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AMBERTECH LIMITED Annual Report 2013

Oct 24, 2013

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www.ambertech.com.au

www.amberonline.com.au

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About Us

Recognis e d experts at r eaching and s upporting t h e entertain m ent, commu n ications & t e chnology m a rkets througho u t Australasi a , Ambertech i s one of Australia's largest a n d most respe c ted distribut o rs of high technolo g y equipment solutions.

Amberte c h has been d e livering som e of the world ' s most innovativ e & smartest electronics t o the technica l ly thirsty A u stralian & N e w Zealand m arkets since 1 987. Our cust o mers enthusiastically emb r ace new technolo g y well in adv a nce of many o ther countri e s and Amberte c h provides t h e bridge bet w een state-of - theart manu f acturers and c ustomers w h o demand th e best available.

With offi c es & representatives in al l major capita l cities, su p ported by a comprehensiv e national net w ork of author i sed dealers & service agen t s, Ambertec h provides a n efficient di s tribution an d support sys t em across a t e rritory large r than the US A with just o n e tenth of t h e populatio n . This wealth y , intelligent a nd demandi n g audience e x pects the be s t the world has to offer and t he Ambertech team has b u ilt a well-de s erved reputatio n for deliveri n g exactly tha t .

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From crit i cal professio n al applications through t o complete home lifestyl e environmen t s, the past 2 6 years have seen audio & vid e o technologi e s evolve & m e rge at an extrao r dinary pace. T hroughout t his amazing technolo g ical revolution, Ambertec h has constan t ly demonstrated an abilit y to predict f u ture trends and constantl y stay ahead o f the curve i n providing o u r diverse c u stomer base w ith the tool s they need as soon as they re q uire them.

The Amb e rtech team i s well aware t h at our clients expect o n ly the very la t est and best f rom us so we constantl y scour the w o rld to stay a b reast of poss i ble future m a rket directio n s and the tec h nology to sa t isfy them. O u r success ove r these past d e cades has be e n built on a formula of of f ering only the best & mos t innovativ e technology t o our clients and backing i t up with un m atched after- s ales support.

www.ambertech.com.au

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Contents

3 C h airman’s Rev i ew 4 Ma n aging Direc t or’s Review 5 Bus i ness Segmen t Update 10 Our Brands 15 C o rporate Governance 17 F i nancial Rep o rt Statement

64Shareholder I nformation 66 C orporate Dir e ctory

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Dear Shareholders

On beha l f of your Boa r d and execut i ve managem e nt I am pleased t o present yo u with your 2 0 13 Annual R e port. The most rec e nt results of the company reflect the m a ny challeng e s that have presented the m selves to the Board and manage m ent of Ambe r tech in rece n t times.

The 2013 results were impacted by s ome signific a nt factors, with an e conomic lan d scape dominated by recor d low consum e r confidence a nd a reducti o n in househ o ld discretionary spendin g . Our Lifest y le Entertain m ent segment felt the impa c t of these fac t ors during t h e second half of t h e financial ye a r.

The Life s tyle group fi n ds itself in a r ebuilding phase as it continu e s to deal wit h new staff st r uctures, impleme n tation of str a tegic plans, a nd the realig n ment of the grou p ’s product p o rtfolio.

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A mbertech Head Office, Warriewood NSW.

Togethe r with senior m anagement, your Board h a s developed a strategy for b uilding a m o re robust str u cture for fut u re business in the Lifest y le Entertain m ent area, and enabling a re t urn to more c onsistent pr o fit performa n ce. The 201 4 financial year will see t he impleme n tation of furt h er steps in t h e rebuilding process. The s e steps inclu d e the final impleme n tation of a n u mber of stra t egic options including:

  • Addition of a number of n e w agencies t o complemen t and enhance our existing b rands;

  • ‐ Introduction and establis h ment of new b rands owne d by Amberte c h into multi p le channels to assist with restoring ma r gins; and

  • Optimising t h e use of our n ew direct se l l website w w w.amberonli n e.com.au to e xpand sales t o retail cust o mers with a discre t e product se t which mini m izes the ove r lap with, an d is compleme n tary to curr e nt business i n the consumer m a rket via retai l ers.

The Prof e ssional and B roadcast are a of our busin e ss has had si g nificant project work in t h e last year, a n d has visibil i ty of further w ork ongoing. Much of the successes he r e can be trac e d back to pr e vious strate g ies which ch a nged the sha p e of this part of our busin e ss into what i t is today. O u r success in t ransforming t his business unit gives us c onfidence t h at we can carr y out plans to do the same w ith other ar e as of the busi n ess.

Strategi c planning an d risk manage m ent remain k ey areas of f o cus for the B o ard, and for t he managem e nt of Amber t ech to drive th e entire Ambe r tech team o n achieving th e company’s g oals now an d in the future .

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Peter W a llace Chairma n

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Dear Shareholders

Amidst the disappoin t ment over th e results for t h e financial y e ar there wer e a number of very positive signs for our business as we look t o the future. T he relocatio n of the Ambe r tech head of f ice to a new, c ustom built f acility at Warrie w ood late in t h e 2012 financ i al year has p r ovided the p l atform for fu t ure growth of the busines s . The move h as facilitat e d the implementation of st r ategies for t h e future, whi l st taking ad v antage of the efficiencies t h at operating out of one inte g rated locatio n allows.

We wer e particularly p leased with the successes of our Profes s ional Segme n t in winning and deliveri n g on several m ajor projects d uring the ye a r, and you w i ll find detail s of these in t h e business se g ment updat e that follows . The ongoin g success o f this group is in no small p art due to the strategic re s haping that w e undertoo k in this area i n 2011/12.

Much of the ground w ork required for a similar transfor m ation of our Lifestyle Ent e rtainment b u siness segment has been co m pleted, or is w ell underwa y . Whilst we cann o t expect to c o ntrol the ec o nomic factor s which continu e to impact re s ults in this a r ea, we have d eveloped plans to e nsure this segment of our business is well position e d to take ad v antage of im p rovements i n consumer confidence as they oc c ur. We cont i nue to work c losely with our key supplier s to increase m arket share w herever we have a product off e ring.

Sections of our Lifest y le business w hich are com m ercially focused c ontinue to p e rform well, a n d we are pr o ud of the recognit i on we have r e cently receiv e d in the custom installat i on industry i n recent time s . Details of t h ese awards a re also conta i ned in the business segme n t update that foll o ws

Our Ne w Zealand op e ration contin u es to grow t h rough diversifi c ation. Succe s s is being ac h ieved throug h the establis h ment of som e key brands w ith synergie s across the Tasman, and we are n o w beginning to see oppor t unities translat e into market s hare gains. The 2014 finan c ial year has begu n with some p leasing results and with s t eady progress in implemen t ing the company’s plans f o r future sustaina b ility and gro w th.

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We exp e ct to be able t o provide fu r ther informa t ion on reven u e and profit e xpectations f or the first h a lf of the 2014 financial year at the A n nual Genera l Meeting on N ovember 26. On behalf o f the Board of Directors I w ould like to t h ank all mana g ement and s t aff for their t i reless contri b utions to th e restructure a nd developm e nt of the co m pany during the year.

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Peter A m os Managi n g Director

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Lifestyle Entertainment Segment

The 2013 financial yea r was most c e rtainly a chal l enging year for o ur Lifestyle E ntertainmen t Segment. Nonethe l ess, it was a y ear in which we were abl e to lay new fou n dations for g r owth. A stra t egic review l e d to the departu r e of some bra n ds, allowing us to streamline our operatio n and make u s more efficie n t and responsive to our valu a ble custome r s.

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This als o leaves us to f ocus on our core and syne r gistic brands a n d products w hich add val u e to every opportu n ity and fit o u r ever changi n g environment.

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O nkyo TX-NR5 2 5 Network AV R eceiver

D uring the fin a ncial year ou r core brands provided ma n y h i ghlights. Onkyo remains a very import a nt and stabl e brand f o r lifestyle se g ment openin g up opportu n ities for man y fringe p r oducts. One For All’s U n iversal Remo t e Controls a n d I n door Antenna’s continue to grow expo n entially and b roke n e w sales reco r ds for the co m pany.

Integra contin u ed its succe s s as an exclu s ive brand to o ur c u stom install a tion market, w hilst Sonance released a n 8ohm v e rsion of the h ugely popul a r Landscape S eries with the S o nArray. The brand also continued to of f er cutting ed g e q u ality audio i n their entire i n wall and i n ceiling hi-fi s p eakers.

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Optoma stayed at the forefront of c ore projector technolo g y with their new releases including LE D options, w hilst Nuvo e ntered the w ireless (whole home) audio m a rket with th e release of a f a ntastic new p roduct range ta k ing on incu m bent market l eaders. Lumens released t wo new PT Z cameras wh i ch have exce e ded our expectat i ons and seen Amber Tech n ology Austr a lia as a world le a der and pion e er in its suc c ess.

Zound Industries fo u r headphone b rands, Urba n Ears, Coloud, M arshall Hea d phones and Molami cont i nue to grow, pa r ticularly wit h the success f ul retail plac e ment of UrbanE a rs in major r e tail stores.

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Plantronics e x ceeded expe c tations due i n no small pa r t to t h e success of t he new rang e of Bluetooth Headsets an d G aming Headsets. Audioquest had a fan t astic year on the b a ck of revolu t ionary new p r oduct lines i n cluding the a ward w inning Drag o n Fly DAC.

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W e were also f ortunate eno u gh to pick u p some emerg i ng w orld class br a nds during t h e year, such a s Middle Atlantic , Niveo , BeeWi and Energizer charging p r oducts, for w h ich w e have high e x pectations.

R ecently, the c u stom install industry vot e d in the Con n ected H ome Magazi n e’s 2nd Ann u al “Most Pop u lar” Awards . A wards were v oted on by t h e integrators themselves a n d the r e sults represe n t a fantastic result for our company. A m ber’s b r ands were widely recogni s ed, with No. 1 spots taken b y S o nance, Audi o quest, Cool C omponents, Integra, Mid d le A tlantic and P r imacoustic i n various cate g ories.

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Amber T echnology al s o took out the award for N o.1 distribu t or, cementin g our position as Australia’ s leading premiu m custom solu t ions distributor. Lastly, it takes world c lass product s and valuabl e custome r s to make ou r business w h at it is but w i thout the support and dedication of a fan t astic, loyal, hardwor k ing team at A mber it wo u ld struggle t o be possible.

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Professional Segment

2012-2013 was a successful year for the Broadcas t product lines, wi t h success in w inning seve r al key tender e d projects and som e significant o ngoing busin e ss. Landmar k wins for us inclu d ed the ABC T ape Replace m ent project. H ere we were su c cessful in ten d ering to sup p ly a very su b stantial EVS equ i pment set to g ether with s u pporting pr o ducts and the com p lete Systems Integration package.

The proj e ct was to re p lace all of th e ABC’s tape- b ased Televisi o n Recording S ystems in S y dney and Me l bourne with har d -disk based s ystems from EVS. Hencef o rth all of the ABC studio recor d ings will be l i ve to EVS sy s tems as opposed to Tape Rec o rders. The pr o ject started l ast year and is d u e for comple t ion in Decem b er 2013, wit h revenue ongoing t hroughout.

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The Nine Network select e d Amber Tec h nology to supply and support a significant n ew AVID Sy s tem for their Promos dep a rtment. Com b ining video e diting with t h e largest AVI D Asset Mana g ement syste m of its kind i n Australia, th e workflow a n alysis and i m plementatio n challenges o f this project w ere significa n t, and succe s sfully overcome by Amber’s tec h nical team w o rking closel y with the manufac t urer.

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Snell we r e also very a c tive, with a l a ndmark sale of a Kahuna V ision Mixer to Network T en being par t icularly notable. T he first sale of its kind to a Broadcaste r in Australi a , the Kahuna Mixer is ver y popular in t h e rest of Asia, an d we hope tha t this sale rep r esents the t h in end of the wed g e with signif i cant ongoing potential.

Further s ignificant pr o jects included a wholesal e upgrade of EVS s y stems at Glo b al Televisio n for Outside B roadcasts, and the fi rst sale of a n ew line – Sil v us Radios – to the Australi a n Defence F o rce. Silvus is a line that is i t self showing much promi s e in Defence, Police and Broadcast markets, although as a new technol o gy we are tr a versing a steep lea r ning curve t o gether with o ur clients.

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Our professi o nal product s group produced strong re s ults due to a nu m ber of strate g ies that were put in place o ver the last 2-3 y ears. A num b er of our mar k et vertical segments ha v e experience d growth – p r edominantly the live sound a n d performan c e sector. In a ddition our principal su p pliers have d e veloped pro d ucts which a re relevant and leading the m arket in this a rea.

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We have als o added to ou r product por t folio new manufacture r s that when successful wi l l add significant revenue to o u r result. Ou r professional resellers hav e also added signif i cant growth.

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In the m u sical instru m ent retail ma r ket we have i ncreased our mar k et share and a gain added n ew agencies t o our portfolio. The increas e in business i s leading us t o become a more sig n ificant part n er for these r e sellers and i n doing so we grow our business together bec o ming recogn i sed as a compan y they prefer t o support.

The year also saw sig n ificant capital purchases f r om our broadca s t customers w hich are the result of long term projects b eing funded due to techn o logy updates and replace m ent of equip m ent.

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The coming f inancial year promises sol i d and steady performance from our bra n ds and growth from manufacture r s we have b e en promotin g over the last year to realise their f ull potential.

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New Zealand Segment

With th e addition of a range of con s umer produ c t to the NZ port f olio at the be g inning of th e financial ye a r our commit m ent to expa n sion and gro w th for the N e w Zealand operatio n was consu m mated.

The tran s ition of the O ne For All a g ency was successfully complet e d during the first quarter, a nd after last year’s introduc t ion of Tecxus products th e se batteries, torches and char g ers continu e d to show strong growth. H ighlights include a nationwide r ollout in 52 B NT stores, 1 7 of 33 Tradezo n e stores and all 15 Burnsc o Marine stor e s.

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Following o n from promi s ing beginnin g s in 2012, recent data for Zou n d’s range of U rbanears an d Marshall Headphones have been pr o mising. Bal a ntynes fashi o n store in Christchu r ch have rece n tly signed u p for the head p hone brands.

Looking ahe a d we have a r oll out to the Smith City G roup, along with o r ders in hand from our big g est AV speci a list retailer who is building a h eadphone concept store t h at will feature our U rbanears an d Marshall pr o ducts.

M arshall Major W hite Headphone s by Zound Indu s tries

Home t h eatre sales co n tinue to sho w growth for Optoma projecto r s and our A m bertec proje c tion screens. Turnover from our Gefen range i s also impro v ing. A key co n tributor to this h a s been Ideal E lectrical an d JA Russell r e gularly catalogu i ng Amber N Z ’s lifestyle p r oducts.

In the pr o fessional au d io area, a ma j or milestone f or us this year was The Rocksh o p chain sho w ing an increa s ed commit m ent to the T C Electronic p roduct range . In addition , Park Road P o st invested i n yet another TC System 6 000 this year and Oceania A udio upgra d ing their System 6 000.

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Gefen TV D igital Audio Decoder

Across the b o ard we cont i nue to see op p ortunities. O ur investment i n resources i n the lifestyle a rea should p o sition us well as th e New Zeala n d market co n tinues its rec o very.

Our broadca s t and profes s ional customers have sche d uled several capit a l projects th a t now await f unding or b o ard approval an d we are well p ositioned to take advanta g e once these becom e more certai n .

TC Elec t ronic Mastering 6000 MkII

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This dis c losure is ma d e with refere n ce to the Co r porate Gove r nance Princi p les and Reco m mendation s released by the ASX Co r porate Gover n ance Counc i l in August 2 0 07 as amend e d in 2010 (“t h e Principles ). Ambertec h Limited has publishe d on its webs i te its Corporate Governa n ce Summary a nd related P o licies and Pr o cedures, and in the expla n ations below re f erences are m ade to those policies and p rocedures.

The Boa r d sets out be l ow its “if not why not” report in relatio n to those ma t ters or corpo r ate governa n ce where the Compan y ’s practices d epart from t h e Principles.

Principle Current
Practice
1.1 Fo
rmalise and dis
close functions
reserved to th
e Board and
Outline
d in the Ambe
rtech Board Ch
arter available
tho
se delegated to
management.
from th
e investor sect
ion of the Amb
ertech
websit
e.
1.2 Dis
close the proc
ess for evaluati
ng the perform
ance of
Outline
d in the Corpo
rate Governan
ce Summary
sen
ior executives
.
availab
le from the inv
estor section of
the
Amber
tech website.
1.3 Dis
close whether
performance e
valuation of sen
ior
Perform
ance evaluatio
ns for the 2012
/13 year for the
ex
ecutives has tak
en place in acc
ordance witht
he disclosed
Manag
ing Director an
d CFO were co
mpleted in
pro
cess.
Septem
ber 2013.
2.1 Am
ajority of the
Board shouldb
e independent
directors.
x The Bo
ard has takena
view that inde
pendence
extend
s to non-execu
tive directorsw
ith less than
10% of
issued capital,
resulting in 3o
ut of 5
directo
rs being consid
ered “independ
ent”.
2.2 Th
e chairpersons
hould be an in
dependent dire
ctor.
Satisfie
d.
2.3 Ro
les of the chair
person and the
managing dire
ctor should
Satisfie
d.
no
t be exercisedb
y the same per
son.
2.4 Th
e Board should
establish a nom
ination comm
ittee.
A copy
of the Remune
ration and Nom
ination
Comm
ittee charter is
available from
the investor
section
of the Ambert
ech website.
2.5 Co
mpanies shoul
d disclose thep
rocess for eval
uating the
Outline
d in the Corpo
rate Governan
ce Summary
per
formance of th
e Board, its com
mittees and in
dividual
availab
le from the inv
estor section of
the
dir
ectors.
Amber
tech website.
2.6 Co
mpanies shoul
d provide the in
formation abo
ut the board
Directo
rs and Boardc
ommittees hav
e the right, in
spe
cified in the re
porting guidet
o Principle 2.
connec
tion with their
duties and res
ponsibilities,
to seek
independentp
rofessional adv
ice at the
Compa
ny’s expense,s
ubject to appro
val of cost by
the Ch
airman. Furthe
r informationi
s contained in
the Dir
ectors’ Report
and outlined in
the
Corpor
ate Governanc
e Summary ava
ilable from the
investo
r section of the
Ambertech w
ebsite.
3.1 Es
tablish a codeo
f conduct and
disclose the cod
e.
A copy
of the Code of
Conduct is ava
ilable from the
investo
r section of the
Ambertech w
ebsite.
3.2 Es
tablish a policy
concerning div
ersity and disc
lose the
A copy
of the Diversit
y Policy is avail
able from the
cod
e.
investo
r section of the
Ambertech w
ebsite.
3.3 Dis
close measure
able objectives
for achievingg
ender
Givent
he small sizeo
f Ambertech, th
e only
div
ersity and prog
ress towardsa
chieving them
.
measur
able objective
at this point is
to increase
gender
diversity withi
n the company
as a whole
rathert
han focus onc
hange withind
iscrete
functio
nal areas.

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3.4 Dis
close in the An
nual Report th
e proportiono
f women
20.9%
(2012:21.4%) of
Ambertech em
ployees are
em
ployees in the
whole organisa
tion, in senior
executive
women
. 14.3% (2012:
12.5%) of the se
nior
po
sitions and ont
he Board.
execut
ives are women
. There are cur
rently no
women
on the Board.
4.1 Th
e Board should
establish an au
dit committee
.
Satisfie
d.
4.2 Str
ucture the aud
it committee so
that it consist
s of only
x The Au
dit and RiskM
anagement Co
mmittee has
no
n-executive dir
ectors, a major
ity of independ
ent
only tw
o members as
it would be ine
fficient for the
dir
ectors, and the
chairperson is
independenta
nd not the
structu
re of the board
to have threem
embers.
ch
air of the board
and has at leas
t three membe
rs.
4.3 Th
e audit commit
tee should hav
e a formal char
ter
A copy
of the Audit an
d Risk Manag
ement
Comm
ittee Charter is
available from
the investor
section
of the Ambert
ech website.
4.4 Re
port on the abo
ve includingn
ames of membe
rs and
Inform
ation contained
in the Directo
rs’ Report.
qu
alifications, nu
mbers and mee
tings and atten
dees in the
an
nual report
5.1 Es
tablish written
policies and pr
ocedures desig
ned to
A copy
of the Continu
ous Disclosure
and
en
sure complianc
e with ASX Lis
ting rule disclo
sure
Comm
unications Poli
cy is availablef
rom the invest
or
req
uirements and
to ensure acco
untability at se
nior
section
of the Ambert
ech website.
ma
nagement leve
l for that comp
liance.
5.2 Po
st relevant disc
losure policies
on website and
disclose any
Satisfie
d. See the Amb
ertech websit
e.
dep
artures.
6.1 De
sign and disclo
se a communic
ations strategy
to promote
A copy
of the Continu
ous Disclosure
and
eff
ective commun
ication with sh
areholders and
encourage
Comm
unications Poli
cy is availablef
rom the invest
or
eff
ective participa
tion at general
meetings.
section
of the Ambert
ech website.
6.2 Us
e the company
website to pro
vide informatio
n, including
Satisfie
d. See the Amb
ertech websit
e.
we
bcasting, press
releases and sh
areholder info
rmation by
em
ail.
7.1 Th
e Board or app
ropriate board
committee sho
uld establish
A copy
of the Risk Ma
nagement Poli
cy is available
po
licies on risk ov
ersight and ma
nagement and
disclose a
from th
e investor sect
ion of the Amb
ertech website
.
sum
mary of those
policies.
7.2 Th
e Board should
require manag
ement to desig
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For the y ear ended 30 J une 2013 ACN 07 9 080 158

18 Directors’ R eport 28 Auditor’s Re p ort & 31 S tatement of P rofit or Loss and Independence Declaration O ther Compr e hensive Inco m e 32 Statement o f Financial 33 Statement o f Changes in 34 Statement of Cash Flows Position Equity 35 Notes to th e Financial 63 Directors’ D e claration Statements

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AMBERTECH LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES ACN 079 080 158 DIRECTORS' REPORT

The directors present their report together with the financial statements of the consolidated entity consisting of Ambertech Limited and its controlled entites, ("company" or "economic entity") for the year ended 30 June 2013 and the auditor's report thereon.

DIRECTORS

The qualifications, experience and special responsibilities of each person who has been a director of the Company at any time during or since the end of the financial year are listed below, together with the details of the company secretary as at the end of the financial year. All directors were in office during the whole of the financial year and up to the date of this report unless otherwise stated.

Information on directors

Peter Francis Wallace

Chairman ‐ Non Executive Director

Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Peter Wallace is the founder and Managing Director of Endeavour Capital Pty Limited, an independent corporate advisory firm. Prior to establishing Endeavour Capital Pty Limited in 1998, he was an Investment Director with private equity company Hambro‐Grantham. Mr Wallace has been a non‐executive director of over 20 groups of companies. Mr Wallace has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Business Administration degree from Macquarie University. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr Wallace has been a director of Ambertech’s Group companies since February 2000 and Chairman of Ambertech Limited since October 2002.

Peter Andrew Amos

Managing Director

Peter Amos graduated from Sydney Technical College (now University of Technology, Sydney) with a Radio Trade Certificate and from North Sydney Technical College with an Electronics Engineering Certificate. He joined Rank Electronics, the Company from which Ambertech was formed via a management buyout, as a technician in the mid 1970s, rising from Senior Technician to Service Manager. Upon the formation of Ambertech Limited, Mr Amos became Technical Director of the Ambertech Group. He also served in a senior role as Marketing Director of Quantum Pacific Pty Ltd, another company owned by the Ambertech Limited, until it was sold in the mid 1990s.

Mr Amos has served as Managing Director of Ambertech Limited since 1995 and presided over the growth of the Company since that date. Mr Amos has been a director of Ambertech’s Group companies since 1987.

Thomas Robert Amos

Non‐Executive Director

Tom Amos founded telecommunications consultancy Amos Aked Pty Limited in the early 1980s. His career in telecommunications and media spans over 30 years, during which time he has been involved in all facets of the industry. An engineer by profession, Mr Amos holds a B.E. (Electrical Engineering) degree from Sydney University.

Mr Amos has also been prominent in the telecommunication deregulation debate over a period of 15 years as a (former) director and Vice Chairman of Australian Telecommunications Users Group Limited (“ATUG”) and as an industry commentator. He is a director of Wave Link Systems Pty Limited and Amos Aked Swift (NZ) Limited.

Mr Amos has been a director of Ambertech’s Group companies since June 1997.

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Edwin Francis Goodwin

Non‐Executive Director

Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee

Ed Goodwin holds a BSc in economics from London University and an MBA from Sydney University. In recent years he has been working in new venture finance, following 25 years in senior finance and business development roles primarily in the telecommunications industry.

Mr Goodwin has been a director of Ambertech’s Group companies since June 1997.

David Rostil Swift

Non‐Executive Director

Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

David Swift, who holds a B.E. (Electrical Engineering) degree from the University of NSW, has extensive experience in both the telecommunications and professional electronics industries. Mr Swift, a co‐founder of Amos Aked Swift Pty Ltd and the founder of AAS Consulting Pty Ltd, is currently an independent telecommunications management and technology consultant operating in the Australasian Pacific region.

Mr Swift is also a Director and the Chairman of the Australian Telecommunications Users Group Limited (ATUG) and a Director of Amos Aked Swift (NZ) Limited. In addition to his consulting experience he has had significant management experience through senior positions with both Westpac Banking Corporation and Telecom Australia. Mr Swift has been a director of Ambertech's Group companies since June 1997.

Company Secretary

The following person held the position of Company Secretary at the end of the financial year: Robert John Glasson

Robert Glasson joined Ambertech Limited in July 2002 and also holds the position of Chief Financial Officer. He has a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Technology, Sydney, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He was appointed to the role of Company Secretary on 1 November 2004.

CORPORATE INFORMATION

Nature of operations and principal activities

The principal activities of the economic entity during the financial year were the import and distribution of high technology equipment to the professional broadcast, film, recording and sound reinforcement industries; the import and distribution of home theatre products to dealers; distribution and supply of custom installation components for home theatre and commercial installations to dealers and consumers, and the distribution of projection and display products with business and domestic applications.

There have been no significant changes in the nature of these activities since the end of the financial year.

Employees

The consolidated entity employed 90 full time employees as at 30 June 2013 (2012: 101 employees).

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REVIEW AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The consolidated loss of the economic entity after providing for income tax for the financial year was $2,212,000. This was improved from a loss after tax of $4,693,000 in the previous period. Total revenues for the financial year increased by 9.9% to $54,451,000 (2012: $49,568,000). Further information on the operations is included in the Chairman's and Managing Director's Report section of the Annual Report, and in the ASX Appendix 4E.

FINANCIAL POSITION

Despite a disappointing operating result the directors believe the economic entity is in a reasonably strong and stable financial position to expand and grow its current operations. The economic entity recorded positive operating cash flows of $118,000 for the year ended 30 June 2013 in difficult trading conditions. Borrowings were increased by $413,000 during the financial year whilst maintaining a healthy working capital ratio.

The economic entity's working capital, being current assets less current liabilities, has decreased by $3,501,000 to $9,342,000 as at 30 June 2013 (2012: $12,843,000). The net assets of the economic entity have also decreased by $2,148,000 to $13,157,000 as at 30 June 2013 (2012: $15,305,000).

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS

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

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER BALANCE DATE

There are no matters or circumstances that have arisen since the end of the financial year that have significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations or the state of affairs of the economic entity in future financial years.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, PROSPECTS AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES

After a challenging 2012‐13 financial year, the Board and management remain focused on utilising the traditional strengths of the Ambertech business as a technical distributor to bring new products and brands to market and to redefine the methods and channels in which the business operates. These initiatives are underway and are the key drivers of future revenue and profit growth.

The 2013‐14 financial year has begun with some pleasing results across our traditional market segments. As a result, we are cautiously optimistic that we can deliver on our business strategies, which are focused on returning positive results to our investors in the short term.

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION

The company is subject to regulation by the relevant Commonwealth and State legislation. The nature of the company's business does not give rise to any significant environmental issues.

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REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED)

The information provided below includes remuneration disclosures that are required under the Corporations Act 2001. The disclosures have been transferred from the financial report and have been audited.

In recent years the remuneration policy of Ambertech has had to take into account competing interests. On one hand, shareholder returns are inadequate, while Directors, faced with their responsibilities to the Company, need to retain an experienced, expert Board and executive management team. Directors are aware that these staff may have opportunities to pursue their careers in less challenging environments with prospects of greater remuneration.

At the 2012 AGM, the non‐binding resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report was not approved. The Board believes that the predominant sentiment against the resolution was general criticism of the Company and other issues not related to executive remuneration. Whilst the Board understands the concerns expressed by shareholders, it maintains the view that it is in the shareholders' interests that the existing executive management team is retained, believing that they are best placed to lead the Company through its current challenges.

Consistent with this view, there have been no significant changes to the remuneration strategy employed by the Board for the 2013 financial year. There has been no change in the remuneration of non‐executive directors since 1 January 2010.

Remuneration Strategy

Non‐Executive Director Remuneration

Remuneration of non‐executive directors is determined by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. In determining payments to non‐executive directors, consideration is given to market rates for comparable companies for time, commitment and responsibilities. The Remuneration and Nomination Committee reviews the remuneration of non‐ executive directors annually, based on market practice, duties and accountability.

Remuneration of non‐executive directors comprises fees determined having regard to industry practice and the need to obtain appropriately qualified independent persons. Fees do not contain any non‐monetary elements. In response to the financial performance of the company the remuneration of non‐executive directors has remained unchanged since 1 January 2010.

Executive Remuneration

Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

Remuneration of the Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is determined by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. In this respect, consideration is given to normal commercial rates of remuneration for similar levels of responsibility. Remuneration comprises salaries, bonuses, contributions to superannuation funds and options.

The Managing Director and CFO receive an incentive element of their salary which is based on achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relevant to their responsibilities. This includes a component that is based on the company's profit targets. The total incentive amounts payable are capped at a fixed rate rather than as a percentage of total remuneration.

KPIs are set annually by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and based on company performance targets, and vary according to the roles and responsibilities of the executive. At the same time, these KPIs are aligned to reflect the common corporate goals such as growth in earnings and shareholders' wealth, and achievement of working capital targets. Performance against the KPIs is assessed annually by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and recommendations for payments determined following the end of the financial year.

As a result of the financial performance of the company, the Managing Director and CFO have foregone the entirety of their short term incentive and KPI salary components for each of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 financial years.

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REMUNERATION REPORT (continued)

Other Executives

Remuneration of other key executives is set by the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, with reference to guidelines set by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. In this respect, consideration is given to normal commercial rates of remuneration for similar levels of responsibility. Remuneration comprises salaries, bonuses, contributions to superannuation funds and options.

Approximately 5% of the aggregate remuneration of the senior sales executives comprises an incentive element which is related to the KPIs of those parts of the company's operations which are relevant to the executive's responsibilities. The senior sales executives may also receive a sales commission component, which will vary with the sales performance of those parts of the sales business for which they are responsible.

KPIs are set annually by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee, with a degree of consultation with executives to ensure their commitment. The measures are tailored to the areas of each executive's involvement and over which they have control. They are based on company performance targets, and at the same time, these KPIs are aligned to reflect the common corporate goals such as growth in earnings and shareholders' wealth, and achievement of working capital targets. Performance against the KPIs is assessed annually by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and recommendations for payments determined following the end of the financial year.

The table below sets out the economic entity's key shareholder indicators for the past 5 financial years:

2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Dividends paid (cents per share)
0.5 5.5 3.5
Closing share price at 30 June ($) $0.23 $0.24 $0.31 $0.38 $0.45
Share buy back ($'000)
8 44
Net (loss) / profit after tax ($'000) (2,212) (4,693) 126 1,606 1,806

Details of Remuneration

Details of the remuneration of the directors and the key management personnel (as defined in AASB 124 Related Party Disclosures) of the economic entity are set out in the following tables.

The key management personnel of the economic entity includes the following:

Name Position Name Position
P Wallace Non‐Executive Chairman R Glasson CFO, Company Secretary
P Amos Managing Director P Simmons General Manager, Lifestyle Entertainment
T Amos Non‐Executive Director R Caston General Manager, Broadcast & Professional
E Goodwin Non‐Executive Director R McCleery Director, Amber New Zealand
D Swift Non‐Executive Director

Key management personnel are those directly accountable to the Managing Director and the Board and responsible for the operational management and strategic direction of the Company.

The nature and amount of each major element of the remuneration of each director of the economic entity and each of the key management personnel of the parent and the economic entity for the financial year are set out in the following tables.

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REMUNERATION REPORT (continued) Elements of Remuneration

2013
Directors
P Amos
P Wallace
T Amos
E Goodwin
D Swift
Executives
R Glasson
R Caston
P Simmons
R McCleery
Post
employment
benefits
Share based
payments
Cash salary
Cash Bonus
Superannuation
Options
Total
%
Performance
% Relating
$
$
$
$
$
Related
to Options
357,799

32,202
756
390,757
0.0%
0.2%
55,046

4,954

60,000
0.0%
0.0%
32,111

2,890

35,001
0.0%
0.0%
32,111

2,890

35,001
0.0%
0.0%
11,735

23,265

35,000
0.0%
0.0%
Short‐term employment
benefits
488,802

66,201
756
555,759
0.0%
0.1%
192,661

17,340

210,001
0.0%
0.0%
178,991
5,000
19,541

203,532
2.5%
0.0%
167,591

21,277

188,868
0.0%
0.0%
112,027



112,027
0.0%
0.0%
651,270
5,000
58,158

714,428
0.7%
0.0%
2012
Directors
P Amos
P Wallace
T Amos
E Goodwin
D Swift
Executives
R Glasson
B Lee
R Caston
P Simmons
G Simeon
R McCleery
Post
employment
benefits
Share based
payments
Cash salary
Cash Bonus
Superannuation
Options
Total
%
Performance
% Relating
$
$
$
$
$
Related
to Options
350,300

29,700
3,683
383,683
0.0%
1.0%
55,046

4,954

60,000
0.0%
0.0%
32,111

2,890

35,001
0.0%
0.0%
32,111

2,890

35,001
0.0%
0.0%
32,231

2,770

35,001
0.0%
0.0%
Short‐term employment
benefits
501,799

43,204
3,683
548,686
0.0%
0.7%
174,312

15,688
36
190,036
0.0%
0.0%
285,090

15,120
36
300,246
0.0%
0.0%
156,459
4,359
13,934
36
174,788
2.5%
0.0%
147,957
11,058
12,988

172,003
6.4%
0.0%
58,495

1,921

60,417
0.0%
0.0%
109,111


36
109,147
0.0%
0.0%
931,424
15,417
59,651
144
1,006,637
1.5%
0.0%

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REMUNERATION REPORT (continued)

Service agreements

An executive agreement exists between Peter Amos, the Managing Director, and Amber Technology Limited. This agreement provides that Mr Amos, for a period of 12 months from the date of termination, will not engage in activities in competition with the Amber Group. There is a notice period by either party of 12 months.

The agreement commenced on 31 May 1999 and continues indefinitely. In the event that the company was to exercise its right to terminate the contract, the current payout value would be $380,000 (2012: $380,000).

Share based compensation

Ambertech has adopted an Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP). The Board of Directors may determine the executives and eligible employees who are entitled to participate in the ESOP.

The options issued under the ESOP will expire 5 years after the issue date, or earlier on any of the following events:

  • a the eligible employee is dismissed with cause or has breached a restriction contained in his/her employment contract;

  • b the eligible employee dies while in the employ of the Company;

  • c the eligible employee is made redundant by the Company;

  • d the eligible employee’s employment with the Company is voluntarily terminated by the eligible employee; or

e the eligible employee’s employment terminates by reason of normal retirement.

The total number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESOP, together with shares reserved for issuance under any other Option Plan, shall not exceed 5% of the diluted ordinary share capital in the Company (comprising all Shares, all Options issued under the ESOP and under any other Option Plan, and all other convertible issued securities).

The ESOP provides the Board with the ability to determine the exercise price of the options, the periods within which the options may be exercised, and the conditions to be satisfied before the option can be exercised.

The ESOP provides for adjustments in accordance with ASX Listing Rules if there is a capital reconstruction, a rights issue or a bonus issue.

The number of options on issue to directors and key executives at the date of this report is outlined in the following tables. There were no options issued during or since the end of the financial year.

Options Granted

Grant
Value
Exercise
Date
No.
$
Start
Finish
Price
Directors
P Amos
07/12/04
400,000
116,913
30/09/07
30/09/12
1.35
$ Exercise Period
Grant Details
Vested
Vested
Unvested
Lapsed
No.
$
No.
%
%
%
100,000
14,850

100

100
100,000
14,850

Lapsed
Overall

When exercisable, each option is convertible into one ordinary share on a 1:1 basis.

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REMUNERATION REPORT (continued)

There have been no shares issued during or since the end of the financial year as a result of exercise of options. During the financial year 100,000 options lapsed.

In relation to bonus issues, each outstanding option confers on the option holder the right to receive, on exercise of those outstanding options, not only one share for each of the outstanding options exercised but also the additional shares the option holder would have received had the option holder participated in that bonus issue as a holder of ordinary shares.

The assessed fair value at offer date is determined using a Black‐Scholes option pricing model that takes into account the exercise price, the term of the option,the impact of dilution, the share price at offer date and expected price volatility of the underlying share, the expected dividend yield and the risk free interest rate for the term of the option.

End of Remuneration Report

Interests of Directors

At the date of this report the following interests were held by directors:

Director Ordinary Shares
P Wallace 236,528
P Amos 4,313,843
T Amos 5,484,625
E Goodwin 2,883,556
D Swift 2,995,826

DIVIDENDS

Dividends paid or declared by the Company to members since the end of the previous financial year were:

Dividend Type Record Date Payment Date Centsper share Franking % Tax rate
Declared and paid during the year ended 30 June 2013:
Nil 100% 30%

DIRECTORS' MEETINGS

The number of directors' meetings (including meetings of committees of directors) and the number of meetings attended by each of the directors of the Company during the financial year are:

Board Meetings Board Meetings Audit and Risk Management
Committee Meetings
Audit and Risk Management
Committee Meetings
Nomination and Remuneration
Committee
Nomination and Remuneration
Committee
Director Attended Held Attended Held Attended Held
P Wallace 12 12 4 4 2 2
P Amos 12 12
T Amos 12 12
E Goodwin 10 12 4 4
D Swift 12 12 2 2

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NON‐AUDIT SERVICES

It is the economic entity's policy to employ BDO East Coast Partnership (BDO) (formerly PKF East Coast Practice (PKF)) for assignments additional to their annual audit duties, when BDO's expertise and experience with the economic entity are important. During the year these assignments comprised primarily tax compliance assignments. The Board of Directors is satisfied that the auditors' independence is not compromised as a result of providing these services because:

  • All non‐audit services have been reviewed by the Audit and Risk Management Committee to ensure they do not impact the impartiality and objectivity of the auditor, and

  • None of the services undermines the general principles relating to the auditor independence as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, including reviewing or auditing the auditors' own work, acting in a management or decision making capacity for the company, acting as an advocate for the company or jointly sharing economic risks and rewards.

During the year fees that were paid or payable for services provided by the auditor of the parent entity and its related practices as disclosed at note 27.

The directors are satisfied that the provision of non‐audit services during the year by the auditor is compatible with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001.

PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY

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.

AUDITORS' INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

A copy of the auditors' independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is following this report.

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INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS

The company has indemnified the directors and executives of the company for costs incurred, in their capacity as a director or executive, for which they may be held personally liable, except where there is a lack of good faith.

During the financial year, the company paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the directors and executives of the company against a liability to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of liability and the amount of the premium.

ROUNDING

The company is an entity to which Class Order 98/100 applies and, in accordance with this class order, amounts in this report and the financial statements have been rounded off to the nearest thousand dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of directors.

Director:

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P A Amos

Dated this 26th day of September 2013. Sydney

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the members of Ambertech Limited

Report on the Financial Report

We have audited the accompanying financial report of Ambertech Limited, which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2013, the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the directors’ declaration of the consolidated entity comprising the company and the entities it controlled at the year’s end or from time to time during the financial year.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial Report

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In Note 2(a), the directors also state, in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements , that the financial statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards .

Auditor’s Responsibility

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

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

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

Independence

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

BDO East Coast Partnership ABN 83 236 985 726 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO (Australia) Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO East Coast Partnership and BDO (Australia) Ltd are members of BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation (other than for the acts or omissions of financial services licensees) in each State or Territory other than 28 28 Tasmania.

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Opinion

In our opinion:

  • (a) the financial report of Ambertech Limited is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 , including:

  • (i) giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2013 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and

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

  • (b) the financial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in Note 2(a).

Emphasis of Matter

Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 2(a) in the financial report, which indicates that the consolidated entity incurred a net loss of $2,212,000 during the year ended 30 June 2013. In addition, the consolidated entity’s financing facility expires on 30 November 2013 and, at present, the result of negotiations to renew this facility is unknown. These conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 2(a), indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the consolidated entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and therefore, the consolidated entity may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.

Report on the Remuneration Report

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 4 to 8 of the directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2013. The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Remuneration Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001 . Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Ambertech Limited for the year ended 30 June 2013 complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001 .

BDO East Coast Partnership

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Arthur Milner

Partner

Sydney, 26 September 2013

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Tel: +61 2 9251 4100 Level 11, 1 Margaret St Fax: +61 2 9240 9821 Sydney NSW 2000 www.bdo.com.au Australia

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY ARTHUR MILNER TO THE DIRECTORS OF AMBERTECH LIMITED

As lead auditor of Ambertech Limited for the year ended 30 June 2013, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no contraventions of:

  • the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and

  • any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

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

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Arthur Milner

Partner

BDO East Coast Partnership

Sydney, 26 September 2013

BDO East Coast Partnership ABN 83 236 985 726 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO (Australia Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO East Coast Partnership and BDO (Australia) Ltd are members of BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. Liability limited a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation (other than for the acts or omissions of financial services licensees) in each State or 30 30 Territory other than Tasmania.

AMBERTECH LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES

ACN 079 080 158 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

Note
Revenue
3
Cost of sales
4
Gross profit
Other income
3
Employee benefits expense
4
Distribution costs
Marketing costs
Premises costs
Depreciation and amortisation expenses
4
Finance costs
Travel costs
Restructure costs
Impairment of goodwill
Relocation expenses
Other expenses
(Loss) before income tax expense
4
Income tax benefit
5
(Loss) for the year
Other comprehensive income
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax
Total comprehensive income for the year
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (cents)
25
Diluted earnings per share (cents)
25
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
54,451
49,568
(41,828)
(34,357)
12,623
15,211
12
19
(9,060)
(9,363)
(1,328)
(1,314)
(1,348)
(1,704)
(1,926)
(1,954)
(350)
(245)
(424)
(438)
(555)
(552)

(555)

(2,970)

(274)
(849)
(1,108)
(3,205)
(5,247)
993
554
(2,212)
(4,693)
63
12
63
12
(2,149)
(4,681)
(7.2)
(15.4)
(7.2)
(15.4)
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
54,451
49,568
(41,828)
(34,357)
12,623
15,211
12
19
(9,060)
(9,363)
(1,328)
(1,314)
(1,348)
(1,704)
(1,926)
(1,954)
(350)
(245)
(424)
(438)
(555)
(552)

(555)

(2,970)

(274)
(849)
(1,108)
(3,205)
(5,247)
993
554
(2,212)
(4,693)
63
12
63
12
(2,149)
(4,681)
(7.2)
(15.4)
(7.2)
(15.4)
Economic Entity
15,211
19
(9,363)
(1,314)
(1,704)
(1,954)
(245)
(438)
(552)
(555)
(2,970)
(274)
(1,108)
(5,247)
554
(4,693)
12
12
(4,681)
(15.4)
(15.4)

The consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income is to be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

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AMBERTECH LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES ACN 079 080 158 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2013

Note
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
23
Trade and other receivables
6
Current tax assets
7
Inventories
8
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
NON‐CURRENT ASSETS
Plant and equipment
10
Intangible assets
11
Deferred tax assets
5
TOTAL NON‐CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables
12
Other financial liabilities
13
Provisions
14
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
NON‐CURRENT LIABILITIES
Provisions
14
Other financial liabilities
13
Deferred tax liabilities
5
TOTAL NON‐CURRENT LIABILITIES
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
EQUITY
Share capital
15
Reserves
16
Retained earnings
TOTAL EQUITY
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
2,843
2,495
8,935
6,841
10
133
12,835
12,550
24,623
22,019
1,794
1,969
40
45
2,421
1,428
4,255
3,442
28,878
25,461
9,983
4,839
3,844
3,427
1,454
910
15,281
9,176
299
801
91
121
50
58
440
980
15,721
10,156
13,157
15,305
11,138
11,138
(69)
(118)
2,088
4,285
13,157
15,305
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
2,843
2,495
8,935
6,841
10
133
12,835
12,550
24,623
22,019
1,794
1,969
40
45
2,421
1,428
4,255
3,442
28,878
25,461
9,983
4,839
3,844
3,427
1,454
910
15,281
9,176
299
801
91
121
50
58
440
980
15,721
10,156
13,157
15,305
11,138
11,138
(69)
(118)
2,088
4,285
13,157
15,305
Economic Entity
22,019
1,969
45
1,428
3,442
25,461
4,839
3,427
910
9,176
801
121
58
980
10,156
15,305
11,138
(118)
4,285
15,305

The consolidated statement of financial position is to be read in conjuntion with the attached notes.

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AMBERTECH LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES ACN 079 080 158

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

Balance as at 30 June 2011
Loss for the year
Other comprehensive income for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year
Transactions with equity holders:
Costs of share based payments
Total transactions with equity holders
Balance as at 30 June 2012
Loss for the year
Other comprehensive income for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year
Transactions with equity holders:
Costs of share based payments
Total transactions with equity holders
Balance as at 30 June 2013
Economic Entity
Share Capital
Option
Reserve
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Reserve
Retained
Earnings
Total Equity
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
11,138
28
(144)
8,960
19,982



(4,693)
(4,693)


12

12


12
(4,693)
(4,681)

(14)

18
4

(14)

18
4
11,138
14
(132)
4,285
15,305



(2,212)
(2,212)


63

63


63
(2,212)
(2,149)

(14)

15
1

(14)

15
1
11,138

(69)
2,088
13,157

The consolidated statement of changes in equity is to be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

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AMBERTECH LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES ACN 079 080 158 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

Economic Entity
2013 2012
Note $'000 $'000
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers 57,766 62,649
Payments to suppliers and employees (53,251) (58,236)
Interest received 34 52
Interest and other costs of finance paid (424) (438)
Income taxes paid (132)
Income taxes refunded 124 325
Goods and services tax remitted (4,131) (3,460)
Net cash provided by operating activities 23 118 760
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Payments for plant and equipment (137) (1,785)
Payments for intangible assets ‐ website (35) (13)
Net cash (used in) investing activities (172) (1,798)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from borrowings 404 400
Net cash provided by financing activities 404 400
Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held 350 (638)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2,495 3,134
Effect of exchange rate changes on the balance of cash and cash equivalents
held in foreign currencies at the beginning of the financial year (2) (1)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 23 2,843 2,495

The consolidated statement of cash flows is to be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

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AMBERTECH LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES ACN 079 080 158 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1: INTRODUCTION

The financial statements cover the consolidated entity consisting of Ambertech Limited and its controlled entities. Ambertech Limited is a company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia.

Operations and principal activities

Ambertech is a distributor of high technology equipment to the professional broadcast, film, recording and sound reinforcement industries and of consumer audio and video products in Australia and New Zealand.

Currency

The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars and rounded to the nearest one thousand dollars.

Registered office

Unit 1, 2 Daydream Street, Warriewood NSW 2102.

Authorisation of financial statements

The financial statements were authorised for issue on 24 September 2013 by the Directors. The company has the power to amend the financial statements.

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

  • (a) Overall Policy

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are stated in order to assist in a general understanding of the financial statements. These general purpose financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Corporations Act 2001, as appropriate for profit oriented entities. The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention.

Statement of Compliance

The financial statements comply with Australian Accounting Standards which include Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS). Compliance with AIFRS ensures that the financial statements and notes of the economic entity comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Going Concern

During the year the economic entity breached its loan covenants in relation to its financing facilities. These facilities expire on 30 November 2013, and negotiations to renew the facility cannot occur until results for the period to 30 September 2013 are known. In addition, whilst the economic entity had positive operating cash flows for the year of $118,000, it made a loss after tax for the year ended 30 June 2013 of $2,212,000.

These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the economic entity's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore, the economic entity may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.

After taking into account all of the available information, including the following factors:

  • Interim results for the period to 31 August 2013 have exceeded budget;

  • Significant write down of inventory is not expected to reoccur;

  • The economic entity's debts will be paid as and when they fall due based on the cashflow and profit forecasts prepared by management; and

  • The Lifestyle Entertainment segment has been restructured to reduce fixed costs and overheads, providing ongoing savings,

the directors have concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the basis for the preparation of the financial statements on a going concern basis is appropriate.

Should the economic entity be unable to continue as a going concern it may be required to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities other than in the normal course of business and at amounts different to those stated in the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount of liabilities that might result should the company be unable to continue as a going concern and meet its debts as and when they fall due.

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NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

  • (a) Overall Policy (continued)

Reclassification of Rebates

The economic entity has amended the classification of rebates provided to customers for the 2013 financial year. The comparative numbers for revenue, sale of goods and services, and cost of sales have been amended by $1,821,000 to relect this change in classification. The change in classification does not impact the net loss of the economic entity in either year.

Accounting Standards not Previously Applied

The economic entity has adopted the following new and revised Australian Accounting Standards issued by the AASB which are mandatory to apply to the current period. Disclosures required by these Standards that are deemed material have been included in these financial statements on the basis that they represent a significant change in information from that previously made available.

  • (i) AASB 2011‐9 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards ‐ Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income

  • The consolidated entity has applied AASB 2011‐9 amendments from 1 July 2012. The amendments require grouping together of items within other comprehensive income on the basis of whether they will eventually be "recycled" to the profit or loss (reclassification adjustments). The change provides clarity about the nature of items presented as other comprehensive income and the related tax presentation. The amendments also introduced the term 'Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income' clarifying that there are two discrete sections, the profit or loss section (or separate statement of profit or loss) and the other comprehensive income section.

New Accounting Standards issued but not yet effective

The following standards, amendments to standards and interpretations have been identified as those which may impact the economic entity in the period of initial application. They are available for early adoption at 30 June 2013, but have not been applied in preparing these financial statements.

  • (i) AASB 9 Financial Instruments (effective from 1 January 2015)

  • (ii) AASB 10 Consolidation (effective from 1 January 2013)

  • (a) power over the investee;

  • (b) exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and (c) the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor’s returns.

  • (iii) AASB 12 Disclosure of Interestes in Other Entities (effective from 1 January 2013)

AASB 12 provides the disclosure requirements for entities that have an interest in a subsidiary, a joint arrangement, an associate or an unconsolidated structured entity. As such, it pulls together and replaces disclosure requirements from many existing standards.

  • (iv) AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement (effective from 1 January 2013) AASB 13:

  • (a) defines fair value;

  • (b) sets out in a single IFRS a framework for measuring fair value; and (c) requires disclosures about fair value measurements.

  • (v) AASB 119 Employee Benefits (effective from 1 Janaury 2013) and AASB 2011‐10 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 119 (effective from 1 January 2013). The amendments changed the definition of short‐term employee benefits, from "due to" to "expected to" be settled within 12 months. This will require annual leave that is not expected to be wholly settled within 12 months to be discounted allowing for expected salary levels in the future period when the leave is expected to be taken. The adoption of the revised standard from 1 July 2013 is expected to reduce the reported annual leave liability and increase disclosures of the economic entity.

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NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(a) Overall Policy (continued)

  • (vi) AASB 2010‐7 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 9 (December 2010) [AASB 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 101, 102, 108, 112, 118, 120, 121, 127, 128, 131, 132, 136, 137, 139, 1023 & 1038 and Interpretations 2, 5, 10, 12, 19 & 127] (effective from 1 January 2013)

  • (vii) AASB 2011‐4 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards to Remove Individual Key Management Personnel Disclosure Requirements [AASB 124] (effective from 1 July 2013)

  • (viii) AASB 2012‐2 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards ‐ Disclosures ‐ Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities [AASB 7 & AASB 132] (effective from 1 January 2013)

  • (viii) AASB 2012‐3 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards ‐ Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities [AASB 132] (effective from 1 January 2014)

  • (ix) AASB 2012‐5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from Annual Improvements 2009‐2011 Cycle [AASB 1, AASB 101, AASB 116, AASB 132 & AASB 134 and Interpretation 2] (effective from 1 January 2013)

(b) Significant Judgements and Key Assumptions

Judgements made in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are discussed below.

Provision for impairment of receivables

The provision for impairment of receivables assessment requires a degree of estimation and judgement. The level of provision is assessed by taking into account the ageing of receivables, historical collection rates, and specific knowledge of the individual debtor's financial position.

Estimated useful life of assets

The economic entity determines the estimated useful life and related depreciation and amortisation charges for plant and equipment and definite life of intangible assets. This is in accordance with the accounting policy stated in note 2(h).

Provision for impairment of inventories

The provision for impairment of inventories assessment requires a degree of estimation and judgement. The level of the provision is assessed by taking into account the recent sales experience, the ageing of inventories and other factors that affect inventory obsolescence.

Impairment of goodwill

The economic entity tests annually whether goodwill has suffered any impairment and is in accordance with accounting policy stated in note 2(j).

Long service leave provision

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

Warranty provision

In determining the level of provision required for warranties, the economic entity has made judgements in respect of the expected performance of the product, expected customer claims and costs of fulfilling the conditions of warranty. The provision is based on estimates made from historical warranty costs associated with similar products.

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NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(c) Consolidation Policy

A controlled entity is any entity controlled by Ambertech Limited. Control exists where Ambertech Limited has the capacity to dominate the decision‐making in relation to the financial and operating policies of another entity so that the other entity operates with Ambertech Limited to achieve the objectives of Ambertech Limited. Details of the controlled entities are contained at note 9.

All inter‐company balances and transactions between entities in the economic entity, including any unrealised profits or losses, have been eliminated on consolidation.

(d) Revenue Recognition

Sales revenue comprises revenue earned (net of returns, discounts and allowances) from the provision of goods and services to entities outside the economic entity.

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer. In most cases this coincides with the transfer of legal title, or the passing of possession to the buyer.

Rendering of services

Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised upon the delivery of the service to the customers.

Interest revenue

Interest revenue is recognised as it accrues using the effective interest method.

Dividend revenue

Dividends are recognised as income as they are received, net of any franking credits.

(e) Cash and Cash Equivalents

For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits at call with banks or financial institutions, investments in money market instruments maturing within three months, and bank overdrafts.

(f) Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. Trade receivables are generally due for settlement between 30 and 60 days.

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. A provision for impairment of trade receivables is raised when there is objective evidence that the economic entity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

(g) Inventories

Inventories include finished goods and stock in transit and are measured at the lower of weighted average cost and net realisable value. Costs are assigned on a first‐in first‐out basis and include direct materials, direct labour and an appropriate proportion of variable and fixed overhead expenses.

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NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(h) Plant and Equipment

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

Plant and equipment is depreciated over estimated useful life taking into account estimated residual values. The straight line method is used.

Plant and equipment is depreciated from the date of acquisition or, in respect of leasehold improvements, from the time the asset is completed and ready for use. The depreciation rates used for each class of plant and equipment remain unchanged from the previous year and are as follows:

Class of Asset
Plant and equipment
Furniture and fittings
Leasehold improvements
Leased plant and equipment
Useful life
3‐8 years
3‐8 years
Term of the lease
Term of the lease

The carrying values of plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. If any such indication exists and where the carrying values exceed the estimated recoverable amount, the plant and equipment or cash generating units to which the plant and equipment belong are written down to their recoverable amount.

  • (i) Intangible Assets

Goodwill

All business combinations are accounted for by applying the purchase method. Goodwill represents the difference between the cost of the acquisition and the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired.

Goodwill is stated at cost less any accumulated impairment. Goodwill is allocated to cash generating units and is not subject to amortisation, but tested annually for impairment (refer to note 2(j)).

Where the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognised.

Website Costs

Significant costs associated with website costs are deferred and amortised on a straight‐line basis over the period of their expected benefit, being a finite life of 3 years.

  • (j) 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).

If there is evidence of impairment for any of the company’s financial assets carried at amortised cost, the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, excluding future credit losses that have not been incurred. The cash flows are discounted at the economic entity's weighted average cost of capital. The loss is recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

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NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(k) Trade and Other Payables

These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the economic entity prior to the end of financial year which are unpaid. Due to their short term nature, they are measured at amortised cost and are not discounted. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition.

(l) Borrowings

Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption amount is recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income over the period of the borrowings 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.

(m) Service Warranties

Provision is made for the estimated liability on all products still under warranty at balance date.

(n) Leases

  • (i) Operating leases

Lease payments for operating leases, where substantially all the risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are charged as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred. Lease incentives under operating leases are recognised as a liability and amortised on a straight–line basis over the life of the lease term.

  • (ii) Finance leases

Lease payments, where substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to the ownership of the leased asset transfer from the lessor to the lessee, are allocated between the principal component of the lease liability and the finance costs. Leased assets acquired under a finance lease are depreciated over the term of the lease.

(o) Share Based Payments

Options issued over ordinary shares are valued using the Black‐Scholes pricing model which takes into account the option exercise price, the current level and volatility of the underlying share price, the risk free interest rate, the expected dividends on the underlying share, the current market price of the underlying share and the expected life of the option.

Information relating to these schemes is set out in note 21.

The value of the options is recognised in an option reserve until the options are exercised, forfeited or expire.

(p) Employee Benefits

Short term employee benefits are employee benefits (other than termination benefits and equity compensation benefits) which fall due wholly within 12 months after the end of the period in which employee services are rendered. They comprise wages, salaries, commissions, social security obligations, short‐term compensation absences and bonuses payable within 12 months and non‐mandatory benefits such as car allowances.

The undiscounted amount of short‐term employee benefits expected to be paid is recognised as an expense.

Other long‐term employee benefits include long‐service leave payable 12 months or more after the end of the financial year.

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NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(q) Income Tax

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

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. However, the deferred income tax is not accounted for if it arises from 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 reporting date 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.

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are not recognised for temporary differences between the carrying amount and tax bases of investments in controlled entities where the parent entity is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and when the deferred tax balances relate to the same taxation authority.

Current tax assets and tax liabilities are offset where the entity has a legally enforceable right to offset and intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Current and deferred tax balances attributable to amounts recognised directly in equity are also recognised directly in equity.

Tax consolidation legislation

Ambertech Limited and its Australian wholly owned controlled entities have implemented the tax consolidation legislation.

The head entity, Ambertech Limited, and the controlled entities in the tax consolidated group continue to account for their own current and deferred tax amounts. These tax amounts are measured as if each entity in the tax consolidated group continues to be a ‘stand‐alone taxpayer’ in its own right.

Current tax liabilities (assets) and deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses and tax credits are immediately transferred to the head entity. The tax consolidated group has entered a tax sharing agreement whereby each company in the group contributes to the income tax payable by the group in proportion to their contribution to the group’s taxable income. Differences between the amounts of net tax assets and liabilities derecognised and the net amounts recognised pursuant to the funding arrangement will be recognised as either a contribution by, or distribution to the head entity.

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NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(r) Foreign Currency Translation

The assets and liabilities of foreign operations, including goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on consolidation, are translated to Australian dollars at exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations are translated to Australian dollars at rates approximating to the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions.

Foreign exchange differences arising on retranslation are recognised directly in a separate component of equity.

(s) Earnings Per Share

  • (i) Basic earnings per share

  • Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the company, excluding any costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the year.

(ii) Diluted earnings per share

  • Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic earnings per share to take into account the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted average number of shares assumed to have been issued for no consideration in relation to dilutive potential ordinary shares.

(t) Share Capital

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

(u) Dividends

Provision is made for the amount of any dividend declared, being appropriately authorised and no longer at the discretion of the entity, on or before the end of the year but not distributed at balance date.

(v) Borrowing Costs

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

(w) Goods and Services Tax

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of 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 statement of financial position.

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to the taxation authority, are presented as operating cash flows.

(x) Derivative financial instruments

Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re‐measured to their fair value at each reporting date. The accounting for subsequent changes in fair value depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument, and if so, the nature of the item being hedged. Derivatives are classified as current according to expected period of realisation.

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NOTE 3: REVENUE
Revenue
‐ Sale of goods and services
‐ Interest received
Other income
‐ Net foreign exchange gains
NOTE 4: EXPENSES
Additional information on the nature of expenses
Inventories
Cost of sales
Movement in provision for inventory obsolescence
Employee benefits expense
Salaries and wages
Employee termination expense
Depreciation
Plant and equipment
Furniture and fittings
Leasehold improvements
Leased plant and equipment
Amortisation
Website costs
Bad and doubtful debts
Rental expense on operating leases:
Minimum lease payments
Net loss on disposal of plant and equipment
Net fair value gain/(loss) on derivative financial instruments ‐
forward exchange contracts
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
54,417
49,516
34
52
54,451
49,568
12
19
12
19
41,828
34,357
2,177
18
8,727
8,907
333
456
9,060
9,363
107
123
43
29
144
34
16
7
310
193

40
52
166
16
833
1,315
1
1
49
(18)
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
54,417
49,516
34
52
54,451
49,568
12
19
12
19
41,828
34,357
2,177
18
8,727
8,907
333
456
9,060
9,363
107
123
43
29
144
34
16
7
310
193

40
52
166
16
833
1,315
1
1
49
(18)
Economic Entity
49,568
19
19
34,357
18
8,907
456
9,363
123
29
34
7
193
52
16
1,315
1
(18)

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NOTE 5: INCOME TAX
Major components of income tax expense
Current income tax
Under provision in prior years
Deferred tax
Income tax benefit
(Loss) before income tax expense
Tax effect of non deductible expenses
‐ Entertainment
‐ Impairment charge
‐ Other items
Applicable tax rate
Employee benefits
Plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Accrued expenses
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Provision for obsolesence
Inventory
Unrealised foreign currency loss
Tax losses
Other
Leases
Other
Reconciliation between income tax expense and prima facie tax on accounting (loss)
Tax at 30% (2012:30%)
Income tax (benefit) / expense
Under provision for income tax in prior years
The applicable tax rate is the national tax rate in Australia.
Analysis of deferred tax liabilities
Analysis of deferred tax assets
2013
2012
$'000
$'000


8
2
(1,001)
(556)
(993)
(554)
(3,205)
(5,247)
(962)
(1,575)
7
9

735
(46)
275
8
2
(993)
(554)
449

438
76
29
12
11
225
32

24
55
781
129
23
22
32
15
766
675
33
22
2,421
1,428
48
57
2
1
50
58
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000


8
2
(1,001)
(556)
(993)
(554)
(3,205)
(5,247)
(962)
(1,575)
7
9

735
(46)
275
8
2
(993)
(554)
449

438
76
29
12
11
225
32

24
55
781
129
23
22
32
15
766
675
33
22
2,421
1,428
48
57
2
1
50
58
Economic Entity
(554)
(5,247)
(1,575)
9
735
275
2
(554)
438
29
11
32

55
129
22
15
675
22
1,428
57
1
58

Tax consolidated group

Ambertech Limited is head entity in a tax consolidated group. The tax consolidated legislation has been applied in respect of the year ended 30 June 2013.

Ambertech Limited has entered into a tax sharing agreement with Amber Technology Limited and Alphan Pty Limited. The tax sharing agreement allows for an allocation of income tax expense to members of the group on the basis of taxable income.

Tax Losses

The Directors are satisfied that forecast results provide sufficient evidence that the economic entity will be able to utilise tax losses against future taxable profits of the economic entity.

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NOTE 6: TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Current
Trade accounts receivable (a)
Provision for impairment of receivables (b)
Other receivables (a)
Derivative financial instruments ‐ forward exchange contracts
Prepayments
(a)
(b) Movement in the provision for impairment of receivables is as follows:
Current trade receivables
Opening balance
Charge for the year
Amounts written off
Closing balance
Current trade and other receivables are non‐interest bearing loans, generally between 30 and
60 day terms. A provision for impairment is recognised when there is objective evidence that
a trade or other receivable is impaired. These amounts have been included in the other
expenses item.
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
8,322
6,825
(81)
(186)
8,241
6,639
490
56
49

155
146
8,935
6,841
186
26

61
176
(166)
(16)
81
186
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
8,322
6,825
(81)
(186)
8,241
6,639
490
56
49

155
146
8,935
6,841
186
26

61
176
(166)
(16)
81
186
Economic Entity
6,639
56

146
6,841
26

176
(16)
186

(c) The economic entity's exposure to credit risk and impairment losses related to trade and other receivables is disclosed at note 24.

NOTE 7: CURRENT TAX ASSETS

The current tax asset in the economic entity of $10,000 (2011: $133,000) represents the amount of income tax recoverable in respect of current and prior years that arise from the payment of tax in excess of amounts due to the relevant tax authority.

NOTE 8: INVENTORIES

NOTE 8: INVENTORIES
Current
Finished goods
Stock in transit
Provision for obsolescence
13,410
2,035
15,445
(2,610)
12,835
12,255
728
12,983
(433)
12,550
NOTE 9: CONTROLLED ENTITIES
Entity Country of Percentage Owned
Incorporation 2013 2012
Parent Entity

Ambertech Limited
Australia
Subsidiaries of Ambertech Limited

Amber Technology Limited
Australia 100% 100%
Subsidiaries of Amber Technology Limited

Alphan Pty Limited
Australia 100% 100%

Amber Technology (NZ) Limited
New Zealand 100% 100%

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NOTE 10: PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Non‐Current

Economic Entity
Plant and equipment
Furniture and fittings
Leasehold improvements
Leased plant and equipment
Total plant and equipment
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
1,297
1,258
482
482
1,412
1,345
170
170
3,361
3,255
Gross Carrying Amount
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
(1,085)
(1,004)
(272)
(232)
(177)
(33)
(33)
(17)
(1,567)
(1,286)
Accumulated depreciation
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
212
254
210
250
1,235
1,312
137
153
1,794
1,969
Net carrying amount
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
212
254
210
250
1,235
1,312
137
153
1,794
1,969
Net carrying amount
1,969

Reconciliation of carrying amounts:

Economic Entity
Balance at the beginning of the year
Additions
Disposals
Depreciation and amortisation expense
Carrying amount at the end of the year
Economic Entity
Balance at the beginning of the year
Additions
Disposals
Depreciation and amortisation expense
Carrying amount at the end of the year
2012
2013
Plant and
equipment
$'000
254
66
(1)
(107)
212
Plant and
equipment
$'000
292
85

(123)
254
Furniture and
fittings
$'000
250
4
(1)
(43)
210
Furniture and
fittings
$'000
72
210
(3)
(29)
250
Leasehold
improvements
$'000
1,312
67

(144)
1,235
Leasehold
improvements
$'000
16
1,330

(34)
1,312
Leased
plant and
equipment
$'000
153


(16)
137
Leased
plant and
equipment
$'000

160

(7)
153
Total
$'000
1,969
137
(2)
(310)
1,794
Total
$'000
380
1,785
(3)
(193)
1,969

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NOTE 11: INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Non‐Current
Goodwill at cost (a)
Less impairment
Website at cost (b)
Less accumulated amortisation
Reconciliation of written down values:
Opening balance at 1 July 2012
Additions
Impairment
Amortisation expense
Closing balance at 30 June 2013
NOTE 12: TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
Current
Trade accounts payable
Other accounts payable
Derivative financial instruments ‐ forward exchange
Amounts payable in foreign currencies:
Trade accounts payable:
‐ US Dollars
‐ British Pounds
‐ Euro
‐ Swiss Francs
‐ New Zealand Dollars
‐ Japanese Yen
NOTE 13: OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Current
Bills payable (a)
Lease Liability (b)
Non Current
Lease Liability (b)
Goodwill
$'000





contracts
Website
$'000
45
35

(40)
40
Total
$'000
45
35

(40)
40
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
2,970
2,970
(2,970)
(2,970)


173
138
(133)
(93)
40
45
40
45
7,684
2,990
2,299
1,831

18
9,983
4,839
1,855
1,201
53
84
2,700
667
195
205
600
155


10
5,403
2,322
3,814

3,400
30
27
3,844
3,427
91
121
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
2,970
2,970
(2,970)
(2,970)


173
138
(133)
(93)
40
45
40
45
7,684
2,990
2,299
1,831

18
9,983
4,839
1,855
1,201
53
84
2,700
667
195
205
600
155


10
5,403
2,322
3,814

3,400
30
27
3,844
3,427
91
121
Economic Entity

138
(93)
45
45
2,990
1,831
18
4,839
1,201
84
667
205
155
10
2,322
3,400
27
3,427
121

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AMBERTECH LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES ACN 079 080 158 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Economic Entity
2013 2012
$'000 $'000

NOTE 13: OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES continued

Details of the economic entity's exposure to interest rate changes on other financial liabilities is outlined in note 24. The fair value of the financial liabilities approximates their carrying value.

(a) Bills payable

Bills payable are part of a multi‐option borrowing facility that includes flexible overdraft and commercial bill

components. The economic entity breached covenants in relation to the facility during the year and as such is subject to monthly reporting to its lenders. Subsequent to year end, amended covenants were put in place for the remaining term of the facility. The facility has an expiry date 30 November 2013.

The facility is secured by a charge over the assets of Amber Technology Limited. Guarantees are in place to a limit of $4,175,000 (2012:$4,800,000). The value of assets at balance date is $29,350,000 (2012: $26,462,000).

  • (b) Lease liability

The lease liabilities are effectively secured as the rights to the leased assets, recognised in the statement of financial position, revert to the lessor in the event of default.

NOTE 14: PROVISIONS

Current
Service warranty
Employee benefits
Non Current
Employee benefits
254
1,200
1,454
299
299
244
666
910
801
801

(a) Service warranty

Provision is made for the estimated warranty claims in respect of products sold which are still under warranty at balance date. These claims are expected to be settled in the next financial year. Management estimates the provision based on historical warranty claim information and any recent trends that may suggest future claims could differ from historical amounts.

(b) Movements in provisions

Movements in provisions, other than employee benefits are set out below:

ements in provisions, other than employee benefits are set out below:
Opening balance at 1 July 2012
Additional provision recognised
Reductions resulting from payments
Closing balance at 30 June 2013
Service
warranty
$'000
244
264
(255)
253

(c) Amounts not expected to be settled within the next twelve months:

The current provision for long service leave includes all unconditional entitlements where employees have completed the required period of service. The entire amount is presented as current, since the economic entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement. However, based on past experience, the consolidated entity does not expect all employees to take the full amount of accrued long service leave or require payment within the next twelve months.

The following amounts reflect leave that is not expected to be taken within the next twelve months:

Long service leave obligation expected to be settled after 12 months

379 429

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NOTE 15: SHARE CAPITAL

Ordinary Shares fully paid (no par value)
Details
Balance 30 June 2012
Shares bought back
Balance 30 June 2013
2013
2012
Shares
Shares
30,573,181
30,573,181
No of shares
30,573,181

30,573,181
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
11,138
11,138
$'000
11,138

11,138
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
11,138
11,138
$'000
11,138

11,138
Economic Entity
$'000
11,138
11,138

Share Buy Back

On 2 September 2005, the company announced an on‐market buy back of up to 1,543,150 ordinary shares on issue. The buy back is a part of the company's capital management and is designed to improve shareholder returns. During the year ended 30 June 2013 the company bought back nil shares (2012: nil) shares.

Voting Rights

On a show of hands, one vote for every registered shareholder, and for a poll, one vote for every share held by a registered shareholder.

NOTE 16: RESERVES
Foreign currency translation reserve (a)
Share based payments reserve (b)
(69)

(69)
(132)
14
(118)

For an explanation of movements in reserve accounts refer to Statement of Changes in Equity.

Nature and purpose of reserves

  • (a) Foreign currency translation reserve

Exchange differences arising on translation of the foreign controlled entity are taken to the foreign currency translation reserve as described in note 2(r). The reserve is recognised in profit and loss when the net investment is disposed of.

  • (b) Share based payments reserve

The share based payments reserve is used to recognise the fair value of options issued but not exercised.

NOTE 17: CAPITAL & LEASING COMMITMENTS

NOTE 17: CAPITAL & LEASING COMMITMENTS
(a) Operating lease commitments
Payable:
Not later than 1 year
Later than 1 year but not later than 5 years
Later than 5 years
Minimum lease payments
1,316
5,411
6,777
13,504
867
5,011
8,124
14,002

(a) The Warriewood property lease is a non‐cancellable lease ending on 13 January 2023, with rent payable monthly in advance. Contingent rental provisions within the lease agreement require that the minimum lease payments shall be increased at review dates at 3.75% per annum.

(b) The economic entity had no commitments for capital expenditure as at 30 June 2013

(2012: Nil)

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NOTE 18: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Estimates of the maximum amounts of contingent liabilities that
may become payable:
Bank guarantees by Amber Technology Limited in respect of
various property leases
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
685
685
685
685
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
685
685
685
685
Economic Entity
685

No material losses are anticipated in respect of any of the above contingent liabilities.

NOTE 19: EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORTING DATE

There are no matters that have arisen since the end of financial year that have significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations or the state of affairs of the economic entity in future financial years.

NOTE 20: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Key management personnel compensation

Key management personnel comprises directors and other persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the economic entity.

Summary
‐ Short term employee benefits
‐ Post employment benefits
‐ Share based payments
Transactions with related parties
The following transactions occurred with related parties:

Payment for services from associate


Trade payables for on‐line marketing consulting services (director‐related entity of
Thomas Amos and Edwin Goodwin)
Payment for on‐line marketing consulting services (director‐related entity of
Thomas Amos and Edwin Goodwin)
2013
2012
$
$
1,145,072
1,448,640
124,359
102,855
756
3,827
1,270,187
1,555,323
63,007
50,540
79,200
42,000
6,000
6,000
148,207
98,540
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$
$
1,145,072
1,448,640
124,359
102,855
756
3,827
1,270,187
1,555,323
63,007
50,540
79,200
42,000
6,000
6,000
148,207
98,540
Economic Entity
1,555,323
50,540
42,000
6,000
98,540

The company has taken advantage of the relief provided by Corporations Regulation 2M.6.04 and information required to be disclosed by AASB 124 paragraphs Aus25.4 to Aus 25.7.2 in respect of the remuneration of key management personnel is presented in the Directors' Report.

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NOTE 21: SHARE BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS

The Board may determine the executives and eligible employees who are entitled to participate. The options expire 5 years after vesting or earlier in the event of dismissal, death, termination, redundancy or retirement of the employee.

During the financial year 100,000 options lapsed (2012: 125,000) and no options were forfeited (2012: Nil). There were no options exercised during the financial year.

The fair value of the options as at the date issued was determined with reference to the market price.

In relation to bonus issues, each outstanding option confers on the option holder the right to receive, on exercise of those outstanding options, not only one share for each of the outstanding options exercised but also the additional shares the option holder would have received had the option holder participated in the bonus issue as a holder of ordinary shares.

Employee Share Option Plan
Held by employees at the beginning of the year
Held by employees at the end of the year
Exercisable at the end of the year
Set out below are summaries of options granted under the plan:
Date
Exercise
Balance at
start of
Granted
Start
Finish
Price
year
07/12/04
30/09/07
30/09/12
$1.35
100,000
100,000
Weighted average exercise price
$1.35
07/12/04
30/09/06
30/09/11
$1.35
125,000
07/12/04
30/09/07
30/09/12
$1.35
100,000
225,000
Weighted average exercise price
$1.35
2012
2013
Exercise Period
Lapsed/
Forfeited
during
year
(100,000)
(100,000)
$1.35
(125,000)

(125,000)
$1.35
2013
2012
100,000
225,000

100,000

100,000
Balance at
end of
Exercisable
at end
year
of year








100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
$1.35
$1.35
Number of Options over
Ordinary Shares
2013
2012
100,000
225,000

100,000

100,000
Balance at
end of
Exercisable
at end
year
of year








100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
$1.35
$1.35
Number of Options over
Ordinary Shares
100,000
100,000
Exercisable
at end
of year

100,000
100,000
$1.35

The weighted average remaining contractual life of share options outstanding at the end of the period was nil years (2012: 0.25 years).

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NOTE 22: SEGMENT REPORTING

(a) Description of segments

Management has determined the operating segments based on the internal reports that are reviewed and used by the Board of Directors in assessing performance and determining the allocation of resources. The economic entity comprises the following operating segments:

Professional

Distribution of high technology equipment to professional broadcast, film, recording and sound reinforcement industries.

Lifestyle Entertainment Distribution of home theatre products to dealers, distribution and supply of custom installation components for home theatre and commercial installations to dealers and consumers, and the distribution of projection and display products with business and domestic applications.

New Zealand

Distribution of a wide range of quality products for both professional and consumer markets in New Zealand.

(b) Segment information

Revenue

Total segment revenue

Inter‐segment revenue
Revenue from external customers
Result

Underlying EBIT

Abnormal Inventory Obsolescence

Segment EBIT

Unallocated / corporate result

EBIT

Net interest and finance costs

Loss before income tax

Income tax benefit

Loss for the year
Assets

Segment Assets

Unallocated/corporate assets

Total assets
Liabilities

Segment Liabilities

Unallocated/corporate liabilities

Total liabilities
Other


Depreciation and amortisation of segment
assets
Acquisition of non current segment assets
2013
Professional
$'000
28,247
53
28,300
1,410
(1,212)
198
11,604
6,479
68
136
Lifestyle
Entertainment
$'000
23,278
37
23,315
(1,226)
(1,106)
(2,332)
11,727
2,245
101
203
New Zealand
$'000
2,892
75
2,967
(129)

(129)
1,857
1,005
3
11
Eliminations
$'000

(165)
(165)






Economic
Entity
$'000
54,417
54,417
55
(2,318)
(2,263)
(553)
(2,816)
(389)
(3,205)
993
(2,212)
25,188
3,619
28,807
9,729
5,871
15,600
172
172
350
350

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NOTE 22: SEGMENT REPORTING (continued)

Revenue

Total segment revenue

Inter‐segment revenue
Revenue from external customers
Result

Segment EBIT

Unallocated / corporate result


Net interest and finance costs

Profit before income tax

Income tax expense

Profit for the year
Assets

Segment Assets

Unallocated/corporate assets

Total assets
Liabilities

Segment Liabilities

Unallocated/corporate liabilities

Total liabilities
Other


Depreciation and amortisation of segment
assets
Acquisition of non current segment assets
EBIT
2012
Professional
$'000
19,495
210
19,705
(906)
6,407
2,234

717
93
Lifestyle
Entertainment
$'000
27,542

27,542
(3,031)
13,835
2,399
1,075
140
New Zealand
$'000
2,479

2,479
43
1,295
378
6
12
Eliminations
$'000

(210)
(210)




Economic
Entity
$'000
49,516
49,516
(3,894)
(967)
(4,861)
(386)
(5,247)
554
(4,693)
21,537
3,924
25,461
5,011
5,145
10,156
1,798
1,798
245
245

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NOTE 22: SEGMENT REPORTING (continued)

  • (c) Segment information on geographical region
(c) Segment information on geographical region
Geographical Location

Australia

New Zealand
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
51,525
47,037
2,892
2,479
54,417
49,516
Segment Revenues from
Sales to External
Customers
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
23,331
20,242
1,857
1,295
25,188
21,537
Carrying Amount of
Segment Assets
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
169
1,792
3
6
172
1,798
Acquisition of Non‐
Current Assets
1,798
  • (d) Other segment information

(i) Accounting Policies

Segment revenues and expenses are those directly attributable to the segments and include any joint revenues and expenses where a reasonable basis of allocation exists. Segment assets include all assets used by a segment and consist principally of cash, receivables, inventories and property, plant and equipment and goodwill. All remaining assets of the economic entity are considered to be unallocated assets. Segment liabilities consist principally of accounts payable, employee entitlements, accrued expenses, provisions and borrowings.

Segment assets and liabilities do not include income taxes.

(ii) Intersegment Transfers

Segment revenues, expenses and result include transfers between segments. The prices charged on intersegment transactions are the same as those charged for similar goods to parties outside of the economic entity. These transfers are eliminated on consolidation.

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NOTE 23: CASH FLOW INFORMATION
(i) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents included in the statement of cash flows comprise
the following amounts:
Cash on hand
At call deposits with financial institutions
(ii) Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to loss after
income tax
(Loss) for the year
Depreciation and amortisation
Impairment of goodwill
Net loss on disposal of plant and equipment
Foreign exchange gains
Non‐cash share based payments
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
(Increase)/Decrease in trade and other receivables
(Increase)/Decrease in inventories
Decrease in tax receivable
Increase/(Decrease) in payables
(Decrease)/Increase in lease liabilities
Increase/(Decrease) in provisions
Increase in deferred taxes
Net cash provided by operating activities
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
3
3
2,840
2,492
2,843
2,495
(2,212)
(4,693)
350
245

2,970
1
3
(12)
(19)
1
4
(2,013)
6,291
(200)
1,032
124
311
5,066
(4,756)
(28)
149
34
(221)
(993)
(556)
118
760
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
3
3
2,840
2,492
2,843
2,495
(2,212)
(4,693)
350
245

2,970
1
3
(12)
(19)
1
4
(2,013)
6,291
(200)
1,032
124
311
5,066
(4,756)
(28)
149
34
(221)
(993)
(556)
118
760
Economic Entity
2,495
(4,693)
245
2,970
3
(19)
4
6,291
1,032
311
(4,756)
149
(221)
(556)
760

(iii) Non Cash Financing and Investing Activities

There were no non‐cash financing or investing activities during the financial year.

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NOTE 24: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

The economic entity's financial risk management policies are established to identify and analyse the risks faced by the business, to set appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the economic entity's activities.

The economic entity's activities expose it to a wide variety of financial risks, including the following:

  • credit risk

  • liquidity risk

  • market risk (including foreign currency risk and interest rate risk)

This note presents information about the economic entity's exposure to each of the above risks, the objectives, policies and processes for measuring and managing risk and how the economic entity manages capital.

Liquidity and market risk management is carried out by a central treasury department (Group Treasury) in accordance with risk management policies. The Board has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the risk management framework. The Board, through the Audit and Risk Management Committee, oversees how management monitors compliance with the risk management policies and procedures and reviews the adequacy of the risk management framework in relation to risks.

The economic entity uses derivative financial instruments such as foreign exchange contracts to hedge certain risk exposures. Derivatives are used exclusively for hedging purposes. The economic entity does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the economic entity if a customer or the counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the economic entity's receivables from customers. The maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying amount of the financial assets.

Trade and other receivables

Exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. The customer base consists of a wide variety of customer profiles. New customers are analysed individually for creditworthiness, taking into account credit ratings where available, financial position, past experience and other factors. This includes major contracts and tenders approved by executive management. Customers that do not meet the credit policy guidelines may only purchase using cash or recognised credit cards. The general terms of trade for the economic entity are between 30 and 60 days.

In monitoring credit risk, customers are grouped by their debtor ageing profile. Monitoring of receivable balances on an ongoing basis minimises the exposure to bad debts.

Impairment allowance

The impairment allowance relates to specific customers, identified as being in trading difficulties, or where specific debts are in dispute. The impairment allowance does not include debts past due relating to customers with a good credit history, or where payments of amounts due under a contract for such customers are delayed due to works in dispute and previous experience indicates that the amount will be paid in due course.

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NOTE 24: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)
Not past due
Past due up to 30 days
Past due 31‐60 days
Past due 61 days and over
Total trade receivables not impaired
Trade receivables impaired
Total trade receivables
The ageing of trade receivables at the reporting date was:
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
4,977
3,156
2,280
2,347
603
331
381
805
8,241
6,639
81
186
8,322
6,825
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
4,977
3,156
2,280
2,347
603
331
381
805
8,241
6,639
81
186
8,322
6,825
Economic Entity
6,639
186
6,825

The economic entity does not have other receivables which are past due (2012: Nil).

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the economic entity will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The economic entity's policy for managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity (cash reserves and banking facilities) to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions. The objective of the policy is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of bank facilities.

The economic entity monitors liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves and banking facilities and by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. The table below summarises the maturity profile of the economic entity's financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted payments:

Economic Entity
2013
Trade and other payables
Commercial Bills
Lease Liability
Economic Entity
2012
Trade and other payables
Commercial Bills
Lease Liability
Less than
3 months
$'000
9,983
3,814
5
13,802
4,839
3,400
6
8,245
3 to 6
months
6 to 12
months
More than
12 months
$'000
$'000
$'000






10
15
91
10
15
91






7
14
121
7
14
121
Contractural Cash Flows
Total
$'000
9,983
3,814
121
13,918
4,839
3,400
148
8,387

The economic entity also has a number of premises under operating lease commitments. The future contracted commitment at year end is disclosed at note 17.

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NOTE 24: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Market Risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices will affect the economic entity's income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The activities of the ecomonic entity expose it primarily to the financial risks of changes in foreign currency rates and interest rates. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, whilst optimising the returns.

Foreign Currency Risk

The economic entity operates internationally and is primarily exposed to currency risk on inventory purchases denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the economic entity. Where appropriate, the economic entity uses forward exchange contracts to manage its foreign currency exposures.

The board has adopted a policy requiring management of the foreign exchange risk against the functional currency. The economic entity is required to hedge the exposure arising from future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities using forward contracts. The amount of foreign currency denominated payables outstanding at balance date is disclosed at note 12.

In order to protect against exchange rate movements, the economic entity has entered into forward foreign exchange contracts. These contracts are hedging highly probably forecasted cash flows for the ensuing financial year. Management has a risk management policy to hedge between 50% and 80% of anticipated foreign currency transactions for the subsequent 4 months.

The maturity, settlement amounts and the average contractual exchange rates of the economic entity's outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts at the reporting date was as follows:

Sell Australian dollars Average exchange rates Average exchange rates
2013 2012 2013 2012
$'000 $'000
Buy US dollars
Maturity:
0‐3 months 2,037 2,359 0.9576 0.9737
3‐6 months 515 0 0.9719
Buy EUR dollars
Maturity:
0‐3 months 138 259 0.7225 0.7727

The following table demonstrates the impact on the profit and equity of the economic entity, if the Australian Dollar weakened/strengthened by 10%, which management consider to be reasonably possible at balance date against the respective foreign currencies, with all other variables remaining constant:

Impact on profit
Impact on equity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
(168)
183
(168)
183
Weakening of 10%
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
200
(120)
200
(120)
Strengthening of 10%
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
200
(120)
200
(120)
Strengthening of 10%
(120)

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NOTE 24: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Interest Rate Risk

The economic entity has a borrowing facility which allows the group to utilise a combination of commercial bills and overdraft facilities to minimise its interest costs whilst maintaining the flexibility to accomodate short term working capital requirements that may vary from time to time. By converting overdraft to commercial bill debt, interest rates are effectively converted from variable to fixed rates for the term of the bill. The use of the facility exposes the economic entity to cash flow interest rate risk.

As at the reporting date, the economic entity had the following fixed and variable rate borrowings:

Weighted average
Note interest rate Balance
2013
2012
2013 2012
%
%
$'000 $'000
Commercial Bills 13 6.12%
6.54%
3,814 3,400

The following table demonstrates the impact on the profit and equity of the economic entity if the average interest rate on the multi option borrowing facility had either increased or decreased by 1%, which management consider to be reasonably possible over the whole year ending 30 June 2013, with all other variables remaining constant:

Impact on profit
Impact on equity
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
(38)
(33)
(38)
(33)
Increase of 1% of average
interest rate
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
38
33
38
33
Decrease of 1% of
average interest rate
2013
2012
$'000
$'000
38
33
38
33
Decrease of 1% of
average interest rate
33

Net Fair Values

The net fair values of assets and liabilities approximate their carrying values. No financial assets or liabilities are readily traded on organised markets.

Capital Management

The Board's aim is to maintain a strong capital base so as to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain future development of the business. The Board seeks to maintain a balance between the higher returns that might be possible with higher levels of borrowings and the advantages and security afforded by a sound capital position.

Total capital is defined as shareholders' equity. The Board monitors the return on capital, which is defined as net operating income divided by total shareholders' equity. The Board also establishes a dividend payout policy which is targeted as being greater than 50% of earnings, subject to a number of factors, including the capital expenditure requirements and the company's financial and taxation position. Dividend payout for the year ended 30 June 2013 is nil (2012: nil).

There were no changes to the economic entity's approach to capital management during the financial year.

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NOTE 25: EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share (cents)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (number)
Earnings used to calculate basic earnings per share ($)
Diluted earnings per share (cents)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (number)
Earnings used to calculate diluted earnings per share ($)
2013
2012
(7.2)
(15.4)
30,573,181
30,573,181
(2,212,000)
(4,693,000)
(7.2)
(15.4)
30,573,181
30,573,181
(2,212,000)
(4,693,000)
Economic Entity
2013
2012
(7.2)
(15.4)
30,573,181
30,573,181
(2,212,000)
(4,693,000)
(7.2)
(15.4)
30,573,181
30,573,181
(2,212,000)
(4,693,000)
Economic Entity
30,573,181
(4,693,000)
(15.4)
30,573,181
(4,693,000)

(a) The effect of the Executive Share Option Plan options on issue is not considered dilutive because based on conditions at the date of this report, it is considered unlikely that these options would be converted into ordinary shares.

NOTE 26: DIVIDEND FRANKING CREDITS

In respect of dividends first recognised as a liability during the period or paid in the period without previously being recognised as a liability

previously being recognised as a liability
Dividends that have been fully franked:
Amount in aggregate ($'000)
Cents per share
Tax rate 30% 30%
Amount of franking credits available for subsequent reporting periods ($'000) 6,146 6,146

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NOTE 27: AUDITORS' REMUNERATION
Audit services
BDO East Coast Partnership (formerly PKF)
Audit and review of financial reports, and other work under the Corporations Act
2001.
Other practices ‐ PKF NZ
Audit or review of financial reports of subsidiary
Total remuneration for audit services
Non‐audit services
BDO East Coast Partnership (formerly PKF)
Tax compliance services, including review of company income tax returns
Other practices ‐ PKF NZ
Tax compliance services, including review of company income tax returns
Total remuneration for non‐audit services
During the year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by the
auditor of the parent and its related practices:
2013
2012
$
$
114,463
114,560
8,978
10,000
123,441
124,560
18,460

19,830
2,504
20,964
19,830
Economic Entity
2013
2012
$
$
114,463
114,560
8,978
10,000
123,441
124,560
18,460

19,830
2,504
20,964
19,830
Economic Entity
124,560
19,830
19,830

It is the economic entity's policy to employ BDO on assignments additional to their statutory audit duties where BDO's expertise and experience with the economic entity are important. These assignments are principally tax advice or where BDO is awarded assignments on a competitive basis.

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NOTE 28: PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION
Information relating to Ambertech Limited (parent entity):
‐ Current Assets
‐ Total Assets
‐ Current Liabilities
‐ Total Liabilities
‐ Share capital
‐ Share based payments reserve
‐ Retained earnings
Profit of the parent entity
Total comprehensive income of the parent entity
2013
$'000
11,046
15,604
1,462
1,462
11,138

3,004
19
19
Parent
2012
$'000
11,027
15,584
1,462
1,462
11,138
14
2,970
Entity
13
13

Guarantees entered into by the parent entity in relation to the debts of its

subsidiaries

The parent entity and some of its subsidiaries are party to a deed of cross guarantee under which the parent guarantees the debts of the others.

Contingent Liabilites

The parent entity had no contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2013 (2012: Nil).

Capital Commitments

The parent entity had no capital commitments for property, plant and equipment as at 30 June 2013 (2012: Nil)

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AMBERTECH LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES ACN 079 080 158 DIRECTORS' DECLARATION

The directors of the company declare that:

  1. The financial statements, comprising the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows, statement of changes in equity and accompanying notes, are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and:

  2. (a) comply with Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001 ; and

  3. (b) give a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 30 June 2013 and of its performance for the year ended on that date.

  4. The company has included in the notes to the financial statements an explicit and unreserved statement of compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

  5. In the directors' opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

  6. The directors have been given the declarations by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by Section 295A.

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors and is signed for and on behalf of the directors by:

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P A Amos Director

Dated this 26th day of September 2013. Sydney

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The foll o wing inform a tion is requir e d by the Au s tralian Secur i ties Exchang e Limited.

Distribution of equity security by size of holding:

Number o
f
Number of % of total
shareholders Ordin
ary Shares
capital
1 - 1,000 78 70,400 0.23
1,001 - 5,000 92 329,399 1.08
5,001 - 10,000 50 432,699 1.42
10,001 - 1
00,000
73 2,398,282 7.84
100,001 and over 23 2
7,342,401
89.43
Total 316 30,573,181 100.00

The nu m ber of security investors h o lding less th a n a marketa b le parcel of 2,778 securitie s is 103 and th e y hold 121,7 4 8 securitie s .

Equity Security Holders

The twenty largest shareholders as at 16 October 2013 were:

Rank T
wenty largest ho
lders
Number of % of tota
l
shares capita
l
1 T
alon A Pty Lim
ited (A K Fu
nd 1)
4,245,667 13.89
2 C
rowton PtyL
td (Amos Sup
er Fund)
3,231,681 10.57
3 H
owbay Pty Lt
d
2,883,556 9.43
4 W
avelink Syst
ems Pty Ltd
2,784,625 9.11
5 W
avelink Syst
ems Pty Ltd(
Employee Sup
erannuation
Fund)
2,650,000 8.67
6 N
anyang Austr
alia Limited
2,000,464 6.54
7 A
ppwam PtyL
imited
1,958,325 6.41
8 W
ygrin Pty Lt
d
1,507,556 4.93
9 W
ygrin Pty Lt
d (Wygrin Pe
nsion Fund)
1,488,270 4.87
10 C
rowton PtyL
imited
1,082,162 3.54
11 JH
NomineesA
ustralia PtyL
td (Harry Fa
mily Super Fu
nd A/C)
993,250 3.25
12 M
r Joseph Gre
ch
413,045 1.35
13 M
ilton Yannis
404,348 1.32
14 M
r Ralph McC
leery
357,599 1.17
15 M
r Joseph Pau
l Grech & Ms
Deborah Lee
Grech
333,261 1.09
16 M
r Stephen Ro
dney Hariono
225,070 0.74
17 M
r David LeC
ornu & MrsB
etty Le Corn
u
220,000 0.72
18 R
ealcal Pty Ltd
200,000 0.65
19 W
allace Capit
al Pty Ltd
152,600 0.50
20 V
elkov FundsM
anagement
Limited
150,000 0.49
27,281,479 89.23

Source: Link Market Services

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Substantial Shareholders

Substan t ial sharehold e rs with a rel e vant interest of 5% or more of total issu e d shares, ba s ed on notific a tions provid e d to the com p any under the Corporatio n s Act 2001 i n clude:

Shareholde
r
Num
ber of
shares
%
of total
capital
Accretion
Wavelink
Crowton
WygrinP
Howbay
Appwam
Investment
Systems Pty
Pty Limited
ty Ltd
Pty Ltd
Pty Limited
Management
Ltd
6,246
5,484
4,313
2,995
2,883
1,950
,131
,625
,843
,826
,556
,025
20.43
17.94
14.11
9.80
9.43
6.38

On-Market Buy Back

On 2 Se p tember 2005 , the compan y lodged an A p pendix 3C a n nouncing an on-market b u y-back of up to 1,543,150 ordinary shares on iss u e. On 28 Se p tember 2006 the company lodged an A p pendix 3D a m ending the b uy-back dur a tion to unlimite d . The comp a ny has not lo d ged an App e ndix 3F to fi n alise the buy back as at 16 October 2013.

The buy b ack is a part of the comp a ny's capital m anagement a n d is designe d to improve s hareholder r e turns. Duri n g the year end e d 30 June 20 1 3 no shares w ere bought b ack by the co m pany.

Voting rights

On a sho w of hands, o n e vote for ev e ry registere d shareholder, and for a pol l , one vote for every share h e ld by a regis t ered sharehol d er.

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Registered Office

Unit 1, 2 Daydream S treet Warrie w ood NSW 2 102 T: +61 2 9998 7600

Directors

Peter F W allace - C h airman Peter A A mos - Ma n aging Direc t or Tom R A mos Edwin F Goodwin David R Swift

Company Secretary

Robert J Glasson

Share Registry

Link M a rket Servic e s Locked B ag A14 South S y dney NSW 1235 Or

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Sydney Head Office

Bankers

Com m onwealth B a nk of Australia Level 1 9, 111 Pacifi c Highway North Sydney NS W 2060

Unit 1, 2 Daydre a m Street Warriewood NS W 2102 T: + 6 1 2 9998 76 0 0

Auditors

Melbourne

BDO E ast Coast P a rtnership Level 1 1, 1 Margaret Street Sydne y NSW 200 0 T: + 61 2 9251 4100

Suit e 12, 79-83 H i gh Street Kew VIC 3101 T: + 6 1 3 9853 04 0 1

Brisbane

ASX Listing

Unit 8, 2994 Logan Rd Und e rwood QL D 4119 T: + 6 1 7 3341 648 7

AMO

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Auckland

Unit 3, 77 Poran a Road Gle n field, Auckl a nd 0672 Ne w Zealand T: + 6 4 9 443 07 5 3

www.ambertech. c om.au www.amberonlin e .com.au

Level 12, 680 Georg e Street Sydney N SW 2000 T: +61 2 8280 7111 or T: 1300 5 54 474

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