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FY23 
Annual Report

Creative 
brands.

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report

One 
group.

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report

CONTENTS

01  FY23 Highlights

02  Comparing our Marketplaces

04  Chairman’s Message

06  FY23 CEO Review

08  Redbubble

10  TeePublic

12 

 Environmental, Social and Governance

20  Board of Directors

22  Group Executive Leadership Team

24  Directors Report

36 

 Auditor’s Independence Declaration

37 

 Letter from the People, Remuneration 
and Nomination Committee

38  Remuneration Report (audited)

55  Financial Report

89  Directors’ Declaration

90 

Independent Auditor’s Report 

95  Shareholder Information

98  Corporate Information

Important Information

This Report covers Redbubble Limited as a consolidated entity consisting of 
Redbubble Limited and its controlled entities (referred to in this report as the 
Redbubble Group or the Group). The Redbubble Group is a company limited  
by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia (ACN 119 200 592).

This Report is a summary of the Group’s operations and activities for the 
12-month period ended 30 June 2023 and financial position as at 30 June 
2023. This Report covers the Group’s global operations, including subsidiaries, 
unless otherwise noted. A reference to the Group, the Company, we, us and our 
and similar expressions refer collectively to Redbubble Limited and its related 
bodies corporate.

Forward-looking statements

This Report contains forward-looking statements in relation to the Redbubble 
Group, including statements regarding the Group’s intent, belief, goals, 
objectives, initiatives, commitments or current expectations with respect to 
the Group’s business and operations, market conditions, results of operations 
and financial conditions, products in research, and risk management practices. 
Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of words 
such as “forecast”, “estimate”, “plan”, “will”, “anticipate”, “may”, “believe”, “should”, 
“expect”, “project,” “intend”, “outlook”, “target”, “assume” and “guidance” and 
other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements are based on the 
Group’s good faith assumptions as to the financial, market, risk, regulatory and 
other relevant environments that will exist and affect the Group’s business 
and operations in the future. The Group does not give any assurance that the 
assumptions will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements involve 
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions and other important 
factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Group, that could cause 
the actual results, performances or achievements of the Group to be materially 
different to future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied 
by the statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially 
include: changes in government and policy; actions of regulatory bodies and 
other governmental authorities such as changes in taxation or regulation (or 
approvals under regulation); the effect of economic conditions; technological 
developments; and geopolitical developments. Readers are cautioned not to 
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as 
at the date of the presentation. The Group disclaims any responsibility for 
the accuracy or completeness of any forward-looking statement. Except as 
required by applicable laws or regulations, the Group does not undertake any 
obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements or 
to advise of any change in assumptions on which any such statement is based. 
Any projections or forecasts included in this Report have not been audited, 
examined, or otherwise reviewed by the independent auditors of the Group.

Non-IFRS financial information

References to AASB refer to the Australian Accounting Standards Board, 
and IFRS refers to the International Financial Reporting Standards. There are 
references to IFRS and non-IFRS financial information in this Report. Non-IFRS 
financial measures are financial measures other than those defined or specified 
under any relevant accounting standard and may not be directly comparable 
with other companies’ information. Non-IFRS financial measures are used to 
enhance the comparability of information between reporting periods and enable 
further insight and a different perspective into the financial performance. 
Non-IFRS financial information should be considered in addition to, and is not 
intended to be a substitute for, IFRS financial information and measures.  
Non-IFRS financial measures are not subject to audit or review.

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Group employee numbers (as at 30 June 2023)

88

Australia

142

USA

15

Europe

FY23 HIGHLIGHTS

Financial Highlights
Financial Highlights

Artist Revenue

$87.6m
FY22 -4%
$90.8m

Marketplace 
Revenue

$467.5m
FY22 -3%
$482.6m

Gross Profit
$174.2m
FY22 -5%
$183.1m

GPAPA 
margin
20.9%
FY22 22.1%

Gross Profit After 
Paid Acquisition

$97.6m
FY22 -9%
$106.7m

Operating 
EBITDA1 

-$31.8m
FY22 -$3.6m

Closing 
Cash Balance 

$35.7m
30 June 2022
$89.1m

Operational Highlights

Selling Artists2

0.7m

Customers

7.5m

Designs Sold3

6.2m

1.  Operating EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA excluding share based payment expenses and foreign exchange gains and losses.
2.  Number of artists who sold a product printed with their art during FY23.
3.  Number of artists’ designs that have sold on at least one product during FY23.

Third-Party Fulfiller Sites

50

North 
America

Gross  
transaction value

71%

 May represent multiple third-party fulfillers.

Europe  
& UK

Gross  
transaction value

22%

Australia 
& NZ

Gross  
transaction value

6%

01

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportCOMPARING OUR MARKETPLACES

Marketplace 
Revenue

Product 
Diversity

$290.7m

Marketplace 
Revenue

62%

of Group

50%

Apparel

$176.8m

Marketplace 
Revenue

38%

of Group

93%

Apparel

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report

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I’m With The Banned

Tote Bag

Redbubble, 2023

Geographic 
Diversity

Core 
Demographic 

Gen Z
11-26 
year olds
and their families

Gen Y
27-42 
year olds

Gross  
Transaction Value 

60%

United States

Gross  
Transaction Value 

93%

United States

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report

03

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

FY23 was a challenging year for the Group, as we 
responded to a weakening consumer landscape and 
continued uncertainty in our operating environment.  
I am pleased with how the Group faced these challenges 
and the progress we have made in restoring the Group’s 
financial position.

At the beginning of the financial year, we 
decided to increase our investment in the 
Group. Unfortunately, in the months that 
followed, consumer demand, particularly 
in the US, weakened and it became 
apparent that we could not maintain this 
level of investment.

In January, we substantially reduced the 
Group’s operating expenditure to assist 
the Group to return to cash flow positive 
by the end of the calendar year. In May, 
we decided to accelerate this timeframe 
and took steps to further reduce the 
Group’s cost base. I am pleased to see 
the substantial improvement in the 
Group’s operating margins as we exit the 
financial year, and that we have achieved 
underlying neutral cash flow in July 20231.

We understand shareholders’ frustrations 
with the Group’s recent performance. We 
remain confident in the Group’s potential 

and are committed to ensuring the Group 
is on a strong financial footing and able to 
unlock shareholder value going forward. 

Change in leadership
During the year, we farewelled Chief 
Executive Officer (CEO) Michael Ilczynski. 
Michael joined the Group during the 
COVID-19 pandemic and led the Group 
through a turbulent period, as we 
adjusted to a post-pandemic operating 
environment. Michael can be proud 
of what was accomplished during his 
tenure. In particular, under Michael’s 
leadership, we significantly improved our 
technical foundations. He also oversaw 
the substantial step-up in our content 
moderation capabilities on the Redbubble 
marketplace, which has enabled us to 
secure a number of partnerships with 
prominent rights holders.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to 
thank Michael for his dedication to the 
Group and wish him all the best for his 
future endeavours. 

We were in the fortunate position that 
the Group’s co-founder and largest 
shareholder, Martin Hosking, was 
available and willing to assume the role 
of Group CEO and Managing Director 
immediately on a permanent basis, 
following Michael’s resignation. The Board 
is impressed with the progress Martin has 
made in the relatively short time since 
being appointed, most notably, returning 
the Group to an underlying neutral cash 
flow position, as I mentioned earlier, and 
laying the foundation for growth within the 
two operating companies and for the  
Group overall. 

We also welcomed a new Director, 
Bob Sherwin, to the Board in FY23. 

1. Underlying cash flow defined as operating EBITDA less payments for capitalised development costs, leases and property, plant and equipment (PPE).

04

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportOngoing commitment  
to ESG
This year we decided to integrate our  
ESG report into our Annual Report, rather 
than produce a standalone document. 
This is reflective of how the Group 
approaches ESG – it is an integral part 
of our business and the way in which 
we operate. Our ESG goals are aligned 
with the expectations of artists, their 
customers and our shareholders and drive 
commercial outcomes over the short and 
longer term. 

We continued to make progress towards 
our ESG targets this year. We have started 
measuring our emissions using Climate 
Neutral’s Brand Emissions Estimate (BEE) 
tool. Better understanding our current 
emissions is the critical first step as we 
work towards meeting our target of Net 
Zero for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions 
and marketplace shipping emissions  
by 2025. 

This year, we committed to supporting  
the United Nations Women’s 
Empowerment Principles (WEPs), which 
provide businesses with guidance on 
actions that advance and empower 
women in the workplace – a long- 
standing goal of the Redbubble Group.  
I am proud of our efforts in this space.  
In FY23, we continued to achieve gender 
diversity across our employee group  
and to meet our target of 40% or  
greater representation of women  
in senior leadership. 

Outlook 
As we look ahead, we remain optimistic 
about the Group’s future. The Group 
currently comprises two established 
marketplaces with significant growth 
potential. We are entering the new 
financial year on a stable financial 
footing, focused on continuing to drive 
improvements in operating margins and 
maintaining strong cost discipline. We 
are confident that we have established 
the foundation for a return to growth and 
sustainably positive underlying cash flow.

In closing, I would like to thank my 
fellow Directors, the Group Leadership 
Team and the Group’s employees for 
their dedication. I would also like to 
acknowledge the team members who 
left the Group this year. We value your 
contribution and wish you all the best  
for the future.

I would also like to thank all our artists 
who contribute their designs to our 
marketplaces, Redbubble and TeePublic. 
Supporting your creativity remains our 
core purpose. 

 And finally, thank you to our shareholders 
for your ongoing support of the Group.

Anne Ward 
Chairman

Bob was appointed after an extensive 
external search to identify a Director 
with experience in scaling e-commerce 
marketplaces, particularly in North 
America, the Group’s largest market, to 
complement the existing Directors’ skill 
set. Based in the US, Bob has over 20 
years of experience growing and scaling 
organisations, and spent the past 10 years 
at Wayfair, one of the world’s largest 
online destinations for home furnishings, 
housewares and home improvement 
goods, where he served as the Chief 
Marketing Officer and helped increase 
sales by more than twenty times. He is 
currently in the process of leaving Wayfair. 
Bob’s expertise is already evident in his 
contributions to Board discussions and 
will be invaluable going forward. 

Improving the health 
of the Redbubble 
marketplace
During FY23, improving the quality of the 
content on the Redbubble marketplace 
and ensuring artists’ customers can easily 
find content they find engaging was a key 
area of focus. The marketplace continued 
with its substantial efforts to identify 
and remove unwanted content, and this 
year, added more friction at the sign-up 
process to stop bad actors from joining 
the marketplace at the outset. We also 
improved search and discovery, through 
the use of AI, and increased the  
website speed. 

We implemented a significant change 
to the marketplace in May 2023 with 
the introduction of artist account tiers. 
The Redbubble marketplace is now of 
a significant scale that it made sense to 
take this step. The initiative is designed 
to reward and recognise artists who 
positively contribute to the marketplace 
and it is already driving the behaviours 
we are after, with a substantial increase in 
‘Premium’ and ‘Pro’ account uploads since 
the program’s launch. 

Combined, these efforts are driving  
higher customer engagement on the 
Redbubble marketplace. 

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05

FY23 CEO REVIEW 

It is with pleasure that I present the CEO’s Review for the 
Redbubble Group’s FY23 Annual Report. I am delighted 
to have been appointed CEO again. I am confident in 
the Group’s tremendous potential and am committed to 
creating long-term shareholder value.

While I was disappointed that Michael 
Ilczynski resigned in March 2023, the 
timing of his resignation coincided with 
my being ready to reassume a full-time 
executive position, after a period pursuing 
personal and philanthropic projects. 

When the Group was founded, there  
were a small number of e-Commerce 
entry points and the market was 
dominated by large online retailers. 
This has changed, particularly, with the 
explosion of social media. 

Strategic review
When the Group exited the COVID-19 
pandemic, it did not adjust its strategy 
rapidly enough to the new reality. We had 
expected consumer demand to plateau 
at the higher levels observed during the 
pandemic and had increased the Group’s 
cost base to align with this. We also 
invested in a brand awareness project. 
As it transpired, demand declined, and 
combined with our higher cost base, this 
had a significant negative financial impact. 

While the traditional incumbents continue 
to have a commanding position, the 
new distribution channels have created 
opportunities for smaller businesses and 
niche brands, who are increasing their 
market share. 

Consumers’ desire for meaningful 
products is enduring and, if anything, 
has been heightened by the rise of social 
media, with customers looking to buy 
products that authentically align with their 
values and which express their personal 
point of view. 

We have learnt from these mistakes and 
have taken decisive action to reposition 
the Group. This includes narrowing our 
focus to initiatives that will drive margin 
improvement, reducing our cost base and 
restructuring the Group. I provide more 
detail on these initiatives below.

I have accepted the CEO position on a 
permanent basis and am excited to have 
the opportunity to lead the Group as it 
returns to profitability and growth.  
My incentives and motivations are aligned 
with the Group’s long-term potential and  
I am committed to its powerful mission  
of serving artists and their customers. 

Evolving operating 
environment
Since March, I have spent a considerable 
amount of time getting up to speed on the 
business, as the Group, and its operating 
environment, have significantly evolved 
over the past few years. 

06

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNew Group structure and 
leadership changes 
In May, we restructured our business to 
more clearly define the Group function 
and two operating companies, Redbubble 
and TeePublic. We expect this new 
structure will enable each marketplace 
to have a greater focus on their individual 
strengths and unique value propositions, 
which has become increasingly important 
in the Group’s evolving operating 
environment. 

To support the new structure, we 
formed a new executive team, the Group 
Leadership Team (GLT), which comprises 
the head of each operating company and 
core Group functions. Further information 
on the composition of the GLT is provided 
on pages 22 and 23. 

As part of this change, Chief Technology 
Officer, Siebert Lubbe, and Chief 
Product Officer, Nicole Brolan, left the 
Group. I would like to acknowledge both 
Siebert’s and Nicole’s contribution to the 
Redbubble marketplace and wish them 
well for the future. 

Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Emma Clark, 
also left the Group during the year. Emma 
played a significant role in stewarding the 
Group during the COVID-19 pandemic for 
which I am grateful. We wish Emma all the 
best in her new role. 

In March, Rob Doyle was appointed the 
Group’s CFO. Prior to joining the Group, 
Rob was CFO of Domain Group, an S&P/
ASX 200 company, which operates a 
leading property marketplace in Australia. 
We are delighted to secure a CFO of Rob’s 
calibre and experience.

Strengthening our 
financial footing 
My primary focus since being appointed 
CEO has been returning the Group to 
cash flow positive. Shortly after I started, 
we implemented further cost-saving 
measures to those undertaken in January. 

We continued to focus on maximising 
our Gross Profit After Paid Acquisition 
(GPAPA) in the second half and I was 
pleased to see that our GPAPA margins 
increased to 28.5% in 4QFY23, 550 basis 
points higher than 4QFY22. This focus, 
alongside our cost reduction initiatives, 
enabled us to achieve neutral underlying 
cash flow in July. Building on this position, 
to return to positive underlying cash flow 
will remain a priority going forward.

Our revenue result was in line with  
our guidance, slightly below FY22.

to return to an underlying cash flow  
neutral position in July 2023.

As I mentioned above, we also  
introduced artist account tiers to the 
Redbubble marketplace in May 2023. 
Already, we are seeing this initiative drive 
behaviours that benefit all marketplace 
participants. In June 2023, monthly 
uploads from ‘Pro’ and ‘Premium’ accounts 
had increased to 40%. 

Outlook 
We exited the year on a stable financial 
footing, achieving underlying neutral  
cash flow in July 2023, a seasonally  
lower revenue month.

While we significantly reduced our  
cost base this year, we were careful 
to maintain adequate resources to 
allow us to continue to invest in areas 
that we expect will drive growth going 
forward. We believe that there are still 
opportunities for our business to deliver 
profitable growth over the medium term 
by focusing on the fundamentals of  
the marketplace.

Finally, I would like to emphasise how 
pleased I am to be leading the Group.  
The Group’s future remains bright and 
I am excited for what we can achieve. 
Thank you to our shareholders for their 
ongoing support, and all employees for 
their passion, dedication and skill.

Martin Hosking 
Co-Founder, CEO and  
Managing Director

In May, we rolled out artist account tiers 
on the Redbubble marketplace, and an 
associated fee for some accounts. This 
initiative contributed $1.7 million to FY23 
Gross Profit in the two months since it  
was implemented.

TeePublic marketplace 
TeePublic has had strong MPR growth 
since the Group acquired it in 2018.  
The MPR compound annual growth rate 
(CAGR) over this period was 36%. It now 
contributes approximately 38% of  
Group revenue.

Reflecting our focus on maximising 
GPAPA, we were pleased to see 
TeePublic’s Gross Profit and GPAPA 
growth outpace its revenue growth  
this year. The improvement in margins  
has been driven by a number of 
improvements this year, including growth 
in customer retention, optimisation of 
the supply chain and the introduction of 
account categories.

Redbubble marketplace 
The Redbubble marketplace did not 
perform as strongly as TeePublic in FY23. 
In part, this was driven by product mix, 
as there was notably less demand for 
more discretionary products, such as 
homewares, in an uncertain economic 
environment.

Improving search and discovery to ensure 
we are surfacing relevant, engaging 
content to customers was a primary focus 
during FY23, and we rolled out a number 
of initiatives to address this objective. 
This included upgrading our frequently 
visited pages and leveraging AI to improve 
search algorithms and recommendations. 
We also increased the website speed. 
Together, these initiatives have driven 
higher search engagement.

We also rolled-out a dynamic order 
routing system in the US during the 
second half of the year. For each  
order, the system selects the lowest  
cost fulfilment and shipping option  
that will reach the customer by the 
promised delivery date. The increased 
transparency around how orders are 
routed to which fulfiler has led to fulfilers 
reducing their prices and supporting 
promotions on the marketplace. This 
initiative contributed to the improved 
margins during 4QFY23 and assisted us  

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Mod Pattern – Trippy Retro Design

Apron

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Planet Cat Art
Rainbow Cats

Cap

Redbubble, 2023

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Designed and sold by:
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Anime Dragonborn

Classic Tee

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ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE

Delivering positive social impacts is inherent to the 
Redbubble and TeePublic marketplaces. Namely, through 
the economic empowerment of artists, support of freedom 
of expression, and advancement of art. These impacts 
directly overlap with the United Nations Sustainable 
Development Goals (SDG 8) and Universal Declaration of 
Human Rights (Articles 10 and 27). Building upon these 
core outcomes, we shared our formal ESG strategy last 
year, which included seven specific, measurable 2025 
social and environmental commitments. 

FY23 Highlights

Prosperity

Artists earned $85.9M in income on Redbubble and 
TeePublic marketplaces

94% of fulfiller sites audited by an independent auditor; 
more than half received Intertek’s Workplace Conditions 
Assessment award for a score above 85%

People

Endorsed United Nations Women's Empowerment Principles

Joined Business for Social Responsibility

Maintained strong record of pay parity by gender

Planet

Onboarded Climate Neutral Brand Emissions Estimator

Invested in REDD+ Rainforest Preservation Project

Reduced waste through product return rate improvements 
(1.3% CY22 to 1.23% in 2HFY23)

This year, we are pleased to share the 
results of our efforts since our last 
report. It has been a challenging year 
for the Group, and the impact that the 
cost-saving measures had on people 
across the organisation was significant. 
Marketplace participants, such as 
artists and employees of third party 
fulfillers have also felt the impact of the 
broader economic downturn. Through 
this turbulent period, we chose not to 
walk back from our ESG ambitions, both 
because we recognise they provide us a 
licence to operate with our stakeholders 
and, ultimately, conducting business in a 
way that addresses human rights and the 
environment is simply the right thing to do.

When we first set our ESG commitments, 
we noted where targets were exclusive 
to either the Redbubble or TeePublic 
marketplace or were Group wide. For 
example, the waste/return rate goal is 
currently exclusive to the Redbubble 
marketplace, whereas social responsibility 
supply chain metrics are for the Group. 
While operating company goals may 
evolve in the future, we expect they will 
continue to share a common backbone of 
the Group’s ESG strategy we introduced  
in FY21: Prosperity, People, Planet.

One subtle nuance you might notice this 
year is that we reordered the ESG pillars 
to acknowledge that our business model 
begins with artists and supply chain 
workers (Prosperity). Our employees 
(People) work to support those artists, 
supply chain workers, their customers, 
and – in turn – address the environmental 
impacts of those group’s collective 
activities (Planet).

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ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE continued

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The need to change artist earnings 
reflected the increased cost that each 
marketplace has had as the number of 
new accounts and content has increased 
significantly on our marketplaces.

As the marketplaces have grown, 
increasingly we have invested in 
resources to operate the marketplace  
and support our artist community and 
their customers. 

When developing the new account 
structures, a guiding principle was to 
ensure artists continue to earn a fair profit 
from selling their products through our 
marketplaces. Throughout the release of 
the new account structures we listened 
to artists and invited them to share 
feedback, which we have addressed, 
where possible. This included providing 
a mechanism for artists to request re-
reviews of their accounts.

We want artists to move up to a higher tier, 
as this indicates that artists are positively 
engaging with the marketplace. Since 
launching the program, more than 12,000 
artist accounts have been promoted  
to Premium from Standard on the 
Redbubble marketplace.

Prosperity

PROMOTE SUSTAINED, INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH,  
FULL AND PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND DECENT WORK FOR ALL

We aim to empower and protect people who design, sell, make and use 
products from our marketplaces. This is fundamental to our business as  
we are committed to providing a platform that artists and their customers 
trust and that aligns with their values.

Our Commitment

FY22

FY23

2025 
Target

100% of RBO and TPO third-party 
fulfillers aligned to our Social 
Responsibility Manual

100% increase in total artist earnings 
on RBO and TPO marketplaces

N/A

94%

100%

$91m

$86m

$182m

Status

Progressing
to Target

Behind Target

Artists
The people who make their art available 
on Redbubble and TeePublic are the 
cornerstone of our business. Our 
marketplaces economically empower 
hundreds of thousands of artists and 
creatives – some seeking a side hustle  
and others who leverage our 
marketplaces as a primary source of 
income. This fundamental social impact  
of our business differentiates the 
Redbubble Group and we are constantly 
seeking ways to support the people who 
use our marketplaces to sell products 
printed with their art.

In FY23, artists earned $86 million on 
our marketplaces. This is slightly lower 
than last year, which primarily reflects 
Redbubble’s softer marketplace revenue. 
Consequently, we did not make progress 
toward our 2025 goal of increasing 
earnings by 100% from $91 million in 
FY22. This goal will be reviewed in FY24 

to reflect evolving market conditions and 
our ongoing commitment to support those 
who use our marketplaces to sell products 
printed with their art.

Artist account tiers 
In FY23, we introduced new artist account 
categories on both our marketplaces 
to reward and recognise artists who 
demonstrate positive marketplace 
behaviours and upload high-quality 
designs which showcase their unique 
creative skill. 

As part of this change, we also introduced 
artist account fees for Standard accounts 
on the Redbubble marketplace and 
reduced artist earnings for Apprentice 
accounts on the TeePublic marketplace. 
There are no fees for accounts classified 
as Pro or Premium on Redbubble or 
changes in the fee structure for Artisan 
accounts on TeePublic.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportFulfiller Profile: Products 
such as the Classic Tee on 
the Redbubble marketplace is 
fulfilled by small independently-
run businesses such as Stakes 
Manufacturing in Eastlake, 
Ohio. Stakes has implemented 
a program to train, hire, and 
support people with mental and 
physical disabilities.

We are also bringing more transparency 
to this space on product detail pages. 
For example, rather than using generic 
terms such as ‘responsibly sourced’, 
which are not specific enough to help 
customers make informed shopping 
decisions, we are providing information 
about marketplace participants who are 
members of the Fair Labor Association 
and Better Cotton Initiative. We believe 
calling out these two globally recognized, 
non-profit initiatives will provide more 
value to our customers.

We will continue to look for opportunities 
to share the work that marketplace 
participants are doing without adding  
too much detail that it becomes confusing 
to artists’ customers – many who simply 
want assurance that the people behind 
the products are treated with dignity  
and respect.

Social Responsibility /  
Supply Chain
Employees of third-party fulfillers print 
artists’ designs or products and ship them 
to the artists’ customers. Like artists, they 
are not employed by the Group, however, 
we still feel like we have an obligation to 
ensure the fulfillers who employ them 
respect their fundamental human rights. 
This includes that they are treated with 
dignity, compensated fairly, and work in 
a safe environment. The primary way we 
share our expectations with fulfillers and 
then evaluate whether those expectations 
are being met is through independent, 
third party audits performed by Intertek, 
a multinational assurance, inspection, 
product testing and certification company 
headquartered in London.

Across the Redbubble marketplace and 
TeePublic marketplace supply chains,  
28 third-party fulfillers locations scored 
highly enough to receive Intertek’s 
Workplace Conditions Assessment (WCA) 
award based on their most recent audit. 
As at 30 June 2023, 47 active fulfiller sites 
have been independently audited, with 
three scheduled to be audited by the end 
of the calendar year.

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ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE continued

People

ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS

REDUCE INEQUALITY WITHIN AND AMONG COUNTRIES

We aim to enable our people to positively impact our culture and community. 
Employees want to work for companies they trust and have purpose, so they 
feel proud about the work they are doing knowing they are contributing to 
environmental and social good.

Our Commitment

FY22

FY23

2025 
Target

Ensure employees across the  
Group feel a sense of belonging

85%

83%

100%

Continued 40% or greater of women in 
senior leadership across the Group

40%

44%

>40%

Maintain zero gender-based salary 
discrepancy across the Group

0

0

0

Status

Behind Target

Meeting Target

Meeting Target

Empowerment Principles (UN WEPs) –  
a set of globally recognized guidelines 
promoting gender equality and women’s 
empowerment in the workplace. The 
WEPs are grounded in the recognition 
that businesses have a stake in, and 
a responsibility for, gender equality 
and women’s empowerment. The UN 
WEPs are also the primary vehicle for 
businesses to deliver on the gender 
equality dimensions of the United Nations 
Sustainable Development Goals, which 
map to our two ESG commitments 
on gender diversity. On International 
Women’s Day, we were honoured to 
host leaders from the United Nations 
who spoke to our employees and took 
questions about the WEPs and tools we 
will be using to measure and report on  
our progress.

United Nations Women’s 
Empowerment Principles 
We remain committed to our diversity 
goals. Shortly after being appointed 
Group CEO, Martin Hosking, immediately 
reaffirmed the Redbubble Group’s 
commitment to gender diversity by 
becoming a signatory, among 8,000 
others, to the United Nations Women’s 

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Gender balance across the 
Redbubble Group is

49%
Female

2%
Non
binary

49%
Male

245 Employees across the group 
as of end of FY23

96% FT • 4% PT

New hires in FY23 

Employees taking
parental leave 

84

15

Work locations

5%
Berlin

37%
Melbourne

26%
San Francisco

32%
New York

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportDesigned and sold by:
DingHuArt
A Frog and His Son

Classic Tee

Redbubble, 2023

Belonging
During FY23, we made the difficult 
decision to significantly reduce our 
workforce. Those impacted were great 
colleagues, and friends – each of whom in 
their own way made the Redbubble Group 
a better place for artists, customers, and 
other team members. 

Through this difficult period, we did 
our best to embrace our core value of 
compassion – treating each individual 
employee with dignity and respect – 
and put in place a number of measures 
to support those impacted, such as 
extending healthcare coverage for 
employees in the US.

Maintaining diversity, across all levels 
of the Group, was also an important 
consideration when we undertook the 
organisational restructure during FY23.  
As at 30 June 2023, the proportion of 
women in senior leadership positions at 
the Group was 44%, 400 basis points, 
higher than at 30 June 2022 and our 
representation of female and non-binary 
people across the Group was 51%.

Employee Engagement Survey
We are committed to creating and 
maintaining an inclusive workplace where 
all our employees feel a strong sense of 
belonging and are able to perform at a 
high level. The reduction in our workforce 
during 2HFY23 has had an impact on all 
employees, which was reflected in our 
May 2023 engagement survey, which 
was conducted across the entire Group. 
Overall, engagement decreased from 
75% favourable in November 2022 to 48% 
favourable in May 2023. On the positive 
side, we were pleased that our teams 
continued to express positive sentiments 
around questions of feeling like they are 
respected (86% favourable), valued (83% 
favourable), and belong (74% favourable). 
We have put in place a Group wide 
Communication and Engagement program 
to address issues raised in the survey and 
will conduct another survey in November 
2023 to monitor progress.

Business for Social 
Responsibility

One of the ways we are working to make 
progress in this space is through our 
recent Business for Social Responsibility 
(BSR) membership. Achieving our 
ESG ambitions – especially as a small 
company – means working alongside 
experts and peers to learn and share 
best practices. In 2023, we joined 
BSR, which is a sustainable business 
network and consultancy that provides 
member companies insights, advice, and 
collaborative initiatives to help them see  
a changing world more clearly, create 
long-term value, and scale impact.  
As a member of BSR, the Group now has 
access to sustainability expertise and 
insights on a variety of topics, including 
climate, equity and inclusion, human 
rights, sustainable supply chains, and 
overall sustainability management. In 
FY24, we will be working with BSR on  
a project to benchmark industry leaders 
when it comes to employee well-being 
and identify opportunities to properly 
measure and promote an environment 
where all employees feel safe  
and included.

Designed and sold by:
Wonder22
Cats 02

Classic Tee

TeePublic, 2023

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report

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ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE continued

Planet

ENSURE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PATTERNS

TAKE URGENT ACTION TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS

We aim to protect planet Earth and address environmental impacts both 
within our direct and indirect control. We will work with third-party carriers, 
for example, to offset and reduce emissions from product shipping on the 
marketplace.

Our Commitment

CY20

CY21

CY22

2025 
Target

0

5,290 mT 
CO2e

6,949 mT 
CO2e

2,821 mT 
CO2e

N/A

1.3%

1.3%

1.1%

Designed and sold by:
Isa-bee
Woke up today...

Mouse Pad

Redbubble, 2023

Status

Progressing
to Target

Behind Target

Net Zero Scope 1 & 2 emissions,  
and net zero marketplace  
shipping emissions

Reduce waste, with a focus on 
reducing product return rate on  
RBO by 15% from 2021 baseline

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Carbon
In FY23, we onboarded a carbon 
emissions software tool called the Brand  
& Emissions Estimator (BEE) Tool, which 
was developed by Climate Neutral,  
a non-profit helping companies assess  
and address emissions.

As a next step, we are developing  
a glide path to net zero during the  
first half of FY24, which will identify 

opportunities to decarbonise based on 
the most significant drivers and lowest 
lying opportunities. We expect that we  
will continue to refine our estimates  
based on new data sources and our ability 
to access physical emissions data –  
particularly within scope 3, the greatest 
contributor to our overall footprint. 

Estimated CY 2022 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Scope 1

Scope 2

Scope 3

Direct emissions  
from our offices.

Indirect emissions from 
purchased energy.

Marketplace shipping 
emissions.

32 mT CO2e

156 mT CO2e

2,633 mT CO2e

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportGovernance

Redbubble Group values 
sustainable and responsible 
business activities as an 
important long-term driver  
of performance and 
stakeholder value.

Governance of ESG within the 
Group sits with the following 
personnel:

•  The Board has ultimate oversight of, 
and accountability for ESG within the 
Group, which includes approving the 
ESG strategy, reporting, materiality 
assessments, and action plans.

•  The Vice President of ESG is 

responsible for developing and 
executing the Group’s ESG strategy.

•  Executive Team members reporting 
to the Group CEO are accountable 
for the Group’s ESG targets.

•  Senior Leaders reporting into the 

Executive Team are responsible for 
executing initiatives that ladder up  
to the ESG targets.

ESG risks are assessed and managed 
in accordance with Redbubble 
Group’s enterprise risk management 
framework. More information on our 
approach and accountability is provided 
in Redbubble Group’s Corporate 
Governance Statement. Redbubble 
Group’s governance policies and 
statements, including on the topics 
of diversity and modern slavery, are 
available on our website. Concerns can 
be raised through the Redbubble Group 
Whistleblower Policy or directed to 
esg@redbubble.com.

REDD+ Pacajai  
Rainforest Program
For the fifth consecutive year, we offset 
100% of measured shipping emissions 
(2.6mT CO2e) through an investment in 
the REDD+ Pacajai Project. The project, 
established under a UN framework, 
empowers local residents through training 
and support, securing land-use permits 
and official titles for villages engaged in 
forest protection. 

We are committed to reducing our  
overall emissions in our effort to reduce 
our company’s carbon footprint to net 
zero, alongside the use of carbon offsets 
which will and should continue to play a 
role in our strategy – particularly given  
the nature of our marketplace model.

Earth Day
To deepen our 
understanding 
of the impact of 
carbon emissions 
and mobilise our 
workforce, we 
organised an Earth Day event this year  
for all our employees, which included talks 
by representatives from Climate Neutral 
and showcased artists such as Rob Price, 
Rohan Chakravarty, and Priya Subberwal 
who dedicate their talent to environmental 
causes. As we progress our ESG strategy, 
we will continue to seek opportunities to 
connect our efforts with artists.

Waste
Product returns lead to waste –  
whether the result of a low resolution  
art file, manufacturing error, or a customer 
ordering the wrong size. One metric that 
contributes to approximately 60% of 
returns are product defects. 

Product defects cause returns which,  
in turn, lead to physical waste, 
unnecessary shipping/emissions, 
disappointed customers, and increased 
costs. We work diligently each day to 
measure and identify opportunities to 
reduce product defects. The product 
defect rate (total defects/total shipped 
units) improved from 0.81% in CY21 to 
0.77% in CY22 and further improved to 
0.62% in CY23 YTD. That translates to 
tens of thousands of defective products 
prevented from entering the waste 
stream. This result is the direct reflection 
of the hard work and investments made 
by the Redbubble marketplace and 
community of third-party fulfillers to 
improve product quality. 

More broadly, the product return rate 
(total returns/total shipped units) stayed 
flat year on year at 1.3%, 20 basis points 
above our 2025 target of 1.1%. We are 
starting to see an improvement in CY23, 
with the product return rate so far in line 
with our 2025 target of 1.1%. Beyond 
product defects, we will continue to 
evaluate other contributors to product 
returns to meet our 2025 target.

Designed and sold by:
Rohanchak
Dugong and Seaweed

Tote bag

Redbubble, 2023

In FY23,  
Redbubble  
added a simple  
drop down menu  
for phone cases to  
prevent customers  
from unknowingly  
choosing a default option  
that was the wrong size.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ms Anne Ward 

Jenny Macdonald

Ben Heap

Independent 
Non-Executive Chairman 

Independent 
Non-Executive Director

Independent  
Non-Executive Director

Appointed: 22 February 2018 

Appointed: 20 April 2020 

Board Committees: Audit and Risk  
(Chair); People, Remuneration and 
Nomination; Disclosure

Board Committees: Audit and Risk;  
People, Remuneration and Nomination 
(Chair); Disclosure

Jenny Macdonald brings extensive expertise 
in corporate finance, accounting, and 
auditing, coupled with a strong focus on and 
understanding of market trends, customer 
and consumer behaviour. She has a proven 
track record in developing and implementing 
strategy with a focus on risk management, 
growth, and value creation. Jenny spent 
her executive career in customer-facing 
organisations primarily in technology, 
retail, travel services and manufacturing, 
where she was responsible for strategic 
turnaround and digital transformation. Her 
last executive role was CFO and interim CEO 
at Helloworld Limited, where she oversaw 
the merger with AOT Group to create the 
second-largest integrated travel distribution 
business in Australia and New Zealand. Prior 
to that, Jenny was the CFO and General 
Manager International of the REA Group, 
with responsibility for the financial growth 
strategy and execution for operations in 
South East Asia and parts of Europe, having 
delivered record revenue and net profit  
for the company.

Ben Heap is a Sydney-based non-executive 
director. He has chaired a range of 
organisations and served as an advisor, 
particularly with respect to technology and 
innovation investment. He finished his full 
time executive career in 2013 as CEO of 
UBS Global Asset Management based in 
Sydney, Australia having previously served 
as a managing director and regional leader 
with UBS in New York. Ben has wide-ranging 
experience in asset and capital management 
roles in the finance sector and in technology 
and digital businesses. He is also a founding 
partner of H2 Ventures, a privately held 
venture capital investment firm, and 
recognised for his extensive experience with 
entrepreneurial founders and high growth 
companies. He has a bachelor’s degrees 
in science (mathematics) and commerce 
(finance) from the University of NSW and 
is a graduate of the Australian Institute of 
Company Directors (GAICD).

Directorships of other listed entities  
in the last three years: 

Directorships of other listed entities  
in the last three years: 

Pendal Group Ltd (ASX:PDL) 
March 2022 to January 2023 

Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:SGR) 
May 2018 to March 2023 (Held role of  
Chair from 1 June 2022 to 31 March 2023)

Site Minder Ltd (ASX:SDR) 
October 2021 to present 

Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS) 
November 2020 to present (Has held  
role of Chair since 16 September 2022)

Bapcor Ltd (ASX:BAP) 
September 2018 to October 2022 

Australian Pharmaceutical  
Industries Ltd (ASX:API) 
November 2017 to March 2022

Appointed: Non-Executive Director  
from 22 March 2018, Chairman from  
March 2020 

Board Committees: Audit and Risk;  
People, Remuneration and Nomination; 
Disclosure (Chair)

Anne Ward is a highly experienced company 
director with extensive experience in 
business management, strategy, finance, 
risk and governance across a range of 
industries including financial services, 
technology, healthcare, government, 
education and tourism. In addition to 
chairing Redbubble, Anne is independent 
Chairman of Symbio Holdings Ltd 
(ASX:SYM), an independent director 
of The Star Entertainment Group Ltd 
(ASX:SGR), a Director of the Foundation for 
Imaging Research, and a Governor of the 
Howard Florey Institute of Neuroscience 
and Mental Health Institutes. Anne was 
formerly Chairman of Colonial First State 
Investments Ltd, Chairman of Qantas 
Superannuation Ltd, Chairman of Zoos 
Victoria and a director of MYOB Group Ltd, 
Flexigroup Ltd (ASX:HUM), the Transport 
Accident Commission, Epworth Hospital 
and the Brain Research Institute. Prior to 
becoming a professional director, Anne was 
a commercial lawyer for 28 years and was 
General Counsel for Australia at the National 
Australia Bank and a partner at Minter Ellison 
in Melbourne. Anne holds a Bachelor of Laws 
and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of 
Melbourne and is a Fellow of the Australian 
Institute of Company Directors and a Life 
Member of ASFA. 

Directorships of other listed entities  
in the last three years: 

The Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:SGR)
November 2022 to present

Symbio Holdings Ltd (formerly MNF Group 
Ltd) (ASX:SYM) 
July 2021 to present 

Crown Resorts Ltd (ASX:CWN) 
October 2021 to June 2022

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report

Greg Lockwood 

Martin Hosking

Bob Sherwin

Independent  
Non-Executive Director

Co-Founder/Group CEO/ 
Managing Director

Independent  
Non-Executive Director

Appointed: 1 June 2015 

Appointed: 10 April 2006 

Appointed: November 2022 

Board Committees: Audit and Risk, 
Disclosure

Board Committees: Disclosure

Board Committees: Nil

Greg Lockwood was appointed as a non-
executive Director with effect from June 
2015. Greg is a partner of Piton Capital, 
which is a shareholder in Redbubble. 
In 1999, Greg founded UBS Capital’s 
early stage venture investing activities 
in Europe. Subsequently, he co-founded 
Piton Capital, the London-based venture 
capital fund specialising in marketplaces 
and business models with network effects. 
Prior to his venture capital activities, Greg 
worked in telecommunications corporate 
finance with UBS in London and Zurich and 
held operating roles in classified media 
publishing in Toronto. Greg has an Honours 
Business degree from the University of 
Western Ontario, and a Master’s degree in 
management from the Kellogg Graduate 
School of Management.

Directorships of other listed entities  
in the last three years: 

Nil

Martin Hosking is a co-founder of 
Redbubble. He first became the CEO and 
Managing Director in July 2010. Martin 
resigned from executive duties and 
commenced as a non-executive Director  
on 1 October 2018. Martin was then 
appointed interim CEO and Managing 
Director on 18 February 2020, before 
resuming as a non-executive Director upon 
Michael Ilczynski’s appointment as CEO on 
27 January 2021. He returned as Group CEO 
and Managing Director on 27 March 2023 
upon Michael’s resignation.

Martin has spent over 25 years scaling 
Australian technology companies. 
Previously, Martin was the chair of Aconex, 
a SaaS provider to construction firms, 
and Southern Innovation, a digital pulse 
processing solution. He was instrumental 
in the development and subsequent 
listing on the NASDAQ of search company, 
LookSmart. Martin started his career as a 
diplomat with the Australian Department 
of Foreign Affairs and Trade before joining 
McKinsey & Company, serving clients 
focusing on emerging technologies.

Martin is also a director on the Board of 
the Melbourne Theatre Company and sits 
on advisory committees at Melbourne and 
Monash University.

Bob Sherwin was appointed a Director 
in November 2022. Bob is a highly 
accomplished executive with significant 
experience in marketing, omni-channel 
retail, and scaling online marketplace 
businesses. Bob has spent the past 10 
years at Wayfair Inc, one of the world’s 
largest destinations for home furnishings, 
housewares and home improvement goods, 
where he served as the Chief Marketing 
Officer and oversaw global marketing 
strategy and execution, physical retail, 
sales, and other consumer-facing functions, 
this includes managing more than USD1B 
of advertising spend as of 2022. Bob is 
currently in the process of leaving Wayfair. 
Prior to joining Wayfair in 2013, Bob was 
a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co., 
where he worked across a wide range of 
consumer industries and functions, including 
strategy, sales, marketing, technology 
and operations at insurance, travel, 
finance, teleco, CPG and retail focused 
organisations. Bob holds his bachelor’s 
degree from the College of William and Mary 
in Finance and Economics, and Master’s 
degrees from Northwestern’s Kellogg School 
of Management and McCormick School  
of Engineering.

Directorships of other listed entities  
in the last three years: 

Directorships of other listed entities  
in the last three years: 

Nil

Nil

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21

GROUP EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

Martin Hosking

Rob Doyle

Meahan Callaghan

Group Chief Financial Officer

Group People + Culture Officer

Meahan Callaghan joined Redbubble in 
October 2021 as Chief People and Culture 
Officer. Meahan was most recently Chief 
People Officer at Afterpay, before that 
MessageMedia and earlier she spent  
10 years in the same role at SEEK Ltd. 
Meahan has experience leading global 
P&C Functions supporting teams in the US, 
Canada, Europe, South America, Asia and 
Africa. Meahan holds a Bachelor of Business 
(HR Management) and a Post Graduate 
Diploma in Psychology.

Rob was appointed the Group’s Chief 
Financial Officer (CFO) in March 2023.  
He was previously CFO of Domain Group,  
a S&P/ASX 200 company, which operates  
a leading property marketplace in Australia. 
Rob was appointed as Domain Group CFO 
prior to the separation of the business from 
Fairfax Media and the listing of Domain 
on the ASX. Prior to this, Rob was Group 
General Manager, Finance at Fairfax Media 
where he led a Finance Transformation 
program as well as contributing to the 
broader Fairfax business transformation. 
Earlier in his career Rob held several senior 
finance positions at Vodafone Group in 
the UK and Vodafone Hutchison Australia, 
having qualified as a Chartered Accountant 
with audit firm Kingston Smith in London. 
Rob is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered 
Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) 
and is a member of the Australian Institute  
of Company Directors (AICD).

Co-Founder/Group CEO/ 
Managing Director

Martin Hosking is a co-founder of 
Redbubble. He first became the CEO and 
Managing Director in July 2010. Martin 
resigned from executive duties and 
commenced as a non-executive Director  
on 1 October 2018. Martin was then 
appointed interim CEO and Managing 
Director on 18 February 2020, before 
resuming as a non-executive Director upon 
Michael Ilczynski’s appointment as CEO on 
27 January 2021. He returned as Group CEO 
and Managing Director on 27 March 2023 
upon Michael’s resignation.

Martin has spent over 25 years scaling 
Australian technology companies. 
Previously, Martin was the chair of Aconex, 
a SaaS provider to construction firms, 
and Southern Innovation, a digital pulse 
processing solution. He was instrumental 
in the development and subsequent 
listing on the NASDAQ of search company, 
LookSmart. Martin started his career as a 
diplomat with the Australian Department 
of Foreign Affairs and Trade before joining 
McKinsey & Company, serving clients 
focusing on emerging technologies.

Martin is also a director on the Board of 
the Melbourne Theatre Company and sits 
on advisory committees at Melbourne and 
Monash University.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report

James Toy

Vivek Kumar 

Group General Counsel

Chief Executive Officer, TeePublic

Vivek joined Redbubble Group in June 2022 
as CEO, TeePublic. Vivek has more than 20 
years of ecommerce, direct to consumer, 
and digital marketing experience. Vivek 
has led ecommerce businesses across 
retail, consumer goods, digitally native, 
and marketplaces spanning companies 
including Barnes & Noble, Newell Brands, 
UrbanStems, and UPS. In his early career, 
Vivek worked in technology consulting for 
several years.

Vivek has an electrical engineering degree 
and an MBA from the University of North 
Carolina. He is based in New York.

James Toy leads the legal, policy, 
governance, information technology, and 
security teams at Redbubble Group and 
advises across all of its global businesses 
and markets. James joined Redbubble in 
2014, serving as Assistant General Counsel 
and most recently as Deputy General 
Counsel before being appointed to Group 
General Counsel in 2022. Prior to Redbubble, 
James practised law in the San Francisco 
Bay Area offices of Covington & Burling LLP 
and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where 
he advised high-growth tech companies in 
strategic partnerships, intellectual property 
licenses, mergers and acquisitions, and 
securities offerings, with an aggregate 
deal value of over $20 billion. James holds 
a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the 
University of Memphis, where he graduated 
magna cum laude, and a Juris Doctor from 
the Duke University School of Law, where  
he was an editor of the Duke Law Journal.

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report

23

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Your Directors present their report on the consolidated entity, consisting of Redbubble Limited (the Company or Redbubble) and the 
entities it controlled during the financial year ended 30 June 2023 (referred to hereafter as the Redbubble Group or Group).

Directors
The following persons were Directors of the Company during the 2023 financial year and to the date of this Report:

Martin Hosking

Group CEO and Managing Director  
(appointed effective 27 March 2023, following a period as a Non-executive Director)

Anne Ward

Chair, Independent Non-executive Director

Jennifer (Jenny) Macdonald

Independent Non-executive Director

Ben Heap

Greg Lockwood

Bob Sherwin

Independent Non-executive Director 

Independent Non-executive Director

Independent Non-executive Director (appointed effective 1 November 2022)

Principal activities
The Redbubble Group owns and operates the leading global online marketplaces, Redbubble.com and TeePublic.com. 
These marketplaces facilitate artists’ design and sale of a range of products printed with the artists’ artwork to their customers 
worldwide. The products are produced and shipped by third party service providers (i.e. product manufacturers, printers and shipping 
companies) referred to as fulfillers. There was no significant change in the nature of Redbubble Group’s activities during the year.

Review of operations
A summary of financial results (with year on year (YoY) growth rates, where applicable) is set out below: 

•  Marketplace Revenue of $468 million, down 3% from FY22

•  Gross Profit of $174 million, down 5% from FY22

•  Gross Profit after Paid Acquisition (GPAPA) of $98m, down 9% from FY22

•  An EBITDA loss of $41 million, compared to a loss of $11 million in FY22

•  A net loss after tax (NPAT) of $54 million, compared to a loss of $25 million in FY22

•  An operating cash outflow of $37 million, compared to an inflow of $3 million in FY22

•  A closing cash balance as at 30 June 2023 of $36 million

A reconciliation of reported results to non-IFRS numbers in this Directors’ Report is set out below. Non-IFRS measures are presented 
to provide readers a better understanding of the Redbubble Group’s financial performance. The non-IFRS measures are unaudited, 
however, they have been derived from the audited financial statements.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportTable 1: Reconciliation of reported results to non-IFRS(1) numbers

Marketplace revenue

Artists’ revenue

Total reported revenue from contracts with customers

Artists’ expenses(3)

Fulfiller expenses

Gross profit 

Gross profit margin on Marketplace revenue

Paid acquisition costs

Gross Profit After Paid Acquisition costs (GPAPA)

GPAPA% (on Marketplace revenue)

Employee and contractor costs (excluding share-based payments expense)

Marketing expenses (excluding paid acquisition costs shown above)

Operations, administration and technology expenses

Operating Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (Operating EBITDA)

Share-based payments expense 

Other expenses (excluding interest expenses)

Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA)

Depreciation and amortisation

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)

Interest expenses

Interest income

Total profit/(loss) before income tax

Income tax benefit/(expense)

Reported total profit/(loss) for the year

FY2023  
$’m(2)

FY2022  
$’m(2)

467.5

87.6

555.1

(85.9)

(295.0)

174.2

37.3%

(76.6)

97.6

20.9%

(82.4)

(9.3)

(37.8)

(31.8)

(5.6)

(3.3)

(40.7)

(10.7)

(51.4)

(0.3)

0.2

(51.6)

(2.6)

(54.2)

482.6

90.8

573.4

(90.8)

(299.5)

183.1

37.9%

(76.4)

106.7

22.1%

(70.3)

(4.0)

(36.1)

(3.6)

(6.9)

(0.7)

(11.2)

(10.7)

(21.9)

(0.4)

0.0

(22.3)

(2.3)

(24.6)

(1)	 Non-IFRS	measures	are	presented	to	provide	readers	a	better	understanding	of	Redbubble’s	financial	performance.	The	non-IFRS	measures	are	unaudited,	

however,	they	have	been	derived	from	the	audited	financial	statements.

(2)	 For	presentation	purposes,	numbers	have	been	rounded	to	millions	of	dollars,	however	calculations	and	totals	are	based	on	unrounded	numbers.

(3)	Artists’	expenses	comprise	artists	revenue	less	marketplace	fees	and	charges	recovered	from	artists.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportDIRECTORS’ REPORT continued

FY23 was a challenging year for the Group, as the business responded to an evolving consumer landscape and continued uncertainty 
in the operating environment. Marketplace revenue for FY23 was slightly below FY22, primarily driven by weak trading conditions in 
the US, the Group’s largest market. There was also notably less demand for more discretionary products, such as homewares, in an 
uncertain economic environment.

At the beginning of the financial year, the Group continued to invest in internal capacity and capability, particularly within the product 
and engineering teams, and a brand awareness project. Unfortunately, this investment coincided with a softening of consumer demand 
in the months that followed, and it became apparent that this level of investment would not deliver a commensurate return in the near 
term. This investment, combined with the reduction in Marketplace Revenue led to the Group’s full year EBITDA loss.

In January, the Group announced a number of cost-reduction measures to substantially reduce the Group’s operating expenditure to assist 
the Group to return to sustainably positive underlying cash flow1. In May, further steps were taken to accelerate this. Together, these 
initiatives are expected to reduce operating expenditure by $45 million on an annualised basis, with the full benefit expected to be 
realised from the start of FY24. 

During the second half of the financial year, the Group focused its efforts on a narrow set of priorities which were expected to drive a 
financial benefit in the near term, further detail on this is provided below. Importantly, the 4QFY23 GPAPA was 13% higher than the prior 
corresponding period and the GPAPA margin was 28.5%, up 550 basis points, on the prior corresponding period. This focus, alongside 
the cost reduction initiatives, enabled the Group to achieve neutral underlying cash flow in July 2023, providing a stable financial 
footing to commence FY24. Building upon this cash position will remain a priority going forward. 

The Group holds $36 million in cash as at 30 June 2023, and has no debt on the balance sheet. 

The Group has also put in place a number of measures to reduce the amount of non-additive content being uploaded to the Redbubble 
marketplace, following a surge in low-quality content uploads during the pandemic. This content was not particularly unique or creative, 
and given the volume, it negatively impacted customers’ overall experience. During the second half, the Group put in place further 
measures to address this issue, including increased friction to the artist sign-up process. Now, before a new artist’s content becomes 
discoverable on the marketplace, the artist’s account must be reviewed by human eyes. This has enabled the Group to reduce the 
amount of non-additive content appearing on the marketplace.

Business Strategies and Future Developments 
Throughout the second half of the financial year management took decisive action to reposition the Group. Some of the key initiatives 
are as follows:

•  In May, the Group rolled out artist account tiers on the Redbubble marketplace, and an associated fee for some accounts. 
This initiative contributed $1.7 million to FY23 Gross Profit in the two months since it was implemented. On the TeePublic 
Marketplace it also introduced artist accounts to enable it to differentiate its service fee. 

•  Improving search and discovery to ensure relevant and engaging content is surfaced to customers was a primary focus during 

FY23. The Group is increasingly using AI to help improve this function. 

•  Considerable work has also gone into scaling the Group’s marketplace fulfilment capabilities. This included rolling out a dynamic 
order routing system for the Redbubble marketplace in the US. The improved margins during the year are assisting the Group 
to improve its underlying cash flow. 

The Group also announced an organisational restructure to more clearly define the Group function and two operating companies, 
Redbubble and TeePublic. The expectation is that this new structure will enable each marketplace to have a greater focus on their 
individual strengths and unique value propositions, which has become increasingly important in the Group’s evolving operating 
environment. The new structure is effective for FY24. 

While the Group significantly reduced its cost base this year, the business was careful to maintain adequate resources to allow 
continued investment in areas that are expected to drive growth over the long term. 

During the year, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael Ilczynski resigned on 27 March 2023. Upon his resignation, the Group appointed 
the Group’s co-founder and largest shareholder, Martin Hosking, to the role of Group CEO and Managing Director. Chief Financial Officer 
(CFO), Emma Clark, also left the organisation during the year and Rob Doyle was appointed the Group’s CFO in March 2023. Prior to 
joining the Group, Rob was CFO of Domain Group, an S&P/ASX 200 company, which operates a leading property marketplace in Australia. 

The Group also welcomed a new Director, Bob Sherwin, to the Board in FY23. Bob was appointed after an extensive external search  
to identify a Director with experience in scaling e-commerce marketplaces, particularly in North America – the Group’s largest market, 
to complement the existing Director’s skill set. Based in the US, Bob is currently Chief Marketing Officer of Wayfair, one of the world’s 
largest online destinations for home furnishings, housewares and home improvement goods.

Looking ahead, the Group remains optimistic about the future. The Group currently comprises two established marketplaces with 
tremendous growth potential and is entering the new financial year on stable footing, focused on continuing to drive improvements 
in operating margins and maintaining strong cost discipline. The Group is confident that it has established the foundation for a return 
to growth and sustainably positive underlying cash flow.

1.	 Underlying	cash	flow	defined	as	operating	EBITDA	less	payments	for	capitalised	development	costs,	leases	and	property,	plant	and	equipment	(PPE).

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportAmerican Depositary Receipts Program 
The Group has terminated its Level 1 American Depository Receipts Program (ADR Program) due to the Group’s ongoing focus to reduce 
its operating expenditure and reflecting the modest take up by investors. The Group’s nominated depository bank, the Bank of New York 
Mellon (BNYM), has advised ADR holders on the termination process, including how to convert ADRs into RBL ordinary shares.

Significant changes in the state of affairs
In the Directors’ opinion, there have been no significant changes in the state of affairs of Redbubble Group during the 2023 financial year.

Significant events after end of the 2023 financial year 
In the Directors’ opinion, other than set forth below, there have been no matters or circumstances arising since the end of the 
2023 financial year that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect:

•  Redbubble Group’s operations in future financial years;

•  the results of those operations in future financial years; or

•  Redbubble Group’s state of affairs in future financial years.

In July 2023, the Group’s subsidiary, Redbubble Inc., received two favourable decisions from the United States Court of Appeals for 
the Ninth Circuit in ongoing litigation commenced by Brandy Melville and Atari Interactive, Inc., relating to alleged intellectual property 
infringement. In the Atari Interactive case, the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court’s judgement in Redbubble Inc.’s favour. In the 
Brandy Melville case, the Ninth Circuit agreed that Redbubble Inc. cannot be held contributorily liable when third parties misuse 
its services to infringe without its knowledge, and remanded the case to the district court to decide any remaining issues under that 
legal standard. These rulings reflect the significant investment that Group continues to make in its processes to protect the interests 
of artists and rights holders on its marketplaces.

In August 2023, the Group renegotiated its current San Francisco office lease and signed a new lease agreement for a term of 
four years and six months. As a result of this lease modification, the Group will recognise a right of use asset of $3.2m and a lease 
liability of $3.2m subsequent to year end.

Dividends
No dividends were paid or declared since the start of the 2023 financial year. Given the opportunities to invest in key initiatives, 
coupled with the uncertain future macro environment, the Board does not expect to pay a dividend in the short to medium term.

Environmental Regulations and Performance 
Redbubble Group’s operations are not regulated by any significant environmental regulation under a law of the Commonwealth 
of Australia or of a State or Territory.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) 
Delivering positive social impacts is inherent to the Group’s marketplaces: economically empowering artists, supporting freedom of 
expression, and advancing the arts. These core outcomes directly correlate with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 
(SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth) and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Articles 10 and 27). With this in mind, 
ESG is understandably a part of our ethos and the way in which we operate. Our three ESG pillars (Prosperity, People, Planet) 
provide a framework we use to set, track and report on the social and environmental impacts of our marketplaces. 

Following a commitment we first made in 2021, we published our first standalone ESG report in October 2022 https://shareholders.
redbubble.com/site/esg-information, which outlines the Group’s ESG strategy, focus areas, and commitments. This year, to reiterate 
the alignment of our ESG strategy with our broader business objectives, we have decided to integrate our ESG report into our annual 
report (to be released later this year). ESG highlights this year, which will be detailed further in our annual report, include:

•  Artists earned $86m on the Redbubble and TeePublic marketplaces

•  Endorsement of United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles 

•  Membership into the Business for Social Responsibility

•  Maintained strong record of pay parity by gender

•  Onboarded Climate Neutral Brand Emissions Estimator 

•  Redbubble and TeePublic invested in REDD+ Rainforest Preservation Project

•  Product return (waste) rate improvements (1.3% CY22 to 1.1% CY23 YTD)

•  28 third-party fulfillers who participate in the Redbubble and TeePublic marketplaces scored highly enough to receive Workplace 

Conditions Assessment (WCA) awards

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Risk Management
The Redbubble Group seeks to ensure that a consistent and integrated approach to managing risk is established at all levels and 
is embedded in its processes and culture. This enables the Group to take on and manage risk in ways that will generate and protect 
shareholder value.

The Board recognises that an overly cautious approach to risk management may adversely impact the achievement of strategic 
and operational objectives.

Accordingly, the prudent assumption of risk in a manner that balances the risks of action versus inaction is encouraged.

The Board is ultimately responsible for ensuring risk management processes are in place and operating effectively, while the Audit 
and Risk Committee is responsible for overseeing the Group’s ongoing risk management program framework and any key supporting 
policies and procedures.

The Group CEO and the Executive Team are responsible for managing and embedding risk management practices throughout the Group.

The Group continuously reviews its risk management framework to ensure that it remains fit for purpose and provides assurance to the 
Board that risk is being managed effectively throughout the Group.

Principal risks
The following are key risks that may impact the Group’s financial and operating results in future periods:

•  Competition risk – The Group’s marketplaces operate in a competitive landscape alongside other online marketplaces and 

e-commerce websites with competing offerings and geographically diverse presences. There is the potential for the Group’s 
business to be disrupted by new technologies or business models in the market segments in which it does business, such as 
new or existing user-generated content platforms and online marketplaces. The Group manages these risks in various ways, 
including by focusing on ensuring that its marketplaces provide a competitive offering for artists and their customers.

•  Risk from macroeconomic uncertainty and shifts in consumer trends – The Group is subject to macroeconomic and environmental 
risks that may affect global supply chains and consumer demand, including sustained or short-term reductions in demand for 
online shopping generally or the product categories available to be sold on the Group’s marketplaces. As a result of global events 
(including those related to the COVID pandemic, war, environmental changes, and political and economic instability), key geographies 
are experiencing, or may experience in the future, supply chain disruptions and economic slowdowns of uncertain severity and 
duration, which may affect discretionary consumer spending and consumer disposable income. The print-on-demand industry is 
characterised by rapidly changing technology, new service and product offerings, industry consolidation and evolving consumer 
demands, and the Group relies on consumer trends toward de-branded, made-to-order creative and personalised products and 
consumer demand for the type of content and products sold by artists on the Group’s marketplaces. Although these risks are 
largely outside of the Group’s control, it manages them in various ways, including by seeking diversity in product mix, geographic 
presence and the third-party fulfilment network. 

•  Dependence on third parties who provide services on the Group’s marketplaces – The Group’s online marketplaces depend on 
a network of third-party payment processors and fulfillers, which are independently operated businesses that participate in its 
marketplaces. The Group’s marketplaces depend on third-party fulfillers to produce products that artists want to print their art 
on and sell, but the Group does not enter into manufacturing contracts with fulfillers and does not control them or have complete 
visibility into their business activities, including their upstream supply chains, their labour practices, and the raw materials and 
product blanks they choose to source. The Group manages these risks in various ways, including by setting clear expectations 
with fulfillers that promote safe products and ethical labour practices, engaging independent labs and auditors to conduct periodic 
safety testing and ethics audits for the marketplaces, and limiting or terminating fulfiller participation in its marketplaces when 
they do not meet marketplace expectations.

•  Dependence on scaling of underlying platform technology and related third-party services – The Group relies on platform 

technology infrastructure and the services of third-party service providers to operate its business at scale, including for providing 
artists with the continuous ability to upload their content and sell products, store the library of artist images and related data, 
enabling search and discovery of content by artists’ customers, facilitating the resolution of customer service issues for artists 
and customers, providing availability of native apps to mobile users, facilitating onsite and offsite marketing for artists, routing 
of orders to third-party fulfillers, and processing of sales transactions. The technology underlying the Group’s marketplaces is 
expensive and complex, and internet service providers operate much of the platform infrastructure. The Group is reliant on the 
relationships with these service providers but lacks detailed visibility and control of these providers’ business activities. The Group 
manages these risks in various ways, including by conducting diligence on service providers and by consistently investing in 
eliminating platform and technology constraints.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report•  Offsite promotion risk – The Group’s marketplaces obtain a significant number of visits via web search engines. The algorithms 
and ranking criteria applied by these search platforms are unknown to the Group, subject to change at any time, and outside of 
its control, and it does not have access to complete information on the methods used to rank its marketplaces and webpages. 
Similarly, the Group facilitates artists’ offsite promotion via third-party advertising platforms and social networks. Increased 
competition for limited advertising space could increase the cost of acquiring customers for artists and reduce the effectiveness 
of acquisition spend, and the Group may be unable to develop or maintain a meaningful presence on important social networks. 
The Group manages these risks in various ways, including by focusing on improving user and crawler navigation experience 
and site speed, and diversification of customer acquisition sources to reduce reliance on third-party search engines. 

•  Litigation risk – The Group is the owner and operator of online marketplaces through which it provides online facilitation services 
to third parties. The Group regularly receives notices alleging infringement of third-party intellectual property rights or similar rights, 
or breach of consumer protection laws by the Group or by sellers on the marketplaces, and a number of these complaints have 
resulted in litigation. The Group manages these risks in various ways, including by maintaining a compliance program that covers 
compliance with applicable online intermediary safe harbour laws, intellectual property laws, privacy and consumer laws, and other 
similar laws in relevant jurisdictions; responding expeditiously to takedown notices from intellectual property rights holders; 
engaging in collaborative relationships with rights holders to help enforce and monetize their rights; developing automated platform 
software to manage content at scale; holding appropriate levels of insurance; and building Group’s litigation capabilities.

•  Data security and cyberattack risk – The Group collects, transmits, and stores personal and financial information provided by artists, 
their customers and other website users. The Group also transmits personal and financial information of artists, customers and 
other website users to various third-party suppliers of services, including ‘Software-as-a-Service’ and ‘Infrastructure-as-a-Service’ 
providers and other cloud-based technology providers. Furthermore, the Group’s technology platforms may be disrupted by 
cyberattacks, targeted hacking attacks, distributed denial of service attacks, malware or ransomware, or other disruptive attacks. 
The Group’s marketplaces are also exposed to the risk of disruption of internet services generally, including failure or disruption of 
the systems of external service providers and other third parties, like payment processors, advertising platforms, and infrastructure 
services. The Group manages these risks in various ways, including by conducting data security diligence on third party service 
providers; developing and testing disaster recovery capabilities and procedures; implementing high availability infrastructure 
and architectures; continually monitoring its systems for signs of poor performance, intrusion or interruption; and maintaining 
appropriate data management, security and compliance policies, procedures and practices.

•  Breach of privacy, consumer, and data protection laws – The Group is subject to applicable privacy and data protection laws 

worldwide, including the General Data Protection Regulation in the EU, California Consumer Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy 
Act 1988. The Group manages these risks in various ways, including by maintaining a global legal and regulatory compliance 
program and implementing appropriate privacy and data security measures, including preventative, detective and responsive 
capabilities, such as a data breach response plan.

•  Failure to attract and retain talent – The Group’s future success depends, to a significant extent, on its ability to attract and retain 
skilled and experienced personnel, particularly those with expertise in e-commerce, online platforms, engineering, supply chain, 
product management and other technical positions. There is substantial competition for personnel with this expertise and the 
Group may incur increasing costs to attract and retain them. The Group manages these risks in various ways, including by making 
ongoing investments in employee engagement, as well as reviewing the employee value proposition and adjusting compensation 
for key talent roles.

•  Inability to attract and retain artists and their customers – The Group’s revenues and success of its growth initiatives depend 

upon attracting and retaining artists who upload content that adds value to the marketplaces and that consumers want to purchase 
and upon attracting customers for artists who convert into new and repeat purchasers. This is dependent on having and maintaining 
a brand and marketplace experience that are appealing and satisfying to these artists and their customers. The Group manages 
these risks in various ways, including by continuing to ensure there is a strong value proposition for artists to join and remain 
in the marketplace due to quality of the service offered and through the resultant sales they can generate.

•  Loss of marketplace trust – It is important to the Group’s mission that its marketplaces remain trustworthy to the public, the artists, 
their customers, third-party fulfillers, regulators, and to those with whom we have commercial relationships. Marketplace trust 
could be undermined by negative publicity, the upload of offensive, illegal or allegedly infringing content, a decrease in the 
proportion of content that adds value to the marketplaces and that consumers want to purchase, an increase in fraudulent account 
activity or transactions, or inability to implement and administer policies that foster trust. The Group manages these risks in 
various ways, including by moderating user-generated content that violates Group’s policies or the law, terminating accounts 
that repeatedly violate Group’s policies or the law, investing in anti-fraud software, and continuously improving Group’s policies 
and how those policies are administered.

•  Risk from global legal compliance – The Group is directly or indirectly affected by continuously evolving, and sometimes conflicting, 
laws and regulations in Australia, the United States, Canada, Europe and other relevant jurisdictions around the world – at the country, 
region, state and local levels – including laws and regulations that pertain to intellectual property, e-commerce marketplaces, 
online intermediaries, user-generated content and censorship, online safe harbours from liability, consumer protection, seller 
verification, taxation, treatment of deferred losses, privacy, email marketing, web accessibility, online payment systems, 
and data protection. The Group manages these risks in various ways, including by participating in industry and legislative 
policy groups to stay abreast of new and evolving laws and by maintaining a global legal and regulatory compliance program.

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•  Tax risk – The application of indirect taxes – such as goods and services tax, sales and use tax and value added tax – to online 
marketplaces, sellers and their customers is a global, evolving and complex issue. At any given time, one or more jurisdictions 
(whether state or federal) may review or investigate compliance with withholding laws, indirect tax laws, and other tax laws, 
seek to impose additional reporting, record-keeping, indirect tax collection obligations, or other tax-related requirements on 
the Group’s online marketplaces. The Group manages these risks in various ways, including by maintaining robust tax compliance 
and governance systems and procedures, engaging external advisers for expert advice where appropriate and monitoring global 
taxation developments relevant to the Group. 

•  Foreign exchange risk – The Group’s financial performance is denominated and reported in Australian dollars. Accordingly, 
the Group is exposed to exchange rate movements in the currencies (other than the Australian dollar) in which it receives 
revenues and/or incurs costs, especially because the United States of America is its largest market. The Group’s financial position, 
as measured by the assets and liabilities it carries on its balance sheet, is denominated and reported in Australian dollars. 
Some of the underlying assets and liabilities may, however, be recorded in other foreign currencies. The Group manages these 
risks in various ways, including by settling liabilities in the native currency of the transaction, creating a partial natural hedge, 
and converting foreign currency cash balances where needed to match expected funding requirements.

Key management personnel during the 2023 financial year and since the end 
of that financial year
The “Key Management Personnel” for the purposes of the FY23 Remuneration Report have been determined to be the current 
Redbubble Limited directors and the following members of the Redbubble Executive Team:

•  Martin Hosking – Group CEO and Managing Director from 27 March 2023

•  Rob Doyle – Group Chief Financial Officer from 27 March 2023

•  Michael Ilczynski – Chief Executive Officer until 27 March 2023

•  Emma Clark – Chief Financial Officer until 23 December 2022

•  Mark Hall – Interim Chief Financial Officer from 5 December 2022 to 24 March 2023

Information on Directors 
At the date of this report, the Board comprises five Independent Non-executive Directors and one Managing Director, who collectively 
have a diverse range of skills and experience. 

Details of current Directors, their experience, qualification, special responsibilities and directorships of other listed entities are 
set out below.

Directors’ qualifications and experience

Ms Anne Ward 

Independent Non-Executive Chair 
Appointed: Non-Executive Director from 22 March 2018, Chair from March 2020 

Board Committees: Audit and Risk, People, Remuneration and Nomination, Disclosure (Chair)

Anne Ward is a highly experienced company director with extensive experience in business management, strategy, finance, risk and 
governance across a range of industries including financial services, technology, healthcare, government, education and tourism. 
In addition to chairing Redbubble, Anne is independent Chair of Symbio Holdings Ltd (ASX:SYM), an independent director of The Star 
Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:SGR), a Director of the Foundation for Imaging Research, and a Governor of the Howard Florey Institute 
of Neuroscience and Mental Health Institutes. Anne was formerly Chairman of Colonial First State Investments Ltd, Chairman of Qantas 
Superannuation Ltd, Chairman of Zoos Victoria and a director of MYOB Group Ltd, Flexigroup Ltd (ASX:HUM), the Transport Accident 
Commission, Epworth Hospital and the Brain Research Institute. Prior to becoming a professional director, Anne was a commercial 
lawyer for 28 years and was General Counsel for Australia at the National Australia Bank and a partner at Minter Ellison in Melbourne. 
Anne holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of 
Company Directors and a Life Member of ASFA. 

Directorships of other listed entities in the last three years: 

The Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:SGR) – November 2022 to present

Symbio Holdings Ltd (formerly MNF Group Ltd) (ASX:SYM) – July 2021 to present 

Crown Resorts Ltd (ASX:CWN) – October 2021 to June 2022

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportMartin Hosking 

Co-Founder, Group CEO and Managing Director 
Appointed: 10 April 2006 

Board Committees: Disclosure

Martin Hosking is a co-founder of Redbubble. He first became the CEO and Managing Director in July 2010. Martin resigned from 
executive duties and commenced as a non-executive Director on 1 October 2018. Martin was then appointed interim CEO and 
Managing Director on 18 February 2020, before resuming as a non-executive Director upon Michael Ilczynski’s appointment as CEO 
on 27 January 2021. He returned as Group CEO and Managing Director on 27 March 2023 upon Michael’s resignation.

Martin has spent over 25 years scaling Australian technology companies. Previously, Martin was the chair of Aconex, a SaaS provider 
to construction firms, and Southern Innovation, a digital pulse processing solution. He was instrumental in the development and 
subsequent listing on the NASDAQ of search company, LookSmart. Martin started his career as a diplomat with the Australian 
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade before joining McKinsey & Company, serving clients focusing on emerging technologies.

Martin is also a director on the Board of the Melbourne Theatre Company and sits on advisory committees at Melbourne and 
Monash University.

Directorships of other listed entities in the last three years: 

Nil

Jenny Macdonald

Independent Non-Executive Director 
Appointed: 22 February 2018 

Board Committees: Audit and Risk (Chair), People, Remuneration and Nomination, Disclosure

Jenny Macdonald brings extensive expertise in corporate finance, accounting, and auditing, coupled with a strong focus 
on and understanding of market trends, customer and consumer behaviour. She has a proven track record in developing 
and implementing strategy with a focus on risk management, growth, and value creation. Jenny spent her executive career 
in customer-facing organisations primarily in technology, retail, travel services and manufacturing, where she was responsible 
for strategic turnaround and digital transformation. 

Her last executive role was CFO and interim CEO at Helloworld Limited, where she oversaw the merger with AOT Group to create 
the second-largest integrated travel distribution business in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to that, Jenny was the CFO and General 
Manager International of the REA Group, with responsibility for the financial growth strategy and execution for operations in South East 
Asia and parts of Europe, having delivered record revenue and net profit for the company. 

Directorships of other listed entities in the last three years: 

Site Minder Ltd (ASX:SDR) – October 2021 to present 

Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS) – November 2020 to present (Chair of the Board from September 2022 to present) 

Bapcor Ltd (ASX:BAP) – September 2018 to October 2022 

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ASX:API) – November 2017 to March 2022

Ben Heap 

Independent Non-Executive Director 
Appointed: 20 April 2020 

Board Committees: Audit and Risk, People, Remuneration and Nomination (Chair), Disclosure

Ben Heap is a Sydney-based non-executive director. He has chaired a range of organisations and served as an advisor, particularly 
with respect to technology and innovation investment. He finished his full time executive career in 2013 as CEO of UBS Global Asset 
Management based in Sydney, Australia having previously served as a managing director and regional leader with UBS in New York. 
Ben has wide-ranging experience in asset and capital management roles in the finance sector and in technology and digital businesses. 
He is also a founding partner of H2 Ventures, a privately held venture capital investment firm, and recognised for his extensive experience 
with entrepreneurial founders and high growth companies. He has a bachelor’s degrees in science (mathematics) and commerce 
(finance) from the University of NSW and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Directorships of other listed entities in the last three years: 

Pendal Group Ltd (ASX:PDL) – March 2022 to January 2023 

Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:SGR) – May 2018 to March 2023 (Chair of the Board from June 2022 to March 2023)

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Greg Lockwood 

Independent Non-Executive Director 
Appointed: 1 June 2015 

Board Committees: Audit and Risk, Disclosure

Greg Lockwood was appointed as a non-executive Director with effect from June 2015. Greg is a partner of Piton Capital, which is 
a shareholder in Redbubble. In 1999, Greg founded UBS Capital’s early stage venture investing activities in Europe. Subsequently, 
he co-founded Piton Capital, the London-based venture capital fund specialising in marketplaces and business models with network 
effects. Prior to his venture capital activities, Greg worked in telecommunications corporate finance with UBS in London and Zurich 
and held operating roles in classified media publishing in Toronto. Greg has an Honours Business degree from the University of 
Western Ontario, and a Master’s degree in management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. 

Directorships of other listed entities in the last three years: 

Nil

Bob Sherwin 

Independent Non-Executive Director 
Appointed: 1 November 2022

Board Committees: Nil

Bob Sherwin was appointed a Director in November 2022. Bob is a highly accomplished executive with significant experience in 
marketing, omni-channel retail, and scaling online marketplace businesses. Bob is currently Chief Marketing Officer of Wayfair Inc, 
one of the world’s largest destinations for home furnishings, housewares and home improvement goods, where he oversees global 
marketing strategy and execution, physical retail, sales, and other consumer-facing functions, this includes managing more than  
USD1B of advertising spend as of 2022. Prior to joining Wayfair in 2013, Bob was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co., where he 
worked across a wide range of consumer industries and functions, including strategy, sales, marketing, technology and operations  
at insurance, travel, finance, teleco, CPG and retail focused organisations. Bob holds his bachelor’s degree from the College of  
William and Mary in Finance and Economics, and Master’s degrees from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and 
McCormick School of Engineering.

Directorships of other listed entities in the last three years: 

Nil

Board and Committee Meetings – attendance during FY23
The Board met 19 times during the year ended 30 June 2023. Board and Committee attendance is set out in the table below.

All Directors may attend Board and Committee meetings even if they are not a member of the particular Committee. The table does not 
include attendance of Directors at meetings of Committee of which they are not a member.

Board

Audit and Risk Committee 
(ARC)

People, Remuneration and 
Nomination Committee 
(PRNC)

Held whilst 
in office

Attended 
whilst in  
office

Held whilst  
an ARC 
member

Attended 
whilst an  
ARC member

Held whilst 
a PRNC 
member

19

19

19

19

14  

19

19

19

19

19

13(3)

19

6

–

6

6

–

6

6

–  

6

6

–

6

5

4(2)

–

5

–

5

Attended 
whilst 
a PRNC 
member

5

4

–

5

–

5

Anne Ward(1)

Martin Hosking

Greg Lockwood

Jenny Macdonald

Bob Sherwin

Ben Heap

(1)	 Anne	Ward	is	a	member	of	the	PRNC	ex-officio	by	virtue	of	her	position	as	Board	Chair.

(2)	 Martin	Hosking	ceased	being	a	member	of	the	PRNC	upon	his	appointment	as	Group	CEO.

(3)	Bob	Sherwin	was	granted	a	leave	of	absence	for	the	Board	meeting	he	did	not	attend.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportDirectors’ interests in shares and options 

Name

Anne Ward

Martin Hosking

Ben Heap

Greg Lockwood

Jenny Macdonald

Bob Sherwin

Total interests

Shareholdings

Options 
outstanding

270,000

50,714

40,000,000

500,000

6,465,131

278,048

–

–

–

–

–

–

47,513,179

50,714

Retirement, election, continuation in office of Directors
Under the Company’s constitution, Directors cannot serve beyond three years or the third AGM after their appointment, whichever is 
longer, without submitting for re-election by the Company. A retiring Director is eligible for re-election without needing to give any prior 
notice of an intention to submit for re-election and holds office as a Director (subject to re-election) until the end of the general meeting 
at which the Director retires. 

Company Secretaries
Redbubble Group’s Company Secretary is Ms Carlie Hodges (appointed 31 October 2022). 

Carlie is an Executive Director at cdPlus Corporate Services, which provides outsourced corporate governance and company secretarial 
services to both private and public companies in Australia. In addition, she is a Senior Associate at Coghlan Duffy Lawyers. Carlie is 
also the Company Secretary of Top Shelf International Holdings Limited, Bod Science Limited and Damstra Holdings Ltd. Carlie holds 
a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws from Deakin University, a Master of Arts in Medical Ethics and Law from King’s College 
London, a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia and is admitted as a solicitor 
in the state of Victoria.

The following individuals also held the position of Company Secretary during the year:

•  Martin Bede (until 23 August 2022)

•  Peter Friend (from 23 August 2022 to 31 October 2022)

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportDIRECTORS’ REPORT continued

Details of share options, share appreciation rights and performance rights
The following table shows the total numbers of ordinary shares in the Company subject to options, share appreciation rights 
or performance rights as at the date of this Report:

Type of Equity Security

Share Options

Share Appreciation Rights(1)

Restricted Stock Units(2)

Total 

Number 
Outstanding

Last  
Expiry Date

5,616,260  01-December-2030

6,069,588 

01-June-2029

5,773,636 

17,459,484 

(1)	 Share	Appreciation	Rights	(SARs)	entitle	the	holder	to	equity	equal	to	the	appreciation	of	the	Group’s	share	price	over	a	defined	period.	There	is	not	a	1	to	1	

relationship	with	the	number	of	SARs	on	issue	and	the	number	of	shares	that	will	be	issued	upon	exercise.

(2)	 Restricted	Stock	Units	(RSUs)	granted	do	not	have	an	expiry	date.	Ordinarily	these	vest	and	are	settled	according	to	a	participants’	vesting	schedule,	and	any	

outstanding	restricted	stock	units	are	otherwise	forfeited	when	a	participant	no	longer	satisfies	the	service	conditions	in	their	agreement.

Holders of options, share appreciation rights or restricted stock units do not, by virtue of their holdings, have any pre-emptive right 
to participate in any share issue of the Company or any related body corporate.

The Financial Report contains details of the total number of ordinary shares in the Company issued following exercise of options and 
vesting of restricted stock units during the 2023 financial year. The following table shows the total number of ordinary shares in the 
Company issued following exercise of options and vesting of restricted stock units since the end of the 2023 financial year, to the date 
of this Report:

Settlement of vested restricted stock units

Exercise of options

Total

Number

314,602 

268,456 

583,058 

Exercise price paid  
$

– 

– 

– 

No amounts remain unpaid in respect of the shares issued, as outlined above. 

Indemnification and insurance of officers
The Company has entered into Deeds of Indemnity with all its Directors in accordance with the Company’s constitution. During the 
2023 financial year, the Company paid a premium to insure the Directors, Officers and Managers of Redbubble Group entities. 
The insurance contract requires that the amount of the premium paid is confidential.

Proceedings against entities within the Group 
Although the Group is strictly an online intermediary that provides online facilitation services to third parties via its marketplaces, 
and Group does not sell or manufacture the products sold by artists through its marketplaces, it periodically receives notices alleging 
infringement of third-party copyright, trademarks, other intellectual property rights or publicity rights or breach of consumer protection 
laws. This is not uncommon for marketplaces that host user-generated content, nor is it uncommon within the United States of America 
business environment where the majority of such claims arise. As at the date of these financial statements, there are current lawsuits 
filed against the Group that relate to alleged intellectual property infringement and/or breach of consumer laws. As at reporting date, 
there is no certainty that the Group either holds any obligations in relation to these actions and/or there is any likelihood of outflows 
(or inflows from insurance recoveries where applicable) of cash or other resources in respect of them, should any of the actions 
ultimately be successful (at first instance or on appeal, as applicable). 

The Group does not currently consider that any of the current proceedings are likely to have a material adverse effect on the business 
or financial position of the Group.

The Group is not aware of any other material threats of civil litigation proceedings, arbitration proceedings, administration appeals, 
or criminal or governmental prosecutions in which entities within the Group are directly or indirectly concerned.

Group CEO and Group CFO declaration 
The Group CEO and Group CFO have provided a written statement to the Board in accordance with Section 295A of the Corporations 
Act. With regard to the financial records and systems of risk management and internal compliance in this written statement, the Board 
received assurance from the Group CEO and Group CFO that the declaration was founded on a sound system of risk management 
and internal control, and that the system was operating effectively in all material aspects in relation to the reporting of financial risks.

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Remuneration Report 
The Remuneration Report is set out on pages 38 to 54 and forms part of the Directors’ Report for the financial year ended 
30 June 2023.

Rounding of amounts
The amounts contained in the Financial Report have been rounded to the nearest $1,000 (where rounding is applicable) where noted 
($000) under the option available to the Company under ASIC Legislative Instrument 2016/191. The Company is an entity to which the 
Legislative Instrument applies.

Auditor
Ernst & Young was appointed as the Group’s Auditor on 25 November 2014 and continues in office in accordance with section 327 
of the Corporations Act 2001.

To the extent permitted by law, the Company has agreed to indemnify 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 end of the 2023 financial year.

Non-audit services 
During the year Ernst & Young performed other services in addition to its audit responsibilities. The Directors are satisfied that 
the provision of non-audit services by Ernst & Young during the reporting period did not compromise the auditor independence 
requirements set out in the Corporations Act. All non-audit services were subject to the Group’s External Audit Policy and do not 
undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants 
as they did not involve reviewing or auditing the auditor’s own work, acting in a management or decision-making capacity for the 
Group, or jointly sharing risks and rewards. 

Details of the amounts paid to the auditor of the Group and its related practices for non-audit services provided throughout the 2023 
and 2022 financial years are set out below. 

Non-audit services

Fees to Ernst & Young (Australia)

2023  
$

2022  
$

Category 3: Fees for Other Assurance services and Agreed Upon Procedures:

Other assurance services and agreed upon procedures

64,480

–

Category 4: Fees for Non-Audit services:

Assistance in developing the Group’s ESG strategy

Taxation services

Fees to overseas member firms of Ernst & Young (Australia)

Taxation services

Total

113,300

197,944

6,000

68,150

–

21,505

183,780

287,599

Fees for Audit services 
Details of the amounts paid to the auditor for audit services provided throughout the 2023 and 2022 financial years are set out in 
Note 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Auditor’s Independence Declaration 
A copy of the Auditor’s Independence Declaration, as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act, is set out on page 36. 
The Auditor’s Independence Declaration forms part of the Directors’ Report.

The Directors’ Report is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors of the Company.  

Anne Ward 
Chair

22 August 2023

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AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportA member firm of Ernst & Young Global LimitedLiability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards LegislationErnst & Young8 Exhibition Street Melbourne  VIC  3000  AustraliaGPO Box 67 Melbourne  VIC  3001Tel: +61 3 9288 8000Fax: +61 3 8650 7777ey.com/auAuditor’s independence declaration to the directors of Redbubble Limited As lead auditor for the audit of the financial report of Redbubble Limited for the financial year ended 30 June 2023, I declare to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been: a.No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 inrelation to the audit;b.No contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit; andc.No non-audit services provided that contravene any applicable code of professional conduct inrelation to the audit.This declaration is in respect of Redbubble Limited and the entities it controlled during the financial year. Ernst & Young Ashley Butler Partner 22 August 2023 LETTER FROM THE PEOPLE, REMUNERATION AND   
NOMINATION COMMITTEE

Dear Shareholder, 

On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present our FY23 Remuneration Report. 

A challenging year
During the financial year, the Group faced challenging market conditions and softer consumer demand, particularly in the US, its largest 
market. In this economic environment, it became apparent that the Group’s investment in growth initiatives were unlikely to deliver 
the expected financial returns in the short term. As a result, we made the difficult decision to significantly reduce the Group’s cost 
base to accelerate the Group’s return to sustainably positive underlying cash flows. While a number of roles were removed from the 
organisation we maintained our talent capability, built up as a strategic priority over recent years. 

Leadership changes
In March 2023, the Group’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael Ilczynski resigned. We wish him well for the future. 

We were pleased that co-founder and former CEO, Martin Hosking, was available and willing to accept the position of CEO again. 
Martin’s vision and passion for the Group is unwavering and Martin has committed to the CEO position for the foreseeable future. 
This is reflected in his remuneration package, which is heavily weighted to long-term incentives.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Emma Clark, also departed during the year and we wish her well in her future career.

We are delighted with the appointment of Rob Doyle as CFO in March 2023. Rob is a highly-experienced executive, most recently CFO 
of Domain Group, a S&P/ASX 200 company, which operates a leading property marketplace in Australia. We are pleased that we were 
able to recruit a CFO with Rob’s expertise. I would also like to thank interim CFO, Mark Hall, who assisted the Group through the half–year 
reporting period, until Rob was available to commence. 

Driving high-performance across the Group 
The senior leaders in the Group continue to promote high engagement and high performance across our team. We see this dual focus 
as being critical to the Group’s future success. The discipline of setting Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), and reviewing performance 
against these OKRs regularly, has successfully lifted the bar on internal performance and accountability processes. 

Diversity
We remain committed to fostering an inclusive environment at the Group, where all team members feel they belong and are able to 
succeed. Maintaining the Group’s diversity, across all levels, was an important factor, when undertaking the organisational restructure 
during the year. We also maintained our strong track record of pay parity. 

Shareholder engagement and alignment
After the 2022 AGM, I had the opportunity to meet with a number of investors. The majority of these investors did not raise any concerns 
with the Group’s remuneration strategy and, in the case of those who had voted against last year’s Remuneration Report, their vote 
reflected broader frustrations with the Group’s performance, which we have sought to address in the Directors’ report.

The core principle of our remuneration strategy is the alignment of shareholder interests with executive remuneration outcomes. 
As such, and after reviewing our remuneration structure, the Committee will introduce a short term incentive, to drive individual 
and collective performance. The Committee will implement this change in FY24 in order to better align the Redbubble Executive 
Compensation Model to the evolving Group strategy and structure.

The Committee also reviewed the fees paid to non-executive Directors during the year and resolved to reduce the fees by 20%, 
effective 1 June 2023. This decision reflects the cost discipline applied throughout the business and the smaller market capitalisation 
of the Group. 

Ben Heap 
Chair of the People, Remuneration and Nomination Committee 

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED)

Introduction
This Remuneration Report (Report) sets 
out the Group’s executive remuneration 
framework, as well as the remuneration 
arrangements for the Group’s key 
management personnel (KMP) for the year 
ended 30 June 2023. 

The Report has been prepared and 
audited based on the requirements of 
the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (The 
Corporations Act) and its Regulations.

Contents 
1.  Remuneration Report Overview 

2.  Remuneration Strategy

3.  How Remuneration is Governed 

4.  Company Performance in FY23 

5.  Executive Remuneration 

6.  Non-Executive Director Remuneration 

7.  Statutory Reporting for FY23

8.  Other Information 

In this Remuneration Report the following 
definitions are used: 

•  Redbubble Group or the Group means 

Redbubble Limited (ACN 119 200 592) and 
its controlled entities; 

•  Board means the Board of Directors of 

Redbubble Group; 

•  Committee means the People, 

Remuneration and Nomination Committee 
of the Board of Redbubble; 

•  Executives means the members of the 

Group Executive team; 

•  NED means the Non-executive Directors 

of the Group; and 

•  RECM means the Redbubble Group 
Executive Compensation Model. 

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report1.  Remuneration Report Overview 
The Directors present the Remuneration Report (Report) for the Group for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 (FY23). This Report 
forms part of the Directors’ Report and has been audited in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

The Report details the remuneration arrangements for Key Management Personnel (KMP), those persons who have authority 
and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of Group.

The table below outlines the KMP of Group during FY23: 

Classification

Name

Position

NED

Anne Ward

Ben Heap

Martin Hosking

Greg Lockwood

Independent Non-executive Chair

Independent Non-executive Director

Non-executive Director (until appointment as Group CEO on 27 March 2023)

Independent Non-executive Director

Jennifer (Jenny) Macdonald

Independent Non-executive Director

Rob (Bob) Sherwin

Independent Non-executive Director (appointed on 1 November 2022)

Executive KMP

Martin Hosking

Group CEO and Managing Director (appointed on 27 March 2023)

Rob Doyle

Group CFO (appointed on 27 March 2023)

Former KMP

Michael Ilczynski

CEO (ceased on 27 March 2023)

Mark Hall

Emma Clark

Interim CFO (appointed on 5 December 2022 and ceased on 24 March 2023)

CFO (ceased on 23 December 2022)

2.  Remuneration Strategy 
Our remuneration strategy is designed to support the Group’s business strategy and drive sustainable outperformance over the long 
term. The remuneration strategy is subject to ongoing improvement to ensure it maintains the strongest alignment possible with 
shareholder experience and with contemporary executive compensation philosophy and practice. 

The RECM applies to the Group’s senior executives and provides a strong foundation to attract and retain talent and align them with 
building long-term value for shareholders. The RECM structure is positioned to be competitive when looking to attract and retain key 
talent, with a focus on internationally based (US) Executives, where our current target talent pool, operations and key competitors are 
primarily based. The objectives of the RECM are to: 

•  Attract and retain exceptional talent in highly competitive, highly mobile global markets;

•  Align executive performance with Group’s financial goals with a long term incentive (LTI) heavily aligned to the creation of long-term 

value for shareholders; and

•  Attach performance expectations of the leadership team to shared Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) that ensure delivery of the 

Group corporate strategy. 

Shareholder alignment is continually demonstrated through the RECM model, with Executives having considerable and direct alignment 
with that of the shareholders. 

We are committed to engaging with our shareholders and other key stakeholders in relation to the Company’s remuneration strategy 
and to continuously improving the effectiveness of our remuneration arrangements. 

Voting on the Remuneration Report at the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) 
At the 2022 AGM the Group received a vote of 61.33% in favour of the adoption of the remuneration report and 38.67% against. 
As more than 25% of the votes were cast against the resolution, this constitutes a first strike for the purposes of the Corporations Act. 
In response to this, Directors sought feedback from a number of shareholders who voted against the resolution to understand 
key concerns. Shareholders generally indicated that their concerns were largely unrelated to remuneration, but reflected broader 
frustrations with the Group’s performance. To address these concerns, the Group has undertaken a number of initiatives in FY23. 
These include:

•  Implementation of cost-reduction measures to substantially reduce the Group’s operating expenditure and assist the Group in 

returning to sustainably positive underlying cash flow

•  An organisational restructure to more clearly define the Group function and two operating companies, Redbubble and TeePublic

•  Focusing the Group’s efforts on a narrower set of priorities which were expected to drive a financial benefit in the near term

Further information on these initiatives can be found in the Directors Report within the Review of operations and the Business 
strategies and future developments section.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportREMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) continued

3.  How Remuneration is Governed 

3.1  People, Remuneration and Nomination Committee Role 
The role of the Committee is to ensure that the Group has appropriate remuneration and retention strategies to attract and retain 
high-quality talent, both locally and globally, to enable the Company to execute its purpose, vision and mission, in order to build 
long-term value for shareholders. 

The members of the Committee during FY23 were: 

•  Ben Heap Independent Non-Executive Chair; 

•  Anne Ward Independent Non-Executive Member; 

•  Jenny Macdonald Independent Non-Executive Member; and 

•  Martin Hosking Non-Executive Member (until 27 March 2023).

Redbubble Group Board

•  Overall Responsibility for the remuneration strategy and outcomes for executives  

and non-executive directors

•  Reviews and approves recommendations from the People, Remuneration and Nomination Committee

People, Remuneration and Nomination Committee (PRNC)

•  Three Non-Executive Directors make recommendations to the Board on remuneration strategy, 

governance and policy for Executive KMP and Non-Executive Directors

•  The Committee is responsible for reviewing and advising the Board on remuneration policies and 
practices. This Committee also reviews and advises the Board on the design and implementation 
of performance packages, superannuation entitlements, termination entitlements and fringe benefits 
policies. The Committee also manages the nomination process of Board members and the selection 
of the CEO

•  The remuneration of Directors, the CEO, KMP and other Executives is reviewed by the Committee 

which then provides recommendations to the Board.

Management

Remuneration Advisors

Provides information to the PRNC in relation to:

•  Incentive targets and outcomes

•  Remuneration Policy

•  Short and Long-term incentive  

participation eligibility

•  Individual remuneration and contractual 

arrangements for executives

•  Annual performance reviews and  

target setting

•  Provide external independent advice, 

information and recommendations relevant 
to remuneration decisions

•  The Committee periodically engages the 

services of independent external consultants 
to provide insights on KMP remuneration 
trends, regulatory and governance updates, 
pros and cons of possible alternatives, and 
market data. No remuneration recommendations 
as defined in Section 9B of the Corporations 
Act 2001 were obtained during FY23

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report3.3  Remuneration Benchmarking 
The quantum of both fixed salary and the total remuneration package are positioned having consideration for benchmarking data, 
relevant market conditions and sentiment, the trajectory of the company’s growth, strategic objectives, competency and skill set of 
individuals, scarcity of talent, changes in role complexities and the geographical spread of the company and of the relevant talent pool.

Benchmarking is conducted by using reliable market surveys that are appropriate for our business and where not available, is undertaken 
independently and set with reference to market capitalisation, and with reference to industry sector and levels of business complexity, 
as determined by external advisors, in collaboration with the Committee each year. 

3.4  Clawback of Remuneration 
In the event of serious misconduct or a material misstatement of Group’s financial statements, the Board has the discretion to reduce, 
cancel or clawback any unvested equity or other long-term incentives. 

3.5  Standard Employment Arrangements 
Executives are employed on open-ended individual employment agreements that set out the terms of their employment. 
Each Agreement varies according to the individual Executive but typically includes: 

•  Termination provisions incorporating six-month notice periods (to manage business continuity risk during any executive transition); 

•  The Board may in certain circumstances apply discretion to approve payment of up to six months’ salary in lieu of notice; 

•  Performance, Intellectual Property and confidentiality obligations on the part of both the employer and employee;

•  Limited non-solicitation and post-employment restriction provisions; and 

•  Eligibility to participate in the Group RECM (or other transitional compensation plans). 

4.  Company Performance in FY23 

4.1  Performance against Financial Metrics 

Key indicators(1)

Total Revenue ($’m) 

Marketplace Revenue ($’m)

Artist Revenue ($’m)

Gross profit (GP) ($’m)

Gross profit after paid acquisition 
(GPAPA) ($’m)

Earnings before Interest, taxes, 
depreciation and amortisation 
(EBITDA) ($’m)

Cash balance ($’m)

Share price at year end ($)

FY2023

FY2022

FY2021

FY2020

FY2019(2)

CAGR(3)

555.1 

467.5 

87.6 

174.2 

573.4 

482.6 

90.8 

183.1 

657.3 

553.3 

104.0 

222.7 

416.3 

348.9 

67.4 

134.4 

307.0 

256.9 

50.1 

94.5 

97.6 

106.7 

151.5 

94.5 

67.5 

(40.7)

35.7 

0.37 

(11.2)

89.1 

0.90 

52.7 

98.7 

3.61 

5.1 

58.1 

2.06 

(2.0)

29.0 

0.91 

16%

16%

15%

17%

10%

NA

5%

(20%)

(1)	 The	non-IFRS	metrics	in	the	table	above	such	as	GP	and	GPAPA	are	defined	in	table	1	on	page	25	of	the	Directors’	Report.	The	non-IFRS	measures	are	

unaudited,	however,	they	have	been	derived	from	the	audited	financial	statements.	

(2)	 On	1	July	2019	the	Group	adopted	AASB	16	–	Leases	using	the	full	retrospective	method	of	adoption.	EBITDA	for	FY19	onwards	includes	the	impact	of	this	

new	standard.

(3)	Compound	Annual	Growth	Rates	(CAGR)	are	shown	for	the	period	since	FY2019.	Meaningful	growth	rates	cannot	be	provided	for	metrics	that	have	moved	

from	a	negative	to	a	positive	amount.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportREMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) continued

5.  Executive Remuneration 

5.1  Remuneration Objectives and Strategy 
The Group’s vision is to scale the business and deliver an enduring organisation that creates value for shareholders over the long term. 
The Group operates in four highly competitive global talent markets – Melbourne, San Francisco, New York and Berlin. Attracting and 
retaining talent in these markets must be supported by a compelling remuneration strategy. 

The RECM is designed to attract, motivate and retain proven, global executive talent who will successfully execute the Group’s 
vision and strategy in a manner that aligns with the company’s values. The RECM recognises compensation needs to be positioned 
to extract mid-career executives on a strong earnings trajectory from roles in companies that provide them with the experience that 
the Group needs. 

The practice of setting annual OKRs for Executives continues and performance is tracked against these. Performance against these 
objectives, along with total company performance and operating company performance informs annual compensation reviews for 
all Executives. 

Executive remuneration levels are reviewed regularly by the Committee with reference to the Group’s remuneration strategy, company 
performance, talent competitor market activity and external benchmarks.

Link
executive performance
with RB Group’s
financial goals

Motivate
executives to create
sustainable, long-term
value for shareholders

Align
the leadership team by
providing consistent
goals which encourage
a long-term focus

Attract & Retain
exceptional talent in
globally competitive,
highly mobile markets

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report    
5.2  Elements of Remuneration 
The following remuneration mix summarises the key components that make up the RECM. 

Martin Hosking (Group CEO & Managing Director – appointed on 27 March 2023)

Fixed Salary

Base Equity (BE)(1)

Long-Term Incentive (LTI)(1)

$400,000 inclusive of superannuation

$200,000 (50% of fixed salary)

$600,000 (150% of fixed salary)

(1)	 Martin	Hosking	has	been	allocated	BE	and	LTI	which	are	subject	to	shareholder	approval	at	the	Annual	General	Meeting.

Rob Doyle (Group CFO – appointed on 27 March 2023)

Fixed Salary

Base Equity (BE)

Long-Term Incentive (LTI)

Sign-on Bonus (Zero Priced Options)

$600,000 plus superannuation

$300,000 (50% of fixed salary)

$600,000 (100% of fixed salary)

$250,000 (upon commencement)  
50% vests at 12 months and 50% at 24 months from commencement

Michael Ilczynski (Former CEO – ceased on 27 March 2023)

Fixed Salary

Base Equity (BE)

Long-Term Incentive (LTI)

$832,000 inclusive of superannuation

$416,000 (50% of fixed salary)

$832,000 (100% of fixed salary)

Mark Hall(1) (Former Interim CFO – appointed on 5 December 2022 and ceased on 24 March 2023)

Fixed Salary

Base Equity (BE)

Long-Term Incentive (LTI)

$107,500 plus superannuation

Nil

Nil

(1)	 Mark	Hall	was	employed	on	a	part	time	basis	and	was	not	granted	equity	during	his	term.

Emma Clark(1) (Former CFO – ceased on 23 December 2022)

Fixed Salary

Base Equity (BE)

Long-Term Incentive (LTI)

$463,500 inclusive of superannuation

Nil

Nil

(1)	 Emma	Clark	was	not	granted	BE	and	LTI	in	October	2022	due	to	her	resignation	during	the	year.

Fixed Salary 

Fixed compensation includes allowances, retirement benefits and other benefits.

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FY23 Base Equity (BE) 

BE ensures immediate alignment between Executives and shareholders and creates an owner mindset in Executives. There is also 
a longer-term retention mechanism employed, with the BE granted in a given year also required to be held for one-year post vesting 
to ensure there is a continued focus on sustainable share value appreciation. 

The BE component of the RECM operates as outlined below: 

BE instrument 

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for US-based executives and US citizens resident in Australia or Germany. 
RSUs are rights to be issued Redbubble shares upon satisfaction of the applicable vesting conditions. 

Zero-priced options (ZPOs) for Australian-based (non-US resident) Executives. ZPOs are call options 
to acquire Redbubble shares, with a zero exercise price to convert the option into shares.

Grant quantum 

The grant quantum of the BE award to Executives is calculated as a percentage of fixed salary.

Grant date 

Vesting date 

Grants are made on 1 October of the relevant year following the setting of total compensation for the year 
and Board approval except for the Managing Director whose grants have to be approved at the AGM.

Grants vest after 12 months, subject to the executive remaining in service with the Group at the vesting 
date. The Board has unfettered discretion to determine any adjustment to awards at the time of vesting.

Disposal restriction 
period

The disposal restriction period ends 12 months following vesting. The holding period remains in place even 
if employment ends. Officers and Executives of the Group are subject to the Group’s share trading policy. 

Termination 

Clawback 

If terminated (including resignation), Executives forfeit grants that have not vested. Holding periods 
remain on foot. The Board has unfettered discretion to award pro-rata vesting in the event of an employee’s 
termination.

In the event of serious misconduct or a material misstatement of the Group’s financial statements, 
the Board has the discretion to reduce, cancel or clawback BE to the extent that the law will allow.

Change of Control 

The early vesting of any unvested awards may be permitted by the Board in other limited circumstances 
such as a change in control of the Group. In these circumstances, the Board will determine the timing and 
proportion of any unvested awards that vest.

FY23 Long-Term Incentive (LTI) 

Compensation that rewards senior leaders for creating appreciation in the value of the Group for shareholders. Share Appreciation 
Rights (SARs) have no value unless the Executive remains with the business for a minimum of three years and enterprise value grows 
at a rate that provides shareholders with attractive returns. 

The LTI component of the RECM operates as outlined below: 

LTI instrument 

Share Appreciation Rights (SARs)

Grant quantum 

The grant quantum of the LTI award to Executives is calculated as a percentage of base salary. 

Grant date 

Grants are made on 1 October of the relevant year following the setting of total compensation for the year 
and Board approval except for the Managing Director whose grants have to be approved at the AGM.

Vesting date 
& conditions 

The LTI’s vest on the earlier of either the third, fourth, or fifth anniversaries following the grant date 
subject to: 

•  The Executive remaining employed at Group (time vesting) 

•  The achievement of a compounding target of 10% Total Shareholder Return (TSR) per annum 

on either the third, fourth or fifth anniversaries following the grant date. 

The compounding return target is to be determined based on a 10% per annum Total Shareholder Return 
(TSR) from the time of grant. TSR is calculated as the total of the share price appreciation plus any 
dividends paid during the period. TSR has been chosen as the appropriate target so that Executives 
are fully aligned with shareholders.

Disposal 
restriction period

The disposal restriction period ends 12 months following vesting. The holding period remains in place 
even if employment ends.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportTermination 

Should a participant exit during the LTI vesting period, participants will retain pro-rata retention of LTI 
awards that have yet to vest. Pro-rata retention has the following conditions: 

•  The employee must have been part of the RECM LTI program for at least three years 

•  The employee must not be considered a ‘bad leaver’ 

•  The employee must have served at least 12 months of a grant’s vesting period to be entitled  

to a pro-rata portion 

•  The award retained will be pro-rata for the number of months since that award was granted and 
the employee’s resignation, divided by the total number of months until first testing of that award 

•  The pro-rata award remains subject to all testing, disposal restriction and other conditions 

•  Once an award has achieved its TSR hurdle and has vested, the (former) employee will have 

90 days to exercise before the equity expires 

The Board retains complete discretion in these matters.

Strike price 

Strike price is set on 1 October based on a 30-day volume-weighted average price (VWAP). 

SARs valuation is 
used for the allocation 
of equity

The Board retains Board discretion in respect of adjusting the strike price if it considers there have been 
unusual trading circumstances within the 30-day period. 

For FY23 the strike price was $0.7570.

The dollar amount of equity is converted to SARs at the fair market value determined at the beginning of  
the grant period based on a Black Scholes valuation of the SAR. 

The Black Scholes valuation will use the 30 (calendar) day VWAP calculated on 1 October and be 
calculated on an ‘unhurdled’ basis i.e. valued for the purposes of equity allocation as if there was 
no performance hurdle.

The accounting valuation of the award for expensing purposes is governed by AASB 2 – Share-Based 
Payment. A Monte Carlo simulation model is used that takes into account the probability of performance 
hurdles being achieved.

Expiration 

The SARs expire six years from the grant date and therefore the SARs must be exercised by this point 
or they lapse. 

Hedging 

Clawback 

Change of Control

Upon resignation or termination, the exercise period for SARs ends 90 days following the date of 
resignation or termination unless the Board decides otherwise.

Executives are prohibited from hedging under the Group’s Share Trading Policy and clawback under 
existing rules. 

In the event of serious misconduct or a material misstatement of Group’s financial statements, 
the Board has the discretion to reduce, cancel or clawback LTI’s to the extent that the law will allow. 

The early vesting of any unvested awards may be permitted by the Board in other limited circumstances 
such as a change in control of Redbubble. In these circumstances, the Board will determine the timing 
and proportion of any unvested awards that vest.

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Vesting and exercise periods of the LTI 

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Period 4

Period 5

Share price of 133%
of strike price

Executive can exercise if year 3 conditions are met

Legend

Exercise condition testing period

Exercise condition achieved

Exercise condition not achieved

Exercise condition requirement (10%CAGR)

Share price of 146%
of strike price

Executive can exercise if year 4
conditions are met

Share price of 161%
of strike price

Executive can 
exercise if year 5 
conditions 
are met

5.3  LTI Outcomes 
No LTI awards for Executive KMP have vested during the year. The current LTI program commenced in FY21 and the first possible 
vesting date for equity under this plan is in FY24 (the grants have a minimum 3-year vesting period).

5.4  CEO Employment Arrangements 
The employment of Mr Hosking, our Group CEO, is governed by an Employment Agreement that commenced 27 March 2023. The table 
below summarises the compensation arrangements of Mr Hosking: 

Remuneration Element 

Contracted Annual Remuneration

Fixed Salary 

Base Equity (BE)(1)

Long-Term Incentive (LTI)(1)

$400,000 inclusive of superannuation

$200,000 (50% of fixed salary)

$600,000 (150% of fixed salary)

(1)	 Martin	Hosking	has	been	allocated	BE	and	LTI	which	are	subject	to	shareholder	approval	at	the	Annual	General	Meeting.

Refer to section 5.2 for former CEO Michael Ilczynski’s remuneration details.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report6.  Non-executive Director (NED) Remuneration 

6.1  NED Remuneration Policy 
The Group seeks to attract and retain high-calibre Non-Executive Directors who will provide good governance, strong oversight, 
independence, a range of skills and alignment of interests with long-term share price appreciation. 

During FY23, the Committee reviewed the level of Board fees paid to NEDs and resolved to reduce fees by 20% effective 1 June 2023, 
to be reviewed at a later date. The table below shows the annual remuneration amounts effective 1 June 2023.

Position

Chair(1)

Member 

Board  
$ AUD

$212,000

$96,000(2)

Audit & Risk 
Committee  
$ AUD

$24,000

$12,000

People, 
Remuneration 
& Nomination 
Committee  
$ AUD

$24,000

$12,000

(1)	 The	Chair	of	the	Board	receives	no	additional	remuneration	for	being	a	member	of	any	committee.

(2)	 US	resident	NEDs	are	paid	Board	fees	of	USD	$96,000.

All Board fees are paid entirely in cash and therefore, no deferred equity grants were made to NEDs in FY23. The above fees apply 
to all of the Group’s NEDs, except for Mr Lockwood and Mr Hosking. Mr Lockwood is a partner with Piton Capital, a private equity firm 
with a shareholding in the Group. Mr Lockwood receives no remuneration from the Group, in accordance with Piton Capital’s policy that 
their partners do not accept remuneration for external board positions. Mr Hosking has historically declined to accept remuneration 
for his role as a NED, and after his appointment to Group CEO on 27 March 2023, Mr Hosking remains on the Board, but receives no 
remuneration for his role as Managing Director. His current salary package is for the role of Group CEO. Mr Sherwin also receives 
remuneration of USD $30,000 per annum for additional services provided to the Group. These services include additional advice, 
counsel and mentoring to executives domiciled in North America. Mr Sherwin does not participate in management functions or 
decisions. The Directors are satisfied these additional services do not impact Mr Sherwin’s independence.

6.2  Maximum Aggregate NED Fee Pool 
The total amount paid to all Directors for their services must not exceed in aggregate in any financial year the amount fixed by 
shareholders in a general meeting, currently set at $1,200,000 which has remained unchanged since the Company’s IPO in 2016. 
Any changes to this amount in the future will require approval by shareholders in a general meeting in accordance with the ASX 
Listing Rules. 

6.3  Other Information 
NEDs are reimbursed for all reasonable travel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending Board meetings or any 
meetings of committees of the Board, in attending any general meetings of the Group or otherwise in connection with the business 
or affairs of the Group. NEDs may be paid additional or special remuneration if they, with the approval of the Board, perform any extra 
services or make special exertions for the benefit of the Group. There are no retirement benefit schemes for Directors. 

The remuneration of the NEDs in FY23 is set out in detail in section 7.2.

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7.  Statutory Reporting for FY23 

7.1  Executive KMP remuneration for the year ended 30 June 2023 
The following table shows details of the nature and amount of each element of remuneration paid or awarded to Executives for services 
provided during the year while they were Executive KMP.

Executive Director

Martin Hosking(9)  
(appointed as Group CEO on 27 March 2023)

Former Chief Executive Officer

Michael Ilczynski  
(resigned as CEO on 27 March 2023)

Other Executive KMP

Robert Doyle  
(appointed as Group CFO on 27 March 2023)

Mark Hall (appointed as interim CFO 
from 5 December 2022 to 24 March 2023)

Emma Clark  
(resigned as CFO on 23 December 2022)

Total

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

Short term benefits

Post-employment 
benefits

Cash salary(1) 
$

Non-monetary 
benefits(2)  
$

Superannuation(3)  
$

104,260

–

585,311

812,947

90,503

–

127,385

–

189,087

446,570

1,096,546

1,259,517

–

–

–

20,529

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

20,529

10,233

–

27,500

27,500

8,844

–

13,169

–

21,203

27,500

80,949

55,000

(1)	 Includes	base	salary,	excess	superannuation	(refer	to	footnote	3)	and	short	term	compensated	absences,	such	as	annual	leave	entitlements	accrued.	

(2)	 Non-monetary	benefits	include	wellness	benefits	available	to	all	executives.	For	Michael	Ilczynski	the	amount	also	includes	fringe	benefits	tax	payable	

by	the	Group	on	the	limited	recourse	loan.

(3)	Staff	can	elect	to	have	their	superannuation	capped	at	$27,500	(2022:	$27,500),	with	any	amount	above	this	included	in	cash	salary.	

(4)	Australian	executives	are	entitled	to	annual	leave	(refer	to	footnote	1)	and	long	service	leave.	The	annual	charge	reflects	long	service	leave	accrued	(or	lapsed)	

during	the	period.

(5)	 The	accounting	standard,	AASB	2	–	Share Based Payment,	requires	limited	recourse	loans	for	the	purchase	of	shares	to	be	treated	(for	accounting)	as	an	option.	
Amounts	disclosed	represent	the	deemed	in-substance	option	cost	for	the	limited	recourse	loan	provided	to	Michael	Ilczynski	to	acquire	Redbubble	shares.	
Please	see	section	8.2	and	8.6	for	further	details.	The	fair	value	of	in-substance	options	is	ascertained	using	the	Black-Scholes	model	and	is	amortised	over	
the	loan	period.	Michael	Ilczynski’s	resignation	in	FY23	resulted	in	the	in-substance	option	grant	being	forfeited.	All	previously	recognised	expense	relating		
to	in-substance	option	grant	for	his	services	as	a	KMP	is	reversed	in	FY23.

(6)	 Amounts	disclosed	reflect	the	value	of	remuneration	consisting	of	options,	based	on	the	value	of	options	expensed	during	the	year.	The	fair	value	of	options	

is	ascertained	using	the	Black-Scholes	model	and	is	amortised	over	the	vesting	period.

(7)	 Amounts	disclosed	reflect	the	value	of	remuneration	consisting	of	share	appreciation	rights	(SARs),	based	on	the	value	of	SARs	expensed	during	the	year.	

The	fair	value	is	ascertained	using	the	Monte	Carlo	options	model	and	is	amortised	over	the	vesting	period.	

(8)	 Share	appreciation	rights	with	a	performance	condition	are	all	considered	to	be	performance-related	remuneration,	based	on	their	nature	at	grant	date.

(9)	 Martin	Hosking	was	a	non-executive	director	of	the	Group	until	his	appointment	as	Group	CEO	and	Managing	Director	on	27	March	2023.	The	remuneration	shown	

in	this	table	is	for	his	services	as	Group	CEO	only.	Martin	has	been	allocated	share	options	and	share	appreciation	rights	which	are	subject	to	shareholder	
approval.	For	accounting	purposes	in	this	table	the	instruments	have	been	accounted	for	under	AASB	2:	Share based payments	using	the	30	June	2023	share	
price	as	a	value	proxy	until	shareholder	approval	is	received.	The	accounting	values	will	be	updated	at	that	time.

(10)	NM	refers	to	not	measurable.	Performance	related	remuneration	for	former	CEO	and	CFO	is	not	measurable	due	to	their	resignations	during	the	year.

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Long-term benefits

Share-based payments

Limited recourse 

Share appreciation 

Long service  

loan (In-substance 

Share options  

rights (Performance 

Total  

leave(4)  

share options)(5)  

(Time based)(6)  

based)(7)  

remuneration  

Performance 

-related(8)(10) 

$

135

–

81

–

–

–

(6,496)

3,642

(8,094)

5,154

21,551

27,462

163,641

(1,814)

1,512

(212,067)

159,927

104,712

460,047

(459,955)

370,529

43,687

1,852,991

86,514

27,462

213,404

$

–

–

–

–

$

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

60,667

235,084

273,444

695,131

(319,501)

229,939

(724,532)

600,468

 (212,067)

159,927

$

–

–

–

–

$

–

–

–

140,554

(55,040)

942,735

506,246

2,795,726

%

17%

-%

NM

20%

13%

-%

-%

-%

NM

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.  Statutory Reporting for FY23 

7.1  Executive KMP remuneration for the year ended 30 June 2023 

The following table shows details of the nature and amount of each element of remuneration paid or awarded to Executives for services 

provided during the year while they were Executive KMP.

Executive Director

Martin Hosking(9)  

(appointed as Group CEO on 27 March 2023)

Former Chief Executive Officer

Michael Ilczynski  

(resigned as CEO on 27 March 2023)

Other Executive KMP

Robert Doyle  

(appointed as Group CFO on 27 March 2023)

Mark Hall (appointed as interim CFO 

from 5 December 2022 to 24 March 2023)

(resigned as CFO on 23 December 2022)

Emma Clark  

Total

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

Short term benefits

Post-employment 

benefits

Cash salary(1) 

benefits(2)  

Superannuation(3)  

Non-monetary 

$

–

–

–

104,260

585,311

812,947

90,503

127,385

189,087

446,570

1,096,546

1,259,517

$

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

20,529

20,529

$

–

–

–

10,233

27,500

27,500

8,844

13,169

21,203

27,500

80,949

55,000

(1)	 Includes	base	salary,	excess	superannuation	(refer	to	footnote	3)	and	short	term	compensated	absences,	such	as	annual	leave	entitlements	accrued.	

(2)	 Non-monetary	benefits	include	wellness	benefits	available	to	all	executives.	For	Michael	Ilczynski	the	amount	also	includes	fringe	benefits	tax	payable	

by	the	Group	on	the	limited	recourse	loan.

(3)	Staff	can	elect	to	have	their	superannuation	capped	at	$27,500	(2022:	$27,500),	with	any	amount	above	this	included	in	cash	salary.	

(4)	Australian	executives	are	entitled	to	annual	leave	(refer	to	footnote	1)	and	long	service	leave.	The	annual	charge	reflects	long	service	leave	accrued	(or	lapsed)	

during	the	period.

(5)	 The	accounting	standard,	AASB	2	–	Share Based Payment,	requires	limited	recourse	loans	for	the	purchase	of	shares	to	be	treated	(for	accounting)	as	an	option.	

Amounts	disclosed	represent	the	deemed	in-substance	option	cost	for	the	limited	recourse	loan	provided	to	Michael	Ilczynski	to	acquire	Redbubble	shares.	

Please	see	section	8.2	and	8.6	for	further	details.	The	fair	value	of	in-substance	options	is	ascertained	using	the	Black-Scholes	model	and	is	amortised	over	

the	loan	period.	Michael	Ilczynski’s	resignation	in	FY23	resulted	in	the	in-substance	option	grant	being	forfeited.	All	previously	recognised	expense	relating		

to	in-substance	option	grant	for	his	services	as	a	KMP	is	reversed	in	FY23.

(6)	 Amounts	disclosed	reflect	the	value	of	remuneration	consisting	of	options,	based	on	the	value	of	options	expensed	during	the	year.	The	fair	value	of	options	

is	ascertained	using	the	Black-Scholes	model	and	is	amortised	over	the	vesting	period.

(7)	 Amounts	disclosed	reflect	the	value	of	remuneration	consisting	of	share	appreciation	rights	(SARs),	based	on	the	value	of	SARs	expensed	during	the	year.	

The	fair	value	is	ascertained	using	the	Monte	Carlo	options	model	and	is	amortised	over	the	vesting	period.	

(8)	 Share	appreciation	rights	with	a	performance	condition	are	all	considered	to	be	performance-related	remuneration,	based	on	their	nature	at	grant	date.

(9)	 Martin	Hosking	was	a	non-executive	director	of	the	Group	until	his	appointment	as	Group	CEO	and	Managing	Director	on	27	March	2023.	The	remuneration	shown	

in	this	table	is	for	his	services	as	Group	CEO	only.	Martin	has	been	allocated	share	options	and	share	appreciation	rights	which	are	subject	to	shareholder	

approval.	For	accounting	purposes	in	this	table	the	instruments	have	been	accounted	for	under	AASB	2:	Share based payments	using	the	30	June	2023	share	

price	as	a	value	proxy	until	shareholder	approval	is	received.	The	accounting	values	will	be	updated	at	that	time.

(10)	NM	refers	to	not	measurable.	Performance	related	remuneration	for	former	CEO	and	CFO	is	not	measurable	due	to	their	resignations	during	the	year.

Long-term benefits

Share-based payments

Long service  
leave(4)  
$

Limited recourse 
loan (In-substance 
share options)(5)  
$

Share options  
(Time based)(6)  
$

Share appreciation 
rights (Performance 
based)(7)  
$

Total  
remuneration  
$

Performance 
-related(8)(10) 
%

135

–

(1,814)

1,512

81

–

–

–

(6,496)

3,642

(8,094)

5,154

–

–

(212,067)

159,927

–

–

–

–

–

–

 (212,067)

159,927

21,551

–

104,712

460,047

27,462

–

(459,955)

370,529

163,641

–

43,687

1,852,991

86,514

27,462

213,404

–

–

–

60,667

235,084

273,444

695,131

–

–

–

(319,501)

229,939

(724,532)

600,468

–

140,554

–

(55,040)

942,735

506,246

2,795,726

17%

-%

NM

20%

13%

-%

-%

-%

NM

24%

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7.2  NED Remuneration for the year ended 30 June 2023 

Non-executive directors

Ben Heap

Martin Hosking(2)

Greg Lockwood(3)

Jenny Macdonald

Anne Ward

Bob Sherwin(4)

Total

 Short term benefits 

Post-
employment 
benefits

 Director Fees(1)  
$

Other Fees(5)  
$

Superannuation  
$

Total  
$

146,833

143,322

–

–

–

–

146,833

143,322

235,822

237,759

115,192

–

644,680

524,403

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

29,528

–

29,528

–

15,417

14,332

162,250

157,654

–

–

–

–

15,417

14,332

24,761

23,776

–

–

55,595

52,440

–

–

–

–

162,250

157,654

260,583

261,535

144,720

–

729,803

576,843

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

(1)	 All	Board	fees	are	paid	in	cash.	

(2)	 Martin	Hosking	was	a	non-executive	director	until	his	appointment	as	Group	CEO	and	Managing	Director	on	27	March	2023.	The	remuneration	shown	in	this	table	

is	for	his	services	as	a	non-executive	director	only.	In	FY22	and	FY23,	Mr	Hosking	did	not	accept	remuneration	as	a	non-executive	director.

(3)	Greg	Lockwood	is	a	partner	with	Piton	Capital,	a	private	equity	firm	with	a	shareholding	in	Redbubble	Ltd.	Mr	Lockwood	receives	no	remuneration	from	the	Group,	

in	accordance	with	Piton	Capital’s	policy	that	their	partners	do	not	accept	remuneration	for	external	board	positions.

(4)	Bob	Sherwin	was	appointed	effective	1	November	2022.

(5)	 Bob	Sherwin	also	receives	remuneration	for	additional	services	provided	to	the	Group.	Refer	to	section	6	for	further	details.

8.  Other Information 

8.1  Minimum Shareholding Expectation 
The Board has set minimum shareholding expectations for the Directors and Executives to promote alignment between their interests 
and those of shareholders. Details of Directors shareholdings are shown in table 8.4.

In the case of Executives, the design of the RECM ensures that all Executives progressively acquire shares or other equity instruments, 
so that they are aligned in building long-term value for shareholders. The RECM operates to ensure that over time the Executives will 
acquire an equity exposure equal to or greater in value than 100% of their annual base salaries. 

In the case of NEDs, who are paid entirely in cash and do not participate in any incentive program, the Board has introduced a 
minimum shareholding expectation. NEDs are expected to progressively acquire shares over a three-year period from the date of their 
appointment (or, for existing directors, within three years from the 1 November 2020 commencement of this requirement) and within 
this timeframe are expected to hold shares equal in value to their annual base fees at the time of their appointment. 

Direct and indirect shares and equity instruments (such as RSUs, ZPOs and SARs) count towards this minimum shareholding target.

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8.2  Options and Share Appreciation Rights 
The tables below disclose the number of share options and share appreciation rights granted, exercised, vested or forfeited during 
the year. 

Option holdings 

Share options do not carry any voting or dividend rights, and can only be exercised once the vesting conditions have been met, 
until their expiry date.

Balance 
at the 
start of 
the year 

Granted 
during the 
year as 
compensation 

Exercised 
during 
the year

Cancelled 
during 
the year

Expired 
during 
the year

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

Vested and 
exercisable 
at the end 
of the year

Unvested 
at the 
end of 
the year

Vested 
during 
the year

2023

Non-Executive 
Directors

Greg Lockwood

Jenny Macdonald

Anne Ward

Ben Heap

Bob Sherwin(1)

Executive Director

Martin Hosking(2)

Former Chief 
Executive Officer

–

–

50,714

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Michael Ilczynski(3)

144,890

1,028,848

(144,890)

(1,028,848)

Other Executive KMP

Emma Clark(4)

Robert Doyle(5)

Mark Hall(6)

Total

55,331

46,283

(55,331)

(46,283)

–

–

871,999

–

–

–

–

–

250,935

1,947,130

(200,221)

(1,075,131)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

50,714

50,714

–

–

–

–

–

871,999

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

95,502

–

55,331

871,999

–

–

–

922,713

50,714

871,999 150,833

(1)	 Bob	Sherwin	was	appointed	effective	1	November	2022.

(2)	 Martin	Hosking	was	a	non-executive	director	until	his	appointment	to	Group	CEO	and	Managing	Director	on	27	March	2023.	Martin	has	been	allocated	222,060	
share	options	which	are	subject	to	shareholder	approval	and	as	such	are	not	included	in	this	table.	However,	for	accounting	purposes	in	remuneration	report	
table	7.1,	the	instruments	have	been	accounted	for	under	AASB	2:	Share based payments	using	the	30	June	2023	share	price	as	a	value	proxy	until	shareholder	
approval	is	received.	The	accounting	values	will	be	updated	at	that	time.

(3)	Michael	Ilczynski	resigned	from	his	role	as	CEO	on	27	March	2023.	The	table	above	reports	activity	for	his	period	of	service	as	KMP	up	until	27	March	2023.

(4)	Emma	Clark	resigned	from	her	role	as	CFO	on	23	December	2022.	The	table	above	reports	activity	for	her	period	of	service	up	until	23	December	2022.

(5)	 Robert	Doyle	was	appointed	as	Group	CFO	on	27	March	2023.

(6)	 Mark	Hall	was	appointed	as	interim	CFO	on	5	December	2022	and	ceased	as	interim	CFO	on	24	March	2023.	The	table	above	reports	activity	for	his	period	

of	service	up	until	24	March	2023.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

973,664

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) continued

Share Appreciation Rights holdings 

Share appreciation rights do not carry any voting or dividend rights, and can only be exercised once the vesting conditions have been 
met, until their expiry date. 

Balance 
at the 
start of 
the year 

Granted 
during the 
year as 
compensation

Exercised 
during the 
year

Cancelled 
during the 
year

Expired 
during 
the year

Balance 
at the 
end of 
the year

Vested and 
exercisable 
at the end 
of the year

Unvested 
at the 
end of 
the year

Vested 
during 
the year

2023

Executive Director

Martin Hosking(1)

–

–

–

–

Former Chief 
Executive Officer

Michael Ilczynski(2)

466,508

1,643,294

–

(2,109,802)

–

–

Other Executive KMP

Emma Clark(3)

1,330,351

Robert Doyle(4)

Mark Hall(5)

Total

–

973,664

–

–

–

–

–

–

(352,053)

(978,298)

–

–

–

–

973,664

–

1,796,859

2,616,958

– (2,461,855) (978,298) 973,664

– 973,664

(1)	 Martin	Hosking	was	a	non-executive	director	until	his	appointment	to	Group	CEO	and	Managing	Director	on	27	March	2023.	Martin	has	been	allocated	973,664	

share	appreciation	rights	which	are	subject	to	shareholder	approval	and	as	such	are	not	included	in	this	table.	However,	for	accounting	purposes	in	remuneration	
report	table	7.1,	the	instruments	have	been	accounted	for	under	AASB	2:	Share based payments	using	the	30	June	2023	share	price	as	a	value	proxy	until	
shareholder	approval	is	received.	The	accounting	values	will	be	updated	at	that	time.

(2)	 Michael	Ilczynski	resigned	from	his	role	as	CEO	on	27	March	2023.	The	table	above	reports	activity	for	his	period	of	service	as	KMP	up	until	27	March	2023.

(3)	Emma	Clark	resigned	from	her	role	as	CFO	on	23	December	2022.	The	table	above	reports	activity	for	her	period	of	service	up	until	23	December	2022.

(4)	Robert	Doyle	was	appointed	as	Group	CFO	on	27	March	2023.

(5)	 Mark	Hall	was	appointed	as	interim	CFO	on	5	December	2022	and	ceased	as	interim	CFO	on	24	March	2023.	The	table	above	reports	activity	for	his	period	

of	service	up	until	24	March	2023.

Limited recourse loan share option holdings(1) 

Limited recourse loan share options do not carry any voting or dividend rights, and can only be exercised once the vesting conditions 
have been met, until their expiry date. 

Balance at 
the start of 
the year 

Granted during 
the year as 
compensation

Exercised 
during 
the year

Cancelled 
during 
the year

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

Vested and 
exercisable 
at the end 
of the year

Unvested 
at the end 
of the year

Vested 
during 
the year

2023

Former Chief 
Executive Officer

Michael Ilczynski

289,161

Total

289,161

–

–

–

–

(289,161)

(289,161)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1)	 Under	the	requirements	of	AASB	2	–	Share Based Payment	the	shares	purchased	by	Michael	Ilczynski	with	a	limited	recourse	loan	were	considered	to	be	options	
until	the	loan	was	repaid.	Michael	Ilczynski	resigned	from	his	role	as	CEO	during	the	year	resulting	in	the	forfeiture	of	the	options	grant	because	he	did	not	meet	
the	service	period	vesting	requirements.	

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report8.3  Shares issued on exercise of options/rights

2023

Nature of grant

Former Chief Executive Officer

Number of 
ordinary shares 
on exercise of 
options/rights

Exercise price 
per option

Share price 
per share 
at exercise/
settlement 
dates

Value at 
exercise/
settlement 
dates(1)

Michael Ilczynski(2)

Options

144,890

$0.00

$0.49

$70,272

Other Executive KMP

Emma Clark(3)

Total

Options

55,331

200,221

$0.00

$0.48

$26,282

96,554

(1)	 For	options,	value	at	exercise/settlement	date	is	calculated	as	share	price	on	exercise	date	less	exercise	price	paid,	multiplied	by	number	of	options	exercised.

(2)	 Michael	Ilczynski	resigned	from	his	role	as	CEO	on	27	March	2023.	The	table	above	reports	activity	for	his	period	of	service	as	KMP	up	until	27	March	2023.

(3)	Emma	Clark	resigned	from	her	role	as	CFO	on	23	December	2022.	The	table	above	reports	activity	for	her	period	of	service	up	until	23	December	2022.

8.4  Shareholdings of Directors and Executive KMP 

 Balance at the 
start of the year 

 Received on 
exercise of 
options/SARs 

 Purchase of 
shares 

 Sale/transfer of 
shares 

 Balance at the 
end of the year 

2023 – Redbubble Limited 
ordinary shares(1)

Non-Executive Directors

Ben Heap(2)

Greg Lockwood(3)

Jennifer Macdonald

Anne Ward(4)

Bob Sherwin(5)

Executive Director

Martin Hosking(6)

Other Executive KMP

Emma Clark(8)

Robert Doyle(9)

Mark Hall(10)

Total

200,000

6,465,131

223,048

220,000

–

40,000,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

253,411

55,331

–

–

–

–

47,493,929

200,221

405,000

300,000

–

55,000

50,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

500,000

6,465,131

278,048

270,000

–

40,000,000

277,229

308,742

–

–

48,099,150

Former Chief Executive Officer

Michael Ilczynski(7)

132,339

144,890

(1)	 Includes	shares	held	directly,	indirectly	and	beneficially	by	KMP.

(2)	 The	shares	attributable	to	Ben	Heap	are	held	by	Eighty	Two	Capital	Pty	Ltd,	formerly	known	as	Jackson	Alexander	Capital	Pty	Ltd.

(3)	The	shares	attributable	to	Greg	Lockwood	are	held	by	Piton	Capital	Venture	Fund	II	LP	and	Piton	Capital	Investments	Cooperatief	B.

(4)	The	shares	attributable	to	Anne	Ward	are	held	in	her	personal	name	and	by	Walros	Pty	Ltd	as	trustee	for	the	Anagnostou	Super	Fund.

(5)	 Bob	Sherwin	was	appointed	effective	1	November	2022.

(6)	 Martin	Hosking	was	a	non-executive	director	until	his	appointment	to	Group	CEO	and	Managing	Director	on	27	March	2023.	The	shares	attributable	to	Martin	

Hosking	are	held	in	his	personal	name	and	by	Jellicom	Pty	Ltd	as	trustee	for	the	Three	Springs	Family	Trust	and	by	Three	Springs	Foundation	Pty	Ltd	as	trustee	
for	the	Three	Springs	Foundation.	Martin	was	appointed	as	Group	CEO	and	Managing	Director	on	27	March	2023.

(7)	 Michael	Ilczynski	resigned	from	his	role	as	CEO	on	27	March	2023.	The	total	balance	represents	his	shareholding	at	the	date	he	ceased	to	be	a	KMP.	

Michael	Ilczynski	also	held	289,161	shares	funded	buy	a	limited	recourse	loan	from	the	Group	which	were	forfeited	as	he	did	not	meet	the	service	period	
vesting	requirements.	Under	AASB	2	–	Share based payment	these	shares	are	not	shown	in	this	table.	Refer	to	section	8.2	for	further	details.

(8)	 Emma	Clark	resigned	from	her	role	as	CFO	on	23	December	2022.	The	total	balance	represents	her	shareholding	at	the	date	she	ceased	to	be	a	KMP.

(9)	 Robert	Doyle	was	appointed	as	Group	CFO	on	27	March	2023.

(10)	Mark	Hall	was	appointed	as	interim	CFO	on	5	December	2022	and	ceased	as	interim	CFO	on	24	March	2023.	The	total	balance	represents	his	shareholding	

at	the	date	he	ceased	to	be	a	KMP.

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REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) continued

8.5  Details of equity awards granted 

Former Chief Executive Officer

Grant date

 # of 
options/
rights 
granted 

 Type of 
equity 

Vest date(1)

Expiry 
date(2)

Exercise 
price 

Unit value 
at grant 
date

Total Value 
at grant 
date(3)

Michael Ilczynski(5)

19-Jul-22

479,310

Options(4)  

19-Jul-23  
& 19-Jul-24

19-Jul-28

$0.00

$1.00

$479,310

01-Oct-22

549,538

Options

01-Oct-23 01-Oct-28

01-Oct-22

1,643,294

 SARs

01-Oct-25

01-Oct-28

Other Executive KMP

Robert Doyle

01-Apr-23

333,090

Options

01-Apr-24

01-Apr-29

01-Apr-23

538,909

Options(4)  

27-Mar-24  
& 27-Mar-25

01-Apr-29

01-Apr-23

973,664

SARs

01-Oct-25

01-Apr-29

Emma Clark(6)

19-Jul-22

46,283

Options(4)  

19-Jul-23  
& 19-Jul-24

19-Jul-28

Total

4,564,088

$0.00

$0.76

$0.00

$0.00

$0.46

$0.00

$0.66

$362,695

$0.38

$624,452

$0.45

$149,891

$0.45

$242,509

$0.27

$262,889

$1.00

$46,283

$2,168,029

(1)	 The	vesting	of	equity	is	subject	to	the	KMP	remaining	in	service	with	Redbubble	as	at	the	vest	date	and,	in	relation	to	the	SARs,	the	total	shareholder	return	

hurdle	being	satisfied.

(2)	 For	options	and	SARs,	if	the	KMP	leaves	Redbubble	service	then	the	expiry	date	is	brought	forward	to	be	90	days	after	the	employment	end	date.

(3)	The	value	at	grant	date	for	options	has	been	determined	using	the	Black-Scholes	valuation	model.	The	value	for	share	appreciation	rights	has	been	determined	
using	the	Monte	Carlo	valuation	model.	For	presentation	purposes,	share	price	has	been	rounded	to	two	decimal	places,	however	the	value	at	grant	date	has	
been	calculated	based	on	unrounded	numbers.

(4)	50%	of	options	vests	on	12	month	anniversary	and	the	remaining	50%	on	24	month	anniversary	subject	to	the	KMP	remaining	employed	by	a	Redbubble	Group	

company	as	at	the	relevant	vesting	date.

(5)	 Michael	Ilczynski	resigned	from	his	role	as	CEO	on	27	March	2023.	The	options	and	SARs	granted	to	Michael	Ilczynski	during	the	year	were	subsequently	

forfeited	on	30	June	2023	as	he	did	not	meet	the	service	period	vesting	requirements.

(6)	 Emma	Clark	resigned	from	her	role	as	CFO	on	23	December	2022.	The	options	granted	to	Emma	Clark	during	the	year	were	subsequently	forfeited	on	

23	December	2022	as	she	did	not	meet	the	service	period	vesting	requirements.

8.6  Other Transactions with Executive KMP – Legacy Item
In FY21, Redbubble Limited and Mr Ilczynski, CEO, entered into a limited recourse loan arrangement with a loan amount of $1,600,000. 
Mr Ilczynski used the loan amount plus $400,000 of his own funds to purchase Redbubble Limited shares on-market in the trading 
window that followed the release of Redbubble’s half-year 2021 results and Appendix 4D. In accordance with the terms of the loan 
agreement, the loan lapsed on Mr Ilczynski’s resignation and last day of employment, 30 June 2023. All shares purchased through 
the loan will be sold on-market at Redbubble’s direction and in accordance with the loan agreement terms, and all proceeds of sale 
will be remitted to Redbubble in full satisfaction and discharge of Mr Ilczynski’s obligation in respect of repayment of the loan.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
 
 
FINANCIAL REPORT CONTENTS

56 

 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

57  Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

58 

 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

60  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

61 

 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

89  Directors’ Declaration

90 

Independent Auditor’s Report

95  Shareholder Information

98  Corporate Information

55

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

Revenue from contracts with customers

Marketplace revenue

Artists’ revenue

Notes

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

467,516

482,582

87,606

90,811

Total revenue from contracts with customers

3

555,122

573,393

Operating expenses

Artists’ expenses(1)

Fulfiller expenses(2)

Employee and contractor costs

Marketing expenses

Operations, administration and technology expenses

Depreciation and amortisation

Total operating expenses

Other income(3)

Other expenses(4)

Profit/(loss) before income tax

Income tax (expense)/benefit(5)

Total profit/(loss) for the year attributable to owners

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

Items that will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss 

Gain/(loss) on foreign currency translation

Total other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to owners

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year attributable to owners

Profit/(loss) per share attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the company

Basic profit/(loss) per share

Diluted profit/(loss) per share

(85,917)

(90,811)

(295,049)

(299,454)

(87,984)

(77,177)

(85,818)

(80,414)

(37,762)

(36,068)

4

5

6

14, 15 & 16

(10,748)

(10,676)

(603,278)

(594,600)

159

35

(3,613)

(1,101)

(51,610)

(22,273)

(2,570)

(2,315)

(54,180)

(24,588)

1,877

1,877

3,454

3,454

(52,303)

(21,134)

Cents

(19.59)

(19.59)

Cents

(8.96)

(8.96)

7

8

9

9

(1)	 Artists’	expenses	comprise	artists	revenue	less	marketplace	fees	and	charges	recovered	from	artists.	

(2)	 Fulfiller	expenses	comprise	product	and	printing,	shipping	and	transaction	costs.

(3)	Other	income	includes	finance	income.

(4)	Other	expenses	include	interest	on	lease	liabilities,	losses	recognised	on	derecognition	of	assets,	and	net	foreign	exchange	losses.	

(5)	 A	portion	of	the	income	tax	benefit	applicable	to	the	Group	is	recorded	directly	in	equity.	Please	see	note	8	for	further	details.

The above Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with accompanying notes. 

56

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at 30 June 2023

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Other receivables

Prepayments

Current tax assets

Other assets 

Total current assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Right of use assets

Prepayments

Deferred tax assets

Other assets

Total non-current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Unearned revenue(1)

Employee benefit liabilities

Provisions

Lease liabilities

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Lease liabilities

Employee benefit liabilities

Provisions

Deferred tax liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Contributed equity

Treasury reserve

Share based payments reserve

Foreign currency translation reserve

Accumulated losses

Total equity

Notes

 2023  
$’000 

2022  
$’000

10

11(b)

12

8(b)

13

14

15

16

12

8(d)

13

17

3 

18

16

16

18

8(d)

19(b)

19(b)

35,721

3,396

7,417

571

4,173

89,133

5,314

4,581

2,226

4,770

51,278

106,024

2,288

75,170

5,764

29

45

144

3,069

70,746

8,085

618

1,401

677

83,440

84,596

134,718

190,620

53,341

12,286

1,822

2,095

3,215

59,619

13,023

2,443

1,749

3,117

72,759

79,951

3,791

6,508

92

56

784

4,723

77,482

57,236

149

55

–

6,712

86,663

103,957

164,458

162,526

(2,104)

(4,005)

14,329

1,923

13,347

46

(121,370)

(67,957)

57,236

103,957

(1)	 Unearned	revenue	represents	the	value	of	goods	paid	for	by	customers	that	are	not	yet	delivered.

The above Consolidated Statement of Financial Position should be read in conjunction with accompanying notes. 

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

for the year ended 30 June 2023

Notes

Contributed 
equity  
$’000

Treasury 
reserve(1)  
$’000

Share based 
payments 
reserve  
$’000

Foreign 
exchange 
translation 
reserve  
$’000

Accumulated 
losses  
$’000

Total  
$’000

Balance as at 1 July 2022

162,526

(4,005)

13,347

Profit/(loss) for the year

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

Total comprehensive 
loss for the year

Exercise of share options

Transfer to issued capital(2)

Share based payments expense

19(b)

19(b)

4

–

–

–

4

4,732

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Shares issued to 
Employee Share Trust

Shares issued/allocated 
to participants(3)

Receivable for limited recourse 
loan settlement

Payment of withholding taxes(4)

Income tax benefit recognised 
directly in equity for Employee 
Share Trust deductions(5)

Transfer to accumulated losses(6)

19(b)

1,170

(1,170)

19(b)

(3,718)

3,718

19(b)

19(b)

19(b)

19(b)

–

(256)

–

–

–

–

120

(767)

–

–

–

–

(4,732)

5,607

–

–

107

–

–

–

46

–

1,877

(67,957)

103,957

(54,180)

(54,180)

–

1,877

1,877

(54,180)

(52,303)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

–

5,607

–

–

107

(256)

120

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

767

Balance as at 30 June 2023

164,458

(2,104)

14,329

1,923

(121,370)

57,236

(1)	 The	Group	operates	an	Employee	Share	Trust	(the	Trust)	for	the	purpose	of	issuance	of	shares	to	participants	on	exercise	of	options/restricted	stock	units.	

The	balance	in	the	treasury	reserve	represents	the	book	value	of	shares	held	by	the	Trust	for	future	issue	to	participants	on	exercise	of	options/restricted	stock	
units.	The	Treasury	Reserve	also	includes	shares	used	as	security	for	the	limited	recourse	loan	provided	to	the	former	CEO	in	FY21.

(2)	 Transfer	to	issued	capital	on	issuance	of	shares	for	exercised	options/restricted	stock	units.

(3)	Shares	issued/allocated	to	participants	from	the	Employee	Share	Trust.

(4)	Payment	of	withholding	taxes	to	US	tax	authorities	on	issuance	of	restricted	stock	units	funded	by	shares	withheld.

(5)	 A	tax	benefit	was	recognised	directly	in	equity	for	income	tax	benefits	relating	to	contributions	to	the	Employee	Share	Trust	in	excess	of	the	associated	

cumulative	remuneration	expense.	

(6)	 The	balance	transferred	to	accumulated	losses	represents	the	income	tax	benefit	recorded	in	the	reserve	for	equity	rights	that	were	converted	into	shares	

in	the	current	period.

The above Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity should be read in conjunction with accompanying notes. 

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
 
 
for the year ended 30 June 2022

Notes

Balance as at 1 July 2021

Profit/(loss) for the year

Other comprehensive income/(loss)

Total comprehensive 
loss for the year

Exercise of share options

Transfer to issued capital(2)

Share based payments expense

Shares issued to  
Employee Share Trust

Shares issued/allocated 
to participants(3)

Payment of withholding taxes(4)

Income tax benefit recognised 
directly in equity for Employee Share 
Trust deductions(5)

Transfer to accumulated losses(6)

Contributed 
equity 
$’000

Treasury 
reserve(1)  
$’000

Share based 
payments 
reserve  
$’000

Foreign 
exchange 
translation 
reserve  
$’000

Accumulated 
losses  
$’000

Total  
$’000

162,552

(7,351)

11,414

(3,408)

(47,339)

115,868

–

–

–

1,459

4,954

–

19(b)

19(b)

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(4,954)

6,887

19(b)

10,120

(10,120)

19(b)

19(b)

19(b)

19(b)

(15,283)

15,283

(1,276)

–

–

2,153

(3,970)

–

–

–

–

–

–

(24,588)

(24,588)

3,454

–

3,454

3,454

(24,588)

(21,134)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,970

1,459

–

6,887

–

–

(1,276)

2,153

–

Balance as at 30 June 2022

162,526

(4,005)

13,347

46

(67,957)

103,957

(1)	 The	Group	operates	an	Employee	Share	Trust	(the	Trust)	for	the	purpose	of	issuance	of	shares	to	participants	on	exercise	of	options/restricted	stock	units.	

The	balance	in	the	treasury	reserve	represents	the	book	value	of	shares	held	by	the	Trust	for	future	issue	to	participants	on	exercise	of	options/restricted	stock	
units.	The	treasury	reserve	also	includes	shares	used	as	security	for	the	limited	recourse	loan	provided	to	the	former	CEO	in	FY21.

(2)	 Transfer	to	issued	capital	on	issuance	of	shares	for	exercised	options/restricted	stock	units.

(3)	Shares	issued/allocated	to	participants	from	the	Employee	Share	Trust.

(4)	Payment	of	withholding	taxes	to	US	tax	authorities	on	issuance	of	restricted	stock	units	funded	by	shares	withheld.

(5)	 A	tax	benefit	was	recognised	directly	in	equity	for	income	tax	benefits	relating	to	contributions	to	the	Employee	Share	Trust	in	excess	of	the	associated	

cumulative	remuneration	expense.	

(6)	 The	balance	transferred	to	accumulated	losses	represents	the	income	tax	benefit	recorded	in	the	reserve	for	equity	rights	that	were	converted	into	shares	

in	the	current	period.

The above Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity should be read in conjunction with accompanying notes. 

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts from customers

Payments to artists

Payments to fulfillers

Payments to other suppliers and employees

Payments of interest

Receipts of interest

Income taxes received/(paid)

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities

Payments for property, plant and equipment

Payments for development of intangible assets

Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Payments for lease liabilities

Proceeds from exercise of share options

Payment of withholding taxes to US tax authorities on settlement  
of restricted stock units funded by shares withheld

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

Notes

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

613,311

636,324

(81,387)

(87,497)

(294,892)

(296,619)

(275,410)

(249,510)

(343)

163

1,465

(410)

23

484

(37,093)

2,795

14

(402)

(12,223)

(12,625)

(2,303)

(8,892)

(11,195)

16

19(b)

19(b)

(3,425)

(3,473)

4

1,459

(256)

(3,677)

(1,276)

(3,290)

(53,395)

(11,690)

89,133

98,686

(17)

35,721

2,137

89,133

The above Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows should be read in conjunction with accompanying notes.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

Notes

Page

1.   Basis of preparation

2.   Changes in significant  
accounting policies 

Performance

3.   Revenue from contracts  

with customers

4.  Employee and contractor costs

5.   Marketing expenses

6.   Operations, administration  
and technology expenses

7.   Other expenses

8.   Income tax

9.   Earnings per share

Cash

10.   Cash and cash equivalents

11.   Financial risk management

Assets

12.   Prepayments

13.   Other assets

14.   Property, plant and equipment

15.   Intangible assets

16.   Leases

Liabilities

16.   Leases

17.   Trade and other payables

18.   Employee benefit liabilities

Equity

19.   Contributed equity and reserves

Group Structure

20.   Interests in subsidiaries

21.   Parent entity financial information

Unrecognised Items

22.   Commitments and contingencies

Others

23.   Share-based payments

24.   Related party transactions

25.  Remuneration of auditors 

26.  Segment information

27.   Events occurring after the  

balance sheet date

28.   Other significant accounting  

policies

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63

63

63

64

64

64

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68

69

72

72

72

74

76

76

77

77

78

80

80

81

82

84

85

85

85

86

Designed and sold by:
classycreeps
7 Minutes In Hell

Classic Tee

TeePublic, 2023

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

1.  Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements of Redbubble Limited and its controlled entities (the Group) for the year ended 30 June 2023 
were authorised for issue by a resolution of the Directors on 22 August 2023. Redbubble Limited (the Company or the parent), 
the owner of global online marketplaces for independent creatives, is a for profit company incorporated and domiciled in Australia 
and whose shares are publicly traded on the Australian Stock Exchange.

The Group, through its websites at Redbubble.com, TeePublic.com and three foreign language Redbubble.com websites, owns and 
operates the Redbubble and TeePublic online marketplaces. These marketplaces facilitate artists’ design and sale of a range of 
products printed with the artists’ artwork to their customers worldwide. The products are produced and shipped by third party service 
providers (i.e. product manufacturers, printers and shipping companies) referred to as fulfillers.

These financial statements:

•  are general purpose financial statements;

•  cover Redbubble Limited and its controlled entities as the consolidated Group. Redbubble Limited is the ultimate parent entity 

of the Group;

•  have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (AASBs) and interpretations issued by the Australian 

Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001;

•  comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB);

•  have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention;

•  are presented in Australian dollars with all values rounded off in accordance with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission 

2016/191 Legislative Instrument, to the nearest thousand dollars or in certain other cases, nearest dollar, unless otherwise 
stated; and

•  apply significant accounting policies consistently to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. Comparatives are also 

consistent with prior years, unless otherwise stated. 

The preparation of financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates and exercise of significant judgement 
in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement and use of estimates are 
disclosed in the relevant notes. Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other 
factors, including expectations of future events that may have a financial impact on the entity and that are believed to be reasonable 
under circumstances. The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future which may not equal the actual results.

Going Concern
This financial report has been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of normal business activities and 
realisation of assets and discharge of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. At 30 June 2023, the Group had total net assets of 
$57.2m (2022: $104.0m) and a net current asset deficiency of $21.5m (2022: surplus of $26.1m). In assessing the going concern basis, 
the Group considered the following:

•  In the second half of FY23 the Group announced a number of cost-reduction measures to substantially reduce the Group’s 
operating expenditure and assist in returning the Group to profitability. These measures are expected to reduce operating 
expenditure by $45m on an annualised basis, with the full benefit expected to be realised from the start of FY24.

•  The Group derives a working capital timing benefit from its operating model, whereby funds are received from consumers for 

the sale of goods by artists before the goods are produced by third party fulfillers. Cash outflows to fulfillers occur at a later date, 
usually within 30 days. This assists in providing the Group with short term cash liquidity.

•  The Group operates two online marketplaces and invests in these marketplaces to generate future economic benefits. The payments 
for these investments reduce the cash balance of the Group within current assets. These investments are expected to deliver 
long term benefits, but in the short term they have contributed to the Group’s net current asset deficiency as the investment 
is recorded as a non-current asset.

•  Included in the net current asset deficiency are items that are not a cash liability of the Group or items that are not expected 

to be paid out in the short term. These include:

 – $12.3m of unearned revenue that is not a cash liability of the Group. This will be recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive 

Income as revenue in the next financial year.

 – $3.2m of lease liabilities disclosed in current liabilities. The Group is required to report the corresponding right of use asset 

as a non-current asset.

 – $1.8m of employee benefit liabilities that are not expected to be paid out as a lump sum, but will be paid out in line with normal 

salary and wage payments as employees take leave.

 – Artist payables of $20.2m are not expected to be paid out as a lump sum. Amounts are paid monthly only once an artist’s 

account balance exceeds $20. Balances below $20 and more than $2 are paid annually in January each year.

•  Forward cash flow forecasts show the Group will continue to be able to fully pay its debts as and when they become due.

The Directors have reviewed the current financial position of the Group along with forward budgets and cashflow forecasts and have 
satisfied themselves that the continued application of going concern basis is appropriate as it is expected that the Group will be able 
to fully pay its debts as and when they become due.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report2.  Changes in significant accounting policies 
There are no new or amended accounting standards that required the Group to change its accounting policies for the 2023 financial year.

3.  Revenue from contracts with customers
The Group provides internet-based marketplace platforms and associated services to facilitate the design and sale by artists of goods 
printed with the artists’ art to their customers worldwide. Artists use a suite of online tools to design products printed with their art and 
to display digital product previews on online listing pages via the Group’s websites. The Group facilitates the artists’ promotion of their 
products by aggregating demand from buyers and by leveraging platform scale to support favourable commercial terms for artists and 
their customers from third party suppliers, fulfillers and drop shippers, who participate in Group’s marketplaces. 

Under AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers the Group is the principal for accounting purposes in the sale of goods 
bearing artists’ designs. Artists’ revenue from their sales is included in total revenue, and is recognised as artists’ expenses in operating 
expenses, net of any marketplace fees incurred by the artist.

The Group has concluded that there is only one performance obligation for goods bearing the artists’ designs. Both the artist and 
the Group are involved in satisfying the performance obligation. The performance obligation is satisfied (and therefore revenue 
is recognised) when control of the goods is transferred to the customer, which is deemed to be when the product is delivered.

Amounts disclosed as revenue are net of trade discounts, returns, rebates, sales taxes, and transaction fraud relating to stolen 
or unauthorised use of credit cards.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements
All of the unearned revenue balance of $13.0m as at 30 June 2022 was recognised as revenue during the FY23 year. Of the  
$12.3m unearned revenue balance at 30 June 2023, $8.1m is expected to be recognised as revenue within the following month with  
the remaining balance expected to be recognised in FY24. Where possible the Group uses delivery tracking information to calculate  
the volume of goods in transit at the end of the reporting period. When delivery tracking information is not available the Group 
estimates the likely delivery timeframe using average delivery times and information from third-party shipping fulfillers.

For information regarding disaggregated revenue from contracts with customers refer to note 26.

4.  Employee and contractor costs

Salary costs

Contractor costs

Share-based payments expense(1) 

Superannuation and other pension related costs(2)

Redundancy costs

Total employee and contractor costs

2023  
$’000

59,352

14,703

5,607

4,166

4,156

2022  
$’000

51,517

15,461

6,887

3,312

–

87,984

77,177

(1)	 Includes	reversal	of	forfeited	share	based	payments	of	$4.9m	(2022:	$1.6m)	due	to	departure	of	employees	during	the	year.

(2)	 Includes	contribution	to	401K	funds,	which	is	the	superannuation	equivalent	for	the	US	subsidiaries,	and	contributions	to	pension	funds	in	Germany.

5.  Marketing expenses

Paid marketing(1)

Other marketing expenses(2)

Total marketing expenses

(1)	 Paid	marketing	represents	search	and	social	paid	marketing	costs,	paid	on	a	per	click	basis.

(2)	 Other	marketing	expenses	in	FY23	include	initial	costs	for	the	Group’s	brand	awareness	project.

2023  
$’000

76,565

9,253

85,818

2022  
$’000

76,432

3,982

80,414

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

6.  Operations, administration and technology expenses

Technology infrastructure and software costs

Other operations and administration expenses 

Total operations, administration and technology expenses

7.  Other expenses

Interest expense(1)

Loss on derecognition of assets(2)

Net foreign exchange loss 

Total other expenses

2023  
$’000

27,849

9,913

37,762

2023  
$’000

343

2,833

437

3,613

2022  
$’000

22,610

13,458

36,068

2022  
$’000

410

65

626

1,101

(1)	 Includes	interest	expenses	on	lease	liabilities.

(2)	 Refer	to	Note	15	for	further	details	on	the	capitalised	development	costs	that	were	derecognised	during	the	year.

8.  Income tax

Recognition of tax expense/(benefit)
The tax expense recognised in the statement of comprehensive income relates to current income tax expense plus deferred tax 
expense (being the movement in deferred tax assets and liabilities and unused tax losses during the year). The tax effect of share 
based payment awards granted is recognised in current income tax expense, except to the extent that the total tax deductions are 
expected to exceed the cumulative remuneration expense. In this situation, the excess of the associated current or deferred tax is 
recognised in equity and forms part of the treasury shares reserve. 

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

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

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

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

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

Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses to the extent:

•  it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and losses 

can be utilised;

•  the likelihood of achieving appropriate continuity of ownership levels and continuing to meet the relevant definitions of 

“same business” are met; and

•  there are no changes in tax legislation that adversely affect the ability to realise the deferred tax asset benefits.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the intention is 
to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax liabilities 
or assets are expected to be settled or recovered.

64

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportCritical accounting estimates and judgements 
Current and deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the tax and financial statement recognition of revenue, 
expense and equity items, the incurrence of tax losses and entitlement to non-refundable tax offsets. In evaluating the Group’s ability 
to recover deferred tax assets within the jurisdiction from which they arise, the Group considers all available positive and negative 
evidence, including probability of achieving appropriate continuity of ownership levels, likelihood of meeting relevant definitions of 
“same business”, expected reversals of temporary differences, projected future taxable income and results of recent operations. 
This evaluation requires significant management estimates and judgements. 

The Group has in aggregate $173.9m (2022: $123.4m) of unrecognised losses, $12.6m (2022: $10.6m) of unrecognised R&D tax offsets 
and $1.5m (2022: $nil) of unrecognised timing differences. All of these items relate to the Australian tax jurisdiction. An unrecognised 
deferred tax asset of $65.2m exists as at 30 June 2023 (2022: $47.7m), in relation to these items. These losses will be recognised at 
a future point in time when sustainable taxable income can be reliably estimated.

(a)  Income tax expense/(benefit) recorded in the Statement of Comprehensive Income

Recorded in the Statement of Comprehensive Income

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

Current tax

Current tax expense/(benefit)

Under/(over) provision in prior years

Deferred tax

Deferred tax expense/(benefit)

Under/(over) provision in prior years

Total income tax expense/(benefit) recorded in the Statement of Comprehensive Income

(b)  Current tax assets/(liabilities) 

The current tax asset is comprised of the following

Current tax expense recorded in the Statement of Comprehensive Income

Tax benefit recorded in equity(1)

Tax instalments made and refunds due for prior years

Total current tax asset

390

23

2,113

44

2,570

2023  
$’000

(390)

120

841

571

605

191

1,479

40

2,315

2022  
$’000

(605)

2,153

678

2,226

(1)	 The	tax	effect	of	share	based	payment	awards	granted	is	recognised	in	current	income	tax	expense,	except	to	the	extent	that	the	total	tax	deductions	exceed	
the	cumulative	remuneration	expense.	The	excess	of	the	associated	current	or	deferred	tax	is	recognised	in	equity	and	forms	part	of	the	treasury	shares	reserve.

(c)  Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense/(benefit) to prima facie tax payable

Profit/(loss) from ordinary activities before income tax expense/(benefit) 

Income tax calculated @ 30%

Tax effect of amounts that are not deductible/(taxable) in calculating income tax:

Tax effect of foreign jurisdictions’ different tax rates

US income tax benefit due to exercise/disposition of employee stock options

Net Australian income tax benefit from funding the employee share trust

Tax effect of share based payment deduction recognised in equity

Research and development

Other non-deductible/non-assessable items

Effect of movements in foreign exchange

Under/(over) provision in prior year

Unrecognised tax losses and R&D tax offsets

Income tax expense/(benefit) attributable to loss from ordinary activities

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

(51,610)

(22,273)

(15,483)

(6,682)

(488)

457

10

120

(339)

136

1,496

67

16,594

2,570

210

(375)

(1,964)

2,153

(120)

(1,426)

67

231

10,221

2,315

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

8.  Income tax continued

(d)  Deferred tax asset/(liability)

Classification of deferred tax assets/(liabilities)

Deferred tax assets

Deferred tax (liabilities)

Net deferred tax asset/(liability)

The balance comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Amounts recognised in profit or loss:

Employee benefits

Property, plant and equipment

Lease assets and liabilities

Unrealised FX

Intangible assets

US carried forward tax losses

Other items

Net deferred tax (liability)/assets

Movements:

Opening balance at 1 July

Credited/(debited) to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Exchange differences

Closing balance at 30 June

2023  
$’000

45

(784)

(739)

2022  
$’000

1,401

–

1,401

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

741

(122)

203

501

(200)

286

2,902

3,331

(4,228)

(3,205)

137

(372)

(739)

1,401

(2,157)

17

(739)

848

(160)

1,401

2,717

(1,519)

203

1,401

(1)	 Deferred	tax	assets	(DTAs)	are	recognised	in	relation	to	temporary	differences	that	arise	in	jurisdictions	where	the	Group	is	generating	taxable	income	as	it	

is	probable	that	the	tax	benefit	associated	with	these	DTAs	will	be	realised.	As	noted	above,	the	Group	has	unrecognised	DTAs	for 	tax	losses	which	remain	
available	for	use	but	for	which	recognition	is	not	currently	supportable.	These	DTAs	may	be	recognised	at	a	future	point	in	time	when	there	is	sustainable	
evidence	of	taxable	income	in	the	relevant	jurisdiction.

66

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report9.  Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share (EPS)
Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number 
of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year.

Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company (after adjusting for the after 
income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with the dilutive potential ordinary shares) by the weighted average 
number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be 
issued on conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares.

Basic and diluted earnings per share
The following table reflects the profit/(loss) and share data used in the basic and diluted EPS calculations:

Profit/(loss) attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the company used in calculating basic 
and diluted earnings per share

Weighted average number of shares used as the denominator

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

(54,180)

(24,588)

2023  
Number(1)

2022  
Number(1)

Weighted average number of shares used as denominator in calculating basic earnings per share 

276,619,241 274,393,330

Adjustments for calculation of diluted earnings per shares:

Add: Options

Add: Restricted stock units

Add: Share appreciation rights

–

–

–

–

–

–

Weighted average number of shares used as denominator in calculating diluted earnings per share

276,619,241 274,393,330

(1)	 None	of	the	options,	restricted	stock	units	and	share	appreciation	rights	that	could	be	considered	as	potential	ordinary	shares	have	been	included	in	determination	

of	diluted	EPS,	since	they	are	anti-dilutive.	Due	to	losses	incurred,	inclusion	of	potential	ordinary	shares	in	weighted	average	number	of	shares	would	increase	
the	denominator	used	in	calculating	diluted	EPS	and	thereby	reduce	the	loss	per	share.

There have been no other transactions involving ordinary shares or potential ordinary shares between the reporting date and the date 
of authorisation of these financial statements that would significantly impact the above calculations.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

10.  Cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank and on hand

Total cash and cash equivalents

2023  
$’000

35,721

35,721

2022  
$’000

89,133

89,133

(a)  Reconciliation of profit/(loss) for the year to net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities

Profit/(Loss) for the year

Non-cash items

(Recognition)/de-recognition of net deferred tax asset

Depreciation and amortisation

Amortisation of share-based payments

Net exchange differences

Notes

8(d)

Net loss on the disposal/derecognition of property, plant and equipment 
and intangible assets

Income tax benefit recognised directly in equity for Employee Share Trust deductions

8(b)

Change in operating assets and liabilities

Net decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables, prepayments and other assets

Net increase/(decrease) in current tax liabilities

Net increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables, employee benefit 
and other liabilities and provisions

Net increase/(decrease) in unearned revenue

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

(b)  Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

Lease liabilities

Opening balance at 1 July 

Cashflow from principal repayments

New leases

Interest expense incurred over rent free period

Foreign exchange movement

Closing balance 30 June 

Notes

16

16

16

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

(54,180)

(24,588)

2,157

10,748

5,607

1,519

10,676

6,887

512

(3,736)

2,833

120

801

1,655

66

2,153

(911)

(956)

(6,609)

10,897

(737)

(37,093)

788

2,795

2023  
$’000

9,625

2022  
$’000

6,002

(3,425)

(3,473)

649

–

157

6,675

40

381

7,006

9,625

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
 
11.  Financial risk management
This note explains the Group’s financial risk management and how the exposure to these risks affects the Group’s future financial 
performance. The Group’s risk management framework is maintained by senior management through delegation from the Board of 
Directors. The Board oversees and monitors senior management’s implementation of the Group’s risk management framework. This is 
based on recommendations from the Audit and Risk Committee, where appropriate. The risk management framework includes policies 
and procedures approved by the Board and managed by the Legal and Finance functions.

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Other receivables

Security bonds

Total financial assets

Financial liabilities

Fulfiller payables

Artist payables

Staff payables

Other payables 

Lease liabilities

Total financial liabilities

Notes

10

11(b)

13

Notes

17

17

17

17

16

2023  
$’000

35,721

3,396

402

2022  
$’000

89,133

5,314

1,027

39,519

95,474

2023  
$’000

19,795

20,187

2,622

7,402

7,006

2022  
$’000

24,203

15,928

4,238

11,498

9,625

57,012

65,492

The carrying value of the assets and liabilities (excluding lease liabilities) disclosed in the table equals or closely approximates their fair 
value. Refer to note 16 for more information on lease liabilities.

(a)  Market risk

Foreign exchange risk

The Group collects funds from customers in five currencies (USD, AUD, EUR, CAD and GBP) and maintains bank accounts in these 
currencies. The Group has liabilities to fulfillers, artists and other suppliers in these currencies. Where possible, the Group settles its 
liabilities in the native currency hence creating a partial natural hedge. Any surplus funds are converted into the required currencies’ 
operating accounts when management feels it is prudent to do so. 

The net exposure to foreign currency financial instruments (expressed in AUD) held by the Group, which are largely held by the US 
subsidiaries whose functional currency is USD and Redbubble Ltd whose functional currency is AUD, are as follows:

Net exposure asset/(liability) (expressed in $’AUD)

30 June 2023

30 June 2022

GBP  
$’000

(323)

15,794

USD  
$’000

(1,181)

11,036

EUR  
$’000

(262)

16,613

The aggregate net foreign exchange gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss were:

Net foreign exchange loss included in other expenses

Total net foreign exchange losses recognised in profit/(loss) before income tax for the year

CAD  
$’000

7,502

5,103

2023  
$’000

(437)

(437)

Total  
$’000

5,736

48,546

2022  
$’000

(626)

(626)

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

11. Financial risk management continued

(a)  Market risk continued

Foreign currency sensitivity

The following table demonstrates the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in exchange rates with all other variables held 
constant. The impact on the Group’s profit before tax is due to changes in the fair value of monetary assets and liabilities. 

Year

30 June 2023

30 June 2022

Change in FX 
rate

+ 10%

- 10%

+ 10%

- 10%

Effect on profit before tax (amounts shown in AUD)

GBP  
$’000

32

(32)

1,579

(1,579)

USD  
$’000

118

(118)

1,104

(1,104)

EUR  
$’000

26

(26)

1,661

(1,661)

CAD  
$’000

750

(750)

510

(510)

Total  
$’000

574

(574)

4,854

(4,854)

(b)  Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in a financial loss to the Group. The Group 
faces primary credit risk from potential default on receivables by payment service providers. The Group receives payments of the 
balance due from two of the three service providers, every day, two to three days in arrears. The credit risk of balances held with the 
third party service provider is managed by regularly sweeping funds out of the provider accounts into a portfolio of managed banking 
facilities held with highly rated and regulated financial institutions. Amounts owing from payment service providers, which have a 
historic and expected minimal rate of default, are not recognised as cash at reporting date.

Cash and bank balances/other financial assets

As at 30 June 2023, the Group holds $20.3m (2022: $14.2m) of cash in interest bearing bank deposits that attract interest at normal 
rates and $15.4m (2022: $74.9m) in non-interest bearing accounts.

The Group’s bank accounts are predominantly interest bearing accounts. 

The other financial assets include certain other operational deposits over and above the deposits placed with banks as security. 
The banks with which securities are held are reputable financial institutions and hence, the credit risk is considered low.

Other receivables

The Group is not exposed to any significant credit risk on account of other receivables. The Group accepts payments either via 
credit card platforms, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay or Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platforms. The other receivables balance as 
at 30 June 2023 represents amounts receivable from these payment service providers and other non-trade receivable balances. 
It is believed that the credit risk from collections from payment service providers is low.

Receivables from payment service providers

Other non-trade receivables

Total other receivables(1)

2023  
$’000

1,934

1,462

3,396

2022  
$’000

1,824

3,490

5,314

(1)	 None	of	the	other	receivables	are	impaired	or	past	due	date.	The	Group	does	not	hold	any	collateral	in	relation	to	these	receivables.

The Group encounters credit card fraud typical of the industry in which it operates, representing less than 0.1% (2022: less than 0.1%) 
of marketplace revenue.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report(c)  Liquidity risk
Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash in accordance with forecast cash usage. Due to the dynamic 
nature of the underlying business, flexibility in funding is maintained by ensuring ready access to the cash reserves of the business.

All financial liabilities (excluding lease liabilities) are current and anticipated to be repaid over the normal payment terms, usually 30 days 
for trade and other payables (excluding Artist payables) and within 12 months for other financial liabilities. Artist payables are paid to 
an Artist once their balance exceeds $20. Balances below $20 and more than $2 are paid annually in January each year.

Maturities of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities owed by the Group at 30 June 2023 are $57.3m (2022: $65.9m). These items are based on contractual undiscounted 
payments. The table below summarises the maturity profile of the Group’s financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted 
payments:

Year ended 30 June 2023

1 to 3 months

3 to 12 months

1 to 3 years

> 3 years

Total

(1)	 Excludes	sales	taxes.

Year ended 30 June 2022

1 to 3 months

3 to 12 months

1 to 3 years

> 3 years

Total

(1)	 Excludes	sales	taxes.

Trade 
and other 
payables(1) 
$’000

Lease 
liabilities 
$’000

Total  
$’000

50,006

941

50,947

–

–

–

50,006

2,576

3,433

335

7,285

Trade 
and other 
payables(1)  
$’000

55,867

–

–

–

Lease 
liabilities  
$’000

908

2,528

4,918

1,663

2,576

3,433

335

57,291

Total  
$’000

56,775

2,528

4,918

1,663

55,867

10,017

65,884

(d)  Capital management
The Group’s policy is to maintain a capital structure for the business which ensures sufficient liquidity, provides support for business 
operations, maintains shareholder confidence and positions the business for future growth. The Group manages its capital structure 
and makes adjustments in light of changes in economic conditions. The ongoing maintenance of the Group’s policy is characterised 
by ongoing cash flow forecast analysis and detailed budgeting which is directed at providing a sound financial positioning for the 
Group’s operations and financial management activities. The Group is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

12.  Prepayments

Consolidated

Admin/Corporate/Operating(1)

Licenses, dues and subscriptions

Total prepayments

Current

Non-current

2023  
$’000

5,932

1,485

7,417

2022  
$’000

2,673

1,908

4,581

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

29

–

29

618

–

618

(1)	 Includes	a	prepayment	of	$2.5m	to	a	technology	infrastructure	and	software	provider 	under	a	long	term	contractual	arrangement.	Refer	to	note	21(b) 	

for	further	details.

13.  Other assets

Consolidated

Security bonds

Goods in transit(1)

Total other assets

Current

Non-current

2023  
$’000

258

3,915

4,173

2022  
$’000

350

4,420

4,770

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

144

–

144

677

–

677

(1)	 Goods	in	transit	represents	the	cost	of	goods	that	have	been	manufactured	but	are	in	transit	to	customers.

14.  Property, plant and equipment
Plant and equipment is measured on a cost basis and carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated 
impairment losses. 

Depreciation
The depreciable amount of all fixed assets is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the asset’s useful life to the Group commencing 
from the time the asset is held ready for use. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of either the unexpired period 
of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements. The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable asset are 
shown below:

Class of Fixed Assets

Leasehold improvements

Computer equipment

Furniture and equipment

Useful life

Life of the applicable lease

3 years

2-5 years

At the end of each annual reporting period, the depreciation method, useful life and residual value of each asset is reviewed. 
Any revisions are accounted for prospectively as a change in estimate.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportCost

Balance at 1 July 2022

Additions

Disposals 

Exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2023

Balance at 1 July 2021

Additions

Disposals

Exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2022

Accumulated depreciation

Balance at 1 July 2022

Charge for the year

Disposals 

Exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2023

Balance at 1 July 2021

Charge for the year

Disposals

Exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2022

Net book value

As at 30 June 2023

As at 30 June 2022

Leasehold 
improvements  
$’000

Furniture and 
equipment  
$’000

Computer 
equipment  
$’000

Total  
$’000

10,470

402

4,276

226

(1,526)

(3,810)

187

3,163

3,281

895

(56)

156

317

7,379

7,977

2,303

(56)

246

5,029

108

(1,908)

101

3,330

3,899

1,091

–

39

1,165

68

(376)

29

886

797

317

–

51

5,029

1,165

4,276

10,470

(3,492)

(517)

1,908

(77)

(2,178)

(2,942)

(406)

–

(144)

(3,492)

1,152

1,537

(751)

(127)

356

(25)

(547)

(568)

(147)

–

(36)

(751)

339

414

(3,158)

(671)

1,526

(63)

(2,366)

(2,539)

(541)

17

(95)

(3,158)

797

1,118

(7,401)

(1,315)

3,790

(165)

(5,091)

(6,049)

(1,094)

17

(275)

(7,401)

2,288

3,069

Critical accounting estimates and judgements 

At the end of each reporting period, the Group assesses whether there is any indication that any property, plant and equipment asset 
may be impaired. If such an indication exists, an impairment test is carried out on the asset by comparing the recoverable amount of 
the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to dispose, and value in use, to the asset’s carrying amount. 

Any excess of the asset’s carrying amount over its recoverable amount is recognised immediately as a loss. Where it is not possible 
to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit 
to which the asset belongs. 

No items of property, plant and equipment have been impaired in the financial year ending 30 June 2023 (2022: $nil).

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

15.  Intangible assets

Recognition and measurement

Capitalised  
development costs 

Development expenditure is capitalised when future economic benefits are probable. The Group 
capitalises internal engineering time spent on development of the Redbubble and TeePublic marketplace 
websites. Expenditure during the research phase of a project is recognised as an expense when incurred. 
All costs for Software as a Service (SaaS) are expensed.

Goodwill

Brand name

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of subsidiaries is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. 
All of the goodwill held by the Group is attributable to the TeePublic cash-generating unit (CGU).

The brand name asset is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. The brand name asset 
is attributable to the TeePublic cash-generating unit (CGU).

Amortisation
Amortisation is calculated to write off the cost of intangible assets using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives 
and is recognised in profit or loss. Goodwill is not amortised. 

The estimated useful lives for current and comparative periods are as follows: 

Capitalised development costs: 
Goodwill (attributable to the TeePublic CGU)
Brand name asset (attributable to the TeePublic CGU): 

2–3 years
Indefinite
Indefinite

The brand name asset is considered to have an indefinite useful life as it is expected to contribute to future economic benefits 
as the Group continues to facilitate the sale of products under the brand name indefinitely.

Amortisation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted if deemed necessary.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements 

Key assumptions used in value in use calculations and sensitivity to changes in assumptions

The Group assesses the recoverability of its goodwill and brand name in the TeePublic CGU annually. Recoverable amounts have been 
determined based on a value in use calculation using cash flow projections over a 5 year period. The key assumptions in the calculation 
are as follows:

(a)  Growth rate 

The business growth rate in year 1 is based on the next financial year’s budget. Growth in years 2 to 5 is based upon Management’s 
experience with the historical growth of the business and expectations about future performance. Cash flows beyond the forecast 
period are projected using a growth rate of 3.3% (2022: 3.3%). 

(b)  Gross margins

Gross margins are based on historical values and expectations about future performance. These values are increased over the forecast 
period for anticipated efficiency improvements as the business scales. 

(c)  Discount rates

The pre-tax discount rate applied to cash flow projections is 10.1% (2022: 10.0%). Discount rates represent the consideration of the time 
value of money and the individual risks of the underlying assets. The discount rate calculation is based on the specific circumstances 
for the CGU and is derived from its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Adjustments to the discount rate are made to factor in the 
specific amount and timing of the future tax flows in order to reflect a pre-tax discount rate. 

Impairment
The Group performed an impairment test as at 30 June 2023. Using the above assumptions, it was concluded that the carrying value 
of the Group’s CGUs does not exceed its value in use and therefore no impairment charge has been recognised. Sensitivity analysis 
has been completed which considered a range of possible scenarios. There is no reasonably possible change in key assumptions used 
to determine the recoverable amount that would result in impairment.

74

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportCost

Balance at 1 July 2022

Additions

Derecognition(1)

Exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2023

Balance at 1 July 2021

Additions

Disposals

Exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2022

Accumulated amortisation

Balance at 1 July 2022

Charge for the year

Exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2023

Balance at 1 July 2021

Charge for the year

Disposals

Exchange differences

Balance at 30 June 2022

Net book value

As at 30 June 2023

As at 30 June 2022

Capitalised 
development 
costs  
$’000

Brand name  
$’000

Goodwill  
$’000

Total  
$’000

51,677

121,997

63,417

11,352

(2,829)

–

–

11,352

(2,829)

2,250

–

1,985

71,940

54,035

9,618

(236)

–

63,417

(51,251)

(6,349)

–

(57,600)

(45,227)

(6,206)

182

–

(51,251)

53,662

132,770

47,352

107,713

–

–

4,325

51,677

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

9,618

(236)

4,902

121,997

(51,251)

(6,349)

–

(57,600)

(45,227)

(6,206)

182

–

(51,251)

6,903

–

–

265

7,168

6,326

–

–

577

6,903

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

7,168

6,903

14,340

12,166

53,662

51,677

75,170

70,746

(1)	 As	part	of	the	cost	saving	initiatives	enacted	in	May	2023	the	Group	refocused	its	capitalised	development	work	and	derecognised	projects	to	the	value 	

of	$2.8m	in	the	financial	year	ended	30	June	2023.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

16.  Leases

(a)  Group as a lessee
The Group leases various offices in Australia, the United States and Germany. Rental contracts are typically made for fixed periods 
of between 1 to 5 years (2022: 1 to 5 years). Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide range of different 
terms and conditions. Set out below are the carrying amounts of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities and the movements during 
the period:

Right of use assets

Balance at 1 July

Additions 

Depreciation and amortisation expense

Exchange differences

Balance as at 30 June

Lease liabilities

Balance at 1 July

Additions

Interest expense

Lease liability repayment

Exchange differences

Balance as at 30 June

Classification of lease liabilities

Current

Non-current

Total lease liabilities

Amounts recognised in the statement of cashflow

Operating – payments of interest

Financing – payments of principal

Total cash (outflow) relating to leases

2023  
$’000

8,085

649

2022  
$’000

4,466

6,747

(3,084)

(3,376)

114

5,764

2023  
$’000

9,625

649

341

248

8,085

2022  
$’000

6,002

6,675

385

(3,766)

(3,818)

157

7,006

2023  
$’000

3,215

3,791

7,006

2023  
$’000

(341)

(3,425)

(3,766)

381

9,625

2022  
$’000

3,117

6,508

9,625

2022  
$’000

(345)

(3,473)

(3,818)

The Group has several lease contracts that include an extension option. Management exercises significant judgement in determining 
whether these extension options are reasonably certain to be exercised. Set out below are the undiscounted potential future rental 
payments relating to periods following the exercise date of extension options that are not included in the lease term: 

Extension options not reasonably certain to be exercised

9,925

4,945

14,870

Within 
five years  
$’000

More than 
five years  
$’000

Total  
$’000

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report17.  Trade and other payables

Fulfiller payables

Artist payables

Staff payables

Sales tax payables

Other payables(1)

Total trade and other payables

2023  
$’000

19,795

20,187

2,622

3,335

7,402

53,341

2022  
$’000

24,203

15,928

4,238

3,752

11,498

59,619

(1)	 Other	payables	consist	of	operations,	administration	and	marketing	payables.	

18.  Employee benefit liabilities

Wages, salaries, annual and long service leave
A provision is made for the Group’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to the end of the 
reporting period.

Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within one year represent the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is 
settled. Employee benefits expected to be settled more than twelve months after the end of the reporting period have been measured 
at the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made for those benefits. In determining the liability, consideration 
is given to employee wage increases and the probability that the employee may satisfy service period requirements. Cash flows are 
discounted using market yields at the reporting date on high quality corporate bonds with terms to maturity that match the expected 
timing of cash flows. 

Employee benefits are presented as current liabilities in the balance sheet if the Group does not have an unconditional right to defer 
settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting date regardless of the classification of the liability for measurement 
purposes under AASB 119 Employee Benefits.

Changes in the measurement of the liability are recognised in the income statement. 

Defined contribution schemes
Obligations for contributions to defined contribution superannuation plans are recognised as an employee benefit expense in the 
income statement in the periods in which services are provided by employees.

Annual leave

Long service leave

Total employee benefit liabilities

Current

Non-current

2023  
$’000

1,545

277

1,822

2022  
$’000

2,169

274

2,443

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

–

92

92

–

149

149

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

19.  Contributed equity and reserves

(a)  Share capital 

Ordinary shares(1)

Issued and fully paid

Total share capital

Consolidated and parent entity

2023  
Shares

2022  
Shares

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

277,720,223 275,920,223

164,458

162,526

277,720,223 275,920,223

164,458

162,526

(1)	 The	holders	of	ordinary	shares	are	entitled	to	participate	in	dividends	and	the	proceeds	on	winding	up	of	the	Company.	On	a	show	of	hands	at	meetings	of	the	
Company,	each	holder	of	ordinary	shares	has	one	vote	in	person	or	by	proxy,	and	upon	a	poll	each	share	is	entitled	to	one	vote.	The	Company	does	not	have	
authorised	capital	or	par	value	in	respect	of	its	shares.

(b)  Movements in ordinary share capital and treasury reserve

Share Capital

Balance at 1 July 2021

Exercise of options

Settlement of restricted stock units (RSUs)

Transferred from share based payments reserve

Shares issued to Employee Share Trust

Shares allocated to participants from the Employee Share Trust

Payment of withholding taxes to US tax authorities(1)

Balance at 30 June 2022

Exercise of options

Settlement of restricted stock units (RSUs)

Transferred from share based payments reserve

Shares issued to Employee Share Trust

Shares allocated to participants from the Employee Share Trust

Payment of withholding taxes to US tax authorities(1)

Number 
of shares

$’000

273,620,223

162,552

–

–

–

2,300,000

–

–

1,459

–

4,954

10,120

(15,283)

(1,276)

275,920,223

162,526

–

–

–

1,800,000

–

–

4

–

4,732

1,170

(3,718)

(256)

Balance at 30 June 2023

277,720,223

164,458

(1)	 Represents	payment	of	withholding	taxes	accounted	for	as	a	deduction	from	equity	in	accordance	with	AASB	2	Share-based Payments.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportTreasury Reserve

Balance at 1 July 2021

Number 
of shares

(1,471,319)

$’000

(7,351)

Shares issued to Employee Share Trust and held in Treasury Reserve

(2,300,000)

(10,120)

Shares allocated to participants from the Employee Share Trust and released from treasury reserve

2,788,239

15,283

Income tax benefit for contributions to the Employee Share Trust in excess of the associated 
cumulative remuneration expense

Transfer of the income tax benefit to accumulated losses for equity rights that were converted 
to shares in the current period

Balance at 30 June 2022

–

–

2,153

(3,970)

(983,080)

(4,005)

Shares issued to Employee Share Trust and held in Treasury Reserve

(1,800,000)

Shares allocated to participants from the Employee Share Trust and released from treasury reserve

1,718,014

Income tax benefit for contributions to the Employee Share Trust in excess of the associated 
cumulative remuneration expense

Transfer of the income tax benefit to accumulated losses for equity rights that were converted 
to shares in the current period

–

–

(1,170)

3,718

120

(767)

Balance at 30 June 2023

(1,065,066)

(2,104)

(c) Dividends
No dividends were declared or paid during the year (2022: $nil). The Group’s franking account balance is $nil (2022: $nil).

(d)  Nature and purpose of reserves

Share based payments reserve

The share-based payments reserve arises on issue of share options/restricted stock units as payment for services to board members 
and employees (including senior executives).

Foreign currency translation reserve

Exchange differences arising on translation of the foreign controlled entities are recognised in the foreign currency translation reserve 
within other comprehensive income. The cumulative amount is reclassified to the income statement when the foreign controlled entity 
to which it relates is disposed of.

Treasury reserve

The treasury reserve is used to hold the book value of shares held by the Employee Share Trust for future issue to participants 
on exercise of options/restricted stock units. It also includes a limited recourse loan provided to the Group’s former CEO in FY21 
to purchase Redbubble shares on-market. The tax effect of tax deductions for contributions to the Employee Share Trust in excess 
of the associated cumulative remuneration expense is recorded directly in equity and forms part of the treasury shares reserve. 
Amounts are transferred out of this reserve and into accumulated losses when the relevant equity rights are converted into shares.

79

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

20.  Interests in subsidiaries

Information about subsidiaries
The consolidated financial statements of the Group include:

Name of entity

Country of 
incorporation Principal activities

Redbubble Incorporated

USA

Provider of global sales, marketing and distribution 
facilitation services in respect of the Redbubble marketplace

Redbubble UK Limited

UK

Marketing and distribution facilitation services in Europe

Redbubble Europe GmbH Germany

Marketing and distribution facilitation services in Europe

Redbubble Canada 
Processing Ltd(1)

Canada

Payment processing facilitation services relating 
to Canadian dollar transactions

TP Apparel LLC

USA

Provider of global sales, marketing and distribution 
facilitation services in respect of the TeePublic marketplace

(1)	 Redbubble	Canada	Processing	Ltd	was	incorporated	on	10	January	2023.

Equity 
holding  
2023  
%

Equity 
holding  
2022  
%

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

–

100

21.  Parent entity financial information
The financial information for the parent entity, Redbubble Limited, has been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial 
statements except for investments in subsidiaries. They are recognised at cost in the financial statements of the parent entity. 

(a)  Summary financial information

Statement of financial position

Assets

Current assets

Non-current assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Equity

Contributed equity

Share based payment reserve

Treasury reserve

Accumulated losses

Total equity

Profit/(loss) and other comprehensive income

Profit/(loss) for the year

Total comprehensive profit/(loss)

80

2023  
$’000

2022  
$’000

8,448

48,943

81,600

19,242

57,391

100,842

18,853

2,969

21,822

8,875

4,142

13,017

164,465

162,533

14,410

13,347

(2,104)

(4,005)

(141,202)

(84,050)

35,569

87,825

(57,921)

(23,173)

(57,921)

(23,173)

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report(b)  Commitments
At 30 June 2023, the parent entity had contractual commitments of $17.2m (2022: $55.4m) that are not recognised as liabilities. 
This includes a contractual commitment with a key technology infrastructure and software provider ending in June 2026 that requires 
a total minimum usage spend over a 5 year contract period. The minimum usage spend amount was renegotiated during the period. 
The services to be provided under the long-term contract are recognised on an annual basis as the services are received by the 
Company. The supply contract requires any shortfall in minimum usage on a per annum basis to be paid for in accordance with the 
contract. Any shortfall payment can be carried forward and used as a prepayment against future usage over minimum spend levels 
in any contract year before expiry of the contract. A shortfall payment of $2.5m was made during the year in relation to the contract 
period to 30 June 2023 and has been recognised as a current prepayment. In assessing recoverability of any shortfall payment, 
the Company estimates its future usage of the services across the remaining contract years in comparison to the minimum spend 
requirements. Should any shortfall exist at the end of the contract term, it is non-refundable to the Company. At reporting date, 
the Company does not expect any shortfall to exist at the end of the current contract term. The total commitment under the remaining 
term of this contract is $16.6m.

(c)  Guarantees entered into by the parent entity
A bank guarantee of $0.9m exists as security for the Melbourne office lease. No liability is expected to arise. The parent entity did not 
enter into any new guarantees for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 (2022: $0.9m).

(d)  Contingent liabilities of the parent entity
Although the Group is strictly an online intermediary that provides online facilitation services to third parties via its marketplaces, 
and Group does not sell or manufacture the products sold by artists through its marketplaces, it periodically receives notices alleging 
infringement of third-party copyright, trademarks, other intellectual property rights or publicity rights or breach of consumer protection 
laws. This is not uncommon for marketplaces that host user-generated content, nor is it uncommon within the United States of America 
business environment where the majority of such claims arise. As at the date of these financial statements there are current lawsuits 
filed against the Company that relate to alleged intellectual property infringement and/or breach of consumer laws. As at reporting 
date, there is no certainty that the Group either holds any obligations in relation to these actions and/or there is any likelihood of 
outflows (or inflows from insurance recoveries where applicable) of cash or other resources in respect of them, should any of the 
actions ultimately be successful (at first instance or on appeal, as applicable).

22.  Commitments and contingencies

(a)  Commitments
Other than the commitments mentioned in note 21(b), the Group has contractual commitments of $3.5m (2022: $7.3m) over the next 
2 years with technology infrastructure and software providers that are not recognised as liabilities. 

(b)  Contingent liabilities/assets of the Group

Legal claim contingencies

Although the Group is strictly an online intermediary that provides online facilitation services to third parties via its marketplaces, 
and Group does not sell or manufacture the products sold by artists through its marketplaces, it periodically receives notices alleging 
infringement of third-party copyright, trademarks, other intellectual property rights or publicity rights or breach of consumer protection 
laws. This is not uncommon for marketplaces that host user-generated content, nor is it uncommon within the United States of America 
business environment where the majority of such claims arise. As at the date of these financial statements there are current lawsuits 
filed against the Company that relate to alleged intellectual property infringement and/or breach of consumer laws. As at reporting 
date, there is no certainty that the Group either holds any obligations in relation to these actions and/or there is any likelihood of 
outflows (or inflows from insurance recoveries where applicable) of cash or other resources in respect of them, should any of the 
actions ultimately be successful (at first instance or on appeal, as applicable).

(c)  Guarantees
Other than the bank guarantees mentioned in note 21(c), the Group has a bank guarantee of $0.25m as security for office premises 
(2022: $0.25m). No liability is expected to arise.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

23.  Share-based payments
The Group operates equity-settled share-based payment employee share and option schemes. The fair value of the equity to which 
employees become entitled is measured at grant date and recognised as an expense over the vesting period, with a corresponding 
increase to an equity account.

The fair value of options with a strike price and share appreciation rights are ascertained using industry standard valuation models. 
A Black-Scholes pricing model is used for options and the Monte Carlo simulation model is used for share appreciation rights. 
The amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair value of the options or shares granted. This expense takes into 
account any market performance conditions and the impact of any non-vesting conditions but ignores the effect of any service and 
non-market performance vesting conditions. Non-market vesting conditions are taken into account when considering the number of 
options expected to vest and at the end of each reporting period, the Group revisits its estimate. Revisions to the prior period estimate 
are recognised in the income statement and equity. 

The fair value of zero priced options and restricted stock units approximates the fair market value of a Redbubble Ltd share at the 
grant date.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements 

Some of the inputs to the pricing models require application of significant judgement. 

The Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo simulation pricing models require inputs for the expected share price volatility of Redbubble 
Limited shares for a period similar to the expected life of the options. The Group has used its historical share price volatility to 
estimate expected future volatility.

Options over ordinary shares

Redbubble Equity Incentive Plan for Australian and German employees

The “Redbubble Equity Incentive Plan” has been established to grant options over ordinary shares to Redbubble Limited employees 
(including senior executives under the RB Group Executive Compensation Model (RECM)).

The options are subject to service conditions and have a predetermined time-based vesting schedule. The grantees of options under 
this Plan may exercise vested options at any time before the earlier of:

(a)  a specified expiry date (generally 6 years from the grant date); and

(b)  90 days after ceasing to be an employee or contractor for the Group.

Some of the options have a zero exercise price, so as to be akin to performance rights or restricted stock units. 

2014 Option Plan 

Options to employees/contractors of the US subsidiaries are granted under this plan. The vesting conditions and expiry period under 
this plan are akin to the Redbubble Equity Incentive Plan.

Limited recourse loans for the purchase of shares

The granting of limited recourse loans to purchase Redbubble shares is considered to be an in-substance option grant in accordance 
with AASB 2 Share Based Payment. An option pricing model is used to determine the fair value of the in-substance option and 
expensed in the financial statements over the service period. In FY21 a limited recourse loan was provided to the former Chief 
Executive Officer (CEO). The former CEO does not have a beneficial interest in the shares until the loan is repaid. The repayment 
of the loan principal plus accrued interest represents the exercise of the option, and returning the shares as settlement of the loan 
is the expiry of an unexercised option. The resignation of the former CEO in FY23 resulted in the in-substance option grant being 
forfeited. All previously recognised expense relating to the in-substance option grant is reversed. At 30 June 2023, a receivable 
was recorded for the settlement of the loan.

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Restricted Stock Units are granted under the Restricted Share and Performance Rights Plan to certain employees including senior 
executives and consultants. Once granted, the rights have a predetermined time-based vesting schedule. All the restricted stock units 
are subject to service conditions. 

Share Appreciation Rights (SARs)
Share appreciation rights have been granted to the Group Chief Executive Officer and the Executive team.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report(a)  Movement
The table below summarises the movement in the number of options, restricted stock units and share appreciation rights during 
the year:

Options over ordinary shares

Outstanding at 1 July

Granted during the year(2)

Exercised during the year

Forfeited during the year

Expired during the year

Outstanding at 30 June

Exercisable at 30 June

Restricted stock units 

Outstanding at 1 July

Granted during the year

Settled during the year

Forfeited during the year

Outstanding at 30 June

Share appreciation rights (SARs)(3)

Outstanding at 1 July

Granted during the year

Exercised during the year

Forfeited during the year

Expired during the year

Outstanding at 30 June

Exercisable at 30 June

2023  
Number

2023  
WAEP  
($)(1)

2022  
Number

2022  
WAEP  
($)(1)

3,805,508

8,512,891

(941,470)

(4,318,269)

(965,567)

6,093,093

2,265,147

1,403,913

8,208,154

(1,178,137)

(2,179,400)

6,254,530

5,658,416

8,204,276

–

(6,115,029)

(1,805,452)

5,942,211

–

3.17

6,771,996

–

1,004,450

0.00

0.00

1.15

0.25

0.68

(2,161,917)

(1,126,450)

(682,571)

3,805,508

2,631,587

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,465,053

1,266,984

(868,480)

(459,644)

1,403,913

4,523,698

1,490,626

(127,662)

(178,246)

(50,000)

5,658,416

1,805,452

0.90

–

0.67

0.79

1.54

0.70

0.94

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1)	 WAEP	stands	for	Weighted	Average	Exercise	Price.

(2)	 8,512,891	options	granted	during	the	year	have	a	zero	exercise	price	(2022:1,004,450).	The	expiry	period	for	options	and	RSU	grants	made	during	the	current	

and	prior	year	is	6	years.	

(3)	SARs	do	not	have	an	exercise	price,	however	they	do	have	a	base	share	price	from	which	any	share	appreciation	is	measured.	The	weighted	average	base	share	

price	of	all	outstanding	SARs	is	$1.17.

(b)  Modifications to the awards
The table below details modifications to a number of options/restricted stock units (RSUs)/share appreciation rights (SARs) during the 
year. 

Accelerated vesting of unvested options/RSUs/SARs over ordinary shares upon cessation 
of employment

Total

2023  
Number

2022  
Number

–

–

310,147

310,147

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

23.  Share-based payments continued

(c)  Additional disclosures

Weighted average fair value of

Share price at the date of exercise of options/settlement of restricted stock units during the year

Share options granted during the year

Share appreciation rights granted during the year

Restricted stock units granted during the year

Weighted average remaining contractual life of

Share options outstanding at the end of the year

Inputs to pricing models for options and SARs granted during the year (weighted average)

Expected volatility (%)(1)

Risk-free interest rate (%)

Expected life (years)

Expected dividend yield (%)

Fair market value of share price ($)(2)

2023  
$

0.60

1.07

0.74

1.36

2022  
$

3.49

3.83

2.21

3.54

 2023  
(years)

5.06

2022  
(years)

5.82

2023

75.52

3.60

4.46

–

0.64

2022

70.91

1.30

4.47

–

3.95

(1)	 The	expected	volatility	reflects	the	assumption	that	the	historical	volatility	over	a	period	similar	to	the	life	of	the	options	is	indicative	of	future	trends,	which	may	

not	necessarily	be	the	actual	outcome.	The	range	of	exercise	prices	for	options	outstanding	at	the	end	of	the	year	is	$nil	to	$1.56	(2022:	$nil	to	$1.56).

(2)	 The	fair	market	value	of	a	share	has	been	calculated	using	the	closing	price	on	grant	date.

24.  Related party transactions

(a)  Compensation of the key management personnel of the Group

Short-term employee benefits

Post-employment benefits

Share-based employee benefits(1)

Other long-term benefits

Total transactions with key management personnel

2023  
$

2021  
$

1,770,754

1,804,449

136,544

107,440

(663,155)

1,455,526

(8,094)

5,154

1,236,049

3,372,569

(1)	 Includes	the	reversal	of	former	CEO	and	CFO	forfeited	share-based	employee	benefits	of	$1m	due	to	their	resignations	during	the	year.

(b)  Transactions with key management personnel
During the year Bob Sherwin (Non-executive Director) was paid $29,528 as remuneration for additional services provided to the Group.

Michael Ilczynski (former CEO) had a limited recourse loan arrangement with the Group. Please refer to note 23 for further details.

There were no other transactions with key management personnel in the current year and prior year.

(c)  Transactions with related parties
There were no other related party transactions in the current and prior year.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report25.  Remuneration of auditors 

Fees to Ernst & Young (Australia)

Category 1: Fees for Audit services

2023  
$

2022  
$ 

Fees for auditing the statutory financial report of the parent covering the group

411,687

331,791

Category 3: Fees for Other Assurance services and Agreed Upon Procedures:

Other assurance services and agreed upon procedures

64,480

–

Category 4: Fees for Non-Audit services

Taxation services

Assistance in developing the Group’s ESG strategy 

Remuneration of Ernst & Young Australia

Fees to other overseas member firms of Ernst & Young (Australia) 

Category 4: Fees for other services:

Taxation services

Remuneration of other overseas member firms of Ernst & Young Australia

Total auditor’s remuneration

6,000

68,150

113,300

197,944

595,467

597,885

–

–

21,505

21,505

595,467

619,390

26.  Segment information
AASB 8 Operating Segments allows for the aggregation of operating segments where they exhibit similar economic characteristics. 
The Group considers the Redbubble and TeePublic marketplaces to have similar economic characteristics and therefore have been 
aggregated to form a single reportable operating segment. 

Geographical information required per AASB 8 and disaggregated revenue reporting is detailed below:

Australia

United States

United Kingdom

Rest of the world

Total

2023

2022

 Revenue  
$’000

34,161

395,967

47,245

77,749

Non-current 
assets(1)  
$’000

19,296

63,710

–

216

 Revenue  
$’000

38,202

396,856

56,013

82,322

Non-current 
assets(1)  
$’000

16,601

64,828

–

471

555,122

83,222

573,393

81,900

(1)	 Non-current	assets	for	this	purpose	consist	of	property,	plant	and	equipment,	intangible	assets	and	right	of	use	assets.

27.  Events occurring after the balance sheet date
In July 2023, the Group’s subsidiary, Redbubble Inc., received two favourable decisions from the United States Court of Appeals for 
the Ninth Circuit in ongoing litigation commenced by Brandy Melville and Atari Interactive, Inc., relating to alleged intellectual property 
infringement. In the Atari Interactive case, the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court’s judgement in Redbubble Inc.’s favour. In the 
Brandy Melville case, the Ninth Circuit agreed that Redbubble Inc. cannot be held contributorily liable when third parties misuse its 
services to infringe without its knowledge, and remanded the case to the district court to decide any remaining issues under that legal 
standard. These rulings reflect the significant investment the Group continues to make in its processes to protect the interests of artists 
and rights holders on its marketplaces.

In August 2023, the Group renegotiated its current San Francisco office lease and signed a new lease agreement for a term of 
four years and six months. As a result of this lease modification, the Group will recognise a right of use asset of $3.2m and a lease 
liability of $3.2m subsequent to year end.

The financial report was authorised for issue on 22 August 2023 by the Board of Directors. 

Other than the above, there have been no further significant events after the balance sheet date that require disclosure.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

28.  Other significant accounting policies

(a)  Principles of consolidation  
Subsidiaries are all entities over which the Group has control. Control is established when the Group is exposed to, or has rights 
to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power to direct the 
relevant activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which the Group gains control. They would be 
deconsolidated from the date that control ceases. A list of the subsidiaries is provided in note 20 to the financial statements. 

Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealised gains or losses on transactions between Group entities are fully eliminated on 
consolidation. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been aligned where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted 
by the Group.

(b)  Business combinations and goodwill
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate 
of the consideration transferred, which is measured at acquisition date fair value, and the amount of any non-controlling interests in 
the acquiree. For each business combination, the Group elects whether to measure the non-controlling interests in the acquiree at 
fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred 
and included in operations and administration expenses. 

When the Group acquires a business, it assesses the financial assets and liabilities assumed for appropriate classification and 
designation in accordance with the contractual terms, economic circumstances and pertinent conditions as at the acquisition date. 
This includes the separation of embedded derivatives in host contracts by the acquiree. 

Any contingent consideration to be transferred by the acquirer will be recognised at fair value at the acquisition date. Contingent 
consideration classified as equity is not remeasured and its subsequent settlement is accounted for within equity. Contingent 
consideration classified as an asset or liability that is a financial instrument and within the scope of AASB 9 Financial Instruments, 
is measured at fair value with the changes in fair value recognised in the statement of profit or loss in accordance with AASB 9. 

Goodwill is initially measured at cost (being the excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred and the amount recognised 
for non-controlling interests and any previous interest held over the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed). If the 
fair value of the net assets acquired is in excess of the aggregate consideration transferred, the Group re-assesses whether it has 
correctly identified all of the assets acquired and all of the liabilities assumed and reviews the procedures used to measure the amounts 
to be recognised at the acquisition date. If the reassessment still results in an excess of the fair value of net assets acquired over the 
aggregate consideration transferred, then the gain is recognised in profit or loss. 

After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. For the purpose of impairment testing, 
goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the Group’s cash-generating units 
that are expected to benefit from the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the acquiree are assigned 
to those units. 

Where goodwill has been allocated to a single cash-generating unit (CGU) and part of the operation within that unit is disposed of, 
the goodwill associated with the disposed operation is included in the carrying amount of the operation when determining the gain 
or loss on disposal. Goodwill disposed in these circumstances is measured based on the relative values of the disposed operation 
and the portion of the cash-generating unit retained. 

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual Report(c)  Foreign currency transactions

Functional and presentation currency

The functional currency of each of the Group’s entities is the currency of the primary economic environment in which that entity 
operates. The consolidated financial statements are presented in Australian dollars which is the parent entity’s functional and 
presentation currency. 

Transactions and balances 

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded by the Group’s entities at their respective functional currency spot rates 
at the date the transaction first qualifies for recognition.

At the end of the reporting period: 

•  Foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing exchange rate;

•  Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction; and  

•  Non-monetary items that are measured at fair value are translated using the exchange rate at the date when fair value 

was determined.  

Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating monetary items at exchange rates different 
from those at which they were translated on initial recognition or in prior reporting periods are recognised through the profit or loss, 
except where they relate to an item of other comprehensive income.

Group companies

The results and financial position of all the Group entities that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are 
translated into the presentation currency (none of which has the currency of a hyperinflationary economy) as follows:

•  Assets and liabilities for each balance sheet are translated at the closing exchange rate at the date of that balance sheet; 

•  Income and expenses for each income statement and statement of comprehensive income are translated at average exchange 

rates; and 

•  All resulting exchange differences are recognised in other comprehensive income. 

(d)  Other income

Finance income

Finance income is recognised on an accruals basis using the effective interest method.

(e)  Financial assets
Trade and other receivables and other financial assets are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that 
are not quoted in an active market. After initial recognition, loans and trade and other receivables are measured at amortised cost 
using the effective interest method. Any change in their value is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

The Group applies a simplified approach in calculating Expected Credit Losses (ECLs) in trade receivables. Therefore, the Group 
does not track changes in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date, 
where appropriate, based on historical credit loss experience and adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the receivables 
and the economic environment. 

The Group applies the general approach in calculating ECLs in other receivables. The Group tracks changes in credit risk and 
recognises a loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses if there has been a significant increase in credit risk (measured using 
the lifetime probability of default, based on historical credit loss experience and adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the 
receivables and the economic environment) since initial recognition of the receivable. If, at the reporting date, the credit risk on a 
financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition, a loss allowance for 12-month expected credit losses 
is recognised.

(f)  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 a provision is presented in the statement of income net of any reimbursement.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

For the Year Ended 30 June 2023

28.  Other significant accounting policies continued

(g)  Sales Tax (includes Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Value Added Tax (VAT))
Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of sales tax, except where the amount incurred is not recoverable 
from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) or other similar international bodies. Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of sales 
tax, where applicable. The net amount of sales tax recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO or other similar international bodies, 
is included as part of receivables or payables in the statement of financial position.

The statement of cash flows includes cash on a gross basis and the sales tax component of cash flows arising from investing 
and financing activities which is recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is classified as operating cash flows.

(h)  Leases
Set out below are the accounting policies of the Group upon adoption of AASB 16, which have been applied from the date of 
initial application:

Group as a lessee

Right-of-use assets
The Group recognises right-of-use assets at the commencement date of the lease (i.e., the date the underlying asset is available 
for use). Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, and adjusted for any 
remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognised, initial direct costs 
incurred and lease payments made at or before the commencement date of the lease less any lease incentives received. Unless the 
Group is reasonably certain to obtain ownership of the leased asset at the end of the lease term, the recognised right-of-use assets 
are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of its estimated useful life and the lease term. Right-of-use assets are subject 
to impairment in accordance with AASB 136 Impairment of Assets.

Lease liabilities
The Group recognises lease liabilities at the commencement date of the lease (i.e., the date the underlying asset is available for 
use), measured at the present value of lease payments to be made over the lease term. The lease payments include fixed payments 
(including in-substance fixed payments) less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a 
rate, and amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index 
or a rate are recognised as expense in the period on which the event or condition that triggers the payment occurs. 

Significant judgement in estimating the incremental borrowing rate
In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Group uses its incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date 
if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. The rate is determined using a government bond (risk free) rate 
adjusted for a risk premium commensurate with each lessee’s profile. The bond rates used are for a bond with a term and security 
similar to each lease and are country specific.

After the commencement date, the amount of the lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the 
lease payments made. The carrying amount of lease liabilities are adjusted if there is a modification, a change in the lease terms or a 
change in the in-substance fixed lease payments.

Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets
Lease payments on short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the 
lease term.

Significant judgement in determining the lease term of contracts with renewal options
The Group determines the lease term as the non-cancellable term of the lease, together with any periods covered by 

an option to extend the lease if it is reasonably certain to be exercised, or any periods covered by an option to terminate the lease, 
if it is reasonably certain not to be exercised.

The Group has the option under some of its leases to extend the term of the original lease. The Group applies judgement in evaluating 
whether it is reasonably certain to exercise the option to renew. That is, it considers all relevant factors that create an economic incentive 
for the Group to exercise the renewal option. After the commencement date, the Group reassesses the lease term when there is 
a significant event or change in circumstances that is within its control and affects its ability to exercise (or not to exercise) the option 
to renew.

The Group has determined that no lease extension options will be exercised as they are not reasonably certain that those options will 
be exercised and therefore, the extended periods have not been included in calculations.

(i)  Accounting standards issued but not yet effective
A number of new accounting standards, amendments to standards and interpretations, have also been issued and will be applicable in 
future periods. While these remain subject to ongoing assessment, no significant impacts on the financial statements of the Group have 
been identified to date. These standards have not been applied in the preparation of these Financial Statements.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportDIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

In accordance with a resolution of the Directors of Redbubble Limited, we state that in the Directors’ opinion:

(a)  the financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 56 to 88 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including: 

(i)  complying with Accounting Standards, the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting 

requirements; and 

(ii)  giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2023 and of its performance 

for the financial year ended on that date; and 

(b)  there are reasonable grounds to believe that Redbubble Limited will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due 

and payable.

The financial statements also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting 
Standards Board. 

The Directors have been given the declarations by the Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer required 
by Section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001.

Anne Ward  
Board Chair 

Melbourne  
22 August 2023

Martin Hosking  
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director 

Melbourne  
22 August 2023

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportA member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation    Ernst & Young 8 Exhibition Street  Melbourne  VIC  3000  Australia GPO Box 67 Melbourne  VIC  3001  Tel: +61 3 9288 8000 Fax: +61 3 8650 7777 ey.com/au  Independent auditor’s report to the members of Redbubble Limited Report on the audit of the financial report Opinion We have audited the financial report of Redbubble Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries (collectively the Group), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2023, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and the directors’ declaration. In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Group is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: a. Giving a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 30 June 2023 and of its consolidated financial performance for the year ended on that date; and b. Complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001. Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial report section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.  We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Key audit matters Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial report of the current year. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, but we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial report section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying financial report.  91

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportA member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation   Revenue Recognition Why significant How our audit addressed the key audit matter As disclosed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, revenue is recognised when control of the goods are transferred to the customer, which is considered to be when the product is delivered. However the billing system recognises revenue upon receipt of payment from customers which requires management to estimate the sale transactions not delivered at period end.   Due to the volume of online transactions processed on a daily basis, and the arrangement in place with fulfillers whereby fulfillers dispatch goods directly to the Group’s customers, the judgement involved in the timing of when revenue is recognised is considered to be a Key Audit Matter. Our audit procedures included the following:  a combined testing approach, including testing the operating effectiveness of controls and performing substantive procedures over the capture, timing of revenue recognition and measurement of revenue transactions;  for a sample of revenue transactions, testing whether the revenue was recorded in the appropriate period and whether management’s estimate of sale transactions not delivered to the customer at 30 June 2023 were appropriately recorded as Unearned Revenue and Goods in Transit for items shipped but not yet delivered, as at that date;  testing the assumptions used in management’s estimate based on the average delivery days between payment, shipment and delivery;  assessing whether the revenue recognition policy applied to the terms and conditions of sale was in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards; and  considered the adequacy of the revenue recognition policy disclosure contained in Note 3. Capitalised development costs, including derecognition Why significant How our audit addressed the key audit matter As disclosed in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements, the Group capitalises costs related to the development and engineering activities of website and mobile applications as intangible assets. The carrying value of capitalised development costs as at 30 June 2023, after derecognition of $2.9m during the year, totalled $14.3m. The accounting for capitalised development costs involves judgment, including: considering technical and commercial feasibility, the Group’s intention and ability to complete the intangible asset, future economic benefits to be generated by the asset, the ability of the Group to measure the costs reliably, determining when the asset is ready for use, the useful lives for capitalised development costs and the amortisation recognised. In addition, determining whether there is any indication of impairment of the carrying value of assets requires judgment in making assumptions which are affected by future market or economic developments. This was considered a key audit matter given the judgement required in accounting for internal capitalised development costs, the value of capitalised development cost assets relative to total assets, the rapid technological and economic change in the industry, and the specific Australian Accounting Standards criteria that have to be met to enable costs incurred to be capitalised. Our audit procedures included the following:  assessing the eligibility of the development costs for capitalisation as an intangible asset in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards;  selecting a sample of capitalised development costs by project and assessing whether the nature of projects and costs incurred were supported by underlying evidence such as employee time sheets, employee contracts and supplier invoices;  checked the clerical accuracy of the movements in the capitalised development cost balances, including amortisation and disposals;   assessing whether the amortisation rates used are appropriate;  tested a sample of projects on the feasibility and benefits expected from each based on the current status, forecast performance and related assumptions. This included discussions with project managers and developers and reviewing project plan approvals and reporting;  considering whether there were any indicators of impairment or derecognition and   evaluated the completeness of the listing of impacted assets as well as calculation of amount derecognised; and  evaluation of the disclosures in Note 15 of the consolidated financial statements.  INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT continued

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportA member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation   Information other than the financial report and auditor’s report thereon The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Company’s 2023 annual report, but does not include the financial report and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon, with the exception of the Remuneration Report and our related assurance opinion. In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.  If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Responsibilities of the directors for the financial report The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relating to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial report Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report. As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also: ► Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. 93

Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportA member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation   ► Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.  ► Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors. ► Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.  ► Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. ► Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the financial report. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the Group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion. We communicate with the directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. We also provide the directors with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied. From the matters communicated to the directors, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial report of the current year and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.     INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT continued

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportA member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation   Report on the audit of the Remuneration Report Opinion on the Remuneration Report We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 38 to 54 of the directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2023. In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Redbubble Limited for the year ended 30 June 2023, complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. Responsibilities The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Remuneration Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.    Ernst & Young      Ashley Butler Partner Melbourne 22 August 2023   SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 20 September 2023 (except as otherwise indicated).

Number of 
Ordinary Shares

Issued 
Capital %

A. Top 20 Shareholders

Rank Shareholder Name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

JELLICOM PTY LTD

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD ACF CLEARSTREAM

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

BLACKBIRD FOF PTY LTD

RADIATA INVESTMENTS PTY LTD

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED

MERRILL LYNCH (AUSTRALIA) NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

PITON CAPITAL VENTURE FUND II LP

SOLIUM NOMINEES (AUS) PTY LTD

CAWSEY SUPERANNUATION FUND PTY LTD

SOLIUM NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

BNP PARIBAS NOMS(NZ) LTD

BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD

NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2

OSBORNE TAS PTY LTD

20

DENALI VENTURE PARTNERS FUND 1 LP

Total

Balance of register

Grand total

B. Holding Distribution

Shares
Range

100,001 and Over

10,001 to 100,000

5,001 to 10,000

1,001 to 5,000

1 to 1,000

Total

Shares

256,261,478

16,661,989

3,401,819

4,863,202

1,531,735

Based	on	the	closing	share	price	on	the	date	of	this	information	($0.55),	there	are	4,078	holders	of	unmarketable	parcels	of	shares.

282,720,223

100.00

37,143,172

30,451,388

24,182,529

23,978,271

22,345,241

18,822,221

11,361,819

10,075,208

8,416,422

5,543,028

5,537,291

5,145,883

4,033,980

3,380,115

2,594,269

2,340,209

2,189,792

2,116,734

2,016,542

1,840,240

223,514,354

59,205,869

282,720,223

%

No. of holders

90.65

5.89

1.20

1.72

0.54

108

574

457

1,963

4,049

7,151

13.14

10.77

8.55

8.48

7.90

6.66

4.02

3.56

2.98

1.96

1.96

1.82

1.43

1.20

0.92

0.83

0.77

0.75

0.71

0.65

79.06

20.94

100.00

%

1.51

8.03

6.39

27.45

56.62

100.00

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Share Options
Range

100,001 and Over

10,001 to 100,000

5,001 to 10,000

1,001 to 5,000

1 to 1,000

Total

Share Appreciation Rights

Range

100,001 and Over

10,001 to 100,000

5,001 to 10,000

1,001 to 5,000

1 to 1,000

Total

Restricted Stock Units

Range

100,001 and Over

10,001 to 100,000

5,001 to 10,000

1,001 to 5,000

1 to 1,000

Total

C. Substantial Holders

Share Options

%

No. of holders

 2,984,741

 2,407,195

102,576

41,230

2,785

53.89

43.47

1.85

0.74

0.05

 5,538,527

100.00

13

71

15

13

5

117

Share  
Appreciation Rights

%

No. of holders

 5,837,011

232,577

0

0

0

96.17

3.83

0.00

0.00

0.00

 6,069,588

100.00

10

4

0

0

0

14

Restricted  
Stock Units

 2,867,327

 2,745,569

76,973

2,365

0  

50.37

48.24

1.35

0.04

0.00

 5,692,234

100.00

%

No. of holders

13

75

10

1

0

99

%

11.11

60.69

12.82

11.11

4.27

100.00

%

71.43

28.57

0.00

0.00

0.00

100.00

%

13.13

75.76

10.10

1.01

0.00

100.00

The information displayed below has been obtained from each holder’s most recent notice of substantial holding as submitted to the 
Company (except as indicated).

Name

Martin Hosking

Osmium Partners, LLC

Spheria Asset Management Pty Ltd

Date of interest

Number of 
Shares

Issued Capital 
%

20 September 20221

40,000,000

5 June 2023

25,764,4732

16 August 2023

13,951,347

14.15

9.27

5.02

(1)	 Date	of	Mr	Hosking’s	most	recently	lodged	ASX	Appendix	3Y	(Change	of	Director’s	Interest	Notice).

(2)	 Includes	shares	represented	by	discontinued	ADR	interests.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportD. Unquoted Equity Securities

Type of Equity Security

Share Options

Share Appreciation Rights

Restricted Stock Units

Total

Number of 
Holders

117

14

99

Number

 5,538,527

 6,069,588

 5,692,234

230

17,300,349

There are no holders outside of the Company’s employee incentive plan that hold more than 20% of the unquoted equity securities  
on issue.

E. Securities subject to escrow arrangements

There are no shares on issue that are subject to voluntary escrow.

F. Voting Rights

Ordinary Shares
At a general meeting of shareholders, each shareholder is entitled to one vote on a show of hands and one vote per fully paid ordinary 
share on a poll.

Options, Share Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock Units
No voting rights.

G. On-market Buy-back
There is no current on-market buy-back of shares.

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Redbubble Group • FY23 Annual ReportCORPORATE INFORMATION

Directors
Anne Ward (Chair, Independent Non-Executive Director)

Martin Hosking (appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director 27 March 2023)

Jennifer (Jenny) Macdonald (Independent Non-Executive Director)

Greg Lockwood (Independent Non-Executive Director)

Ben Heap (Independent Non-Executive Director)

Bob Sherwin (Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed effective 1 November 2022)

Group Chief Executive Officer
Martin Hosking (appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director 27 March 2023)

Company Secretary

Carlie Hodges (appointed effective 31 October 2022)

Registered Office
Level 12, 697 Collins Street 
Docklands VIC 3008 
Australia

Share Register
Link Market Services 
Tower 4, 727 Collins Street 
Melbourne VIC 3008 
Australia

1300 554 474

Auditors
Ernst & Young 
8 Exhibition Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000 
Australia

Bankers
Citibank, N.A.

Stock Exchange Listing
Redbubble shares are listed in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX listing code: RBL)

Website
Redbubble.com and TeePublic.com

Investor Centre
Shareholders.redbubble.com

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