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2012 Annual Report

Table of Contents 

2012 Financial Snapshot  

SIR-Spheres Microspheres are  
Transforming the Way Liver Cancer  
is Treated 

Delivering Hope  

A Record of Sustained Growth 

2012 Highlights 

Regional Markets Update 

2012 Key Figures 

Chairman’s Report 

Chief Executive Officer’s Report 

Key Management Personnel 

Corporate Governance Statement 

Financial Report 

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2012 Annual General Meeting 

The Annual General Meeting will be held at 10am on 23 October 2012 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. 
Sirtex’s global headquarters is in Sydney, Australia, with regional offices located in Singapore, Germany  
and the United States. The Company’s principal manufacturing facilities are located in Australia, Singapore  
and the United States.

Sirtex Medical Limited ABN 35 078 166 122
®SIR-Spheres is a Registered Trademark of Sirtex SIR-Spheres Pty Ltd 
®Thermospheres is a Registered Trademark of Sirtex Thermospheres Pty Ltd

2012 Financial Snapshot

  Revenue from dose sales 
grew by 18 per cent to  
$83 million

  Profit before tax was up  
54 per cent to $22 million

  Net profit after tax was up  
49 per cent to $17 million

  Dose sales in the US market 
grew 32 per cent

  Dose sales in the Asia Pacific 
market grew 37 per cent

  Dose sales in Europe,  
Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 
grew by 4 per cent

  US sales revenue was  
$57 million, revenue in Asia 
Pacific was $4 million and 
revenue in EMEA was  
$22 million

  Cash from operating activities 
was $20 million with cash  
on hand at 30 June 2012  
$49 million

  A fully franked final year 
dividend of 7 cents per share 
was paid to all shareholders 
on 21 October 2011

2012 Dose Sales Revenue $ Million

Europe,  
Middle East & 
Africa

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22

United States

Asia Pacific

4

Sirtex 2012 AR 1

SIR-Spheres Microspheres are Transforming the Way Liver Cancer is Treated

®

microspheres

A targeted solution 

A major problem with current anti- 
cancer drugs is their lack of selectivity  
for tumour tissue alone. They often 
cause severe side effects on normal 
healthy tissue and result in low cure 
rates. SIR-Spheres microspheres allow 
clinicians to target tumours with internal 
radiation without causing significant side 
effects to the normal cells around the 
tumour. The therapy is called Selective 
Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) and 
involves the delivery of millions of  
SIR-Spheres microspheres directly  
to the site of the liver tumours. 

What are they? 

SIR-Spheres microspheres are 
microscopic radioactive polymer 
spheres that contain yttrium-90 (Y-90) 
that emits pure beta radiation. Each 
biocompatible sphere measures 
approximately the size of four red blood 
cells or one-third the diameter of a 
strand of human hair. 

They can deliver 40 times more 
radiation to a tumour than conventional 
radiotherapy, which can damage 
healthy tissue. SIRT is usually a single 
procedure, although repeat treatments 
are possible.

SIR-Spheres microspheres lodge in 
the small blood vessels of the cancer 
tumour, where they selectively destroy 
the tumour from inside over a short 
period of time. The anti-cancer effect is 
concentrated in the liver while sparing 
the surrounding healthy tissue.

Growing acceptance among the 
medical community worldwide 

Over 20,000 people have been treated 
with SIR-Spheres microspheres 
around the world to date. SIR-Spheres 
microspheres are used every day by 
medical professionals in hospitals 
and liver cancer treatment centres 
throughout Europe, Australia, the  
United States and a growing number  
of Asian countries. 

SIR-Spheres microspheres have 
approval from the US Food & 
Drug Administration, the Australian 
Therapeutic Goods Administration and 
have CE mark approval for use  
in Europe. 

Constant innovation and investment 
guarantees better solutions

Sirtex is working to develop new 
systems to help clinicians deliver  
SIR-Spheres microspheres with 
maximum therapeutic value. SIR-
Spheres microspheres could be 
used to deliver chemotherapy and 
other drugs. A new patient treatment 
planning system and an improved 
delivery system will make the use of 
SIR-Spheres microspheres potentially 
simpler and more accurate. A new 
type of imageable SIR-Spheres 
microspheres will be easily viewed by 
common scanning equipment.

Sirtex 2012 AR 2

Delivering Hope

Each year thousands of dedicated people 
work to help inspire hope and educate the 
wider community about effective new targeted 
treatments for liver cancer like Sirtex’s  
SIR-Spheres microspheres.

Inspiration: Mother of three, Suzanne Lindley, from Texas in the USA, was treated with SIR-Spheres microspheres in 2004.  
She now devotes time to help bring a message of hope to other patients with liver cancer through education and awareness  
about new treatments.

Every year an estimated 1.35 million 
people worldwide are diagnosed  
with liver cancer. The news for these 
people and their families is often 
devastating when they learn there  
are limited treatment options available.  
The experience inspired one young 
mother and liver cancer patient to start  
a worldwide patient advocacy group 
called YES!

In 2003 Suzanne’s liver cancer had 
spread and she was told by her doctors 
that they had run out of treatment 
choices for her. Then one day a fellow 
patient told her about an emerging 
new treatment called SIR-Spheres 
microspheres. Suzanne was treated in 
2004 with the targeted radiation  
therapy and responded positively.

The experience got her thinking about 
how she could help the thousands of 
others who find themselves in the same 

position. Suzanne is now the public 
face of YES!, a volunteer organisation 
working to bring hope to the lives of 
liver cancer patients worldwide through 
a coordinated program of education, 
research, advocacy, publicity and direct 
support for liver cancer patients.

YES! runs several high-profile events 
to make the wider public aware of the 
treatment issues faced by liver cancer 
patients and to develop awareness 
about treatments. One of the most 
popular events and initiatives is called 
‘Hope in the Sand’. It involves people 
taking photos of the word ‘hope’ at 
locations around the world and shared 
with each other over social media.

Suzanne believes hope is an important 
message all patients want to hear. 
‘What used to be viewed as a death 
sentence can often now be treated as a 
chronic condition with a multidisciplinary 

treatment approach. A lot of patients 
don’t know they have options outside  
of chemotherapy, and a lot of them are 
not told,’ Suzanne said.

Suzanne says that although there is 
no permanent cure for her cancer, she 
knows she is living fully despite of it.

‘I have been touched by others as 
their lives have touched mine and my 
understanding of hope has blossomed. 
Hope is the closest thing to a magic 
wand. Survivorship, for me, means 
reaching limits you thought beyond 
your capabilities. Bringing dreams to 
fruition and finding hope in the hopeless. 
Believing the improbable is possible’,  
she said.

Sirtex 2012 AR 3

A Record of Sustained Growth

32 
consecutive quarters  
of growth

630% 
growth of $1 invested in  
Sirtex since it listed in 2000

830% 
growth in the number  
of people who received  
SIR-Spheres microspheres 
from 2005 to 2012

Investment in clinical studies drives long-term growth

5  

major clinical  
studies under way

20  
clinical studies  
under way worldwide

2,400  
study patients

$13.5 million  

investment in clinical 
studies in 2012

2010  Start of the FOXFIRE clinical 

study in collaboration with the 
University of Oxford

2011  Launched a major new clinical 
study (Soramic) in collaboration 
with Bayer Schering Pharam AG

Record dose sales in all 
geographic markets

Commenced construction of  
new Asia Pacific regional facility  
in Singapore

First shareholder dividend paid

SIRveNIB study launched in Asia

Significant increase in clinical 
support staff worldwide

Moved Australian head office 
to accommodate growing 
requirements

2009  Record earnings and dose sales

2008  US manufacturing facility opened

Finalised Singapore 
manufacturing facility

Significant increase in sales and 
marketing staff in all markets

Achieved record revenue and  
dose sales in all markets

Second shareholder  
dividend paid

Positive clinical study data 
reported at the American Society 
of Clinical Oncology

2007  Start of SIRFLOX international 

clinical study

2006  Positive clinical data reported at 
the American Society of Clinical 
Oncology

2005  Gilman Wong appointed Chief 

Executive Officer

2004  SIR-Spheres microspheres  

granted reimbursement in US

Sirtex 2012 AR 4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,977

X,XXX

Asia Pacific

Europe

4,171

3,658

2,581

United States

1,805

454
322
2,581

2,298

985

375

3,658

2,490

1,288

393

4,171

United States

Europe

Asia Pacific

2,969

1,603

405

4,977

2012 Highlights

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2011

2012

Another year of record growth 

  Dose sales growth of 23 per cent worldwide.

  32 consecutive quarters of growth.

  Strong dose sales growth in all geographic markets.

  Total revenue increased by 18.7 per cent.

  Clinical study recruitment up 61 per cent globally.

  Total clinical investment up 18 per cent.

  Staff numbers grew by 36 per cent across all functions.

2008

2009

2010

2011

Total Sales 2012
X.XXX

United States

Europe

Asia Pacific

2012

  Expanded internal capabilities across all functions to support 

future growth.

  Shareholders received third fully franked dividend of 7 cents. 

6,141  

Total Dose Sales

United States

3,924

Asia Pacific

566

Europe, Middle East & Africa

1,661

  Extensive collaboration and 
engagement with medical opinion 
leaders worldwide.

  Opened more than 70 new 
treatment sites worldwide and 
increased volume at current sites.

  Expanded collaboration with leading 
research institutions worldwide to 
advance new product pipeline and 
ensure long-term growth. 

  Identified opportunities for efficiency 
and growth to advance business 
performance.

  New safety and efficacy  
SIR-Spheres microspheres data 
highlighted at international medical 
conferences.

  Initiated new 400-patient  
multi-centre clinical study in France 
(SARAH) to compare SIR-Spheres 
microspheres against standard 
chemotherapy. 

  Retrospective 600-patient European 
clinical study data presented at 
international conference to reconfirm 
safety and efficacy.

Sirtex 2012 AR 5

Europe

Asia Pacific

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Regional Markets Update

United States

Europe, Middle East  
& Africa

Asia Pacific

Performance

Performance

Performance

  Revenue in the US grew 27 per  
cent to a record $57 million.

  Dose sales grew 32 per cent, driven 
by a combination of new treatment 
centres and an increase in volume 
at existing centres.

Market Growth Initiatives

  We are focusing on existing centres 
with established SIR-Spheres 
microspheres programs, increasing 
awareness through education 
of referring physicians including 
medical, surgical and radiation 
oncologists.

  At the same time, we are educating 
the referring and treating physicians 
on the benefits of using SIRT earlier 
in the treatment paradigm versus 
complimentary and competing 
technologies.

  Revenue in Europe declined by  
3 per cent to $22 million due  
to a weaker Euro. 

  Dose sales grew 4 per cent to 
regain momentum in the second 
half, driven by growing awareness 
among referring medical opinion 
leaders.

Market Growth Initiatives

  Our marketing focus in Europe is 
centred on medical meetings and 
key opinion leaders to leverage 
their experience with SIR-Spheres 
microspheres.

  Increased reimbursement levels are 
driven by the availability of additional 
clinical data generated among 
participating centres. We continue 
to apply substantial resources to 
ensure reimbursement in all markets.

  In addition to our focus on 
increasing awareness, we opened 
50 new treating centres during  
the reporting period.

  We are also working to ensure  
SIR-Spheres microspheres are 
included in all formal European 
Union treatment guidelines.

  When opening new centres, we 
bring together the referring oncology 
community and their interventional 
radiology peers early in the process 
to establish a robust program and 
gain understanding of which patients 
will most likely benefit from SIRT. 

  These efforts have resulted in 
a combination of more treating 
centres, and an increase in the 
average number of treatments  
per centre.

  We are dedicated to continual 
education of the oncology 
community and establishing  
SIR-Spheres microspheres as 
a viable option for patients with 
metastatic colorectal cancer.

  An active key opinion leader 
outreach program at major  
pan-European conferences drives 
additional interest among the 
medical referral community.

  Specific focus has been the 
development of health technology 
assessments which is expected  
to further stimulate reimbursement 
for SIR-Spheres microspheres  
in key markets.

  Despite the difficult economic 
conditions, Europe continued to 
invest in key personnel on a  
regional basis.

  Revenue in the Asia Pacific region 
grew 32 per cent to $4 million. 

  Dose sales grew 37 per cent, driven 
by growing awareness and demand 
as our new regional office began 
formal marketing activities and our 
clinical studies opened new sites.

Market Growth Initiatives

  The regional office in Singapore 
expanded with the appointment  
of several experienced oncology  
staff in sales and marketing and 
business support functions.

  We have adopted a direct sales 
business model in Hong Kong, 
Thailand and the Philippines, 
where we have appointed highly 
experienced oncology support staff.

  Closer management of local 
distributors in Taiwan, Korea and 
India combined with increased 
marketing activities also helped lift  
our profile and dose sales.

  We hosted the inaugural Asia  
Pacific Medical Oncologists Advisory 
Board meeting at the Asian Oncology 
Summit 2012. A key focus was 
developing a deeper understanding 
of the treatment algorithms at major 
institutions and referrals from  
medical oncologists.

  We opened 10 new treatment  
sites in the Asia Pacific region  
and also undertook detailed strategic 
market entry evaluations for China 
and Japan.

  Reimbursement is a key focus  
and in April the Hong Kong Hospital 
Authority listed SIR-Spheres 
microspheres on the Medical 
Equipment & Device List. 

Sirtex 2012 AR 6

2012 Key Figures

6140.999817

5458.666504

4776.333191

4093.999878

3411.666565

2729.333252

2046.999939

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422.998700

15487.599609

375.998845

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328.998989

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281.999133

8372.499756

234.999278

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187.999422

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375.999176

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140.999691

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Dose Sales Growth

6,141

4,977

4,171

Asia Pacific

Europe, 
Middle East 
& Africa

United States

82627.0

74364.3

66101.6

57838.9

3,658

49576.2

41313.5

33050.8

24788.1

16525.4

8262.7

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2,581

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Operating Cash Flow $’000 

423

SIRFLOX: 152

262

FOXFIRE: 72

32.699879

29.066559

25.433239

21.799919

18.166599

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Clinical Study Recruitment
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SIRveNIB: 72

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SORAMIC: 65

SARAH: 26
2012
OTHER: 36

SARAH: 26

OTHER: 36

SORAMIC: 65

262

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FOXFIRE: 72

SIRFLOX: 152

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Sales Revenue $’000

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Cash on Hand $’000 
Balance at 30 June each year

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Chairman’s Report

Overview of performance

I am pleased to present the 
accomplishments of Sirtex in 2012. 
Through discipline and strong execution 
of our strategic business plans, Sirtex 
has again delivered another year of 
record revenues and dose sales, 
achieved solid financial performance 
and made excellent progress towards 
our long-term strategic growth 
objectives.

Revenue increased 18 per cent to 
$82.6 million. Dose sales improved  
23 per cent, with increases in all regions 
underpinning another successful year 
for Sirtex.

Our strong sales performance was 
the main driver for a 54 per cent 
improvement in profit before income  
tax to $22.1 million, compared to  
$14.3 million the previous year.  
Net profit after tax and basic earnings  
per share improved 49 per cent to 
$17.1 million and 30.7 cents per  
share respectively.

The business continues to focus on 
capital management, with cash from 
operations improving 30.7 per cent to 
approximately $20 million. This strong 
cash-generating ability enables Sirtex 
to invest in long-term strategies to build 
level one clinical data and the further 
evolution of SIR-Spheres microspheres. 
Despite these investments and the 
payment of a $3.9 million dividend  
(7 cent per share), the Company’s  
cash on hand1 increased $6.5 million  
to $49.4 million.

Creating value through sustainable 
long-term growth

Developing our internal capabilities  
in all areas of the business worldwide 
helped Sirtex achieve another year  
of sustained growth.

Despite the ongoing economic 
uncertainty in Europe and the US,  
Sirtex continued its steady, unbroken 
and impressive path of rising dose sales  
and market expansion. 

The release this year of yet more 
independent clinical study data showing 
positive long-term survival rates was 
met with great enthusiasm by the 
international medical community.  
It reconfirmed Sirtex’s position as  
an emerging global leader in the 
treatment of liver cancer.

These positive clinical results are 
creating excitement and interest 
amongst our customers in the 
international medical community.

This growing body of positive clinical 
evidence supporting wider use of 
our core SIR-Spheres microspheres 
product helps ensure our position as a 
leader in liver cancer and microspheres 
technology.

Significant progress has been made 
towards enhancing the way clinicians 
use and administer our core product to 
ensure we retain our leadership position 
in a global market with few competitors.

Business remains in robust shape 

While the global economic environment 
provides a challenge for many 
Australian exporters, our rapidly 
increasing spread of customers around 
the world helps us overcome any 
slowdown in demand that may arise  
in individual countries.

Our business remains in robust shape. 
We have a growing and talented team 
that remains firmly focused on delivering 
on our long-term global growth 
objectives.

We expect significant growth in demand 
over the coming years. Much of our 
focus continues to on increasing 
investment back into our business and 
preparing the foundations to deal with 
this anticipated growth. Our goal is to 
be able to quickly take full advantage  
of our global market leadership to 
create maximum long-term value  
for shareholders.

Chairman Richard Hill

Sirtex 2012 AR 8

1. Cash on hand includes both ‘Cash and Cash Equivalents’ plus ‘Other short-term deposits‘. 

I am very impressed by the progress 
made by our teams worldwide as we 
strive to become a global leader in the 
treatment of inoperable liver cancer.

All of us remain focused and 
determined to realise the full potential 
of our business and the important 
opportunity we have to bring hope and 
improved quality of life to thousands 
of patients with liver cancer and their 
families worldwide.

Richard Hill 
Chairman

These plans are progressing to 
schedule and as we continue to hire 
more skilled and talented people 
around the world, we can see we are 
building a truly great Australian medical 
technology company with a global 
focus. We take a long-term view of our 
growth and the Sirtex growth story is 
really only just beginning.

Board and management

There were no changes to the  
Board of Directors or the executive 
management team during the year.  
The stability we enjoy among our 
workforce is an asset and a key 
element of our continued success. 
There has been good progress on the 
execution of our global growth strategy 
by the executive management team 
and the oversight role of the Board 
has been effective in supporting the 
achievement of corporate goals.  
The Board is committed to ensuring  
the management team has the 
necessary resources and expertise 
required to continue to grow the 
business globally.

We have built a strong and dedicated 
team led by our Chief Executive 
Officer Gilman Wong. The executive 
team continues to successfully and 
consistently work together and their 
commitment is why our business is 
in the sound position we enjoy today. 
Sirtex’s remuneration and long-term 
incentive policies are a key part of  
the motivation and retention of our 
talented staff worldwide. These  
policies, together with details of 
the Company’s senior executive 
remuneration structure, are detailed  
in the Remuneration Report.

Investment in our future

We believe that Sirtex has the potential 
to grow significantly, particularly if 
the major clinical studies we have 
invested in provide a positive result. 
On this premise, our management 
team has conducted several detailed 
strategy meetings looking out at least 
eight years and have now developed 
what we term our 2020Vision. The 
2020Vision strategy provides a focus on 
what needs to be done to develop the 
business to ensure we are in a strong 
position to take full advantage of the 
growth potential, and helps drive our 
investment decisions.

We are continuing our investment in 
R&D. A majority of our R&D activity 
is focused on SIR-Sphere Evolution. 
We are also continuing to work 
on developing new technology, 
collaborating with groups all over  
the world.

For the past decade, Sirtex has 
maintained its strategic focus on its 
innovative liver cancer treatment and we 
are now ideally equipped to transform 
our growing knowledge and expertise 
into other effective therapies.

Optimistic outlook

Our primary mission as a company  
is to help clinicians worldwide prolong 
the lives of patients suffering the terrible 
effects of liver cancer; this in turn will 
ensure our success as a business 
organisation. We are very optimistic 
about the medium to long-term outlook 
for our business.

All of the fundamental trends and 
drivers of our business point in the 
right direction: a growing, ageing 
global population; increasingly affluent 
emerging markets combined with an 
undiminished need for better clinical 
outcomes and solutions to address 
a global disease that is currently not 
effectively treated.

Sirtex 2012 AR 9

Chief Executive Officer’s Report

Sirtex continues to offer a treatment option to an 
increasing number of patients with inoperable 
liver cancer and is delivering record results  
for our shareholders.

A promising outlook ahead

Sirtex enjoyed another successful year, 
with record dose sales and record 
revenue. The results detailed in this 
report show our business is firmly fixed 
in a steady growth trajectory that will 
carry through into the next decade.  
This promising outlook is a direct result 
of the successful implementation of the 
plans, investment and strategies put  
in place over the past few years. 

What sets Sirtex apart from other 
successful and profitable healthcare 
technology companies is the fact 
that even though we are a profitable 
successful business growing at 
healthy rates year-on-year, there is still 
significant growth potential ahead. 

Our global customer base is steadily 
expanding, a growing body of positive 
clinical data is fuelling product demand, 
our global manufacturing, sales and 
marketing capabilities are robust and  
a number of promising new therapeutic 
products are poised to move into  
the clinic.

During the 2012 financial year we 
placed great emphasis on refining  
our plans and strategies looking out  
at least eight years in what we term  
our 2020Vision. 

2020Vision aims to define where 
Sirtex could be in the year 2020 and 
enables us to develop and implement 
appropriate strategies and investment 
decisions to ensure Sirtex is well 
positioned to take full advantage of its 
growth potential. This report outlines 
the progress we made in 2012 towards 
securing sustainable long-term business 
success and why we believe the 
coming years hold great promise for  
our customers and shareholders.

Another year of record financial 
performance

In 2012, sales of SIR-Spheres 
microspheres continued to grow, with 
dose sales up 23 per cent to 6,141 
doses. Over the past five years, dose 
sales have increased by an average of 
24 per cent per annum, with doses sold 
nearly trebling since 2007. Total sales 
revenue for 2012 was $82.6 million, 
up 18 per cent. Foreign exchange was 
again a key aspect of the result, with 
over 95 per cent of our sales made in 
Europe and the US. Net profit after tax 
of $17.1 million was an improvement  
of 49 per cent.

A truly global business

In the US we had an outstanding 
year, with dose sales increasing by 
32 per cent to 3,924 and $57 million 
in revenue. The result reflects the 
successful implementation of targeted 
strategies and investments made in 
expanding our US sales and marketing 
teams over the past two years. During 
2012, we relocated the US regional 
head office into larger facilities in Boston 
to accommodate both current and 
future growth of the US business.

The European region faced several 
challenges in the first half of the financial 
year. In response, our European team 
revised strategies and recovered in 
the second half of the financial year 
to achieve a sales growth of 4 per 
cent to 1,661 doses and $22 million 
in revenue. We are confident that our 
European business is well placed to 
deliver improved performance following 
a very economically challenging year. 
The team continues to expand to 
accommodate future expansion as 
demand for our product in Europe 
increases.

Chief Executive Officer Mr Gilman Wong

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Our business in the Asia Pacific region 
had another excellent year, with sales 
up by 37 per cent to $4 million, with 
556 doses sold. While this is a good 
result, we are working from a low base 
and are still in the very early stages of 
development in this fast-growing region. 
We expect this strong growth trend to 
continue in the Asia Pacific region, and 
will continue to invest in expanding the 
team with oncology and clinical support 
professionals over the next several 
years. Good progress was made in 
achieving reimbursement in Hong Kong, 
and we are working towards attaining 
this in other Asia Pacific markets.

Overall, we expect dose sales growth 
to remain strong and consistent in all 
geographic markets in 2013.

Clinical studies building evidence

Globally, governments are placing 
increased focus on the spiralling costs 
of healthcare. Good clinical data is 
required to demonstrate the clinical 
value and long-term cost effectiveness 
of healthcare products. These are prime 
considerations for Sirtex when we  
are making investment decisions in 
clinical studies.

Although the Company’s dose sales 
continue to grow year-on-year, 
additional clinical data is required from 
large randomised clinical studies in 
order to achieve a greater acceptance 
of SIR-Spheres microspheres by the 
international medical community.

Accordingly, Sirtex is investing more 
than $60 million over a five-year period 
to build our global clinical support 
capability and support 20 studies under 
way around the world. Five of these are 
major international studies involving over 
2,000 patients.

The result of this strategy and 
investment is that patient enrolment 
in all of our major studies worldwide 
continued to accelerate, with 
recruitment rates improving 61 per  
cent this year.

We expect the SIRFLOX randomised 
controlled study will complete patient 
recruitment early in calendar 2013, 
and the SIRveNIB clinical study is on 
track to complete patient recruitment 
during 2014. The clinical results of 
both these studies should be available 
approximately 18 to 24 months after 
completion of recruitment.

Study 
Name

Total 
patients

% 
Recruitment 
at 30 June 
2012

SIRFLOX

FOXFIRE

SORAMIC

SIRveNIB

SARAH

450

490

360

360

400

90%

24%

21%

35%

7%

A core aim of our clinical investment 
is to provide the evidence that 
demonstrates SIR-Spheres 
microspheres can be an effective first 
line of treatment for inoperable liver 
cancer.

The data published from several 
smaller studies gives us confidence 
that SIR-Spheres microspheres have 
the potential to change the way liver 
cancer is treated worldwide. In addition 
to the randomised clinical studies, there 
has been a growing body of clinical 
evidence and awareness among the 
medical community and patients about 
the potential benefits of SIR-Spheres 
microspheres.

During calendar 2011 there were  
138 peer-reviewed publications 
containing information about  
SIR-Spheres microspheres. In addition, 
doctors presented the results of 
two large studies on SIR-Spheres 
microspheres in the treatment of 
inoperable liver cancer. These studies 
were multi-centre retrospective analyses 
of patients, with 587 patients in one and 
606 in the other. Both demonstrated 
prolonged survival benefit with the use 
of SIR-Spheres microspheres.

We are confident our major studies will 
deliver on their recruitment milestones. 
Should the studies provide positive 
results, they will position us even more 
strongly for future growth.

Strong customer focus drives  
our R&D

Our investment in R&D is laying the 
foundations that will underpin our 
technology leadership position for  
many years to come.

A significant part of our R&D efforts are 
focused on the SIR-Spheres Evolution 
Program which is being conducted 
in close consultation with customers 
worldwide. The program aims to 
provide clinicians with improved ways 
to simply, efficiently and accurately 
administer our product to meet 
individual patient requirements. This will 
make our product easier to use by a 
larger number of clinical specialists and 
facilitate wider market acceptance. 

The SIR-Spheres Evolution Program 
involves the development of a new 
patient treatment planning system 
to enable highly tailored, patient-
specific therapy planning prior to 
the administration of SIR-Spheres 
microspheres. Clinical testing to validate 
the patient treatment planning system is 
now under way, with the ultimate goal 
being even better clinical outcomes.

The program also involves developing 
new delivery apparatus to facilitate 
the administration of SIR-Spheres 
microspheres. During 2012 we 
completed laboratory testing and 
validated the underlying mechanism. 
We are now moving towards finalising 
the design.

Our strong regulatory, clinical, medical, 
sales and marketing capabilities are 
proof that we know how to effectively 
commercialise new technology. It is 
imperative that we continually evaluate 
opportunities and ensure that Sirtex 
maintains its competitive advantage.  
To this end, we have made good 
progress on the next-generation  
SIR-Spheres microspheres product  

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change in growth. This includes 
continued investments in our sales 
and marketing, clinical, clinical training, 
manufacturing capacity and logistics.  
I am confident that within our business 
we have a growing number of dedicated 
people with the skills to help us achieve 
our goals.

On behalf of the Board, I would like 
to thank every employee for his or her 
continued efforts to ensure we deliver 
on our commitment to patients with  
liver cancer, the medical community  
and our shareholders.

What is particularly gratifying is that 
each day the product we make and sell 
helps a growing number of dedicated 
medical professionals worldwide bring 
hope to those who need it most.

Thank you for your continued support 
and confidence in our company. We 
look forward to further building on our 
achievements in 2013.

Gilman Wong 
Chief Executive Officer

and have a large pipeline of promising 
new technologies.

Our important R&D work is being 
undertaken in collaboration with 
leading academic and research bodies 
worldwide. Specialists from a range 
of medical, software and engineering 
disciplines and backgrounds contribute 
to the program which seeks to identify, 
develop and commercialise new 
technologies that build on our current 
core expertise.

Efficient operations and logistics

We currently supply our SIR-Spheres 
microspheres product from our 
own manufacturing plants in the 
US and Singapore, as well as from 
the Australian Nuclear Science and 
Technology Organisation (ANSTO)  
in Sydney.

Our in-house manufacturing process 
incorporates state-of-the-art robotic 
equipment, ensuring we achieve the 
very highest levels of quality control 
compliant with all the applicable 
regulatory requirements globally.

The growth in dose sales coupled 
with the short half-life of our product 
provides us with some challenges in 
manufacturing and logistics that we 
have met and overcome. As dose sales 
continue to grow, we have taken steps 
to further improve operational efficiency 
and streamline our processes. We have 
worked with our suppliers, both material 
and logistics, to ensure we are in a 
position to satisfy the growing demand 
for SIR-Spheres microspheres in the 
years to come.

As part of our 2020Vision strategy  
we are evaluating our requirements for 
additional capacity and enacting plans 
to make the necessary investments.

Investment in people

As we grow our business to meet 
the needs of our customers, we are 
continuing significant investment to 
build the capability of our workforce in 
all areas of Sirtex globally. Our priority is 
to attract and retain the best talent, and 
over the past year our staff numbers 

have increased 36 per cent to 144  
full-time employees worldwide. In 2013 
we plan to increase this number to  
over 185.

It is an exciting time for the many new 
employees who have recently joined 
Sirtex. This year we developed a 
focused and comprehensive employee 
induction system aimed at helping 
all new employees to quickly absorb 
our standards and core values. The 
program gives new employees a good 
understanding of the needs of our 
customers and what it is like to be 
a patient receiving our product, thus 
ensuring a common focus.

In a competitive global talent market, 
we enjoy a low staff turnover. This 
demonstrates the attractive working 
culture we have developed, and 
provides another competitive advantage 
for Sirtex.

The talent, dedication and passion 
displayed by our staff is a major 
contributor to our success. We 
remain deeply committed to providing 
and maintaining a safe and healthy 
workplace for all employees, and are 
implementing a range of initiatives 
addressing quality of life and work 
balance.

A confident future

As we look ahead to 2013 and beyond, 
we expect continued sales growth 
across all regions due to the growing 
awareness of the effectiveness of  
SIR-Spheres microspheres.

During the past several years we have 
implemented business strategies to 
develop the business, and these have 
seen Sirtex grow to be the profitable, 
robust business it is today.

To address longer term growth, we 
have made significant investments in 
large-scale clinical studies. Positive 
results from these studies will position 
Sirtex to potentially become a leader in 
the treatment of inoperable liver cancer.

Our 2020Vision strategy is aimed 
at ensuring that Sirtex is in a strong 
position to take advantage of a step-

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Other Key Management Personnel*

Darren Smith – Chief Financial  
Officer and Company Secretary

Experience and Expertise
Mr Smith was appointed Company 
Secretary in July 2008 and Chief 
Financial Officer in February 2009. 
Mr Smith previously held CFO and 
senior executive finance and general 
management positions in a number  
of international, Australian listed and 
private companies. Mr Smith holds 
an MBA from the Australian Graduate 
School of Management (AGSM), The 
University of New South Wales, a 
Bachelor of Business from the University 
of Western Sydney, and he has been  
a member of CPA Australia for over  
20 years.

Responsibilities
Mr Smith has overall responsibility  
for the Finance function of the group 
including IT and Human Resources.

Dr Burwood Chew – CEO Asia Pacific

Experience and Expertise
Dr Chew joined Sirtex in January 2011  
as Head of the Asia Pacific region. 
Dr Chew has extensive experience in 
oncology and for many years has held 
senior regional positions with Bayer 
Healthcare, Sanofi-Aventis, and with 
Wellcome (now GSK). Dr Chew is a 
medical graduate from the University  
of New South Wales.

Responsibilities
Dr Chew is based in our regional 
office in Singapore with responsibility 
for the development and execution 
of the strategic direction of Sales and 
Marketing in Australia, New Zealand and 
Asia Pacific. This large region comprises 
heterogeneous markets with direct  
sales, distributors and licensing 
partners.

Michael Mangano – President US

Experience and Expertise
Mr Mangano joined Sirtex in January 
2010, after 15 years of experience  
in the medical device industry with 
Boston Scientific where he had 
numerous management positions both 
within the US and internationally.

Responsibilities
Mr Mangano is based in our regional 
office in the greater Boston area  
and responsible for the development  
and execution of the strategic direction  
of Sales and Marketing in North,  
Central and Latin America.

Nigel Lange – CEO Europe

Experience and Expertise
Mr Lange joined Sirtex US in 2002, 
then set up Sirtex operations in Europe. 
Before joining Sirtex, Mr Lange held 
senior roles at Nordion Inc (NYSE:NDZ) 
and has over 20 years of experience  
in the healthcare industry.

Responsibilities
Mr Lange is based in our regional 
office in Bonn, Germany, where he is 
responsible for the development and 
execution of the strategic direction of 
Sales and Marketing in Europe as well  
as the Middle East and Africa, a region  
which for Sirtex comprises a total of 
20 countries with direct sales and 
distributor sales models.

Dr David Cade – Global Medical 
Director

Experience and Expertise
Dr Cade joined Sirtex in 2003 and has 
served as the Chief Medical Officer 
since 2007. He previously held the 
positions of US Medical Director based 
in New York, USA, from 2005 to 2007, 
and European Medical Director based in 
Bonn, Germany, from 2003 to 2005.  
Dr Cade is a medical graduate of 
Monash University, and holds an MBA 
from the Melbourne Business School 
and the ESADE Business School in 
Barcelona, Spain. Prior to joining Sirtex, 
Dr Cade worked at Booz Allen Hamilton, 
a global management consultancy.

Responsibilities
Dr Cade has responsibility for all medical 
affairs of the group, and is based in  
the Sydney head office. 

Robert Hardie – Head of Global 
Operations

Experience and Expertise
Mr Hardie joined Sirtex in June 2006 
and was appointed Global Head of 
Operations in October 2006. Mr Hardie 
previously held senior engineering 
and management positions in various 
industry sectors, and has a strong 
engineering, manufacturing, production 
planning and logistics background.

Responsibilities
Mr Hardie has overall responsibility 
for global operations including 
manufacturing, supply chain 
management and logistics. Mr Hardie  
is based in the Sydney head office.

* Excluding Board of Directors. Please refer to the Director’s Report on page 18.

Sirtex 2012 AR 13

Corporate Governance Statement

The Board of Directors of Sirtex Medical Limited is responsible 
for the corporate governance of the Group, and guides and 
monitors the business and affairs of Sirtex Medical Limited on 
behalf of its shareholders. 

Sirtex Medical Limited is committed to ensuring that its 
policies and practices reflect good corporate governance. 
In developing these policies and practices, the Board has 
taken into account the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s 
‘Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations’ in 
its most recent version issued on 30 June 2010. The Council, 
however, states that these recommendations are not  
prescriptive; they are guidelines. If a company decides  
not to adopt a specific recommendation it has the flexibility 
not to do so providing it explains the reason for not adopting 
the recommendation.

The Company has structured its Corporate Governance 
Statement with reference to the Corporate Governance 
Council’s principles and recommendations, which are  
as follows:

Principle 1 

Lay solid foundation for management  
and oversight

Principle 2  Structure the board to add value

Principle 3  Promote ethical and responsible  

decision making

Principle 4  Safeguard integrity in financial reporting

Principle 5  Make timely and balanced disclosure 

Principle 6  Respect the rights of shareholders

Principle 7  Recognise and manage risk

Principle 8  Renumerate fairly and responsibly

Sirtex Medical Limited corporate governance practices were  
in place throughout the year ended 30 June 2012 and, 
with the exception of the recommendation regarding the 
establishment of a Nomination Committee, were compliant  
in all material respects with the Council’s recommendations. 
The reason for not establishing this committee is explained 
below at the end of the section headed Board Functions.

For further information on corporate governance policies 
adopted by Sirtex Medical Limited, refer to the company 
website, www.sirtex.com, which includes, but is not limited  
to, the following policies and pronouncements:

  Board Charter
  Board Committees
  Audit and Remuneration Committee Charter
  Directors’ Code of Conduct
  Securities Trading Policy
  Continuous Disclosure Policy
  Risk Management Policy
  Corporate Code of Conduct

Sirtex 2012 AR 14

Board Functions

The Board’s prime responsibility is to oversee Sirtex’s 
business activities for the benefit of all its shareholders. 
The Board’s responsibilities are detailed on the Company’s 
website in the ‘Corporate Governance’ web pages.

The Board also recognises that the Company has other 
corporate and community responsibilities.

The Board has delegated certain responsibilities for the 
management of operations and administration of the Company 
to the CEO and the executive management. The Chief 
Executive Officer is accountable to the Board for all delegated 
authority to executive management. The responsibilities of 
management are detailed on the Company’s website in the 
‘Corporate Governance’ web pages.

The Board recognises that at all times it retains full 
responsibility for guiding and monitoring the Company.  
In discharging this stewardship the Board makes use of  
sub-committees. Specialist committees are able to focus  
on a particular responsibility and provide informed feedback  
to the Board. To this end the Board has established the 
following committees: 

  Remuneration
  Audit

The roles and responsibilities of these committees are 
discussed later in this statement. Further details can be found 
on the Company’s website in the ‘Corporate Governance’ 
web pages.

As previously mentioned, the Board does not have a 
Nomination Committee (recommendation 2.4). The charter 
of the Nomination Committee has been incorporated into 
the Board Charter. The Sirtex Board believes that as it is not 
large (four Directors), a formal Nomination Committee would 
not provide any marked efficiencies or enhancements. The 
charter of the Nomination Committee has been included 
into the Board Charter and as such the Board considers all 
matters that would be relevant regarding Board appointments. 
For further information refer to the Company’s website in the 
‘Corporate Governance’ web pages.

Structure of the Board

The skill, experience and expertise relevant to the position 
of director, held by each Director in office at the date of this 
report, are included in the Directors’ Report under the section 
headed Directors. 

All three Non-Executive Directors of Sirtex Medical Limited 
are considered to be independent with reference to the 
Company’s independence criteria as contained on the 
Company’s website in the ‘Corporate Governance’ web 
pages. These independent Directors are:

Name 
Richard Hill 

John Eady 

Position
Non-Executive Chairman

Non-Executive Deputy Chairman

Grant Boyce 

Non-Executive Director

The Board has procedures to permit Directors, in the 
furtherance of their duties, to seek independent professional 
advice at the Company’s expense. For further information 
refer to the Company’s website in the ‘Corporate 
Governance’ web pages.

The term in office of each Director at the date of this report  
is as follows:

Name 
Richard Hill 

John Eady 

Term
8 Years

7 Years

Grant Boyce 

10 Years

Gilman Wong 

7 Years

CEO and CFO Certification

The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have 
provided a written certification to the Board that:

  The Company’s financial reports are complete and  
present a true and fair view, in all material respects,  
of the financial condition and operational results of the 
Company and Group and are in accordance with the 
relevant accounting standards; and

  The above statement is founded on a sound system  
of risk management and internal controls are operating 
efficiently and effectively in all material respects.

Performance

Policies and procedures in place with respect to monitoring 
the performance of the Directors and Senior Executives are 
set out in the Directors’ Report under the section headed 
‘Remuneration Report’. The performance evaluation process 
has been completed for all Directors and Senior Executives 
within the last 12 months, in line with Company policy. 

Remuneration Committee

The Remuneration Committee operates under a charter 
approved by the Board. The charter can be viewed on 
the Company website. It augments the work of the Board 
through the development and monitoring of the Company’s 
remuneration policies and processes and through the 
provision of feedback to the Board and recommendations  
for action.

The Committee reviews the remuneration of the Non-
Executive Directors, Executive Directors and key Executives 
by reference to independent data, external professional advice 
and the requirements to retain high-quality management. 
Refer to the Directors’ Report for details of performance 
evaluation, remuneration policy and the value of remuneration 
(both monetary and non-monetary) paid to each Director and 
Key Executive during the year.

There is no scheme to provide retirement benefits, other  
than superannuation, for Non-Executive Directors.

The members of the Remuneration Committee are all 
independent Non-Executive Directors. During the year the 
members were John Eady (Chairman), Richard Hill and  
Grant Boyce.

Details of the number of meetings held during the year and 
the number of meetings attended by each member during  
the year are contained in the Directors’ Report. 

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee operates under a charter approved by 
the Board. It is the Board’s responsibility to ensure that an 
effective internal control framework exists within the Group. 
This includes ensuring that there are internal controls to deal 
with both effectiveness and efficiency of significant business 
processes, safeguarding of assets, the maintenance of 
proper accounting records and the reliability of the financial 
information as well as non-financial considerations. The Board 
has delegated the responsibility for the establishment and 
maintenance of a framework of internal control and the ethical 
standards for the management of the Consolidated Entity to 
the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee also provides the Board with additional 
assurances regarding the reliability of the financial information 
for inclusion in the financial report. All members of the Audit 
Committee are independent Non-Executive Directors. The 
members of the Audit Committee during the year were 
Grant Boyce (Chairman), Richard Hill and John Eady. The 
qualifications of the members of the Audit Committee are 
contained in the Directors’ Report. In addition the Directors’ 
Report sets out the number of meetings attended by  
each member.

Sirtex 2012 AR 15

The Audit Committee is also responsible for nomination  
of the external auditors and reviewing the adequacy of the 
scope and quality of the annual statutory audit and half-year 
statutory review. The Audit Committee’s charter can be found 
on the Company’s website in the ‘Corporate Governance’ 
web pages.

Risk Management

The Board determines the Company’s risk profile and is 
responsible for overseeing and approving risk management 
strategy and policies, internal compliance and internal control. 
The Board has delegated monitoring risk management 
performance to the Audit Committee and its operation 
has been delegated to Sirtex’s executive management. 
Employees are required to be conversant with the company’s 
risk management policies, standard operational procedures 
associated with risk management and their employment,  
and to actively participate in risk management matters.

The Board oversees an annual assessment of the 
effectiveness of risk management and internal compliance  
and control. The responsibility for undertaking and assessing 
risk management and internal control effectiveness is 
delegated to management. Annually, management is required 
to provide and has provided to the Board a report assessing 
the efficiency and effectiveness of risk management and 
associated internal compliance and control procedures. 

Diversity

The Company has implemented a diversity (Equal 
Employment Opportunity) policy. Whilst the Company 
recognises that promoting the role of women at all levels 
within the organisation, as well as facilitating other diversity 
initiatives, is important, the Company considers that because 
of a limited pool of appropriate candidates for many roles, 
it would be detrimental to the organisation to recruit on any 
other basis than merit.

The Board and executive management continue to identify 
and monitor the general areas of risk including:

At 30 June 2012, the percentage of females working within 
the organisation was as follows:

  Economic outlook

All staff 

Female 

% Female 

133 

4 

12 

117 

58 

0 

1 

57 

44%

0%

8%

49%

  Political policy regarding healthcare and reimbursement

All roles 

Board 

Executives 

Other 

  Competitor products / research and development 
programs

  Market demand and prices, including supplies.

  Legal proceedings commenced against the Company  
(if any)

  Environmental regulations

  Ethical issues including those relating to pharmaceutical 
research and development

  Other government regulation including those specifically 
relating to the biotechnology and health industries

  Occupational health and safety and equal opportunity laws

  Information technology

To this end, comprehensive practices are in place that are 
directed towards achieving the following objectives:

  Effective and efficient use of the Company’s resources

  Compliance with applicable laws and regulations

  Preparation of reliable published financial information

Sirtex 2012 AR 16

 
Financial Report
For the Year Ended 30 June 2012

Sirtex Medical Limited
Consolidated Entity
ABN 35 078 166 122

Table of Contents

Directors’ Report 

Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

Directors’ Declaration 

Independent Auditor’s Report 

Statement of Comprehensive Income 

Statement of Financial Position 

Statement of Changes in Equity 

Statement of Cash Flows 

Notes to the Financial Statements 

Additional Stock Exchange Information 

Company Information  

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Sirtex 2012 AR 17

The Directors of Sirtex Medical Limited present their report, together with the financial statements of the Group, for the year ended  
30 June 2012.

Directors

The Directors of Sirtex Medical Limited during the financial year and until the date of this report are Mr R Hill, Dr J Eady, Mr G Boyce and  
Mr G Wong. Details of the Directors, including their skills, experience and expertise, are set out below.

Richard Hill – Chairman  
(Non-Executive) 
BA, LLB (Sydney), LLM (London)

Experience and Expertise
Mr Hill was appointed director in September 2004 and Chairman in August 2006. He previously held senior 
executive positions with HSBC Investment Bank in Hong Kong and New York, and has extensive experience 
in international M&A and capital raising. He was a founding partner of Hill Young & Associates,  
a corporate advisory firm. He is also an attorney of the New York State Bar.

Directorships held in other listed entities during the last three years
Calliden Group Limited – Chairman
Biota Holdings Limited
BlackWall Property Funds – Chairman

Special Responsibilities
Member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee

Interest in Shares and Options
Nil

Dr John Eady – Deputy 
Chairman (Non-Executive) 
BSc (Hons), PhD, FTSE

Experience and Expertise
Dr Eady was appointed director in March 2005. He spent most of his career with CRA Limited in a 
range of senior executive positions. He has broad Board experience including that with the Australian 
Federal Government’s Industry, Research and Development Board. Dr Eady is a Fellow of the Academy of 
Technological Sciences and Engineering, and consults extensively on business improvement in Asia and  
North America.

Directorships held in other listed entities during the last three years
Nil

Special Responsibilities
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Audit Committee

Interest in Shares and Options
5,000 ordinary shares in Sirtex Medical Limited

Grant Boyce – Director  
(Non-Executive) 
CA, BCom

Experience and Expertise
Mr Boyce was appointed director in December 2002. He is a Chartered Accountant and the founder of 
Montrose Partners, a West Australian firm of chartered accountants. He was a partner with Ernst & Young 
and worked in their Perth and New York offices. He has also served previously as Company Secretary  
for Sirtex.

Directorships held in other listed entities during the last three years
Nil

Special Responsibilities
Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Remuneration Committee

Interest in Shares and Options
5,000 ordinary shares in Sirtex Medical Limited

Gilman Wong –  
Executive Director and  
Chief Executive Officer

Experience and Expertise
Mr Wong was appointed Chief Executive Officer in May 2005 and director in June 2005. Mr Wong 
previously held CEO and senior executive positions in the commercial and industry sector including 10 years 
with Email Limited. He has a strong planning and sales and marketing background. 

Directorships held in other listed entities during the last three years
Nil

Interest in Shares and Options
182,188 Executive Performance Rights, nil interest in shares

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Directors’ Report Company Secretary

Darren Smith –  
Company Secretary and  
Chief Financial Officer 
MBA, BBus, CPA

Experience and Expertise
Mr Smith was appointed Company Secretary in July 2008 and Chief Financial Officer in February 
2009 (previously interim CFO). Mr Smith previously held CFO and senior executive finance and general 
management positions in a number of international, Australian listed and private companies. He has 
significant experience in a range of commercial environments including FMCG, services and  
manufacturing industries. 

Interest in Shares and Options
64,000 Executive Performance Rights, nil interest in shares

Directors’ meetings

The number of Directors’ meetings (including meetings of committees of Directors) and number of meetings attended by each of the Directors 
of the company during the financial year are: 

Directors

Held

Attended

Held

Attended

Held

Attended

Board of Directors

Remuneration Committee

Audit Committee

R Hill (Chairman)

Dr J Eady

G Boyce

G Wong

12

12

12

12

Principal activities

12

12

12

12

8

8

8

–

8

8

8

–

3

3

3

–

3

3

3

–

Sirtex Medical Limited and its controlled entities (‘the Group’) form a biotechnology and medical device group whose primary objective is to 
manufacture and to distribute effective liver cancer treatments utilising small particle technology to approved markets in Asia Pacific,  
EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) and the United States of America. 

Review of operations and financial results

Revenue from the sale of goods for the year ended 30 June 2012 was $82,627,741, representing an increase of 18% from the previous 
year’s $70,285,924. Foreign currency fluctuations had a mixed impact on the business. The US dollar depreciated against the Australian dollar 
from 30 June 2011 to 30 June 2012 by 4%, resulting in higher volume growth than revenue growth, and the Euro declined by 9.3% during the 
period, resulting in revenue growth in EMEA remaining behind volume growth when converted into Australian dollars.

Sales volumes, measured in dose sales, grew by 23% over last year, with all regional markets contributing to the growth. The key US market, 
representing approximately 64% of total dose sales, achieved growth of 32%, selling 3,924 doses. Dose sales in EMEA grew by 4%, selling 
1,661 doses, and Asia Pacific achieved 37% growth with promising opportunities as the business continues to develop new markets within 
Asia Pacific. 

Gross margin increased marginally to 81% for the year ended 30 June 2012 compared to 80.8% for last financial year as a result of higher 
manufacturing volumes. Profit after tax for the year ended 30 June 2012 was $17,103,213, an increase of 49% (2011: $11,479,332). 

A significant part of the Group’s clinical activities is focused on five major post-marketing clinical trials. Consistent with last year, expenditure 
for these trials has been capitalised as they continue to satisfy the recognition criteria for internally generated intangible assets. Capitalised 
costs incurred for these trials as well as for two smaller development projects during the financial year ended 30 June 2012 represent a total  
of $8,544,713 compared to $6,631,261 for the previous financial year.

Dividends

An ordinary dividend of 7 cents per share was declared for the financial year ended 30 June 2011 and paid during the financial year ended  
30 June 2012. 

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Directors’ Report 
Directors’ Report 

Significant changes in state of affairs

During the financial year there were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the Consolidated Entity other than those referred to in the 
financial statements or notes thereto.

Future developments, prospects and business strategies

Disclosure of information regarding likely developments in the operations of the Consolidated Entity in future financial years and the expected 
results of those operations is likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the Consolidated Entity. Accordingly, this information has not been 
disclosed in this report. 

Environmental regulations

Sirtex Medical Limited and its related entities comply with all environmental regulations in all jurisdictions in which it operates.

Unissued shares

Performance rights on issue at year end or exercised during the year

At the date of this report, the unissued shares of Sirtex Medical Limited under Executive Performance Rights are as follows:

Grant date 

Date of Vesting 

Exercise Price $ 

Number under Rights

22 February 2011 
23 August 2011 

30 June 2013 
30 June 2014 

nil 
nil 

374,188
456,000

Right holders do not have any rights to participate in any issue of shares or other interests in the Company or any other entity. For further 
details on rights issued to Directors and Executives as remuneration, refer to the Remuneration Report.

Share options on issue at year end or exercised during the year

During the year ended 30 June 2012, there were no ordinary shares of Sirtex Medical Limited issued on the exercise of options. No share 
options have been issued during the year, and no share options are outstanding at 30 June 2012. 

Directors’ interests

The relevant interest of each Director in the share capital of the Company, as notified by the Directors to the ASX in accordance with section 
205G (1) of the Corporations Act 2001, at the date of this Report is as follows: 

R Hill

Dr J Eady

G Boyce

G Wong

2012

2012

2011

2011

Ordinary Shares

Performance Rights

Ordinary Shares

Performance Rights

–

5,000

5,000

–

–

–

–

182,188

–

–

5,000

–

–

–

–

90,188

Indemnification of officers and auditors

During the financial year, the Company has paid premiums to insure each of the Directors of the Group against liabilities incurred by them 
arising out of their conduct while acting in the capacity of director, subject to certain terms and conditions. The insurance policy prohibits 
disclosure of the value of the premium.

During  the financial year, the Company has also agreed to continue to indemnify the Directors of the Group against certain liabilities incurred 
by them arising out of their conduct while acting in the capacity of director, subject to certain terms and conditions, and to the applicable 
requirements of the Corporations Act.

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Events after reporting date

On 24 July 2012, the Directors decided to issue a new tranche of Executive Performance Rights. A total of 547,000 performance rights will be 
offered to Executives and senior managers of the Company, and a total of 140,000 performance rights will be offered to the Chief Executive 
Officer subject to shareholder approval.

On the 3 August 2012, the Company announced plans to triple manufacturing capacity of SIR-Spheres microspheres in the United States.

No other matter or circumstance has arisen since the end of the financial year that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the 
operations of the Group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group in future financial years. 

Proceedings on behalf of the Company

No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the Company or intervene in any proceedings to which the Company 
is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the Company for all or any part of those proceedings. The Company was not a 
party to any such proceedings during the year.

Non-audit services

The Board of Directors, in accordance with advice from the Audit Committee, is satisfied that the provision of non-audit services during the year 
is compatible with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001. The Directors are satisfied that 
their services disclosed below did not compromise the external auditor’s independence for the following reasons:

•	 all	non-audit	services	are	reviewed	and	approved	by	the	Audit	Committee	prior	to	commencement	to	ensure	they	do	not	adversely	affect	the	

integrity and objectivity of the auditor; and

•	 the	nature	of	the	services	provided	do	not	compromise	the	general	principles	relating	to	auditor	independence	in	accordance	with	APES	110:	

‘Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants’ set out by the Accounting Profession Ethical Standards Board.

The auditors have not provided any non-audit services to Sirtex Medical Limited.

A total of $117,000 has been paid as remuneration of the auditor of the parent entity and a total of $95,000 has been paid as remuneration  
of the auditors of subsidiaries for audit and review of financial reports for the year.

Auditor’s independence declaration

The auditor’s independence declaration for the year ended 30 June 2012 has been received and can be found on page 30 of the financial 
report and forms part of the Directors’ Report.

Rounding off of amounts

The Company is an entity to which ASIC Class Order 98/100 applies and, accordingly, amounts in the financial statements and Directors’ 
Report have been rounded to the nearest thousand dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

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Directors’ Report 

Remuneration report

This report details the Company’s approach to remuneration and steps that it has taken to ensure that the structure and levels of remuneration 
meet strict governance standards and are appropriate to facilitate its future growth.

1. Remuneration Policies

1.1. Non-Executive Director Remuneration

1.1.1. Policy
The Board’s policy for setting non-executive directors’ fees is to position them around the middle of the market practice for comparable  
non-executive director roles in companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Non-executive director fees are expressed as 
inclusive of superannuation contributions. Retirement benefits other than those funded via superannuation contributions are not provided for 
non-executive directors. Options and other forms of equity are not provided to non-executive directors as part of their remuneration packages.

The current policy for setting non-executive directors’ fees is consistent with ASX Listing Rule 10.17.2 which requires that any fees to be paid 
to non-executive directors be paid as a fixed sum. The aggregate fees limit is $625,000 and was approved by shareholders in October 2010.

1.1.2. Individual Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors
The following table outlines the remuneration paid to each non-executive director:

Name

Role(s)

Year

Board Fees 

R Hill

Chairman of the Board

Deputy Chair & Chair of 
Remuneration Committee

Non-Executive Director & 
Chair of Audit Committee

Dr J Eady

G Boyce

Total

2012 
2011

2012 
2011

2012 
2011

2012 
2011

$

145,250 
140,000

64,840 
39,398

72,625 
70,000

282,715 
249,398

Committee 
Fees 
$

Super-
annuation 
$

Other  
Benefits 
$

– 
–

5,188 
5,000

10,375 
10,000

15,563 
15,000

– 
–

25,922 
48,102

– 
–

25,922 
48,102

– 
–

– 
–

– 
–

– 
–

Equity 

Total 

$

– 
–

– 
–

– 
–

– 
–

$

145,250 
140,000

95,950 
92,500

83,000 
80,000

324,200 
312,500

1.2. Executive Remuneration (Other Key Management Personnel)

1.2.1. Policy
The Board’s policy for setting executive remuneration is to determine the midpoints for Base Packages (the annual company cost of salary, 
superannuation contributions, other benefits and fringe benefits tax) around the middle of market practice for comparable executive roles 
in companies operating in the country in which the executive is located. For executives located in Australia these companies are ASX listed 
companies of similar size to Sirtex Medical Limited (the Company) and as far as possible have operational characteristics similar to the 
Company. For each executive role a range from 80% to 120% of the Base Package policy level is used to recognise the competence of the 
individual in fulfilling the role. It is intended that a competent incumbent fulfilling the role to the extent of expectations would receive a Base 
Package close to the midpoint (100%) level, and that higher positioning would be reserved for outstanding individuals. Any individual who has 
a Base Package outside the 80% to 120% range is noted and managed as an exception with a view to bringing the Base Package within the 
range over time. The selection of this policy for Base Packages aims to ensure that fixed remuneration for executives is consistent with market 
practice yet Company fixed costs are controlled at reasonable levels. 

In addition to Base Packages, executives participate in short-term incentive (STI) plans and a long-term incentive (LTI) plan, which are 
considered ‘at-risk’ remuneration. Base Package combined with the target levels of STI and LTI aim to bring the Total Remuneration Packages 
(TRPs) up to around the 75th percentile of relevant market practice. The 75th percentile is the level at which 75% of the market TRPs fall 
below the Company’s target TRP and 25% fall above the Company’s target TRP. The addition of the STI and LTI aims to ensure that the TRPs 
have a strong focus on performance and incentives are appropriately balanced between short and long-term objectives. The target level of 
performance aims to be challenging but achievable. A stretch level of opportunity is attached to the LTI. Its purpose is to encourage executives 
to strive for outstanding performance and if achieved will allow them to realise TRPs in the upper quartile of market practice.

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The foregoing policy aims to enable the Company to attract, retain and motivate the calibre of executives required for the Company to achieve  
its challenging business plans. The remuneration profiles that result from this approach are as shown in the 2012 year table below but have 
been adjusted to increase the performance focus for the 2013 year as shown below. 

Remuneration element

Managing Director

Direct Reports

Remuneration Profiles expressed as % of base packages – 2012

Base package

STI – target

LTI

TRP

Target (%)

Stretch (%)

Target (%)

Stretch (%)

100

30

45

175

100

30

90

220

100

25

25

150

100

25

50

175

Remuneration element

Managing Director

Direct Reports

Remuneration Profiles expressed as % of base packages – 2013

Base package

STI – target

LTI

TRP

Target (%)

Stretch (%)

Target (%)

Stretch (%)

100

30

45

175

100

30

135

265

100

25

25

150

100

25

75

200

The following table indicates the extent to which the executive remuneration policy is related to Company performance:

Policy Area

Relationship to Company Performance

Base Package

Base Package is linked to Company performance via benchmarking which takes market capitalisation (largely linked to 
share price) into consideration.

Incentives

The incentive policy is linked to Company performance and is used to focus executive performance on those behaviours 
that are expected to lead to good or outstanding Company performance. The key performance indicators (KPIs) and 
hurdles selected to measure performance for the purposes of incentives are linked directly to Company performance  
or indirectly to outcomes that are expected to contribute to Company performance.

The policy also seeks to ensure that an appropriate mix of STI and LTI are offered to each role according to the impact 
that the role may have upon the short and long-term performance of the Company. Internal perspectives of Company 
performance tend to be related to revenue, profit, growth in intrinsic value, achievement of milestones or business 
unit outcomes. Internal performance indicators tend to be the focus of short-term incentives under the policy. External 
perspectives of performance tend to focus on market value, share price or TSR which may or may not be related 
to the Company’s actual performance as these indicators tend to be highly influenced by external factors. External 
performance indicators tend to be the focus of long-term incentives under the policy.

Orienting target incentives to achieve TRPs that fall between P50 and P75 of the market helps retain the calibre of 
executives needed and encourages a culture of performance more strongly than would a policy targeted around a  
lower positioning.

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Directors’ Report 

1.2.2. Individual Remuneration of Executives
The following table outlines the individual remuneration of executives for the years ending 2011 and 2012 from the perspective of the 
accounting standards and the Corporations Act. It should be noted that while this approach is compulsory, it arguably does not provide a 
clear view of the actual remuneration package offered to an individual in a given year. For example the disclosed LTI amount is an amortised 
accounting charge usually encompassing a portion of grants for a number of years rather than the target LTI offered as remuneration for the 
2012 financial year.

Name

Year

Salary

Super- 
annuation

Other  
benefits

Short-term benefits

Base package

% of  
TRP

$

Bonus

% of  
TRP

$

Long-term  
benefits

Share-based  
payments

% of  
TRP

$

Total  
Remuneration 
Package
$

G Wong 

D Smith 

R Hardie  

Dr D Cade 

M Mangano 

N Lange  

M van den Berg (1) 

D Turner (2) 

Dr B Chew 

Total 

2012 
2011 

2012 
2011 

2012 
2011 

2012 
2011 

2012 
2011 

2012 
2011 

2012 
2011 

2012 
2011 

2012 
2011 

2012 
2011 

$

$

483,202 
464,801 

330,775 
284,801 

324,925 
249,801 

250,225 
241,201 

337,242 
319,680 

364,715 
314,150 

– 
375,129 

– 
371,287 

307,787 
152,870 

49,048 
15,199 

15,775 
15,199 

15,775 
15,199 

15,775 
15,199 

– 
6,430 

– 
– 

– 
– 

532,250 
480,000 

346,550 
300,000 

340,700 
265,000 

266,000 
256,400 

$

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

3,876 
– 

24,757 
32,758 

365,875 
352,438 

85,493 
– 
–  130,391 

450,208 
444,541 

– 
– 
381,559  100 

– 
371,287 

28,791 
19,262 

336,578 
172,132 

68  110,000 
55,000 
85 

14  141,608 
27,946 
10 

74 
84 

77 
89 

77 
89 

73 
87 

80 
94 

– 
90 

78 
67 

70,000 
48,000 

55,000 
25,000 

40,000 
25,000 

84,310 
44,697 

62,241 
20,627 

– 
– 

– 
33,748 

43,090 
76,150 

15 
13 

12 
8 

12 
9 

17 
11 

11 
4 

– 
– 

– 
8 

49,598 
9,606 

46,231 
8,428 

39,398 
8,149 

51,370 
10,226 

51,370 
10,226 

– 
– 

– 
8,614 

10 
29 

51,370 
10,226 

2,398,870  100,250  139,051  2,638,171 
67,226  182,411  3,023,357 
2,773,720 

75  464,641 
88  328,222 

13  430,946 
93,421 
10 

18 
5 

11 
3 

10 
3 

11 
3 

10 
3 

9 
2 

– 
– 

– 
2 

12 
4 

12 
3 

783,858
562,946

466,148
357,606

441,931
298,428

345,398
289,549

501,566
407,361

563,818
475,394

–
381,559

–
413,649

431,038
258,508

3,533,758 
3,445,000

(1)  M van den Berg ceased to be an employee of the Group on 11 November 2010. The salary paid to him during the year ended  

30 June 2011 included a termination payment of $200,350 and long service leave of $18,368.

(2)  D Turner ceased to be part of key management personnel for the year ended 30 June 2012.

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2. Performance-Related Remuneration

The STI is designed to encourage outstanding performance under two equal broad headings, being overall Company performance as measured 
by Company earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, excluding FX, Clinical and R&D expenditure (normalised EBITDA) and 
individual contributions. The selection of Company EBITA was designed to encourage team work and a one-company approach by all members 
of the top executive team. STI awards for the Company performance component are nil for less than 95% of budget, 12.5% the target award 
opportunity for 95% of budget, 50% of the target award opportunity of achieving budget and pro-rata between 95% and 100% of budget. Up 
to 55% of the target award opportunity may be earned for exceeding budget by 10% but a corresponding reduction in the individual component 
occurs so as to maintain the maximum STI award opportunity. A range of factors e.g. leadership, expense control, contribution margin and 
progress against milestones, are used to assess individual performance, and are factors, judged by the Board as most likely to contribute to 
Company success. Actual performance is judged by the Board after receiving input from the Managing Director in relation to his Direct Reports. 

The LTI plan operates on the basis of annual grants of Performance Rights (when a parcel of Performance Rights vests it is paid as to $1,000 
in cash and the remaining value is paid in Sirtex shares purchased on market). Vesting of the Performance Rights is subject to Sirtex’s total 
shareholder return (TSR) over a measurement period commencing at the beginning of the financial year of the grant and ending three years later. 
TSR is the cumulative gain over a period for shareholders from growth in the share price and dividends, assuming that dividends are reinvested 
into the Company’s shares. TSR was chosen because it reflects Company performance from the perspective of shareholders. While other 
measures of performance have merit, the Board at the time preferred to limit the measures used to one so as to simplify the operation of the 
LTI plan. Absolute TSR using the scale in table 2.1 is used to assess performance. Sirtex’s TSR will be calculated either by an independent third 
party or by the Company with the calculations checked by the Company’s auditor. In selecting the 15%, 20% and 30% as the threshold, target 
and stretch levels of TSR respectively, it was noted that 12% is the accepted long-term average return received by shareholders from investing 
in stocks on major stock exchanges around the world. It was also recognised that investors in Sirtex would be seeking returns in excess of the 
long-term average. Absolute TSR was seen as more relevant to Sirtex and less complex to administer than relative TSR which is increasingly 
being criticised by various stakeholders. The approach to calculation of the Company’s TSR was selected to ensure accuracy. The LTI plan has 
been in operation since the 2010–11 year and two grants of Performance Rights have been made. 

Performance level

, Threshold 

Threshold 

Target 

Stretch 

TSR over measurement period

% of rights to vest

,52.09% ie 15% CAGR* 

52.09% ie 15% CAGR* 
.52.09% & ,72.8% 

72.8% ie 20% CAGR* 
.72.8% & ,119.7% 

>119.7% ie 30% CAGR* 

–

25%
Pro-rata

50%
Pro-rata

100%

*CAGR = compound annual growth rate

No equity instruments were provided to Key Management Personnel (KMP) during the financial year ended 30 June 2012 that did not have 
performance-related vesting conditions. 

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Directors’ Report 

3. Equity

No options were granted to or held by KMP during the financial year ended 30 June 2012.

Performance rights granted as remuneration
Performance rights that were granted over issued shares during or since the end of the financial year by the Company to directors and other 
key management personnel as part of their remuneration are as follows:

2012

KMP

G Wong 

D Smith 

R Hardie 

Total 

2011

KMP

G Wong 

D Smith 

R Hardie 

Grant Details

Exercised

Vested

Forfeited

Date

No.

Value

No.

23 August 2011 

92,000  206,062 

23 August 2011 

33,000 

73,913 

23 August 2011 

33,000 

73,913 

Dr D Cade 

23 August 2011 

24,000 

53,755 

M Mangano 

23 August 2011 

33,000 

73,913 

N Lange 

23 August 2011 

33,000 

73,913 

Dr B Chew 

23 August 2011 

33,000 

73,913 

281,000  629,382 

Grant Details

Exercised

Date

No.

Value

No.

22 February 2011 

90,188  187,546 

22 February 2011 

31,000 

64,465 

22 February 2011 

27,200 

56,562 

Dr D Cade 

22 February 2011 

26,300 

54,691 

D Turner 

22 February 2011 

27,800 

57,810 

M Mangano 

22 February 2011 

33,000 

68,624 

N Lange 

22 February 2011 

33,000 

68,624 

Dr B Chew 

22 February 2011 

33,000 

68,624 

Total 

301,488  626,946 

$

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

$

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

No.

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

No.

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Vested

$

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

$

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

No.

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Forfeited

No.

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

$

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

$

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

The value of the performance rights issued during the year ended 30 June 2012 has been determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model, 
using the following input parameter: 

Issue date

Exercise price

Duration of performance rights

Underlying share price

Expected share price volatility

Expected dividend

Risk-free interest rate

23 August 2011

$nil

3 years

$4.90

50%

$0.07 per share

5.21%

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The performance condition for vesting is Total Shareholder Return (TSR), measured over a period of three years. The number of rights vested  
is determined as follows:

Issue date  
TSR (% per annum compound)

23 August 2011 
Vesting (%)

Less than 15%

15% – 20%

20% – 30%

More than 30%

0%

25%

50%

100%

Description of performance rights granted as remuneration

Details of the performance rights granted as remuneration to directors and other key management personnel are as follows:

Grant Date

Issuer

Entitlement 
on exercise

Dates 
exercisable

23 August 2011 

Sirtex Medical Limited  1:1 Ordinary shares in  
Sirtex Medical Limited 

From vesting date 
to 30 June 2018 

Exercise 
price

Value per 
right at 
grant date

Amount paid/
payable by 
recipient

$

nil 

$

2.24 

$

nil

4. Company Performance

The following tables present information required under the Corporations Act:

Date

Revenue

Profit  
after tax

Share price

Change in 
share price

Dividends

30 June 2007 

30 June 2008 

30 June 2009 

30 June 2010 

30 June 2011 

30 June 2012 

$M

33.3 

38.1 

65.6 

64.3 

70.3 

82.6 

$M

(1.6) 

(1.2) 

18.2 

16.1 

11.5 

17.1 

$

3.44 

3.00 

3.35 

4.90 

4.90 

6.09 

$

(0.44) 

0.35 

1.55 

– 

1.19 

$

– 

– 

0.07 

0.07 

0.07 

Short-term change in 
shareholder value over 
1 year (SP increase + 
dividends)

Long-term (cumulative) 
3 years’ change in 
shareholder value

$

%

$

%

(0.44) 

(13) 

0.35 

1.62 

0.07 

1.26 

12 

48 

1 

26 

1.53 

2.04 

2.95 

44

68

88

It should be noted that there are more sophisticated measures of Company performance than those shown above. One of these is called  
TSR Alpha™. It seeks to assess company performance while taking into account an estimate of the returns that share price movements have 
indicated that investors in a broad range of companies expected, given the risks involved in investing in a particular company. This is intended 
to remove whole-of-market movements from the assessment and highlight changes to the intrinsic value of the enterprise as measured via TSR 
Alpha™. It is being used by companies seeking to gain a clearer understanding of performance from the perspective of shareholders, given the 
market circumstances that prevailed over the measurement period. 

If TSR Alpha™ is zero, shareholders’ expectations are likely to have been satisfied; if TSR Alpha™ is negative, shareholders’ expectations  
have not been met; and if TSR Alpha™ is positive, shareholders’ expectations have been exceeded. Analysis undertaken by The KBA 
Consulting Group indicates that Sirtex’s TSR Alpha™ over the 3 and 5 years up to the end of June 2012 have been 18.5% and 17.5%, 
respectively. These levels indicate that shareholders’ expectations have been exceeded. It should also be noted that these levels of TSR 
Alpha™ would have placed Sirtex’s performance around the 75th percentile of the top 500 ASX listed companies.

The LTI is the main component of executive remuneration that is intended to be strongly related to external indicators of Company performance. 
As the first grant of Performance Rights was in February 2011, with a measurement period of three years ending at the end of June 2013,  
a full year remains before the first performance measurement period is completed and the first grant of Performance Rights may vest. 

Sirtex 2012 AR 27

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Contract Details

The following table outlines contract details applicable to current executive KMP incumbents:

Name

Position held at 30 June 2012 

G Wong 

D Smith 

R Hardie 

Dr D Cade 

M Mangano 

N Lange 

Dr B Chew  

Chief Executive Officer 

Chief Financial Officer 

Global Head of Operations 

Chief Medical Officer 

President US 

CEO Europe Region 

CEO Asia Pacific 

6. Strike Comments Responses

Duration of  
contract 

No fixed term 

No fixed term 

No fixed term 

No fixed term 

No fixed term 

No fixed term 

No fixed term 

Period of notice

Termination Payments

From Company

From KMP

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

6 months 

–

–

–

–

–

6 months

–

At the 2011 AGM,  more than 25% of votes cast on the Remuneration Report resolution were against, which constituted what has become 
known as a ‘strike’ under the Corporations Act. The Board invited shareholders to provide comments on the Company’s KMP remuneration 
policies and practices and has given careful consideration to those comments. As a result, some adjustments to executive KMP remuneration 
going forward have been made. Up-to-date, independent advice will be sought on non-executive director remuneration before any changes  
are made to non-executive director remuneration structure.

In relation to executive KMP remuneration, the Board has decided to make some changes that will affect the short and long-term incentive 
plans for the 2012–13 year and to have the market competitiveness of executive remuneration packages independently reviewed. This is 
planned for late in the 2012 calendar year.

A letter was sent to all shareholders in August 2012 outlining in detail the changes to be made to the STI and LTI plans in response to 
comments by shareholders. Copies of this letter may be obtained from the Company Secretary.

7. External Remuneration Consultant Advice

During the year KMP remuneration recommendations were received from external remuneration consultants. The consultants and the  
amount payable for the information and work that led to their recommendations are listed below:

Consultant 

Remuneration Payable for the Advice

Godfrey Remuneration Group Pty Limited

$1,680

The consultant also provided other advice during the year and the kinds of advice and remuneration payable for such advice is  
summarised below:

Consultant 

Kind of Advice

Remuneration Payable for the Advice

Godfrey Remuneration Group Pty Limited

Advice to the Remuneration Committee on market 
movements in executive remuneration in various 
overseas countries/regions and assistance in 
responding to comments on the Remuneration 
Report.

$6,800

Sirtex 2012 AR 28

Directors’ Report So as to ensure that KMP remuneration recommendations were free from undue influence from the KMP to whom they relate, the Company 
established policies and procedures governing engagements with external remuneration consultants. The key aspects include:

•	 KMP	remuneration	recommendations	may	only	be	received	from	consultants	who	have	been	approved	by	the	Board.	This	is	a	legal	
requirement. Before such approval is given and before each engagement, the Board ensures the consultant is independent of KMP. 

•	 As	required	by	law,	KMP	remuneration	recommendations	are	only	received	by	non-executive	directors,	mainly	the	Chair	of	the	Remuneration	

Committee.

•	 The	Company	has	also	established	a	policy	covering	engagement	of	external	remuneration	consultants.	This	policy	seeks	to	ensure	that	
the Board controls any engagement by management of Board-approved remuneration consultants to provide advice other than KMP 
remuneration recommendations and any interactions between management and external remuneration consultants when undertaking work 
leading to KMP remuneration recommendations. 

The Board is satisfied that the KMP remuneration recommendations received were free from undue influence from KMP to whom the 
recommendations related. The reasons the Board is so satisfied include that it is confident that the policy for engaging external remuneration 
consultants is being adhered to and is operating as intended, the Board has been closely involved in all dealings with the external remuneration 
consultants and each KMP remuneration recommendation received during the year was accompanied by a legal declaration from the 
consultant to the effect that their advice was provided free from undue influence from the KMP to whom the recommendations related.

The Report of the Directors, incorporating the Remuneration Report, is signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Gilman Wong 
Director

29 August 2012

Sirtex 2012 AR 29

 
Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

Sirtex 2012 AR 30

Directors’ Declaration

The Directors of the Company declare that:

1. 

the financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 35 to 66, are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and

a.  comply with Accounting Standards, which, as stated in accounting policy Note 1 to the financial statements, constitutes explicit and 

unreserved compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and

b.  give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30 June 2012 and of the performance for the year ended on that date of the 

Company and consolidated group

2. 

the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each declared, as required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001, that:

a. 

b. 

c. 

the financial records of the Company for the financial year have been properly maintained in accordance with s 286 of the Corporations 
Act 2001

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

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

3. 

in the Directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Companies will be able to pay its debts as and when they 
become due and payable.

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

Gilman Wong 
Director

Sydney, 29 August 2012

Sirtex 2012 AR 31

Independent Auditor’s Report 

Sirtex 2012 AR 32

Independent Auditor’s Report 

Sirtex 2012 AR 33

Independent Auditor’s Report 

Sirtex 2012 AR 34

Statement of Comprehensive Income 
Directors’ Report 
for the year ended 30 June 2012

Revenue from the sale of goods 
Cost of sales 
Gross profit 
Other revenue 
Marketing expenses 
Research expenses 
Regulatory expenses 
Quality assurance expenses 
Clinical trial expenses 
Administration expenses 
Other expenses 
Profit before income tax  
Income tax expense 
Profit for the year 
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation (net of tax) of foreign operations 
Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to  
members of the parent entity 

Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share 
Diluted earnings per share 

Dividends per share 

Note 

2(a) 

2(b) 

4 

19 
19 

20 

Consolidated

2012 

$’000 

82,627 
(15,669) 
66,958 
3,948 
(27,896) 
(6,590) 
(535) 
(1,042) 
(4,137) 
(8,545) 
(43) 
22,118 
(5,015) 
17,103 

2011 

$’000

70,286
(13,543)
56,743
2,668
(22,338)
(6,101)
(446)
(616)
(4,421)
(7,389)
(3,750)
14,350
(2,871)
11,479

(429) 

908

16,674 

12,387

Cents 

Cents

30.7 
30.2 

7.0 

20.6
20.4

7.0

The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Sirtex 2012 AR 35

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Financial Position
Directors’ Report 
as at 30 June 2012

Consolidated

Current Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Other short-term deposits under 1 year 
Trade and other receivables 
Inventories 
Financial assets 
Other current assets 
Current tax assets 
Total – Current Assets 

Non-Current Assets
Property, plant and equipment 
Intangible assets 
Deferred tax assets 
Total – Non-Current Assets 
Total Assets 

Liabilities 
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables 
Current tax liabilities 
Short-term provisions 
Total – Current Liabilities  

Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term provisions 
Deferred tax liabilities  
Total – Non-Current Liabilities 
Total Liabilities  
Net Assets 

EQUITY
Issued capital 
Reserves 
Retained earnings  
Total – Equity 

Note 

5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11(a) 

12 
13 
11(b) 

14 
15(a) 
16(a) 

16(b) 
15(b) 

17 
18 

2012 
$’000 

13,447 
36,000 
18,160 
889 
457 
1,648 
30 
70,631 

6,633 
16,082 
3,310 
26,025 
96,656 

8,753 
1,144 
6,594 
16,490 

760 
5,858 
6,618 
23,108 
73,548 

23,521 
287 
49,740 
73,548 

2011 
$’000

42,915
–
14,149
1,025
430
741
312
59,572

6,808
7,785
2,476
17,069
76,641

8,583
–
5,084
13,667

360
2,472
2,832
16,499
60,142

23,521
81
36,540
60,142

The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Sirtex 2012 AR 36

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Changes in Equity 
Directors’ Report 
for the year ended 30 June 2012

Consolidated Entity 
Balance at 1 July 2010 

Ordinary 
Shares  
$’000 

23,521 

Foreign currency translation reserve  

Profit attributable to members of parent entity 

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable  
to the members of parent entity 

Share rights reserve  

Dividends paid or provided for 

Balance at 30 June 2011 

Foreign currency translation reserve  

Profit attributable to members of parent entity 

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable  
to the members of parent entity 

Share rights reserve  

Dividends paid or provided for 

Balance at 30 June 2012 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

23,521 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

23,521 

   Foreign Currency 
 Translation 
Reserve 
 $’000 

Option 
Reserve 
 $’000 

Retained 
Profits 
 $’000  

– 

– 

– 

– 

115 

– 

115 

– 

– 

– 

635 

– 

750 

(943) 

909 

– 

28,965 

– 

11,479 

909 

11,479 

– 

– 

(34) 

(429) 

– 

– 

(3,904) 

36,540 

– 

17,104 

(429) 

17,104 

– 

– 

(463) 

– 

(3,904) 

49,740 

Total 
 $’000

51,543

909

11,479

12,388

115

(3,904)

60,142

(429)

17,104

16,675

635

(3,904)

73,548

The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Sirtex 2012 AR 37

 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Cash Flows 
Directors’ Report 
for the year ended 30 June 2012

Note 

 5(b) 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Receipts from customers 
Payments to suppliers and employees 
Receipts from government grants 
Receipts from licence fees 
Recovery of legal fees 
Interest received 
Net income tax paid  
Net cash provided by operating activities  

Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Investment in other short-term deposits 
Purchase of plant and equipment 
Internally generated intangible assets 
Net cash used in investing activities  

Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Payment of dividends 

Net cash used in financing activities 

Net (decrease)/increase in cash held 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of financial year 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of financial year 

5(a) 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

79,815 
(58,732) 
– 
– 
500 
1,993 
(3,589) 
19,987 

(36,000) 
(1,092) 
(8,545) 
(45,637) 

(3,818) 

(3,818) 

(29,468) 

42,915 

13,447 

2011 
$’000

69,043
(52,191)
56
178
2,575
1,981
(6,356)
15,286

–
(3,377)
(6,631)
(10,008)

(3,784)

(3,784)

1,494

41,421

42,915

The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Sirtex 2012 AR 38

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
Directors’ Report 
for the year ended 30 June 2012

Note 1: Statement of Significant Accounting Policies

(b)  Revenue recognition

The financial report is a general purpose financial report which 
has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting 
Standards, Australian Accounting Interpretations, other authoritative 
pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and 
the Corporations Act 2001. The report includes the consolidated 
financial statements and notes of Sirtex Medical Limited and 
controlled entities.

Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards ensures that the 
financial report of Sirtex Medical Limited complies with International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in their entirety. Material 
accounting policies adopted in the preparation of this financial report 
are presented below and have been consistently applied unless 
otherwise stated.

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Directors  
on 28 August 2012.

This financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and 
is based on historical costs, modified, where applicable, by the 
measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial 
assets and financial liabilities.

(a)  Principles of consolidation

A controlled entity is any entity Sirtex Medical Limited has the 
power to control the financial and operating policies so as to 
obtain benefits from its activities.

A list of controlled entities is contained in Note 26 to the 
financial statements. All controlled entities have a June financial 
year-end.

As at reporting date, the assets and liabilities of all controlled 
entities have been incorporated into the consolidated financial 
statements as well as their results for the year then ended. 
Where controlled entities have entered or left the consolidated 
group during the year, their operating results have been 
included/excluded from the date control was obtained or until 
the date control ceased. 

All inter-company balances and transactions between entities 
in the consolidated group, including any unrealised profits or 
losses, have been eliminated on consolidation. Accounting 
policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary  
to ensure consistencies with those policies applied by the  
parent entity.

Minority equity interests in the equity and results of the entities 
that are controlled are shown as a separate item in  
the consolidated financial report.

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration 
received or receivable after taking into account any trade 
discounts and volume rebates allowed. All revenue is stated net 
of the amount of GST.

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the delivery 
of goods to customers, since this is the date of significant 
transfers of risks and reward of ownership of goods and 
cessation of an involvement in those goods.

Interest revenue is recognised on a proportional basis taking  
into account the interest rates applicable to the financial assets.

(c)  Goods and services tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the 
amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not 
recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). In these 
circumstances, the GST is recognised as part of the cost of 
acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense. 

Receivables and payables are shown inclusive of GST. The 
net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO 
is included as a current asset or liability in the statement of 
financial position.

Cash flows are presented in the statement of cash flows on a 
gross basis, except for the GST component of investing and 
financing activities, which are disclosed as operating cash flows. 

(d)  Government Grants

Government grants are recognised at fair value where there 
is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all 
grant conditions will be met. Grants relating to expense items 
are recognised as income over the periods necessary to match 
the grant to the costs they are compensating.

Grants relating to assets are credited to deferred income 
at amortised fair value and are credited to income over the 
expected useful life of the asset on a straight-line basis.

(e)  Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a legal or 
constructive obligation, as a result of past events, for which it is 
probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that 
outflow can be reliably measured.

(f) 

Intangibles

Intellectual property

The fair value of intellectual property contributed by an 
outside equity interest holder to Sirtex Medical Limited has 
been capitalised and recorded at fair value at the time of the 
contribution. The asset will be amortised on a straight-line basis 
over a period of 20 years. 

Sirtex 2012 AR 39

 
 
Note 1: Statement of Significant Accounting Policies 
(continued)

The depreciation and amortisation rates used for each class  
of asset are:

(f)  

Intangibles (continued) 

Research and development

Development costs have been capitalised to the extent they 
satisfy the recognition criteria for internally generated intangible 
assets. Therefore, development expenditure for a total of 
$8,544,713 has been recognised as an intangible asset for the 
financial year ended 30 June 2012. 

Following the initial recognition of the capitalised development 
expenditure, the cost model is applied requiring the assets to 
be carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Current 
capitalised development costs are to be amortised over 7 years.

The Consolidated Entity uses its judgment in continually 
assessing whether development expenditure meet the 
recognition criteria of an intangible asset.

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

(g)  Plant and equipment

All assets acquired, including plant and equipment and 
intangibles other than goodwill, are initially recorded at their 
cost of acquisition, being fair value of the consideration provided 
plus incidental costs directly attributable to the acquisition and 
depreciation or amortisation as outlined below. 

The cost of plant and equipment constructed by the Group 
includes the cost of material and direct labour, an appropriate 
proportion of fixed and variable overheads and capitalised 
interest. Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying 
amount or recognised as a separate asset, only when it is 
probable that future economic benefits associated with the item 
will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured 
reliably.

All items of plant and equipment are carried at the lower of cost 
less accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment 
losses and their recoverable amount.

(h)  Depreciation and amortisation

Items of plant and equipment, including leasehold assets, are 
depreciated or amortised on a straight line basis so as to write 
off the net cost of each asset over its expected useful life. Assets 
are depreciated or amortised from the date of acquisition or, in 
respect of internally constructed assets, from the time an asset 
is completed and held ready for use.

Depreciation and amortisation rates are reviewed annually  
for appropriateness. When changes are made, adjustments  
are reflected prospectively in current and future financial  
periods only.

Buildings and Leasehold improvements 

5% – 10%

Plant & Equipment 

Intellectual Property 

10% – 33.33%

5%

Internally generated intangible assets 

5% – 15%

Assets work in progress 

0%

(i) 

Impairment of non-financial assets

At each reporting date, the Group reviews the carrying values 
of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there 
is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such 
an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, being 
the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in 
use, is compared to the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the 
asset’s carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed 
to the statement of comprehensive income.

Impairment testing is performed annually for intangible assets 
with indefinite lives.

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.

(j)  Leases

Lease payments for operating leases, where substantially all 
the risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are charged as 
expenses in the periods in which they are incurred. 

Lease incentives under operating leases are recognised as a 
liability and amortised on a straight-line basis over the life  
of the lease term. 

(k) 

Inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable 
value. The cost of manufactured products includes direct 
materials, direct labour and an appropriate portion of variable 
and fixed overheads. Costs are assigned on the basis of 
weighted average costs.

(l)  Employee benefits

Wages, salaries and annual leave

Liabilities for employee benefits for wages, salaries and annual 
leave expected to settle within 12 months of the year end 
represent present obligations resulting from employees’ services 
provided up to reporting date, calculated at undiscounted 
amounts based on remuneration wage and salary rates that the 
Consolidated Entity expects to pay as at reporting date including 
related on costs, such as workers’ compensation insurance and 
payroll tax. Employee benefits expected to be settled beyond  
12 months are carried at the present value of the estimated 
future cash flows. 

Sirtex 2012 AR 40

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
for the year ended 30 June 2012

Long service leave

The provision for employee benefits to long service leave 
represents the present value of estimated future cash outflows 
to be made by the employer resulting from employees’ services 
provided up to reporting date. The provision is calculated using 
expected future increases in remuneration rates, including 
related costs, and expected settlement dates based on turnover 
history, and is discounted using the rates attaching to national 
government securities at reporting date, which most closely 
match the terms of maturity of the related liabilities.

Superannuation plans

The Consolidated Entity contributes to various employee 
superannuation plans. Contributions are charged against 
expense as they are made. 

Share-based payments

The Consolidated Entity provides benefits to certain employees 
in the form of share-based payment transactions, whereby 
employees render services in exchange for rights over shares 
(equity-settled transactions). For this purpose, the Consolidated 
Entity has an Executive Performance Rights Plan in place. 

The cost of these equity-settled transactions is measured by 
reference to the fair value at the date at which they are granted. 
The fair value of the rights is determined using a Monte Carlo 
simulation model. 

The cost of the equity-settled transactions is recognised, 
together with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period 
in which the vesting conditions are fulfilled, ending on the date 
on which the relevant employees become fully entitled to the 
award. 

Further information can be found in Note 22 to the financial 
statements. 

(m)  Receivables

Trade debtor terms vary from market to market depending on 
the economic factors relevant to the individual market. The 
Consolidated Entity has actual trading terms ranging up to 120 
debtor days. The collectability of debts is assessed at reporting 
date and allowance made for any doubtful accounts.

The allowance for doubtful debts is specific with reference to 
the profile of debtors in the Consolidated Entity’s sales and 
marketing regions. 

(n) 

Income tax

The charge for current income tax expense is based on the 
profit for the year adjusted for any non-assessable or disallowed 
items. It is calculated using the tax rates that have been enacted 
or are substantially enacted by the reporting date. 

Deferred tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability 
method in respect of temporary differences arising between the 
tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts 
in the financial statements. No deferred income tax will be 
recognised from the initial recognition of an asset or liability, 
excluding a business combination, where there is no effect on 
accounting or taxable profit or loss. 

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected 
to apply to the period when the asset is realised or liability 
is settled. Deferred tax is credited in the statement of 
comprehensive income except where it relates to items that may 
be credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is 
adjusted directly against equity.

Deferred income tax assets are recognised to the extent that  
it is probable that future tax profits will be available against 
which deductible temporary differences can be utilised.

The amount of benefits brought to account or which may 
be realised in the future is based on the assumption that no 
adverse change will occur in income taxation legislation and 
the anticipation that the Consolidated Entity will derive sufficient 
future assessable income to enable the benefit to be realised 
and comply with the conditions of deductibility imposed by  
the law. 

Sirtex Medical Limited and its wholly owned Australian 
subsidiaries have formed an income tax consolidated group 
under the tax consolidation regime. Each entity in the Group 
recognises its own current and deferred tax liabilities, except for 
any deferred tax liabilities resulting from unused tax losses and 
tax credits, which are immediately assumed by the parent entity. 
The current tax liability of each group entity is then subsequently 
assumed by the parent entity. The Group notified the Australian 
Tax Office that it had formed an income tax consolidated group 
to apply from 1 July 2004. The tax consolidated group has 
entered a tax sharing agreement whereby each company in the 
Group contributes to the income tax payable in proportion to their 
contribution to the net profit before tax of the consolidated group. 

(o)  Accounts payable

Liabilities are recognised for amounts to be paid in the future 
for goods and services received, whether or not billed to the 
Company or Consolidated Entity. 

(p)  Borrowings

Bank loans are carried in the statement of financial position 
sheet at amortised costs. Interest expense is recognised on an 
accruals basis.

(q)  Comparative figures

Where required by Accounting Standards, comparative figures 
have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation for 
the current financial year. 

(r)  Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing the 
net profit attributable to members of the parent entity for the 
financial period, after excluding any costs of servicing equity 
(other than ordinary shares) by the weighted average number of 
ordinary shares of the Company, adjusted for any bonus issue.

Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing the basic EPS earnings, 
adjusted by the after tax effect of financing costs associated 
with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the effect on revenues 
and expenses of conversion to ordinary shares associated with 
dilutive potential ordinary shares, by the weighted average 
number of ordinary shares and dilutive potential ordinary shares 
of the Company adjusted for any bonus issue.

Sirtex 2012 AR 41

 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
Directors’ Report 
for the year ended 30 June 2012

Impairment of internally generated intangible assets is based on 
management’s assessment as to whether the clinical trials and 
development projects meet the recognition criteria as set out in 
AASB 138. For the year ended 30 June 2012, these activities 
satisfy these criteria, and as a result, no impairment has been 
recognised.

Share-based payment transactions

The Group measures the cost of equity-settled transactions 
with employees by reference to their fair value of the equity 
instruments at the date at which they are granted. The fair value 
is determined with a Monte Carlo simulation model using the 
assumptions detailed in Note 22.

Long service leave provision

The liability for long service leave is recognised and measured at 
the present value of the estimated future cash flows to be made 
in respect of all employees at the reporting date. In determining 
the present value of the liability, estimates of attrition rates and 
pay increases through promotion and inflation have been taken 
into account.

Lease make good provision

A provision is made for the present value of anticipated costs 
for future restoration of leased premises. The provision includes 
future cost estimates associated with closure of the premises. 
The calculation of this provision requires assumptions such as 
application of closure dates and cost estimates. The provision 
recognised for each site is periodically reviewed and updated 
based on the facts and circumstances available at the time. 
Changes to the estimated future costs for sites are recognised in 
the statement of financial position by adjusting the expenses or 
asset, if applicable, and provision.

Carbon tax

As the Group will not fall within the Top 500 Australian Polluters 
as defined in the policy framework for the Carbon Scheme by the 
Commonwealth Government, the impact of the Carbon Scheme 
on operating costs and on the valuation of assets of the Group is 
not expected to be significant.

(w)  Foreign currency transactions and balances

All foreign currency transactions are brought to account using 
the exchange rate in effect at the date of the transaction. 
Foreign currency monetary items at reporting date are translated 
at the exchange rate at that date. 

Exchange differences arising on the translation of monetary 
items are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income. 
Exchange differences arising on the translation of non-monetary 
items are recognised directly in equity to the extent that the gain 
or loss is directly recognised in equity, otherwise the exchange 
difference is recognised in the statement of comprehensive 
income. 

Note 1: Statement of Significant Accounting Policies 
(continued)

(s)  Borrowing costs

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

All other borrowing costs are recognised in the statement of 
comprehensive income in the period incurred.

(t)  Financial instruments

Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value on 
trade date, which includes transaction costs, when the related 
contractual rights or obligations exist. Subsequent to initial 
recognition these instruments are measured as set out below.

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with 
fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active 
market and are stated at amortised cost using the effective 
interest rate method. Non-derivative financial liabilities are 
recognised at amortised cost, comprising original debt less 
principal payments and amortisation.

Foreign currency options entered into to hedge highly probable 
forecast transactions are accounted for as a derivative. Changes 
in the fair value of derivatives are recorded in the statement of 
comprehensive income, together with any changes in the fair 
value of hedged assets or liabilities that are attributable to the 
hedged risk. 

At each reporting date, the Group assesses whether there 
is objective evidence that a financial instrument has been 
impaired. Impairment losses are recognised in the statement of 
comprehensive income.

Financial assets are derecognised when the contractual rights to 
receipt of cash flows expire or the asset is transferred to another 
party. Financial liabilities are derecognised where the related 
obligations are discharged, cancelled or expired.

(u)  Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held 
at call with banks and other short-term instruments with original 
maturity of three months or less. Restricted cash assets are 
shown within other current financial assets.

(v)  Key estimates

Impairment

The Group assesses impairment at each reporting date by 
evaluating conditions specific to the Group that may lead to 
impairment of assets. Where impairment exists, the recoverable 
amount of the asset is determined. Value-in-use calculations 
performed in assessing recoverable amounts incorporate a 
number of key estimates.

Impairment of trade receivables is based on best estimates of 
amounts that will not be collected from debtors for doses sold. 
For the year ended 30 June 2012, a total of $100,712 (2011: 
$455,000) of trade receivables has been estimated as being 
impaired.

Sirtex 2012 AR 42

 
 
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
for the year ended 30 June 2012

The financial results and position of foreign operations whose 
functional currency is different from the Group’s presentation 
currency are translated as follows:

•	 assets	and	liabilities	are	translated	at	year-end	exchange	

rates prevailing at that reporting date

•	 income	and	expenses	are	translated	at	average	exchange	

rates for the period, and

•	 retained	earnings	are	translated	at	the	exchange	rate	

prevailing at the date of the transaction

Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations 
are transferred directly to the foreign currency translation 
reserve in the statement of comprehensive income. These 
differences are recognised in the statement of comprehensive 
income in the period in which the operation is disposed. 

(x)  Segment reporting

The Group has identified its operating segments based on 
internal reports that are reviewed and used by the Board 
of Directors in assessing performance and determining the 
allocation of resources.

The Group is managed primarily on the basis of regional markets 
which have different structures and performance assessment 
criteria. Operating segments are therefore determined on the 
same basis. The three regional markets currently serviced by the 
Group are Asia Pacific, North America and Europe.

As the Group manufactures and distributes only one product, 
identical for each of the three regional markets, no further 
segmentation across products or services is made.

(y)  Adoption of New and Revised Accounting Standards

During the current year the Group adopted all of the new and 
revised Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations 
applicable to its operations which became mandatory.

The IASB has issued improvements to IFRS 2010 (2010 
Improvements) which was issued in Australia as AASB 2010-3 
Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from 
the Annual Improvement Project. Most of these amendments 
become effective in annual periods beginning on or after 
1 July 2010 or 1 January 2011. The 2010 improvements 
amend certain provisions of AASB 3, clarify presentation of the 
reconciliation of each of the components of other comprehensive 
income and clarify certain disclosure requirements for financial 
instruments. The 2010 improvements did not have a material 
impact on the Group’s financial statements. 

New Accounting Standards for Application in Future 
Periods

The AASB has issued new and amended accounting standards 
and interpretations that have mandatory application dates for 
future reporting periods. The Group has decided against early 
adoption of these standards. A discussion of those future 
requirements and their impact on the Group follows: 

AASB 10: Consolidated Financial Statements: Replacement 
of consolidation requirements in AASB 127 Consolidated and 
Separate Financial Statements (applicable for annual reporting 
periods ending on or after 31 December 2013) 

This amendment broadens the situations when an entity is 
considered to be controlled by another entity for the purpose of 
the preparation of consolidated financial statements. The Group 
has not yet determined the potential impact on the financial 
statements.

AASB 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities: 
Amendments to disclosure requirements in AASB 127, AASB 
128, and AASB 131 (applicable for annual reporting periods 
ending on or after 31 December 2013)

This amendment combines the disclosure requirements relating 
to an entity’s interests in subsidiaries, joint arrangements, 
associates, and structured entities. The Group has not yet 
determined the potential impact on the financial statements.

AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement: (applicable for annual 
reporting periods ending on or after 31 December 2013)

The Standard establishes a single source of guidance for 
determining the fair value of assets and liabilities and expands 
the disclosure requirements for all assets and liabilities carried 
at fair value. The Group has not yet determined the potential 
impact on the financial statements.

AASB 2011-4: Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards 
to Remove Individual Key Management Personnel Disclosure 
Requirements [AASB 124] (applicable for annual reporting 
periods ending on or after 31 December 2014)

The Standard deletes individual key management personnel 
disclosure requirements for disclosing entities that are not 
companies. The Standard will not have an impact on the 
financial statements.

AASB 2011-07: Amendments to Australian Accounting 
Standards arising from the Consolidation and Joint Arrangement 
Standards (applicable for annual reporting periods ending on or 
after 31 December 2014)

This Standard makes consequential amendments to various 
Australian Accounting Standards arising from the issuance of 
AASB 10, AASB 11, AASB 12, AASB 127, and AASB 128.

AASB 2011-9: Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards 
– Presentation of Other Comprehensive Income (AASB 1) 
(applicable for annual reporting periods ending on or after 30 
June 2013)

The amendments will change the separation and classification 
of components of other comprehensive income between 
reclassification adjustments and those that will not be affected. 
The Group has not yet determined the potential impact on the 
financial statements.

Sirtex 2012 AR 43

 
Notes to the Financial Statements 
Directors’ Report 
for the year ended 30 June 2012 

Note 1: Statement of Significant Accounting Policies 
(continued)

(y)   Adoption of new and revised accounting standards 

(continued)

AASB 119 Employee Benefits: (applicable for annual reporting 
periods ending on or after 31 December 2013).

The main change introduced by this Standard is to revise the 
accounting for defined benefit plans. The Standard is unlikely to 
have an impact on the financial statements.

AASB 2012-5: Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards 
arising from the Annual Improvements 2009-2011 cycle 
(applicable for annual reporting periods ending on or after  
31 December 2013)

These amendments are a consequence of the annual 
improvement process which provides a vehicle for making non-
urgent but necessary amendments to Standards. The Standard 
will not have an impact on the financial statements.

The Group does not anticipate the early adoption of any of the 
above Australian Accounting Standards. 

Sirtex 2012 AR 44

Notes to the Financial Statements 
for the year ended 30 June 2012

2. Revenue and Other Income 

(a)  Revenue from the sale of goods  

(b)  Other revenue from ordinary activities  

Grant income 
Licensing income 
Income from financial institutions 
Recovery of legal fees 
Other 

3. Profit for the Year 

Profit from ordinary activities before income tax includes the following expense items: 

Cost of sales 
Employee benefits expense 

Superannuation contributions 
Other employee benefits expenses 

Depreciation and amortisation of 

Plant and equipment 
Intangible assets  
Operating lease expenses

Minimum lease payments 

Foreign exchange losses

Realised foreign exchange (gains)/losses 
Unrealised foreign exchange (gains)/losses 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

82,627 

70,286 

– 
– 
 2,317 
500 
1,131 
3,948 

56
178
2,390
–
44
2,668

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

15,669 

13,584

574 
22,781 

1,169 
253 

810 

(146) 
(595) 

329
19,117

690 
285

571

1,704
960

Sirtex 2012 AR 45

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
4. Income Tax Expense

(a)  The components of tax expense comprise:  

Current tax 
Deferred tax 
Overprovision in respect of prior years 

(b)  The prima facie tax on profit from ordinary activities before  
income tax is reconciled to the income tax as follows:  

Net profit before tax 
Prima facie tax payable on profit from ordinary activities before income tax at 30%  

Add/(less): Tax effect of

– Non-deductible amortisation 
– Non-deductible expenses 
– Non-assessable income  
– Overprovision in respect of prior years 
Effect of higher tax rates on overseas income 
Effect of Foreign Currency translation of tax balances 
Eliminations for the tax consolidated group 
Income tax attributable to entity 

The applicable weighted average effective tax rates are as follows 

(c)  Franking Account 

Franking account balance 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

3,079 
2,552 
(616) 
5,015 

1,541
1,923
(593)
2,871

22,118 
 6,635 

14,350
4,305

54 
275 
(1,059) 
(616) 
(272) 
(2) 
– 
5,015 

22.7% 

54
357
(1,742)
(593)
479
(3)
14
2,871

20%

9,577 

10,802

Legislation to allow groups, comprising a parent entity and its Australian resident wholly owned entities, to elect to consolidate and be  
treated as a single entity for income tax purposes was substantially enacted on 21 October 2002. This legislation, which includes both 
mandatory and elective elements, is applicable to the Company. The Directors elected for those entities within the Consolidated Entity that are 
wholly owned Australian resident entities to be taxed as a single entity from 1 July 2004. The implementation of the tax consolidation system 
was notified to the Australian Tax Office. The head entity within the tax-consolidated group for the purposes of the tax consolidation system  
is Sirtex Medical Limited.

Sirtex 2012 AR 46

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
5. Cash and Cash Equivalents 

(a)  Reconciliation of cash  

Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of cash flows  
is reconciled to items in the statement of financial position as follows: 
Cash at bank and on hand 
Short-term deposits with financial institutions 

Short-term deposits are term deposits with maturity date of less than 90 days.  
The effective interest rate on short-term deposits was 5.86% (2011: 6.27%).  
These deposits have an average maturity of 67 days as at 30 June 2012.

(b)  Reconciliation of cash flow from operations with profit  

after income tax 

Profit after income tax 

Non-cash flows in profit:
Depreciation and amortisation 
Decrease/(increase) in current tax assets 
(Increase) in deferred assets 
Share rights reserve 
Net foreign exchange differences 

Changes in net assets and liabilities
(Increase)/decrease in assets:

Trade receivables 
Other receivables 
Inventories 
Other current assets 

Increase/(decrease) in liabilities: 

Payables  
Current tax liabilities 
Short-term provisions 
Other current liabilities 
Long-term provisions 
Deferred tax liabilities  

Net cash flows from operating activities  

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

3,447 
10,000 
13,447 

4,915
38,000
42,915

17,103 

11,479

1,422 
425 
(834) 
635 
(421) 

(2,498) 
(1,513) 
137 
(934) 

(853) 
1,000 
1,510 
1,022 
400 
3,386 
19,987 

954
(284)
(143)
115
969

(1,289)
2,349
(69)
(322)

(875)
(3,373)
2,816
589
106
2,264
15,286

Sirtex 2012 AR 47

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
6. Other Short-Term Deposits 

Other short-term deposits with financial institutions 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

36,000 
36,000 

–
–

Other short-term deposits are term deposits with maturity date of more than 90 days and less than 360 days.

The average maturity as at 30 June 2012 of these term deposits is 242 days. The effective interest rate on the deposits is 5.54% (2011: n/a).

7. Trade and Other Receivables 

(a)  Trade receivables 

Trade receivables 
Provision for impairment  

(b)  Other receivables 

GST receivables 
Other receivables 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

15,415 
(101) 
15,315 

707 
2,139 
2,846 
18,160 

13,271
(455)
12,816

476
857
1,333
14,149

Receivables are assessed for recoverability based on the underlying terms of the contract. A provision for impairment is recognised when  
there is objective evidence that an individual trade or term receivable is impaired. 

Movement in the provision for impairment of receivables is as follows:

30 June 2012

Trade receivables  

30 June 2011

Trade receivables  

Opening  
balance 
$’000 

Change for 
 the year 
$’000 

Amounts 
 written off 
$’000 

Closing 
 balance 
$’000

(455) 

(354) 

(169) 

(286) 

– 

– 

(101)

(455)

An amount of $101,000 was considered impaired as at 30 June 2012 (2011: $455,000).

Trade receivables past due but not impaired

Less than 30 days overdue 
30–60 days overdue 
More than 60 days overdue  
Total 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 
3,571 
1,288 
1,269 
6,128 

2011 
$’000
2,884
1,113
1,265
5,262

Collection history from previous years, and the fact that no trade receivable has ever been written off, support management’s view that 
receivables less than 180 days overdue are not considered impaired. 

Sirtex 2012 AR 48

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit risk

The Group has no significant concentration of credit risk with respect to any single counter party or group of counter parties other than  
those receivables specifically provided for and shown above.

The class of assets described as Trade and other Receivables is considered to be the main source of credit risk related to the Group.  
No collaterals have been received from any of the trade debtors in the form of a financial guarantee.

8. Inventories 

Raw materials – at cost 

9. OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS 

Other current financial assets 
Security deposits paid 

10. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 

Prepayments 

11. TAX ASSETS

(a)  Current tax assets 

Current tax assets 

(b)  Deferred tax assets 

Tax losses revenue 
Timing differences attributable to: 

Fixed assets 
Employee provisions 
Unrealised foreign exchange losses 
Other* 

* Other comprises of patent costs, trade debtors and miscellaneous 

The overall movement in the deferred tax account is as follows: 

Opening balance 
Credit to the statement of comprehensive income 
Credit/(charge) to equity 

Closing Balance 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

889 
889 

2011 
$’000

1,025
1,025

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

457 
457 

430
430

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

1,648 
1,648 

2011 
$’000

741
741

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

30 

643 

87 
583 
892 
1,105 
3,310 

2,476 
643 
191 
3,310 

312

711

63
482
337
883
2,476

2,333
391
(248)
2,476

Sirtex 2012 AR 49

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Property, Plant and Equipment 

Buildings and leasehold improvements 

At cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net carrying amount 

Plant and equipment

At cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net carrying amount 

Assets work in progress

At cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net carrying amount 

Total Property, Plant and Equipment

At cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net carrying amount 

Movements in carrying amounts

Buildings and leasehold improvements

Carrying amount at beginning 
Additions 
Depreciation expense 
Carrying amount at end 

Plant and equipment

Carrying amount at beginning 
Additions 
Disposals 
Depreciation expense 
Carrying amount at end 

Assets work in progress

Carrying amount at beginning 
Additions 
Disposals 
Carrying amount at end 

Total Property, Plant and Equipment

Carrying amount at beginning 
Additions 
Disposals 
Depreciation expense 
Carrying amount at end 

Sirtex 2012 AR 50

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

1,063 
(336) 
727 

8,893 
(2,987) 
5,906 

– 
– 
– 

932
(159)
773

7,956
(1,921)
6,035

–
–
–

9,956 
(3,323) 
6,633 

8,888
(2,080)
6,808

773 
– 
(46) 
727 

6,035 
1,012 
(17) 
(1,123) 
5,906 

– 
– 
– 
– 

6,808 
1,012 
(17) 
(1,169) 
6,633 

1,033
–
(260)
773

2,406
4,254
(195)
(430)
6,035

892
–
(892)
–

4,331
4,254
(1,087)
(690)
6,808

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Intangible Assets 

Software 

At cost 
Accumulated amortisation 
Net carrying amount 

Internally generated intangibles 

At cost 
Accumulated amortisation 
Net carrying amount 

Intellectual property 

At cost 
Accumulated amortisation 
Net carrying amount 

Total intangible assets 

At cost 
Accumulated amortisation 
Net carrying amount 

Movements in carrying amounts 

Software 

Carrying amount at beginning 
Additions 
Amortisation expense 
Carrying amount at end 

Internally generated intangibles 

Carrying amount at beginning 
Additions 
Carrying amount at end 

Intellectual property 

Carrying amount at beginning 
Amortisation expense 
Carrying amount at end 

Total intangible assets

Carrying amount at beginning 
Additions 
Amortisation expense 
Carrying amount at end 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

538 
(504) 
34 

15,176 
– 
15,176 

3,607 
(2,735) 
872 

19,321 
(3,239) 
16,082 

102 
5 
(73) 
34 

6,631 
8,545 
15,176 

1,052 
(180) 
872 

7,785 
8,550 
(253) 
16,082 

532
(430)
102

6,631
–
6,631

3,607
(2,555)
1,052

10,770
(2,985)
7,785

156
51
(105)
102

–
6,631
6,631

1,232
(180)
1,052

1,388
6,682
(285)
7,785

Sirtex 2012 AR 51

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Intangible Assets (continued)

Recognition of internally generated intangible assets

During the year, the consolidated group undertook certain clinical and R&D activities which have been classified as internally generated 
intangible assets, in accordance with AASB 138 Intangible Assets.

These activities include five major Phase IV post-marketing clinical trials and two development projects aiming at improving the use of  
SIR-Spheres microspheres. The activities satisfy all tests as set out in AASB 138, in particular the technical feasibility of technical completion 
and the availability of sufficient financial resources for the completion.

Completion for these activities is anticipated for financial year ending 30 June 2015. Amortisation expense will be recognised from the  
date of completion of these activities and calculated over the estimated useful life of the assets which has been assessed at seven years.

The carrying value of the intangible assets arising from development costs has been tested for impairment as the asset is not yet available for 
use. The cash generating unit was determined to be the cash flows of the Group. On this basis, no impairment has been recognised based 
on value-in-use calculations covering a detailed one-year forecast, followed by an extrapolation of expected cash flows for the next four years 
assuming no growth rates and a discount rate of 12%.

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

5,258 
3,494 
8,753 

6,111
2,472
8,583

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

1,114  
1,114  

– 
– 

4,553 
520 
785 
5,858 

2,472 
3,369 
17 
5,858 

1,989
439
44
2,472

208
2,315
(51)
2,472

14. Trade and Other Payables 

Trade payables 
Other accruals and payables 

15. Current Tax Liabilities 

(a)  Current tax liabilities 

Current tax liability 

(b)  Deferred tax liabilities 

Timing differences attributable to: 

Capitalisation of development expenditure 
Fixed assets 
Other 

The overall movement in the deferred tax account is as follows:   

Opening balance 
Charge/(credit) to the statement of comprehensive income 
Charge/(credit) to equity 
Closing balance 

Sirtex 2012 AR 52

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Provisions and Accruals 

(a)  Short-term Provisions 

Miscellaneous accruals and provisions (including employee entitlements) 

(b)  Long-term Provisions 

Accruals for long service leave 

The overall movement in the long-term provision account is as follows: 

Opening balance 
Additional provisions for the year 
Amounts used during the year 
Closing balance 

The overall movement in the short-term provision account is as follows: 
Opening balance 
Additional provisions for the year 
Amounts used during the year 
Closing balance 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

6,594 
6,594 

5,084
5,084

760 
760 

360 
400 
– 
760 

360
360

255
105
–
360

5,084 
11,155 
(9,645) 
6,594 

2,268
7,311
(4,495)
5,084

Sirtex 2012 AR 53

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Issued Capital 

Issued capital  
Share issue cost 

Number of shares issued  

Fully paid ordinary shares

Balance at beginning of the year 

Balance at end of the year 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

24,779 
(1,258) 
23,521 
55,768,136 

24,779
(1,258)
23,521
55,768,136

2012 

2011

No. (000) 

$’000 

No.(000) 

$’000

55,768 

55,768 

23,521 

23,521 

55,768 

55,768 

23,521

23,521

Fully paid ordinary shares carry one vote per share and carry the right to dividends. On winding up, ordinary shares participate in dividends 
and the proceeds, in proportion to the number of shares held. The Company does not have a limited number of authorised capital and issued 
shares do not have a par value. 

Share options

At reporting date, there were no share options outstanding, and no share option plan was in place.

Share rights

At reporting date, there is an Executive Performance Rights Plan in place. Refer to Note 22 for further details.

Capital management

Management controls the capital of the Group in order to maintain a good debt to equity ratio, provide the shareholders with adequate returns 
and ensure that the Group can fund its operations and continue as a going concern. Management effectively manages the Group’s capital by 
assessing the Group’s financial risk and adjusting its capital structure in response to changes in these risks and in the market. The responses 
include the management of debt levels, distributions to shareholders, and share issues. 

The company has no debt as at 30 June 2012.

18. Reserves

Share Rights Reserve 
Foreign Currency Translation Reserve 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

750 
(463) 
287 

115
(34)
81

The Executive Performance Rights Plan gives rise to a share rights reserve. The translation of foreign controlled subsidiaries into the functional 
currency of the Group gives rise to a foreign currency translation reserve. 

Sirtex 2012 AR 54

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

19. Earnings Per Share 

(a)  Basic earnings per share 

Profit from continuing operations attributable to equity holders 

17,103,000 

11,479,000

Weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share 

55,768,136 

55,768,136

Add to number of shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share:
Effect of potential conversion to ordinary shares under the Executive Performance

Rights Plan (refer to Note 22 for further details) 

(b)  Diluted earnings per share 

830,188 

374,188

Profit from continuing operations attributable to equity holders 

17,103,000 

11,479,000

Weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share 

56,598,324 

56,142,324

20. Dividends 

Distributions paid 

Declared fully franked ordinary dividend of 7 cents (2011: 7 cents) per share  
franked at the tax rate of 30% (2011: 30%) 
Balance of franking credit amount at year end adjusted for franking  
credits arising from payment of provision for income tax 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

3,904  

3,904 

9,577 

10,802

Sirtex 2012 AR 55

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Operating Segments 

Identification of reportable segments

The Group has identified its operating segments based on the internal reports that are reviewed and used by the Board of Directors in 
assessing performance and determining the allocation of resources.

The Group is managed primarily on the basis of regional markets which have different structures and performance assessment criteria. 
Operating segments are therefore determined on the same basis. The three regional markets currently serviced by the Group are Asia Pacific, 
North America and Europe.

As the Group manufactures and distributes only one product, identical for each of the three regional markets, no further segmentation across 
products or services is made.

Basis of accounting for purposes of reporting by operating segments

Accounting policies adopted

Unless stated otherwise, all amounts reported to the Board of Directors with respect to operating segments are determined in accordance with 
accounting policies that are consistent to those adopted in the annual financial statements of the Group.

Inter-segment transactions

An internally determined transfer price is set for all inter-entity sales. This price is re-set annually and is based on what would be realised in 
the event the sale was made to an external party at arm’s length. All such transactions are eliminated on consolidation for the Group’s financial 
statements.

Inter-segment loans payable and receivable are initially recognised at the consideration received net of transaction costs. If inter-segment loans 
are not on commercial terms, these are not adjusted to fair value based on market interest rates. This policy represents a departure from that 
applied to the statutory financial statements.

Segment assets

Where an asset is used across multiple segments, the asset is allocated to the segment that received the majority of economic value from the 
asset. In the majority of instances, segment assets are clearly identifiable on the basis of their nature and physical location.

Segment liabilities

Liabilities are allocated to segments where there is direct nexus between the incurrence of the liability and the operations of the segment. 
Borrowings and tax liabilities are generally considered to relate to the Group as a whole and are not allocated. Segment liabilities include trade 
and other payables and certain direct borrowings. 

Unallocated items

Unallocated revenue comprises income from legal settlement UWA and other income.

External sales

Inter-segment

Other

Total

2012
$’000

3,840 

57,260 

21,527 

2011
$’000

2,980 

45,072 

22,235 

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

89,446 

60,416 

3,085 

2,668 

5,264 

130 

4,264 

– 

– 

363 

– 

– 

2012
$’000

96,371 

62,524 

22,020 

2011
$’000

66,064

49,336

22,235

180,915 

137,635

(94,840) 

(64,681)

500 

–

86,575 

72,954

Segment performance

Segment revenues 

Asia Pacific 

North America 

EMEA 

Total of all segments 

Eliminations 

Unallocated 

Consolidated 

Sirtex 2012 AR 56

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment net profit after tax

Asia Pacific 

North America 

EMEA 

Total of all segments 

Eliminations 

Profit before income tax expense  

Income tax expense 

Profit after income tax expense 

Segment assets and liabilities

Asia Pacific 

North America 

EMEA 

Total of all segments 

Eliminations 

Consolidated 

Other segment information

Acquisition of segment assets

– Land and buildings 

– Plant and equipment 

– Intangible assets 

Total

2012
$’000

20,589 

865 

664 

22,118 

– 

22,118 

(5,015) 

17,103 

2011
$’000

11,805

1,825

720

14,350

–

14,350

(2,871)

11,479

Assets

Liabilities

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

109,923 

133,758 

17,799 

8,378 

15,024 

6,454 

136,100 

155,236 

(39,444) 

96,656 

(78,595) 

76,641 

2012
$’000

29,949 

8,521 

6,245 

44,715 

(21,607) 

23,108 

2011
$’000

67,710

6,714

4,674

79,098

(62,599)

16,499

Asia Pacific

North America

EMEA

2012
$’000

– 

578 

8,550 

2011
$’000

– 

4,037 

6,682 

303 

282 

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

2012
$’000

2011
$’000

– 

461 

– 

342 

– 

– 

159 

– 

300 

– 

– 

48 

– 

50 

4 

–

58

–

81

3

Depreciation and amortisation of segment assets 

– Plant and equipment 

– Intangibles 

Major customers

778 

249 

The Group has a number of customers to whom it provides products. No single external customer represents more than 10% of total revenue.

Sirtex 2012 AR 57

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 201222. Share-Based Payments

On 23 August 2011, a total of 456,000 performance rights were granted to executives and senior managers under the Executive Performance 
Rights Plan, to take up performance rights which may convert into ordinary shares, for nil consideration. The performance rights are exercisable 
on or following 30 June 2014. The performance rights hold no voting or dividend rights, and are not transferable.

Performance rights granted to key management personnel are as follows:

Grant Date 

22 February 2011 
23 August 2011 

Number

374,188
456,000

A total of 92,000 rights were granted to the Chief Executive Officer, and a total of 364,000 rights to other executives and senior managers  
of the Group. The performance rights vest on 30 June 2014, and the extent to which vesting occurs depends on the achievement of 
performance conditions.

The Board has determined that there will be only one performance condition, namely Total Shareholder Return (TSR) calculated over a three-
year period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2014 (the Measurement period), where TSR includes capital growth and dividends as follows:

TSR (% pa compounded) 

Vesting (%)

less than 15% 
15% 
20% 
30% and more 

0%
25%
50%
100%

A summary of the movements of all performance rights issued is as follows:

Grant Date

Expiry Date

Exercise 
Price

Balance  
at start of 
year

Granted 
during the 
year

Exercised 
during the 
year

Forfeited 
during the 
year

Balance  
at end  
of year

Vested  
and 
exercisable

Vested  
and 
un-exercisable

22 February 2011  30/06/2013 

0  374,188 

– 

23 August 2011 

30/06/2014 

0 

– 

456,000 

– 

– 

– 

– 

374,188 

456,000 

– 

– 

–

–

The weighted fair value of the performance rights issued during the financial year ended 30 June 2012 has been calculated at  
$2.24 (2011: $2.08).

The price was calculated by using a Monte Carlo simulation model applying the following inputs:

Exercise price 
Performance rights life 
Underlying share price 
Expected share price volatility 
Expected dividend 
Risk-free interest rate 

$ – 
3 years
$4.90 
50%
$0.07 per share
5.21%

Historical volatility has been the basis for determining expected share price volatility as it is assumed that this is the best indicator of future 
volatility, which may not eventuate.

Included in the statement of comprehensive income is $635,191 of performance rights plan expense, and relates in full to equity-settled  
share-based payment transactions.

Sirtex 2012 AR 58

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 201223. Key Management Personnel 

Refer to the Remuneration Report contained in the Report of the Directors for details of the remuneration paid or payable to each member of 
the Group’s key management personnel for the year ended 30 June 2012 and 30 June 2011.

The totals of remuneration paid to key management personnel of the Consolidated Entity during the year are as follows:

Short-term employee benefits 
Post-employment benefits 
Termination benefits 
Share-based payment  

2012 
$’000 
3,300,839 
126,173 
– 
430,946 
3,857,958 

2011 
$’000
3,348,401
115,328
200,350
93,421
3,757,500

Key management personnel shareholdings

The number of fully paid ordinary shares in Sirtex Medical Limited held by each key management personnel of the Group during the financial 
year is as follows:

Balance at  
Granted as 
beginning  remuneration 

Issued on 
exercise of 
options 

Other 
 changes  

Balance 
 at end

30 June 2012 

J Eady 

G Boyce 

D Smith 

30 June 2011 

G Boyce 

D Smith 

– 

5,000 

– 

5,000 

15,000 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

5,000 

– 

– 

– 

(15,000) 

5,000

5,000

–

5,000

–

Key management personnel options holdings

There were no options holdings during the financial year with any of the key management personnel.

Key management personnel rights holdings

The number of performance rights which may convert into ordinary shares of Sirtex Medical Limited held by each key management personnel 
of the Group during the financial year is as follows:

KMP 

30 June 2012

G Wong 

D Smith 

R Hardie 

D Cade 

M Mangano 

N Lange 

B Chew 

Total 

Balance at 
beginning  
Granted as 
of the year  remuneration 

Issued on 
exercise of 
options 

Other 
 changes  

Balance 
at end of 
the year

90,188  

31,000  

27,200  

26,300  

33,000  

33,000  

33,000  

92,000  

33,000  

33,000  

24,000  

33,000  

33,000  

33,000  

273,688  

281,000  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

182,188 

64,000 

60,200 

50,300 

66,000 

66,000 

66,000 

554,688 

Sirtex 2012 AR 59

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Key management personnel rights holdings (continued)

KMP 

30 June 2011 

G Wong 

D Smith 

R Hardie 

D Cade 

D Turner 

M Mangano 

N Lange 

B Chew 

Total 

24. Parent Entity

Assets 

Current assets 
Non-current assets 
Total assets 

Liabilities

Current liabilities 
Non-current liabilities 
Total liabilities 

Equity

Issued capital 
Reserves 
Retained earnings 

Reserves

Share rights reserve 
Total reserves 

Financial performance

Profit for the year 
Other comprehensive income 
Total comprehensive income 

Financial guarantees

Balance at 
beginning  
Granted as 
of the year  remuneration 

Issued on 
exercise of 
options 

Other 
 changes  

Balance 
at end of 
the year

–  

–  

–  

–  

– 

–  

–  

–  

–  

90,188  

31,000  

27,200  

26,300  

27,800 

33,000  

33,000  

33,000  

301,488  

–  

–  

–  

–  

– 

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

– 

–  

–  

–  

–  

90,188 

31,000 

27,200 

26,300 

27,800

33,000 

33,000 

33,000

301,488 

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

56,964 
12,705 
69,669 

4,637 
931 
5,568 

23,521 
290 
40,290 
64,231 

290 
290 

56,030 
– 
56,030 

43,544
12,505
56,049

44,183
135
44,318

23,521
–
(11,836)
11,685

46
46

2,937
–
2,937

No guarantees have been provided to its wholly owned subsidiaries by the parent entity.

Contingent liabilities

The parent entity does not have any contingent liability as at 30 June 2012.

Contractual commitments

The parent entity has an operating lease commitment for the office lease in Sydney. Refer to note 25 for further details.

Sirtex 2012 AR 60

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Commitments

Operating Leases

The Consolidated Entity leases offices in Sydney, Singapore, Germany and in the United States, with no option to purchase the leased assets at 
the expiry of the leased assets.

Duration and remaining periods for the office leases are as follows:

Location 

Sydney 
Singapore 
Germany 
US 

Lease term 

Remaining lease period

60 months 
60 months 
60 months 
62 months 

40 months
38 months
19 months
54 months

The Consolidated Entity also leases various items of plant and equipment in Germany with lease terms from 36 to 48 months, and remaining 
periods of 15 to 33 months.

Non-cancellable operating leases
No longer than 1 year 
Longer than 1 year and not longer than 5 years 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

1,071 
2,454 
3,525 

2011 
$’000

897
2,716
3,613

Research commitments

The Consolidated Entity has entered into various research and development agreements with universities and other external research 
institutions for ongoing research and clinical trials. 

Under these agreements, the Consolidated Entity is committed to providing funds over future periods, payable within one year, of $683,000 
(2011: $1,664,000).

Clinical Trial commitments

The Consolidated Entity has entered into various clinical study agreements with Clinical Research Organisations (CRO) and specialist service 
providers for the management of clinical studies, and with a range of major hospitals for the recruitment of patients into these trials.

Under these agreements, the Consolidated Entity is committed to providing funds over future periods, payable within one year, of $5,772,000. 
The amount of all outstanding contractual commitments as at 30 June 2012 is $10,538,000.

Sirtex 2012 AR 61

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
26. Controlled Entities

Name of entity 

Country of incorporation 

Parent entity

Sirtex Medical Limited 

Controlled entities

Sirtex Medical Products Pty Ltd 

Sirtex Global Pty Ltd 

Sirtex Technology Pty Ltd 

Sirtex SIR-Spheres Pty Ltd 

Sirtex Thermospheres Pty Ltd 

Sirtex Medical Holdings Inc 

Sirtex Medical Inc 

Sirtex Wilmington LLC 

Sirtex Germany Holding GmbH 

Sirtex Medical Europe GmbH 

Sirtex Singapore Holding Pte Ltd 

Sirtex Medical Singapore Pte Ltd 

Sirtex Global Singapore Pte Ltd 

Sirtex Singapore Manufacturing Pte Ltd 

Australia 

Australia 

Australia 

Australia 

Australia 

Australia 

USA 

USA 

USA 

Germany 

Germany 

Singapore 

Singapore 

Singapore 

Singapore 

Ownership interest

2012 
% 

2011 
%

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

–

100

100

100

100

100

Sirtex Germany Holding GmbH was incorporated on 1 June 2012. The company holds 100% interest in Sirtex Medical Europe GmbH. Sirtex 
Singapore Holding Pte Ltd was incorporated on 23 April 2010, and holds 100% interest in Sirtex Medical Singapore Pte Ltd, Sirtex Global 
Singapore Pte Ltd and Sirtex Manufacturing Singapore Pte Ltd. Sirtex Medical Limited and all its Australian-controlled entities are included in 
the tax-consolidated group and is head entity for tax consolidation.

27. Related Party Transactions

(a)  Equity interests in related parties 

Details of the percentage of ordinary shares held in controlled entities are disclosed in Note 26.

(b)  Transactions with key management personnel and related entities

At 30 June 2012, $nil (2011: $nil) was payable to directors, key management personnel and director-related entities.

At 30 June 2012, $nil (2011: $nil) was receivable from key management personnel and director-related entities.

(c)  Transactions with the wholly owned group

The ultimate parent entity in the wholly owned group is Sirtex Medical Limited. During the financial year, Sirtex Medical Limited received licence 
fees of $nil (2011: $5,454,145) and management fees of $49,770 (2011: $nil) from entities in the wholly owned group. 

(d)  Outstanding balances arising from transactions with the wholly owned group

The following balances are outstanding at the reporting date in relation to transactions with the wholly owned group:

Current receivables from subsidiaries: $ 3,766,515 (2011: $14,347,564) 

Loans receivable from subsidiaries: $ 4,434,093 (2011: $3,120,212)

Sirtex 2012 AR 62

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
28. Events After Reporting Sheet Date

On 24 July 2012, the Directors decided to issue a new tranche of Executive Performance Rights. A total of 547,000 performance rights will be 
allocated to executives and senior managers of the Company, and a total of 176,000 performance rights will be allocated to Directors subject 
to shareholder approval, including 150,000 performance rights for the Chief Executive Officer. 

On the 3 August 2012, the Company announced plans to triple manufacturing capacity of SIR-Spheres microspheres in the United States.

No other matter or circumstance has arisen since the end of the financial year, that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the 
operations of the Group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group in future financial years. 

29. Remuneration of Auditors

During the year, the following were paid or were payable for services provided by the auditor of the parent entity, its related party practices  
and non-related audit firms:

Remuneration of the auditor of the parent entity for audit and review of financial reports  
Other non-audit services 
Remuneration of other auditors of subsidiaries for audit and review of financial reports 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 
117  
–  
95 

2011 
$’000
117 
– 
59

The auditor of Sirtex Medical Limited and its Australian subsidiaries is Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd. The auditor of the German subsidiary  
is Grant Thornton GmbH. The auditor of the US entities is Grant Thornton LLP. The auditor of the Singapore entities is Foo Kon Ton Grant 
Thornton LLP. 

30. Financial Risk Management

The Audit Committee has been delegated responsibility by the Board of Directors for, amongst other issues, monitoring and managing financial 
risk exposures of the Group. The Audit Committee monitors the Group’s financial risk management policies and exposures and approves 
financial transactions within the scope of its authority. It also reviews the effectiveness of internal controls relating to counterparty credit risk, 
currency risk, and interest rate risk.

The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks, including but not limited to market risk (currency risk and interest rate risk), 
credit risk and liquidity risk. The overall risk management strategy seeks to measure and to mitigate these risks, in using different methods to 
measure the different types of risk, and in using derivate instruments to minimise certain risk exposures.

The Group’s financial instruments consist mainly of deposits with banks, short-term investments, account receivable and payable, and loans  
to and from subsidiaries.

The totals for each category of financial instruments, measured in accordance with AASB 139 as detailed in the accounting policies to these 
financial instruments, are as follows:

Financial Assets 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Other short-term deposits 
Trade and other receivables 
Other financial assets* 

Financial Liabilities

Trade and other payables 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

13,447 
36,000 
18,160 
457 
68,064 

8,753 
8,753 

42,915
–
14,149
430
57,494

8,583
8,583

* Other financial assets comprise security deposits.

The carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded in the financial statements represent their respective net fair values, 
determined in accordance with the accounting policies disclosed in Note 1 to the financial statements.

Sirtex 2012 AR 63

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Financial Risk Management (continued)

Financial Risk Exposures and Management

The main risks the Group is exposed to through its financial instruments are interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, liquidity risk and credit  
risk as follows:

(a)  Interest rate risk

The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk relates to its cash and short-term deposits. The interest rate as at 30 June 2012 on cash was  
3.05% (2011: 4.35%) and on short-term deposits 5.61% (2011: 6.27%). All other financial assets and liabilities are non-interest bearing.

Sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analysis is based on an expected overall volatility of interest rates using market data and forecasts. A change in interest rates  
of 2% on cash and short-term deposits would result in a change in profit as follows:

Change in profit: 

Increase in interest rate by 2% 
Decrease in interest rate by 2% 

(b)  Credit risk 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

890  
(890)  

772 
(772) 

Credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Group. The Group  
has adopted a policy of only dealing with creditworthy counterparties and obtaining sufficient collateral or other securities where appropriate,  
as a means of mitigating the risk of financial loss from defaults. The Group measures credit risk on a fair value basis.

The Group does not have any significant credit risk exposure to any single counterparty or any group of counterparties having similar 
characteristics. The carrying amounts of financial assets recorded in the financial statements, net of any provision for impairment, represent 
the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk without taking into account any collateral or other security obtained.

(c)  Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk management requires maintaining sufficient cash and cash equivalents, by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows 
and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. Surplus funds are invested in term deposits with short-term maturities. 

As at 30 June 2012, the Group had only non-interest-bearing financial liabilities with less than 1 year maturity (refer Note 14).

(d)  Foreign exchange risk

The Group is exposed to foreign exchange risk resulting in fluctuations in the fair value and in future cash flows of its financial instruments  
due to a movement in foreign exchange rates of currencies other than the Group’s measurement currency.

It is the Group’s policy that hedging, as a percentage of net foreign exchange rate exposure, be maintained within the limits of the foreign 
exchange risk management policy.

The Group has open currency options at reporting date relating to highly probable forecast transactions. These options give the Group the  
right to purchase foreign currencies at a specified exchange rate if the actual exchange rate at expiry date of the options is higher than  
the specified rate.

Sirtex 2012 AR 64

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
Sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analysis is based on an expected overall volatility of the relevant currencies, using management’s assessment of reasonable 
fluctuations taking into account movements over the last six months and forecasts for the next 12 months. A change in foreign exchange rates 
of 15% would result in a change in profit as follows:

Change in profit: 

Increase of AUD to USD by 15% 
Decrease of AUD to USD by 15% 
Increase of AUD to EUR by 15% 
Decrease of AUD to EUR by 15% 

Consolidated

2012 
$’000 

2011 
$’000

(8,589)  
8,589  
(3,229)  
3,229  

(6,761) 
6,761 
(3,335) 
3,335 

The following table shows the foreign currency risk on the financial assets and liabilities of the Group’s operations, denominated in currencies 
other than the functional currency of the operations. The foreign currency risk in the books of the parent entity is considered immaterial and  
is therefore not shown.

2012

Group entity (functional currency)

North American entities (USD) 

European entities (EUR) 

Singapore entities (SGD) 

Balance sheet exposure 

2011

Group entity (functional currency) 

North American entities (USD) 

European entities (EUR) 

Singapore entities (SGD) 

Balance sheet exposure 

Net financial assets/(liabilities)

USD 
’000 

EUR 
’000 

SGD 
’000 

AUD 
’000

8,050 

– 

– 

8,050 

6,816 

– 

– 

6,816 

– 

4,212 

– 

4,212 

– 

3,166 

– 

3,166 

– 

– 

(338) 

(338) 

– 

– 

(155) 

(155) 

7,090

5,205

(261)

12,843

6,816

4,275

(117)

10,974

Foreign Currency Call/Put Options

The Group has no currency option open at reporting date.

As at 30 June 2012, the Group had European-style call/put options open relating to highly probable forecast transactions and recognised 
financial assets and financial liabilities. These options consist of two components:

1.  The right to buy specified amounts of AUD against foreign currencies in the future at specified exchange rates.

2.  The obligation to buy specified amounts of AUD against foreign currencies in the future at specified exchange rates if the AUD falls below  

a specified rate. 

Sirtex 2012 AR 65

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Financial Risk Management (continued)

The following table summarises the notional amounts and terms of these options.

Call Options (Sell USD/Buy AUD) 

Settlement 

– less than 6 months 

Put Options (Sell USD/Buy AUD)

Settlement 

– less than 6 months  

Notional Amounts 

Average Exchange Rate

2012 
USD ’000 

2011 
USD ’000 

2012 

2011 

6,000 

6,000 

– 

– 

0.99 

n/a

0.95  

n/a 

Sirtex 2012 AR 66

Directors’ Report Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of shareholders

55,768,136 fully paid ordinary shares are held by 3,234 individual shareholders.

All issued ordinary shares carry one vote per share; however, partly paid shares do not carry the rights to dividends.

Distribution of shareholders

1 

– 1,000 

1,001  – 5,000 

5,001  – 10,000 

10,001 – 100,000 

100,001 and over 

Substantial shareholders

Ordinary shareholders 

JP MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA 

DR BRUCE GRAY 

NATIONAL NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

RBC INVESTOR SERVICES NOMINEES PTY LTD PI POOLED A/C 

Twenty largest shareholders

Ordinary shareholders 

JP MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED 
ACN 132 442 114 PTY LIMITED 
NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED 
RBC INVESTOR SERVICES NOMINEES PTY LTD PI POOLED A/C 
CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 
HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED – A/C 2 
BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD SMP AACOUNTS DRP 
CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LTD COLONIAL FIRST STATE A/C 
BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD MASTER CUST A/C 
HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 
MR ERIK ADRIAANSE 
RBC INVESTOR SERVICES NOMINEES PTY LTD PIIC A/C 
SCJ PTY LTD 
SANDHURST TRUSTEES LTD 
HOUSE OF MAISTER FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 
CITY AND WESTMINSTER LIMITED RUSSELL BEDFORD HOUSE 
PACIFIC SECURITIES INC 
UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA NOMINEES PTY LTD 
BANNABY INVESTMENTS PTY LTD 
UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA NOMINEES PTY LTD 
TILL NO 54 PTY LIMITED 

Ordinary Shares 

Holders 

864,994 

3,182,041 

1,625,318 

3,702,914 

46,392,869 

55,768,136 

1,570

1,282

213

143

26

3,234

Fully Paid

Number 

Percentage

19,923,346 

10,090,604 

4,496,255 

3,276,447 

37,786,652 

35.725

18.094

8.062

5.875

67.756

Fully Paid

Number 

Percentage

19,923,346  
10,090,604  
4,496,255 
3,276,447 
1,096,915  
926,489  
917,632 
697,393 
647,644 
598,974 
500,000  
481,740 
350,000 
296,755  
284,491  
250,000  
250,000  
240,099 
210,000  
205,550  
190,000  

45,724,764  

35.725
18.094
8.062
5.875
1.967
1.661
1.645
1.251
1.161
1.074
0.897
0.864
0.628
0.532
0.510
0.448
0.448
0.431
0.377
0.369
0.341

81.991

Sirtex 2012 AR 67

Directors’ Report Additional Stock Exchange Informationas at 15 August 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company Information 
for the year ended 30 June 2012

Registered office

Level 33, 101 Miller Street
North Sydney NSW 2060
Tel: +61-2-9964-8400

Principal place of business are:

Australian Office

Level 33, 101 Miller Street
North Sydney NSW 2060
Tel: +61-2-9964-8400

United States Office

300 Unicorn Park Drive
Woburn MA 01801 USA
Tel: +1-781-721-3200

European Office

Walter-Flex-Strasse 2, 
53113 Bonn 53, Germany 
Tel: +49-228-1840-730

Singapore Office

Level 1, 50 Science Park Road
Singapore Science Park II
Singapore 117406
Tel: +65-6308-8370

Company Secretary

Mr Darren Smith

Stock exchange listing

Australian Stock Exchange Limited
ASX code SRX

Share registrar

Boardroom Pty Ltd
Level 7, 207 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Tel: +61-2-9290-9600

Auditors

Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd
Level 17, 383 Kent Street,
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia 

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Directors’ Report