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DATA#3 LIMITED Governance Information 2016

Sep 22, 2016

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Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Rules 4.7.3 and 4.10.3[1]

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Name of entity

Data#3 Limited

ABN / ARBN
31 010 545 267
Financial year ended:
31 010 545 267 30 June 2016

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

☒ These pages of our annual report: Pages 18 - 23

The Corporate Governance Statement is accurate and up to date as at 22 September 2016 and has been approved by the board.

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

Date: 22 September 2016

Name of Director or Secretary authorising lodgement:

Bremner Hill

1 Under Listing Rule 4.7.3, an entity must lodge with ASX a completed Appendix 4G at the same time as it lodges its annual report with ASX.

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 rule 4.10.3.

2 “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.

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015

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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 We have followed the recommendation in full for the whole
of the period above. We have disclosed …
PRINCIPLE 1 – LAY SOLID FOUNDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT
1.1 A listed entity should disclose:
(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.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
… and information about the respective roles and
responsibilities of our board and management (including those
matters expressly reserved to the board and those delegated to
management):

at page 18 of the annual report
1.2 A listed entity should:
(a)
undertake appropriate checks before appointing a person, or
putting forward to security holders a candidate for election,
as a director; and
(b)
provide security holders with all material information in its
possession relevant to a decision on whether or not to elect
or re-elect a director.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
1.3 A listed entity should have a written agreement with each director
and senior executive setting out the terms of their appointment.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
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.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
1.5 A listed entity should:
(a)
have a diversity policy which includes requirements for the
board or a relevant committee of the board to set
measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity and to
assess annually both the objectives and the entity’s progress
in achieving them;
(b)
disclose that policy or a summary of it; and
(c)
disclose as at the end of each reporting period the
measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity set by
the board or a relevant committee of the board in accordance
with the entity’s diversity policy and its progress towards
achieving them and either:
(1) the respective proportions of men and women on the
board, in senior executive positions and across the
whole organisation (including how the entity has defined
“senior executive” for these purposes); or
(2) if the entity is a “relevant employer” under the Workplace
Gender Equality Act, the entity’s most recent “Gender
Equality Indicators”, as defined in and published under
that Act.
… the fact that we have a diversity policy that complies with
paragraph (a):
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
… and a copy of our diversity policy or a summary of it:
☒at http://investor.data3.com/irm/content/corporate-
governance.aspx?RID=325
… and the measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity
set by the board or a relevant committee of the board in
accordance with our diversity policy and our progress towards
achieving them:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
… and the information referred to in paragraphs (c)(1) or (2):
☒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, in relation to each reporting period, whether a
performance evaluation was undertaken in the reporting
period in accordance with that process.
… the evaluation process referred to in paragraph (a):
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
… and the information referred to in paragraph (b):
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Corporate Governance Council recommendation Corporate Governance Council recommendation We have followed the recommendation in full for the whole
of the period above. We have disclosed …
1.7 A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a process for periodically evaluating the
performance of its senior executives; and
(b)
disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether a
performance evaluation was undertaken in the reporting
period in accordance with that process.
… the evaluation process referred to in paragraph (a):
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
… and the information referred to in paragraph (b):
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
PRINCIPLE 2 - STRUCTURE THE BOARD TO 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.
[If the entity complies with paragraph (a):]
… the fact that we have a nomination committee that complies
with paragraphs (1) and (2):
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
… and a copy of the charter of the committee:
☒at http://investor.data3.com/irm/content/committee-
charters.aspx?RID=326
… and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5):
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
2.2 A listed entity should have and disclose a board skills matrix setting
out the mix of skills and diversity that the board currently has or is
looking to achieve in its membership.
… 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, association 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, association
or relationship in question and an explanation of why the
board is of that opinion; and
(c)
the length of service of each director.
… 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 our Corporate Governance Statement
… and the length of service of each director:
☒at page 12 of the annual report
2.4 A majority of the board of a listed entity should be independent
directors.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
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.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
2.6 A listed entity should have a program for inducting new directors
and provide appropriate professional development opportunities for
directors to develop and maintain the skills and knowledge needed
to perform their role as directors effectively.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms

2 November 2015

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Corporate Governance Council recommendation Corporate Governance Council recommendation We have followed the recommendation in full for the whole
of the period above. We have disclosed …
PRINCIPLE 3 – ACT ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY
3.1 A listed entity should:
(a)
have a code of conduct for its directors, senior executives
and employees; and
(b)
disclose that code or a summary of it.
… our code of conduct or a summary of it:
☒at http://investor.data3.com/irm/content/corporate-
governance.aspx?RID=325
PRINCIPLE 4 – SAFEGUARD INTEGRITY IN CORPORATE REPORTING
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.
[If the entity complies with paragraph (a):]
… the fact that we have an audit committee that complies with
paragraphs (1) and (2):
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
… and a copy of the charter of the committee:
☒at http://investor.data3.com/irm/content/committee-
charters.aspx?RID=326
… and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5):
☒at page 26 & 27 of the annual report
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.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
4.3 A listed entity that has an AGM should ensure that its external
auditor attends its AGM and is available to answer questions from
security holders relevant to the audit.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
PRINCIPLE 5 – MAKE TIMELY AND BALANCED DISCLOSURE
5.1 A listed entity should:
(a)
have a written policy for complying with its continuous
disclosure obligations under the Listing Rules; and
(b)
disclose that policy or a summary of it.
.. our continuous disclosure compliance policy or a summary of it:
☒at http://investor.data3.com/irm/content/corporate-
governance.aspx?RID=325
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.
… information about us and our governance on our website:
☒at http://investor.data3.com/irm/content/corporate-
governance.aspx?RID=325
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Corporate Governance Council recommendation Corporate Governance Council recommendation We have followed the recommendation in full for the whole
of the period above. We have disclosed …
6.2 A listed entity should design and implement an investor relations
program to facilitate effective two-way communication with
investors.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
6.3 A listed entity should disclose the policies and processes it has in
place to facilitate and encourage participation at meetings of
security holders.
… our policies and processes for facilitating and encouraging
participation at meetings of security holders:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
6.4 A listed entity should give security holders the option to receive
communications from, and send communications to, the entity and
its security registry electronically.
… the fact that we follow this recommendation:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
PRINCIPLE 7 – RECOGNISE AND MANAGE RISK
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.
[If the entity complies with paragraph (a):]
… the fact that we have a committee or committees to oversee
risk that comply with paragraphs (1) and (2):
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
… and a copy of the charter of the committee:
☒at http://investor.data3.com/irm/content/committee-
charters.aspx?RID=326
… and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5):
☒at page 26 & 27 of the annual report
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
(b)
disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether such a
review has taken place.
… the fact that board or a committee of the board reviews the
entity’s risk management framework at least annually to satisfy
itself that it continues to be sound:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
… and that such a review has taken place in the reporting
period covered by this Appendix 4G:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
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 risk management and internal control
processes.
[If the entity complies with paragraph (b):]
… the fact that we do not have an internal audit function and
the processes we employ for evaluating and continually
improving the effectiveness of our risk management and
internal control processes:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
7.4 A listed entity should disclose whether it has any material exposure
to economic, environmental and social sustainability risks and, if it
does, how it manages or intends to manage those risks.
… whether we have any material exposure to economic,
environmental and social sustainability risks and, if we do, how
we manage or intend to manage those risks:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015

Appendix 4G

Key to Disclosures Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

Corporate Governance Council recommendation Corporate Governance Council recommendation We have followed the recommendation in full for the whole
of the period above. We have disclosed …
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.
[If the entity complies with paragraph (a):]
… the fact that we have a remuneration committee that
complies with paragraphs (1) and (2):
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
… and a copy of the charter of the committee:
☒at http://investor.data3.com/irm/content/committee-
charters.aspx?RID=326
… and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5):
☒at page 26 & 27 of the annual report
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.
… separately our remuneration policies and practices regarding
the remuneration of non-executive directors and the
remuneration of executive directors and other senior
executives:
☒in our Corporate Governance Statement
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.
☒ we do not have an equity-based remuneration scheme
and this recommendation is therefore not applicable
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015