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CLEARVIEW WEALTH LIMITED Governance Information 2021

Aug 24, 2021

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Rules 4.7.3 and 4.10.3

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Name of entity

ClearView Wealth Limited

ABN/ARBN
83 106 248 248
Financial year ended:
83 106 248 248 30 June 2021

Our corporate governance statement[1] for the period above can be found at:[2]

These pages of our ☐ annual report: This URL on our ☒ https://www.clearview.com.au/about-clearview/corporate-governance website:

The Corporate Governance Statement is accurate and up to date as at 24 August 2021 and has been approved by the board.

The annexure includes a key to where our corporate governance disclosures can be located.[3]

Date: 25 August 2021 Name of authorised officer Judilyn Beaumont – Company Secretary authorising lodgement:

1 “Corporate governance statement” is defined in Listing Rule 19.12 to mean the statement referred to in Listing Rule 4.10.3 which discloses the extent to which an entity has followed the recommendations set by the ASX Corporate Governance Council during a particular reporting period.

Listing Rule 4.10.3 requires an entity that is included in the official list as an ASX Listing to include in its annual report either a corporate governance statement that meets the requirements of that rule or the URL of the page on its website where such a statement is located. The corporate governance statement must disclose the extent to which the entity has followed the recommendations set by the ASX Corporate Governance Council during the reporting period. If the entity has not followed a recommendation for any part of the reporting period, its corporate governance statement must separately identify that recommendation and the period during which it was not followed and state its reasons for not following the recommendation and what (if any) alternative governance practices it adopted in lieu of the recommendation during that period.

Under Listing Rule 4.7.4, if an entity chooses to include its corporate governance statement on its website rather than in its annual report, it must lodge a copy of the corporate governance statement with ASX at the same time as it lodges its annual report with ASX. The corporate governance statement must be current as at the effective date specified in that statement for the purposes of Listing Rule 4.10.3.

Under Listing Rule 4.7.3, an entity must also lodge with ASX a completed Appendix 4G at the same time as it lodges its annual report with ASX. The Appendix 4G serves a dual purpose. It acts as a key designed to assist readers to locate the governance disclosures made by a listed entity under Listing Rule 4.10.3 and under the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s recommendations. It also acts as a verification tool for listed entities to confirm that they have met the disclosure requirements of Listing Rule 4.10.3.

The Appendix 4G is not a substitute for, and is not to be confused with, the entity's corporate governance statement. They serve different purposes and an entity must produce each of them separately.

2 Tick whichever option is correct and then complete the page number(s) of the annual report, or the URL of the web page, where your corporate governance statement can be found. You can, if you wish, delete the option which is not applicable.

3 Throughout this form, where you are given two or more options to select, you can, if you wish, delete any option which is not applicable and just retain the option that is applicable. If you select an option that includes “OR” at the end of the selection and you delete the other options, you can also, if you wish, delete the “OR” at the end of the selection. See notes 4 and 5 below for further instructions on how to complete this form.

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4G (current at 17/7/2020)

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Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

ANNEXURE – KEY TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DISCLOSURES

Corporate Governance Council recommendation Corporate Governance Council recommendation Where a box below is ticked,4we have followed the
recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We
have disclosed this in our Corporate Governance Statement:
PRINCIPLE 1 – LAY SOLID FOUNDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT
1.1 A listed entity should have and disclose a board charter setting
out:
(a)
the respective roles and responsibilities of its board and
management; and
(b)
those matters expressly reserved to the board and those
delegated to management.

and we have disclosed a copy of our board charter at:
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Board-Charter
1.2 A listed entity should:
(a)
undertake appropriate checks before appointing a director or
senior executive or putting someone forward for election as
a director; and
(b)
provide security holders with all material information in its
possession relevant to a decision on whether or not to elect
or re-elect a director.
1.3 A listed entity should have a written agreement with each director
and senior executive setting out the terms of their appointment.
1.4 The company secretary of a listed entity should be accountable
directly to the board, through the chair, on all matters to do with
the proper functioning of the board.
1.5 A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a diversity policy;
(b)
through its board or a committee of the board set
measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity in the
composition of its board, senior executives and workforce
generally; and
(c)
disclose in relation to each reporting period:
(1)
the measurable objectives set for that period to
achieve gender diversity;
(2)
the entity’s progress towards achieving those
objectives; and
(3)
either:
(A)
the respective proportions of men and women
on the board, in senior executive positions and
across the whole workforce (including how the
entity has defined “senior executive” for these
purposes); or
(B)
if the entity is a “relevant employer” under the
Workplace Gender Equality Act, the entity’s
most recent “Gender Equality Indicators”, as
defined in and published under that Act.
If the entity was in the S&P / ASX 300 Index at the
commencement of the reporting period, the measurable objective
for achieving gender diversity in the composition of its board
should be to have not less than 30% of its directors of each
gender within a specified period.

and we have disclosed a copy of our diversity policy at:
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Diversity-Policy
and we have disclosed the information referred to in paragraphs (b)
and (c) in our Corporate Governance Statement and at
www.wgea.com.au
We were not included in the S&P / ASX 300 Index in the reporting
period.

4 Tick the box in this column only if you have followed the relevant recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. Where the recommendation has a disclosure obligation attached, you must insert the location where that disclosure has been made, where indicated by the line with “ insert location ” underneath. If the disclosure in question has been made in your corporate governance statement, you need only insert “our corporate governance statement”. If the disclosure has been made in your annual report, you should insert the page number(s) of your annual report (eg “pages 10-12 of our annual report”). If the disclosure has been made on your website, you should insert the URL of the web page where the disclosure has been made or can be accessed (eg “www.entityname.com.au/corporate governance/charters/”).

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ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4G (current at 17/7/2020)

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Corporate Governance Council recommendation Corporate Governance Council recommendation Where a box below is ticked,4we have followed the
recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We
have disclosed this in our Corporate Governance Statement:
1.6 A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a process for periodically evaluating the
performance of the board, its committees and individual
directors; and
(b)
disclose for each reporting period whether a performance
evaluation has been undertaken in accordance with that
process during or in respect of that period.

and we have disclosed the evaluation process referred to in
paragraph (a) in our Corporate Governance Statement and whether
a performance evaluation was undertaken for the reporting period in
accordance with that process in our Corporate Governance
Statement.
1.7 A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a process for evaluating the performance
of its senior executives at least once every reporting period;
and
(b)
disclose for each reporting period whether a performance
evaluation has been undertaken in accordance with that
process during or in respect of that period.

and we have disclosed the evaluation process referred to in
paragraph (a) in our Corporate Governance Statement and whether
a performance evaluation was undertaken for the reporting period in
accordance with that process in our Corporate Governance
Statement.
PRINCIPLE 2 - STRUCTURE THE BOARD TO BE EFFECTIVE AND ADD VALUE
2.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have a nomination committee which:
(1)
has at least three members, a majority of whom are
independent directors; and
(2)
is chaired by an independent director,
and disclose:
(3)
the charter of the committee;
(4)
the members of the committee; and
(5)
as at the end of each reporting period, the number of
times the committee met throughout the period and
the individual attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have a nomination committee, disclose that fact
and the processes it employs to address board succession
issues and to ensure that the board has the appropriate
balance of skills, knowledge, experience, independence and
diversity to enable it to discharge its duties and
responsibilities effectively.

and we have disclosed a copy of the charter of the committee at
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Nomination-and-Remuneration-Committee-Charter
and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5) in our
Corporate Governance Statement and FY21 Annual Report (Pages
9 -12)
Paragraph (b) not applicable.
2.2 A listed entity should have and disclose a board skills matrix
setting out the mix of skills that the board currently has or is
looking to achieve in its membership.

and we have disclosed our board skills matrix in our Corporate
Governance Statement.
2.3 A listed entity should disclose:
(a)
the names of the directors considered by the board to be
independent directors;
(b)
if a director has an interest, position, affiliation or relationship
of the type described in Box 2.3 but the board is of the
opinion that it does not compromise the independence of the
director, the nature of the interest, position or relationship in
question and an explanation of why the board is of that
opinion; and
(c)
the length of service of each director.

and we have disclosed the names of the directors considered by the
board to be independent directors in our Corporate Governance
Statement
and, where applicable, the information referred to in paragraph (b) in
the FY21 Annual Report (Pages 9 – 12)
and the length of service of each director in our Corporate
Governance Statement and FY21 Annual Report (Pages 9 – 12)
2.4 A majority of the board of a listed entity should be independent
directors.
2.5 The chair of the board of a listed entity should be an independent
director and, in particular, should not be the same person as the
CEO of the entity.

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ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4G (current at 17/7/2020)

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Corporate Governance Council recommendation Corporate Governance Council recommendation Where a box below is ticked,4we have followed the
recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We
have disclosed this in our Corporate Governance Statement:
2.6 A listed entity should have a program for inducting new directors
and for periodically reviewing whether there is a need for existing
directors to undertake professional development to maintain the
skills and knowledge needed to perform their role as directors
effectively.
PRINCIPLE 3 – INSTIL A CULTURE OF ACTING LAWFULLY, ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY
3.1 A listed entity should articulate and disclose its values.
and we have disclosed our values in our Corporate Governance
Statement, in the FY21 Annual Report (Page 53) and at
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Our-Way-ClearView-Statement-of-Values
3.2 A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a code of conduct for its directors, senior
executives and employees; and
(b)
ensure that the board or a committee of the board is
informed of any material breaches of that code.

and we have disclosed our code of conduct at
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Code-of-Conduct
3.3 A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a whistleblower policy; and
(b)
ensure that the board or a committee of the board is
informed of any material incidents reported under that policy.

and we have disclosed our whistleblower policy at
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Whistleblower-Policy
3.4 A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose an anti-bribery and corruption policy; and
(b)
ensure that the board or committee of the board is informed
of any material breaches of that policy.

and we have disclosed our anti-bribery and corruption policy at
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-governance/Anti-B
and-Corruption-Policy
PRINCIPLE 4 – SAFEGUARD THE INTEGRITY OF CORPORATE REPORTS
4.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have an audit committee which:
(1)
has at least three members, all of whom are non-
executive directors and a majority of whom are
independent directors; and
(2)
is chaired by an independent director, who is not the
chair of the board,
and disclose:
(3)
the charter of the committee;
(4)
the relevant qualifications and experience of the
members of the committee; and
(5)
in relation to each reporting period, the number of
times the committee met throughout the period and
the individual attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have an audit committee, disclose that fact and
the processes it employs that independently verify and
safeguard the integrity of its corporate reporting, including
the processes for the appointment and removal of the
external auditor and the rotation of the audit engagement
partner.

and we have disclosed a copy of the charter of the committee at
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Board-Audit-Committee-Charter
and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5) in our
Corporate Governance Statement and FY21 Annual Report (Pages
9 - 12)
Paragraph (b) not applicable.

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ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4G (current at 17/7/2020)

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Corporate Governance Council recommendation Corporate Governance Council recommendation Where a box below is ticked,4we have followed the
recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We
have disclosed this in our Corporate Governance Statement:
4.2 The board of a listed entity should, before it approves the entity’s
financial statements for a financial period, receive from its CEO
and CFO a declaration that, in their opinion, the financial records
of the entity have been properly maintained and that the financial
statements comply with the appropriate accounting standards and
give a true and fair view of the financial position and performance
of the entity and that the opinion has been formed on the basis of
a sound system of risk management and internal control which is
operating effectively.
4.3 A listed entity should disclose its process to verify the integrity of
any periodic corporate report it releases to the market that is not
audited or reviewed by an external auditor.
PRINCIPLE 5 – MAKE TIMELY AND BALANCED DISCLOSURE
5.1 A listed entity should have and disclose a written policy for
complying with its continuous disclosure obligations under listing
rule 3.1.

and we have disclosed our continuous disclosure compliance policy
at https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Continuous-Disclosure-and-Market-Communications-Po
5.2 A listed entity should ensure that its board receives copies of all
material market announcements promptly after they have been
made.
5.3 A listed entity that gives a new and substantive investor or analyst
presentation should release a copy of the presentation materials
on the ASX Market Announcements Platform ahead of the
presentation.
PRINCIPLE 6 – RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS
6.1 A listed entity should provide information about itself and its
governance to investors via its website.

and we have disclosed information about us and our governance on
our website at https://www.clearview.com.au/about-clearview
6.2 A listed entity should have an investor relations program that
facilitates effective two-way communication with investors.
6.3 A listed entity should disclose how it facilitates and encourages
participation at meetings of security holders.

and we have disclosed how we facilitate and encourage participation
at meetings of security holders in our Corporate Governance
Statement
6.4 A listed entity should ensure that all substantive resolutions at a
meeting of security holders are decided by a poll rather than by a
show of hands.
6.5 A listed entity should give security holders the option to receive
communications from, and send communications to, the entity and
its security registry electronically.
PRINCIPLE 7 – RECOGNISE AND MANAGE RISK

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ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4G (current at 17/7/2020)

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Corporate Governance Council recommendation Corporate Governance Council recommendation Where a box below is ticked,4we have followed the
recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We
have disclosed this in our Corporate Governance Statement:
7.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have a committee or committees to oversee risk, each of
which:
(1)
has at least three members, a majority of whom are
independent directors; and
(2)
is chaired by an independent director,
and disclose:
(3)
the charter of the committee;
(4)
the members of the committee; and
(5)
as at the end of each reporting period, the number of
times the committee met throughout the period and
the individual attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have a risk committee or committees that
satisfy (a) above, disclose that fact and the processes it
employs for overseeing the entity’s risk management
framework.

and we have disclosed a copy of the charter of the committee at
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Board-Risk-and-Compliance-Committee-Charter
and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5) in our
Corporate Governance Statement and FY21 Annual Report (Pages
9 - 12)
Paragraph (b) not applicable.
7.2 The board or a committee of the board should:
(a)
review the entity’s risk management framework at least
annually to satisfy itself that it continues to be sound and
that the entity is operating with due regard to the risk
appetite set by the board; and
(b)
disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether such a
review has taken place.

and we have disclosed whether a review of the entity’s risk
management framework was undertaken during the reporting period
in our Corporate Governance Statement and FY21 Annual Report
(Pages 85-88)
7.3 A listed entity should disclose:
(a)
if it has an internal audit function, how the function is
structured and what role it performs; or
(b)
if it does not have an internal audit function, that fact and the
processes it employs for evaluating and continually
improving the effectiveness of its governance, risk
management and internal control processes.

and we have disclosed how our internal audit function is structured
and what role it performs in our Corporate Governance Statement
and FY21 Annual Report (Page 85)
Paragraph (b) is not applicable.
7.4 A listed entity should disclose whether it has any material
exposure to environmental or social risks and, if it does, how it
manages or intends to manage those risks.

and we have disclosed whether we have any material exposure to
environmental and social risks in our Corporate Governance
Statement
and, if we do, how we manage or intend to manage those risks
in our Corporate Governance Statement
PRINCIPLE 8 – REMUNERATE FAIRLY AND RESPONSIBLY
8.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have a remuneration committee which:
(1)
has at least three members, a majority of whom are
independent directors; and
(2)
is chaired by an independent director,
and disclose:
(3)
the charter of the committee;
(4)
the members of the committee; and
(5)
as at the end of each reporting period, the number of
times the committee met throughout the period and
the individual attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have a remuneration committee, disclose that
fact and the processes it employs for setting the level and
composition of remuneration for directors and senior
executives and ensuring that such remuneration is
appropriate and not excessive.

and we have disclosed a copy of the charter of the committee at
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Nomination-and-Remuneration-Committee-Charter
and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5) in our
Corporate Governance Statement and FY21 Annual Report (Pages
9 -12)
Paragraph (b) not applicable.

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ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4G (current at 17/7/2020)

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Corporate Governance Council recommendation Corporate Governance Council recommendation Where a box below is ticked,4we have followed the
recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We
have disclosed this in our Corporate Governance Statement:
8.2 A listed entity should separately disclose its policies and practices
regarding the remuneration of non-executive directors and the
remuneration of executive directors and other senior executives.

and we have disclosed separately our remuneration policies and
practices regarding the remuneration of non-executive directors and
the remuneration of executive directors and other senior executives
at in our Corporate Governance Statement and in our FY21 Annual
Report (Pages 53 – 74)
8.3 A listed entity which has an equity-based remuneration scheme
should:
(a)
have a policy on whether participants are permitted to enter
into transactions (whether through the use of derivatives or
otherwise) which limit the economic risk of participating in
the scheme; and
(b)
disclose that policy or a summary of it.

and we have disclosed our policy on this issue in our Securities
Trading policy at
https://www.clearview.com.au/documents/corporate-
governance/Securities-Trading-Policyand a summary of it at
in our Corporate Governance Statement
ADDITIONAL RECEOMMENDATIONS THAT ONLY APPLY IN CERTAIN CASES
9.1 A listed entity with a director who does not speak the language in
which board or security holder meetings are held or key corporate
documents are written should disclose the processes it has in
place to ensure the director understands and can contribute to the
discussions at those meetings and understands and can discharge
their obligations in relation to those documents.

Not applicable
9.2 A listed entity established outside Australia should ensure that
meetings of security holders are held at a reasonable place and
time.
9.3 A listed entity established outside Australia, and an externally
managed listed entity that has an AGM, should ensure that its
external auditor attends its AGM and is available to answer
questions from security holders relevant to the audit.
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES APPLICABLE TO EXTERNALLY MANAGED LISTED ENTITIES
- Alternative to Recommendation 1.1 for externally managed listed
entities:
The responsible entity of an externally managed listed entity
should disclose:
(a)
the arrangements between the responsible entity and the
listed entity for managing the affairs of the listed entity; and
(b)
the role and responsibility of the board of the responsible
entity for overseeing those arrangements.

Not applicable
- Alternative to Recommendations 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 for externally
managed listed entities:
An externally managed listed entity should clearly disclose the
terms governing the remuneration of the manager.

Not applicable

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