  
AASB 11]

AASB 2014-3 amends AASB 11 Joint Arrangements 
to provide guidance on the accounting for acquisitions 
of interests in joint operations in which the activity 
constitutes a business. The amendments require: 

a.  the acquirer of an interest in a joint operation in 

which the activity constitutes a business, as defined 
in AASB 3 Business Combinations, to apply all of 
the principles on business combinations accounting 
in AASB 3 and other Australian Accounting 
Standards except for those principles that conflict 
with the guidance in AASB 11; and 

1 January 
2016

No impact

1 July 2016

AASB 2014-4 Clarification 

of Acceptable 
Methods of 
Depreciation 
and 
Amortisation 
(Amendments 
to AASB 116 
and AASB 138)

b.  the acquirer to disclose the information required by 
AASB 3 and other Australian Accounting Standards 
for business combinations. 

This Standard also makes an editorial correction 
to AASB 11

AASB 116 Property Plant and Equipment and AASB 
138 Intangible Assets both establish the principle for 
the basis of depreciation and amortisation as being 
the expected pattern of consumption of the future 
economic benefits of an asset. 

The IASB has clarified that the use of revenue-based 
methods to calculate the depreciation of an asset is 
not appropriate because revenue generated by an 
activity that includes the use of an asset generally 
reflects factors other than the consumption of the 
economic benefits embodied in the asset.

The amendment also clarified that revenue is generally 
presumed to be an inappropriate basis for measuring 
the consumption of the economic benefits embodied 
in an intangible asset. This presumption, however, can 
be rebutted in certain limited circumstances. 

1 January 
2016

No impact

1 July 2016

Application 
date for 
Group*

1 July 2018

Application 
date of 
standard*

1 January 
2018

Impact 
on Group 
financial 
report

The Group 
will 
continue 
to assess 
the impact 
on the 
change 
in standard, 
if any

1 January 
2016

No impact

1 July 2016

1 January 
2016

No impact

1 July 2016

Reference

Title

Summary

AASB 15

Revenue from 
Contracts with 
Customers

AASB 1057

Application 
of Australian 
Accounting 
Standards

AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers 
replaces the existing revenue recognition standards 
AASB 111 Construction Contracts, AASB 118 Revenue 
and related Interpretations (Interpretation 13 Customer 
Loyalty Programmes, Interpretation 15 Agreements 
for the Construction of Real Estate, Interpretation 18 
Transfers of Assets from Customers, Interpretation 131 
Revenue—Barter Transactions Involving Advertising 
Services and Interpretation 1042 Subscriber 
Acquisition Costs in the Telecommunications Industry). 
AASB 15 incorporates the requirements of IFRS 15 
Revenue from Contracts with Customers issued by the 
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and 
developed jointly with the US Financial Accounting 
Standards Board (FASB).

AASB 15 specifies the accounting treatment for 
revenue arising from contracts with customers (except 
for contracts within the scope of other accounting 
standards such as leases or financial instruments).The 
core principle of AASB 15 is that an entity recognises 
revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods 
or services to customers in an amount that reflects 
the consideration to which the entity expects to be 
entitled in exchange for those goods or services. 
An entity recognises revenue in accordance with that 
core principle by applying the following steps:

a.  Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer

b.  Step 2: Identify the performance obligations 

in the contract

c.  Step 3: Determine the transaction price

d.  Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the 
performance obligations in the contract

e.  Step 5: Recognise revenue when (or as) the entity 

satisfies a performance obligation

AASB 2015-8 amended the AASB 15 effective date 
so it is now effective for annual reporting periods 
commencing on or after 1 January 2018. Early 
application is permitted. 

AASB 2014-5 incorporates the consequential 
amendments to a number Australian Accounting 
Standards (including Interpretations) arising from the 
issuance of AASB 15.

AASB 2016-3 Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards – Clarifications to AASB 15 amends AASB 15 
to clarify the requirements on identifying performance 
obligations, principal versus agent considerations 
and the timing of recognising revenue from granting 
a licence and provides further practical expedients 
on transition to AASB 15.

This Standard lists the application paragraphs for each 
other Standard (and Interpretation), grouped where 
they are the same. Accordingly, paragraphs 5 and 
22 respectively specify the application paragraphs 
for Standards and Interpretations in general. 
Differing application paragraphs are set out for 
individual Standards and Interpretations or grouped 
where possible. 

The application paragraphs do not affect 
requirements in other Standards that specify that 
certain paragraphs apply only to certain types 
of entities.

AASB 2014-9 Amendments 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards – 
Equity Method 
in Separate 
Financial 
Statements

AASB 2014-9 amends AASB 127 Separate Financial 
Statements, and consequentially amends AASB 1  
First-time Adoption of Australian Accounting 
Standards and AASB 128 Investments in Associates 
and Joint Ventures, to allow entities to use the equity 
method of accounting for investments in subsidiaries, 
joint ventures and associates in their separate 
financial statements.

AASB 2014-9 also makes editorial corrections 
to AASB 127.

AASB 2014-9 applies to annual reporting periods 
beginning on or after 1 January 2016. Early 
adoption permitted.

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35

PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

Reference

Title

Summary

AASB 2014-10 Amendments 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards 
– Sale or 
Contribution of 
Assets between 
an Investor and 
its Associate or 
Joint Venture

AASB 2014-10 amends AASB 10 Consolidated 
Financial Statements and AASB 128 to address an 
inconsistency between the requirements in AASB 10 
and those in AASB 128 (August 2011), in dealing with 
the sale or contribution of assets between an investor 
and its associate or joint venture. The amendments 
require:

a.  A full gain or loss to be recognised when a 

transaction involves a business (whether it is 
housed in a subsidiary or not)

Application 
date of 
standard*

1 January 
2018

Impact 
on Group 
financial 
report

Application 
date for 
Group*

No impact

1 July 2018

b.  A partial gain or loss to be recognised when a 

transaction involves assets that do not constitute 
a business, even if these assets are housed in a 
subsidiary.

AASB 2014-10 also makes an editorial correction to 
AASB 10.

AASB 2015-10 defers the mandatory effective date 
(application date) of AASB 2014-10 so that the 
amendments are required to be applied for annual 
reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018 
instead of 1 January 2016.

The subjects of the principal amendments to the 
Standards are set out below:

1 January 
2016

1 July 2016

The Group 
will amend 
the future 
financial 
reports to 
comply with 
AASB 2015-1

AASB 2015-1 Amendments 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards 
– Annual 
Improvements 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards 
2012–2014 Cycle

AASB 2015-2 Amendments 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards – 
Disclosure 
Initiative: 
Amendments 
to AASB 101

36

AASB 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and 
Discontinued Operations: 

•  Changes in methods of disposal – where an entity 
reclassifies an asset (or disposal group) directly 
from being held for distribution to being held 
for sale (or visa versa), an entity shall not follow 
the guidance in paragraphs 27–29 to account for 
this change. 

AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures:

•  Servicing contracts - clarifies how an entity should 
apply the guidance in paragraph 42C of AASB 7 to 
a servicing contract to decide whether a servicing 
contract is ‘continuing involvement’ for the 
purposes of applying the disclosure requirements 
in paragraphs 42E–42H of AASB 7.

•  Applicability of the amendments to AASB 7 to 

condensed interim financial statements - clarify 
that the additional disclosure required by the 
amendments to AASB 7 Disclosure–Offsetting 
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities is not 
specifically required for all interim periods. 
However, the additional disclosure is required to 
be given in condensed interim financial statements 
that are prepared in accordance with AASB 134 
Interim Financial Reporting when its inclusion 
would be required by the requirements of 
AASB 134.

AASB 119 Employee Benefits:

•  Discount rate: regional market issue - clarifies that 
the high quality corporate bonds used to estimate 
the discount rate for post-employment benefit 
obligations should be denominated in the same 
currency as the liability. Further it clarifies that 
the depth of the market for high quality corporate 
bonds should be assessed at the currency level.

The Standard makes amendments to AASB 101 
Presentation of Financial Statements arising from the 
IASB’s Disclosure Initiative project. The amendments 
are designed to further encourage companies to 
apply professional judgment in determining what 
information to disclose in the financial statements. For 
example, the amendments make clear that materiality 
applies to the whole of financial statements and that 
the inclusion of immaterial information can inhibit the 
usefulness of financial disclosures. The amendments 
also clarify that companies should use professional 
judgment in determining where and in what order 
information is presented in the financial disclosures.

Reference

Title

Summary

AASB 2015-9 Amendments 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards – 
Scope and 
Application 
Paragraphs 
[AASB 8, AASB 
133 & AASB 
1057]

This Standard inserts scope paragraphs into AASB 8 
and AASB 133 in place of application paragraph text 
in AASB 1057. This is to correct inadvertent removal 
of these paragraphs during editorial changes made in 
August 2015. There is no change to the requirements 
or the applicability of AASB 8 and AASB 133.

AASB 16

Leases

The key features of AASB 16 are as follows:

Application 
date of 
standard*

1 January 
2016

Impact 
on Group 
financial 
report

Application 
date for 
Group*

No impact

1 July 2016

1 July 2019

1 January 
2019

The Group 
will amend 
the future 
financial 
reports to 
comply with 
AASB 16

1 July 2017

1 January 
2017

The Group 
will amend 
the future 
financial 
reports to 
comply with 
AASB 2016-1

Lessee accounting
•  Lessees are required to recognise assets and 

liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 
months, unless the underlying asset is of low value.

•  A lessee measures right-of-use assets similarly 

to other non-financial assets and lease liabilities 
similarly to other financial liabilities. 

•  Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are 

initially measured on a present value basis. The 
measurement includes non-cancellable lease 
payments (including inflation-linked payments), 
and also includes payments to be made in optional 
periods if the lessee is reasonably certain to 
exercise an option to extend the lease, or not to 
exercise an option to terminate the lease.

AASB 16 contains disclosure requirements for lessees. 

Lessor accounting
•  AASB 16 substantially carries forward the lessor 

accounting requirements in AASB 117. Accordingly, 
a lessor continues to classify its leases as operating 
leases or finance leases, and to account for those 
two types of leases differently.

•  AASB 16 also requires enhanced disclosures to be 
provided by lessors that will improve information 
disclosed about a lessor’s risk exposure, particularly 
to residual value risk.

AASB 16 supersedes:

a.  AASB 117 Leases

b.  Interpretation 4 Determining whether an 

Arrangement contains a Lease

c.  SIC-15 Operating Leases—Incentives

d.  SIC-27 Evaluating the Substance of Transactions 

Involving the Legal Form of a Lease.

The new standard will be effective for annual periods 
beginning on or after 1 January 2019. Early application 
is permitted, provided the new revenue standard, 
AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, 
has been applied, or is applied at the same date 
as AASB 16.

This Standard amends AASB 112 Income Taxes (July 
2004) and AASB 112 Income Taxes (August 2015) to 
clarify the requirements on recognition of deferred 
tax assets for unrealised losses on debt instruments 
measured at fair value.

This standard amends to IFRS 2 Share-based Payment, 
clarifying how to account for certain types of share-
based payment transactions. The amendments 
provide requirements on the accounting for:

1 January 
2018

•  The effects of vesting and non-vesting conditions 
on the measurement of cash-settled share-based 
payments

•  Share-based payment transactions with a net 

settlement feature for withholding tax obligations.

A modification to the terms and conditions of a share-
based payment that changes the classification of the 
transaction from cash-settled to equity-settled

1 July 2018

The Group 
will amend 
the future 
financial 
reports to 
comply with 
IFRS 2

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1 July 2016

1 January 
2016

The Group 
will amend 
the future 
financial 
reports to 
comply with 
AASB 2015-2

2016-1

IFRS 2 
(Amendments)

Amendments 
to Australian 
Accounting 
Standards – 
Recognition 
of Deferred 
Tax Assets 
for Unrealised 
Losses 
[AASB 112]

Classification 
and 
Measurement 
of Share-based 
Payment 
Transactions 
[Amendments 
to IFRS 2]

PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

(d) Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements comprise 
the financial statements of Pro Medicus Limited 
and its subsidiaries as at 30 June each year (the 
Group). Control is achieved when the Group is 
exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its 
involvement with the investee and has the ability 
to affect those returns through its power over 
the investee. Specifically, the Group controls an 
investee if and only if the Group has:

•  Power over the investee (i.e. existing rights that 
give it the current ability to direct the relevant 
activities of the investee)

•  Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from 

its involvement with the investee, and

•  The ability to use its power over the investee 

to affect its returns.

When the Group has less than a majority of the 
voting or similar rights of an investee, the Group 
considers all relevant facts and circumstances in 
assessing whether it has power over an investee, 
including:

•  The contractual arrangement with the other vote 

holders of the investee

•  Rights arising from other contractual 

arrangements

•  The Group’s voting rights and potential voting 

rights.

The Group re-assesses whether or not it controls 
an investee if facts and circumstances indicate 
that there are changes to one or more of the three 
elements of control. Consolidation of a subsidiary 
begins when the Group obtains a control over the 
subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses control 
of the subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income and 
expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of 
during the year are included in the statement of 
comprehensive income from the date the Group 
gains control until the date the Group ceases to 
control the subsidiary.

Profit or loss and each component of other 
comprehensive income (OCI) are attributed to the 
equity holders of the parent of the Group and to 
the non-controlling interests, even if this results 
in the non-controlling interests having a deficit 
balance. When necessary, adjustments are made 
to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring 
their accounting policies into line with the Group’s 
accounting policies. All intra-group assets and 
liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows 
relating to transactions between members of the 
Group are eliminated in full on consolidation.

A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, 
without a loss of control, is accounted for as an 
equity transaction. If the Group loses control over 
a subsidiary, it:

 − Derecognises the assets (including goodwill) 

and liabilities of the subsidiary.

 − Derecognises the carrying amount of any non-

controlling interest.

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 − Derecognises the cumulative translation 

differences, recorded in equity.

 − Recognises the fair value of the consideration 

received.

 − Recognises the fair value of any investment 

retained.

 − Recognises any surplus or deficit in profit or loss.

 − Reclassifies the parent’s share of components 
previously recognised in OCI to profit or loss 
or retained earnings, as appropriate, as would be 
required if the Group had directly disposed of the 
related assets or liabilities.

(e) Operating segments
An operating segment is a component of an entity 
that engages in business activities from which it 
may earn revenues and incur expenses (including 
revenues and expenses relating to transactions 
with other components of the same entity), whose 
operating results are regularly reviewed by the 
entity’s chief operating decision maker to make 
decisions about resources to be allocated to the 
segment and assess its performance and for which 
discrete financial information is available. This 
includes start-up operations which are yet to earn 
revenues. 

Management will also consider other factors in 
determining operating segments such as the 
existence of a line manager and the level of 
segment information presented to the board 
of directors.

Operating segments have been identified based 
on the information provided to the chief operating 
decision makers – being the executive management 
team.

The group aggregates two or more operating 
segments when they have similar economic 
characteristics and the segments are similar in each 
of the following respects:

•  Nature of the products and services

•  Type or class of customer for the products 

and services

•  Nature of the regulatory environment.

Operating segments that meet the quantitative 
criteria as prescribed by AASB 8 are reported 
separately. However, an operating segment that 
does not meet the quantitative criteria is still 
reported separately where information about the 
segment would be useful to users of the financial 
statements

Information about other business activities and 
operating segments that are below the quantitative 
criteria are combined and disclosed in a separate 
category for “all other segments”.

(h) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of 
financial position comprise cash at bank and in 
hand and short term deposits with an original 
maturity of three months or less that are readily 
convertible to known amounts of cash and which 
are subject to an insignificant risk of changes 
of value.

For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, 
cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and cash 
equivalents as defined above.

(i) Trade and other receivables
Trade and intercompany receivables are recognised 
initially at fair value and subsequently measured 
at amortised cost less an allowance for any 
uncollectible amounts.

A provision for impairment is made when there is 
objective evidence that Pro Medicus will not be 
able to collect the debts. Financial difficulty of the 
debtors is considered objective evidence by the 
Group. Bad debts are written off when identified.

(f) Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is 
probable that the economic benefits will flow to the 
Group and the revenue can be reliably measured. 
The following specific recognition criteria must also 
be met before revenue is recognised:

Rendering of services
Revenue generated from pay-per-view contracts is 
recognised based on the number of image views 
undertaken by the customer, multiplied by the 
contracted view rate.

Revenue from the installation and ongoing 
support of software applications and services is 
recognised by reference to the stage of completion 
of a contract or contracts in progress. Stage 
of completion is measured by completion of 
identifiable service segments as a percentage 
of the total services to be provided for each 
contract, which is determined by a quotation with 
the customer.

Service Revenue is recognised over the term of the 
contract. Where revenue is received in advance, 
revenue is recognised in the period during which 
the service is provided.

Where the contract outcome cannot be reliably 
measured, revenue is recognised only to the extent 
that costs have been incurred.

Licences
License revenue is recognised when control of the 
right to be compensated for the license can be 
reliably measured. License revenue is recognised 
when ownership of the goods have passed to 
the buyer, which is usually after the software 
application has been installed and is ready for 
use by the buyer.

Interest
Revenue is recognised as the interest accrues 
(using the effective interest method, which is the 
rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash 
receipts through the expected life of the financial 
instrument) to the net carrying amount of the 
financial asset.

(g) Leases
The determination of whether an arrangement 
is or contains a lease is based on the substance 
of the arrangement and requires an assessment 
of whether the fulfilment of the arrangement 
is dependent on the use of a specific asset or 
assets and the arrangement conveys a right to use 
the asset.

Group as a lessee
Leases where the lessor retains substantially all the 
risks and benefits of ownership of the asset are 
classified as operating leases. 

Operating lease payments are recognised as an 
expense in the statement of comprehensive income 
on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

(j) Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and 
net realisable value. The cost of finished goods 
represents the purchase cost.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price 
in the ordinary course of business, less estimated 
costs of completion and the estimated costs 
necessary to make the sale.

(k) Derivative financial instruments and hedging
The Group has not transacted any derivative 
financial instruments to hedge its risk associated 
foreign currency and interest rate fluctuations. 

(l) Investments and other financial assets 
Investments and financial assets in the scope of 
AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and 
Measurement are categorised as either financial 
assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans 
and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, or 
available-for-sale financial assets. The classification 
depends on the purpose for which the investments 
were acquired or originated. Designation is re-
evaluated at each reporting date, but there are 
restrictions on reclassifying to other categories. 
When financial assets are recognised initially, 
they are measured at fair value, plus, in the case 
of assets not at fair value through profit or loss, 
directly attributable transaction costs.

Recognition and derecognition
All regular way purchases and sales of financial 
assets are recognised on the trade date i.e., the 
date that the Group commits to purchase the asset. 
Regular way purchases or sales are purchases 
or sales of financial assets under contracts that 
require delivery of the assets within the period 
established generally by regulation or convention in 
the market place. Financial assets are derecognised 
when the right to receive cash flows from the 
financial assets has expired or when the entity 
transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of 
the financial assets. If the entity neither retains nor 
transfers substantially all of the risks and rewards, it 
derecognises the asset if it has transferred control 
of the assets.

Subsequent measurement
(i) Financial assets at fair value through profit 
or loss

Financial assets classified as held for trading are 
included in the category “financial assets at fair 
value through profit or loss”. Financial assets are 
classified as held for trading if they are acquired 
for the purpose of selling in the near term with 
the intention of making a profit. Derivatives are 
also classified as held for trading unless they are 
designated as effective hedging instruments. Gains 
or losses on financial assets held for trading are 
recognised in profit or loss and the related assets 
are classified as current assets in the statement 
of financial position.

(ii) Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables including loan notes 
and loans to key management personnel are 
non-derivative financial assets with fixed or 
determinable payments that are not quoted in an 
active market. Such assets are carried at amortised 
cost using the effective interest rate method. Gains 
and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the 
loans and receivables are derecognised or impaired. 
These are included in current assets, except for 
those with maturities greater than 12 months after 
reporting date, which are classified as non-current.

(m) Foreign currency translation
(i) Functional and presentation currency

Both the functional and presentation currency of 
Pro Medicus Limited and its Australian subsidiaries 
are Australian dollars ($). The United States 
subsidiaries’ functional currency is United States 
Dollars. The subsidiary in Germany has a functional 
currency of Euro. Foreign subsidiaries are translated 
to presentation currency (see Note 2 (n) (iii) for 
consolidated reporting).

(ii) Transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially 
recorded in the functional currency by applying the 
exchange rates ruling at the date of the transaction. 
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in 
foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate of 
exchange ruling at the reporting date.

Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of 
historical cost in a foreign currency are translated 
using the exchange rate as at the date of the initial 
transaction. Non-monetary items measured at fair 
value in a foreign currency are translated using the 
exchange rates at the date when the fair value was 
determined.

(iii) Translation of Group Companies’ functional 
currency to presentation currency

The results of the United States and German 
subsidiaries are translated into Australian dollars 
(presentation currency) using an average exchange 
rate for the trading period. Assets and liabilities are 
translated at exchange rates prevailing at reporting 
date.

Exchange variations resulting from the translation 
are recognised in the foreign currency translation 
reserve in equity.

On consolidation, exchange differences arising from 
the translation of the net investments in foreign 
subsidiaries are taken to the foreign currency 
translation reserve. If a foreign subsidiary were sold, 
the proportionate share of exchange differences 
would be transferred out of equity and recognised 
in profit or loss.

(n) Income tax
Current tax assets and liabilities for the current and 
prior periods 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 the reporting date.

Deferred income tax is provided on all temporary 
differences at the 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: 

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.

•  where the deferred income tax liability 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.

•  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.

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 assets and unused tax losses can be utilised, 
except:

•  where 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.

•  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 the 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 the 
statement of comprehensive income.

Tax consolidation legislation
Pro Medicus Limited and its wholly-owned 
Australian controlled entities implemented the tax 
consolidation legislation as of 1 July 2009.

The head entity, Pro Medicus Limited and the 
controlled entities in the tax consolidated group 
continue to account for their own current and 
deferred tax amounts. The Group has applied 
the Group allocation approach to determining 
the appropriate amount of current taxes and 
deferred taxes to allocate to members of the tax 
consolidated group.

In addition to its own current and deferred tax 
amounts, Pro Medicus Limited also recognises the 
current tax liabilities (or assets) and the deferred 
tax assets arising from unused tax losses and 
unused tax credits assumed from controlled entities 
in the tax consolidated group.

Pro Medicus Limited and its 100% owned Australian 
resident subsidiaries formed a tax consolidated 
group with effect from 1 January 2009. Pro Medicus 
Limited is the head entity of the tax consolidated 
group. An allocation of income tax liabilities 
between the entities of the tax consolidated group 
will be made should the head entity default on its 
tax payment obligations. No such amounts have 
been recognised in the financial statements on the 
basis that the possibility of default is remote.

(o) Other taxes
Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net 
of the amount of 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 of 
the expense item as applicable; and

•  receivables and payables 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 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.

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

Intangible assets, excluding development costs, 
created within the business are not capitalised and 
expenditure is charged against profits in the period 
in which the expenditure is incurred.

Intangible assets are tested for impairment where 
an indicator of impairment exists, either individually 
or at the cash generating unit level. The recoverable 
amount is estimated and an impairment loss is 
recognised to the extent that the recoverable 
amount is lower than the carrying value.

The amortisation period and method is renewed 
at each financial year end and adjustments, where 
applicable, are made on a prospective basis. 

Research and development costs
Research costs are expensed as incurred.

An intangible asset arising from development 
expenditure on an internal project is recognised 
only when the group can demonstrate the technical 
feasibility of completing the intangible asset so 
that it will be available for sale or use, its intention 
to complete and its ability to use or sell the asset, 
how the asset will generate future economic 
benefits, the availability of resources to complete 
the development and the ability to measure reliably 
the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset 
during its development. Following initial recognition 
of the development expenditure, the cost model is 
applied requiring the asset be carried at cost less 
any accumulated amortisation and accumulated 
impairment losses. Any expenditure so capitalised 
is amortised on a straight line basis over the period 
of expected benefit from the related project 
(5 years). 

Development expenditure includes costs of 
materials and services and salaries and wages 
and other employee related costs arising from the 
generation of the intangible asset.

The carrying value of an intangible asset arising 
from development expenditure is tested for 
impairment annually when the asset is not yet 
available for use or more frequently when an 
indication of impairment arises during the reporting 
period.

Intellectual Property – Software
Three separately identifiable intangible assets, 
in the form of software intellectual property, 
have previously been identified in the business 
acquisition of Visage Imaging;

•  Visage PACS

•  Visage MagicWeb and 

•  Amira.

Following initial recognition, Intellectual property 
is measured at cost less any accumulated 
amortisation. A useful life of 5 years has been 
determined.

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

(p) Plant and equipment
Plant and equipment is stated at cost less 
accumulated depreciation and any impairment 
in value.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis 
over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:

2016

2015

Property Improvements

2 to 7 years

2 to 7 years

Motor Vehicles

4 to 5 years

4 to 5 years

Office Equipment

2 to 7 years

2 to 7 years

Furniture and Fittings

5 years

5 years

Research and 
Development Equipment

3 to 4 years

3 to 4 years

An item of plant and equipment is derecognised 
upon disposal or when no future economic benefits 
are expected to arise from the continued use of 
the asset.

Any gain or loss arising on de-recognition of the 
asset (calculated as the difference between the net 
disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the 
item) is included in the statement of comprehensive 
income in the period the item is derecognised.

Impairment
The carrying values of plant and equipment are 
reviewed for impairment at each reporting date, 
with recoverable amount being estimated when 
events or changes in circumstances indicate that 
the carrying value may be impaired.

For an asset that does not generate largely 
independent cash inflows, the recoverable amount 
is determined for the cash generating unit to which 
the asset belongs.

If any such indication exists and where the carrying 
values exceed the estimated recoverable amount, 
the assets or cash-generating units are written 
down to their recoverable amount.

The recoverable amount of plant and equipment 
is the greater of fair value less costs to sell and 
value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated 
future cash flows are discounted to their present 
value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects 
current market assessments of the time value of 
money and the risks specific to the asset.

(q) Intangible assets 
Intangible assets acquired separately are initially 
measured at cost. The cost of an intangible asset 
acquired in a business combination is its fair 
value as at date of acquisition. Following initial 
recognition, intangible assets with a finite life are 
carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation 
and any accumulated impairment losses.

Amortisation is calculated on a straight-line basis 
over the estimated useful life of the asset. 

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Software Licenses
The Group identified a separate intangible asset 
in the form of software licenses, in the business 
acquisition of Visage Imaging.

Following initial recognition, software licenses 
are measured at cost less any accumulated 
amortisation. A useful life of 4 years has been 
determined.

Customer List
The Group identified a separate intangible asset 
in the form of a customer list, in the business 
acquisition of Visage Imaging.

Following initial recognition, the customer 
list is measured at cost less any accumulated 
amortisation. A useful life of 4 years has been 
determined.

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

(s) Provisions
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 
comprehensive income net of any reimbursement.

Provisions are measured at the present value of 
management’s best estimate of the expenditure 
required to settle the present obligation at the 
reporting date.

Dividends payable are recognised when a legal or 
constructive obligation to pay the dividend arises, 
typically following approval of the dividend at a 
meeting of directors.

(t) Employee leave benefits
Provision is made for employee entitlement 
benefits accumulated as a result of employees 
rendering services up to the reporting date.

(i) Annual leave and sick leave

The liability for annual leave is recognised and 
measured as the present value of expected future 
payments to be made in respect of services 
provided by employees up to the reporting 
date, using the projected unit credit method. 

Consideration is given to expected future wage and 
salary levels, experience of employee departures, 
and periods of service. Expected future payments 
are discounted using market yields at the reporting 
date on high quality corporate bonds with terms to 
maturity and currencies that match, as closely as 
possible the estimated future cash outflows.

Expenses for non-accumulating sick leave are 
recognised when the leave is taken and are 
measured at the rates paid.

(ii) Long service leave

The liability for long service leave is recognised 
and measured as the present value of expected 
future payments to be made in respect of services 
provided by employees up to the reporting 
date, using the projected unit credit method. 
Consideration is given to expected future wage and 
salary levels, experience of employee departures, 
and periods of service. Expected future payments 
are discounted using market yields at the reporting 
date on high quality corporate bonds with terms to 
maturity and currencies that match, as closely as 
possible the estimated future cash outflows.

(u) based payment transactions
(i) Equity settled transactions:

The Group provides benefits to its employees 
(including KMP) in the form of share-based 
payments, whereby employees render services in 
exchange for shares or rights over shares (equity-
settled transactions).

There are currently two plans in place to provide 
these benefits:

•  The Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP), 

which provides benefits to directors and senior 
executives.

•  The Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), which 

provides benefits to senior executives.

The cost of these equity-settled transactions with 
employees (for awards granted after 7 November 
2002 that were unvested at 1 January 2005) is 
measured by reference to the fair value of the 
equity instruments at the date at which they are 
granted. The fair value is determined using a Black 
Scholes model, further details of which are given in 
note 18.

In valuing equity-settled transactions, no account 
is taken of any vesting conditions, other than 
conditions linked to the price of the shares of Pro 
Medicus Limited (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 (the vesting 
period), ending on the date on which the relevant 
employees become fully entitled to the award (the 
vesting date).

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At each subsequent reporting date until vesting, 
the cumulative charge to the statement of 
comprehensive income is the product of:

 − Dilutive potential ordinary shares adjusted for any 

bonus element

 − and then divided by the weighted average 

i)  The grant date fair value of the award;

number of ordinary shares.

ii) 

 For options with non-market vesting 
conditions, the current best estimate of the 
number of awards that will vest, taking into 
account such factors as the likelihood of 
employee turnover during the vesting period 
and the likelihood of non-market performance 
conditions being met; and

iii)  The expired portion of the vesting period.

The charge to the statement of comprehensive 
income for the period is the cumulative amount as 
calculated above less the amounts already charged 
in previous periods. There is a corresponding entry 
to equity.

Until an award has vested, any amounts recorded 
are contingent and will be adjusted if more or fewer 
awards vest than were originally anticipated to 
do so. Any award subject to a market condition is 
considered to vest irrespective of whether or not 
that market condition is fulfilled, provided that all 
other conditions are satisfied.

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. An additional 
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.

The dilutive effect, if any, of outstanding options 
is reflected as additional share dilution in the 
computation of diluted earnings per share (see 
note 8).

(v) Contributed equity
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.

(w) Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated as net profit 
attributable to members of the Group, adjusted 
to exclude any costs of servicing equity (other 
than dividends) divided by the weighted average 
number of ordinary shares, adjusted for any bonus 
element.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated as net profit 
attributable to members of the Group adjusted for 

 − Costs of servicing equity (other than dividends)

 − The after tax effect of dividends and interest 

associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares 
that have been recognised as expenses; and

 − Other non-discretionary changes in revenue or 
expenses during the period that would result 
from the dilution of potential ordinary shares and 

44

(x) Comparatives
Where necessary, comparatives have been 
reclassified and repositioned for consistency with 
current year disclosures. 

(y) Government grants
Research and Development tax credits are 
recognised in accordance with AASB 120: 
Accounting for Government Grants and 
Government Assistance. The Research and 
development tax credit is recognised when there 
is reasonable assurance that the grant will be 
received and all conditions have been complied 
with. The Grant is recognised as a reduction to 
the cost base of the intangible and released to 
income as a reduction in amortisation expense over 
the expected useful life of the related asset. The 
amount recognised for the period to 30 June 2016 
is nil (2015: $436,918).

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS, 
ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
The preparation of the financial statements requires 
management to make judgements, estimates and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts in 
the financial statements. Management continually 
evaluates its judgements and estimates in relation 
to assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, revenue 
and expenses. Management bases its judgements 
and estimates on historical experience and on other 
various factors it believes to be reasonable under 
the circumstances, the result of which form the 
basis of the carrying values of assets and liabilities 
that are not readily apparent from other sources. 
Actual results may differ from these estimates 
under different assumptions and conditions.

Management has identified the following 
critical accounting policies for which significant 
judgements, estimates and assumptions are made. 
Actual results may differ from these estimates 
under different assumptions and conditions and 
may materially affect financial results or the 
financial position reported in future periods.

Further details of the nature of these assumptions 
and conditions may be found in the relevant notes 
to the financial statements.

(i) Significant accounting judgements

Recovery of deferred tax assets:
Deferred tax assets are recognised for un-recouped 
tax losses and deductible temporary differences 
as management considers that it is probable that 
future taxable profits will be available to utilise 
those temporary differences.

Capitalisation of development costs:
Development costs are only capitalised by the 
Group when it can be demonstrated that the 
technical feasibility of completing the intangible 
asset is valid so that the asset will be available 
for use or sale.

Impairment of non-financial assets 
The Group assesses impairment of all assets at each 
reporting date by evaluating conditions specific 
to the Group and to the particular asset that may 
lead to impairment. If an impairment trigger exists 
the recoverable amount of the asset is determined. 
Given the current uncertain economic environment 
management considered that the indicators of 
impairment were significant enough and as such 
these assets have been tested for impairment in 
this financial period.

Taxation
The Group’s accounting policy for taxation requires 
management’s judgement as to the types of 
arrangements considered to be a tax on income in 
contrast to an operating cost. Judgement is also 
required in assessing whether deferred tax assets 
and certain deferred tax liabilities are recognised 
on the statement of financial position. Deferred tax 
assets, including those arising from un-recouped 
tax losses, capital losses and temporary differences, 
are recognised only where it is considered more 
likely than not that they will be recovered, which is 
dependent on the generation of sufficient future 
taxable profits. Deferred tax liabilities arising from 
temporary differences in investments, caused 
principally by retained earnings held in foreign tax 
jurisdictions, are recognised unless repatriation of 
retained earnings can be controlled and are not 
expected to occur in the foreseeable future.

Assumptions about the generation of future 
taxable profits and repatriation of retained earnings 
depend on management’s estimates of future cash 
flows. These depend on estimates of future sales 
volumes, operating costs, capital expenditure, 
dividends and other capital management 
transactions. Judgements are also required about 
the application of income tax legislation. These 
judgements and assumptions are subject to risk 
and uncertainty, hence there is a possibility that 
changes in circumstances will alter expectations, 
which may impact the amount of deferred tax 
assets and deferred tax liabilities recognised on 
the statement of financial position and the amount 
of other tax losses and temporary differences not 
yet recognised. In such circumstances, some or all 
of the carrying amounts of recognised deferred 
tax assets and liabilities may require adjustment, 
resulting in a corresponding credit or charge to the 
statement of comprehensive income.

Net investment in foreign operations
The Group maintains inter-company loans it 
assesses to represent a part of its net investment 
in its foreign operations. The judgements made in 
assessing these loans to represent net investments 
are on the basis the loans are neither planned nor 
likely to be settled within the foreseeable future, 
the loans do not include trade receivables or trade 
payable and the loans represent a return of funds 
from their investment in the respective subsidiaries.

(ii) Significant accounting estimates and 
assumptions

Capitalisation of development costs
The capitalisation of development costs includes 
an overhead rate which has been estimated 
from total costs. The estimated development 
overheads rate has been calculated by dividing the 
development labour costs over total labour costs to 
give a percentage of development labour rate. The 
development labour rate is then applied against 
the total overheads of the company, to give an 
estimate of the amount of overheads that relates to 
development.

Share-based payments
The Group measures the cost of equity-settled 
transactions with employees by reference to the 
fair value of equity instruments at the date at which 
they are granted. Estimating fair value for share-
based payment transactions requires determination 
of the most appropriate valuation model, which 
is dependent on the terms and conditions of the 
grant. This estimate also requires determination 
of the most appropriate inputs to the valuation 
model including the expected life of the share 
option/performance rights, volatility and dividend 
yield and making assumptions about them. The 
assumptions and models used for estimating fair 
value of share-based payment transactions are 
disclosed in Note 18.

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES 
AND POLICIES
The Group’s principal financial instruments are cash 
and short-term deposits. 

The main purpose of these financial instruments 
is to provide finance for the Group’s operations. 
The Group has various other financial assets and 
liabilities such as trade receivables and trade 
payables, which arise directly from its operations. 
The main risks arising from the Group’s financial 
instruments are foreign currency risk, interest risk 
and credit risk. The Board manages each of these 
risks as detailed below.

Foreign currency risk
The Group has transactional currency exposure, 
which arise from sales made in currencies other 
than the Group’s presentational currency.

Approximately 76% (2015: 64%) of the Group’s 
sales are denominated in currencies other than 
the presentational currency, and these sales 
would be predominately offset by currency 
exposure on costs. Foreign bank accounts have 
also been established, to create a natural hedge 
and reduce the need for regular transfers from the 
presentational currency (AUD) cash holdings. 

45

PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

At 30 June the Group had the following exposure 
to US$ foreign currency that is not designated in 
cash flow hedges or recorded in the functional 
currency of the subsidiary.

At 30 June the Group had the following exposure 
to GBP£ foreign currency that is not designated 
in cash flow hedges or recorded in the functional 
currency of the subsidiary.

Consolidated

2016
$000

2015
$000

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

Net exposure

2,114

2,114

–

2,114

Financial assets

640

Cash and cash equivalents

640

Financial liabilities

–

Trade and other payables

640

Net exposure

Consolidated

2016
$000

2015
$000

126

126

–

126

390

390

–

390

At 30 June the Group had the following exposure 
to CAD$ foreign currency that is not designated 
in cash flow hedges or recorded in the functional 
currency of the subsidiary.

At 30 June the Group had the following exposure 
to EUR€ foreign currency that is not designated 
in cash flow hedges or recorded in the functional 
currency of the subsidiary.

Consolidated

2016
$000

2015
$000

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

Net exposure

842

842

–

842

Financial assets

847

Cash and cash equivalents

847

Financial liabilities

–

Trade and other payables

847

Net exposure

Consolidated

2016
$000

600

600

–

600

2015
$000

3,226

3,226

–

3,226

At 30 June, had the Australian Dollar moved, as illustrated in the table below, with all other variables held 
constant, post-tax profit and equity (excluding retained profits) would have been affected as follows:

Judgements of reasonably possible movements:

Post Tax Profit
Higher/(Lower)

Other Comprehensive Income
Higher/(Lower)

AUD/USD +10%

AUD/USD – 5%

AUD/CAD +10%

AUD/CAD – 5%

AUD/GBP +10%

AUD/GBP – 5%

AUD/EUR +10%

AUD/EUR – 5%

Management believe the reporting date risk 
exposures are representative of the risk exposure 
inherent in the financial instruments.

Credit risk
Credit risk arises from the financial instruments 
of the Group, which comprise cash and cash 
equivalents and trade and other receivables. The 
Group’s exposure to credit risk arises from potential 
defaults of the counter-party, with a maximum 
exposure equal to the carrying amount of the 
financial assets.

46

2016 
$’000

(211)

106

(84)

42

(13)

6

(60)

30

2015 
$’000

(64)

32

(85)

42

(39)

20

(323)

161

2016 
$’000

(78)

39

–

–

–

–

2015 
$’000

(70)

35

–

–

–

–

(156)

78

(126)

63

The Group trades only with recognised, credit 
worthy third parties.

It is the Group’s policy that all customers who 
wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit 
assessment.

In addition, receivable balances are monitored on 
an ongoing basis with the result that the Group’s 
exposure to bad debts is not significant.

The remaining contractual maturities of the Group’s 
financial liabilities are:

<30 days

31-60 days

61-90 days

Over 90 days

TOTAL

Consolidated

2016
$’000

1,015

204

189

1,586

2,994

2015
$’000

688

135

145

1,804

2,772

5. OPERATING SEGMENTS
The Group has identified its operating segments 
based on the internal reports that are reviewed 
and used by the executive management team 
(the chief operating decision makers) in assessing 
performance and in determining the allocation 
of resources.

The operating segments are identified by 
management based on country of origin. Discrete 
financial information is reported to the executive 
management team on at least a monthly basis.

Impairment is not monitored at segment level.

Types of products and services 
The Group produces integrated software 
applications for the health care industry. In 
addition, the Group provides services in the form 
of installation and support. 

Accounting policies and inter-segment 
transactions
The accounting policies used by the Group in 
reporting segments internally is the same as those 
contained in note 2 to the financial statements and 
in the prior periods.

Inter-entity sales
Inter-entity sales are recognised based on an 
internally set transfer price. The price aims to reflect 
what the business operation could achieve if they 
sold their output and services to external parties 
at arm’s length.

As the Group trades predominantly within the 
Diagnostic Imaging market there is a concentration 
of credit risk. Given the underlying Government 
funding support for Radiology in Hospital settings 
and the Imaging Centre and Diagnostic Imaging 
market, and the commercial successes achieved 
by the Group to date, credit risk is considered to 
be minimal. 

Cash and cash equivalents are held with several 
financial institutions, with the majority held with 
the Westpac Banking Corporation and Wells Fargo 
Bank N.A., both AA rated banks.

Interest risk
The Group exposure to market interest rates 
relates primarily to the company’s cash and cash 
equivalents.

At reporting date, the Group had the following 
financial assets exposed to Australian Variable 
interest rate risk that are not designated in cash 
flow hedges:

Cash and Cash equivalents in the Group ($’000’s) 
$17,107 (2015: $12,935). 

The Group’s policy is to place cash balances 
in either 30 day term deposits or commercial bills 
that earn higher interest rates.

At 30 June 2016, if interest rates had moved, as 
illustrated in the table below, with all other variables 
held constant, post-tax profit and equity (excluding 
retained profits) would have been affected 
as follows:

Consolidated

Post Tax Profit
Higher/(Lower)

Other  
Comprehensive 
Income
Higher/(Lower)

2016 
$’000

2015 
$’000

2016 
$’000

2015 
$’000

171

(86)

129

(65)

–

–

–

–

Judgements  
of reasonably  
possible movements:

+1% (100 basis points)

– 0.5% (50 basis points)

Liquidity risk
The Group has minimal liquidity risk as it has cash 
reserves of $17.1m, with no borrowings.

These cash reserves are deemed to be adequate 
and the Board believes they will underpin the 
ongoing growth of the business.

The table below reflects all contractually fixed 
pay-offs for settlement and repayments resulting 
from recognised financial liabilities. Cash flows 
for financial liabilities without fixed amount of 
timing are based on the conditions existing at 
30 June 2016.

47

PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

Operating Segments

Australia

Europe

North America

Total Operations

2016 
$’000

2015 
$’000

2016 
$’000

2015 
$’000

2016 
$’000

2015 
$’000

2016 
$’000

2015 
$’000

Revenue

Sales to external customers 

Inter-segment sales

Total segment revenue

Inter-segment elimination

Total consolidation revenue

Results

Segment result

Interest revenue

Non segment expenses

Income tax expense

Net profit

Assets

Non-current assets 

Deferred tax asset

Current assets

Segment assets

Inter-segment elimination

Total assets

Liabilities

Segment liabilities

Inter-segment elimination

Total liabilities

Other segment information

Capital expenditure

Depreciation and amortisation

Cash flow information

Net cash flow  
from operating activities

Net cash flow  
from investing activities

Net cash flow  
from financing activities

Product information

6,486

10,399

6,261

4,158

16,885

10,419

4,166

2,352

16,869

8,877

27,521

17,490

4,830

8,996

4,718

–

–

15,229

8,876

7,070

16,869

8,877

42,750

26,366

(15,229)

(8,876)

27,521

17,490

7,281

3,718

1,735

1,227

425

80

9,441

5,025

56

87

(3,129)

(1,895)

6,368

3,217

17,574

15,562

431

395

149

–

158

–

93

–

74

114

17,816

15,794

431

509

28,366

26,663

23,370

20,485

16,747

10,470

68,483

57,618

46,371

42,620

23,519

20,643

16,840

10,658

86,730

73,921

(47,652)

(44,172)

39,078

29,749

37,339

36,975

2,275

1,190

16,095

10,201

55,709

48,366

(44,016) (40,555)

11,693

7,811

5,677

3,686

5,122

2,693

79

88

353

374

73

54

86

49

5,829

3,828

5,561

3,116

5,367

7,815

(1,419)

(6,349)

7,306

2,717

11,254

4,183

(5,621)

(5,035)

(79)

(353)

(74)

(86)

(5,774)

(5,474)

Revenue from external customers

Consolidated

Radiology Information Systems (RIS)

Picture Archiving Communications Systems (Visage 7/PACS)

Other income

Total revenue per statement of comprehensive income

2016
$’000

6,032

21,468

21

27,521

2015
$’000

6,245

11,223

22

17,490

Revenue from major customers
Included in North American revenue are revenues of 13.4% (2015: nil) from one party. No other customer 
contributed 10% or more to the Group’s revenue for 2016

48

6. INCOME AND EXPENSES

(a) Other Income

Net currency gains

Net currency (loss)

Other 

Total other income/(expense)

(b) Expenses

Depreciation and amortisation

Motor vehicles

Office equipment

Furniture and fittings and property improvements

Amortisation on capitalised development costs

Amortisation on computer software

Total depreciation and amortisation expense

Salaries and employee benefits expense

Wages and salaries

Long service leave provision

Share-based payment

Defined contribution plan expense

Total salaries and employee benefits expense

7. INCOME TAX

The major components of income tax expense are:

Statement of Comprehensive Income

Current income tax

Current income tax charge

Prior year adjustment

Deferred income tax

Relating to origination and reversal of temporary differences

Income tax expense/(benefit) reported in the statement  
of comprehensive income

Notes

13

13

13

14

14

Consolidated

2016
$’000

1,760

(1,849)

–

(89)

7

155

19

3,646

1

3,828

7,013

244

438

904

2015
$’000

2,029

(380)

5

1,654

3

144

11

2,955

3

3,116

5,581

50

382

850

8,599

6,863

2,015

(71)

1,185

3,129

949

(5)

951

1,895

A reconciliation between tax expense and the product of accounting profit before income tax 
multiplied by the Group’s applicable income tax rate is as follows:

Accounting profit before tax 

9,497

5,112

– Australia

– United States of America

– Germany

Prior year adjustment

Expenditure not allowable for income tax purposes

Other 

Income tax expense reported in the statement 
of comprehensive income

2,201

145

523

(71)

326

5

1,142

27

370

(5)

315

46

3,129

1,895

49

(1,557)

(2,005)

–

–

–

–

(1,557)

(2,005)

At the applicable statutory income tax rate in each country 

PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

Deferred income tax

Deferred income tax at 30 June relates  
to the following:

Deferred Tax liabilities

Foreign currency exchange gain

Capitalised development expenses

Other

Deferred income tax liabilities

Deferred tax assets

Employee entitlements

Intellectual property expenses

Tax losses in subsidiaries

Audit fee accrual

Other 

Deferred income tax assets

Consolidated Statement 
of Financial Position

Consolidated Statement 
of Comprehensive Income

2016 
$’000

2015 
$’000

2016 
$’000

2015 
$’000

886

3,500

–

4,386

411

326

–

16

4

757

914

2,384

–

28

(1,116)

–

3,298

(1,088)

326

345

114

24

45

854

85

(19)

(114)

(8)

(41)

(97)

(369)

(449)

2

(814)

31

(19)

(185)

(3)

41

(135)

Unrecognised temporary differences
At 30 June 2016, there are no temporary differences associated with the Group’s investments in 
subsidiaries being recognised as the parent is able to control the timing of the reversal of any temporary 
differences and it is not probable any temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future.

Tax consolidation
Pro Medicus Limited and its 100% owned Australian resident subsidiaries formed a tax consolidated group 
with effect from 1 January 2009. Pro Medicus Limited is the head entity of the tax consolidated group.

9. DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED

Declared and paid during the year:

Dividends on ordinary shares

Final unfranked dividend for 2015: 1.0 cent (2014: 1.0 cent)

Interim unfranked dividend for 2016: 1.5 cent (2015: 1.0 cent unfranked)

Proposed for approval by directors (not recognised as a liability as at 30 June):

Dividends on ordinary shares:

Final unfranked dividend for 2016: 1.5 cents (2015: 1.0 cents unfranked)

Total dividends proposed

Franking credit balance

 − franking account balance as at the end of the financial year at 30% (2015: 30%)

 − franking credits that will arise from the payment of income tax payable  

as at the end of the financial year

 − franking debits that will arise from the payment of dividends as at the 

end of the financial year

 − franking credits that the entity may be prevented from distributing 

in the subsequent financial year

 − prior period adjustment

The amount of franking credits available for future reporting periods:

 − impact on the franking account of dividends proposed or declared  

before the financial report was authorised for issue but not recognised 
as a distribution to equity holders during the period

8. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Consolidated

The tax rate at which paid dividends have been franked is 0% (2015: 0%). Dividends proposed will be unfranked.

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

2016
$’000

2015
$’000

Net profit attributable to ordinary equity holders

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share 
for the effect of dilution:

Share options

Performance rights

6,368,722

3,217,197

Number

Number

101,378,835

100,263,406

686,563

1,379,441

463,889

1,752,036

Weighted average number of ordinary shares adjusted for the effect of dilution

103,444,839

102,479,331

There have been no other transactions involving ordinary shares or potential ordinary shares between the 
reporting date and the date of completion of these financial statements.

50

Consolidated

2016
$’000

2015
$’000

1,006

1,526

2,532

1,003

1,002

2,005

1,526

1,526

1,002

1,002

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

51

PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 20166,368

3,217

12. INVENTORIES (CURRENT)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

10. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash at bank and in hand

Short-term deposits

Consolidated

2016
$’000

15,577

1,530

17,107

2015
$’000

12,935

–

12,935

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

Short term deposits are made for varying periods of between 30 days and 120 days, depending on the immediate 
cash requirements of the Group, and earn interest at the respective short-term deposit rates.

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents is their carrying value.

Reconciliation of net profit after tax to net cash flows from operations

Net profit 

Adjustments for:

Depreciation of property plant and equipment

Amortisation of intangible assets

Interest received classified in investing activities

Foreign currency (gain)/loss

Share option expense

Changes in assets and liabilities

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

(Increase)/decrease in inventory

(Increase)/decrease in deferred tax asset

(Increase)/decrease in prepayments

(Increase)/decrease in accrued revenue

(Decrease)/increase in deferred income

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables

(Decrease)/increase in tax provision

(Decrease)/increase in deferred tax liability

(Decrease)/increase in employee entitlements

Net cash flow from operations

11. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (CURRENT)

Trade receivables

Provision for impairment

Research & development tax receivable

Other receivables

Fair value approximates carrying value due to the short term nature of receivables.

a) Allowance for impairment loss

Movements in the provision for impairment loss were as follows:

At 1 July

Charge to/(write back of) provision for the year

Utilised during the year

Foreign exchange translation

At 30 June

52

181

3,647

(56)

89

438

(1,040)

43

78

(189)

(2,048)

178

(95)

158

2,958

(87)

(1,649)

382

(432)

(29)

116

16

(75)

440

1,394

2,252

(3,253)

1,107

301

11,254

3,533

–

3,533

989

249

4,771

140

–

(140)

–

–

835

192

4,183

3,155

(140)

3,015

437

279

3,731

97

43

–

–

140

At June 30, the ageing analysis of trade receivables is as follows:

Total

0-30 days

31-60 days

61-90 days

+91 days

+91 days

2016 Consolidated

2015 Consolidated

3,533

3,155

1,471

2,167

*  Past due not impaired (‘PDNI’) 
** Considered Impaired (‘CI’)

PDNI*

PDNI*

391

410

393

277

PDNI*

1,278

161

CI**

–

140

Payment terms on $526,379 (2015: $138,519) of trade receivables have been renegotiated. The Company 
has been in direct contact with these debtors and is satisfied that payment will be received in full.

Consolidated

2016
$’000

86

2015
$’000

129

Finished goods (at lower of cost and net realisable value)

Inventory write downs recognised as an expense total nil (2015: nil)

13. PLANT & EQUIPMENT

Consolidated

Year ended 30 June 2016

At 1 July 2015 net of accumulated  
depreciation

Additions

Disposals

Exchange differences

Depreciation charge for the year

At 30 June 2016 net  
of accumulated depreciation

At 30 June 2016

Cost

Accumulated depreciation  
and impairment

Net carrying amount

Year ended 30 June 2015

At 1 July 2014 net  
of accumulated depreciation

Additions

Disposals

Exchange differences

Depreciation charge for the year

At 30 June 2015 net of  
accumulated depreciation

At 30 June 2015

Cost

Property
Improvements

Motor
Vehicles

Office
Equipment

Furniture &
Fittings

Research &
Development
Equipment

Total

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

22

48

–

–

–

(3)

19

–

–

–

(7)

41

248

163

–

–

(155)

262

23

53

–

–

(16)

60

–

–

–

–

–

–

341

216

–

–

(181)

382

329

488

2,183

401

209

3,610

(310)

(477)

(1,921)

(341)

(209) (3,228)

19

41

262

60

–

382

25

–

–

1

(4)

22

8

43

–

–

(3)

48

240

141

–

11

(144)

248

29

2

(1)

–

(7)

23

–

–

–

–

–

–

302

186

(1)

12

(158)

341

328

488

2,036

346

209

3,407

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

(306)

(440)

(1,788)

(323)

(209) (3,066)

Net carrying amount

22

48

248

23

–

341

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14. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Consolidated

Notes

Intellectual
Property
i)

Development
Costs 
ii)

Software
Licenses 
iii)

$’000

$’000

$’000

–

–

–

–

–

–

11,549

5,607

–

–

(3,646)

13,510

3

–

–

–

(1)

2

Total

$’000

11,552

5,607

–

–

(3,647)

13,512

Year ended 30 June 2016

At 1 July 2015 net of accumulated
amortisation and impairment

Additions - internal development

Disposals

Exchange differences

Amortisation charge for the year

At 30 June 2016 net of accumulated 
amortisation and impairment

At 30 June 2016

Cost

1,848

32,655

296

34,799

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

(1,848)

(19,145)

(294)

(21,287)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

13,510

9,139

5,365

–

–

(2,955)

11,549

2

6

–

–

–

(3)

3

13,512

9,145

5,365

–

–

(2,958)

11,552

1,848

27,048

(1,848)

(15,499)

288

(285)

29,184

(17,632)

–

11,549

3

11,552

The Group undertook an impairment assessment 
of the capitalised development costs as at 30 June 
2016. The recoverable amount of development 
costs have been determined based on a value 
in use calculation using cash flow projections 
from financial budgets approved by the Board of 
Directors covering a five-year period. The projected 
cash flows were updated to reflect the change in 
forecast revenues and a post-tax discount rate of 
17% (30 June 2015:17%) was applied. Cash flows 
beyond a 5 year period have been extrapolated 
using a 2.5% growth rate (30 June 2015: 2.5%). All 
other assumptions remained consistent with those 
disclosed in Note 2(s). The Groups recoverable 
value was in excess of the carrying value using the 
value in use calculation and as such no impairment 
charges were recorded at 30 June 2016.

Net carrying amount

Year ended 30 June 2015

At 1 July 2014 net of accumulated amortisation 
and impairment

Additions - internal development

Disposals

Exchange differences

Amortisation charge for the year

At 30 June 2015 net of accumulated 
amortisation and impairment

At 30 June 2015

Cost

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

Net carrying amount

i)   Intellectual property was acquired in 2009 

through the Visage Imaging business 
combination and is carried at cost less 
accumulated amortisation. Three separately 
identifiable intangible assets, in the form of 
software intellectual property, have been 
identified in the business acquisition of Visage 
Imaging; Visage CS, Visage PACS and Amira. 
These intangible assets have been assessed 
having a finite life and have been fully amortised 
using the straight line method over a period of 5 
years, commencing February 2009. Amira was 
sold in July 2012.

ii)   Development costs have been capitalised at 
cost. This intangible asset has been assessed 
as having a finite life and is amortised using 
the straight line method over a period of 5 
years. As at 30 June 2016 the carrying values 
of capitalised development costs are Visage 
PACS ($8,905,697) RIS ($4,047,582) and 
Visage MagicWeb ($556,512), all sit within the 
Australian operating segment.

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Key assumptions used in value in use calculations
The calculation of value in use for development 
costs is most sensitive to the following 
assumptions:

 − Revenue forecasts

 − Discount rates

 − Growth rates used to extrapolate cash flows 

beyond the forecast period.

Revenue forecasts – Revenue forecasts are based 
on current year consolidated budgets for each 
geographical segment. Estimated growth rates are 
then used to forecast the following 4 years revenue 
for each product used in each geographical 
segment. Total forecast segment growth rates 
range from (1%) to 22% across the 4 year period.

Discount rates – The discount rate applied to 
the cash flow projections have been assessed to 
reflect the time value of money and the perceived 
risk profile of the industry in which each cash 
generating unit (CGU) operates. The post-tax 
discount rate applied was 17% (2015:17%). 

Growth rate estimates – rates are based on 
industry based customer price index (CPI) 
forecasts. The long term rate of 2.5% was used 
in the current assessment.

Sensitivity to changes in assumptions
With regard to the assessment of value in use of 
development costs, the estimated recoverable 
amount is in excess of its carrying value for each 
product, however adverse changes in assumptions 
could result in an impairment loss. Management 
has considered the possible change in each of 
the key assumptions applied to the respective 
capitalised development costs recoverable amount 
assessments. A reasonably possible adverse change 
in the revenue forecasts for the RIS product could 
have the potential to give rise to circumstances 
where the recoverable amount may be lower than 
the carrying amount. To illustrate the sensitivity 
of this assumption, if forecast revenues of the RIS 
product were to decrease materially, that is in 
the range of 6 – 10%, across the five year forecast 
period without the implementation of mitigation 
plans, cost reductions or restructure which 
management would look to do if such decreases 
were to arise, this could lead to a future impairment 
write-down of approximately $0.2 - $1.5 million. 

iii)  Software Licences have been assessed as having 
a finite life and are amortised using the straight 
line method over a period of 4 years.

15. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES 

Consolidated

Current

Trade payables

Other payables and accruals

Deferred Income

Non Current

Deferred Income

Notes

2016
$’000

676

1,383

2,059

935

2,994

–

–

2015
$’000

404

1,611

2,015

747

2,762

10

10

(i)  Trade payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled on 30-day terms. 
(ii)  Other payables, other than inter-company payables are non-interest bearing and have an average 

term of 30 days.

Fair value approximates carrying value due to the short term nature of trade and other payables.

16. PROVISIONS

Current

Long service leave

Annual leave

Non Current

Long service leave

(i) Long Service Leave

Notes

Consolidated

2016
$’000

799

1,027

1,826

66

66

2015
$’000

535

969

1,504

87

87

Refer to note 2 (v)(ii) for the relevant accounting policy and a discussion of the significant estimations 
and assumptions applied in the measurement of this provision.

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1,302

18. SHARE BASED PAYMENT PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

17. CONTRIBUTED EQUITY AND RESERVES

Consolidated

(i) Ordinary shares

Issued and fully paid

Fully paid ordinary shares carry one vote per share and carry the right to dividends
(ii) Movements in shares on issue

At 1 July 2015

Cancellation for share buy-back

Issued for cash on exercise of options

Vesting of performance rights

At 30 June 2015

At 1 July 2014

Cancellation for share buy-back

Issued for cash on exercise of options

At 30 June 2015

Share Reserve (i)

Balance at 1 July 

Share options expensed

Performance rights expensed

Balance at 30 June 

Foreign Currency Translation Reserve (ii)

Balance at 1 July 

Foreign Currency Movement

Balance at 30 June 

Retained Earnings

Balance at 1 July 

Net profit for the year

Dividends

Balance at 30 June 

2016
$’000

1,302

1,302

Number of Shares

100,263,406

–

950,000

537,000

2015
$’000

327

327

2016
$’000

327

–

975

-

Number of Shares

100,263,406

–

–

100,263,406

2015  
$’000

327

– 

–

327

Consolidated

2016
$’000

2015
$’000

666

1

437

1,104

(81)

198

117

284

5

377

666

282

(363)

(81)

21,026

6,368

(2,532)

24,862

19,814

3,217

(2,005)

21,026

(i) Share Reserve

The share reserve is used to record the value of 
share based payments provided to employees, 
including KMP, as part of their remuneration. Refer 
to note 18 for further details of these plans.

(ii) Foreign Currency translation reserve

The foreign currency translation reserve is used 
to record exchange differences arising from the 
translation of the financial statements of foreign 
subsidiaries and for exchange differences arising 
from long term loan accounts resulting from net 
investment in subsidiaries.

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Capital Management
When managing capital, management’s objective 
is to ensure the entity continues as a going 
concern as well as to maintain optimal returns to 
shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders. 
Management also aims to maintain a capital 
structure that ensures the lowest cost of capital 
available to the entity.

Management review the capital structure to take 
advantage of favourable costs of capital or high 
returns on assets. As the market is constantly 
changing, management may change the amount 
of dividends to be paid to shareholders, return 
capital to shareholders, or issue new shares.

During the year, the company paid dividends 
of $2,532,142 (2015: $2,005,268).

Employee Share Option Scheme
An employee share incentive scheme was 
established on 25 August 2000 whereby Directors 
and staff of the Company were issued with options 
over the ordinary shares of Pro Medicus Limited. 
The options, issued for nil consideration, had an 
exercise price of $1.15 and 2,100,000 share options 
expired under the scheme on 25 August 2010. 
Options vested at 20% per annum commencing on 
the first anniversary of issue. The options cannot be 
transferred and will not be quoted on the ASX. 

200,000 shares were granted as options to Peter 
Kempen on becoming a Director of the company in 
2008 under a separate agreement. The options had 
a grant date of 12 March 2008 and an exercise price 
of $1.25. The fair value of the options at grant date 
was $40,852 ($0.13 - $0.29 per option). The options 
have a first exercise date of 12 March 2009 and 
can be exercised at anytime through to expiry date 
of 12 March 2018. The options vest over a 5 year 
period on completion of service. At reporting date 
all options had vested and 100,000 (50%) options 
were exercised during the year. 

900,000 shares were granted as options to key 
Visage Imaging GmbH employees under a separate 
agreement. The options had a grant date of 1 April 
2010 and an exercise price of $1.00. The fair value 
of the options at grant date was $67,278 ($0.07 
per option). The options have a first exercise date 
of 1 April 2011 and can be exercised at anytime 
through to expiry date of 1 April 2020. The options 
vest over a 5 year period on completion of service. 
At reporting date all options had vested and 
175,000 (19%) options had expired. 700,000 (78%) 
options were exercised during the year. 

550,000 shares were granted as options to Key 
Executives under a separate agreement. The 
options had a grant date of 25 August 2010 and an 
exercise price of $1.00. The fair value of the options 
at grant date was $54,109 ($0.10 per option). The 
options have a first exercise date of 25 August 2011 
and can be exercised at anytime through to expiry 
date of 25 August 2020. The options vest over a 5 
year period on completion of service. At reporting 
date all options had vested and 150,000 (27%) 
options were exercised during the year.

200,000 shares were granted as options to 
Roderick Lyle on becoming a Director of the 
company in 2011 under a separate agreement. 
The options had a grant date of 18 November 2011 
and an exercise price of $0.55. The fair value of 
the options at grant date was $45,116 ($0.23 per 
option). The options have a first exercise date of 
18 November 2012 and can be exercised at anytime 
through to expiry date of 18 November 2021. The 
options vest over a 5 year period on completion 
of service. At reporting date 160,000 (80%) options 
had vested. No options were exercised during 
the year.

Information with respect to the numbers granted under the employee Share Option Scheme is as follows:

Outstanding at the beginning of the year

1,675,000

$0.98

1,675,000

$0.98

2016

2015

Number of  
Options

Weighted average 
exercise price

Number of  
Options

Weighted average 
exercise price

- granted

- forfeited

- exercised

- expired

Outstanding at the end of the year

Exercisable at end of year

–

–

(950,000)

–

725,000

685,000

–

–

$1.03

–

–

–

–

–

$0.91

1,675,000

$0.93

1,485,000

–

–

–

–

$0.98

$0.98

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont.

All options above have been recognised in 
accordance with AASB 2 as the options were 
granted after 7 November 2002.

The outstanding balance as at 30 June 2016 is 
represented by:

•  100,000 options over ordinary shares with an 
exercise price of $1.25 each, exercisable until 
12 March 2018

•  25,000 options over ordinary share with an 

exercise price of $1.00 each, exercisable until 
1 April 2020

•  400,000 options over ordinary share with an 
exercise price of $1.00 each, exercisable until 
25 August 2020

•  200,000 options over ordinary shares with an 
exercise price of $0.55 each, exercisable until 
18 November 2021.

Weighted average remaining contractual life 
The weighted average remaining contractual life for 
share options outstanding at 30 June 2016 is 4.14 
years (2015: 4.94 Years) 

Range of exercise price 
The range of exercise prices for options 
outstanding at the end of the year was $0.55 - $1.25 
(2015: $0.55 - $1.25).

Weighted average fair value
The weighted average fair value of options granted 
during the year was nil (2015: nil). 

Option pricing model
The fair value of the equity-settled share options 
granted is estimated as at the date of the grant 
using a Black Scholes Model taking into account 
the terms and conditions upon which the options 
were granted.

Performance Rights
A long term incentive plan was established on 
18 November 2011 whereby Senior Executives 
of Group were offered performance rights over 
the ordinary shares of Pro Medicus Limited. The 
performance rights, issued for nil consideration, 
are offered for a 5 year period and vest 4 years 

after granting date on completion of service. The 
performance rights cannot be transferred and will 
not be quoted on the ASX. This long term incentive 
plan includes performance hurdles related to the 
company and vesting conditions relating to the 
employee’s period of service. 

At reporting date 414,375 performance rights had 
been granted during the year with a grant date of 
22 September 2015. 364,375 performance rights 
vest over 4 years from grant date on completion of 
service. The fair value of the 364,375 performance 
rights at grant date was $721,463 ($1.98 per 
performance right). The remaining 50,000 
performance rights vest in September 2016 and the 
fair value of these rights was $44,500 ($0.89 per 
performance right). 

397,469 performance rights were granted in 
prior periods in relation to the 2014-15 financial 
performance. 247,469 performance rights vest over 
4 years from grant date on completion of service. 
The fair value of the 247,469 performance rights at 
grant date was $205,166 ($0.83 per performance 
right). The remaining 150,000 performance rights 
vest in September 2015 and the fair value of these 
rights was $133,737 ($0.89 per performance right). 

633,500 performance rights were granted in 
prior periods in relation to the 2013-14 financial 
performance. The performance rights had a grant 
date of 27 March 2014 and vest over 4 years from 
grant date on completion of service. The fair 
value of the performance rights at grant date was 
$434,766 ($0.69 per performance right).

176,375 performance rights were granted in 
prior periods in relation to the 2012-13 financial 
year. The performance rights had a grant date 
of 15 September 2013 and vest over 3 years 
on completion of service. The fair value of the 
performance rights at grant date was $44,094 
($0.25 per performance right).

387,000 performance rights were granted in prior 
periods in relation to the 2011-12 financial year. The 
performance rights had a grant date of 1 July 2012 
and vest over 3 years on completion of service. The 
fair value of the performance rights at grant date 
was $96,750 ($0.25 per performance right).

Information with respect to the number of performance rights granted under the long term incentive 
scheme is as follows:

Weighted average remaining contractual life 
The weighted average remaining contractual life for performance rights at 30 June 2016 is 2.2 years (2015: 
2.4 Years).

Performance rights pricing model
The fair value of the equity-settled performance rights granted is estimated as at the date of the grant 
using a Black Scholes Model taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the performance 
rights were granted.

The following table lists the inputs to the models used for the year ended 30 June 2016.

Dividend yield

Expected volatility

Risk-free interest rate

Expected life of performance rights

Performance rights exercise price

2016

1.2%

0%

0%

1-4 years

$0.00

2015

2.42%-3.22%

0%

0%

1-4 years

$0.00

Weighted average share price at measurement date

$0.89-$1.98

$0.69-$0.89

19. COMMITMENTS

a) Operating lease commitments – Group as lessee
The US operations have entered into a commercial property lease for office premises from 1 December 
2015 for a 5 year period. The German operations have entered into a commercial property lease for office 
premises and can give notice to vacate 6 months prior to 31 March each year, whereby they sign into 
another 12 months.

The German operations also have several motor vehicle leases which expire at various stages between 
December 2017 and September 2018.

Future minimum rentals payable under non-cancellable operating lease as at 30 June are as follows:

 − Within one year

 − After one year and not more than five years

 − After more than five years

356

679

–

1,035

Consolidated

2016
$’000

2015
$’000

186

89

–

275

20. EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE
On 19 August 2016, the directors of Pro Medicus Limited declared a final dividend on ordinary shares in 
respect of the 2016 financial year. This dividend comprises a normal dividend of 1.5 cents per share. The 
total amount of the dividend is $1,526,256 which represents an unfranked dividend of a total of 1.5 cents 
per share. The dividend has not been provided for in the 30 June 2016 financial statements.

Outstanding at the beginning of the year

 − granted

 − forfeited

 − exercised

 − expired

Outstanding at the end of the year

Exercisable at end of year

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2016

2015

Number of  
Performance Rights

Number of  
Performance Rights

1,594,344

414,375

–

(537,000)

–

563,375

1,030,969

–

–

–

1,471,719

1,594,344

–

–

21. AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION

Amounts received or due and receivable by Ernst & Young (Australia) for:

 − an audit or review of the financial report of the Company and any other 

entity in the Consolidated Group

 − other services in relation to the Company or Group

Amounts received or due and receivable by related practices of Ernst & Young 
(Australia):

 − audit of the financial report of Visage Imaging GmbH

 − other services in relation to Visage Imaging GmbH

Consolidated

2016
$’000

2015
$’000

168,313

46,480

214,793

53,221

8,489

276,503

161,445

121,228

282,673

63,192

5,681

351,546

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22. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

(a) Compensation for key management personnel

Short-term employee benefits

Post-employment benefits

Other long-term benefits

Share-based payment

Total compensation

Consolidated

2016
$’000

2015
$’000

3,143,575

1,802,254

125,860

177,694

235,939

124,984

19,219

119,009

3,683,068

2,065,466

(b) Loans to Key Management Personnel
No loans are made to Key Management Personnel or staff.

(c) Other transactions and balances with Key Management Personnel
Purchases
During the year lease payments of $169,476 (2015: $169,476) in respect of the Group’s operating premises 
at 450 Swan Street, Richmond were paid to Champagne Properties Pty. Ltd., an entity controlled by 
S. Hupert and A. Hall. Commercial arrangements on an ‘arm’s length basis’ have been determined by 
an independent assessment of rental and lease terms.

23. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE

(a) Subsidiaries
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Pro Medicus Limited and the 
subsidiaries listed in the following table.

Name

Country of incorporation

2016

2015

2016

2015

% Equity interest

Investment $000

Promed (USA) Pty Ltd

PME IP Australia Pty Ltd

Australia

Australia

Visage Imaging (Aust) Pty Ltd

Australia

Pro Medicus (USA) LLC

United States

Visage Imaging Inc

United States

Visage Imaging GmbH

Germany

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

–

–

–

–

2,389

3,638

6,027

–

–

–

–

2,389

3,638

6,027

(b) Ultimate parent
Pro Medicus Limited is the ultimate Australian parent entity and the ultimate parent of the Group.

(c) Key management personnel
Details relating to KMPs, including remuneration paid, are included in note 22.

(d) Transactions with related parties
The following table provides the total amount of transactions that were entered into with related parties 
for the relevant financial year.

Terms and conditions of transactions with related parties

Sales to and purchases from related parties are made in arm’s length transactions both at normal market 
prices and on normal commercial terms.

Outstanding balances at year end are unsecured, interest free and payable on demand. 

Entities within the Group that own the intellectual property earn a royalty between 30% - 97% from 
the sales made by other entities within the Group.

Development costs undertaken by the German operations are reimbursed by the parent on 
commercial terms.

24. CONTINGENCIES

Tax related contingencies
Amended assessments from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)

As a result of the ATO’s program of routine and regular tax audit, the Group anticipates that ATO audits 
may occur in the future. The Group is similarly subject to routine tax audits in certain overseas jurisdictions. 
The ultimate outcome of any future tax audits cannot be determined with an acceptable degree of 
reliability at this time. Nevertheless, the Group believes that it is making adequate provision for its taxation 
liabilities (including amounts shown as deferred and current tax liabilities) and is taking reasonable steps 
to address potentially contentious issues with the ATO. However, there may be an impact to the Group of 
any of the revenue authority investigations results in an adjustment that increases the Group’s taxation 
liabilities.

Ongoing transactions – transfer pricing

The Group has offshore operations in the United States and Germany (note 23). As disclosed in note 23, 
there are extra Group transactions, which include the Company and its US and German based subsidiaries 
Visage Imaging Inc and Visage Imaging GmbH and Pro Medicus Limited. These transactions are on an 
arm’s length basis and are conducted at normal market prices and on normal commercial terms.

Whilst there are no investigations currently in progress, such transactions are not subject to any statutory 
limit in Australia. 

25. PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION

Current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Total liabilities

Issued capital

Retained earnings

Foreign currency translation reserve

Share reserve

Total shareholders’ equity

Profit/(loss) of the parent entity

Total comprehensive income of parent entity

2016

$000

28,366

37,465

27,826

29,312

1,302

8,088

(2,341)

1,104

8,153

(607)

(607)

2015

$000

26,663

35,181

23,973

24,919

327

11,228

(1,959)

666

10,262

689

689

Sales to related 
parties 
$000

Purchases from 
related parties 
$000

Other transactions 
with related parties 
$000

The parent entity has not entered into any guarantees in relation to the debts of its subsidiaries. There are 
no contingent liabilities held against the parent entity. The parent entity does not have any contractual 
commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment.

Related party

Consolidated

Champagne Properties Pty Ltd – Rental lease

2016

Champagne Properties Pty Ltd – Rental lease

2015

–

–

169

169

–

–

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PRO MEDICUS ANNUAL REPORT 2016DIRECTORS DECLARATION

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

In accordance with a resolution of the directors of Pro Medicus Limited, I state that:

(1) In the opinion of the directors:

(a)   the financial statements, notes and the additional disclosures included in the directors’ report 
designated as audited, of the consolidated entity are in accordance with the Corporations Act 
2001, including:

(i)   giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2016 

and of the performance for the year ended on that date; and

(ii)   complying with Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) 

and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and

(b)   there are reasonable grounds to believe that the consolidated entity will be able to pay its debts 

as and when they become due and payable.

(c)   the financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards 

(IFRS) as disclosed in Note 2(b).

(2) This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the directors 
in accordance with section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 for the financial year ended 30 June 2016.

On behalf of the Board

P T Kempen 
Chairman

Melbourne, 19 August 2016

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INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information required by the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd and not shown elsewhere in this 
report is as follows. 

(a) Distribution of equity securities

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

Ordinary shares
Number of holders

Number of shares

1  – 1,000

1,001 – 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 100,000

100,001 and Over

The number of shareholders holding less than a marketable parcel are:

755

995

303

314

44

2,411

43

434,319

2,639,858

2,370,362

8,737,452

87,568,415

101,750,406

688

(b) Twenty largest shareholders

Listed ordinary shares

The names of the twenty largest holders of quoted shares are:

Number of shares

1 Dr S Hupert (multiple shareholdings)

2 Mr A Hall (multiple shareholdings)

3 J P Morgan Nominees Australia Limited

4 UBS Nominees Pty Ltd

5 RBC Investor Services Australia Pty Ltd

6 Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd 

7 National Nominees Limited

8 BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd

9 Mr Bram Vander Jagt & Mrs Maaike Vander Jagt

10 Grain Exporters (Australia) Pty Ltd

11 Mr Peter Terence Kempen & Mrs Elaine Margaret Kempen

12 Mr Kenneth John Vander Jagt & Mrs Tanya Vander Jagt

13 Mr Evan Philip Clucas & Ms Leanne Jane Weston

14 Mr John Charles Plummer

15 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited

16 Mr Stephen Geoffrey Wilson & Ms Denise Adele Prandi

17 Mr Alan Graham Rochford

18 Mr Michael Wu

19 Mr Colin Gregory Organ

20 Indicorp Consulting Group Pty Limited

30,107,660

30,068,500

4,504,561

4,028,466

3,345,610

3,121,667

2,008,535

1,841,195

1,000,000

779,091

578,082

400,000

368,217

365,000

340,463

337,537

300,000

275,912

271,000

270,000

Percentage  
of ordinary shares

29.59%

29.55%

4.43%

3.96%

3.29%

3.07%

1.97%

1.81%

0.98%

0.77%

0.57%

0.39%

0.36%

0.36%

0.33%

0.33%

0.29%

0.27%

0.27%

0.27%

(c) Substantial shareholders
The names of substantial shareholders who have notified the Company in accordance with section 671B 
of the Corporations Law are:

84,311,496

80.95%

S. Hupert

A Hall

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

(d) Voting rights
All ordinary shares carry one vote per share without restriction.

Number of shares

30,107,660

30,068,500

5,935,942

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

The Board of Directors of Pro Medicus Limited is responsible for the corporate governance of the entity 
having regard to the ASX Corporate Governance Council (CGC) published guidelines as well as its 
corporate governance principles and recommendations. The Board guides and monitors the business and 
affairs of Pro Medicus Limited on behalf of the shareholders by whom they are elected and to whom they 
are accountable.

The table below summaries the Group’s compliance with the CGC’s recommendations.

Recommendation

Principle 1 - Lay solid foundations for management and oversight

1.1

A listed entity should disclose:
a)  roles and responsibilities of its board and management; and 
b)   those matters expressively reserved to the board and those delegated 

to management.

1.2 A listed entity should:

a)  undertake appropriate checks before appointing a person, or putting 
forward to security holders a candidate for election, as a director; and 
b)  provide security holders with all material information in its possession 
relevant to a decision on whether or not to elect or re-elect a director.

Comply
Yes/No

Reference/
explanation

Yes

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Yes

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1.3 A listed entity should have written agreement with each director and senior 

executive setting out the terms of their agreement.

1.4

The company secretary of a listed entity should be accountable directly to 
the board, through the chair, on all matters to do with the proper functioning 
of the board.

No

Yes

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1.5 A listed entity should:

Yes 

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a)  have a diversity policy which includes requirements for the board or 
a relevant committee of the board to set measurable objectives for 
achieving gender diversity and to assess annually both the objectives and 
the entity’s progress in achieving them;

b)  disclose that policy or a summary
c)  disclose as at the end of each reporting period the measurable objectives 
for achieving gender diversity set by the board or a relevant committee 
of the board in accordance with the entity’s diversity policy and its 
progress towards achieving them, and either:
1)   the respective proportions of men and women on the board, in senior 
executive positions and across the whole organisation (including how 
the entity has defined “senior executive” for these purposes); or
2)   if the entity is a “relevant employer” under the Workplace Gender 

Equality Act, the entity’s most recent “Gender Equality Indicators”, 
as defined in and published under that Act.

1.6 A listed entity should:

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a)  have and disclose a process for periodically evaluation the performance 

of the board, its committees and individual directors; and 

b)  disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether a performance 
evaluation was undertaken in the reporting period in accordance with 
that process.

1.7 A listed entity should:

Yes

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a)  have and disclose a process for periodically evaluating the performance 

of its senior executives; and

b)  disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether a performance 
evaluation was undertaken in the reporting period in accordance with 
that process.

Principle 2 – Structure the board to add value

2.1

The board of a listed entity should:
a)  have a nomination committee which:

1)   has at least three members, a majority of whom are independent 

directors; and

2)  is chaired by an independent directors, and disclose

  3)  the charter of the committee;
  4)  the members of the committee; and 
  5)   as at the end of each reporting period, the number of times the 

committee met throughout the period and the individual attendances 
of the members at this meetings; or

b)  if it does not have a nomination committee, disclose the fact and the 
process it employs to address board succession issues and to ensure 
that the board has the appropriate skills, knowledge, experience, 
independence and diversity to enable it to discharge its duties and 
responsibilities effectively.

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Recommendation

Comply
Yes/No

Reference/
explanation

2.2 A listed entity should have and disclose a board skills matrix setting out the 

Yes

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mix of skills and diversity that the board currently has or is looking to achieve 
in its membership.

2.3 A listed entity should disclose:

Yes

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a)  the names of the directors considered by the board to be independent 

directors; 

b)  if a director has an interest, position, association or relationship of the 

type described in Box 2.3 but the board is of the opinion that it does not 
compromise the independence of the director, the nature of the interest, 
position, association or relationship in question and an explanation of why 
the board is of that opinion; and 
c)  the length of service of each director.

2.4 A majority of the board of a listed entity should be independent directors.

2.5

The chair of the board of a listed entity should be an independent directors 
and, in particular, should not be the same person as the CEO of the entity.

2.6 A listed entity should have a program for inducting new directors and 

provide appropriate professional development opportunities for directors to 
develop and maintain the skills and knowledge needed to perform their role 
as a directors effectively.

Principle 3 - Act ethically and responsibly

3.1 A listed entity should:

a)  have a code of conduct for its directors, senior executives and employees; 

and 

b)  disclose that code or a summary of it.

Principle 4 - Safeguard integrity in corporate reporting

4.1

The board of a listed entity should:
a)  have an audit committee which:

1)  |has at least three members, all of whom are non-executive directors 
and a majority of whom are independent directors; and
2)   is chaired by an independent director, who is not the chair of the 

board; and disclose

  3)  the charter of the committee
  4)   the relevant qualifications and experience of the members of the 

committee; and

  5)   in relation to each reporting period, the number of times the 

committee met throughout the period and the individual attendances 
of the members at those meetings; or

b)  if it does not have an audit committee, disclose that fact and the 

processes it employs that independently verify and safeguard the 
integrity of its corporate reporting, including the processes for the 
appointment and removal of external auditor and the rotation of the audit 
engagement partner.

4.2

The board of a listed entity should, before it approves the entity’s financial 
statements for a financial period, receive from its CEO and CFO a declaration 
that, in their opinion, the financial records of the entity have been properly 
maintained and that the financial statements comply with the appropriate 
accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the financial position 
and performance of the entity and that the opinion has been formed on the 
basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is 
operating effectively.

Yes

Yes

Yes

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No

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4.3 A listed entity that has an AGM should ensure that its external auditor 

Yes

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attends its AGM and is available to answer questions from security holders 
relevant to the audit.

Principle 5 - Make timely and balanced disclosure

5.1 A listed entity should:

Yes

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a)  have a written policy for complying with its continuous disclosure 

No

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obligations under the Listing Rules; and
b)  disclose that policy or a summary of it.

Principle 6 - Respect the rights of security holders

6.1 A listed entity should provide information about itself and its governance 

to investors via its website.

6.2 A listed entity should design and implement an investor relations program 

to facilitate effective two-way communication with investors.

6.3 A listed entity should disclose policies and progress it has in place to 
facilitate and encourage participation at meetings of security holders.

6.4 A listed entity should give security holders the option to receive 

communications from, and send communications to, the entity and 
its security registry electronically.

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

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Comply
Yes/No

Reference/
explanation

No

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Recommendation

Principle 7 - Recognise and manage risk

7.1

The board of a listed entity should:
a)  have a committee or committees to oversee risk, each of which:

1)   has at least three members, a majority of whom are independent 

directors; and

2)  is chaired by an independent director; and disclose

  3)  the charter of the committee
  4)  the members of the committee; and
  5)   as at the end of each reporting period, the number of times the 

committee met throughout the period and the individual attendances 
of the members at those meetings; or

b)  if it does not have a risk committee or committees that satisfy (a) above, 

disclose that fact and the processes it employs for overseeing the entity’s 
risk management framework.

7.2

The board or a committee of the board should:
a)  review the entity’s risk management framework at least annually to satisfy 

Yes

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itself that it continues to be sound; and

b)  disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether such a review has 

taken place.

7.3 A listed entity should disclose:

No

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a)  if it has an internal audit function, how the function is structured and what 

role it performs; or

b)  if it does not have an internal audit function, that fact and the processes it 
employs for evaluation and continually improving effectiveness of its risk 
management and internal control processes.

7.4 A listed entity should disclose whether it has any material exposure to 

Yes

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economic, environmental and social sustainability risks and, if it does, how it 
manages or intends to manage those risks.

Principle 8 – Remunerate fairly and responsibly

8.1

The board of a listed entity should:
a)  have a remuneration committee which:

1)   has at least three members, a majority of whom are independent 

directors; and

2)  is chaired by an independent director; and disclose

  3)  the charter of the committee
  4)  the members of the committee; and
  5)   as at the end of each reporting period, the number of times the 

committee met throughout the period and the individual attendances 
of the members at those meetings; or

if it does not have a remuneration committee, disclose that fact and the 
processes it employs for setting the level and composition of remuneration 
for directors and senior executives and ensuring that such remuneration is 
appropriate and not excessive.

8.2 A listed entity should separately disclose its policies and practices regarding 
the remuneration of non-executive directors and the remuneration of 
executive directors and other senior executives.

8.3 A listed entity which has an equity-based remuneration scheme should:

a)  have a policy on whether participants are permitted to enter into 

transactions (whether through the use of derivatives or otherwise) which 
limit the economic risk of participating in the scheme; and

b)  disclose that policy or a summary of it.

No

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Yes

No

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Pro Medicus Limited’s corporate governance 
practices were in place throughout the year ended 
30 June 2016.

Structure of the Board
The skills, experience and expertise relevant to the 
position of director held by each director in office 
at the date of the annual report is included in the 
Directors’ Report. 

The composition of the Board was determined 
in accordance with the following principles and 
guidelines:

•  The Board should comprise at least four 

directors and should maintain a majority of non-
executive directors, or at least a 50/50 ratio of 
non-executives and executive directors;

•  The Chairperson must be a non-executive 
director and not occupy the role of CEO;

•  The Board should comprise directors with 
an appropriate range of qualifications and 
expertise; and

•  The Board shall meet monthly and follow 
meeting guidelines set down to ensure all 
directors are made aware of, and have available 
all necessary information, to participate in an 
informed discussion of all agenda items.

Directors of Pro Medicus Limited are considered 
to be independent when they are independent of 
management and free from any business or other 
relationship that could materially interfere with 
– or could reasonably be perceived to materially 
interfere with the exercise of their unfettered and 
independent judgement.

In the context of director independence, 
“materiality” is considered from both the 
company and individual director perspective. The 
determination of materiality requires consideration 
of both quantitative and qualitative elements. An 
item is presumed to be quantitatively immaterial 
if it is equal or less than 5% of the appropriate 
base amount. It is presumed to be material (unless 
there is qualitative evidence to the contrary) if it 
is equal to or greater than 10% of the appropriate 
base amount. 

Qualitative factors considered include whether 
a relationship is strategically important, the 
competitive landscape, the nature of the 
relationship and the contractual or other 
arrangements governing it and other factors which 
point to the actual ability of the director in question 
to shape the direction of the company’s loyalty.

In accordance with the definition of independence 
above, and the materiality thresholds set, the 
following directors of Pro Medicus Limited are 
considered to be independent:

Name 
P T Kempen  Chairman,  

Position

Non-Executive Director, 
Chairman Audit Committee

R Lyle 

Non-Executive Director

A Glenning  Non-Executive Director

The Board wishes to advise that it continues to 
maintain responsibility for the actions of the Chief 
Executive Officer and any tasks delegated to the 
management by the Board.

The appointment of appropriately skilled Non-
Executive Directors, together with a broadly 
unchanged business base has meant one new 
director nomination has occurred this year. 

Executive Directors’ Appointment Letters have 
not been revised in the prescribed format as 
the board considered this unnecessary given 
the small number of fairly recently appointed 
current directors who understand their roles and 
responsibilities. The board has undertaken that the 
recommended format should be used for any future 
director appointments.

Non-Executive Directors and senior executives 
have a written employment agreement with 
the Company setting out the terms of their 
appointment.

Mr. Sam Hupert and Mr. Anthony Hall were directors 
in Pro Medicus Pty Ltd since incorporation in 1983. 
Mr. Peter Kempen was appointed in March 2008, 
Mr Roderick Lyle was appointed in November 
2010 and Mr Anthony Glenning was appointed 
in May 2016.

Company Secretary
The Company Secretary is accountable to the 
Board on all matters to do with the proper 
functioning of the Board. The Company Secretary, 
who is also the Chief Financial Officer, attends all 
Board meetings and ensures that the business 
at Board meetings is accurately captured in the 
minutes of these meetings.

Board Functions
As the Board acts on behalf of and is accountable 
to the shareholders, it seeks to identify the 
expectations of the shareholders, as well as other 
regulatory and ethical expectations and obligations. 
In addition, the Board is responsible for identifying 
areas of significant business risk and ensuring 
arrangements are in place to adequately manage 
those risks. The Board seeks to discharge these 
responsibilities in a number of ways.

The Board has delegated responsibility for the 
operation and administration of the group to the 
Chief Executive Officer and the executive team 
(as detailed in Note 22). The Board ensures that 
this team is appropriately qualified and experienced 
to discharge their responsibilities and has in place 
procedures to assess the performance of the Chief 
Executive and the executive team.

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The Board is responsible for ensuring that 
management’s objectives and activities are aligned 
with the expectations and risks identified by the 
Board. The Board has a number of mechanisms in 
place to ensure this is achieved. These mechanisms 
include the following:

•  approval of strategic plans, which encompass the 
entity’s vision, mission and strategy statements, 
designed to meet stakeholders’ needs and 
manage business risk;

•  involvement in developing the strategic plan (a 
dynamic document) and approving initiatives 
and strategies designed to ensure the continued 
growth and success of the entity;

•  overseeing implementation of operating plans 
and budgets by management and monitoring 
of progress against budget - this includes 
the establishment and monitoring of key 
performance indicators (both financial and non-
financial) for all significant business processes; 
and

•  utilising appropriately skilled professionals to 

provide advice on relevant discussion topics and 
procedures to allow Directors, in the furtherance 
of their duties, to seek independent professional 
advice at the Company’s expense.

Performance
The performance of the board and key executives 
is reviewed regularly against both measurable and 
qualitative indicators. During the reporting period 
the board conducted performance evaluations that 
involved an assessment of each board member’s 
and key executive’s performance against specific 
and measurable qualitative and quantitative 
performance criteria.

The performance criteria against which directors 
and executives are assessed are aligned with 
the financial and non-financial objectives of Pro 
Medicus Limited.

In order to ensure that the Board continues to 
discharge its responsibilities in an appropriate 
manner, the Chairman annually reviews the 
performance of all Directors who will be asked 
to retire from the board if not performing in a 
satisfactory manner.

Diversity
The Group recognises the value contributed 
to the organisation by employing people with 
varying skills, cultural backgrounds, ethnicity 
and experience. Pro Medicus believes its diverse 
workforce is the key to its continued growth, 
improved productivity and performance.

We actively value and embrace the diversity of 
our employees and are committed to creating an 
inclusive workplace where everyone is treated 
equally and fairly, and where discrimination, 
harassment and inequity are not tolerated. While 
Pro Medicus is committed to fostering diversity at 
all levels, gender diversity has been and continues 
to be a priority for the Group.

The Group has established a diversity policy 
outlining the board’s measureable objectives for 
achieving diversity. This is assessed annually to 
measure the progress towards achieving those 
objectives.

The table below outlines the diversity objectives 
established by the board, the steps taken during 
the year to achieve these objectives and the 
outcomes.

Objectives

Steps taken/Outcome

Increase the number of women 
in the workforce, including 
senior management positions 
and at board level.

•  There were no key senior female appointments made during the 
year as there were no key senior appointments made during the 
year.

•  Pro Medicus did not appoint any females in managerial roles as 
there were no managerial appointments made during the year

•  As at 30 June 2016, women represented 22% in the Group’s 

workforce (2015:20%), 20% in key executive positions (2015:20%) 
and 0% at board level (2015:0%)

•  Women represented 33% of new hires during the year (2015:20%)

For the upcoming financial year, the Group targets to increase female 
representation in the Group’s workforce to 25-30%

Promote an inclusive culture 
that treats the workforce with 
fairness and respect.

•  Pro Medicus has set a zero tolerance policy against discrimination 
of employees at all levels. The company also provides avenues for 
employees to voice their concerns or report any discrimination.

•  No cases of discrimination were reported during the year (2015: nil).

Provide career development 
opportunities for every 
employee, irrespective of any 
cultural, gender or other 
differences.

•  Whilst Pro Medicus place focus on gender diversity, career 
development opportunities are equal for all employees.

•  During the year, representation at training and development 

programs was based on performance of the employees.

The achievement of the measurable objectives 
in the current financial year was taken into 
consideration in assessing bonuses for employees. 
The Group will continue to review and update the 
measureable objectives to promote diversity for 
the upcoming year.

Committees
Due to the small number of Directors, the Board 
decided it was more appropriate to handle 
nomination and remuneration issues at full Board 
level. No Committees for these functions have 
been established at this time. 

In addition the full Board handles any matters as 
and when they arise concerning environmental 
issues, occupational health and safety, finance 
and treasury. 

In order to maintain good corporate governance 
the Non-Executive Directors assume responsibility 
for determining and reviewing compensation 
arrangements for the Executive Directors of 
the Group. The Executive Directors in turn are 
responsible for determining and reviewing the 
compensation arrangements for the Non-Executive 
Directors. The CEO, in conjunction with the full 
Board reviews the terms of employment for all 
executives.

The Board has delegated the responsibility of 
executive remuneration to the management who 
will assess the appropriateness of the nature 
and amount of remuneration of such executives 
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. 

The Company does not have a policy in regards 
to whether participants are permitted to enter 
into transactions (whether through derivatives 
or otherwise) which limit the economic risk of 
participating in the scheme, however the Board are 
in the process of evaluating a policy for such issues.

Strategic planning has been an important objective 
of the Board. Meetings are scheduled so that all 
Board members can attend and are conducted in 
an informal fashion to allow non-executive directors 
to gain enhanced industry, customer, product and 
research knowledge.

The members of the audit committee are:

P T Kempen Chairman

S A Hupert

A B Hall

R Lyle

A Glenning

The audit committee is also responsible for 
nomination of the external auditor and reviewing 
the adequacy of the scope and quality of the 
annual statutory audit and half yearly audit review.

Due to the small number of Directors, the 
Committee does not meet the requirements of 
Recommendation 4.1 as all members of the Board 
serve on the Audit Committee, whilst the Board 
Chairman is also the Audit Committee Chairman as 
his area of expertise is in Accounting and Finance.

The number of meetings held and individual 
attendance of Committee members at those 
meetings are disclosed in the Directors Report. 

Prior to approval of the Company’s annual financial 
statements, the Board obtains a declaration from 
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial 
Officer that, in their opinion, the financial records 
of the entity have been properly maintained and 
that the financial statements comply with the 
appropriate accounting standards and give a 
true and fair view of the financial position and 
performance of the entity and that the opinion 
has been formed on the basis of a sound system 
of risk management and internal control which is 
operating effectively.

A representative of the external auditors Ernst & 
Young will continue to attend the Annual General 
Meeting and is available to answer questions from 
security holders relevant to the audit.

Continuous Disclosure Policy
The board has developed a written policy to 
ensure compliance with the ASX Listing Rules 
on continuous disclosure and has adopted 
measures to ensure the market and shareholders 
are fully informed. The measures in place 
require all potential market sensitive matters are 
discussed with the Chief Executive Officer who in 
conjunction with the Chairman and other relevant 
directors decide whether to make an appropriate 
announcement to the market. 

Audit Committee
The Board has established an audit committee, 
which operates under a charter approved by 
the Board. 

Only nominated authorised persons have the 
authority to release these communications 
to the ASX. This policy is displayed on the 
company website.

It is the Board’s responsibility to ensure that an 
effective internal control framework exists within 
the entity. This includes internal controls to deal 
with both the effectiveness and efficiency of 
significant business processes. This also includes 
the safeguarding of assets, the maintenance 
of proper accounting records, and reliability of 
financial information as well as non-financial 
considerations such as the benchmarking of 
operational key performance indicators. 

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ABN 25 006 194 752

Directors
The names of the Directors of 
the Company in office during the 
year and until the date of this 
report are:

Peter Terence Kempen
Chairman/Non-Executive 
Director/Chairman Audit 
Committee 

Dr Sam Aaron Hupert 
Chief Executive Officer/ 
Managing Director 

Anthony Barry Hall
Technology Director

Roderick Lyle

Non-Executive Director

Anthony Glenning
Non-Executive Director

Company Secretary
Clayton James Hatch

Registered Office 
450 Swan Street 
Richmond, VIC, 3121
(03) 9429 8800

Internet Address
www.promedicus.com.au

www.promedicus.com

www.visageimaging.com

Solicitors
Sci-Law Strategies 

Morrison Foerster

Bankers
Westpac Banking Corporation

Auditors
Ernst & Young

Share Registry 
Link Market Services Limited
Tower 4
727 Collins Street
Docklands VIC 3008
Australia

Mailing address:
Link Market Services Limited
Locked Bag A14
Sydney South NSW 1235
Australia

T: +612 8280 7111
Toll free: 1300 554 474
F: +612 9287 0303
F: (proxy forms only) 
+612 9287 0309

E: registrars@linkmarketservices.
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Shareholder Communication 
The Board of Directors aims to ensure that the 
shareholders, on behalf of whom they act, are 
informed of all information necessary to assess 
the performance of the Directors. Information 
is communicated to the shareholders through:

•  the annual report which is distributed to all 
shareholders registered to receive copies;

•   through the release of information to the market 

via the ASX

•  the annual general meeting and other meetings 
so called to obtain approval for Board action as 
appropriate;

•  an up to date website - www.promedicus.com.au;

•  email contact with registered users; and

•  special written communications to shareholders 

distributed with the dividend notifications.

The company ensures that any material given 
to a particular group is available to all interested 
parties via the company website. This includes 
any material presented at the Annual General 
Meeting. Shareholders are encouraged to receive 
communications electronically as requested 
and can elect to do so through the company’s 
share registry.

A copy of the Corporate Governance Statement 
is also available of the Company’s website – 
www.promedicus.com.au. 

The Company has not yet designed a specific 
investor relations program to facilitate effective 
two-way communication with shareholders. 

Trading policy
Under the group’s security trading policy, an 
executive, director, or any employee of the group, 
must not trade in any securities of the parent 
company at any time when they are in possession 
of unpublished, price-sensitive information in 
relation to those securities.

Executives, directors and employees of the group 
may only trade in the securities of the parent 
company during an open period. 

Only in exceptional circumstances will approval 
be forthcoming outside of an open period which 
is 30 days after:

•  One day following the announcement of the half-
yearly and full year results as the case may be.

•  One day following the holding of the annual 

general meeting.

•  One day after any other form of earnings 
forecast update is given to the market.

As required by the ASX listing rules, the Group 
notifies the ASX of any transaction conducted by 
directors in the securities of the parent company.

Code of Conduct 
The board has developed a “Code of Conduct” 
consistent with the recommendations and details 
are disclosed on the company website.

Risk Management Policies 
The Company takes a proactive approach to risk 
management. The Board is responsible for ensuring 
that risks are identified on a timely basis and that 
the Group’s objectives and activities are aligned 
with the risks identified by the Board.

The Company believes that it is crucial for all Board 
members to participate in this process; as such the 
Board has not established separate committees 
for areas such as risk management, environmental 
issues, occupational health and safety or treasury.

Whilst the Company has not established an internal 
audit function, it is committed to the identification; 
monitoring and management of risks associated 
with its business activities and has included in its 
management and reporting systems a number 
of risk management controls, such as:

•  Annual budgeting and monthly reporting 

systems for all operations which enable the 
monitoring of progress against performance 
targets and to evaluate trends

•  Guidelines and limits on capital expenditure 

and purchasing authority matrix

•  Executive approvals for staffing requirements

•  Detailed monthly management reports including 
cash flow reports, and to identify any foreign 
currency risks associated with contracts written 
in and cash being held in foreign currencies

The Company up until late in the financial period 
was not exposed to any interest rate or significant 
currency sensitive loans or debts. Given the 
increase in overseas operations there is now an 
increased currency risk as a consequence of 
contracts written in and cash being held in foreign 
currencies. This change in risk profile has been 
noted by the board and action is being taken to 
manage this risk. The Board oversees appropriate 
backup procedures for important company data. 
Detailed annual review of insurance policies in force 
to ensure cover is at appropriate levels to safeguard 
key executives, Company assets and operations. 
The Board regularly considers succession planning 
to ensure staff of appropriate skill and experience 
are available to the Company. 

A review of the Company risk management policy 
was not undertaken during the year.

The Board does not believe the Company has any 
material exposure to economic, environmental and 
social sustainability risks at the present time.

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immediately.

BETTER STILL, WHY NOT 
HAVE US DO YOUR BANKING 
FOR YOU.
Wouldn’t you prefer to have 
immediate access to your 
dividend payment? Your dividend 
payments can be credited directly 
into any nominated bank, building 
society or credit union account 
in Australia as cleared funds on 
dividend payment date – and 
we will still mail [(or email if you 
prefer)] you a dividend advice 
confirming your payment details.

Not only can we do your banking 
for you, but payment by direct 
credit eliminates the risk of 
cheque fraud.

TOP 5 TIPS FOR PRO MEDICUS 
LIMITED INVESTORS VISITING 
LINK’S (OUR REGISTRY) 
WEBSITE
1)   Bookmark www.linkmar 
ketservices.com.au – to 
bookmark, click on ‘Favourites’ 
on the menu bar at the top 
of your browser then select 
‘Add to Favourites’.

2)   Create a portfolio for your 
holding or holdings and 
you don’t have to remember 
your SRN or HIN every time 
you visit.

3)   Lodge your email via the 

‘Communications Options’ 
and benefit from the online 
communications options 
Pro Medicus Limited offers 
its investors.

4)   Check out the ‘FAQs’ page 
(accessible via the orange 
menu bar) for answers to 
frequently asked questions.

5)   Use the ‘Client List’ page 

(accessible via the orange 
menu bar) to link to Pro 
Medicus Limited website and 
the website of the other Link 
clients in which you invest.

CONTACT INFORMATION
You can also contact the 
Pro Medicus Limited share 
registry by calling +61 2 8280 7111 
or Toll Free 1300 554 474.

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1. Highlights 2014/20153. CEO and Chairman’s Letter5. Financial Summary7. Business Background9. Global Leadership Team11. The Year in Review13. Into the Future15. Financial Report16. Director’s Report62. Director’s Declaration63. Independent Audit Report65. ASX Additional Information66. Corporate Governance 73. Corporate Informationcontentsvisit us at: www.promedicus.com.auwww.promedicus.comwww.visageimaging.comDesigned and Produced by Kajetan Design Group (Melbourne)Annual Report 2016Pro Medicus Limited • 450 Swan Street Richmond Victoria 3121 Australiapromedicus.com.au • promedicus.com • visageimaging.com