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IDENTITII LIMITED — Governance Information 2019
Aug 27, 2019
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Cor orate Governance Statement p
identitii Limited ACN 603 107 044
Adopted by the Board on 28 August 2019
2019 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
1. Background
identitii Limited (“identitii”) is committed to adopting best practice in corporate governance where these practices are appropriate to the business.
The corporate governance arrangements for identitii Limited are set by the Board having regard to the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (3rd Edition), the governance standards adopted generally by companies of a similar size to identitii and the best interests of identitii and it’s shareholders. The principal features of identitii’s governance framework are set out in this Corporate Governance Statement together with the extent to which identitii follows the recommendations set by the ASX Corporate Governance Council.
2. Compliance with Recommendation
identitii currently complies with most of ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations.
The Recommendations the Company does not currently comply with are:
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Recommendation 1.5. While the Company has adopted a Diversity Policy which provides a framework for the Company to establish and achieve measurable diversity objectives, including in respect of gender diversity, it currently has no female board members however it does have three female senior executives (1/3). The Company recognises the importance of building a strong female presence across all tiers of the business. In this regard, and as the Company grows and Board/employee positions become available, attention will be given to identifying opportunities for improving gender diversity across the organisation and measurable objectives will be set to track progress against its objectives;
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Recommendation 2.4. The Board currently comprises four directors. Two members of the Board are independent non-executive directors, one is an executive director and one is a non-independent non-executive director. This is a departure from ASX Principle 2.4, which requires a majority of the Board comprise independent directors. However, the Board believes that the qualifications, experience and expertise of the non-independent directors bring considerable benefit to the Company and is appropriate to adequately represent the majority shareholders of the Company;
Given the nature and scale of the Company, the Board believes its compliance with the Recommendations to be acceptable at this time.
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3. Board of Directors
The Board currently comprises four directors, including two independent directors:
Mr. Michael Aston; Independent Non-Executive Chairman B.E. Eng
Appointed June 2018, age 65
Michael Aston is an experienced senior executive and FinTech entrepreneur with an international career in building and leading global technology businesses. In 2013, Michael was appointed Business Executive Advisor to Accenture to help implement its strategy and advisory for addressing the transforming payments landscape for financial services businesses. Michael has been involved in a number of major national payments initiatives including United Kingdom’s Faster Payments, Singapore’s FAST, Australia’s New Payments Platform and Thailand’s National ePayments.
As Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and co-founder of Distra Pty Limited, Michael oversaw its growth from 2001 to become one of the leading next generation payments platforms used by the largest payments processors. Under his leadership, Distra was acquired in September 2012, by ACI Worldwide, a US based global leader in payments applications. Michael has held a number of executive and board positions with large global corporates including UK defence company GEC Marconi, Serco Systems Limited, a global systems engineering group and CAE Incorporated, the world’s leading supplier of flight simulators. An engineering and business graduate, Michael is a member of the Australian Institute of Directors and has received a NSW Pearcey Award for entrepreneurship in 2013.
Michael is currently Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and a Member of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Mr. Nicholas Armstrong; Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer B.Sc
Appointed November 2014, age 35
Nick Armstrong is an entrepreneur, with 15 years’ experience in building and scaling technology businesses. Nick co-founded identitii in 2014 with Eric Knight and is also the CEO. From 2007 to 2014 Nick was founder and CEO of COzero Holdings Ltd (COzero) and led the company through multiple rounds of funding to Series B in late 2013, when a Japanese strategic investor took a majority stake in the company. COzero is an energy technology company with several products including EnergyLink.io (AI powered energy management software) and MarketLink (OTC trading software). COzero was the fastest growing company in Australia in 2011 according to BRW. From 2005 to 2006 Nick was founder and CEO of Greentricity, an online renewable energy retail company. Greentricity was acquired in late 2006 by Australian Power & Gas, a subsidiary of AGL Energy Limited. Nick holds a Bachelor of Science (Psychology, Human Geography) from the University of Sydney.
Mr. Martin Rogers; Non-executive director B.Eng (Chem), B.Sc (Computer)
Appointed January 2018, age 38
Martin is a start-up investor and company director and has a depth of experience in incubating companies and publicly listed organisations. Martin has experience in many aspects of financial, strategic and operational management. Martin has been both an investor and senior executive in a private funded advisory business in the technology, science and life sciences sectors, where he has been instrumental in enhancing the value of those investments. Martin is the Chief Investment
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Officer of KTM Ventures Innovation Fund LP, an early stage venture capital limited partnership. Currently Martin is also director of Independent Reserve, a leading Australian institutional cryptocurrency exchange. Martin was previously chairman of ASX listed entities Actinogen Medical Ltd, OncoSil Medical Ltd, Rhinomed Ltd and non-executive director of Cellmid Ltd and Chief Executive Officer and managing director of ASX/NASDAQ listed Prima Biomed Ltd. Martin has Chemical Engineering and Computer Science degrees.
Martin is currently a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Peter Lloyd Independent Non-executive director MAICD
Appointed September 2018, age 65
Peter has over 45 years’ experience in computing technology, having worked for both computer hardware and software providers. For the past 35 years, he has been specifically involved in the provision of payments solutions for banks and financial institutions. He is currently the proprietor of The Grayrock Group Pty Ltd, a management consultancy company focusing on the payments industry and is a Non-Executive Director of privately held Taggle Pty Ltd as well as ASX listed Integrated Research Limited (ASX:IRI) and Flamingo AI Limited (ASX:FGO). He has a successful record in Australia and abroad, in executive and non-executive roles for public companies including those listed on ASX.
Peter is currently Chairman Nomination and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the
Independence
identitii has an independent Chairman, Mr. Aston, who is not the same as the CEO and half of the board is independent, not the majority. The Board believes that the qualifications, experience and expertise of the non-independent directors, bring considerable benefit to the Company and is appropriate to adequately represent the majority shareholders of the Company.
As the Company grows, the Board will re-assess the requirement for a majority of independent directors on the Board.
Director Appointment, election and re-election
The Company has undertaken appropriate checks for each director and will continue to do so before appointing and/or putting forward each director as a candidate for election as a director. It will also provide security holders with all material information in its possession relevant to the election (or re-election) of each director.
The Company has a written agreement with each director setting out the terms of their appointment. The Company also has a written agreement with each senior executive setting out the terms of their appointment.
Under identitii’s Constitution, with the exception of the Managing Director, Directors may not hold office without election beyond their third Annual General Meeting (AGM) following their election or most recent re-election. Any director appointed to fill a casual vacancy since the previous AGM, must submit themselves for election at the next AGM.
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Role and Responsibilities of the Board
The Board’s role is to act in the best interests of the Company as a whole and is accountable to shareholders for the overall direction, management and corporate governance of the Company and the Group.
The Board Charter sets out the Board’s role and responsibilities and describes those matters expressly reserved for the Board and those matters delegated to management (principally the Managing Director). A copy of the Charter is available at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance.
The Managing Director is responsible for the day to day management of the Company, supported by the Company’s senior executives however the ultimate responsibility for governance and strategy resides with the Board.
Structure and Composition of the Board
identitii is committed to ensuring the composition of the Board includes directors who bring the appropriate mix of skills, experience and expertise and diversity to Board decision making. It considers that having a diversity of skills background, knowledge and gender are important to effectively govern the Company.
The Board considers that its Directors and Senior Management have the combined skills and experience to discharge its responsibilities.
Director skills/experience matrix:
| experience to discharge its responsibilities. Director skills/experience matrix: |
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| Skill/Experience | Board |
| Total Number of Directors | 4 |
| Financial Acumen Experience in financial accounting and reporting, corporate finance and internal financial controls |
4 |
| Commercial Capability Broad range of commercial skills and experience |
3 |
| Strategy Ability to think strategically and identify and critically assess strategic opportunities and threats and develop effective strategies in the context of the strategic objectives of the Company’s relevantpolicies andpriorities |
3 |
| Product Delivery Knowledge of and experience in providing software licencing and cloud computingservices to businesses and organisations. |
3 |
| Technology Innovation Understanding the current drivers of innovation in the information technology market and specifically in the software delivery and licensing and cloud computing sectors. Experience in delivering new product offerings in response to market demand, to achieve market leadership or to take advantage of opportunities |
3 |
| Risk |
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| Ability to identify key risks to the organisation in a wide range of areas including legal and regulatory compliance, and monitor risk and compliance management frameworks and systems |
4 |
|---|---|
| Investor Relations Understanding of investor relations and the steps required to develop long- term value for shareholders |
3 |
In addition to the skills and experience set out above, the Board considers that each Director has the ability to:
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Act with honesty and integrity
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Focus on the material issues
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Think strategically and take an organization - wide perspective
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Understand the external environment and deal with pressure from external sources
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Influence effectively at the board table
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Respect alternative viewpoints
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Hold management accountable
Board Performance Evaluation
identitii is committed to transparency in determining Board membership and in assessing the performance of the Board, Board Committees and individual Directors.
The Board expects to conduct regular evaluations of its performance, the performance of its Committees, the Chairman and individual Directors. This would include assessment, review and analysis of how the Board, Committees and Directors function, time spent considering matters and whether the Board has complied with its Charter and the Committees with their Charters. The balance of skills, experience, independence and knowledge will be taken into consideration as well as how the Board works together as a unit.
A performance evaluation of the Board, Committees and individual Directors has not been undertaken to date. Given the stage of the Company, its recent listing on ASX and relatively new Board, the Board believes this entirely appropriate at this time.
Professional Development
The Board intends to regularly review whether the directors have the skills, knowledge and familiarity with the entity and its operating environment required to fulfil their role on the Board and committees effectively and, where gaps are identified, consider what training or development could be undertaken to fulfil those gaps.
Nomination
identitii has established a nomination and remuneration committee comprising Mr. Michael Aston (chair), Mr. Martin Rogers and Mr. Peter Lloyd, the majority of whom are independent. The Nomination Committee addresses succession issues and ensures that the Board has the appropriate balance of skills, knowledge, experience, independence and diversity to enable it to discharge its duties and responsibilities effectively through regular review and assessment.
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Remuneration
identitii discloses its policies and practices regarding the remuneration, including any equity based remuneration, of non-executive directors and the remuneration of executive directors and other senior executives in its renumeration report found in the Annual Report each year which is published on identitii’s website www.identitii.com
Identitii’s has an Equity Incentive Plan in place for directors, officers, employees and contractors or consultants. Under the terms of that Plan, a participant must sell, assign or otherwise deal or enter into any transactions which limit the economic risk of participating in the Plan.
Induction
The Board will provide a program to induct all new directors.
4. Board Committees
To assist the Board in discharging its duties efficiently and effectively, it has established an Audit and Risk Committee and a Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Each committee operates within its Board approved Charter which sets out the roles, responsibilities, membership requirements and meeting procedures for each committee.
Audit and Risk Committee
identitii has established an Audit and Risk Committee. It has three members, Mr. Peter Lloyd (Chairman), Mr. Martin Rogers and Mr. Michael Aston, the majority of which are independent. The committee is chaired by an independent director who is not the chairman of the Board.
The Audit and Risk Committee Charter is available at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance.
The Board undertook a review of the Company’s risk management framework in preparation of listing on ASX and continues to review the Company’s risk management framework at least biannually.
Should the Company determine it has any material exposure to economic, environmental or social sustainability risks, it will disclose how it will manage those risks.
Remuneration Committee
The Board has established a Nomination and Remuneration Committee with three members, Mr. Michael Aston (chair), Mr. Martin Rogers and Mr. Peter Lloyd, the majority and chairman of whom are independent.
The Committee is responsible for setting the level and composition of remuneration for directors and senior executives and ensuring remuneration is appropriate and not excessive. A copy of the Remuneration Committee Charter is available at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance.
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5. Company Secretary
Ms. Elissa Hansen is the Company Secretary and was appointed in January 2019. She is accountable directly to the Board, through the Chairman, on all matters to do with the proper functioning of the Board.
The role of the Company Secretary is set out in more detail in the Board Charter available at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance .
6. Senior Executives
Senior executives manage the day to day task of the Company under the guidance and direction of the Managing Director. identitii recognises the importance of its senior executives to the Company’s growth and performance. Accordingly, it is imperative that the Company undertake regular evaluations of its senior executives to review their effectiveness and performance on an ongoing basis.
The Managing Director will review the performance of senior executives annually. These evaluations assess the completeness and effectiveness of each senior executive meeting their KPIs, whether the executive has the appropriate mix of skills and experience to allow the Company to meet its corporate goals and whether the executive provides a safe, secure, productive, harmonious and inclusive environment for their employees to perform at their best.
7. Diversity
identitii values a strong and diverse workforce and is committed to developing measurable objectives to achieve diversity and inclusion in its workplace. identitii has implemented a Diversity Policy which is overseen by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and which aligns the Group’s management systems with the commitment to develop a culture and business model that values and achieves diversity in its workforce and on its Board. Identitii will disclose the measurable objectives for achieving diversity and progress towards the policy’s goals. It will also disclose the proportion of women employees in the whole organisation, women in senior executive positions and women on the Board.
8. Ethical and Responsible Behaviour
identitii is committed to acting ethically and responsibly including acting with honesty and integrity. To support this, the Company has developed various policies that set out the values and expectations as to how the Company and its employees will work and behave.
Code of Conduct
identitii’s Code of Conduct represents a commitment by the Board and executives to uphold the highest standards of honesty, integrity and ethical and law-abiding behavior and to foster a culture of honesty, integrity and ethical and law-abiding behaviour among other officers and employees taking into account identitii’s legal and other obligations to its stakeholders.
Failure to comply with the Code is viewed as a serious matter which may lead to disciplinary action including dismissal and/or legal action.
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A copy of the Code can be found at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance
Conflicts of Interest
identitii’s Code of Conduct also includes guidelines in managing conflicts of interest.
In accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 ( Cth ) Directors who have a material personal interest in a matter must not be present whilst the matter is being considered. The other Directors, however, may allow such Director/s to participate and vote in relation to the issue if they are satisfied that the interest should not disqualify the Director/s from voting or being present.
Anti-corruption and Fraud
identitii has zero tolerance for unfair or unethical conduct in business. It believes acting fairly and ethically will protect the Company’ assets and create value for our business partners, customers and shareholders.
The Company recognises that compliance with local and international bribery and anti-corruption laws is essential to protect its reputation and preserve its ability to continue to develop its business.
Dealing in identitii Securities
identitii has adopted the Trading Policy which is intended to explain the types of conduct in dealings in securities that are prohibited under the Corporations Act and establish a best practice procedure for the buying and selling of securities that protects identitii and Directors and employees against the misuse of unpublished information which could materially affect the value of securities. Subject to certain exceptions, including exceptional financial circumstances, the policy defines certain ‘prohibited periods’ during which trading in Shares by identitii’s Directors, officers and key management personnel is prohibited.
In all instances, buying or selling of Shares is not permitted at any time by any person who possesses price-sensitive information. A copy of the Policy is available at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance
Internal Audit
The Company does not have an internal audit function, and due to its size and current activities the Board does not believe that one is warranted at this time. The Board evaluates and monitors internal control processes to continually improve the effectiveness of its risk management and will re-evaluate the Company’s requirement for an internal audit function as the Company grows.
CEO and CFO Declaration
The Board will ensure it receives a declaration from both the CEO and CFO, that, in their opinion, the financial records 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 Group, and their opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively before the Board approves the Company’s annual financial statements.
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9. Market Disclosure and Shareholder Communications
identitii’s aim is to ensure that Shareholders are kept informed of all major developments affecting the state of affairs of identitii. In addition to identitii’s continuous disclosure obligations, identitii recognises that potential investors and other interested stakeholders may wish to obtain information about identitii from time to time and identitii will communicate this information regularly to Shareholders and other stakeholders through a range of forums and publications.
All ASX announcements made to the market, including annual and half year financial results, will be posted on identitii’s website at www.identitii.com as soon as practicable following their release by ASX. The full text of all notices of meetings and explanatory material, identitii’s annual report and copies of all investor presentations made to analysts and media briefings will be posted on identitii’s website. The website will also contain a facility for the Shareholders to direct queries to identitii.
identitii will also provide shareholders with the opportunity to elect to receive communications from the Company electronically and can send communications to the Company and the share registry electronically.
Continuous Disclosure
identitii is required to comply with the continuous disclosure requirements of the ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act. Subject to the exceptions contained in the Listing Rules, the Company will be required to disclose to the ASX any information concerning the Company which is not generally available and which a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or value of the Shares. The Company is committed to observing its disclosure obligations under ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act. The Company has adopted a policy which establishes procedures which are aimed at ensuring that Directors, officers and employees are aware of and fulfil their obligations in relation to the timely disclosure of material price-sensitive information. Under the policy, the Board will be responsible for managing identitii’s compliance with its continuous disclosure obligations.
A copy of the policy is available at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is an important occasion for updating shareholders on the Company’s performance. The AGM provides the opportunity for shareholders to ask questions of and hear from the Board. It also allows the Board to listen and respond to shareholder feedback.
The Company will ensure that its external auditor will attend all AGMs and is available to answer queries from shareholders relent to the audit.
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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
Introduced 01/07/14 Amended 02/11/15
Name of entity
identitii Limited
ABN / ARBN 83 603 107 044
Financial year ended:
30 June 2019
Our corporate governance statement[2] for the above period above can be found at:[3]
☐ These pages of our annual report:
☒ This URL on our website: https://identitii.com/investors/#governance
The Corporate Governance Statement is accurate and up to date as at 28 August 2019 and has been approved by the board.
The annexure includes a key to where our corporate governance disclosures can be located.
Date: 28 August 2019
Name of Director or Secretary authorising Elissa Hansen lodgement:
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.
3 Mark whichever option is correct and then complete the page number(s) of the annual report, or the URL of the web page, where the entity’s corporate governance statement can be found. You can, if you wish, delete the option which is not applicable.
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 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 … |
We have NOT followed the recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We have disclosed …4 |
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| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … 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 https://identitii.com/investors/#governance |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
4 If you have followed all of the Council’s recommendations in full for the whole of the period above, you can, if you wish, delete this column from the form and re-format it.
- See chapter 19 for defined terms
2 November 2015
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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 … |
We have NOT followed the recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We have disclosed …4 |
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| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and a copy of our diversity policy or a summary of it: ☒at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance … 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and the information referred to in paragraphs (c)(1) or (2): ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☒ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and the information referred to in paragraph (b): ☒in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and the information referred to in paragraph (b): ☒in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms
2 November 2015
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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 … |
We have NOT followed the recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We have disclosed …4 |
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| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and a copy of the charter of the committee: ☐at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance … and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5): ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐in the Annual Report available at https://identitii.com/category/announcements/ [If the entity complies with paragraph (b):] … the fact that we do not have a nomination committee and the processes we employ 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: ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015
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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 … |
We have NOT followed the recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We have disclosed …4 |
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| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and, where applicable, the information referred to in paragraph (b): ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and the length of service of each director: ☒in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☒ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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: ☒in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015
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| 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 … |
We have NOT followed the recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We have disclosed …4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and a copy of the charter of the committee: ☒at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance … and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5): ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☒in our Annual Report located at https://identitii.com/category/announcements/ [If the entity complies with paragraph (b):] … the fact that we do not have an audit committee and the processes we employ that independently verify and safeguard the integrity of our corporate reporting, including the processes for the appointment and removal of the external auditor and the rotation of the audit engagement partner: ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so 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. |
… the fact that we follow this recommendation: ☒in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015
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| 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 … |
We have NOT followed the recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We have disclosed …4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity that does not hold an annual general meeting and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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: ☒in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
| 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 https://identitii.com/investors/#governance |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
| 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 OR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity that does not hold periodic meetings of security holders and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015
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| 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 … |
We have NOT followed the recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We have disclosed …4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and a copy of the charter of the committee: ☒at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance … and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5): ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☒in our Annual Report located https://identitii.com/category/announcements/ [If the entity complies with paragraph (b):] … the fact that we do not have a risk committee or committees that satisfy (a) and the processes we employ for overseeing our risk management framework: ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and that such a review has taken place in the reporting period covered by this Appendix 4G: ☒in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015
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| 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 … |
We have NOT followed the recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We have disclosed …4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (a):] … how our internal audit function is structured and what role it performs: ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] [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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015
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| 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 … |
We have NOT followed the recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We have disclosed …4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 StatementOR ☐at [insert location] … and a copy of the charter of the committee: ☒at https://identitii.com/investors/#governance … and the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5): ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☒in our Annual Report located at https://identitii.com/category/announcements/ [If the entity complies with paragraph (b):] … the fact that we do not have a remuneration committee and the processes we employ for setting the level and composition of remuneration for directors and senior executives and ensuring that such remuneration is appropriate and not excessive: ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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 StatementOR ☒in our Annual Report located at https://identitii.com/category/announcements/ |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015
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| 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 … |
We have NOT followed the recommendation in full for the whole of the period above. We have disclosed …4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
… our policy on this issue or a summary of it: ☒in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement OR ☐ w e do not have an equity-based remuneration scheme and this recommendation is therefore not applicableOR ☐ we are an externally managed entity and this recommendation is therefore not applicable |
| 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; (b) the role and responsibility of the board of the responsible entity for overseeing those arrangements. |
… the information referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b): ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
| - | 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. |
… the terms governing our remuneration as manager of the entity: ☐in our Corporate Governance StatementOR ☐at [insert location] |
☐ an explanation why that is so in our Corporate Governance Statement |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms 2 November 2015
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