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MEMPHASYS LIMITED. — Annual Report 2022
Aug 30, 2022
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Memphasys Limited and its Controlled Entities ABN 33 120 047 556
Annual Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2022
Contents
| Directors’ report | 2 |
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| Auditor's independence declaration | 21 |
| Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income | 22 |
| Consolidated statement of financial position | 23 |
| Consolidated statement of changes in equity | 24 |
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | 25 |
| Notes to the consolidated financial statements | 26 |
| Directors’ declaration | 56 |
| Independent audit report to the members | 57 |
| Shareholder information | 62 |
Memphasys Limited and its Controlled Entities
Directors’ Report
The Directors present their report, together with the consolidated financial statements of the Group, being the company and its controlled entities, for the financial year ended 30 June 2022 and the audit report thereon.
Directors
The names of the Directors of Memphasys Limited in office at any time during or since the end of the financial year are:
Mr Robert Cooke Independent Non-Executive Chairman (appointed 26 April 2022) Ms Alison Coutts Managing Director and CEO Mr Andrew Goodall Non-Executive Director Mr Shane Hartwig Independent Non-Executive Director (resigned 25 April 2022) Mr Paul Wright Independent Non-Executive Director
Company Secretary
Mr Andrew Metcalfe (B.Bus, CPA, FGIA, GAICD) manages the Company Secretary services of Memphasys. Mr. Metcalfe is an experienced independent company secretary and business consultant, he was appointed on the 29 November 2016 and is well qualified for the position having been a company secretary and governance advisor to ASX listed companies for over 20 years.
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Names, Qualifications, Experiences and Special Responsibilities Share interests &
unlisted options at the
date of this report
Mr Robert Cooke B. Health Administration, Grad. Dip. Acc and Fin Direct
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| Names, Qualifications, Experiences and Special Responsibilities Share interests & unlisted options at the date of this report |
Names, Qualifications, Experiences and Special Responsibilities Share interests & unlisted options at the date of this report |
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| Mr Robert Cooke B. Health Administration, Grad. Dip. Acc and Fin | Direct |
| Non-Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee from 26 April 2022. Mr Cooke is a highly strategic and results focussed private health care leader. With a 40+ year career in the health industry, his experience spans executive leadership of publicly listed and privately owned healthcare companies, and management of private and public hospitals in Australia, Asia and the UK. He is currently the Managing Director of Connelly Partners, a niche health care consulting company. Mr Cooke has a proven track record in setting strategy and delivering successful outcomes for stakeholders and shareholders, highly effective interaction with the financial community, and holds a unique understanding of the complex dynamics of the health care industry. Mr Cooke has served as a Director of ASX listed and private equity owned health care companies, within Australia and internationally. He is currently the Non- Executive Chairman of OptiScan, global leader in the development of microscopic imaging and related technologies for surgery and medical research. Before establishing Connelly Partners in 2018, Mr Cooke was the Managing Director & CEO of Healthscope, one of Australia’s leading private hospital/medical centre/pathology operators between 2010 and 2017. |
Nil ordinary shares Nil unlisted options Indirect Nil ordinary shares Nil unlisted options |
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| Names, Qualifications, Experiences and Special Responsibilities | Share interests & unlisted options at the date of this report |
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| Ms Alison Coutts B.E (Chem), MBA, Grad Dip Biotech Managing Director and CEO and member of the Audit and Risk and the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Ms Alison Coutts has extensive experience across a number of industry sectors and disciplines. This includes international engineering project management, strategy consulting, executive search, investment banking and technology commercialisation. Prior to her role at Memphasys, Ms Coutts co-founded various businesses including a corporate finance advisory business, a clinical development stage drug development company focussing on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a medical device company that is developing innovative, lightweight mobile X-Ray machines for medical use. Ms Alison Coutts has a Chemical Engineering degree and a Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology from the University of Melbourne and an MBA from Melbourne Business School. |
Direct 75,847,375 ordinary shares 3,363,000 unlisted options Indirect 3,777,764 ordinary shares Nil unlisted options |
| Andrew Goodall Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit and Risk and Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Mr Goodall, a significant shareholder in Memphasys, is an entrepreneur who now runs a private business involved in Commercial Property in New Zealand. |
Direct 170,806,265 ordinary shares 1,350,000 unlisted options Indirect 692,240 ordinary shares Nil unlisted options |
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| Names, Qualifications, Experiences and Special Responsibilities | Share interests & unlisted options at the date of this report |
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| Mr Shane Hartwig B Bus, CPA, ACIS Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee from 31 September 2019 and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Mr Hartwig is a Founder and Director of Peloton Capital, a well-established and highly successful corporate advisory firm with offices in Sydney and Perth. Mr Hartwig has over 25 years’ national and international experience in the finance industry with exposure to both the debt and equity capital markets. His experience covers Initial Public Offerings (IPO’s), capital raisings, prospectus and information memorandum preparation and project management, company assessments and due diligence reviews. He has also extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, including in takeover transactions. |
Direct Nil ordinary shares Nil unlisted options Indirect Nil ordinary shares Nil unlisted options |
| Mr Paul WrightMA (Eng), FAICD Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee from 13 March 2020 and member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Mr Paul Wright has more than 30 years’ experience as a highly skilled executive in strategic consulting and the development and sales of innovative medical devices and diagnostic tools. Mr Wright’s background includes developing and implementing commercialisation strategies from early research and development through to developing global product sales channels. He has experience building distribution partnerships and the direct selling and marketing of highly innovative products internationally. In his early career, Mr Wright worked with business strategy consulting firm Bain & Company in Europe, North America and Asia, advising multinational clients on growth strategy, mergers and acquisitions and operations management. For the past two decades, Mr Wright worked as a CEO for three leading international Australian technology companies focusing on development, manufacturing and marketing of medical devices and diagnostic instruments, including Invetech and Vision BiosSystems, which were acquired by a Fortune 500 company, and Universal Biosensors, where Mr Wright developed commercial partnerships with two large multinationals and oversaw the development, commercialisation and manufacturing scale-up of a blood coagulation analyser for world markets. Mr Wright is currently a non-executive director of design, engineering and technology commercialisation company Hydrix Ltd and an advisory board member for unlisted digital wastewater services company Waterwerx Pty Ltd. |
Direct Nil ordinary shares Nil unlisted options Indirect Nil ordinary shares Nil unlisted options |
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Meetings of Directors
The following table sets out the numbers of meetings of the company’s Board of Directors and meetings of each Board committee held during the year ended 30 June 2022 and the number of meetings attended by each Director.
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Board Meetings Audit & Risk Nomination and
Committee Remuneration
Meetings Committee Meetings
Director/Alternate Director Attended Held Attended Held Attended Held
Alison Coutts 8 8 2 @ 2 1 1
Andrew Ernest Goodall 8 8 2 2 1 1
Shane Hartwig # 5 5 2 2 1 1
Paul Wright 8 8 2 2 1 1
Robert Cooke * 3 3
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@ Attended on invitation
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Resigned during the year
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Appointed during the year
Rounding of amounts
In accordance with ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) Instrument 2016/191, the amounts in the directors’ report and in the financial report have been rounded to the nearest dollar.
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CORPORATE INFORMATION
Corporate Structure
Memphasys Limited is a company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia with its registered office at 30 Richmond Road, Homebush, NSW 2140. It has prepared a consolidated financial report incorporating the entities it controlled during the financial year. Refer to Note 27 of the financial statements for a list of entities it controlled during the financial year.
Dividends
No dividends were paid during the year and no dividend is recommended.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
Memphasys is focused on commercialising high value reproductive biotechnology and proprietary cell separation technologies. The Company is developing novel medical devices, diagnostics, and media with application to assisted reproduction technologies, including IVF in humans and artificial insemination in animals.
The Company’s most advanced product is the Felix[TM] system which utilises a technology known as electrophoresis, combined with size-exclusion membranes to select the best quality cells for improved IVF treatments.
The Company is also in the process of developing several other technologies. These include its Samson[TM] Fertility Test, a rapid in vitro diagnostic device to detect the probability of the stallion being able to fertilise a mare; various media projects to extend the longevity of semen without the need for freezing; new, innovative methods of sperm separation and novel analytical methods to detect causes of infertility.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Over the year Memphasys made great progress in commercialising the Felix[TM] system, Memphasys’ most developed product, and developing its product pipeline. The Felix[TM] system is a novel automated device for quickly and gently separating high quality sperm from a raw semen sample for use in human IVF procedures, which is now starting to be sold in early access regulatory markets. This progress was made despite continued difficulties caused by Covid to supply chains and the global slowdown and temporary shutting of IVF clinics, many of which are still recovering and are still not back to pre-covid capacity.
Highlights over the year include the following:
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Appointing Distinguished Emeritus Professor John Aitken as Memphasys’ Scientific Director. Professor Aitken’s appointment has provided a fillip to the development of Memphasys’ product pipeline by the reproduction biology specialists funded by Memphasys who he leads at the University of Newcastle.
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Progressing Memphasys’ IP through obtaining more granted patents and lodging provisional patents on the Felix[TM] system and other pipeline products and obtaining more trademark approvals for both the Felix[TM] and Samson[TM] brands.
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Achieving ISO 13485 accreditation for Memphasys’ Quality Management System (“QMS”), which is a key requirement for selling the Felix[TM] system in many jurisdictions.
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Obtaining initial sales of the Felix[TM] system, both for research institutes in China and for clinical use in India.
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Recruiting and treating the first patient in the in vitro Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (“ISCI”) clinical trial with Monash IVF of the Felix[TM] system.
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Progressing the regulatory planning process to achieve approvals to market the Felix[TM] system in jurisdictions including Australia, China, USA and Europe.
Employment of Professor John Aitken as Scientific Director
In July 2021, Laureate Professor John Aitken was appointed as Memphasys’ Scientific Director. He is employed part time to oversee the development of the range of new assisted reproductive products as well as supporting the commercial development of the Felix[TM] system. Professor Aitken’s employment by the Company followed his retirement from the full-time position of Distinguished Laureate Professor of Biological Sciences within the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at the University of Newcastle on 30[th] June 2021. Professor Aitken remains as Distinguished Emeritus Laureate Professor of Biological Sciences at University of Newcastle where he manages research staff as part of his role with Memphasys.
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Commercial development of the Felix[TM] system
KOL in vitro studies
Fourteen internationally recognised IVF Clinic key opinion leader (“KOL”) sites have been conducting in vitro assessments of the Felix[TM] system and the majority had completed these assessments by the end of the period. Professor John Aitken has analysed the results to date, comparing in vitro measures of the sperm post processing by the Felix[TM] system and by Discontinuous Gradient Centrifuge (“DGC”), the most globally common sperm preparation method for IVF procedures.
The initial results demonstrated that while both DGC and the Felix[TM] System were able to select sperm of high quality from the raw semen samples, the overall quality of recovered sperm from the Felix[TM] system was superior to DGC in most cases, and in particular, the level of DNA fragmentation was less. Notably, the Felix[TM] system processed the semen samples in six minutes whilst DGC required at least 30 minutes, which is a substantial advantage of the Felix[TM] system, especially in a busy IVF clinic.
Professor Aitken has prepared a paper on this work, to be co-authored with the participating KOLs. It is anticipated to be published in a substantive reproductive biology journal.
Sales of the Felix[TM] system
During the period, the Felix[TM] system transitioned from product development to commencing commercial sales for clinical use, initially in India, a market with high and growing IVF demand. The first clinical sale was to the Coimbatore Womens Hospital Centre, one of the many international participants in the Felix™ system’s KOL in vitro study.
The sale comprised a Felix[TM] desktop console, and an initial supply of sterile Felix single-use cartridges which are used to quickly process a semen sample and separate the best sperm cells. A single-use cartridge is used for processing each semen sample and the sperm separated in the cartridge, in an easy, automated, 6-minute, single step process, are then ready for use in IVF procedures.
The Coimbatore Womens Hospital is initially utilising the Felix™ system for couples suspected of suffering from male factor infertility. A further, follow up sale of a batch of cartridges was subsequently made to this clinic and more sales are expected in the future. Post reporting date, the clinic also reported that some frozen embryos have been implanted and have resulted in pregnancies.
Another two Indian KOL sites in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, are also testing the Felix™ system. One clinic has started undertaking embryo studies utilising the Felix™ system, which is the process adopted before a purchase decision is made. The other clinic is establishing a protocol with Memphasys for undertaking embryo testing.
To date the feedback from all three sites has been very positive on the ease of use, the speed and the performance of the Felix[TM] system. All three sites are keen to develop a database of clinical use case studies of the use of the Felix[TM] system for a range of couples with differing fertility issues and to publish the clinical outcomes.
India has implemented a range of medical device (IVF and non-IVF) regulatory changes, which require all medical devices to be registered. Memphasys appointed Implantex, a company headquartered in Singapore, with offices throughout S E Asia, including Mumbai, India, as its agent to oversee the required regulatory application for the Felix[TM] system. The application was lodged on on 13 June 2022, post the Company’s formal receipt of the ISO 13485 certificate, which was required for the application. The Indian regulator, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (“CDSCO”) has advised the approximate time frame to process the application is four to nine months from date of lodgement.
Companies may still sell medical devices in India without regulatory approval (under transition provisions) until 30 September 2022. The Company does not consider that these regulatory updates will have any material impact on the IVF market in India or the medium to long term prospectus of the Company.
India represents one of four ‘early access markets’ for the Felix™ system. The other markets, in order of size, are Japan, Canada and New Zealand. The Indian market accounts for approximately 10% of the global demand for fresh IVF cycles[1] . In 2017, approximately 190,000 IVF cycles were performed in India. This number is forecast to rise to 587,570 by 2025. Increasingly, IVF centres are also freezing embryos for later implantation when the female partner’s
1 Allied Market Research Report, 2019
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hormone levels have stabilised. This is the case with the Coimbatore centre, where embryo freezing rather than fresh transfers is preferred.
Memphasys also completed its first sale of a Felix[TM] system for research use with a sale to Anhui Women & Children’s Hospital in China, a national leader in male infertility research. The sale was made by Memphasys’ China distributor, Diagens Biotechnology Company Ltd (“Diagens”).
Diagens is a Chinese company that manufactures and distributes proprietary and other products to its network of 500+ assisted reproduction centres and 300+ prenatal diagnosis centres in China. Memphasys has been collaborating with Diagens for the past two years.
In 2017, 302,190 IVF cycles were performed in China which is expected to reach up to 842,890 by 2025[1] .
Although it was heartening that maiden sales of the device and repeat sales of cartridges were made in the period, sales were slower than expected for a variety of reasons.
KOL testing, a prerequisite for initial sales, slowed within most of the KOL practices at various times over the past couple of years due to Covid restrictions and the subsequent requirement to re-establish IVF operations. Covid related travel restrictions also prohibited the Company’s management from conducting sales discussions in person with KOL executives. Fortunately, travel restrictions have eased. The Company’s CEO and Managing Director, Alison Coutts, travelled to clinics in India and to the ESHRE international human fertility conference in Italy in June and July 2022 and obtained great feedback from multiple KOLs on their experiences with using the Felix System, which was generally very positive. The KOLs have stated they like the ease of use, the speed, the quality of sperm processed and the wide array of semen samples that the Felix[TM] System can treat.
It has become apparent that KOLs able to purchase the device in the early access regulatory markets will want to undertake in vivo testing of the Felix[TM] system, making embryos with sperm selected by the Felix[TM] device before they make a purchasing decision. The clinics will typically compare the embryo quality produced from their current sperm preparation method with the embryo quality produced by the Felix[TM] system. They may only test with a limited number of embryos, which was the case for the initial Indian purchaser. Some other KOLs have indicated they may want to do a small clinical study to compare the two processes.
Obtaining published clinical data on the in vivo performance of the Felix[TM] system should also assist with the sales process. Memphasys is hopeful that such data will be available from the early clinics using the device in vivo , and from the clinical trial it is undertaking in Australia when it is finalised.
Quality Management System and ISO13485 accreditation
During the period Memphasys completed Verification and Validation (“V&V”) on the Felix[TM] system for early access regulatory markets, which enabled Memphasys to subsequently sell the Felix[TM] system in these markets. Verification is undertaken to confirm the specified design requirements have been fulfilled. Validation is undertaken to confirm requirements for specific intended use can be consistently fulfilled. Passing V&V assessments was a prerequisite before commencing commercial sales.
Passing V&V was a precondition for Memphasys to subsequently receive ISO 13485 certification, an international accreditation for its Quality Management System. ISO 134895 accreditation, which was formally achieved in June 2022, means that processes, as documented in the Company’s quality management system, required to design, manufacture and market a device such as the Felix[TM] system comply with the international ISO 13485 standard. It is a requirement in later access regulatory countries for a company marketing a medical device such as the Felix™ system, to have ISO13485 accreditation.
Regulatory Clinical trial for Felix[TM] system with Monash IVF
Memphasys is conducting a clinical study (FELIX- ICSI) in collaboration with the Monash IVF Group Ltd (ASX: MVF), a leading Australian reproductive and fertility services company[2] .
The clinical study will assess the safety and performance of the Felix™ system vs Swim-Up (“SU”) and DGC, to isolate sperm from semen prior to its use for human ICSI, a common technique used in IVF.
2 Refer ASX announcement dated 9 December 2021
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Enrolment and treatment of first patients has begun, however, post reporting date, some changes to the trial protocol were made to speed up enrolment. A further three sites were added to the original four sites by the end of August. As the selection criteria were also found to be too restrictive, various of these criteria were also loosened e.g., by increasing female participant age to 42.5 years and allowing any male to participate if the fertilisation method was by ICSI (providing that the male met various other inclusion criteria). The study is anticipated to be completed by the end of December 2022, subject to recruitment/treatment rates.
Results, together with a comprehensive literature review, will be filed in a formal regulatory submission to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (“TGA”) of Australia in support of Memphasys’ application seeking to have the Felix™ system approved for sale in Australia, and will also support Felix™ system regulatory filings in international jurisdictions, most notably in the EU. TGA registration will also be recognised in many countries in S E Asia and in the Middle East.
Regulatory progress in high regulatory markets
The Company is continuing its activities to enable the Felix[TM] system to obtain regulatory approval in other later access countries which generally require the submission of a comprehensive technical file including clinical trial data. These later access countries include China (NMPA), United States (FDA) and Europe (C.E. Mark).
Memphasys is preparing for a pre-submission meeting with the USA Food and Drug Administration. Initial feedback from specialist regulatory consultants is that as the Felix[TM] system will be a novel class II device and, as there is no predicate device, it is likely to require a de novo submission.
The Company is pursuing the grant of Chinese regulatory approval and is hopeful that it will receive an accelerated review using the “green track” channel for innovative medical devices. Diagens is working with Memphasys to prepare a submission to China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) - the medical regulatory authority in China - on a potential fast track “Green Channel” regulatory approval for Felix to enable quicker commercial launch of the Felix[TM] in China, the world’s largest IVF market.
Memphasys’ Reproductive Biotechnology Product Pipeline
It is strategically important that Memphasys develops a high-quality product portfolio. This strategy is to mitigate the risk of over-reliance on any single product or process, keep Memphasys at the leading edge of new reproductive biotechnology developments, capitalise on the lifetime of experience and expertise that Professor John Aitken brings to the company and enable a cross pollination of expertise and discovery across the projects.
Not all projects will be commercially successful; some will fail on technical or commercial grounds along the development pathway. Memphasys’ approach is to identify projects that are unlikely to be commercially successful as early in the development process as possible and to redeploy its highly valuable human resources to other projects with higher potential.
Memphasys has made considerable progress in new reproductive biotechnology product development with a group of seven highly qualified researchers at University of Newcastle, funded by Memphasys and under the leadership of Professor John Aitken. These potential new products address major market needs in human and animal reproduction and cover new sperm separation devices, male fertility diagnostics (human and animal), and accessory products that enable artificial reproduction services to be more widely and cheaply employed in humans and animals.
Memphasys’ most advanced new product in the pipeline is its Samson[TM] stallion fertility diagnostic. The Samson[TM] device field trial in thoroughbreds and standardbred horses was completed during the September-November 2021 breeding season in Australia. The Samson[TM] device is designed to assess the stallion’s semen quality and predict the likelihood of a successful pregnancy from a ‘service’ when combined with basic data on the serviced mare. An algorithm using retrospective data from the Samson[TM] device and other pertinent data such as stallion and mare age accurately predicted mare pregnancy within 30 minutes of the fertilising event in the horse stud field trials. A more sophisticated prototype device has been manufactured in preparation for testing in the coming season and it will utilise prospective rather than retrospective data, which will be more commercially useful, but it will also be more technically challenging.
The University of Newcastle research team has made great progress in developing a quick and readily applied oxidative stress diagnostic that could be utilised for a semen assessment in the home, GP office or IVF clinic. Further testing with student semen samples will be undertaken and, if the outcome continues to be successful, a prototype device will be fabricated for testing on clinical samples.
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The researchers have been working on various other projects including a semen transportation device to enable human semen to be held at ambient temperature for shipment to a remotely located diagnostic laboratory, and devices with proprietary media for enabling artificial insemination in horses and cattle to be performed without freezing the semen beforehand.
Patents and Trademarks
Memphasys maintains strong protection for its unique bio-separations technology and reproductive biotechnology products. It has several pending patent applications in regions including USA, Europe, Australia and various Asian countries.
During the period, Memphasys was granted a patent for its sperm separation system in China and a patent in Japan for the unique hydrogel membranes used in the Felix[TM] system. The granting of these patents adds to the Company’s suite of patents already granted in regions including USA, China, UK, and Australia.
The Felix[TM] trademark is registered in Australia, USA, UK, EU, India, Japan, and Canada.
The granting of patents and the registering of the trademark in key markets is important in protecting what the Company believes will be a globally significant device for the IVF industry. The Samson[TM] brand is also trademarked in Australia.
Other business
Settlement Agreement with Hydrix
During the period, Memphasys entered a settlement agreement (via a binding Heads of Agreement) with its engineering and design partner Hydrix Services Pty Ltd (“Hydrix”) concerning an engineering flaw with the Felix[TM] device[3] . The parties worked together to remediate the engineering issue within the device and were subsequently able to come to commercially acceptable terms to settle the issue.
R&D Rebate
The Company received a $1.36 million tax rebate following the submission of its 2021 R&D Tax Incentive claim.
Financial Performance
In the financial year ended 30 June 2022, Memphasys incurred a net loss from continuing operations of $2,081,964 (2021: net loss of $1,486,432). The main reasons causing this difference were as follows:
- a) Although the total R&D expenditure slightly increased by 4% to $3,511,856 (2021: $3,368,704), the composition of this expenditure has moved from projects in ‘development phase’ (capitalised as Intangible Assets in the balance sheet) to projects in ‘research phase’ (released as R&D expenses to the P&L), which are the new portfolio of novel artificial reproduction products for human and animals under development with Professor Aitken and his team at the University of Newcastle, after a new agreement was signed with this University in November 2021. The table below shows the variances between projects and the resulting increase of $623,102 in R&D expenditure released to the P&L:
| Breakdown of R&D expenditure Projects in “Development phase” Sperm separations human (Felix) Sperm separations animal Membranes Total capitalised R&D expenditure Note 15 Projects in “Research phase” Nexgen bio-separations New long-life sperm storage media (human & animal) Rapid equine pregnancy prediction assay (Samson) Rapid oxidative stress assay (ROSA) Total R&D expenditure released to P&L Total R&D expenditure |
2022 2021 $ $ 2,234,988 2,401,500 5,127 298,014 182,375 202,926 2,422,490 2,902,440 - 27,937 501,843 208,084 346,249 116,613 241,274 113,630 |
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| 1,089,366 466,264 3,511,856 3,368,704 |
3 Refer to ASX announcement dated 8th March 2021
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b) Finance costs expenses have significantly increased by $480,163 due interest and expenses of convertible note loans announced to the market in May 2021.
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c) Other expenses have increased by $238,685. This includes, among others, items like D&O insurance, website redesign, options issued to Hydrix as part of the agreement for the settlement of the engineering flaw, the payment of cash bonuses to employees and consultants for achieving milestone of first clinical sale in an early market by 31 December 2021, recruitment expenses and company promotional activities.
The increase in expenditure mentioned in paragraphs above was partially offset by two main revenue items, as follows:
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a) The extraordinary revenue of $650,000 due to the agreement reached with Hydrix for the settlement of the engineering flaw announced to the market in March 2021, and
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b) The increase of $278,448 in the accrual of R&D tax incentive grant, driven by the bigger proportion of R&D expenditure on projects undergoing its ‘research’ phase.
The company has achieved in December 2021 the significant milestone of making the first commercial sale in an early access market of its Felix[TM] system to the Coimbatore Womens Hospital Centre in India, followed by a second sale to the same institution in March 2022. Although the quantum of the second sale was not material, the repeat clinical order validated Memphasys business model of recurring cartridge sales. Sales for research purposes were also made in October 2021 and March 2022 to Diagens in China.
The tax refund on R&D activities granted by the Federal Government (“Tax Incentive”) continues to be the Company’s main source of regular revenue. An R&D tax refund of $1,495,672 has been approved by AusIndustry for R&D expenditure incurred in the current financial year.
Memphasys finalised the financial year with a deficiency in working capital of $2,510,764 (2021: excess $2,831,940) and with net assets of $7,646,534 (2021: $8,606,990). The deterioration in working capital is due to the reclassification from non-current to current liabilities of convertible note loans announced in May 2021, which at 30 June 2022 had a maturity date on 31 December 2022. Subsequent to year end the parties are in conversations to extend the maturity date to 31 December 2023.
Board and management
Memphasys appointed Robert Cooke on 26 April 2022 as Non-Executive Chairman. On the same date, Shane Hartwig resigned as Non-Executive Director and Alison Coutts was appointed Managing Director and CEO.
On 1 July 2021, Memphasys entered into an employment agreement with Professor John Aitken, who was appointed as Scientific Director.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS
There were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the group during the financial year.
MATTERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR
Subsequent to 30 June 2022, the company announced $3.36 million capital raising to accelerate commercialisation of Felix[TM] system and continue development of other pipeline products.
SHARE OPTIONS
There were 15,940,800 unlisted options on issue at 31 August 2022.
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Set out in the table below are summaries of options issued, exercised and lapsed during the year.
| Grant date | Expiry date |
Vesting commencement date |
Exercise price |
Balance at start of year |
Issued during the year |
Exercised during the year |
Lapsed / cancelled during the year |
Balance at end of the year |
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| Consolidated and parent entity: | ||||||||
| 28 Mar 2019 | 28 Sep 2021 | - | $0.0332 | 20,000,000 | - | 20,000,000 | - | - |
| 28 Mar 2019 | 28 Sep 2021 | - | $0.0332 | 12,404,457 | - | 12,404,457 | - | - |
| 22 Oct 2019 | 22 Oct 2021 | - | $0.1142 | 989,681 | - | - | 989,681 | - |
| 22 Oct 2019 | 22 Oct 2021 | 30 Jun 2020 | $0.1142 | 12,000,000 | - | - | 12,000,000 | - |
| 22 Oct 2019 | 22 Oct 2021 | 15 Nov 2019 | $0.1142 | 1,466,194 | - | - | 1,466,194 | - |
| 22 Oct 2019 | 22 Oct 2021 | 30 Jun 2020 | $0.1142 | 4,800,000 | - | - | 4,800,000 | - |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 30 Jul 2023 | 31 Dec 2021 | $0.0905 | - | 4,962,200 | - | 4,962,200 | - |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 30 Jul 2023 | 30 Jun 2022 | $0.0905 | - | 3,462,000 | - | - | 3,462,000 |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 30 Jul 2024 | 30 Jun 2023 | $0.0965 | - | 3,115,800 | - | - | 3,115,800 |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 31 Dec 2023 | - | $0.0600 | - | 3,000,000 | - | - | 3,000,000 |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Dec 2021 | $0.0884 | - | 2,537,000 | - | 2,537,000 | - |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 31 Aug 2023 | 30 Jun 2022 | $0.0884 | - | 1,770,000 | - | - | 1,770,000 |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 31 Aug 2024 | 30 Jun 2023 | $0.0944 | - | 1,593,000 | - | - | 1,593,000 |
| 14 Sep 2021 | 13 Sep 2023 | - | $0.1000 | - | 3,000,000 | - | - | 3,000,000 |
| Total | 51,660,332 | 23,440,000 | 32,404,457 | 26,755,075 | 15,940,800 |
Options exercised during the year paid an amount of $0.0332 per share.
No options have been issued or exercised post balance date.
The option holders have no rights under the option agreement to participate in any share issue.
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Set out in the table below are summaries of options issued, exercised and lapsed during the year to related parties:
| Related party | Grant / expiry dates |
Vesting commencement date |
Exercise price |
Balance at start of year |
Issued during the year |
Exercised during the year |
Lapsed / cancelled during the year |
Balance at end of the year |
Exercisable | Non- Exercisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directors | ||||||||||
| Andrew Goodall | 22/10/19-22/10/21 | $0.1142 | 989,681 | - | - | 989,681 | - | - | - | |
| Andrew Goodall | 25/08/21-31/12/23 | (a) | $0.0600 | - | 1,350,000 | - | - | 1,350,000 | 1,350,000 | - |
| ShaneHartwig # | 22/10/19-22/10/21 | $0.1142 | 1,099,646 | - | - | 1,099,646 | - | - | - | |
| Subtotal Directors | 2,089,327 | 1,350,000 | - | 2,089,327 | 1,350,000 | 1,350,000 | - | |||
| Managers | ||||||||||
| Alison Coutts | 22/10/19-22/10/21 | $0.1142 | 12,000,000 | - | - | 12,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Alison Coutts | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | $0.0884 | - | 2,537,000 | - | 2,537,000 | - | - | - | |
| Alison Coutts | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | (b) | $0.0884 | - | 1,770,000 | - | - | 1,770,000 | - | 1,770,000 |
| Alison Coutts | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | (b) | $0.0994 | - | 1,593,000 | - | - | 1,593,000 | - | 1,593,000 |
| Nick Gorring | 22/10/19-22/10/21 | $0.1142 | 750,000 | - | - | 750,000 | - | - | - | |
| Nick Gorring | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | $0.0905 | - | 860,000 | - | 860,000 | - | - | - | |
| Nick Gorring | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | (b) | $0.0905 | - | 600,000 | - | - | 600,000 | - | 600,000 |
| Nick Gorring | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | (b) | $0.0965 | 540,000 | - | - | 540,000 | - | 540,000 | |
| Pablo Neyertz | 22/10/19-22/10/21 | $0.1142 | 300,000 | - | - | 300,000 | - | - | - | |
| Pablo Neyertz | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | $0.0905 | - | 159,100 | - | 159,100 | - | - | - | |
| Pablo Neyertz | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | (b) | $0.0905 | - | 111,000 | - | - | 111,000 | - | 111,000 |
| Pablo Neyertz | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | (b) | $0.0965 | - | 99,900 | - | - | 99,900 | - | 99,900 |
| John Aitken | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | $0.0905 | - | 1,720,000 | - | 1,720,000 | - | - | - | |
| John Aitken | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | (b) | $0.0905 | - | 1,200,000 | - | - | 1,200,000 | - | 1,200,000 |
| John Aitken | 25/08/21-31/08/23 | (b) | $0.0965 | - | 1,080,000 | - | - | 1,080,000 | - | 1,080,000 |
| Subtotal Managers | 13,050,000 | 12,270,000 | - | 18,326,100 | 6,993,900 | - | 6,993,900 | |||
| Total | 15,139,327 | 13,620,000 | - | 20,415,427 | 8,343,900 | 1,350,000 | 6,993,900 |
Director resigned during the year.
(a) Options attached to convertible note approved at the EGM held on 24 August 2021.
- (b) Options will not vest until milestones are reached. Options vest based on the provision of service over the vesting period whereby the executive becomes beneficially entitled to the option on vesting date. Options are exercisable by the holder as from the vesting date.
The option holders have no rights under the option agreement to participate in any share issue.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
The Group has assessed whether there are any particular or significant environmental regulations that apply. It has determined that the risk of non-compliance is low and has not identified any compliance breaches during the year.
INDEMNIFYING OFFICERS
During the financial year, the company paid an insurance premium of $94,753 to insure all directors and officers against liabilities for costs and expenses incurred by them in defending any legal proceedings arising out of their conduct while acting in the capacity of director or officer of the company, other than conduct involving a wilful breach of duty in relation to the company.
The company has not otherwise, during or since the end of the financial year, indemnified or agreed to indemnify an officer of the company or any related body corporate against a liability incurred by such an officer.
PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY
No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the company or intervene in any proceedings to which the company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the company for all or any part of those proceedings.
AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
The lead auditor’s independence declaration for the year ended 30 June 2022 has been received and a copy can be found immediately after this Directors’ Report.
NON-AUDIT SERVICES
No fees for non-audit services were paid/payable to the external auditors during the year ended 30 June 2022.
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REMUNERATION REPORT – AUDITED
Outlined below are the guiding principles used by Memphasys Limited to set the remuneration of the organisation.
Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration
The objective of the Company’s executive reward framework is to ensure reward for performance is competitive and appropriate for Memphasys’ size and type of business. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee evaluates the executive, directors and the Managing Director/CEO reviews the senior executive team. In general, the Board and specifically the Nomination and Remuneration Committee ensure that executive reward satisfies the following key criteria for good employee and non-executive director reward governance practices:
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Competitiveness and reasonableness
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Acceptability to shareholders
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Performance linkage/alignment of executive compensation
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Transparency
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Capital management
The individual performance element of the remuneration policy for senior executives and professional staff is based on performance against KPIs set for the year under review. An individual’s KPIs will be agreed at the commencement of employment and reviewed and updated annually thereafter to ensure alignment with the current goals and objectives of the company.
A percentage component of the total remuneration package is based on the company’s performance and the market position of Memphasys Limited. The remuneration packages are flexible to allow adjustment depending on company and market circumstances as determined by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board.
Employment contracts
Managing Director and CEO
The contract of the Managing Director and CEO, Alison Coutts, has no duration and stipulates that either party may terminate the employment by providing the other with six months’ written notice. The Company may terminate the employment without any period of notice or payment in lieu of notice if the executive engages in serious misconduct.
Senior Executive
The present contracts for senior executives include employment terms, remuneration and termination payments. Under the general terms of the current executive contracts:
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Have no duration .
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Either party may terminate the contract by providing the other, depending on the executive, between eight weeks and three months’ written notice.
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Employee’s employment automatically continues on the terms stipulated in the contract.
Non-Executive Directors
The Board has set its remuneration of Non-Executive Directors in line with market-based remuneration in smalllisted biotechnology companies. The Managing Director and CEO’s fees are determined independently to the fees of Non-Executive Directors based on responsibility of the role and are also in line with how this position is remunerated in the market by small-listed biotechnology companies. Subject to shareholder approval, NonExecutive Directors may opt each year to receive a percentage of their remuneration in Memphasys Limited shares and/or options.
Directors’ Fee Pool
The current maximum non-executive Directors fee pool limit is $450,000 per year.
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REMUNERATION REPORT – AUDITED (continued)
Executive Remuneration
Executive remuneration includes:
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Base remuneration;
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Bonus remuneration for outstanding performance;
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Share-based payments; and
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Other remuneration such as superannuation.
Base Remuneration
Structured as a total employment cost package that may be delivered as a mix of cash and prescribed non-financial benefits at the executives’ discretion.
Details of Remuneration
Details of the nature and amount of each element of the emoluments of each Director of Memphasys Limited and specified executives of the Company and the consolidated entity with the highest authority levels for the year ended 30 June 2022 are set out in the following tables.
| 2022 Non-Executive Directors: Andrew Goodall Shane Hartwig # Paul Wright Robert Cooke (Chairman) Executive Directors: Alison Coutts (MD and CEO) Other Key Management Personnel: John Aitken Nick Gorring Pablo Neyertz |
Short-term benefits Cash salary Cash & accrued Non- and fees bonus monetary $ $ $ 50,000 - - 40,750 - - 45,472 - - 16,550 - - 328,306 32,912 - 226,460 5,000 - 141,098 5,000 - 136,000 5,000 - 984,636 47,912 - |
Post- employment benefits Super- annuation $ - - 4,547 1,655 23,568 22,876 14,610 14,100 81,356 |
Long-term benefits Long service leave $ - - - - 22,921 7,788 (3,886) 10,180 37,003 |
Share-based payments Equity-settled Equity-settled shares options $ $ - - - - - - - - - 15,488 - 19,250 - 9,625 - 1,781 - 46,144 |
Total $ 50,000 40,750 50,019 18,205 423,195 281,374 166,447 167,061 1,197,051 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Resigned during the year
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Appointed during the year
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REMUNERATION REPORT – AUDITED (continued)
| 2021 Non-Executive Directors: Andrew Goodall Shane Hartwig Paul Wright Executive Directors: Alison Coutts (Chairman) Other Key Management Personnel: Nick Gorring Pablo Neyertz |
Short-term benefits Cash salary Cash Non- and fees bonus monetary $ $ $ 50,000 - - 41,667 - - 45,662 - - 328,306 - - 135,255 - - 136,000 - - 736,890 - - |
Post- employment benefits Super- annuation $ - - 4,338 21,694 12,849 12,920 51,801 |
Long-term benefits Long service leave $ - - - 33,765 5,236 9,336 48,337 |
Share-based payments Equity-settled Equity-settled shares options $ $ - - - 9,291 - - - - - - - - - 9,291 |
Total $ 50,000 50,958 50,000 383,765 153,340 158,256 846,319 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Share options granted to Directors and Executives and their option holding
Share options were issued during the year to the Directors and executives, among other employees, of Memphasys and consolidated entity as part of their remuneration. Details of these options and their terms are outlined below.
a) Performance options issued to executives, among other employees, in July 2021
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Executive Number of Exercise price (% premium to the VWAP Options value
options over the 30 trading days prior to the
issue date)
John Aitken 2,280,000 Tranche 2: 34% $19,250
Nick Gorring 1,140,000 Tranche 3: 43% $9,625
Pablo Neyertz 210,900 $1,781
Total 3,630,900 $30,656
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Tranche 1 of the options, totalling 2,739,100 options, were cancelled as they did not meet the commercialisation hurdle. The fair value of tranches 2 and 3 of the options were estimated on grant date using Black-Scholes option pricing model, with the following assumptions used:
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Tranche 2 Tranche 3
Dividends yield 0% 0%
Fair market value of stock # $0.0668 $0.0668
Exercise price of option $0.0896 $0.0956
Risk-free interest rate 0.04% 0.16%
Volatility 72.14% 72.14%
Expected option life 2 years 3 years
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VWAP 5 days prior to issue date
b) Performance options issued to the Executive Chairman in August 2021
5,900,000 options issued to Alison Coutts, with shareholder approval passed at EGM 24 August 2021. Tranche 1 of the options, totalling 2,537,000 options, were cancelled as they did not meet both the commercialisation and share price hurdle. The fair value of tranches 2 and 3 of the options was $15,488, estimated on grant date using Black-Scholes option pricing model, with the following assumptions used:
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Tranche 2 Tranche 3
Dividends yield 0% 0%
Fair market value of stock # $0.0660 $0.0660
Exercise price of option $0.0884 $0.0944
Risk-free interest rate 0.02% 0.15%
Volatility 49.37% 49.37%
Expected option life 2 years 3 years
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VWAP 30 days prior to Extraordinary General Meeting
c) Options issued to director Andrew Goodall in August 2021
1,350,000 unlisted options issued, with shareholder approval passed at EGM 24 August 2021, for every dollar of convertible note subscribed, exercisable at $0.06 on or before 31 December 2023. The fair value of these options, estimated on grant date using Black-Scholes option pricing model, was $43,200.
The fair value of the attached options was estimated using Black-Scholes valuation model:
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Stock price $0.04
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Risk-free interest rate 3.29% Expiry period 0.5 Volatility 108% Fair value per option $0.007
Directors, Executives and their option holding
| 2022 Alison Coutts Andrew Goodall Shane Hartwig Nick Gorring Pablo Neyertz John Aitken Total |
Balance at start of year Granted as remuneration Free options issued with con note Lapsed during the year Balance at end of the year Exercisable Non Exercisable 12,000,000 5,900,000 - 14,537,000 3,363,000 - 3,363,000 989,681 - 1,350,000 989,681 1,350,000 1,350,000 - 1,099,646 - - 1,099,646 - - - 750,000 2,000,000 - 1,610,000 1,140,000 - 1,140,000 300,000 370,000 - 459,100 210,900 - 210,900 - 4,000,000 - 1,720,000 2,280,000 - 2,280,000 |
|---|---|
| 15,139,327 12,270,000 1,350,000 20,415,427 8,343,900 1,350,000 6,993,900 |
No options were exercised during the year by KMP (2021: nil).
| Balance at | Granted as | Exercised | Lapsed | Balance at | Exercisable | Non | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | start of | remuneration | during the | during the | end of the | Exercisable | |||
| year | year | year | year | ||||||
| Alison Coutts | 18,000,000 | - | - | 6,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | - | ||
| Andrew Goodall | 989,681 | - | - | - | 989,681 | 989,681 | - | ||
| Shane Hartwig | 1,099,646 | - | - | - | 1,099,646 | 1,099,646 | - | ||
| Nick Gorring | 1,200,000 | - | - | 450,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | - | ||
| Pablo Neyertz | 400,000 | - | - | 100,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | - | ||
| Total | 21,689,327 | - | - | 6,550,000 | 15,139,327 | 15,139,327 | - | ||
| Directors, Executives and their shareholding | |||||||||
| 2022 | Balance as at 1 July 2021 |
Net | movement | Balance as at June 2022 |
30 | ||||
| Alison Coutts (a) | 79,625,139 | - | 79,625,139 | ||||||
| Andrew Goodall (b) | 171,498,505 | - | 171,498,505 | ||||||
| Pablo Neyertz | 788,967 | - | 788,967 | ||||||
| Total | 251,912,611 | - | 251,912,611 |
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REMUNERATION REPORT – AUDITED (continued)
| 2021 Alison Coutts (a) Andrew Goodall (b) Pablo Neyertz Total |
Balance as at 1 July 2020 Net movement Balance as at 30 June 2021 79,625,139 - 79,625,139 171,498,505 - 171,498,505 688,967 100,000 788,967 251,812,611 100,000 251,912,611 |
|---|---|
(a) Alison Coutts’ shareholding comprises 75,847,375 shares held directly and 3,777,764 held indirectly.
(b) Andrew Goodall’s shareholding comprises 170,806,265 shares held directly, and 692,240 shares held indirectly.
Transactions with related parties
i) At 30 June 2022, payables to related parties were as follows:
| Andrew Goodall director fees Shane Hartwig director fees Alison Coutts bonus _ii)_Loans payable to related parties - principal: Current balances: Andrew Goodall Alison Coutts Alison Coutts Consulting Pty Ltd Total |
2022 $ 2021 $ 4,583 4,583 - 4,583 27,913 32,496 9,166 |
|---|---|
| 2022 $ 2021 $ 43,200 # 1,319,552 21,000 - 54,000 - 118,200 1,319,552 |
free options (classified as liability) attached to convertible note sold in January 2021. Refer to Note 18.
iii) Interest paid and accrued on financial liabilities with related parties:
| Andrew Goodall | Interest paid Interest accrued 2022 $ 2021 $ 2022 $ 2021 $ - - 59,436 10,356 - - 59,436 10,356 |
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Other transactions with Directors, Executives and their related parties
In January 2022, Andrew Goodall sold his convertible note, with a face value of $1,350,000, to the existing major shareholder Peters Investments Pty Ltd, retaining the 1,350,000 unlisted options attached to it.
The Company received short-term loans from Alison Coutts and Alison Coutts Consulting Pty Ltd, of $21,000 and $54,000 respectively, at 8% annual interest rate and to be converted to shares as part of the rights issue announced to the market on 17 August 2022.
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REMUNERATION REPORT – AUDITED (continued)
Additional information
The earning of the consolidated entity for the five years to 30 June 2022 are summarised below:
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||
| Sales revenue | 27,148 | - | - | - | - | ||
| EBITDA (loss) | (1,389,786) | (1,139,974) | (898,891) | (991,201) | (117,615) | ||
| EBIT (loss) | (1,512,996) | (1,399,461) | (1,095,122) | (1,000,121) | (126,535) | ||
| Loses after income tax | (2,081,964) | (1,486,432) | (1,133,879) | (1,044,478) | (401,159) | ||
| he factors that are considered to affect the shareholders return | are summarised below: | ||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||
| Share price at financial year end | 0.040 | 0.064 | 0.050 | 0.030 | 0.010 | ||
| Total dividends declared | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Basic earnings per share (dollar per share) | (0.027) | (0.020) | (0.0008) | (0.0025) | (0.0001) |
The factors that are considered to affect the shareholders return are summarised below:
This concludes the Remuneration Report, which has been audited.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The company’s corporate governance statement is published in Memphasys’ website www.memphasys.com.
This Report of the Directors, incorporating the Remuneration Report, is signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.
Alison Coutts Executive Chairman
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Sydney 31 August 2022
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Level 16, Tower 2 Darling Park 201 Sussex Street Sydney NSW 2000
Postal Address GPO Box 1615 Sydney NSW 2001
p. +61 2 9221 2099
AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION TO THE DIRECTORS OF MEMPHASYS LIMITED ABN 33 120 047 556
In relation to the independent audit for the year ended 30 June 2022, the best of my knowledge and belief there have been:
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(i) No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and
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(ii) No contraventions of APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) .
This declaration is in respect of Memphasys Limited and the entities it controlled during the year.
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R M SHANLEY Partner
PITCHER PARTNERS Sydney
31 August 2022
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Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Newcastle Perth Sydney
Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms. An independent New South Wales Partnership. ABN 17 795 780 962. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. Pitcher Partners is a member of the global network of Baker Tilly International Limited, the members of which are separate and independent legal entities.
pitcher.com.au
Memphasys Limited and its Controlled Entities ABN 33 120 047 556
Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income For the year ended 30 June 2022
| For the year ended 30 June 2022 | |
|---|---|
| 2022 2021 |
|
| Notes | $ $ |
| Continuing operations: Revenue 5 Grant income 5 Interest income 5 Settlement of engineering flaw 5 Income on fair value of convertible note options 5 Other Income 5 Total revenue Direct cost Transport expenses Employee benefit expenses Research and development expenses Depreciation and amortisation expenses 6 Finance cost expenses 6 Director expenses Corporate consultants’ expenses Other expenses Total expenses Loss before income tax expense from continuing operations Income tax expense 7 Loss after income tax expense from continuing operations Net loss for the year attributable to members of parent Other comprehensive income / (expense): Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: Net change in fair value of financial assets designated at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax Total other comprehensive income / (expense) for the period Total comprehensive loss for the period Total comprehensive loss attributable to: Owners of the Company Non-controlling interest Total comprehensive loss for the period Earnings per share (EPS) 8 – basic loss per share – diluted loss per share |
27,148 - 489,931 211,483 709 2,543 650,000 - 54,000 - 26,334 90,569 |
| 1,248,122 304,595 (18,905) - (4,059) - (807,631) (685,503) (1,089,366) (466,264) (123,211) (99,544) (569,677) (89,514) (153,375) (147,129) (286,171) (264,067) (277,691) (39,006) |
|
| (3,330,086) (1,791,027) |
|
| (2,081,964) (1,486,432) - - |
|
| (2,081,964) (1,486,432) |
|
| (2,081,964) (1,486,432) |
|
| (76,000) - |
|
| (76,000) - |
|
| (2,157,964) (1,486,432) |
|
| (2,157,964) (1,486,432) - - |
|
| (2,157,964) (1,486,432) |
|
| Dollar/share Dollar/share (0.0027) (0.0020) (0.0027) (0.0019) |
The above consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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Consolidated statement of financial position As at 30 June 2022
| 30 June 2022 30 June 2021 |
|
|---|---|
| Notes | $ $ |
| ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 9 Trade and other receivables 10 Inventory 11 Other current assets 12 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS Financial assets at fair value through OCI 13 Property, plant and equipment 14 Intangible assets 15 Right-of-use asset 16 TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 17 Interest-bearing liabilities 18 Non-interest-bearing liabilities 19 Lease liabilities 16 Tax liabilities 20 Provisions 21 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Interest-bearing liabilities 18 Non-interest-bearing liabilities 19 Lease liabilities 16 Provisions 21 TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS EQUITY Issued capital 22 Reserves 24 Accumulated losses TOTAL EQUITY |
269,077 2,002,915 - - 87,082 118,794 1,672,391 1,567,072 |
| 2,028,550 3,688,781 |
|
| 74,000 - 501,408 594,237 9,678,774 8,291,264 1,838,397 2,006,557 |
|
| 12,092,579 10,892,058 |
|
| 14,121,129 14,580,839 |
|
| 559,713 339,749 3,405,998 - 154,668 181,002 98,727 87,857 33,762 5,050 286,446 243,183 |
|
| 4,539,314 856,841 |
|
| - 2,932,339 77,330 231,998 1,825,418 1,924,462 32,533 28,209 |
|
| 1,935,281 5,117,008 |
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| 6,474,595 5,973,849 |
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| 7,646,534 8,606,990 |
|
| 50,340,937 48,884,176 76,209 890,237 (42,770,612) (41,167,423) 7,646,534 8,606,990 |
The above consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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Consolidated statement of changes in equity For the year ended 30 June 2022
| Notes Balance 1 July 2021 Movement Loss for the year Net change in fair value of financial assets designated at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax 24 Total comprehensive income for the period Exercise of options 22 Transaction costs on share issue 22 Share options issued 24 Expired share options transferred to equity 22 Expired share options transferred to accumulated losses Balance 30 June 2022 Balance 1 July 2020 Movement Loss for the year Other Comprehensive income for the year Total comprehensive income for the period Exercise of options 22 Transaction costs on share issue 22 Share options issued Balance 30 June 2021 |
Issued Capital Reserves Accumulated Losses Total Equity $ $ $ $ 48,884,176 890,237 (41,167,423) 8,606,990 - - (2,081,964) (2,081,964) - (76,000) - (76,000) |
|---|---|
| - (76,000) (2,081,964) (2,157,964) 1,075,828 - - 1,075,828 (30,529) - - (30,529) - 152,209 - 152,209 411,462 (411,462) - - - (478,775) 478,775 - |
|
| 50,340,937 76,209 (42,770,612) 7,646,534 |
|
| 48,697,744 739,007 (39,680,991) 9,755,760 - - (1,486,432) (1,486,432) - - - - |
|
| - - (1,486,432) (1,486,432) 192,560 - - 192,560 (6,128) - - (6,128) - 151,230 - 151,230 48,884,176 890,237 (41,167,423) 8,606,990 |
The above consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes .
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Consolidated statement of cash flows For the year ended 30 June 2022
| 2022 2021 |
|
|---|---|
| Notes | $ $ |
| Cash flows from operating activities Receipts from customers Payments to suppliers and employees Government grant receipts Settlement of engineering flaw Interest received Finance costs Net cash flows provided by operating activities 9 (a) Cash flows from investing activities Payment for purchase of property, plant and equipment Payment for cleanroom setup Payments for internal development Net cash flows used in investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from issue of shares Share issue costs Receipts from third-party loans Receipts from related party loans Repayment of related party loans Repayment of lease liabilities Net cash flows provided by financing activities Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 9 |
27,148 - (1,478,534) (1,221,125) 1,379,512 1,352,331 500,000 - 709 2,543 (117,018) (66,500) |
| 311,817 67,249 |
|
| (2,864) (118,073) (154,668) (20,000) (2,920,248) (2,886,019) |
|
| (3,077,780) (3,024,092) |
|
| 1,075,828 192,560 (30,529) (6,128) - 1,600,129 75,000 1,374,196 - (65,000) (88,174) (103,799) |
|
| 1,032,125 2,991,958 |
|
| (1,733,838) 35,115 2,002,915 1,967,800 |
|
| 269,077 2,002,915 |
The above consolidated statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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Memphasys Limited and its Controlled Entities Notes to Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2022
1. Reporting entity
Memphasys Limited (the ‘Company’) is a company domiciled in Australia. The address of the Company’s registered office is 30 Richmond Road, Homebush, NSW 2140, Australia. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended 30 June 2022 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the ‘Group’ and individually as ‘Group entities’). The Group is a for-profit entity and is primarily involved in the development and manufacture of cell and protein separation devices, and associated consumables, for use in Healthcare, Veterinary and Biotechnology market sectors.
2. Basis of preparation
a) Statement of compliance
The consolidated financial statements are general purpose financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (AASBs) adopted by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Corporations Act 2001. The consolidated financial statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
The consolidated financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 31 August 2022.
b) Basis of measurement
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical cost except for those classes of assets and liabilities carried at fair value.
c) Functional and presentation currency
The financial information of each of the Group’s foreign entities is measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates (the functional currency). The consolidated financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is the Group’s primary functional currency.
d) Use of estimates and judgements
The directors evaluate estimates and judgments incorporated into the financial report based on historical knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume a reasonable expectation of future events and are based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the Group. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. Information about assumptions and estimation uncertainties that have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment within the next financial year are included in the following notes:
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Going concern – refer to Note 3(a);
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Intangible assets impairment review – refer to Note 15(d); and
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Determining the lease term when recognising the right-of-use asset and lease liability – refer to Note 16.
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3. Significant accounting policies
The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements, and have been applied consistently by Group entities.
a) Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates continuity of normal business activities and the realisation of assets and discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business.
The directors note the following in relation to the financial affairs of the Group:
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The Group made a net loss for the year ended 30 June 2022 of $2,081,964 (2021: $1,486,432).
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For the year ended 30 June 2022 the Group had net cash flows from operating activities of $311,817 (2021: net cash flows $67,249) and net cash outflows from investing activities of $3,077,780 (2021: $3,024,092).
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At 30 June 2022, the Group had an deficit in working capital of $2,510,764 (2021: excess in working capital $2,831,940).
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At 30 June 2022, the Group had net assets of $7,646,534 (2021: $8,606,990).
The Group’s focus for the next twelve months is to:
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Achieve initial and, if possible, follow up Felix commercial sales in various “early market” jurisdictions;
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Complete a clinical trial in Australia to pave the way for registration in that market;
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Develop the new portfolio of vitro diagnostic, medical device and media products with Professor Aitken and UoN for potential use in both the human and animal ART markets.
The expenditure required to undertake all of these activities has been included in the Group’s cash flow forecast and based on this forecast the Group will require extra funding in the next twelve months to complete all of these activities. We believe the timetable for expenditure adopted in the forecast is in the best interests of maximising shareholder returns and reflects the Group’s confidence in its ability to access funds when required in the next twelve months.
The Directors believe the Group will continue as a going concern, and accordingly have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis after considering the following:
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AusIndustry has approved the R&D tax claim for an amount of $1,495,672 which is expected to be received in September 2022.
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The Company anticipates raising $3.36m from the capital raising announced to the market on 17 August 2022.
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The Group has the ability to access funds through further issues of securities by the parent entity and is also in a strong position to receive further grant funding to support various programs.
Based on the above, Memphasys will continue to access funding to advance the development of the Felix human and animal ART devices to commercialisation and continue its bio-separation activities to bring these closer to a commercial outcome.
On this basis no adjustments have been made to the financial report relating to the recoverability and classification of the carrying amount of assets or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Group not continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the financial report has been prepared on a going concern basis.
Should the Group be unsuccessful with the initiatives detailed above then, there is a material uncertainty as to whether the Group may in the future not be able to continue as a going concern and may therefore be required to realise assets and extinguish liabilities other than in the ordinary course of business with the amount realised being different from those shown in the financial statement.
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3. Significant accounting policies (continued)
b) Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the company and entities controlled by the company (its subsidiaries) (referred to as ‘the Group’ in these financial statements). Control is achieved when the company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Specifically, the company controls an investee if and only if the company has all the following:
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Power over the investee (i.e. existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee);
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Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and
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The ability to use its power over the investee to affect its returns.
The company reassesses whether it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control listed above. A list of controlled entities is contained in Note 26 to the financial statements. All controlled entities have a June financial year-end.
As at reporting date, the assets and liabilities of all controlled entities have been incorporated into the consolidated financial statements as well as their results for the year then ended. Where controlled entities have entered or left the consolidated group during the year, their operating results have been included/excluded from the date control was obtained or until the date control ceased.
All inter-company balances and transactions between entities in the consolidated group, including any unrealised profits or losses, have been eliminated on consolidation. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with those policies applied by the parent entity.
c) Segment reporting
Although the company has started commercialising Felix[TM] in the current period, the operating results of this particular business are not being regularly reviewed by the entity management yet. Therefore, the entity still only has one segment being Research and Development.
d) Financial instruments
- i) Initial recognition and measurement Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions to the instrument. For financial assets, this is equivalent to the date that the company commits itself to the purchase or sale of the asset.
Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value adjusted for transaction costs, except where the instrument is classified as fair value through profit or loss, in which case transaction costs are immediately recognised as expenses in profit or loss.
ii) Classification and subsequent measurement Finance instruments are subsequently measured at either fair value or amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. Fair value represents the amount for which an asset could be exchanged, or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties. Where available, quoted prices in an active market are used to determine fair value. In other circumstances, valuation techniques are adopted. Investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market, and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured, are measured at cost.
Amortised cost is calculated as:
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The amount at which the financial asset or financial liability is measured at initial recognition;
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Less principal repayments;
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Plus or minus the cumulative amortisation of the difference, if any, between the amount initially recognised and the maturity amount calculated using the effective interest method ; and
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Less any reduction for impairment.
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3. Significant accounting policies (continued)
The effective interest method is used to allocate interest income or interest expense over the relevant period and is equivalent to the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts (including fees, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life (or when this cannot be reliably predicted, the contractual term) of the financial instrument to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or financial liability. Revisions to expected future net cash flows necessitate an adjustment to the carrying value with a consequential recognition of income or expense in profit or loss.
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are measured at fair value at inception and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.
Financial Liabilities
Non-derivative financial liabilities (excluding financial guarantees) are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
Derivatives
A derivative is a financial instrument that derives its value from another asset or liability. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at each reporting date. Fair value is an attempt to put an objective price on a financial instrument, either instead of or in the absence of its current market price.
Calculating the fair value of derivatives involves taking into account factors that affect how likely the derivative is to prove beneficial to the holder.
e) Property, plant and equipment
Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at historic cost less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
i) Plant and equipment
Plant and equipment are measured on the cost basis and therefore carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment. Cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of plant and equipment is greater than the estimated recoverable amount, the carrying amount is written down immediately to the estimated recoverable amount and impairment losses are recognised.
The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows that will be received from the asset’s employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to their present values in determining recoverable amounts.
ii) Depreciation
The depreciable amount of fixed assets is depreciated on a straight-line basis over their useful lives to the consolidated group commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of either the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements.
The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets are:
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Plant and equipment | 10% - 33% | 10% - 33% |
| Leasehold improvements | 14% - 20% | 14% - 20% |
The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains and losses are recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
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3. Significant accounting policies (continued)
f) Intangible assets
- i) Research and development costs Expenditure during the research phase of a project is recognised as an expense when incurred. Development costs are capitalised only when technical feasibility studies identify that the project will deliver future economic benefits and these benefits can be measured reliably. Development costs capitalised comprises all directly attributable costs, including cost of materials, services, direct labour and an appropriate proportion of overheads. Development costs have a finite life and are amortised from the point at which the asset is ready for use on a systematic basis matched to the future economic benefits over the useful life of the project.
ii) Patents and trademarks
Costs associated with patents and trademarks are expensed in the year in which they are incurred, unless the expenditure will generate future economic benefits. Patents and trademarks capitalised are included in internal development costs and have a finite useful life and are carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation and impairment losses.
iii) Amortisation
Amortisation is based on the cost of the asset less its residual value. Amortisation is recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets, other than goodwill, from the date that they are available for use.
iv) Impairment
- Impairment testing is performed annually for intangible assets with indefinite lives or assets under development.
g) Impairment of non-financial assets
At each reporting date, the group reviews the carrying values of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use, is compared to the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the asset’s carrying value over its recoverable amount is expensed through profit or loss.
Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
h) Employee benefits
Provision is made for the Group’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to the reporting date. Employee benefits that are expected to be settled wholly within one year have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled. Employee benefits payable later than one year have been measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be paid for those benefits. Those cash flows are discounted using market yields on corporate bonds with terms to maturity that match the expected timing of cash flows.
i) Equity-settled Compensation
The Group operates equity-settled share-based payment employee share and option schemes. The fair value of the equity to which employees become entitled is measured at grant date and recognised as an expense over the vesting period, with a corresponding increase to an equity account. The fair value of shares is ascertained as the market bid price. The fair value of options is ascertained using a Black–Scholes pricing model which incorporates all market vesting conditions. The number of shares and options expected to vest is reviewed and adjusted at each reporting date such that the amount recognised for services received as consideration for the equity instruments granted shall be based on the number of equity instruments that eventually vest.
ii) Retirement benefit obligations
All employees of the group are entitled to benefits from the group’s superannuation plan on retirement. Contributions to the defined contribution fund are recognised as an expense as they become payable.
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3. Significant accounting policies (continued)
i) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of 3 months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are classified within short-term borrowings in current liabilities in the statement of financial position.
j) Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables represent liabilities outstanding at the end of the reporting period for goods and services received by the Group during the reporting period which remains unpaid. The balance is recognised as a current liability with the amount being normally paid within short-term credit terms.
k) Inventories
Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. The cost of manufactured products includes direct materials, direct labour and an appropriate portion of variable and fixed overheads. Overheads are applied on the basis of normal operating capacity. Costs are assigned on the basis of standard cost.
l) Leases
Right-of-use assets
A right-of-use asset is recognised at the commencement date of a lease. The right-of-use asset is measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability, adjusted for, as applicable, any lease payments made at or before the commencement date net of any lease incentives received, any initial direct costs incurred, and, except where included in the cost of inventories, an estimate of costs expected to be incurred for dismantling and removing the underlying asset, and restoring the site or asset.
Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the unexpired period of the lease. Right-of use assets are subject to impairment or adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities.
The consolidated entity has elected not to recognise a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability for short-term leases with terms of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets. Lease payments on these assets are expensed to profit or loss as incurred.
Lease liabilities
A lease liability is recognised at the commencement date of a lease. The lease liability is initially recognised at the present value of the lease payments to be made over the term of the lease, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the consolidated entity's incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments comprise of fixed payments less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees, exercise price of a purchase option when the exercise of the option is reasonably certain to occur, and any anticipated termination penalties. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.
Lease liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. The carrying amounts are remeasured if there is a change in the following: future lease payments arising from a change in an index or a rate used; residual guarantee; lease term; certainty of a purchase option and termination penalties. When a lease liability is remeasured, an adjustment is made to the corresponding right-of use asset, or to profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is fully written down.
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3. Significant accounting policies (continued)
m) Revenue
Revenue from contracts with customers
Revenue is recognised at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the consolidated entity is expected to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer.
For each contract with a customer, the consolidated entity identifies the contract with a customer; identifies the performance obligations in the contract; determines the transaction price which takes into account estimates of variable consideration and the time value of money; allocates the transaction price to the separate performance obligations on the basis of the relative stand-alone selling price of each distinct good or service to be delivered; and recognises revenue when or as each performance obligation is satisfied in a manner that depicts the transfer to the customer of the goods or services promised.
Sale of goods
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised at the point in time when the customer obtains control of the goods, which is generally at the time of delivery.
Other revenue
Other revenue is recognised when it is received or when the right to receive payment is established.
n) Government grants
A government grant is considered as assistance by a state authority in the form of transfers of resources to the group in return for past or future compliance with certain conditions relating to the operation of the group. The R&D Tax Incentive Scheme for small companies is considered a government grant. Although it is administered by the government through the ATO, it is not linked to the level or availability of taxable profits.
In accordance with AASB120 Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance , grant income is recognised as receivable at fair value where there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received, and all grant conditions have been satisfied.
The portion of the government grant relating to development assets is credited to capitalised development costs of the intangible assets they relate to. Government grants relating to costs incurred in the profit or loss statement are recognised as grant income in the same period.
o) Goods and services tax (GST)
Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Tax Office. In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as an expense. Receivables and payables in the statement of financial position are shown inclusive of GST.
Cash flows are presented in the cash flow statement on a gross basis, except for the GST component of investing and financing activities, which are disclosed as operating cash flows.
p) Contributed equity
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.
q) Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.
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3. Significant accounting policies (continued)
r) Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to equity holders of the Company, excluding any costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year, adjusted by bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the year.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic earnings per share to take into account the after-income tax effect of interest and other financing cost associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted average number of additional ordinary shares that would have been outstanding assuming the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.
s) Lapsed options
When options are lapsed, they are transferred from reserves to issued capital or accumulated losses, depending on whether they have been originally credited against share issue expenses or released to profit and loss.
t) Rounding of amounts
The parent entity has applied the relief available to it under ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial / Director’s Reports) Instrument 2016/191. Accordingly, amounts in the financial statements and directors’ report have been rounded off where appropriate to the nearest $1, unless otherwise specified.
u) New Accounting Standards adopted by the group
The consolidated entity has adopted all the new or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board ('AASB') that are mandatory for the current reporting period.
v) New Accounting Standards and interpretations not yet mandatory or early adopted
Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have recently been issued or amended but are not yet mandatory, have not been early adopted by the consolidated entity for the annual reporting period ended 30 June 2022. The consolidated entity has not yet assessed the impact of these new or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations.
4. Parent entity disclosures
The following information has been extracted from the books and records of Memphasys Limited and has been prepared in accordance with the basis of preparation disclosed in Note 2.
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4. Parent entity disclosures (continued)
| Statement of financial position Assets: Current assets Total assets Liabilities: Current liabilities Total liabilities Equity: Issued capital Accumulated losses Options reserve Total equity Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income Total loss for the year Total comprehensive expense for the year |
2022 $ 2021 $ 11,499,430 10,950,976 |
|---|---|
| 11,573,430 10,950,976 |
|
| 3,833,097 370,004 |
|
| 3,865,629 3,330,552 |
|
| 50,340,937 48,884,176 (42,638,322) (42,153,989) 5,185 890,237 |
|
| 7,707,800 7,620,424 |
|
| (963,109) (1,049,569) (963,109) (1,049,569) |
Guarantees
Memphasys Limited has not entered any guarantees, in the current or previous financial year, in relation to the debts of its subsidiaries.
Contingent liabilities
At 30 June 2022, Memphasys Limited had no contingent liabilities (2021: Nil).
Contractual commitments
At 30 June 2022, Memphasys Limited had a contractual commitment up to November 2022 to pay $275,600 to the University of Newcastle to work on the development of reproductive technologies in reproductive health to develop novel products for the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) industry.
Contingent assets
At 30 June 2022, Memphasys Limited had no contingent assets.
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5. Revenue / other income
| . | Revenue / other income | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Note | $ | $ | ||
| Revenue from contract with customers | ||||
| Revenue from sales | 27,148 | - | ||
| Total revenue | 27,148 | - | ||
| Grant income | ||||
| Grant income – R&D Tax Incentive Scheme | 15 | 460,691 | 202,244 | |
| Grant income – Business Growth Grant | 9,240 | 9,239 | ||
| Grant income – Innovation Connections Grant | 20,000 | - | ||
| Total grant income | 489,931 | 211,483 | ||
| Other income | ||||
| Settlement of engineering flaw | 650,000 | - | ||
| Finance income | 709 | 2,543 | ||
| Gain from derecognition of lease asset and liability | - | 82,569 | ||
| Creditor write-off | 26,334 | 8,000 | ||
| Income on fair value of convertible note options | 54,000 | - | ||
| Total other income | 731,043 | 93,112 | ||
| Total revenue, grant and other income | 1,248,122 | 304,595 | ||
| . | Loss for the year | |||
| Loss for the year is arrived at after charging / (crediting) the following | amounts: | |||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Note | $ | $ | ||
| Expenses | ||||
| Depreciation: | ||||
| Plant and equipment | 77,883 | 65,491 | ||
| Right-of-use asset | 16 | 45,328 | 34,053 | |
| Total depreciation expense | 123,211 | 99,544 | ||
| Depreciation does not include amounts which have been capitalised under | development | expenditure. | ||
| Finance costs: | ||||
| Interest expense on leases | 117,018 | 64,175 | ||
| Loan expenses | 83,908 | 2,325 | ||
| Interest expense on loans with related parties | 56,436 | 10,356 | ||
| Interest expense on loans with third parties | 309,315 | 12,658 | ||
| 566,677 | 89,514 | |||
| Staff costs: | ||||
| Salaries # | 1,372,175 | 1,061,417 | ||
| Superannuation # | 127,142 | 91,298 | ||
| Employee share-based payments | 71,024 | 137,199 | ||
| # Includes amounts which have been capitalised under development expenditure. | ||||
| Salaries capitalised under development expenditure | 796,208 | 811,731 | ||
| Superannuation capitalised under development expenditure | 88,693 | 73,337 | ||
| Legal fees | 29,475 | 39,373 |
6. Loss for the year
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7. Income tax expense
a) Income tax expense
| Income tax reported in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income econciliation of effective tax rate Accounting loss before tax from continuing operations Prima facie tax benefit on loss from ordinary activities before income tax at 25% (2021: 26%) Less: Tax effect of: Non-deductible expenditure Research and development tax incentive (non-assessable) Sundry Current year tax losses carried forward Income tax expense recorded in statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income |
2022 $ 2021 $ - - |
|---|---|
| 2022 $ 2021 $ (2,157,964) (1,486,432) |
|
| (539,491) (386,473) 310,394 156,900 (115,173) (52,583) 14,859 - 329,411 282,156 |
|
| - - |
b) Reconciliation of effective tax rate
c) Deferred income tax
Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of tax losses and deductible temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences only if the group considers it is probable that future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses. Due to the value of tax losses and the group performance for the year, it is not considered probable that temporary differences will be utilised in the foreseeable future.
d) Tax losses
The Group has separate tax entities within Australia and the United States.
The Australian tax jurisdiction has tax losses which are not recognised in its book at 30 June 2022. The unused tax losses held in the Australian group of companies as at 30 June 2022 is $35,500,597. The amount of the benefit which may be realised in the future is based on the assumption that no adverse change will occur in the income tax legislation, the group will derive sufficient assessable income to recoup the losses and the group will comply with the conditions of deductibility imposed by the law.
8. Earnings per share
The income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computation is:
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8. Earnings per share (continued)
| ings per share (continued) | |
|---|---|
| Loss after tax from operations Weighted average number of shares used as the denominator Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as the denominator in calculating basic earnings per share Weighted average number of ordinary shares and potential ordinary shares used as the denominator in calculating diluted earnings per share Earnings per share Basic loss Diluted loss |
2022 $ 2021 $ (2,081,964) (1,486,432) |
| Shares Shares 784,355,320 756,698,537 784,355,320 789,102,944 |
|
| Dollar/share Dollar/share (0.0027) (0.0020) (0.0027) (0.0019) # |
The basic and diluted EPS are the same since the options on issue at balance date are anti-dilutive.
9. Cash and cash equivalents
| and cash equivalents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| Cash at bank | 269,077 | 2,002,915 | |
| econciliation of operating loss to net cash flow from operating | activities | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| Loss from ordinary activities after income tax expense: | (2,081,964) | (1,486,432) | |
| Depreciation | 123,211 | 259,487 | |
| Grant income | (469,931) | (202,244) | |
| Gain on derecognition of lease asset and liability | - | (82,569) | |
| Gain on creditor write-off | (26,334) | (8,000) | |
| Shares received in lieu of reimbursement of direct costs | (150,000) | - | |
| Unrealised Income on Fair Value of convertible note options | (54,000) | - | |
| Share option reserve | 152,209 | 151,230 | |
| (2,506,809) | (1,368,528) | ||
| Change in operating assets and liabilities: | |||
| (Increase)/decrease in other current assets | 364,612 | (12,305) | |
| (Increase)/decrease in inventory | 31,712 | (86,117) | |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables | 248,676 | 62,005 | |
| Increase/(decrease) in accrued interest | 452,659 | 23,014 | |
| Increase/(decrease) in tax liabilities | 28,712 | 4,957 | |
| Increase in provisions | 47,587 | 78,588 | |
| Increase in deferred income | 1,644,668 | 1,343,092 | |
| Net cash outflows from operating activities | 311,817 | 44,706 |
a) Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash flow from operating activities
Non-cash transactions
During the year the Company had no non-cash transactions (2021: $Nil).
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10. Trade and other receivables
| Trade and other receivables – non-current Related party receivable – Thee Woon Goh Impairment of related party receivables |
2022 $ 2021 $ 947,311 947,311 (947,311) (947,311) - - |
|---|---|
On 25 November 2011, Mr Thee Woon Goh, a non-executive director at the time of the Singapore subsidiary, Prime Biologics Pte Ltd, exercised 12,622,691 short-dated share options. The consideration for these shares was not paid when due in November 2011 and the Company entered into a debt agreement with Mr Thee Woon Goh. retaining a lien over the securities. This receivable has been fully impaired in prior reporting periods. The Company is working on a resolution for dealing with this issue and expects that the issue will be resolved during FY 2023.
11. Inventories
| Raw materials – at cost Finished goods – at cost rrent assets – other assets Note Term deposit – bank guarantee rent Homebush * Security deposits Prepaid expenses Amount receivable under R&D Tax Incentive Scheme 15(c) Amount receivable under Innovation Connections Grant |
2022 $ 2021 $ 43,339 34,230 43,743 84,564 87,082 118,794 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2022 $ 2021 $ 42,750 42,750 5,290 5,290 119,439 159,519 1,495,672 1,359,513 9,240 - 1,672,391 1,567,072 |
12. Current assets – other assets
- The term deposit relates to a rental bond which is deposited in an escrow account.
13. Financial assets at fair value through OCI
| Investment in Hydrix Limited | 2022 $ 2021 $ 74,000 - 74,000 - |
|---|---|
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14. Property, plant and equipment
| Note Cost: Balance at 1 July 2020 Additions Balance at 30 June 2021 Balance at 1 July 2021 Additions Balance at 30 June 2022 Accumulated depreciation: Balance at 1 July 2020 Depreciation for the year Balance at 30 June 2021 Balance at 1 July 2021 Depreciation for the year Balance at 30 June 2022 Net book value at 30 June 2021 Net book value at 30 June 2022 |
Plant & Equipment Leasehold Improvements Total $ $ $ 923,089 592,357 1,515,446 504,728 - 504,728 |
|---|---|
| 1,427,817 592,357 2,020,174 |
|
| 1,427,817 592,357 2,020,174 2,864 - 2,864 |
|
| 1,430,681 592,357 2,023,038 |
|
| 714,626 592,357 1,306,983 118,955 - 118,955 |
|
| 833,581 592,357 1,425,938 |
|
| 833,581 592,357 1,425,938 95,693 - 95,693 |
|
| 929,274 592,357 1,521,631 |
|
| 594,237 - 594,231 501,408 - 501,408 |
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15. Intangible assets
a) Reconciliation of movements in intangible assets
| Reconciliation of movements in intangible assets | |
|---|---|
| Note Cost: Balance at 1 July 2020 Additions Balance at 30 June 2021 Balance at 1 July 2021 Additions Balance at 30 June 2022 Accumulated grant income: Balance at 1 July 2020 Deferred R&D Tax Incentive grant income for the year Balance at 30 June 2021 Balance at 1 July 2021 Deferred R&D Tax Incentive grant income for the year 15(c) Balance at 30 June 2022 Net carrying value at 30 June 2021 Net carrying value at 30 June 2022 |
Internal Development Total $ $ 10,930,908 10,930,908 2,902,440 2,902,440 |
| 13,833,348 13,833,348 |
|
| 13,833,348 13,833,348 2,422,490 2,422,490 |
|
| 16,255,838 16,255,838 |
|
| 4,384,815 4,384,815 1,157,269 1,157,269 |
|
| 5,542,084 5,542,084 |
|
| 5,542,084 5,542,084 1,034,980 1,034,980 |
|
| 6,577,064 6,577,064 |
|
| 8,291,264 8,291,264 9,678,774 9,678,774 |
The Group capitalises development costs based on time spent by employees, the type of project, related development tasks and other related factors. The intangible assets will be amortised when they are available for use.
b) Reconciliation of intangible assets carrying value by project
| Reconciliation of intangible assets carrying value by project | |
|---|---|
Felix Device - sperm separations humans Equus Device - sperm separations animals Membranes for Felix Device Reconciliation of grant income receivable Note Analysis of grant income receivable: Component relating to projects under development 15(a) Recognised as grant income in the current year 5 Total government grants receivable 12 |
2022 $ 2021 $ 7,832,244 6,552,129 896,400 893,463 950,130 845,672 9,678,774 8,291,264 |
| 2022 $ 2021 $ 1,034,980 1,157,269 460,691 202,244 1,495,671 1,359,513 |
c) Reconciliation of grant income receivable
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15. Intangible assets (continued)
d) Impairment review of intangible assets under development
In assessing whether there are any indicators of impairment relating to the Felix business the following factors have been considered:
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The contract manufacturers for the Felix cartridges, W&S, the largest plastic moulding manufacturer in the southern hemisphere, and the Felix consoles, SRX a global electronic manufacturer, are positioned to produce commercial Felix devices.
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Consoles were commercially ready in October 2020.
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Cartridges were commercially ready in October 2021.
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The performance of the Felix device has been bolstered by testing with global KOL partners, and this testing has shown that the technology behind the Felix device is capable of competing with the existing methods (DGC and swim up) for separating sperm for IVF.
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Despite being commercially ready and available in some early markets, sales have been slower than anticipated in these markets, but even so, the device is well positioned for substantial future sales. It has now become apparent to Memphasys through the testing of the device by KOLs in these early access markets that the KOLs require in vivo data (embryo quality and pregnancy data), not only in vitro data, before they buy. One Indian clinic is getting ready to do in vitro studies. The other two Indian sites are now using the Felix device to create embryos which they freeze for a few months before they implant to allow the females’ hormone levels to normalise. One of these clinics is doing embryo studies (at least 50 embryos) before it is ready to make the purchasing decision but said that they are pleased with the embryo quality from sperm processed by the Felix device so far. The other clinic, which has made two commercial Felix purchases, has been focussing on males with infertility issues, which has made testing slower than if they had been using for all males. The clinic has made many embryos and has also started implanting which has led to pregnancies. More in vivo data is required as the numbers are still relatively small, however they have stated they like the embryo quality from sperm processed by the Felix device. All three Indian clinics and other KOLs have stated they find the device much quicker and easier to use than their current methods of processing sperm.
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The Felix device has no clinical trial data yet. Such data would greatly assist sales. The Felix device is being evaluated in an Australian clinical trial with Monash IVF at seven of their IVF sites. Achieving the clinical end point (embryo utilisation rate not being inferior to embryo utilisation rates from embryos created by processing of sperm by DGC or swim up) is crucial for achieving TGA certification in Australia. Having TGA certification is expected to open up other markets eg in the Middle East and in S E Asia, and will also potentially enable the device to obtain CE Mark certification in Europe. The clinical trial is anticipated to finish by end of December 2022 depending on recruitment rates.
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The Group has assessed that there are no new specific risks in relation to the commercial development of the project. Covid initially impacted the access to clinical samples and the operating protocol for the Australian clinical trial started with too few sites and was too restrictive with respect to patient inclusion/ exclusion criteria, but the procedure has been updated and has received ethics approval. It is anticipated that the trial will conclude as originally intended, by the end of December 2022, subject to recruitment rate being as currently predicted.
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The key risk to Felix commercialisation is the regulatory approval timelines in later access, highly regulated markets, most notably Australia (TGA), the USA (FDA) and EU (MDR). The overhaul to the medical device regulations, “MDR” in Europe, may also have flow on effects to other markets such as Australia. However, the Company has determined that the Canadian, Japanese, Indian and New Zealand markets could be accessed earlier for commercial sales of the Felix device to be made. Whilst the clinics in these early markets will require in vivo data (typically embryo quality and clinical pregnancy) before they consider purchasing, and this process will delay sales, the intrinsic value of the device remains higher than the carrying value.
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The Group has assessed those future economic benefits from the intangible assets will be greater than the sum of development costs at the reporting date plus future development costs to commercialise the assets.
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This assessment was based on value-in-use calculations which require the use of assumptions. The calculations use cash flow projections based on financial budgets and forecasts approved by management covering a five-year period. Cash flows beyond the five-year period are extrapolated using an estimated growth rate of 2%. A discount rate of 13.1% was used in the value-in-use calculations.
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Memphasys is confident it has sufficient funding for the coming year to advance the commercialisation of the Felix device.
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16. Right-of-use asset and lease liability
At 30 June 2022, the Group had the following lease arrangements:
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A non-cancellable lease for its production and commercial property in Homebush, which has a remaining term of 23 months. It includes a further three (3) options to renew the lease for three (3) years each, being the first term from 1 June 2024 expiring 31 May 2027, the second term from 1 June 2027 expiring 31 May 2030 and the third option term from 1 June 2030 expiring 31 May 2033.
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A lease for the cleanroom to manufacture the Felix disposable cartridges, built in the premises of W&S, in Moorebank. Although the lease agreement has not yet been formalised, it has been agreed that the amount of $40,000 a year, which has been set at market rates, will give Memphasys the exclusive rights to use the cleanroom. The duration of the lease is still subject to discussion. In the absence of any better guidance, a 3- year lease (with a remaining term of 24 months at 30 June 2022) adding further three (3) options to renew the lease for three (3) years each has been recognised, similarly to the property rented in Homebush and according to the intentions of the Company.
| Non-current assets – right-of-use assets Properties under lease agreements Homebush At cost Accumulated depreciation Moorebank At cost Accumulated depreciation Total carrying amount of lease assets Lease liabilities - current Property lease liabilities – Homebush Property lease liabilities - Moorebank Total current lease liabilities Lease liabilities – non-current Property lease liabilities – Homebush Property lease liabilities - Moorebank Total non-current lease liabilities Net carrying value at 30 June AASB 16 related amounts recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss Depreciation Charge related to Right of Use Assets Interest Expense on Lease Liabilities (under Finance Costs) Total year leases recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss |
2022 2021 $ $ 1,637,763 1,637,763 (147,853) (11,373) |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1,489,910 1,626,390 |
||
| 380,167 380,167 (31,680) - |
||
| 348,487 380,167 1,838,397 2,006,557 |
||
| 79,416 69,980 19,311 17,877 |
||
| 98,727 87,857 |
||
| 1,482,755 1,562,171 342,663 362,291 |
||
| 1,825,418 1,924,462 |
||
| 1,924,145 2,012,319 |
||
| 2022 2021 $ $ 45,328 34,053 117,018 64,175 162,346 98,228 |
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17. Trade and other payables
| de and other payables | |
|---|---|
| Note Trade payables Payable to related parties 26(g)(i) Other creditors and accruals (details in table below) Other creditors and accruals University of Newcastle – unbilled research fees Monash IVF – unbilled collaboration fees Others |
2022 $ 2021 $ 131,669 158,583 32,496 9,166 395,548 172,000 559,713 339,749 |
| 2022 $ 2021 $ 214,354 - 120,000 123,000 61,194 49,000 395,548 172,000 |
The Group’s exposure to liquidity risk related to trade and other payables is disclosed in Note 28.
18. Interest-bearing liabilities
| nterest-bearing liabilities | |
|---|---|
| Note | 2022 2021 |
| $ $ |
|
| Current: | |
| Convertible note unsecured-Related party liability 26(g)(ii) |
43,200 - |
| Convertible note unsecured-Third-party debt | 3,287,798 - |
| Alison Coutts | 21,000 - |
| Alison Coutts ConsultingPtyLtd | 54,000 - |
| Total current interest-bearing liabilities | 3,405,998 - |
| 2022 Analysis of convertible note unsecured Curr- ency Interest rate Maturity |
Face value Carrying value |
| Related party liability–Andrew Goodall | |
| Convertible notes attached options_(iii)_ AUD |
- 43,200 |
| Subtotal related party liability Andrew Goodall |
- 43,200 |
| Third-party debt–Peters Investments Pty Ltd | |
| Convertible notes principal_(i)_ AUD 8% Dec ‘22 |
3,000,000 2,738,325 |
| Convertible notes facilitation fees_(i)_ | 83,908 |
| Convertible notes interest_(i)_ | 391,765 |
| Convertible notes conversion derivative_(ii)_ | 21,000 |
| Convertible notes attached options_(iii)_ | 96,000 |
| Subtotal third-party debt Peters Investments Pty Ltd |
3,000,000 3,330,998 |
| Alison Coutts AUD 8% At call |
21,000 21,000 |
| Alison Coutts Consulting Pty Ltd AUD 8% At call |
54,000 54,000 |
| Total current interest-bearing liabilities | 3,075,000 3,405,998 |
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18. Interest-bearing liabilities (continued)
| Note | 2022 2021 |
2022 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| $ $ |
||
| Non-current: | ||
| Related party debt - unsecured 26(g)(ii) |
- 1,319,552 |
|
| Third-partydebt – unsecured | - 1,612,787 |
|
| Total non-current interest-bearing liabilities | - 2,932,339 |
|
| 2021 Analysis of debt Currency Interest rate Maturity |
Face value Carrying value |
|
| Related party debt – Andrew Goodall | ||
| Convertible notes principal_(i)_ AUD 8% Dec ‘22 |
1,350,000 1,232,246 |
|
| Convertible notes interest_(i)_ | 10,356 | |
| Convertible notes conversion derivative_(ii)_ | 33,750 | |
| Convertible notes attached options_(iii)_ | 43,200 | |
| Subtotal related party debt Andrew Goodall |
1,350,000 1,319,552 |
|
| Third-party debt – Peters Investments Pty Ltd | ||
| Convertible notes principal_(i)_ AUD 8% Dec ‘22 |
1,650,000 1,506,079 |
|
| Convertible notes interest_(i)_ | 12,658 | |
| Convertible notes conversion derivative_(ii)_ | 41,250 | |
| Convertible notes attached options_(iii)_ | 52,800 | |
| Subtotal third-party debt Peters Investments Pty Ltd |
1,650,000 1,612,787 |
|
| Total non-current interest-bearing liabilities | 3,000,000 2,932,339 |
(i) In May 2021, Andrew Goodall and Peters Investments Pty Ltd subscribed unsecured Convertible Notes in the Company, with a combined value of $3,000,000. The material terms of the Convertible Notes are:
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Interest rate of 8% per annum, payable in cash or shares at the Lender’s election.
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Facilitation Fee of 3% of gross value of Convertible Notes, added to the gross value of the Convertible Notes.
-
Repayment Date: 31 December 2022.
-
Conversion Price: the lower of:
-
$0.06; and
-
a 20% discount to the issue price of shares and/or the exercise price of any options offered under any capital raising(s) completed by the Company of greater than $1,000,000 prior to the Repayment Date.
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Shareholder approval was obtained at the EGM held on 24 August 2021.
In January 2022, Andrew Goodall sold his convertible note, with a face value of $1,350,000, to Peters Investments Pty Ltd, retaining the 1,350,000 unlisted options attached to it.
(ii) The conversion feature has been classified as an embedded derivative and fair value determined based on applying probabilities to Black-Scholes valuation models.
(iii) In addition to the material terms and conditions of the Convertible Notes as set out above, the Company has agreed to issue one (1) unlisted option to the investors for every dollar of Convertible Notes subscribed, exercisable at $0.06 on or before 31 December 2023.
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18. Interest-bearing liabilities (continued)
Andrew Goodall has retained the 1,350,000 options attached to the convertible note sold to Peters Investments Pty Ltd in January 2022.
The fair value of (ii) derivative liability and (iii) attached options is estimated using Black-Scholes valuation model.
For the derivative liability:
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Stock price $0.04 $0.052
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19. Non-interest-bearing liabilities
| on-interest-bearing liabilities | |
|---|---|
| 2022 2021 |
|
| $ $ |
|
| Current: | |
| Third-partydebt – unsecured * | 154,668 181,002 |
| Total current non-interest-bearing liabilities | 154,668 181,002 |
| Non-current: | |
| Third-party debt–unsecured** | 77,330 231,998 |
| Total non-current non-interest-bearing liabilities |
77,330 231,998 |
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Current portion of debt for building the cleanroom facility in the premises of W&S. The original debt, which totalled $464,000 including the non-current portion, was arranged to be paid for through a decelerating amortisation schedule and included in the price of the first 100,000 cartridges purchased by Memphasys from W&S. In March 2021, Memphasys rearranged with W&S for the debt to be paid for in three years, in quarterly instalments of $38,667. A revised contract is to be signed with W&S, incorporating the abovementioned payment arrangement and other items, unknown at the time of signing the original contract, like the following:
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extra costs to manufacture in the cleanroom (mainly increased labour, mostly used to keep the cleanroom and equipment sterile),
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rental payments for Memphasys to have exclusive rights to use the cleanroom, and
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the option to continue the agreement post 36 months and a separation clause (not in current agreement).
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Noncurrent portion of debt for building the cleanroom facility in the premises of W&S.
20. Tax liabilities
| Office of State Revenue NSW – payroll tax Australian Taxation Office – GST Australian Taxation Office – PAYG |
2022 $ 2021 $ 18,918 - (19,422) (19,302) 34,266 24,352 |
|---|---|
| 33,762 5,050 |
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21. Provisions
| ovisions | |
|---|---|
| Current: Provision for employee benefits Non-current: Provision for employee benefits |
2022 $ 2021 $ 286,446 243,183 |
| 32,533 28,209 |
22. Share capital
a) Share capital
| Ordinary Shares – fully paid | 2022 Shares 2021 Shares 2022 $ 2021 $ 792,178,337 759,773,880 50,340,937 48,884,176 |
|---|---|
b) Movements in ordinary share capital of the company during the year were as follows:
| Balance at beginning of year Exercise of options Transfer of expired option reserve # Less issue costs Balance at end of year |
2022 2021 2022 2021 Shares Shares $ $ 759,773,880 753,973,880 48,884,176 48,697,744 32,404,457 5,800,000 1,075,828 192,560 - - 411,462 - |
|---|---|
| 792,178,337 759,773,880 50,371,466 48,890,304 |
|
| 30,529 6,128 792,178,337 759,773,880 50,340,937 48,884,176 |
Options reserves for options expired during the reported period, granted to corporate finance advisors for work done on raising capital for the Company, were transferred to issued capital.
i) Ordinary Shares
Ordinary shares entitle the holder to participate in dividends and the proceeds on winding up of the company in proportion to the number of and amounts paid on the shares held. Every holder of ordinary shares attending the meeting is entitled to one vote. Ordinary shares do not have a par value.
ii) Listed Options
No listed share options were issued during the 2022 financial year (2021: nil).
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22. Share capital (continued)
c) Unlisted Options
Set out in the table below are summaries of options issued, exercised and lapsed during the year.
| Grant date | Expiry date |
Vesting commencement date |
Exercise price |
Balance at start of year |
Issued during the year |
Exercised during the year |
Lapsed / cancelled during the year |
Balance at end of the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated and parent entity: | ||||||||
| 28 Mar 2019 | 28 Sep 2021 | - | $0.0332 | 20,000,000 | - | 20,000,000 | - | - |
| 28 Mar 2019 | 28 Sep 2021 | - | $0.0332 | 12,404,457 | - | 12,404,457 | - | - |
| 22 Oct 2019 | 22 Oct 2021 | - | $0.1142 | 989,681 | - | - | 989,681 | - |
| 22 Oct 2019 | 22 Oct 2021 | 30 Jun 2020 | $0.1142 | 12,000,000 | - | - | 12,000,000 | - |
| 22 Oct 2019 | 22 Oct 2021 | 15 Nov 2019 | $0.1142 | 1,466,194 | - | - | 1,466,194 | - |
| 22 Oct 2019 | 22 Oct 2021 | 30 Jun 2020 | $0.1142 | 4,800,000 | - | - | 4,800,000 | - |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 30 Jul 2023 | 31 Dec 2021 | $0.0905 | - | 4,962,200 | - | 4,962,200 | - |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 30 Jul 2023 | 30 Jun 2022 | $0.0905 | - | 3,462,000 | - | - | 3,462,000 |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 30 Jul 2024 | 30 Jun 2023 | $0.0965 | - | 3,115,800 | - | - | 3,115,800 |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 31 Dec 2023 | - | $0.0600 | - | 3,000,000 | - | - | 3,000,000 |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Dec 2021 | $0.0884 | - | 2,537,000 | - | 2,537,000 | - |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 31 Aug 2023 | 30 Jun 2022 | $0.0884 | - | 1,770,000 | - | - | 1,770,000 |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 31 Aug 2024 | 30 Jun 2023 | $0.0944 | - | 1,593,000 | - | - | 1,593,000 |
| 14 Sep 2021 | 13 Sep 2023 | - | $0.1000 | - | 3,000,000 | - | - | 3,000,000 |
| Total | 51,660,332 | 23,440,000 | 32,404,457 | 26,755,075 | 15,940,800 |
No options have been issued or exercised post balance date.
The option holders have no rights under the option agreement to participate in any share issue.
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23. Capital Management
Management controls the capital of the Group to maintain a good debt to equity ratio and ensure that the Group can fund its operations and continue as a going concern. The Group’s debt and capital includes ordinary share capital and financial liabilities, supported by financial assets. There are no externally imposed capital requirements.
Management effectively manages the Group’s capital by assessing the Group’s financial risks and adjusting its capital structure in response to changes in these risks and in the market. These responses include the management of debt levels and share issues. There have been no changes in the strategy adopted by management to control the capital of the Group since the prior year.
Refer to Note 3(a) of the financial statements for further details of the company’s strategy for capital management.
24. Reserves
| Share options reserve Asset revaluation reserve |
2022 $ 2021 $ 152,209 890,237 (76,000) - |
|---|---|
| 76,209 890,237 |
Share options reserve
The share option reserve is used to recognise the fair value of the following options:
| Number of options Granted to Granted on 6,577,800 Personnel & consultants ESOP Jul’21 – tranches 2&3 3,363,000 Alison Coutts Performance options Aug’21–tranches 2&3 3,000,000 Hydrix Limited Settlement of engineering flaw Sep‘21 Total value of options expense in the financial year ended 30 June 2022 Total value of share options reserve at 30 June 2022 |
Investment balance 55,536 15,488 81,185 |
|---|---|
| 152,209 152,209 |
In accordance with Accounting Standard AASB2 ‘Share Based payments’ , the options were valued using the BlackScholes valuation methodology. The fair value of the options was estimated on grant date with the following assumptions used:
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Personnel & consultants Tranche 2 Tranche 3
Dividends yield 0% 0%
Fair market value of stock # $0.0668 $0.0668
Exercise price of option $0.0896 $0.0956
Risk-free interest rate 0.04% 0.16%
Volatility 72.14% 72.14%
Expected option life 2 years 3 years
Alison Coutts Tranche 2 Tranche 3
Dividends yield 0% 0%
Fair market value of stock # $0.0660 $0.0660
Exercise price of option $0.0884 $0.0944
Risk-free interest rate 0.02% 0.15%
Volatility 49.37% 49.37%
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24. Reserves (continued)
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Dividends yield 0%
Fair market value of stock # $0.067
Exercise price of option $0.10
Risk-free interest rate 2.69%
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Asset revaluation reserve
The asset revaluation reserve is used to adjust the fair value of the financial assets designated at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax:
| Number of shares Held in Share price 1,000,000 Hydrix Limited $0.15 at September 2021 when shares received as part of the settlement of engineering flaw $0.074 at 30 June 2022 Net change in fair value of the financial assets designated at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax: |
Investment balance 150,000 74,000 (76,000) |
|---|---|
25. Auditors’ remuneration
| Audit & Assurance services Review of interim report Audit of financial report – year end Total remuneration for services |
2022 $ 2021 $ 21,475 20,850 40,000 38,000 61,475 58,850 |
|---|---|
26. Related parties
a) Parent and ultimate controlling party
Memphasys Limited (incorporated in Australia) is the ultimate parent entity.
b) Detail of key management personnel
i. Directors
Mr Robert Cooke Ms Alison Coutts Mr Andrew Goodall Mr Shane Hartwig Mr Paul Wright
Independent Non-Executive Chairman (appointed 26 April 2022) Managing Director and CEO Non-Executive Director Independent Non-Executive Director (resigned 25 April 2022) Independent Non-Executive Director
ii. Executives John Aitken Nick Gorring Pablo Neyertz
Scientific Director Operations Manager Director of Finance
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26. Related parties (continued)
c) Key management personnel compensation
The aggregate compensation made to directors and other members of key management personnel of the consolidated entity is set out below:
| Short-term employee benefits Long-term employee benefits Post-employment benefits Share-based payments |
2022 $ 2021 $ 1,032,548 736,890 37,003 48,337 81,356 51,801 46,144 9,291 1,197,051 846,319 |
|---|---|
d) Share based compensation - Options
Options remuneration has been calculated in accordance with the fair value measurements provisions of AASB 2 “Share Based Payments”.
Share options were issued during the year to the Directors and executives, among other employees, of Memphasys and consolidated entity as part of their remuneration. Details of these options and their terms are outlined below.
i) Performance options issued to executives, among other employees, in July 2021
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Executive Number of Exercise price (% premium to the VWAP Options value
options over the 30 trading days prior to the
issue date)
John Aitken 2,280,000 Tranche 2: 34% $19,250
Nick Gorring 1,140,000 Tranche 3: 43% $9,625
Pablo Neyertz 210,900 $1,781
Total 3,630,900 $30,656
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Tranche 1 of the options, totalling 2,739,100 options, were cancelled as they did not meet the commercialisation hurdle. The fair value of tranches 2 and 3 of the options were estimated on grant date using Black-Scholes option pricing model, with the following assumptions used:
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Tranche 2 Tranche 3
Dividends yield 0% 0%
Fair market value of stock # $0.0668 $0.0668
Exercise price of option $0.0896 $0.0956
Risk-free interest rate 0.04% 0.16%
Volatility 72.14% 72.14%
Expected option life 2 years 3 years
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VWAP 5 days prior to issue date
d) Performance options issued to the Executive Chairman in August 2021
5,900,000 options issued to Alison Coutts, with shareholder approval passed at EGM 24 August 2021. Tranche 1 of the options, totalling 2,537,000 options, were cancelled as they did not meet the commercialisation hurdle. The fair value of tranches 2 and 3 of the options was $15,488, estimated on grant date using Black-Scholes option pricing model, with the following assumptions used:
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26. Related parties (continued)
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Tranche 2 Tranche 3
Dividends yield 0% 0%
Fair market value of stock # $0.0660 $0.0660
Exercise price of option $0.0884 $0.0944
Risk-free interest rate 0.02% 0.15%
Volatility 49.37% 49.37%
Expected option life 2 years 3 years
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VWAP 30 days prior to Extraordinary General Meeting
ii) Options issued to director Andrew Goodall in August 2021
1,350,000 unlisted options issued, with shareholder approval passed at EGM 24 August 2021, for every dollar of convertible note subscribed, exercisable at $0.06 on or before 31 December 2023. The fair value of these options, estimated on grant date using Black-Scholes option pricing model, was $43,200.
e) Shareholding of directors and executives
The numbers of shares in the company held during the financial year by each current Director, and executives of Memphasys Limited and its subsidiaries are set out below. There were no shares granted during the reporting period as director compensation.
| 2022 Alison Coutts (a) Andrew Goodall (b) Pablo Neyertz Total 2021 Alison Coutts (a) Andrew Goodall (b) Pablo Neyertz Total |
Balance as at 1 July 2021 Net movement Balance as at 30 June 2022 79,625,139 - 79,625,139 171,498,505 - 171,498,505 788,967 - 788,967 251,912,611 - 251,912,611 |
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| Balance as at 1 July 2020 Net movement Balance as at 30 June 2021 79,625,139 - 79,625,139 171,498,505 - 171,498,505 688,967 100,000 788,967 251,812,611 100,000 251,912,611 |
(a) Alison Coutts’ shareholding comprises 75,847,375 shares held directly and 3,777,764 held indirectly. (b) Andrew Goodall’s shareholding comprises 170,806,265 shares held directly, and 692,240 shares held indirectly.
f) Option holding of directors and executives
The numbers of options in the company held during the financial year by each current Director, and executives of Memphasys Limited and its subsidiaries are set out below. There were no options granted during the reporting period as director compensation.
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26. Related parties (continued)
Directors & executives and their option holding
| 2022 Alison Coutts Andrew Goodall Shane Hartwig Nick Gorring Pablo Neyertz John Aitken Total |
Balance at start of year Granted as remuneration Free options issued with con note Lapsed during the year Balance at end of the year Exercisable Non Exercisable 12,000,000 5,900,000 - 14,537,000 3,363,000 - 3,363,000 989,681 - 1,350,000 989,681 1,350,000 1,350,000 - 1,099,646 - - 1,099,646 - - - 750,000 2,000,000 - 1,610,000 1,140,000 - 1,140,000 300,000 370,000 - 459,100 210,900 - 210,900 - 4,000,000 - 1,720,000 2,280,000 - 2,280,000 |
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| 15,139,327 12,270,000 1,350,000 20,415,427 8,343,900 1,350,000 6,993,900 |
No options were exercised during the year.
| 2021 Alison Coutts Andrew Goodall Shane Hartwig Nick Gorring Pablo Neyertz Total |
Balance at start of year Granted as remuneration Exercised during the year Lapsed during the year Balance at end of the year Exercisable Non Exercisable 18,000,000 - - 6,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 - 989,681 - - - 989,681 989,681 - 1,099,646 - - - 1,099,646 1,099,646 - 1,200,000 - - 450,000 750,000 750,000 - 400,000 - - 100,000 300,000 300,000 - |
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| 21,689,327 - - 6,550,000 15,139,327 15,139,327 - |
g) Other transactions with key management personnel and related parties
- i) At 30 June 2022, payables to related parties were as follows:
| Andrew Goodall director fees Shane Hartwig director fees Alison Coutts bonus _ii)_Loans (principal and interest) payable to related parties: Current balances: Note Andrew Goodall 18 Alison Coutts Alison Coutts Consulting Pty Ltd Total |
2022 $ 2021 $ 4,583 4,583 - 4,583 27,913 - 32,496 9,166 |
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| 2022 $ 2021 $ 43,200 # 1,319,552 21,000 - 54,000 - 118,200 1,319,552 |
free options (classified as liability) attached to convertible note sold in January 2022.
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26. Related parties (continued)
iii) Interest paid and accrued on financial liabilities with related parties:
| Andrew Goodall * | Interest paid Interest accrued 2022 $ 2021 $ 2022 $ 2021 $ - - 59,436 10,356 - - 59,436 10,356 |
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- Interest accrued on Convertible Note loan. Please refer to Note 18.
h) Other transactions with Directors, Executives and their related parties
In January 2022, Andrew Goodall sold his convertible note, with a face value of $1,350,000, to the existing major shareholder Peters Investments Pty Ltd, retaining the 1,350,000 unlisted options attached to it.
The Company received short-term loans from Alison Coutts and Alison Coutts Consulting Pty Ltd, of $21,000 and $54,000 respectively, at 8% annual interest rate and to be converted to shares as part of the rights issue announced to the market on 17 August 2022.
27. Controlled entities
| rolled entities | |||||
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| Equity Holding | |||||
| Name of entity | Country of Incorporation |
Class of share |
2022 % |
2021 % |
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| Feronia Fertility Pty Ltd | Australia | Ordinary | 100 | 100 | |
| KaoSep Inc. | United States | Ordinary | 100 | 100 | Dormant |
| MemSep Pty Ltd | Australia | Ordinary | 100 | 100 | Dormant |
| InqSep Inc. | United States | Ordinary | 100 | 100 | Dormant |
| Kaogen Pty Ltd | Australia | Ordinary | 100 | 100 | Dormant |
28. Financial risk management policies
The Group’s is exposed to the following financial risks in relation to the financial instruments that it held at the end of the reporting period.
a) Credit risk exposures
The carrying amounts of financial assets included in the consolidated statement of financial position represent the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk in relation to these assets. In the current financial year, the Group has been focused on its R&D program and has not operated with clients having no trade and other receivable balances at the end of the year. Cash is held in a financial institution with first grade credit rating. Therefore, there is no exposure to credit risk.
b) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk arises from the possibility that the Group might encounter difficulty in settling its debts or otherwise meeting its obligations related to financial liabilities. The Group manages this risk through the following mechanisms:
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preparing regular rolling cash flow forecasts in relation to its operational, investing and financing activities;
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monitoring undrawn credit facilities;
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maintaining a reputable credit profile;
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managing credit risk related to financial assets;
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only investing surplus cash with major financial institutions; and
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monitoring the maturity profile of financial liabilities with the realisation profile of financial assets.
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28. Financial risk management policies (continued)
The table below reflects an undiscounted contractual maturity analysis for financial liabilities. Cash flows realised from financial assets reflect management’s expectation as to the timing of realisation. Actual timing may therefore differ from that disclosed. The timing of cash flows presented in the table to settle financial liabilities reflects the earliest contractual settlement dates and does not reflect management’s expectations that finance facilities will be rolled forward.
| Within one year One to five years Total |
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| 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 |
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| $ $ $ $ $ $ |
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| Financial liabilities: |
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| Trade & other payables |
559,713 339,749 - - 559,713 339,749 |
| Interest bearing liabilities |
3,405,998 - - 2,932,339 3,405,998 2,932,339 |
| Non-interest- bearing liabilities |
154,668 181,002 77,330 231,998 231,998 413,000 |
Lease liabilities |
98,727 87,857 1,825,418 1,924,462 1,924,145 2,012,319 |
| Tax liabilities | 33,762 5,050 - - 33,762 5,050 |
| Expected outflows | 4,252,868 613,658 1,902,748 5,088,799 6,155,616 5,702,457 |
| Financial assets: | |
| Cash & cash equivalents |
269,077 2,002,915 - - 269,077 2,002,915 |
| Other assets | 133,969 164,809 42,750 42,750 176,719 207,559 |
| Tax receivables | 1,495,672 1,359,513 - - 1,495,672 1,359,513 |
| Expected inflows | 1,898,718 3,527,237 42,750 42,750 1,941,468 3,569,987 |
| Net expected cash flow |
(2,354,150) 2,913,579 (1,859,998) (5,046,049) (4,214,148) (2,132,470) |
c) Market risk
i) Interest rate risk
Exposure to interest rate risk arises on financial assets and financial liabilities recognised at the end of the reporting period whereby a future change in interest rates will affect future cash flows or the fair value of fixed rate financial instruments. As at 30 June 2022 the Company has no interest-bearing liabilities subject to future change in interest rates, therefore the Group is not exposed to interest rate risk.
ii) Foreign exchange risk
Exposure to foreign exchange risk may result in the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument fluctuating due to movement in foreign exchange rates of currencies in which the Group holds financial instruments which are other than the AUD functional currency of the Group. In the current financial year, the Group has operated internationally in low volumes and has no assets and liabilities in foreign currencies at the end of the period. Therefore, there was no exposure to foreign exchange risk.
d) Financial instruments carried at fair value
The Group’s financial instruments are measured at fair value at the end of the reporting period on a recurring basis, categorised into three-level fair value hierarchy as defined in AASB13, Fair Value Measurement . The level into which a fair value measurement is classified and determined with reference to the observability and significance of the inputs used in the valuation technique as follows:
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Level 1 valuations: Fair value measured using only Level 1 inputs i.e. unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date
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Level 2 valuations: Fair value measured using only Level 2 inputs i.e. observable inputs which fail to Meet Level 1, and not using significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs are inputs for which market data are not available.
Level 3 valuations: Fair value measured using significant unobservable inputs. The Convertible Notes conversion derivative and attached option, included under Interest-bearing liabilities, are classified as Level 3 liabilities. The significant assumptions used in preparing the option pricing model for valuing the (i) volatility of 108%, (ii) risk free interest rate of 3.29% and (iii) exercise price ($0.06 or lower price for conversion derivative). Refer to Note 18 for further details.
29. Capital Commitments
The Company has no commitments for the acquisition of plant and equipment contracted for at the reporting date that have not been recognised as liabilities.
30. Events after Balance Date
Subsequent to 30 June 2022, the company announced $3.36 million capital raising to accelerate commercialisation of Felix[TM] system and continue development of other pipeline products.
31. Company Details
The registered office and principal place of business of the company is: 30 Richmond Road Homebush, NSW 2140 Australia
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Directors’ Declaration
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In the opinion of the directors of Memphasys Limited (‘the Company’):
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(a) the consolidated financial statements and notes that are set out on pages 22 to 55 and the Remuneration Report on pages 15 to 20 in the Directors’ report, are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:
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(i) giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 30 June 2022 and of its performance, for the financial year ended on that date; and
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(ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and
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(b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.
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The directors have been given the declarations required by Section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 from the chief executive chairman and finance director for the financial year ended 30 June 2022.
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The directors draw attention to Note 2(a) to the consolidated financial statements which include a statement of compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors:
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Alison Coutts Chairman
Sydney
31 August 2022
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Level 16, Tower 2 Darling Park 201 Sussex Street Sydney NSW 2000 Postal Address GPO Box 1615 Sydney NSW 2001
p. +61 2 9221 2099 e. [email protected]
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MEMPHASYS LIMITED ABN 33 120 047 556
Report on the Audit of the Financial Report
Opinion
We have audited the financial report of Memphasys Limited “the Company” and its controlled entities “the Group”, which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2022, the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and the directors’ declaration.
In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Group is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 , including:
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a) giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 30 June 2022 and of its financial performance for the year then ended; and
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b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001 .
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) “the Code” that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.
We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001 , which has been given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the time of this auditor’s report.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
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Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Newcastle Perth Sydney
Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms. An independent New South Wales Partnership. ABN 17 795 780 962. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. Pitcher Partners is a member of the global network of Baker Tilly International Limited, the members of which are separate and independent legal entities.
pitcher.com.au
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Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern
We draw attention to Note 3(a) Going Concern in the financial report which discloses that the Group incurred a net loss for the year ended 30 June 2022 of $2,081,964, had net cash flows from operating activities of $311,817 and net cash outflows from investing activities of $3,077,780, had net assets of $7,646,534 and a deficit in working capital of $2,510,764. In Note 3(a) it is stated that the Group is dependent on the raising of additional funds for working capital purposes, including $3.36m through a capital raising announced to the market subsequent to year end, primarily to assist in the development and commercialisation of the Felix technology. These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern and therefore, the Group may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities at the amounts stated in the financial statements in the normal course of business.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial report of the current year. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key Audit Matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
| Impairment assessment of intangible | ||
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| assets | ||
| Refer to Note 15 Intangible Assets | ||
| At 30 June 2022 the statement of | Our procedures included amongst others: | |
| financial position includes intangible | • | Obtaining an understanding and evaluating the |
| assets amounting to $9,678,774 that | design and implementation of controls in place in | |
| primarily relates to the Felix technology. | respect of costs capitalised to intangible assets. | |
| Given the significance of the carrying | • | Evaluating the value-in-use model for the Felix |
| value of the intangible assets to the | technology and the key assumptions in the model. | |
| financial position of the Group and the judgements and assumptions required in value-in-use model (including forecast cash flows and discount rate), the recoverability of these assets was a key |
• | Evaluating the forecast cash flows used in the value- in-use model were consistent with most up-to-date budgets prepared by management and provided to the Board. |
| audit matter. | • | Evaluating the appropriateness of the discount rate |
| Management also exercises judgement | used in the value-in-use model. | |
| to determine whether the capitalised costs, such as payroll costs and other expenditure, in the carrying value of the intangible assets meet the criteria for |
• | Testing a sample of capitalised expenses to source documentation and reviewing the source documentation to verify the expenses are project related. |
| capitalisation. These criteria include | ||
| assessing whether the product being | • | Testing reasonableness of management’s allocation |
| developed is commercially feasible, | of payroll costs to the projects. | |
| whether the Group has adequate technical, financial and other required resources to complete the development and whether the costs will be fully recovered through future |
• | Evaluating management’s assessment of whether the capitalised expenditure met the criteria for capitalisation in accordance with accounting policies and Australian Accounting Standards. |
| commercialisation. | • | Assessing the adequacy of financial statements |
| disclosures. |
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Recognition of R&D tax incentive Refer to Note 12 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
Our procedures included, amongst others:
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At 30 June 2022, the statement of financial position includes R&D • Obtaining an understanding and evaluating the receivable amounting to $1,495,672. design and implementation of management’s controls over the recognition of R&D receivable
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This area is a key audit matter due to the judgements and assumptions the • Obtaining the assessment completed by Group makes in relation to the management’s experts in respect of the R&D calculation and recognition of the R&D calculation. tax incentive
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Evaluating the competence, capability and objectivity of management’s experts.
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Obtaining R&D calculations for the year and testing mathematical accuracy.
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Testing a sample of claimed expenditure to source documentation and reviewing the source documentation to verify the expenses are eligible.
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Engaging our internal R&D tax specialist to review the expenditure methodology used by management.
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Assessing the adequacy of financial statements disclosures.
Other Information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Directors Report and Shareholder Information for the year ended 30 June 2022 which were obtained as at date of our audit report, but does not include the financial report and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of the Directors for the Financial Report
The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
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Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.
As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
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Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.
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Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.
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Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the financial report. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the Group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with the directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide the directors with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied
From the matters communicated with the directors, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial report of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
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Report on the Remuneration Report
Opinion on the Remuneration Report
We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 15 to 20 of the directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2022. In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Memphasys Limited, for the year ended 30 June 2022, complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001 .
Responsibilities
The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Remuneration Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001 . Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.
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PITCHER PARTNERS Sydney
31 August 2022
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Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms. ABN 17 795 780 962. An independent New South Wales Partnership.
Shareholder information
The shareholder information set out below was applicable as 27 August 2022.
A. Distribution of equity securities
Analysis of numbers of equity security holders by size of holding:
| Holdings Ranges | Holders | Total Units | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1,000 | 457 | 82,400 | 0.010 |
| 1,001-5,000 | 211 | 707,151 | 0.080 |
| 5,001-10,000 | 252 | 2,057,577 | 0.240 |
| 10,001-100,000 | 841 | 33,942,034 | 3.890 |
| 100,001-999,999,999 | 471 | 835,389,175 | 95.780 |
| Totals | 2,232 | 872,178,337 | 100.000 |
B. Equity security holders
Twenty largest quoted equity security holders
The name of the twenty largest holders of quoted equity securities are listed below:
| Holder Name PETERS INVESTMENTS PTY LTD MR ANDREW ERNEST GOODALL MS ALISON COUTTS MR ADAM STUART DAVEY MR ALLAN GRAHAM JENZEN & MRS ELIZABETH JENZEN JENZEN P/L NO2 SF A/C> NUTSVILLE PTY LTD ASSERT CORPORATE & INVESTOR RELATIONS PTY LTD BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD ACF CLEARSTREAM MR JOHN AITKEN MRS VIVIANA INES MESSINA CROSSBAY PTY LTD WINDAMURAH PTY LTD MR MICHAEL WILLIAM ATKINS MONASH IVF GROUP LIMITED HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2 ON TIME TAXIS PTY LTD ALISON COUTTS CONSULTING PTY LTD FUND A/C> MR ADAM STUART DAVEY TRINITY DIRECT PTY LTD MR JIM HRONAKIS Total Securities of Top 20 Holdings Total of Securities |
Number held Percentage of shares issued 237,587,568 27.241% 170,806,265 19.584% 75,847,375 8.696% 17,278,782 1.981% 16,100,000 1.846% 10,492,972 1.203% 10,000,000 1.147% 7,798,659 0.894% 7,527,840 0.863% 5,670,000 0.650% 5,489,267 0.629% 5,151,391 0.591% 4,080,000 0.468% 4,000,000 0.459% 3,988,013 0.457% 3,800,000 0.436% 3,757,763 0.431% 3,651,481 0.419% 3,530,141 0.405% 3,500,000 0.401% |
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| 600,057,517 68.800% |
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| 872,178,337 |
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C. Substantial Shareholders as at 27 August 2022
Ordinary shares
| Holder Name | Number Held | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| PETERS INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | 237,587,568 | 27.241% |
| MR ANDREW ERNEST GOODALL | 170,806,265 | 19.584% |
| MS ALISON COUTTS | 75,847,375 | 8.696% |
D. Unquoted Equity Securities
| Security Class Free Attaching Option - Exercise $0.06 Expiry 31 December 2023 Incentive Options - Tranche 2 - Ex price $0.088 Exp 31 Aug 2023 Incentive Options - Tranche 3 - Ex price $0.094 Exp 31 Aug 2024 Unlisted Options $0.10 Exp 13/09/2023 Unlisted Options Tranche 2 Expiry 30 July 2023 Unlisted Options Tranche 3 Expiry 30 July 2024 Total: |
Number of Holders Number on Issue 2 3,000,000. 1 1,770,000. 1 1,593,000. 1 3,000,000. 7 3,462,000. 7 3,115,800. 19 15,940,800 |
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E. Voting Rights
The voting rights attaching to each class of equity securities are set out below:
a) Ordinary Shares
On a show of hands, one vote for every member or proxy of a member present and entitled to vote. On a poll, every member shall have one vote for each fully paid share held.
b) Options
No voting rights.
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Memphasys Limited ABN 33 120 047 556
Directors
Robert Cooke Alison Coutts Andrew Goodall Paul Wright
Independent Non-Executive Chairman Managing Director and CEO Non-Executive Director Independent Non-Executive Director
Company Secretary
Andrew Metcalfe Accosec Pty Ltd Suite 3, Level 2, 470 Collins Street Melbourne, VIC 3000
Share Registry
Boardroom Pty Limited Level 7, 207 Kent Street Sydney, NSW 2000
Registered Office
30 Richmond Road Homebush, NSW 2140 Australia
Tel: 61 2 8415 7300 Fax: 61 2 8415 7399 Email: [email protected] Website: www.memphasys.com
Solicitors
Steinepreis Paganin Lawyers and Consultants Level 4, The Read Buildings 16 Milligan Street Perth, WA 6000
Auditors
Pitcher Partners Sydney Level 16, Tower 2, 201 Sussex Street Sydney, NSW 2000
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