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Annual Report 

for the year ended 30 June 2015  

 
 
Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44
Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44    103103103103    003003003003    505505505505    
Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44
Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44
30 June 2015    
Annual Report ----    30 June 2015
Annual Report 
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
Annual Report 
Annual Report 

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Contents    
Contents
Contents
Contents

Results for announcement to the market 
Financial Statements 

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These financial statements are the consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Entity consisting 
of  Pioneer  Credit  Limited  and  its  subsidiaries.  The  financial  statements  are  presented  in  the  Australian 
currency. 

Pioneer  Credit  Limited  is  a  Company  limited  by  shares,  incorporated  and  domiciled  in  Australia.  Its 
registered office and principal place of business is: 

Pioneer Credit Limited 
Level 6, 108 St Georges Terrace  
Perth WA 6000 

A description of the nature of the Consolidated Entity's operations and its principal activities is included in 
the  review  of  operations  and  activities  on  page  3  of  the  Annual  Report  and  in  the  Directors'  report  on 
page 10 of the Annual Report, both of which are not part of these financial statements. 

The  financial  statements  were  authorised  for  issue  by  the  Directors  on  20  August  2015.  The  Directors 
have the power to amend and reissue the financial statements. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
    
Pioneer 
ABN 44 103 003 505    
Credit Limited    ABN 44 103 003 505
Pioneer Credit Limited
ABN 44 103 003 505
ABN 44 103 003 505
Credit Limited
Credit Limited
Pioneer 
Pioneer 
Appendix 4E    
Appendix 4E
Appendix 4E
Appendix 4E
Preliminary Final Report
Preliminary Final Report    
Preliminary Final Report
Preliminary Final Report
for the year ended 30 June 2015
for the year ended 30 June 2015    
for the year ended 30 June 2015
for the year ended 30 June 2015
(previous corresponding period 30 June 2014)    
(previous corresponding period 30 June 2014)
(previous corresponding period 30 June 2014)
(previous corresponding period 30 June 2014)

Results for announcement to the market    
Results for announcement to the market
Results for announcement to the market
Results for announcement to the market

Key information
Key information    
Key information
Key information
Revenue from ordinary activities 
Net profit after taxation for the period attributable 
to members 
Operating profit after taxation * 

30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000
$’000    
$’000
$’000
38,788 
7,441 

30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
2014201420142014    
$’000
$’000    
$’000
$’000
25,761 
1,047 

Change
Change    
Change
Change
$’000
$’000    
$’000
$’000
13,027 
6,394 

%%%%    
51% 
611% 

7,808 

4,587 

3,221 

70% 

*  

Operating  profit  after  taxation  is a  financial  measure  which  is  not  prescribed  by  Australian  Accounting  Standards  (“AAS”) 
and represents the profit under AAS adjusted for specific non-cash and significant items. 

/ distributions    
Dividends per ordinary share    / distributions
Dividends per ordinary share
/ distributions
/ distributions
Dividends per ordinary share
Dividends per ordinary share

Final 2014 ordinary 
Interim 2015 ordinary 
Final 2015 ordinary  

Amount per 
Amount per 
Amount per 
Amount per 
(cents)    
security (cents)
security 
(cents)
(cents)
security 
security 
3.10 
1.75 
6.80 

Franked 
Franked 
Franked 
Franked 
Amount per 
Amount per 
Amount per 
Amount per 
security    
security
security
security
100% 
100%    
100% 

Record Date    
Record Date
Record Date
Record Date
30/09/2014 
31/03/2015 
30/09/2015 

/ Payable 
PaidPaidPaidPaid    / Payable 
/ Payable 
/ Payable 
DateDateDateDate    
17/10/2014 
17/04/2015 
30/10/2015 

There  is  no  provision  for  a  final  dividend  in  respect  of  the  year  ended  30  June  2015.  Provisions  for 
dividends to be paid by the Company are recognised in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as a liability and a 
reduction in retained earnings when the dividend has been declared. 

Full commentary on the  figures presented above and on the results for  the period and  other  significant 
information  is  provided  in  the  2015  Media  Release  and  Results  Presentation  and  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements - 30 June 2015, released today. 

Included in the Consolidated Financial Statements - 30 June 2015 released today are the following; 

•  Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income together with notes to the statement 
•  Consolidated Balance Sheet together with notes to the balance sheet 
•  Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, showing movements 
•  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows together with notes to the statement 

Key Ratios    
Key Ratios
Key Ratios
Key Ratios

Net tangible assets per fully paid ordinary share 
Basic Earnings per fully paid ordinary share 

30 June 2015 
30 June 2015 
30 June 2015 
30 June 2015 
(cents)
(cents)    
(cents)
(cents)
115.69 
16.40 

30 June 2014 
30 June 2014 
30 June 2014 
30 June 2014 
(cents)
(cents)    
(cents)
(cents)
104.55 
7.97 

The  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  at  30  June  2015  and  accompanying  notes  for  Pioneer  Credit 
Limited have been audited and are not subject to any qualifications. The Independent Auditor's Report has 
been provided with the Statements released today. 

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Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44 103 003 505
Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44 103 003 505    
Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44 103 003 505
Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44 103 003 505
Annual Report    
Annual Report
Annual Report
Annual Report
for the year ended 30 June 2015    
for the year ended 30 June 2015
for the year ended 30 June 2015
for the year ended 30 June 2015

Contents    
Contents
Contents
Contents

Corporate Directory 
Review of operations and activities 
Directors’ report 
Corporate Governance Statement 
Financial Statements 
Independent auditor’s report to the members 
Shareholder information 

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3 
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33 
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Corporate Directory    
Corporate Directory
Corporate Directory
Corporate Directory

Directors 

Mr Michael Smith (Chairperson) 
Mr Keith John 
Mr Rob Bransby 
Mr Mark Dutton 
Ms Anne Templeman-Jones (appointed 23 September 2014) 

Company Secretary 

Mr Leslie Crockett 

Notice of annual general meeting 

The annual general meeting of Pioneer Credit Limited 
will be held at 11am on Thursday 29 October 2015 
K&L Gates 
Level 32 
44 St Georges Terrace 
Perth WA 6000 

Principal registered office in Australia 

Share register 

Auditor 

Solicitors 

Bankers 

Level 6 
108 St Georges Terrace 
Perth WA 6000 

Link Market Services Limited 
Ground Floor 
178 St Georges Terrace 
Perth WA 6000 
+61 1300 554 474 

PricewaterhouseCoopers 
Brookfield Place 
125 St Georges Terrace 
Perth WA 6000 
+61 8 9238 3000 

K&L Gates 
Level 32 
44 St Georges Terrace 
Perth WA 6000 
+61 8 9216 0900 

BankWest 
Level 12B BankWest Place 
300 Murray Street 
Perth WA 6000 
+61 8 9369 6952 

Stock exchange listings 

Pioneer Credit Limited shares are listed on the 
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). 

Website 

www.pioneercredit.com.au 

Pioneer Credit Limited  

30 June 2015 

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operations and activities    
Review of operations and activities
Review of 
operations and activities
operations and activities
Review of 
Review of 

Pioneer  Credit  has  had  a  very  successful  first  full  year  of  trading  on  the  Australian  Securities  Exchange 
since listing in May 2014. 

As  well  as  achieving  growth  and  strong  financial  results,  the  Company  has  made  significant  progress  in 
preparing for the next phase in its development, readying for the launch of new products during FY16.  
The  listing  advanced  a  range  of  opportunities  for  the  Company,  as  a  result  of  the  raising  of  additional 
capital  that  has  facilitated  the  continued  growth  of  the  business.  The  capital  enabled  the  Company  to 
expand  its  core  business  through  an  increased  investment  in  debt  portfolios  as  well  as  providing  the 
financial strength required to properly grow our customer service and administrative teams and to secure 
additional office premises in order to accommodate that growth. 

As  a  result  of  the  investments  made  during  the  year,  the  Board  is  pleased  to  report  an  operating  profit 
after taxation that out-performed the Company’s Prospectus forecast by 18.3%. 

Operating and financial review    
Operating and financial review
Operating and financial review
Operating and financial review

The statutory net profit after taxation for the year ended 30 June 2015 was $7.441m (2014: $1.047m). The 
operating profit after taxation was $7.808 m (2014: $4.587m). 

Operating  profit  after  taxation  is  a  financial  measure  which  is  not  prescribed  by  Australian  Accounting 
Standards  (“AAS”)  and  represents  the  profit  after  taxation  under  AAS  adjusted  for  specific  non-cash  and 
significant items.  

The Directors consider operating profit after taxation to reflect the core earnings of the Group.  

The  following  table  summarises  the  key  reconciling  items  between  statutory  profit  after  taxation  and 
operating profit after taxation. 

The  operating  profit  after  taxation  information  in  the  table  has  not  been  subject  to  any  specific  audit 
procedures  by  the  Group’s  auditor  and  has  been  extracted  from  the  notes  referenced  below  from  the 
accompanying  financial  statements  for  the  year  ended  30  June  2015,  which  have  been  subject  to  an 
audit; refer to page 95 for the auditor’s opinion on the financial statements. 

Key information    
Key information
Key information
Key information

Financial 
Financial 
Financial 
Financial 
Statement 
Statement 
Statement 
Statement 
NoteNoteNoteNote    

30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
2015    
2015
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
2014    
2014
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

attributable to the owners    
ation    attributable to the owners
Statutory profit after taxation
Statutory profit after tax
attributable to the owners
attributable to the owners
ation
ation
Statutory profit after tax
Statutory profit after tax

7,441 

1,047 

cash and significant items:    
Specific non----cash and significant items:
Specific non
cash and significant items:
cash and significant items:
Specific non
Specific non
Finalisation of indirect taxation, relating to prior years  
Costs associated with the IPO charged to the consolidated statement 
of comprehensive income 
Share based payment expense arising on modification of share based 
payment arrangement under the pre-IPO equity structure 
Interest  on  preference  shares  incurred  while  classified  as  borrowings 
under the pre-IPO equity structure 
Correction of income taxation relating to prior years 
Finalisation of settlement of pre-IPO commercial claim 
Tax effect:
Tax effect:    
Tax effect:
Tax effect:
Tax effect on the adjustments outlined above that are deductable for 
income tax purposes 
after taxation    
Operating profit    after taxation
Operating profit
after taxation
after taxation
Operating profit
Operating profit

4 
4 

5 

5 

6 
4 

355 
- 

- 

- 

(8) 
181 

312 
2,058 

744 

520 

175 
648 

(161) 

(917) 

7,808    
7,808
7,808
7,808

4,587    
4,587
4,587
4,587

Pioneer Credit Limited  

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Review of operations and activities    
Review of operations and activities
Review of operations and activities
Review of operations and activities

Key financial highlights for the year ended 30 June 2015    
Key financial highlights for the year ended 30 June 2015
Key financial highlights for the year ended 30 June 2015
Key financial highlights for the year ended 30 June 2015

•  Cash receipts of $55.6m (2014 $35.8m) an increase of 55.5% over prior period equivalent 
• 

Statutory net profit after taxation of $7.441m (2014 $1.047m) 12.7% up on Prospectus forecast of 
$6.600m 

•  Operating profit after taxation of $7.808m (2014 $4.587m) 18.3% up on Prospectus forecast 
•  Operating EBIT of $12.076m (2014 $ 7.282m) 65.8% up on prior year 
•  Operating EBIT margin of 31.2% (2014 28.3%) 
•  Underlying Earnings per share of 17.21 cents 70.2% over the prior period equivalent 
•  Net tangible assets per share 115.69c 10.7% over the prior period equivalent 
•  Operating cash flow of $28.176m (2014 $13.642m) 106.5% over the prior period equivalent 

Capital Management    
Capital Management
Capital Management
Capital Management

There were no changes to contributed equity during the year.  

The Group paid a dividend for the first half of the financial year of 1.75 cents per share. A final dividend of 
6.80  cents  per  share  has  been  declared  with  a  record  date  of  30  September  2015,  to  be  paid  on 
30 October 2015. 

The  Group  has  also  today  announced  the  introduction  of  a  dividend  reinvestment  plan  to  provide 
shareholders the opportunity to reinvest their dividends into the continued growth of the Group. 

The Group aims to optimise its capital structure in a conservative manner. All facility covenants were met 
throughout  the  year.  At  30  June  2015  the  Group  had  a  loan  to  portfolio  asset  value  ratio  of  36.6% 
compared to the covenant of 45%.  

The  undrawn  limit  on  the  senior  debt  facility  was  $18.791m  and  the  overdraft  facility  was  unused  at 
30 June 2015. 

Customer Payments and Financial Performance    
Customer Payments and Financial Performance
Customer Payments and Financial Performance
Customer Payments and Financial Performance

Underlying  Pioneer’s  Prospectus  forecast  (which  includes  the  period  ended  30  June  2015)  was  an 
18 month performance period projected using a range of assumptions developed in early 2014. 

The nature of Pioneer Credit’s business means the Company has a high degree of visibility of its expected 
financial performance and through the Prospectus period it anticipated a range of initiatives which would 
contribute to the level of future customer payments. 

Consistent  with  Pioneer  Credit’s  long-standing  approach  of  working  towards  a  complete  understanding 
of the characteristics of the customer portfolios we purchase, and to ensure we manage and realise the 
appropriate  value  from  those  portfolios,  Pioneer  in  FY15  commenced  exploration  of  the  secondary  sale 
market.  Pioneer  has  always  seen  the  potential  in  this  secondary  sale  market  and  has  provided 
shareholders  with  a  high  degree  of  disclosure  on  the  contribution  of  portfolio  sales  to  the  Company’s 
overall performance. 

The  first  successful  sale  (a  small  test  of  the  market  process  and  strength)  was  concluded  in  December 
2014 and during the second half of FY15, Pioneer completed a further two successful sales of portfolios 
of customer accounts, generating cash in excess of $3.5m. The portfolio sales conducted are significant 
to Pioneer and we anticipate similar portfolio sales will be a regular feature of the Company’s operations.  

Pioneer Credit Limited  

30 June 2015 

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Review of operations and activities
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ctivities
ctivities
Review of operations and a
Review of operations and a

Pioneer  has  demonstrated  that  it  holds  financial  assets  to  manage  value  over  the  long  term  with  an 
element  of  contribution  arising  due  to  liquidation  on  customer  accounts  over  time,  and  when  an 
opportunity arises, can and will, sell financial assets to re-invest the cash in financial assets with a higher 
anticipated return. The sales were portfolios of Part IX accounts (also commonly referred to as bankruptcy 
compromised accounts) that do not align with Pioneer’s business model and where no further value can 
be added by Pioneer through its customer service strategies to the customer.  
The Company anticipates making two portfolio sales in FY16. For context we anticipate these sales will be 
approximately $750,000 each (gross, before Pioneers portfolio expensing charge). 

Pioneer  continues  to  focus  on  value  management,  portfolio  value  creation  and  efficiency  to  maximise 
margins.  Pioneer  has  done  that  successfully  this  year,  slightly  ahead  of  expectations,  and  against  a 
backdrop  where  significant  progress  was  made  and  expense  incurred  in  the  development  of  our  new 
financial products to come to market in FY16. 

From  an  operational  perspective,  the  Company  is  pleased  to  provide  the  following  commentary  on  the 
year just completed: 

Premises    
Premises
Premises
Premises

Continued growth led to Pioneer expanding into a second floor in the Company’s Perth CBD premises in 
November 2014.  This is a continuation of the state of the art facility it commenced building earlier in that 
year. This accommodation provides additional space for new customer facing team members, along with 
quality  training  facilities  to  ensure  our  people  are  well  equipped  with  the  vital  knowledge  and  skills 
required to service our customers and excel in their roles. 

In  early  July  2015  a  third  floor  was  opened,  enabling  our  corporate  and  administrative  offices  to  be 
relocated into the same location as the operations teams. This shift will result in the decommissioning of 
other  less  efficient  leased  properties,  and  a  consolidation  of  our  real  estate  footprint,  as  those 
commitments expire in late 2015. 

The new facilities have been secured on favourable terms as a result of changes in Perth’s leasing market, 
and  deliver  numerous  financial  and  operational  benefits  to  the  business.  By  securing  centrally  located, 
quality premises we have been able to attract a larger pool of high quality talent, not only in our customer 
service  teams,  but  importantly  in  our  corporate  and  administrative  teams.  Likewise  we  have  seen 
continued improvement in our employee retention rate, which we expect will result in better productivity 
as team members continue to become more skilled and therefore build momentum over time. Pioneer 
has  also  reduced  its  per  sqm  employee  impact  on  the  environment  as  a  result  of  leveraging  improved 
efficiencies in the new premises, technology and infrastructure. Increased staff awareness has also lead to 
more  engagement  with  our  key  environmental  initiatives  and  Pioneer  expects  to  see  continued 
improvements and further endorsement of our environmental performance and resource management in 
the periods ahead.  

People    
People
People
People

Throughout  the  year,  Pioneer  continued  to  expand  its  employee  numbers.  While  this  growth  was  most 
significant  within  the  operations  area,  the  Company  recruited  experienced  administrative  and  corporate 
staff to bolster and improve the quality of the business and the programmes running within it.  

In  line  with  our  long-standing  approach,  a  key  priority  through  this  expansion  is  Pioneer’s  investment  in 
training  and  development  which  assists  our  new  customer  service  team  members  to  become  more 
productive  and  effective.  Our  focus  remains  on  building  a  high  quality  team  which  is  culturally  aligned, 
highly skilled and knowledgeable, and empowered to deliver exceptional customer service.  

Pioneer Credit Limited  

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Review of operations and activities    
Review of operations and activities
Review of operations and activities
Review of operations and activities

The growth in employee  numbers required  significant investment by the Company which impacted the 
financial  result  for  the  first  half  of  FY15.  Simultaneously,  we  also  noticed  the  changing  dynamics  in  a 
rapidly  evolving  employment  market  in  Western  Australia  and  at  this  point  chose  to  reschedule  some 
recruitment into 2H15 to take advantage of an increased labour pool. We are pleased that we made this 
decision, and while it certainly had the effect of dampening the immediate top line growth, the decision 
has  led  to  Pioneer  securing  better  quality  candidates  that  are  now  making  meaningful  and  sustainable 
productive gains within our business. We expect to see this increase in value to flow through our business 
in FY16 and beyond. 

A continued focus on people development and retention led to the launch of a Certificate IV in Customer 
Contact to the business. In FY15, this initiative enabled employees to enter into a fully subsidised Training 
Contract  to  commence  the  Nationally  Accredited  Qualification  over  an  18  month  timeframe.  The 
qualification  has  been  customised  by  the  external  training  provider  to  not  only  meet  our  exacting 
standards  but  in  addition,  be  authentic  to  Pioneer’s  principle  driven  culture  and  customer  service 
philosophy. Before release this qualification was tested on a sample from the leadership group in order to 
validate its currency and alignment to the business. This course supplements the pre-existing Leadership 
Development Program which has been created, reviewed and evolved  over the past three years. This  is 
offered to all employees in order to further expand on the leadership principles which our culture is built 
upon  and  to  set  the  benchmark  for  outstanding  leadership  and  improved  performance  across  all 
functions within the Company.  

In March 2015, Pioneer engaged an independent group to assess our corporate culture and our level of 
employee engagement. This assessment, which included a comprehensive survey of all staff, is regarded 
as  an  essential  part  of  our  internal  performance  review  process.  The  results  enabled  us  to  ensure  that 
while  we  continue  to  grow,  the  foundations  that  enabled  that  growth  are  not  only  maintained  but  are 
cultivated from within. Notably 81% of our employees completed the survey.  Of those over 97% of staff 
would recommend Pioneer as a place to work and over 98% believed we consistently delivered excellent 
service to our customers.  

Certainly the number of unsolicited customer testimonials we receive supports that statistic. We share this 
type  of  information  with  our  vendor  partners  (to  continue  to  reinforce  the  value  Pioneer  brings  to  their 
businesses)  on  a  regular  basis  and  to  recognise  outstanding  service  at  our  end-of-month  and  year-end 
celebrations. 

Good culture drives great performance    
Good culture drives great performance
Good culture drives great performance
Good culture drives great performance

Across  the  business,  Pioneer  continues  to  underpin  every  action  and  decision  with  its  Leadership 
Principles.  The  business  acknowledges  that  this  foundation  has  created  the  engaged  customer  service 
culture that we celebrate today and in turn enables our success by empowering our people to proactively 
seek suitable and value based solutions to help Pioneer customers get their finances back on track.  

By continuing to recruit people who share our passion for outstanding customer service and by providing 
world class development programs and a high quality compliance program that everyone is responsible 
to  uphold,  Pioneer  is  proudly  able  to  reaffirm  its  unique  record  of  no  negative  ombudsman  complaints 
and no regulatory enforceable undertakings ever. Pioneer is the only participant of any significance in the 
market that can make these statements. 

Very importantly, our record in this regard resonates with our vendor partners as they seek to continue to 
differentiate  themselves  from  a  fast  changing  financial  sector  through  good  corporate  behaviour  and 
strong, reliable and collaborative partnerships. 

Pioneer Credit Limited  

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Review of operations and activities    
Review of operations and activities
Review of operations and activities
Review of operations and activities

By  assigning  the  contractual  rights  of  their  customer  base  to  Pioneer,  our  vendor  partners  ensure  that 
they are aligned to an organisation that is clearly customer focused and  who  values not only their own 
brand but also the brands of those around them.  Given the majority of our customers have recently been 
through a major life event such as divorce, loss of job or sickness, and are understandably experiencing 
varying degrees of distress, their smooth transition to Pioneer becomes even more pertinent.  

Pioneer  continues  to  be  very  selective  in  terms  of  who  we  partner  with  and  the  manner  in  which  we 
acquire customer accounts. Pioneer does not acquire telecommunications or utility accounts, we do not 
acquire loans that were originated as ‘bad credit’ loans and we do not acquire pay day lending accounts 
of any type. 

Debt acquisition    
Debt acquisition
Debt acquisition
Debt acquisition

Against the backdrop of our stringent acquisition standards, Pioneer has grown its purchasing base during 
the financial year and now has forward flow (fixed term) agreements in place with three of the four major 
banks  in  Australia  and  is  currently  progressing    discussions  with  the  other  of  those  banks.  Additionally 
Pioneer’s exposure to regional banks is maintained and it also continues a long term partnership with one 
of Australia’s leading consumer leasing businesses. 

There has been considerable commentary recently regarding the price cycle in the purchased debt sector 
in Australia and about the potential for rising prices as the market becomes more competitive. 

Pioneer  remains  committed  to  providing  price  transparency  to  its  shareholders  and  to  providing  price 
certainty to its vendor partners. Pioneer has not experienced the apparent price increases in the market 
that others have reported. This is a business that remains committed to applying discipline to every aspect 
of its operations, including its investment activities. 

Pioneer has continued to demonstrate that price is not the key determinant of a vendor’s decision to sell 
a debt portfolio. Pioneer, through our purchasing programme, our discipline, our exemplary compliance 
record, our price transparency, our proactive and transparent partnership mentality, our corporate culture 
and  our  customer  engagement  strategies  continues  to  deliver  tangible  benefits  to  our  vendor  partners 
and this continues to be recognised through us having access to a consistent flow of quality customers to 
acquire at an appropriate price point. 

That discipline also applies to gearing and to the carrying value of the Company’s assets.  

Our  discipline  in  ensuring  our  portfolio  is  cautiously  valued  on  the  balance  sheet  is  fundamental  to  our 
capital  management  programme.  Against  a  cautiously  valued  asset  we  have  some  debt,  but  a  very 
manageable and conservative amount which at 30 June 2015 represented 36.6% of that asset for a total 
drawn  position  of  $28.210m  and  undrawn  capacity  of  $18.791m.  Our  facilities  continue  to  operate  well 
inside our very conservative covenants. 

Against this, Pioneer has very strong free cash flow of circa $28m in FY15 and a forecast of over $30m in 
FY16 before investments.  

Pioneer Credit Limited  

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Review of operations and activities    
Review of operations and activities
Review of operations and activities
Review of operations and activities

Goldfields Money Limited    
Goldfields Money Limited
Goldfields Money Limited
Goldfields Money Limited

During the period Pioneer acquired a ~14% equity position in Goldfields Money Limited (GMY) following 
an exhaustive process which was overseen independently by the Board and resulted from a unanimous 
decision (with the Managing Director abstaining). 

The equity was acquired at a Net Tangible Asset (NTA) value of $0.94 and well below the independent fair 
value valuation independently provided to the Board. The Board engaged the services of an independent 
corporate advisory firm to review the strategy for the acquisition and provide a recommendation on that 
strategy  to  ensure  that  the  reasoning  for  such  an  investment  was  sound.  The  independent  adviser  also 
concluded that the acquisition price was well within fair market value estimates. 

By way of background, GMY is the smallest listed Authorised Deposit-taking Institution in Australia. In the 
Board’s view the acquisition of our equity stake was at a price well below its realistic value, and at a price 
point that was very near to NTA.  Following the acquisition, Pioneer was able to appoint a nominee the 
Board of Directors of GMY. 

This investment provides a number of benefits to the Group, including: 

1.  capital discipline and credit risk protection - by making this investment in GMY we have secured a 
partner where we have the ability to influence how customer appropriate products are developed 
and then do that in a way where the credit risk, the  balance sheet risk, is borne by that partner, 
under the oversight of the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA).  

2.  operational upside - as Pioneer Credit prepares to launch debit and credit cards to its customers 
during  FY16,  our  ability  to  manage  customer  relationships  is  a  unique  advantage  against  other 
white  label  offerings  for  credit  cards  and  lending  products.    Our  arrangement  with  Goldfields 
Money  facilitates  this 
in  a  manner  that  recognises  Pioneer’s  unique  customer  service 
competency. 

3.  corporate optionality - this investment provides Pioneer with a relatively low cost and near capital-
covered  investment  that  provides  the  Company  with  access  to  capital  to  grow  our  new  credit 
cards business. The acquisition provides  a range of options not readily available elsewhere in the 
market whereby in future periods we can either keep our risk off balance sheet with GMY, we can 
spread that relationship to other funders or when we become comfortable with the risk we can 
shift it on balance sheet to Pioneer for extra margin. 

We have little doubt that this investment will deliver value for shareholders over future years. 

Corporate     
Corporate 
Corporate 
Corporate 

The Company has been fortunate to gain the services of Anne Templeman-Jones, a highly qualified and 
respected Independent Non-Executive Director, who joined the Board in late 2014. Anne is based in New 
South  Wales  and  has  extensive  relationships  throughout  the  financial  and  professional  services 
community.  Anne  is  the  Chairperson  of  the  Audit  and  Risk  Management  Committee  and  her  full 
biography can be viewed on page 13 of this Annual Report. 

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Review of operations and activities    
Review of operations and activities
Review of operations and activities
Review of operations and activities

Dividend    
Dividend
Dividend
Dividend

Pioneer's intention is to distribute dividends representing 50% of profit after taxation to shareholders each 
year,  subject  to  the  Directors  reviewing  and  approving  such  payment  in  the  context  of  the  capital 
requirements of the business. 

Consistent  with  the  strong  performance  of  the  Company  in  FY15  the  Board  is  pleased  to  declare  a 
dividend  of  6.80  cents  per  share.  This  takes  the  total  dividends  for  FY15  to  8.55  cents  per  share,  well 
ahead of Prospectus forecast and consensus expectations. 

The Board is also aware of the support of shareholders and the desire of many to continue to invest in the 
growth  of  the  Company.  The  Board  is  pleased  to  advise  that  it  has  resolved  to  introduce  a  Dividend 
Reinvestment Plan (DRP) and in time for the dividend declared today. Full details of the DRP are released 
separately to the market and are available on the Pioneer website. 

The record date for the dividend is 30 September 2015 and the dividend will be paid to shareholders on 
30 October 2015. 

Outlook    
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook

The Company is pleased to provide guidance to the market as follows: 

Portfolio Investments  at least $42.0m 
at least $  8.8m 
Profit after Taxation  

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Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

Your  Directors  present  their  report  on  the  Consolidated  Entity  consisting  of  Pioneer  Credit  Limited  and 
the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year ended 30 June 2015. Throughout the report, the 
Consolidated Entity is referred to as the Group. 

Directors    
Directors
Directors
Directors

The following persons were Directors of Pioneer Credit Limited during the whole of the financial year and 
up to the date of this report: 

Mr Michael Smith  
Mr Keith John  
Mr Rob Bransby 
Mr Mark Dutton 

Ms Anne Templeman-Jones was appointed as a Director on 23 September 2014 and continues in office 
at the date of this report. 

Principal activities    
Principal activities
Principal activities
Principal activities

Pioneer is an Australian financial services provider, specialising in acquiring and servicing unsecured retail 
debt portfolios.  

These  portfolios  consist  of  people  with  financial  obligations  to  Pioneer.  These  people  become  the 
cornerstone of Pioneer’s business and are our customers.  

We work closely with our customers who – for a range of reasons – have found themselves in financial 
difficulty. In the great majority of cases this has come about through a significant life event such as loss of 
job, serious health issues, marriage breakdown or domestic violence.   

A  key  goal  at  Pioneer,  as  we  work  with  our  customers,  is  to  see  them  achieve  financial  recovery  and 
evolve as a ‘new consumer’. 

There was no significant change in the nature of these activities during the year. 

Dividends    
Dividends
Dividends
Dividends

Dividends or distributions paid to members during the year were as follows: 

Declared and paid during the year 2015    
Ordinary shares ––––    Declared and paid during the year 2015
Ordinary shares 
Declared and paid during the year 2015
Declared and paid during the year 2015
Ordinary shares 
Ordinary shares 
Dividend on fully paid ordinary shares held at 30 September 2014 
Dividend on fully paid ordinary shares held at 31 March 2015 

Total
Total    
Total
Total
$$$$    
$1,406,593 
$794,045 

Date of payment    
Date of payment
Date of payment
Date of payment
17/10/2014 
17/04/2015 

Since  the  end  of  the  financial  year  the  Directors  have  declared  the  payment  of  a  final  dividend  of  6.80 
cents  per  fully  paid  ordinary  share  with  a  record  date  of  30  September  2015  to  be  paid  on  30  October 
2015. 

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operations    
Review of operations
Review of 
operations
operations
Review of 
Review of 

Information  on  the  operations  and  financial  position  of  the  Group  and  its  business  strategies  and 
prospects is set out in the Review of operations and activities on page 3 of this Annual Report. 

Significant changes in the state of affairs    
Significant changes in the state of affairs
Significant changes in the state of affairs
Significant changes in the state of affairs

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

Events since the end of the financial year    
Events since the end of the financial year
Events since the end of the financial year
Events since the end of the financial year

No  matter  or  circumstance  has  arisen  since  30  June  2015  that  has  significantly  affected  the  Group’s 
operations, results or state of affairs, or may do so in future years. 

Environmental regulation    
Environmental regulation
Environmental regulation
Environmental regulation

Pioneer  Credit  Limited  is  not  affected  by  any  significant  environmental  regulations  in  respect  of  its 
operations. 

Information on Directors    
Information on Directors
Information on Directors
Information on Directors

Mr Michael Smith 
Experience and expertise 

Listed  Company  Directorships  including 
those  held  at  any  time  in  the  previous  3 
years 
Special responsibilities 

Interests in shares and options 

Non-Executive Chairperson 
A  highly  experienced  company  director  and  executive,  Michael  was 
appointed  Non-Executive  Chairperson  of  Pioneer  Credit  in  February 
2014.   

In  addition  to  his  role  as  Managing  Director  of  strategic  marketing 
consultancy  firm  Black  House,  Michael  is  the  Chairperson  of  iiNet 
Limited,  the  Lionel  Samson  Sadleir  Group,  National  Chairperson  of  the 
Australian 
Institute  of  Company  Directors,  Deputy  Chairperson  of 
Automotive Holdings Group Ltd and 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd, and a board 
member of Creative Partnership Australia.   

Michael  is  a  fellow  of  the  Australian  Institute  of  Company  Directors  and 
holds a Doctor of Letters (Hon) from the University of Western Australia 
for his contribution to business and the arts. 
iiNet Limited 
Automotive Holdings Group Ltd 

(since 19 September 2007) 
(since 6 May 2010) 

Chairperson of the Board 
Chairperson of Nomination Committee 
Chairperson of Remuneration Committee 
Member of Audit and Risk Management Committee 
Ordinary Shares 
Unlisted Options 

62,500 
300,000 

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Mr Keith John 
Experience and expertise 

Managing Director 
Mr  John  has over  25 years’  experience  in  the  financial  services  industry, 
both in Australia and in Asia, and is the founder of Pioneer Credit.   

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Mr  John  has  a  strong  interest  in  philanthropy  and  through  his  business 
and  directorships  supports  numerous  charitable  organisations  across 
Australia.    An  industry  leader,  Mr  John  serves  on  a  number  of  industry 
bodies.   

In  addition  to  his  role  as  Managing  Director  of  Pioneer  Credit,  Keith  is 
Director of Midbridge Investments Pty Ltd. 
None 

Managing Director 
Ordinary Shares 

8,213,216 

Non-Executive Director 
Mr  Bransby  is  the  Managing  Director  of  HBF  Health  Limited  and  a 
Director of HealthGuard Health Benefits Pty Ltd. 
Prior  to  working  at  HBF,  Mr  Bransby  enjoyed  a  successful  career  in 
including  Corporate  Finance  Manager, 
banking,  holding  positions 
Corporate  Banking  Western  Australia  and  Head  of  Business  Financial 
Services  in  New  South  Wales  during  25  years  at  the  National  Australia 
Bank Ltd.   
Mr  Bransby  is  President  of  Private  Healthcare  Australia  (PHA),  Deputy 
Chairperson of Members Own Health Funds and a Director of Goldfields 
Money  Ltd  and  Synergy.    He  is  also  a  Member  of  the  International 
Federation of Health Plans’ (iFHP) Council of Management. 
(since 10 May 2012) 
Goldfields Money Limited 
Resigned 16 September 2014, Re-
appointed 20 February 2015 

Listed  Company  Directorships  including 
those  held  at  any  time  in  the  previous  3 
years 
Special responsibilities 
Interests in shares and options 

Mr Rob Bransby 
Experience and expertise 

Listed  Company  Directorships  including 
those  held  at  any  time  in  the  previous  3 
years 

Special responsibilities 

Member of Nomination Committee 
Member of Remuneration Committee 

Interests in shares and options 

Ordinary Shares 

35,000 

Mr Mark Dutton 
Experience and expertise 

Non-Executive Director 
Mr Dutton has served as a Non-Executive Director of Pioneer Credit since 
May 2010.   

The founder and director of Banksia Capital, Mr Dutton was previously a 
partner  at  Navis  Capital  and  a  director  at  Foundation  Capital  and  at 
BancBoston Capital.  Prior to embarking on his private equity career, Mr 
Dutton  worked 
at 
in 
PricewaterhouseCoopers in the UK and Russia.   

Corporate 

Finance 

Audit 

and 

Listed  Company  Directorships  including 
those  held  at  any  time  in  the  previous  3 
years 
Special responsibilities 

Interests in shares and options 

Mr  Dutton  is  a  chartered  accountant  and  a  member  of  the  Institute  of 
Chartered Accountants of England & Wales.  Mr Dutton also holds an MA 
in  Management  Studies  and  Natural  Sciences  from  the  University  of 
Cambridge. 
Mineral Resources Limited 

(from 8 November 2007 to 
20 November 2014) 

Member of Nomination Committee 
Member of Remuneration Committee 
Member of Audit and Risk Management Committee 
Ordinary Shares 

306,483 

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Ms Anne Templeman-Jones 
Experience and expertise 

Non-Executive Director 
Ms Templeman-Jones joined the Board in September 2014.   

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Ms  Templeman-Jones  is  a  highly  regarded  professional  non-executive 
director  who  also  serves  on  the  boards  of  APN  News  &  Media  Limited, 
GUD  Holdings  Limited  and  Cuscal  Limited,  chairing  the  Audit  and  Risk 
Committees,  Remuneration  Committee 
and  Risk  Committees 
respectively.   

In a career spanning over 30 years, Ms Templeman-Jones has worked for 
a  number  of  leading  organisations  including  PwC,  ANZ  and  Westpac, 
where over the last seven year period until 2013 she held the positions of 
Head of Private Bank in NSW and ACT, Head of Strategy and Risk for the 
Pacific  Bank  operations,  Director  Group  Risk  Reward  and  Director 
Strategy in Westpac’s Institutional Bank. 

Listed  Company  Directorships  including 
those  held  at  any  time  in  the  previous  3 
years 
Special responsibilities 

Interests in shares and options 

A  chartered  accountant,  Ms  Templeman-Jones  has  a  Bachelor  of 
Commerce  from  UWA,  an  Executive  MBA  from  AGSM  and  a  Masters  in 
Risk  Management  from  the  University  of  NSW.    She  is  a  Fellow  of  the 
Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the Australian 
Institute of Chartered Accountants.   
Cuscal Limited 
APN News & Media Limited 
GUD Holdings 
Chairperson of Audit and Risk Management Committee  
Member of Nomination Committee 
Member of Remuneration Committee 
Ordinary Shares 

(since 20 March 2013) 
(since 4 June 2013) 
(since 1 August 2015) 

Nil 

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Meeting of Directors    
Meeting of Directors
Meeting of Directors
Meeting of Directors

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The number of meetings of the Company's Board of Directors and of each Board committee held during 
the year ended 30 June 2015, and the number of meetings attended by each Director were: 

Name    
Name
NameName

Board Meetings    
Board Meetings
Board Meetings
Board Meetings

Committee Meetings    
Committee Meetings
Committee Meetings
Committee Meetings

Audit and Risk    
Audit and Risk
Audit and Risk
Audit and Risk

Remuneration    
Remuneration
Remuneration
Remuneration

Nomination    
Nomination
Nomination
Nomination

Attended    
Attended
Attended
Attended

HeldHeldHeldHeld    

Attended     HeldHeldHeldHeld    
Attended     HeldHeldHeldHeld     Attended
Attended     HeldHeldHeldHeld     Attended
Attended
Attended
Attended
Attended
Attended
Attended
Attended

Mr Michael Smith 
Mr Keith John* 
Mr Rob Bransby 

Mr Mark Dutton 
Ms Anne Templeman-Jones+ 

11 

11 

11 

10 

5 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

2 

* 

1 

1 

1 

2 

* 

1 

2 

1 

2 

* 

2 

2 

* 

2 

* 

2 

2 

* 

1 

* 

1 

1 

* 

1 

* 

1 

1 

* 

Held 
* 
+ 

Number of meetings held during the year and during the time the Director held office or was a member of the committee 
Not a member of the relevant committee 
Ms Anne Templeman-Jones was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 23 September 2014 and was elected Chairperson 
of the Audit and Risk Management Committee on 29 October 2014. 

Company Secretary    
Company Secretary
Company Secretary
Company Secretary

Leslie Crockett joined Pioneer Credit as Chief Financial Officer in December 2012, and in early 2013 was 
appointed Company Secretary.  

A  chartered  accountant,  Leslie  has  experience  working  across  a  range  of  industries  including  financial 
services,  property  development,  construction,  retail  and  manufacturing  covering  jurisdictions  in  Europe, 
the United Kingdom, Africa, the USA and the Caribbean. 

Prior to joining Pioneer Credit he was a divisional finance executive for an ASX100 listed group.  

Leslie  qualified  as  a  chartered  accountant  with  Deloitte,  where  he  provided  audit,  consulting,  financial 
advisory,  risk  management  and  tax  services.  He  holds  a  Bachelor  of  Accounting  from  the  University  of 
South Africa and business qualifications from Melbourne Business School. 

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a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 
f) 
g) 
h) 
i) 
j) 
k) 
l) 

Key Management Personnel covered in this report 
Remuneration policy and link to performance 
Remuneration expenses for KMP 
Contractual arrangements with executive KMP 
Non-executive director arrangements 
Non-executive director remuneration for 2015 
Relative proportions of fixed vs variable remuneration expense 
Performance based remuneration granted and forfeited during the year 
Terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangements 
Equity instruments held by Key Management Personnel 
Loans given to Key Management Personnel 
Other transactions with Key Management Personnel 

a)a)a)a)  Key Management Personnel covered in this report
Key Management Personnel covered in this report    
Key Management Personnel covered in this report
Key Management Personnel covered in this report

Non-Executive and executive directors 

Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

15 
15 
21 
23 
23 
24 
24 
24 
25 
26 
27 
27 

Mr Michael Smith 
Mr Keith John 
Mr Rob Bransby 
Mr Mark Dutton 
Ms Anne Templeman-Jones 

Other key management personnel 

Independent Non-Executive Chairperson 
Non-Independent Executive Managing Director 
Independent Non-Executive Director 
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director 
Independent Non-Executive Director appointed on 
23 September 2014 

Ms Lisa Stedman 
Mr Leslie Crockett 

Chief Operating Officer 
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary 

b)b)b)b)  Remuneration policy and link to performance
Remuneration policy and link to performance    
Remuneration policy and link to performance
Remuneration policy and link to performance

The Remuneration Committee is a Committee of the Board comprising: 

Mr Michael Smith (Chairperson); 
Mr Rob Bransby; and  
Mr Mark Dutton. 

All  three  members  of  the  Remuneration  Committee  are  Non-Executive  Directors,  the  majority  are 
Independent and the Chairperson of this Committee is an Independent Non-Executive Director.  

The function of the Remuneration Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its corporate governance 
responsibilities  with respect to remuneration by reviewing and making appropriate recommendations to 
the Board on: 

• 
• 
• 

remuneration packages for Directors and senior executives;   
incentive and equity-based remuneration plans for executive Directors and senior executives;  
appropriate performance hurdles and other key performance indicators to ensure remuneration is 
aligned to shareholder expectations; and 

•  The appropriateness of total payments proposed to Directors and senior executives 

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The  Committee’s  objective  is  to  ensure  that  remuneration  policies  and  structures  are  fair  to  both  the 
Company and its employees and competitive in the marketplace such that the Company continues to be 
able  to  attract  and  retain  quality  individuals  and  so  that  those  individuals  are  aligned  with  the  long-term 
interests of the Company’s shareholders. 

The Remuneration Committee charter, on Pioneer’s corporate web-site, provides further information on 
the role of this committee. 

The Committee reviews and determines remuneration policy and structure annually to ensure it remains 
aligned to business needs and meets our remuneration principles. From time to time, the committee also 
engages  external  remuneration  consultants  to  assist  with  this  review,  see  note  i)  below  for  further 
information.  

In particular, the board aims to ensure that remuneration practices are: 

aligned to the Company’s strategic and business objectives;  

•  competitive and reasonable, enabling the Company to attract and retain quality talent; 
• 
•  developed for creation of long term shareholder value; 
• 
• 

transparent and easily understood by all stakeholders; and 
acceptable to shareholders. 

In  considering  the  Company’s  Remuneration  Policy  and  its  levels  of  remuneration  for  executives,  the 
Remuneration Committee makes recommendations which: 

•  motivate executive Directors and senior executives to ensure the long term sustainable growth of the 

Company within an appropriate control framework; 

•  demonstrates a clear correlation between senior executives’ performance and remuneration; 
• 
aligns the interests of key leadership with the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders; and 
•  prohibits executives from entering into transactions or arrangements which limit the economic risk of 

participating in unvested entitlements. 

The executive remuneration framework has three components: 

•  base salary and benefits, including superannuation; 
• 
• 

short-term incentives; and 
long-term incentives. 

i)i)i)i) 

Use of remuneration consultants    
Use of remuneration consultants
Use of remuneration consultants
Use of remuneration consultants

To  ensure  the  Remuneration  Committee  is  fully  informed  when  making  remuneration  decisions,  the 
Remuneration Committee will periodically seek external remuneration advice.  

Given  that  the  Company  listed  shortly  prior  to  the  commencement  of  the  reporting  period  the 
Remuneration  Committee  thought  it  appropriate  to  independently  review  all  executive  employment 
agreements and engaged Kelsen Human Resources Pty Ltd (Kelsen) to conduct that review. 

Kelsen has confirmed by way of written declaration to the Remuneration Committee that their review was 
conducted  independent  of  any  persons  within  the  Company.  The  review  was  undertaken  using  the 
Company’s  2014  Annual  Report,  a  substantial  range  of  other  publically  available  data  and  a  relative 
assessment of ASX listed companies of similar revenue scale, profitability and industry. The Kelsen review 
and recommendations were delivered independently to the Remuneration Committee. 

On this basis, the Board is satisfied that the recommendations were made free from undue influence from 
any members of the Key Management Personnel. 

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In  responding  to  the  findings  reported  by  Kelsen  on  18  December  2014,  the  Remuneration  Committee 
recommended  to  the  Board  of  the  Company  increases  in  fixed  remuneration  for  its  senior  executives. 
The  fixed  remuneration  increases  were  in  the  25th  percentile  of  the  acceptable  range  of  fixed 
remuneration. These recommendations were presented to and approved by the Board of the Company 
at its meeting on 18 December 2014. 

The Board is desirous of moving all key executives to the 50th percentile over the course of the next two 
reporting  periods  on  the  basis  that  the  executives  continue  to  deliver  at  least  appropriate  value  to  the 
Company and that the Company continues to meet its financial and other goals. 

Kelsen  recommended  that  the  fees  paid  to  the  Chairperson  of  the  Board  and  the  other  Non-Executive 
Directors of the Company remain unchanged. 

Kelsen was paid $17,028 for their services.  

ii)ii)ii)ii) 

term performance    
term and long----term performance
Balancing shortttt----term and long
Balancing shor
term performance
term performance
term and long
term and long
Balancing shor
Balancing shor

To ensure that executive remuneration is aligned to Company performance, a reasonable portion of the 
executives’  target  pay  is  “at  risk”.  Executives  receive  their  base  salary  and  benefits  structured  as  a  total 
employment cost package. Base salary is reviewed at least annually or on promotion or where there is a 
significant change in role responsibilities and is benchmarked against market data for comparable roles in 
the market.  

There is no guaranteed base salary increase included in any executives’ contracts.  

Retirement benefits are delivered under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992. 

The  short  term  incentive  provided  as  part  of  an  executive’s  remuneration  is  awarded  based  on  an 
assessment  of  key  performance  indicators  (KPI’s).  These  KPI’s  are  agreed  between  the  Remuneration 
Committee  and  the  executive  prior  to  the  commencement  of  each  reporting  period.  The  KPI’s  are 
structured differently for each executive with a common focus on key value drivers in the business. These 
include  Profit  after  Taxation,  compliance  performance  and  a  peer  and  direct  report  assessment  of 
alignment to and conduct displayed in and of Pioneer’s Leadership Principles. Other role specific KPI’s are 
also assessed for each executive. 

The  Company  also  recognises  the  need  to  appropriately  incentivise  its  executives  through  a  long  term 
incentive plan. At its Annual General Meeting on 29 October 2014 the Pioneer Credit Equity Incentive and 
Indeterminate  Rights  Plans  were  approved  by  shareholders.  Subject  to  the  achievement  of  the 
Performance  Condition,  participants  are  granted  Performance  Rights  and  Indeterminate  Rights  as 
approved by the Board. As the Performance Conditions are not able to be met within the reporting period 
there were no grants made during this financial year. 

Front of mind in the development of the Company’s incentive plans is the delivery of earnings growth and 
the contribution to long term sustainable shareholder value through the creation and delivery of value in 
all aspects of the Company. The incentive plans recognise and support this value creation by encouraging 
and rewarding not just exemplary and leading good corporate behaviour, but also the development of a 
service  focussed  and  high  performing  culture.  The  success  of  this  is  measured  through  customer 
feedback,  employee  engagement  results  and  ultimately  through  the  increase  in  fair  value  measured  on 
the  Companies  balance  sheet  (representing  the  improvement  in  value  created  from  the  point  of 
investment in Purchase Debt Portfolios) and the earning per share the Company reports each period.  

The Company listed in May 2014 and published an eighteen month forecast.  The performance hurdles of 
the  incentive  plans  have  focussed  on  the  delivery  of  the  forecast  result  and  with  the  limited  public 
company  history,  a  four  year  historical  analysis  of  performance  is  not  considered  meaningful  in  this 
context. 

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Relationship between remuneration and Pioneer Credit Limited performance    
Relationship between remuneration and Pioneer Credit Limited performance
Relationship between remuneration and Pioneer Credit Limited performance
Relationship between remuneration and Pioneer Credit Limited performance

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Remuneration framework 

Element
Element    
Element
Element
Fixed remuneration (FR) 

Short-term incentive (STI) 

Long-term incentive (LTI) 

Purpose
Purpose    
Purpose
Purpose
Provide base salary 
benchmarked to the 
recommended median 
including 
superannuation, and 
non-monetary benefits 
Rewards Executives for 
their contribution 
based on assessment 
of performance 
against Key 
Performance 
Indicators 

Rewards Executives for 
their contribution to 
the creation of 
shareholder value  

Performance Metrics
Performance Metrics    
Performance Metrics
Performance Metrics
Nil 

Potential Value
Potential Value    
Potential Value
Potential Value
Benchmarked to 25th 
percentile of the 
recommended median 

25% of fixed 
remuneration 

Grant of Performance 
Rights and 
Indeterminate Rights in 
the case of the 
Managing Director of up 
to 150,000 ordinary 
shares for each 
executive. Vesting 
occurs over 3 to 5 years 
from the base date of 1 
July 2014 

Key Performance 
Indicators provide a basis 
for evaluation of financial 
performance on a total 
return basis and include a 
related measurement 
against the Leadership 
Principles and 
contribution to strategic 
and quality management 
goals  
Target 1 (50% of the 
Target 1 (50% of the 
Target 1 (50% of the 
Target 1 (50% of the 
Performance Condition)
Performance Condition):  
Performance Condition)
Performance Condition)
the financial performance 
of the Company for the 12 
month financial period 
ending 30 June 2015 of a 
$6,600,000 operating 
profit after taxation as 
approved by the Board for 
release to the ASX (in the 
form of audited financial 
results) 

Target 2 (50% of the 
Target 2 (50% of the 
Target 2 (50% of the 
Target 2 (50% of the 
Performance Condition)
Performance Condition):  
Performance Condition)
Performance Condition)
individual assessment 
against the Company’s 
‘Leadership Principles’ 

Target 1 and Target 2 
comprise the total 
“Performance Condition” 
and are co-dependent 

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iv)iv)iv)iv) 

term incentives    
Short----term incentives
Short
term incentives
term incentives
Short
Short

Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

Feature 
Max Max Max Max 
opportunity
opportunity    
opportunity
opportunity
Performance 
Performance 
Performance 
Performance 
metrics    
metrics
metrics
metrics

Description    
MD and KMP:  25% of fixed remuneration    
MD and KMP:  25% of fixed remuneration
MD and KMP:  25% of fixed remuneration
MD and KMP:  25% of fixed remuneration

Key Performance Indicators are aligned to our strategic priorities of shareholder value, evaluation 
of financial performance on a total return basis, operational excellence, risk management and 
appropriate long term strategic goals 
MetricMetricMetricMetric    
Leadership and 
Growth Initiatives 

Weight
Target    
Weight     Target
Target
Target
Weight
Weight
Board’s assessment of 
30% 
leadership and strategy 
delivery  
Management of value, 
operating profit and 
customer payments 
performance 
10-20%  Regulatory compliance 

30-
60% 

Reason for selection
Reason for selection    
Reason for selection
Reason for selection
Long term strategic growth and 
building of a culture of excellence 
through the Leadership Principles 
Sustainable management of value 
and delivery of optimal financial 
performance 

Differentiation through 
compliance excellence and 
appropriate management of risk 

Financial 
Performance on a 
total return basis 

Risk and 
Compliance 

Delivery of STI
Delivery of STI     The STI is paid on release of the audited financial year results 
Delivery of STI
Delivery of STI
Board 
Board 
Board 
Board 
discretion    
discretion
discretion
discretion

The Board reserves the right to amend, vary or revoke the terms of any incentive plan from time 
to time, at its sole and absolute discretion 

v)v)v)v) 

term incentives    
Long----term incentives
Long
term incentives
term incentives
Long
Long

At  the  Annual  General  Meeting  held  on  29  October  2014,  shareholders  approved  the  Pioneer  Credit 
Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). 

Subject  to  the  achievement  of  performance  conditions,  participants  may  be  entitled  to  be  granted 
Performance Rights and Indeterminate Rights as approved by the Board. 

The  number  of  rights  which  are  granted  to  any  participant  will  be  determined  by  reference  to 
achievement of both Target 1 and Target 2 (together the Performance Condition) as described below. 

Target 1 (50% of the Performance Condition):  

The financial performance of the Company for the 12 month financial period ended 30 June 2015  of a 
$6,600,000 operating profit after taxation as approved by the Board for release to the ASX (in the form of 
audited financial results). 

Target 2 (50% of the Performance Condition):  

Individual assessment against the Company’s ‘Leadership Principles’. There are six Leadership Principles as 
follows: 

1.  Technical Competence 
2.  Clear Communication 
3.  Unwavering Passion 
4.  Fearless Vision 
5.  Unlimited Accessibility 
6.  Selfless Loyalty 

In respect of assessing an individual’s performance, there is a binary determination in respect of each of 
the six principles (i.e. the Company’s expectation has either been met or not been met).  

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Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

Assessment of the Managing Director’s performance against the Leadership Principles will be reviewed by 
the Remuneration Committee and will be reported to the Board for its approval. Assessment of the Chief 
Financial  Officer’s  and  Chief  Operating  Officer’s  performance  against  the  Leadership  Principles  will  be 
reviewed by the Remuneration Committee or its delegate.   

Together, Target 1 and Target 2 comprise the total “Performance Condition” and are co-dependent.  

•  Target 1 acts as the “first gate” in respect of the Award – i.e. Target 1 must be met prior to any Rights 

being granted.  

•  Target 2 acts as the “second gate” in respect of the FY2015 Managing Director’s Award in that the 

Participant must also meet the Company’s expectation on four or more of the Leadership Principles 
against which he is assessed prior to any Rights being granted.  

•  Target 1 and Target 2 have an equal weighting as follows: 

o  Achievement of Target 1 (and subject to meeting Target 2 conditions): 50% of the Total 

Available Rights will be granted. 

o  Achievement of Target 2 (and subject to meeting Target 1 conditions):  up to 50% of the Total 

Available Rights will be granted.   

Rights will vest in accordance with the following schedule (each a “Vesting Date”): 

•  base Date plus 3 years whereby 60% Rights will vest; 
•  base Date plus 4 years whereby 25% Rights will vest; and 
•  base Date plus 5 years whereby 15% Rights will vest, 

where the Base Date is 1 July 2014 (collectively “Vesting Conditions”) and provided the Participant remains 
employed by the Group at a respective Vesting Date. 

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c)c)c)c)  Remuneration expenses for KMP
Remuneration expenses for KMP    
Remuneration expenses for KMP
Remuneration expenses for KMP

The  following  table  shows  details  of  the  remuneration  expense  recognised  for  the  Group’s  Non-
Executive, and Executive Directors and Key Management Personnel for the current and previous financial 
year measured in accordance with the requirements of accounting standards. 

Directors’ report 
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

executive Directors    
NonNonNonNon----executive Directors
executive Directors
executive Directors

Fixed remuneration    
Fixed remuneration
Fixed remuneration
Fixed remuneration

Variable remuneration    
Variable remuneration
Variable remuneration
Variable remuneration

Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
salary    
salary
salary
salary

NonNonNonNon----
monetary 
monetary 
monetary 
monetary 
benefits    
benefits
benefits
benefits

Annual 
Annual 
Annual 
Annual 
and long 
and long 
and long 
and long 
service    
service
service
service

PostPostPostPost----
employment 
employment 
employment 
employment 
benefits    
benefits
benefits
benefits

Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
bonus    
bonus
bonus
bonus

PostPostPostPost----
employment 
employment 
employment 
employment 
Options    
benefits     Options
benefits
Options
Options
benefits
benefits

Year    
Year
YearYear

Total    
Total
Total
Total

Mr Michael Smith + 

2015 

2014 

120,461 

42,000 

Mr Rob Bransby + 

2015 

2014 

70,269 

24,500 

Mr Mark Dutton 

2015 

2014 

70,269 

8,615 

Ms Anne Templeman-Jones ++ 

2015 

2014 

Total 

2015    
2015
2015
2015

2014 

54,115 

- 

315,114    
315,114
315,114
315,114

75,115 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

----    

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

----    

- 

11,444 

3,885 

6,676 

2,266 

6,676 

797 

5,141 

- 

29,937    
29,937
29,937
29,937

6,948 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

----    

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

----    

- 

30,068 

161,973 

12,528 

58,413 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

76,945 

26,766 

76,945 

9,412 

59,256 

- 

30,068    
30,068
30,068
30,068

375,119    
375,119
375,119
375,119

12,528 

94,591 

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Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

Executive Directors    
Executive Directors
Executive Directors
Executive Directors

Fixed remuneration    
Fixed remuneration
Fixed remuneration
Fixed remuneration

Variable remuneration    
Variable remuneration
Variable remuneration
Variable remuneration

Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
salary    
salary
salary
salary

NonNonNonNon----
monetary 
monetary 
monetary 
monetary 
benefits    
benefits
benefits
benefits

Annual 
Annual 
Annual 
Annual 
and long 
and long 
and long 
and long 
service    
service
service
service

PostPostPostPost----
employment 
employment 
employment 
employment 
benefits    
benefits
benefits
benefits

Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
bonus    
bonus
bonus
bonus

PostPostPostPost----
employment 
employment 
employment 
employment 
Options    
benefits     Options
benefits
Options
Options
benefits
benefits

Year    
Year
YearYear

Mr Keith John 

2015 

361,685 

5,280 

32,321 

28,794 

94,950 

2014 

300,000 

4,800 

17,289 

27,750 

150,000 

Mr James Singh +++ 

2015 

2014 

- 

54,991 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

5,087 

- 

- 

9,020 

13,875 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Total    
Total
Total
Total

532,050 

513,714 

- 

60,078 

Personnel    
Other Key Management Personnel
Other Key Management 
Personnel
Personnel
Other Key Management 
Other Key Management 

Fixed remuneration    
Fixed remuneration
Fixed remuneration
Fixed remuneration

Variable remuneration    
Variable remuneration
Variable remuneration
Variable remuneration

Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
salary    
salary
salary
salary

NonNonNonNon----
monetary 
monetary 
monetary 
monetary 
benefits    
benefits
benefits
benefits

Annual 
Annual 
Annual 
Annual 
and long 
and long 
and long 
and long 
service    
service
service
service

PostPostPostPost----
employment 
employment 
employment 
employment 
benefits    
benefits
benefits
benefits

Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
Cash 
bonus    
bonus
bonus
bonus

PostPostPostPost----
employment 
employment 
employment 
employment 
Options    
benefits     Options
benefits
Options
Options
benefits
benefits

Year    
Year
YearYear

Total    
Total
Total
Total

Ms Lisa Stedman 

2015 

2014 

246,415 

10,560 

153,692 

9,540 

1,577 

686 

23,409 

58,400 

5,548 

- 

345,909 

14,217 

22,275 

2,060 

162,000 

364,470 

Mr Leslie Crockett 

2015 

265,846 

2014 

229,923 

Total    
Total
Total
Total

5,280 

4,800 

6,312 

(466) 

25,255 

63,000 

5,985 

- 

371,678 

21,993 

43,750 

4,047 

136,500 

440,547 

2015    
2015
2015
2015

873,946    
873,946
873,946
873,946

21,120    
21,120
21,120
21,120

40,210    
40,210
40,210
40,210

77,458    
77,458
77,458
77,458

216,350    
216,350
216,350
216,350

20,553    
20,553
20,553
20,553

----    

1,249,637    
1,249,637
1,249,637
1,249,637

2014 

738,606 

19,140 

17,509 

69,047 

216,025 

19,982 

298,500 

1,378,809 

Total KMP remuneration expensed    
Total KMP remuneration expensed
Total KMP remuneration expensed
Total KMP remuneration expensed

2015    
2015
2015
2015

1,189,060    
1,189,060
1,189,060
1,189,060

21,120    
21,120
21,120
21,120

40,210    
40,210
40,210
40,210

107,395    
107,395
107,395
107,395

216,350    
216,350
216,350
216,350

20,553    
20,553
20,553
20,553

30,068    
30,068
30,068
30,068

1,624,756    
1,624,756
1,624,756
1,624,756

2014 

813,721 

19,140 

17,509 

75,995 

216,025 

19,982 

311,028 

1,473,400 

+ 
++ 
+++ 

Mr Michael Smith and Mr Rob Bransby were appointed Directors on 7 February 2014 
Ms Anne Templeman-Jones was appointed a Director on 23 September 2014 
Mr James Singh resigned as a Director on 7 March 2014.  Mr Singh retained his executive position within the Group 

There was no increase in the base salary for Non-Executive Directors during the year.  Executive Directors 
and other KMP’s base salaries increased on 1 January 2015. 

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d)d)d)d)  Contractual arrangements with e
xecutive KMP    
Contractual arrangements with executive KMP
xecutive KMP
xecutive KMP
Contractual arrangements with e
Contractual arrangements with e

The terms of employment for Company executives are formalised in individual service agreements. The 
Service Agreements specify remuneration, benefits and notice period. Participation in any STI or LTI plan 
as previously disclosed is subject to the Board’s discretion. There are no benefits payable to any executive 
on termination. Significant provisions of each Service Agreement are set out below. 

Directors’ report 
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

Employee    
Employee
Employee
Employee

Position    
Position
Position
Position

Salary    
Salary
Salary
Salary

Mr Keith John 

Managing Director 

Ms Lisa Stedman 

Chief Operating 
Officer 

Mr Leslie Crockett 

Chief Financial Officer 

$422,000 per annum plus 
superannuation (currently 
9.5%) to a maximum of 
$30,000 per annum 
$292,000 per annum plus 
superannuation (currently 
9.5%) to a maximum of 
$30,000 per annum 
$280,000 per annum plus 
superannuation (currently 
9.5%) to a maximum of 
$30,000 per annum 

Term of agreement 
Term of agreement 
Term of agreement 
Term of agreement 
and notice period
and notice period    
and notice period
and notice period
Continuing agreement 
with 12 months’ notice 
by either party to the 
Employment Agreement 
Continuing agreement 
with 6 months’ notice 
by either party to the 
Employment Agreement 
Continuing agreement 
with 6 months’ notice 
by either party to the 
Employment Agreement 

e)e)e)e)  NonNonNonNon----executive director arrangements
executive director arrangements    
executive director arrangements
executive director arrangements

Mr Michael Smith (Chairperson), Mr Rob Bransby and Mr Mark Dutton were re-elected to the Board at the 
Annual General Meeting of the Company on 29 October 2014 and continue in their appointments to the 
Board as Non-Executive Directors. 

Ms Anne Templeman-Jones was appointed to the Board on 23 September 2014. 

Pioneer  Credit  Limited’s  policy  is  to  remunerate  Non-Executive  Directors  at  a  fixed  fee  for  time, 
commitment  and  responsibilities.  Remuneration  for  Non-Executive  Directors  is  not  linked  to  individual 
performance. 

On  appointment  to  the  Board  all  Non-Executive  Directors  enter  into  a  Service  Agreement  with  the 
Company  in  the  form  of  a  letter  of  appointment  summarising  the  Boards  policies  and  the  appointment 
terms  including remuneration relevant to the  office  of Director.  A copy of the policy and procedure  for 
selection and (re)appointment of Directors can be found on our Corporate Governance website.  

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f)f)f)f)  NonNonNonNon----executive director remuneration for 2015
executive director remuneration for 2015    
executive director remuneration for 2015
executive director remuneration for 2015

Directors’ report 
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

Name    
Name
NameName
Mr Michael Smith 
Mr Rob Bransby 
Mr Mark Dutton 
Ms Anne Templeman-Jones 

Fixed remuneration    
Fixed remuneration
Fixed remuneration
Fixed remuneration
120,000 
70,000 
70,000 
70,000 

Superannuation    
Superannuation
Superannuation
Superannuation
11,400 
6,650 
6,650 
6,650 

Total    
Total
Total
Total
131,400 
76,650 
76,650 
76,650 

A  Non-Executive  Director  is  not  entitled  to  receive  performance  based  remuneration.  They  may  be 
entitled to fees or other amounts, as the Board determines, where they perform duties outside the scope 
of the ordinary duties of a Director. They may also be reimbursed for out of pocket expenses incurred. 

No such payments were made during the reporting period. 

Fees  will  be  reviewed  annually  by  the  Remuneration  Committee  taking  into  account  comparable  roles 
and independently generated market data.  

From time to time the Company may grant equity based incentives to Non-Executive Directors. The grant 
of an equity based incentive is designed to attract and retain suitably qualified Non-Executive Directors. 

On  his  appointment  on  7  February  2014,  the  Company  issued  Mr  Michael  Smith  300,000  Unlisted 
Options, the terms and conditions of which are set out below. 

g)g)g)g)  Relative proportions of
fixed vs variable remuneration expense    
Relative proportions of    fixed vs variable remuneration expense
fixed vs variable remuneration expense
fixed vs variable remuneration expense
Relative proportions of
Relative proportions of

The  following  table  shows  the  relative  proportions  of  remuneration  that  are  linked  to  performance  and 
those that are fixed, based on the amounts disclosed as statutory remuneration expense. 

Name
Name    
NameName
Executive Directors 
Executive Directors
Executive Directors
Executive Directors
Mr Keith John                                                        2015 
Other Key Management Personnel
Other Key Management Personnel 
Other Key Management Personnel
Other Key Management Personnel
Ms Lisa Stedman                                                   2015 
Mr Leslie Crockett                                                 2015 

remuneration    
Fixed remuneration
Fixed 
remuneration
remuneration
Fixed 
Fixed 

At risk ––––    STISTISTISTI    
At risk 
At risk 
At risk 

80% 

82% 
81% 

20% 

18% 
19% 

h)h)h)h)  Performance based remuneration granted and forfeited during the year
Performance based remuneration granted and forfeited during the year    
Performance based remuneration granted and forfeited during the year
Performance based remuneration granted and forfeited during the year

The  table  below  shows  for  each  KMP  how  much  of  their  STI  cash  bonus  was  awarded  and  how  much 
was forfeited.  

Name    
Name
NameName

Mr Keith John 
Ms Lisa Stedman 
Mr Leslie Crockett 

Total opportunity     
Total opportunity 
Total opportunity 
Total opportunity 
$$$$    
105,500 
73,000 
70,000 

Awarded    
Awarded
Awarded
Awarded
%%%%    
90% 
80% 
90% 

Forfeited    
Forfeited
Forfeited
Forfeited
%%%%    
10% 
20% 
10% 

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i)i)i)i)  Terms and conditions of share
based payment arrangements    
Terms and conditions of share----based payment arrangements
based payment arrangements
based payment arrangements
Terms and conditions of share
Terms and conditions of share

Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

Performance Rights and Indeterminate Rights    
Performance Rights and Indeterminate Rights
Performance Rights and Indeterminate Rights
Performance Rights and Indeterminate Rights

There is no share based compensation recognised in the 2015 financial year as there have been no rights 
granted under the Pioneer Credit Equity Incentive Plan. 

Unlisted Options    
Unlisted Options
Unlisted Options
Unlisted Options

Pioneer has 300,000  options  on issue with respect  to the 2014 grant to Mr Michael Smith.  The sum of 
$30,072 (2014 $12,530) has been recognised as a share based payment with respect to these options. 

The key terms and conditions of the Options are: 

a)  Each Option will entitle the Option holder to purchase one Share for the exercise price (refer clause e 

below) subject to satisfaction of the vesting conditions (refer clause (b) below). 

b)  The vesting conditions are as follows 

i)  50,000 Options vest on the second anniversary of the Offer; and 
ii)  250,000 Options vest on the third anniversary of the Offer. 

c)  Options may be forfeited upon termination of Mr Smith’s position as a Director of Pioneer. 
d)  Unexercised Options will expire two years after vesting. 
e)  The exercise price of each Option is 20% greater than the Offer Price. The Offer Price is the price of 
the  securities  sold  by  Pioneer  in  its  Initial  Public  Offer.  The  price  was  $1.60  per  share;  the  exercise 
price of each Option is $1.92. 

f)  The  Option  holder  may  not  sell,  assign,  transfer  or  otherwise  deal  with,  or  grant  a  Security  Interest 

over an Option except with the written consent of Pioneer 

g)  Vested  Options  that  have  not  expired  may  be  exercised  by  paying  the  exercise  price  (refer  clause  e 
above)  to  or  as  directed  by  Pioneer.  Upon  vesting  the  Options  may  not  be  exercised  until  the  first 
business  day  following  that  time  which  the  Fair  Market  Value  of  the  underlying  Share  exceeds  the 
exercise price. 

h)  The  Board  may  declare  that  all  or  a  specified  number  of  any  unvested  Options  which  have  not 
expired immediately vest if, in the opinion of the Board a Change of Control has occurred, or is likely 
to occur. 

The  Board  may  declare  that  all  or  a  specified  number  of  any  unvested  Options  which  have  not  expired 
immediately  vest  if  in  the  opinion  of  the  Board  any  person  or  corporation  has  a  relevant  interest  (as 
defined in the Corporations Act) in more than 90% of the Shares. 

The Board may in its absolute discretion declare the vesting of an Option during such period as the Board 
determines where: 

i)  Pioneer passes a resolution for the voluntary winding up of Pioneer; 
ii)  an order is made for the compulsory winding up of Pioneer; or 
iii)  Pioneer passes a resolution in accordance with Listing Rule 11.2 to dispose of its main undertaking. 

If there is any internal reconstruction, reorganisation or acquisition  of  Pioneer  which does not involve a 
significant change in the identity of the ultimate shareholders of Pioneer, this clause applies to any Option 
which  has  not  vested  by  the  day  the  reconstruction  takes  effect.  The  Board  may  declare  in  its  sole 
discretion whether and to what extent Options will vest. 

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Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

i) 

In  the  event  of  any  reorganisation  (including  consolidation,  sub-division,  reduction,  return  or 
cancellation)  of  the  issued  capital  of  Pioneer,  the  rights  attaching  to  the  Options  will  be  varied  to 
comply with ASX Listing Rules. 

j)  An Option holder is not entitled to participate in any new issue of securities of Pioneer as a result of 

holding the Options. 

k)  Subject to the terms of the Options and the ASX Listing Rules, the Board may at any time by written 

instrument, amend all or any of the provisions of terms of the Options. 

Any amendment to the provisions of these terms must not materially reduce your rights before the date 
of the amendment, unless the amendment is introduced primarily: 

i) 

ii) 

for  the  purpose  of  complying  with  or  conforming  to  present  or  future  State,  Territory  or 
Commonwealth legislation, the ASX Listing Rules or the constitution of Pioneer; or 
to correct any manifest error, or mistake. 

Subject  to  these  terms,  any  amendment  made  under  this  rule  may  be  given  retrospective  effect  as 
specified in the written instrument by which the amendment is made. 

For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meaning set out below: 

Change of Control means: 

i) 

ii) 

iii) 

in  the  case  of  a  takeover  bid  (as  defined  in  section  9  of  the  Corporations  Act),  an  offer  or  who 
previously had voting power of less than 50% in Pioneer obtains voting power of more than 50%; 
a  Court  approves  under  section  411(4)(b)  of  the  Corporations  Act,  a  proposed  compromise  or 
arrangement for the purposes of or in connection with a scheme for the reconstruction of Pioneer 
or its amalgamation with any other company or companies; 
any person becomes bound or entitled to acquire shares in Pioneer under: 

a)  section 414 of the Corporations Act (compulsory acquisition following a scheme or contract); 
b)  Chapter 6A of the Corporations Act (compulsory acquisition of securities); or 
c)  a  selective  capital  reduction  is  approved  by  shareholders  of  Pioneer  pursuant  to  section 
256C(2) of the Corporations Act which results in a person who previously had voting power of 
less than 50% in Pioneer obtaining voting power of more than 50%; or 

l) 

in  any  other  case,  a  person  obtains  voting  power  in  Pioneer  which  the  Board  (which  for  the 
avoidance  of  doubt  will  comprise  those  Directors  holding  office  immediately  prior  to  the  person 
acquiring that voting power) determines, acting in good faith and in accordance with their  fiduciary 
duties, is sufficient to control the composition of the Board. 

Fair Market Value means the last price at which the underlying Shares traded on the ASX during a regular 
trading session. 

Security Interest means a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other encumbrance of any nature. 

j)j)j)j)  Equity instruments held by Key Management Personnel
Equity instruments held by Key Management Personnel    
Equity instruments held by Key Management Personnel
Equity instruments held by Key Management Personnel

The tables below show the number of: 

•  options over ordinary shares in the Company; 
• 

shares in the Company, 

that were held during the financial year by Key Management Personnel of the Group, including their close 
family members and entities related to them. 

Pioneer Credit Limited  

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There  were  no  shares  granted  during  the  reporting  period  as  compensation.  No  options  have  been 
granted to any Director or executives since the end of the financial year. 

Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

Option holdings    
Option holdings
Option holdings
Option holdings

Name    
Name
NameName

Mr Michael Smith 

Share holdings    
Share holdings
Share holdings
Share holdings

Issued 
Issued 
Issued 
Issued 
balance at 
balance at 
balance at 
balance at 
the start 
the start 
the start 
the start 
of the 
of the 
of the 
of the 
year    
year
year
year
300,000 

Granted as 
Granted as 
Granted as 
Granted as 
compensation
compensation    
compensation
compensation
- 

Vested
Vested    
Vested
Vested
- 

Exercised
Exercised    
Exercised
Exercised
- 

Balance 
Balance 
Balance 
Balance 
at the 
at the 
at the 
at the 
end of 
end of 
end of 
end of 
the year
the year    
the year
the year
300,000 

Vested 
Vested 
Vested 
Vested 
and 
and 
and 
and 
Exercis----
Exercis
Exercis
Exercis
ableableableable    
- 

Unvested
Unvested    
Unvested
Unvested
300,000 

Name    
Name
NameName

Balance at the start 
Balance at the start 
Balance at the start 
Balance at the start 
of the year    
of the year
of the year
of the year

Other changes 
Other changes 
Other changes 
Other changes 
during the year    
during the year
during the year
during the year

Balance at the end 
Balance at the end 
Balance at the end 
Balance at the end 
of the year    
of the year
of the year
of the year

Held 
Held 
Held Held 
nominally    
nominally
nominally
nominally

NonNonNonNon----EEEExecutive Directors
xecutive Directors    
xecutive Directors
xecutive Directors
Mr Michael Smith 
Mr Rob Bransby 
Mr Mark Dutton 
Ms Anne Templeman Jones 
Executive Directors
Executive Directors    
Executive Directors
Executive Directors
Mr Keith John 
Other Key management Personnel
Other Key management Personnel    
Other Key management Personnel
Other Key management Personnel
Ms Lisa Stedman 
Mr Leslie Crockett 

62,500 
35,000 
306,483 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 

62,500 
35,000 
306,483    
- 

62,500 
- 
306,483 
- 

8,113,216 

100,000 

8,213,216 

8,213,216 

275,000 
163,984 

- 
- 

275,000 
163,984 

125,000 
13,984 

k)k)k)k)  Loans given to Key Management Personnel
Loans given to Key Management Personnel    
Loans given to Key Management Personnel
Loans given to Key Management Personnel

No loans were made to Key Management Personnel during the financial year. 

l)l)l)l)  Other transactions with Key Management Personnel
Other transactions with Key Management Personnel    
Other transactions with Key Management Personnel
Other transactions with Key Management Personnel

i)i)i)i) 

Leases entered into with related parties    
Leases entered into with related parties
Leases entered into with related parties
Leases entered into with related parties

The Managing Director, Mr Keith John is a beneficiary of the John Family Primary Investments Trust and 
the sole Director and Secretary of Avy Nominees Pty Limited, which is trustee of the John Family Primary 
Investments Trust (JFPIT).  

JFPIT is the owner of three premises which are leased by the Company. The premises, the subject of the 
leases, are situated at 118 Royal Street, East Perth, 188 Bennett Street, East Perth and 190 Bennett Street, 
East Perth. The lease contracts are at arm’s length. 

For the year ended 30 June 2015 the total amount of $330,000 has been paid to JFPIT in respect of the 
leases.  

The leases for 118 Royal Street, East Perth and 188 Bennett Street, East Perth expire on 31 December 2015 
and  are  not  expected  to  be  renewed.  The  lease  for  190  Bennett  Street,  East  Perth  expires  on  31 
December 2015 and is expected to be renewed. 

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Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

ii)ii)ii)ii) 

Design consulting agreement    
Design consulting agreement
Design consulting agreement
Design consulting agreement

The Managing Director, Mr Keith John is a beneficiary of the John Family Building and Design Trust and 
the sole Director and Secretary of Avy Nominees Pty Limited, which is trustee of the John Family Building 
and Design Trust trading as Alana John Design (AJD).  

The Company and AJD are parties to an agreement for design and project management services for the 
commercial fit-out of the Company’s office premises. The agreement commenced on 1 November 2013 
and continues on a monthly basis until terminated by either party on one month’s notice.  

For the year ended 30 June 2015 the total amount of $160,917 has been paid for the services. 

Following completion of the fit-out of the Company’s premises the agreement with AJD was finalised on 
31 July 2015. 

iii)iii)iii)iii) 

ssociate    
Investment in associate
Investment in a
ssociate
ssociate
Investment in a
Investment in a

At a meeting of the Board of the Company on 26 March 2015, the Board (with Mr Keith John abstaining) 
approved  the  Company  presenting  an  offer  to  Midbridge  Investments  Pty  Ltd  (MB)  to  acquire  all  of  its 
shareholding  in  ASX  listed  Goldfields  Money  Limited  in  an  off-market  transaction  at  a  price  of  $1.04  per 
share. The shareholding represented approximately 14.1% of the issued equity in Goldfields Money Ltd. 

MB is a private investment vehicle of the Company’s Managing Director Mr Keith R John.  

On the 8 April 2015 the Company formally presented its offer to MB which was accepted. 

The offer was for an amount of $2,302,972.88. The sum was paid by instalments and settled in full during 
the  reporting  period.  Neither  MB,  Mr  Keith  John  or  any  associate  of  those  parties  received  any  interest, 
financial accommodation or benefit as a result of being paid by instalment. 

Shares under option    
Shares under option
Shares under option
Shares under option

Unissued ordinary shares of Pioneer Credit Limited under option at the date of the report are as follows: 

Name
Name    
NameName
Mr Michael Smith 
Mr Michael Smith 

Date options granted
options granted    
Date 
options granted
options granted
Date Date 
7 February 2014 
7 February 2014 

Expiry date
Expiry date    
Expiry date
Expiry date
1 May 2018 
1 May 2019 

Issue price
Issue price    
Issue price
Issue price
$1.92 
$1.92 

Number under option
Number under option    
Number under option
Number under option
50,000 
250,000 

Shares issued on the exercise of options    
Shares issued on the exercise of options
Shares issued on the exercise of options
Shares issued on the exercise of options

No shares were issued in the reporting period on the exercise of options.  

Insurance of officers    
Insurance of officers
Insurance of officers
Insurance of officers

During the financial year, Pioneer Credit Limited paid a premium of $43,833 (2014 $21,043) to insure the 
Directors  and  Secretaries  of  the  Company  and  its  Australian-based  controlled  entities.  The  insurance 
premium  increased  significantly  once  Pioneer  was  admitted  to  the  official  list  of  the  Australian  Stock 
Exchange on 1 May 2014. 

The liabilities insured are legal costs that may be incurred in defending civil or criminal proceedings that 
may  be  brought  against  the  officers  in  their  capacity  as  officers  of  entities  in  the  Group,  and  any  other 
payments arising from liabilities incurred by the officers in connection with such proceedings. This does 
not include such liabilities that arise from conduct involving a wilful breach of duty by the officers or the 
improper use by the officers of their position or of information to gain advantage for themselves or  

Pioneer Credit Limited  

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someone  else  or  to  cause  detriment  to  the  Company.  It  is  not  possible  to  apportion  the  premium 
between amounts relating to the insurance against legal costs and those relating to other liabilities. 

Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

Indemnity of auditors    
Indemnity of auditors
Indemnity of auditors
Indemnity of auditors

Pioneer  Credit  Limited  has  agreed  to  indemnify  its  auditors,  PricewaterhouseCoopers,  to  the  extent 
permitted  by  law,  against  any  claim  by  a  third  party  arising  from  its  breach  of  their  audit  engagement 
agreement.  The  indemnity  stipulates  that  Pioneer  Credit  Limited  will  meet  the  full  amount  of  any  such 
liabilities including a reasonable amount of legal costs. 

ompany    
Proceedings on behalf of the Company
Proceedings on behalf of the C
ompany
ompany
Proceedings on behalf of the C
Proceedings on behalf of the C

No  person  has  applied  to  the  Court  under  section  237  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001  for  leave  to  bring 
proceedings on behalf of the Company, or to 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  part  of  those 
proceedings. 

No proceedings have been brought or intervened in on behalf of the Company with leave of the Court 
under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001. 

audit services    
NonNonNonNon----audit services
audit services
audit services

The Company may decide to employ the auditor on assignments additional to their statutory audit duties 
where the auditor’s expertise and experience with the Company and / or the Group are important. 

Details  of  the  amounts  paid  or  payable  to  the  auditor  (PricewaterhouseCoopers  Australia)  for  non-audit 
services provided during the year are set out below. 

The  Board  of  Directors  has  considered  the  position  and,  in  accordance  with  advice  received  from  the 
audit  committee,  is  satisfied  that  the  provision  of  the  non-audit  services  is  compatible  with  the  general 
standard of independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001. The Directors are satisfied 
that the provision of non-audit services by the auditor, as set out below, did not compromise the auditor 
independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons: 

• 

all non-audit services have been reviewed by the Audit Committee to ensure they do not impact the 
impartiality 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. 

Pioneer Credit Limited  

30 June 2015 

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

Directors’ report    
Directors’ report
Directors’ report
Directors’ report

Other assurance services
Other assurance services    
Other assurance services
Other assurance services
Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia    
Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Special Purpose Review Half Year 
Total remuneration for other assurance services    
Total remuneration for other assurance services
Total remuneration for other assurance services
Total remuneration for other assurance services

Taxation services
Taxation services    
Taxation services
Taxation services
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia    
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
International tax consulting 
Tax compliance services 
Total remuneration for taxation services    
Total remuneration for taxation services
Total remuneration for taxation services
Total remuneration for taxation services

Other services    
Other services
Other services
Other services
International Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
International Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia    
International Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
International Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Payroll services 
ervices    
other services
Total remuneration for other s
Total remuneration for 
ervices
ervices
other s
other s
Total remuneration for 
Total remuneration for 

audit services    
Total remuneration for non----audit services
Total remuneration for non
audit services
audit services
Total remuneration for non
Total remuneration for non

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$$$$    

2014
2014    
20142014
$$$$    

- 
----    

62,943 
62,943    
62,943
62,943
62,943

34,526 
134,528 
169,054    
169,054
169,054
169,054

12,500 
13,464 
25,964    
25,964
25,964
25,964

2,137 
2,137 

- 
- 

171,191    
171,191
171,191
171,191

88,907    
88,907
88,907
88,907

A  copy  of  the  Auditor’s  Independence  Declaration  as  required  under  section  307C  of  the  Corporations 
Act 2001 is set out on page 31. 

Rounding of amounts    
Rounding of amounts
Rounding of amounts
Rounding of amounts

The  Company  is  of  a  kind  referred  to  in  Class  Order  98/100,  issued  by  the  Australian  Securities  and 
Investments  Commission,  relating  to  the  ‘rounding  off’  of  amounts  in  the  Directors’  report.  Amounts  in 
the Directors’ report have been rounded off in accordance with that Class Order to the nearest thousand 
dollars, or in certain cases, to the nearest dollar. 

This report is made in accordance with a resolution of Directors. 

Keith 
John     
Keith John 
John 
John 
Keith 
Keith 
Managing Director 

Perth 
20 August 2015  

Pioneer Credit Limited  

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Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

As lead auditor for the audit of Pioneer Credit Limited for the year ended 30 June 2015, I declare that 
to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been: 

a) 

no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in 
relation to the audit; and 

b) 

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

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

William P R Meston 
Partner 
PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Perth 
20 August 2015 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, ABN 52 780 433 757 
Brookfield Place, 125 St Georges Terrace, PERTH  WA  6000, GPO Box D198, PERTH  WA  6840 
T: +61 8 9238 3000, F: +61 8 9238 3999, www.pwc.com.au 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

Page 31 

  
   
  
 
 
 
 
Corporate Governance Statement    
Corporate Governance Statement
Corporate Governance Statement
Corporate Governance Statement

Pioneer  Credit  Limited  and  the  Board  are  committed  to  achieving  and  demonstrating  the  highest 
standards  of  corporate  governance.  Pioneer  Credit  Limited  has  reviewed  its  corporate  governance 
practices against the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (3rd edition) published by 
the ASX Corporate Governance Council.  

The  2015  corporate  governance  statement  is  dated  as  at  30  June  2015  and  reflects  the  corporate 
governance  practices  in  place  throughout  the  2015  financial  year.  The  2015  corporate  governance 
statement was approved by the board on 20 August 2015. A description of the Group's current corporate 
governance practices is set out in the Group's corporate governance statement which can be viewed at 
http://www.pioneercredit.com.au/corporate/investor-centre/corporate-governance-statement/ 

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Financial Statements    
Financial Statements
Financial Statements
Financial Statements

Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44
Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44    103103103103    003003003003    505505505505    
Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44
Pioneer Credit Limited ABN 44
30 June 2015    
Annual report ----    30 June 2015
Annual report 
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
Annual report 
Annual report 

Contents    
Contents
Contents
Contents

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 
Consolidated balance sheet 
Consolidated statement of changes in equity 
Consolidated statement of cash flows 
Contents of the notes to the consolidated financial statements 
Directors’ declaration 
Independent auditor’s report to the members 

34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
94 
95 

These financial statements are the consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Entity consisting 
of  Pioneer  Credit  Limited  and  its  subsidiaries.  A  list  of  subsidiaries  is  included  in  note  14.  The  financial 
statements are presented in the Australian currency. 

Pioneer  Credit  Limited  is  a  Company  limited  by  shares,  incorporated  and  domiciled  in  Australia.  Its 
registered office and principal place of business is: 

Pioneer Credit Limited 
Level 6, 108 St Georges Terrace  
Perth WA 6000 

The  financial  statements  were  authorised  for  issue  by  the  Directors  on  20  August  2015.  The  Directors 
have the power to amend and reissue the financial statements. 

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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income    
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

NoteNoteNoteNote    

Revenue from operations
Revenue from operations  
Revenue from operations
Revenue from operations
Other income 

Employee expenses 
Rental expenses 
Direct expenses 
Information technology and communications 
Professional expenses 
Depreciation and amortisation 
Travel and entertainment 
Other expenses 
Finance expenses 
Share of profit of associate accounted for using the equity method 
Profit before income tax
Profit before income tax    
Profit before income tax
Profit before income tax
Income tax expense 
Profit from continuing operations
Profit from continuing operations    
Profit from continuing operations
Profit from continuing operations
Total comprehensive income for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year    
Total comprehensive income for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to:    
Total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to:
Total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to:
Total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to:

Owners of Pioneer Credit Limited 

Earnings per share for profit attributable to the ordinary equity holders of 
Earnings per share for profit attributable to the ordinary equity holders of 
Earnings per share for profit attributable to the ordinary equity holders of 
Earnings per share for profit attributable to the ordinary equity holders of 
the Company:    
the Company:
the Company:
the Company:

Basic earnings per share 
Diluted earnings per share 

3 
3 

5 

5 

6 

22 
22 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014    
2014
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

38,697
38,697    
38,697
38,697
91919191    
38,788    
38,788
38,788
38,788

25,694 
67 
25,761 

(16,893)    
(16,893)
(16,893)
(16,893)
(2,059)
(2,059)    
(2,059)
(2,059)
(1,846)
(1,846)    
(1,846)
(1,846)
(1,772)
(1,772)    
(1,772)
(1,772)
(1,169)    
(1,169)
(1,169)
(1,169)
(938)
(938)    
(938)
(938)
(469)
(469)    
(469)
(469)
(1,425)
(1,425)    
(1,425)
(1,425)
(1,513)
(1,513)    
(1,513)
(1,513)
8888    
10,712
10,712    
10,712
10,712
(3,271)
(3,271)    
(3,271)
(3,271)
7,441
7,441    
7,441
7,441
7,441    
7,441
7,441
7,441

(11,718) 
(1,294) 
(2,747) 
(1,320) 
(2,908) 
(379) 
(570) 
(1,054) 
(1,412) 
- 
2,359 
(1,312) 
1,047 
1,047 

7,441    
7,441
7,441
7,441

1,047 

Cents    
Cents
Cents
Cents

Cents 

16.40
16.40    
16.40
16.40
16.40    
16.40
16.40
16.40

7.97 
7.97 

The  above  consolidated  statement  of  comprehensive  income  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the 
accompanying notes.  

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Consolidated balance sheet    
Consolidated balance sheet
Consolidated balance sheet
Consolidated balance sheet

ASSETS    
ASSETS
ASSETS
ASSETS
Current assets
Current assets    
Current assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 
Other current assets 
Current tax receivables 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 
Total current assets    
Total current assets
Total current assets
Total current assets

NonNonNonNon----current assets
current assets    
current assets
current assets
Property, plant and equipment 
Intangible assets 
Investments accounted for using the equity method 
Other non-current assets 
Deferred tax assets 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 
current assets    
Total non----current assets
Total non
current assets
current assets
Total non
Total non

Total assets    
Total assets
Total assets
Total assets

LIABILITIES
LIABILITIES 
LIABILITIES
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Current liabilities    
Current liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 
Borrowings 
Current tax liabilities  
Accruals, provisions and other liabilities 
liabilities    
Total current liabilities
Total current 
liabilities
liabilities
Total current 
Total current 

liabilities    
current liabilities
NonNonNonNon----current 
liabilities
liabilities
current 
current 
Borrowings 
Provisions and other liabilities 
current liabilities    
Total non----current liabilities
Total non
current liabilities
current liabilities
Total non
Total non

Total liabilities    
Total liabilities
Total liabilities
Total liabilities

Net assets    
Net assets
Net assets
Net assets

EQUITY    
EQUITY
EQUITY
EQUITY
Contributed equity 
Other reserves 
Retained earnings 
Capital and reserves attributable to the owners of Pioneer Credit Limited 

9(a) 
9(f) 
9(g) 

Total equity    
Total equity
Total equity
Total equity

NoteNoteNoteNote    

30 June 2015
2015    
30 June 
2015
2015
30 June 
30 June 
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

30 June    2014
2014    
30 June
20142014
30 June
30 June
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

7(a) 
7(a) 

7(b) 

8(a) 
8(c) 

8(b) 
7(b) 

7(c) 
7(d) 

7(d) 

2,168
2,168    
2,168
2,168
2,190
2,190    
2,190
2,190
411411411411    
----    
32,576
32,576    
32,576
32,576
37,345    
37,345
37,345
37,345

4,335    
4,335
4,335
4,335
384384384384    
2,321
2,321    
2,321
2,321
45454545    
1,129    
1,129
1,129
1,129
49,346
49,346    
49,346
49,346
57,560    
57,560
57,560
57,560

94,905    
94,905
94,905
94,905

3,851    
3,851
3,851
3,851
11,874    
11,874
11,874
11,874
1,199
1,199    
1,199
1,199
1,888    
1,888
1,888
1,888
18,812    
18,812
18,812
18,812

20,999
20,999    
20,999
20,999
2,216    
2,216
2,216
2,216
23,215    
23,215
23,215
23,215

42,027    
42,027
42,027
42,027

52,878    
52,878
52,878
52,878

45,464
45,464    
45,464
45,464
1,01,01,01,073737373    
6,341    
6,341
6,341
6,341
52,878    
52,878
52,878
52,878

52,878    
52,878
52,878
52,878

4,458 
2,570 
246 
327 
29,183 
36,784 

2,537 
161 
- 
61 
1,198 
29,560 
33,517 

70,301 

11,352 
5,376 
- 
2,599 
19,327 

2,012 
1,360 
3,372 

22,699 

47,602 

45,464 
1,037 
1,101 
47,602 

47,602 

The above consolidated balance sheet should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

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changes in equity    
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
Consolidated statement of 
changes in equity
changes in equity
Consolidated statement of 
Consolidated statement of 

Contributed 
Contributed 
Contributed 
Contributed 
equity
equity    
equity
equity
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Convertible
Convertible    
Convertible
Convertible
Redeemable        
Redeemable
Redeemable
Redeemable
Preference     
Preference 
Preference 
Preference 
Shares
Shares    
Shares
Shares
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Share 
Share     
Share 
Share 
Based
Based    
Based
Based
Payment    
Payment
Payment
Payment
Reserve
Reserve    
Reserve
Reserve
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Balance at 1 July 2013    
Balance at 1 July 2013
Balance at 1 July 2013
Balance at 1 July 2013

3,674 

5,417 

Total comprehensive income for  
the year 

Transactions with owners in theiriririr    
Transactions with owners in the
Transactions with owners in the
Transactions with owners in the
capacity as owners
capacity as owners    
capacity as owners
capacity as owners
Contributions of equity, net of transaction 
costs 
CRPS B&C conversion to contributed 
equity 
CRPS A conversion to contributed equity 
Current and deferred tax through equity 
Treasury shares issued and share based 
payments 
Employee share scheme 
Return of Capital and Dividend Paid 

Balance at 30 June 2014    
Balance at 30 June 2014
Balance at 30 June 2014
Balance at 30 June 2014

- 

38,543 

7,754 

5,413 
656 
403 

91 
(11,070) 
41,790 

45,464 

- 

- 

- 

(5,413) 
(4) 
- 

- 
- 
(5,417) 

Retained 
Retained 
Retained 
Retained 
earnings
earnings    
earnings
earnings
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Total 
Total 
Total 
Total 
equity
equity    
equity
equity
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

3,984 

13,075 

1,047 

1,047 

- 

- 

- 
- 
- 

38,543 

7,754 

- 
652 
1,440 

- 
(3,930) 
(3,930) 

91 
(15,000) 
33,480 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 
1,037 

- 
- 
1,037 

NoteNoteNoteNote    

Contributed 
Contributed 
Contributed 
Contributed 
equity
equity    
equity
equity
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

45,464 

Balance at 1 July 2014    
Balance at 1 July 2014
Balance at 1 July 2014
Balance at 1 July 2014

Total comprehensive income for  
the year 

in theiriririr        
Transactions with owners in the
Transactions with owners 
in the
in the
Transactions with owners 
Transactions with owners 
capacity of owners
capacity of owners    
capacity of owners
capacity of owners
Treasury shares and share based 
payments 
Dividends declared and paid 

9(f) 

13(b) 

Balance at 30 June 2015    
Balance at 30 June 2015
Balance at 30 June 2015
Balance at 30 June 2015

45,464 

- 

1,037 

1,101 

47,602 

Convertible    
Convertible
Convertible
Convertible
Redeemable 
Redeemable     
Redeemable 
Redeemable 
Preference     
Preference 
Preference 
Preference 
Shares
Shares    
Shares
Shares
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Share 
Share     
Share 
Share 
Based
Based    
Based
Based
Payment    
Payment
Payment
Payment
Reserve
Reserve    
Reserve
Reserve
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Retained 
Retained 
Retained 
Retained 
earnings
earnings    
earnings
earnings
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Total 
Total 
Total 
Total 
equity
equity    
equity
equity
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 

1,037 

1,101 

47,602 

- 

7,441 

7,441 

36 

- 
36 

- 

36 

(2,201) 
(2,201) 

(2,201) 
(2,165) 

1,073 

6,341 

52,878 

- 

- 

- 
- 

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

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Consolidated statement of cash flows    
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Consolidated statement of cash flows

NoteNoteNoteNote    

30 June    2015
2015    
30 June
2015
2015
30 June
30 June
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

30 June    2014
2014        
30 June
20142014
30 June
30 June
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Cash flows from operating activities    
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from operating activities
Receipts from customers (inclusive of goods and services tax) 
Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of goods and services tax) 

Interest received 
Interest paid 
Net income taxation paid 
activities    
Net cash inflow from operating activities
Net cash inflow from operating 
activities
activities
Net cash inflow from operating 
Net cash inflow from operating 

Cash flows from investing activities
Cash flows from investing activities    
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Payments for property, plant and equipment 
Payments for intangible assets 
Acquisitions of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 
Payment for investment in associate 
Proceeds of loans from related parties 
Repayment of loans from related parties 
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment 
investing activities    
Net cash outflow from investing activities
Net cash outflow from 
investing activities
investing activities
Net cash outflow from 
Net cash outflow from 

Cash flows from financing activities    
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings 
Repayment of borrowings 
Dividends paid to Company’s shareholders 
Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares 
Return of capital 
Capital raising costs 
Treasury shares loan repayment 
Proceeds from issues of convertible redeemable preference shares 
activities    
Net cash inflow from financing activities
Net cash inflow from financing 
activities
activities
Net cash inflow from financing 
Net cash inflow from financing 

Cash flows from financing activities
Cash flows from financing activities    
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year 
the year    
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of    the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the year
the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of

10(a) 

8(a) 
8(c) 

15 

13(b) 
9(a) 
9(a) 
9(a) 
9(c) 

55,629    
55,629
55,629
55,629
(24,949)
(24,949)    
(24,949)
(24,949)
30,680
30,680    
30,680
30,680
91919191    
(919)    
(919)
(919)
(919)
(1,676)
(1,676)    
(1,676)
(1,676)
28,176    
28,176
28,176
28,176

(1,599)    
(1,599)
(1,599)
(1,599)
(345)    
(345)
(345)
(345)
(49,433)
(49,433)    
(49,433)
(49,433)
(2,313)
(2,313)    
(2,313)
(2,313)
----    
----    
8888    
(53,682)    
(53,682)
(53,682)
(53,682)

37,076    
37,076
37,076
37,076
(11,665)
(11,665)    
(11,665)
(11,665)
(2,201)
(2,201)    
(2,201)
(2,201)
----    
----    
----    
6666    
----    
23,216    
23,216
23,216
23,216

(2,290)
(2,290)    
(2,290)
(2,290)
4,458    
4,458
4,458
4,458
2,168    
2,168
2,168
2,168

35,779 
(18,295) 
17,484 
67 
(708) 
(3,201) 
13,642 

(701) 
(226) 
(22,314) 
- 
1,567 
(1,621) 
- 
(23,295) 

26,061 
(35,222) 
(3,930) 
41,120 
(11,070) 
(4,233) 
319 
99 
13,144 

3,491 
967 
4,458 

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

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Contents of the notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Contents of the notes to the consolidated financial statements
Contents of the notes to the consolidated financial statements
Contents of the notes to the consolidated financial statements

period    
reporting    period
current    reporting
changes    inininin    thethethethe    current
Significant    changes
Significant
period
period
reporting
reporting
current
current
changes
changes
Significant
Significant

1  Significant changes in the current reporting period 

39 

calculated    
numbers    areareareare    calculated
HoHoHoHowwww    numbers
calculated
calculated
numbers
numbers

Individually significant items 

2  Segment information 
3  Revenue from operations 
4 
5  Other expense items 
6 
Income tax expense 
7  Financial assets and financial liabilities 
8  Non-financial assets and liabilities 
9  Equity 
10  Cash flow information 

RiskRiskRiskRisk    

11  Critical accounting estimates and judgements 
12  Financial risk management 
13  Capital management 

Group structure    
Group structure
Group structure
Group structure

14  Subsidiaries 
15  Associates 

Unrecognised items    
Unrecognised items
Unrecognised items
Unrecognised items

16  Contingencies 
17  Commitments 
18  Events occurring after the reporting period 

Other information     
Other information 
Other information 
Other information 

19  Related party transactions 
20  Share-based payments 
21  Remuneration of auditors 
22  Earnings per share 
23  Deed of cross guarantee 
24  Assets pledged as security 
25  Parent entity financial information 
26  Summary of significant accounting policies 

41 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 
56 
60 
63 

65 
65 
69 

72 
73 

76 
76 
76 

78 
80 
82 
83 
84 
84 
84 
85 

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1)1)1)1)  Significant changes in the current reporting period
Significant changes in the current reporting period    
Significant changes in the current reporting period
Significant changes in the current reporting period

Significant  events  and  transactions  that  have  affected  the  Group’s  financial  position  and  performance 
during the period under review are as follows: 

statements 
otes to the consolidated financial statements
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial 
statements
statements
otes to the consolidated financial 
otes to the consolidated financial 

Additional Revenue Stream    
Additional Revenue Stream
Additional Revenue Stream
Additional Revenue Stream

Consistent  with  our  long-standing  approach  of  working  towards  a  complete  understanding  of  the 
characteristics  of  the  customer  portfolios  we  purchase,  and  to  ensure  we  realise  the  appropriate  value 
from  those  portfolios,  the  Group  has  successfully  entered  the  secondary  sale  market  for  portfolios  of 
accounts that we believe: 

•  will not meet our requirements for the customers to evolve into the ‘new consumer’ (Part IX 

customers and customers we are unable to secure realistic payment arrangements with), and 
•  where the value to be realised from a portfolio sale provides the greatest expected value to the 

Group. 

The Group will continue to manage value on an ongoing basis and make decisions about whether long 
term liquidation or selling financial assets is expected to maximise the return on the portfolio. 

Investment in Associate    
Investment in Associate
Investment in Associate
Investment in Associate

As  outlined  in  our  2014  Prospectus  and  updates  to  the  market  since  listing  on  the  ASX,  the  Group  is 
working  towards  the  expansion  of  its  revenue  streams  through  the  offering  of  financial  products  in  the 
2015 calendar year.  

An equity stake in Goldfields Money Limited (ASX: GMY) was acquired during the financial year. 

Goldfields Money Limited (Goldfields) is the only ASX listed Western Australian based Authorised Deposit- 
taking  Institution.  The  Group  entered  into  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  with  Goldfields  for  the 
development  of  banking  products.  This  agreement  is  a  significant  step  towards  the  Group’s  long  term 
goal of offering a wide range of financial products to our customers. 

See note 15 for additional information on the investment in Goldfields Money Limited. 

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otes to the consolidated financial statements    
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

ow numbers are calculated    
HHHHow numbers are calculated
ow numbers are calculated
ow numbers are calculated

This section provides additional information about  those  individual line items in the financial  statements 
that the Directors consider most relevant in the context of the operations of the entity, including: 

• 

• 
• 

accounting policies that are relevant for an understanding of the items recognised in the financial 
statements. These cover situations where the accounting standards either allow a choice or do not 
deal with a particular type of transaction 
analysis and sub-totals 
information about estimates and judgements made in relation to particular items. 

Individually significant items 

2  Segment information 
3  Revenue from operations 
4 
5  Other expense items 
6 
Income tax expense 
7  Financial assets and financial liabilities 
8  Non-financial assets and liabilities 
9  Equity 
10  Cash flow information 

41 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 
56 
60 
63 

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the consolidated financial statements    
otes to the consolidated financial statements
NNNNotes to 
the consolidated financial statements
the consolidated financial statements
otes to 
otes to 

2)2)2)2)  Segment information 
Segment information     
Segment information 
Segment information 

For  management  purposes,  the  Company  is  organised  into  one  main  business  segment,  which  is  the 
provision  of  financial  services,  specialising  in  acquiring  and  servicing  unsecured  retail  debt  portfolios  in 
Australia and more recently the sale of certain portfolios. All of the Company’s activities are interrelated, 
and  each  activity  is  dependent  on  the  others.  Accordingly,  all  significant  operating  decisions  are  based 
upon analysis of the Company as one segment. The financial results from this segment are equivalent to 
the  financial  statements  of  the  Company  as  a  whole.  The  Company  operated  in  one  geographical 
segment being Australia. The Company does not have any major customers which comprise more than 
10% of revenue. 

The  Company  continues  to  monitor  the  appropriateness  of  segment  reporting  particularly  with  the 
introduction  of  the  investment  in  associate  during  the  period  under  review.  Segment  reporting  may  be 
appropriate for future reporting periods. 

3)3)3)3)  Revenue from operations
Revenue from operations    
Revenue from operations
Revenue from operations

From continuing operations
From continuing operations    
From continuing operations
From continuing operations
Operating revenues
Operating revenues    
Operating revenues
Operating revenues
Liquidation of cash flows from purchased debt portfolios 
Proceeds from the sale of purchased debt portfolios 
Change in value of purchased debt portfolios 
Net gain on financial assets – purchased debt portfolios 

Services 

Revenue recognition    
Revenue recognition
Revenue recognition
Revenue recognition

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

51,707
51,707    
51,707
51,707
3,526
3,526    
3,526
3,526
(16,702)    
(16,702)
(16,702)
(16,702)
38,531    
38,531
38,531
38,531

166166166166    
38,697    
38,697
38,697
38,697

37,230 
- 
(11,814) 
25,416 

278 
25,694 

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable.  

The Group recognises revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured, it is probable that 
future  economic  benefits  will  flow  to  the  entity  and  specific  criteria  have  been  met  for  each  of  the 
Group's  activities  as  described  below.  The  Group  bases  its  estimates  on  historical  results,  taking  into 
consideration the type of customer, the type of transaction and the specifics of each arrangement. 

Revenue is recognised for the major business activities using the methods outlined below. 

Customer payments, Debt purchase income    
Customer payments, Debt purchase income
Customer payments, Debt purchase income
Customer payments, Debt purchase income

Net  gains  on  financial  assets  are  disclosed  in  the  consolidated  statement  of  comprehensive  income  as 
cash  flows  from  purchased  debt  portfolios  net  of  any  change  in  fair  value  of  the  portfolios.  The  Group 
recognises purchased debt portfolios as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. 

The  net  gain  on  these  assets  is  disclosed  as  revenue  in  the  consolidated  statement  of  comprehensive 
income.  

Net gains or losses on financial assets measured at fair value are recognised as they accrue. 

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otes to the consolidated financial statements    
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

Sale of purchased debt portfolios    
Sale of purchased debt portfolios
Sale of purchased debt portfolios
Sale of purchased debt portfolios

Revenue from the sale of purchased debt portfolios is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the 
revenue benefits will flow to the Group and the revenue can be reliably measured. 

Services Income    
Services Income
Services Income
Services Income

Revenue from rendering services is recognised to the extent that it is probable that revenue benefits will 
flow to the Group and the revenue can be reliably measured. 

Other income    
Other income
Other income
Other income

Interest income 

Other income recognition    
Other income recognition
Other income recognition
Other income recognition

Interest income    
Interest income
Interest income
Interest income

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000
$’000    
$’000
$’000
91919191    

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000
$’000    
$’000
$’000
67 

Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method. 

4)4)4)4) 

items    
Individually significant items
Individually significant 
items
items
Individually significant 
Individually significant 

The following items are significant to the financial performance of the Group, and so are listed separately 
here. These specific costs have been included in profit before income tax. 

Initial Public Offering Costs
Initial Public Offering Costs    
Initial Public Offering Costs
Initial Public Offering Costs
Costs incurred to list on the stock exchange 
Costs apportioned to capital raising 

Commercial Claim
Commercial Claim    
Commercial Claim
Commercial Claim
Settlement and settlement provision 
Legal costs 

Indirect Taxation    
Indirect Taxation
Indirect Taxation
Indirect Taxation
Finalisation of prior periods indirect taxation position 
Professional costs 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

----    
----    
----    

166166166166    
15151515    
181181181181    

169169169169    
186186186186    
355355355355    

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

4,233 
(2,175) 
2,058 

420 
228 
648 

312 
- 
312 

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otes to the consolidated financial statements 
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

Initial Public Offering Costs    
Initial Public Offering Costs
Initial Public Offering Costs
Initial Public Offering Costs

Pioneer Credit Limited was admitted to the official list of ASX Limited on Thursday 1 May 2014. Consistent 
with  the  requirements  of  Australian  Accounting  Standards,  the  incremental  costs  that  are  directly 
attributable to issuing new shares have been deducted from equity (net of any income tax benefit), and 
costs that related to the stock market listing, or were otherwise not incremental and directly attributable 
to  issuing  new  shares,  were  recorded  as  an  expense  in  the  consolidated  statement  of  comprehensive 
income.  

The nature of this cost item is that it will not recur in the future. 

Commercial Claim    
Commercial Claim
Commercial Claim
Commercial Claim

The prior period outstanding commercial dispute claim was finalised during the period under review. An 
additional  cost  over  and  above  the  initial  provision  has  been  recognised.  The  full  claim  has  now  been 
settled, with additional legal costs.  

This claim has been settled and there is no future liability which could arise in this matter. 

Indirect Taxation    
Indirect Taxation
Indirect Taxation
Indirect Taxation

A previously uncertain interpretation of an indirect taxation position has been finalised in the period under 
review with the assistance of professional advice.   

The nature of this cost item is that it will not recur in the future. 

5)5)5)5)  Other expense items
Other expense items    
Other expense items
Other expense items

This note provides a breakdown of specific costs included in profit before income tax. 

Finance expenses
Finance expenses    
Finance expenses
Finance expenses
Bank fees and borrowing expenses 
Interest and finance charges paid / payable for financial liabilities  
not at fair value through profit and loss 
Interest on Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares 

Employee benefits expense inclusive of on
costs    
Employee benefits expense inclusive of on----costs
costs
costs
Employee benefits expense inclusive of on
Employee benefits expense inclusive of on
Share based payment modification 
Share based payments 
Chairman options 

Depreciation and 
amortisation    
Depreciation and amortisation
amortisation
amortisation
Depreciation and 
Depreciation and 
Depreciation 
Amortisation 

2015    
2015
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014    
2014
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

594594594594    
919919919919    

----    
1,513    
1,513
1,513
1,513

----    
----    
30303030    
30303030    

816816816816    
122122122122    
938938938938    

184 
708 

520 
1,412 

744 
95 
14 
853 

314 
65 
379 

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otes to the consolidated financial statements 
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

6)6)6)6) 

Income tax expense     
Income tax expense 
Income tax expense 
Income tax expense 

This note provides an analysis of the Group’s income tax expense, shows what amounts are recognised 
directly in equity and how the tax expense is affected by non-assessable and non-deductible items. It also 
explains significant estimates made in relation to the Group’s tax position. 

Income tax expense    
Income tax expense
Income tax expense
Income tax expense

Current tax    
Current tax
Current tax
Current tax
Current tax on profits for the year 
Adjustments for current tax of prior periods 
Deferred income tax 
Total current tax expense 

Income tax is attributable to:
Income tax is attributable to:    
Income tax is attributable to:
Income tax is attributable to:
Profit from continuing operations 

Deferred income tax (revenue) expense included in income tax expense comprises: 
(Decrease) increase direct to equity 
Decrease (increase) in deferred tax assets 

facie tax payable    
Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense to prima facie tax payable
Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense to prima 
facie tax payable
facie tax payable
Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense to prima 
Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense to prima 

Profit from continuing operations before income tax expense    
Profit from continuing operations before income tax expense
Profit from continuing operations before income tax expense
Profit from continuing operations before income tax expense

Tax at the Australian tax rate of 30.0% (2014 – 30.0%) 
Non-deductible entertainment costs 
Non-deductible provision for fringe benefits tax 
Non-deductible CRPS interest 
Non-deductible share based payments 
(Over)under provision for prior year taxation 
Share of net profits of associate 
Other non-deductibles 
expense    
Income tax expense
Income tax 
expense
expense
Income tax 
Income tax 

Amounts recognised directly in equity    
Amounts recognised directly in equity
Amounts recognised directly in equity
Amounts recognised directly in equity

Aggregate current and deferred tax arising in the reporting period and not recognised in 
Aggregate current and deferred tax arising in the reporting period and not recognised in 
Aggregate current and deferred tax arising in the reporting period and not recognised in 
Aggregate current and deferred tax arising in the reporting period and not recognised in 
net profit or loss or other comprehensive income but directly debited or 
credited to 
net profit or loss or other comprehensive income but directly debited or credited to 
credited to 
credited to 
net profit or loss or other comprehensive income but directly debited or 
net profit or loss or other comprehensive income but directly debited or 
equity:
equity:    
equity:
equity:
Current tax – credited directly to equity 
Net deferred tax – (debited) / credited directly to equity 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

3,327
3,327    
3,327
3,327
(8)
(8)    
(8)
(8)
(48)
(48)    
(48)
(48)
3,271    
3,271
3,271
3,271

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

1,672 
175 
(535) 
1,312 

10,712    
10,712
10,712
10,712

2,359 

(117)
(117)    
(117)
(117)
69696969    
(48)    
(48)
(48)
(48)

460 
(995) 
(535) 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

10,712    
10,712
10,712
10,712

2,359 

3,214    
3,214
3,214
3,214
20202020    
19191919    
----    
12121212    
(8)    
(8)
(8)
(8)
(2)
(2)    
(2)
(2)
16161616    
3,271    
3,271
3,271
3,271

708 
29 
1 
156 
243 
175 
- 
- 
1,312 

2015    
2015
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014    
2014
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

117117117117    
(117)
(117)    
(117)
(117)
----    

192 
460 
652 

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NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

7)7)7)7) 

Financial assets and financial liabilities        
Financial assets and financial liabilities
Financial assets and financial liabilities
Financial assets and financial liabilities

This note provides information about the Group’s financial instruments, including: 

• 
• 
• 
• 

an overview of all financial instruments held by the Group 
specific information about each type of financial instrument 
accounting policies 
information about determining the fair value of the instruments, including judgements and estimation 
uncertainty involved. 

The Group holds the following financial instruments: 

Financial assets    
Financial assets
Financial assets
Financial assets

NoteNoteNoteNote    

Assets at FVTPL
Assets at FVTPL    
Assets at FVTPL
Assets at FVTPL
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Financial    
Financial
Financial
Financial
assets at    
assets at
assets at
assets at
amortised cost
amortised cost    
amortised cost
amortised cost
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2015    
2015
2015
2015
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables *                                                7(a) 
Financial assets at FVTPL                                                       7(b) 

2014
2014    
20142014
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables *                                               7(a) 
Financial assets at FVTPL                                                       7(b) 

*excluding prepayments 

Financial liabilities    
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities

- 
- 
81,922 
81,922 

- 
- 
58,743 
58,743 

2,168 
2,190 
- 
4,358 

4,458 
2,570 
- 
7,028 

Financial    
Financial
Financial
Financial
liabilities at
liabilities at    
liabilities at
liabilities at
amortised 
amortised 
amortised 
amortised 
cost
cost    
cost
cost
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

NoteNoteNoteNote    

2015
2015 
2015
2015
Trade and other payables **                                                                      7(c) 
Borrowings                                                                                               
                    7(d) 
Accruals, provisions and other liabilities 

2014201420142014    
Trade and other payables ** 
Borrowings 
Accruals, provisions and other liabilities 

**excluding non-financial liabilities 

7(c) 
7(d) 

3,851 
32,873 
1,993 
38,717 

11,352 
7,388 
2,524 
21,264 

Total
Total    
Total
Total
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2,168 
2,190 
81,922 
86,280 

4,458 
2,570 
58,743 
65,771 

Total
Total    
Total
Total
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

3,851 
32,873 
1,993 
38,717 

11,352 
7,388 
2,524 
21,264 

The  Group’s  exposure  to  various  risks  associated  with  the  financial  instruments  is  discussed  in  note  12. 
The maximum exposure to credit risk at the end of the reporting period is the carrying amount of each 
class of financial assets mentioned above. 

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a)a)a)a)  Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables    
Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables

otes to the consolidated financial statements    
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

Trade receivables 
Other receivables 
Prepayments 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
NonNonNonNon----
current
current    
current
current
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Total
Total    
Total
Total
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Current 
$’000 

----    
----    
45454545    
45454545    

1,247
1,247    
1,247
1,247
943943943943    
456456456456    
2,646    
2,646
2,646
2,646

876 
1,694 
246 
2,816 

2014 
Non-
current 
$’000 

- 
- 
61 
61 

Total 
$’000 

876 
1,694 
307 
2,877 

Current
Current    
Current
Current
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

1,247
1,247    
1,247
1,247
943943943943    
411411411411    
2,601    
2,601
2,601
2,601

Further information relating to loans to related parties and Key Management Personnel is set out in note 
19. 

lassification as trade and other receivables    
CCCClassification as trade and other receivables
lassification as trade and other receivables
lassification as trade and other receivables

Trade  receivables  are  amounts  due  from  customers  for  services  performed  in  the  ordinary  course  of 
business.  Other  receivables  are  non-derivative  financial  assets  with  fixed  or  determinable  payments  that 
are  not  quoted  in  an  active  market.  If  recovery  of  the  amounts  is  expected  in  one  year  or  less  they  are 
classified  as  current  assets.  If  not,  they  are  presented  as  non-current  assets.  Trade  receivables  are 
generally  due  for  settlement  within  30  days  and  therefore  are  all  classified  as  current.  The  Group’s 
impairment and other accounting policies for trade and other receivables are outlined in notes 12(c) and  
26(e) respectively. 

Other receivables  
Other receivables 
Other receivables 
Other receivables 

These amounts generally arise from transactions outside the usual operating activities of the Group. 

e of trade and other receivables     
Fair value of trade and other receivables 
Fair valu
e of trade and other receivables 
e of trade and other receivables 
Fair valu
Fair valu

Due to the short-term nature of the current receivables, their carrying amount is assumed to be the same 
as their fair value. For the majority of the non-current receivables, the fair values are also not significantly 
different to their carrying amounts. 

Impairment and risk exposure    
Impairment and risk exposure
Impairment and risk exposure
Impairment and risk exposure

Information  about  the  impairment  of  trade  and  other  receivables,  their  credit  quality  and  the  Group’s 
exposure to credit risk, foreign currency risk and interest rate risk can be found in note 12(a) to 12(c). 

None of the non-current receivables are impaired or past due but not impaired. 

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b)b)b)b)  Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss     
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss include the following: 

otes to the consolidated financial statements 
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

Purchased debt portfolios
Purchased debt portfolios    
Purchased debt portfolios
Purchased debt portfolios
Current 
Non-current 

Movement on financial assets at fair value is as follows:    
Movement on financial assets at fair value is as follows:
Movement on financial assets at fair value is as follows:
Movement on financial assets at fair value is as follows:

Current and 
current    
Current and nonnonnonnon----current
current
current
Current and 
Current and 
At beginning of period 
Additions for the period, net of recourse * 
Liquidation of cash flows from purchased debt portfolios 
Sale of purchased debt portfolios 
Net gain on financial assets – purchased debt portfolios 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

32,576    
32,576
32,576
32,576
49,346
49,346    
49,346
49,346
81,922    
81,922
81,922
81,922

29,183 
29,560 
58,743 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

58,743
58,743    
58,743
58,743
39,881
39,881    
39,881
39,881
(51,707)
(51,707)    
(51,707)
(51,707)
(3,526)    
(3,526)
(3,526)
(3,526)
38,531
38,531    
38,531
38,531
81,922    
81,922
81,922
81,922

38,931 
31,626 
(37,230) 
- 
25,416 
58,743 

* 

Recourse relates to PDP accounts returned, at cost, to the vendor partners per the terms of the debt purchasing arrangement 
where the underlying account facility does not meet the contractual terms of the purchase arrangement. 

i)i)i)i)  Classification of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Classification of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss    
Classification of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Classification of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Pioneer  Credit  Limited  classifies  purchased  debt  portfolios  (PDP’s)  at  fair  value  through  profit  and  loss 
(FVTPL)  as  per  AASB  139  Financial  Instruments:  Recognition  and  Measurement,  paragraph  9  part  (b)  (ii) 
because; 

• 
at initial recognition Pioneer designates PDP’s acquired as at fair value through profit or loss; 
•  Pioneer manages the PDPs and regularly evaluates their performance on a fair value basis in 

accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy; 

•  Pioneer has information on that basis about the PDPs and provides the information internally to the 

Company's Key Management Personnel; 

•  Pioneer reports this relevant information in the comprehensive disclosures provided.  

The strategy is to provide an overall return on the Company’s portfolio of investments, as opposed to any 
particular  individual  customer  contract.  The  Company  maintains  a  documented  investment  strategy  for 
PDPs and under the  Risk Management Policy the management and measurement of its PDPs is properly 
documented in its Risk Register. 

The performance management emphasis of the Group is on a total return basis focusing on growth in its 
payment  arrangement  portfolios  and  the  total  return  to  the  Group  measured  as  operating  profit  after 
taxation. The evaluation of performance on a total return basis is clearly required by the documented and 
approved Key Performance Indicators under which the Group’s performance is evaluated.  

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NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

When management decisions are made with respect to an investment in the portfolios or the liquidation 
of  cash  flows,  they  are  made  from  the  point  of  view  of  the  group  of  financial  assets  as  a  whole,  as 
opposed to on an individual asset basis. Monthly management reporting reports on returns expressed in 
terms of overall portfolio return multiples on investment and internal rate of return. An important factor in 
the  investment  strategy  is  to  manage  a  reasonable  level  of  volatility  of  returns  in  expectation  of  overall 
long term value growth.  

Purchased debt portfolios are initially recorded at acquisition cost, which on the basis of the transaction 
being at arm’s length is considered to be fair value, and thereafter at fair value in the balance sheet, with 
transaction costs expensed as incurred. In the absence of a sufficiently active market, the fair value of any 
particular portfolio is determined based on a valuation technique. The valuation is based on the present 
value  of  expected  future  cash  flows.  Note  (iv)  below  explains  how  the  fair  value  of  purchased  debt 
portfolios is determined, including information regarding the key assumptions used. 

The  fair  value  gains  or  losses  on  financial  assets  are  disclosed  in  the  consolidated  statement  of 
comprehensive income as part of cash flows from purchased debt portfolios net of any change in value. 

Purchased debt portfolios are included as non-current assets, except for the amount of the portfolio that 
is  expected  to  be  realised  within  12  months  of  the  balance  sheet  date,  which  is  classified  as  a  current 
asset. 

ii)ii)ii)ii)  Amounts recognised in profit or loss
Amounts recognised in profit or loss    
Amounts recognised in profit or loss
Amounts recognised in profit or loss

Changes  in  the  fair  value  of  financial  assets  at  fair  value  through  profit  or  loss  are  recorded  as  part  of 
revenue. 

iii)iii)iii)iii)  Risk exposure and fair value measurements
Risk exposure and fair value measurements    
Risk exposure and fair value measurements
Risk exposure and fair value measurements

Information  about  the  Group's  exposure  to  price  risk  is  provided  in  note  12.  For  information  about  the 
methods and assumptions used in determining fair value please refer to note 7(v) below. 

iv)iv)iv)iv)  Fair value and fair value measurements
Fair value and fair value measurements    
Fair value and fair value measurements
Fair value and fair value measurements

a)a)a)a)  Fair value hierarchy
Fair value hierarchy    
Fair value hierarchy
Fair value hierarchy

This  section  explains  the  judgements  and  estimates  made  in  determining  the  fair  values  of  the  financial 
instruments  that  are  recognised  and  measured  at  fair  value  in  the  financial  statements.  To  provide  an 
indication  about  the  reliability  of  the  inputs  used  in  determining  fair  value,  the  Group  has  classified  its 
financial instruments into the three levels  prescribed  under the accounting standards.  An explanation  of 
each level follows underneath the table. 

30 June 2015
30 June 2015    
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
Financial assets 
Financial assets at FVTPL 
30 June 2014
30 June 2014    
30 June 2014
30 June 2014
Financial assets 
Financial assets at FVTPL 

Level 1
Level 1    
Level 1
Level 1
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Level 2
Level 2    
Level 2
Level 2
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Level    3333    
Level
Level
Level
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Total 
Total     
Total 
Total 
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

----    

----    

----    

81818181,,,,922922922922    

81,922 

----    

58,743    
58,743
58,743
58,743

58,743 

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Level 1:    
Level 1:
Level 1:
Level 1:

The  fair  value  of  financial  instruments  traded  in  active  markets  (such  as  publicly  traded  derivatives,  and 
trading  and  available-for-sale  securities)  is  based  on  quoted  market  prices  at  the  end  of  the  reporting 
period. 

Level 2:    
Level 2:
Level 2:
Level 2:

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market (for example, 
over-the-counter  derivatives)  is  determined  using  valuation  techniques  which  maximise  the  use  of 
observable  market  data  and  rely  as  little  as  possible  on  entity  specific  estimates.  If  all  significant  inputs 
required to fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in Level 2. 

Level 3:    
Level 3:
Level 3:
Level 3:

If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included 
in Level 3. 

b)b)b)b)  Transfers between levels
Transfers between levels    
Transfers between levels
Transfers between levels

There were no transfers between levels in 2014 or 2015. 

c)c)c)c)  VVVValuation techniques used to derive fair values
aluation techniques used to derive fair values    
aluation techniques used to derive fair values
aluation techniques used to derive fair values

The objective of valuation techniques is to arrive at a fair value measurement that reflects the price that 
would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability in an orderly transaction between market 
participants at the measurement date. 

Level 3    
Level 3
Level 3
Level 3

If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs), the 
instrument is included in Level 3. Unobservable inputs are those not readily available in an active market 
due  to  market  illiquidity  or  complexity  of  the  product.  This  is  the  case  for  PDPs  for  which  there  is  not 
considered to be a sufficiently active secondary market. 

Consistent  with  the  long-standing  approach  of  working  towards  a  complete  understanding  of  the 
characteristics  of  the  customer  portfolios  the  Group  purchases,  and  to  ensure  Pioneer  manage  and 
realise  the  appropriate  value  from  those  portfolios,  Pioneer  in  FY15  commenced  exploration  of  the 
secondary sale market for portfolios of accounts that: 

•  will  not  meet  our  requirements  for  the  customers  to  evolve  into  the  ‘new  consumer’  (i.e  Part  IX 

customers and customers we are unable to secure realistic payment arrangements with); and  

•  where  the  value  to  be  realised  from  a  portfolio  sale  provides  a  better  than  expected  value  to  the 

Group. 

The first successful sale of a small test portfolio was concluded in December 2014 and during the second 
half  of  the  financial  year  Pioneer  completed  additional  successful  sales  of  portfolios  of  customer 
accounts.  

The  second  half  sales  were  of  portfolios  of  Part  IX  accounts  (also  commonly  referred  to  as  bankruptcy 
compromised accounts).  

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NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

Pioneer engaged experts in the financial services brokerage market to facilitate the sale process including, 
but not limited to, portfolio valuation, issuer approval, and sales execution and post sales processes. 

The  fair  value  of  financial  instruments  that  are  not  traded  in  an  active  market,  the  PDPs,  is  determined 
using  valuation  techniques.  These  valuation  techniques  maximise  the  use  of  observable  market  data 
where it is available and rely as little as possible on entity specific estimates. 

The specific valuation technique used to determine the fair value of financial instruments is a Discounted 
Cash Flow (DCF) which incorporates, at least, the following material variables: 

•  Expected liquidation rate 
•  Face value 
•  Cash flow liquidation period 
•  Discount rate 

•  Cost 

Expressed as a percentage of the face value over time. 
Of purchased debt portfolios. 
The period over which cash flows liquidate. 
Factors  in  a  risk  free  interest  rate  and  appropriate  credit 
adjustment for risks not built into the underlying expected 
cash flows. 
Acquisition cost of acquired PDPs. 

d)d)d)d)  Fair value measurements using significant unobservable
inputs    
Fair value measurements using significant unobservable    inputs
inputs
inputs
Fair value measurements using significant unobservable
Fair value measurements using significant unobservable

Analysis of change in fair value for the year ended 30 June 2015    
Analysis of change in fair value for the year ended 30 June 2015
Analysis of change in fair value for the year ended 30 June 2015
Analysis of change in fair value for the year ended 30 June 2015

Actual versus forecast cash flow 
Change in future forecast cash flows 

Changes in valuation techniques    
Changes in valuation techniques
Changes in valuation techniques
Changes in valuation techniques

2015 
2015     
2015 
2015 
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

11,003 
27,528 
38,531 

There were no significant changes made to the discounted cash flow valuation applied in the current and 
prior  financial  year.  Within  the  valuation  model  there  were  improvements  made  based  on  observable 
statistical evidence.  

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Valuation inputs and relationship to fair value    
Valuation inputs and relationship to fair value
Valuation inputs and relationship to fair value
Valuation inputs and relationship to fair value

The  following  table  summarises  the  quantitative  impact  on  those  elements  of  the  purchased  debt 
portfolios that are sensitive to the significant unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements: 

nancial statements 
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NNNNotes to the consolidated fi
nancial statements
nancial statements
otes to the consolidated fi
otes to the consolidated fi

Description    
Description
Description
Description

Financial 
Assets  at  Fair 
Value 
Through 
Profit or Loss 

Fair value
Fair value    
Fair value
Fair value
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Valuation 
Valuation 
Valuation 
Valuation 
technique    
technique
technique
technique

Unobservable 
Unobservable 
Unobservable 
Unobservable 
inputs    
inputs
inputs
inputs

Range of inputs    
Range of inputs
Range of inputs
Range of inputs

Relationship to Fair 
Relationship to Fair 
Relationship to Fair 
Relationship to Fair 
Value    
Value
Value
Value

81,922 

Discounted 
Cash 
and 
Validation 

Flow 

Expected 
liquidation rate 

1% 
change 
liquidation rate 

in 

Expected 
liquidation rate 

3% 
change 
liquidation rate 

in 

     Cash 

flow 

liquidation 
period 

     Discount rate 

Impact  of  a  seven 
year 
liquidation 
period  versus  a  six 
year 
liquidation 
period 
Variance 
risk-
adjusted  discount 
rate by 100 bps 

in 

     Discount rate 

in 

Variance 
risk-
adjusted  discount 
rate by 300 bps 

A reduction in liquidation 
rate  by  1%  results  in  a 
decrease  in  fair  value  on 
cash 
estimated 
total 
flows  by  $0.706m,  an 
increase 
in  an 
results 
increase  in  fair  value  on 
total 
cash 
estimated 
flows of $0.706m. 
A reduction in liquidation 
rate  by  3%  results  in  a 
decrease  in  fair  value  on 
cash 
estimated 
total 
flows  by  $2.118m,  an 
increase 
in  an 
results 
increase  in  fair  value  on 
total 
cash 
estimated 
flows of $2.118m. 
Results  in  an  increase  in 
fair value of $1.611m. 

fair 

the 

value. 

The  higher 
risk-
adjusted  rate  the  lower 
the 
A 
reduction  in  rate  by  100 
bps results in an increase 
in  fair  value  by  $1.230m, 
an  increase  results  in  a 
decrease  in  fair  value  of 
$1.186m. 
The  higher 
risk-
adjusted  rate  the  lower 
the 
A 
reduction  in  rate  by  300 
bps results in an increase 
in  fair  value  by  $3.831m, 
an  increase  results  in  a 
decrease  in  fair  value  of 
$3.434m. 

value. 

the 

fair 

A reasonably possible change in liquidation  rates and discount rates has  been determined to be plus  or 
minus  3%.    A  1%  change  in  liquidation  rates  and  discount  rates  has  also  been  disclosed  for  comparison 
purposes only. 

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NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

It is noted the weighted average discount rate for originated customer accounts, substantially comprising 
credit cards and personal loans, have fluctuated within a range of 17.6% to 20.9% over the last two years 
forming  the  basis  of  the  above  sensitivity  range.  In  determining  the  weighted  average  discount  rate  the 
key  input  is  the  current  market  rate  for  originated  loans  and  advances  with  similar  characteristics,  for 
example credit card or personal loan rates, appropriately risk adjusted. 

For subsequent measurement, under AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, the 
other potential method for recognition and measurement is, if the prescribed definition is met, “Loans and 
receivables” measured at amortised cost. 

The difference between the carrying value under an amortised cost measurement approach and fair value 
is expected to be within the reasonably possible range if the discount rate were to be varied as described 
in the table above. 

Historical aggregate debt purchases weighted by face value and investment 

Face value acquired $843m with investment cost (not fair value) of $123m. 

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v)v)v)v)  Valuation Process
Valuation Process    
Valuation Process
Valuation Process

A  key  assumption  in  the  valuation  of  the  purchased  debt  portfolios  is  in  determining  the  expected 
liquidation  rate.  Assumptions  about  the 
liquidation  rate  are  based  on  originator  and  product 
characteristics, payment history, market conditions and management experience. 

At  the  time  of  purchase,  the  price  paid  is  generally  determined  by  an  open  market  tender  process  in 
which  participants  perform  their  own  due  diligence  and  determine  the  price  they  are  willing  to  pay. 
Existing  in-house  knowledge  of  the  portfolio  under  offer  or  similar  equivalents  is  utilised  along  with  a 
consideration  of  macro  and  micro  economic  factors  assessed  using  the  experience  of  senior 
management. 

Subsequent  to  purchase,  fair  value  adjustments  are  made  in  line  with  expected  customer  payment 
liquidations. An assessment of gross nominal future cash flow is made over periods varying from six to ten 
years  depending  on  the  level  of  liquidation  history  and  forecasting  accuracy  confidence  based  on 
observable historical evidence within a portfolio. Discount rates used to present value the gross nominal 
future cash flows incorporate a risk free rate and appropriate credit adjustment for risks not built into the 
underlying  cash  flows,  noting  that  the  cash  flows  to  which  the  rates  are  applied  are  appropriately  risk 
adjusted.  

The valuation of a PDP requires estimation of: 

a) the expected future cash flows; 
b) the expected timing of receipt of those cash flows; and 
c) the current discount rate. 

Under  amortised  cost  the  valuation  would  in  contrast  to  using  the  discount  rate  in  c)  instead  utilise  the 
original effective interest rate extrapolated at investment date (nominated by the purchaser) and this rate 
would not change over time.  The estimation of cash flows and the estimation of their timing is broadly 
the same as used in the fair value measurement. 

At  the  end  of  each  reporting  period,  under  amortised  cost,  an  entity  shall  assess  whether  there  is  any 
objective  evidence  of  impairment.  If  any  such  evidence  exists,  the  entity  shall  determine  the  amount  of 
any  impairment  loss.  Similarly  if  expectations  of  future  cash  flows  were  to  subsequently  increase  a  gain 
would  be  recognised,  calculated  by  discounting  these  incremental  cash  flows  at  the  original  effective 
interest rate. 

Pioneer  has  adopted  the  fair  value  basis  as  it  considers  this  more  relevant  to  the  users  of  the  financial 
statements.  

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The main inputs used by the Group in measuring the fair value of financial instruments are derived and 
evaluated as follows: 

onsolidated financial statements    
otes to the consolidated financial statements
NNNNotes to the c
onsolidated financial statements
onsolidated financial statements
otes to the c
otes to the c

• 

• 
• 

• 

Expected liquidation rate 

Face value 
Cash flow liquidation period 

Discount rate 

• 

Cost 

Product  characteristics,  payment  and  liquidation  history  and 
management  experience  with  historic  performance  of 
comparable portfolios. 
Determined at the date the PDP was acquired. 
Periods  range  from  six  to  ten  years  depending  on  liquidation 
history. Weighted average liquidation period is 2.6 years (2014: 
2.1  years)  indicating  the  majority  of  liquidation  occurs  in  the 
earlier years. 
free  rate  and  appropriate  credit  risk 
Incorporate  a  risk 
adjustment  for  risks  not  built  into  the  underlying  cash  flows 
expected to be recovered. The weighted average discount rate 
used  to  calculate  fair  value  is  20.9%  (2014:  19.7%)  noting  that 
further  risk  adjustment  is  not  required  as  the  cash  flows  to 
which the rates are applied are appropriately risk adjusted. 
Recently  acquired  PDPs  may  be  valued  at  cost,  where  it  is 
considered to approximate fair value. 

Consistent with the manner in which the Group’s purchased debt portfolios are managed, performance is 
evaluated on a fair value basis. Separate validation of a discounted cash flow approach to fair value is also 
undertaken.  The  validation  comprises  a  review  of  key  elements  contributing  to  movements  in  value 
including an analysis of the quantum, tenure and qualitative characteristics of the payment arrangements 
portfolio as well as an assessment of the performance of other key observable portfolio characteristics. 

c)c)c)c)  Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables    
Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables

2015    
2015
2015
2015

NonNonNonNon----    
current
current    
current
current
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Total
Total    
Total
Total
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Current 
$’000 

----    
----    
----    
----    

3,851
3,851    
3,851
3,851
195195195195    
1,430    
1,430
1,430
1,430
5,476    
5,476
5,476
5,476

11,352 
276 
1,885 
13,513 

2014 

Non- 
current 
$’000 

- 
- 
- 
- 

Total 
$’000 

11,352 
276 
1,885 
13,513 

Current
Current    
Current
Current
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

3,851
3,851    
3,851
3,851
195195195195    
1,430    
1,430
1,430
1,430
5,476    
5,476
5,476
5,476

Trade payables  
Payroll tax & other statutory liabilities 
Other payables 

See note 8(d) for detail on current provisions. 

Trade payables at 30 June 2014 included $10.2m owing on purchased debt portfolios, consistent with the 
terms  of  their  acquisition.  The  amount  of  this  trade  payable  is  unusual  when  compared  to  the  current 
period. It was paid, in the normal course of business, during the first half of the financial year. 

Risk exposure    
Risk exposure
Risk exposure
Risk exposure

Information about the Group's exposure to foreign exchange risk is provided in note 12. 

The carrying amounts of trade payables and payroll  tax and other statutory liabilities are assumed to be 
the same as their fair values, due to their short-term nature. 

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d)d)d)d)  Borrowings 
Borrowings     
Borrowings 
Borrowings 

Secured    
Secured
Secured
Secured
Bank loans 
Other loans 

Unsecured 
Unsecured     
Unsecured 
Unsecured 
Other loans 

otes to the consolidated financial statements    
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

2015    
2015
2015
2015

NonNonNonNon----    
current
current    
current
current
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Current
Current    
Current
Current
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Total
Total    
Total
Total
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Current 
$’000 

2014    
2014
20142014

Non- 
current 
$’000 

7,7,7,7,063063063063    
4,741
4,741    
4,741
4,741
11,804    
11,804
11,804
11,804

20,999
20,999    
20,999
20,999
----    
20,999    
20,999
20,999
20,999

28,062
28,062    
28,062
28,062
4,741    
4,741
4,741
4,741
32,803    
32,803
32,803
32,803

804 
4,471 
5,275 

2,012 
- 
2,012 

Total 
$’000 

2,816 
4,471 
7,287 

70707070    
11,874    
11,874
11,874
11,874

----    
20,999    
20,999
20,999
20,999

70707070    
32,873    
32,873
32,873
32,873

101 
5,376 

- 
2,012 

101 
7,388 

Further information relating to loans related to related parties and Key Management Personnel is set out in 
note 19. 

Secured liabilities and assets pledged as security    
Secured liabilities and assets pledged as security
Secured liabilities and assets pledged as security
Secured liabilities and assets pledged as security

Security over all the assets and undertakings of each of Pioneer Credit Limited, Pioneer Credit Acquisition 
Services Pty Limited, Sphere Legal Pty Limited, Pioneer Credit (Philippines) Pty Limited and Pioneer Credit 
Financial Services Pty Ltd and unlimited cross guarantees and indemnities from each of these entities. 

All property of the Group comprises the Group total assets of $94,905,000 (2014: $70,301,000) 

See  note  12(d)  for  details  of  the  financing  arrangements  available  to  the  Group  to  which  the  security 
relates. 

Compliance with loan covenants    
Compliance with loan covenants
Compliance with loan covenants
Compliance with loan covenants

Pioneer  Credit  Limited  has  complied  with  the  financial  covenants  of  its  borrowing  facilities  during  the 
2015 and 2014 reporting periods, see note 13 for details. 

Fair Value    
Fair Value
Fair Value
Fair Value

For the majority of the  borrowings, the  fair values are not  materially  different  to their carrying amounts, 
since the interest payable on those borrowings is either close to current market rates or the borrowings 
are of a short-term nature. 

Risk exposures    
Risk exposures
Risk exposures
Risk exposures

Details  of  the  Group’s  exposure  to  risks  arising  from  current  and  non-current  borrowings  are  set  out  in 
note 12. 

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NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

8)8)8)8)  NonNonNonNon----financial assets and liabilities
financial assets and liabilities    
financial assets and liabilities
financial assets and liabilities

This note provides information about the Group's non-financial assets and liabilities, including: 

• 
• 
• 

specific information about each type of non-financial asset and non-financial liability 
accounting policies 
information about determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities, including judgements and 
estimation uncertainty involved. 

a)a)a)a)  Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment    
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment

At 1 July 2014
At 1 July 2014    
At 1 July 2014
At 1 July 2014
Cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net book amount 

Year ended
Year ended    
Year ended
Year ended
30 June 2015
30 June 2015    
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
Opening net book amount 
Additions 
Make good provision 
Depreciation charge 
Disposals 
Lease incentive 
Closing net book amount 

At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015    
At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015
Cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net book amount 

At 1 July 2013
At 1 July 2013    
At 1 July 2013
At 1 July 2013
Cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net book amount 

Year ended
Year ended    
Year ended
Year ended
30 June 2014    
30 June 2014
30 June 2014
30 June 2014
Opening net book amount 
Additions 
Depreciation charge 
Lease incentive 
Closing net book amount 

At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014    
At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014
Cost 
Accumulated depreciation 
Net book amount 

Plant and 
and 
Plant 
and 
and 
Plant 
Plant 
equipment    
equipment
equipment
equipment

$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

1,187 
(510) 
677677677677    

677 
579 
- 
(394) 
- 
- 
862862862862    

1,766 
(904) 
862862862862    

702 
(296) 
406406406406    

406 
485 
(214) 
- 
677677677677    

1,187 
(510) 
677677677677    

Furniture, 
Furniture, 
Furniture, 
Furniture, 
fittings & 
fittings & 
fittings & 
fittings & 
equipment
equipment    
equipment
equipment
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Machinery 
Machinery 
Machinery 
Machinery 
& vehicles    
& vehicles
& vehicles
& vehicles

Leasehold 
Leasehold 
Leasehold 
Leasehold 
improvements    
improvements
improvements
improvements

Total    
Total
Total
Total

$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

145 
(38) 
107107107107    

107 
104 
- 
(54) 
- 
- 
157157157157    

249 
(92) 
157157157157    

111 
(16) 
95959595    

95 
34 
(22) 
- 
107107107107    

145 
(38) 
107107107107    

41 
(30) 
11111111    

11 
- 
- 
(2) 
(9) 
- 
----    

- 
- 
----    

41 
(28) 
13131313    

13 
- 
(2) 
- 
11111111    

41 
(30) 
11111111    

1,949 
(207) 
1,742    
1,742
1,742
1,742

3,322 
(785) 
2,537    
2,537
2,537
2,537

1,742 
916 
189 
(366) 
- 
835 
3,316    
3,316
3,316
3,316

2,537 
1,599 
189 
(816) 
(9) 
835 
4,335    
4,335
4,335
4,335

3,889 
(573) 
3,316    
3,316
3,316
3,316

5,904 
(1,569) 
4,335    
4,335
4,335
4,335

332 
(131) 
201201201201    

1,186 
(471) 
715715715715    

201 
182 
(76) 
1,435 
1,742    
1,742
1,742
1,742

1,949 
(207) 
1,742    
1,742
1,742
1,742

715 
701 
(314) 
1,435 
2,537    
2,537
2,537
2,537

3,322 
(785) 
2,537    
2,537
2,537
2,537

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otes to the consolidated financial statements 
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

current assets pledged as security    
NonNonNonNon----current assets pledged as security
current assets pledged as security
current assets pledged as security

Refer to note 7(d) for information on non-current assets pledged as security by the Group. 

Depreciation methods and useful lives     
Depreciation methods and useful lives 
Depreciation methods and useful lives 
Depreciation methods and useful lives 

Depreciation  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  is  calculated  using  the  diminishing  balance  method  to 
allocate  their  cost  or  revalued  amounts,  net  of  their  residual  values,  over  their  estimated  useful  lives. 
Leasehold improvements and certain leased plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight line basis 
over the term of the lease. 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

Plant and equipment 
Furniture, fittings and equipment 
Machinery and vehicles 
Leasehold improvements 
Lease incentive 

15 - 66.7% 
15 - 50% 
25% 
20 - 50% 
9 years, being the term of the lease 

See note 26(f) for the other accounting policies relevant to property, plant and equipment. 

Lease incentive asset    
Lease incentive asset
Lease incentive asset
Lease incentive asset

The lease incentive received relates to leasehold improvements in general received as an incentive to take 
on rental operating leases and has been accounted for as such, with a corresponding liability recognised 
in Other Liabilities. The lease incentive liability will be released on a straight line basis over the lease term 
and reduce the “rental expense” on the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.  

b)b)b)b)  Deferred tax balances
Deferred tax balances    
Deferred tax balances
Deferred tax balances

Deferred tax assets    
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax assets

The balance comprises 
temporary differences attributable to:    
The balance comprises temporary differences attributable to:
temporary differences attributable to:
temporary differences attributable to:
The balance comprises 
The balance comprises 
Employee benefits (annual leave) 
Retirement benefit obligations (superannuation payable) 

Other  
Other expenses (audit, accounting, payroll tax) 
Share issue expenses 
Other (formation costs, blackhole costs) 
Prepayments 
Sub-total other 

Net deferred tax assets 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

128128128128    
43434343    

269269269269    
657657657657    
43434343    
(11)
(11)    
(11)
(11)
958958958958    

86 
28 

182 
888 
14 
- 
1,084 

1,129    
1,129
1,129
1,129

1,198 

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Movements    
Movements
Movements
Movements

At 1 July 2014    
At 1 July 2014
At 1 July 2014
At 1 July 2014
(Charged)/ credited 

- 
To profit or loss 
-  Directly to equity 

At 30 June 2015    
At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015

At 1 July 2013
At 1 July 2013    
At 1 July 2013
At 1 July 2013
(Charged)/ credited 

- 
To profit or loss 
-  Directly to equity 

At 30 June 2014    
At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014

c)c)c)c) 

Intangible assets    
Intangible assets
Intangible assets
Intangible assets

At 1 July 2014
At 1 July 2014    
At 1 July 2014
At 1 July 2014
Cost 
Accumulated amortisation 
Net book amount 

Year ended
Year ended    
Year ended
Year ended
30 June
2015    
30 June    2015
2015
2015
30 June
30 June
Opening net book amount 
Additions 
Amortisation charge 
Closing net book amount 

At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015    
At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015
Cost 
Accumulated amortisation 
Net book amount 

Year ended
Year ended    
Year ended
Year ended
30 June 2014    
30 June 2014
30 June 2014
30 June 2014
Opening net book amount 
Additions 
Amortisation charge 
Closing net book amount 

At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014    
At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014
Cost 
Accumulated amortisation 
Net book amount 

otes to the consolidated financial statements 
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

Employee 
Employee 
Employee 
Employee 
benefits
benefits    
benefits
benefits
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Retirement 
Retirement 
Retirement 
Retirement 
Benefit 
Benefit 
Benefit 
Benefit 
Obligation
Obligation    
Obligation
Obligation
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

OtherOtherOtherOther    
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Total
Total    
Total
Total
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

86868686    

42424242    
----    
128128128128    

62626262    

24242424    
----    
86868686    

28 

1,084 

1,198 

15 
- 
43 

40 

(12) 
- 
28 

(9) 
(117) 
958 

48 
(117) 
1,129 

101 

203 

523 
460 
1,084 

535 
460 
1,198 

Software
Software    
Software
Software
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

226226226226    
(65)
(65)    
(65)
(65)
161161161161    

161161161161    
345345345345    
(122)    
(122)
(122)
(122)
384384384384    

571571571571    
(187)
(187)    
(187)
(187)
384384384384    

----    
226226226226    
(65)
(65)    
(65)
(65)
161161161161    

226226226226    
(65)
(65)    
(65)
(65)
161161161161    

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NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

Amortisation methods and useful lives    
Amortisation methods and useful lives
Amortisation methods and useful lives
Amortisation methods and useful lives

The  Group  amortises  intangible  assets  with  a  limited  useful  life  using  the  straight-line  method  over  the 
following periods: 

- 

Software 

1-3 years 

See  note  26(g)  for  the  other  accounting  policies  relevant  to  intangible  assets,  and  the  Group’s  policy 
regarding impairments. 

d)d)d)d)  Provisions
Provisions    
Provisions
Provisions

Employee benefits 
Lease make good 
Commercial claim 

2015    
2015
2015
2015

NonNonNonNon----    
current
current    
current
current
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Current
Current    
Current
Current
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Total
Total    
Total
Total
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Current 
$’000 

----    
----    
----    
----    

180180180180    
189189189189    
----    
369369369369    

180180180180    
189189189189    
----    
369369369369    

- 
- 
279 
279 

2014    
2014
20142014

Non- 
current 
$’000 

84 
- 
- 
84 

Total 
$’000 

84 
- 
279 
363 

Information about individual provisions and significant estimates  

Employee benefits    
Employee benefits
Employee benefits
Employee benefits

Long service leave    
Long service leave
Long service leave
Long service leave

The liabilities for long service leave are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months after the end 
of  the  period  in  which  the  employees  render  the  related  service.  They  are  therefore  recognised  in  the 
provision  for  employee  benefits  and  measured  as  the  present  value  of  expected  future  payments  to  be 
made  in  respect  of  services  provided  by  employees  up  to  the  end  of  the  reporting  period  using  the 
projected  unit  credit  method.  Consideration  is  given  to  expected  future  wage  and  salary  levels, 
experience  of  employee  departures  and  periods  of  service.  Expected  future  payments  are  discounted 
using  market  yields  at  the  end  of  the  reporting  period  of  government  bonds  with  terms  and  currencies 
that  match,  as  closely  as  possible,  the  estimated  future  cash  outflows.  Re  measurement  as  a  result  of 
experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are recognised in profit or loss. 

The obligations are presented as current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet if the entity does not 
have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least 12 months after the reporting date, regardless 
of when the actual settlement is expected to occur. 

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otes to the consolidated financial statements

Lease make good    
Lease make good
Lease make good
Lease make good

Pioneer  Credit  Limited  is  required  to  restore  the  leased  premises  of  108  St  Georges  Terrace,  Perth  WA 
6000, to their original condition at the end of the respective lease terms. A provision has been recognised 
for  the  present  value  of  the  estimated  expenditure  required  to  remove  any  leasehold  improvements. 
These costs have been capitalised as part of the cost of leasehold improvements and are amortised over 
the shorter of the term of the lease or the useful life of the assets. 

Commercial claim    
Commercial claim
Commercial claim
Commercial claim

See note 4 for details of the provision raised and subsequently settled during the reporting period relating 
to the commercial claim. 

Movements in provisions    
Movements in provisions
Movements in provisions
Movements in provisions

At 1 July 2014    
At 1 July 2014
At 1 July 2014
At 1 July 2014
Carrying amount at start of year 
Charged to profit or loss 
Capitalised to balance sheet 
Amounts used during the year 
At 30 June 2015    
At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015

At 1 July 2013
At 1 July 2013    
At 1 July 2013
At 1 July 2013
Carrying amount at start of year 
Charged to profit or loss 
Amounts used during the year 
At 30 June 2014 
At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014

Employee 
Employee 
Employee 
Employee 
benefits
benefits    
benefits
benefits
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

84 
96 
- 
- 
180180180180    

- 
84 
- 
84848484    

Lease 
Lease 
Lease 
Lease 
make make make make 
good
good    
good
good
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

- 
- 
189 
- 
189189189189    

- 
- 
- 
----    

Commercial 
Commercial 
Commercial 
Commercial 
claimclaimclaimclaim    
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

279 
166 
- 
(445) 
----    

- 
420 
(141) 
279279279279    

Total
Total    
Total
Total
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

363 
262 
189 
(445) 
369369369369    

- 
504 
(141) 
363363363363    

settled within 12 months    
Amounts not expected to be settled within 12 months
Amounts not expected to be 
settled within 12 months
settled within 12 months
Amounts not expected to be 
Amounts not expected to be 

No employee of the Group will be eligible to take long service leave within the next 12 months. 

9)9)9)9)  Equity
Equity    
Equity
Equity
a)a)a)a)  Contributed equity
Contributed equity    
Contributed equity
Contributed equity

Share capital    
Share capital
Share capital
Share capital

fully paid    
Ordinary shares ––––    fully paid
Ordinary shares 
fully paid
fully paid
Ordinary shares 
Ordinary shares 

44,973,990    
44,973,990
44,973,990
44,973,990

44,973,990 

45,464    
45,464
45,464
45,464

45,464 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
Shares    
Shares
Shares
Shares

2014
2014    
20142014
Shares    
Shares
Shares
Shares

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

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Movements in ordinary share capital
Movements in ordinary share capital
Movements in ordinary share capital

otes to the consolidated financial statements 
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

DateDateDateDate    

Details    
Details
Details
Details

Number of shares    
Number of shares
Number of shares
Number of shares

$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

1 July 2014    
1 July 2014
1 July 2014
1 July 2014

Opening balance    
Opening balance
Opening balance
Opening balance

30 June 2015    
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
30 June 2015

Closing balance    
Closing balance
Closing balance
Closing balance

1 July 2013    
1 July 2013
1 July 2013
1 July 2013

30 June 2014    
30 June 2014
30 June 2014
30 June 2014

Opening balance
Opening balance    
Opening balance
Opening balance
Deferred tax through equity 
CRPS A Re-investment 
CRPS B Conversion (net of transaction costs) 
CRPS C Conversion (net of transaction costs) 
Management options 
Return of capital 
Employee offering 
Initial Public Offering 
Transaction costs arising on share issue 
Closing balance    
Closing balance
Closing balance
Closing balance

b)b)b)b)  Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares    
Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares

All authorised ordinary shares have been issued. 

44,973,990 

45,464 

44,973,990 

45,464 

11,904,596 
- 
591,742 
3,419,035 
3,623,917 
300,000 
- 
134,700 
25,000,000 
- 
44,973,990 

9,091 
652 
592 
3,406 
4,349 
403 
(11,070) 
216 
40,000 
(2,175) 
45,464 

Ordinary  shares  have  no  par  value  and  the  Company  does  not  have  a  limited  amount  of  authorised 
capital. 

Ordinary  shares  entitle  the  holder  to  participate  in  dividends  and  the  proceeds  on  winding  up  of  the 
Company in proportion to the number of and amounts paid on the shares held. 

At a general meeting of shareholders; every shareholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy, 
attorney or representative; on a show of hands every shareholder who is present in person or by proxy, 
attorney or representative has one vote; and on a poll every shareholder who is present in person or by 
proxy, attorney or representative has one vote for every share held, but, in respect of partly-paid shares, 
shall have a fraction of a vote for each partly-paid share. 

Shares  acquired  under  the  Employee  Offer  are  held  under  a  trading  lock.  Shares  in  the  Employee  Offer 
otherwise  carry  the  same  rights  and  entitlements  of  fully  paid  ordinary  Shares,  including  dividend  and 
voting rights. 

Pre-initial  public  offering  shareholders,  which  includes  management  share  holders,  have  entered  into 
voluntary  escrow  arrangements  in  respect  of  the  shares  they  held  on  listing  on  the  Australian  Stock 
Exchange.  The  escrow  period  is  the  same  for  all  escrowed  shareholders,  being  the  period  from  1  May 
2014 to 10 trading days after the date on which Pioneer releases to the ASX its results for the full financial 
year ending 30 June 2015. 

During  the  escrow  period,  the  escrowed  shareholders  may  deal  in  any  of  their  shares  to  the  extent  the 
dealing  is  required  by  applicable  law  (including  an  order  of  court  of  competent  jurisdiction).  The 
restriction  on  ‘disposing’  is  broadly  defined  and  includes,  among  other  things,  selling,  assigning, 
transferring  or  otherwise  disposing  of  any  interests  in  the  Shares,  encumbering  or  granting  a  security 
interest over the Shares, doing or omitting to do, any act if the act or omission would have the effect of 
transferring effective ownership or control of any of the Shares or agreeing to do any of those things. 

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Treasury shares    
Treasury shares
Treasury shares

otes to the consolidated financial statements 
NNNNotes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements
otes to the consolidated financial statements

DateDateDateDate    

Details    
Details
Details
Details

Number of shares    
Number of shares
Number of shares
Number of shares

$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

1 July 2014    
1 July 2014
1 July 2014
1 July 2014

2015    
30 June 2015
30 June 
2015
2015
30 June 
30 June 

Opening balance
Opening balance    
Opening balance
Opening balance
Receipt on treasury shares 
Closing balance    
Closing balance
Closing balance
Closing balance

1 July 2013    
1 July 2013
1 July 2013
1 July 2013

30 June 2014    
30 June 2014
30 June 2014
30 June 2014

Opening balance
Opening balance    
Opening balance
Opening balance
Management options 
Closing balance    
Closing balance
Closing balance
Closing balance

d)d)d)d)  Employee share scheme
Employee share scheme    
Employee share scheme
Employee share scheme

400,000 

400,000 

- 
400,000 
400,000 

1,024
1,024    
1,024
1,024
6666    
1,030    
1,030
1,030
1,030

----    
1,024
1,024    
1,024
1,024
1,024    
1,024
1,024
1,024

Information  relating  to  the  employee  share  scheme  of  the  previous  financial  year,  including  details  of 
shares issued under the scheme, is set out in note 20.  

No new employee shares were issued during the period under review. 

e)e)e)e)  Options
Options    
Options
Options

Information  relating  to  the  Chairman's  Options  and  Management  Options,  including  details  of  options 
issued, exercised and lapsed during the financial year and options outstanding at the end of the financial 
year, is set out in note 20. 

f)f)f)f)  Other reserves
Other reserves    
Other reserves
Other reserves

The  following  table  shows  a  breakdown  of  the  balance  sheet  line  item  ‘other  reserves’  and  the 
movements in these reserves during the period under review. A description of the nature and purpose of 
each reserve is provided below the table. 

Share based payments    
Share based payments
Share based payments
Share based payments

At 1 July 2014
At 1 July 2014    
At 1 July 2014
At 1 July 2014
Opening balance 
Chairman’s options 
Treasury shares 
At 30 June 2015    
At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015

At 1 July 2013
At 1 July 2013    
At 1 July 2013
At 1 July 2013
Opening balance 
Chairman’s options 
Management options 
At 30 June 2014    
At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014

1,037 
30 
6 
1,073    
1,073
1,073
1,073

- 
13 
1,024 
1,037    
1,037
1,037
1,037

based payments    
Nature and purpose of other reserves share----based payments
Nature and purpose of other reserves share
based payments
based payments
Nature and purpose of other reserves share
Nature and purpose of other reserves share

The share-based payments reserve is used to recognise: 

• 
• 

the grant date fair value of options issued to employees but not exercised over the vesting period 
the grant date fair value of shares issued to employees over the vesting period 

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g)g)g)g)  Retained earnin
Retained earningsgsgsgs    
Retained earnin
Retained earnin

Movements in retained earnings were as follows: 

Notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Balance 1 July    
Balance 1 July
Balance 1 July
Balance 1 July
Net profit for the year 
Dividends 
Balance 30 June    
Balance 30 June
Balance 30 June
Balance 30 June

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

1,101    
1,101
1,101
1,101
7,441
7,441    
7,441
7,441
(2,201)
(2,201)    
(2,201)
(2,201)
6,341    
6,341
6,341
6,341

10)10)10)10)  Cash flow information
Cash flow information    
Cash flow information
Cash flow information
a)a)a)a)  Reconciliation of profit 
after income tax to net cash inflow from operating activities    
Reconciliation of profit after income tax to net cash inflow from operating activities
after income tax to net cash inflow from operating activities
after income tax to net cash inflow from operating activities
Reconciliation of profit 
Reconciliation of profit 

Profit for the period 
Depreciation and amortisation 
Non-cash employee benefits expense – share-based payments 
Net profit on sale of assets previously written off 
Share of profit of associate accounted or using the equity method 
Accrued interest on convertible redeemable preference shares 
Change in value of purchased debt portfolios 
Capital raising costs disclosed in financing activities 
Change in operating assets and liabilities: 

- Decrease (increase) in trade receivables 
- (Increase) decrease in deferred tax assets through profit or loss  
- Increase (decrease) in trade payables 
- Increase (decrease) in provision for income taxes payable 
- (Decrease) Increase in accruals and other liabilities  

Net cash flow inflow from operating activities 

b)b)b)b)  NonNonNonNon----cash investing and 
financing activities    
cash investing and financing activities
financing activities
financing activities
cash investing and 
cash investing and 

Non-cash investing and financing activities 

Employee share scheme 
Make good provision 
Lease incentive liability released 
Lease incentive recognised 

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

3,984 
1,047 
(3,930) 
1,101 

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

1,047 
379 
808 
- 
- 
520 
11,814 
2,058 

(1,729) 
(535) 
(609) 
(1,354) 
1,243 
13,642 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

7,441
7,441    
7,441
7,441
938938938938    
30303030    
(8)    
(8)
(8)
(8)
(8)
(8)    
(8)
(8)
----    
16,702
16,702    
16,702
16,702
----    

240240240240    
(48)
(48)    
(48)
(48)
2,125
2,125    
2,125
2,125
1,643    
1,643
1,643
1,643
(879)    
(879)
(879)
(879)
28,176    
28,176
28,176
28,176

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

----    
189189189189    
(159)
(159)    
(159)
(159)
835835835835    

2014
2014    
20142014
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

91 
- 
- 
1,435 

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RiskRiskRiskRisk    

Notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

This  section  of  the  notes  discusses  the  Group’s  exposure  to  various  risks  and  shows  how  these  could 
affect the Group’s financial position and performance. 

11  Critical accounting estimates and judgements 
12  Financial risk management 
13  Capital management 

65 
65 
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

11)11)11)11)  Critical accounting estimates and judgements
Critical accounting estimates and judgements    
Critical accounting estimates and judgements
Critical accounting estimates and judgements

Estimates  and  judgements  are  continually  evaluated  and  are  based  on  historical  experience  and  other 
factors, including expectations of future events that may have a financial impact on the entity and that are 
believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. 

The preparation of financial statements requires the use of accounting estimates which, by definition, will 
seldom equal the actual results. Management also needs to exercise judgement in applying the Group’s 
accounting policies. 

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions    
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates 
will,  by  definition,  seldom  equal  the  related  actual  results.  The  estimates  and  assumptions  that  have  a 
significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the 
next financial year are discussed below. 

Fair value measurement of financial instruments    
Fair value measurement of financial instruments
Fair value measurement of financial instruments
Fair value measurement of financial instruments

The  fair  value  of  financial  instruments  that  are  not  traded  in  a  sufficiently  active  market  is  determined 
using  valuation  techniques.  The  Group  uses  its  judgement  to  select  a  variety  of  methods  and  make 
assumptions,  including  considering  market  conditions  existing  at  the  end  of  each  reporting  period.  The 
Group  uses  its  judgement  and  makes  assumptions  as  to  the  allocation  of  purchased  debt  portfolios 
between  current  and  non-current  asset  allocations.  For  details  of  the  key  assumptions  used  and  the 
impact of changes to these assumptions see note 7(b). 

Investment in associate    
Investment in associate
Investment in associate
Investment in associate

The Group’s assessment is that the investment in Goldfields Money  Limited represents an investment in 
associate,  to  be  accounted  for  using  the  equity  method  of  accounting,  as  the  Group  can  demonstrate 
significant  influence.  The  Group’s  assessment  at  the  end  of  the  reporting  period  is  that  there  is  no 
objective evidence that this equity-accounted investment is impaired.  

Goldfields  Money  Limited  is  a  publically  traded  entity  and  at  the  time  of  approval  of  this  Annual  Report, 
publically  available  information  as  at  30  June  2015  was  not  available  on  Goldfields  Money  Limited. 
Management  has  exercised  judgement  in  determining  the  share  of  equity  income  from  this  associate. 
Selected information has been presented based on information readily available to the Group. 

See note 15 for more information on the Investment in associate. 

12)12)12)12)  Financial risk 
management    
Financial risk management
management
management
Financial risk 
Financial risk 

The Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk; credit risk; and liquidity risk.  

The Group's overall risk management programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and 
seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the financial performance of the Group. 

The Group uses different methods to measure the different types of risk to which it is exposed.  

These methods include sensitivity analysis in the case of interest rates, preparation and review of ageing 
analysis for credit risk and projected cash flow analysis across the portfolio to manage the risk associated 
with the purchased debt portfolio. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Risk  management  is  the  responsibility  of  Key  Management  Personnel.  Policies  under  approval  by  the 
Board of Directors ensure that the total risk exposure of the Group is consistent with the Group strategy, 
is  in  line  with  Group  covenants  and  is  within  the  risk  tolerance  guidelines  of  the  Group.  To  manage 
interest  rate  and  credit  risk  arising  from  the  investment  in  purchased  debt  portfolios,  the  Group 
undertakes pricing analysis at tender stage. Pricing is determined by a bidding process in a tender market 
place with each purchaser relying on their own analysis. Analysis by the Group includes consideration of 
information  supplied  under  due  diligence  at  tender  stage,  as  well  as  macro  and  micro  economic 
elements to which senior management experience and judgement is applied. In many cases there exists 
in-house knowledge of the performance of portfolios with similar characteristics and in other cases data 
analysis  is  restricted  to  the  information  supplied  at  due  diligence.  Purchased  debt  portfolios  are 
subsequently managed and performance is evaluated on a fair value basis. 

The  Group  periodically  considers  the  need  to  make  use  of  derivative  financial  instruments  and  hedging 
arrangements to manage interest rate risk. There are currently no such arrangements in place. 

During the year under review, there has been no change to the Group’s exposures to the above risks or 
the manner in which these risks are managed and measured. 

a)a)a)a)  Summarised sensitivity analysis 
interest rate risk    
Summarised sensitivity analysis ––––    interest rate risk
interest rate risk
interest rate risk
Summarised sensitivity analysis 
Summarised sensitivity analysis 

The  following  table  summarises  the  sensitivity  of  the  Group's  financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  to 
interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument 
will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. 

At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015    
At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015
Financial liabilities  
Borrowings 

At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014    
At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014
Financial liabilities  
Borrowings 

Carrying 
Carrying 
Carrying 
Carrying 
amount
amount    
amount
amount
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

----100 bps 
100 bps 
100 bps 
100 bps 
Profit
Profit    
Profit
Profit
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

+100 bps bps bps bps 
+100 
+100 
+100 
Profit
Profit    
Profit
Profit
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

28,210 

199 

(199) 

3,039 

136 

(136) 

Financial assets sensitive to interest rate risk comprise cash and cash equivalents only and their sensitivity 
to interest rate risk has not been included as the expense is not significant. 

b)b)b)b)  Market risk
Market risk    
Market risk
Market risk

This is the risk that  the fair value  or  future cash  flows of a financial instrument will  fluctuate  because  of 
changes in market prices. This comprises; 

Foreign exchange risk    
Foreign exchange risk
Foreign exchange risk
Foreign exchange risk

The  Group  has  no  financial  instruments  exposed  to  foreign  currencies  and  as  such  there  is  no  risk 
associated with fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

e risk    
and fair value interest rate risk
ash flow and fair value interest rat
CCCCash flow 
e risk
e risk
and fair value interest rat
and fair value interest rat
ash flow 
ash flow 

The Group’s main interest rate risk arises from long-term loans and borrowings issued at variable interest 
rates. The Group’s fixed rate borrowings and receivables are carried at amortised cost and not subject to 
interest rate risk. 

As  at  the  end  of  the  reporting  period  the  Group  had  the  following  variable  rate  loans  and  borrowings 
outstanding: 

Instruments used by the Group    
Instruments used by the Group
Instruments used by the Group
Instruments used by the Group

Bank overdrafts and bank loans 

30 June 2015    
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
Weighted 
Weighted     
Weighted 
Weighted 
average     
average 
average 
average 
interest rate    
interest rate
interest rate
interest rate
%%%%    
4.56% 

Balance    
Balance
Balance
Balance
$’000
$’000    
$’000
$’000
28,210 

30 June 2014    
30 June 2014
30 June 2014
30 June 2014
Weighted    
Weighted
Weighted
Weighted
average     
    average 
average 
average 
interest rate    
interest rate
interest rate
interest rate
%%%%    
5.13% 

Balance    
Balance
Balance
Balance
$’000
$’000    
$’000
$’000
3,039 

The Group analyses its interest rate exposure on a dynamic basis. Various scenarios are simulated taking 
into  consideration  refinancing,  renewal  of  existing  positions  and  alternative  financing.  Based  on  these 
scenarios, the Group calculates the impact on profit or loss of a defined interest rate shift. The scenarios 
are run only for liabilities that represent the major interest-bearing positions. The simulation is done on a 
half yearly basis to verify that the maximum loss potential is within the limit given by management. 

Price risk    
Price risk
Price risk
Price risk

The Group has no financial instruments exposed to market prices and as such there is no risk associated 
with fluctuations in market prices. Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss relate entirely to the 
purchased debt portfolio. 

c)c)c)c)  Credit risk
Credit risk    
Credit risk
Credit risk

Credit  risk  arises  from  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  credit  exposures  to  customers,  including  outstanding 
receivables and committed transactions. 

Risk management    
Risk management
Risk management
Risk management

Credit  risk  is  managed  on  a  Group  basis.  For  banks  and  financial  institutions,  only  independently  rated 
parties with a minimum rating of ‘A’ are accepted. For customers, management assesses the credit quality 
of  the  customer,  taking  into  account  its  financial  position,  past  experience  and  other  factors.  Individual 
risk limits are set based on internal or external ratings in accordance with limits set by the management. 
The compliance with credit limits by corporate customers is regularly monitored by management. 

There are no significant concentrations of credit risk, whether through exposure to individual customers, 
specific industry sectors and / or regions. 

The  Group  is  also  exposed  to  investment  credit  risk  from  the  significant  investment  in  purchased  debt 
portfolios. Risk limits are set based on internal ratings in accordance with limits set by management. The 
compliance  with  investment  credit  limits  on  the  purchased  debt  portfolios  is  regularly  monitored  by 
management. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Impaired trade receivables    
Impaired trade receivables
Impaired trade receivables
Impaired trade receivables

As at 30 June 2015, no current trade receivables of the Group were impaired, nor overdue. 

d)d)d)d)  Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk    
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk

Prudent  liquidity  risk  management  implies  maintaining  sufficient  cash  and  the  availability  of  funding 
through  an  adequate  amount  of  committed  credit  facilities  to  meet  obligations  when  due.  Due  to  the 
dynamic  nature  of  the  business,  management  maintains  flexibility  in  funding  by  maintaining  availability 
under committed credit lines. 

Management  monitors  rolling  forecasts  of  the  Group’s  liquidity  reserve  on  the  basis  of  expected  cash 
flow.  Cash  flow  is  forecast  on  a  day-to-day  basis  to  ensure  that  sufficient  funds  are  available  to  meet 
requirements on the basis of expected cash flows. Liquidity risk is further managed through maintaining a 
reputable credit profile. 

Financing arrangements    
Financing arrangements
Financing arrangements
Financing arrangements

The  Group  had  access  to  a  Senior  Debt  Facility  of  $54,060,000  at  the  end  of  the  financial  year  (2014: 
$54,060,000).  The  facility  comprises  a  cash  advance  facility  to  fund  the  acquisition  of  purchased  debt 
portfolios, a bank guarantee facility, an overdraft facility, a direct debit authority facility and a credit card 
facility. 

The overdraft facility was unused at 30 June 2015 and the undrawn limit on the cash advance facility was 
$18,791,000 at 30 June 2015 (2014: $43,963,000). The facility is subject to the Group meeting a number 
of  financial  undertakings,  all  of  which  have  been  met  to  date.  The  facility  will  expire  on  31  July  2017. 
Management has no reason to believe that the facility will not be renewed and / or extended beyond this 
date. 

The Group is required to keep the finance provider fully informed of relevant details of the Group as they 
arise. 

cial liabilities    
Maturities of financial liabilities
Maturities of finan
cial liabilities
cial liabilities
Maturities of finan
Maturities of finan

The  following  table  reflects  an  undiscounted  contractual  maturity  analysis  for  financial  liabilities.  The 
timing  of  cash  flows  represented  in  the  table  to  settle  financial  liabilities  reflects  the  earliest  contractual 
settlement dates and does not reflect management’s expectation that the facilities will be extended. 

At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015    
At 30 June 2015
At 30 June 2015
Trade payables 
Borrowings 
Accruals, provisions and other liabilities 

At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014    
At 30 June 2014
At 30 June 2014
Trade payables 
Borrowings 
Accruals, provisions and other liabilities 

Within 1 
Within 1 
Within 1 
Within 1 
year    
year
year
year
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

3,851 
13,002 
1,624 
18,477 

11,352 
5,479 
2,440 
19,271 

Between 
Between 
Between 
Between 
1 and 2 
1 and 2 
1 and 2 
1 and 2 
years    
years
years
years
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Between 
Between 
Between 
Between 
2 and 5 
2 and 5 
2 and 5 
2 and 5 
years    
years
years
years
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

Carrying 
Carrying 
Carrying 
Carrying 
amount    
amount
amount
amount
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

- 
7,935 
- 
7,935 

- 
812 
- 
812 

- 
14,558 
369 
14,927 

- 
1,514 
84 
1,598 

3,851 
32,873 
1,993 
38,717 

11,352 
7,388 
2,524 
21,264 

Trade payables at 30 June 2014 included $10.2m owing on purchased debt portfolios, consistent with the 
terms of their acquisition. The amount of this trade payable is unusual when compared to the current 
period. It was paid, in the normal course of business, during the first half of the financial year. 

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13)13)13)13)  Capital management
Capital management    
Capital management
Capital management
a)a)a)a)  Risk management 
Risk management     
Risk management 
Risk management 

The Group's objectives when managing capital are to; 

• 

safeguard their ability to continue as a going concern, so that they can continue to provide returns for 
shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders, and 

•  maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. 

b)b)b)b)  Dividends
Dividends    
Dividends
Dividends

Ordinary shares    
Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares

Special dividend on fully paid ordinary shares held on 30 April 2014 of 19.415 cents per 
share paid on 16 June 2014 
2H FY14 dividend on fully paid ordinary shares held on 30 September 2014 of 3.10 
cents per share paid on 17 October 2014 
1H FY15 dividend on fully paid ordinary shares held on 31 March 2015 of 1.75 cents per 
share paid on 17 April 2015 

Return of capital    
Return of capital
Return of capital
Return of capital

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014 
$’000 

- 

3,930 

1,407    
1,407
1,407
1,407

794794794794    
2,201    
2,201
2,201
2,201

- 

- 
3,930 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014 
$’000 

Return of capital on fully paid ordinary shares held on 30 April 2014 of 54.698 cents per 
share paid on 17 June 2014 

- 

11,070 

Dividends not recognised at the end of the reporting period 
Dividends not recognised at the end of the reporting period
Dividends not recognised at the end of the reporting period
Dividends not recognised at the end of the reporting period

Since year end the Directors have recommended the payment of a final dividend of 
6.80 cents per fully paid ordinary share (2014 – 3.10), fully franked based on tax paid at 
30%.  The aggregate amount of the proposed dividend expected to be paid on 
30 October 2015 out of retained earnings at 30 June 2015, but not recognised as a 
liability at year end is 

Franking dividends 
Franking dividends
Franking dividends
Franking dividends

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014 
$’000 

3,03,03,03,085858585    

1,407 

The  franked  portions  of  the  final  dividends  recommended  after  30  June  2015  will  be  franked  out  of 
existing  franking  credits  or  out  of  franking  credits  arising  from  the  payment  of  income  tax  in  the  year 
ended 30 June 2016. 

Franking credits available for subsequent reporting periods based on a tax rate of 30.0% 
(2014 – 30.0%) 

2,408    
2,408
2,408
2,408

1,454 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014 
$’000 

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The  above  amounts  are  calculated  from  the  balance  of  the  franking  account  as  at  the  end  of  the 
reporting period, adjusted for franking credits and debits that will arise from the settlement of liabilities or 
receivables for income tax and dividends after the end of the year. 

Notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

c)c)c)c)  Capital risk management
Capital risk management    
Capital risk management
Capital risk management

Although  the  Group  is  not  subject  to  any  externally  imposed  regulatory  requirement,  it  has  adopted  a 
conservative  and  proactive  capital  management  strategy.  The  Group  has  taken  a  prudent  approach  to 
gearing  with  the  significant  sources  of  funding  being  supplied  by  shareholder  equity  and  variable  rate 
financier borrowings, as well as appropriate trade working capital arrangements. All major capital related 
initiatives require Board approval. 

The Group is well funded at balance date and into the foreseeable future. 

Management  monitor  key  balance  sheet  ratios  as  part  of  the  strategy  as  well  as  to  demonstrate 
compliance  with  the  financier  covenant  requirements.  Three  year  rolling  capital  forecast  analysis  is 
regularly reviewed to assess the impact of growth and future opportunity on funding requirements with a 
focus on determining adequacy of short to medium term requirements. 

Arrangements  with  the  Group's  financier  are  in  place  to  ensure  that  there  is  sufficient  undrawn  credit 
available to meet unforeseen circumstances  should  they arise. Financing facilities are renegotiated  on a 
regular basis to ensure that they are sufficient for the Group’s projected growth. 

As far as possible, asset purchases are funded from operational cash flow, allowing undrawn balances to 
be maintained. Cash is monitored on a daily basis to ensure that immediate and short term requirements 
can be met.  By maintaining a balance of  undrawn  funds, the Company reduces the risk  of liquidity and 
going concern issues. 

Details of financing facilities are set out in note 12(d). 

Under the terms of the Senior Debt Facility, the Group is required to comply with financial covenants at all 
times, tested monthly. 

The Group has met all covenant obligations of the financier at all times during the current and prior years. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Group Structure    
Group Structure
Group Structure
Group Structure

This  section provides information which  will  help users  understand how the Group  structure affects  the 
financial position and performance of the Group as a whole. 

14  Subsidiaries 
15  Associates 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

14)14)14)14)  Subsidiaries 
Subsidiaries     
Subsidiaries 
Subsidiaries 

Significant investments in subsidiaries    
Significant investments in subsidiaries
Significant investments in subsidiaries
Significant investments in subsidiaries

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the  assets,  liabilities  and  results  of  the  following 
principal subsidiaries in accordance with the accounting policy described in note 26(b). 

Name of entity    
Name of entity
Name of entity
Name of entity

Country of 
Country of 
Country of 
Country of 
incorporation    
incorporation
incorporation
incorporation

Class of 
Class of 
Class of 
Class of 
shares    
shares
shares
shares

Pioneer Credit Acquisition Services Pty Limited 
Sphere Legal Pty Limited 
Pioneer Credit (Philippines) Pty Limited 
Pioneer Credit Financial Services Pty Limited* 
Pioneer Credit Broking Services Pty Limited** 
Pioneer Credit Acquisition Services (UK) Limited*** 

Australia 
Australia 
Australia 
Australia 
Australia 
United Kingdom 

Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 
Ordinary 

Equity holding
Equity holding    
Equity holding
Equity holding
2014
2014    
2015
2015    
20142014
2015
2015
%%%%    
%%%% 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
- 
100 
- 
100 
100 
100 

* 
** 

*** 

Pioneer Credit Financial Services Pty Limited was incorporated on 1 April 2015 and holds the Investment in associate. 
Pioneer Credit Broking Services Pty Limited was incorporated on 28 May 2015 and has not conducted any business since 
inception to the date of this report. 
Pioneer Credit Acquisition Services (UK) Limited is an entity incorporated in the United Kingdom and has not conducted 
any business since inception to the date of this report. 

The principal activities of the other subsidiaries listed above is the same as that of the holding Company, 
namely, specialising in acquiring and servicing unsecured retail debt portfolios. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

15)15)15)15)  AAAAssociates
ssociates    
ssociates
ssociates

in associate    
Investment    in associate
Investment
in associate
in associate
Investment
Investment

Set out below is the investment in an associate of the Group as at 30 June 2015.  The entity listed below 
has share capital consisting solely of ordinary shares, which are held directly by the Group. The country of 
incorporation  or  registration  is  also  the  principal  place  of  business,  and  the  proportion  of  ownership 
interest is the same as the proportion of voting rights held. 

Name of entity    
Name of entity
Name of entity
Name of entity

Place of business/ country 
Place of business/ country 
Place of business/ country 
Place of business/ country 
of incorporation    
of incorporation
of incorporation
of incorporation

% of ownership 
% of ownership 
% of ownership 
% of ownership 
interest    
interest
interest
interest

Nature of 
Nature of 
Nature of 
Nature of 
relationship    
relationship
relationship
relationship

Measurement 
Measurement 
Measurement 
Measurement 
method    
method
method
method

Goldfields Money 
Limited 

Australia 

30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
2015
2015    
2015
2015
14.13 

30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
30 June 
2014
2014    
20142014
- 

Associate 

Equity method 

Goldfields  Money  Limited  (GMY)  is  an  ASX  listed  Authorised  Deposit-taking  Institution  (ADI)  and  offers  a 
variety  of  loan  products  including  home,  personal  and  commercial  loans  with  various  features  to  the 
public.  GMY  also  offers  a  variety  of  savings  and  investments,  including  transaction  and  saving  accounts 
and term deposits. Historically, GMY focused on providing financial services for individuals and businesses 
within the Goldfields region.  

The Group acquired the holding during the last quarter of the financial year. At 30 June 2015, the Group’s 
share of the quoted market value of GMY was $1.882m while the carrying value, inclusive of transaction 
costs and equity method accounting is $2.321m.  

The  Australian  Prudential  Regulation  Authority  (APRA)  imposes  a  15%  cap  on  any  one’s  individual  equity 
holding in an ADI. The Group’s holding is near that limit. There are no restrictions on the Group’s ability to 
dispose of its holding in GMY.  

The Group acquired this associate holding as part of the strategic growth strategy of the Group. 

The Group’s assessment at the end of the reporting period is that there is no objective evidence that the 
equity-accounted investment is impaired. 

There were no transactions with the associate during the financial year. 

The Group is not aware of any contingent liabilities that may or may not exist within Goldfield Money at 
30 June 2015. 

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Summarised financial information for the associate    
Summarised financial information for the associate
Summarised financial information for the associate
Summarised financial information for the associate

Goldfields Money is a publically traded entity and at the time of approval of this annual report, publically 
available information as at 30 June 2015 for Goldfields Money was not available.  

Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Summarised statement of financial position    
Summarised statement of financial position
Summarised statement of financial position
Summarised statement of financial position

Total assets 
Total liabilities 
Net assets 

Movement in net assets 
Opening net assets 
Profit / (loss) for the period 
Equity raising costs 
Other comprehensive income 
Closing net assets 

Group’s share of net assets in % 
Group’s share of net assets in $ 

Summarised statement of comprehensive income    
Summarised statement of comprehensive income
Summarised statement of comprehensive income
Summarised statement of comprehensive income

Interest revenue 
Interest expense 
Non-interest revenue 
Other expenses 
Income tax benefit 
Profit from continuing operations 
Other comprehensive income 
Total comprehensive income 

Dividends received from associates 

Summarised commitments  
Summarised commitments
Summarised commitments
Summarised commitments

Outstanding loan commitments 
Outstanding overdraft commitments 

Lease commitments 
Due not later than one year 
Due later than one year and not later than five years 

30 June 2015
30 June 2015    
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

30 June 2014 
$’000 

158,
158,984984984984    
158,
158,
144,077    
144,077
144,077
144,077
14,907    
14,907
14,907
14,907

14,838    
14,838
14,838
14,838
140140140140    
(71(71(71(71))))    
----    
14,907    
14,907
14,907
14,907

14.13%
14.13%    
14.13%
14.13%
2,102,102,102,106666    

143,067 
128,229 
14,838 

14,683 
190 
(71) 
36 
14,838 

- 
- 

30 June 2015
30 June 2015    
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

30 June 2014 
$’000 

7,259    
7,259
7,259
7,259
(4,319)
(4,319)    
(4,319)
(4,319)
404404404404    
(3,2(3,2(3,2(3,254545454))))    
50505050    
140140140140    
----    
140140140140    

----    

6,196 
(3,612) 
392 
(2,817) 
30 
190 
36 
226 

- 

30 June 2015
30 June 2015    
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

30 June 2014 
$’000 

10,185    
10,185
10,185
10,185
449449449449    

53535353    
58585858    
111111111111    

9,025 
586 

87 
29 
116 

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Unrecognised items    
Unrecognised items
Unrecognised items
Unrecognised items

This  section  of  the  notes  provides  information  about  items  that  are  not  recognised  in  the  financial 
statements as they do not satisfy the recognition criteria. 

Notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

16  Contingencies 
17  Commitments 
18  Events occurring after the reporting period 

76 
76 
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16)16)16)16)  Contingencies 
Contingencies     
Contingencies 
Contingencies 

The Directors are of the opinion that no contingent liabilities or contingent assets exist as at the date of 
this report. 

Notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

17)17)17)17)  Commitments
Commitments    
Commitments
Commitments

a)a)a)a)  NonNonNonNon----cancellable operating leases
cancellable operating leases    
cancellable operating leases
cancellable operating leases

The  Group  leases  various  offices  under  non-cancellable  operating  leases  expiring  within  one  to  eight 
years. The leases have varying terms, escalation clauses and renewal rights. On renewal, the terms of the 
leases are renegotiated. 

Commitments for minimum lease payments in relation to non
cancellable 
Commitments for minimum lease payments in relation to non----cancellable 
cancellable 
cancellable 
Commitments for minimum lease payments in relation to non
Commitments for minimum lease payments in relation to non
operating leases are payable as 
follows:    
operating leases are payable as follows:
follows:
follows:
operating leases are payable as 
operating leases are payable as 
Within one year 
Later than one year but not later than five years 
Later than five years 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014 
$’000 

2,025
2,025    
2,025
2,025
8,340    
8,340
8,340
8,340
7,053    
7,053
7,053
7,053
17,418    
17,418
17,418
17,418

1,347 
5,075 
5,628 
12,050 

The  agreement  includes  a  lease  incentive.  The  assets  obtained  by  the  Group  have  been  recognised  as 
Leasehold Improvements and are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life or the lease term. The 
lease incentive is presented as part of the lease liabilities and is reversed on a straight line basis over the 
lease term. 

b)b)b)b)  Service contract
Service contract    
Service contract
Service contract

The  Group  has  entered  into  a  services  contract  ending  in  August  2016,  with  an  option  to  extend  for  a 
further three years. 

cancellable 
Commitments for minimum service payments in relation to non----cancellable 
Commitments for minimum service payments in relation to non
cancellable 
cancellable 
Commitments for minimum service payments in relation to non
Commitments for minimum service payments in relation to non
are payable as follows:    
contracts    are payable as follows:
contracts
contracts
are payable as follows:
are payable as follows:
contracts
Within one year 
Later than one year but not later than five years 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014 
$’000 

1,551
1,551    
1,551
1,551
204204204204    
1,755    
1,755
1,755
1,755

1,483 
1,770 
3,253 

18)18)18)18)  Events occurring after the reporting period
Events occurring after the reporting period    
Events occurring after the reporting period
Events occurring after the reporting period

No  matter  or circumstance has occurred subsequent to year end that has significantly affected, or  may 
significantly affect,  the operations  of  the Group, the results of those  operations or the  state  of affairs  of 
the Group or economic entity in subsequent financial years. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Other information    
Other information
Other information
Other information

This  section  of  the  notes  includes  other  information  that  must  be  disclosed  to  comply  with  the 
accounting  standards  and  other  pronouncements,  but  that  is  not  immediately  related  to  individual  line 
items in the financial statements. 

Related party transactions 
19 
Share-based payments 
20 
Remuneration of auditors 
21 
22 
Earnings per share 
23  Deed of cross guarantee 
24 
25 
26 

Assets pledged as security 
Parent entity financial information 
Summary of significant accounting policies 

78 
80 
82 
83 
84 
84 
84 
85 

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to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes 
to the consolidated financial statements
to the consolidated financial statements
Notes 
Notes 

19)19)19)19)  Related party transactions
Related party transactions    
Related party transactions
Related party transactions

a)a)a)a)  Parent entity
Parent entity    
Parent entity
Parent entity

The Parent entity within the Group is Pioneer Credit Limited. 

b)b)b)b)  Subsidiaries 
Subsidiaries     
Subsidiaries 
Subsidiaries 

Interests in subsidiaries are set out in note 14. 

c)c)c)c)  Associates
Associates    
Associates
Associates

Interests  in  associates  are  set  out  in  note  15.  There  were  no  transactions  with  associates  in  the  current 
period. 

d)d)d)d)  Key Management Personnel
Key Management Personnel    
Key Management Personnel
Key Management Personnel

Short-term employee benefits 
Post-employment benefits 
Long-term benefits 
Share-based payments 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$$$$    

2014 
$ 

1,426,530
1,426,530    
1,426,530
1,426,530
127,948
127,948    
127,948
127,948
40,210    
40,210
40,210
40,210
30,068
30,068    
30,068
30,068
1,624,756    
1,624,756
1,624,756
1,624,756

1,048,886 
95,977 
17,509 
311,028 
1,473,400 

Detailed remuneration disclosures are provided in the Remuneration Report on pages 15 to 28. 

e)e)e)e)  Transactions with other related parties
Transactions with other related parties    
Transactions with other related parties
Transactions with other related parties

The following transactions occurred with related parties: 

Rental expenses and other services 
    Other related parties 
Superannuation contributions 
    Contributions to superannuation funds on behalf of Directors 
Other transactions 
    Remuneration paid to Directors of the ultimate Australian parent entity 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$$$$    

2014 
$ 

490,917    
490,917
490,917
490,917

382,842 

67,751    
67,751
67,751
67,751

53,660 

801,817    
801,817
801,817
801,817

592,635 

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f)f)f)f)  Loans from related parties
Loans from related parties    
Loans from related parties
Loans from related parties

Notes to the consolidated financial statements 
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Beginning of the year 
Loans from related parties 
Loan repayments to related parties 

2015    
2015
2015
2015
$$$$    

----    
----    
----    
----    

2014 
$ 

(54,055) 
(1,566,843) 
1,620,898 
- 

During  the  previous  financial  year,  the  Group  benefited  from  a  short  term  rolling  credit  facility  from  a 
related party. This was unsecured and did not accrue interest. 

g)g)g)g) 

Investment in associate    
Investment in associate
Investment in associate
Investment in associate

At a meeting of the Board of the Company on 26 March 2015, the Board (with Mr Keith John abstaining) 
approved  the  Company  presenting  an  offer  to  Midbridge  Investments  Pty  Ltd  (MB)  to  acquire  all  of  its 
shareholding  in  ASX  listed  Goldfields  Money  Limited  in  an  off-market  transaction  at  a  price  of  $1.04  per 
share.  The  shareholding  represented  approximately  14.1%  of  the  issued  equity  in  Goldfields  Money 
Limited. 

MB is a private investment vehicle of the Company’s Managing Director Mr Keith John.  

On the 8th April 2015 the Company formally presented its offer to MB which was accepted. 

The offer was for an amount of $2,302,972.88. The sum was paid by instalments and settled in full during 
the  reporting  period.  Neither  MB,  Mr  Keith  John  or  any  associate  of  those  parties  received  any  interest, 
financial accommodation or benefit as a result of being paid by instalment. 

h)h)h)h)  Contributed capital held by related parties
Contributed capital held by related parties    
Contributed capital held by related parties
Contributed capital held by related parties

The  movements  during  the  reporting  period  in  the  value  of  ordinary  shares  in  the  Parent  entity  held 
directly, indirectly or beneficially by Key Management Personnel, including their related parties are: 

Ordinary shares acquired 
Modification of employee share option scheme 
Conversion of convertible redeemable preference shares 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$$$$    

2014 
$ 

----    
----    
----    
----    

405,869 
189,000 
12,320,215 
12,915,084 

i)i)i)i)  Convertible redeemable preference shares held by related parties
Convertible redeemable preference shares held by related parties    
Convertible redeemable preference shares held by related parties
Convertible redeemable preference shares held by related parties

There  are  and  were  no  convertible  redeemable  preference  shares  held  by  related  parties  during  the 
financial year. 

In  the  previous  financial  year,  the  Company  was  admitted  to  the  official  list  of  the  ASX  Limited  and 
completed  on  the  conversion  of  all  classes  of  convertible  redeemable  preference  shares  and 
reclassification to fully paid ordinary shares. 

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Prior  to  this  conversion  and  reclassification,  the  movements  during  the  reporting  period  in  the  value  of 
convertible  redeemable  preference  shares  in  the  Parent  entity  held  directly,  indirectly  or  beneficially  by 
Key Management Personnel, including their related parties are: 

olidated financial statements 
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the cons
olidated financial statements
olidated financial statements
Notes to the cons
Notes to the cons

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$$$$    

2014 
$ 

----    
----    
----    

562,307 
41,781 
604,088 

CRPS A 
CRPS B 

j)j)j)j)  Terms and conditions
Terms and conditions    
Terms and conditions
Terms and conditions

See note 9(b) for general terms and conditions on ordinary shares. 

20)20)20)20)  Share
based payments    
Share----based payments
based payments
based payments
Share
Share

a)a)a)a)  Chairman’s options
Chairman’s options    
Chairman’s options
Chairman’s options

At  both  30  June  2015,  and  30  June  2014,  the  Company  had  the  following  share-based  payment 
arrangement. 

On  7  February  2014,  the  Company  established  a  share  option  scheme  that  entitles  the  Chairman  to 
purchase  300,000  shares  (50,000  shares  vest  in  April  2016  and  250,000  vest  in  April  2017)  in  the 
Company  at  an  exercise  price  of  $1.92.  Under  the  scheme,  each  share  option  which  vests  converts  to 
one ordinary share of Pioneer on payment of the exercise price. 

fair value at grant dateateateate    
Fair value of options granted ––––    fair value at grant d
Fair value of options granted 
fair value at grant d
fair value at grant d
Fair value of options granted 
Fair value of options granted 

The fair value of the Chairman's share options has been measured using a binomial pricing model. Service 
conditions attached to the transactions were not taken into account in measuring grant date fair value. 

Fair value at grant date 
Expected IPO price at grant date 
Exercise price 
Expected volatility (weighted-average) 
Expected life (weighted-average) 
Expected dividend yield 
Risk-free interest rate (based on government bonds) 

Tranche 1    
Tranche 1
Tranche 1
Tranche 1

Tranche 2    
Tranche 2
Tranche 2
Tranche 2

$0.28    
$0.28
$0.28
$0.28
$1.60
$1.60    
$1.60
$1.60
$1.92
$1.92    
$1.92
$1.92
35%35%35%35%    
4.224.224.224.22    years
years    
years
years
4.5%4.5%4.5%4.5%    
3.041%    
3.041%
3.041%
3.041%

$0.31 
$1.60 
$1.92 
35% 
5.22 years 
4.5% 
3.266% 

Expected volatility has been based on an evaluation of the historical volatility of the share price of similar 
entities, particularly over the historical period commensurate with the expected term. The expected term 
of the instruments has been based on historical experience and general option holder behaviour. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

b)b)b)b)  Management options
Management options    
Management options
Management options

No management options were granted or vested during the financial year. 

During  the  previous  financial  year,  in  advance  of  the  completion  of  the  Initial  Public  Offer,  and  in 
recognition  of  certain  eligible  employees’  performance  since  joining  the  Company  up  to  and  including 
the date of admission to the ASX on 1 May 2014, the Board determined that all 700,000 unvested options 
would  vest.  300,000  options  were  recognised  at  $1.43  on  19  March  2014  and  400,000  options  were 
recognised at $1.26 on 19 March 2014, the then respective grant dates, as there were no further vesting 
conditions to be met. 

The eligible employees immediately exercised the vested options to acquire Non-Ordinary Management 
(NOM)  Shares,  that  were  funded  through  a  non-recourse  loan.  The  NOM  were  ultimately  converted  to 
Ordinary Shares. 

The  non-recourse  loans  end  on  the  earlier  of  seven  years  from  draw  down  date  or  the  date  the 
employee’s employment with the lender is terminated. Interest is payable at a rate of 0% between draw 
down date and 30 June 2014, and thereafter at the benchmark interest rate (Indicator Interest Rate - Bank 
variable housing interest rate last published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before the start of each of the 
Lender’s year of income), calculated daily.  

This scheme was accounted for as a ‘share option scheme’, accordingly the non-recourse loans are not 
recognised in the financial statements and shares not yet fully paid are recognised as Treasury Shares.  

At both the current and previous balance date, three non-recourse loans remained outstanding.  

c)c)c)c)  Employee Share Scheme
Employee Share Scheme    
Employee Share Scheme
Employee Share Scheme

There was no Employee Share Scheme in the current financial year. 

During  the  previous  financial  year,  to  encourage  broad  based  employee  share  ownership  through  the 
period  up  to  Initial  Public  Offer,  the  Company  completed  an  Employee  Offer  which  allowed  eligible 
employees of the Company to be gifted up to $1,000 worth of Shares and/or to acquire $5,000 worth of 
Shares on a tax-deferred basis. 

Through participation in the Employee Offer, 56,575 ordinary shares were issued to eligible employees for 
no  cash  consideration  and  78,125  ordinary  shares  were  issued  to  eligible  employees  by  way  of  salary 
sacrifice.  The  Employee  Offer  shares  issued  were  valued  at  $1.60  each.  The  shares  issued  for  no 
consideration are an expense to the Company. 

Key  Management  Personnel  and  other  senior  management  were  not  eligible  to  participate  in  the 
Employee Offer.  

A participant in the Employee Offer may not sell, transfer or create a security interest or otherwise deal in 
the Shares acquired under the Employee Offer until the earlier of: 

• 

• 

• 

In respect of the up to $1,000 offer, the end of three years from the time the Shares are acquired by 
the participant; 
In respect of the $5,000 salary sacrifice offer, two years after the Shares have been granted; or in 
either case, 
the time when the participant ceases to be employed by Pioneer. 

Shares  acquired  under  the  Employee  Offer  are  held  under  a  trading  lock,  but  otherwise  carry  the  same 
rights and entitlements of fully paid ordinary Shares, including dividend and voting rights. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the conso
lidated financial statements
lidated financial statements
Notes to the conso
Notes to the conso

d)d)d)d)  Expenses arising from share
based payment transactions    
Expenses arising from share----based payment transactions
based payment transactions
based payment transactions
Expenses arising from share
Expenses arising from share

Total  expenses  arising  from  share-based  payment  transactions  recognised  during  the  period  as  part  of 
employee benefit expense were as follows: 

Chairman’s options 
Management options 
Employee share scheme 

21)21)21)21)  Remuneration of auditors
Remuneration of auditors    
Remuneration of auditors
Remuneration of auditors

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014 
$’000 

30303030    
----    
----    
30303030    

13 
704 
91 
808 

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

a)a)a)a) 

PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia    
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia

i) 

Audit and other assurance services
Audit and other assurance services 
Audit and other assurance services
Audit and other assurance services
Audit and review of financial statements  
Total remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia    
Total remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Total remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Total remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia

i) 

b)b)b)b)  Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia    
Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Audit and other assurance services
Audit and other assurance services 
Audit and other assurance services
Audit and other assurance services
Initial Public Offering professional services  
Other services
Other services 
Other services
Other services
Other compliance and accounting advice    

ii) 

Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia    
Total remuneration of Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Total remuneration of 
Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Network firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Total remuneration of 
Total remuneration of 

i) 

c)c)c)c)  NonNonNonNon----PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia related audit firms
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia related audit firms    
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia related audit firms
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia related audit firms
Audit and other assurance services
Audit and other assurance services 
Audit and other assurance services
Audit and other assurance services
Initial Public Offering professional services  
Other services
Other services 
Other services
Other services
Other tax, compliance and accounting advice    

ii) 

PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia related firms    
Total remuneration of non----PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia related firms
Total remuneration of non
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia related firms
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia related firms
Total remuneration of non
Total remuneration of non

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$$$$    

2014 
$ 

255,914    
255,914
255,914
255,914

194,743 

255,914    
255,914
255,914
255,914

194,743 

----    

62,943 

171,191
171,191    
171,191
171,191
171,191    
171,191
171,191
171,191

25,964 
88,907 

----    

324,469 

117,179    
117,179
117,179
117,179
117,179
117,179    
117,179
117,179
544,284    
544,284
544,284
544,284

89,909 
414,378 
698,028 

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22)22)22)22)  Earnings per share
Earnings per share    
Earnings per share
Earnings per share
a)a)a)a)  Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share    
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share

Notes to the consolidated financial statements    
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

From continuing operations attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company 
Total basic earnings per share attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company 

b)b)b)b)  Diluted earnings per 
share    
Diluted earnings per share
share
share
Diluted earnings per 
Diluted earnings per 

From continuing operations attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company 
Total diluted earnings per share attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the 
Company 

c)c)c)c)  Reconciliation
of earnings used in calculating earnings per share    
Reconciliation    of earnings used in calculating earnings per share
of earnings used in calculating earnings per share
of earnings used in calculating earnings per share
Reconciliation
Reconciliation

Basic earnings per share  
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share
Profit attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company used in calculating basic 
earnings per share: 
     From continuing operations 
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share  
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
Profit from continuing operations attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the 
Company  
     Used in calculating diluted earnings per share 

d)d)d)d)  Weighted average number of shares used as 
the denominator    
Weighted average number of shares used as the denominator
the denominator
the denominator
Weighted average number of shares used as 
Weighted average number of shares used as 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
Cents    
Cents
Cents
Cents

16.40    
16.40
16.40
16.40
16.40    
16.40
16.40
16.40

2014 
Cents 

7.97 
7.97 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
Cents    
Cents
Cents
Cents

16.40
16.40    
16.40
16.40
16.40    
16.40
16.40
16.40

2014 
Cents 

7.97 
7.97 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

2014 
$’000 

7,441    
7,441
7,441
7,441

1,047 

7,441    
7,441
7,441
7,441

1,047 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as the denominator in 
calculating basic earnings per share 
Weighted average number of ordinary and potential shares used as the 
denominator in calculating diluted earnings per share 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
Number    
Number
Number
Number

2014 
Number 

45,373,990    
45,373,990
45,373,990
45,373,990

13,129,482 

45,373,990    
45,373,990
45,373,990
45,373,990

13,129,482 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

23)23)23)23)  Deed of cross guarantee
Deed of cross guarantee    
Deed of cross guarantee
Deed of cross guarantee

Pioneer Credit Limited, Pioneer Credit Acquisition Services Pty Limited, Sphere Legal Pty Limited, Pioneer 
Credit (Philippines) Pty Limited, Pioneer  Credit Financial Services  Pty Limited and Pioneer Credit  Broking 
Services  Pty  Limited  parties  to  a  deed  of  cross  guarantee,  entered  into  on  25  June  2015,  under  which 
each Company guarantees the debts of the others. By entering into the deed, the wholly-owned entities 
have been relieved from the requirement to prepare a financial report and Directors' report under Class 
Order 98/1418 (as amended) issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. 

The consolidated financial statements of Pioneer Credit Limited include the subsidiaries as set out in note 
14 to these consolidated financial statements. Of these, Pioneer Credit Acquisition Services (UK) Limited is 
the  only  subsidiary  that  is  not  party  to  the  deed  of  cross  guarantee  that  is  not  dormant.  In  addition  the 
Directors have determined that Pioneer Credit Acquisition Services (UK) Limited is not a reporting entity. 

At 30 June 2015, Pioneer Credit Acquisition Services (UK) Limited has total assets of $6.00 and generated 
no revenue. Costs incurred are insignificant and relate to regulatory reporting requirements in the United 
Kingdom. 

24)24)24)24)  Assets pledged as security
Assets pledged as security    
Assets pledged as security
Assets pledged as security

The carrying amount of assets pledged as security is disclosed in note 7(d). 

25)25)25)25)  Parent
entity financial information    
Parent    entity financial information
entity financial information
entity financial information
Parent
Parent

a)a)a)a)  Summary financial information
Summary financial information    
Summary financial information
Summary financial information

The individual financial statements for the Parent entity show the following aggregate amounts: 

Balance sheet
Balance sheet    
Balance sheet
Balance sheet
Current assets 
Total assets 

Current liabilities 
Total liabilities 

Shareholders’ equity
Shareholders’ equity    
Shareholders’ equity
Shareholders’ equity
Issued capital 
Share based payment reserve 
Accumulated profits (losses) 

Profit (loss) for the year 

Total comprehensive income 

2015
2015    
2015
2015
$’000    
$’000
$’000
$’000

1,205
1,205    
1,205
1,205
61,247    
61,247
61,247
61,247

6,711
6,711    
6,711
6,711
9,001    
9,001
9,001
9,001

45,445,445,445,459595959    
1,073
1,073    
1,073
1,073
5,714
5,714    
5,714
5,714
52,246    
52,246
52,246
52,246

8,968    
8,968
8,968
8,968

8,968    
8,968
8,968
8,968

2014 
$’000 

2,297 
48,613 

1,810 
3,170 

45,459 
1,037 
(1,053) 
45,443 

6,313 

6,313 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

b)b)b)b)  Guarantees entered into by the Parent entity
Guarantees entered into by the Parent entity    
Guarantees entered into by the Parent entity
Guarantees entered into by the Parent entity

The Parent entity is bound under an unlimited commercial guarantee and indemnity as part of the Group, 
with security held over all property. 

c)c)c)c)  Contingent liabilities of the Parent entity
Contingent liabilities of the Parent entity    
Contingent liabilities of the Parent entity
Contingent liabilities of the Parent entity

The Parent entity did not have any contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2015 or 30 June 2014. 

d)d)d)d)  Contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant or e
quipment    
Contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant or equipment
quipment
quipment
Contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant or e
Contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant or e

The Parent entity has no contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant or equipment at 
30 June 2015 (2014: Nil) 

26)26)26)26)  Summary of significant accounting policies
Summary of significant accounting policies    
Summary of significant accounting policies
Summary of significant accounting policies

This  note  provides  a  list  of  all  significant  accounting  policies  adopted  in  the  preparation  of  these 
consolidated  financial  statements.  These  policies  have  been  consistently  applied  to  all  the  years 
presented,  unless  otherwise  stated.  The  financial  statements  are  for  the  Group  consisting  of  Pioneer 
Credit Limited and its subsidiaries. 

Contents of the summary of significant accounting policies    
Contents of the summary of significant accounting policies
Contents of the summary of significant accounting policies
Contents of the summary of significant accounting policies

Income tax 

Intangible assets 

a)  Basis of preparation 
b)  Principles of consolidation 
c) 
d)  Cash and cash equivalents 
e)  Trade & other receivables 
f)  Property, plant and equipment 
g) 
h)  Trade and other payables 
i)  Borrowings 
j)  Provisions 
k)  Employee benefits 
l)  Contributed equity 
m)  Earnings per share 
n)  Goods and Services Tax (GST) 
o)  Rounding of amounts 
p) 
Impairment of assets 
q)  Leases 

86 
87 
88 
89 
89 
89 
90 
90 
90 
91 
91 
92 
92 
92 
92 
93 
93 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

a)a)a)a)  Basis of preparation
Basis of preparation    
Basis of preparation
Basis of preparation

These  general  purpose  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  Australian 
Accounting  Standards  and  interpretations  issued  by  the  Australian  Accounting  Standards  Board  and  the 
Corporations  Act  2001.  Pioneer  Credit  Limited  is  a  for-profit  entity  for  the  purpose  of  preparing  the 
financial statements. 

Compliance with IFRS    
Compliance with IFRS
Compliance with IFRS
Compliance with IFRS

The consolidated financial statements of the Pioneer Credit Limited Group also comply with International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). 

measurement    
Basis of measurement
Basis of 
measurement
measurement
Basis of 
Basis of 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  an  accruals  basis  and  are  based  on 
historical costs modified, where applicable, by the measurement at fair value of selected financial assets 
and  financial  liabilities.  The  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  a  going  concern 
basis. 

Functional and presentation currency    
Functional and presentation currency
Functional and presentation currency
Functional and presentation currency

The consolidated financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is Pioneer Credit Limited's 
functional and presentation currency. 

Critical accounting estimates    
Critical accounting estimates
Critical accounting estimates
Critical accounting estimates

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  requires  the  use  of  certain  critical  accounting  estimates.  It  also 
requires  management  to  exercise  its  judgement  in  the  process  of  applying  the  Group's  accounting 
policies.  The  areas  involving  a  higher  degree  of  judgement  or  complexity,  or  areas  where  assumptions 
and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in note 11. 

Changes to presentation    
Changes to presentation
Changes to presentation
Changes to presentation

Certain  classifications  on  the  consolidated  statement  of  comprehensive  income,  consolidated  balance 
sheet and consolidated statement of cash flows have been reclassified. The Group believes that this will 
provide  more  relevant  information  to  stakeholders  as  it  is  more  in  line  with  common  practice  in  the 
industry the Group is operating in. The comparative information has been reclassified accordingly. 

ew and amended standards adopted by the Group    
NNNNew and amended standards adopted by the Group
ew and amended standards adopted by the Group
ew and amended standards adopted by the Group

The Group has applied the following standard and amendment for the first time for their annual reporting 
period commencing 1 July 2014: 

•  AASB 2014-1 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards  

The adoption of this standard did not have any impact on the current period or any prior period and is not 
likely to affect future periods. The adoption of these standards only affected the disclosures in the notes 
to the financial statements. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

New standards and interpretations not yet adopted    
New standards and interpretations not yet adopted
New standards and interpretations not yet adopted
New standards and interpretations not yet adopted

Certain new accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for 30 
June 2015 reporting periods and have not been early adopted by the Group. The Group’s assessment of 
the impact of these new standards and interpretations is set out below. 

Mandatory application date/ Date 
Mandatory application date/ Date 
Mandatory application date/ Date 
Mandatory application date/ Date 
of adoption by Group    
of adoption by Group
of adoption by Group
of adoption by Group
Must be applied for financial years 
commencing on or after 1 January 
2018. Based on the transitional 
provisions in the completed IFRS 9, 
early adoption in phases was only 
permitted for annual reporting 
periods beginning before 1 February 
2015. After that date, the new rules 
must be adopted in their entirety. 

Mandatory for financial years 
commencing on or after 1 January 
2017. Expected date of adoption by 
the Group: 1 July 2018. 

Impact    
Impact
Impact
Impact
The potential 
financial impact to 
the Group, if any, 
has not yet been 
assessed or 
determined.  

Management is 
currently assessing 
the impact of the 
new rules, and at 
this stage the 
Group does not 
anticipate there 
will be any 
significant impact. 

Title of 
Title of 
Title of 
Title of 
standard    
standard
standard
standard
AASB 9 
Financial 
Instruments 

AASB 15 
Revenue from 
Contracts 
with 
Customers 

Nature of change    
Nature of change
Nature of change
Nature of change

AASB 9 addresses the classification, 
measurement and de recognition of 
financial assets and financial liabilities 
and introduces new rules for hedge 
accounting. In December 2014, the 
AASB made further changes to the 
classification and measurement rules 
and also introduced a new impairment 
model. These latest amendments now 
complete the new financial instruments 
standard. 
The AASB has issued a new standard for 
the recognition of revenue. This will 
replace AASB 118 which covers 
contracts for goods and services and 
AASB 111 which covers construction 
contracts. The new standard is based 
on the principle that revenue is 
recognised when control of a good or 
service transfers to a customer – so the 
notion of control replaces the existing 
notion of risks and rewards. The 
standard permits a modified 
retrospective approach for the 
adoption. Under this approach entities 
will recognise transitional adjustments 
in retained earnings on the date of 
initial application (eg 1 July 2017), ie 
without restating the comparative 
period. They will only need to apply the 
new rules to contracts that are not 
completed as of the date of initial 
application. 

There are no other standards that are not yet effective and that are expected to have a material impact on 
the entity in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions. 

b)b)b)b)  Principles of consolidation
Principles of consolidation    
Principles of consolidation
Principles of consolidation

aries     
Subsidiaries 
Subsidi
aries 
aries 
Subsidi
Subsidi

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the  assets  and  liabilities  of  all  subsidiaries  of  Pioneer 
Credit Limited ('Company' or 'Parent entity') as at 30 June 2015 and the results of all subsidiaries for the 
year then ended. Pioneer Credit Limited and its subsidiaries together are referred to in this financial report 
as the Group or the Consolidated Entity. 

Subsidiaries  are  all  entities  (including  structured  entities)  over  which  the  Group  has  control.  The  Group 
controls  an  entity  when  the  Group  is  exposed  to,  or  has  rights  to,  variable  returns  from  its  involvement 
with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power to direct the activities of the 
entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group. They 
are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

The acquisition  method of accounting is used to account for business combinations undertaken by the 
Group.  Intercompany  transactions,  balances  and  unrealised  gains  on  transactions  between  Group 
companies are eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence 
of the impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where 
necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group. 

Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on  which control is transferred to the Group.  They are 
de-consolidated from the date that control ceases. 

Associates    
Associates
Associates
Associates

Associates are all entities over which the Group has significant influence but not control or joint control. 
This is generally the case where the Group holds between 20% and 50% of the voting rights or otherwise 
demonstrates significant influence. Investments in associates are accounted for using the equity method 
of accounting (described below), after initially being recognised at cost. 

Equity method    
Equity method
Equity method
Equity method

Under  the  equity  method  of  accounting,  the  investments  are  initially  recognised  at  cost  and  adjusted 
thereafter to recognise the Group’s share of the post-acquisition profits or losses of the investee in profit 
or  loss,  and  the  Group’s  share  of  movements  in  other  comprehensive  income  of  the  investee  in  other 
comprehensive  income.  Dividends  received  or  receivable  from  associates  and  joint  ventures  are 
recognised as a reduction in the carrying amount of the investment. 

When the Group’s share of losses in an equity-accounted investment equals or exceeds its interest in the 
entity, including any other unsecured long-term receivables, the Group does not recognise further losses, 
unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the other entity. 

Unrealised gains on transactions between the Group and its associates and joint ventures are eliminated 
to  the  extent  of  the  Group’s  interest  in  these  entities.  Unrealised  losses  are  also  eliminated  unless  the 
transaction  provides  evidence  of  an  impairment  of  the  asset  transferred.  Accounting  policies  of  equity 
accounted  investees  have  been  changed  where  necessary  to  ensure  consistency  with  the  policies 
adopted by the Group. 

The Group assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is any objective evidence that the 
equity-accounted  investment  is  impaired.  Objective  evidence  of  impairment  for  an  investment  in  an 
equity instrument includes information about significant changes with an adverse effect that have taken 
place  in  the  technological,  market,  economic  or  legal  environment  in  which  the  issuer  operates,  and 
indicates that the cost of the investment in the equity instrument may not be recovered. A significant or 
prolonged decline in the fair value of an investment in an equity instrument below its cost is also objective 
evidence of impairment. Where there is objective evidence based on observable data that there may be 
an impairment, the carrying amount of the equity-accounted investment is tested in accordance with the 
policy described in note 26(p). 

c)c)c)c) 

Income tax    
Income tax
Income tax
Income tax

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

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

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Deferred  income  tax  is  provided  in  full,  using  the  liability  method,  on  temporary  differences  arising 
between  the  tax  bases  of  assets  and  liabilities  and  their  carrying  amounts  in  the  consolidated  financial 
statements. However, deferred tax liabilities are not recognised if they arise from the initial recognition of 
goodwill. Deferred income tax is also not accounted for if it arises from the initial recognition of an asset 
or liability in a transaction  other than a business combination, that at the time of the transaction affects 
neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) 
that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the end of the reporting period and are expected to 
apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realised or the deferred income tax liability is settled. 

Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses only if it is 
probable that future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses. 

Pioneer  Credit  Limited  and  its  wholly-owned  Australian  controlled  entities  have  implemented  the  tax 
consolidation legislation. As a consequence, these entities are taxed as a single entity and the deferred tax 
assets and liabilities of these entities are set off in the consolidated financial statements. 

Current  and  deferred  tax  is  recognised  in  profit  or  loss,  except  to  the  extent  that  it  relates  to  items 
recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also recognised in 
other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively. 

d)d)d)d)  Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents    
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents

For the purpose of presentation in the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents includes cash 
on  hand,  deposits  held  at  call  with  financial  institutions,  other  short-term,  highly  liquid  investments  with 
original  maturities  of  three  months  or  less  that  are  readily  convertible  to  known  amounts  of  cash  and 
which  are  subject  to  an  insignificant  risk  of  changes  in  value,  and  bank  overdrafts.  Bank  overdrafts  are 
shown within borrowings in current liabilities in the balance sheet. 

e)e)e)e)  Trade & other receivables
Trade & other receivables    
Trade & other receivables
Trade & other receivables

Trade receivables are recognised initially at fair value, less provision for impairment. Trade receivables are 
generally due for settlement within 30 days. They are presented as current assets unless collection is not 
expected for more than 12 months after the reporting date. 

Collectability  of  trade  receivables  is  reviewed  on  an  ongoing  basis.  Debts  which  are  known  to  be 
uncollectible  are  written  off  by  reducing  the  carrying  amount  directly.  An  allowance  account  (provision 
for impairment of trade receivables) is used when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be 
able  to  collect  all  amounts  due  according  to  the  original  terms  of  the  receivables.  Significant  financial 
difficulties of the debtor, probability that the debtor will enter bankruptcy or financial reorganisation, and 
default or delinquency in payments (more than 30 days overdue) are considered indicators that the trade 
receivable  is  impaired.  The  amount  of  the  impairment  allowance  is  the  difference  between  the  asset's 
carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective 
interest rate. Cash flows relating to short-term receivables are not discounted if the effect of discounting 
is immaterial. 

The  amount  of  the  impairment  loss  is  recognised  in  profit  or  loss  within  other  expenses.  When  a  trade 
receivable  for  which  an  impairment  allowance  had  been  recognised  becomes  uncollectible  in  a 
subsequent  period,  it  is  written  off  against  the  allowance  account.  Subsequent  recoveries  of  amounts 
previously written off are credited against other expenses in profit or loss. 

f)f)f)f)  Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment    
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment

All  property,  plant  and  equipment  acquired  are  stated  at  historical  cost  less  depreciation.  Historical  cost 
includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items. 

The depreciation methods and periods used by the Group are disclosed in note 8(a). 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Subsequent  costs  are  included  in  the  asset's  carrying  amount  or  recognised  as  a  separate  asset,  as 
appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to 
the  Group  and  the  cost  of  the  item  can  be  measured  reliably.  The  carrying  amount  of  any  component 
accounted for as a separate asset is derecognised when replaced. All other repairs and maintenance are 
charged to profit or loss during the reporting period in which they are incurred. 

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

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

Gains  and  losses  on  disposals  are  determined  by  comparing  proceeds  with  carrying  amount.  These  are 
included  in  profit  or  loss.  When  revalued  assets  are  sold,  it  is  Group  policy  to  transfer  any  amounts 
included in other reserves in respect of those assets to retained earnings. 

g)g)g)g) 

gible assets    
Intangible assets
Intan
gible assets
gible assets
Intan
Intan

Software    
Software
Software
Software

Costs  incurred  in  acquiring  software  and  licenses  that  will  contribute  to  future  period  financial  benefits 
through revenue generation and/or cost reduction are capitalised to software and systems. 

Amortisation methods and periods    
Amortisation methods and periods
Amortisation methods and periods
Amortisation methods and periods

Refer  to  note  8(c)  for  details  about  amortisation  methods  and  periods  used  by  the  Group  for  intangible 
assets. 

h)h)h)h)  Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables    
Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables

These  amounts  represent  liabilities  for  goods  and  services  provided  to  the  Group  prior  to  the  end  of 
financial  year  which  are  unpaid.  The  amounts  are  unsecured  and  are  usually  paid  within  30  days  of 
recognition. Trade and other payables are presented as current liabilities unless payment is not due within 
12 months from the reporting date. 

i)i)i)i)  Borrowings
Borrowings  
Borrowings
Borrowings

All borrowings are initially recognised at fair value which is usually their principal amount, net of directly 
attributable transaction costs incurred. Subsequent to initial recognition they are measured at amortised 
cost using the effective interest rate method. Interest is recognised using the effective interest method. 

Fees  paid  on  the  establishment  of  loan  facilities  are  recognised  as  transaction  costs  of  the  loan  to  the 
extent that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down. In this case, the fee is deferred 
until the draw down occurs. To the extent there is no evidence that it is probable that some or all of the 
facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalised as a prepayment for liquidity services and amortised over 
the period of the facility to which it relates. 

Convertible redeemable preference shares (CRPS) comprise of two components, the financial liability in 
respect  of  the  principal  raised  and  the  dividend  earned,  and  an  equity  instrument.  This  classes  them  as 
compound financial instruments. AASB 132 requires that the liability component be measured first and the 
difference  between  the  proceeds  of  the  issue  and  the  fair  value  of  the  liability  is  assigned  to  the  equity 
component.  Under  the  current  terms  of  the  shares,  there  is  no  residual  element  to  be  assigned  as  an 
equity component and the full amount of the proceeds of the issue is carried as a liability.  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

The  dividends  on  these  preference  shares  are  recognised  in  profit  or  loss  as  finance  costs,  and  where 
payable in arrears, is accrued over the period it becomes due, recorded at the contracted rate as part of 
borrowings. 

Borrowings  are  removed  from  the  balance  sheet  when  the  obligation  specified  in  the  contract  is 
discharged,  cancelled  or  expired.  Borrowings  are  classified  as  current  liabilities  unless  the  Group  has  an 
unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period. 

j)j)j)j)  Provisions
Provisions  
Provisions
Provisions

Provisions for legal claims and make good obligations are recognised when the Group has a present legal 
or  constructive  obligation  as  a  result  of  past  events,  it  is  probable  that  an  outflow  of  resources  will  be 
required  to  settle  the  obligation  and  the  amount  has  been  reliably  estimated.  Provisions  are  not 
recognised for future operating losses. 

Provisions are measured at the present value of management's best estimate of the expenditure required 
to settle  the present  obligation at the end  of the reporting  period. The discount rate used to  determine 
the  present  value  is  a  pre-tax  rate  that  reflects  current  market  assessments  of  the  time  value  of  money 
and the risks specific to the liability. The increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised 
as an interest expense. 

k)k)k)k)  Employee benefits
Employee benefits    
Employee benefits
Employee benefits

Short term obligationsnsnsns    
Short term obligatio
Short term obligatio
Short term obligatio

Liabilities  for  wages  and  salaries,  including  non-monetary  benefits,  annual  leave  and  accumulating  sick 
leave expected to be settled within 12 months after the end of the period in which the employees render 
the related service are recognised in respect of employees’ services up to the end of the reporting period 
and  are  measured  at  the  amounts  expected  to  be  paid  when  the  liabilities  are  settled.  The  liability  for 
annual leave and accumulating sick leave is recognised in the provision for employee benefits. All other 
short-term employee benefit obligations are presented as payables. 

Chairman’s Options    
based payments ––––    Chairman’s Options
Share----based payments 
Share
Chairman’s Options
Chairman’s Options
based payments 
based payments 
Share
Share

The grant date fair value of equity-settled share-based payment awards granted to employees is generally 
recognised as an expense, with a corresponding increase in equity, over the vesting period of the awards. 
The amount recognised as an expense is adjusted to reflect the number of awards for which the related 
service conditions are expected to  be met,  such that the amount  ultimately recognised is based  on the 
number of awards that meet the related service conditions at the vesting date. 

Management Options    
based payments ––––    Management Options
Share----based payments 
Share
Management Options
Management Options
based payments 
based payments 
Share
Share

The  grant-date  fair  value  of  share-based  payment  awards  granted  to  employees  is  recognised  as  an 
employee expense, with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period that the employees become 
unconditionally  entitled  to  the  awards.  The  amount  recognised  as  an  expense  is  adjusted  to  reflect  the 
number of awards for which the related service and non-market performance conditions are expected to 
be met, such that the amount ultimately recognised as an expense is based on the number of awards that 
meet  the  related  service  and  non-market  performance  conditions  at  the  vesting  date.  For  share-based 
payment  awards  with  non-vesting  conditions,  the  grant-date  fair  value  of  the  share-based  payment  is 
measured to reflect such conditions and there is no true-up for differences between expected and actual 
outcomes. 

For  share-based  payment  awards  structured  as  a  share  purchase  arrangement,  which  include  a  limited 
recourse feature, shares rights issued to employees are treated as treasury shares and no loan receivable 
from employees is recognised until the right is exercised. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial state
Notes to the consolidated financial state
Notes to the consolidated financial state

The  fair  value  of  the  share-based  payment  awards  granted  to  employees  is  measured  using  inputs 
including share price on measurement date, exercise price of the instrument, expected volatility, weighted 
average  expected  life  of  the  instruments,  expected  dividends,  and  the  risk-free  interest  rate  (based  on 
government bonds). Service and non-market performance conditions attached to the transactions are not 
taken into account in determining grant date fair value. 

l)l)l)l)  Contributed equity
Contributed equity    
Contributed equity
Contributed equity

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. 

m)m)m)m)  Earnings per share
Earnings per share    
Earnings per share
Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share    
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing: 

• 

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

•  by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year, adjusted for 

bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the year and excluding treasury shares. 

Diluted earnings per share 

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

• 

• 

the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential 
ordinary shares, and 
the weighted average number of additional ordinary shares that would have been outstanding 
assuming the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. 

n)n)n)n)  Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Goods and Services Tax (GST)    
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Revenues,  expenses  and  assets  are  recognised  net  of  the  amount  of  associated  GST,  unless  the  GST 
incurred is not recoverable from the taxation authority. In this case it is recognised as part of the cost of 
acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense. 

Receivables  and  payables  are  stated  inclusive  of  the  amount  of  GST  receivable  or  payable.  The  net 
amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included with other receivables 
or payables in the consolidated balance sheet. 

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. 

o)o)o)o)  Rounding of amounts
Rounding of amounts    
Rounding of amounts
Rounding of amounts

The  Company  is  of  a  kind  referred  to  in  Class  Order  98/100,  issued  by  the  Australian  Securities  and 
Investments Commission, relating to the 'rounding off' of amounts in the financial statements. Amounts in 
the  financial  statements  have  been  rounded  off  in  accordance  with  that  Class  Order  to  the  nearest 
thousand dollars, or in certain cases, the nearest dollar. 

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Notes to the consolidated financial statements

p)p)p)p) 

Impairment of assets    
Impairment of assets
Impairment of assets
Impairment of assets

Goodwill and intangible assets that have an  indefinite useful  life are not subject to amortisation and are 
tested  annually  for  impairment  or  more  frequently  if  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that 
they  might  be  impaired.  Other  assets  are  tested  for  impairment  whenever  events  or  changes  in 
circumstances  indicate  that  the  carrying  amount  may  not  be  recoverable.  An  impairment  loss  is 
recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.  

The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s  fair value less costs to  sell  and value  in use. For the 
purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately 
identifiable cash inflows which are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of 
assets  (cash-generating  units).  Non-financial  assets  other  than  goodwill  that  suffered  an  impairment  are 
reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at the end of each reporting period. 

q)q)q)q)  Leases 
Leases     
Leases 
Leases 

Leases  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  where  the  Group,  as  lessee,  has  substantially  all  the  risks  and 
rewards  of  ownership  are  classified  as  finance  leases.  Finance  leases  are  capitalised  at  the  lease's 
inception  at  the  fair  value  of  the  leased  property  or,  if  lower,  the  present  value  of  the  minimum  lease 
payments. The corresponding rental obligations, net of finance charges, are included in other short-term 
and  long-term  payables.  Each  lease  payment  is  allocated  between  the  liability  and  finance  cost.  The 
finance cost is charged to profit or loss over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of 
interest  on  the  remaining  balance  of  the  liability  for  each  period.  The  property,  plant  and  equipment 
acquired under finance leases is depreciated over the asset's useful life or over the shorter of the asset's 
useful life and the lease term if there is no reasonable certainty that the Group will  obtain ownership at 
the end of the lease term. 

Leases  in  which  a  significant  portion  of  the  risks  and  rewards  of  ownership  are  not  transferred  to  the 
Group as lessee are classified as operating leases (note 17). Payments made under operating leases (net of 
any  incentives  received  from  the  lessor)  are  charged  to  profit  or  loss  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  the 
period of the lease. 

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Directors’ declaration
Directors’ declaration
Directors’ declaration

In the Directors' opinion: 

a) 

the financial statements and notes set out on pages 33 to 93  are in accordance with the 
Corporations Act 2001, including: 

i) 

ii) 

complying with Accounting Standards, the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory 
professional reporting requirements, and 
giving a true and fair view of the Consolidated Entity's financial position as at 30 June 2015 and of 
its performance for the year ended on that date, and 

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, and 

c)  at the date of this declaration, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the members of the 

extended closed Group identified in note 23 will be able to meet any obligations or liabilities to which 
they are, or may become, subject by virtue of the deed of cross guarantee described in note 23. 

Note  26(a)  confirms  that  the  financial  statements  also  comply  with  International  Financial  Reporting 
Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. 

The  Directors  have  been  given  the  declarations  by  the  managing  director  and  chief  financial  officer 
required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

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

John     
Keith    John 
Keith
John 
John 
KeithKeith
Managing Director 

Perth 
20 August 2015  

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Pioneer Credit Limited  

Report on the financial report 
We have audited the accompanying financial report of Pioneer Credit Limited  (the company), which 
comprises the consolidated balance sheet as at 30 June 2015, the consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of 
cash flows for the year ended on that date, a summary of significant accounting policies, other 
explanatory notes and the directors’ declaration for Pioneer Credit Limited (the consolidated entity). 
The consolidated entity comprises the company and the entities it controlled at 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, the Corporations Act 2001 
and Report on the Remuneration Report and for such internal control as the directors determine is 
necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, 
whether due to fraud or error. In Note 26 (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 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 consolidated 
entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report 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 entity’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. 

Independence 
In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations 
Act 2001. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, ABN 52 780 433 757 
Brookfield Place, 125 St Georges Terrace, PERTH  WA  6000, GPO Box D198, PERTH  WA  6840 
T: +61 8 9238 3000, F: +61 8 9238 3999, www.pwc.com.au 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

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In our opinion: 

(a) 

the financial report of Pioneer Credit Limited  is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, 
including: 

(i) 

(ii) 

giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 30 June 
2015 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and 

complying with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting 
Interpretations), the Corporations Regulations 2001 and Report on the Remuneration 
Report. 

(b) 

the financial report and notes also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as 
disclosed in Note 26 (a). 

Report on the Remuneration Report 
We have audited the remuneration report included in pages 15 to 28 of the directors’ report for the 
year ended 30 June 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. 

Auditor’s opinion 
In our opinion, the remuneration report of Pioneer Credit Limited  for the year ended 30 June 2015 
complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

Matters relating to the electronic presentation of the audited 
financial report 
This auditor’s report relates to the financial report and remuneration report of the Pioneer Credit 
Limited for the year ended 30 June 2015, which are available on Pioneer Credit Limited ’s web site. 
The company’s directors are responsible for the integrity of Pioneer Credit Limited ’s web site. We 
have not been engaged to report on the integrity of this web site. The auditor’s report refers only to the 
financial report and remuneration report named above. It does not provide an opinion on any other 
information which may have been hyperlinked to/from the financial report or the remuneration 
report. If users of this report are concerned with the inherent risks arising from electronic data 
communications they are advised to refer to the hard copy of the audited financial report and 
remuneration report to confirm the information included in the audited financial report and 
remuneration report presented on this web site. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

William P R Meston 
Partner 

Perth 
20 August 2015 

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Shareholder information     
Shareholder information 
Shareholder information 
Shareholder information 

The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 31 July 2015. 

a)a)a)a)  Distribution of equity securities 
Distribution of equity securities     
Distribution of equity securities 
Distribution of equity securities 

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

Holding
Holding    
Holding
Holding
1 – 1,000 
1,001 – 5,000 
5,001 – 10,000 
10,001 – 100,000 
100,001 and over 

Holders
Holders    
Holders
Holders
205 
249 
140 
283 
48 
925 

Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares    
Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares
114,541 
734,988 
1,116,107 
8,702,841 
34,705,513 
45,373,990 

There were zero holders of less than a marketable parcel of ordinary shares. 

b)b)b)b)  Equity security 
holders    
Equity security holders
holders
holders
Equity security 
Equity security 

Twenty largest quoted equity security holders    
Twenty largest quoted equity security holders
Twenty largest quoted equity security holders
Twenty largest quoted equity security holders

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

Name    
Name
NameName
Alana Natasha John 
Banksia Management Pty Limited 
National Nominees Limited 
BC Fund II Pty Limited 
RBC Investor Services Australia Nominees Pty Limited 
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited 
J P Morgan Nominees Australia Limited 
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited 
Bernard Jocelyn Patrick Prefumo 
Niribi Pty Limited 
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 
Sharlin Nominees Pty Limited 
Avy Nominees Pty Limited 
James Arthur Singh & Kristy Nicole Milward 
Hoperidge Enterprises Pty Limited 
Escor Investments Pty Limited 
Mr Stephen James Lambert & Mrs Ruth Lynette Lambert & 
Mr Simon Lee Lambert 
Coolah Holdings Pty Limited 
Midbridge Investments Pty Limited 
Sandini Pty Limited 

Ordinary shares    
Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares

Number held    
Number held
Number held
Number held
7,168,186 
5,612,634 
5,053,012 
2,033,915 
1,167,177 
1,144,701 
1,028,830 
910,000 
903,706 
593,872 
546,750 
519,558 
450,574 
436,887 
425,000 
412,500 
400,000 

350,000 
337,470 
310,000 

Percentage     
Percentage 
Percentage 
Percentage 
of issued shares     
of issued shares 
of issued shares 
of issued shares 
15.80 
12.37 
11.14 
4.48 
2.57 
2.52 
2.27 
2.01 
1.99 
1.31 
1.20 
1.15 
0.99 
0.96 
0.94 
0.91 
0.88 

0.77 
0.74 
0.68 

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Unquoted equity securities
Unquoted equity securities
Unquoted equity securities

Name
Name    
NameName
Michael Smith 

c)c)c)c)  Substantial holders
Substantial holders    
Substantial holders
Substantial holders

Substantial holders in the Company are set out below: 

Options    
Options
Options
Options

Number held
Number held    
Number held
Number held
300,000 

Percentage     
Percentage 
Percentage 
Percentage 
of issued options
options        
of issued 
options
options
of issued 
of issued 
100 

Name
Name    
NameName
Alana Natasha John 
Banksia Management Pty Limited & BC Fund II Pty Limited 
Discovery Asset Management Pty Limited 

Number held
Number held    
Number held
Number held
8,213,216 
7,646,549 
3,769,408 

Percentage
Percentage    
Percentage
Percentage
18.10% 
16.85% 
8.31% 

d)d)d)d)  Securities subject to voluntary escrow
Securities subject to voluntary escrow    
Securities subject to voluntary escrow
Securities subject to voluntary escrow

Escrow ends
Escrow ends    
Escrow ends
Escrow ends
10 days after release to ASX of 30 June 2015 results 
1 May 2016 
1 May 2017 

ClassClassClassClass    
Ordinary shares 
Ordinary shares 
Ordinary shares 

Number of shares
Number of shares    
Number of shares
Number of shares
20,239,290 
62,500 
39,380 

e)e)e)e)  Voting rights
Voting rights    
Voting rights
Voting rights

At a general meeting of shareholders; every shareholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy, 
attorney or representative; on a show of hands every shareholder who is present in person or by proxy, 
attorney or representative has one vote; and on a poll every shareholder who is present in person or by 
proxy, attorney or representative has one vote for every share held, but, in respect of partly-paid shares, 
shall have a fraction of a vote for each partly-paid share. 

Pioneer Credit Limited  

30 June 2015 

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