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TASFOODS LIMITED 

(formerly ONCARD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED) 
ACN 084 800 902 

Financial Report for the Year Ended 
31 December 2015 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Table of Contents 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT ....................................................................................................................................... 1 

AUDITOR'S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION ............................................................................................... 17 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ........... 18 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION ........................................................................... 19 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY ........................................................................... 20 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS ........................................................................................ 21 

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ....................................................... 22 

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION .......................................................................................................................... 56 

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT ..................................................................................................................... 57 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 59 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT .................................................................................................. 61 

CORPORATE DIRECTORY .............................................................................................................................. 73 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

The Directors of TasFoods Limited (the “Company”) submit herewith the Financial Report on the Company and 
its controlled entities (the “Group”) for the financial year ended 31 December 2015. 

In order to comply with the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001, the Directors report as follows: 

Directors 

Details of the Directors of the Company in office at any time during or since the end of the financial year and at 
the date of this report are: 

Mr Rob Woolley 

Chairman and Non-Executive Director.  BEc, FCA. 

Rob was appointed to the Board as a Director on 3 September 2015, and 
was appointed as Chairman. Rob is chairman of the audit committee and 
a member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee 

Experience and qualifications  Rob was appointed to the Board to enhance the board’s skills in the areas 

of branded food products and strategic business development. 

Rob is the Chairman of ASX-listed Bellamy’s Australia Limited, a branded 
organic baby food company.  He is the former chairman of Tandou Limited 
and  a  board  member  of  Forestry  Tasmania  and  the  not-for-profit 
Tasmanian Leaders Inc. Rob was previously managing director of Webster 
Limited following over 20 years as a partner at Deloitte.  

Bellamy’s Australia Limited (since 2007) 

Tandou Limited (until July 2015) 

223,000 Ordinary Shares 
4,250,000 share options exercisable at $0.21 before 3 September 2019 
4,250,000 share options exercisable at $0.42 before 3 September 2019 

Other Directorships in listed 
entities: 

Former Directorships in listed 
entities in last 3 years: 

Interests in shares and 
options 

Ms Jane Bennett 

Chief Executive Officer (‘CEO’) and Managing Director. 

Jane  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  CEO  and  director  on  18 February 
2016, having served the Company as Head of Strategic Development and 
General Manager of Dairy since September 2015. 

Experience and qualifications 

Jane  was  appointed  to  build  TasFoods  into  a  successful  branded  food 
business based on the unique attributes of Tasmania and its produce. 

Jane  has  extensive  experience  in  the  premium branded  food  industry  in 
Tasmania, including as the former managing director of Ashgrove Cheese, 
one  of  Australia’s  leading  premium  dairy  brands.  Jane  also  chaired  the 
Tasmanian Food Industry Council for 8 years and was a board member of 
the Brand Tasmania Council for 10 years. Jane has spent 4 years working 
as a non-executive director in a diverse portfolio of companies including 
the  CSIRO,  Australian  Broadcasting  Corporation  and  Tasmanian  Ports 
Corporation.  

Other Directorships in listed 
entities: 

Former Directorships in listed 
entities in last 3 years: 

None 

None 

Interests in shares and 
options 

199,000 Ordinary Shares 
1,250,000 share options exercisable at $0.21 before 3 September 2019 
1,250,000 share options exercisable at $0.42 before 3 September 2019 

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Mr Hugh Robertson 

Non-Executive Director. 

Hugh  Joined  the  Board  as  a  Director  on  21  February  2015.    Hugh  was 
appointed  as  Chairman  on  30  June  2015  and  stood  down  when  Rob 
Woolley was appointed.  Hugh is a member of the Audit Committee and 
the Remuneration & Nomination Committee. 

Experience and qualifications:  Hugh  has  over  25  years'  experience  in  the  financial  services  industry, 
commencing his stockbroking career in 1983. During that time, he has been 
involved in a number of successful stockbroking and equity capital markets 
businesses including Falkiners Stockbroking and Bell Potter Securities. 

Other Directorships in listed 
entities: 

Hub24 Limited (since April 2011), Primary Opinion Limited (since October 
2015), AMA Limited (since June 2015) 

Former Directorships in listed 
entities in last 3 years: 

Nil  

Interests in shares and 
options 

Mr Roger McBain 

Experience and 
qualifications: 

174,000 Ordinary Shares 

Executive Director Finance. BBus, ACA. Roger was appointed to the Board 
as a Director on 3 September 2015. 

Roger  is  a  chartered  accountant  and  will  bring  broad  commercial  and 
financial skills to the board. Roger is a former partner of Deloitte, based in 
Launceston. 

Other Directorships in listed 
entities: 

Former Directorships in 
listed entities in last 3 years: 

Nil 

Nil  

Interests in Shares and 
options 

199,000 Ordinary Shares 
1,250,000 share options exercisable at $0.21 before 3 September 2019 
1,250,000 share options exercisable at $0.42 before 3 September 2019 

Mr Antony Robinson 

Non-Executive Director.  BCom, ASA, MBA. 

Experience and 
qualifications: 

Antony joined the Board on 29 May 2015 and was appointed as Managing 
Director on 6 June 2015. On 1 September 2015 Antony’s role as Managing 
Director  ceased,  and  Antony  was  appointed  as  a  Non-Executive  Director. 
Antony  is  the  Chairman  of  the  Audit  Committee  and  the  Remuneration  & 
Nomination Committee.

Antony  has  extensive  experience  in  senior  roles  in  the  financial  services, 
insurance  and  telecommunications  sectors.  He  is  currently  a  director  of 
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Limited and was previously managing director of 
Centrepoint  Alliance  Limited.  Prior  to  that  he  held  a  number  of  senior 
executive roles including executive director and CEO of IOOF Holdings Ltd, 
managing director and CEO of OAMPS Limited. 

Other Directorships in listed 
entities: 

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Limited (since April 2006), Pacific Current Group 
Limited (since August 2015), Primary Opinion Limited (since October 2015), 
PSC Insurance Group Ltd (since July 2015) 

Former Directorships in 
listed entities in last 3 years: 

Centrepoint Alliance Limited - Resigned April 2014  

Interests in shares and 
options 

400,000 Ordinary Shares 
1,500,000 options exercisable at $0.21 before 3 September 2019. 

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Mr Ross Burney 

Former Chairman and Non-Executive Director, BEc 

Ross  joined  the  Board  as  a  Director  in  May  2010  and  was  elected  as 
Chairman on 6 June 2014.  Ross resigned from the board on 30 June 2015. 
Ross  has  over  20  years’  experience  as  an  accountant  and  investment 
manager having previously worked for BDO Chartered Accountants, Brierley 
Investments Limited and Guinness Peat Group. 

Former Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Director 
Ashley was appointed as CFO during 2014 and then as a director on 29 June 
2015. Ashley is a chartered accountant,  previously a partner in Corporate 
Finance  at  PricewaterhouseCoopers.  In  addition,  Ashley  has  held  several 
Chief  Financial  Officer  positions  at  ASX  listed  companies.  He  is  a  Senior 
Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, a Graduate Member 
of  the  Institute  of  Company  Directors  and  a  Certified  Member  of  the 
Governance Institute of Australia. 

Joint Company Secretary 

Mark Licciardo (B Bus(Acc), GradDip CSP, FGIA, GAICD) is the founder and 
Managing  Director  of  Mertons  Corporate  Services.  A  former  company 
secretary of Top 50 ASX listed companies Transurban Group and Australian 
Foundation Investment Company Limited, his expertise includes working with 
boards of directors in the areas of corporate governance, administration and 
company secretarial. Mark is also the former Chairman of the Governance 
Institute  of  Australia  (GIA)  Victoria  division  and  Melbourne  Fringe  Festival 
and  a  current  non-executive  director  of  a  number  of  public  and  private 
companies. 

Joint Company Secretary 

Matthew  Rowe  is  a  Corporate  Governance  Advisor  at  Mertons  Corporate 
Services, is an Associate of the Governance Institute of Australia (formerly 
Chartered  Secretaries  Australia)  and  has  a  Masters 
in  Corporate 
Governance.    Matthew  has  extensive  experience  of  providing  corporate 
governance,  administration  and  company  secretarial  services  to  boards  of 
directors of Australian, UK and European listed companies.   

Mr Ashley Killick 

Company Secretaries 

Mr M Licciardo 

Experience and 
qualifications: 

Mr M Rowe 

Experience and 
qualifications 

Meeting of Directors 

The  following  table  sets  out  the  number  of  meetings  of  the  Company’s  Directors  during  the  year  ended  31 
December 2015 and the number of meetings attended by each Director.  During the financial year 15 board 
meetings were held in addition to the Company’s annual general meeting held on 29 May 2015.  

DIRECTOR 

R Woolley 
H Robertson 
R McBain 
A Robinson 
R Burney 
A Killick  

BOARD 
MEETING 

AUDIT COMMITTEE 

REMUNERATION & 
NOMINATION 
COMMITTEE 

Held 
3 
15 
3 
15 
11 
13 

Attended 
3 
15 
3 
15 
10 
12 

Held 
- 
3 
- 
3 
3 
- 

Attended 
- 
3 
- 
3 
3 
2 

Held 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 

Attended 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 

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Principal Activities 

Historically the Group’s principal activity has been the provision of Loyalty, Rewards and Payment solutions. 
There has been a significant change in activities during the period with the cessation of all loyalty and reward 
solution operations. The group maintains a Payment solution, however, since September 2015, TasFoods has 
been focused on production of premium cream, butter and dairy products.  
Operating Results and Financial Position 
Below is a summary of the operating results and financial position for the period: 

  Net loss from continuing activities: 
  Net loss from discontinued activities:  

$ 2,095,222  (2014: $2,410,058) 
$ 2,107,322  (2014: $14,348,152 profit) 

The financial results for the year ended 31 December 2015 have been impacted by discontinuation of the foreign 
loyalty and payment solutions operations, including the disposal of all businesses registered in China. 

The decision to discontinue these operations was taken after the completion of a strategic review by the Board 
of the Company. This review found that: - 

1.  The businesses are likely to require material ongoing investment to make them profitable; and  
2.  The potential returns are uncertain, may not materialise for some time and are unlikely to be material. 

In September the Company completed the acquisition of the assets of the Meander Valley Dairy business.  This 
business has contributed revenues of $789,890 and net profits of $47,405 for the period it was operated by the 
Group to 31 December 2015.  

Head  Office  expenses  amounted  to  $3,724,524  for  the  year,  with  a  number  of  expenditures  that  are  not 
recurring.  The employee benefits expense included equity based payments of $217,000 and the former CEO’s 
bonus of $850,000.  There were also significant legal expenses incurred during the year in relation to the Van 
Diemen’s Land matter, and significant professional fees and other expenditure incurred in seeking and reviewing 
acquisition targets. 

MarketSmart contributed a profit of $133,642 for the year. 

The Group’s position as at 31 December 2015 is as follows:  

  Cash at bank and on hand 
  Total Current Assets: 
  Total Current Liabilities:  
  Total Non-Current Assets: 
  Net Assets: 

$2,798,864    
$4,617,744   
$1,176,541   
$2,109,301   
$5,550,504   

(2014: $55,331,183) 
(2014: $58,595,043) 
(2014: $1,288,613) 
(2014: $52,126) 
(2014: $57,358,556) 

The financial position, and the net assets, of the Group have been significantly impacted by the share buy-back 
and dividend payments during the year. The Group’s position remains healthy and the Director’s believe the 
Group is in a good position to exploit any opportunities for merger and acquisition as they arise. 

Dividends  

On 16 February 2015 the Company declared an unfranked dividend of 9 cents per share, a total of $15,711,560. 
This dividend had a record date of 23 February 2015 and a payment date of 20 March 2015.  The amount per 
security of this dividend that relates to foreign sourced income is 9 cents per share. 

Significant Change in State of Affairs 

Share Buy Back 

The off market, equal access share buy-back scheme, approved by shareholders on 25 May 2015, was closed 
on June 24 2015.  429 shareholders accepted the buyback offer for 153,709,376 shares.  As such, the Company 
cancelled  these  shares  on  June  26,  2015  and  made  payment  to  accepting  shareholders  of  the  buy-back 
consideration, totalling $33,816,063.  

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Discontinued operations 

Following the strategic review carried out during the year, the Company has discontinued all overseas loyalty 
and payment solutions operations. During the year, all interests in Chinese entities were disposed of, with cash 
of $943,790 foregone in the disposal.  The Company retains its interests in the remaining entities in Hong Kong, 
Singapore and Malaysia but is in the process of deregistering these entities or, in the case on Oncard Pte Ltd 
in Singapore, liquidating the company’s assets. 

New Constitution 

A  new  constitution  was  approved  by  shareholders  at  a  General  Meeting  held  on  19  November  2015.  The 
constitution was released to the ASX on 19 November 2015.  

Acquisition of Meander Valley Dairy Business 

TFL acquired the Meander Valley Dairy branded food products business (Meander Valley) based in Tasmania 
for consideration of $2.1 million. Of the consideration, $300,000 was satisfied by the Company issuing 1,666,667 
new  fully  paid  ordinary  shares  to  the  sellers  (Robin  and  Karen  Dornauf).    The  balance  of  the  consideration 
($1,800,000) was paid in cash. 

Meander  Valley  specialises  in  the  production  of  premium  cream  and  dairy  products.    Meander  Valley’s 
processing facility is located near Launceston and its branded products are sold through distributors throughout 
Australia 

Share purchase plan 

A Share Purchase Plan (SPP) was concluded on 11 December 2015. $1,842,000 was received from 330 eligible 
shareholders for which 7,368,000 new fully paid TFL shares were allotted on 11 December 2015. All shares 
issued were priced at $0.25 per new share. 

Change of name and address 

At the General Meeting held on 19 November 2015, OnCard International Limited shareholders approved the 
change of the Company’s name from OnCard International Limited to TasFoods Limited.  

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission recorded the change of name on 19 November 2015. 
For ASX purposes, the effective date of change of the ASX code and name is Wednesday 25 November 2015 
and the new ASX code is TFL. 

There were no other significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group during the financial year. 

After Balance Date Events 

Issue of shares 

On 19 February 2016 the Company issued 22,232,000 ordinary shares at $0.25 (25 cents) per share to the 
sophisticated investors and investors associated with the Company who took up the shortfall in the Company’s 
share purchase plan offer (due to eligible shareholders not applying for their full entitlement of shares under the 
offer) and under a placement of new and fully paid ordinary shares in the Company. 

Proposed acquisition of Nichols Poultry 

On 18 February 2016 the Company announced that it had entered into an option agreement to acquire Nichols 
Poultry Pty Ltd and associated assets (“Nichols Poultry”).  Under the option TasFoods has the right to acquire 
100% of the company that owns and operates the poultry processing business and facility and related plant and 
equipment, an electricity generating wind turbine and approximately 91 hectares of land on which the processing 
facility and wind turbine are located, together with a farm house, sheds and other improvements.  The option to 
acquire Nichols Poultry expires on 31 May 2016 (but may be extended by the Company up to 30 June 2016 
due to delays in the transaction timetable). Once exercised, the acquisition becomes unconditional and must 
occur within 5 days. At completion the Company will grant a lease of part of the land to the vendor for grazing 
and  cropping  for  a  period of  3  years,  and  enter  into  a  grower’s  agreement  for  him  to  raise  chickens  for  the 
Nichols Poultry Business for a period of 3 years. 

The acquisition consideration is $12,550,000, subject to adjustments for the amount or value of stock, capital 
expenditure, accounts receivable, accounts payable, employee entitlements, bank debt and other liabilities of 
Nichols Poultry at the date of completion. Up to $2,000,000 of the consideration is to be satisfied by the issue 
of fully paid ordinary shares in the Company to the vendor at an issue price which is the lower of $0.30 (30 

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cents) and the issue price under a proposed capital  raising. TasFoods has paid a $500,000 non-refundable 
option fee which will be applied to the consideration payable at completion, if the option is exercised.  

In  addition,  the  Company  has  announced  that  it  intends  to  raise  up  to  $30,000,000  in  capital  to  fund  the 
acquisition  and  provide  the  Company  with  additional  working  capital.    The  Capital  Raising  is  subject  to 
shareholder approval.  

Completion of the agreement is subject to a number of conditions precedent, including shareholder approval. 

Settlement of litigation regarding The Van Diemen’s Land Company acquisition   

As a consequence of the uncertainty that arose in relation to the proposed capital raising to fund the acquisition 
of  the  assets  of  The  Van  Diemen’s  Land  Company  (VDL),  the  board  of  directors  of  TasFoods  Limited 
(Company) formed the view that the prospects of obtaining specific performance of the Company’s agreement 
to acquire the VDL assets had diminished. Although the board believed the Company’s damages claim against 
New  Plymouth  District  Council,  Tasmanian  Land  Company  Limited  (TLC)  and  others  for  breach  of  that 
agreement was sound, the board was conscious that continuing the litigation would have required considerable 
costs  and  management  time  which  could  be  better  directed  towards  pursuing  other  opportunities  for  the 
Company. In the circumstances, the Company agreed on 22 January 2016 to settle the litigation. Under the 
terms of settlement, the Company received a cash payment of $1,250,000 from TLC in full and final settlement 
of the matter, made up of $500,000 refund of deposit and $750,000 recovery of costs. 

Issue of shares 

On 8 March 2016 the Company issued 1,200,000 ordinary shares at $0.25 (25 cents) per share to sophisticated 
investors to enable further acquisitions and other growth opportunities. 

Other 

Other than the above the Board are not aware of any matter or circumstance not otherwise dealt with in these 
financial statements that has significantly or may significantly affect the operation of the Group, the results of 
those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group in subsequent financial years. 

Future Developments 

As noted above, the Company has acquired an option to acquire Nichols Poultry Pty Ltd and associated assets 
(“Nichols Poultry”). This acquisition is part of the Company’s strategy of building an integrated business based 
on premium food products primarily sourced from Tasmania, and follows on from the Company’s acquisition in 
2015 of the Meander Valley Dairy. The Company intends to fund the acquisition by a raising up to $20 million 
from the issue of shares in the Company. The results of the Company and its assets base will be determined 
by  the  Company’s  ability  to  complete  this  acquisition,  as  well  as  the  identification  and  completion  of  further 
acquisitions.  The Company is not yet in a position to provide detail as to these impacts as it undertakes due 
diligence procedures and other further investigation. 

Indemnity and Insurance of Officers 

The Company has indemnified the directors and executives of the Company for costs incurred, in their capacity 
as a director or executive, for which they may be held personally liable, except where there is a lack of good 
faith.  During the financial year, the Company paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the directors 
and officers of the Company against a liability to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. The contract 
of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of liability and the amount of the premium. 

Indemnity and Insurance of Auditor  

The Company has not, during or since the financial year, indemnified or agreed to indemnify the auditor of the 
Company or any related entity against a liability incurred by the auditor.  During the financial year, the Company 
has not paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the auditor of the Company or any related entity. 

Environmental Regulations 

The Company is subject to usual Federal and State Environmental Regulations.  TasFoods manufacturing sites 
are licenced with Council and State authorities.  The licences stipulate performance standards for all emissions 
(noise,  air,  odour,  waste  water  etc),  from  the  sites  as  well  as  the  frequency  and  method  of  assessment  of 
emissions.  The Company’s activities are in full compliance with all prescribed environmental regulations. 

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Shares under Option or Issued on Exercise of Options 

The Company has 18,500,000 options on issue at 31 December 2015. These options were issued during the 
year under the Company’s Employee Share Option Plan (‘ESOP’).  All options are exercisable on or before 3 
September 2019.  10,000,000 are exercisable at $0.21 (21 cents) per share, and the remaining 8,500,000 are 
exercisable at $0.42 (42 cents) per share. The options do not entitle the holder to participate in any share issue 
or  interest  issue  by  virtue  of  holding  the  option.    The  Options  do  not  carry  voting  rights  or  any  dividend 
entitlement. 

Proceedings on Behalf of the Company 

No  person  has  applied  for  leave  of  the  Court  under  Section  327  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001  to  bring 
proceedings on behalf of the Company or intervene in any proceedings to which the Company is a party for the 
purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the Company for all or any part of those proceedings.  The Company 
was not a party to any proceedings during the year. 

REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) 

The  remuneration  report,  which  has  been  audited,  outlines  the  Director  and  executive  remuneration 
arrangements  for  the  Group,  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001  and  its 
Regulations. 

A. Principles Used to Determine the Nature and Amount of Remuneration 

The performance of the Company depends upon the quality of its Directors and executives. To prosper, the 
Company must attract, motivate and retain highly skilled Directors and executives. To that end, the Company 
embodies the following principles in its remuneration framework: 

 
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 

 

Provide competitive rewards to attract high calibre executives; 
Focus on creating sustained shareholder value; 
Placing a portion of executive remuneration at risk, dependent upon meeting predetermined performance 
benchmarks; and 
Differentiation of individual rewards commensurate with contribution to overall results and according to 
individual accountability, performance and potential. 

A  Remuneration  Committee  has  been  in  place  from  1  July  2008.  The  Committee  has  the  responsibility  for 
determining  and  reviewing  compensation  arrangements  for  the  Directors,  chief  executive  officer  (CEO)  or 
Managing  Director  and  the  senior  management  team.  The  Committee  assesses  the  appropriateness  of  the 
nature  and  amount  of  remuneration  of  Directors  and  senior  managers  on  a  periodic  basis  by  reference  to 
relevant employment market conditions with the overall objective of ensuring maximum stakeholder benefit from 
the retention of a high quality board and executive team.   

Remuneration Structure 

The structure of non-executive Director, executive Director and senior manager remuneration is separate and 
distinct. 

Non-Executive Director Remuneration 

Fees and payments to non-executive Directors reflect the demands which are made on, and the responsibilities 
of,  the  Directors.    The  amount  of  aggregate  remuneration  sought  to  be  approved  by  shareholders  and  the 
manner in which it is apportioned amongst Directors is reviewed annually.   

The Constitution and the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) require that the aggregate 
remuneration  of  non-executive  Directors  shall  be  determined  from  time  to  time  by  a  general  meeting.    The 
remuneration of each Director is then set at a level with the aggregate not exceeding the amount set.  The latest 
determination was at the Annual General Meeting held on 23 November 2009 when shareholders approved an 
aggregate remuneration of $400,000. 

Each Director receives a fee for being a Director of the Company. 

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Senior Management and Executive Director Remuneration 

The Company aims to reward executives with a level and mix of remuneration commensurate with their position 
and responsibilities within the Company and so as to: 

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Reward  executives  for  company,  business  unit  and  individual  performance  against  targets  set  by 
reference to appropriate benchmarks; 
Align the interests of executives with those of shareholders; 
Link reward with the strategic goals and performance of the Company;  
Ensure total remuneration is competitive by market standards; and 
Executive remuneration is designed to support the Company’s reward philosophies and to underpin the 
Company’s growth strategy.  The program comprises the following available components: 
- 
- 

Fixed remuneration component 
Variable  remuneration  component  including  short  term  incentive  (STI)  and  long  term  incentive 
(LTI). 

Fixed Remuneration 

The level of fixed remuneration is set so as to provide a base level of remuneration which is both appropriate to 
the position and is competitive in the market.  The fixed (primary) remuneration is provided in cash. 

Variable Remuneration - Short Term Incentive (STI) 

The  objective  of  the  STl  program  is  to  link  the  achievement  of  the  Company’s  operational  targets  with  the 
remuneration received by the executives charged with meeting those targets.  The total potential STI available 
is set at a level so as to provide sufficient incentive to achieve the operational targets and such that the cost to 
the Company is reasonable. 

Actual STI payments granted depend on the extent to which specific operating targets are met.  The operational 
targets  consist  of  a  number  of  Key  Performance  Indicators  (KPIs)  covering  both  financial  and  non-financial 
measures of performance. 

On  an  annual  basis  the  individual  performance  of  each  executive  is  rated  and  taken  into  account  when 
determining the amount, if any, of the short term incentive pool allocated to each executive.  The aggregate of 
annual STI payments available for executives across the Company are usually delivered in the form of a cash 
bonus.   

Variable Remuneration - Long Term Incentive (LTI) 

The objective of the LTI plan is to reward in a manner which aligns this element of remuneration with the creation 
of shareholder wealth.  As such, LTI grants are only made to executives who are able to influence the generation 
of shareholder wealth and thus have a direct impact on the Company’s performance against relevant long term 
performance hurdles.  LTI grants to executives are delivered in the form of performance rights over ordinary 
shares.  During the year the shareholders approved an Employee Share Option Plan under which share options 
were granted to directors and executives of the Company. 

Voting and comments made at the 2015 Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) 

At the 2015 AGM, 36.75% of the votes received supported the adoption of the remuneration report for the year 
ended 31 December 2014. The Company has therefore received greater than 25% of eligible votes against the 
remuneration report.  Consequently, the Company has received a ‘First Strike’ against its 2014 remuneration 
report.  In  these  circumstances  the  Corporations  Act  2001  requires  the  Company  to  include  in  this  year’s 
remuneration  report  an  explanation  of  the  Board’s  proposed  action  in  response  to  that  First  Strike  or, 
alternatively, if the Board does not propose any action, the Board’s reason for such inaction.  

Subsequent to the AGM the Board’s composition has changed, and the remuneration packages of all executives 
has  been  reviewed.  In  addition,  an  Employee  Share  Option  Plan  has  been  introduced  in  order  to  provide 
directors and executives with long-term incentives that are linked to shareholders’ wealth. 

As such, the Company’s remuneration policy has not changed, and the remuneration committee consider that 
the level and structure of the its remuneration are suitable for the Company.  Subsequent to the 2015 AGM, the 
Board  and  the  remuneration  committee  has  not  engaged  any  remuneration  consultants  to  advise  on 
remuneration policy or the level or structure of its executive remuneration. 

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B. Details of Remuneration 

Details of the remuneration of the Directors, other key management personnel (defined as those who have the 
authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the major activities of the Group) are set out 
in the following tables. 

Key Management Personnel - Directors and Executives 

The key management personnel (“KMP”) of the Group consisted of the following Directors and executives: 

Non-Executive Directors 
Mr R Woolley 
Mr R Burney 
Mr H Robertson 
Mr A Robinson 

Executive Directors 
Mr R McBain 
Mr A Killick 

Executives 
Ms J Bennett 

Mr T Woolley 

Position 

Chairman & Non-Executive Director (Appointed 3 September 2015) 
Chairman & Non-Executive Director (Resigned 30 June 2015) 
Independent Non-Executive Director 
Non-Executive Director 

Finance Director (Appointed 3 September 2015) 
CFO and Director (Appointed director 30 June 2015, resigned as director and 
CFO 3 September 2015) 

CEO  (Appointed  3  September  2015,  appointed  as  CEO  and  to  the  Board  17 
February 2016) 
COO (Appointed 3 September 2015) 

Key Management Personnel – Service Agreements 

Mr Rob Woolley (Non-Executive Chairman) appointed 3 September 2015.  Mr Woolley is employed under a 
consent to act as a director of the Company.  Summary of key terms are as follows: 

 
 

Directors’ fees of $50,000 per annum (inclusive of superannuation). 
Mr Woolley must provide 4 weeks’ written notice of his intention to resign or retire.   

Mr  Roger  McBain  (Executive  Director  Finance)  from  1  December  2015.   Mr  McBain  is  employed  under  an 
employment agreement.  Summary of key terms of this agreement are: 

 
 

 

 

Base salary of $200,000 per annum (plus superannuation). 
The agreement may be terminated by Mr McBain at any time by giving 6 month’s written notice.  The 
Company may terminate the agreement with 6 month’s written notice.  The Company may, upon written 
notice being provided by either party, may pay Mr McBain in lieu of notice, or require Mr McBain to work 
all or part of the notice period. The Company may instruct Mr McBain to work all, part or none of his duties 
during the notice period. 
The Company may terminate the agreement immediately without prior notice and payment in lieu where 
there is serious misconduct, negligence, serious or persistent breach of contract, actions that bring the 
Company into disrepute or in the event of a conviction of an offence that is punishable by imprisonment. 
Should Mr McBain be made redundant the Company shall make a severance payment equivalent to 12 
month’s salary. 

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Ms  Jane  Bennett  (CEO)  appointed  3  September  2015,  with  appointment  as  CEO  and  to  the  board  on  18 
February  2016.   Ms  Bennett  is  employed  under  an  employment  agreement.   Summary  of  key  terms  of  this 
agreement are: 
 
 

Base salary of $240,000 per annum (plus superannuation). 
The agreement may be terminated by Ms Bennett at any time by giving 6 month’s written notice.  The 
Company may terminate the agreement with 6 month’s written notice.  The Company may, upon written 
notice being provided by either party, may pay Ms Bennett in lieu of notice, or require Ms Bennett to work 
all or part of the notice period. The Company may instruct Ms Bennett to work all, part or none of his 
duties during the notice period. 
The Company may terminate the agreement immediately without prior notice and payment in lieu where 
there is serious misconduct, negligence, serious or persistent breach of contract, actions that bring the 
Company into disrepute or in the event of a conviction of an offence that is punishable by imprisonment. 
Should Ms Bennett be made redundant the Company shall make a severance payment equivalent to 12 
month’s salary. 

 

 

Mr Tom Woolley (COO) appointed 3 September 2015, with appointment as COO on 18 February 2016, Mr 
Woolley is employed under an employment agreement.  Summary of key terms of this agreement are: 

 
 

 

 

Base salary of $200,000 per annum (plus superannuation). 
The agreement may be terminated by Mr Woolley at any time by giving 6 month’s written notice.  The 
Company may terminate the agreement with 6 month’s written notice.  The Company may, upon written 
notice being provided by either party, may pay Mr Woolley in lieu of notice, or require Mr Woolley to work 
all or part of the notice period. The Company may instruct Mr Woolley to work all, part or none of his 
duties during the notice period. 
The Company may terminate the agreement immediately without prior notice and payment in lieu where 
there is serious misconduct, negligence, serious or persistent breach of contract, actions that bring the 
Company into disrepute or in the event of a conviction of an offence that is punishable by imprisonment. 
Should Mr Woolley be made redundant the Company shall make a severance payment equivalent to 12 
month’s salary. 

Mr Antony Robinson (Non-Executive Director) appointed 29 May 2014.  Mr Robinson was employed under an 
employment  agreement.  The  terms  of  Mr  Robinson’s  employment  have  changed,  and  the  terms  of  the 
agreement no longer apply in accordance with a Board resolution dated 3 September 2015. Under a transition 
deed Mr Robinson is engaged as a non-executive director by the Company from 1 May 2015, the terms of the 
deed are as follows: - 

-  Mr Robinson is to be paid fees of $50,000 per annum (inclusive of superannuation) 
-  Mr Robinson must provide 4 weeks’ notice of his intention to resign or retire. 

The Company prohibits executives from entering into arrangements to protect the value of unvested Long Term 
Incentive  awards.    This  includes  entering  into  contracts  to  hedge  their  exposure  to  performance  rights  over 
shares granted as part of their remuneration package.  Adherence to this policy is monitored informally on an 
annual basis by the Remuneration Committee requesting confirmation from each of the Executives that no such 
activity has occurred. 

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Details of Remuneration for the Year ended 31 December 2015 

The individual remuneration for key management personnel of the Group receiving the highest remuneration 
during the year was as follows: 

SHORT TERM EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 

POST 
EMPLOYMENT 

SHARE BASED 
PAYMENTS 

TOTAL 

Cash Salary 
and Fees 
$ 

Leave 
provision 
$ 

Cash Bonus 

Superannuation 
Contributions 
$ 

Share options 
$ 

$ 

35,714 
15,873 
48,810 
24,167 
153,106 
153,817 

66,667 
66,667 

564,821 

- 
- 
- 
1,410 
- 
- 

3,949 
3,103 

8,462 

- 
- 
- 
- 
850,000 
- 

- 
- 

850,000 

1,786 
794 
2,440 
1,583 
9,390 
- 

6,333 
6,333 

28,659 

- 
104,500 
- 
27,500 
30,000 
- 

37,500 
121,167 
51,250 
54,660 
1,042,496 
153,817 

27,500 
27,500 

104,449 
103,603 

217,000 

1,668,942 

Directors 
Mr R Burney (i) 
Mr R Woolley (ii)  
Mr H Robertson 
Mr R McBain (iii)  
Mr A Robinson  
Mr A Killick (iv) 

Executives 
Ms J Bennett (v) 
 Mr T Woolley (vii) 

(i) 
(ii) 
(iii) 
(iv) 
(v) 
(vi) 

Mr Burney retired as Chairman and a director of the Company on 30 June 2015. 
Mr R Woolley was appointed on 3 September 2015. 
Mr McBain was appointed on 3 September 2015. 
Mr Killick was appointed as a Director on 29 June 2015 and resigned on 3 September 2015. 
Ms Bennett was appointed on 3 September 2015. 
Mr T Woolley was appointed 3 September 2015 

Details of Remuneration for the Year ended 31 December 2014 

The individual remuneration for key management personnel of the Group receiving the highest remuneration 
during the year was as follows: 

SHORT TERM EMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS 

POST 
EMPLOYMENT 

TERMINATION 
BENEFITS 

TOTAL 

Cash Salary 
and Fees 
$ 

Cash Bonus 
$ 

Superannuation 
Contributions 
$ 

59,246 
40,674 
149,635 
226,780 
102,682 

336,235 

915,252 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

265,486 

265,486 

3,254 
2,168 
10,778 
- 
10,420 

- 

26,620 

Cash 
$ 

- 
- 
- 
520,000 
257,000 

$ 

62,500 
42,842 
160,413 
746,780 
370,102 

- 

601,721 

777,000 

1,984,358 

Directors 
Mr R Burney (i) 
Mr H Robertson (ii) 
Mr A Robinson (iii) 
Mr P Abotomey(iv) 
Mr C Hayes (v) 

Executives 
Mr J Zhang (vi) 

(i) 

(ii) 
(iii) 
(iv) 
(v) 

(vi) 

Mr  Burney’s  Director’s  fees  were  paid  to  his  primary  employer  between  1  January  2014  and  30  June  2014. 
Subsequent to this date Mr. Burney was paid his fees as a direct employee of the Company. 
Mr Robertson was appointed on 21 February 2014. 
Mr Robinson was appointed on 29 May 2014. 
Mr Abotomey retired as CEO and director on 29 May 2014 and was no longer classed as a KMP from that date. 
Mr Hayes was appointed a director on 21 February 2014, and resigned as director and CFO on 29 May 2014 and 
was no longer classed as a KMP from that date. 
Mr J Zhang resigned on 23 December 2014 and was no longer classed as a KMP from that date. 

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The proportion of remuneration linked to performance and the fixed proportion are as follows: 

Fixed Remuneration 

At risk – STI

At risk – LTI

Year Ended 
31 Dec 
2015 

Year 

 Ended 31 
Dec 2014 

Year Ended 
31 Dec 
2015 

Year 

 Ended 31 
Dec 2014 

Year Ended 
31 Dec 
2015 

Year 

 Ended 31 
Dec 2014 

Non-Executive 
Directors 
Mr R Woolley 
Mr R Burney 
Mr H Robertson 
Mr A Robinson   
Executive 
Directors 
Mr R McBain  
Mr P Abotomey  
Mr A Killick 
Executives 
Mr C Hayes (i) 
Mr J Zhang 
Ms J Bennett 
Mr T Woolley 

14% 
100% 
100% 
15% 

50% 
-% 
100% 

- 
- 
74% 
74% 

-% 
100% 
100% 
100% 

-% 
100% 
100% 

100% 
56% 
-% 
-% 

-% 
-% 
-% 
82% 

-% 
-% 
-% 

-% 
-% 
-% 
-% 

-% 
-% 
-% 
-% 

-% 
-% 
-% 

-% 
44% 
-% 
-% 

86% 
-% 
-% 
3% 

50% 
-% 
-% 

-% 
-% 
26% 
26% 

-% 
-% 
-% 
-% 

-% 
-% 
-% 

-% 
-% 
-% 
-% 

Bonuses included in remuneration 

Cash bonuses paid in the current and prior reporting period are detailed in the table below.   

Short term incentive bonus (cash)

Included in 
Remuneration (a) 

% vested in period 

% forfeited in period (b) 

Year 
Ended 31 
Dec 2015 

Year 

Ended 31 
Dec 2014 

Year 
Ended 31 
Dec 2015 

Year 

Ended 31 
Dec 2014 

Year 
Ended 31 
Dec 2015 

Year 

Ended 31 
Dec 2014 

$850,000 

- 

100%

-% 

- 

$265,486 

-%

100% 

-% 

-% 

-% 

-% 

Directors 
Mr A Robinson 

Executives 
Mr J Zhang 

(a) Amounts included in remuneration for the financial period represent the amount that vested in the financial period 
based on achievement or satisfaction of specified performance criteria set for the calendar year ended 31 December 
2015. 

(b) The amounts forfeited are due to the performance criteria not being met in relation to the current financial period and 

the prior financial period. 

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C. Share Based Compensation 

Issue of Shares 

No new shares were issued to Directors and other key management personnel as part of compensation during 
the year ended 31 December 2015 (2014: Nil). 

Options Issued as Part of Remuneration for the Year ended 31 December 2015 

The terms and conditions of each grant of options over ordinary shares affecting remuneration of directors and 
other key management personnel in this financial year or future reporting years are as follows: 

Grant date 

4/9/2015 
4/9/2015 

 Vesting and 
exercisable 
date 

 3/9/2019 
 3/9/2019 

Expiry date 

grant date  Exercise price 

Share price at 

Fair value at 
grant date 

3/9/2019
3/9/2019

$0.15 
$0.15 

$0.21   
$0.42   

$0.020 
$0.002 

Options granted carry no dividend or voting rights and were not subject to any performance criteria. There are 
no performance terms attached to the options issued. 

The number of options over ordinary shares granted to and vested by directors and other key management 
personnel as part of compensation during the year ended 30 June 2015 are set out below: 

Name 

Mr R Woolley 
Mr R McBain 
Mr A Robinson 
Ms J Bennett 
Mr T Woolley 

Number of 
options 
granted 
during the 
year 
2015 

9,500,000
2,500,000
1,500,000
2,500,000
2,500,000

Number of 
options 
granted 
during the 
year 
2014 

Number of 
options 
vested 
during the 
year 
2015 

Number of 
options 
vested 

  during the 

year 
2014 

-
-
-
-
-

9,500,000  
2,500,000  
1,500,000  
2,500,000  
2,500,000  

-
-
-
-
-

There were no share based payments as part of remuneration during the year ended 31 December 2014. 

D. Additional Information 

The earnings of the Group for the five reporting periods to 31 December 2015 are summarised below: 

31 Dec 
2015 
$ 

31 Dec 
2014 
$ 

31 Dec 
2013 
$ 

31 Dec 
2012 
$*** 

30 June 
2012 
$ 

Net (loss)/profit before tax 

(4,214,703)

19,010,585

3,920,286

1,881,294 

2,464,617

Net (loss)/profit after tax 
attributable to the members of 
the Company 

(4,204,936)

11,941,932

3,318,584

1,782,002 

2,771,731

*** The period ended 31 December 2012 is a six month period following the Company’s decision to change its financial 
reporting period to a December 31 year end effective from 1 July 2012.

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The factors that are considered to affect total shareholders return (TSR) are summarised below: 

Share Performance 
Share price at start of period 
Share price at end of period 
Dividends 
Basic (loss)/earnings per share 
Diluted 
per 
share 

(loss)/earnings 

31 Dec 
2015 

31 Dec 
2014 

31 Dec 
2012*** 

30 June 
2012 

30 June 
2011 

26.0¢
41.0¢

(4.39¢)

(4.39¢)

28.5¢
26.0¢
-
6.67¢

6.67¢

19.0¢
28.5¢
-
1.85¢

1.85¢

14.0¢ 
18.5¢ 
- 
0.99¢ 

0.99¢ 

22.0¢
14.0¢
-
1.19¢

1.19¢

 ***The share price movements are recorded for the period 1 July 2012 (Start) and 31 December 2012 (End) following the 
Company’s decision to change its financial reporting period to a December 31 year-end effective 1 July 2012.  All other 
reported information is for twelve month periods starting 1 July and ending 30 June. 

E. Additional Information in relation to key management personnel shareholdings 

Ordinary shares 
held in TasFoods 
Limited (number) 
31 December 2015 
Directors 
Mr R Burney (i)  
Mr R Woolley (ii) 
Mr H Robertson  
Mr R McBain (iii) 
Mr A Robinson  
Executives 
Ms J Bennett (iv) 
Mr T Woolley (v) 

Balance 
1 January 
2015 

- 

150,000 
- 
- 

- 
- 
150,000 

Issued as 
Remuneration 

Share buy 
back 

Other 
changes 

Balance 
31 December 
2015 

-

-
-
-

-
-
-

-

-
-
-

-
-
-

- 
223,000 
24,000 
199,000 
400,000 

-
223,000
174,000
199,000
400,000

199,000 
199,000 
1,196,000 

199,000
199,000
1,346,000

(i)  Mr Burney is a director of CI No 2 Pty Ltd and therefore had a relevant interest in 57,586,423 ordinary 

shares at 31 December 2014. He resigned from the board on 30 June 2015. 

(ii)  Mr R Woolley was appointed on 3 September 2015. 
(iii)  Mr R McBain was appointed on 3 September 2015. 
(iv)  Ms J Bennett was appointed on 3 September 2015. 
(v)  Mr T Woolley was appointed on 3 September 2015 

Share options held 
in TasFoods 
Limited (number) 
31 December 2015 
Directors 
Mr R Woolley  
Mr R McBain  
Mr A Robinson  
Executives 
Ms J Bennett   
Mr T Woolley 

Balance 
1 January 
2015 

Issued as 
Remuneration 

Exercise of 
Options 

Net Change 
Other 

Balance 
31 December 
2015 

- 
- 
- 

- 

9,500,000
2,500,000
1,500,000

2,500,000
2,500,000
18,500,000

-
-
-

-

-

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

9,500,000
2,500,000
1,500,000

2,500,000
2,500,000
18,500,000

This concludes the remuneration report, which has been audited. 

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Non Audit Services  

During the year BDO East Coast Partnership, the Company’s auditor, has performed certain other services in 
addition to their statutory duties.  The Directors are satisfied that the provision of these non-audit services by 
the auditor (or by another person or firm on the auditor’s behalf) is compatible with the general standard of 
independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001.  Details of amounts paid or payable are as 
follows:  

Auditors of the parent entity: 
Auditing the financial report (a) 
Non-audit services (b) 

PKF offices (c) 
Auditing 
companies 
Non-audit services - subsidiary companies 

financial 

the 

report  –  subsidiary 

2015 
$ 

63,000 
38,865 
101,865 

14,813 
- 
116,678 

2014 
$ 

106,344 
32,611 
138,955 

40,498 
- 
179,453 

(a)  BDO East Coast Partnership (“BDO”) are the auditors of TasFoods Limited. 
(b) 

It is the Group’s policy to employ BDO on assignments additional to their statutory audit 
duties  where  BDO  expertise  and  experience  with  the  Group  are  important.    These 
assignments relate principally to tax compliance advice. 
Audit services provide by PKF (HK) in relation to subsidiary company audits located in 
Hong Kong, Singapore and audit services provided by PKF Daxin to subsidiary company 
audits located in China.  

(c) 

The Directors are of the opinion that the services as disclosed above do not compromise the external auditor’s 
independence for the following reasons: 

  All non-audit services have been reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee to ensure that they do 

not impact the integrity and objectivity of the auditor, and 

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

Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 
is included at page 17 of the Financial Report. 

Auditor 

BDO East Coast Partnership continues in accordance with section 327 of the Corporations Act 2001.  There 
are no officers of the Company who are former audit partners of BDO East Coast Partnership. 

Corporate Governance 

In  recognising  the  need  for  the  highest  standards  of  corporate  behaviour  and  accountability,  the  Directors 
support  the  principles  of  Corporate  Governance.    The  Company’s  Corporate  Governance  statement  can be 
found at the end of this Annual Report, on page 61. 

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Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors made pursuant to s.298 (2) of the Corporations Act 
2001. 

On behalf of the Directors 

Rob Woolley 
Chairman 
31 March 2016 

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Melbourne VIC 3000 
GPO Box 5099 Melbourne VIC 3001 
Australia 

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY DAVID GARVEY TO THE DIRECTORS OF TASFOODS LIMITED 

As lead auditor of TasFoods Limited for the year ended 31 December 2015, I declare that, to the best 
of my knowledge and belief, there have been: 

1.  No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in 

relation to the audit; and 

2.  No contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. 

This declaration is in respect of TasFoods Limited and the entities it controlled during the period. 

David Garvey 
Partner 

BDO East Coast Partnership  

Melbourne, 31 March 2016 

BDO East Coast Partnership  ABN 83 236 985 726 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO Australia Ltd 
ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO East Coast Partnership and BDO Australia Ltd are members of BDO International Ltd, 
a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved 
under Professional Standards Legislation, other than for the acts or omissions of financial services licensees. 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

Revenue from continuing operations 
Other income 

Fair value loss on financial assets 
Raw materials used 
Employment & contractor expense 
Occupancy costs 
Depreciation and amortisation 
Travel & accommodation 
Legal and professional fees 
Impairment expense 
Investment expenses 
Other expenses 
Loss before income tax 
Income tax expense 
Net Loss after tax for the year from continuing operations

Net Profit after tax for the year from discontinued operations 
Net (Loss)/Profit for the year 

Other Comprehensive income 
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss in the future: 
Exchange differences on translation of discontinued operations 
Other comprehensive loss net of tax 

Total comprehensive income 

Net Profit for the period is attributable to: 
Non-controlling interest 
Owners of TasFoods Limited 

Total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to: 
Non-controlling interest 
Owners of TasFoods Limited 

Basic (loss)/earnings per share (cents per share) 
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share (cents per share) 

Basic (loss)/earnings per share from continuing operations (cents per 
share) 
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share from continuing operations (cents per 
share) 

Note

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

4 
4 

1,019,390 
1,456,918 

450,750 
862,130 

(3,457) 
(510,322) 
(1,999,723) 
(104,494) 
(15,693) 
(50,666) 
(1,279,576) 
- 
(400,000) 
(207,599) 
(2,095,222) 
- 
(2,095,222) 

- 
- 
(2,046,680)
(67,504)
(8,400)
(55,784)
(455,969)
(601,686)
- 
(464,161)
(2,387,304)
(22,754)
(2,410,058)

(2,107,322)  14,348,152 
(4,202,544)  11,938,094 

5 
5 

6 

7 

(8,268) 
(8,268) 

(423,975)
(423,975)

(4,210,812)  11,514,119 

2,392 

(3,839)
(4,204,936)  11,941,933 
(4,202,544)  11,938,094 

2,392 

(3,839)
(4,213,204)  11,517,958 
(4,210,812)  11,514,119 

(4.39) 
(4.39) 

6.67 
6.67 

(2.19) 

(1.35) 

(2.19) 

(1.35) 

25 
25 

25 

25 

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

Note

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

Current Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 
Other financial assets 
Other current assets 
Total Current Assets 

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

Total Assets 

Current Liabilities 

Trade and other payables 
Current tax payable 
Provisions 
Total current liabilities 

Total Liabilities 

Net Assets 

Equity 
Contributed equity 
Reserves 
(Accumulated losses)/Retained earnings 
Total parent entity interest 
Non – controlling interest 

Total Equity 

8 
9 
10 
11 

12 
13 

14 
6 
15 

16 
17 

2,798,864  55,331,183
258,800
1,718,070 
2,754,432
- 
250,628
100,810 
4,617,744  58,595,043

229,901 
1,879,400 
2,109,301 

52,126
-
52,126

6,727,045  58,647,169

989,639 
- 
186,902 

745,779
6,924
535,910

1,176,541 

1,288,613

1,176,541 

1,288,613

5,550,504  57,358,556

583,711 

6,617,922  38,515,577
374,979
(1,651,129)  18,265,367
5,550,504  57,155,923
202,633

- 

5,550,504  57,358,556

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 

  Contributed 
Equity 

Reserves 

$ 

$ 

(Accumulated 
losses)/ 
Retained 
Earnings 
$ 

Non-
Controlling 
Interest 

Total 

$ 

$ 

At 1 January 2014 

  39,671,577 

798,954

6,323,434 

206,472 

47,000,437 

Profit / (Loss) for the year 
Other comprehensive income 
Total comprehensive income for the 
year 
Transactions with owners in their 
capacity as owners: 
Purchase of shares under the share 
buy-back scheme 

- 
- 

- 

-
(423,975)

11,941,933 
- 

(3,839)  11,938,094 
(423,975) 

- 

(423,975)

11,941,933 

(3,839)  11,514,119 

(1,156,000) 

-

- 

(1,156,000) 

As at 31 December 2015 

  38,515,577 

374,979

18,265,367 

202,633 

57,358,556 

At 1 January 2015 

  38,515,577 

374,979

18,265,367 

202,633 

57,358,556 

Profit / (Loss) for the year 
Other comprehensive income 
Total comprehensive income for the 
year 
Transactions with owners in their 
capacity as owners: 
Disposal of non-controlling interest 
Dividends paid 
Issue of shares 
Purchase of shares under the share 
buy-back scheme 
Share based payments 

- 
- 

- 

-
(8,268)

(4,204,936) 
- 

2,392 
- 

(4,202,544)
(8,268)

(8,268)

(4,204,936) 

2,392 

(4,210,812)

- 
- 
  1,918,408 

-
-
-

- 
(15,711,560) 
- 

(205,025) 
- 
- 

(205,025)
(15,711,560)
1,918,408 

  (33,816,063)
- 

-
217,000

- 
- 

- 
- 

- 

(33,816,063)
217,000 

5,550,504 

As at 31 December 2015 

  6,617,922 

583,711

(1,651,129) 

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 

Cash flows from operating activities 

Receipts from customers (inclusive of GST) 
Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST) 
Interest received 
Income taxes paid in overseas jurisdictions 
Net cash used in operating activities 

Cash flows from investing activities 

Loans advanced to other entities 
Payments for property, plant & equipment 
Payments for intangible assets 
Payments for purchase of financial assets 
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets 
Profits repatriated from equity accounted investments 
Proceeds from disposal of equity accounted investment 
Net cash used in business combination 
Settlement of litigation claim 
Net cash foregone from disposal of subsidiaries 
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities 
Proceeds from issue of shares 
Cost of issuing shares 
Payments made to buy back shares 
Dividends paid to equity holders 
Net cash used in financing activities 

Note

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

659,081 
(5,692,696) 
709,161 
3,195 
(4,321,259) 

2,999,849 
(6,657,403)
883,788 
(10,263)
(2,784,029)

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(47,936)
- 
- 
(20,162) 
(205,488)
- 
(2,754,432)
- 
- 
2,750,975 
3,855,265 
- 
-  36,680,036 
- 
(1,800,000) 
- 
(250,000) 
- 
(943,790) 
(262,977)  37,527,445 

1,842,000 
(223,592) 
(33,816,063) 
(15,711,560) 
(47,909,215) 

- 
- 
(1,156,000)

(1,156,000)

Net (decrease)/increase in cash held 

(52,493,451)  33,587,416 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 
Effects of exchange changes on the balances held in foreign currencies 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 

55,331,183  21,667,632 
76,135 
2,798,864  55,331,183 

(38,868) 

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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

1. 

BASIS OF PREPARATION 

These  financial  statements  are  general  purpose  financial  statements  that  have  been  prepared  in 
accordance  with  Australian  Accounting  Standards,  Australian  Accounting  Interpretations  and  the 
Corporations Act 2001, as appropriate for profit oriented entities. 

The financial statements cover the Company and its controlled entities as a group for the financial year 
ended 31 December 2015.  The Company is a company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in 
Australia. 

Separate  financial  statements  for  the  Company  as  an  individual  entity  are  no  longer  presented  as  a 
consequence  of  a  change  to  the  Corporations  Act  2001,  however  limited  financial  information  for  the 
Company as an individual entity is included in Note 18. 

The following is a summary of material accounting policies adopted by the Group in the preparation and 
presentation of the financial statements.  The accounting policies have been consistently applied, unless 
otherwise stated. 

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Directors on 31 March 2016. 

Historically  the  Group’s  principal  activity  has  been  the  provision  of  Loyalty,  Rewards  and  Payment 
solutions.  There  has  been  a  significant  change  in  activities  during  the  period  with  the  cessation  of  all 
loyalty  and  reward  solution  operations.  The  group  maintains  a  Payment  solution,  however,  since 
September 2015, TasFoods has been focused on production of premium cream and dairy products. 

(a)  Basis of Preparation of the Financial Statements 

Compliance with IFRS 

The financial statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued 
by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). 

Historical Cost Convention 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.  All amounts 
are presented in Australian dollars unless otherwise noted. 

(b)  Principles of Consolidation 

The consolidated financial statements are those of the Group, comprising the parent entity and its 
controlled  entities  as  defined  in  Accounting  Standard  AASB  10  ‘Consolidated  Financial 
Statements’.  Control is achieved when the Company: 

-  Has power over the investee; 
- 
-  Has the ability to use its power to affect its returns. 

Is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and  

The Company reassess whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate 
that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control listed above. 

Details of the controlled entities are contained in Note 19(b). 

Financial statements for controlled entities are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent 
entity.  Controlled entities are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the 
Group and cease to be consolidated from the date on which control is transferred out of the Group.  
Adjustments are made to bring into line any dissimilar accounting policies, which may exist. 

All inter-company balances and transactions, including any unrealised profits or losses have been 
eliminated on consolidation. 

Non-controlling  interests  in  the  equity  and  results  of  the  entities  that  are  controlled  are  shown 
separately in the consolidated financial statements. 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

(c)  Revenue Recognition 

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership 
of the goods have passed to the buyer and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the 
transaction can be measured reliably.  Risks and rewards of ownership are considered passed to 
the buyer at the time of dispatch of the goods to the customer. 

Revenue from the provision of services to customers is recognised upon delivery of the service to 
the customer. 

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

Dividend revenue is recognised when the Group’s right to receive the payment is established. 

(d)  Cash and Cash Equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and at banks, short-term deposits with an original 
maturity of three months or less held at call with financial institutions, and bank overdrafts.   

(e) 

Trade and Other Receivables 

Trade receivables, which generally have 7-30 day terms, are recognised and carried at original 
invoice amount less an allowance for any uncollectable amounts. 

(f) 

Property, Plant and Equipment 

Each  class  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  is  carried  at  cost  less,  where  applicable,  any 
accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Depreciation is charged over the life of the asset 
on a straight line basis. 

The expected useful life is: 

Plant and equipment 
Office equipment 

Plant and Equipment 

3 to 5 years 
3 to 5 years 

Plant and equipment is measured on the cost basis. 

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by Directors to ensure it is not 
in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets. 

Office Equipment 

The carrying amount of computer equipment is reviewed annually by Directors to ensure it is not 
in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets.  Computer equipment includes software 
used to operate the computer equipment. 

(g) 

Leases 

Operating lease payments are charged to the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive 
income  in  the  periods  in  which  they  are  incurred,  as  this  represents  the  pattern  of  the  benefits 
derived from the leased assets. 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

(h)  Business Combinations 

Acquisitions  of  businesses  are  accounted  for  using  the  acquisition method.  The  consideration 
transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value which is calculated as the sum of 
the acquisition-date fair values of assets transferred by the Group, liabilities incurred by the Group 
to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity instruments issued by the Group in exchange 
for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are recognised in profit or loss as incurred. 

At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are recognised 
at their fair value 

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred and the fair value 
of the acquirer's previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the net of the acquisition-
date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. If, after reassessment, 
the net  of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed 
exceeds the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the 
acquiree  and  the  fair value  of  the  acquirer's  previously  held  interest  in  the  acquiree  (if  any),  the 
excess is recognised immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain. 

If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period 
in which the combination occurs, the Group reports provisional amounts for the items for which the 
accounting is incomplete. Those provisional amounts are adjusted during the measurement period 
(see above),  or  additional  assets or liabilities  are recognised, to reflect new  information obtained 
about  facts  and  circumstances that  existed  as of  the acquisition  date that,  if  known,  would  have 
affected the amounts recognised as of that date. 

(i) 

Intangibles 

Goodwill 

Goodwill  is  not  amortised  but  is  tested  annually  for  impairment  or  more  frequently  if  events  or 
changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that  it  might  be  impaired.    Goodwill  is  carried  at  cost  less 
accumulated impairment losses. 

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the 
acquisition  date,  allocated  to  each  of  the  Group’s  cash  generating  units,  or  groups  of  cash 
generating units, that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective 
of whether other assets or liabilities of the Group are assigned to those units or group of units.  
Each unit or group of units to which the goodwill is so allocated represents the lowest level within 
the Group at which the goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes. 

Impairment is determined by assessing the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit (group 
of cash generating units) to which the goodwill relates.  When the recoverable amount of the cash 
generating unit (group of cash generating units) is less than the carrying amount, an impairment 
loss is recognised. 

When goodwill forms part of a cash generating unit (group of cash generating units) and part of the 
operation within that unit is disposed of, the goodwill associated with the operation disposed of is 
included in the carrying amount of the operation when determining the gain or loss on disposal of 
the operation.  Goodwill disposed of in this manner is measured based on the relative values of 
the operation disposed of and the portion of the cash generating unit retained. 

Impairment losses recognised for goodwill are not subsequently reversed. 

(j) 

Impairment of Assets 

Assets with an indefinite useful life are not amortised but are tested annually for impairment.  Assets 
subject to annual depreciation or amortisation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or 
circumstances arise that indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may be impaired. 

An impairment loss is recognised where the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its recoverable 
amount.  The recoverable amount of an asset is defined as the higher of its fair value less costs to 
sell and value in use. 

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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

(k) 

Income Taxes 

Current income tax expense or revenue is the tax payable on the current year’s taxable income 
based on the applicable income tax rate adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities. 

A balance sheet approach is adopted under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised 
for temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts 
in the financial statements.  No deferred tax asset or liability is recognised if it arose in a transaction, 
other  than  a  business  combination,  that  at  the  time  of  the  transaction  did  not  affect  either 
accounting or taxable profit or loss. 

Deferred tax assets are recognised for temporary differences and unused tax losses only when it 
is probable that future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and 
losses.  Current and deferred tax balances attributable to amounts recognised directly in equity are 
also recognised directly in equity. 

Tax Consolidation 

The  Company  and  its  wholly-owned  Australian  controlled  entities  have  formed  an  income  tax 
consolidated  group  effective  1  July  2010  under  tax  consolidation  legislation.  Each  entity  in  the 
Group  recognises  its  own  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  arising  from  temporary  differences. 
Such  taxes  are  measured  using  the  ‘stand-alone  taxpayer’  approach.  Current  tax  liabilities  or 
assets and deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses and tax credits in the controlled 
entities are immediately transferred to the head entity which is the Parent entity. No tax sharing or 
funding arrangements are presently in place. 

 (l)  Employee Benefits 

Liabilities arising in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave, sick leave and any other employee 
benefits expected to be settled within twelve months of the reporting date are measured at their 
nominal amounts based on the remuneration rates which are expected to be paid when the liability 
is settled.  All other employee benefit liabilities are measured at the present value of the estimated 
future cash outflow to be made in respect of the services provided by employees up to the reporting 
date. 

(m)  Financial Instruments 

Classification 

The Group classifies its financial instruments in the following categories: financial assets at fair 
value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, and available-for-
sale financial assets.  The classification depends on the purpose for which the investments were 
acquired.  Management determines the classification of its financial instruments at the time of initial 
recognition. 

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit or Loss 

Upon initial recognition a financial asset or financial liability is designated as at fair value through 
profit or loss when: 

(a)  An entire contract containing one or more embedded derivatives is designated as a financial 

asset or financial liability at fair value through profit and loss. 

(b)  Doing so results in more relevant information, because either: 

(i) 

(ii) 

It eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that 
would  otherwise  arise  from  measuring  assets  or  liabilities  or  recognising  gains  or 
losses on them on different bases. 

A group of financial assets, financial liabilities or both is managed and its performance 
is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with a documented risk management 
or investment strategy, and information about the group is provided internally on that 
basis to key management personnel. 

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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

Investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market, and 
whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are not designated as at fair value though profit or 
loss. 

Present  investment  strategy  is  to  keep  assets  in  a  highly  liquid  state  and  almost  all  of  the 
investment assets are held in cash. 

A gain or loss arising from a change in the fair value of a financial asset or financial liability classified 
as  at  fair  value  through  profit  or  loss  is  recognised  in  the  statement  of  profit  or  loss  and  other 
comprehensive income. 

Non-listed investments, for which fair value cannot be reliably measured, are carried at cost and 
tested for impairment. 

Loans and Receivables 

Loan and receivables are measured at fair value at inception and subsequently at amortised cost 
using the effective interest rate method. 

Financial Liabilities 

Financial liabilities include trade payables, other creditors and loans from third parties including 
inter-company balances and loans from or other amounts due to Director-related entities. 

Non-derivative financial liabilities are recognised at amortised cost, comprising original debt less 
principle payments and amortisation. 

(n) 

Foreign Currency 

Functional and Presentation Currency 

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

Transactions and Balances 

Transactions  in  foreign  currencies  of  entities  within  the  Group  are  translated  into  functional 
currency at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. 

Foreign currency monetary items that are outstanding at the reporting date (other than monetary 
items arising under foreign currency contracts where the exchange rate for that monetary item is 
fixed in the contract) are translated using the spot rate at the end of financial year. 

Resulting exchange differences arising on settlement or re-statement are recognised as revenues 
and expenses for the financial year. 

Group Companies 

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

 

 

 

Assets and liabilities are translated at year-end exchange rates prevailing at that reporting 
date; 

Income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for the year; and 

All resulting exchange differences are recognised as a separate component of equity. 

Exchange  differences  arising  on  translation  of  foreign  operations  are  transferred  directly  to  the 
Group’s foreign currency translation reserve as a separate component of equity in the statement 
of financial position. 

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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

(o) 

Trade and Other Payables 

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

(p)  Provisions  

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a 
result of a past event and it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits 
will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the 
obligation. 

Provisions are measured at the present value of management’s best estimate of the expenditure 
required to settle the present obligation at balance date.  If the effect of the time value of money is 
material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects the time value of money 
and the risks specific to the liability. 

Buffet  Club  –  Hotel  Expense:  Provision  is  made  for  future  hotel  cost  expense  claims.    Hotel 
accommodation entitlements are embodied within the Buffet Club packages sold.  Future claims 
are reliably estimated from previous redemption history. 

(q)  Contributed Equity 

Ordinary share capital is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received by the Company.  
Any transaction costs arising on the issue of ordinary shares are recognised directly in equity as a 
reduction  of  the  share  proceeds  received.    Ordinary  share  capital  bears  no  special  terms  or 
conditions affecting income or capital entitlements of the shareholders. 

(r) 

Earnings Per Share 

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

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

  Costs of servicing equity (other than dividends) and preference share dividends; 
  The after tax effect of dividends and interest associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares 

that have been recognised as expenses; and 

  Other  non-discretionary  changes  in  revenues  or  expenses  during  the  year  that  would  result 
from  the  dilution  of  potential  ordinary  shares;  divided  by  the  weighted  average  number  of 
ordinary shares and dilutive potential ordinary shares, adjusted for any bonus element.  

(s)  Comparatives 

Where necessary, comparative information has been reclassified and repositioned for consistency 
with current year disclosures. 

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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

(t) 

New, Revised or Amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations Adopted  

The Group has adopted all of the new and revised Standards and Interpretations issued by the 
Australian Accounting Standards Board (“AASB”) that are relevant to their operations and effective 
for the year. 

There following new and revised Standards and amendments thereof and Interpretations effective 
for the year are relevant to the Group. 

AASB  2012-3  Amendments 
to 
Australian Accounting Standards – 
Offsetting  Financial  Assets  and 
Financial Liabilities 
AASB  2013-3  Amendments 
to 
AASB 136 – Recoverable Amount 
for  Non-Financial 
Disclosures 
Assets 

to 
AASB  2013-4Amendments 
Australian Accounting Standards – 
Novation  of  Derivatives  and 
Continuation of Hedge Accounting 

AASB  2013-5  Amendments 
to 
Australian Accounting Standards – 
Investment Entities 

AASB  2014-1  Amendments 
to 
Australian  Accounting  Standards 
Improvements 
(Part  A:  Annual 
2010  –  2012  and  2011  –  2013 
cycles) 

impairment.  Furthermore, 

The  Group  does  not  have  any  financial  assets  or  financial 
liabilities  that  qualify  for  off-setting,  and  therefore  the 
requirements  of  the  amendments  do  not  have  a  material 
impact upon the Group’s reporting requirements. 
The amendments to AASB 136 remove the requirement to 
disclose  the  recoverable  amount  of  a  cash-generating  unit 
(CGU)  to  which  goodwill  or  other  intangible  assets  with 
indefinite  useful  lives  had  been  allocated  when  there  has 
been  no 
the  amendments 
introduce  additional  disclosure  requirements  applicable  to 
when  the  recoverable  amount  of  an  asset  or  a  CGU  is 
measured at fair value less costs of disposal. 
The  application  of  these  amendments  does  not  have  a 
material impact upon the on the disclosures in the Group’s 
consolidated financial statements. 
The  amendments  to  AASB  139  provide  relief  from  the 
requirement  to  discontinue  hedge  accounting  when  a 
derivative  designated  as  a  hedging  instrument  is  novated 
under certain circumstances. The Group has no designated 
hedging  instruments.  The  amendments  therefore  have  no 
impact on the disclosures in the consolidated financial report.
The  amendments  to  AASB  10  define  an  investment  entity 
and require a reporting entity that meets the definition of an 
investment entity not to consolidate but instead to measure 
its  subsidiaries  at  fair  value  through  profit  or  loss  in  its 
consolidated  financial  statements  and  separate  financial 
statements. 
Based on the criteria set out in AASB 10 the Company is not 
an  investment  entity.  Accordingly,  the  amendments  do  not 
have any impact on the consolidated financial statements. 
There  are  a  number  of  amendments  impacting  AASB  2, 
AASB 3, AASB 8, AASB 13, AASB 116, AASB 138, AASB 
124 and AASB 140.  The amendments provide clarity around 
application  and  disclosure  requirements,  but  do  not 
materially impact the consolidated financial statements. 

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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

(t) 

New, Revised or Amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations Adopted  

Certain new accounting standards, amendments to accounting standards and interpretations have 
been published that are not yet mandatory for 31 December 2015 reporting periods and have not 
been  early  adopted  by  the  Group.    The  major  accounting  standards  that  have  not  been  early 
adopted  for  the  year  ended  31  December  2015,  but  will  be  applicable  to  the  Group  in  future 
reporting years, are detailed below.  Apart from these standards, the Group has considered other 
accounting standards that will be applicable in future years, however they have been considered 
insignificant to the Group. 

  AASB  9  ‘Financial  Instruments’  includes  requirements  for  the  classification  and 
measurement of financial assets resulting from the first part of Phase 1 of the project to 
replace AASB 139 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’, which becomes 
mandatory for the Group’s 31 December 2017 financial statements. 

  AASB 15 establishes a comprehensive framework for determining whether, how much and 
when revenue is recognised. It replaces existing revenue recognition guidance, including 
IAS  18  ‘Revenue’,  IAS  11  ‘Construction  Contracts’,  and  IFRIC  13  ‘Customer  Loyalty 
Programmes’.  IFRS  15  is  effective  for  annual  reporting  periods  beginning  on  or  after  1 
January 2017, with early adoption permitted.  

  AASB 16 ‘Leases’ introduces a single lessee accounting model and requires a lessee to 
recognise assets and liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 months, unless 
the underlying asset is of low value. This standard becomes mandatory for the Group’s 31 
December 2019 financial statements.  As the Company has no significant leases of over 
12  months  it  is  not  expected  that  the  introduction  of  this  standard  will  have  a  material 
impact on the financial statements. 

The Group does not consider that the effect of the above standards on the financial statements will 
be material. 

2. 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGMENTS 

The  Group  makes  certain  estimates  and  assumptions  concerning  the  future,  which,  by  definition  will 
seldom represent actual results.  The estimates and assumptions that have a significant inherent risk in 
respect  of  estimates  based  on  future  events,  which  could  have  a  material  impact  on  the  assets  and 
liabilities in the next financial year, are discussed below: 

(a)  Purchase price allocation Meander Valley Dairy 

On 4 September 2014 the Company announced that  it had acquired the business operations of the 
Meander  Valley  Dairy  branded  food  products  business  (“Meander  Valley”)  based  in  Tasmania  for 
consideration  of  $2,100,000.    Included  in  the  assets  acquired  were  plant  and  equipment,  customer 
contracts,  brand  names  and  goodwill.    Where  possible,  the  Company  has  allocated  purchase 
consideration to separately identifiable assets. Purchase consideration of $220,600 has been allocated 
to plant and equipment. It has been determined that the customer contracts and brand names cannot 
be distinguished or separately identified from goodwill, or reliably measured.  Accordingly, the remaining 
purchase consideration of $1,879,400 has been allocated to goodwill. 

(b)  Impairment of Goodwill 

Goodwill is allocated to a cash generating unit (“CGU”) according to the applicable business operations.  
The recoverable amount of a CGU has previously been based on value-in-use discounted cash flow 
methodology.  The Group’s assets include Goodwill of $1,879,400 in relation to the Meander Valley 
Dairy business. The generation of the carrying value of the Goodwill, and the estimates and judgments 
used in estimating the value-in-use discounted cash flow for the CGU are outlined in note 13. 

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(c)  Share based payments 

During  the  year  the  Company  established  an  Employee  Share  Ownership  Plan,  and  issued  share 
options  to  employees  under  the  Plan.    The  share  options  constitute  equity  based  payments  in 
accordance with AASB 2 Share Based Payments, and the options have been valued in accordance 
with the requirements of AASB 2.  The options have been valued by independent consultants who used 
both the Black-Scholes and Binomial Option Pricing Models to determine the value of the options. 

The inputs used in the models were as follows: - 

-  Risk-free rate of interest.  The rate adopted was 1.9% per annum, being the yield at the close of 
business on 3 September 2015 on Australian Treasury Bonds whose maturity date provides the 
closest approximation to the expiry date of the options. 

-  Volatility. Volatility is the measure of the level of fluctuation in the value of the underlying asset, in 
this case ordinary shares in the Company. The valuation model requires the estimation of future 
volatility. The volatility has been estimated using historic data from the share price of TasFoods 
Limited, of companies within the consumer staples market and of the wider market. The estimated 
volatility used in the model was 20%. 

- 

It was assumed that no dividend would be paid by the Company prior to the expiry period of the 
Options. 

-  Discount for lack of marketability. The options issued are not transferrable without director approval. 
In addition, as the options are not listed on any exchange, it would be difficult to sell. Accordingly, 
a 50% discount has been applied in the valuation. 

Under the pricing model used the share options have been valued at $217,000. A change in any of the 
variables used in the valuation model would result in a change in the value estimated for the options. 
The cost related to the issue of the options has been expensed during the year. Any change in valuation 
would therefore impact the loss for the year. Details of the equity based payments are contained in note 
26. 

(d)  Restructure Provision 

The Company commenced winding up the Buffet Club Singapore operations prior to 31 December 2015 
following a board decision that the benefits of further investment into the operations were outweighed 
by the potential downside following regulatory changes to outbound call centre sales operations. The 
remaining costs provided for windup of the Singapore company are SG$177,909 (AUD: $172,342 at 31 
December 2015). The Company has entered voluntary liquidation, however, the process remains on-
going.    

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3. 

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 

The  Group’s  principal  financial  instruments  comprise  receivables,  payables,  cash  and  short  term 
deposits. 

The  Group  manages  its  exposure  to  key  financial  risks,  including  interest  rate  and  currency  risk  in 
accordance with the Group’s financial risk management policy.  The objective of the policy is to support 
the delivery of the Group’s financial targets whilst protecting future financial security. 

The main risks arising from the Group’s financial instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, 
price  risk,  credit  risk  and  liquidity  risk.    The  Group  uses  different  methods  to  measure  and  manage 
different types of risk to which it is exposed.  These include monitoring levels of exposure to interest rate 
and foreign exchange risk and assessments of market forecasts for interest rate, foreign exchange and 
commodity  prices.  Ageing  analyses  and  monitoring  of  specific  credit  allowances  are  undertaken  to 
manage credit risk, liquidity risk is monitored through the development of future rolling cash flow forecasts. 

The Board reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks as summarised overleaf. 

Primary responsibility for identification and control of financial risks rests with the Chief Financial Officer 
under the authority of the Board.  The Board reviews and agrees policies for managing each of the risks 
identified below, including any hedging cover of foreign currency, interest rate risk, credit allowances, and 
future cash flow forecast projections. 

The carrying amounts and net fair values of the Group’s financial assets and liabilities at balance date 
are: 

CARRYING AMOUNT 
2014 
2015 
$ 
$ 

NET FAIR VALUE 
2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

2,798,864
1,718,070
-
4,516,934,

55,331,183 
258,800 
2,754,432 
58,344,415 

2,798,864 
1,718,070 
- 
4,516,934 

55,331,183 
258,800 
2,754,432 
58,344,415 

989,639 
989,639

745,779 
745,779 

989,639 
989,639 

745,779 
745,779 

Financial Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 
Investments in financial assets 
Non-Traded Financial Assets 

Financial Liabilities
Trade and other payables 
Non-Traded Financial Liabilities 

Risk Exposures and Responses 

Interest Rate Risk 

The Group’s exposure to market interest rate related primarily to the Group’s cash deposits.  At balance 
date, the Group had the following mix of financial assets exposed to Australian and overseas variable 
interest rate risks that are not designated as cash flow hedges: 

Financial Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Investments in financial assets 

Net exposure 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

2,798,864 
- 

55,331,183 
2,754,432 

2,798,864 

58,085,615 

The  Group  regularly  analyses  its  interest  rate  opportunity  and  exposure.    Within  this  analysis 
consideration is given to existing positions and alternative arrangements for its deposits. 

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Investments in financial assets refer to investments in “Hybrid Investments” which are a composition of 
debt and equity instruments which are traded on the ASX.  The instruments comprise a combination of 
instruments comprising debt financing with fixed interest rates, with conversion components.  The interest 
rate is fixed on acquisition, and the market value of the instrument is therefore impacted by increases and 
decreases  in  underling  interest  rates.    Therefore,  movements  in  the  interest  rate  will  be  offset  in  the 
market value of the instrument, and accordingly no sensitivity has been carried out on the return on these 
instruments as the movement is not considered to be material. 

The following sensitivity analysis is based on the interest rate opportunity/risk relating to cash deposits at 
balance date. 

At 31 December, if interest rates had moved, as illustrated in the table below, with all other variables held 
constant, post-tax profit and equity would have been affected as follows: 

Judgements of reasonably 
possible movements: 
+0.5% (50 basis points) 
-0.5 % (50 basis points) 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

13,994 
(13,994) 

276,656 
(276,656) 

The  movement  in  profits  are  due  to  higher/lower  interest  received.  As  the  Group  does  not  have  any 
derivative instruments the movements in equity are those of profit only.  A movement of + and – 0.5% is 
selected because this historically is within a range of rate movements. 

Foreign Currency Risk 

As a result of operations in China, Hong Kong and Singapore, the Group’s statement of financial position 
has  previously  been  affected  significantly  by  movements  in  the  RMB/AUD,  HKD/AUD  and  SGD/AUD 
exchange rates.  As the Group has discontinued all foreign operations, it is no longer subject to significant 
foreign exchange risks. 

Liquidity Risk 

Liquidity  Risk  is  the  risk  that  the  Group,  although  balance  sheet  solvent,  cannot  meet  or  generate 
sufficient cash resources to meet its payment obligations in full as they fall due, or can only do so at 
materially disadvantageous terms. 

Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the Board of Directors, who has built an 
appropriate liquidity risk management framework for the management of the Group’s short, medium and 
long-term  funding  and  liquidity  management  requirements.    The  Group  manages  liquidity  risk  by 
maintaining  adequate  reserves  and  by  continuously  monitoring  forecast  and  actual  cash  flows  and 
matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. 

The Group has Total Liabilities of $1,176,541 (2014: $1,288,613) of which $1,176,541 (2014: $1,288,613) 
is recorded as current liabilities and Total Current Assets of $4,617,744 (2014: $58,595,043) of which 
$2,798,864 (2014: $55,331,183) consists of cash or cash equivalents providing the Board with comfort 
that the Group is solvent and can meet its payment obligations in full as they fall due. 

All current liabilities fall due within normal trade terms, which are generally 30 days.  

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Credit Risk 

Credit risk arises from the financial assets of the Group, which comprise cash and cash equivalents and 
trade  and  other  receivables.    The  Group’s  exposure  to  credit  risk  arises  from  potential  default  of  the 
counter party, with maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments.  Exposure at 
balance date is addressed in each applicable note. 

The Group does not hold any credit derivatives to offset its credit exposure. 

The Group trades only with recognised, creditworthy third parties, and as such collateral is not requested 
nor is it the Group’s policy to securitize its trade and other receivables. 

It is the Group’s policy that all customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification 
procedures including an assessment of their independent credit rating, financial position, past experience 
and industry reputation.  The risks are regularly monitored. An analysis of the ageing of receivables is 
included in note 9. 

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

Fair Value 

The  method  for  estimating  fair  value  is  outlined  in  the  relevant  notes  to  the  financial  statements.    All 
financial assets held at fair value are valued based on the principles outlined in AASB 7 in relation to 
Level 1 of the hierarchy of fair values, being quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical 
assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. 

4. 

REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME 

Revenue from Continuing Operations 
Sales Revenue 

Other income 
Interest received 
Settlement on legal matter (1) 

Total other income 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

1,019,390 

450,750 

1,019,390 

450,750 

706,918 
750,000 

862,130 
- 

1,456,918 

862,130 

1.  During the year the Company entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of The Van Diemen’s Land 
Company (“VDL”). As part of the agreement the Company paid a non-refundable deposit of $500,000. 
Subsequent to signing the agreement the Company received notice that the owners of VDL intended to 
terminate the agreement as it did not consider it possible that all conditions precedent would be satisfied.  
The Company subsequently came to an agreement with the owners of VDL under which the Company 
received compensation of $1,250,000 in full and final settlement of the matter, consisting of $500,000 
refund of deposit and $750,000 costs reimbursement. 

During  the  year  the  Company  incurred  legal  expenses  in  relation  to  this  matter  of  $715,941.    These 
expenses are included in Legal and Professional expenses. 

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5. 

EXPENSES 

Note

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

Profit  before  income  tax  expense  includes  the 
following specific expenses: 

Employee benefits expense: 
  Salaries and wages 
  Share based payments 
  Superannuation expense (defined contribution) 
  Cash bonus 
  Termination payments 
Total employment benefits 

  Consultant fees 
  Other employment expenses 
Total employment and contractor expense 

The expense above is split as follows: - 
  Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations 

1,395,215 
217,000 
49,831 
850,000 
1,444 
2,513,490 

294,386 
77,218 
2,885,094 

1,785,340 
- 
82,163 
- 
376,135 
2,243,638 

1,836,371 
63,460 
4,143,469 

1,999,723 
885,371 
2,885,094 

2,046,680 
2,096,789 
4,143,469 

Rental expense relating to operating leases 

348,140 

641,301 

Impairment expense 

-  Goodwill 

- 

601,686 

Investment expense 

400,000 

- 

Investment expense arises from costs relating to the identification of, and pursuit of investment 
and  acquisition  opportunities.  This  includes  non-refundable  contractual  payments  to  secure 
rights to exclusive periods of negotiation with third parties and associated costs.  

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6. 

INCOME TAX 

Income tax (revenue)/expense 
Current tax (revenue)/expense 
Deferred tax movements 

Income tax (revenue)/expense is attributable to: 
Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 

Deferred income tax (revenue)/expenses 
included in income tax expense comprises:
Decrease in deferred tax assets 
Decrease in deferred tax liabilities 

Reconciliation of income tax expense to prima 
facie tax on accounting profit 
(Loss)/Profit before income tax expense
Tax (revenue)/expense at Australian tax rate of 
30% (2014: 30%) 
Tax effect of amounts which are not 
deductible/taxable in calculating taxable income 
Non-assessable income 

-  Gain on sale of SmartPASS 
-  Share of profits from associate 
CGT assessable in sale of investment 
Withholding tax paid in foreign jurisdiction 

-  On proceeds from sale of SmartPASS 
-  On profit distribution from associate 

Difference in overseas tax rates 
Deferred taxes not recognised 
Tax losses now derecognised 
Income Tax (Revenue)/Expense for the Period 

Tax Losses 
Unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset 
has been recognised: -  
-  Capital losses 
-  Revenue losses 

Potential tax benefit at 30% 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

(9,767) 
- 

3,943,176 
3,129,429 

(9,767) 

7,072,605 

- 
(9,767) 
(9,767) 

22,754 
7,049,984
7,072,605 

- 
- 

- 

3,597,473 
(468,044)

3,129,429 

(4,212,311)  19,010,585 

(1,263,693) 

5,703,176 

777,953 

3,633,991 

- 
- 
- 

(10,768,297)
(544,558)
1,345,274 

- 
- 
(485,740) 

3,641,124 
428,365 
3,439,075 

12,075 
463,898 
- 
(9,767) 

177,167 
306,707 
3,149,656 
7,072,605 

- 
10,003,774 
10,003,774 

- 
10,815,220 
10,815,220 

3,001,132 

3,245,566 

The  benefit  of  these  losses  has  not  been  brought  to  account  at  31  December  2015  because  the 
directors  do not  believe  it  is  appropriate  to  regard  realisation  of  the  deferred  tax  asset  as  being 
probable  at  this  point  in time.    These  tax  losses  are  also subject  to  final  determination  by  the 
Taxation  authorities when  the  Group  derives  taxable  income.    The benefits will only be realised if: 

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6. 

INCOME TAX (CONT’D) 

(a)   The  C ompany  and  its  subsidiaries  derive  future  assessable  income  of  a  nature  and  of  an 
amount sufficient to enable the benefit of the deduction for the losses to be realised; 

(b)    The  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  continue  to  comply  with  the  conditions  for  the  deductibility 
imposed by law; and 

(c)  No changes  in the  tax  legislation  adversely  affect  the C ompany  and  its  subsidiaries  in realising 
the benefit of the losses. 

Australian  tax  losses  are  subject  to  further  review  by  the  consolidated  entity  to  determine  if  they 
satisfy  the necessary legislative  requirements  under  the Income Tax  legislation  for the carry forward 
and recoupment  of tax losses. The Company is currently undertaking a review of the accessibility of 
the tax losses under the “Continuity of Ownership” Test, as the Company cannot access the losses 
by passing the Same Business Test. The review is not yet complete, and the Company is not currently 
in a position to state that the losses are accessible in full, or the period the losses can be accessed 
under the ‘Available Fractions” rules. 

Current Tax Liabilities 

Income tax payable attributable by: 
Parent Entity 
Other entities not in the tax consolidated group 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

- 
- 

- 
6,924 
6,924 

Non-current assets – deferred tax assets 
Movements  

At 1 January 2014 
Credited to the statement of profit or loss 
and other comprehensive income 
Adjustments for effects of changes in 
foreign currency exchange rates 
At 31 December 2014 

Tax Losses 
$ 

Other 
$ 

Total 
$ 

3,319,810 

234,018 

3,553,828 

(3,352,410) 

(245,063) 

(3,597,473) 

32,600 
- 

11,045 
- 

43,645 
- 

At 31 December 2015 

- 

- 

- 

Non-current liabilities-deferred tax liabilities 
Movements  

At 1 January 2014 
Debited to the statement of profit or loss 
and other comprehensive income 
Adjustments for effects of changes in 
foreign currency exchange rates 
At 31 December 2014 

Other 
$ 

Total 
$ 

456,137 

456,137 

(468,044) 

(468,044) 

11,907 
- 

11,907 
- 

At 31 December 2015 

- 

- 

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7  

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS 

(a)  Description 

On 20 January 2015, the Company announced that the Board, having received and considered the results 
of the strategic review, had decided to close the Chinese business operations on the basis that the Directors 
believed: - 

-  The businesses are likely to require material ongoing investment to make them profitable, and 
-  The  potential  returns  are  uncertain,  may  not  materialise  for  some  time  and  are  unlikely  to  be 

material. 

On 1 June 2015, the Company entered into contracts to sell the following entities and as such has reported 
in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015: - 

-  OnCard Consulting Services Shanghai Ltd; 
-  Yin Chang Information Technology Shanghai Co., Ltd; 
-  Shanghai Yifutong Network Technology Co., Ltd; 
-  Beijing All Payments Company Ltd; 

Furthermore,  the  Company  has  taken  the  decision  to  cease  all  remaining  operations  in  Asia,  and  is 
undertaking steps to de-register or liquidate the following entities: - 

-  OnCard Limited;  
-  OnCard China (HK) Limited; 
-  OnCard Rewards Limited 
-  Consolidated Payment Services Ltd; 
-  Payment Services China Limited; 
-  Payment Services China Number 2 Limited; 
-  OnCard Pte Ltd; 

Accordingly, the results of these entities have been disclosed within discontinued operations. 

In addition, the Company disposed of its interest in the SmartPASS joint venture in September 2014, and 
the equity accounted results of this operation have also been disclosed in discontinued operations. 

(b)  Financial Performance and cash flow information 

Revenue 
Share of profits of investments accounted for using the equity 
method 
Expenses 
(Loss)/Profit before income tax 
Income tax expense 
Net (Loss)/Profit after tax for the year from discontinued 
operations 
(Loss)/Gain on disposal of discontinued operations after income 
tax (refer c below) 
Net (Loss)/Profit for the year 

2015 
$ 
201,385 

2014 
$ 

2,284,231 

- 

1,815,194 
(1,549,521)  (18,595,612)
(1,348,136)  (14,496,187)
(7,049,984)

9,767 

(1,338,369)  (21,546,171)

(768,953)  35,894,323 
(2,107,322)  14,348,152 

Basic (loss)/earnings per share (cents per share) 
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share (cents per share) 

25 
25 

(2.20) 
(2.20) 

8.02
8.02

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7.  

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (CONT’D) 

Net cash inflow (outflow) from ordinary activities 
Net cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities (1) 
Net cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities (1) 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

(1,542,318) 
(943,790) 
- 

(1,626,851)
1,572,153 
- 

Note 1: Net cash outflow from financing activities includes cash paid to the purchaser and the cash foregone 
on the disposal of these operations. 

(c)  Details of the sale of the discontinued operations 

Disposal proceeds and tax withheld (1) 
Disposal costs and payments to purchaser 

Cash 
Trade receivables 
Other current assets 
Equity accounted investments 
Other payables 
Outside equity interest 

Carrying amount of net assets disposed 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

-  40,322,323
-
(444,729) 
(444,729)  40,322,323

499,224 
1,000 
137,000 
- 
(108,000) 
(205,000) 

-
-
-
4,428,000
-
-

324,224 

4,428,000

(Loss) Gain on disposal of discontinued operations 

(768,953)  35,894,323

(1)  The sale of the Company’s interest in Shanghai Smart Service Co., Ltd was contracted in Chinese 
Renminbi. The Company received cash proceeds of RMB189 million, translated into AUD36.680 at 
AUD 1: RMB 5.15, with RMB21 million (AUD3.642 million) tax withheld and paid to the Chinese tax 
authorities. 

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8. 

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 

Cash at bank and on hand 

2,798,864 

55,331,183 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

The above figures are shown in the Statement of Cash Flows. 

9. 

TRADE & OTHER RECEIVABLES 

Trade receivables 
Other receivables 

2015 
$ 

433,900 
1,284,170 
1,718,070 

2014 
$ 

120,753 
138,047 
258,800 

Trade and other receivables at balance date includes the following unhedged amounts in 
foreign currencies: 
SGD  NIL (2014: NIL) 
RMB  NIL (2014:   1,016,302) 

- 
- 

- 
187,484 

Trade receivables aging is as follows: 

2015 

0 to 30 days 
Ageing of past due but not impaired: 
31 to 60 days 
61 + days 

Debtor 
$ 
306,844

Allowance 
$ 
-

2014 

Debtor 
$ 
47,753 

Allowance 
$ 
-

94,521
32,535

433,900

-
-

-

72,000 
- 

120,753 

-
-

-

An allowance is made for estimated unrecoverable trade receivables amounts for those companies in the 
Group offering credit terms, arising from the past rendering of services, determined by reference to past 
default experience.  Before accepting new customers, the companies check credit standing and apply 
limits to customers.  These arrangements are reviewed periodically.  At the balance date no allowance 
has  been  considered  necessary  (2014:  Nil).    Past  due  balances  are  all  considered  recoverable  and 
therefore not impaired. 

Included in other receivables is $1,250,000 in relation to the settlement of the Company’s claim against 
the vendors of The Van Diemen’s Land Company (“VDL). 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

10.  OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS 

Investments in hybrid securities 

- 

2,754,432 

The liquid hybrid investments are exchange traded securities that are listed equity investments on the 
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that combine elements of debt securities and equity securities with 
a promise to pay a rate of return at certain dates (coupon dates) during the term of the issued security. 
The securities are held for trading purposes only on a short term basis. 

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11.  OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 

Prepayments and deposits 
Inventories 

12.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Plant and equipment – at cost 
Less accumulated depreciation 

Office equipment – at cost 
Less accumulated depreciation 

Total Assets 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

71,139 
29,671 
100,810 

250,628 
- 
250,628 

267,313 
(39,690) 
227,623 

158,230 
(155,952) 
2,278 

28,905 
(28,905) 
- 

580,197 
(528,071) 
52,126 

229,901 

52,126 

Reconciliations 
Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class of property, plant and equipment at the 
beginning and end of the financial year are set out below: 

Plant & 
Equipment 
$ 

2015 
Office 
Equipment 
$ 

Total 
$ 

Plant & 
Equipment 
$ 

2014 
Computer 
Equipment 
$ 

Total 
$ 

Carrying amount 
Opening balance 
Additions 
Additions as part of a 
business combination 
Disposals 
Assets written off 
Depreciation expense 
Adjustment for effects of 
changes in foreign 
exchange rates 

- 
17,808 

52,126 
2,354 

52,126 
20,162 

220,600 
- 
- 
(10,785) 

- 
- 
(37,295) 
(14,907) 

220,600 
- 
(37,295) 
(25,692) 

9,805 
- 

- 
- 
(6,300) 
(4,596) 

87,843 
- 

97,648 
- 

- 
(5,094) 
(2,533) 
(34,806) 

- 
(5,094) 
(8,833) 
(39,402) 

- 

- 

- 

1,091 

6,716 

7,807 

Closing balance 

227,623 

2,278 

229,901

- 

52,126 

52,126 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

13. 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS – GOODWILL 

(a)  Carrying Value 

Goodwill on acquisition 
Accumulated impairment 
Total net carrying amounts 

(b)  Reconciliations 

Carrying amount at beginning 
Business combinations during the 
year 
Impairment during the period 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

2,480,400 
(601,000) 
1,879,400 

- 

- 

- 
1,879,400 

9,338,280 

- 

(9,338,280) 

Carrying amount at end 

1,879,400 

- 

Goodwill is subject to annual impairment testing. The balance relates 
to the Meander Valley Dairy business segment 

Before recognition of impairment losses, the carrying amount of the goodwill (other than goodwill relating 
to discontinued operations) was allocated to cash-generating business units as follows: 

Meander Valley Dairy 
MarketSmart 

Recoverable amount of goodwill 

Meander Valley Dairy 

2015 
$ 

1,879,400- 
601,000 
2,480,400 

2014 
$ 

- 
601,000 
601,000 

The recoverable amount of the Meander Valley Dairy business cash-generating unit (CGU) is determined 
based  on  a  value  in  use  calculation  which  uses,  in  accordance  with  AASB  136,  pre-tax  cash  flow 
projections  based  on  financial  budgets  approved  by  the  Board  covering  a  five-year  period.  The  key 
assumptions used in generating the cash flow projections are as follows: - 

-  Revenue  growth  in  2016  is  based  upon  expected  sales  based  on  existing  revenues  plus  sales 
contracts secured pre-acquisition. Subsequent sales revenue growth has been estimated at 16% 
per annum on average.  This is in line with previous growth levels experienced in the sales revenue, 
with average growth prior to acquisition being 14%. 

-  Direct costs are estimated at consistent levels of 65% of revenues.   

- 

Indirect costs to grow over the period at an average of 10% per annum.  This is in line with expected 
budgeted plans 

-  A pre-tax discount factor of 10.3% has been applied to the cash flows. This discount factor is based 
on the Weighted Average Cost (“WACC”) of Capital of the Company, calculated using a risk free 
rate of return of 2%, a market risk premium of 5.5% and a beta factor of 1.5 

-  Terminal value of cash flows is calculated using a multiple of final year cash flows of 7 times. 

Management  believes  that  no  reasonably  possible  changes  in  the  key  assumptions  on  which  the 
recoverable  amount  is  based  would  cause  the  aggregate  carrying  amount  to  exceed  the  aggregate 
recoverable amount of the CGU. 

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13. 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS – GOODWILL (CONTINUED) 

MarketSmart 

Management has yet to determine what actions will be undertaken with the MarketSmart CGU, and do 
not have any budgets or cash flow projection prepared for the CGU.  Accordingly, the Goodwill that was 
impaired at 31 December 2014 remans full impaired at 31 December 2015. 

14.  TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES 

Trade and other payables  

Trade and other payables includes amounts 
payable at balance date in foreign currencies: 
HKD     - (2014: 801,431) 
SGD     - (2014: 28,511) 
RMB     - (2014: 2,156,419) 

2015 
$

2014 
$ 

989,639 
989,639 

745,779 
745,779 

- 
- 
- 

126,666 
26,424 
430,707 

Due to the short term nature of these payables, the carrying value is assumed to approximate fair 
value. 

15.  PROVISIONS 

Membership cards – hotel expense provision  
Employee benefits – annual leave 
Restructure provision (i) 
Legal claim (ii) 

- 
14,560 
172,342 
- 
186,902 

51,842 
- 
184,068 
300,000 
535,910 

(i)  Restructure Provision 

The Company commenced winding up the Buffet Club Singapore operations prior to 31 December 
2015 following a board decision that the benefits of further investment into the operations were 
outweighed by the potential downside following regulatory changes to outbound call centre sales 
operations.  The  expected  total  cost  of  restructure  and  windup  of  the  Singapore  company  are
SG$177,909 (2014: SG$198,609).  

(j)  Legal claim 

As detailed in the 2014 Annual Report, the Company had been formally advised of a claim arising 
from a contract for the sale of SmartPASS and had provided $300,000 for costs associated with 
either defending or settling the claim. During the current reporting period, this claim was resolved 
in full with the Company paying the claimant $250,000.  

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16.  CONTRIBUTED EQUITY 

Ordinary shares – fully paid (no par 
value)  
Total Share Capital 

Movements in ordinary share capital: 

DATE 

DETAILS 

01/01/14  Balance beginning of period 
Share buyback(i) 

31/12/14  Balance at end of period 

Issued in current year 
Acquisition shares (ii) 
Share buyback (i) 
Share issue costs 

31/12/15  Balance at end of year 

NUMBER OF SHARES 

2015 

2014 

SHARE CAPITAL 
2014 
2015 
$ 
$ 

29,898,181  174,572,890 

6,617,922  38,515,577 
6,617,922  38,515,577 

ORDINARY 
SHARES 

179,473,304 
(4,900,414) 
174,572,890 
7,368,000 
1,666,667 
(153,709,376) 
- 
29,898,181 

PRICE 

$ 

- 

0.25 
0.18 
- 

39,671,577
(1,156,000)
38,515,577
1,842,000
300,000
(33,816,063)
(223,592)
6,617,922

(i)  Shares were bought back at a range of prices between $0.225 (22.5 cents) per share and $0.24 (24 
cents) per share.  The average price the shares were bought back at was $0.235 (23.5 cents) per 
share. The buyback was completed on 26 June 2015. 

(ii) 1,666,667 ordinary shares were issued at $0.18 (18 cents) per share as part of the consideration for 

the acquisition on the Meander Valley Dairy Business. Details are contained in note 26. 

Terms and Conditions of Issued Capital 

Ordinary Shares 
Ordinary  shares  entitle  the  holder  to  participate  in  dividends  and  the  proceeds  on  winding  up  of  the 
Company in proportion to the number of shares held. On a show of hands each holder of ordinary shares 
present at a meeting in person or by proxy is entitled to one vote, and upon a poll each share is entitled 
to one vote. 

Options 
Share options do not entitle the holder to participate in dividends and the proceeds on winding up of the 
Company.  The holder is not entitled to vote at General Meetings. There were 18,500,000 options on 
issue during the financial year or as at 31 December 2015 (2014: Nil).  

Dividends 
On 20 March 2015 the year the Company paid a special dividend of 9c ($0.09) per share. The dividend 
was not franked.  The total dividend payment was $15,711,560. No dividend was declared or paid during 
the year ended 31 December 2014. 

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17.  RESERVES 

Foreign currency translation reserve 
Employee share options reserve 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

366,711 
217,000 
583,711 

374,979 
- 
374,979 

 (i)  Nature and Purpose of Reserves 

Share based payment reserve 
This reserve is used to record the exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations 
where  the  foreign  operations  functional  currency  is  different  from  the  Group’s  presentation 
currency. 

Employee share option reserve 
The reserve is used to record the value of equity instruments issued to employees and directors 
as part of their remuneration, and other parties as part of compensation for their services. Details 
of the Employee share option payments are contained in note 26. 

(ii)  Movements in Reserve 

ESOP 

Balance at 1 January 2014 
Movement during the period 

Foreign 
currency 
798,954 
(423,975) 

-
-

Balance at the beginning of period 
Movement during the period 
Balance at end of period 

-
217,000
217,000

374,979 
(8,268) 
366,711 

Total 

798,954 
(423,975) 

374,979 
209,932 
583,711 

18.  PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION 

Information relating to TasFoods Limited: 

Financial position 

Current assets 
Non – current assets 
Total assets 

Current liabilities 
Non-current liabilities 
Total liabilities 
Net assets 

Contributed equity 
Reserves 
Accumulated Losses 

Total equity 

Financial performance 

Total revenue 
Profit for the period 
Comprehensive income for the period 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

4,473,195 
1,045,363 
5,518,558 

976,437 
- 
976,437 
4,542,121 

56,397,652 
4,840 
56,402,492 

434,468 
763,938 
1,198,406 
55,204,086 

6,617,922 
217,000 
(2,292,801) 

38,515,577 
- 
16,688,509 

4,542,121 

55,204,086 

917,532 
(3,269,750) 
(3,269,750) 

44,275,696 
18,373,287 
18,373,287 

The Company has not entered into any guarantees in respect to its controlled entities or associates. 

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18.  PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION (CONT’D) 

Capital Commitments 
There are no commitments for the acquisition of plant and equipment contracted for at the reporting date. 

Finance Leases 
There are no commitments in relation to finance leases. 

Contingent Liabilities 
The parent entity is not subject to any liabilities that are considered contingent upon events known at 
balance date. 

19.  RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES 

(a)  Key Management Personnel Compensation 

The aggregate compensation of the key management personnel of the entity is set out below: 

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

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

1,423,283 
28,659 
217,000
- 
1,668,942 

1,180,738 
26,620 
- 
777,000 
1,984,358 

Refer to the Remuneration Report in the Director’s Report for detailed compensation disclosures on key 
management personnel. 

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19.  RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES (CONT’D) 

EQUITY 
HOLDINGS 

PARENT 
ENTITY 
INVESTMENT

(b)  Group Companies 

NAME OF ENTITY 

MarketSmart International Pty 
Limited 
OnCard Ltd  

OnCard (China) HK Ltd 
OneRewards Ltd 
Consolidated Payment 
Services Limited 
Payment Services China 
Limited 
OnCard Pte Ltd 

COUNTRY 
OF INCORP-
ORATION 

  Australia 

  Hong Kong 

  Hong Kong 
  Hong Kong 
  Hong Kong 

PRINCIPAL 
ACTIVITY 
Loyalty 
Solutions 
Loyalty 
Solutions 
Investment 
Rewards 
Investment 

2015 
% 
100 

2014 
% 
100 

100 

100 

100 
100 
100 

100 
100 
100 

B  Hong Kong 

Investment 

100 

100 

A  Singapore 

OnCard  Consulting  Services 
Shanghai Ltd 

C  China 

Shanghai Yifutong Information 
Technology Co. Ltd 
Yin Chang Information 
Technology Co. Ltd 

C  China 

C  China 

Beijing All Payments  
Company Limited  
ACN 605 347 377 Pty Ltd 
TasFoods (VDL) Pty Ltd 

C  China 

D  Australia 
D  Australia 

Loyalty 
Solutions 
Corporate 
and 
Payments 
Dormant 

Loyalty 
Solutions 
and 
Rewards 
Payment 
Solutions 
Dairy 
Investment 

100 

100 

- 

- 

- 

100 

100 

100 

- 

80.2 

100 
100 

- 
- 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

- 

- 

- 
- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 
- 

-

-

-
-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
-
-

A.  OnCard Pte Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of OnCard Limited (HK). 
B.  Payment Services China Limited is wholly owned by Consolidated Payment Services Limited. 
C.  Companies de-registered during the year 
D.  ACN 605 347 377 Pty Ltd and TasFoods (VDL) Pty Ltd are companies incorporated by the parent for 
the operation of dairy businesses.  At 31 December 2015 these companies are not operational. 

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20.  REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS 

Remuneration for audit and review of the financial reports of the parent entity or any entity in the Group: 

Auditors of the parent entity: 
Auditing the financial report (a) 
Non-audit services (b) 

PKF offices (c) 
Auditing 
companies 
Non-audit services - subsidiary companies 

financial 

the 

report  –  subsidiary 

2015 
$ 

63,000 
38,865 
101,865 

14,813 
- 
116,678 

2014 
$ 

106,344 
32,611 
138,955 

40,498 
- 
179,453 

(a)  BDO East Coast Partnership (“BDO”) are the auditors of TasFoods Limited. 
(b) 

It is the Group’s policy to employ BDO on assignments additional to their statutory audit 
duties  where  BDO  expertise  and  experience  with  the  Group  are  important.    These 
assignments relate principally to tax compliance advice. 
Audit services provide by PKF (HK) in relation to subsidiary company audits located in 
Hong Kong, Singapore and audit services provided by PKF Daxin to subsidiary company 
audits located in China.  

(c) 

21.  CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 

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

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

During the year, management elected to pay a dividend of $0.09 (9 cents) per share, and repaid equity 
to shareholders out of proceeds from the sale of its joint venture interest.  As a result, the Company now 
has a more flexible and manageable capital base, and can use this base to identify and pursue suitable 
acquisition and investment opportunities.   

Borrowings 
Trade and other payables 
Total debt 
Less cash and cash equivalents 
Net debt/(cash) 

Total equity 
Total capital 

2015 
$ 

- 
989,639
989,639
(2,798,864)
(1,809,225)

5,550,504
6,617,922

2014 
$ 

- 
745,779
745,779
(55,331,183)
(54,585,404)

57,358,556
38,515,577

Gearing  Ratio  (Total  debt  /  Total 
equity) 

17.8%

1.3% 

The Group is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements. 

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22.  COMMITMENTS FOR EXPENDITURE 

Capital Commitments 

There are no commitments for the acquisition of plant and equipment contracted for at the reporting date. 

Finance Leases 

There are no commitments in relation to finance leases. 

Operating Leases - Premises 

Non-cancellable operating leases contracted for  
but not capitalised in the financial statements: 

Payable - minimum lease payments 
- not later than 12 months 
- between 12 months and 5 years 

23.  SEGMENT INFORMATION 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

31,000 
- 

134,000 
27,000 

The  Group’s business  has  historically  been  segmented  by  the  products  it  provided  being Loyalty  and 
Payment Solutions & Rewards and for the current financial year the segment Meander Valley Dairy has 
been included 

The operating segments are based on the units identified in the operating reports reviewed by the Board 
and executive management and that are used to make strategic decisions.  The Board considers the 
Group  from  both  a  business  unit  and  geographic  perspective  and  has  identified  three  reportable 
segments. 

The Meander Valley Dairy segment incorporates the Meander Valley Dairy business, the assets of which 
were acquired during the year. 

Corporate  includes  all  costs  which  are  not  attributable  to  the  Loyalty  Solutions,  the  Rewards  and 
Payments segments and the Meander Valley Dairy segment. 

The  Payments  &  Rewards  Australia/NZ  segment  consists  of  the  MarketSMART  loyalty  system  which 
provided services to a significant customer which in turn managed customer loyalty programmes. The 
customer terminated services in June 2015. Management are continuing to explore options to maximise 
the return to shareholders from this venture. 

During the year the Group discontinued operations in the Payment & Rewards China and Asia segments.  
Accordingly, these are not presented within continuing operating segment results. Details of revenues, 
expenses,  assets  and  liabilities  in  relation  to  these  operations  during  the  current  and  prior  year  are 
disclosed in note 7. 

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23.  SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONT’D) 

Management measures the performance of the segments identified at the ‘net profit before tax’ level. 

Consolidated - 2015 

Revenue 
Sales to external customers 
Other revenue 
Interest revenue 
Total revenue 

Meander 
Valley 
Dairy 
$ 

789,890
-
10
789,900

Payments & 
Rewards 

$ 

229,500
-
5,813
235,313

Corporate 
$ 

Total 
$ 

-   1,019,390 
750,000 
706,918 
1,451,095   2,476,308 

750,000  
701,095  

Segment profit/(loss) 
Loss after tax from discontinued operation 

47,405

133,642

(2,276,269)  

(2,095,222)
(2,107,322)

(4,202,544)
- 
(4,202,544)

Loss before income tax expense 
Income tax benefit 
Loss after income tax expense 

Assets 
Segment assets 
Unallocated assets – discontinued operations:
Cash and cash equivalents 
Other current assets 
Total assets 
Total assets include: 
Goodwill on acquisition of non-current assets

Liabilities 
Segment liabilities 
Unallocated liabilities – discontinued 
operations: 
Other payables 
Total liabilities 

3,032,608

95,050

3,549,888   6,677,546 

43,553 
5,946 
   6,727,045 

1,879,400

-

-   1,879,400 

171,735

(111)

804,702  

976,326 

200,215 
   1,176,541 

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23.  SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONT’D) 

Consolidated - 2014 

Revenue 
Sales to external customers 
Interest revenue 
Total revenue 

Segment profit/(loss) 
Loss before tax from discontinued operation 

Loss before income tax expense 
Income tax expense 
Loss after income tax expense 

Assets 
Segment assets 
Unallocated assets – discontinued operations:
Cash and cash equivalents 
Other current assets 
Property plant and equipment 
Total assets 
Total assets include: 
Acquisition of intangible assets 

Liabilities 
Segment liabilities 
Unallocated liabilities – discontinued 
operations: 
Trade and other payables 
Current tax payable 
Provisions 
Total liabilities 

Payments &
Rewards 
$ 

Corporate 
$ 

Total 
$ 

450,750
1,837
452,587

209,074

450,750 
-  
860,293  
862,130 
860,293   1,312,880 

(2,596,378)  

(2,387,304)
   21,397,890 

   19,010,586 
(7,072,492)
   11,938,094 

286,977

56,402,592   56,689,569 

   1,551,481 
358,833 
47,286 
   58,647,169 

-

-  

- 

25,458

436,524  

461,982 

583,797 
6,924 
235,910 
   1,288,613 

The accounting policies used by the Group in the internal reporting of the segments are the same as those 
contained in Note 1 to the financial statements.   

Geographic Information 
All continuing operations are based in Australia.   There are no foreign based continuing operations and the 
revenue is generated in Australia. 

Information on major customers 
The Meander Valley Dairy segment derives $330,460(41.8%) of its sales from its major customer during the 
period since acquisition. 
All of the income of the Payments and Rewards segment in Australia is derived from one customer. 

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 24.  RECONCILIATION  OF  OPERATING  PROFIT  AFTER  INCOME  TAX  TO  NET  CASH  (OUTFLOW) 

FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

2015 
$ 

2014 
$ 

Operating (loss)/profit after income tax: 

(4,202,544) 

11,938,094 

Depreciation and amortisation 
Impairment expense 
Losses on fair value through profit or loss financial assets 
Disposal of foreign operations 
Share based payments 
Unrealised foreign exchange loss (gains) 
Share of joint venture (profit) 
Gain on sale of financial assets (net of withholding tax) 
Withholding tax on repatriated profits 

Change in net operating assets and liabilities: 
(Increase)/decrease in trade receivables 
Decrease in other assets 
Movement in deferred taxes 
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables 
(Decrease) in tax liability 
(Decrease)/Increase in operating provisions 
Net cash (outflow) from operating activities 

There are no non-cash financing or investing activities. 

25.  EARNINGS PER SHARE 

Basic (loss)/earnings per share 
Diluted (loss)/ earnings per share 

Basic loss per share from continuing operations 
Diluted loss per share from continuing operations 

Basic (loss)/earnings per share from discontinued operations 
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share from discontinued operations 

25,692 
37,350 
3,457 
768,953 
217,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 

176,702 
14,865,657 
- 
- 
- 
(174,487) 
(1,815,194) 
(32,251,573) 
428,363 

(1,459,270) 
149,819 
- 
244,216 
(6,924) 
(99,008) 
(4,321,259) 

510,057 
206,181 
3,098,866 
(116,282) 
(64,124) 
413,711 
(2,784,029) 

2015 
CENTS 

2014 
CENTS 

(4.39) 
(4.39) 

(2.19) 
(2.19) 

(2.20) 
(2.20) 

$ 

6.67 
6.67 

(1.35) 
(1.35) 

8.01 
8.01 

$ 

Net  (loss)/profit  from  continuing  operations  attributable  to  the 
Owners  of  TasFoods  Ltd used  in calculation  of  basic  and  diluted 
earnings per share for.  

-  All operations 
-  Continuing operations 
-  Discontinued operations 

(4,204,936) 
(2,095,222) 
(2,109,714) 

11,941,933 
(2,410,058) 
14,351,991 

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25.  EARNINGS PER SHARE (CONT’D) 

2015 

2014 

Number 

Number 

Basic 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the 
period used in the calculation of basic earnings per share 

95,864,090 

179,156,525 

Diluted 
Weighted  average  number  of  ordinary  shares  and  convertible 
redeemable  cumulative  preference  shares  outstanding  and 
performance rights during the period used in the calculation of basic 
earnings per share 

Information Concerning the Classification of Securities 

95,864,090 

179,156,525 

(a)  Ordinary shares held in escrow: 

No ordinary shares were held in escrow during the respective financial periods, or in the period to 
the date of these financial statements. 

(b)  Potential ordinary shares: 

There  were  no  options  or  other  forms  of  potential  shares  on  issue  at  31  December  2015  (31 
December 2014: Nil). 

26.  SHARE BASED PAYMENTS 

TasFoods  Limited  had  established  an  employee  share  ownership  plan  (“ESOP”).  The  Scheme  was 
designed  to  provide  a  long-term  incentive  for  employees  and  Directors  of  TasFoods  Limited.  It  allows 
entitled officers of the Group to participate in TasFoods Limited’s future growth and provides them with an 
incentive to increase profitability and returns to shareholders. Full time employees, part-time employees, 
directors and contractors of TasFood Limited and controlled entities are eligible to participate in the ESOP. 

The entitlement of eligible participants under the ESOP is at the absolute discretion of the Directors. The 
exercise price of each option offered pursuant to the Scheme is also at the discretion of the Directors.  
The options hold no voting or dividend rights, and are not transferable.   

Set out below are summaries of options granted under the plan: 

2015 

Grant date   Expiry date  

price 

  Exercise  

  Balance at 
the start of 
the year 

4/9/2015 
4/9/2015 

 3/9/2019 
 3/9/2019 

$0.21   
$0.42   

Weighted average exercise price 

- 
- 
- 

- 

Granted 

10,000,000
8,500,000
-

$0.31

  Expired/     Balance at 
the end of  
the year 

forfeited/   
 other 

Exercised  

-  
-  
-  

-  

-   10,000,000 
-  
8,500,000 
-   18,500,000 

-  

$0.31 

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26.  SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (CONT’D) 

Details  of  share  options  held  by  employees,  former  employees,  consultants  and  former  Directors 
outstanding as at end of year:  

Grant date 

4/9/2015 
4/9/2015 

 Vesting and 
exercisable 
date 

 3/9/2019 
 3/9/2019 

Share price at 

Expiry date 

grant date  Exercise price 

Fair value at 
grant date 

3/9/2019
3/9/2019

$0.15 
$0.15 

$0.021   
$0.042   

$0.020 
$0.002 

There are no EPS hurdles attached to the options granted    

27.  BUSINESS COMBINATION 

Meander Valley Dairy 

On  4  September  2014  the  Company  announced  that  it  had  acquired  the  business  operations  of  the 
Meander  Valley  Dairy  branded  food  products  business  (“Meander  Valley”)  based  in  Tasmania  for 
consideration of $2,100,000.  The acquisition was completed on 17 September 2015 upon transfer of the 
share based portion of the purchase consideration. The acquisition is the first in the Company’s strategy 
of building an integrated business based on premium food products primarily sourced from Tasmania.  
Details of the acquisition were as follows: - 

Consideration 
Cash consideration 
Issue of 1,666,667 ordinary shares 

Note

16

$ 

1,800,000 
300,000 
2,100,000 

Acquisition-related costs amounting to $20,000 have been excluded from the consideration transferred 
and have been recognised as an expense in profit or loss in the current year within Legal and professional 
fees. 

Assets acquired 
Property plant and equipment 
Net tangible assets acquired 
Goodwill 
Purchase consideration 

Note

12  

13  

$ 

220,600 
220,600 
1,879,400 
2,100,000 

Goodwill  arose  in the  acquisition  because  the  cost  of  the  combination  included  a  control  premium.  In 
addition, the consideration paid for the combination effectively included amounts in relation to the benefit 
of revenue growth, future market development and the assembled workforce of the Meander Valley Dairy. 
These benefits  are  not  recognised  separately  from  goodwill  because  they  do  not meet  the  recognition 
criteria for identifiable intangible assets. 

None of the goodwill arising on these acquisitions is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. 

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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

27.  BUSINESS COMBINATION (CONT’D) 

Impact of acquisition on the result of the Group 

Included in the profit for the year is $47,405 attributable to the additional business generated by Meander 
Valley Dairy. Revenue for the year includes $789,890. 

Had  these  business  combinations  been  effected  at  1  January  2015,  the  revenue  of  the  Group  from 
continuing operations would have been $1,884,000, and the loss for the year from continuing operations 
would have been $1,982,000. The directors of the Group consider these 'pro-forma' numbers to represent 
an approximate measure of the performance of the combined group on an annualised basis and to provide 
a reference point for comparison in future periods. 

In determining the ‘pro-forma’ revenue and profit of the Group Meander Valley Dairy been acquired at the 
beginning of the current year, the directors have: 

•  calculated depreciation of plant and equipment acquired on the basis of the fair values arising in 
the initial accounting for the business combination rather than the carrying amounts recognised in 
the pre-acquisition financial statements; 

28.   EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER REPORTING DATE 

Issue of shares 

On 19 February 2016 the Company issued 22,232,000 ordinary shares at $0.25 (25 cents) per share to 
the sophisticated investors and investors associated with the Company who took up the shortfall in the 
Company’s share purchase plan offer (due to eligible shareholders not applying for their full entitlement 
of shares under the offer) and under a placement of new and fully paid ordinary shares in the Company. 

Proposed acquisition of Nichols Poultry 

On 18 February 2016 the Company announced that it had entered into an option agreement to acquire 
Nichols Poultry Pty Ltd and associated assets (“Nichols Poultry”).  Under the option TasFoods has the 
right to acquire 100% of the company that owns and operates the poultry processing business and facility 
and related plant and equipment, an electricity generating wind turbine and approximately 91 hectares of 
land on which the processing facility and wind turbine are located, together with a farm house, sheds and 
other improvements.  The option to acquire Nichols Poultry expires on 31 May 2016 (but may be extended 
by the Company up to 30 June 2016 due to delays in the transaction timetable). Once exercised, the 
acquisition becomes unconditional and must occur within 5 days. At completion the Company will grant 
a lease of part of the land to the vendor for grazing and cropping for a period of 3 years, and enter into a 
grower’s agreement for him to raise chickens for the Nichols Poultry Business for a period of 3 years. 

The acquisition consideration is $12,550,000, subject to adjustments for the amount or value of stock, 
capital expenditure, accounts receivable, accounts payable, employee entitlements, bank debt and other 
liabilities  of  Nichols  Poultry  at  the  date  of  completion.  Up  to  $2,000,000  of  the  consideration  is  to  be 
satisfied by the issue of fully paid ordinary shares in the Company to the vendor at an issue price which 
is the lower of $0.30 (30 cents) and the issue price under a proposed capital raising. TasFoods has paid 
a $500,000 non-refundable option fee which will be applied to the consideration payable at completion, if 
the option is exercised.  

In addition, the Company has announced that it intends to raise up to $20,000,000 in capital to fund the 
acquisition and provide the Company with additional working capital.  The Capital Raising is subject to 
shareholder approval.  

Completion  of  the  agreement  is  subject  to  a  number  of  conditions  precedent,  including  shareholder 
approval. 

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 

28.   EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER REPORTING DATE (CONT’D) 

Settlement of litigation regarding The Van Diemen’s Land Company acquisition   

As  a consequence  of  the uncertainty  that  arose  in  relation  to  the  proposed capital  raising  to  fund  the 
acquisition of the assets of The Van Diemen’s Land Company (VDL), the board of directors of TasFoods 
Limited  (Company)  formed  the  view  that  the  prospects  of  obtaining  specific  performance  of  the 
Company’s  agreement  to  acquire  the  VDL  assets  had  diminished.  Although  the  board  believed  the 
Company’s damages claim against New Plymouth District Council, Tasmanian Land Company Limited 
(TLC) and others for breach of that agreement was sound, the board was conscious that continuing the 
litigation would have required considerable costs and management time which could be better directed 
towards pursuing other opportunities for the Company. In the circumstances, the Company agreed on 22 
January  2016  to  settle  the  litigation.  Under  the  terms  of  settlement,  the  Company  received  a  cash 
payment of $1,250,000 from TLC in full and final settlement of the matter, made up of $500,000 refund 
of deposit and $750,000 recovery of costs. 

Issue of shares 

On  8  March  2016  the  Company  issued  1,200,000  ordinary  shares  at  $0.25  (25  cents)  per  share  to 
sophisticated investors to enable further acquisitions and other growth opportunities. 

Other 

Other than the above the Board are not aware of any matter or circumstance not otherwise dealt with in 
these financial statements that has significantly or may significantly affect the operation of the Group, the 
results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group in subsequent financial years. 

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CONTINGENT LIABILITIES 

There are no matters which the Group consider would result in a contingent liability as at the date of this 
report. 

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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION 

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION 

1.

In the opinion of the Directors of TasFoods Limited (the “Company”):

(a) 

The financial report and the Remuneration Report included in the Directors’ Report, designated as
audited, of the Group are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 

i. Giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 31 December 2015 and of its

performance for the year ended on that date; and

ii. Complying  with  the  Accounting  Standards,  the  Corporations  Regulations  2001  and  other

mandatory professional reporting requirements;

(b) 

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

2.

3.

The financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by
the International Accounting Standards Board, as described in Note 1(a) to the financial statements; and

This  declaration  has  been  made  after  receiving  the  declarations  required  by  section  295A  of  the
Corporations Act 2001 from the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer for the financial
year ended 31 December 2015.

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

Rob Woolley 
Chairman 

31 March 2016 
Launceston 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 

To the members of TasFoods Limited 

Report on the Financial Report 

We have audited the accompanying financial report of TasFoods Limited, which comprises the 
consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2015, the consolidated statement of 
profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and 
the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of 
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the directors’ declaration of the 
consolidated entity comprising the company and the entities it controlled at the year’s end or from 
time to time during the financial year.  

Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial Report 

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a 
true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 
and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the 
financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to 
fraud or error. In Note 1(a), the directors also state, in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 101 
Presentation of Financial Statements, that the financial statements comply with International 
Financial Reporting Standards.  

Auditor’s Responsibility  

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our 
audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we comply with 
relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain 
reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.   

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in 
the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the 
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. 
In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the company’s 
preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures 
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the 
effectiveness of the company’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness 
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as 
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.   

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis 
for our audit opinion.  

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In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations 
Act 2001. We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which 
has been given to the directors of TasFoods Limited, would be in the same terms if given to the 
directors as at the time of this auditor’s report. 

Opinion 

In our opinion: 

(a)  the financial report of TasFoods Limited is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, 

including: 

(i)  giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 31 December 

2015 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and 

(ii)  complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and 

(b)  the financial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in 

Note 1(a). 

Report on the Remuneration Report 

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 7 to 14 of the directors’ report for the 
year ended 31 December 2015. The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and 
presentation of the Remuneration Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 
2001. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit 
conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.  

Opinion 

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of TasFoods Limited for the year ended 31 December 2015 
complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.  

BDO East Coast Partnership 

David Garvey 
Partner 

Melbourne, 31 March 2016

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 

The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 17 March 2016. 

A. 

Distribution of Equity Securities 

Analysis of numbers of equity security holders by size of holding: 

SPREAD OF HOLDINGS  

NUMBER OF 
HOLDERS 

1 - 1,000 
1,001 - 5,000 
5,001 - 10,000 
10,001 - 100,000 
100,001 and over 

TOTAL 

NUMBER OF 
UNITS 
116,600 
1,721,125 
2,456,730 
18,994,270 
30,041,456 

% OF TOTAL 
ISSUED CAPITAL 

0.22% 
3.23% 
4.61% 
35.62% 
56.33% 

288 
569 
289 
586 
69 

1,801 

53,330,181 

100% 

The number of shareholders with less than a marketable parcel is 395. 

B. 

Equity Security Holders 

Twenty largest quoted equity security holders. 

The names of the twenty largest holders of quoted equity securities are listed below: 

NAME 

HSBC Custody Nominees 
Quality Life Pty Ltd 
Elsie Cameron Foundation Pty Ltd  
Bob Wilson  
J P Morgan Nominees Australia 
Mr Darius Isaac 
Derwent Chief Pty Ltd  
Andrew Woolley 
Krisami Investments Pty Ltd 
True Colour Advertisement Pty Ltd  
J R Green Pty Ltd 
Annells Group Pty Ltd  
Robin Bruce Dornauf + Karen Joan Dornauf 
Mr Jason Plehn 
Buduva Pty Ltd  
Mr Andrew Woolley 
Mr Ian James Barton 
Mr John Hong Ping So 
JB Were (NZ) Nominees Limited <50645 A/C> 
Rowena House Pty Ltd 

ORDINARY SHARES 
NUMBER HELD 

% OF ISSUED 
SHARES 

3,541,805 
2,000,000 

1,600,000 

1,600,000 
1,600,000 
1,402,500 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 

954,250 

800,000 
800,000 
690,667 
600,000 
575,000 
547,704 
498,000 
473,250 
406,700 
400,000 

6.64% 
3.75% 

3.00% 

3.00% 
3.00% 
2.63% 
1.88% 
1.88% 
1.88% 

1.79% 

1.50% 
1.50% 
1.30% 
1.13% 
1.08% 
1.03% 
0.93% 
0.89% 
0.76% 
0.75% 

As at 17 March 2016, the 20 largest shareholders held ordinary shares representing 40.33% of the issued share 
capital. 

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 

Substantial Shareholders 

Substantial holders in the Company are set out below: 

NAME 

HSBC Custody Nominees 

C. 

Voting Rights 

NUMBER OF 
SHARES HELD 

% 

3,541,805 

6.64% 

The voting rights attached to ordinary shares are set out below: 

On a show of hands every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall have one vote and upon a 
poll each share shall have one vote. 

D. 

Use of Cash 

Cash and assets readily convertible to cash held by the Company at the time of admission to the Australian 
Stock  Exchange  are  being  used  in  a  way  consistent  with  its  business  objectives  as  set  out  in  the  listing 
prospectus. 

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 

The Board of TasFoods Limited (the Company) is responsible for the corporate governance of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”). The Board guides and monitors the business and affairs 
of the Company on behalf of its shareholders. 

The table below summarises the Company's compliance with the Third Edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations. 

PRINCIPLE 1 – LAY SOLID FOUNDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT 

Corporate 
Recommendation 

Governance 

Council 

Compliance 

Disclosure 

1.1 

A listed entity should disclose: 
(a)  the respective roles and 

Complies 

responsibilities of its board and 
management; and 

(b) those matters expressly reserved to 
the board and those delegated to 
management. 

1.2 

A listed entity should: 

Complies 

(a) undertake appropriate checks before 

appointing a person, or putting forward 
to security holders a candidate for 
election, as a director; and 
(b) provide security holders with all 

material information in its possession 
relevant to a decision on whether or 
not to elect or re-elect a director. 

The  Board  of  Directors  (the  Board),  together  with  the  Management  team,  are  collectively 
experienced in the management of listed companies and more particularly the Group’s principal 
business activities. 

The Board is responsible for providing strategic guidance and for contributing to the development 
of the corporate strategy and performance objectives, including: 

 
 
 
 
 

 

the implementation of a business strategy;  
the annual budget;  
monitoring the Company’s financial performance;  
meeting its regulatory reporting obligations;  
approving and monitoring the progress of existing investments, capital management and 
acquisitions and disposals of investment assets; and 
ensuring that appropriate management processes and procedures are in place to achieve 
these objectives. 

The Board appoints the Chairman, Managing Director and Company Secretary. 

The Board has delegated to the Managing Director the authority to manage and control the day to 
day affairs of the Group and the implementation of the corporate strategy. 

(a) The  Board  is  responsible  for  ensuring  it  is  comprised  of  individuals  who  are  best  able  to 
discharge the responsibilities of directors having regard to the law and the best standards of 
governance.  

(b) This  will necessarily include undertaking background and other checks before appointing a 
person or putting them forward to security holders as a candidate for election as a director, as 
well as providing all material information relevant to a decision for election as a director. The 
qualifications, experience and special responsibilities of the Board members are set out in the 
Company’s Annual Report. 

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1.3 

1.4 

A 
listed  entity  should  have  a  written 
agreement  with  each  director  and  senior 
executive  setting  out  the  terms  of  their 
appointment. 

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

Complies 

The Directors, including the Managing Director, have received a letter agreement setting out the 
terms of their appointment. 

Complies 

The Board has appointed an experienced Company Secretary who is directly accountable to the 
Board. 

1.5 

A listed entity should: 

Does not Comply 

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

the  board 

(b)  disclose that policy or a summary of it; 

and 

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

The  Company  is  in  the  process  of  establishing  a  Diversity  Policy  which  provides  the  written 
framework  and  objectives  for  achieving  a  work  environment  that  values  and  utilises  the 
contributions of employees with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, irrespective 
of gender, age, ethnicity and cultural background. The Board is responsible for developing, where 
possible,  measurable  objectives  and  strategies  to  support  the  framework  and  objectives  of  the 
Diversity  Policy.  The  Board  will  be  responsible  for  monitoring  the  progress  of  the  measureable 
objectives through various monitoring, evaluation and reporting mechanisms.  

(1)  As a measurement of gender diversity, the proportion of women employees in the 

consolidated entity as at the date of this report are as follows: 

-  Women on the Board: 20% 
-  Women in senior executive roles: 0% 
-  Women in management position: 17% 
-  Women in the organisation: 10% 

(2)  The Company is not a relevant employer under the Workplace Gender Equality Act. 

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1.6 

A listed entity should: 

Does not comply 

(a)  have  and  disclose  a  process 

for 
periodically evaluating the performance 
of 
its  committees  and 
individual directors; and 

the  board, 

The performance of Directors will be assessed and reviewed by the Board.  To determine whether 
it is functioning effectively, the Board shall perform an evaluation of the Board’s performance at 
intervals considered appropriate. 

A performance evaluation was not undertaken during the reporting period. 

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

a 

1.7 

A listed entity should: 

Does not comply 

(a)  have  and  disclose  a  process 

for 
periodically evaluating the performance 
of its senior executives; and 

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

a 

The Managing Director is responsible for evaluating the performance of senior executives against 
performance indicators established for senior management. 

The  Board  is  responsible  for  evaluating  the  performance  of  the  Managing  Director  against  set 
criteria.  Given her recent appointment to the position of Chief Executive Officer her performance 
has not been evaluated in the year under review. The Board and its Committees are governed by 
their respective Charters which are available on the Company’s website. 

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PRINCIPLE 2 – STRUCTURE THE BOARD TO ADD VALUE 

2.1 

The board of a listed entity should: 

Complies 

(a) have a nomination committee which: 

1.  has  at  least  three  members,  a 
majority  of  whom  are  independent 
directors; and 

2.  is  chaired  by  an 

independent 
director, and disclose the charter of 
the committee, the members of the 
committee; and 

3.  as  at  the  end  of  each  reporting 
period,  the  number  of  times  the 
the 
committee  met 
period 
individual 
attendances  of  the  members  at 
those meetings: OR   

throughout 
the 

and 

The  duties  of  the  Nomination  Committee  are  now  carried  out  by  the  Board’s  Remuneration  & 
Nomination Committee comprising all Non-Executive Directors. The Directors meet as required 
to: 

  Determine the necessary and desirable competencies of Directors; 

  Determine  the  state  of  Director  nominees  for  election  to  the  Board  and  to  identify  and 

recommend candidates to fill casual vacancies; and 

  Review Board succession plans 

  The Remuneration & Nomination Committee met once during the year under review 

(b) if 

it  does  not  have  a  nomination 
committee,  disclose  that  fact  and  the 
processes it employs to address board 
succession  issues  and  to  ensure  that 
the  board  has  the  appropriate  balance 
of 
knowledge,  experience, 
independence and diversity to enable it 
to 
and 
its 
responsibilities effectively. 

discharge 

duties 

skills, 

2.2 

A  listed  entity  should  have  and  disclose  a 
board  skills  matrix  setting  out  the  mix  of 
skills and diversity that the board currently 
has  or 
its 
membership. 

to  achieve 

looking 

in 

is 

Does not comply 

The  Company  supports  the  appointment  of  Directors  who  bring  a  wide  range  of  business  and 
professional skills and experience. While the Company does not have or disclose a formal skills 
matrix  it  does  consider  directors’  attributes  prior  to  any  appointment.  The  qualifications,  skills, 
experience and expertise relevant to the position of director held by each Director in office at the 
date of the Annual Report and their attendance at Board and Committee meetings is included in 
the Annual Report.  

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2.3 

A listed entity should disclose: 

Complies 

As at the date of this reports the Non-Executive Directors of the Company are: 

(a) the  names  of  the  directors  considered 
independent 

the  board 

to  be 

by 
directors; 

(b) if  a  director  has  an  interest,  position, 
association  or  relationship  of  the  type 
described  in  Box  2.3  of  the  ASX 
Corporate  Governance  Principles  and 
Recommendations  but  the  board  is  of 
the opinion that it does not compromise 
the  independence  of  the  director,  the 
interest,  position, 
nature  of 
association  or  relationship  in  question 
and an explanation of why the board is 
of that opinion; and 

the 

(c)  the length of service of each director. 

Mr R Woolley, Mr H Robertson, Mr A Robinson. 

The Executive Directors are: 

Mr R McBain and Ms J Bennett 

The  names  and  details  of  each  Director  including  length  of  service  is  contained  in  the  Annual 
Report. 

2.4 

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

Complies 

The  Board  is  comprised  of  five  Directors  with  a  majority  considered  independent.    The  Chief 
Executive Officer, who is also the Managing Director and Finance Director are classified as an 
executive directors. 

2.5 

2.6 

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

A  listed  entity  should  have  a  program  for 
inducting  new  directors  and  provide 
appropriate 
development 
professional 
opportunities  for  directors  to  develop  and 
maintain  the  skills  and  knowledge  needed 
to perform their role as directors effectively. 

Complies 

Mr Robert Woolley as Chairman of the Board is considered independent. Ms Jane Bennett is the 
Chief Executive Officer 

Does not comply 

Due  to  the  Board’s  relatively  small  size,  the  Company  has  an  informal  induction  process.  New 
directors are fully briefed about the nature of the business, current issues, the corporate strategy 
and the expectations of the Company concerning performance of Directors. Directors receive a 
formal letter of appointment setting out the key terms and conditions and corporate expectations 
relevant to that appointment. Directors are given access to continuing education opportunities to 
update and enhance their skills and knowledge. 

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PRINCIPLE 3 – ACT ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY 

3.1 

A listed entity should: 

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(a)  have a code of conduct for its directors, 
senior executives and employees; and 
(b)  disclose that code or a summary of it. 

The Company and the Board promotes ethical and responsible decision making and has a code 
of conduct.  This is communicated to management and requires staff to adhere to the core values, 
together with a number of other key attributes that have been identified as being imperative to the 
success of the Company. 

PRINCIPLE 4 – SAFEGUARD INTEGRITY IN CORPORATE REPORTING 

4.1 

The board of a listed entity should: 

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(a)  have an audit committee which: 

2. 

1.  has at least three members, all of 
whom  are  non-executive  directors 
and  a  majority  of  whom  are 
independent directors; and 
is  chaired  by  an 
independent 
director, who is not the chair of the 
board; 
and disclose: 
3. 
4. 

the charter of the committee; 
the 
relevant  qualifications  and 
experience of the members of the 
committee; and 
in relation to each reporting period, 
the number of times the committee 
met throughout the period and the 
individual  attendances  of 
the 
members at those meetings; OR  

5. 

(b)  if it does not have an audit committee, 
disclose  that  fact  and  the  processes  it 
employs  that  independently  verify  and 
safeguard  the  integrity  of  its  corporate 
reporting,  including  the  processes  for 
the  appointment  and  removal  of  the 
external auditor and the rotation of the 
audit engagement partner. 

The Company has established an Audit Committee which plays a key role in assisting the Board 
with  its  responsibilities  relating  to  accounting,  developing  internal  control  systems,  reporting 
practices, risk management and ensuring the independence of the Company Auditor.   

The Charter for this Committee incorporates policies and procedures to ensure an effective focus 
from an independent perspective. 

Members of the Committee are: 

– Mr A Robinson, Committee Chairman, Non-executive Director 
– Mr H Robertson, Non-executive Director 
– Mr R Woolley, Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Board 

The Audit & Risk Committee works within the framework of the Audit Committee Charter adopted 
by  the  Board.  The  Audit  Committee  includes  in  its  Charter  a  review  of  the  effectiveness  of 
administrative, operating and accounting controls. 

Details of the Directors’ qualifications and their membership and attendance at Audit Committee 
meetings are set out in the Directors’ Report contained in the Annual Report. 

A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is available on the Company’s website. 

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4.2 

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

control  which 

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Following a recommendation by the Committee to the Board to approve the annual and half year 
financial accounts, the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer state in writing to the Board 
that the Company’s Financial Reports present a true and fair view, in all material respects, of the 
Company’s  financial  condition  and  operational  results  and  are  in  accordance  with  relevant 
accounting standards; and that this statement is founded on a sound system of risk management 
and internal compliance and control which implements the policies adopted by the Board. 

4.3 

A  listed  entity  that  has  an  AGM  should 
ensure  that  its  external  auditor  attends  its 
AGM and is available to answer questions 
from security holders relevant to the audit. 

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PRINCIPLE 5 – MAKE TIMELY AND BALANCED DISCLOSURE 

5.1 

A listed entity should: 

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(a)  have a written policy for complying with 
its  continuous  disclosure  obligations 
under the Listing Rules; and 

(b)  disclose that policy or a summary of it. 

PRINCIPLE 6 – RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS 

6.1 

A  listed  entity  should  provide  information 
about itself and its governance to investors 
via its website. 

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The external auditors are requested to attend the Annual General Meeting and are available to 
answer shareholders’ questions about the conduct of the audit and preparation of the Auditor’s 
Report. 

The  Company’s  Communications  Policy  is  designed  to  promote  transparency  and  investor 
confidence and ensure that all interested parties have an equal opportunity to obtain information 
which  is  issued  by  it.   The  Company  is  committed  to  complying  with  the  continuous  disclosure 
obligations contained in the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and under 
the Corporations Act, and ensuring that all shareholders and the market have an equal opportunity 
to obtain and review full and timely information about the Company’s securities. 

Disclosure of such price-sensitive information to the ASX must not be delayed and is disclosed, in 
the  first  instance,  to  the  ASX.    Material  information  must  not  be  selectively  disclosed  (i.e.  to 
analysts, the media or shareholders) prior to being announced to the ASX, and all media releases 
must be referred to the Chairman or Managing Director for approval prior to any announcement. 

The  Company’s  website,  which  has  not  yet  been  updated  to  reflect  the  Company’s  change  of 
name and activities, has dedicated Investors and News sections and endeavours to publish on 
the website all important Company information and relevant announcements made to the market.  
It can be found at www.oncard.com. 

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6.2 

A listed entity should design and implement 
an  investor  relations  program  to  facilitate 
two-way  communication  with 
effective 
investors. 

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The Company is committed to: 

  ensuring  that  shareholders  and  the  financial  markets  are  provided  with  full  and  timely 
information about the Company’s activities in a balanced and understandable way through 
the  annual  and  half  yearly  reports,  ASX  releases,  general  meetings  and  the  Company’s 
website; 

  complying  with  continuous  disclosure  obligations  contained  in  the  applicable  ASX  Listing 

Rules and the Corporations Act in Australia; and 

  encouraging shareholder participation at general meetings. 

6.3 

6.4 

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

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The  Board  encourages  full  participation  of  shareholders  at  the  Company’s  annual  general 
meetings and any general meetings to ensure a high level of accountability and identification with 
the  Company’s  strategy.  The  external  auditor  will  also  be  invited  to  attend  the  annual  general 
meeting of shareholders and will be available to answer any questions concerning the conduct, 
preparation and content of the auditor’s report. 

A listed entity should give security holders 
the option to receive communications from, 
and send communications to, the entity and 
its security registry electronically. 

Complies 

The Company’s registrar, Advanced Share Registry Services, provides the option for shareholders 
to  receive  and  send  communications  electronically.  Shareholders  are  encouraged  to  create  an 
online account at Advanced Share Registry Services. 

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PRINCIPLE 7 – RECOGNISE AND MANAGE RISK 

7.1 

The board of a listed entity should: 
(a)  have  a  committee  or  committees  to 

Does not comply 

The  Board  of  the  Company  takes  a  proactive  approach  to  the  Group’s  risk  management  and 
internal compliance and control system.  This function is monitored by the Audit Committee. 

The Audit Committee is responsible for ensuring that financial risks and mitigation of these risks 
are identified on a timely basis and that the Group’s objectives and activities are aligned with the 
risks and opportunities identified by the Committee and the Board.  

Members of the Committee are: 

– Mr A Robinson, Committee Chairman, Non-executive Director 
– Mr H Robertson, Non-executive Director 
– Mr R Woolley Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Board 

A summary of attendance is included in the Annual Report. 

A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is available on the Company’s website. 

whom 

oversee risk, each of which: 
(1)  has  at  least  three  members,  a 
majority 
are 
of 
independent directors; and 
is  chaired  by  an  independent 
director, and disclose  
the charter of the committee;  
the  members  of  the  committee; 
and 

(3) 
(4) 

(2) 

the 

and 

(5)  as  at  the  end  of  each  reporting 
period,  the  number  of  times  the 
committee  met  throughout  the 
period 
individual 
attendances  of  the  members  at 
those meetings; OR 
if 
risk 
committee  or  committees  that 
satisfy  (a)  above,  disclose  that 
fact and the processes it employs 
for  overseeing  the  entity’s  risk 
management framework. 

it  does  not  have  a 

(6) 

7.2 

The  board  or  a  committee  of  the  board 
should: 

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(a)  review  the  entity’s  risk  management 
framework  at  least  annually  to  satisfy 
itself that it continues to be sound; and 
(b)  disclose,  in  relation  to  each  reporting 
period,  whether  such  a  review  has 
taken place. 

The  Company  has  undertaken  a  detailed  analysis  of  its  current  policy  on  risk  oversight  and 
management  which  has  been  developed  to  promote  a  culture  of  risk  control  throughout  the 
Company.  
The Board reviews the operation of systems of risk management at least annually to ensure that 
the  significant  risks  facing  the  Company  are  identified,  that  appropriate  control,  monitoring  and 
reporting mechanisms are in place and that risk is appropriately dealt with at an individual business 
level. 

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7.3 

A listed entity should disclose: 

Does not comply 

(a)  if it has an internal audit function, how 
the function is structured and what role 
it performs; OR 

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

7.4 

A  listed  entity  should  disclose  whether  it 
has  any  material  exposure  to  economic, 
environmental  and  social  sustainability 
risks  and,  if  it  does,  how  it  manages  or 
intends to manage those risks. 

As  a  small  company,  the  Company  does  not  have  an  internal  audit  function.  The  Board  works 
closely with the Management Team to identify and manage operational, financial and compliance 
risks  which  could  prevent  the  Company  and  its  individual  businesses  from  achieving  their 
objectives and targets. 

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A summary of risks including market price, currency, interest rate, credit, liquidity and fair value 
are included in the Annual Report.  

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PRINCIPLE 8 – REMUNERATE FAIRLY AND RESPONSIBLY 

8.1 

The board of a listed entity should: 

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(a)  have a remuneration committee which: 
(1)  has  at  least  three  members,  a 
majority of whom are independent 
directors; and 
(2)  is  chaired  by  an 

independent 

director,  

and disclose: 
(3)  the charter of the committee; 
(4)  the  members  of  the  committee; 

and 

(5)  as  at  the  end  of  each  reporting 
period,  the  number  of  times  the 
the 
committee  met 
period 
individual 
attendances  of  the  members  at 
those meetings; OR 

throughout 
the 

and 

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

8.2 

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

regarding 

At  the  date  of  this  report,  the  Company  has  a  Nomination  &  Remuneration  Committee  which  is 
responsible for determining and reviewing compensation arrangements for the Board, Managing 
Director and employees. 

The Nomination & Remuneration Committee is currently comprised of  

– Mr A Robinson, Committee Chairman, Non-executive Director 
– Mr H Robertson, Non-executive Director 
– Mr R Woolley, Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Board 

Specifically, the Committee will monitor and review: 

 

 

 

the remuneration arrangements for the Chairman and sets parameters within which the 
Chairman will review arrangements for other Directors and the Managing Director; 
the remuneration policies, personnel practices and strategies of the Company generally; 
and 
any employee incentive schemes. 

The  Board  is  responsible  for  performance  evaluation  of  the  members  of  the  Board  and  key 
executives against both measurable and qualitative indicators.  

Details  of  the  Directors’  qualifications  and  their  membership  and  attendance  at  Nomination  & 
Remuneration  Committee  meetings  are  set  out  in  the  Directors’  Report  contained  in  the  Annual 
Report. 

A  copy  of  the  Nomination  &  Remuneration  Committee  Charter  is  available  on  the  Company’s 
website. 

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The  details  of  the  remuneration  paid  to  Directors  and  Officers  is  included  in  the  Remuneration 
Report section of the Annual Report. 

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8.3 

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

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The Company does not have such as Scheme.  

(a)  have  a  policy  on  whether  participants 
are permitted to enter into transactions 
(whether through the use of derivatives 
or otherwise) which limit the economic 
risk of participating in the scheme; and 
(b)  disclose that policy or a summary of it. 

The Company’s corporate governance practices were in place for the financial year ended 31 December 2015 and to the date of signing the Directors’Report. 

Various corporate governance practices are discussed within this statement. For further information on corporate governance policies adopted by the Company, refer to the Company’s website: 
http://www.oncard.com, which has not yet been updated to reflect the Company’s change of name and activities.  

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CORPORATE DIRECTORY 

CORPORATE DIRECTORY 

Board of Directors 
Rob Woolley 
Hugh Robertson 
Roger McBain 
Antony Robinson  (Non-Executive Director) 
Jane Bennett 

(Chairman and Non-Executive Director) 
(Non-Executive Director) 
(Executive Director Finance) 

(Managing Director and CEO) 

Company Secretaries 
Mark Licciardo 
Matthew Rowe 

Registered Office 
52-54 Tamar Street 
Launceston Tasmania 7250 AUSTRALIA 
Telephone:  +61 3 6331 6983 
Facsimile:  +61 3 6256 9251 

Principal Place of Business 
52-54 Tamar  Street 
Launceston Tasmania 7250 AUSTRALIA 
Telephone:  +61 3 6331 6983 
Facsimile:  +61 3 6256 9251 
Web:   www.TasFoods.com 

Postal Address 
PO Box 425 
LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA 7250 AUSTRALIA 

Share Registry 
Advanced Share Registry Services 
Unit 2, 150 Stirling Highway 
NEDLANDS WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6009 AUSTRALIA 
Telephone:  +61 8 9389 8033 
Facsimile:  +61 8 9389 7871 

Auditor 
BDO East Coast Partnership 
Level 14, 140 William Street 
MELBOURNE VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA 

Solicitors 
Norton Gledhill 
Level 23, 459 Collins Street 
MELBOURNE VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA 

Bankers 
Bendigo Bank 

Stock Exchange Listing 
TasFoods Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, code TFL. 

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