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ONE CLICK GROUP LIMITED Governance Information 2017

Apr 26, 2017

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UUV AQUABOTIX LTD ACN 616 062 072 (Company)

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

This Corporate Governance Statement discloses the extent to which the Company will, as at the date it is admitted to the official list of the ASX, follow the recommendations set by the ASX Corporate Governance Council in its publication Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations ( Recommendations ). The Recommendations are not mandatory, however the Recommendations that will not be followed have been identified and reasons provided for not following them along with what (if any) alternative governance practices the Company intends to adopt in lieu of the recommendation.

The Company has adopted a Corporate Governance Plan which provides the written terms of reference for the Company’s corporate governance duties.

Due to the current size and nature of the existing Board and the magnitude of the Company’s operations, the Board does not consider that the Company will gain any benefit from individual Board committees and that its resources would be better utilised in other areas as the Board is of the strong view that at this stage the experience and skill set of the current Board is sufficient to perform these roles. Under the Company’s Board Charter, the duties that would ordinarily be assigned to individual committees are currently carried out by the full Board under the written terms of reference for those committees.

The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan is available on the Company’s website at http://www.aquabotix.com/ .

RECOMMENDATIONS (3RD EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Principle 1: Lay solid foundations for management and oversight
Recommendation 1.1
A listed entity should have and disclose a charter which
sets out the respective roles and responsibilities of the
Board, the Chair and management, and includes a
description of those matters expressly reserved to the
Board and those delegated to management.
YES The Company has adopted a Board Charter.
The Board Charter sets out the specific responsibilities of the
Board, requirements as to the Board’s composition, the roles and
responsibilities of the Chairman and Company Secretary, the
establishment,
operation
and
management
of
Board
Committees, Directors’ access to Company records and
information, details of the Board’s relationship with management,
details of the Board’s performance review and details of the

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Board’s disclosure policy.
A copy of the Company’s Board Charter, which is part of the
Company’s Corporate Governance Plan, is available on the
Company’s website.
Recommendation 1.2
A listed entity should:
(a) undertake appropriate checks before appointing a
person, or putting forward to security holders a
candidate for election, as a Director; and
(b) provide security holders with all material information
relevant to a decision on whether or not to elect or re-
elect a Director.
YES (a) The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the
Board to undertake appropriate checks as to the character,
experience, education, criminal record and bankruptcy
history of the candidate before appointing a person, or
putting forward to security holders a candidate for election,
as a Director.
(b) All material information relevant to a decision on whether or
not to elect or re-elect a Director will be provided to security
holders in any notice of meeting pursuant to which the
resolution to elect or re-elect such Director will be voted on.
Recommendation 1.3
A listed entity should have a written agreement with each
Director and senior executive setting out the terms of their
appointment.
YES The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the Board
to ensure that each Director and senior executive is a party to a
written agreement with the Company which sets out the terms of
that Director’s or senior executive’s appointment.
The Company has written agreements with each of its Directors
and senior executives.
Recommendation 1.4
The company secretary of a listed entity should be
accountable directly to the Board, through the Chair, on
all matters to do with the proper functioning of the Board.
YES The
Board
Charter
outlines
the roles,
responsibility
and
accountability of the Company Secretary. In accordance with
this, the Company Secretary is accountable directly to the
Board, through the Chair, on all matters to do with the proper
functioning of the Board.
Recommendation 1.5
A listed entity should:
(a) have a diversity policy which includes requirements for
the Board or a relevant committee of the Board to set
PARTIALLY (a) The Company has adopted a Diversity Policy which provides
a framework for the Company to establish and achieve
measurable diversity objectives, including in respect of
gender diversity. The Diversity Policy allows the Board to set

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measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity and to assess annually both the objectives and the entity’s progress in achieving them;

measurable gender diversity objectives if considered appropriate, and to assess annually both the objectives if any have been set and the Company’s progress in achieving them. The Diversity Policy is available, as part of the Corporate Governance Plan, on the Company’s website.

  • (b) disclose that policy or a summary or it; and

  • (c) disclose as at the end of each reporting period:

  • (i) the measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity set by the Board in accordance with the entity’s diversity policy and its progress towards achieving them; and

    • (b) The Board does not presently intend to set measurable gender diversity objectives because:

      • (i) it is the Board’s view that the existing Directors and senior executives have sufficient skill and experience to carry out the Company’s plans;
  • (ii) either:

  • (A) the respective proportions of men and women on the Board, in senior executive positions and across the whole organisation (including how the entity has defined “senior executive” for these purposes); or

  • (ii) if it becomes necessary to appoint any new Directors or senior executives, the Board considered the application of a measurable gender diversity objective requiring a specified proportion of women on the Board and in senior executive roles will, given the small size of the Company and the Board, unduly limit the Company from applying the Diversity Policy as a whole and the Company’s policy of appointing based on skills and merit; and

  • if the entity is a “relevant employer” under the Workplace Gender Equality Act, the entity’s most recent “Gender Equality Indicators”, as defined in the Workplace Gender Equality Act.

  • (iii) the respective proportions of men and women on the Board, in senior executive positions and across the whole organisation for each financial year will be disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report.

Equality Indicators”, as defined in the
Workplace Gender Equality Act.

(iii) the respective proportions of men and women on the
Board, in senior executive positions and across the whole
organisation for each financial year will be disclosed in
the Company’s Annual Report.
Recommendation 1.6 (a) The Board (in the absence of a Nominations Committee) is
A listed entity should:
(a) have and disclose a process for periodically evaluating
the performance of the Board, its committees and
individual Directors; and
YES responsible for evaluating the performance of the Board
and individual Directors on an annual basis, with the aid of
an independent advisor, if deemed required. The process for
this can be found in Schedule 5 of the Company’s
Corporate Governance Plan.
(b) disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether (b) The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the

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a performance evaluation was undertaken in the
reporting period in accordance with that process.
Board to disclose whether or not performance evaluations
were conducted during the relevant reporting period.
Details of the performance evaluations conducted will be
provided in the Company’s Annual Reports.
Recommendation 1.7
A listed entity should:
(a) have and disclose a process for periodically evaluating
the performance of its senior executives; and
(b) disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether
a performance evaluation was undertaken in the
reporting period in accordance with that process.
YES (a) The Board (in the absence of a Remuneration Committee) is
responsible for overseeing performance evaluations of senior
executives on an annual basis. The process for this can be
found in Schedule 4 of the Company’s Corporate
Governance Plan.
(b) The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires
disclosure as to whether or not performance evaluations
were conducted during the relevant reporting period and
details of the performance evaluations conducted to be
contained in the Company’s Annual Reports.
Principle 2: Structure the Board to add value
Recommendation 2.1
The Board of a listed entity should:
(a) have a nomination committee which:
(i)
has at least three members, a majority of whom
are independent Directors; and
(ii)
is chaired by an independent Director,
and disclose:
(iii) the charter of the committee;
(iv) the members of the committee; and
(v) as at the end of each reporting period, the
number of times the committee met throughout
the period and the individual attendances of the
members at those meetings; or
PARTIALLY (a) The Company does not have a Nomination Committee. The
Company’s Nomination Committee Charter provides for the
creation of a Nomination Committee (if it is considered it will
benefit the Company), with at least three members, a
majority of whom are independent Directors, and which
must be chaired by an independent Director.
(b) The Company does not have a Nomination Committee as
the Board considers the Company will not currently benefit
from its establishment. In accordance with the Company’s
Board Charter, the Board carries out the duties that would
ordinarily be carried out by the Nomination Committee
under the Nomination Committee Charter, including the
following processes to address succession issues and to
ensure the Board has the appropriate balance of skills,
experience, independence and knowledge of the entity to
enable it to discharge its duties and responsibilities

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  • (b) if it does not have a nomination committee, disclose that fact and the processes it employs to address Board succession issues and to ensure that the Board has the appropriate balance of skills, experience, independence and knowledge of the entity to enable it to discharge its duties and responsibilities effectively.

Recommendation 2.2

A listed entity should have and disclose a Board skill matrix setting out the mix of skills and diversity that the Board currently has or is looking to achieve in its membership.

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effectively:

  • (i) devoting time at least annually to discuss Board succession issues and updating the Company’s Board skills matrix; and

  • (ii) all Board members being involved in the Company’s nomination process, to the maximum extent permitted under the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules.

Under the Nomination Committee Charter (in the Company’s Corporate Governance Plan), the Nomination Committee (or, in its absence, the Board) is required to prepare a Board skill matrix setting out the mix of skills and diversity that the Board currently has (or is looking to achieve) and to review this at least annually against the Company’s Board skills matrix to ensure the appropriate mix of skills and expertise is present to facilitate successful strategic direction.

PARTIALLY

The Board has not yet developed a specific skill matrix.

The composition of the Board is to be reviewed regularly to ensure the appropriate mix of skills and expertise is present to facilitate successful strategic direction. This role will be performed by the full Board (in the absence of a Nomination Committee). Once adopted, the Company will disclose the Board skill matrix in, or in conjunction with, its Annual Reports.

ensure the appropriate mix of skills and expertise is present to
facilitate successful strategic direction. This role will be performed
by the full Board (in the absence of a Nomination Committee).
Once adopted, the Company will disclose the Board skill matrix
in, or in conjunction with, its Annual Reports.
Recommendation 2.3 (a) The Board Charter requires the disclosure of the names of
A listed entity should disclose:
(a) the names of the Directors considered by the Board to
be independent Directors;
YES Directors considered by the Board to be independent. The
Company will disclose those Directors it considers to be
independent in its Annual Report and on its ASX website. The
Board considers the following Directors are independent:
(b) if a Director has an interest, position, association or Peter James and Jay Cohen.
relationship of the type described in Box 2.3 of the ASX
Corporate
Governance
Principles
and
Durval Tavares is not considered to be an independent
director due to his executive role on the Board and due to
Recommendation (3rd Edition), but the Board is of the

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opinion
that
it
does
not
compromise
the
independence of the Director, the nature of the
interest, position, association or relationship in question
and an explanation of why the Board is of that opinion;
and
(c) the length of service of each Director
the fact he will be a substantial shareholder of the Company
following the Company’s admission to the Official List of the
ASX. Brendan Martin is not considered to be an independent
director due to his executive role on the Board.
(b) The Board Charter requires Directors to disclose their interest,
positions, associations and relationships and requires that the
independence of Directors is regularly assessed by the Board
in light of the interests disclosed by Directors.
(c) The Company’s Annual Report will disclose the length of
service of each Director, as at the end of each financial year.
Recommendation 2.4
A majority of the Board of a listed entity should be
independent Directors.
NO The Company’s Board Charter requires that, where practical,
50% of the Board should be independent.
The Board currently comprises a total of four (4) directors, of
whom two (2) are considered to be independent. As such, 50%
of the Board are considered independent directors.
Durval Tavares is not considered to be an independent director
due to his executive role on the Board and due to the fact he will
be a substantial shareholder of the Company following the
Company’s admission to the Official List of the ASX. Brendan
Martin is not considered to be an independent director due to
his executive role on the Board.
Recommendation 2.5
The Chair of the Board of a listed entity should be an
independent Director and, in particular, should not be the
same person as the CEO of the entity.
YES The Board Charter provides that where practical, the Chairman
of the Board will be a non-executive director. The Chairman,
Peter James is an independent non-executive director and is not
the same person as the Managing Director of the Company.
Recommendation 2.6
A listed entity should have a program for inducting new
Directors
and
providing
appropriate
professional
development opportunities for continuing Directors to
YES In accordance with the Company’s Board Charter, the
Nominations Committee (or, in its absence, the Board) is
responsible for the approval and review of induction and
continuing professional development programs and procedures

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develop and maintain the skills and knowledge needed to
perform their role as a Director effectively.
for Directors to ensure that they can effectively discharge their
responsibilities. The Company Secretary is responsible for
facilitating inductions and professional development.
Principle 3: Act ethically and responsibly
Recommendation 3.1
A listed entity should:
(a) have a code of conduct for its Directors, senior
executives and employees; and
(b) disclose that code or a summary of it.
YES (a) The Company’s Corporate Code of Conduct applies to the
Company’s Directors, senior executives and employees.
(b) The Company’s Corporate Code of Conduct (which forms
part of the Company’s Corporate Governance Plan) is
available on the Company’s website.
Principle 4: Safeguard integrity in financial reporting
Recommendation 4.1
The Board of a listed entity should:
(a) have an audit committee which:
(i)
has at least three members, all of whom are
non-executive Directors and a majority of
whom are independent Directors; and
(ii)
is chaired by an independent Director, who is
not the Chair of the Board,
and disclose:
(iii)
the charter of the committee;
(iv)
the relevant qualifications and experience of
the members of the committee; and
(v)
in relation to each reporting period, the number
of times the committee met throughout the
period and the individual attendances of the
members at those meetings; or
PARTIALLY (a) Due to the size and nature of the existing Board and the
magnitude of the Company’s operations the Company
does not currently have an Audit and Risk Committee.
Pursuant to clause 7(h) of the Company’s Board Charter, the
full Board carries out the duties that would ordinarily be
assigned to the Audit and Risk Committee under the written
terms of reference for that committee.
The role and responsibilities of the Audit and Risk Committee
are contained in the Company’s Corporate Governance
Plan which is available on the Company’s website.
(b) The Board devotes time annually to fulfilling the roles and
responsibilities associated with maintaining the Company’s
internal audit function and arrangements with external
auditors. All members of the Board are involved in the
Company’s
audit
function
to
ensure
the
proper
maintenance of the entity and the integrity of all financial
reporting.

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(b) if it does not have an audit committee, disclose that
fact and the processes it employs that independently
verify and safeguard the integrity of its financial
reporting, including the processes for the appointment
and removal of the external auditor and the rotation of
the audit engagement partner.
Recommendation 4.2
The Board of a listed entity should, before it approves the
entity’s financial statements for a financial period, receive
from its CEO and CFO a declaration that the financial
records of the entity have been properly maintained and
that the financial statements comply with the appropriate
accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the
financial position and performance of the entity and that
the opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound
system of risk management and internal control which is
operating effectively.
YES The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan states that a duty
and responsibility of the Board is to ensure that before the Board
approves the entity’s financial statements for a financial period,
the CEO/MD and CFO have declared that in their opinion the
financial records of the entity have been properly maintained
and that the financial statements comply with the appropriate
accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the
financial position and performance of the entity and that the
opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk
management and internal control which is operating effectively.
Recommendation 4.3
A listed entity that has an AGM should ensure that its
external auditor attends its AGM and is available to
answer questions from security holders relevant to the
audit.
YES The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan provides that the
Board must ensure the Company’s external auditor attends its
AGM and is available to answer questions from security holders
relevant to the audit.
Principle 5: Make timely and balanced disclosure
Recommendation 5.1
A listed entity should:
(a) have a written policy for complying with its continuous
disclosure obligations under the Listing Rules; and
YES (a) The Company has adopted a Continuous Disclosure Policy
which
is
set
out
within
the
Company’s
Corporate
Governance Plan and details the Company’s disclosure
requirements as required by the ASX Listing Rules and other
relevant legislation.

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(b) disclose that policy or a summary of it. (b) The Corporate Governance Plan is available on the
Company’s website.
Principle 6:Respect the rights of security holders
Recommendation 6.1
A listed entity should provide information about itself and
its governance to investors via its website.
YES Information about the Company and its governance is available
in the Corporate Governance Plan which can be found on the
Company’s website.
Recommendation 6.2
A listed entity should design and implement an investor
relations
program
to
facilitate
effective
two-way
communication with investors.
YES The Company has adopted a Shareholder Communications
Strategy which aims to promote and facilitate effective two-way
communication with investors. The Strategy outlines a range of
ways in which information is communicated to shareholders and
is available on the Company’s website as part of the Company’s
Corporate Governance Plan.
Recommendation 6.3
A listed entity should disclose the policies and processes it
has in place to facilitate and encourage participation at
meetings of security holders.
YES Shareholders are encouraged to participate at all general
meetings and AGMs of the Company. Upon the despatch of any
notice of meeting to Shareholders, the Company Secretary shall
send out material stating that all Shareholders are encouraged
to participate at the meeting.
Recommendation 6.4
A listed entity should give security holders the option to
receive communications from, and send communications
to, the entity and its security registry electronically.
YES The Shareholder Communication Strategy provides that security
holders can register with the Company to receive email
notifications when an announcement is made by the Company
to the ASX, including the release of the Annual Report, half yearly
reports and quarterly reports. Links are made available to the
Company’s website on which all information provided to the ASX
is immediately posted.
Shareholder queries should be referred to the Company
Secretary at first instance.
Principle 7: Recognise and manage risk

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Recommendation 7.1
The Board of a listed entity should:
(a) have a committee or committees to oversee risk, each
of which:
(i)
has at least three members, a majority of whom
are independent Directors; and
(ii)
is chaired by an independent Director,
and disclose:
(iii)
the charter of the committee;
(iv)
the members of the committee; and
(v)
as at the end of each reporting period, the
number
of
times
the
committee
met
throughout the period and the individual
attendances
of
the
members
at
those
meetings; or
(b) if it does not have a risk committee or committees that
satisfy (a) above, disclose that fact and the process it
employs for overseeing the entity’s risk management
framework.
PARTIALLY (a) Due to the size and nature of the existing Board and the
magnitude of the Company’s operations, the Company
currently does not have an Audit and Risk Committee.
Pursuant to clause 7(h) of the Company’s Board Charter, the
full Board currently carries out the duties that would
ordinarily be assigned to the Audit and Risk Committee
under the written terms of reference for that committee.
The role and responsibilities of the Audit and Risk Committee
are outlined in the Audit and Risk Committee Charter
contained in the Company’s Corporate Governance Plan
which is available on the Company’s website.
(b) The Board devotes time annually to fulfilling the roles and
responsibilities
associated
with
overseeing
risk
and
maintaining the entity’s risk management framework and
associated internal compliance and control procedures.
Recommendation 7.2
The Board or a committee of the Board should:
(a) review the entity’s risk management framework with
management at least annually to satisfy itself that it
continues to be sound; and
(b) disclose in relation to each reporting period, whether
such a review has taken place.
YES (a) The Company’s process for risk management and internal
compliance includes a requirement on the Board to identify
and measure risk, monitor the environment for emerging
factors and trends that affect these risks, formulate risk
management strategies and monitor the performance of risk
management systems. The Company has adopted a Risk
Management
Policy
which
is
contained
within
the
Company’s Corporate Governance Plan and details the
Company’s disclosure requirements with respect to the risk
management review procedure and internal compliance

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The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the Company to disclose whether it has any material exposure to economic, environmental and social sustainability risks and, if it does, how it manages or intends to manage those risks. The Company will disclose this information in its Annual Report and on its ASX website as part of its continuous disclosure obligations.

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RECOMMENDATIONS (3[RD] EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION Principle 8: Remunerate fairly and responsibly Recommendation 8.1 (a) The Board of a listed entity should: PARTIALLY

  • (a) Due to the size and nature of the existing Board and the magnitude of the Company’s operations, the Company does not currently have a Remuneration Committee. Pursuant to clause 7(h) of the Company’s Board Charter, the full Board currently carries out the duties that would ordinarily be assigned to the Remuneration Committee under the written terms of reference for that committee. The role and responsibilities of the Remuneration Committee are outlined in the Remuneration Committee Charter which is contained within the Company’s Corporate Governance Plan which is available on the Company’s website.

  • (b) The Board will devote time on an annual basis to fulfil the roles and responsibilities associated with setting the level and composition of remuneration for Directors and senior executives and ensuring that such remuneration is appropriate and not excessive.

  • (a) have a remuneration committee which: (i) has at least three members, a majority of whom are independent Directors; and

  • (ii) is chaired by an independent Director, and disclose: (iii) the charter of the committee; (iv) the members of the committee; and (v) as at the end of each reporting period, the number of times the committee met throughout the period and the individual attendances of the members at those meetings; or

  • (b) if it does not have a remuneration committee, disclose that fact and the processes it employs for setting the level and composition of remuneration for Directors and senior executives and ensuring that such remuneration is appropriate and not excessive.

Recommendation 8.2

A listed entity should separately disclose its policies and practices regarding the remuneration of non-executive Directors and the remuneration of executive Directors and other senior executives and ensure that the different roles and responsibilities of non-executive Directors compared to executive Directors and other senior executives are reflected in the level and composition of their remuneration.

The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the Board YES to disclose its policies and practices regarding the remuneration of Directors and senior executives, which is disclosed on the Company’s website.

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Recommendation 8.3
A listed entity which has an equity-based remuneration
scheme should:
(a) have a policy on whether participants are permitted to
enter into transactions (whether through the use of
derivatives or otherwise) which limit the economic risk
of participating in the scheme; and
(b) disclose that policy or a summary of it.
YES (a) The Company’s Remuneration Committee Charter states
that, in the absence of a Remuneration Committee, the
Board is required to review, manage and disclose the policy
(if any) on whether participants are permitted to enter into
transactions (whether through the use of derivatives or
otherwise) which limit the economic risk of participating in the
scheme. The Remuneration Committee Charter also states
that the Remuneration Committee must review and approve
any equity based plans.
(b) A copy of the Remuneration Committee Charter is contained
in the Company’s Corporate Governance Plan which is
available on the Company’s website.

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