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annual report 

2017  

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For personal use onlySkyfii Limited
aBn 20 009 264 699
Financial report for the year ended 30 June 2017

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For personal use onlyTable of Contents

Chairman’s letter 

Ceo’s letter 

review of operations 

Directors’ report 

remuneration report 

auditor’s independence declaration 

Corporate governance statement 

Consolidated statement of profit or loss  
and other comprehensive income 

Consolidated statement of financial position 

Consolidated statement of changes in equity 

Consolidated statement of cash flows 

notes to the financial statements 

Directors’ declaration 

Independent auditor’s report 

additional aSX information 

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Skyfii Limited annuaL report 2017For personal use onlyChairmans Letter

dear Shareholders,

On behalf of the Board of Skyfii Limited (ASX: SKF), I am pleased to open our Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2017 (FY17).

A range of activities undertaken by your Board and management over the last 12 months has ensured Skyfii is well positioned to prosper 
as a global provider of data analytics and marketing services. 

Key achievements

•  Substantial recurring revenue growth from IO platform subscription services up 82%

•  Growth of international footprint and into new verticals

•  Advanced stage future revenue pipeline grew to $91 million

•  Important relationships solidified and formed with ecosystem partners

•   Generation of rich consumer insights as result of the 840 million visitor journeys analysed across our global footprint of venues  

since inception

We grew overall revenue substantially, up 32% to $3.2 million of which recurring revenues grew by 82%, and are now recognised across a 
growing number of industry verticals for our capacity to use data to provide insights and drive specific business outcomes for our clients.  

We successfully grew our international footprint, executing agreements with notable global brands, such as Woolworths of South Africa, 
Wellington  International  Airport  in  New  Zealand  and  a  premier  global  food  chain  in  the  UK  amongst  others,  in  line  with  our  stated  
FY17 objectives.

Alongside our clients sit a growing number of important relationships within the industry ecosystem which support our business model.  
We  continued  to  grow  and  align  ourselves  with  quality  partners  who  are  firmly  engaged  and  are  pivotal  to  our  continued  growth.  
Two  examples  of  core  partner  relationships  which  were  either  solidified  or  formed  through  the  year  were  with  Aruba  Networks,  
a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, and key enabler of location-based services and with Cincinnati Bell, a US provider of integrated 
communications solutions. 

In  addition  to  our  partnerships,  we  further  grew  channel  partner  relationships  in  key  geographies  during  the  period  who  will  play  an 
important role in growing the business.

Our capability to add value to our clients continues to grow exponentially. Tangible and quantifiable client use cases now span an increasing 
number of verticals, for example the addition of education and culture centres, though we maintain a strong anchor in the retail sector with 
the likes of our tier one clients, Scentre Group, The GPT Group, and more recent wins, One Five One Property and Mirvac.

Further demonstrating Skyfii’s value proposition, conversations are now being had with a broader array of internal stakeholders within 
enterprises, well beyond the traditional Chief Information Officer / Chief Technical Officer engagement route that now include the Chief 
Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer. This expanded stakeholder group is a reflection of Skyfii’s ability to solve problems using 
complex data sets across a range of use cases.  

The Skyfii data analytics and marketing platform IO, is able to ingest multiple forms of data, integrating with existing enterprise systems.  
Above all, the platform provides a dashboard into clients’ operations and is also adding value in its ability to make sense of clients’ existing 
operating data.  Recognising the importance of these datasets, Data Consulting Services (DCS), a small but growing newly formed division 
now  sits  alongside  our  existing  Software  as  a  Service  (SaaS)  subscription  based  IO  platform  that  has  become  synonymous  with  the  
Skyfii name.

The value of enterprise data continues to evolve as does the data analytics industry itself. Skyfii’s value lies in its position to generate 
specific datasets to solve for clients’ specific problems, using both anonymised and targeted data since inception. The data analytics and 
marketing platform IO, deployed with our clients, has analysed 840 million visitor journeys and 10 million registered users. Our data is a real  
insights capability.

Skyfii’s value proposition extends across greenfield and brownfield settings. Whether using aggregate data driven insights to redesign 
entire commercial fit-outs, using heat maps and flow data or drive the design of greenfield footprints such as new lifts and escalators,  
we now have countless examples of having worked with clients to optimise both asset use and capital allocation. 

In marketing, our ability to also capture named users allows our clients to directly engage and market to their customers and prospective 
customers, such as in retail, university or municipality settings. 

FY17  has  been  a  year  of  strong  validation  for  our  business  and  in  further  projecting  our  value  potential.  The  opportunity  before  us  
is to capture growing demand in the sector while at the same time increasing our “share of wallet” from existing customers. 

Our  advanced  stage  revenue  pipeline  has  continued  to  grow  and  now  sits  at  a  record  all  time  high  of  $91  million.  The  challenge  in  
the coming year will be to deploy our resources in the most efficient and effective manner while at the same time allowing us to lead  
the industry.

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Chairmans Letter

We have a globally recognised platform, a strong management team and an engaged workforce and partner community which will help  
us capture and deliver on the opportunities in the increasing markets we operate in.

My fellow Board Director, Andrew Johnson and I would like to thank key executives within the business for their outstanding contribution 
during  the  year.  CEO  and  Executive  Director,  Wayne  Arthur  who  is  now  based  overseas,  has  shown  a  relentless  drive  to  grow  Skyfii’s 
business internationally, culminating in the recent acquisition of Wicoms and a number of high profile international client wins. 

John Rankin, MD of ANZ and global COO, joined us in early FY17, quickly cemented leadership over our Australian operations and has 
successfully driven the provision of our Data Consulting Services division.  This move has brought us closer to our clients who increasingly 
see us as real problem solvers, backed by real data.

I look forward to what is shaping up to be an incredibly exciting year for Skyfii and its stakeholders as we stretch ourselves to deliver 
strong revenue growth, expand our footprint in the UK, build a meaningful position in the US, and extend our existing relationships in the  
ANZ market.

I thank shareholders for their support throughout the year and look forward to keeping you apprised as we hit our FY18 milestones.

Yours faithfully,

James Scott
Chairman and Non-Executive Director

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Skyfii Limited annuaL report 2017For personal use onlyCEO’s letter

Fellow Skyfii Shareholders,

It is a pleasure to write to you, looking back upon what has been a period of considerable achievement within the Skyfii business  
in FY17.

Highlights

•  Recurring revenues up 82% to $2.0 million and overall revenue up 37% at $3.2 million

•  Large enterprise contract wins; Woolworths of South Africa and Durham University

•  Sales and marketing capability strengthened, and resellers engaged in UK and US markets

•  Skyfii’s data insights capability increasingly recognised by clients

•   Emergence of bespoke Data Consulting Services (DCS) and Marketing Services (MS) offering positioned to solve clients’ unique 

challenges

Skyfii achieved significant growth this year, with recurring revenues up at $2.0 million, a 82% improvement on FY16.  Overall revenue 
reached $3.2 million, up 37%.  Our recurring revenues are locked in across long term contracts, and provide an extremely robust 
base from which to strive for further growth in FY18.  

In  line  with  our  stated  goal,  we  invested  heavily  in  growing  our  sales  and  marketing  capability  during  the  year.    This  effort  led 
to  unlocking  growth  and  considerable  new  business  wins  to  provide  data  analytics  and  marketing  services  to  clients  across  key 
geographies and verticals (municipalities, hospitality, transit, education and culture centres), alongside our carefully selected channel 
partner network.   

During the year we signed 10 resellers in the UK and US markets, adopting a less is more approach. Beachhead offices were opened 
in Dallas in the US and in London in the UK from which we will grow the business regionally. We created strong brand image and 
shop front for our data analytics and marketing services offering and also promoted the business through attendance at numerous 
industry events, including presence at Aruba’s global events during the year.

These successfully executed initiatives combined with my recent deployment overseas to cover both the UK and US markets, position 
the business ideally to accelerate revenue growth in FY18 in line with our stated objectives.

The sales pipeline has grown substantially during FY17, up to $91 million from $53 million in FY16 which now includes a growing 
number of verticals. Pilots are underway to enter the casino, sporting venue and small format retail stores verticals.  Importantly, we 
improved our ability to move opportunities through the sales pipeline funnel, and this work has contributed to our improved FY17 
revenue result. 

Our growth potential has also been positively impacted by our ability to know where clients see need and where Skyfii could be a 
good fit. Our proximity to clients is now much closer – both geographically and as a result of new consulting services which enable us 
to become further embedded within the client teams with which we work. We have witnessed very strong retention in our pipeline 
and are confident of maintaining our continued position as a leader in the sector.

In recent years Skyfii has established a position of expertise in data and analytics in the retail sector.  This position is testimony 
to  our  depth  of  contracts  across  the  retail  sector,  predominantly  in  Australia,  however  this  expertise  is  also  starting  to  become 
recognised  across  the  UK  and  continental  Europe.  The  recent  acquisition  (post  period)  of  Wicoms  Wireless  Ltd,  a  provider  of 
guest wifi services and user analytics to the retail sector, has enabled Skyfii to establish a profitable European foothold.  As part of  
the Wicoms acquisition, Skyfii acquired the contracts for a portfolio of large-format designer outlet chain stores, operating across  
9 countries in North America and Europe. 

Reinforcing  our  ambitions  to  drive  growth  through  geographic  expansion,  we  had  a  number  of  big  international  wins  during  
the year.  A standout was the multi-year agreement we announced in April with international retail giant, Woolworths of South Africa. 
Under the agreement, Skyfii will roll out its Software as a Service (SaaS), IO platform offering to around 500 stores across an initial 
three year period.  Not only is the agreement with Woolworths impressive on its own, perhaps more gratifying is the fact that this tier 
one client has referred new leads into our sales pipeline. 

Reviewing international operations, the UK had a slow start to the year but ended with a number of major contract wins including 
with Durham University and a leading UK food chain. The UK now stands as our fastest growing revenue market heading into FY18.  
The US market has been slower to grow and Skyfii is focused on reshaping the resource plan and building the right team to deliver 
growth in this market. A number of live tier one pilots sit in our revenue pipeline that have the potential to significantly grow the 
business. Brazil continues to  grow its revenues and build its pipeline.

Assuming  responsibility  as  MD  for  the  ANZ  market  as  well  as  global  COO,  John  Rankin  oversaw  further  growth  during  the  year 
culminating in a number of contract wins including Wellington International Airport and National Museum of Australia. John also led 
domestic growth of the revenue pipeline together with Ian Robinson, Sales Director, ANZ. John’s successful appointment has allowed 
me to relocate overseas and focus on driving international growth in the UK and US markets.

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Product innovation continues to be the leading edge of our business. We are focused on ensuring the IO platform remains competitive 
and able to integrate and ingest data from other platforms and data sources. We can integrate with a broad range of data sources - 
Google analytics, weather feeds, CCTV, Point of Sale data, Salesforce and MailChimp are but a few. Our long standing Chief Product 
Officer, Jason Martin, has applied his critical foresight necessary to keep evolving the technology which underlies the IO platforms’ 
data analytics and marketing tools, thereby helping ensure we remain the partner of choice for existing and prospective clients.

Our IO platform is now well known across the market and during the year, we identified the strong need from clients for us to work 
with them in a more bespoke manner giving rise to consulting services. 

The emergence of bespoke data services consulting led to the creation of two new revenue areas within the business, Data Consulting 
Services (DCS) and Marketing Services (MS). 

These services position Skyfii to solve our clients’ unique challenges. The IO platform in this setting has demonstrated its ability to 
serve as a dashboard into clients’ operations, including leveraging and making sense of existing often underutilised enterprise data 
sitting within an organisation.

DCS involves direct client problem solving through the use of data science. MS remains in its infancy and offers huge upside potential, 
involving  assisting  clients  in  running  large  marketing  campaigns.  These  developments  firmly  position  Skyfii  as  a  data  company, 
correcting the misconception that we are a Wi-Fi provider and further cementing our business model.

I  would  like  to  thank  our  nimble  yet  fit-for-purpose  Board  consisting  of  Chairman,  James  Scott  and  Andrew  Johnson  who  I  sit 
alongside. James has been instrumental in facilitating key deal flow discussions. He also provides a tremendous wealth of experience 
to the organisation in enterprise sales and knowledge around the application and deployment of data backed technology solutions 
to companies through his senior executive roles.  Andrew has delivered wise counsel and governance, while also opening up his 
network to support Skyfii’s growth.

Leading into FY18, the small but focused Skyfii team will further capitalise upon the differentiated positioning we have built in the 
market as retail experts, while continuing to push for growth in new verticals. We are already seeing strong signs of pipeline activity 
which position us well to accelerate growth in key geographies in the year ahead, particularly in the UK and the US.

I am excited by what I can see ahead for FY18 and look forward to reporting on our progress along the way.

Sincerely,

Wayne Arthur
CEO and Executive Director

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Skyfii Limited annuaL report 2017For personal use onlyData Consulting Services (DCS)
The  company  has  continued  to  build  its  data  science  capabilities, 
now  defining  this  revenue  generating  service  as  Data  Consulting 
services  (DCS).  The  DCS  service  is  a  key  differentiator  for  the 
company and supports the sell-through of subscriptions to the IO 
platform (Connect, Insight and Engage) software as a service. DCS 
fees  are  charged  on  a  per  project  basis  or  can  be  charged  on  a 
subscription basis typically between 6-36 month periods. .  

This  business  unit  solves  real  business  problems  for  customers 
including:

1.   Shopper research - consumer segmentation, venue 

performance and shopper sentiment

2.   Automation and enrichment - bespoke reporting , data 

consolidation and CRM enrichment

3.   Marketing spend optimisation - audience building, attribution 

and measurement, testing and experimentation

4.   Trade area analysis - real time measurement of venue visitation, 

conversion and loyalty

The company’s data science capability provides a clear differentiator 
from its competitors, supporting the sell-through of the company’s 
core subscription products and services. 

Transactions

In  FY17,  Skyfii  invested  in  the  research  and  development  of  data 
sharing  capabilities  to  integrate  customer  data  with  third  party 
platforms. Encrypted customer data can be shared with other third 
party  data  platforms,  used  as  an  enrichment  tool  for  data  driven 
marketing campaigns. The location based data can also be used to 
deliver  contextualised  marketing  to  a  consumer  within  a  physical 
venue.  The  application  of  this  data  benefits  a  multitude  of  data 
platforms including loyalty and rewards applications, digital Out-of-
Home, media and programmatic platforms. In this exchange, Skyfii 
has  the  potential  to  generate  revenues  from  the  transaction  or 
revenues generated from advertising revenues.

Several  performance  based  revenue  models  remain  in  pilot  with 
existing  customers  and  partners,  and  represents  a  significant 
revenue opportunity in the future for Skyfii. 

Review of Operations

Skyfii’s Business Model 

During FY17, the company maintained its categorisation of revenue 
channels defined as subscriptions; services and transactions. 

Subscriptions

The  company’s  core  recurring  revenue  base  is  derived  from 
subscriptions  to  its  Software  as  a  Service  (SaaS)  IO  platform 
including  IO  Connect  (a  data  portal  where  data  is  collected 
and  unified  -  data  in)  ,  IO  Insight  (venue  performance,  customer 
behaviour and, loyalty & engagement - insights out) and IO Engage 
(targeted content delivery, automated marketing and monetization) 
modules. Modules can be purchased packaged, combination or in 
isolation, and are typically contracted on 1,3 or 5 year terms. 

The company continued to expand in its initial core target vertical 
within  the  retail  sector  (a  mix  of  retailers,  including  department 
stores  and  quick  service  food  retail,  and  shopping  centres).  FY17 
saw  the  company  grow  the  business  into  a  number  of  new  key 
verticals discussed later in this section.  

During  FY17,  the  company  generated  revenues  from  a  new 
marketing and content delivery product (IO Engage). The marketing 
tools  are  sold  as  a  subscription  on  a  per  account  basis,  ranging 
from  $500  -  $5,000  per  month,  per  account  and  typically  on  12 
month terms. 

Social Dashboard
In  2H  FY17,  the  company  launched  a  new  platform  feature,  the 
Social  Dashboard.  The  Social  Dashboard  is  an  extension  of  the 
analytics tool (IO Insights), ingesting key data from Facebook.  This 
toolset enables venues to see a direct correlation between social 
media engagement and its effect on venue footfall. For any retailer, 
airport,  stadium,  municipality  or  smart  city  with  an  active  digital 
marketing  strategy,  the  Social  Dashboard  provides  a  platform  to 
measure ongoing social engagement campaigns.

Services
The company’s services capabilities include network design, project 
management, data consulting services (DCS) and marketing services 
(MS),  which  is  in  its  infancy,  all  of  which  support  and  underpin 
revenue  generation  from  the  company’s  IO  platform  subscription 
modules (Connect, Insight and Engage). 

Network Design & Project Management
The  company  provides  network  design  and  project  management 
services, supporting the deployment of wireless, 3D camera, people 
counting  technology  on  behalf  of  its  customers.  Both  services 
provide customers with access to industry best practice, to guide 
investment  decisions  whilst  also  ensuring  an  optimal  level  of 
accurate and insightful data collection for Skyfii’s core data analytics 
and content delivery services. Fees generated from these services 
are  typically  a  once-off  fee  for  service,  on  a  per  venue  basis,  and 
form the base for the company’s implementation revenues. 

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The  Company  continued  to  pursue  opportunities  within  the 
retail  vertical  both  locally  and  abroad,  successfully  delivering  new 
contracts within this key vertical during the financial year. Consistent 
with  the  company’s  stated  strategy,  Skyfii  successfully  entered 
a  number  of  new  verticals  during  the  FY17  year.  Including  the 
successful  deployment  of  our  subscription  platform  services  into 
five  new  and  highly  lucrative  verticals,  namely:  Transit,  Education, 
Municipalities, Quick Service Retail and Cultural Centres.

Retail
In  FY17,  the  company  announced  wins  within  its  core  vertical  of 
retail, with the completion of a number of key contracts in Australia, 
South  Africa  and  Brazil.  In  January  2017,  in  Brazil,  the  company 
completed  a  multi-year  contract  with  Aliansce  Shopping  Centre 
Group which will see the company’s subscription platform services 
deployed to over 30 shopping centres, bringing the total number 
of  shopping  malls  under  contract  in  the  region  to  over  50+.  The 
Aliansce  contract  includes  the  agreement  of  network  commercial 
rights  to  Skyfii,  allowing  for  further  monetisation  of  the  contract 
through targeted advertising sponsorship campaigns

The  Australian  market  successfully  extended  its  contract  with 
Mirvac  property  group  in  December  2016,  in  addition  to  signing 
new contracts with shopping centre management group One Five 
One Property in April  2017.  Also during  April,  2017, Skyfii signed 
a  multi  year  agreement  with  Woolworths  Group  (South  Africa), 
deploying subscription platform services across their +500 medium 
sized department stores located throughout Africa.

New verticals
In January 2017, the company successfully entered  the education 
vertical,  announcing  the  completion  of  a  multi-year  deal  with 
Durham  University  in  the  United  Kingdom.  In  April  2017,  the 
company  also  announced  the  completion  of  a  contract  with  a 
premium UK food chain (QSR)  to roll out  its subscription platform 
services  to  +300  stores.  The  following  month  in  May  2017,  the 
company announced its first contract in the transit vertical with a 

12 month initial agreement signed with Wellington airport in New 
Zealand,  a  contract  which  includes  both  subscription  platform 
services  and  Data  consulting  services  (DCS).  In  June  of  2017,  the 
company  announced  its  first  contract  within  the  Cultural  centres 
vertical, signing a contract with the National Museum of Australia.

In  1H  FY17,  the  company  made  two  announcements  within  the 
‘smart  city’  or  municipality  vertical,  completing  agreements  with 
Waverley  Council  to  deploy  subscription  platform  services  across 
Bondi Beach, surrounding beaches and public spaces. The second 
announcement made in the smart city vertical was the successful 
completion  of  a  multi-year  agreement  in  the  United  States,  with 
integrated  communications  company  Cincinnati  Bell  Inc.  (NYSE: 
CBB).  The  company’s  subscription  services  will  support  Cincinnati 
Bell’s  ongoing  campaign  to  “Light  up  the  city  of  Cincinnati” 
connecting  residents,  visitors  and  businesses  through  the  use  of 
technology. 

These  contract  wins  demonstrate  the  versatility  of  the 
IO 
platform  and  the  company’s  ability  to  unlock  significant  value 
in  key  geographies,  importantly  within  new  verticals  locally  and 
internationally.

The company is currently engaged in a number of live pilots across 
additional  verticals  including,  casinos,  sporting  venues  and  small 
format retail stores, and looks forward to updating the market on 
new contract wins early in FY18.  

Domestic and international sales strategy 

As stated in the FY17 strategy, the company continued to expand 
its  operations  in  key  growth  markets  of  North  America,  United 
Kingdom and Europe. The first year of operations in these strategic 
markets, resulted in significant growth within the company’s sales 
pipeline, showing strong demand for the IO platform’s subscription 
service. 

The  sales  strategy  underpinning  Skyfii’s  international  expansion 
is  to  sell  IO  platform,  data  analytics  and  marketing  services  via 
carefully selected channel partners. This strategy provides access 

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to  a  large  network  of  existing  customers  and  qualified  prospects, 
whilst reducing the requirement to establish a large dedicated sales 
team. 

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 Solution partners: Solution partners enable delivery of Skyfii’s 
solutions or increase our capabilities using a “better together” 
go-to-market approach.

 Managed  service  providers  (MSPs):  MSPs  purchase  direct 
from  Skyfii,  retain  title  and  provide  a  fully  managed  solution 
to  customers  that  may  also  be  bundled  with  a  managed  WiFi 
solution  (using  a  third  party  WiFi  provider).  MSPs  can  provide 
critical  go-to-market  capabilities  such  as  technical  assistance 
centre  (TAC)  support,  managed  network  operations  centres 
(NOC),  proof  of  concept  support  and  enterprise  customer 
deployment capabilities.

 Value  added  resellers  (VARs):  VARs  provide  a  route  to 
market  for  SMB  opportunities.  They  provide  varying  degrees 
of  professional  services  (e.g.  design,  installation,  integration)  
but  many  have  limited  capabilities  to  provide  NOC  and  TAC 
support services.

The  channel  partner  strategy  has  proven  to  be  successful  for  all 
markets with a particular emphasis on deals announced in 2H FY17 
coming via channel partners in North America United Kingdom and 
Europe markets.

In FY16, the company announced the appointment of John Rankin, 
Chief Operating Officer (COO) for global operations and Managing 
Director for the ANZ geography. The appoint of an inaugural COO 
has allowed the company to refocus Wayne Arthur, Chief Executive 
Officer (CEO), to lead the international expansion in North America, 
United Kingdom and Europe. In 2H FY17 Wayne Arthur relocated 
overseas, allocating his time across sales efforts in North America, 
United Kingdom and Europe. 

Headquartered  in  Sydney,  the  company’s  Australian  operations 
delivered  strong  revenue  performance  in  the  FY17.  This  was  due 
to  a  noticeable  increase  in  subscriptions  for  the  IO  platform  and 
service  fees  generated  from  existing  customers,  in  addition  to  a 
steady undercurrent of smaller but profitable contract wins. Service 
fees  generated  from  Data  Consulting  Services  (DCS)  materialised 
in  2H  FY17,  with  strong  adoption  in  the  retail  vertical,  specifically 
shopping centres. The company has built a strong reputation as the 
data analytics and marketing services provider of choice in Australia 
across the retail, transit, education and municipality verticals. 

Key performance highlights
The  company  commenced  FY17  with  several  strategic  objectives 
including  continued  expansion  within  its  core  retail  vertical, 
penetration  into  new,  lucrative  verticals,  expansion  into  new  key 
geographies, accelerate revenue growth and develop new product 
and service offerings to grow existing customer revenues.

At year end the company delivered the following key highlights:

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 Signed  3  new  retail  contracts  totalling  539  new  retail  venues 
under  contract  (Woolworths  of  South  Africa,  One  Five  One 
Property, Aliansce Malls)

•  New contracts signed within 5 new verticals 

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 New  contracts  and  significant  pipeline  growth  within  new 
geographies of USA, UK and Europe

 Accelerated  revenue  growth  -  37%  YOY  growth  in  topline 
revenues, recurring revenue growth of 87% YOY

 Launch  of  Data  Consulting  Services  business  unit  and  first 
revenue contracts secured 

Significant growth in key operating metrics in FY17

line  with  the  Company’s  continued  growth 

in  contract 
In 
deployments,  all  key  operating  metrics  continue  to  experience 
significant growth, lending strong user validation of Skyfii’s services:

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Total User Registrations (Millions)

 Significant  growth  in  total  registered  user  base  of  +151% 
year  on  year  from  3.9  million  to  9.9  million  unique  users  
(as of 30th June)
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•  Significant growth in customer venue visits of +96% year on year

Total User Registrations (Millions)

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Key operating highlights

New contract wins in FY17:

McGavren Guild Malls  
McGarven  Guild  Malls  are  the  first  major  commercial  agreement 
in  the  North  American  market,  providing  the  company  with 
direct,  large-scale  exposure  to  the  North  American  retail  mall 
sector. Headquartered in New York, McGarven Malls are a media 
representation  company  focused  on  providing  a  wide  range  of 
media to 3,000 shopping malls throughout North America.

Waverley Council
Following  a  successful  trial  and  tender,  Skyfii  secured  a  contract 
with  Waverley  Council,  highlighting  the  adaptability  of  Skyfii’s  IO 
platform  across  multiple  industries  and  applications.  Drawing  2.2 
million annual visitors, this deployment provides Waverley Council 
visitors and residents with Guest WiFi, whilst offering a critical data 
analytics  reporting  tool  for  the  council,  supporting  their  ‘Smart 
Cities’ initiative 

Cincinnati Bell Inc. 
Supporting Cincinnati Bell’s ‘Light Up Cincinnati’ campaign, Skyfii’s IO 
platform was deployed across the Cincinnati metro area. Integrating 
with  Cincinnati  Bell’s  Fioptics  WiFi  services,  the  IO  platform  will 
provide  a  reliable  data  analytics,  marketing  and  communication 
tool for local events and businesses to promote and advertise their 
goods and services. 

Durham University
Representing  Skyfii’s  first  education  client,  Durham  University 
(United  Kingdom)  was  another  successful  execution  of  Skyfii’s 
strategy  to  expand  within  existing  and  new  verticals.  With 
approximately 2,800 Access Points across 235 buildings, leveraging 
Aruba’s Analytics and Location Engine (ALE), Durham University is 
one the largest single deployments for Aruba’s ALE infrastructure, 
with Skyfii recording an average of 350,000 visits per week.  

Aliansce Malls 
Managing  the  second  largest  portfolio  of  shopping  centres  in 
Brazil,  Aliansce  Malls  are  a  market  leader  in  Retail  Property.  The 
deployment  of  Skyfii’s  services  across  Aliansce’s  33  Shopping 
Centres, results in a total deployment of 50 shopping centres in the 
Brazilian  market.  Representing  Skyfii’s  core  vertical,  deployments 
within  Retail  Property  are  expected  to  continue  as  the  company 
expands internationally. 

Premium UK Food Chain
Deploying across 320 stores within the United Kingdom, Skyfii will 
be rolling out its services to a premium UK Food Chain. The fast-food 
chain is a leading retail food group, with 390 stores in 6 countries 
including  North  America.  This  partnership  is  in  conjunction  with 
channel  partner  Jade  Solutions,  whose  experience  in  the  retail 
sector is proving a successful match for Skyfii. 

Woolworths Group
A leading international retail group, a Master Services Agreement 
(MSA)  was  signed  with  Woolworths  Group  (South  Africa).  The 
deployment/across 500 stores, evidence of another retail group’s 

adoption  of  the  IO  platform.  Operating  in  14  countries  with  a 
total of 1,300 large format stores, the current deployment has an 
opportunity to be expanded significantly. 

Wellington Airport
Demonstrating  Skyfii’s  continued 
international  and  vertical 
expansion,  Wellington  International  Airport  in  New  Zealand  is 
Skyfii’s first contract in the airport vertical. In addition, to deploying 
the IO platform, Wellington Airport engaged Skyfii’s Data Consulting 
Services  (DCS)  for  the  paid  provision  of  services.  With  over  5.2 
million passengers each year, the IO platform will be a critical tool, 
reporting on the performance of the venue and the behaviour of 
its passengers. 

National Museum of Australia
A  prominent  Australian  cultural  centre,  the  National  Museum  of 
Australia  (NMA)  is  housed  on  6,600  square  meters  of  exhibition 
space. With more than 1.2 million visitors between the 2015/2016 
financial year, the IO platform will provide insights to support NMA 
in planning its exhibits to suit the preference of visitors. As a new 
contract in the culture centre vertical, the NMA is a proving point 
for  the  platform’s  suitability  in  an  industry  of  more  than  2,000 
museums and galleries Australia wide. 

Existing customer growth

Mirvac Shopping Centres 
In partnership with Optus Business, Skyfii expanded its IO platform 
subscription  across  Mirvac  Shopping  Centres.  With  an  initial 
deployment  in  two  of  Mirvac’s  retail  assets,  the  partnership  with 
Optus Business will see Skyfii provide a further five Mirvac sites with 
matching services, resulting in a total of seven deployments across 
Mirvac’s retail property assets. 

One Five One Property
Following an earlier agreement for the provision of the IO Platform 
across  One  Five  One  Property’s  managed  retail  centres,  Skyfii 
secured a further nine shopping centres across New South Wales, 
Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. 

Scentre Group (contract delivered through Optus Business)
Skyfii’s services were deployed to an additional 6 shopping centres 
bringing  the  total  number  of  live  shopping  centres  to  35.  This 
concludes the deployment phase of Skyfi’s platform services across 
Scentre’s Australian portfolio of shopping centres.

The GPT Group
Contracting  with  Skyfii  for  the  delivery  of  platform  subscriptions 
services in June 2015, the GPT Group have continued to leverage 
Skyfii’s  expertise  and  services,  undertaking  the  paid  provision  of 
Data Consultancy Services. The DCS team, who are working closely 
with GPT along their retail portfolio, have been critical in delivering 
addressable research outcomes to support operations through to 
marketing teams.. 

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Continued pipeline growth
The  company’s  advanced  stage  pipeline  continued  to  grow 
significantly year on year up 42% YOY to $91m globally. Key drivers 
of  this  growth  were  the  expansion  into  the  US  and  UK/EMEA 
markets where we are seeing significant demand across our suite 
of services. Particular focus on our channel partner selection has 
also assisted this growth in the advanced stage pipeline, through a 
more refined focus on existing Wifi deployments which has reduced 
the sale cycle significantly.

The  company  has  also  successfully  broadened  its  target  vertical 
focus and entered new verticals such as municipalities, quick service 
restaurants, transit, education and lifestyle centre all of which are 
contributing to an acceleration in advanced pipeline opportunities.

Finally,  the  successful  launch  of  the  company’s  Data  consulting 
services  has  seen  strong  support  from  the  market  and  is  also 
beginning to contribute strongly to the pipeline, particularly in the 
retail vertical.

Qualified sales pipeline snapshot

5 year qualified advanced  
stage pipleine of $91m1

•   Equivalent to $18m in  

annual revenues

•  Existing and new verticals

•  Qualified prospects

Presentation &  
Demonstration

Pilot Phase
(8 weeks +)

Contract
Negotiation

Roll out

Subscription revenues - 
SaaS platform

•  IO Connect (guest wifi)

•  IO Insight (analytics)

•  IO Engage (marketing)

3-5 year contracts

1 assuming full roll out 3 to 5 year contract terms excluding additional revenues from advertising and data services, defined as proposals 
presented, pilots underway and submissions rendered.

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The  company  successfully  launched  its  Data  Consulting  Services 
(DCS) offering during the fourth quarter of FY17, following a string 
of successful pilot projects delivered during the third quarter. 

DCS  works  with  retailers  to  inform  decisions  and  solve  complex 
problems through the analysis of data. Analysing over 530m visitor 
experiences for FY17 for some of the world’s leading retail brands, 
the  team  are  experts  in  visitor  behaviour  and  retail  analytics, 
delivering a wealth of unique IP and expertise to every project.

International highlights
The company successfully launched its product and services offering 
into  the  UK  and  US  markets  early  in  the  FY17  financial  year  and 
has reported a full year of operation within both of these markets. 
In  addition  to  an  accelerated  sales  effort  within  the  US  and  UK 
markets, the company continued to focus efforts within its existing 
international markets of South Africa, Brazil and New Zealand with 
new contracts being converted in all markets during the period.

In  addition  to  the  new  contract  wins  which  are  noted  in  the  key 
operating highlights section of this report, here are some additional 
notable highlights delivered internationally during the period:

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 5  new  channel  partnerships  initiated  within  the  US  market, 
including with Cincinnati Bell Telecom

 New  partnerships  initiated  within  the  UK  and  Italy  with  Jade 
Solutions and Telcomms Multimedia Solutions respectively

 New partnerships within the South African and Brazilian markets

 Skyfii CEO relocation overseas to drive new partnerships across 
the US and UK specifically

•  Significant revenue growth within South Africa and the UK 

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 Significant advanced stage pipeline growth within the US market 
with several large contracts at final stages

 Successful  penetration  into  new  verticals  opening  up  further 
growth opportunity globally

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•  IO Connect (guest wifi)

•  IO Insight (analytics)

•  IO Engage (marketing)

3-5 year contracts

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New case studies

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Wi-Fi & Digital Signage CampaignShopper Sentiment ResearchResults●Completion rate 2.5 times higher than surveys sent via bulk eDM●Survey now rolled out group wide across 9 assetsChallengeA Shopping Centre client wanted to accelerate their tactical research initiatives and leverage technology to improve the way they survey visitors and capture shopper sentiment data:●Contact qualified customers with recent shopping experiences●Improve the quality of research data●Minimise the impact to shoppers. Solution ●Creation of exit survey delivered to customers 60 min after their visit●Correlate research data with behavioural data for improved insights and audience selection.Wi-Fi & Digital Signage CampaignCreating Smart Campuses with SkyfiiBackgroundA leading UK university sought to provision a software platform capable of leveraging the campuses new wireless network, as a critical reporting tool for student behaviour and campus performance. SolutionSeamlessly integrating with Aruba’s Wireless Infrastructure, Skyfii’s data analytics and marketing platform was chosen to incorporate with the networks 2,800 access points, including ALE (Aruba Location Engine). ResultsThe platform provided the university with a critical reporting tool for student behaviour and campus performance, helping support a number of key challenges:Timetable Optimisation – Observing course attendance rates to map and optimise lecture hall timetables.Event Planning - Understanding student traffic flow and behaviour to optimise for future planning.Facilities Utilisation - Visualisation of cross-campus traffic and congestion levels in facilities, informing on-going changes to amenities.For personal use only3.5
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Successful capital raisings in FY17
On the 15th December 2016, the Company announced a successful 
capital  raise  of  $4.1m  raised  to  fund  accelerated  growth  into  the 
UK and US markets particularly and continue the strong recurring 
revenue momentum of the business.

The capital raise consisted of:

An  unconditional  placement  of  40.8  million  ordinary,  fully  paid 
shares issued at 0.063c to raise approximately $2.6million before 
costs and a conditional placement of $1.5million issued at the same 
price which received  shareholder approval.

The  successful  capital  raise  was  over  subscribed  and  strongly 
supported by existing shareholders including Jan Cameron and The 
White Family and in addition brought new, sophisticated investors 
onto the register including former Seven Group CEO, Peter Gammell 
and former Foxtel CEO, Richard Freudenstein.

On  the  14th  February  2017,  the  Company  raised  a  further  $0.5 
million through the subscription of 7.8 million ordinary paid shares 
(SPP Shares). 

Combining the oversubscribed capital raise in December 2016 with 
the  SPP  Shares  raise  in  February  2017,  the  total  capital  raised  in 
FY17 was $4.7 million.

Outlook for FY18 and beyond
Skyfii continues to see strong interest in data analytics and marketing 
services across the verticals in which it operates, particularly large 
enterprise clients. The company will remain focused on delivering 
revenue growth in its key geographical markets, particularly in the 
US,  UK  and  mainland  Europe  where  several  large  deals  are  well 
progressed.

The  advanced  stage  pipeline  continues  to  build  in  the  US,  UK, 
mainland Europe, Brazil, South Africa and Asia Pacific region, with 
a  large  component  of  this  pipeline  sourced  through  key  channel 
partners.  We  will  remain  particularly  focussed  on  continuing  to 
build  our  strong  retail  footprint  throughout  shopping  centres, 
major retail chains and quick service retail and will also continue to 
build momentum into our newly penetrated verticals of education, 
transit, museums and municipalities.

Revenues  attributed  from  new  sources  including  Data  Consulting 
Services  (DCS)  built  strong  momentum  in  the  final  quarter  of 
FY2017, and we expect these revenues to drive further growth in 
FY2018.

Overview of financial performance
The Company achieved operating revenues of $3.2 million in FY17, 
representing  37%  growth  on  the  previous  corresponding  period 
(FY16: $2.3 million). 

Underlying  the  growth  in  operating  revenues  in  FY17  was  an 
increase  in  recurring  revenues  of  82%  to  $2.0  million.  As  at  Q4 
FY17,  the  Company’s  annualised  recurring  revenue  run  rate 
was  $2.5  million,  up  79%  on  the  previous  corresponding  period  
(Q4 FY16: $1.4 million)

Consistent growth in recurring revenues

Total Operating Revenues  ($m)
Total Operating Revenues  ($m)

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FY15
FY15

Recurring
Recurring

FY17
FY17

FY16
FY16
Non-recurring
Non-recurring

Annualised Recurring Revenues ($m)
Annualised Recurring Revenues ($m)

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Q 4 FY15
Q 4 FY15

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Q 4 FY16
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Q 4 FY17
Q 4 FY17

In  line  with  the  Company’s  continued  investment  to  support  the 
future  growth  and  roll-out  of  its  services  internationally,  the 
Company reported an operating net loss after tax of $4.894 million 
(FY16: $5.407 million loss) and operating loss before interest, tax, 
depreciation  and  amortisation  of  $4.912  million  (FY16  Operating 
EBITDA: $5.415 million loss).

Net  operating  cash  outflows  of  $2.3  million  in  FY17  remained  in 
line  with  the  previous  financial  year  (FY16:  $2.0  million  outflow), 
including the receipt of an R&D tax incentive rebate of $0.82 million 
(FY16: $0.80m). 

During the year, the Company also spent and capitalised $1.6 million 
on  software  development  activities  relating  to  its  SaaS  platform 
(FY16: $1.8 million), with the reduction reflecting an increased focus 
and expenditure on sales and marketing activities internationally. 

As  at  30  June  2017,  the  Company  held  cash  and  equivalents  of 
$2.28 million. In addition, the Company expects to receive an R&D 
tax  incentive  rebate  of  $0.82  million  in  FY18  relating  to  research 
and development expenditures undertaken in FY17.

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Your Directors submit the financial report of Skyfii Limited (Skyfii or the Company) for the year ended 30 June 2017. In order to comply 
with the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001, the Directors report as follows.

Directors

The names and particulars of the Directors of the Company during or since the end of the financial year (Directors) are:

Name, independence  
status and qualifications 

Experience, interests in shares,  
special responsibilities and other directorships

James Scott 

Independent Non-Executive 
Chairman from 21 April 2016. 

Independent Non-Executive 
Director until 20 April 2016 
(appointed 20 November 
2014) 

•   Mr Scott has 21 years’ experience in digital technology, network and IT business, including network 
computing, server virtualisation, digital enablement and mobility solutions. He is Group Executive 
Director – Technology & Innovation at Seven Group Holdings and has responsibility for the strategies 
and execution of technology, processes and systems across its operating companies including 
WesTrac. Prior to Seven Group Holdings, Mr Scott was a Partner in KPMG’s Business Performance and 
Technology division and has also held the position of Partner & Managing Director APAC at Accenture 
where he worked for 14 years.

•   Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Member (Chairman) of the Nomination and 

BEng. (Hons)
FIEAust. 
CPEng.

Andrew Johnson 

Independent Non-Executive 
Director (appointed 27 
November 2014)

BComm., M Sc.

Remuneration Committee.

•   Holds a relevant interest in 2,020,879 shares and 3,250,000 options over an equivalent number of 

unissued shares.

•  No other listed company directorships.

•   Mr Johnson, a highly experienced and successful telecommunications industry executive, is currently 
Chairman of bmobile-Vodafone, a mobile service provider for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon 
Islands and a Director of Dataco, the PNG national transmission company. He is also Managing Partner 
of Delta Systems International, a designer and builder/operator of telecommunications and defence 
systems. His prior roles include Divisional Manager for Computer Science Corporation’s Australian and 
NZ Communications and Defence Division, CEO of Tenix (formerly Transfield) Defence Systems, which 
grew to become Australia’s largest Defence company during his tenure, and Managing Director of 
Telstra’s Data and Online Division.

•   Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Member (Chairman) of the Audit and 

Risk Committee.

•   Holds a relevant interest in 2,274,157 shares and 1,750,000 options over an equivalent number of 

unissued shares.

•  No other listed company directorships.

Wayne Arthur 

•   Mr Arthur, a co-founder of Skyfii, built a long standing career in the outdoor media sector in senior 

Chief Executive Officer/
Executive Director (appointed 
20 November 2014)

BComm.

managerial roles for companies such as Titan Media Group and EYE Corp. His experience in these roles 
has spanned three international markets. He has been responsible for the delivery of key contracts and 
partnerships to the Skyfii business to date.

•  Holds a relevant interest in 11,626,211 shares and 1,775,000 ESP shares.

•  No other listed company directorships.

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Company Secretary

Mr Heath Roberts held the position of Company Secretary during and at the end of the financial year (resigned on the 4th August 2017). 
Ms Koreen White was appointed to the position of Company Secretary after the end of financial year (appointed on 4th August 2017).

Name, independence  
status and qualifications 

Experience, interests in shares,  
special responsibilities and other directorships

Heath Roberts 

•   Mr Roberts is a commercial solicitor with 19 years’ ASX listed company experience. He has particular 

Company Secretary until 4th 
August 2017 (appointed 20 
November 2014)

strength in corporate operations and compliance, asset due diligence and acquisitions and equity/debt 
funding, focussed on the IT, resources and healthcare sectors. He has acted as a Company Secretary 
and director for numerous ASX listed and private companies and was previously Secretary of the 
Sydney Kings Basketball team.

Dip Law (SAB),  
Grad. Dip. Legal Practice

•  Holds a relevant interest in nil shares.

•  No other listed company directorships.

Koreen White 

•   Ms White has 20 years’ experience in listed and unlisted, Australian and US-based corporate entities 

having worked across the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector.

•  Holds a relevant interest in nil shares.

•  No other listed company directorships.

Company Secretary 
(appointed 4 August 2017)

CPA Australia 
BBus(Acc)

Meetings of Directors

During the financial year, 12 meetings of Directors were held. Other matters arising during the year were resolved by circulating 
resolutions.

The following persons were Directors of the Company during the financial year, with attendances to meetings of Directors as follows:

Directors’ 
Meetings 

Audit and Risk  
Committee Meetings 

Nomination and Remuneration
Committee Meetings

Eligible to attend  Attended 

Eligible to attend  Attended 

Eligible to attend  Attended

James Scott 

Andrew Johnson 

Wayne Arthur 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

11 

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2 

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2 

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2

2

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Principal activities

Subsequent events

The principal activity of the Group during the financial year was the 
provision of data analytics services.

Review of operations

The consolidated entity’s loss attributable to equity holders of the 
Company, after providing for income tax, amounted to $4,911,715 
(2016 loss: $5,415,324). Refer to the commentary in the Review of 
Operations.

Dividends paid or recommended

On  26  July  2017,  the  Company  announced  the  acquisition  of 
key  assets  from  Wicoms  Wireless  for  an  all  scrip  transaction  of 
3,800,000 new ordinary shares issued at $0.065 per share valued 
at $247,000.

Other  than  the  above  matter  there  are  no  other  matters  or 
circumstances  that  have  arisen  since  30  June  2017  that  have 
significantly affected, or may significantly affect:

• 

• 

• 

the Group’s operations in the future financial years, or 

the results of those operations in future financial years, or 

the Group’s state of affairs in the future financial affairs.

In  respect  of  the  financial  year  ended  30  June  2017,  there  have 
been no dividends paid or provided for (2016: nil).

Future developments

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  Company.  Accordingly,  this 
information has not been disclosed in this report.

Environmental regulations

The Group’s operations are not involved in any activities that have 
a  marked  influence  on  the  environment.  As  such,  the  Directors 
are  not  aware  of  any  material  issues  affecting  the  Group  or  its 
compliance  with  the  relevant  environment  agencies  or  regulatory 
authorities.

Indemnification of officers and auditors

During  the  financial  year,  the  Company  paid  premiums  based  on 
normal  commercial  terms  and  conditions  to  insure  all  directors, 
officers  and  employees  of  the  Group  against  claims  brought 
against  the  individual  while  performing  services  for  the  Group. 
The  premium  paid  has  not  been  disclosed  as  it  is  subject  to  the 
confidentiality provisions of the insurance policy. Except as noted 
below, the Company has not otherwise, during or since the financial 
year, except to the extent permitted by law, indemnified or agreed 
to indemnify an officer or auditor of the Company or of any related 
body  corporate  against  a  liability  incurred  as  such  an  officer  or 
auditor.

The  Company  has  previously  entered  into  a  Deed  of  Indemnity, 
Insurance  and  Access  with  each  of  its  current  Directors.  The 
purpose of the Deed is to:

• 

• 

• 

 confirm  the  indemnity  provided  by  the  Company  in  favour  of 
Directors under the Company’s Constitution;

 include an obligation upon the Company to maintain adequate 
Directors and Officers liability insurance; and

 confirm  the  right  of  access  to  certain  documents  under  the 
Corporations Act.

Significant changes in state of affairs

The following significant changes in the state of affairs of the parent 
entity occurred during the financial year:

 On  15  July  2016,  the  Company  announced  that  certain 
conditions precedent to the share subscription agreement with 
Chapmans  Opportunities  Limited  (COL)  had  not  been  fulfilled 
and the COL transaction had been terminated.

 On  21  September  2016,  the  Company  issued  1,825,000  at 
$0.077 per share in accordance with the Company’s Employment 
Share Plan (ESP). The Company also issued 1,685,065 fully paid 
ordinary  shares  at  $0.077  per  share  to  various  employees  in 
accordance  with  their  employment  contracts.  These  shares 
were issued outside of the Company’s ESP.

 On 15 December 2016, the Company announced a two tranche 
equity  placement  to  new  and  existing  sophisticated  investors 
and  an  intention  to  offer  a  share  purchase  plan  to  eligible 
shareholders. 

 On  21  December  2016,  the  Company  issued  40,043,922  fully 
paid  ordinary  shares  at  $0.063  per  share  to  new  and  existing 
sophisticated investors to raise gross proceeds of $2.5 million.

 On  21  December  2016,  the  Company  issued  1,587,301  fully 
paid ordinary shares at $0.063 per share to the Directors in lieu 
of cash.

 On 21 December 2016, the Company issued 5,000,000 options 
over  an  equivalent  number  of  unissued  ordinary  shares  to 
Messrs  Scott  and  Johnson,  which  had  been  approved  at  the 
AGM on the 30th November 2016.

 On  10  February  2017,  the  Company  issued  26,379,052  fully 
paid  ordinary  shares  at  $0.063  per  share  to  new  and  existing 
sophisticated  investors  to  raise  additional  gross  proceeds 
of  $1.7  million,  which  had  been  approved  and  ratified  at  an 
Extraordinary General Meeting on 6 February 2017.

 On 10 February 2017, the Company issued 13,000,000 at $0.065 per 
share in accordance with the Company’s Employment Share Plan.

 On  14  February  2017,  the  Company  issued  7,793,643  fully 
paid ordinary shares at $0.063 per share pursuant to a share 
purchase plan offered to eligible shareholders.

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For personal use onlyNon-audit services

Amounts  paid  or  payable  to  the  auditor  for  non-audit  services 
provided during the year by the auditor amounted to $18,506. 

The Directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit services in 
the form of tax compliance services, during the year, by the auditor 
(or  another  person  or  firm  on  the  auditors’  behalf)  is  compatible 
with  the  general standard of independence  for  auditors  imposed 
by the Corporations Act.

The  Directors  are  of  the  opinion  that  the  services  as  disclosed 
in  Note  19  to  the  financial  statements  do  not  compromise  the 
external  auditor’s  independence,  based  on  advice  received  from 
the Audit and Risk Committee, for the following reasons:

• 

• 

 all  non-audit  services  have  been  reviewed  and  approved  to 
ensure that they do not impact the integrity and objectivity of 
the auditor; and

 none of the services undermine the general principles relating 
to  auditor  independence  as  set  out  in  Code  of  Conduct  APES 
110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the 
Accounting  Professional  &  Ethical  Standards  Board,  including 
reviewing  or  auditing  the  auditors  own  work,  acting  in  a 
management  or  decision  making  capacity  for  the  Company, 
acting as advocate for the Company or jointly sharing economic 
risks and rewards.

Officers of the Company who are former audit partners of 
Hall Chadwick

There are no officers of the Company who are former audit partners 
of Hall Chadwick.

Auditor’s Independence Declaration

The  auditor’s  independence  declaration  is  included  on  page  57 
of this report and forms part of the Directors’ Report for the year 
ended 30 June 2017.

Proceedings on behalf of Company

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

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Skyfii Limited annuaL report 2017For personal use onlyRemuneration report

The  Remuneration  Report,  which  has  been  audited,  details  the 
nature  and  amount  of  remuneration  for  each  Director  and  the 
Executives.

Key management personnel (KMP) include:

The following persons who were Directors of Skyfii Limited during 
the financial year:

James Scott – Non-Executive Chairman 
• 
•  Andrew Johnson – Non-Executive Director
• 

 Wayne Arthur – Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

The following persons also had the authority and responsibility for 
planning, directing and controlling the major activities of the Group, 
directly or indirectly, during the financial year:

• 

 John Rankin – Managing Director, Australia and Chief 
Operating Officer
Jason Martin – Chief Technology Officer

• 
•  Brone Roze – Chief Financial Officer (ceased 22 June 2017)
• 

 Koreen White – Finance Director (commenced 22 May 2017) 
and Company Secretary (effective from 4 August 2017)

•  Michael Walker – Chief Information Officer
• 

Ian Robinson – Sales Director

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1. Remuneration policy
The  performance  of  the  Group  depends  upon  the  quality  of  its 
directors and executives. The Group recognises the need to attract, 
motivate and retain highly skilled directors and executives.

The Board of Directors, through its Nomination and Remuneration 
Committee,  accepts  responsibility  for  determining  and  reviewing 
remuneration  arrangements  for  the  Directors  and  Executives. 
The  Nomination  and  Remuneration  Committee  assesses  the 
appropriateness  of  the  nature  and  amount  of  remuneration 
of  Directors  and  Executives  on  a  periodic  basis  by  reference  to 
relevant employment market conditions, giving due consideration 
to the overall profitability and financial resources of the Group, with 
the  objective  of  ensuring  maximum  stakeholder  benefit  from  the 
retention of a high quality Board and executive team.

Non-Executive Director remuneration
Fees and payments to Non-Executive Directors reflect the demands 
which  are  made  of  the  Directors  in  fulfilling  their  responsibilities. 
Non-Executive  Director  fees  are  reviewed  annually  by  the  Board. 
The constitution of the Company provides that the Non-Executive 
Directors  of  the  Company  are  entitled  to  such  remuneration,  as 
determined  by  the  Board,  which  must  not  exceed  in  aggregate 
the  maximum  amount  determined  by  the  Company  in  a  general 
meeting. The most recent determination was at a general meeting 
held  on  3  December  2012  where  the  shareholders  approved  
a  maximum  aggregate  remuneration  of  $500,000.  Annual  
Non-Executive  Directors’  fees  currently  agreed  to  be  paid  by  the 
Company are $100,000 inclusive of superannuation.

Executive and Executive Director remuneration
Fixed  remuneration  consists  of  base  remuneration  (which  is 
calculated  on  a  total  cost  basis  and  includes  any  fringe  benefits 
tax  charges  related  to  employee  benefits),  as  well  as  employer 
contributions to superannuation funds.

Executive and Executive Director remuneration levels are reviewed 
annually by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee through 
a  process  that  considers  the  overall  performance  of  the  Group. 
Executive  Directors  are  not  paid  any  director  fees  in  addition  to 
their fixed remuneration as Executives.

Performance based remuneration
Performance based remuneration, which may take the form of cash 
or equity based bonuses, is at the discretion of the Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee. 

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2. Remuneration of Directors and Executives
Remuneration shown below relates to the period in which the Director or Executive was a member of key management personnel. Amounts 
below have either been paid out or accrued in the period.

Short-term benefits 

Post employment benefits 

Share based payments

Directors’ fees 

Salary and fees  Other 

Super-annuation 

Shares 

Options 

Total

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$

FY17 

Directors: 

J. Scott 

A. Johnson 

W. Arthur 

Other KMP: 

J. Martin 

J. Rankin 

I. Robinson 

B. Roze (1) 

M. Walker 

K. White (2)  

Total 

FY16 

Directors: 

J. Scott 

A. Johnson 

W. Arthur 

G. Flowers 

C. Taylor 

A. Dunlop 

Other KMP: 

J. Martin 

J. Rankin 

I. Robinson 

B. Roze 

M. Walker 

205,000 

184,500 

195,443 

191,250 

171,436 

203,750 

20,538 

19,475 

17,528 

18,567 

18,169 

14,852 

19,356 

1,951 

50,000 

50,000 

21,263 

67,384 

55,247 

18,719 

16,197 

18,719 

39,408 

21,219 

89,408

71,219

245,738

269,412

269,257

228,138

202,485

241,825

22,490

- 

1,171,918  

- 

109,897  

297,529  

60,627   1,639,971 

50,000  

41,670  

16,667  

6,667  

12,500  

12,500  

209,778  

182,260  

29,545  

177,197  

161,824  

202,511  

19,929  

4,750  

3,958  

17,315  

2,807  

16,834  

15,373  

19,239  

50,000  

50,000  

7,553  

20,000  

6,180  

6,180  

6,180  

6,180  

50,000 

50,000 

237,260 

81,417 

58,128 

29,167 

205,755 

32,352 

200,211 

183,377 

227,930 

Total 

108,337  

963,115  

31,667  

100,205  

152,273  

-  1,355,597 

The remuneration of key management personnel in the years ended 30 June 2017 and 30 June 2016 were 100% fixed, and there is no link 
between remuneration and the market price of the Company’s shares.

Notes:

(1)  Represents the remuneration up until 22 June 2017, being the date upon which the individual ceased to be a KMP.

(2)  Represents the remuneration commencing on the 22 May 2017, being the date upon which the individual commenced to be a KMP.

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Ordinary shares
Details of ordinary shares in the Company held directly, indirectly or beneficially, by KMP including their related parties, is as follows:

Balance at 
start of year 

Received as part  
of remuneration 

Purchase  
of shares 

Transfer/Sale  
of shares 

Balance at
end of year

FY17 

Directors: 

J. Scott   

A. Johnson 

W. Arthur 

Other KMP: 

J. Martin 

J. Rankin 

I. Robinson  

B. Roze (1) 

M. Walker 

K. White (2) 

Total    

Notes:

785,403  

 579,717  

 11,626,211  

 -  

 -  

 10,514,198  

 1,159,200  

 3,887,043  

- 

 793,651  

 793,650  

 -  

 649,350  

 500,000  

 -  

 -  

 -  

- 

 45,000  

709,899 

 -  

 -  

 317,460  

 793,650  

 -  

 666,667  

- 

28,551,772  

 2,736,651 

 2,532,676  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

-  

 -  

 -  

- 

 -  

 1,624,054 

2,083,266

 11,626,211 

 649,350 

 817,460 

 11,307,848 

 1,159,200 

 4,553,710 

-

 33,821,099  

(1)  Represents the ordinary share movements up until 22 June 2017, being the date upon which the individual ceased to be a KMP.

(2)   Represents the ordinary share movements commencing on the 22 May 2017, being the date upon which the individual commenced to 

be a KMP.

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ESP shares
Details of ESP shares in the Company held directly, indirectly or beneficially, by KMP including their related parties, is as follows:

Balance at   Granted /   Released from  Forfeited /  
cancelled 

restrictions 

start of year 

issued 

FY17 

Directors: 

W. Arthur 

Other KMP: 

J. Martin 

J. Rankin 

550,000 

1,225,000 

450,000 

1,000,000 

 - 

2,025,000 

I. Robinson 

450,000 

1,225,000 

B. Roze (1) 

M. Walker 

K. White (2)  

450,000 

800,000 

450,000 

1,225,000 

 - 

 - 

Total 

2,350,000 

7,500,000 

FY16 

Directors: 

W. Arthur 

Other KMP: 

J. Martin 

J. Rankin 

I. Robinson 

B. Roze  

M. Walker 

Total 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

550,000 

450,000 

- 

450,000 

450,000 

450,000 

2,350,000 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Balance at 
Balance of
Balance of 
end of year  vested ESP shares  unvested ESP shares

1,775,000 

181,500 

1,593,500

1,450,000 

2,025,000 

1,675,000 

1,250,000 

1,675,000 

 - 

9,850,000 

550,000 

450,000 

- 

450,000 

450,000 

450,000 

2,350,000 

148,500 

 - 

148,500 

148,500 

148,500 

 - 

775,500 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1,301,500

2,025,000

1,526,500

1,101,500

1,526,500

 -

9,074,500

550,000

450,000

-

450,000

450,000

450,000

2,350,000

Options
Details  of  options  over  unissued  ordinary  shares  in  the  Company  held  directly,  indirectly  or  beneficially,  by  KMP  including  their  related 
parties, is as follows:

Balance at 
start of year 

Received as part  
of remuneration 

Purchase  
of options 

Sale  
of options 

Balance at
end of year

FY17 

Directors: 

J. Scott 

A. Johnson 

Total 

- 

- 

- 

3,250,000 

1,750,000 

5,000,000 

- 

- 

- 

 -  

 -  

 -  

3,250,000

1,750,000

 5,000,000

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Loans to Directors and KMP
The following loan balances are outstanding at the reporting date in relation to remuneration arrangements with Executive Directors and 
KMP in respect of shares issued under the Employee Share Plan (ESP).

As the ESP is considered in substance to be an option, the ESP shares issued and corresponding loan receivable are not recognised by the 
Group in its financial statements. The ESP shares will not be considered issued to participants until the corresponding loan has been repaid, 
at which time there will be an increase in the issued capital and increase in cash. Further information relating to the ESP is set out in Note 
22 to the financial statements.

Directors: 

W. Arthur 

Other KMP: 

J. Martin 

J. Rankin 

I. Robinson 

B. Roze (1) 

M. Walker 

K. White (2)  

Total 

2017  $ 

2016  $

 161,025  

81,400

 131,600  

 141,225  

 146,225  

 118,600 

 146,225  

- 

66,600

-

66,600

66,600

66,600

-

844,900 

347,800

Other transactions with KMP and/or their related parties
During the full year ended 30 June 2017, the Company incurred $118,934 (FY16: $397,244) of expenses relating to outsourced software 
development services provided by Simple Machines Pty Ltd, a company associated with Jason Martin (CTO). 
During the full year ended 30 June 2017, the Company recognised revenue $23,400 (FY16: $0) for services rendered for DSI Engineering & 
Management Services, a company associated with Andrew Johnson (Director).

These services were provided under normal commercial terms and conditions. Further information in relation to related parties can be 
found in Note 23 to the financial statements.

Executive service agreements
The employment terms and conditions of KMP and Group executives are formalised in service agreements. 

Position 

Key terms of service agreements

Chief Executive Officer 

•  Base salary: $210,000 excluding superannuation.
•  Term: unspecified.
•  Base remuneration: Reviewed annually by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
•  Bonus entitlements: Determined annually by the Nomination and Remuneration. Committee.
•   Termination notice period: 12 weeks’ notice (or 13 weeks’ notice after two years’ service and is over the age of 45 

at the time the notice is given), or without notice in the event of serious misconduct.

•  Restraint of trade period: up to 6 months.

Other Executives 

 Other Executives are employed under individual executive services agreements. These establish amongst other things:
•  total compensation;
•  bonus entitlements;
•   variable notice and termination provisions of up to 12 weeks, or by the Group without notice in the event of 

serious misconduct; and

•  restraint and confidentiality provisions.

This concludes the Remuneration Report, which has been audited. 
The Directors’ Report is signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors made pursuant to s298(2) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the Directors

James Scott
Chairman   31 August 2017

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Auditor’s Independence Declaration

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Skyfii Limited annuaL report 2017For personal use onlyCorporate Governance Statement

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the Corporate 
Governance of the Company and its controlled entities. The Board 
guides  and  monitors  the  business  and  affairs  of  the  group  on 
behalf of the shareholders by whom they are elected and to whom 
they  are  accountable.  The  governance  practices  adopted  by  the 
Company are structured with reference to the 3rd Edition of the ASX 
Corporate Governance Council’s Principles and Recommendations 
(ASX CGPR).

The  Board  is  committed  to  improving  its  corporate  governance 
practices  and  embracing  the  principles  published  by  the  ASX 
Corporate Governance Council, however the Board is of a view that 
the adoption of the practices and principles should be considered 
in  line  with  the  size,  stage  and  nature  of  the  business  and  the 
industry in which it operates.

The Board aims to achieve all of the Principles and Recommendations in 
stages as the Company grows and its circumstances change over time. 

The  information  provided  below  summarises  how  the  Company 
presently complies with the ASX CGPR, and how it intends to comply 
with  each  of  the  current  Principles  and  Recommendations  going 
forward. This statement is current as 30 June 2017 and has been 
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company.

Principle 1 – Lay solid foundations for management  
and oversight

The Company has adopted a Board Charter clearly setting out the 
respective roles and responsibilities of the Board and management. 
The  Board  Charter  is  available  on  the  Company’s  website,  www.
skyfii.io.

The key responsibilities of the Board include:

(a)   setting  the  long-term  strategy  and  annual  business  plan 

including objectives and milestones to be achieved;

(b)   monitoring  the  performance  of  the  Company  against  the 
financial objectives and operational goals set by the Board and 
reviewing the implementation of Board approved strategies;

(c)   assessing  the  appropriateness  of  the  skill  sets  and  the  levels 
of experience of the members of the Board, individually and as 
a whole and selecting new members to join the Board when a 
vacancy exists;

(d)   appointing, removing and determining the terms of engagement 
of t he Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary;

(e)   overseeing  the  delegation  of  authority  for  the  day  to  day 

management of the Company;

(f)   ensuring that the risk management systems, financial reporting 
and  information  systems,  personnel,  policies  and  procedures 
are  all  operating  efficiently  and  effectively  by  establishing  a 
framework of internal controls and compliance;

(g)   approving the capital structure and major funding requirements 

of the Company;

(h)   approving the Company’s half year and full year reports to the 

shareholders, ASX and ASIC; and

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(i)   ensuring that recruitment, retention, termination, remuneration, 
performance  review  and  succession  planning  policies  and 
procedures are in place and complied with.

The  Company  has  established  a  Nomination  and  Remuneration 
Committee  to  identify  and  make  recommendations  to  the  Board 
for  the  appointment  of  new  Board  candidates,  having  regard 
to  their  skills,  experience  and  expertise.  The  Committee  is 
currently  comprised  of  two  independent  Directors,  Messrs  Scott 
and  Johnson.  The  Board  requires  this  Committee  to  undertake 
appropriate checks on potential Board candidates. The number of 
times the Nomination and Remuneration Committee met, and the 
attendance  at  those  meetings,  is  set  out  in  the  Directors’  Report. 
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee Charter is available 
on the Company’s website, www.skyfii.io. 

All  Directors  and  senior  executives  have  entered  into  written 
appointment agreements with the Company, setting out the terms 
and conditions of their appointment.

Under the Board Charter, each Director’s performance is assessed 
when standing for re-election. Before each Annual General Meeting, 
the  Chairperson  of  the  Board  assesses  the  performance  of  any 
Director standing for re-election and the Board will determine their 
recommendation to shareholders on the re-election of the Director 
(in the absence of the Director involved). The Board (excluding the 
Chairperson), will conduct the review of the Chairperson.

Under  the  Board  Charter,  senior  executives’  performance  will  be 
considered by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee on at 
least an annual basis. The Chairperson is responsible for ensuring 
these meetings take place.

A formal Board performance evaluation was not undertaken during 
the 2017 financial year. The Board will consider conducting a formal 
performance evaluation during the 2018 financial year.

The  Company  Secretary  is  accountable  directly  to  the  Board, 
through  the  Chairperson,  on  all  matters  to  do  with  the  proper 
functioning of the Board. The Board Charter sets out the Company 
Secretary’s responsibilities, which include:

(a)   coordinating the timely completion and dispatch of Board and 

committee papers;

(b)   ensuring  the  business  at  Board  and  committee  meetings  is 

accurately captured in the minutes;

(c)   monitoring and ensuring the Board and committee policy and 

procedures are followed; and

(d)   advising the Board and its committees on governance matters.

The  Board  has  established  a  Diversity  Policy,  which  recognises 
diversity  to  encompass  ethnicity,  gender,  sexual  orientation,  age, 
physical abilities, family status, religious beliefs or other ideologies, 
and  is  committed  to  creating  and  maintaining  an  inclusive 
and  collaborative  workforce.  The  Company  understands  that 
encouraging diversity is not just a socially responsible necessity, but 
that it is essential to the Company’s continued growth and vital to 
a successful future.

For personal use onlyGiven the size and nature of the Company, the Board determined 
not  to  establish  measurable  objectives  for  achieving  diversity  for 
the  2017  financial  year.  Establishing  measurable  objectives  for 
achieving diversity will be reconsidered on an annual basis.

As  at  30  June  2017,  the  proportion  of  women  employed  by  the 
Group was as follows:
•  Board of Directors: 0%
•  Senior Executive positions: 17%
•  Total Group workforce: 14%

The  Diversity  Policy  is  available  on  the  Company’s  website,  
www.skyfii.io. 

Principle 2 – Structure the board to add value

The  Nomination  and  Remuneration  Committee  has  the  authority 
and power to exercise the roles and responsibilities granted to it 
under the Nomination and Remuneration Committee Charter. 

The  Committee  is  comprised  of  two  independent  Directors,  one 
of  whom  acts  as  chairperson.  The  Company’s  Nomination  and 
Remuneration  Committee  does  not  meet  the  recommended 
minimum of three members. The Board is of the view that given the 
Company’s size and stage of operations, two independent Directors 
as  members  of  the  Nomination  and  Remuneration  Committee  is 
sufficient to perform the relevant responsibilities of the committee.

The Board has not, at this time, adopted a board skills matrix given 
the  Company’s  size  and  stage  of  operations.  The  Board  aims  to 
attract and maintain a Board which has an appropriate mix of skills, 
experience,  expertise  and  diversity.  The  names  and  particulars 
of  the  Directors  of  the  Company  during  or  since  the  end  of  the 
financial year are set out in the Directors’ Report.

The Board regularly assesses the independence of each Director in 
light of the interests disclosed by them. That assessment is made 
at each Board meeting in relation to matters under consideration 
at  the  meeting,  at  least  annually  at,  or  around  the  time  that  the 
Board  considers  candidates  for  election  to  the  Board,  and  each 
independent  Director  is  required  to  provide  the  Board  with  all 
relevant information for this purpose. If the Board determines that 
a  Director’s  independent  status  has  changed,  that  determination 
will be disclosed to the market in a timely fashion.

A majority of the Board (comprising the Chairperson of the Board, 
James Scott and Andrew Johnson) are considered to be independent 
Directors. Wayne Arthur, Managing Director and CEO, and a major 
founding shareholder of the Company, is not considered to be an 
independent Director. 

Under the Board Charter, the Directors are expected to participate 
in any induction or orientation programs on appointment, and any 
continuing education or training arranged for them. The Company 
Secretary  assists  in  organising  and  facilitating  the  induction  and 
professional development of Directors.

Principle 3 – Act ethically and responsibly

The Board has adopted a Code of Conduct which sets out the values, 
commitments, ethical standards and policies of the Company and 

outlines  the  standards  of  conduct  expected  of  the  Company’s 
business and people, taking into account the Company’s legal and 
other obligations to its stakeholders. The Code of Conduct applies 
to  all  Directors,  as  well  as  all  officers,  employees,  contractors, 
consultants,  other  persons  that  act  on  behalf  of  the  Company.  
The  Code  of  Conduct  is  available  on  the  Company’s  website,  
www.skyfii.io.

Principle 4 – Safeguard integrity in corporate reporting

The  Board  has  established  an  Audit  and  Risk  Committee.  This 
Committee  is  responsible  for,  amongst  other  things,  appointing 
the Company’s external auditors and overseeing the integrity of the 
Company’s  financial  reporting  systems  and  financial  statements. 
The Company has adopted an Audit and Risk Committee Charter 
which is available on the Company’s website, www.skyfii.io. 

The number of times the Audit and Risk Committee met, and the 
attendance at those meetings, is set out in the Directors’ Report.

The Committee is comprised of two independent Directors, Messrs 
Scott and Johnson. Mr Johnson acts as Chairperson. The Audit and 
Risk  Committee  does  not  meet  the  recommended  minimum  of 
three members. The Board is of the view that given the Company’s 
size  and  stage  of  operations,  two  independent  Directors  as 
members of the Audit and Risk Committee is sufficient to perform 
the relevant responsibilities of the Committee.

The  Board  has 
implemented  a  process  to  receive  written 
assurances  from  its  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Finance  Director 
that  the  declarations  that  will  be  provided  under  section  295A  of 
the  Corporations  Act  2001  (Cth)  are  founded  on  a  system  of  risk 
management and internal control and that the system is operating 
in all material respects in relation to financial reporting risks. The 
Board  seeks  these  assurances  prior  to  approving  the  annual 
financial statements for all half year and full year results that follow.

Representatives 
from  the  Company’s  external  auditor,  Hall 
Chadwick,  are  present  at  the  Annual  General  Meeting  to  answer 
questions  that  shareholders  might  have  about  the  scope  and 
conduct of the audit, the preparation and content of the auditor’s 
report,  the  accounting  policies  adopted  by  the  Company  and  the 
independence of the auditor.

The Company has adopted a formal Disclosure and Communication 
Policy,  where  there  is  an  express  requirement  that  the  external 
auditor  will  attend  the  Annual  General  Meeting  and  be  available 
to  answer  questions  about  the  conduct  of  the  audit  and  the 
preparation and content of the auditor’s report.

Principle 5 – Make timely and balanced disclosure

The  Company  ensures  that  it  complies  with  the  requirements  of 
ASX listing rules and the Corporations Act in providing information 
to  shareholders.  Consistent  with  the  Board’s  commitment  to 
improving its disclosure policy, the Board has adopted a Disclosure 
and  Communication  Policy,  which  sets  out  the  Company’s 
commitment to the objective of promoting investor confidence and 
the rights of shareholders by:

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Skyfii Limited annuaL report 2017For personal use onlyCorporate Governance Statement continued

(a)   complying with the continuous disclosure obligations imposed 

by law;

(b)   ensuring  that  company  announcements  are  presented  in  a 

factual, clear and balanced way;

(c)   ensuring that all shareholders have equal and timely access to 

material information concerning the Company; and

(d)   communicating effectively with shareholders and making it easy 

for shareholders to participate in general meetings.

The  Disclosure  and  Communication  Policy  is  available  on  the 
Company’s website, www.skyfii.io. 

Principle 6 – Respect the rights of security holders

The  Company  recognises  the  rights  of  its  shareholders  and 
other  interested  stakeholders  to  have  easy  access  to  balanced, 
understandable and timely information concerning the operations 
of  the  Company.  Information  concerning  the  Company  and  its 
governance  practices  are  made  available  on  its  website  and 
addressed in detail in each years’ Annual Report.

The  Board  has  adopted  a  Disclosure  and  Communication  Policy 
which supports its commitment to effective communication with its 
shareholders.  In  addition,  the  Company  intends  to  communicate 
with its shareholders:
(a)  by making timely market announcements;
(b)  by posting relevant information on to its website;
(c)   by inviting shareholders to make direct inquiries to the Company; 

and

(d)  through the use of general meetings.

The Board encourages participation of shareholders at the Annual 
General  Meeting  or  any  other  shareholder  meetings  to  ensure  a 
high  level  of  accountability  and  identification  with  the  Company’s 
strategy and goals. 

The Company’s shareholders may elect to receive information from 
the Company and its registry electronically. Otherwise, the Company 
and  its  registry  will  communicate  by  post  with  shareholders  who 
have not elected to receive information electronically.

Principle 7 – Recognise and manage risk

The Board has established an Audit and Risk Committee to ensure 
the  Company  has  an  effective  risk  management  system  in  place 
and to manage key risk areas.

The Company’s Audit and Risk Committee, which has two members, 
does  not  meet  the  recommended  minimum  of  three  members. 
The Board is of the view that given the Company’s size and stage 
of  operations,  two  independent  Directors  as  members  of  the 
Audit  and  Risk  Committee  is  sufficient  to  perform  the  relevant 
responsibilities of the Committee

The Company has adopted an Audit and Risk Committee Charter 
which is available on the Company’s website, www.skyfii.io.

Under  the  Board  Charter,  the  Board  ensures  that  the  Company 
has  in  place  an  appropriate  risk  management  framework.  A  risk 
management framework was developed during the 2015 financial 
year  by  the  Audit  and  Risk  Committee,  and  approved  by  the 

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Board. The Board will review, at least annually, the Company’s risk 
management framework in order to satisfy itself that it continues to 
be sound. A risk review was undertaken as part of the Company’s 
interim and end the financial year reporting periods.

The Audit and Risk Committee is responsible for ensuring that the 
Company  has  appropriate  internal  audit  systems  and  controls  in 
place, and for overseeing the effectiveness of these internal controls. 
The Committee is also responsible for conducting investigations of 
breaches or potential breaches of these internal controls.

Principle 8 – Remunerate fairly and responsibly

The  Company’s  Nomination  and  Remuneration  Committee  
is responsible for developing, reviewing and making recommendations 
on:
(a)   the  remuneration  framework  for  Directors, 

including  the 
process  by  which  any  pool  of  Directors  fees  approved  by 
security holders is allocated to Directors;

(b)   the remuneration packages to be awarded to senior executives;
(c)   equity  based  remuneration  plans  for  senior  executives  and 

other employees; and

(d)   superannuation arrangements for Directors, senior executives 

and other employees.

The  Company’s  remuneration  policy  is  disclosed  in  the  Directors’ 
Report. The policy has been set out to ensure that the performance 
of  Directors,  key  executives  and  staff  reflect  each  person’s 
accountabilities,  duties  and  their  level  of  performance,  and  to 
ensure  that  remuneration  is  competitive  in  attracting,  motivating 
and  retaining  staff  of  the  highest  quality.  A  program  of  regular 
performance appraisals and objective setting for key executives and 
staff is in place. These annual reviews take into account individual 
and company performance, market movements and expert advice, 
if required.

The  Constitution  permits  Directors,  senior  executives  and  other 
officers  of  the  Company  to  trade  in  Company  shares  as  long  as 
they  comply  with  the  Company’s  Share  Trading  Policy.  The  Share 
Trading Policy is a code that is designed to minimise the potential 
for  intentional  and  unintentional  insider  trading  violations.  The 
Company’s  Share  Trading  Policy  is  available  on  the  Company’s 
website, www.skyfii.io. 

Directors must notify the Chairman of the Board, before they buy 
or sell shares in the Company. The details of the share trading must 
be given to the Company Secretary who must lodge such details of 
such changes with the ASX.

Senior  executives  must  give  prior  notice  to  the  Chief  Executive 
Officer,  while  other  officers  must  notify  the  Company  Secretary, 
before  trading  in  the  Company  shares  and  details  of  all  such 
transactions  must  be  given,  in  writing,  to  the  Company  Secretary 
within 5 business days.

Any  changes  in  substantial  shareholding  of  the  Directors,  senior 
executives  or  other  officers  must  be  reported  to  the  ASX  within 
2  business  days  of  such  trading.  The  policy  also  recommends 
that  trading  in  the  Company  shares  only  occur  in  certain  trading 
windows. 

For personal use onlyConsolidated statement of profit or loss  
and other comprehensive income For the financial year ended 30 June 2017

Revenue and other income 

Revenue 

Other income 

Total revenue 

Expenses 

Direct costs of services 

Employee benefits expense 

Contractor and consultant expenses 

Marketing and promotion expenses 

Data hosting expenses 

Travel and accommodation expenses 

Office and other expenses 

Directors’ fees 

Issue of Earn Out Shares 

Share option expense 

Share based payments expense 

Depreciation and amortisation expenses 

Finance costs 

Loss before tax 

Income tax expense 

Loss for the period 

Note 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

5 

5 

6 

 3,211,007 

  2,339,570

868,360  

1,040,309 

4,079,367 

 3,379,879 

(825,358) 

 (786,738)

(4,033,752) 

 (2,428,258)

                      (111,339) 

    (69,089)

                         (304,140) 

    (227,517)

                 (511,158) 

  (316,041)

             (444,872) 

       (257,694)

            (1,085,772) 

   (870,363)

                     (100,000) 

      (295,003)

     -          (3,013,535)

                    (60,627) 

      - 

               (355,064) 

  (60,492)

6 

6 

                  (1,139,780) 

   (461,091)

                  (1,845) 

   (925)

(4,894,338) 

  (5,406,868)

 (17,377) 

   (8,456)

              (4,911,715) 

     (5,415,324)

Other comprehensive income 

Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss when specific conditions are met: 

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations 

                     12,296  

     3,588 

Total comprehensive loss for the period 

                             (4,899,419) 

   (5,411,737)

Earnings per share 

 Cents  

 Cents 

Basic earnings per share 

28 

                  (2.3) 

       (3.8)

The above consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the  
accompanying notes.

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Skyfii Limited annuaL report 2017For personal use only  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
Consolidated statement of financial position  
As at 30 June 2017

Revenue and other income 

Assets 

Current assets 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Trade and other receivables 

Inventories 

Other assets 

Total current assets 

Non-current assets 

Plant and equipment 

Intangible assets 

Total non-current assets 

Total assets 

Liabilities 

Current liabilities 

Trade and other payables 

Provisions 

Deferred revenue 

Total current liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Net assets 

Equity 

Contributed equity 

Reserves 

Accumulated losses 

Total equity 

Note 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

     2,280,860           2,612,422 

                        2,239,156  

       1,515,106 

                           1,901  

        10,444 

             142,605  

        93,930 

                           4,664,522  

      4,231,902 

          177,634  

 164,374 

      3,289,065  

 2,803,857 

                 3,466,699  

 2,968,231 

              8,131,221  

7,200,133 

14 

15 

                     824,509  

  674,768 

                    181,246  

     136,841 

                        771,262  

   166,926 

                       1,777,018  

  978,534 

            1,777,018  

 978,534 

               6,354,203  

   6,221,599 

16 

17 

                22,774,553  

   17,987,101 

                   320,948  

     64,080 

                 (16,741,297) 

   (11,829,582)

            6,354,203  

6,221,599 

The above consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Consolidated statement of changes in equity  
For the financial year ended 30 June 2017

Note 

Contributed 
equity 

$ 

Share 
based  
payments 
reserve 
$ 

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

Balance at 1 July 2015 

 11,091,161  

Loss for the period 

Exchange differences on  
translation of foreign operations 

Total comprehensive  
loss for the period 

Transactions with owners  
in their capacity as owners: 

Issue of ordinary shares 

Capitalised equity raising costs  
(net of tax) 

Share based payments 

16 

16 

17 

 -  

 -  

 -  

 7,138,535  

 (242,595) 

 -  

 60,492  

Balance at 30 June 2016 

 17,987,101  

 60,492  

Note 

Contributed 
equity 

$ 

Share 
based  
payments 
reserve 
$ 

Balance at 1 July 2016 

 17,987,101  

 60,492  

Loss for the period 

Exchange differences on  
translation of foreign operations 

Total comprehensive  
loss for the period 

Transactions with owners  
in their capacity as owners: 

Issue of ordinary shares 

Equity raising costs (net of tax) 

Share based payments 

Issue of options 

 -  

 -  

 -  

16 

16 

17 

17 

 4,946,766  

 (159,315) 

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 183,945  

Share  
option 
reserve 

$ 

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

Share  
option 
reserve 

$ 

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

Foreign 
currency 
translation
reserve
$ 

Accumulated 
losses 

Total
equity

$ 

$

 -  

 (6,414,258) 

 4,676,903 

 -  

 (5,415,324) 

 (5,415,324)

 3,588  

 -  

 3,588 

 3,588  

 (5,415,324)   (5,411,737)

 -  

 -  

 -  

 7,138,535 

 -  

 (242,595)

 60,492 

 3,588  

 (11,829,582) 

 6,221,599

Foreign 
currency 
translation
reserve
$ 

Accumulated 
losses 

Total
equity

$ 

$

 3,588  

 (11,829,582) 

 6,221,599  

 -  

 (4,911,715) 

 (4,911,715)

 12,296  

 -  

 12,296 

 12,296  

 (4,911,715)   (4,899,419)

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 4,946,766 

 (159,315)

 183,945 

 60,627 

 -  

 60,627  

Balance at 30 June 2017 

 22,774,553  

 244,437  

 60,627  

 15,884  

 (16,741,297) 

 6,354,203 

The above consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes 

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Consolidated statement of cash flows 
For the financial year ended 30 June 2017

Cash flows from operating activities 

Receipts from customers 

Payments to suppliers and employees 

Receipts from other income 

Receipts from government R&D tax incentive 

Interest received 

Interest paid 

Note 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 3,859,900  

 1,845,191 

 (7,127,655) 

 (4,791,419)

 27,990  

 851,069  

 17,291  

 (1,845) 

 145,796 

 791,729 

 43,294 

 (925)

Net cash (outflow) from operating activities 

27 

 (2,373,250) 

 (1,966,335)

Cash flows from investing activities 

Payments for plant and equipment 

Payments for intangible assets 

Payments for other assets 

Payment for security deposits 

Receipts from security deposits 

Net cash (outflow) from investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities 

Proceeds from issue of shares 

Capital raising costs 

Net cash inflow from financing activities 

 (57,164) 

 (165,282)

 (1,581,084) 

 (1,819,316)

 (54,477) 

 (10,450) 

 (757)

 - 

 -  

 17,159 

 (1,703,175) 

 (1,968,196)

 3,904,177  

 4,105,000 

 (159,315) 

 (242,595)

 3,744,862  

 3,862,405 

Net (decrease) in cash  

 (331,562) 

 (72,126)

Cash at the beginning of the year 

Cash at the end of the year 

 2,612,422  

 2,684,548 

8 

 2,280,860  

 2,612,422 

The above consolidated statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Notes to the financial statements 
For the financial year ended 30 June 2017

Contents of the notes to the consolidated financial statements

Note   Contents

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20. 

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

Reporting entity ................................................................................................................34

Basis of preparation ........................................................................................................34

Significant accounting policies ......................................................................................34

Operating segments ........................................................................................................40

Revenue ..............................................................................................................................41

Expenses ............................................................................................................................41

Income tax .........................................................................................................................42

Cash and cash equivalents ............................................................................................43

Trade and other receivables .........................................................................................43

Inventories .........................................................................................................................43

Other assets ......................................................................................................................43

Plant and equipment .......................................................................................................44

Intangible assets ...............................................................................................................44

Trade and other payables ..............................................................................................45

Provisions ...........................................................................................................................45

Contributed equity ...........................................................................................................46

Equity – reserves ..............................................................................................................47

Financial risk management ............................................................................................48

Remuneration of auditors ..............................................................................................49

Contingent liabilities ........................................................................................................49

Commitments for expenditure .....................................................................................50

Share based payments ...................................................................................................50

Related parties ..................................................................................................................53

Parent entity information ...............................................................................................54

Interests in controlled entities ......................................................................................54

Events occurring after the reporting date .................................................................54

Reconciliation of loss after tax to net cash from operating activities .................55

Earnings per share (EPS) ................................................................................................55

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Skyfii Limited annuaL report 2017For personal use onlyNotes to the financial statements 
For the year ended 30 June 2017

1.  Reporting entity

Skyfii Limited (the Company) is a company domiciled in Australia. 
The address of the Company’s registered office and principal place 
of business is Level 1, 34-36 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010. 
The  consolidated  financial  statements  of  the  Company  as  at  and 
for  the  year  ended  30  June  2017  comprise  the  Company  and  its 
subsidiaries (together referred to as the Group and individually as 
Group entities). The Group is a for-profit entity for financial reporting 
purposes  under  Australian  Accounting  Standards.  The  separate 
financial  statements  of  the  parent  entity,  Skyfii  Limited,  have  not 
been  presented  within  this  financial  report  as  permitted  by  the 
Corporations  Act  2001.  The  financial  statements  were  authorised 
for issue on 31st August 2017 by the Directors of the Company.

2.  Basis of preparation

(a) Compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards

These general purpose financial statements have been prepared in 
accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, Australian Accounting 
Standards  and 
Interpretations  of  the  Australian  Accounting 
Standards  Board  and  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards 
as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Material 
accounting  policies  adopted  in  the  preparation  of  these  financial 
statements  are  presented  below  and  have  been  consistently 
applied unless stated otherwise.

(b) Historical cost convention

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the 
historical  cost  basis  unless  otherwise  stated  in  the  notes.  Except 
for the cash flow information, the financial statements have been 
prepared  on  an  accrual  basis,  modified,  where  applicable,  by  the 
measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial 
assets and financial liabilities.

(c)  Functional and presentation currency

These consolidated financial statements are presented in Australian 
dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency.

(d) Critical accounting estimates

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  requires  the  use  of 
certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management 
to  exercise  its  judgement  in  the  process  of  applying  the  Group’s 
accounting  policies.  The  areas  involving  a  higher  degree  of 
judgement  or  complexity,  or  areas  where  assumptions  and 
estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed 
in Note 3(w).

(e) Going concern

The  financial  statements  of  the  Group  have  been  prepared  on 
a  going  concern  basis,  which  contemplates  the  continuation  of 
normal  business  operations  and  the  realisation  of  assets  and 
settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The Group is in the research, development and commercialisation 
stage  of  its  data  analytics  technology  and  services.  During  the 
year  ended  30  June  2017  the  Group  incurred  a  loss  after  tax  of 

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$4,911,715 and incurred cash outflows from operating activities of 
$2,373,250. At 30 June 2017, the Group had a surplus in net current 
assets of $2,887,505 and a surplus in net assets of $6,354,203. 

The Group has to date been successful in raising equity capital since 
the  Company’s  re-listing  in  November  2014,  having  undertaken  a 
private placement to new and existing investors of $2.8 million in 
May 2015, $4.1 million in November 2015, $2.5 million in December 
2016, $1.7 million in February 2017 and a share purchase plan of 
$0.5 million in February 2017.

Management  have  prepared  cash  flow  projections  that  support 
the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern after expected 
future capital raisings. This forecast acknowledges that the Group 
assumes that the Directors will be able to raise between $1 to $2 
million  dollars  in  the  next  financial  year  and  that  the  Group  will 
continue to grow sales of its products and services and successfully 
exploit the Group’s technology.

The  Directors  of  the  Company  consider  that  the  cash  flow 
projections and assumptions will be achieved, and in the longer term, 
significant revenues will be generated from the commercialisation 
of intellectual property, and accordingly, the Group will be able to 
continue as a going concern.

In  the  event  that  the  Group  cannot  continue  as  a  going  concern, 
it  may  not  be  able  to  realise  its  assets  and  settle  its  liabilities  in 
the normal course of operations and at the amounts stated in the 
financial statements.

3.  Significant accounting policies

(a) Principles of consolidation

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  all  of  the  assets, 
liabilities and results of Skyfii Limited and all subsidiaries. Subsidiaries 
are all entities over which the Group has control. The Group controls 
an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from 
its  involvement  with  the  entity  and  has  the  ability  to  affect  those 
returns through its power to direct the activities of the entity. A list of 
the subsidiaries is provided in Note 25.

The  assets,  liabilities  and  results  of  all  subsidiaries  are  fully 
consolidated  into  the  financial  statements  of  the  Group  from  the 
date on which control is obtained by the Group. The consolidation 
of a subsidiary is discontinued from the date that control ceases. 
Intercompany  transactions,  balances  and  unrealised  gains  or 
losses on transactions between group entities are fully eliminated 
on  consolidation.  Accounting  policies  of  subsidiaries  have  been 
changed  and  adjustments  made  where  necessary  to  ensure 
uniformity of the accounting policies adopted by the Group.

initially  recognises  non-controlling 

Equity interests in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, 
to  the  Group  are  presented  as  “non-controlling  interests”.  The 
Group 
interests  that  are 
present  ownership  interests  in  subsidiaries  and  are  entitled  to  a 
proportionate share of the subsidiary’s net assets on liquidation at 
either  fair  value  or  at  the  non-controlling  interests’  proportionate 
share  of  the  subsidiary’s  net  assets.  Subsequent  to 
initial 
recognition,  non-controlling  interests  are  attributed  their  share 
of  profit  or  loss  and  each  component  of  other  comprehensive 

For personal use onlyincome. Non-controlling interests are shown separately within the 
equity section of the statement of financial position and statement 
of comprehensive income.

The  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  using 
reverse  acquisition  accounting.  In  reverse  acquisition  accounting, 
the  cost  of  the  business  combination  is  deemed  to  have  been 
incurred by the legal subsidiary Skyfii Group Pty Ltd (the acquirer 
for accounting purposes) in the form of equity instruments issued 
to  the  owners  of  the  legal  parent,  Skyfii  Limited  (the  acquiree  for 
accounting purposes).

(b) Business combinations

Business  combinations  occur  where  an  acquirer  obtains  control 
over one or more businesses.

A business combination is accounted for by applying the acquisition 
method, unless it is a combination involving entities or businesses 
under  common  control.  The  business  combination  will  be 
accounted for from the date that control is attained, whereby the 
fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities (including 
contingent  liabilities)  assumed  is  recognised  (subject  to  certain 
limited exceptions). 

When  measuring  the  consideration  transferred  in  the  business 
combination,  any  asset  or  liability  resulting  from  a  contingent 
consideration  arrangement  is  also  included.  Subsequent  to  initial 
recognition,  contingent  consideration  classified  as  equity  is  not 
remeasured and its subsequent settlement is accounted for within 
equity.  Contingent  consideration  classified  as  an  asset  or  liability 
is remeasured each reporting period to fair value, recognising any 
change to fair value in profit or loss, unless the change in value can 
be identified as existing at acquisition date.

All transaction costs incurred in relation to the business combination 
are expensed to the statement of profit or loss and comprehensive 
income.

The  acquisition  of  a  business  may  result  in  the  recognition  of 
goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase.

(c)  Income tax

The income tax expense or revenue for the period is the tax payable 
on the current period’s taxable income based on the applicable tax 
rate for each jurisdiction adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets 
and liabilities attributable to temporary differences and to unused 
tax losses.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax 
laws enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting 
period in the countries where the Company’s subsidiaries operate 
and generate taxable income. Management periodically evaluates 
positions  taken  in  tax  returns  with  respect  to  situations  in  which 
applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes 
provisions where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to 
be paid to the tax authorities.

Deferred  tax  is  recognised  in  respect  of  temporary  differences 
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial 
reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. 
Deferred tax is not recognised for:

• 

• 

 temporary  differences  on  the  initial  recognition  of  assets  or 
liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and 
that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss;

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

• 

 taxable temporary differences arising on the initial recognition 
of goodwill.

The  measurement  of  deferred  tax  reflects  the  tax  consequences 
that would follow the manner in which the 

Group  expects,  at  the  end  of  the  reporting  period,  to  recover  or 
settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities. 

Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to be 
applied to temporary differences when they reverse, using tax rates 
enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are  offset  if  there  is  a  legally 
enforceable right to offset current tax liabilities and assets, and they 
relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable 
entity, or on different tax entities, but they intend to settle current 
tax  liabilities  and  assets  on  a  net  basis  or  their  tax  liabilities  and 
assets will be realised simultaneously.

A deferred tax asset is recognised for unused tax losses, tax credits 
and  deductible  temporary  differences,  to  the  extent  that  it  is 
probable that future taxable profits will be available against which 
they  can  be  utilised.  Deferred  tax  assets  are  reviewed  at  each 
reporting  date  and  are  reduced  to  the  extent  that  it  is  no  longer 
probable that the related tax benefit will be realised.

In  determining  the  amount  of  current  and  deferred  tax  the  Group 
takes into account the impact of uncertain tax positions and whether 
additional taxes and interest may be due. This assessment relies on 
estimates and assumptions and may involve a series of judgements 
about  future  events.  New  information  may  become  available  that 
causes the Group to change its judgement regarding the adequacy of 
existing tax liabilities; such changes to tax liabilities will impact the tax 
expense in the period that such a determination is made.

The Company and its wholly-owned Australian resident entities are 
part of a tax consolidated group. As a consequence, all members 
of  the  tax  consolidated  group  are  taxed  as  a  single  entity.  Skyfii 
Limited became the head entity within the tax consolidated group 
on 20 November 2014 (previously Skyfii Group Pty Ltd). 

Where  the  Group  receives  the  Australian  Government’s  R&D  tax 
incentive, the Group accounts for the refundable tax offset under 
AASB  112.  Funds  are  received  as  a  rebate  through  the  parent 
company’s income tax return and disclosed as such in Note 7.

(d) Inventories

Inventories  are  measured  at  the  lower  of  cost  and  net  realisable 
value.  Costs  of  inventories  are  determined  on  a  first-in,  first-out 
basis.  Net  realisable  value  represents  the  estimated  selling  price 
for  inventories  less  all  estimated  costs  of  completion  and  costs 
necessary to make the sale.

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(e) Plant and equipment 

Plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less depreciation, 
amortisation  and  impairment  losses.  Historical  cost  includes 
expenditure  that  is  directly  attributable  to  the  acquisition  of  the 
items.

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually 
to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from these 
assets.  The  recoverable  amount  is  assessed  on  the  basis  of  the 
expected  net  cash  flows  that  will  be  received  from  the  asset’s 
employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows 
have not been discounted in determining recoverable amounts. 

Depreciation of all fixed assets is calculated using the straight-line 
method to allocate their cost, net of their residual values, over their 
estimated useful lives, as follows:

•  Office and computer equipment: 3 – 10 years.

The  assets’  residual  values  and  useful  lives  are  reviewed,  and 
adjusted if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period. 

An  asset’s  carrying  amount  is  written  down  immediately  to  its 
recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than 
its estimated recoverable amount. 

Gains  and  losses  on  disposals  are  determined  by  comparing 
proceeds  with  the  carrying  amount.  These  gains  or  losses  are 
recognised in the profit and loss in the period in which they arise. 
When revalued assets are sold, amounts included in the revaluation 
surplus relating to that asset are transferred to retained earnings.

(f)  Intangibles

Software development 
Costs  relating  to  research  and  development  of  new  software 
products are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has 
been  established.  Costs  incurred  in  developing  new  software  are 
recognised as intangible assets only when technological feasibility 
studies identify that it is probable that the project will deliver future 
economic  benefits  and  these  benefits  can  be  measured  reliably. 
The expenditure capitalised comprises all directly attributable costs, 
including costs of materials, services, licenses and direct labour.

Capitalised  development  costs  have  a  finite  useful  life  and  are 
carried  at  cost  less  accumulated  amortisation  and  impairment 
losses.  Amortisation  is  calculated  on  a  systematic  basis  based  on 
the future economic benefits over the useful life of the project as 
follows: Year 1: 0%;  Year 2: 40%;  Year 3: 40%;  Year 4: 20%.

(g)  Employee benefits 

Short-term obligations
Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within 12 months 
have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the 
liabilities are settled, plus related on-costs.

The  liability  for  annual  leave  is  recognised  in  the  provision 
for  employee  benefits.  All  other  short-term  employee  benefit 
obligations are presented as payables.

Short term incentive plans

The  Group  recognises  a  liability  and  an  expense  for  bonuses 
payable  under  short  term  incentive  plans.  Short  term  incentive 

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plans  are  based  on  the  achievement  of  targeted  performance 
levels that may be set at the beginning of each financial year. The 
Group recognises a liability to pay out short term incentives when 
contractually  obliged  based  on  the  achievement  of  the  stated 
performance  levels,  or  where  there  is  a  past  practice  that  has 
created a constructive obligation.

Other long–term employee benefit obligations 

Employee  benefits  payable  later  than  12  months  have  been 
measured  at  the  present  value  of  the  estimated  future  cash 
outflows to be made for those benefits. In determining the liability, 
consideration  is  given  to  employee  wages  increases  and  the 
probability that the employee may satisfy any vesting requirements. 
Those  cash  flows  are  discounted  using  market  yields  on  national 
government bonds with terms to maturity that match the expected 
timing of cash flows attributable to employee benefits.

(h) Borrowing costs

All borrowing costs are recognised in profit and loss in the period in 
which they are incurred.

(i)  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. Provisions recognised represent 
the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation 
at reporting date.

(j)  Cash and cash equivalents

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  includes  cash  on  hand,  deposits  held 
at  call  with  banks,  other  short-term  highly  liquid  investments 
with  original  maturities  of  three  months  or  less  that  are  readily 
convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an 
insignificant risk of changes in value, and bank overdrafts.

(k)  Trade receivables

Trade  receivables  are  recognised 
initially  at  fair  value  and 
subsequently  measured  at  amortised  cost  using  the  effective 
interest  method,  less  provision  for  impairment.  This  provision 
includes amounts that are not considered to be recoverable from 
debtors and amounts that are expected to be credited to debtors. 
Trade receivables are generally due for settlement no more than 30 
days from the date of recognition. They are presented as current 
assets unless collection is not expected for more than 12 months 
after the reporting date.

Collectability of trade receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis. 
A provision for impairment of trade receivables is established when 
there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect 
all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. 
Significant  financial  difficulties  of  the  debtor,  probability  that  the 
debtor  will  enter  bankruptcy  or  financial  reorganisation,  and 
default or delinquency in payments are considered indicators that 
the trade receivable is impaired. In addition, the trade receivables 
balances are considered for credit notes that are expected to be 
raised against individual and collective balances.

For personal use only(l)  Trade and other payables

These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided 
to  the  Group  at  the  end  of  financial  year  which  are  unpaid.  The 
amounts are unsecured and are payable as and when they are due. 
Trade and other payables are presented as current liabilities unless 
payment is not due within 12 months from the reporting date.

(m)  Revenue recognition 

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received 
or  receivable  after  taking  into  account  any  trade  discounts  and 
volume  rebates  allowed.  When  the  inflow  of  consideration  is 
deferred, it is treated as the provision of financing and is discounted 
at  a  rate  of  interest  that  is  generally  accepted  in  the  market  for 
similar arrangements. The difference between the amount initially 
recognised and the amount ultimately received is interest revenue.

Revenue  from  the  sale  of  goods  and  rendering  of  services  is 
recognised  at  the  point  of  delivery  as  this  corresponds  to  the 
transfer of significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods 
and the cessation of all involvement in those goods.

Revenue for installation projects are recognised on the basis of that 
portion of total estimated costs that have been incurred to date in 
the completion of a particular project. 

Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest method.

Government  grants  and  R&D  tax  incentives  are  recognised  at 
fair value where there is reasonable assurance that the grant/tax 
incentive will be received and all grant/tax incentive conditions will 
be met. 

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

(n) 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  Tax  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  stated  inclusive  of  the  amount  of  GST  receivable  or  payable. 
The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO 
is included with other receivables or payables in the statement of 
financial position.

Cash  flows  are  presented  in  the  cash  flow  statement  on  a  gross 
basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or 
financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the 
ATO  are  presented  as  operating  cash  flows  included  in  receipts 
from customers or payments to suppliers.

(o) Foreign currency transactions and balances

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

Transactions and balances
Foreign  currency  transactions  are  translated 
into  functional 
currency  using  the  exchange  rates  prevailing  at  the  date  of  the 
transaction.  Foreign  currency  monetary  items  are  translated  at 
the  period-end  exchange  rate.  Non-monetary  items  measured  at 
historical  cost  continue  to  be  carried  at  the  exchange  rate  at  the 
date of the transaction. Non-monetary items measured at fair value 
are reported at the exchange rate at the date when fair values were 
determined.

Exchange differences arising on the translation of monetary items 
are recognised in the profit or loss, except where deferred in equity 
as a qualifying cash flow or net investment hedge.

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

Group companies
The  financial  results  and  position  of  foreign  operations  whose 
functional  currency  is  different  from  the  Group’s  presentation 
currency is 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 year.

 Retained  earnings  are  translated  at  the  exchange  rates 
prevailing at the date of the transaction.

Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations with 
functional currencies other than the Australian dollar are recognised 
in other comprehensive income and included in the foreign currency 
translation  reserve  in  the  statement  of  financial  position.  The 
cumulative  amount  of  these  differences  is  reclassified  into  profit  or 
loss in the period in which the operation is disposed of.

(p) Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing:

• 

• 

 the profit attributable to owners of the Company, excluding any 
costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares

 by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding 
during  the  financial  year,  adjusted  for  bonus  elements  in 
ordinary shares issued during the year.

Diluted earnings per share
Diluted  earnings  per  share  adjusts  the  figures  used  in  the 
determination of basic earnings per share to take into account:

• 

• 

 the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs 
associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares, and

 the weighted average number of shares assumed to have been 
issued  for  no  consideration  in  relation  to  dilutive  potential 
ordinary shares.

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(q) Financial instruments

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  are  recognised  when 
the  entity  becomes  a  party  to  the  contractual  provisions  of  the 
instrument. For financial assets, this is equivalent to the date that 
the  Group  commits  itself  to  either  purchase  or  sell  the  asset  (i.e. 
trade date accounting is adopted).

Financial  instruments  are  initially  measured  at  fair  value  plus 
transaction costs, except where the instrument is classified “at fair 
value  through  profit  or  loss”,  in  which  case  transaction  costs  are 
expensed to profit or loss immediately.

Classification and subsequent measurement
Financial  instruments  are  subsequently  measured  at  fair  value, 
amortised cost using the effective interest method, or cost. 

Amortised cost is calculated as the amount at which the financial 
asset  or  financial  liability  is  measured  at  initial  recognition  less 
principal  repayments  and  any  reduction  for  impairment,  and 
adjusted for any cumulative amortisation of the difference between 
that  initial  amount  and  the  maturity  amount  calculated  using  the 
effective interest method.

The  Group  does  not  designate  any  interests  in  subsidiaries, 
associates  or  joint  venture  entities  as  being  subject  to  the 
requirements  of  Accounting  Standards  specifically  applicable  to 
financial instruments.

Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed 
or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market 
and are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Gains or losses 
are recognised in profit or loss through the amortisation process 
and when the financial asset is derecognised.

Financial liabilities
Non-derivative  financial  liabilities  other  than  financial  guarantees 
are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Gains or losses are 
recognised in profit or loss through the amortisation process and 
when the financial liability is derecognised.

Impairment
At the end of each reporting period, the Group assesses whether 
there is objective evidence that a financial asset has been impaired. 
A  financial  asset  (or  a  group  of  financial  assets)  is  deemed  to  be 
impaired  if,  and  only  if,  there  is  objective  evidence  of  impairment 
as a result of one or more events (a “loss event”) having occurred, 
which  has  an  impact  on  the  estimated  future  cash  flows  of  the 
financial asset(s).

In  the  case  of  financial  assets  carried  at  amortised  cost,  loss 
events  may  include:  indications  that  the  debtors  (or  a  group  of 
debtors)  are  experiencing  significant  financial  difficulty,  default  or 
delinquency in interest or principal payments; indications that they 
will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation; and changes 
in arrears or economic conditions that correlate with defaults.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost (including loans and 
receivables),  a  separate  allowance  account  is  used  to  reduce  the 
carrying amount of financial assets impaired by credit losses. After 

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having  taken  all  possible  measures  of  recovery,  if  management 
establishes that the carrying amount cannot be recovered by any 
means,  at  that  point  the  written-off  amounts  are  charged  to  the 
allowance  account,  or  the  carrying  amount  of  impaired  financial 
assets is reduced directly if no impairment amount was previously 
recognised in the allowance account.

When  the  terms  of  financial  assets  that  would  otherwise  have  
been  past  due  or  impaired  have  been  renegotiated,  the  Company 
recognises  the  impairment  for  such  financial  assets  by  taking  into 
account the original terms as if the terms have not been renegotiated 
so that the loss events that have occurred are duly considered.

Derecognition
Financial  assets  are  derecognised  when  the  contractual  rights  to 
receipt of cash flows expire or the asset is transferred to another 
party  whereby  the  entity  no  longer  has  any  significant  continuing 
involvement  in  the  risks  and  benefits  associated  with  the  asset. 
Financial  liabilities  are  derecognised  when  the  related  obligations 
are discharged, cancelled or have expired. The difference between 
the  carrying  amount  of  the  financial  liability  extinguished  or 
transferred  to  another  party  and  the  fair  value  of  consideration 
paid, including the transfer of non-cash assets or liabilities assumed, 
is recognised in profit or loss.

(r)  Impairment of assets

At the end of 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  recognised 
immediately in the profit and loss.

Impairment  testing 
intangible assets with indefinite lives.

is  performed  annually  for  goodwill  and 

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.

(s)  Leases

Leases  in  which  a  significant  portion  of  the  risks  and  rewards  of 
ownership are not transferred to the Group as lessee are classified 
as  operating  leases.  Leases  are  made  up  of  operating  leases  of 
property.  Payments  made  under  operating  leases  (net  of  any 
incentives received from the lessor) are charged to the consolidated 
income  statement  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  the  period  of  the 
lease.  Benefits  that  are  provided  to  the  Group  as  an  incentive  to 
enter  into  a  lease  arrangement  are  recognised  as  a  liability  and 
amortised on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease.

(t)  Comparative figures

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

Where the Group has retrospectively applied an accounting policy, 

For personal use onlymade a retrospective restatement or reclassified items in its financial 
statements,  an  additional  statement  of  financial  position  as  at  the 
beginning of the earliest comparative period will be disclosed.

• 

 AASB  9:  Financial 
Instruments  and  associated  Amending 
Standards (applicable to annual reporting periods beginning on 
or after 1 January 2018).

(u) Contributed equity

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly 
attributable  to  the  issue  of  new  shares,  are  shown  in  equity  as  a 
deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

(v)  Segment reporting

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the 
internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. 
These  include  items  directly  attributable  to  a  segment  as  well  as 
those  that  can  be  allocated  on  a  reasonable  basis.  Unallocated 
items comprise mainly corporate assets (primarily  the Company’s 
headquarters),  head  office  expenses,  and  income  tax  assets  and 
liabilities. The chief operating decision maker has been identified as 
the Board of Directors.

(w) Critical accounting estimates and judgments

The  directors  evaluate  estimates  and  judgements  incorporated 
into  the  financial  report  based  on  historical  knowledge  and  best 
available  current  information.  Estimates  assume  a  reasonable 
expectation of future events and are based on current trends and 
economic data, obtained both externally and within the Group. The 
resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the 
related  actual  results.  The  estimates  and  judgements  that  have 
a  significant  risk  of  causing  a  material  adjustment  to  the  carrying 
amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are 
discussed below.

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

Should  the  software  development  expenditure  not  meet  the 
requirements  set  out  in  Note  3(f),  an  impairment  loss  would  be 
recognised up to the maximum carrying value of intangible assets 
at 30 June 2017 of $3,289,065.

R&D tax incentive
The  Group  has  established  a  precedent  for  entitlement  to  the 
R&D  tax  incentive  in  prior  periods.  This  experience  supports  the 
assumption  that  eligibility  for  the  tax  incentive  will  continue  on 
the  same  basis,  and  accordingly,  it  is  appropriate  to  recognise 
entitlement to the receivable in the current period. The value of the 
R&D tax incentive entitlement is determined by notional deductions 
based on eligible R&D expenditures.

(x)  New Accounting Standards for application in future periods

Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the AASB that 
are not yet mandatorily applicable to the Group, together with an 
assessment  of  the  potential  impact  of  such  pronouncements  on 
the Group when adopted in future periods, are discussed below:

– 

– 

 The  Standard  will  be  applicable  retrospectively  (subject  to 
the  provisions  on  hedge  accounting  outlined  below)  and 
includes  revised  requirements  for  the  classification  and 
measurement  of  financial  instruments,  revised  recognition 
and  derecognition  requirements  for  financial  instruments 
and simplified requirements for hedge accounting.

 The  key  changes  that  may  affect  the  Group  on  initial 
application include certain simplifications to the classification 
of  financial  assets,  simplifications  to  the  accounting  of 
embedded  derivatives,  upfront  accounting  for  expected 
credit loss, and the irrevocable election to recognise gains 
and  losses  on  investments  in  equity  instruments  that  are 
not held for trading in other comprehensive income. AASB 9 
also introduces a new model for hedge accounting that will 
allow greater flexibility in the ability to hedge risk, particularly 
with  respect  to  hedges  of  non-financial  items.  Should  the 
entity  elect  to  change  its  hedge  policies  in  line  with  the 
new  hedge  accounting  requirements  of  the  Standard,  the 
application of such accounting would be largely prospective.

– 

 The  directors  anticipate  that  the  adoption  of  AASB  9  will 
not  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  Group’s  financial 
statements.

• 

 AASB  15:  Revenue  from  Contracts  with  Customers  (applicable 
to annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 
2018, as deferred by AASB 2015-8: Amendments to Australian 
Accounting Standards – Effective Date of AASB 15).

– 

– 

 When  effective,  this  Standard  will  replace  the  current 
accounting  requirements  applicable  to  revenue  with  a 
single, principles-based model. Except for a limited number 
of  exceptions,  including  leases,  the  new  revenue  model  in 
AASB  15  will  apply  to  all  contracts  with  customers  as  well 
as  non-monetary  exchanges  between  entities  in  the  same 
line of business to facilitate sales to customers and potential 
customers.

 The  core  principle  of  the  Standard  is  that  an  entity  will 
recognise revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods 
or  services  to  customers  in  an  amount  that  reflects  the 
consideration  to  which  the  entity  expects  to  be  entitled  in 
exchange for the goods or services. To achieve this objective, 
AASB 15 provides the following five-step process:

•   identify the contract(s) with a customer;

• 

identify the performance obligations in the contract(s);

•  determine the transaction price;

• 

• 

 allocate  the  transaction  price  to  the  performance 
obligations in the contract(s); and

 recognise  revenue  when 
obligations are satisfied.

(or  as)  the  performance 

– 

 The  transitional  provisions  of  this  Standard  permit  an 
entity  to  either:  restate  the  contracts  that  existed  in  each 
prior  period  presented  per  AASB  108: Accounting  Policies, 

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4.  Operating segments

in  one 
industry  and 
The  Group  operates  predominantly 
one  geographical  segment,  being 
the  development  and 
commercialisation  of  data  analytics,  marketing  and  advertising 
services  to  its  customers  in  Australia.  At  this  stage  the  Group’s 
overseas operations are not significant to the Group. The Group has 
identified its operating segments based on the internal reports that 
are reviewed and used by the Board of Directors (chief operating 
decision  makers)  in  assessing  performance  and  determining  the 
allocation of resources.

– 

– 

Changes  in  Accounting  Estimates  and  Errors  (subject  to 
certain  practical  expedients  in  AASB  15);  or  recognise  the 
cumulative effect of retrospective application to incomplete 
contracts  on  the  date  of  initial  application.  There  are  also 
enhanced disclosure requirements regarding revenue.

 The Directors have conducted an initial assessment of the 
impact  of  adopting  AASB15  and  have  assessed  that  the 
impact will not be significant.

• 

 AASB 16: Leases (applicable to annual reporting periods 
beginning on or after 1 January 2019).

 When  effective,  this  Standard  will  replace  the  current 
accounting requirements applicable to leases in AASB 117: 
Leases  and  related  Interpretations.  AASB  16  introduces 
a  single  lessee  accounting  model  that  eliminates  the 
requirement  for  leases  to  be  classified  as  operating  or 
finance leases.

–  The main changes introduced by the new Standard include:

• 

• 

• 

• 

 recognition  of  a  right-to-use  asset  and  liability  for  all 
leases  (excluding  short-term  leases  with  less  than  12 
months of tenure and leases relating to low-value assets);

 depreciation  of  right-to-use  assets  in  line  with  AASB 
116:  Property,  Plant  and  Equipment  in  profit  or  loss 
and  unwinding  of  the  liability  in  principal  and  interest 
components;

 variable  lease  payments  that  depend  on  an  index  or  a 
rate are included in the initial measurement of the lease 
liability  using  the  index  or  rate  at  the  commencement 
date;

 by applying a practical expedient, a lessee is permitted to 
elect not to separate non-lease components and instead 
account for all components as a lease; and

•  additional disclosure requirements.

– 

– 

 The  transitional  provisions  of  AASB  16  allow  a  lessee  to 
either  retrospectively  apply  the  Standard  to  comparatives 
in  line  with  AASB  108  or  recognise  the  cumulative  effect 
of  retrospective  application  as  an  adjustment  to  opening 
equity on the date of initial application.

 Although  the  directors  anticipate  that  the  adoption  of 
AASB  16  will  impact  the  Group’s  financial  statements,  it  is 
impracticable at this stage to provide a reasonable estimate 
of such impact given the Company’s current lease agreement 
expires prior to the adoption of AASB 16.

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5.  Revenue

Revenue from operations 

Other income 

Government R&D tax incentive 

Other government grants 

Interest income 

Total other income 

Note 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 3,211,007  

 2,339,570 

 823,229  

 27,840  

 17,291  

 851,219 

 145,796 

 43,294 

 868,360  

 1,040,309 

Total revenue 

 4,079,367  

 3,379,879 

6.  Expenses

Employee  

Note 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

Salaries and related expenses (including superannuation) 

Other employment costs 

Total employee benefits expense 

 3,810,253  

 2,235,746 

 223,499  

 192,512 

 4,033,752  

 2,428,258 

Depreciation and amortisation 

Plant and equipment 

Software development amortisation 

Total depreciation and amortisation expenses 

Rental expense relating to operating leases 

Minimum lease payments 

Rent recovery from sub-lease agreements 

Net rental expense relating to operating leases 

Net foreign exchange losses  

Finance costs 

Interest expense 

12 

13 

 43,903  

 25,648 

 1,095,876  

 435,443 

 1,139,780  

 461,091 

 298,088  

 (101,652) 

 152,547 

 (64,842)

 196,436  

 87,705 

 20,093  

 27,423 

 1,845  

 925 

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For the year ended 30 June 2017

7.  Income tax

(a)    Income tax 

Current tax 

Income tax (benefit) 

Note 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

                          17,377  

      8,456  

17,377  

8,456  

(b)    Numerical reconciliation of income tax benefit to prima facie income tax payable 

Loss from ordinary activities before income tax expense 

Tax at the Australian rate of 27.5% (2016:30%) 

    (3,390,876) 

    (5,406,868)

       (932,491) 

    (1,622,060)

Tax effect amounts which are not deductible / (taxable) in calculating taxable income: 

R&D tax incentive 

Difference in overseas tax rates 

Acquisition costs not allowable 

Accounting for R&D expenditure 

Deferred tax assets not recognised 

Other non-allowable items 

Income tax expense 

(c)     Income tax receivable 

R&D tax incentive receivable 

Franking credits 

 -  

         963 

                         (2,530)

                         -  

   904,061 

                294,089  

 331,682 

               556,348  

  373,787 

                101,961  

     20,024 

              17,377  

   8,456 

      (823,229) 

 (851,219)

Franking credits available at the reporting date based on a tax rate of 27.5% 

- 

        -  

The amount of deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses for which no deferred tax assets have been brought to account in 
the period are as follows: 

• 

• 

• 

temporary differences: $2,019,310 (2016: ($1,342,314)

tax losses: operating losses $10,392,961 (2016: $7,533,567)

tax losses: capital losses $16,911 (2016: $16,911)

The benefits of the above temporary differences and unused tax losses will only be realised if the conditions for deductibility set out in  
Note 3(c) occur. These amounts have no expiry date.

Skyfii  Limited  and  its  wholly-owned  Australian  entities  elected  to  form  an  income  tax  consolidated  group  as  of  20  November  2014.  
The accounting policy on implementation of the income tax consolidation legislation is set out in Note 3(c).

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8.  Cash and cash equivalents

Current 

Cash at bank and on hand 

Total cash and cash equivalents 

9.  Trade and other receivables

Current 

Trade receivables 

R&D tax incentive receivable 

Other debtors 

Total current trade and other receivables 

(a)    Ageing of trade receivables 

1-30 days 

31-60 days 

61-90 days 

90+ days 

Total trade receivables net of provision for impairment 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

2,280,860 

2,612,422  

 2,280,860  

 2,612,422  

30-Jun-17 
 $  

30-Jun-16 
 $ 

 638,318  

 765,983  

 834,855  

 682,874 

 823,325 

 8,907 

 2,239,156  

 1,515,106 

 568,626  

 538,282 

 23,766  

 40,361  

5,565 

 84,672 

 23,516 

36,403

 638,318  

 682,874 

There was no impairment of trade receivables. Amounts past due but not impaired $45,926 (2016: $59,919).

10.   Inventories

Current 

Equipment – at cost 

Total inventories 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 1,901  

 1,901  

 10,444   

 10,444   

Inventories include servers and other networking equipment which the Group sells to its customers in order to deliver data analytics services.

11.  Other assets

Current 

Prepayments 

Security deposits 

Other 

Total current other assets 

30-Jun-17 
 $  

30-Jun-16 
 $ 

 129,680  

 87,629 

 4,057  

 8,868  

 4,057 

 2,244 

 142,605  

 93,930 

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12.   Plant and equipment

Non-current 

Office and computer equipment – at cost 

Accumulated depreciation 

Carrying value of office and computer equipment 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 258,826  

 (81,192) 

 201,773 

 (37,399)

 177,634  

 164,374 

Total carrying value of plant and equipment 

 177,634  

 164,374 

Reconciliations
Reconciliations of the carrying amount of plant and equipment at the beginning and end of the current financial year are set out below:

Balance at 1 July 2015 
Additions 

Depreciation 

Balance at 30 June 2016 

Balance at 1 July 2016 
Additions 

Depreciation 

Balance at 30 June 2017 

13.  Intangible assets

Non-current 

Software development – at cost 

Accumulated amortisation 

Carrying value of software development 

Office and  
 Computer    
equipment  
 $ 

 24,740 
 165,282 

 (25,648)

 164,374 

 164,374 
 57,054 

 (43,794)

 177,634 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 4,820,384  

 3,239,300 

 (1,531,319) 

 (435,443)

 3,289,065  

 2,803,857 

Total carrying value of intangible assets 

 3,289,065  

 2,803,857 

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Reconciliations
Reconciliations of the carrying amount of intangible assets at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year are set out 
below:

Balance at 1 July 2015 

Additions 

Amortisation 

Balance at 30 June 2016 

Balance at 1 July 2016 

Additions 

Amortisation 

Balance at 30 June 2017 

14.  Trade and other payables

Current 

Trade payables 

Sundry payables 

Total trade and other payables 

15.   Provisions

Current 

Employee benefits 

Total provisions 

Software  Development $ 

1,419,984 

1,819,316 

(435,443)

 2,803,857 

2,803,857 

 1,581,084 

 (1,095,876)

 3,289,065 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 802,012  

 633,289 

 22,498  

 41,478 

 824,509  

 674,768 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

181,246 

136,841

 181,246  

 136,841 

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For the year ended 30 June 2017

16.  Contributed equity

(a)    Share capital 

Ordinary shares 

261,118,194  

 168,265,551  

 22,774,553  

 17,987,101 

30-Jun-17 
Number 

30-Jun-16 
Number 

30-Jun-17 
$ 

30-Jun-16
$

Reconciliation to 30 June 2016: 

Balance at 1 July 2015 

Equity raising costs (net of tax) 

Movements in ordinary shares: 

Share placement 

Issue of ESP shares 

Issue of Earn Out Shares 

Issued in settlement of a liability 

Balance at 30 June 2016 

Reconciliation to 30 June 2017: 

Balance at 1 July 2016 

Equity raising costs (net of tax) 

Movements in ordinary shares: 

Issue of ESP shares 

Issued in settlement of various liabilities 

Issued in settlement of various liabilities 

Share placement 

Share placement 

Issue of ESP shares 

Share purchase plan 

Issued in settlement of various liabilities 

Date 

Number 

Unit price 

$

113,768,522  

11,091,161 

(242,595)

9-Nov-15 

 27,366,667  

$0.1500  

 4,105,000 

23-Dec-15 

 4,655,000  

$0.1480  

 - 

26-Feb-16 

 22,342,028  

$0.1349  

 3,013,535 

26-Feb-16 

 133,334  

$0.1500  

 20,000 

168,265,551  

 17,987,101 

 168,265,551   

17,987,101 

(159,315)

21-Sep-16 

 1,825,000  

21-Sep-16 

 1,685,065  

20-Dec-16 

 1,587,301  

$0.077  

$0.077  

$0.063  

 - 

 129,750 

 100,000 

20-Dec-16 

 40,043,922  

$0.063  

 2,522,767 

10-Feb-17 

 26,379,052  

$0.063  

 1,661,880 

10-Feb-17 

 13,000,000  

14-Feb-17 

 7,793,643  

16-May-17 

 538,660  

$0.065  

$0.063  

$0.077  

 - 

 491,000 

 41,369 

 - 

Balance at 30 June 2017 

 261,118,194  

22,774,553 

(b) Ordinary shares

Ordinary shares have the right to receive dividends as declared, and, in the event of winding up the Company, to participate in the proceeds 
from the sale of all surplus assets in proportion to the number of and amounts paid up on shares held. Ordinary shares entitle their holder 
to one vote, either in person or by proxy, at a meeting of the Company.

(c) Employee Share Plan (ESP)

Information relating to the Employee Share Plan, including details of shares issued under the plan, is set out in Note 22.

(d) Earn Out Shares

Information relating to the Earn Out Shares issued in the year ended 30 June 2016 can be found in the Company’s annual report for the 
year ended 30 June 2016.

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(e) Options over unissued ordinary shares

The Company granted the following options to Directors, convertible into the same number of ordinary shares in the Company, on the basis 
of shareholder approval granted on 30 November 2016:

Number of options 

Option consideration 

Expiry date 

Exercise price per option

1,000,000 

1,000,000 

1,000,000 

1,000,000 

1,000,000 

$0.00 

$0.00 

$0.00 

$0.00 

$0.00 

30 November 2019 

30 November 2019 

30 November 2019 

30 November 2019 

30 November 2019 

$0.100

$0.125

$0.150

$0.200

$0.300

The fair value of the options over the shares is recognised as an employee benefit expense with a corresponding increase in equity. The fair 
value is measured and recognised at grant date, being 30 November 2016.

The fair value at grant date is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that takes into account the exercise price, the term 
of the options, the impact of dilution, the non-tradeable nature of the options, the share price at grant date and expected price volatility of 
the underlying shares, the expected dividend yield and the risk-free interest rate for the term of the options.

17.  Equity – reserves

(a) Movements 

Share based payment reserve movements 

Balance at the beginning of the period 

Share based payment expense 

Balance at the end of the period 

Share option reserve movements 

Balance at the beginning of the period 

Share option expense 

Balance at the end of the period 

Foreign currency translation reserve movements 

Balance at the beginning of the period 

Currency translation differences arising during the period 

Balance at the end of the period 

Total reserves 

(b) Nature and purpose of reserves

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 60,492  

 183,945  

 - 

 60,492 

 244,437  

 60,492 

 -  

 60,627  

 60,627  

 - 

 - 

 - 

 3,588  

 12,296  

 15,884  

 - 

 3,588 

 3,588 

 320,948  

 64,080 

Share based payments reserve
The share based payments reserve represents the value of the ESP share grants to employees under the Company’s Employee Share Plan.

Share option reserve
The share option reserve represents the fair value of options granted over unissued ordinary shares in the Company.

Foreign currency translation reserve
The foreign currency translation reserve records exchange differences arising on translation of foreign controlled subsidiaries.

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For the year ended 30 June 2017

18.  Financial risk management

Financial risk management objectives

The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including currency risk), credit risk and liquidity risk.

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the risk management framework. Risk management 
policies are established to identify and analyse the risks faced by the Group to set appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks 
and adhere to limits. Risk management is carried out by senior executives under policies approved by the Board of Directors. These policies 
include identification and analysis of the risk exposure of the Group and appropriate procedures, controls and risk limits. Finance identifies, 
evaluates and hedges financial risks within the Group’s operating units.

The Group holds the following financial instruments:

Financial Assets 

Cash and cash equivalents  

Trade and other receivables 

Total financial assets 

Financial Liabilities 

Trade and other payables 

Total financial liabilities 

Note 

8 

9 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 2,280,860  

 2,612,422 

 2,239,156  

 1,515,106 

 4,520,016  

 4,127,528 

14 

 824,509  

 674,768 

 824,509  

 674,768 

The  carrying  value  of  the  assets  and  liabilities  disclosed  in  the  table  above  closely  approximates  or  equals  their  fair  value.  The  carrying 
amounts of trade receivables and trade and other payables are assumed to approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.

(a) Market risk

Foreign currency risk
Currency risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange 
rates. The Group has an insignificant exposure to foreign currency risk at this early stage of international growth however to minimise the 
risk the Group’s policy is, when available to hold a natural hedge on any foreign currency, being that any receipts paid to the Group will held 
in the same foreign currency and then later used to settle any expenditure in those foreign entities. 

Interest rate risk
The Group is not exposed to any significant interest rate risk.

(b) Credit risk

Credit  risk  is  the  risk  of  financial  loss  to  the  Group  if  a  customer  or  counterparty  to  a  financial  instrument  fails  to  meet  its  contractual 
obligations, and arises principally from the Group’s receivables from customers. 

Other  credit  risk  arises  from  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  deposits  with  banks  and  other  financial  institutions,  security  deposits,  other 
receivables and GST receivable from the ATO.

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date to recognised financial assets is the carrying amount, net of any provisions for 
impairment of those assets, as disclosed in the statement of financial position and notes to the financial statements. The Group does not 
hold any collateral.

Credit risk is managed by a risk assessment process for all customers and counterparties, which takes into account past experience.

There have been no impairment losses recognised during the year (2016: nil).

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(c) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Group’s approach to managing 
liquidity is to ensure, where possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due.

Ultimate responsibility for liquidity management rests with the Directors. The Group ensures that, where possible, it has sufficient cash on 
demand to meet expected net cash outflows, including the servicing of financial obligations; this excludes the potential impact of extreme 
circumstances that cannot reasonably be predicted, such as natural disasters.

The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves by continuously monitoring actual and forecast cash flows and 
matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

Financing arrangements
The Group does not have any borrowing facilities in place at the reporting date. 

Maturities of financial liabilities
The following table details the Group’s remaining contractual maturity for its financial instrument liabilities. The table has been drawn up 
based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the financial liabilities are required to be 
paid. The table includes both interest and principal cash flows disclosed as remaining contractual maturities and therefore these totals may 
differ from their carrying amount in the statement of financial position.

2017 

Non-derivatives 

Trade and other payables 

2016 

Non-derivatives 

Trade and other payables 

1 year or less 
$ 

1 to 2 years 
$ 

2 to 5 years  Over 5 years
$

$ 

824,509 

674,768 

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

 - 

 - 

Trade and other payables are payable as and when they are due. The cash flows in the maturity analysis above are not expected to occur 
significantly earlier than disclosed.

(d) Capital management

The Board’s aim is to maintain a strong capital base so as to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence to sustain future development 
of the business and increase shareholder value. The Board ensures the Group has sufficient capital as required for working capital purposes. 
There were no changes to the Group’s approach to capital management during the year. The Group is not subject to externally imposed 
capital requirements.

19.  Remuneration of auditors

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

Hall Chadwick 

Audit and review of financial reports 

Tax compliance services 

Total 

20. Contingent liabilities

There are no other contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2017:

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 55,500  

 18,506  

 50,650  

 34,486 

 74,006  

 85,136  

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21.  Commitments for expenditure

(a) Non-cancellable operating leases

The Group has entered into a commercial lease for office property. Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the income statement 
on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. Future minimum rentals payable under non-cancellable operating leases as at 30 June 
2017 are as follows:

(a) Non-cancellable operating leases 

Not later than one year 

Later than one year 

Total operating lease commitments 

(b) Sub-lease arrangements

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

                   79,762  

          246,223 

   46,363  

          69,470 

                  126,125  

        315,694 

The Group has entered into sub-lease arrangements with respect to the Group’s head office. Rentals paid to the Group under sub-lease 
arrangements are reflected as a reduction in rental expense in the profit or loss statement on a straight line basis over the period of the 
sub-lease arrangements. Future minimum rentals receivable under sub-lease arrangements as at 30 June 2017 are as follows:

(b) Sub-lease arrangements 

Not later than one year 

Total sub-lease commitments 

22.  Share based payments

(a) Employee Share Plan (ESP)

2017 
 $  

1,100  

1,100  

2016 
 $ 

51,649

 51,649 

During the year ended 30 June 2016, the Company established a share based payment plan, the Employee Share Plan (ESP) to assist the 
Company in retaining and attracting current and future employees by providing them with the opportunity to own shares in the Company.

The key terms of the ESP are as follows:

 the Board may invite a person who is employed or engaged by or holds an office with the Group (whether on a full or part-time basis) and 
who is declared by the Board to be eligible to participate in the ESP from time to time (Eligible Employee) to apply for fully paid ordinary 
shares under the plan from time to time (ESP Shares);

 invitations to apply for ESP Shares are to be made on the basis of the market price per share defined as the volume weighted average 
price at which the Company’s shares have traded during the 30 days immediately preceding the date of the invitation; 

 invitations to apply for ESP Shares under the ESP will be made on a basis determined by the Board (including as to the conditionality on 
the achievement of any key performance indicators) and notified to Eligible Employees in the invitation, or if no such determination is 
made by the Board, on the basis that ESP Shares will be subject to a 3 year vesting period, with:
-  33% of ESP Shares applied for vesting on the date that is the first anniversary of the issue date of the ESP Shares; 
-  33% of ESP Shares applied for vesting on the date that is the second anniversary of the issue date of the ESP Shares; and 
-  34% of ESP Shares applied for vesting on the date that is the third anniversary of the issue date of the ESP Shares.

 Eligible Employees who accept an invitation (ESP Participants) may be offered an interest free loan from the Company to finance the 
whole of the purchase of the ESP Shares they are invited to apply for (ESP Loan). ESP Loans will have a term of 5 years and become 
repayable in full on the earlier of: 
- 
- 

the fifth anniversary of the issue date of the ESP Shares; and
if the ESP Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee, either:
•  the fifth anniversary of the issue date of the ESP Shares, if the Eligible Employee is a good leaver (as defined in the ESP); or
•  that date of cessation, if the Eligible Employee is a bad leaver (as defined in the ESP).

 if the ESP Participant does not repay the outstanding ESP Loan, or it notifies the Company that it cannot, then such number of ESP Shares 
that equal by value (using the price at which the ESP Shares were issued) the outstanding amount of the ESP Loan will become the 
subject of a buy-back notice from the Company which the ESP Participant must accept. The buy-back of such number of ESP Shares will 
be considered full and final satisfaction of the ESP Loan and the Company will not have any further recourse against the ESP Participant;

 any dividends received by the ESP Participant whilst the whole or part of the ESP Loan remains outstanding must be applied to the 
repayment of the ESP Loan;

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

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• 

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 the maximum number of ESP Shares for which invitations may be issued under the ESP together with the number of ESP Shares still to 
be issued in respect of already accepted invitations and that have already been issued in response to invitations in the previous 5 years 
(but disregarding ESP Shares that are or were issued following invitations to non-residents, that did not require a disclosure document 
under the Corporations Act, or that were issued under a disclosure document under the Corporations Act) must not exceed 10% of the 
total number of ordinary shares on issue in the Company at the time the invitations are made;

 in the event of a corporate reconstruction, the Board will adjust, subject to the Listing Rules (if applicable), any one or more of the maximum 
number of shares that may be issued under the ESP (if applicable), the subscription price, the buy-back price and the number of ESP Shares to 
be vested at any future vesting date (if applicable), as it deems appropriate so that the benefits conferred on ESP Participants after a corporate 
reconstruction are the same as the benefits enjoyed by the ESP Participants before the corporate reconstruction. On conferring the benefit of 
any corporate reconstruction, any fractional entitlements to shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole share;

 ESP Participants will continue to have the right to participate in dividends paid by the Company despite some or all of their ESP Shares 
not having vested yet or being subject to an ESP Loan. If an ESP Loan has been made to the ESP Participant, then any dividend due must 
first be applied to reducing any outstanding ESP Loan amount applicable to the ESP Shares on which the dividend is paid;

•  ESP Shares which have not vested and/or are subject to repayment of the ESP Loan will be restricted (escrowed) from trading;

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

the Company may buy-back at the issue price any ESP Shares which:
- 

- 

 have not vested, or are incapable of vesting at any time (including as a result of the ESP Participant failing to meet any key performance 
indicators on which vesting of ESP Shares is conditional); or
remain in escrow and/or are the subject of an ESP Loan, on the occurrence of:
• 

 the ESP Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Employee (unless the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion determines otherwise, 
subject to any conditions that it may apply, including the repayment of any outstanding ESP Loan); or

•  the expiration of the term of the ESP Loan.

 any bonus securities issued in relation to ESP Shares which remain unvested or are subject to an ESP Loan which becomes repayable in 
full will be the subject of a buy-back by the Company at the issue price for no consideration;

 on the death or permanent disability of an ESP Participant, all ESP Shares held by the ESP Participant or their estate will immediately vest 
subject to the repayment of any outstanding ESP Loan by the curator, executor or nominated beneficiary(ies) (as the case may be) within 
30 days of their appointment (or such longer period as the Company in its discretion may allow). Failing such repayment, the Company 
will buy-back all ESP Shares in respect of which there is an outstanding ESP Loan;

the rules of the ESP and any amendment to the rules of the ESP must be in accordance with the Listing Rules and the Corporations Act;

 if, while the Company’s shares are traded on the ASX or any other stock exchange, there is any inconsistency between the terms of the 
ESP and the Listing Rules, the Listing Rules will prevail; and

• 

the ESP is governed by the laws of the State of New South Wales, Australia.

(b) ESP share grants

Set out below are summaries of ESP shares granted and issued under the plan:

Issue 
price 

Balance at 
start of year 

Granted/ 
issued 

Released 
from 
restrictions 

Forfeited / 
cancelled 

Balance at 
end of year 

Balance of 
vested ESP 
shares 

  Balance of
unvested
ESP
shares

Grant date 

FY17

23-Dec-15 

$0.148  

 4,405,000  

 -  

21-Sep-16 

$0.077  

10-Feb-17 

$0.065  

 -  

 -  

 1,825,000  

 13,000,000  

Total 

FY16 

 4,405,000  

 14,825,000  

23-Dec-15 

$0.148 

Total 

- 

- 

4,655,000 

4,655,000 

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

- 

- 

 (225,000) 

 4,180,000  

 1,379,400  

 2,786,667 

 (300,000) 

 1,525,000  

 (900,000) 

 12,100,000  

 -  

 -  

 1,525,000 

 12,100,000 

(1,425,000) 

 17,805,000  

 1,379,400  

 16,411,667 

(250,000) 

4,405,000 

(250,000) 

4,405,000 

- 

- 

4,405,000

4,405,000

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For the year ended 30 June 2017

All Eligible Employees who accepted an offer of ESP shares were given an interest free loan from the Company to finance the whole of the 
purchase of the ESP shares they were invited to apply for (ESP Loan).

The ESP Loans are provided to participants on a non-recourse basis and upon vesting must be repaid in order to remove trading restrictions 
on vested ESP shares. The term of the ESP Loan is five years; however, participants may forfeit their ESP shares if they do not repay the ESP 
Loan or leave the Company. As the ESP removes the risk to participants from decreases in the share price by limiting the maximum loan 
amount repayable to the value of the ESP shares disposed and waiving the ESP Loan should the participant forfeit their ESP shares, whilst 
still allowing participants the rewards of any increase in share price, the Company has effectively granted the participants an option to the 
ESP shares due to the ESP Loans being non-recourse. As such, this arrangement is accounted for under AASB 2.

The assessed weighted average fair value at grant date of the effective share options granted during the financial year is $0.069 per option 
(2016: $0.0764). Options were priced using a Black-Scholes option pricing model that takes into account the exercise price, the term of the 
option, the impact of dilution, the share price at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying share, the expected dividend yield 
and the risk-free interest rate for the term of the option. The expected volatility of the Company’s shares is based on the historical volatility 
of the Company’s shares and other ASX listed companies considered to be comparable to Skyfii Limited.

The model inputs for the share option grants outstanding during the year ended 30 June 2017 include:
•  Weighted average exercise price: $0.065
•  Weighted average life of the option: 5 years
•  Expected share price volatility: 61%
•  Risk-free interest rate: 1.90%

(c) Other share based payments

Issue Date Creditor 

Purpose 

Valuation 

No. of shares 

Value per 
share 

Total
$

J. Scott 

Director’s fees 

Value of services 

A. Johnson 

Director’s fees 

Value of services 

793,651 

793,650 

1,587,301 

$0.063 

$0.063 

$0.063 

50,000

50,000

100,000

G. Flowers 

Director’s fees 

Value of services 

133,334 

133,334 

$0.15 

$0.15 

20,000

20,000

2017

Directors:
21-Dec-16 

21-Dec-16 

Total 

2016 

Directors: 
26-Feb-16 

Total 

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(a) Parent and ultimate controlling party

Skyfii  Limited  became  the  parent  and  ultimate  controlling  party  of  the  Group  on  20  November  2014.  Prior  to  that  date  the  parent  and 
ultimate controlling party of the Group was Skyfii Group Pty Ltd.

(b) Subsidiaries

Interests in subsidiaries are set out in Note 25.

(c) Key management personnel compensation 

Short-term employee benefits, including contractor fees 

Share based employee benefits 

Other long term benefits 

Total benefits 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 1,171,918  

 1,103,119 

 358,156  

 109,897  

 152,273 

 100,205  

 1,639,971  

 1,355,597 

Short-term employee benefits
These amounts include fees and benefits paid to Directors as well as all salary, paid leave benefits and fringe benefits awarded to other KMP.

Share based employee benefits
These amounts represent the expense related to ordinary shares issued in lieu of payments as measured by the fair value of the shares 
issued or liabilities extinguished.

Further information in relation to KMP remuneration can be found in the Remuneration Report.

(d) Payable transactions with directors and key management personnel

The aggregate value of payable transactions and outstanding balances relating to director and key management personnel and entities over 
which they have control or significant influence were as follows:

KMP 

Related party entity 

Transaction 

Jason Martin  Simple Machines Pty Ltd 

Outsourced sofware 
development services 

  Transaction value 
2016 
$ 

2017 
$ 

  Balance outstanding 
2016
$

2017 
$ 

118,934  

 397,244  

 -  

 -

Other payable transactions with directors and key management personnel

At 30 June 2017 the payable balance outstanding with directors and key management personnel relating to expense reimbursements for 
supplier payments and business expenses was $8,100 (2016: $61,831).

(e) Receivable transactions with directors and key management personnel

KMP 

Related party entity 

Transaction 

Andrew Johnson  DSI Engineering &  

Management Services 

Data Science  
Consultancy

  Transaction value 
2016 
$ 

2017 
$ 

  Balance outstanding 
2016
$

2017 
$ 

 23,400  

 -  

 23,400  

 - 

Other receivable transactions with directors and key management personnel

At 30 June 2017, the receivable balance outstanding with directors and key management personnel relating to employee debit and credit 
card advances utilised for the sole purpose of supplier payments and business expenses was $42,242 (2016: $9,507).

The terms and conditions of the transactions with these entities were no more favourable than those available, or which might reasonably 
be expected to be available, on similar transactions to non-key management personnel related entities on an arm’s length basis.

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24.  Parent entity information

Set out below is information about the legal parent entity, Skyfii Limited 

Statement of comprehensive income 

Loss after tax 

Total comprehensive income 

Statement of financial position

Current assets 

Non-current assets 

Total assets 

Current liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Net assets 

Contributed equity 

Reserves 

Accumulated losses 

Total equity 

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

                       (104,275)         (2,876,784)

             (104,275)         (2,876,784)

         15,326,356  

 10,363,934

          14,000,000  

  14,000,000  

     29,326,356  

   24,363,934  

           210,715  

      176,041 

              210,715  

      176,041 

             29,115,642        24,187,893 

              66,561,141  

    61,773,689 

               539,064  

     294,492 

      (37,984,563)       (37,880,288)

           29,115,642  

 24,187,893 

Contingent liabilities
Other than the contingent earn-out obligation, as discussed in Note 20, the parent entity had no contingent liabilities at 30 June 2017 and 
30 June 2016.

Capital commitments – plant and equipment
The parent entity had no capital commitments for plant and equipment as at 30 June 2017 and 30 June 2016.

Significant accounting policies
The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent with those of the Group, as disclosed in Note 3.

25.  Interests in controlled entities

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the  assets,  liabilities  and  results  of  the  following  subsidiaries  in  accordance  with  the 
accounting policy described in Note 3:

Parent entity 

Skyfii Limited 

Subsidiaries: 
Skyfii Group Pty Ltd 
Skyfii International Pty Ltd 
Skyfii Brasil Inteligência, Mídia e Tecnologia Mobile Ltda. 
Skyfii South Africa (Pty) Ltd 
Skyfii UK Operations Limited 
Skyfii US Operations, LLC. 

26.  Events occurring after the reporting date

Country of 
incorporation 

Australia 

Australia 
Australia 
Brazil 
Republic of South Africa 
United Kingdom 
United States of America 

Ownership interest
2016 
2017 

100% 
100% 
100% 
100% 
100% 
100% 

100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%

On 26 July 2017, the Company announced the acquisition of key assets from Wicoms Wireless for an all scrip transaction of 3,800,000 new 
ordinary shares issued at $0.065 per share valued at $247,000.

Other  than  the  above  matters  there  are  no  other  matters  or  circumstances  that  have  arisen  since  30  June  2017  that  have  significantly 
affected, or may significantly affect:
• 
• 
• 

the consolidated entity’s operations in the future financial years, or 
the results of those operations in future financial years, or 
the consolidated entity’s state of affairs in the future financial affairs.

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Loss for the year 

Non-cash items in operating loss: 

Depreciation and amortisation 

Issue of Earn Out Shares 

R&D tax incentive receivable 

Share based payments 

Share option expense 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 

Decrease / (increase) in trade and other receivables 

Decrease / (increase) in inventories 

Decrease / (increase) in prepayments and other assets 

Increase / (decrease) in trade and other payables 

Increase / (decrease) in provisions and employee benefits 

Increase / (decrease) in deferred revenue 

Increase / (decrease) in other liabilities 

Net cash used in operating activities 

28.  Earnings per share (EPS)

(a)    Basic earnings per share  

2017 
 $  

2016 
 $ 

 (4,911,715) 

   (5,415,324)

 1,139,780  

         461,091 

                         -           3,013,535 

               -  

        (851,219)

           455,064  

     80,492 

                   60,627  

        - 

    72,546  

   297,891 

     8,543  

  33,056 

             (48,676) 

    20,335 

            206,055  

        246,276 

                     35,874  

                       604,337  

                   4,315  

 69,376 

  78,155 

        - 

       (2,373,250) 

   (1,966,335)

2016 
Cents per share   Cents per share 

2017 

Basic EPS attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company 

 (2.3) 

             (3.8)

(b)    Diluted earnings per share  

Diluted EPS attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company 

  (2.3) 

(3.8)

(c)    Weighted average number of shares used as the denominator 

Number  

 Number 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating basic EPS                                         210,951,238  

    141,357,785 

Weighted average number of dilutive options outstanding 

               2,904,110  

      - 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating diluted EPS 

                      213,855,347  

  141,357,785  

(d)    Reconciliation of earnings used in calculating earnings per share 

$  

 $ 

Loss attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company used in calculating basic EPS           (4,911,715) 

     (5,415,324)

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Directors’ Declaration

In the Directors’ opinion

• 

• 

• 

 the attached financial statements and notes thereto comply with the Corporations Act 2001, the Accounting Standards, the Corporations 
Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements;

 the attached financial statements and notes thereto comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International 
Accounting Standards Board as described in Note 2 to the financial statements;

 the attached financial statements and notes thereto give a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2017 
and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and

• 

there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

The Directors have been given the declarations required by section 259A of the Corporations Act 2001.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of directors made pursuant to section 295(5) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the Directors

James Scott
Chairman

31 August 2017

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Use of cash & cash equivalents

In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 4.10.19, the Board has determined that the Company has used the cash and equivalents that it had at 
the time of its re-admission to the ASX in a way consistent with its business objectives during the financial year ended 30 June 2017.

Shareholder information

Additional  information  required  by  the  Australian  Securities  Exchange  Limited  Listing  Rules  and  not  disclosed  elsewhere  in  this  report.  
This additional information was applicable as at 15 August 2017.

Substantial shareholders

The names of substantial shareholders who have notified the Company in accordance with section 671B of the Corporations Act are:

Substantial shareholder 

Jagafii Pty Ltd 

Avenue C Pty Ltd 

The Elsie Cameron Foundation Pty Ltd 

Birketu Pty Ltd 

Karibu Pty Ltd 

Top 20 shareholders as at 15 August 2017

Rank  Name   

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

JAGAFII PTY LTD  

AVENUE C PTY LTD  

THE ELSIE CAMERON FOUNDATION PTY LTD   

BIRKETU PTY LTD 

KARIBU PTY LTD  

BONDUFFMEX PTY LTD  

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED 

SHANDERLAY INVESTMENTS PTY LTD  

INVICTUS SUPER NOMINEES PTY LTD  

MONTELLA INVESTMENTS PTY LTD  

PAYNEHAM INVESTMENTS PTY LTD  

ALTERAC PTY LTD  

DEVERO HOLDINGS PTY LTD 

THE CHIMES PRIVATE FOUNDATION 

YELLOW MONKEY HOLDINGS PTY LTD  

AUSTER CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 

MR MARCO BETTELLI 

MR ANDREW JOHNSON 

MR JAMES SCOTT 

MR MARTIN ERIC ROBINSON 

Total Securities of Top 20 Holdings 

Total Remaining Holders 

Total of Securities 

Date of 
Notice  

Number of
shares 

10-Feb-17 

41,865,060

14-Feb-17 

17,189,642

14-Feb-17 

17,009,380

10-Feb-17 

15,392,436

14-Feb-17 

13,401,211

Number of ordinary  % of ordinary
shares held

shares held 

41,865,060 

17,189,642 

17,009,380 

15,392,436 

11,626,211 

10,911,023 

9,239,577 

8,602,639 

7,936,508 

7,581,715 

5,819,689 

4,620,465 

4,553,710 

4,548,450 

4,174,327 

3,800,000 

2,620,465 

2,274,157 

2,020,879 

2,008,055 

183,794,388 

61,643,806 

245,438,194 

17.06%

7.00%

6.93%

6.27%

4.74%

4.45%

3.76%

3.51%

3.23%

3.09%

2.37%

1.88%

1.86%

1.85%

1.70%

1.55%

1.07%

0.93%

0.82%

0.82%

74.88%

25.12%

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Distribution of ordinary shareholders as at 15 August 2017

Name 

1 – 1,000 

1,001 – 5,000 

5,001 – 10,000   

10,001 – 100,000 

100,001 and over 

Total 

Number of 
Shareholders 

Number of
shares

629 

57 

57 

8,574

195,996

475,148

189 

7,990,481

169 

236,767,995

1,101 

245,438,194

At  the  closing  market  price  of  0.07  per  share  on  15  August  2017,  there  were  624  shareholders  with  less  than  a  marketable  parcel  
of shares ($500).

Option holders as at 15 August 2017

Rank  Name   

1 
2 

Mr James Scott 
Mr Andrew Johnson 

Total    

Restricted securities as at 15 August 2017

Number of 

% of
options held  options held

3,250,000 
1,750,000 

5,000,000 

65.00%
35.00%

There are no restricted securities on issue for the purpose of the ASX Listing Rules. There are ordinary shares on issue that are subject to 
escrow in accordance with voluntary escrow arrangements, as set out in the table below: 

Class of restricted securities 

Nature of restriction 

Unquoted ESP shares 

Various dates ending no later than 22-Dec-19 

Total shares subject to escrow  

Number of shares

19,480,000

19,480,000 

31.  Voting Rights

The voting rights attaching to ordinary shares, set out in the Company’s Constitution are:

(a)  at meetings of members, each member is entitled to vote in person or by proxy, attorney or representative; and

(b)   on a show of hands, every person present who is a member has one vote, and on a poll every member present has a vote for each fully 

paid share owned.

There are no voting rights attached to unlisted ordinary shares or unlisted options, voting rights will be attached to unlisted ordinary shares 
once issued and to options upon exercise.

32.  On-market Buy Back

There is no current on-market buy back.

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Corporate directory 

Chairman, Non-Executive Director
Executive Director
Non-Executive Director

Company Directors
Mr James Scott 
Mr Wayne Arthur  
Mr Andrew Johnson 

Company Secretary
Ms Koreen White

Registered Office
Level 1
34-36 Oxford Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Telephone: +61 2 8188 1188

Share Registry
Boardroom Limited
Level 7
207 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Auditors
Hall Chadwick
Level 40
2 Park Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Securities exchange listing
Skyfii Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (Listing code: SKF)

Website
www.skyfii.io

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