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OOH!MEDIA LIMITED Annual Report 2020

Feb 21, 2021

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OOH!MEDIA LIMITED AND ITS CONTROLLED ENTITIES (THE GROUP)

ACN 602 195 380

APPENDIX 4E PRELIMINARY FINAL REPORT RESULTS FOR ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET

Details of the reporting period and the previous corresponding reporting period

Reporting period: For the year ended 31 December 2020

Previous corresponding period: For the year ended 31 December 2019

Results for announcement to the market

In accordance with the ASX Listing Rule 4.3A, the Board and management of oOh!media Limited have enclosed an Appendix 4E for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Change
%
Restated(1)
2020
$’000
2019
$’000
Revenues from ordinary activities(2)
Decreased
-34.3%
426,525
649,606
(Loss)/Profit from ordinary activities
after income tax attributable to members(2)(5)
Decreased
-361.3%
(35,718)
13,668
Net (Loss)/Profit for the period attributable
to the members(1)(2)
Decreased
-361.3%
(35,718)
13,668
EBITDA – Statutory(2)(3)
Decreased
-24.0%
238,349
313,646
EBITDA – Underlying(2)(3)(4)
Decreased
-27.1%
238,602
327,313
Underlying EBITDA Pre AASB16(2)(3)(4)(5)
Decreased
-54.6%
63,163
138,987

(1) As a result of the IFRS Interpretation Committee (IC) agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. Refer Note 10 Income tax.

(2) All the above comparisons are on a statutory basis unless stated.

(3) Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) is non-IFRS measure. This is included in management reports reviewed by the Group’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (the Board)

(4) The Directors believe that the Underlying presentation of results is a better indicator of performance and differs from the statutory presentation. The Underlying results exclude the impact of acquisition and integration related costs and other items. Refer to Note 3 Operating segments, of the consolidated financial statements for a reconciliation between statutory and underlying EBITDA.

(5) AASB16 became effective for the Group on 1 January 2019. AASB16 establishes principles for the recognition and measurement of leasing arrangements. The underlying EBITDA for the year ended 31 December 2020 does not include fixed rent costs due to the implementation of AASB16. These are now accounted for as depreciation of the right of use assets and interest expense on lease liabilities. The Board and executive management monitor the Underlying EBITDA Pre AASB16.

Refer to the Operating and Financial Review in the Directors’ report for discussion of the results.

Dividend information

Amount Franked amount
per share per share Tax rate for
(cents) (cents) franking credit
Current period
It is not proposed to pay a final dividend for 2020
Previous period
Final 2019 dividend (paid 3 April 2020)(a) 7.5 7.5 30%
Interim 2019 dividend (paid 30 September 2019)(a) 3.5 3.5 30%

(a) The Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan operated for the Interim 2019 and Final 2019 dividends and each were fully underwritten.

Earnings per share

Restated(d)(e)
2020
2019
Basic earnings per share (cents) (7.0)
5.0
Diluted earnings per share (cents) (7.0)
5.0

Net tangible assets

2020
2019
Net tangible assets per security (dollars)(a)(c) 0.05
(0.53)
Net assets per security (dollars)(b) 1.36
2.75

(a) Derived by dividing the net assets less intangible assets, calculated on total issued shares of 591,788,280 (2019: 242,385,958 shares).

(b) Derived by dividing the net assets, calculated on total issued shares of 591,788,280 (2019: 242,385,958 shares).

(c) The net tangible assets per share is negative in 2019 due to historical acquisitions, including a significant percentage of the purchase prices being allocated to intangible assets.

(d) As a result of the IFRS Interpretation Committee (IC) agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. Refer Note 10 Income tax.

(e) Prior year comparatives have been restated following the Group’s capital raising during 2020.

Commentary on results for the period

Commentary in relation to operating performance, earnings per share, segment results, returns to shareholders and trends in performance can be found in the attached Annual Financial Report, which includes the Directors’ Report (predominately the Operating and Financial Review Section) and Audited Financial Statements

Details of associates and joint venture entities

The Group acquired a 50% interest in oOh!edge Pty Limited in March 2014 and has disposed of its interest on 25th November 2020.

Audit qualification or review

The financial statements have been audited and an unqualified opinion has been issued which is included in the Annual Financial Report.

Additional information

For additional information required under ASX Listing Rule 4.3A, please refer to the attached Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2020 of oOh!media Limited and its controlled entities.

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2020 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

CONTENTS

  • 03 OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW

  • 10 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • 13 DIRECTORS’ REPORT

  • 23 REMUNERATION REPORT

  • 41 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  • 88 GLOSSARY

  • 90 DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

  • 91 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

  • 98 CORPORATE DIRECTORY

The Annual Financial Report was authorised for issue, in accordance with a resolution of the Directors. The Directors have the power to amend and reissue the Annual Financial Report. Through the use of the internet, we have ensured that our corporate reporting is timely, complete and available globally at minimum cost to the Company. All media releases, financial reports and other information are available at the Investors section on our website: ww w.oohmedia. com.au.

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OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW 2020

OVERVIEW – increased market share and strongly positioned to capitalise on improving audience and market conditions

From the start of Q2 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and government containment responses adversely impacted Out of Home disproportionately compared to other media. oOh! responded early and decisively by strengthening its balance sheet, reducing costs and enhancing financing flexibility in response to these challenging and unprecedented conditions.

oOh! gained market share[1] , notwithstanding the challenging conditions, through refining its offer to advertisers by leveraging the strength of its suburban and regional network. The business continued to invest in key assets through the cyclical audience and advertising revenue challenge created by COVID-19. The Company is confident in the long-term growth of our industry as audiences recover from the pandemic impact.

While conditions remain uncertain, the Company finished 2020 with a strong audience recovery in its key formats of road, retail and street furniture in Australia and New Zealand, and in a strong financial position with net debt reduced by $243 million over 2020 and gearing at 1.8 times (Net Debt/Underlying EBITDA). The initiatives undertaken by the Company position it to capitalise on the structural growth opportunities that Out of Home presents as conditions improve when audiences return in 2021 and beyond.

DECISIVE AND DISCIPLINED RESPONSE TO COVID-19

oOh! implemented a series of initiatives which ensure the Company’s ability to respond to short term volatility and revenue decline while remaining positioned for medium to longer term sustainable growth. These included strengthening the balance sheet, negotiation of temporary fixed rent savings, capital expenditure reduction and operational expenditure savings.

Balance sheet resilience and enhanced financial liquidity

The Board took the decision to strengthen the Company’s balance sheet with a $167 million equity raising in March 2020. The raising comprised an institutional and retail entitlement offer to raise $128 million, together with an institutional placement to raise $39 million.

In March 2020, oOh! amended the debt arrangements with its lending syndicate to increase the gearing covenant from 3.5 times to 4.0 times Net Debt/ Underlying EBITDA for calendar year 2020, reflecting ongoing support of the lending syndicate.

In December, the Company extended debt facilities with existing bank syndicate members of $350 million to December 2023.

As at 31 December 2020 net debt was $111 million, reduced from $355 million at the start of 2020. The Company’s gearing ratio (Net Debt/Underlying EBITDA) as at 31 December 2020 was 1.8 times. The banking covenants exclude non-cash earnings such as share based payments and factor into net debt supplier payments which are deferred by six months or more, and on this basis gearing was 1.5 times[2] , compared to the bank covenant level of 4.0 times[3] .

Fixed rent expense savings

The Company had or negotiated rent abatement clauses contained within several of its lease contracts. Over the course of the year oOh! achieved gross fixed rent expense savings with its commercial partners of $68 million. These included a substitution to variable rent such that the net savings were $63 million. oOh! did not release any material sites during the period. oOh! remains grateful to those commercial property partners for agreeing to rent abatements where audiences and advertising dollars in the market were so heavily impacted.

Capital expenditure reduction

The Company reduced its capital expenditure significantly during the year, maintaining its disciplined focus on investment in its key sites including two signature digitals in the valuable Sydney market to protect market share, with investment in technology and systems and new offices. Gross capital expenditure reduced by $40 million for CY20 to $16 million. During the year oOh! divested non-core businesses, including gyms and health centre businesses and its 50% ownership in Edge in order to focus on core business units. Proceeds of these divestments were $1 million in CY20.

Operational expenditure savings

The Company moved quickly to align its operating model to the prevailing revenue environment. Operating expenditure savings of $16 million were successfully achieved in CY20 (excluding Government Assistance payments). The principal components of operating cost reductions were labour savings and discretionary cost reduction. The Company made the difficult decision to request its staff to volunteer to work a 4-day week for a 3 month period (May – July). The vast majority of staff, including all Board and executive management, agreed to this measure, excluding those staff required for essential safety and operational services. Of these savings $10 million will carry forward into 2021 and beyond, as part of structural cost savings initiatives in 2H and early 2021.

Given the decline in the Company’s revenue, Government assistance was received in the form of JobKeeper in Australia and Wage Subsidy in New Zealand – totalling $21 million for the year.

oOh! confirms that Government Assistance payments are excluded from determination of any Short Term Incentive (STI) payments in relation to CY20. In addition, any STI payments for CY20 will be made in equity.

The resilience of oOh! staff in continuing to meet client requirements during COVID-19 was critical to achieving business outcomes in CY20. Notwithstanding the significant disruption caused by the pandemic, oOh! staff continued to execute campaigns for clients, leveraging the Company’s unique data and insights capability to deliver audience reach.

  • 1 oOh! revenues declined by 34% versus a 39% decline across the combined OMA and OMAA published Out of Home industry gross revenues for Australia and New Zealand respectively

  • 2 Per the banking covenant calculations Net Debt at 31 December was $123m and EBITDA was $81m

  • 3 The gearing covenant reduces to 3.50 times in March 2021 and to 3.25 times at September 2021

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OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW 2020

CONTINUED

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC INITIATIVES[4] IN CY20

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Initiative As at 31 December 2020
Fixed rent expense savings for CY20 • $68 million achieved in temporary gross fixed rent savings, offset by $5 million
in substituted variable rent resulting in a $63 million net saving
Capital expenditure reductions • CY20 Gross Capex reduced to $16 million from $56 million in the prior year.
• The business continued to develop key sites to protect market share, including
two new Signature Series digitals – “The King” outside Sydney Airport and a
large format digital sign in Mosman, NSW.
Operating expenditure savings for CY20 • $16 million in operational costs savings achieved (excluding JobKeeper)
Structural cost savings – beyond CY20 • $10 million operating cost savings
Government Wage subsidies (Australia/NZ) • oOh! received $21 million of JobKeeper subsidies in 2020
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GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS

Basis of preparation

The CY20 statutory results including the prior comparative results are reported in accordance with the leasing standard AASB16 in the attached financial statements. As outlined previously, the Company and most market analysts believe that presenting the accounts on a pre AASB16 basis provides a better indicator of performance as represented by the tables below.

CY20 CY19
A$m unless specified
Pre AASB 16
Pre AASB 16 Variance ($) Variance (%)
Revenue5
426.5
649.6 (223.1) (34%)
Gross Profit
180.2
283.3 (103.2) (36%)
Gross Profit Margin (%)
42.2%
43.6% (1.4ppts) n/a
Total operating expenditure
(117.0)
(144.3) 27.3 19%
Underlying EBITDA
63.2
139.0 (75.8) (55%)
Underlying EBITDA Margin (%)
14.8%
21.4% (6.6ppts) n/a
Non-Operating Items
(3.2)
(13.7) 10.4 76%
EBITDA
59.9
125.3 (65.4) (52%)
Depreciation and Amortisation
(65.7)
(64.1) (1.6) (2%)
EBIT
(5.7)
61.2 (67.0) (109%)
Net finance costs
(21.6)
(18.4) (3.2) (17%)
Profit (Loss) Before Tax
(27.4)
42.9 (70.3) (164%)
Income Tax Expense
3.6
(15.7) 19.2 123%
Net Profit (Loss) After Tax
(23.9)
27.2 (51.1) (188%)
Underlying NPATA
(8.0)
52.4 (60.4) (115%)
EPS (cps)6
(4.8)
9.9 (14.7) (148%)
Full year Dividend fully franked (cps)
11.0 (11.0) (100%)
  • 4 Cash saving initiatives totaling $65m announced during the capital raise in March 2020. Over $120m in savings achieved.

5 CY20 revenue in this table excludes $3.8m of Other Income from provisional compensation of resumed sites and proceeds from disposal of gym and health assets. There were no other income items in CY19.

6 CY19 EPS restated for bonus share issue component of March 2020 capital raise.

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Pre adoption of AASB 16 vs statutory results for CY20

Pre adoption of AASB 16 vs statutory results for CY20
CY20 CY20
A$m unless specified Pre AASB 16 Post AASB 16 Variance ($) Variance (%)
Revenue7 426.5 426.5
Gross Profit 180.2 348.4 168.3 93%
Gross Profit Margin (%) 42.2% 81.7% 39.5ppts n/a
Total operating expenditure (117.0) (109.8) 7.2 6%
Underlying EBITDA 63.2 238.6 175.4 278%
Underlying EBITDA Margin (%) 14.8% 55.9% 41.1ppts n/a
Non-Operating Items (3.2) (0.3) 3.0 92%
EBITDA 59.9 238.3 178.4 298%
Depreciation and Amortisation (65.7) (223.8) (158.1) (241%)
EBIT (5.7) 14.6 20.3 354%
Net finance costs (21.6) (59.0) (37.3) (173%)
Profit (Loss) Before Tax (27.4) (44.4) (16.9) (62%)
Income Tax Expense 3.6 8.7 5.1 142%
Net Profit (Loss) After Tax (23.9) (35.7) (11.9) (50%)
Underlying NPATA (8.0) (19.9) (11.9) (148%)
EPS (cps) (4.8) (7.2) (2.6) (50%)
Full Year Dividend fully franked (cps)

Revenue

In a very challenging market due to the pandemic, total revenue in CY20 decreased by 34% to $426 million. In addition, there was $3 million of other income in relation to a provisional compensation payment on the Qantas Drive assets which were compulsorily acquired during the year. This matter is ongoing and the company is seeking further compensation. There was $1 million of additional other income from the sale of gym and health assets.

First quarter revenue in CY20 was steady on the prior corresponding quarter. However, the COVID-19 restrictions which started to be implemented from March 2020, both in Australia and New Zealand, caused an immediate and steep decline in revenue in the second quarter and into the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Out of Home audiences recovered strongly in the Australian Road, Retail and Street Furniture formats. As anticipated, the Airport, Rail and Office audience environments[8] continued to be impacted in Q4.

According to SMI data – overall media revenue grew 5% in Q4 versus a September year to date decline of 23%

Overall, oOh!’s Q3 revenue was approximately 43% behind the prior corresponding period in aggregate and improved in Q4 to approximately 30% behind the strong CY19 Q4.

Q4 revenue was stronger in Australian Road, Retail, Bus Shelters and New Zealand (down by 14%) compared to a very strong Q4 in the prior corresponding period which saw share gains in Road and Street Furniture. Fly, Rail and Office continued to be impacted by people movement restrictions and declined in aggregate by 83% compared to the prior corresponding period in Q4. Audiences in these formats are only expected to return meaningfully during CY21 despite improving performance from December 2020.

  • 7 CY20 post AASB16 revenue in this table excludes $6.8m of Other Income from provisional compensation of resumed sites, proceeds from disposal of gym and health assets, and gain on lease modification in CY20 recognised under AASB16.

  • 8 Airports are included in Fly, Rail in Commute, and office towers in Locate as part of oOh!’s investor reporting. Locate also includes tertiary institutions, pubs and clubs which have been similarly impacted.

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OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW 2020

CONTINUED

oOh! improved market share in both markets and remains the market leader across Australia/New Zealand with the scale and diversity across both markets to deliver audience reach and results for advertisers.

A$m unless specified CY20 CY19 Variance ($) Variance (%)
Commute 148.1 234.8 86.7 (37%)
Road 118.4 146.4 (28.0) (19%)
Retail 106.2 139.3 (33.1) (24%)
Fly 22.8 65.9 (43.1) (65%)
Locate 14.3 44.3 (30.0) (68%)
Other 16.7 18.9 (2.2) (12%)
Total 426.5 649.6 (223.1) (34%)

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COMMUTE

Commute, representing the Company’s street furniture and rail assets, was impacted significantly by restrictions in people movement on public transport in Sydney and Melbourne as a result of COVID-19. In particular, the rail assets were impacted due to audiences avoiding rail networks, with revenue down by 82% in the second half, compared to revenue from the street furniture assets down 27% for the half. Overall Commute revenue declined by 37% on the prior year to $148 million.

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ROAD

The Group’s Road (billboard) assets were the strongest key format performers in the portfolio. The Company continued to leverage its diversity and scale and strong suburban network to deliver results for advertisers. Revenue recovered in the second half to similar levels of the prior period as restrictions started to ease. Full year revenue declined by 19% to $118 million.

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RETAIL

Retail revenue declined by 24% to $106 million. Performance was impacted by larger destination/Tier 1 shopping centres which were more impacted by movement restrictions. Retail had a strong recovery in Q4 to 90% of Q4 revenues in CY19 and exceeding CY19 revenues in the key December period.

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FLY

As expected, the severe restrictions in air travel resulted in a significant impact in revenue for Fly which declined by 65% to $23 million. Excluded from trading revenue was $3 million of other income in relation to a provisional compensation payment in relation to the Qantas Drive assets which were compulsorily acquired during the year. oOh!’s airport assets are weighted more towards domestic travel which can be expected to recover more quickly than international travel when COVID-19 air travel restrictions are lifted. The key airport leases include inbuilt rent abatement mechanisms in relation to audience declines and will result in rent savings if there is a continuation in lower audiences into CY21.[9]

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LOCATE

Locate revenue as expected was impacted by the closure of office buildings and employees working from home. Revenue declined by 68% to $14 million, noting that Locate predominantly has a variable rent profile. Excluded from trading revenue was $1 million of Other Income from the sale of gym and health assets.

Other revenue represents the contribution from Junkee Media and Cactus Imaging which fell by 12%.

9 Airport lease contracts have variations in defining abatement inputs, calculation and length of application.

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Revenue maturity profile – CY19 revenue base[10]

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$350.0m 50.0%
46.8%
$300.0m
40.0%
$250.0m
30.0%
$200.0m
20.1%
$150.0m
20.0%
15.0% 12.6%
$100.0m
10.0%
$50.0m 5.4%
$125.6m $33.5m $93.8m $78.9m $292.3m
$0.0m 0.0%
CY2021 CY2022 CY2023 CY2024 CY2025+
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CY19 revenue attached to contracts – excluding Cactus, Junkee and sundry items CY19 revenue risk profile (pro forma)

Balanced portfolio

oOh!media continues to maintain a balanced and diverse lease maturity profile with nearly 60% of pre COVID-19 2019 revenue by concession attached to contracts that expire beyond 2023. Approximately 20% of the revenue base is either rolling or due for renewal in 2021.

The Company also remains at the forefront of digital and data-led innovation in the sector with continued digitisation of assets in premium locations across its network, as well as continued investment in its operating technology platforms. Digital revenue as a percentage of total revenue declined slightly to 57% from 60% last year as media revenue mix fell compared to non-media revenues.

Earnings

The 34% decline in revenue translated to a pre-AASB16 gross profit of $180 million, which was down 36% on the prior year. This decline reflects the significantly lower revenue, only partially offset by fixed rent relief negotiated with commercial partners and lower variable rent during the period.

Gross margin was 42% compared to 44% for the prior year.

As outlined above, the Company implemented a series of initiatives to reduce operating expenditure to deliver significant operational cost savings for the year in response to the revenue decline caused by COVID-19. Operating expenditure was $117 million compared to $144 million for the prior year.

Underlying EBITDA pre-AASB16 declined by 55% to $63 million, reflecting the decline in gross profit, only partially mitigated by the significant reduction in costs across the business.

On a statutory basis, (accounting for the adoption of AASB16), EBITDA declined by 24% to $238 million. This includes fixed rent being captured as depreciation and interest expense under the accounting standard.

Non-operating items of $3 million (pre-tax) are excluded from underlying trading results and relate to a $2 million full impairment of the goodwill and intangibles in Junkee, $1 million of debt forgiveness of Edge Joint Venture, and the balance being restructuring costs. These costs were partially offset by $4 million of other income in Fly and Locate, as outlined above.

Net finance costs pre AASB16 were $22 million, an increase of 17%, reflecting hedge losses previously captured in the balance sheet as a result of the reduction in debt and the associated hedges no longer being fully effective in offsetting the underlying interest rate risk.

The Net Loss After Tax (pre-AASB16) was $24 million compared to a Net Profit After Tax (pre AASB16) for the prior year of $27 million. On a reported basis, (including the adoption of AASB16), Net Loss After Tax was $36 million, with the impact of AASB16 increasing after tax losses by $12 million.

Underlying NPATA on a pre-AASB16 basis was a loss of $8 million. Underlying NPATA declined by $58 million to a $20 million loss when accounting for the new standard.

10 CY19’s revenue base has been adopted in this analysis as this represents a truer picture of the revenue opportunity attached to various leases and their relative expiry profile vs CY20 which was significantly COVID impacted.

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OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW 2020

CONTINUED

Dividend

As announced at the time of the equity raising, the Board has temporarily suspended dividends. As a result, no dividends were payable for CY20. The Board will revisit this intent in future periods based on the prevailing market conditions and with consent of the Company’s lenders.

CASH FLOW GENERATION

A$m unless specified
CY20
CY19 Variance ($) Variance (%)
EBITDA (pre AASB 16)
59.9
125.3 (65.4) (52%)
Net change in working capital and other11
45.1
(7.1) 52.1 (736%)
Interest and Income Tax
(included in net cash from operating activities)
(7.6)
(27.8) 20.2 (73%)
Net cash from operating activities
97.3
90.4 6.9 8%
Capital expenditure
(16.4)
(56.0) 39.6 (71%)
Other
2.5
0.3 2.2 677%
Net cash flow before financing and acquisitions
83.5
34.8 48.7 140%

The Company continued its focus on disciplined cash management during the challenging year.

This included the successful collection of receivables notwithstanding COVID-19.

Net Cash from operating activities (pre-AASB16) was $97 million, representing 163% of EBITDA.

Net trade receivables and payables improved by $11 million during the year with a H1 unwind of $65 million offset by a $54 million increase in the second half as revenues recovered. The $48 million increase in trade receivables in H2 was more than offset by stronger earnings, tax refunds and other working capital movements such that overall Net Debt reduced by $4 million in H2 versus the position at 30 June.

As disclosed above, the Company took the prudent decision to significantly reduce its capital expenditure for the year with a strict focus on core maintenance spend and specific growth initiatives. The business continued to develop key sites to protect market share, including two new Signature Series digitals – “The King” outside Sydney Airport and a large format digital sign in Mosman, NSW.

Capital expenditure for CY20 was $16 million compared to $56 million for the prior year.

AASB16 has not had an impact on the cash flow of the business and will not have an impact in the future. However, it does change the presentation of the allocation on the cash flow statement.

11 Includes non cash items in EBITDA such as share based payments and earnings related cash movements in accounts other than trade receivables and payables.

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FINANCIAL POSITION

A$m unless specified CY20 CY19 Variance ($) Variance (%)
Borrowings 191.3 415.7 (224.5) (54%)
Cash and Cash equivalents (80.0) (61.2) 18.8 31%
Net Debt 111.2 354.5 (243.3) (69%)
Leverage Ratio (Net Debt/Underlying EBITDA) 1.8x 2.6x (0.8x) (31%)

Given the significant uncertainty caused by the onset of COVID-19, oOh! responded quickly to ensure the Company was equipped to manage through the short term volatility whilst remaining in a strong competitive position for the medium term.

The Board took the decision to strengthen the Company’s balance sheet with a $167 million equity raising in March 2020.

Net debt at 31 December 2020 was $111 million; a reduction of $243 million from 31 December 2019.

Following the implementation of management initiatives, the Company’s gearing ratio (Net Debt/Underlying EBITDA) as at 31 December 2020 was 1.8 times, compared to the bank covenant level of 4.0 times (reducing to 3.25 times by September 2021).

The gearing excludes the impact of AASB16 on its right of use liabilities which are not seen as debt for the purposes of applying the banking covenants.

In December 2020, oOh! extended its bank facilities with existing bank syndicate members – debt facilities of $350 million to December 2023.

FUTURE BUSINESS PROSPECTS

The business continues to see improving audiences with November to January at circa 90% of the prior corresponding period in Australian road and retail environments and overall revenues across this period at circa 80% versus the same three-month basis in the prior corresponding period. While revenue will likely remain more volatile than pre COVID-19, the refinanced balance sheet and cash flow management ensures the Company remains well placed to manage in the current environment and capitalise on the structural growth opportunities that Out of Home presents as conditions improve as audiences return in 2021 and beyond.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TONY FAURE

Chair and Non-executive Director

Tony Faure was appointed to the Board of oOh!media Limited on 28 November 2014 and appointed Chair on 22 September 2017.

Tony was also a Director of the parent company of the oOh!media group (since February 2014).

Skills and experience:

Tony has deep experience in traditional and digital media and marketing, having run both small and large companies. Tony is passionate about ideas that use technology to push limits and create new experiences for consumers. Tony has held the positions of Chief Executive Officer of ninemsn and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Home Screen Entertainment, and positions at Yahoo! including Regional Vice President, South Asia and Managing Director of Yahoo! Australia and New Zealand. Tony was also an advisor to the Board of seek. com.

Other public directorships (current and recent):

Tony is currently the Chair of ReadyTech Holdings (since 2019).

CATHERINE O’CONNOR

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Catherine (Cathy) was appointed as Chief Executive Officer effective 1 January 2021 and as Managing Director effective 11 January 2021.

Skills and experience:

Before joining oOh!media Cathy spent 12 successful years at the helm of Nova Entertainment.

Cathy helped transform Nova into a multi-platform entertainment business, spending 17 years in total with the company. Prior to that she held several management roles at Austereo, after starting her career in radio advertising sales at 2SM and 2GB.

She is leading the strategic evolution of oOh!’s business model at a time of rapid change, capitalising on the Company’s significant investments in data, audience insights, content and creative to target sustained growth.

Cathy is a Governor of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation, Chair of the Sony Foundation, and previously served on the Commercial Radio Australia Board. Her numerous career achievements include a Telstra NSW Business Women’s Award for the Private Sector, a Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society in Business Leadership, and induction into the Commercial Radio Hall of Fame.

A Graduate of the Institute of Company Directors, Cathy also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from University of Technology Sydney.

JOANNE CREWES

Independent Non-executive Director

Joanne was appointed to the Board of oOh!media Limited on 22 September 2017.

Skills and experience:

Joanne is the former President of Procter & Gamble’s Global Prestige business unit, having held various senior leadership roles globally with Procter & Gamble over her 27-year career with the company. Joanne brings deep experience and insights across consumer value propositions, data-driven insights, brand positioning and client-side marketing perspectives.

Joanne is a mentor and coach to various senior executives and C-suite leaders.

Joanne holds a Bachelor of Business from University of Technology Sydney and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Joanne is currently an Industry Advisory Board member of University of Technology Sydney.

Other public directorships (current and recent):

Joanne was formerly a Non-executive Director of the Dulux Group Limited (2018 –2019).

Board of Directors as at 22 February 2021 from left to right: Andrew Stevens, Marco Hellman, Joanne Crewes, David Wiadrowski , Cathy O’Connor , Tony Faure , Darren Smorgon, Timothy Miles and Philippa Kelly.

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MARCO HELLMAN

Non-executive Director

Marco (Mick) was appointed to the Board of oOh!media Limited on 7 April 2020.

Skills and experience:

Mick is a Founder, Managing Partner and member of the Investment Committee of HMI Capital Management, L.P.

Prior to establishing HMI Capital Management, L.P, Mick spent most of his career at Hellman & Friedman, LLC where he was a Managing Director and a member of the Investment Committee. While at Hellman & Friedman, Mick founded the software and logistics (ports and container terminals) verticals and established the firm’s Hong Kong office. He was instrumental in Hellman & Friedman’s investments in Blackbaud, Inc., Hongkong International Terminals Limited and Mitchell International, Inc.

Prior to joining Hellman & Friedman in 1987, Mick worked as a Financial Analyst at Salomon Brothers Inc. in San Francisco in the Corporate Finance Department.

Mick is on the Board of a number of Not-For-Profit organisations, including San Francisco Jazz Organisation, USA Cycling Foundation and HSB LLC.

Other public directorships (current and recent):

Mick was formerly a Director of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ, 2016 – 2018).

PHILIPPA KELLY

Independent Non-executive Director

Philippa was appointed to the Board of oOh!media Limited on 18 September 2019.

Skills and experience:

Philippa has a background in law and investment banking, specialising in IPOs and mergers and acquisitions. She has extensive experience across property and finance, governance and risk management.

Philippa has over 20 years’ experience in senior operational and leadership roles within the property sector. She was formerly Chief Operating Officer of the Juilliard Group, one of Melbourne’s largest private property owners. Previously she was Head of Institutional Funds Management of Centro Properties Group (now Vicinity Centres) and Corporate Advisor-Investment Banking at JBWere. Philippa holds a Bachelor of Laws from

University of Western Australia and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance & Investment from Finsia. She is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Finsia.

Philippa is a Deputy Chancellor of Deakin University and Chair of its Finance and Business Committee.

Other public directorships (current and recent):

Philippa is currently Chair of Lifestyle Communities Limited (Chair since 2019 and Director since 2013).

TIMOTHY MILES

Independent Non-executive Director and Chair of Technology Committee

Tim was appointed to the Board of oOh!media Limited on 16 May 2019.

Skills and experience:

Based in Auckland, Tim has significant experience, both internationally and in New Zealand, notably in technology and digital development.

Tim has held senior leadership roles including as Chief Executive Officer of Spark Digital, Managing Director of listed agricultural services group PGG Wrightson, Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone New Zealand and Chief Executive of Vodafone UK and Group Chief Technology Officer of Vodafone plc. Tim has also held senior roles at IBM, Data General Corporation and Unisys Corp. Tim holds a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington.

Tim is currently the Chair of the Gut Cancer Foundation.

Other public directorships (current and recent):

Tim is currently a Non-executive Director of Genesis (NZE, since 2016) and Nyriad Limited (New Zealand, since 2018).

DARREN SMORGON

Independent Non-executive Director and Chair of Remuneration & Nomination Committee

Darren was initially appointed to the Board of oOh!media Limited on 7 October 2014. Darren stepped down as a Director, effective 7 April 2020 and took the position of Board Observer until he was reappointed at the 2020 Annual General Meeting on 4 June 2020.

Darren was also a Director of the parent company of the oOh!media group (since March 2012).

Skills and experience:

Darren is the Managing Director of Sandbar Investments, a private investment company. Darren was previously a Director of CHAMP Private Equity where he spent 16 years. While at CHAMP he oversaw the oOh!media privatisation and relisting on the ASX. Darren holds a Bachelor of Economics (with Merit) and Master of Commerce (with Merit) from the University of New South Wales, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia.

Other public directorships (current and recent):

Darren is currently a Director of Swift Media Limited (since 2019) and its Non-executive Chair since 2019.

ANDREW STEVENS

Independent Non-executive Director

Andrew Stevens was appointed to the Board of oOh!media Limited on 25 September 2020.

Skills and experience:

Andrew brings extensive experience in both technology and consulting.

Andrew was Managing Director of IBM Australia and New Zealand from 2011 to 2014, having joined IBM when the company acquired PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (PwC) and previously holding senior roles including Managing Partner, Growth Markets for IBM’s Global Business Services where he was responsible for the performance of the operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America, Central Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Prior to that, Andrew held several consulting roles at Price Waterhouse and PwC, before being appointed Managing Partner of PwC Consulting across Asia Pacific.

Andrew holds a Master of Commerce and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand.

Andrew is currently the Chair of Industry Innovation and Science Australia and Chair of the Data Standards Body for the Consumer Data Right and Non-executive Director.

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Other public directorships (current and recent):

Andrew is currently a Non-executive Director of Stockland Group Limited (since 2017).

Andrew was formerly a Non-executive Director of MYOB Group Limited and Thorn Group Limited (both, 2015 – 2019).

DAVID WIADROWSKI

Independent Non-executive Director, Lead Independent Director and Chair of Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee

David was appointed to the Board of oOh!media Limited on 29 November 2019 and was appointed Lead Independent Director on 25 February 2020.

Skills and experience:

David is an experienced Non-executive Director currently serving on four ASX listed companies and brings strong commercial acumen and skills to the Board. David was a partner of PwC for 25 years, including five years as Chief Operating Officer of the PwC Assurance business, during which he was responsible for the day to day operations of the firm’s largest business consisting of 160 partners and 1,800 staff.

During his time at PwC, David had a focus on technology, entertainment and media and was the lead audit partner for a number of the firm’s major clients including Network Ten, Seven West Media, APN News & Media and APN Outdoor.

David holds a Bachelor of Commence from the University of New South Wales, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Company Directors Course and is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand.

David is an Advisory Board member of the Cambodian Children’s Fund.

Other public directorships (current and recent):

David is currently a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committees of Vocus Group Limited (since 2017) and Life360 Inc (since 2019) and Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of carsales. com Limited (since 2019).

BRENDON COOK

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (Retired 31 December 2020)

Brendon retired as CEO and Managing Director effective 31 December 2020.

Brendon founded oOh!media in 1989 and was appointed to oOh!media Limited on 7 October 2014 prior to oOh!media’s listing in December 2014.

Skills and experience:

Brendon Cook founded oOh!media in 1989. With over 40 years’ experience in outdoor advertising, Brendon has been at the forefront of the Out of Home advertising business in Australia and New Zealand, creating a multi-award winning company and being actively involved in pioneering the industry’s move into digital.

Under Brendon’s leadership, the business delivered strong organic growth, strategic acquisitions and developed and introduced several new environments to capitalise on the growth in digital and people’s media habits away from home.

Brendon is a founding and current Non-executive Director of the Outdoor Media Association and was instrumental in the development of the MOVE (Measurement of Outdoor Visibility and Exposure) project, a system that allowed for improved accuracy in reporting measurable outcomes to clients using Out of Home media.

Brendon is the International Vice President of The World Out of Home Organization (previously FEPE International, established in 1959). WOO is the Global Out of Home industry body, that now champions the connection of country industry bodies and Out of Home leaders around the world, to develop learnings and strategies that assist Out of Home to become a world leading new media. Brendon is the first Australian to sit on the Board in the organisation’s nearly 60-year history.

DEBRA GOODIN

Independent Non-executive Director (Retired 25 February 2020)

Debra (Debbie) was a Director of oOh!media Limited and Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee since 28 November 2014 and was appointed Lead Independent Director on 22 September 2017.

Debbie retired as a Director of the Company, effective 25 February 2020.

Skills and experience:

Debbie has more than 20 years’ senior management experience with professional services firms, government authorities and ASX-listed companies across a broad range of industries and service areas. Debbie is an experienced Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Chair.

Debbie has executive global experience in finance, operations, corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions. Debbie holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Adelaide and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants ANZ.

Other public directorships (current and recent):

Debbie is currently a Non-executive Director of Atlas Arteria Limited (since 2017) and APA Group (since 2015).

Debbie was formerly a Non-executive Director of Senex Energy Limited (2014 – 2020) and Ten Network Limited (2016 – 2017).

COMPANY SECRETARIES

MARIA POLCZYNSKI

Maria is General Counsel and has over 30 years’ legal and leadership experience including as the senior legal officer of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and partner of Sydney-based law firm, Henry Davis York (now part of Norton Rose Fulbright). Maria holds a Bachelor of Jurisprudence/ Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Laws from University of Technology Sydney.

MELISSA JONES

Melissa is the General Manager of Company Matters, Link Group’s company secretarial and governance team, and holds a Bachelor of Law (Hons), with over 18 years’ experience as a lawyer and governance professional.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

INTRODUCTION

The Directors of oOh!media Limited (oOh!media or the Company) present their report of oOh!media Limited and its controlled entities for the year ended 31 December 2020.

The Directors and Company Secretaries who held office at any time during or since the end of the financial year ended 31 December 2020, together with their qualifications, experience and further details, are set out on the previous pages, which form part of this report.

The Directors’ Report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The information below forms part of this Directors’ Report.

CORPORATE STRUCTURE

oOh!media Limited is a public company limited by shares that is incorporated and domiciled in Australia and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

oOh!media is a leading Out of Home media company, offering advertisers the ability to create deep engagement between people and brands across one of the largest and most diverse Out of Home location-based portfolios in Australia and New Zealand. oOh!media’s portfolio includes:

  • large format digital and classic roadside screens;

  • large and small format digital and classic signs located in retail precincts such as shopping centres;

  • large and small format digital and classic signs in airport terminals and lounges;

  • digital and classic street furniture signs;

  • digital and classic format advertising in public transport corridors including rail;

  • digital and classic signs in high dwell time environments such as cafés, pubs, universities and office buildings; and

  • online sites for millennials, students, flyers and small businesses and citybased audiences.

oOh!media also owns a leading native content production company and digital printing operations.

OPERATING & FINANCIAL REVIEW

The consolidated profit/(loss) attributable to the owners of the parent entity for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 was $(35,718,000) (2019: $13,668,000)[1] .

A review of operations and results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2020 is set out in the Operating and Financial Review, which forms part of this Report.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS

The impact of COVID-19 on the Out of Home market has been significant and as a result there have been several significant changes in the state of affairs of the Company during 2020. The financial and other impacts are outlined in the Operating and Financial Review.

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS & EXPECTED RESULTS

The Group’s prospects and strategic direction are discussed in various sections of this Report. Further information about likely developments in the operations of the Group and the expected results of those operations in future financial years has not been included in this Report because disclosure of the information would be likely to result in prejudice to the Group.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Governance

The Company pro-actively manages risks such as strategic risk, operational risk, governance and compliance risk and financial risk. The Board has mechanisms in place to ensure management’s objectives and activities are consistent with risk management direction by the Board including governance structures requiring Board approval of:

  • the Group’s strategic plan and operational objectives;

  • the Group’s policies regarding governance, conduct and other risks;

  • • the Group’s annual financial forecasts and operating budgets;

  • all contracts and agreements which exceed the level of delegation to management in the Delegated Authority Policy approved by the Board; and

  • all project developments which exceed the level of delegation to management in the Delegated Authority Policy approved by the Board;

COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic realised the following specific risks for the Company in CY20 in addition to the risks in the table below. It is expected the impact will continue into CY21, though to a lesser degree:

  • financial risks: lockdown measures enacted by Australian and New Zealand government authorities in late March 2020 significantly reduced audiences for the Company’s assets and therefore advertiser revenues. In response:

  • the Company took measures to strengthen the Company’s balance sheet through an equity raise in March 2020, secured temporary covenant changes in the Company’s debt facility through to the second half of 2021 and in December 2020, with the support of the Company’s existing banking syndicate, extended debt financing arrangements until September 2023; and

  • the Company enacted a range of operating and capital expenditure reduction measures and negotiated fixed rent relief due to the pandemic from several commercial partners. Following the 2003 SARS pandemic, key Fly concession contracts included rent abatement clauses in the event of significant audience reductions, which the Company activated. The Company expects such clauses to become standard in new concession contracts in other environments following the COVID-19 experience;

1 As a result of the IFRS Interpretation Committee (IC) agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. Refer to Note 10 of the Financial Statements.

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The measures enacted by the Company mitigated the financial risk to the Company of the severe and immediate reduction in revenue during widespread government lockdown measures during the second and third quarters of 2020 in the jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company expects the risk of more localised government lockdown measures to manage the COVID-19 pandemic will continue in 2021 and that audiences for Fly assets and assets located in central business districts will improve during 2021. The diversity and spread of the Company’s asset portfolio and significantly reduced debt levels achieved over 2020 will assist in mitigating the impact of lockdown measures in CY21; and

  • business continuity risks: lockdown measures resulted in the successful enactment of business continuity procedures for the Company from March 2020, with most employees working from home for extended periods in 2020. This risk was mitigated by investment in and resourcing of risk management activities including cyber security, WHSE, governance and regulatory and in the Company’s people and culture. Business continuity during lockdown was also facilitated by achieving essential worker designation for field staff maintaining public infrastructure.

Long-term risks as they operate in CY20

In addition to the COVID-19 specific risks above, the Company considers the following as being the most relevant risks to the business achieving its strategic, operational and financial targets:

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Business Element Description of risk and the Company’s mitigation
External economic The Company operates in Australia and New Zealand. Several advertiser customers are global
conditions organisations whose media expenditure decisions can be affected by economic conditions
in other jurisdictions. A general disruption to or downturn in macroeconomic factors such as
consumer confidence, or the media industry specifically, may reduce revenues. This may have
a significant impact on operating profit as a large proportion of the Company’s costs have a
fixed component. The Company positions its operations to balance the opportunity of delivering
outcomes for investors from stronger economic conditions as well as mitigating the impact of
economic downturns given the cyclical nature of the media market. The Company maintains a
portfolio of assets which is diversified across several out of home segments and across central
business district, transport, metropolitan (including suburban) and regional areas in Australia and
New Zealand. A significant proportion of arrangements with commercial partners include rent
that varies with revenue in a period. The Company maintains debt financing facilities with liquidity
headroom above expected operational needs.
Meeting the evolving Growth in outdoor advertising will be dependent on oOh!media’s continued ability to adapt to
needs of advertisers changes in the media landscape, including meeting evolving customer advertising requirements
and competitive and legislative changes. The Board oversees key changes in the media landscape
and the appropriateness of management’s response to such changes. oOh!media has developed
a diversified portfolio to mitigate this risk, with diversity and scale across a number of different
environments that deliver return on investment for advertisers. oOh!media has also invested in
audience data, scalable systems and operating models to manage this risk in the future.
Business partners oOh!media is dependent on concession contracts with commercial partners to maintain and
manage its lease and licence portfolio, media agencies to represent this portfolio to their
advertiser clients, and customers who desire the portfolio to advertise their goods and services.
Many concession contracts require oOh!media to participate in competitive processes ahead of
or at each renewal. Loss of relationships with media agencies, a change in the size or structure of
the media agency market, or loss of relationships with key customers could impact the Group’s
future operating and business performance. oOh!media has developed a diversified portfolio of
relationships with numerous individual commercial partners and with different contract maturity
dates to mitigate the impact of losing individual concession contracts, and has invested in data
and insights to give agencies and customers more focus and reach for their desired audience
using oOh!media’s unique portfolio.
Acquisitions & Acquisitions may not deliver projected benefits or value, and integrations may not be successful,
integration resulting in interruptions to the achievement of business strategy. oOh!media has deep experience
managing business integrations and where appropriate, appoints full time project managers to
assist with the management and delivery of integration programs. oOh!media regularly reports
against the performance of the integration and the new business to the Board.
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Regulatory & Governance Description of risk and the Company’s mitigation
Regulatory The Group operates in an industry which is subject to specific regulatory risk, planning
development regulations for deployment of the Group’s assets and regulatory changes with
respect to advertising content on the Group’s assets. oOh!media engages proactively with
regulatory and industry bodies regarding development of regulation and in ensuring compliance
by the Group’s activities. For example, during CY20 the Group engaged effectively with regulatory
bodies to secure, where appropriate, essential worker designation to maintain the Company’s
assets during periods of government COVID-19 lockdown.
Governance The Group recognises stakeholder expectations regarding governance for an enterprise of its
scale and operating as a publicly listed entity. A significant failure to meet expected standards
of governance would impact the reputation and business outcomes for the Group. oOh!media
engages professional in-house and where required, external, governance experts across its
corporate, finance, legal and operations functions to provide advice and support, and to manage
and review governance processes and systems.
IT & Cybersecurity Description of risk and the Company’s mitigation
IT security & resilience Failure to appropriately address security risks around external threats to the digital network, IT
systems and data (including personal information) could result in system suspension or failure,
the potential loss of intellectual property or a personal information data breach. oOh!media has
developed a Cyber Security Strategy and processes. Activities in relation to managing Cyber
Security risk are overseen by a Cyber Security Steering Committee comprising of executives
leading the operational functions in addition to the IT executive leadership. Cyber risk management
activities are reported regularly to the Board and its Committees.
People & Capability Description of risk and the Company’s mitigation
WHSE&S Work, health, safety, environmental and sustainability (WHSE&S) risks could occur causing physical
injury or death to employees or others, damage to property or the environment, damage
to reputation and involve regulatory breach. oOh!media has a dedicated WHSE&S function,
complemented by a WHSE&S management system that is rigorously enforced. This team
conducts Quality Assurance on providers to ensure compliance with policies, induction, licensing
requirements, insurance and WHS policies. oOh!media has a Group-wide training program for
WHSE&S, including specific training on bullying and harassment. oOh!media conducts third party
independent audits of its work, health & safety and environmental systems to identify any areas for
continuous improvement. Strategy and processes, policies and activities in relation to managing
WHSE&S are overseen by a WHSE&S Steering Committee comprising of executives leading
operational functions across the Group. WHSE&S risk management activities and all incidents are
reported to and considered regularly by the Board.
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People & Capability Description of risk and the Company’s mitigation
Culture, employee The Company has a vibrant and entrepreneurial culture which embraces colleagues as individuals
retention & succession as well as contributors. This culture has enabled the Company to grow to be the largest Out of
Home operator in Australia and New Zealand and was the foundation of the Company’s successful
response in CY20 to the risks which eventuated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Business structure
and staff capability may not continue to evolve to meet the growing changes and complexity
in the products, market, agencies and emerging digital environment. This failure may negatively
impact the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of the Company and the ongoing relevance
and performance of oOh!media within the market. As the business evolves, structure, culture
and capability is carefully assessed to ensure the best of the culture and capability is continually
enhanced, whilst adapting to new favourable opportunities. oOh!media has Group-wide induction
and continuous training programs, a mentoring program, and recognition programs beyond
remuneration. The Remuneration & Nomination Committee of the Board works closely with the
CEO and Chief People & Culture Officer on the design and implementation of the Company’s
culture programs, reviewing results and the Company’s response to regular culture surveys.
Employee retention and succession planning enables the Group’s delivery of its strategy
and competitive success. Significant loss of employees over a short period could impact the
Company’s ability to operate effectively or achieve its revenue targets. oOh!media has short-
term and long-term succession and organisational structure plans for key roles. Retention and
succession activities and outcomes are regularly reviewed by the Board. In CY20 the Company’s
CEO announced his intention to retire. The Board enacted its CEO succession plan which
considered both internal and external candidates. The succession process concluded with the
handover to the incoming CEO at the start of CY21. The outgoing CEO, who founded the Company,
remains engaged in a consulting capacity to assist in a seamless transition.
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MATTERS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORTING DATE

Except as disclosed in Note 34 to the financial statements within this Annual Financial Report, no other matter or circumstance at the date of this Report has arisen since 31 December 2020 that has significantly affected or may affect:

  • the operations of the Group in future financial years;

  • the results of those operations in future financial years; or

  • the Group’s state of affairs in future financial years.

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION

The operations of the consolidated entity are not subject to any particular or significant environmental regulation under the law of the Commonwealth of Australia or any of its states or territories, or New Zealand. The Group has not incurred any significant environmental liabilities.

For further information see the Sustainability Report.

PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY

No proceedings have been brought on behalf of the Group, nor have any applications been made in respect of the Group under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

ROUNDING OF AMOUNTS

ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) Instrument 2016/191 (Instrument) issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), relating to the “rounding off” of amounts in the Directors’ Report applies to the Company. Amounts in the Directors’ Report have been rounded off in accordance with the Instrument to the nearest thousand dollars, or in certain cases, to the nearest dollar, unless otherwise stated.

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DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS

The record below shows the number of directors’ meetings held during the year, the number of meetings the directors were eligible to attend and the number of meetings attended.

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Remuneration &
Director Board Meetings Audit, Risk & Compliance Nomination Committee Technology Committee
H A H A H A H A
Total meetings 18 5 7 4
Brendon Cook 18 16
Joanne Crewes 18 18 7 7 4 4
Tony Faure 18 17 3 3 1 1
Marco Hellman [a] 10 10 6 6
Philippa Kelly 18 18 6 6 4 4
Timothy Miles 18 18 5 5 4 4
Darren Smorgon [a+b] 16 15 2 2 7 7
Andrew Stevens [a] 3 3
David Wiadrowski 18 18 5 5
Debra Goodin [a] 2 2 2 2
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H – number of meetings held during the period the Director was a member of the Board/Committee.

A – number of meetings attended during the period the Director was a member of the Board/Committee.

a. Not a Board member for all of CY20. For times of Board appointment, see Board of Directors on page 10.

b. In addition, Darren Smorgon attended 2 of 2 meetings of the Board as a Board Observer, between 7 April 2020 and 4 June 2020. These meetings are not included in the above table.

In addition, Board sub-committees were convened from time to time during the period to support the Board in execution of its responsibilities.

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BOARD SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & DIVERSITY

The Board, together with the Remuneration & Nomination Committee, review the skills, experience and diversity represented by Directors on the Board and determine whether the composition and mix of these factors remain appropriate for the Company’s strategy, subject to limits imposed by the Constitution and the terms served by existing Non-executive Directors.

The results of the 2020 self-assessment of the Directors’ skills and experience are shown on the matrix below. The results represent those Directors who confirmed their expertise or direct experience in the relevant area.

Three new Directors have been appointed to the Board since the beginning of 2020, following the appointment of three new Directors in 2019. The Board has an average tenure of 2 years and 4 months[2] , repressing a good balance of deep corporate knowledge and new perspectives.

We are confident the current Board composition provides a strong combination of skills, experience and diversity to allow oOh!media to execute its long-term strategy to drive sustainable growth and maximise shareholder value.

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Notes: The Board composition changed in 2020 and increased from 7 to 9 Directors as detailed in the notes to the list of KMP in the Remuneration Report (see page 25). The matrix above shows the Board skills composition at the date of this Report.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

oOh!media’s Corporate Governance Statement is available on oOh!media’s website under https:/ /investors.oohmedia. com.au/ investor-centre/?page=governance.

SHARES ISSUED & EXERCISE OF RIGHTS

Ordinary shares of oOh!media Limited

At 31 December 2020, there were 5,308,284 performance rights on issue (2019: 2,829,236). In 2020, none of the performance rights under the Long-Term Incentive Plan vested, therefore no shares were issued. The total number of fully paid shares on issue at 31 December 2020 is 591,788,280 (2019: 242,385,958). The Company issued 315,101,745 new ordinary shares as part of the equity raising completed in April.

2 Darren Smorgon’s tenure is taken from his initial appointment in October 2014.

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DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS IN SHARES, RIGHTS AND OPTIONS OF THE COMPANY

The relevant interests of each Director in the equity of the Company and related bodies corporate as at the date of this Directors’ Report are disclosed in the Remuneration Report.

SHAREHOLDER RETURNS

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2020 2019 2018 [a] 2017 2016 [d]
Profit attributable to the owners of the (35,718) 13,668 [a] 29,124 33,206 24,481
Company ($’000)
Basic earnings per share (cents) (7) 5 [b] 14 [c] 19 16
Dividends – interim paid and final Nil 26,566 26,094 24,704 22,420
declared ($’000)
Dividends per share – interim paid and Nil 11.0 11.0 15.0 14.0
final declared (cents)
Share price – closing at balance date ($) 1.66 3.64 3.42 4.50 4.57
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a. As a result of the IFRS Interpretation Committee (IC) agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. Refer to Note 10 of the Financial Statements.

b. CY19 basic earnings per share have been adjusted to reflect the Group’s capital raising during 2020. Refer to Note 29 of the Financial Statements. c. CY18 basic earnings per share have been adjusted to reflect the effect of the purchase price allocation accounting for Adshel which was completed in 2019.

d. The CY16 accounts have been restated for a change in policy relating to the tax treatment of intangibles on acquisitions.

Shareholder returns per share reflect the issuance of:

  • 71,709,994 additional fully paid ordinary shares issued in July 2018 to assist in financing the acquisition of the share capital of Adshel on 28 September 2018.

  • 315,101,745 additional fully paid ordinary shares issued in April 2020 as part of the equity raising announced on 26 March 2020.

Net profit amounts have been calculated in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards. Dividends for CY20 were fully franked.

DIVIDENDS

The following fully franked dividends have been paid to date:

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Amount per
Dividend paid during 2020 share (cents) Total paid ($)
Final 2019 dividend (paid 3 April 2020) 7.5 18,178,958
Amount per
Dividends paid during 2019 share (cents) Total paid ($)
Final 2018 dividend (paid 26 March 2019) 7.5 17,811,345
Interim 2019 dividend (paid 30 September 2019) 3.5 8,387,010
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In response to the COVID-19 impact the Board suspended its Dividend Policy in March 2020 and therefore did not pay an interim dividend in CY20 and does not propose to pay a final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2020. The Board will revisit this decision in future periods based on the prevailing market conditions and with consent of the Company’s lenders. The final 2019 dividend was subject to the DRP and the DRP offer was fully underwritten. The financial effect of this dividend is outlined in Note 22 of the Financial Statements.

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INDEMNIFICATION & INSURANCE OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The Company, to the extent permitted by law, indemnifies each Director, alternate Director and Executive Officer of the Company on a full indemnity basis against all losses, liabilities, costs, charges and expenses incurred by that person as an Officer of the Company or one of its related bodies corporate.

The Company, to the extent permitted by law, may purchase and maintain insurance, or pay, or agree to pay, a premium for insurance for each Director, alternate Director and Executive Officer of the Company against any liability incurred by that person as an Officer of the Company or its related bodies corporate, including a liability for negligence or for reasonable costs and expenses incurred in defending or responding to proceedings, whether civil or criminal and whatever their outcome.

The Company may enter into contracts with a Director or former Director agreeing to provide continuing access to board papers, books, records and documents of the Company that relate to the period during which the Director or former Director was a Director. The Company may arrange that its related bodies corporate provide similar access to board papers, books, records or documents.

INSURANCE PREMIUMS

The Company has paid insurance premiums in respect of Directors’ and Officers’ Liability insurance for the year ended 31 December 2020 and since the end of that year. Such insurance contracts insure against certain liability (subject to specific exclusions) of persons who are or have been Directors, alternate Directors or Executive Officers of the Company or in that capacity to the extent allowed by the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The terms of the policies prohibit disclosure of the liability and premium paid.

NON-AUDIT SERVICES

During the year, KPMG, the Company’s auditor, performed certain other services in addition to its statutory duties.

The Board has considered the non-audit services provided during the year by the auditor, and, in accordance with the advice received from the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee, is satisfied that the provision of those non-audit services during the year by the auditor is compatible with, and did not compromise, the auditor independence requirement of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for the following reasons:

  • all non-audit services are subject to corporate governance procedures adopted by the Group and have been reviewed by those charged with the governance of the Group throughout the year to ensure they do not impact the integrity and objectivity of the auditor; and

  • the non-audit services provided do not undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) as they did not involve the auditor reviewing or auditing its own work, acting in a management or decision-making capacity for the Group, acting as an advocate to the Group or jointly sharing the risks and rewards.

Details of the audit and non-audit service fees paid or payable to the Company’s auditor during the year are disclosed in Note 31 of the financial statements:

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2020 2019
Audit and assurance services $ $
KPMG Australia
Audit and review of Financial Statements 732,888 611,179
Other assurance services 243,782 165,189
Total audit and assurance services 976,670 776,368
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2020 2019
Other services $ $
KPMG Australia
Taxation compliance and advisory services 189,761 107,514
Total other services 189,761 107,514
Total auditor’s remuneration 1,166,431 883,882
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OTHER INFORMATION

The following information, contained in this Annual Financial Report, forms part of this Directors’ Report:

  • Operating and Financial Review

  • Board of Directors

  • Audited Remuneration Report

  • Lead Auditor’s Independence Declaration

This Report is made in accordance with a resolution of Directors, pursuant to section 298(2)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Signed on behalf of the Directors.

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Tony Faure Chair 22 February 2021, Sydney

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LEAD AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 307C OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001

To the Directors of oOh!media Limited

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, in relation to the audit of oOh!media Limited for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 there have been:

  • i. no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and

  • ii. no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

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KPMG Sydney

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Trent Duvall Partner Sydney 22 February 2021

KPMG, an Australian partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

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REMUNERATION REPORT

The Directors are pleased to present the 2020 Remuneration Report which outlines remuneration information for Non-executive Directors, Executive Directors and other key management personnel (together KMP).

The information in this Report has been audited as required by section 308(3C) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

INTRODUCTION

Dear shareholder,

2020 has been an unprecedented year for the Out of Home industry as COVID-19 has significantly impacted audiences and depressed revenues. oOh!media has proven resilient in the face of this, mitigating the worst impacts of the pandemic, while remaining mindful of the need to position itself for the recovery, and ensuring that oOh!’s talented team remain motivated and incentivised appropriately.

2020 Incentives

The Board recognises both the serious and adverse effects of the pandemic for shareholders as well as the substantial demands placed on employees who rose to the challenges of CY20 and are needed for the recovery. Accordingly, oOh!media’s CY20 remuneration outcomes seek to balance appropriate incentivisation and retention of employees with meeting shareholder expectations for disciplined financial management.

In this context the scope of the Board’s planned CY20 review of long-term incentives (LTI), noted in the 2019 Annual Report, was expanded to include also short-term incentives (STI). Potential STI and LTI target measures of success were investigated and assessed for:

  • alignment to achieving financial returns for shareholders in the short-, medium- and longer-term;

  • objectivity and accountability;

  • setting meaningful targets for staff, i.e. reasonably within their control in an unpredictable COVID-19 market; and

  • recognising exceptional contributions and protecting the key human capital of the Company needed to capitalise on post COVID-19 opportunities.

As part of the review the Board determined that to preserve cash during a challenging time, it was appropriate to provide all CY20 incentives, including STI, by issuing equity. The Board considered that the maximum number of new securities that might be issued would not dilute oOh!media’s share register in a material way.

oOh!media qualified for and received significant JobKeeper support in CY20[1] . However, JobKeeper support has been excluded from assessment of all STI performance measures.

As a result of this review, success measures for the CY20 LTI were changed so that there are now three measures, each of equal weighting:

  • A free cash flow per share measure replacing the CAGR earnings per share measure previously used;

  • TSR has been retained; and

  • A Return on Capital measure has been added.

It is anticipated that these measures will continue to be used in future and changed only if there are compelling reasons to do so. Details of the CY20 LTI measures can be found on page 36 of this Report.

For the CY20 STI Plan there are also three success measures. One measure is strategic. The other two are objective financial measures, designed for an unpredictable market in which audiences and revenues were adversely affected by COVID-19 and macroeconomic matters beyond the control of participants. The three measures in their respective proportions are:

  • 40%: a new metric of maintaining Out of Home market share[2] , relative to CY19;

  • 40%: a revised EBITDA[3] metric based on the change in EBITDA from CY19 being no more than 50% of the corresponding change in revenue; and

  • 20%: a revised strategic priorities measure which now includes the achievement of an agreed quantum of CY20 cost savings as well as staff engagement and wellbeing requirements.

  • 1 Both JobKeeper and New Zealand wage support equivalent payments have been identified as cost reduction, rather than revenue in the Company’s accounts, and have been excluded from the calculation of either revenues or cost-savings for the purposes of assessing whether LTI or STI measures of success have been met. See Note 6 to the Company’s financial statements for treatment of JobKeeper receipts.

  • 2 Market share is measured separately for Australia and New Zealand for the STI scheme in each market.

  • 3 Underlying EBITDA pre AASB16 referred to in Note 4 of the Financial Statements.

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As part of the balancing of shareholder returns with the need to retain and incentivise staff, the changes to STI measures were also accompanied by a reduction in the size of the STI pool and corresponding individuals’ targets. The STI program for CY20 comprises two components.

In respect of the first component, the STI pool size for 2020 that had been approved before the pandemic, was halved, with individuals’ targets correspondingly reduced by 50%. Shares issued in respect of this component will be unrestricted.

The second, smaller component was an augmentation of that reduced STI pool, specifically introduced to recognise exceptional contributions of key staff through the pandemic and to retain those key staff to enable the Company to capitalise on the opportunities of the recovery. This component addresses the retention risk created by both the relative impact of COVID-19 on Out of Home media and in a context where LTI benefits from 2018-2019 were negatively impacted, such that performance rights issued in 2018 will not vest and those issued in 2019 are expected not to vest. This follows 2017 performance rights not vesting after a downturn in trading conditions in Q3 2019. Shares issued in respect of this component will carry a trading restriction for 12 months from issue.

The Board is pleased that the revised 2020 STI measures were met. Detail of the 2020 STI measures can be found on page 36 of this Report.

2018 and 2019 LTI Incentives

COVID-19 impacted oOh!media’s financial performance in 2020, following a market downturn in Q3 2019. As a consequence, the 2018 LTI did not vest in February 2021. It is also expected that the 2019 minimum hurdles will not be met due to the COVID-19 impact on the media revenue environment expected to extend into 2021.

REPORTING PRINCIPLES

The Remuneration Report refers to a range of non-IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) financial information including Underlying EBITDA pre AASB16.[4] oOh!media believes this non-IFRS financial information provides useful insight to users of this Report in measuring the financial performance and condition of oOh!media.

The Remuneration Report has been prepared on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements and accordingly includes total remuneration details for the year ended 31 December 2020. oOh!media’s remuneration framework is structured to ensure it is market competitive and supports and motivates the Executive and the broader team to work toward both short and long-term strategic objectives that align to sustainable value creation for shareholders.

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Darren Smorgon Chair, Remuneration & Nomination Committee

Sydney

4 Underlying EBITDA pre AASB16 referred to in Note 4 of the Financial Statements.

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LIST OF KMP

The key management personnel (KMP) for 2020 are the nine Non-executive Directors and two Executives who have specific responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the material activities of oOh!media, one of whom is the Managing Director. There is also an Executive Leadership Team that supports the KMP.

Non-executive Directors
Joanne Crewes Independent Non-executive Director
Tony Faurea Chair and Non-executive Director
Debra Goodinb Independent Non-executive Director and Lead Independent Director
Marco (Mick) Hellmanc Non-executive Director
Philippa Kelly Independent Non-executive Director
Timothy Miles Independent Non-executive Director
Darren Smorgond Independent Non-executive Director
Andrew Stevense Independent Non-executive Director
David Wiadrowski Independent Non-executive Director and Lead Independent Director
Executives
Brendon Cookf Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO)
Sheila Lines Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • a. Tony Faure was a consultant to Junkee Media following the acquisition by oOh!media in July 2016 until 1 December 2020. As a consequence, the Board determined Tony Faure was not considered to be an independent Director of oOh!media during the consultancy and for 3 years from the end of the consultancy.

  • b. Debra Goodin retired on 25 February 2020.

  • c. Mick Hellman was appointed on 7 April 2020. Mick is the Founder and Managing Partner of investment management company, HMI Capital c, L.P. (from 1 January 2021 the successor entity of the former HMI Capital, LLC), which is the general partner and investment manager of each of HMI Capital Partners, L.P. and MERCKX Capital Partners, L.P, who collectively hold the largest shareholding in oOh!media. As a consequence, the Board determined that Mick Hellman was not considered to be an independent Director of oOh!media.

  • d. Darren Smorgon stepped down as a Non-executive Director and took up the position of Board Observer effective 7 April 2020. Darren Smorgon was reappointed as an independent Non-executive Director at the Annual General Meeting, effective 4 June 2020.

  • e. Andrew Stevens was appointed effective 25 September 2020.

  • f. Brendon Cook retired as CEO and Managing Director effective end of day 31 December 2020.

After the reporting period, Catherine (Cathy) O’Connor commenced as CEO, effective 1 January 2021 and Managing Director, effective 11 January 2021.

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REMUNERATION PHILOSOPHY

This Remuneration Report explains the Board’s approach to executive remuneration, and to performance and remuneration outcomes for oOh!media and its KMP.

Remuneration principles and strategy

The success of oOh!media can be attributed to attracting and retaining talented individuals and the strong company culture that exists. oOh!media’s remuneration framework focuses on a competitive fixed annual remuneration (FAR) combined with short-term incentives (STI) and long-term incentives (LTI).

All incentives are “at-risk” and reward achievement of oOh!media’s annual financial outcomes and strategic goals as well as long-term growth in shareholder value.

In order to preserve cash all 2020 incentives are to be issued as equity not cash.

REWARD ACHIEVEMENT LONG-TERM ALIGNMENT
ATTRACT AND RETAIN OF GOALS TO SHAREHOLDERS
FAR STI5 LTI
Cash Equity
  • Benchmarked against comparable • Total STI pool is based on: • Based on: independent remuneration data and – Market share – Free Cash Flow per share advice – Relative Revenue Drop Through to – Return on Capital

  • • Set competitively to relevant industry Underlying EBITDA preAASB16 – Relative Total Shareholder Return peer group – Strategic priorities • Three-year performance period • Set yearly and linked to individual • Board retains right to alter target or and group performance against clawback as necessary organisation strategy

Market competitive fixed Set challenging short-and-long term incentives linked annual remuneration to the creation of sustainable shareholder returns

oOh!media’s remuneration principles are to guide practices that are:

  • market competitive;

  • performance related;

  • fair; and

  • relatively easily understood – subject to CY20 introducing complexities inherent in balancing fairness to employees and shareholders in an unpredictable market.

Remuneration is linked to achievement of business objectives through interlinked goals.

The Board reviews all remuneration principles, practices, strategies and approaches to ensure they support the long-term business strategy and are appropriate for a listed company of oOh!media’s size.

  • 5 In the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 marketplace, STI has also been used to retain key staff in CY20.

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COMPONENTS OF REMUNERATION AND THEIR RATIONALE INCLUDING LINKS TO PERFORMANCE AND SHAREHOLDER WEALTH

Component Performance conditions Link to strategy and performance
Fixed Annual Remuneration
(FAR)
No conditions To attract and retain talented people and
in compliance with legal obligations to
Salary and other benefits
including superannuation.
pay employees minimum salaries and
superannuation.
Short Term Incentive (STI) The total STI pool is based on organisational The target STI pool amount is reduced from
Most employees are eligible to
participate in the STI program.
Participants must be employed
by 1 October in the year to be
eligible that year.
performance against three measures:
1. 40% maintaining Out of Home market
share6
Share of the total Australian Out of Home
market to be measured principally using the
Outdoor Media Association7CY20 data but
CY19, having regard to the financial impacts
of COVID-19 for both shareholders and
employees. The usual STI pool was reduced
by 50% but a smaller second component
was added to address exceptional
contributions of key staff through the
pandemic and to retain those key staff to
excluding the transport category (principally
airports and rail passengers), as oOh!media
enable the Company to capitalise on the
opportunities of the recovery.
has a greater exposure than competitors
to these formats which have been most
impacted by COVID-19.
Historically full year Underlying EBITDA was
chosen as the company performance
measure for STI’s. After a detailed review in
The CY19 base is 49.1% for Australia and a +/- CY20, the Board determined that the CY20
0.5% margin of error will be applied in CY20.
2. 40% Relative Revenue Drop Through
STI target pool size would be decided based
on the three performance measures stated
opposite.
Change in CY20 Underlying EBITDA
(pre-AASB16 and excluding JobKeeper and
NZ wage subsidy) from CY19, being no more
than 50% of the corresponding change in
revenue.
The market share measure is to reward
maintaining or exceeding market share in
the uncertain COVID-19 recovery period.
The Relative Revenue Drop Through
3. 20% achievement of strategic priorities measures the profitability of revenue
achieved against an unpredictable revenue
Company performance against cost savings base.
target of $35m, plus employee engagement
and wellbeing measures as determined by
the Board.
The strategic priorities measure aims to
reward actions taken in support of cost
containment and staff engagement and
wellbeing in oOh!media’s short-, medium-
and long-term interests.
The measures for Out of Home market share
and Relative Revenue Drop Through, include
the opportunity for a greater than 100% STI
allocation for overachievement or a reduced
allocation for a shortfall in achievement but
still above minimum thresholds.
No allocation will be made for any
underachievement below those minimum
thresholds for those measures nor for
any underachievement in respect of the
strategic priorities measure.
For further detail see page 36.

6 Figures provided are for Australia which applies to all KMP. For New Zealand based STI participants the baseline is 37.0% +/- 0.5% margin of error.

7 For New Zealand the figures are provided for by the Out of Home Media Association Aotearoa (OOHMAA).

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Component Performance conditions Link to strategy and performance
Long-Term Incentive (LTI) There are three LTI performance hurdles, Aligns the interests of Executive KMP and
An allocation of performance
rights granted by invitation, to
a defined set of senior leaders
as approved by the Board
and aligned to long-term
shareholder value creation.
each measured over a 3-year performance
period and each representing 1/3 of the
target award.
The first is based on Free Cash Flow per
share (FCF), being calculated as:
(operating cash flow less capital expenditure
and finance lease liabilities paid in CY22)/
number of issued shares.
other key employees with shareholders by
focusing on long-term growth. The purpose
of oOh!media’s LTI Plan is to provide incentive
to attract, retain and motivate eligible
employees whose present and potential
contributions are important to the success
of oOh!media by offering them a chance
to participate in the future performance of
the Company. All selected measures are
The second hurdle is based on a Return on objective and transparent:
Invested Capital (ROIC): CY22 Underlying
pre-AASB16 EBITDA less fixed costs/invested
capital.8
The third hurdle is based on Relative Total
Shareholder Return9(TSR) assessed against
the ASX200 index (excluding Financials,
Industrials and Materials).
• FCF was introduced in 2020 as it aligns
incentives with shareholder interests by
measuring and rewarding oOh!media’s
ability to generate cash flow on a per
share basis. It is more appropriate post-
AASB16 than the EPS measure formally used,
which needs to be adjusted for non-cash
accounting impacts of adoption of AASB16
For specific targets see page 36. arising from renewals and terminations of
the Company’s extensive lease inventory.
• The ROIC hurdle was introduced in 2020
and was chosen as a measure that
reflects returns generated relative to the
deployment of the Company’s capital.
• Relative TSR measures performance
against peers and reflects investor returns
generated by the Company compared
to a broad index of other investment
opportunities for shareholders.
The Board retains the right to alter targets
during the performance period to account
for significant acquisitions or divestments or
to clawback or adjust any or all allocated LTI
in relevant circumstances.
The number of rights that vest is a
percentage of those targeted, based on
the outcome of the three hurdles over the
performance period of 2020 to 2023.
For further detail see page 36.

8 Average of the opening and closing balances of invested capital for CY22. Fixed costs are fixed rent previously realised in cost of goods sold pre AASB16 resulting in an EBITDA result pre AASB16. Invested capital is total equity plus net debt.

9 Shareholder return is calculated as aggregate dividends paid during the 3-year performance period plus the share price movement from the beginning to end of the performance period.

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Remuneration linked to financial performance indicators and shareholder wealth

Information on the Company’s performance is shown below:

2020
2019
2018 2017 2016d
Underlying EBITDA ($’000) 63,163
138,987
112,525 90,070 73,500
Profit/(loss) attributable to the owners
of the Company ($’000)
(35,718)
13,668a
29,124 33,206 24,481
Basic earnings/(loss) per share (cents) (7)
5b
14c 19 16
Dividends – interim paid and final
declared ($’000)
nil
26,566
26,094 24,704 22,420
Dividends per share – interim paid and
final declared (cents)
nil
11.0
11.0 15.0 14.0
Share price – closing at balance date ($) 1.66
3.64
3.42 4.50 4.57
Change in share price over the year ($) -1.98
0.22
-1.08 -0.07 -0.15

a. As a result of the IFRS Interpretation Committee (IC) agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. Refer to Note 10 of the Financial Statements.

b. CY19 basic earnings per share have been adjusted to reflect the Group’s capital raising during 2020. Refer to Note 29 of the Financial Statements.

c. CY18 basic earnings per share have been adjusted to reflect the effect of the purchase price allocation accounting for Adshel which was completed in 2019.

d. The CY16 accounts have been restated for a change in policy relating to the tax treatment of intangibles on acquisitions.

EXECUTIVE KMP REMUNERATION

EXECUTIVE KMP REMUNERATION
Executive KMP FAR for 2020
Brendon Cook $903,453
Sheila Lines $494,068

2020 STI outcomes

The 2020 STI outcomes are based on performance against three performance measures (detailed on page 37):

  1. 40% maintaining market share;

  2. 40% Relative Revenue Drop Through; and

  3. 20% achievement of strategic priorities.

The business met all three of these measures which resulted in 139% of the STI total pool being awarded to employees of the Australian business.

Target STI for 2020

The table below outlines the Target STI for the Executive KMP for CY20.

Executive KMP
Min STI
Target STI opportunity Max STI opportunity
Original target
Modified
Targeta + b
Modified
target as a %
of FAR
Original target
Modified
Targeta + c
Modified
target as a %
of FAR
Brendon Cook
$0
$400,000
$290,000
32%
$800,000
$560,000
62%
Sheila Lines
$0
$208,590
$194,295
39%
$417,180
$368,590
75%

a. Original target equalled CY19 target. It was reduced by 50% but a smaller second component was added to address exceptional contributions of key staff including KMP. The Modified Target is the sum of those two components.

b. Target STI represents the grant value at 100 per cent of STI measures outlined on page 36.

c. Maximum STI allocation pool is absolutely capped for all employees at $10m. It is available on achievement of 4.8% OOH market share increase; CY20 Relative Revenue Drop Through (relative to CY19) being 45% or less; full achievement of strategic priorities; and 200 per cent on achievement of personal goals.

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Final 2020 STI payments

The table below outlines the 2020 STI payments (as a value of the grant price) to the Executive KMP for the calendar year ended 31 December 2020[a] , based on the short term incentives and equity incentive plan and including the STI allocation as a percentage of the FAR:

Target Number of
opportunity as a Actual allocation shares issued at
Executive KMP % of FAR as a % of FAR STI allocated ($) VWAPb
Brendon Cook 32% 42% $376,376 358,453
Sheila Lines 39% 51% $252,165 240,157
  • a. Payable in Q1 2021.

b. The ‘STI allocated ($) amount’ was divided by the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Company’s shares from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020 to calculate the number of shares. 111,244 to be issued as restricted shares to each of Brendon Cook and Sheila Lines, following an exceptional CY20 mid-year assessment of personal performance and contribution during the immediate COVID-19 impacts and to address retention risks of key staff (including KMP). 247,209 to be issued as unrestricted shares to Brendon Cook and 128,913 to be issued as unrestricted shares to Sheila Lines, following the usual end-of year assessment. For detail see the introductory paragraphs to the Statutory remuneration disclosure table on page 32.

Components of remuneration

The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20. The STI amount reflects the Modified Target[10] STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.

The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20.
The STI amount reflects the Modified Target10STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form
of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of
performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.
The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20.
The STI amount reflects the Modified Target10STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form
of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of
performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.
The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20.
The STI amount reflects the Modified Target10STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form
of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of
performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.
The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20.
The STI amount reflects the Modified Target10STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form
of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of
performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.
The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20.
The STI amount reflects the Modified Target10STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form
of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of
performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.
The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20.
The STI amount reflects the Modified Target10STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form
of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of
performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.
The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20.
The STI amount reflects the Modified Target10STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form
of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of
performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.
The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20.
The STI amount reflects the Modified Target10STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form
of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of
performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.
The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20.
The STI amount reflects the Modified Target10STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form
of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of
performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.
The following table shows the target remuneration mix as a percentage of total remuneration for each of the Executive KMP in CY20.
The STI amount reflects the Modified Target10STI opportunity. The Board determined all STI payments for CY20 would be in the form
of shares. The STI amounts were divided by $1.1206, being the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s shares from
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, to calculate the number of shares. The LTI amount is based on the total face value of the number of
performance rights granted in December 2020 for B Cook and S Lines related to the 2020 LTI program.
%
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
B COOK
FAR – 30%
STI – 13%
LTI – 27%
TERMINATION – 30%
S LINES
FAR – 60%
STI – 30%
LTI – 10%

CEO STI Performance Scorecard

% Total STI $ value of Total
Goala Weight % STI allocation allocation STI allocation
Maintaining market sharea 40% 146% 42% 158,992
Relative Revenue Drop Througha+b 40% 150% 43% 163,038
Strategic prioritiesa 20% 100% 15% 54,346
  • a. For detail of these goals see the STI performance conditions in the table on page 36.

b. The ‘Relative Revenue Drop Through’ is calculated as being the change in underlying EBITDA (excluding job keeper and other income) of $95m divided by the change in underlying revenue (excluding other income) of $223m between CY19 and CY20. This resulted in a revenue drop through of 42.7%.

10 Original target equalled CY19 target. It was reduced by 50% but a smaller second component was added to address exceptional contributions of key staff including KMP. The Modified Target is the sum of those two components.

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CFO STI Performance Scorecard

CFO STI Performance Scorecard
% Total STI $ value of Total
Goala Weight % STI allocation allocation STI allocation
Maintaining market sharea 40% 146% 42% 106,522
Relative Revenue Drop Througha+b 40% 150% 43% 109,232
Strategic prioritiesa 20% 100% 15% 36,411
  • a. For detail of these goals see the STI performance conditions in the table on page 36.

  • b. The ‘Relative Revenue Drop Through’ is calculated as being the change in underlying EBITDA (excluding job keeper and other income) of $95m divided by the change in underlying revenue (excluding other income) of $223m between CY19 and CY20. This resulted in a revenue drop through of 42.7%.

Executive Officers LTI

The rights over ordinary shares granted in the period were:

Number of rights
Executive KMP granted during Vesting Face value at Fair value at
and Officers Plan 2020 condition Grant datea grant datea grant datea Vesting date
Brendon Cook LTI Plan 669,284 FCF December $750,000 $861,034 February 2023
ROIC 2020b
TSR
Sheila Lines LTI Plan 245,404 FCF December $275,000 $315,712 February 2023
ROIC 2020
TSR
Maria LTI Plan 107,085 FCF December $120,000 $137,765 February 2023
Polczynskic ROIC 2020
TSR
  • a. The December 2020 disclosed in the table as the Grant date is the legal date the performance rights were granted to employees. The Face value and Fair value are determined as at 25 September 2020 which is the grant date based on accounting standards.

  • b. For detail see the introductory paragraphs to the Statutory remuneration disclosure table on page 32. c. Maria Polczynski is the Company Secretary.

The table below sets out the details of each tranche of rights issued or approved to be issued to Executive KMP and Officers over the last three years, together with their respective vesting dates.

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MAR 2018 FEB 2019 MAR 2019 FEB 2020 MAR 2020 FEB 2021 MAR 2021 FEB 2022 MAR 2022 FEB 2023
B COOK – 112,933 S LINES – 45,173
Mar 2018 – Feb 2021 Mar 2018 – Feb 2021
B COOK – 192,940 S LINES – 70,745 M POLCZYNSKI – 30,870
May 2019 – Feb 2022 Mar 2019 – Feb 2022 Mar 2019 – Feb 2022
B COOK – 669,284 S LINES – 245,404 M POLCZYNSKI – 107,085
Dec 2020 – Feb 2023 Dec 2020 – Feb 2023 Dec 2020 – Feb 2023
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The 2017 and 2018 grants did not vest as the vesting conditions for both the CAGR EPS growth and Relative TSR were not met. Based on macroeconomic and market conditions, the Company also does not expect the 2019 grant to vest. The Board did not exercise its discretion to alter the performance targets, as it believed that this outcome aligned with shareholder interests.

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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMUNERATION

Overview & arrangements

The Board aims to set Non-executive Directors’ remuneration at a level that attracts and retains high calibre and talented Non-executive Directors.

Non-executive Director fees were most recently changed in 2019. Acknowledging the impact of COVID-19 on the Company, all Board members and the significant majority of staff (whose hours were reduced accordingly) volunteered for a 20% reduction in remuneration for 3 months from 18 May to 14 August 2020 and Directors devoted substantially increased Board and Committee time to the Company during CY20.

Due to the increase in Board numbers and the full-year operation of the Technology Committee, established in December 2019, the total fee pool available to meet Board fees increased by $100,000 pa, as approved by shareholders at the 2020 Annual General Meeting.

Following this increase, the total amount provided to all Non-executive Directors for their services as Directors, as fixed by oOh!media, must not exceed $1,400,000 in aggregate in any financial year.

Non-executive Director fees

From 1 January 2020, the Directors’ annual fee structure is as below:

Non-executive Director fees
From 1 January 2020, the Directors’ annual fee structure is as below:
Chair feea Member feea
Board $245,000b $135,000
Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee $25,000 $12,500
Remuneration & Nomination Committee $20,000 $10,000
Technology Committee $20,000 $10,000
Per diem feec $1,750
  • a. Inclusive of superannuation.

  • b. The Chair of the Board receives no extra member fees in addition to Chair fee.

  • c. To recognise excessive additional responsibility or time commitments, where relevant. Application of per diem is subject to oOh! Board Chair and RNC Chair approval. No per diem payments were made in CY20.

STATUTORY REMUNERATION DISCLOSURE TABLES

The following statutory remuneration disclosure table for KMP has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) requirements.

Both KMP participated in the Company’s request to employees to reduce FAR to 4 days per week for 3 months in 2020 as part of the Company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing accounting expense and statutory disclosed FAR in the period. Brendon Cook stepped down as CEO on 31 December 2020. For accounting expense and therefore statutory remuneration disclosure, Mr Cook’s FAR includes entitlement to 12 months’ notice at 31 December 2020.

The amounts shown relating to share-based remuneration are equal to the accounting expense recognised in oOh!media’s Financial Statements in respect of the LTI rights grant and STI share issue. These amounts do not reflect the actual realisable value received in CY20 year or in future years.

For STI, the amounts disclosed are determined from the amount awarded[11] to KMP with respect to the STI by first translating amounts awarded into a number of shares by dividing them by the VWAP of the Company’s shares from 1 January to 30 June 2020. For accounting expense, and therefore statutory remuneration disclosure for KMP, this number of shares is then disclosed at the value of the market price of the Company’s shares at 25 September 2020, when the STI targets and eligibility criteria were approved by the Board and disclosed to KMP. The actual STI amounts received by participants (i.e. the realisable value of the shares awarded) will depend on the share price at the time the shares are received and in the case of the restricted shares, become unrestricted.

Mr Cook’s LTI entitlements disclosed in the table below include an accelerated charge to the Company of $607,305 on termination in relation to the fair value of the performance rights due to vest in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Notwithstanding that disclosure, these rights are not accelerated but remain on-foot to vest or lapse in accordance with the terms on which they were issued. This does not necessarily reflect the value (if any) that Mr Cook may receive for these unvested performance rights, as this will depend on whether the hurdles are achieved and, if they are, the share price at the date of vesting.

11 The amount awarded is the STI allocated ($) on page 30.

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Statutory Remuneration Disclosure Table – KMP

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Share based
Post-
Short term Employment Other
STI STI STI Per-
Cash Non- Unrestricted Restricted Termination formance
Name Salary [f] Bonus monetary Shares shares LTI [a] Super Benefit Total related % [b]
2020 825,072 – – 259,570 116,806 821,592 78,382 903,435 3,004,857 40%
Brendon
Cook [e] 2019 767,636 – 48,433 – – 194,361 72,925 – 1,083,354 18%
2020 134,477 – – – – – 13,177 – 147,654 –
Joanne
Crewes 2019 132,422 – – – – – 12,580 – 145,002 –
2020 212,739 – – – – – 20,970 – 233,709 –
Tony
Faure [c] 2019 313,748 – – – – – 21,256 – 335,004 –
2020 24,287 – – – – – 2,307 – 26,594 –
Debbie
Goodin [d] 2019 157,536 – – – – – 14,966 – 172,502 –
2020 108,750 – – – – – – – 108,750 –
Marco
Hellman 2019 – – – – – – – – – –
2020 130,023 – – – – – 11,232 – 141,255 –
Philippa
Kelly 2019 35,226 – – – – – 3,346 – 38,572 –
2020 449,481 – – 135,359 116,806 81,301 44,587 – 827,535 40%
Sheila
Lines 2019 459,009 – – – – – 24,760 – 527,375 5%
2020 154,261 – – – – – – – 154,261 –
Timothy
Miles 2019 104,214 – – – – – – – 104,214 –
2020 134,537 – – – – – 11,841 – 146,378 –
Darren
Smorgon 2019 152,970 – – – – – 14,532 – 167,502 –
2020 32,691 – – – – – 3,106 – 35,797 –
Andrew
Stevens 2019 – – – – – – – – – –
2020 140,071 – – – – – 13,307 – 153,378 –
David
Wiadrowski 2019 10,214 – – – – – 1,021 – 11,769 –
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  • a. Fair value of performance rights related to the LTI grants scheduled to vest in 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. The fair value of non-market hurdles has been assessed and adjusted for probability in accordance with accounting standards.

  • b. Performance-related percentage is calculated by adding cash and share-based remuneration amounts (all of which have performance hurdles that determine payment) and dividing by total remuneration.

  • c. Tony Faure, Chair of oOh!media, was engaged as a consultant by Junkee Media Pty Limited for $90,000p.a from the period 1 January 2020 to 1 December 2020. Junkee Media Pty Limited is a subsidiary of the Company.

  • d. Debra Goodin was Lead Independent Director until 24 February 2020 and David Wiadrowski was appointed Lead Independent Director on 25 February 2020. There is no additional remuneration for this role.

  • e. Brendon Cook retired as Managing Director and CEO effective end of day 31 December 2020. Brendon received $903,453 (which is 12 months FAR) on termination. The reported LTI grants include the full fair-value amount of Mr Cook’s unvested LTI grants scheduled to vest in 2021, 2022 and 2023. These are not accelerated but remain on-foot to vest or lapse in accordance with the terms on which they were issued.

  • f. As a result of changes in Committee membership during the year, 2 Directors were overpaid by a total of $6,856 which was settled with the individual Directors in February 2021.

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KMP Shareholdings

The following table sets out the movement during the reporting period in the number of ordinary shares in oOh!media held directly, indirectly or beneficially, by KMP, including their related parties. These changes are correct as at the date of this Report. The Board has a minimum shareholding policy for the Non-executive Directors requiring them to acquire on market shares totalling a minimum total acquisition cost of one times the base fee that is paid to Non-executive Directors (“Minimum Shareholding”) within three years following the earlier of the date of their appointment or the adoption of the policy (February 2019).

Required to
Held at Held at Met minimum meet minimum
1 January Granted as Vesting of Net change 31 December shareholding shareholding
Name of Director 2020 remuneration rights other 2020 requirementa (year)
Brendon Cook 1,145,335 - 690,263 1,835,598 n/a n/a
Joanne Crewes 33,375 38,099 71,474 Yes 2022
Tony Faure 143,188 163,455 306,643 Yes 2022
Debra Goodinb 40,420
Marco Hellmanc + d - - - 112,951,250 112,951,250 Yes 2023
Philippa Kelly Nil 70,000 70,000 No 2022
Sheila Lines 8,570 8,570 8,570 n/a n/a
Timothy Miles 36,000 176,000 212,000 Yes 2023
Darren Smorgon 87,916 85,830 173,746 Yes 2022
Andrew Stevensc - - - 100,000 100,000 No 2023
David Wiadrowski Nil 100,000 100,000 No 2022
  • a. Based on cumulative acquisition cost of Minimum Shareholding shares acquired.

  • b. Debra Goodin retired as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 25 February 2020.

  • c. Marco Hellman and Andrew Stevens were appointed to the Board after 1 January 2020, respectively on 7 April 2020 and 25 September 2020.

  • d. The Directors’ Minimum Shareholding Policy recognises the relationship between Marco Hellman and HMI as a related party relationship for the purposes of the Policy. Mick is the Founder and Managing Partner of investment management firm, HMI Capital Management, L.P., which is the general partner and investment manager of each of HMI Capital Partners, L.P. and MERCKX Capital Partners, L.P, who collectively hold the largest shareholding in oOh!media. As a result of this relationship Marco Hellman already satisfied the Board policy to acquire the minimum shareholding upon his appointment to the Board.

Executive KMP and Officers: Movement in rights over ordinary shares

The following table sets out the movement during the reporting period in the number of rights over ordinary shares in oOh!media held directly, indirectly or beneficially, by KMP or officers in oOh!media, including their related parties.

Vesting Number Vesting Held at
conditions of granted as conditions of Number and Number 31 December
Executive KMP Number held those held at 1 remuneration those granted value – vested lapsed during 2020 and
and Officers at 1 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 during 2020 during 2020 and exercised 2020 noted vested
Brendon Cook 416,358 CAGR/EPS 669,284 FCF - 110,485 975,157
TSR ROIC
TSR
Sheila Lines 115,918 CAGR/EPS 245,404 FCF - 361,322
TSR ROIC
TSR
Maria 30,870 CAGR/EPS 107,085 FCF - 137,955
Polczynski TSR ROIC
TSR

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FURTHER INFORMATION

Service agreements

oOh!media has entered into service agreements with each Executive. The Group retains the right to terminate a contract immediately by making payment equal to the agreed number of months’ fixed annual remuneration in lieu of notice, including superannuation plus any statutory entitlements of accrued annual and long service leave.

The service contracts outline the components of compensation but do not prescribe how compensation levels are modified year-to-year. The Remuneration & Nomination Committee (RNC) reviews compensation each year to take into account any changes in scope or nature of role or agreed objectives to determine and recommend any changes in line with the remuneration strategy and principles.

The key conditions of the service agreements of the Executive KMP are set out in the following table.

Name Notice of termination
Agreement
commenced
Agreement expires
By Company
By Employee
Termination
payments under the
contract
Brendon Cook 1 Oct 2014
No contractual
expiry*
12 months
12 months
12 Months FAR
Sheila Lines 1 Mar 2018
No expiry
6 months
6 months
6 Months FAR

Non-executive Directors’ terms of appointment have no fixed end date, no fixed notice of termination period, nor any agreed termination payments.

All Non-executive Directors may not hold office without re-election beyond the third Annual General Meeting following appointment or the meeting at which they were last elected.

*Change in Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Brendon Cook retired as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director effective end of day 31 December 2020. Brendon was paid 12 months FAR as a termination payment and unvested LTI will be treated in the ordinary course, based solely on the extent to which the relevant LTI conditions are met.

Brendon Cook ceased to be a KMP from 31 December 2020.

The Company entered into an agreement with Brendon to provide consulting services as required. The agreement is for a minimum of 12 months at $200,000 p.a. (based on 9 hours of work per week over the 12 months). The initial period is from 1 January to 31 December 2021. Refer to Note 28 Related Parties in the Financial Statements.

Cathy O’Connor commenced as Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2021 and as Managing Director effective 11 January 2021. On 31 August 2020 the Company announced to the ASX Cathy’s appointment and remuneration terms, including a 12-month notice period. Cathy is a KMP of the Company commencing 1 January 2021.

Use of advisers

Since 2016, oOh!media has engaged Aon Hewitt to provide benchmarking data on an ongoing basis. oOh!media subscribes to Aon Hewitt’s Media and General Industry Salary Surveys, as well as participating in its Policy and Practice reviews. This allows oOh!media to access insight, expertise and benchmarking data as they relate to both individual positions and overall remuneration within oOh!media.

During 2020, oOh!media engaged Aon Hewitt to provide benchmarking data for Executive and Non-executive Director remuneration, based on position descriptions provided by the Company and using a peer group of listed company peers of similar medium term revenue and total enterprise value to the Company. The outcomes of the review will be considered in 2021.

The RNC has rights of access to management and to external auditors/resources without management present, and rights to seek explanations and additional information from management, advisers and auditors.

The RNC may seek the advice of the Company’s auditor, solicitor or other independent advisers (including external consultants and specialists) as to any matter pertaining to the powers or duties of the RNC or the responsibilities of the committee, as the RNC may require.

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Diversity & remuneration

oOh!media recognises the value of a diverse and inclusive workforce reflective of the markets where we operate.

Accordingly, the Board and management of oOh!media are focused on diversity, inclusion and belonging as key business goals. oOh!media is committed to addressing and promoting gender equality. Gender pay analysis commenced in 2016 and continues annually, to identify any underlying disparity between male and female pay. oOh!media continues to focus on reducing the pay gap, which has significantly reduced since 2016.

Detailed information on STI and LTI granted in CY2020

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Short-term incentive Long-term incentive
Description Annual Incentive issued as equity from a total STI Award of performance rights with a three-year
pool that is scaled and based on performance performance period based on performance against
against 3 STI measures. 3 LTI measures.
It consists of two components.
The first component issued as unrestricted shares,
following the usual end-of CY20 assessment of
personal performance.
The second component: issued as shares subject to
12 months’ restriction on trade [12] . These shares were
issued based on contribution of key staff during the
immediate COVID-19 impacts and response and as
a staff retention measure.
Conditions/ 3 measures, weighted 40%:40%:20%: 3 measures, each of equal weighting:
Measures [13] 40%: Maintain 2019 OOH market share [14] : identified as • FCF per share of $6.33
49.1% + 0.5% in Australia [15] . • ROIC of 12.9%
40%: Relative Revenue Drop Through: Change in • Relative TSR – top quartile of comparator group.
underlying EBITDA pre-AASB16 from CY19 must be no
more than 50% of the change in revenue from CY19.
20%: Achieve strategic priorities:
• for cost savings of a minimum of $35 million for
CY20 as compared to original Board approved
budget across cost of goods sold (including rent)
and operating expenditure.
• employee engagement and wellbeing
measures:
– attrition lower than industry
– employee engagement survey score of 78%+
– prioritisation of wellbeing, health and safety
during COVID-19 – survey score of 80%+
Performance Calendar year 2020. Three calendar years i.e. 1 January 2020 to 31 December
period 2023.
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  • 12 The Board has delegated discretion to the CEO and Chief People and Culture Officer acting jointly to remove the restriction on up to half the restricted shares issued to any employee (excluding KMP) if that is needed to meet a tax liability incurred upon issue of these shares, that must be met before the restriction period expires.

  • 13 See also ‘Amount that can be earned’ for thresholds, stretch targets and rates applying to under/over achievement.

  • 14 Figures provided are for Australia which applies to all KMP. For New Zealand based STI participants the baseline is 37.0% +/- 0.5% margin of error.

  • 15 Excluding the transport category (principally airports and rail passengers), as oOh!media has a greater exposure than competitors to these formats which have been most impacted by COVID-19.

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Short-term incentive Long-term incentive
Amount The total STI allocation pool is absolutely capped for The number of performance rights granted was a fixed
that can be all employees at $10m [16] . dollar amount as determined by reference to the face
earned value of the shares on the date of grant.
1. OOH Market share measure [17]
100% STI pool target is achieved when oOh! The number of performance rights granted to each
maintains by end 2020 its 2019 OOH market share, set Executive was the LTI value attributable to the individual
at 49.1% +/- 0.5% margin of error for Australia. at 1 January 2020 divided by the 180-trading day VWAP
price from 1 January 2020 ($1.1206). Rights were granted
There is an uncapped 30% multiplier for each 1% of for nil consideration.
OOH market share gained above the margin of error.
The number of performance rights granted to each of
Market share % end 2020 STI allocation % target the KMP was:
<48.6 Nil. KMP No. Face Value Date of grant
49.1 + 0.5% 100%
Brendon Cook 669,284 $750,000 December
50.1 115% 2020
50.6 130% Sheila Lines 245,404 $275,000 December
2020
51.1 145%
51.6 160%
52.1 175%
2. Revenue drop through measure:
100% STI pool target is achieved when the change in
CY20 Underlying EBITDA pre-AASB16 and excluding
JobKeeper/wage subsidies from CY19 EBITDA is no
more than 50% of the corresponding CY20 change
in revenue from CY19 revenue.
A straight line 10% increase in STI allocation applies
for every 1% below a relative 50% change in EBITDA,
capped at 150% of STI target. A corresponding
reduction applies until relative change exceeds 55%,
when no STI allocation will be made.
Relative change % STI allocation % target
>55% Nil.
55% 50%
52.5% 75%
50% 100%
47.5% 125%
45% or less 150%
3. Strategic Priorities measure
• A minimum of $35 million savings for CY20 as
compared to original Board approved budget
across cost of goods sold (including rent) and
operating expenditure.
• Employee wellbeing and engagement, measures
achieved.
This measure is allocated 100% on achievement or at
nil, with no scaling.
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16 This is the value of the allocated STI as explained on page 30, not the accounting expense or final realisable value.

17 Figures provided are for Australia which applies to all KMP. For New Zealand based STI participants the baseline is 37.0% +/- 0.5% margin of error.

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Short-term incentive Long-term incentive
Vesting n/a For the 2020 LTI, granted in 2020, the performance
rights will vest, or not, following the publication of the
31 December 2022 audited Financial Statements to the
Australian Securities Exchange.
The percentage of performance rights that vest, if
any, will be determined at the end of the performance
period by reference to the following vesting schedule.
One-third of the rights vest upon achieving 100% of
each of the FCF hurdle, the ROIC hurdle and the Relative
TSR hurdle. Scaling of rights to vest addresses both
some underperformance and, for FCF and ROIC, also for
overperformance, subject to maximum vesting at 150%.
The threshold and stretch targets for FCF, ROIC
and Relative TSR over the performance period
are determined by the Board and specified to the
participant at the time of grant of the performance
rights. Following testing, any rights that do not vest, lapse.
Company’s Free
Cash Flow per share
(cents/per share) in CY22 [18] % of rights that vest
<2.14 Nil
2.14 50% of target LTI
2.15 – 6.32 Straight line pro rata vesting
between 50% and 100%
6.33 100% of target LTI
6.34 – 11.19 Straight line pro rata vesting
between 100% and 150%
11.20 Max 150% of target LTI
Company’s Return
on Invested Capital [19] % of rights that vest
<10.1% Nil
10.1% 50% of target LTI
10.1%-12.9% Straight line pro rata vesting
between 50% and 100%
12.9% 100% of target LTI
12.9%-16.6% Straight line pro rata vesting
between 100% and 150%
16.6% Max 150% of target LTI
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18 The 100% target represents consensus midpoint for this metric with the upper and lower limits reflecting the spread of sell side analyst forecasts.

19 The 100% target represents consensus midpoint for this metric with the upper and lower limits reflecting the spread of sell side analyst forecasts. Invested Capital is the average of the opening and closing balances of invested capital for CY22.

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Short-term incentive Long-term incentive
Company’s Relative TSR [20] % of rights that vest
Less than 50% Relative TSR Nil
50% Relative TSR (threshold 50%
performance target)
Between 50% and 75% Straight line pro rata
Relative TSR vesting between 50%
and 100%
At or above 75% Relative TSR 100%
Restrictions Participants must be employed and not under Shares allocated on the vesting of rights after the
notice of resignation or termination at the three-year performance period are not subject to any
completion of the performance period (calendar additional trading restrictions. If an Executive ceases
year) to be eligible for an STI award. The Board employment with oOh!media before the end of the
retains discretion to settle partial or complete performance period, their entitlement to rights (if any)
payment in the case of good leavers. will depend on the circumstances of cessation. All
rights will lapse in the event of termination for cause.
Shares issued in respect of the second component
A full or pro rata number of rights may be approved
of the STI program are subject to a 12-month
by the Board if an Executive ceases employment
restriction on trading, which does not apply to shares
by reason of redundancy, ill health, death, or other
issued in respect of the first component.
circumstances approved by the Board including
resignation with good leaver status.
Clawback n/a To ensure integrity within the LTI Plan, the Board
retains the authority to clawback or adjust LTI awards
in circumstances such as fraudulent or dishonest
behaviour, gross misconduct, and breach of
obligations or material financial misstatement.
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REMUNERATION GOVERNANCE

Remuneration & Nomination Committee and Board oversight

A Remuneration & Nomination Committee operates under a charter and set of responsibilities approved by the Board. The charter can be found on the Company’s Governance page in the Investors section of the oOh!media website – ww w.oohmedia. com. au/investors/governance and further detail on the RNC’s responsibilities can be found in the Company’s most recent Corporate Governance Statement.

The RNC has been delegated responsibility to review and make recommendations to the Board, with the Board maintaining overall responsibility as outlined below.

The Board maintains overall responsibility for oversight of the Company’s remuneration policy and the principles and processes which give effect to that policy. The Board approves, having regard to the recommendations of the RNC, the:

  • Size, composition and criteria for membership of the Board, including review of Board succession plans, performance evaluation and the succession of the Chair, CEO and CFO, as well as Executive performance assessment processes and results;

  • Company’s remuneration, recruitment, retention and termination policies and procedures for senior management;

  • Company’s incentive strategy, performance targets and bonus payments, including major changes and developments to the Company’s equity incentive plans; and

  • Effectiveness of the Board Diversity & Inclusion Policy.

  • 20 Shareholder return is calculated as aggregate dividends paid during the 3-year performance period plus the share price movement from the beginning to end of the performance period.

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CONTENTS

General Information

Significant changes in the reporting period

Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income Consolidated st atement of financial position

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Note 1. Reporting entity

Note 2. Basis of accounting

Note 3. Significant accounting policies

Note 4. Operating segments

Note 5. Revenue an d other income

Note 6. Government grants and rent concessions

Note 7. Other expenses

Note 8. Net finance costs

Note 9. Share based payments

Note 10. Income tax

Note 11. Trade and other receivables

Note 12. Property, plant and equipment Note 13. Right of use assets

Note 14. Intangible assets and goodwill Note 15. Non current assets Note 16. Inventories Note 17. Other assets Note 18. Loans and borrowings Note 19. Trade and other payables

Note 20. Make good provisions

Note 21. Derivative liabilities

Note 22. Capital and reserves Note 23. Fair values

Note 24. Financial risk management

Note 25. List of subsidiaries and equity accounted investees

Note 26. Capital commitments Note 27. Contingencies Note 28. Related parties

Note 29. Earnings per share

Note 30. Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities

Note 31. Auditor’s remuneration

Note 32. Parent entity disclosures

Note 33. Deed of cross guarantee

Note 34. Subsequent events Directors’ Declaration Independent Auditor’s Review Report

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General Information

The Annual Financial Report covers oOh!media Limited and its controlled entities. The financial statements are presented in Australian currency.

oOh!media Limited is a listed company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Its registered office and principal place of business is:

Level 2, 73 Miller Street, North Sydney, New South Wales 2060

The Annual Financial Report was authorised for issue, in accordance with a resolution of the Directors. The Directors have the power to amend and reissue the Annual Financial Report.

Through the use of the internet, oOh!media Limited ensures that all corporate reporting is timely, complete and available to all users at minimum cost to the Company. All media releases, financial reports and other information are available at the Investors section on the website: www.investors.oohmedia.com.au

Significant changes in the reporting period

On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organisation announced that the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak be classified as a pandemic. This has resulted in the Australian and New Zealand governments introducing various measures to combat the outbreak, including travel restrictions, quarantines, closure on non-essential businesses and lock-down of the country.

The pandemic has caused significant uncertainty in the period and continues to do so at the reporting date. Due to government measures in Australia and New Zealand from March 2020, audiences for the Group’s assets declined significantly and as a consequence advertising revenue declined. As government measures relaxed, audiences for the Company’s assets increased and revenues have also started to increase. Specific asset formats operated by the Company and disclosed under Principal Activities are affected differently by the government measures due to their location and audience. The broader impact on the economy of government measures has affected advertiser appetite for media expenditure within various advertiser categories. Other impacts include temporary assistance from commercial partners with regards to rent relief measures, receipt of government assistance measures, and cost control measures by the Company including significant reduction of previously planned operating and capital expenditure. The Company continues to evaluate further action in these areas as the external environment continues to evolve due to the pandemic.

The Company has also considered the significant impact of the pandemic on the assumptions and judgements within these financial statements which have been prepared using current internal and external available information to assess likely future operating conditions. Refer to Note 2(e) for further information on estimates and judgements made as a result, and the Operating and Financial Review for further discussion on the impact on financial performance.

For a detailed discussion on the Group’s financial performance and position, refer to the Operating and Financial Review.

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Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

for the year ended 31 December 2020

for theyear ended 31 December 2020
Consolidated
Restated(1)
31 Dec 20 31 Dec 19
Note $'000 $'000
Revenue from continuing operations 5 426,525 649,606
Cost of media sites andproduction(3) (78,103) (184,785)
Gross profit 348,422 464,821
Other income(2) 5 6,829 -
Operating expenditure
Employee benefits expense(4) (77,053) (98,609)
Depreciation and amortisation expense 12,13,14 (223,783) (232,147)
Legal and professional fees (5,758) (5,296)
Advertising and marketing expenses (6,622) (9,705)
Restructuring and integration related expenses (3,621) (10,167)
Impairment expense 15,25 (3,461) (3,500)
Other expenses 7 (20,387) (23,898)
Total operating expenditure (340,685) (383,322)
Operating profit 14,566 81,499
Finance income 8 331 1,350
Finance costs 8 (59,190) (59,777)
Net finance costs (58,859) (58,427)
Share of(loss) / profit of equity-accounted investees,net of tax (93) 105
(Loss) / profit before income tax (44,386) 23,177
Income tax benefit/ (expense)(1) 10 8,668 (9,524)
(Loss) / profit after income tax (35,718) 13,653
Attributable to:
Owners of the company (35,718) 13,668
Non-controllinginterest 22(c) - (15)
(Loss) / profit for the period (35,718) 13,653
Other comprehensive(loss) /income
(Loss) / profit for the period (35,718) 13,653
Items that may be subsequently classified to profit or loss:
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax (4,732) (7,936)
De-designation of interest rate derivatives to the Consolidated Income Statement, net of tax (5) 4,394 -
Foreign currencytranslation differences (848) 1,086
Total comprehensive loss for theperiod (36,904) 6,803
Attributable to:
Owners of the company (36,904) 6,818
Non-controllinginterest - (15)
Total comprehensive income for the period (36,904) 6,803
Restated(6)
Earnings per share attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the company Cents Cents
Basic (loss) / earnings per share 29 (7.0) 5.0
Diluted (loss) / earnings per share 29 (7.0) 5.0

(1) As a result of the IFRS IC agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. Refer Note 10.

(2) Other income comprises compensation recognised for compulsory acquisition of leased site, gain on sale of assets and gain on lease modification. Refer Note 5.

(3) Cost of media sites and production is shown net of negotiated rent abatements with lessors. Refer Note 6.

(4) Employee benefits are shown net of government grants specifically Jobkeeper and NZ Wage Subsidy. Refer Note 6.

(5) Pursuant to AASB9, a portion of the interest rate derivative was deemed ineffective, and the $4,394,000 adjustment to Fair value was recognised in the statement of profit and loss. Refer Note 23.

(6) Prior year comparatives have been restated following the Group’s capital raising during 2020.

The above consolidated statement of profit or loss and comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Consolidated statement of financial position

as at 31 December 2020

as at 31 December 2020
Consolidated
Restated(1)
Notes 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
$'000 $'000
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 80,042 61,208
Trade and other receivables 11 85,480 133,519
Inventories 16 3,472 4,025
Other assets 17 23,199 32,417
Income tax asset - 2,784
Total current assets 192,193 233,953
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 12 214,205 248,271
Right-of-use-assets(2) 13 727,243 807,608
Intangible assets and goodwill(1) 14 775,159 794,896
Other assets 17 - 1,988
Total non-current assets 1,716,607 1,852,763
Total assets 1,908,800 2,086,716
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 19 42,596 79,450
Interest bearing lease liabilities(2) 18 159,424 170,025
Provisions 20 828 661
Employee benefits 7,348 7,173
Income taxpayable 10 1,632 -
Total current liabilities 211,828 257,309
Non-current liabilities
Loans and borrowings 18 191,277 415,697
Provisions 20 14,858 15,170
Employee benefits 2,568 3,931
Interest bearing lease liabilities(2) 18 645,127 681,748
Derivative liabilities 21 18,335 13,094
Deferred tax liability(1) 10 18,312 32,239
Total non-current liabilities 890,477 1,161,879
Total liabilities 1,102,305 1,419,188
Net assets 806,495 667,528
Equity
Share capital 22(a) 876,291 694,913
Reserves 22(b) 28,791 17,305
Accumulated losses(1) (97,682) (43,785)
Equityattributable to the owners of the Company 807,400 668,433
Non-controllinginterest 22(c) (905) (905)
Total equity 806,495 667,528

(1) As a result of the IFRS IC agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. Refer Note 10 Income Tax.

(2) Following the IFRC decision under COVID-19 the Group have taken up the practical expedients detailed under AASB 2020-4 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – COVID-19 Related Rent Concessions.

The above consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Consolidated statement of cash flows

for the year ended 31 December 2020

for the year ended 31 December 2020
Consolidated
31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Notes $'000 $'000
Cash flows from operating activities
Receipts from customers (inclusive of goods and services tax) 522,847 701,185
Payments to suppliers and employees(inclusive ofgoods and services tax) (309,348) (396,180)
Cashgenerated from operations 213,499 305,005
Interest paid (1) (46,341) (57,870)
Interest received 331 986
Income taxpaid 1,133 (10,890)
Net cashgenerated in operatingactivities 30 168,622 237,231
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 12 (13,027) (47,754)
Acquisition of intangible assets 14 (3,348) (8,460)
Payment for acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired - (2,413)
Proceeds from sale ofproperty,plant and equipment 2,491 321
Net cash used in investingactivities (13,884) (58,306)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares 167,004 -
Transaction costs related to issue of shares (5,238) -
Proceeds from loans and borrowings 24,818 60,000
Repayment of loans and borrowings (248,818) (51,000)
Payment of transaction costs related to borrowings and derivatives (2,395) (1,858)
Payment of lease liabilities (1) (71,275) (146,584)
Proceeds from underwriters for DRP (12,180) 3,479
Dividendspaid in cash 12,180 (14,781)
Net cash used in financingactivities (135,904) (150,744)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 18,834 28,181
Cash and cash equivalents at beginningofperiod 61,208 33,027
Cash and cash equivalents at end ofperiod 80,042 61,208

(1) AASB16 became effective for the group on 1 January 2019. AASB16 establishes principles for the recognition and measurement of leasing arrangements. Following the implementation of AASB16, fixed rent is excluded from Payments to suppliers and employees and included within Interest paid ($18.5m) and Payment of lease liabilities. Refer to Note 2 Accounting policies for further details.

The above consolidated statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Consolidated statement of changes in equity

for the year ended 31 December 2020

for theyear ended 31 December 2020
Contributed
equity
Foreign
currency
translation
Other
equity
reserve



Cash flow
hedge
reserve
Share-based
payments
reserve
Accumulated
losses
Non-
controlling
interest
Total
equity
reserve
Consolidated $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Restated balance at 1 January 2019(1) 675,371 284 16,608 (1,358) 11,152 (31,251) (784) 670,022
Total comprehensive income for the period:
Profit / (loss) for the period after income tax - - - - - 13,668 (15) 13,653
Other comprehensive income/(loss):
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges - - - (7,936) - - - (7,936)
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations - 1,086 - - - - - 1,086
Total comprehensive income for theperiod - 1,086 - (7,936) - 13,668 (15) 6,803
Transactions with owners, recorded directly in equity:
Contributions and distributions
Issue of ordinary shares (Employee Performance Rights) 3,569 - - - (3,569) - - -
Issue of ordinary shares (Dividend Reinvestment Plan) 14,896 - - - - (14,896) - -
Other performance rights issued 1,077 - - - (1,077) - - -
Dividends paid - - - - - (11,302) - (11,302)
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions - - - - 2,115 - - 2,115
Change to non-controllinginterest - - - - - (4) (106) (110)
Total transactions with owners of the Company 19,542 - - - (2,531) (26,202) (106) (9,297)
Balance at 31 December 2019 694,913 1,370 16,608 (9,294) 8,621 (43,785) (905) 667,528
Total comprehensive income for the period:
Loss for the period after income tax - - - - - (35,718) - (35,718)
Other comprehensive income:
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges - - - (4,732) - - - (4,732)
De-designation of interest rate derivatives to the Consolidated Income
Statement, net of tax
- - -
4,394
- - - 4,394
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations - (848) - - - - - (848)
Total comprehensive loss for the period - (848) - (338) - (35,718) - (36,904)
Transactions with owners, recorded directly in equity:
Contributions and distributions
Issue of ordinary shares 167,004 - - - - - - 167,004
Share issue costs, net of tax (3,805) - - - - - - (3,805)
Issue of Ordinary Shares (Dividend Reinvestment Plan) 18,179 (18,179) -
Equity-settled share-basedpayment transactions - - - - 12,672 - - 12,672
Total transactions with owners of the Company 181,378 - - - 12,672 (18,179) - 175,871
Balance at 31 December 2020 876,291 522 16,608 (9,632) 21,293 (97,682) (905) 806,495

(1) As a result of the IFRS IC agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. Refer Note 10 Income Tax.

The above consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

1. Reporting entity

oOh!media Limited is a company domiciled in Australia. The Company was incorporated on 7 October 2014 and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on 17 December 2014. The Company's registered office and principal place of business is at Level 2, 73 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060.

The consolidated Annual Financial Statements (Annual Financial Statements) of the Company as at and for the year ended 31 December 2020 comprises the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the Group, and individually as Group entities), and the Group’s interests in associates and joint ventures. The comparative information represents the financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2020 and the Group's performance for the period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

The Group is a for-profit entity and is primarily involved in outdoor media, production and advertising in Australia and New Zealand.

2. Basis of accounting

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 (Cth). The consolidated financial statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the International Standards Board (IASB).

Full disclosure notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to gain an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of the Group since the last consolidated financial statements as at, and for the year ended 31 December 2019.

These consolidated financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 22 February 2021.

b) Basis of measurement

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following item in the consolidated statement of financial position:

  • Derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value

c) Functional and presentation currency

These consolidated financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. The Company is of a kind referred to in ASIC Corporations Instrument 2016/191 dated 1 April 2016 and in accordance with the instrument, all financial information presented in Australian dollars has been rounded to the nearest thousand unless otherwise stated.

d) Going concern

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of normal business activities and realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities in the ordinary

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course of business. The Group has, an excess of current liabilities over current assets totalling $19,635,000 (2019: $23,356,000). The Group is generating positive operating cash flows and there is no indication that the Group will not be able to meet its obligations as and when they fall due.

The Group re-negotiated its financing facilities as set out in Note 18 extending the facilities to $350,000,000. As part of this refinancing, financial covenants were revised which provided further headroom for the next 12 months covenant calculations.

The Company continues to see an increase in revenues since half year with increased public movements and reduced government-imposed restrictions and has continued to experience strong support from commercial partners with regard to rent relief arrangements. As part of the Directors’ consideration of the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial report, cash flow forecasts based on current internal and external information to assess likely future operating conditions have been considered. Whilst the full magnitude and length of time of the disruption from COVID-19 remains uncertain and requires continual reassessment, the Directors are satisfied that the Group will be able to meet its debts as and when they fall due based on risk adjusted cash flow forecasts and related forecast compliance with banking covenants.

e) Use of judgements and estimates

In preparing these Annual Financial Statements, management has made judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the Group's accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised prospectively.

During the reporting period the COVID-19 pandemic had significant impact on the Group. In March 2020 the Government imposed a reduction in public movement, strict controls on cross border travel and a halt on international travel. This has had a significant impact on the revenue for the period and is expected to be an impact on audience measures and therefore revenues for outdoor advertising for the near future, specifically for air travel audiences in 2021. In addition, the Company has considered the broad impact of the pandemic on economic activity in both Australia and New Zealand and how it will impact media revenues, and therefore outdoor media revenues for a multi-year period.

i) Judgements

COVID-19 led to the need for additional judgements and estimates. Key judgements include the forecast performance of the Group, which at the time of this report has inherent uncertainty. These key judgements relate to the carrying value of the tangible and intangible assets and were made based on the internal and external available information. Should actual performance differ significantly from these assumptions there may be material changes to the carrying value of the assets and liabilities listed above for future reporting periods. Quantified sensitivity impacts of the assumptions with regards to the recoverability of tangible and intangible assets of Cash Generating Units on impairment are included in Note 15 Non-current assets.

ii) Assumptions and estimation uncertainties

Information about assumptions and estimation uncertainties that have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment within the year ending 31 December 2020 are included in the following notes:

  • Note 15 Non-current assets: key assumptions underlying recoverable amounts for impairment testing; and

    • Note 18 Loans and borrowings: incremental borrowing rate and lease terms.

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iii) Measurement of fair values

A number of the Group’s accounting policies and disclosures require the measurement of fair values for both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities.

The Group has an established control framework with respect to the measurement of fair values. This includes a finance team that has overall responsibility for overseeing all significant fair value measurements, including Level 3 fair values, and which reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

The finance team reviews significant unobservable inputs and valuation adjustments. If third party information, such as broker quotes or pricing services, is used to measure fair values, then the finance team assesses the evidence obtained from the third parties to support the conclusion that such valuations meet the requirements of IFRS, including the level in the fair value hierarchy in which such valuations should be classified. Significant valuation issues are reported to the Group’s Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee.

When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Group uses observable market data as much as possible. Fair values are categorised into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:

  • Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

  • Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and

  • Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability might be categorised in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, then the fair value measurement is categorised in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement.

The Group recognises transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the change has occurred. Further information about the assumptions made in measuring fair values is included Note 23 Fair values.

  • f) Changes in accounting policies

The accounting policies adopted in this report have been consistently applied to each entity in the Group and are consistent with those of the previous year, with the exception of revisions to standard AASB16 and AASB112 discussed below.

g) New standards and interpretations

The Group has adopted all the relevant new, revised, or amended Accounting Standards and interpretations issued by the AASB which are mandatory for the current and comparative reporting period.

AASB16 Leases

In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) issued amendments to IFRS16 Leases with AASB 2020-4 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – COVID-19 Related Rent Concessions. The Group has taken up the practical expedient related to rent concessions.

This allows the Group to elect not to account for changes in lease payments as a lease modification where a change in lease payments to the revised consideration are substantially the same or less than the consideration for the lease preceding the change, the reductions only affect payments which fall due before 30 June 2021 and there has been no substantive change in terms and conditions. In some cases, the Group has

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negotiated reduced payments due to the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic beyond 30 June 2021. In accordance with current IASB amendments these reductions are accounted for as a lease modification. Should the IASB issue further amendments to the existing practical expedients, these lease payment reductions may be restated in future reporting periods. Where the practical expedient has been applied, rent concessions are accounted for as a reduction in property costs. Rent concessions are accounted for as a reduction to Cost of media sites and production when the Group has an unconditional right to the concession. Refer Note 6 Government grants and rent concessions.

AASB112 Income Taxes

As a result of the IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRS IC) publishing its final agenda decision ‘Multiple Tax Consequences of Recovering an Asset (IAS 12 Income Taxes)’, oOh!media Limited changed its accounting policy in 2020, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. The impact of this change in accounting policy for the comparative reporting period and the beginning of the earliest period presented are presented in Note 10 Income tax.

Accounting for Government Grants

JobKeeper & NZ Wage subsidy receipts are accounted for under AASB120 – Accounting for Government Grants and have been recognised net of employee expense. Refer Note 6 Government grants and rent concessions.

3. Significant accounting policies

Accounting policies can be found throughout the notes to these financial statements, beneath the appropriate note disclosure. For changes in the accounting policy in the period refer to Note 2(f) Changes in accounting policies.

a) Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries of oOh!media Limited and the results of subsidiaries. oOh!media Limited and its subsidiaries together are referred to in this Annual Financial Report as ‘the Group’.

i) Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity.

ii) Investments in equity-accounted investees

The Group’s interest in equity-accounted investees represents its interest in a joint venture. A joint venture is an arrangement in which the Group has joint control, whereby the Group has rights to the net assets of the arrangement, rather than rights to its assets and obligations for its liabilities. The Group’s interest in associates and the joint venture are accounted for using the equity method. They are initially recognised at cost, which includes transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, the consolidated financial statements include the Group’s share of profit or loss and other comprehensive income of equityaccounted investees, until the date on which significant influence or joint control ceases.

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iii) Transactions eliminated on consolidation

Intra-group balances and transactions, and any unrealised income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions, are eliminated. Unrealised gains arising from transactions with equity-accounted investees are eliminated against the investment to the extent of the Group’s interest in that investee. Unrealised losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealised gains, but only to the extent that there is no evidence of

impairment.

iv) Non-controlling interests (NCI)

NCI are measured at their proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets at the date of acquisition. Changes in the Group’s interest in a subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions.

  • b) Income tax – refer to Note 10 Income tax

  • c) Receivables and revenue recognition – refer to Note 11 Trade and other receivables and Note 5 Revenue and other income

  • d) Plant and equipment – refer to Note 12 Property, plant and equipment

  • e) Right-of-use assets – refer to Note 13 Right-of-use assets

  • f) Intangibles – refer to Note 14 Intangible assets and goodwill

  • g) Inventories – refer to Note 16 Inventories

  • h) Financial instruments – refer to Note 24 Financial risk management

  • i) Leases – refer to Note 18 Loans and borrowings

  • j) Trade and other payables – refer to Note 19 Trade and other payables

  • k) Employee benefits – refer to Note 9 Share-based payments

  • l) Cash and cash equivalents – refer to Note 30 Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities

  • m) Impairment of assets – refer to Note 15 Non-current assets

  • n) Foreign currency translation

  • i. Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

ii. Foreign operations

The results and financial position of foreign operations (none of which have the currency of a hyperinflationary economy) that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:

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  • Assets and liabilities for each balance sheet presented are translated at the closing rate at the date of that balance sheet;

  • Income and expenses for each statement of comprehensive income are translated at average exchange rates unless this is not a reasonable approximation of the:

  • Cumulative effect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case income and expenses are translated at the dates of the transactions;

  • All resulting exchange differences are recognised as a separate component of equity.

On consolidation, exchange differences arising from the translation of any net investment in foreign operations, and of borrowings and other financial instruments designated as hedges of such investments, are taken to shareholders’ equity. When a foreign operation is sold, ceases operation or any borrowings forming part of the net investment are repaid, a proportionate share of such exchange differences are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, as part of the gain or loss on sale where applicable. Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign operation and translated at the closing rate.

  • o) Borrowings – refer to Note 18 Loans and borrowings

  • p) Finance income and finance costs – refer to Note 8 Net finance costs

  • q) Maintenance and repairs – refer to Note 12 Property, plant and equipment

  • r) Provisions – refer to Note 20 Make good provisions

  • s) Goods and services tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of associated GST, unless the GST incurred is not recoverable from the taxation authority. Operating cash flows are recognised inclusive of the associated GST. In this case, it is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense. Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included with other receivables or payables in the balance sheet.

  • t) Share capital – refer to Note 22 Capital and reserves

  • u) Glossary – refer to glossary of defined terms

4. Operating segments

a) Basis for segmentation

The Group operates as a single segment providing a range of Out-of-Home advertising solutions.

  • b) Reconciliation of information on reportable segments to IFRS measures

The Board and executive management review the Underlying Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) pre AASB16 to monitor business performance because they believe that it provides a better representation of financial performance in the ordinary course of business.

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Underlying EBITDA pre AASB16(2)
Fixed rent obligations(1)
Underlying EBITDA post AASB16
Other income(3)
Non-operating items(4)
Impairment of non-current assets
Statutory EBITDA
Share of (loss) of equity-accounted investees, net of tax
Amortisation
Depreciation
Net finance costs
(Loss) / Profit before income tax
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
63,163
138,987
175,439
188,326
238,602
327,313
6,829
-
(3,621)
(10,167)
(3,461)
(3,500)
238,349
313,646
(93)
105
(23,391)
(22,685)
(200,392)
(209,462)
(58,859)
(58,427)
(44,386)
23,177

(1) Includes rent of $168,265,000 excluded from Cost of media sites and production and $7,174,000 from Other expenses under AASB16. Abatements for fixed rent, due up to 31 December 2020, that qualify for practical expedients relief of $54,401,000 and $13,438,000 relating to unconditional abatements accounted for as part of a lease modification. Refer Note 6 Government grants and rent concessions.

(2) Includes government grants, refer Note 6 Government grants and rent concessions.

(3) Other income comprises compensation for the compulsory acquisition of sites leased, gain on sale of Health and Gym assets and gain on lease modification.

(4) Non-operating items of $3,621,000 consist of: restructuring costs including redundancy payments and programme costs for the integration of the Adshel acquisition.

5. Revenue and other income

Revenue by Product

Key information relating to the Group's financial performance is detailed below. This is also included in management reports reviewed by the Group's Chief Operating Decision Maker (The Board).

Commute(1)
Road
Retail
Fly
Locate
Other(2)
Revenue from continuing operations
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
148,082
234,825
118,393
146,422
106,226
139,290
22,814
65,890
14,327
44,281
16,683
18,898
426,525
649,606

(1) Commute revenue includes advertising, production, sale of street furniture, and cleaning and maintenance revenue.

(2) Other revenues include subsidiary entities Cactus and Junkee.

)Other revenues include subsidiary entities Cactus and Junkee.
Compensation for compulsory acquisition
Sale of assets
Gain on lease modification
Other income
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
2,586
-
1,252
-
2,991
-
6,829
-

Other income includes the compensation recognised for the compulsory acquisition of sites leased, gain on sale of Health and Gym assets and gain on lease modification.

Accounting policy: Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of the amount of goods and services tax. Revenue from core operating activities consists of Out Of Home advertising revenues. Revenue from Out Of Home advertising is recognised equally on a pro rata basis over the period in which the advertising

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is on display. Revenue for media production work is recognised on completion of the assignment. Revenue is recognised on a gross basis with commissions payable to advertising and media agencies recognised as expenses in 'Cost of media sites and production'.

In accordance with AASB15, the Group has applied the exemption not to disclose revenue from unfulfilled performance obligations, as performance obligations form part of a contract that has an original term of one year or less.

Contract balances

The timing of revenue recognition, invoicing and cash collections results in accounts receivable, un-invoiced receivables (contract assets), and customer advances (contract liabilities) on the consolidated statement of financial position. Media contracts are billed in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms, either upfront, at periodic intervals (e.g. lunar period) or upon achievement of contractual milestones. These assets and liabilities are reported on the consolidated statement of financial position on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. Changes in the contract asset and liability balances were not materially impacted by any other factors during the year ended 31 December 2020.

Revenue recognised in 2020 that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the year was $7,786,000.

6. Government grants and rent concessions

. Government grants and rent concessions
JobKeeper
New Zealand Wage Subsidy
Total government grants
JobKeeper (for JV)
Total government grants for JV
Rent abatements - COVID-19 practical expedient
Variable rent
Net rent abatement
Net cost reduction
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
20,258
-
497
-
20,755
-
296
-
296
-
54,401
-
(5,216)
-
49,185
-
70,236
-

JobKeeper (AU)

The JobKeeper payment is a temporary subsidy scheme to support businesses that have been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) and have seen significant reductions of in annual turnover.

oOh!media Operations Pty Limited, oOh!media Street Furniture Pty Limited and oOh!edge have each qualified for JobKeeper in CY2020 and oOh!media Street Furniture Pty Limited is expected to do so until 31 March 2021 .

Wage Subsidy (NZ)

The Wage Subsidy was released by the NZ Government to support businesses that have been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) and have seen significant reductions in revenue.

oOh!media Street Furniture New Zealand Limited and oOh!media New Zealand Limited each qualified for the Wage Subsidy in CY2020.

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Rent abatements – COVID-19 practical expedient

Fixed rent abatements of $54,401,000 that would have normally been due for the period, however the commercial partners provided rent relief due to the COVID-19 impact, either as a waiver or as a conversion to variable rent.

Deferral of lease payments

$16,837,000 of fixed rent payments which would have been paid by December 2020 have been deferred to 2021 with the agreement of the commercial partners.

7. Other expenses

7. Other expenses

Office expenses
Information technology and communications expenses
Taxes and charges
Loss / (Profit) on disposal of assets
Other expenses
Other expenses
Total other expenses
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
3,305
3,687
9,739
8,639
4,816
5,299
409
(48)
2,118
6,321
20,387
23,898

8. Net finance costs

8. Net finance costs

Finance income
Interest expense on bank borrowings
Amortisation of debt facility establishment costs
AASB16 interest expense
Hedge ineffectiveness
De-designation of cash flow hedges
Finance Costs
Net finance costs
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
(331)
(1,350)
12,163
17,577
4,051
1,907
37,253
39,986
1,329
307
4,394
-
59,190
59,777
58,859
58,427

Accounting policy: Finance income and finance costs

i) Finance income

Finance income is recognised as income in the period in which it is earned. Finance income includes interest income, which is recognised on a time proportion basis using the effective interest method.

ii) Finance costs

Finance costs are recognised as expenses in the period in which they are incurred using the effective interest method. Finance costs include interest on bank borrowings, finance lease charges, short-term and long-term borrowings and ancillary costs incurred in connection with arrangement of borrowings, and interest expense on lease liabilities recognised on application of AASB16 Leases. Refer to Note 18 Loans and borrowings. During the period the company extended its bank borrowings before maturity. In line with AASB9 the original debt was derecognised, including unamortised ancillary costs on the original facility of $1,899,000. The fees incurred relating to the change in facility terms are being amortised over the period of the modified debt.

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9. Share-based payments

Description of the share-based payment arrangements

As at 31 December 2020 the Group had the following share-based payment arrangements:

Performance rights granted to senior executives that existed during the period are as follows:

Tranche #4
Tranche #5
Tranche #6a
Tranche #6b
Tranche #7
Total performance rights
Grant date
Vesting date
Number granted
01-Mar-17
15-Feb-20
01-Feb-18
15-Feb-21
04-Mar-19
15-Feb-22
16-May-19
15-Feb-22
30-Nov-20
28-Feb-23
712,615
822,152
1,146,035
192,940
3,453,482
6,327,224

Vesting conditions for the performance rights are as follows:

Tranche #4 - 3 years’ service from grant date and (i) 75% of rights subject to EPS achieving EPS hurdle of 12% CAGR and (ii) 25% subject to achieving a Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance hurdle.

Tranche #5 - 3 years’ service from grant date and (i) 75% of rights subject to EPS achieving EPS hurdle of 10% CAGR and (ii) 25% subject to achieving a Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance hurdle.

Tranche #6a & #6b - 3 years’ service from grant date and (i) 75% of rights subject to EPS achieving 10% CAGR EPS and (ii) 25% subject to achieving a Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance hurdle.[(1) ]

Tranche #7 - 3 years’ from start of performance period and (i) 1/3 of rights subject to achieving Free Cash Flow (FCF) of 6.33 cents per share of and (ii) 1/3 subject to achieving a Return on Capital (ROC) of 12.9% and 1/3 subject to achieving a Relative TSR Hurdle of at or above 75%

(1) Relative Total Shareholder return (TSR) over a three-year performance period assessed against the ASX200 index (excluding Financials and Industrials), representing 25% of the award.

Long-term incentive plan - performance rights

Tranche #4 performance rights which were due to vest on 15 February 2020, did not meet the vesting conditions and the LTI program for 2017 shares lapsed.

Tranche #7 was granted in November 2020.

Reconciliation of performance rights

The number of performance rights on issue during the year ended 31 December 2020 are illustrated below:

Outstanding at 1 January 2020
Exercised during the period
Granted during the period
Forfeited
Outstanding at 31 December 2020
Exercisable at 31 December 2020
Number of rights
Face Value
#
$'000
2,829,236
10,032
-
-
3,453,482
4,455
(974,434)
(3,729)
5,308,284
10,758
-
-

The share-based payment expense has been adjusted to reflect the expectation that vesting conditions for non-market based hurdles for all open tranches, excluding Tranche 7, are not expected to be met.

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As a result, a net share based payment expense relating to the performance rights was recorded in the year to 31 December 2020 of $1,281,193 (2019: $2,115,000 expense) and is included in the 'Employee benefits' expense line in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

Measurement of fair values

The fair value of the share-based payment plan was measured based on the Monte Carlo and Binomial models. The inputs used in the measurement of the fair values at grant date were as follows:

Fair value of performance rights and assumptions
Share price at grant date
5-day VWAP at grant date
Fair value at grant date (EPS hurdle)
Fair value at grant date (TSR hurdle)
Fair value at grant date (FCF hurdle)
Fair value at grant date (ROC hurdle)
Exercise price
Expected volatility
Expected life
Expected dividends
Risk-free interest rate (based on government bonds)
Tranche
#4
Tranche
#5
Tranche
#6a
Tranche
#6b
Tranche
#7
$4.29
$4.58
$3.49
$3.75
$1.74
$4.54
$4.54
$3.58
$3.63
$1.70
$3.91
$4.15
$3.17
$3.43
-
$2.20
$2.80
$1.76
$2.07
$0.58
-
-
-
-
$1.64
-
-
-
-
$1.64
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
36.30%
33.00%
32.20%
31.50%
60.00%
3 years
3 years
3 years
3 years
3 years
3.31%
3.40%
3.40%
3.40%
1.00%
1.99%
2.13%
1.69%
1.19%
0.11%

Accounting policy: Employee benefits

i) Short-term employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits are expensed as the related service is provided. A liability is recognised for the amount expected to be paid if the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation to pay this amount as a result of past service provided by the employee and the obligation can be estimated reliably.

Short-term incentive plan - performance rights

In response to the COVID 19 pandemic impact, the Company chose to provide short-term incentives for 2020 in the form of shares instead of cash. The vesting conditions for the shares completed at the period end date and 6,953,000 shares will be issued in 2021 under the short-term incentive plan. An expense of $11,390,742 with a corresponding increase in equity, based on the number of shares expected to be issued at the market price on grant dates of 25 September 2020 and 30 November 2020 have been recorded in the period.

ii) Long service leave

The liability for long service leave is recognised in the provision for employee benefits and measured as the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date using the projected unit credit method. Consideration is given to expected future wage and salary levels, experience of employee departures and periods of service.

Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at the reporting date on corporate bonds with terms to maturity and currency that match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows. Benefits falling more than 12 months after the end of the reporting period are classified as non-current.

iii) Shared-based payment transactions

The Group currently engages in the practise of allocating its employees long-term equity share-based payments as part of their remuneration packages.

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The grant date fair value of long-term share-based payment arrangements granted to employees is recognised as share-based payment expense, with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period that the employees become unconditionally entitled to the awards. The amount recognised as an expense is adjusted to reflect the number of awards for which the related service and non-market performance conditions are expected to be met, such that the amount is ultimately recognised as an expense for the strategic milestone. Expense related to the TSR are measured on grant and is not subsequently adjusted based on the number of awards that meet the related service and non-market performance conditions at the vesting date.

iv) Termination benefits

Termination benefits are payable when employment is terminated before the normal retirement date, or when an employee accepts voluntary redundancy in exchange for these benefits. The Group recognises termination benefits when it is demonstrably committed to either terminating the employment of current employees according to a detailed formal plan without possibility of withdrawal or to providing termination benefits as a result of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy. Benefits falling due more than 12 months after the end of the reporting period are discounted to present value and classified as non-current.

v) Defined contribution plans

Obligations for contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed as the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent a cash refund or reduction of future payments is available.

Employee benefits expense includes contributions to defined contribution plans of $8,498,000 for the current reporting period (2019: $7,301,000).

10. Income tax

  • a) Tax recognised in profit or loss
Current tax expense
Current tax expense
Adjustment for prior periods
Total current tax expense
Deferred tax (benefit) / expense
Origination and reversal of temporary difference
Total deferred tax (benefit) / expense
Total income tax (benefit) / expense
Restated
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
3,382
6,842
100
564
3,482
7,406
(12,150)
2,118
(12,150)
2,118
(8,668)
9,524

Tax recognised in other comprehensive income (OCI)

Changes in fair value of cash
flow hedges
2020 2020
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
(482)
144
(338)
(11,319)
3,383
(7,936)

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Reconciliation between income tax expense and pre-tax profit


(Loss) / Profit after income tax for the year
Total income tax (benefit) / expense
(Loss) / Profit before income tax
Tax using the Company's domestic tax rate 30% (2019: 30%)
Effect of tax rate in foreign jurisdictions
Non-deductible expenses
Effect of share of loss / (profit) of equity-accounted investees
(Over)/Under provided in prior years
Total income tax (benefit) / expense
Restated
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
(35,718)
13,653
(8,668)
9,524
(44,386)
23,177
(13,316)
6,953
(130)
(162)
4,650
2,200
28
(31)
100
564
(8,668)
9,524

The effective tax rate is calculated as company income tax expense divided by profit before income tax, adjusted for post-tax share of results of equity-accounted investees.

djusted for post-tax share of results of equity-accounted investees.
(Loss) / Profit from ordinary activities before income tax
Add/(less): Post-tax share of results of equity-accounted investees
(Loss) / Profit before income tax
Income tax (benefit) / expense
Total income tax (benefit) / expense
Restated
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
(44,386)
23,177
93
(105)
(44,293)
23,072
(8,668)
9,524
19.6%
41.3%

b) Recognised deferred tax assets and liabilities


Plant, property and equipment
Right-of-use asset
Transaction costs related to acquisitions and equity raising
Cash flow hedges
Other capital costs deductible over 5 years
Accrued expenses
Provisions
Employee benefits provision
Licences acquired
Other intangibles
Unearned revenue
Lease liabilities
Other
Total tax assets/(liabilities)
2020
Balance
1-Jan-20
Recognised
in profit or
loss
Recognised
in Equity
Recognised
in OCI
Balance
31-Dec-20
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
(3,512)
1,811
-
-
(1,701)
(238,425)
21,312
-
-
(217,113)
1,133
(746)
-
-
387
4,153
1,203
-
144
5,500
2,263
(795)
1,633
-
3,101
1,145
(234)
-
-
911
4,994
192
-
-
5,186
3,197
(149)
-
-
3,048
(49,369)
5,580
-
-
(43,789)
(3,822)
344
-
-
(3,478)
852
(574)
-
-
278
245,062
(16,009)
-
-
229,053
90
215
-
-
305
(32,239)
12,150
1,633
144
(18,312)

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Plant, property and equipment
Right-of-use asset
Transaction costs related to acquisitions
and equity raising
Cash flow hedges
Other capital costs deductible over 5
years
Accrued expenses
Provisions
Employee benefits provision
Licences acquired
Other intangibles
Unearned revenue
Lease liabilities
Other
Total tax assets/(liabilities)
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax liability
2019 2019
Restated
Balance
1-Jan-19
Restatement
for AASB16
Restated
Balance
1-Jan-19
Recognised
in profit or
loss
Recognised
in OCI
Restated
Balance
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
(6,164)
-
(6,164)
2,652
-
(3,512)
-
(195,550)
(195,550)
(42,875)
-
(238,425)
1,957
-
1,957
(824)
-
1,133
669
-
669
101
3,383
4,153
960
-
960
1,303
-
2,263
3,926
-
3,926
(2,781)
-
1,145
16,097
(3,358)
12,739
(7,745)
-
4,994
2,858
-
2,858
339
-
3,197
(54,653)
-
(54,653)
5,284
-
(49,369)
(2,893)
-
(2,893)
(929)
-
(3,822)
702
-
702
150
-
852
-
202,063
202,063
42,999
-
245,062
(1,199)
1,081
(118)
208
-
90
(37,740)
4,236
(33,504)
(2,118)
3,383
(32,239)
Restated
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
-
-
(18,312)
(32,239)
(18,312)
(32,239)

Accounting policy: Income tax

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. It is recognised in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to a business combination or items recognised directly in equity or in other comprehensive income (OCI).

Current tax comprises the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable income or loss for the year and any adjustment to the tax payable or receivable in respect of previous years. The amount of current tax payable or receivable is the best estimate of the tax amount expected to be paid or received. It is measured using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Current tax also includes any tax arising from dividends. Current tax assets and liabilities are offset only if certain criteria are met.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary differences at the tax rates expected to apply when the assets are recovered, or liabilities are settled, based on those tax rates which are enacted or substantially enacted for each jurisdiction. The relevant tax rates are applied to the cumulative amounts of deductible and taxable temporary differences to measure the deferred tax asset or liability. Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses only if it is probable that future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not recognised for temporary differences between the carrying amount and tax bases of investments in controlled entities where the parent entity is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

With regards to measuring deferred tax consequences on licences and brands, management considers the tax consequences of recovery through use and then disposal separately. Under this approach the tax base from use (nil as the licences and brands are not depreciable for tax) is considered separate from the tax base from disposal (capital gains tax value). This results in a taxable temporary difference (deferred tax liability) on revenue account and a deductible temporary difference (deferred tax asset) on capital account. As it is not currently probable that future capital gains will be made, the deferred tax asset has not been recognised.

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2020 accounting policy change

In May 2020, the IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRS IC) published its final agenda decision ‘Multiple Tax Consequences of Recovering an Asset (IAS 12 Income Taxes)’ which considers how an entity accounts for deferred taxes on an asset that has two distinct tax consequences over its life that cannot be offset (taxable economic benefits from use and capital gains on disposal or expiry). The IFRS IC concluded that in these circumstances an entity identifies separate temporary differences (and deferred taxes) that reflect these distinct and separate tax consequences of recovering the assets carry amount.

The Group’s accounting policy relating to the tax consequences of Brands had previously been to consider these two tax consequences of recovering the assets carrying amount together as they crystallised over the assets life, irrespective of how the asset was recovered. The accounting policy does not align with the IFRS IC agenda decision.

As a result of the IFRS IC agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. The impact of this change in accounting policy for the comparative reporting period and the beginning of the earliest period presented are shown below.

Impact for 12 months ended 31 December 2019

mpact for 12 months ended 31 December 2019
Goodwill
Deferred tax asset / (liability)
Retained earnings / (accumulated losses)
Income tax expense
Change in EPS
Previous Policy
Change
New Policy
$'000
$'000
$'000
592,745
2,935
595,680
(30,984)
(1,255)
(32,239)
(45,465)
1,680
(43,785)
(9,739)
215
(9,524)
4.9
0.1
5.0

Impact at 1 January 2019

Goodwill
Deferred tax asset / (liability)
Retained earnings / (accumulated losses)
Previous Policy
Change
New Policy
$'000
$'000
$'000
595,750
2,935
598,685
(36,270)
(1,470)
(37,740)
(22,839)
1,465
(21,374)

Had the Group continued to apply the previous accounting policy in the current period, at 31 December 2020, goodwill would have been lower by $2,696,000, deferred tax liabilities would have been lower by $1,090,000, impairment expense would have been lower by $239,000, loss before tax would have been lower by $239,000, tax benefit would have been lower by $164,000, net loss after tax would have been lower by $74,000, and earnings per share would have been lower by 0.03 cents.

Tax consolidation legislation

oOh!media Limited and its wholly owned Australian controlled subsidiaries apply the tax consolidation legislation.

The deferred tax balances recognised by the parent entity and the consolidated entity in relation to whollyowned entities joining the tax consolidated group are initially measured and remeasured based on the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities of those entities at the level of the tax consolidated group and their tax values, as applicable under the tax consolidation legislation.

oOh!media Limited, as the head entity in the tax consolidated group, recognises current and deferred tax amounts relating to transactions, events and balances of the controlled entities in this group as if those transactions, events and balances were its own, in addition to the current and deferred tax amounts arising in relation to its own transactions, events and balances. Amounts receivable or payable under a tax sharing agreement with the tax consolidated entities are recognised as tax-related amounts receivable or payable.

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Expenses and revenues arising under the tax sharing agreement are recognised as a component of income tax (expense)/benefit.

In accordance with Urgent Issues Group Interpretation 1052 "Tax Consolidation Accounting", the controlled entities in the tax consolidated group account for their own deferred tax balances, except for those relating to tax losses.

11. Trade and other receivables

1. Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables
Allowance for impairment of receivables
Other receivables
Total trade and other receivables
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
85,577
131,744
(1,025)
(1,449)
84,552
130,295
928
3,224
85,480
133,519

Information on the Group's exposure to credit and market risks and impairment losses for trade and other receivables are included in Note 24 Financial risk management.

Accounting policy: Trade receivables

All trade debtors are recognised at the amount receivable as they are due for settlement no more than 45 days from the date of recognition. Recoverability of trade receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectible are written off. A provision for doubtful receivables is calculated using an expected credit losses provision matrix. The provision matrix is based on the Group's historical observed default rates, adjusted for forward looking estimates. The historical observed default rates are updated to reflect current and forecast credit conditions on each reporting date. Provisions for specific receivables are recognised in addition to the general provision originating from the expected credit losses matrix.

The amount of the provision is recognised in the consolidated statement of financial position with a corresponding charge recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

12. Property, plant and equipment

Reconciliation of carrying amount

Cost
Balance as at 1 January 2020
Additions
Disposals
Reclassification
Other
As at December 2020
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as at 1 January 2020
Depreciation for the year
Disposals
Reclassification
Other
As at December 2020
Carrying amount at 31 December 2020
2020
Leasehold
improvements
Plant & equipment
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
10,017
385,991
396,008
1,851
11,176
13,027
-
(2,764)
(2,764)
2
(3,073)
(3,071)
(430)
217
(213)
11,440
391,547
402,987
(6,759)
(140,978)
(147,737)
(1,754)
(40,512)
(42,266)
95
1,021
1,116
451
(256)
195
-
(90)
(90)
(7,967)
(180,815)
(188,782)
3,473
210,732
214,205

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Cost
Balance as at 1 January 2019
Additions
Disposals
Effects of movement in exchange rates
As at December 2019
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as at 1 January 2019
Depreciation for the year
Disposals
Effects of movements in exchange rates
As at December 2019
Carrying amount at 31 December 2019
2019
Leasehold
Plant & equipment
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
9,705
339,694
349,399
323
47,431
47,754
(17)
(1,425)
(1,442)
6
291
297
10,017
385,991
396,008
(4,697)
(100,650)
(105,347)
(2,062)
(41,396)
(43,458)
-
1,169
1,169
-
(101)
(101)
(6,759)
(140,978)
(147,737)
3,258
245,013
248,271

Accounting policy: Plant and equipment

Plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items, except as noted above.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the statement of comprehensive income during the financial period in which they are incurred.

Within the Group, depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to write-off the cost of each item of plant and equipment over its estimated remaining useful life (less the estimated residual value). Estimates of remaining useful lives are made on a regular basis for all assets, with annual reassessments for major items. The expected useful lives are as follows:

  • Leasehold improvements 2-10 years; and

  • Plant and equipment 2-20 years.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with carrying amounts. These are included in the statement of comprehensive income.

Accounting policy: Maintenance and repairs

Certain plant and equipment are required to be overhauled on a regular basis. This is managed as part of an ongoing major cyclical maintenance program. The costs of this maintenance are charged as expenses as incurred, except where they relate to the replacement of a component of an asset, in which case the costs are capitalised and depreciated over their useful lives. Other routine operating maintenance, repair costs and minor renewals are charged as expenses as incurred.

13. Right-of-use assets

3. Right-of-use assets
Balance as at 1 January
Depreciation for the year
Additions, modifications and remeasurements
Disposals
COVID-19 related Lease modification(1)
As at 31 December
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
807,608
645,595
(158,127)
(166,004)
145,119
328,017
(13,861)
-
(53,496)
-
727,243
807,608

(1) Due to Covid-19 a number of leases have moved from a fixed to variable rent.

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Accounting policy: Right-of-use - intangible assets

The Group recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-ofuse asset is initially measured at cost, and subsequently at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability. The right-of-use assets are depreciated over the lease term using the straight-line method.

Lease modification is a change in the scope of a lease, or the consideration for a lease, that was not part of its original terms and conditions. Common lease modifications include, for example: increasing the scope of the lease by adding the right to use one or more underlying assets; decreasing the scope of the lease by removing the right to use one or more underlying assets or shortening the contractual lease term; increasing the scope of the lease by extending the contractual lease term; and changing the consideration in the lease by increasing or decreasing the lease payments. Changes that result from renegotiations and changes to the terms of the original contract are lease modifications.

When the right to use one or more underlying assets is removed, a corresponding adjustment is made to decrease the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset to reflect the lease. The Group shall then recognise in profit or loss (if any) relating to the termination of the lease and making corresponding adjustments to the lease liabilities.

14. Intangible assets and goodwill

Reconciliation of carrying amount

Cost
Balance as at 1 January 2020
Additions
Disposals
Reclassification
Effects of movement in exchange rates
As at December 2020
Accumulated amortisation
Balance as at 1 January 2020
Amortisation for the year
Disposals
Reclassification
Impairment
Effects of movements in exchange rates
As at December 2020
Carrying amount at 31 December 2020
2020
Brands
Goodwill
Licences
Software
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'001
9,783
601,818
254,647
38,645
904,893
-
-
500
2,848
3,348
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,015
1,056
3,071
-
-
(656)
-
(656)
9,783
601,818
256,506
42,549
910,656
(5,599)
(6,138)
(87,008)
(11,252)
(109,997)
(550)
-
(19,390)
(3,451)
(23,391)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(195)
(195)
-
(1,041)
(306)
-
(1,347)
-
-
(567)
-
(567)
(6,149)
(7,179)
(107,271)
(14,898)
(135,497)
3,634
594,639
149,235
27,651
775,159

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Cost
Balance as at 1 January 2019
Additions
Disposals
Effects of movement in exchange rates
As at December 2019
Accumulated amortisation and impairment
Balance as at 1 January 2019
Amortisation for the year
Impairment
Reclassification
Effects of movements in exchange rates
As at December 2019
Carrying amount at 31 December 2019
2019 Restated (1)
Brands
Goodwill
Licences
Software
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'001
9,783
601,323
254,279
34,109
899,494
-
495
9
7,956
8,460
-
-
-
(3,420)
(3,420)
-
-
359
-
359
9,783
601,818
254,647
38,645
904,893
(4,882)
(2,638)
(66,968)
(9,277)
(83,765)
-
-
(20,710)
(1,975)
(22,685)
-
(3,500)
-
-
(3,500)
(717)
-
717
-
-
-
-
(47)
-
(47)
(5,599)
(6,138)
(87,008)
(11,252)
(109,997)
4,184
595,680
167,639
27,393
794,896

(1) As a result of the IFRS IC agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. Refer Note 10.

Accounting policy: Intangible assets

i) Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase consideration plus incidental costs over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill acquired in business combinations is not amortised. Instead, goodwill is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently, if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it might be impaired and is carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is allocated to cash generating units for impairment testing. Refer to Note 15 Non-current assets for further information.

ii) Licences

Licences represent the rights and relationships associated with acquired site leases and the associated new business revenue streams. Licences are amortised over their expected useful life.

iii) Software

Software that is acquired by the Group and has a finite useful life is measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

iv) Amortisation

Amortisation is calculated to write-off the cost of intangible assets less estimated residual values using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives and is recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and comprehensive income. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

  • Licences 11-15 years;

  • Brands 2-15 years; and

  • Software 3-7 years.;

Amortisation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted if appropriate. Other than noted above there has been no change to the useful life or residual value of assets held in the current year.

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15. Non-current assets

Cash generating units (CGUs) for the purpose of goodwill impairment testing have been identified as follows for the year ended 31 December 2020: Australia, New Zealand, Cactus, and Junkee Media.

Goodwill is allocated to CGUs as shown below:

Goodwill Australia
Cactus
Junkee
New Zealand
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
514,845
2,917
- 76,877
594,639

The Company assessed the impact of COVID-19 as a potential impairment indicator and performed procedures to assess the recoverable value of groups of CGUs to which goodwill attaches and for individual CGUs with tangible and intangible assets excluding goodwill.

The recoverable value of the Group’s CGUs was determined by using a discounted cash flow methodology. Under this methodology, estimated post-tax cash flows are discounted to their present value using a post-tax discount rate. The discount rate used reflects current market assessment of the time value of money and the risks specific to oOh!media CGUs. Due to the uncertainty of cash flows as a direct result of the COVID-19 operating environment, probability weighted scenarios were used within the discounted cash flow model. The recoverable amount represents the fair value less cost of disposal. The key assumptions, reflecting current conditions, are as follows:

  • i. Annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation growth (EBITDA): based on high, mid and low case revenue scenarios. The Company is forecasting that the advertising market returns to pre COVID-19 levels during CY2022, and have forecast annual growth of 4% into 2024

  • ii. Terminal growth rate in year 5: 3.0% for all CGUs, except 2.0% for Cactus

  • iii. Discount rate post-tax: Australia 9.80% (2019: 9.04%) and New Zealand 11.60% (2019: 10.22%), Cactus 11.80% (2019: 11.53%) and Junkee Media 14.20% (2019: 14.00%)

The values assigned to the key assumptions represent management’s assessment of future trends in the media industry and are based on historical and projected data from both external and internal sources.

The application of these EBITDA and growth rate assumptions have given rise to an impairment loss of $1,900,000 in the reporting period for the remainder of the goodwill and intangible assets in Junkee Media only, shown as intangible impairment expense on the consolidated statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income. The carrying value of the intangible assets in Junkee Media, including goodwill, after the impairment is nil.

Based on these assumptions, there was no impairment loss in any other CGU. Sensitivity analysis undertaken on the assumptions modelled if there were a change in the assumptions by the magnitudes indicate the below:

  • i. Australia CGU: an impairment loss if there was a decrease in the 2019-2024 revenue CAGR below 0.9%, all other assumptions held constant

  • ii. Australia CGU: no impairment would result if there was a decrease in the terminal growth rate from year 5 by 100bp to 2.0%, nor an impairment if there was an increase in the discount rate by 70bp to 10.50%, all other assumptions held constant

  • iii. NZ CGU: an impairment loss if there was a decrease in the 2019-2024 revenue CAGR below -1.3%, all other assumptions held constant

  • iv. NZ CGU: no impairment would result if there was a decrease in the terminal growth rate from year 5 by 100bp to 2.0%, nor an impairment if there was an increase in the discount rate by 70bp to 12.30%, all other assumptions held constant

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  • v. Cactus CGU: no impairment would result if there was a decrease in terminal growth rate from year 5 by 100bp to 1.0%, nor an impairment if there was an increase in the discount rate by 100bp to 12.80%, all other assumptions held constant.

Accounting policy: Impairment of assets

Non-financial assets

At each reporting date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial assets to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. Goodwill is tested annually for impairment.

For impairment testing, assets are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or CGUs. Goodwill arising from a business combination is allocated to CGUs or groups of CGUs that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.

The recoverable amount of an asset or CGU is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. Fair value less costs of disposal is based on the estimated future cash flows, discounted to their present value using a post-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset or CGU.

An impairment loss is recognised if the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount.

Impairment losses are recognised in profit or loss. They are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the CGU, and then to reduce the carrying amounts of the other assets in the CGU on a pro rata basis.

An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed. For other assets, an impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortisation, if no impairment loss had been recognised.

The carrying value of assets allocated to each CGU is supported by their recoverable amount.

16. Inventories

6. Inventories
Gross value of inventories
Provision for obsolescent stock
Net value of inventories
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
4,024
4,665
(552)
(640)
3,472
4,025

Accounting policy: Inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of original cost and replacement cost. The cost of inventories are based on first in first out methodology.

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17. Other assets

17. Other assets

Current
Prepayments
Contract assets
Other assets
Total current other assets
Non-current
Other assets
Total non-current other assets
Total other assets
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
7,186
5,476
10,262
21,342
5,751
5,599
23,199
32,417
- 1,988
-
1,988
23,199
34,405

18. Loans and borrowings

18. Loans and borrowings

Current
Interest bearing lease liabilities
Total current borrowings
Non-current
Bank loan
Unamortised borrowing costs
Interest bearing lease liabilities
Total non-current borrowings
Total loans and borrowings
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
159,424
170,025
159,424
170,025
195,000
419,000
(3,723)
(3,303)
645,127
681,748
836,404
1,097,445
995,828
1,267,470

In December 2020, the Group entered into a new fully underwritten 3-year debt facility with a syndicate of lending banks, with a facility limit of $350,000,000. As a result of this significant modification to the Group’s debt facilities, any remaining unamortised borrowing costs from the previous facility were expensed to the consolidated statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income. The banking syndicate has security over the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and dividend payments by the Group are subject to banking syndicate consent.

Information about the Group's exposure to interest rate, foreign currency and liquidity risks is included in Note 24 Financial risk management.

Accounting Policy: Borrowings

Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption amount is recognised in profit or loss over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method. Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to the extent that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down. In this case, the fee is deferred until the draw down occurs. To the extent there is no evidence that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalised as a prepayment for liquidity services and amortised over the period of the facility to which it relates.

Borrowings are derecognised when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expired. The difference between the carrying amount of a financial liability that has been extinguished or transferred to another party and the consideration paid, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognised in profit or loss as other income or finance costs.

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Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period.

Lease liabilities

ease liabilities
Within one year
Later than one year but not later than five years
Later than five years
Total undiscounted lease liabilities at 31 December(1)
Lease liabilities included in the statement of financial position at 31 December
Current
Non-current
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
142,538
180,771
452,125
503,045
366,912
368,414
961,575
1,052,230
804,551
851,773
159,424
170,025
645,127
681,748

(1) Lease terms range from 1 to 23 years. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate applied is 4.9%.

Variable rent payments not included in the measurement of the lease liabilities listed above was $24,626,000 for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Accounting policy: Interest bearing lease liabilities

The Group recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments at the commencement date, discounted using the Group’s incremental borrowing rate. The lease liability is subsequently increased by the interest cost on the lease liability (recognised in Finance costs on the income statement) and decreased by lease payments made.

Lease modification is a change in the scope of a lease, or the consideration for a lease, that was not part of its original terms and conditions. Common lease modifications include, for example: increasing the scope of the lease by adding the right to use one or more underlying assets; decreasing the scope of the lease by removing the right to use one or more underlying assets or shortening the contractual lease term; increasing the scope of the lease by extending the contractual lease term; and changing the consideration in the lease by increasing or decreasing the lease payments. Changes that result from renegotiations and changes to the terms of the original contract are lease modifications. Changes in the assessment of whether an extension option is reasonably certain to be exercised is a lease modification and the Group has applied judgement to determine whether it is reasonably certain to exercise an extension option.

When the right to use one or more underlying assets is removed, a corresponding adjustment is made to decrease the carrying amount of the lease liabilities to reflect the lease modification. The Group shall then recognise in profit or loss (if any) relating to the termination of the lease and making corresponding adjustments to the right-of-use asset.

19. Trade and other payables

19. Trade and other payables

Trade payables
Accrued expenses
Contract liability
Other payables
Total trade and other payables
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
3,308
27,071
28,383
38,648
6,611
7,786
4,294
5,945
42,596
79,450

Information about the Group's exposure to currency and liquidity risks is included in Note 24 Financial risk management.

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Accounting policy: Trade and other payables

These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of the financial year, which are unpaid. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition. Contract liabilities are recognised within trade payables where invoices are issued in advance of the period in which the revenue is earned.

20. Make good provisions

Make good provision
Balance as at 1 January
Provisions used during the year
Provisions made during the year
Provisions released during the year
Effects of movement in exchange rates
As at 31 December
Current provisions
Non-current provisions
As at 31 December
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
15,831
16,636
(293)
(1,091)
145
2,355
-
(2,078)
3
9
15,686
15,831
828
661
14,858
15,170
15,686
15,831

Accounting policy: Make good provisions

Provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as a finance cost.

A make good provision is recognised for the costs of restoration or removal in relation to plant and equipment and site leases where there is a legal or constructive obligation. The provision is initially recorded when a reliable estimate can be determined and discounted to present value. The unwinding of the effect of discounting on the provision is recognised as a finance cost. At the time of initial recognition of the make good provision, a corresponding asset is recognised as part of plant and equipment.

21. Derivative liabilities

1. Derivative liabilities
Interest rate derivative liability
Total derivative liabilities
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
18,335
13,094
18,335
13,094

Information about the fair value of derivative instruments is included in Note 23 Fair values.

22. Capital and reserves

  • a) Contributed equity
) Contributed equity
Opening balance as at 1 January
Employee rights issue
Other performance rights issue
Dividend reinvestment plan
Capital raising - shares issued
Issued and paid up share capital
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
number
number
$'000
$'000
242,385,958
236,640,789
694,913
675,371
-
843,816
-
3,569
-
308,704
-
1,077
34,300,577
4,592,649
18,179
14,896
315,101,745
-
163,199
-
591,788,280
242,385,958
876,291
694,913

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Ordinary shares

In April 2020, the Company concluded its capital raise, in which 315,101,745 new fully paid ordinary shares were issued. This was made up of: 289,123,959 new shares under the institutional component of the Entitlement offer, and 25,977,786 new shares under the retail component of the Entitlement Offer. Issue share price of $0.53.

The Company does not have authorised capital or par value in respect of its issued shares. All issued shares are fully paid. The holders of these shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at general meetings of the Company.

b) Reserves

Nature and purpose of reserves


Foreign currency translation reserve
Other equity reserve
Cash flow hedge reserve
Share based payment reserve
Total reserves
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
522
1,370
16,608
16,608
(9,632)
(9,294)
21,293
8,621
28,791
17,305

Foreign currency translation reserve - The translation reserve comprises all foreign currency differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations in New Zealand. Refer to Note 3(n) Significant accounting policies.

Other equity reserve - The other equity reserve mostly represents the difference between the issued capital in Outdoor Media Investments Limited (OMI) and the consideration paid to acquire OMI on 18 December 2014. The transaction was accounted for as a common control transaction as disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014. The other equity reserve reflects the share price movements for former OMI owners who remained as oOh!media Limited (OML) owners.

Cash flow hedge reserve - The hedging reserve comprises the effective portion of the cumulative net change in the fair value of hedging instruments used in cash flow hedges pending subsequent recognition in profit or loss as the hedged cash flows affect profit or loss. Refer to Note 23 Fair values.

Share-based payments reserve - The share-based payments reserve is used to record the value of sharebased payments provided to employees as part of their remuneration and the expense relating to cancelled shares under the legacy share-based payments plan. The current balance relates to unexercised rights issued to senior executives and managers. This includes the short-term incentive at 31 December 2020. A portion of this reserve may be reversed against contributed equity if the underlying rights are exercised and results in shares being issued.

c) Non-controlling interest (NCI)

Non controlling interest
Balance at 1 January
Change of non-controlling interest
Share of operating profit / (loss) for the period after income tax
Balance at 31 December
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
(905)
(784)
-
(106)
-
(15)
(905)
(905)

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d) Equity - dividends

) Equity - dividends
Dividends paid during 2020
Final 2019 dividend (paid 3 April 2020)
Interim 2020 dividend
Total reserves
Dividends paid during 2019
Final 2018 dividend (paid 26 March 2019)
Interim 2019 dividend (paid 30 September 2019)
Total reserves
Amount per share
cents
Total value ($)
7.5
-
7.5
3.5
18,178,958

-
18,178,958
17,811,345
8,387,010
26,198,355

On 3 April 2020, a fully franked final dividend of 7.5 cents per ordinary share amounting to $18,178,958 was paid in respect of the year ended 31 December 2019 (31 December 2018: $17,811,345). The Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan operated for the Interim 2019 and Final 2019 dividends and each were fully underwritten.

As part of the Company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Board announced in March 2020 the suspension of the Company’s dividend policy. In addition, under the amended terms of the bank finance facility agreed in March 2020, any dividend proposed by the Board is subject to the consent of the bank syndicate. No such consent has been sought for the Interim or Final 2020 reporting period.

The Board has not yet determined when the dividend policy will be re-instated and will continue to evaluate the suspension in light of the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and subject to bank syndicate consent.

Dividend franking account
Adjusted franking account balance
Impact on franking account balance of dividends proposed after the reporting
date but not recognised as a liability
Franking credits available to shareholders of the Company for subsequent
financial years based on a tax rate of 30%
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
42,866
49,807
-
(7,791)
42,866
42,016

The ability to utilise franking credits is dependent upon the ability to declare dividends. In accordance with the tax consolidation legislation, the Company, as the head entity in the tax-consolidated group, has assumed the benefit of the $42,866,000 (2019: $42,016,000) franking credits.

e) Capital management policy

The Board's policy is to retain a strong capital base relative to normal trading conditions including media advertising industry cycles to maintain investor and creditor confidence and to sustain future development of the business. Capital consists of share capital, retained earnings and the non-controlling interest of the Group.

The Board seeks to maintain a balance between the higher returns that might be possible with higher levels of borrowings and the advantages and security afforded by a capital position.

Accounting policy: Share capital

Ordinary shares

Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of ordinary shares are recognised as a deduction from equity. Income tax relating to transaction costs of an equity transaction are accounted for in accordance with AASB112 Income Taxes.

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  1. Fair values

Accounting classifications and fair values

a) Fair values vs carrying amounts

The fair values of financial assets and liabilities equals the carrying amounts shown in the statement of financial position, with the exception of interest rate derivatives. The fair value of interest rate derivatives is determined as the present value of future contracted cash flows and credit adjustments.

b) Interest rates used for determining fair value

The interest rates used to discount estimated cash flows, where applicable, are based on the government yield curve at the end of the reporting period plus an appropriate credit spread, and were as follows:

Interest rate derivatives
Bank loan
Leases
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
1.80% - 2.80%
1.80% - 2.80%
1.49% - 2.87%
2.75% - 3.90%
1.60% - 7.26%
3.30%-7.30%

c) Fair values hierarchy

Fair values are categorised into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:

  • a) Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

  • b) Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and

  • c) Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

The table below analyses financial instruments carried at fair value, by the levels in the fair value hierarchy. The different levels have been defined as below. It does not include fair value information for financial assets and financial liabilities not measured at fair value if the carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value.

Consolidated
Financial liabilities measured at fair value
Interest rate derivatives
Interest rate derivatives (liability) / asset
31 December 2020 31 December 2019
Carrying


Carrying


value
Level 2
Level 3
$'000
$'000
$'000
(18,335)
(18,335)
-

value
Level 2
Level 3
$'000
$'000
$'000
(13,094)
(13,094)
-
(18,335)
(18,335)
-
(13,094)
(13,094)
-

d) Valuation techniques

The fair value of Level 2 interest rate derivatives is determined as the present value of future contracted cash flows and credit adjustments. Cash flows are discounted using standard valuation techniques at the applicable market yield, having regard to the timing of the cash flows.

In accordance with AASB9, there has been a rebalancing of the interest rate derivative (hedging instrument) following repayments in April and June 2020 to the Debt Facility (hedged item). As a result, $110,000,000 of the hedging instrument has been designated as ineffective, and $4,394,000 has been accounted for in Finance Costs refer Note 8.

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24. Financial risk management

The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including currency risk, interest rate risk and price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group’s overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the financial performance of the Group. The Group uses derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps to hedge certain risk exposures. Derivatives are exclusively used for hedging purposes, i.e. not as trading or other speculative instruments. The Group uses different methods to measure different types of risk to which it is exposed. These methods include sensitivity analysis in the case of interest rates, foreign exchange and other price risks and aging analysis for credit risk.

(a) Credit risk

Credit risk is the financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations and arises principally from the Group’s receivables from customers.

i) Management of credit risk

Credit risk is managed on a Group basis. Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, derivative financial instruments and deposits with banks, as well as credit exposures to agency and direct clients, including outstanding receivables and committed transactions. The interest rate derivative financial instruments are contracted with credit worthy counterparties that are large banks, primarily members of the Group’s syndicated debt facility.

The Group has no significant concentrations of credit risk. The Group has policies in place to ensure that sales of media and services are made to customers with appropriate credit histories based on enquires through the Group’s credit department. Ongoing customer credit performance is monitored on a regular basis.

Under the Company’s leasing arrangements financial guarantees are given to certain parties. Such guarantees are provided under the Group’s banking facilities.

ii) Cash and cash equivalents

The Group held cash and cash equivalents of $80,042,000 at 31 December 2020 (31 December 2019: $61,208,000). The cash and cash equivalents are held with credit worthy counterparties that are large banks, primarily members of the Group’s syndicated debt facility.

Interest rate derivatives are subject to credit risk in relation to the relevant counterparties, which are large banks and members of the Group’s syndicated debt facility. The credit risk on derivative contracts is limited to the net amount to be received from counterparties on contracts that are favourable to the consolidated entity.

iii) Exposure to credit risk

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date was:

Cash and cash equivalents
Trade receivables
Contract assets
Other receivables
Total financial assets
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
80,042
61,208
84,552
131,744
10,262
21,342
928
1,775
175,784
216,069

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iv) Receivables

The aging of trade receivables at the end of the reporting date that were not impaired was as follows:

Neither past due nor impaired
Past due 0-30 days
Past due 31-60 days
Past due 61-90 days
Past due 91+ days
Trade receivables
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
79,646
118,432
3,456
7,964
738
2,184
70
674
642
2,490
84,552
131,744

The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade receivables during the year was as follows:

Balance at 1 January
Impairment loss recognised
Amounts written off
Balance at 31 December
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
1,449
1,109
47
427
(471)
(87)
1,025
1,449

Other than those receivables specifically considered in the above allowance for impairment, the Group does not believe there is a material credit quality issue with the remaining trade receivables balance

(b) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Group’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure that, as far as possible, it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group’s reputation. Stressed conditions used for liquidity management scenario planning do not extend to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and widespread government restriction of movement conditions which resulted in a severe and immediate effect on advertising revenues in 2020. To meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic the Group raised additional equity in April 2020 and retired debt.

i) Management of liquidity risk

Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash and the availability of funding through an adequate amount of committed credit facilities and the ability to close out market positions. The Group manages liquidity risk by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

ii) Financing arrangements

The Group had access to the following undrawn borrowing facilities at the end of the reporting date:


Revolving facility including bank guarantees
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
111,426
65,174

iii) Maturities of financial liabilities

The table below analyses the Group’s financial liabilities, net and gross settled derivative financial instruments in relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the reporting date to the contractual maturity

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date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows. For interest rate

derivatives, the cash flows have been estimated using forward interest rates applicable at the reporting date.

Non-derivatives
Bank debt
Lease liabilities
Trade and other payables
Total non-derivatives
Derivatives
Interest rate derivatives used for hedging
2020
Carrying amount
Contractual cash
12 months or less
Greater than 1 year
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
195,000
(218,594)
(7,865)
(210,729)
804,551
(961,575)
(142,538)
(819,037)
42,596
(42,596)
(42,596)
-
1,042,147
(1,222,765)
(192,999)
(1,029,766)
(18,335)
19,879
6,156
13,723
Non-derivatives
Bank debt
Lease liabilities
Trade and other payables
Total non-derivatives
Derivatives
Interest rate derivatives used for hedging
2019
Carrying
Contractual cash
12 months or less
Greater than 1 year
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
419,000
(453,455)
(12,529)
(440,926)
851,773
(1,052,230)
(180,771)
(871,459)
79,450
(79,450)
(79,450)
-
1,350,223
(1,585,135)
(272,750)
(1,312,385)
(13,094)
13,094
3,462
9,632

The Group's banking facilities loan agreement includes a change of control clause that triggers a review in the event of a change of control. The banking syndicate could cancel the facility as a result of such review. As at 31 December 2020 balance date, no change of control event is anticipated and therefore the bank debt is assessed as non-current in line with the existing maturity dates of the facility.

(c) Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect the Group’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return.

I. Management of currency risk

The Group operates in New Zealand and therefore is exposed to foreign exchange transaction risks with respect to the New Zealand dollar. Foreign exchange transaction risk arises when future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities are denominated in a currency that is not the entity’s functional currency and through net investments in foreign operations. The risk is measured using cash flow forecasting. The Group has an accounting exposure to movements in the AUD/NZD exchange rate in consolidating the NZD net assets of oOh!media Street Furniture New Zealand, and its subsidiaries at each balance date. Any such movements are booked to the Group’s foreign currency translation reserve (FCTR).

Based on the exposure, the Group has not deemed it necessary to hedge this exposure in the period or the prior period.

II. Interest rate risk

The Group’s main interest rate risk arises from long-term borrowings. Borrowings issued at variable interest rates expose the Group to cash flow interest rate risk. Borrowings issued at fixed rates expose the Group to fair value interest rate risk.

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The Group’s interest rate policy is to fix estimated interest rate risk exposure at a minimum of 50% for a period of at least 12 months or as otherwise determined by the Board.

The Group manages its cash flow interest rate risk by using floating to fixed interest rate derivatives. Such interest rate derivatives have the economic effect of converting borrowings from floating rates to fixed rates. Generally, the Group raises long-term borrowings at floating rates and hedges them into fixed rates using a mixture of swaps and options. Under the interest rate derivatives, the Group agrees with other parties to exchange, monthly or quarterly, the difference between fixed contract rates and floating rate interest amounts calculated by reference to the agreed notional principal amounts.

At the reporting date the interest rate profile of the Group’s interest-bearing financial instruments as reported to the management of the Group was as follows:

he management of the Group was as follows:
Fixed rate instruments
Financial liabilities
Variable rate instruments
Financial assets
Financial liabilities
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
804,551
851,773
80,042
61,208
195,000
419,000

Cash flow hedges

The amounts at the reporting date relating to items designated as hedged items were as follows:

he amounts at the reporting date relating to items designated as hedged items were as follows:
Change in value used for calculating
hedge ineffectiveness
Interest rate risk $'000
Variable rate instruments (5,241)

In 2018, the Group entered into interest rate derivative transactions totalling $280,000,000, of which $170,000,00 remains effective. The amounts relating to items designated as hedging instruments and hedge ineffectiveness were as follows:

Interest rate derivatives 31 December 2020 31 December 2020
Nominal
Assets
Liabilities
$'000
$'000
$'000
recognised in the OCI
recognised in profit
$'000
$'000
170,000
- 18,335
482
(5,723)

III. Cash flow sensitivity analysis for variable rate instruments

A change of 100 basis points in interest rates at the reporting date would have increased / (decreased) equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown below. This analysis assumes that all other variables and foreign currency rates remain constant. The analysis was performed on the same basis as 2019.

Variable rate instruments
Interest rate derivatives
Cash flow sensitivity (net)
2020 2020
Profit or loss
100 BP increase
100 BP decrease
$'000
$'000
Equity
100 BP
increase
100 BP decrease
$'000
$'000
(1,950)
1,950
(1,950)
1,950
-
-
(1,700)
1,700
(1,950)
1,950
(3,650)
3,650

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Variable rate instruments
Interest rate derivatives
Cash flow sensitivity (net)
2019 2019
Profit or loss
100 BP
increase
100 BP decrease
$'000
$'000
(4,190)
4,190
(1,390)
1,390

Accounting policy: Financial instruments

  • (a) Initial recognition and measurement

Trade receivables and debt securities are initially recognised when they are originated. Other financial assets/liabilities are recognised when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Trade receivables are initially measured at the transaction price. Financial assets / liabilities are initially measured at fair value (together with any transaction costs which are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset, or cost of the liability).

Classification and subsequent remeasurement

Three principal classification categories for financial assets exist:

  • i) measured at amortised cost;

  • ii) fair value other comprehensive income (FVOCI); and

  • iii) fair value to the consolidated statement of profit or loss (FVTPL).

Financial assets are classified according to the business model in which the asset is managed and according to its contractual cash flow characteristics. They will not subsequently be reclassified unless the Group changes its business model for managing financial assets. If the business model changes, all financial assets would be reclassified on the first day of the reporting period after which the change took place.

A financial asset is measured at amortised cost if it is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets to collect contractual cash flows and contractual terms give rise to cash flows of principal and interest on specific dates. When assessing whether cash flows represent solely principal and interest, the Group considers factors which may affect the timing and amount of the cash flows, such as contingent events, contractual terms and prepayment or extensions features.

All derivative financial assets are measured as FVTPL. At inception, the Group may also irrevocably designate that a financial asset be measured as FVTPL, even though it would otherwise be measured as amortised cost or FVOCI, if such an election eliminates (or significantly reduces) an accounting mismatch which would otherwise occur.

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Remeasured at Gains / Losses Other considerations
remeasurement of
Financial assets at Does not apply to hedging
Fair value Profit or loss
FVTPL instruments (refer to (d) below)
Financial assets at Amortised cost using the Amortised cost is reduced by
Profit or loss
amortised cost effective interest method any impairment losses
Financial liabilities at Does not apply to hedging
Fair value Profit or loss
FVTPL instruments (refer to (d) below)
Financial liabilities at Amortised cost using the
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(b) Derecognition

Financial assets

The Group will de-recognise a financial asset when any of the following occur:

  • expiration of the contractual right to receive cash flow from the asset; or

  • a transaction occurs which results in the Group transferring substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset and therefore it also transfers the right to receive cash flows from the asset; or

  • although the Group does not transfer the risks and rewards of ownership, it no longer retains control of the asset.

Financial liabilities

The Group will derecognise a financial liability when any of the following occur:

  • contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled or expire; or

  • the terms are modified, such that the cash flows are also modified. In this situation, a new financial liability would be recognised, at fair value, based on the modified terms.

(c) Offsetting

The Group may only offset financial assets and liabilities (or present them on a net basis) in circumstances where there is a legally enforceable right to do so and the Group intends to settle the asset and liability on a net basis, or simultaneously.

(d) Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting

The Group holds derivative financial instruments to hedge its interest rate risk exposure. Derivatives are initially measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value are recognised in OCI.

The Group designates certain instruments as cash flow hedges to minimise the variability in cash flows associated with highly probable forecast transactions arising from changes in interest rates.

The risk management objective and strategy for undertaking a hedge, are documented at the inception of the hedging relationship. The Group also documents the economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument (including whether the changes in cash flows of the hedged item and hedging instrument are expected to offset).

The accounting policy for cash flow hedges is as follows:

  • When a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedging instrument, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognised in OCI and accumulated in the hedging reserve. Any ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

  • The amount accumulated in equity is retained in OCI and reclassified to profit or loss in the same period or periods during which the hedged item affects profit or loss.

If the hedging instrument no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, or the designation is revoked, then hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively. If the forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, then the amount accumulated in equity is reclassified to profit or loss.

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25. List of subsidiaries and equity accounted investees

(a) Subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries in accordance with the accounting policy described in Note 3(a):

Consolidated entity Consolidated entity
Name of entity Country of incorporation 2020 2019
Outdoor Media Operations Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Group Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Street Furniture Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Street Furniture New Zealand Limited New Zealand 100% 100%
oOh!media Operations Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Produce Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Assets Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Factor Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Digital Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Retail Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Lifestyle Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Shop Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Roadside Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media MEP Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Regional Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Red Outdoor Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Closebuys Pty Limited Australia 83% 83%
oOh!media Café Screen Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Eye Corp Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Eye Corp Australia Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Fly Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Eye Drive Sydney Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Eye Outdoor Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Eye Mall Media Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Eye Drive Melbourne Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Study Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Outdoor Plus Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Eye Shop Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Homemaker Media Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Office Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Inlink Office Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Inlink Café Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Inlink Fitness Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Executive Channel International Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Executive Channel Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Junkee Media Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
InTheMix dot com dot au Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Thought By Them Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Qjump Australia Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Faster Louder Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Sound Alliance Nominees Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
Cactus Imaging Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
Cactus Holdings Pty Limited Australia 100% 100%
oOh!media Locate Pty Ltd Australia 100% 100%
oOh!edge Pty Limited Australia - 50%
oOh!media New Zealand Limited New Zealand 100% 100%
oOh!media Retail New Zealand Limited New Zealand 100% 100%
oOh!media Study New Zealand Limited New Zealand 100% 100%

(b) Equity-accounted investees

On 25[th] November 2020, the Group divested the joint venture arrangement entered into in 2014 creating oOh!edge Pty Limited, no longer holding 50% of the partnership. The Group made no initial monetary investment in the joint venture. The resulting loss on disposal is shown as an impairment in the Consolidated statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income in 2020.

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  1. Capital commitments

The Group entered into contracts to purchase plant and equipment in 2020 for $5,083,000 (2019: $8,474,000).

27. Contingencies

Contingent Liabilities

Details and estimates of maximum amounts of contingent liabilities are as follows:


Bank guarantees
Bank guarantees
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
43,574
35,826
43,574
35,826

Bank Guarantees are issued to lessors as part of the groups commercial lease obligations.

Contingent Assets

During 2019, the Group was advised by the Transport for NSW and Australian Rail Track Corporation that certain sites in the Sydney Airport Precinct would be permanently or temporarily removed as part of the Sydney Gateway Project and the Botany Rail Duplication projects. In September the compulsory acquisition of certain Transport for NSW sites was completed. The Group has recorded a receivable based on the Valuer General’s report. The Group has reserved its rights with regards to seeking further compensation. The quantum and timing of the compensation for the Australian Rail Track sites is subject to negotiation or subsequent determination and cannot be reliably measured at this point in time.

28. Related parties

(a) Parent entity and ultimate controlling party

As at 31 December 2020, the parent entity of the Group is oOh!media Limited.

(b) Subsidiaries

Interest in subsidiaries is set out in Note 25 List of subsidiaries and equity accounted investees.

(c) Transactions with Key Management Personnel

1) Key Management Personnel compensation

The Key Management Personnel compensation comprised:


Short term employee benefits
Termination benefits
Post-employment benefits
Share-based benefits
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
1,274,553
1,275,077
903,435
-
122,969
116,531
1,531,435
219,121
3,832,392
1,610,729

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Key Management Personnel also participate in the Group’s share plans, details of which are discussed in Note 9 Share-based payments.

In addition to the above, Non-executive Director compensation included short-term employee benefits of $1,071,836 (2019: $957,622) and post-employment benefits of $75,940 (2019: $72,524).

The Company’s founding Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Brendon Cook, retired from those positions effective 31 December 2020. Mr. Cook has been engaged by the Company in a contracting role for at least 12 months on a remuneration of $200,000 per annum.

2) Directors' related party transactions

Directorships and shareholdings held by oOh!media Limited's Chair Tony Faure and non-executive director Marco Hellman have given rise to two related party arrangements in the current and prior period.

Marco Hellman is Founder, Managing Partner & co-CIO of HMI Capital. HMI Capital is a significant shareholder in the Group. Marco Hellman was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 7 April 2020. In June 2020 the Company entered into a consultancy agreement with HMI under which the Company may request consultancy services on matters the Company considers are within the expertise of HMI. There is no fee payable for services provided under the consultancy agreement. Either party may terminate the consultancy agreement at any time by giving one months’ notice.

Tony Faure held a 5.0% interest in Junkee Media until March 2019 when it was bought by oOh!media for consideration of $600,000. Tony Faure received consulting fees during CY2020 from Junkee Media of $90,000 (CY2019: $156,000). Tony Faure ceased consultancy services to Junkee in November 2020.

To mitigate any potential conflicts arising, there is a Board protocol in place whereby the aforementioned Board member is asked to exit a Board meeting should any matters arise that may impact their independence.

29. Earnings per share

The table below shows the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for 2020 and 2019.

Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders
Net (loss) / profit after income tax attributable to equity holders of the parent
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic
Opening issued ordinary shares balance
Effect of allotment and issuances
Effect of 2020 share capital raising
Effect of dividend reinvestment scheme
Weighted average number of ordinary shares at 31 December
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic
Effect of performance rights on issue
Weighted average number of ordinary shares at 31 December
Basic (loss)/ profit earnings per share (cents)
Diluted (loss)/ profit earnings per share (cents)
Restated (1)
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
(35,718)
13,668
(35,718)
13,668
Number of shares
242,385,958
236,640,789
205,192,041
815,451
34,495,119
34,495,119
25,560,978
2,115,630
507,634,096
274,066,989
507,634,096
274,066,989
-
1,974,256
507,634,096
276,041,245
Restated (1)
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
(7.0)
5.0
(7.0)
5.0

[(1) ] Prior year comparatives have been restated following the Group’s capital raising during 2020.

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  1. Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit after income tax for the year
Adjustments for:
Depreciation
Amortisation
Hedge ineffectiveness
Borrowing costs
Share of profit of equity-accounted investees, net of tax
Impairment Expense
Covid-19 Fixed rent abatements
Written off capitalised intangible software
Net exchange differences
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions
Changes in:
Trade receivables
Deferred tax balances
Other operating assets
Trade payables
Other provisions
Provision for income taxes payable
Other operating liabilities
Cash generated from operating activities
Restated
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
1
(35,718)
13,653
200,392
209,462
23,391
22,685
5,723
-
4,128
1,759
93
(105)
3,461
3,500
(54,401)
-
-
3,420
6
(216)
12,672
2,115
159,747
256,273
46,490
(8,705)
(13,926)
(1,265)
9,681
8,028
(36,852)
262
(1,335)
(7,972)
4,416
(13,510)
401
4,120
168,622
237,231

Accounting policy: Cash and cash equivalents

For cash flow statement presentation purposes, cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions and other highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to cash on hand and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.

31.Auditor’s remuneration

1. Auditor’s remuneration
Audit and assurance services
KPMG Australia
Audit and review of financial statements
Other assurance services
Total audit and assurance services
Other services
KPMG Australia
Taxation compliance and advisory services
Total other services
Total auditor's remuneration
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
732,888
611,179
243,782
165,189
976,670
776,368
189,761
107,514
189,761
107,514
1,166,431
883,882

1 As a result of the IFRS IC agenda decision, the Group has changed its accounting policy, retrospectively adjusting the deferred tax accounting for Brands. Refer Note 10 Income Tax.

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32. Parent entity disclosures

As at and throughout the financial year ended 31 December 2020 the parent entity of the Group was oOh!media Limited (2019: oOh!media Limited).

(a) Financial position
Financial position of parent entity at year end
Current assets
Non-current assets
Total assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
Total equity of parent entity comprising of:
Contributed equity
Reserves
Retained earnings
Total equity
(b) Comprehensive income
Result of parent entity
Profit for the year:
Dividends received from subsidiary
Other comprehensive (loss) / profit
Total comprehensive income for the year
31-Dec-20
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
228,032
448,761
900,327
718,949
1,128,359
1,167,710
(1,632)
-
231,647
463,078
230,015
463,078
898,344
704,632
876,291
694,913
22,053
9,719
-
-
898,344
704,632
18,179
26,198
(338)
(7,936)
17,841
18,262

(c) Parent entity capital commitments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment

The parent entity did not have any capital commitments for the acquisition of property, plant or equipment as at 31 December 2020 (2019: Nil).

  • (d) Guarantees and contingent liabilities

Please refer to Note 27 for information on the guarantees and contingent liabilities of the parent entity.

33. Deed of cross guarantee

On 20 April 2018, the wholly-owned subsidiaries listed below entered into a Deed of Cross Guarantee with oOh!media Limited in accordance with ASIC Corporations (Wholly Owned Companies) Instrument 2016/785 thereby relieving them from the Corporations Act 2001 requirements for preparation, audit and lodgement of financial reports, and Directors’ reports.

The effect of the Deed is that the Company guarantees to each creditor payment in full of any debt of the others.

The subsidiaries subject to the Deed are:

Outdoor Media Operations Pty Limited oOh!media Group Pty Limited oOh!media Operations Pty Limited oOh!media Produce Pty Limited oOh!media Assets Pty Limited oOh!media Factor Pty Limited

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oOh!media Digital Pty Limited oOh!media Locate Pty Limited oOh!media Retail Pty Limited oOh!media Lifestyle Pty Limited oOh!media Shop Pty Limited oOh!media Roadside Pty Limited oOh!media MEP Pty Limited oOh!media Regional Pty Limited Red Outdoor Pty Ltd Eye Corp Pty Limited Eye Corp Australia Pty Limited oOh!media Fly Pty Limited Eye Drive Sydney Pty Limited Eye Outdoor Pty Limited Eye Mall Media Pty Limited Eye Drive Melbourne Pty Limited oOh!media Study Pty Limited Outdoor Plus Pty Limited Eye Shop Pty Limited Homemaker Media Pty Limited oOh!media Office Pty Limited Inlink Office Pty Ltd Inlink Café Pty Ltd Inlink Fitness Pty Ltd Executive Channel International Pty Ltd Executive Channel Pty Ltd Cactus Imaging Holdings Pty Limited Cactus Imaging Pty Limited oOh!media Café Screen Pty Limited oOh!media Street Furniture Limited Junkee Media Pty Ltd[(1)] Faster Louder Pty Limited[(1) ] Thought By Them Pty Ltd[(1) ] QJump Australia Pty Limited[(1) ] Sound Alliance Nominees Pty Ltd[(1) ] Inthemix dot com dot au Pty Ltd[ (1)]

(1) Junkee Media Pty Ltd, FasterLouder Pty Ltd, Thought By Them Pty Ltd, QJump Australia Pty Ltd, Sound Alliance Nominees Pty Ltd and InTheMix dot com dot au Pty Ltd became a party to the Deed on 28 June 2019, by virtue of a Deed of Assumption.

A consolidated statement of comprehensive income and consolidated statement of financial position, comprising the Company and controlled entities which are a party to the Deed, after eliminating all transactions between parties to the Deed of Cross Guarantee, for the year ended 31 Dec 2020 is set out as follows:

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Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income and retained earnings

Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Other income
Operating expenses, depreciation and amortisation
Finance income
Finance costs and foreign exchange costs
Share of profit of equity-accounted investees
Profit before tax
Tax expense
Profit after tax
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax
De-designation of interest rate derivatives to the Consolidated Income Statement,
net of tax
Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax
Total comprehensive income for the period, net of tax
31-Dec-20
Restated(1)
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
384,640
593,197
(59,912)
(160,082)
324,728
433,115
6,829
-
(324,077)
(360,023)
327
1,214
(58,592)
(57,874)
(93)
104
(50,878)
16,536
10,447
(6,245)
(40,431)
10,291
(4,732)
(7,936)
4,394
-
(338)
(7,936)
(40,769)
2,355

Statement of financial position

Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Inventories
Other current assets
Income tax assets
Current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Right of use asset
Intangible assets
Investments
Other non-current assets
Non-current assets
Total assets
Liabilities
Trade and other payables
Interest bearing lease liabilities
Provisions
Employee benefits
Current liabilities
Loans and borrowings
Provisions
Employee benefits
Interest bearing lease liabilities
Derivative liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
Equity
Share capital
Reserves
Accumulated losses
Total equity
31-Dec-20
Restated(1)
31-Dec-19
$'000
$'000
57,046
53,489
65,046
129,087
2,771
3,339
22,761
30,249
(183)
4,048
147,441
220,212
188,888
217,595
711,453
802,936
679,222
693,032
131,112
128,722
-
1,989
1,710,675
1,844,274
1,858,116
2,064,486
37,489
100,004
156,015
166,962
570
570
7,110
6,874
201,184
274,410
191,277
415,697
13,649
14,195
2,568
3,931
630,332
665,457
18,335
13,094
10,016
21,712
866,177
1,134,086
1,067,361
1,408,496
790,755
655,990
876,291
694,913
28,270
15,935
(113,806)
(54,858)
790,755
655,990

(1) 2019 restatement to correct an adjustment to transition on AASB16 leases within the deed of cross guarantee.

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  1. Subsequent events

The Group continues to evaluate the impact on operations of the COVID-19 pandemic and government actions in relation to the pandemic. The Company has considered events after 31 December 2020 to determine if there is further evidence of conditions existing at 31 December 2020 when forming judgements on the values of assets and liabilities at 31 December 2020.

On 1 January 2021 Cathy O’Connor was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Brendon Cook was engaged in a consulting capacity from 1 January 2021, refer Note 28 Related Parties.

No other matter or circumstance at the date of this report has arisen since 31 December 2020 that has significantly affected or may affect:

  • (a) the operations of the Group;

  • (b) the results of those operations in future financial years; or

  • (c) the Group's state of affairs in the future financial years.

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GLOSSARY

Term Meaning/definition
AASB Australian AccountingStandards Board
AGM Annual General Meeting
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ASX Australian Securities Exchange, as operated byASX Limited ABN 98 008 624 691
AUD, A$, $ or Australian dollar The lawful currencyof the Commonwealth of Australia
Auditor KPMG
Australian Accounting Australian Accounting Standards and other authoritative pronouncements issued by
Standards the Australian AccountingStandards Board and Urgent Issues GroupInterpretations
Board or Board of Directors The board of Directors of oOh!media Limited
CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CGU Cash GeneratingUnit
Company oOh!media Limited ACN 602 195 380
CompanySecretary The CompanySecretaryof oOh!media as appointed from time-to-time
Constitution The constitution of the Company
Corporations Act Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
CY15 Financialyear ended 31 December 2015
CY16 Financialyear ended 31 December 2016
CY17 Financialyear ended 31 December 2017
CY18 Financialyear ended 31 December 2018
CY19 Financialyear ended 31 December 2019
CY20 Financialyear ended 31 December 2020
Digital revenue Revenue from digital advertisingdisplay panels
Director Each of the Directors of oOh!media as appointed to theposition from time-to-time
EBIT Earnings before interest and taxation
EBITDA Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation
EPS Earnings Per Share
Escrow An 'escrow' is a restriction on sale, disposal or encumbering of, or certain other dealings in
respect of, the shares concerned for the period of the escrow, subject to exceptions set out
in the escrow arrangement
FAR Fixed annual remuneration
FCTR Foreign CurrencyTranslation Reserve
FMCG Fast movingconsumergoods
Group oOh!media Limited and its subsidiaries
GST Goods and services or similar tax imposed in Australia and New Zealand
IASB International AccountingStandards Board
IFRS International Financial ReportingStandards
KMP KeyManagement Personal
KPI KeyPerformance Indicator
KPMG KPMG ABN 51 194 660 183

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Term Meaning/definition
Listing The admission of oOh!media to the Official List of the ASX
ListingRules The Official ListingRules of ASX
LTI Longterm incentive aspayable under the LTI Plan
LTI Plan oOh!media's long-term incentiveplan, as amended byoOh!media from time-to-time
Management The management of oOh!media
MD ManagingDirector
MOVE Measurement of Outdoor Visibility and Exposure, Australia's national Out of Home audience
measurement system
n/a Not applicable
NCI Non-controllingInterest
NED Non-executive Director
NPAT Netprofit after tax
NPATA Netprofit after tax before amortisation of acquired intangibles
NZD New Zealand Dollars
OCI Other Comprehensive Income
OFR Operatingand Financial Review
OMA Outdoor Media Association, the peak national industry body that represents most of Australia's
traditional and digital outdoor media display companies and production facilities, as well as
some media displayasset owners.
Officer An Officer of the Company
OMI Outdoor Media Investments Limited ABN 32 156 446 187
OML oOh!media Limited ACN 602 195 380
oOh! oOh!media Limited ACN 602 195 380
oOh!media oOh!media Limited ACN 602 195 380
Out of Home Out of Home, also commonly referred to as out of home or outdoor advertising, represents
the media sector of the advertising industry that communicates with people when they are
out of their home
Registry Link Market Services Limited ABN 54 083 214 537
Rights Rights to sharesgrantedpursuant to the LTI Plan
Senior Executive The senior executive management of oOh!media
Share of security A fully paid ordinaryshare in oOh!media
Share registry Link Market Services Limited ABN 54 083 214 537
Shareholder The registered holder of a Share
SMI Standard Media Index
STI Short term incentivepayable under the STI Plan
STI Plan oOh!medi’s short term incentiveplan, as amended byoOh!media from time-to-time
TSR Total Shareholder Return
VWAP Volume weighted averageprice
WHS Workplace health & safety
WHSE&S Work, health, safety, environment & sustainability
WPP Cavendish Square HoldingBV
WSE Wellbeing, safety& environment

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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

In accordance with a resolution of the Directors of oOh!media Limited (‘the Company’), we state that:

  1. In the Directors opinion:

  2. a) the consolidated financial statements and notes of the Group that are set out on pages XX to XX, for the 41 89 year ended 31 December 2020, are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), including:

    • i. giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 31 December 2020 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and

    • ii. complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth); and

  3. 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.

  4. The Directors have been given the declarations required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) from the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer for the financial year ended 31 December 2020.

  5. The Directors draw attention to Note 2(a) to the consolidated financial statements, which includes a statement of compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the Accounting Standards Board.

On behalf of the Board

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Tony Faure

Chairman

22 February 2021

Sydney

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To the shareholders of oOh!media Limited

Report on the audit of the Financial Report

Opinion

We have audited the Financial Report of oOh!media Limited (the Company).

In our opinion, the accompanying Financial Report of the Company is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 , including:

  • giving a true and fair view of the Group ’s financial position as at 31 December 2020 and of its financial performance for the year ended on that date; and

  • complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001 .

The Financial Report comprises:

  • Consolidated Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2020

  • Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, Consolidated statement of changes in equity, and Consolidated Statement of cash flows for the year then ended

  • Notes including a summary of significant accounting policies

  • Directors’ Declaration.

The Group consists of the Company and the entities it controlled at the year-end or from time to time during the financial year.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards . We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

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 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 fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.

KPMG, an Australian partnership and a member firm of the KPMG global organisation of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee. All rights reserved. The KPMG name and logo are trademarks used under license by the independent member firms of the KPMG global organisation. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

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Key Audit Matters

The Key Audit Matters we identified are:

  • Accuracy of Lease asset and liability accounting under AASB16 Leases

  • Recoverable amount of goodwill and intangible assets

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 period.

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.

Accuracy of Lease asset and liability accounting under AASB16 Leases

Refer to Notes 13 and 18 to the Financial Report

The key audit matter

How the matter was addressed in our audit

The accounting requirements of AASB 16 Leases (AASB16) are inherently complex, where specific and individualised lease-features drive different accounting outcomes, increasing the need for interpretation and judgement. This is a key audit matter for us, focusing on the judgements, along with other factors driving additional audit effort, such as:

Our procedures included:

  • We considered the appropriateness of the Group’s accounting policies against the requirements of the accounting standard and our understanding of the business and industry practice.

  • We obtained an understanding of the Group’s processes used to calculate the lease liability, right-of-use asset, depreciation and interest expense.

  • High volume of leases – the Group has a high volume of individualised lease agreements required to be assessed in determining the lease liability and right-ofuse asset. A focus for us was the completeness of the lease population and the accuracy of multiple and varied inputs which may drive different accounting outcomes, including key terms of the lease agreements, such as key dates, fixed and variable rent payments, renewal options and incentives.

  • We compared the Group’s inputs in the AASB 16 lease calculation model, such as, key dates, fixed rent payments, renewal options and incentives, for consistency to the relevant terms of a sample of underlying signed lease agreements, including new lease arrangements and modifications.

  • and incentives. • We assessed the Group’s estimate of whether it is reasonably certain to exercise lease

  • • Complex modelling process - the Group renewal options. This included considering

  • developed an AASB 16 lease calculation the Group’s assessment of the forecast future

  • model, which is largely manual and contribution to a sample of lease contracts.

  • complex, and therefore is at greater risk for potential error and inconsistent application. • We assessed the scope, competency and

  • We assessed the scope, competency and objectivity of the external expert engaged by the Group to assist determining the Group’s incremental borrowing rates. We involved our Debt Advisory specialists to assess the

  • Relative magnitude – the size of balances has a significant financial impact on the Group’s financial position and performance.

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The most significant areas of judgement we focus on was in assessing the Group’s:

  • Incremental borrowing rates used – these are meant to reflect the Group's entity specific credit risk and vary based on each lease term. The Group engaged an external expert to assist with determining each of the Group’s incremental borrowing rates. The Group’s AASB 16 lease calculation model is highly sensitive to small changes in the incremental borrowing rates.

  • Lease terms where leases have renewal options – assessing the determination of whether it is reasonably certain renewal options will be exercised impacts the measurement of the lease, therefore is critical to the accuracy of the accounting.

appropriateness of the expert’s methodology and we tested key inputs to external sources.

  • Working together with our modelling specialists, we assessed the integrity of the Group’s AASB 16 lease calculation model used, including the accuracy of the underlying calculation formulas.

  • We tested a sample of rent abatements and deferrals to agreed lease modifications and assessed against the requirements of the practical expedient.

  • We assessed the disclosures in the financial report using our understanding obtained from our testing and against the requirements of the accounting standard.

In the financial year, the Group was impacted by COVID-19 and in response, negotiated a number of rent abatements and deferrals with lessors. The Group applied the practical expedient issued by the IASB in May 2020 and the assessment of whether individual rent abatements met the criteria of the practical expedient required additional audit effort in the current year.

We involved our senior audit team members in assessing these areas, along with our debt advisory and modelling specialists.

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Recoverable amount of goodwill and intangible assets ($775 million)

Recoverable amount of goodwill and intangible assets ($775 million) Recoverable amount of goodwill and intangible assets ($775 million)
Refer to Notes 14 and 15 to the Financial Report
The key audit matter How the matter was addressed in our audit
A key audit matter for us was the Group’s
annual testing of goodwill and intangible assets
for impairment, given the size of the balance
(being 41% of total assets). We focussed on
the significant forward-looking assumptions the
Group applied in their value in use models,
including:

forecast cash flows – specific attention has
been paid to forecast duration and severity
of COVID-19 government-imposed
restrictions and the subsequent economic
recovery.

discount rate - these are complicated in
nature and vary according to the conditions
and environment the specific Cash
Generating Unit (CGU) is subject to from
time to time, and the models approach to
incorporating risks into the cash flows or
discount rates.
We involve our valuations specialists to
supplement our senior audit team members in
assessing this key audit matter.
Our procedures included:

We considered the appropriateness of the fair
value less costs of disposal method applied by
the Group to perform the annual test of
goodwill for impairment against the
requirements of the accounting standards.

We assessed the integrity of the discounted
cash flow models used, including the accuracy
of the underlying calculation formulas.

We compared the forecast cash flows
contained in the discounted cash flow models
to Board approved forecasts.

We challenged the Group’s forecast cash flow
and growth assumptions. We compared the
recovery period and terminal growth rates to
authoritative published studies from external
sources. We used our knowledge of the Group
and our industry experience. We sourced
authoritative and credible inputs from our
specialists.

Working with our valuation specialists we
independently developed a discount rate range
considering publicly available market data for
comparable entities, adjusted for risk factors in
certain CGUs relating to achievement of
forecasts and concentration of revenue.

We considered the sensitivity of the models
by varying key assumptions, such as forecast
growth rates and discount rates, within a
reasonably possible range. We did this to
identify any CGU at higher risk of impairment
and to focus our further procedures.

We assessed the disclosures in the financial
report using our understanding of the issue
obtained from our testing and against the
requirements of the accounting standards.

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Other Information

Other Information is financial and non-financial information in oOh!media Limited’s annual reporting which is provided in addition to the Financial Report and the Auditor’s Report. The Directors are responsible for the Other Information.

The Other Information we obtained prior to the date of this Auditor’s Report was the Directors Report, including the Operating and Financial Review and Remuneration Report. The Corporate Governance Statement, Sustainability Report and Chair and CEO reviews are expected to be made available to us after the date of the Auditor’s Report.

Our opinion on the Financial Report does not cover the Other Information and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or any form of assurance conclusion thereon, with the exception of the Remuneration Report and our related assurance opinion.

In connection with our audit of the Financial Report, our responsibility is to read the Other Information. In doing so, we 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.

We are required to report if we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this Other Information, and based on the work we have performed on the Other Information that we obtained prior to the date of this Auditor’s Report we have nothing to report.

Responsibilities of the Directors for the Financial Report

The Directors are responsible for:

  • preparing the Financial Report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001

  • implementing necessary internal control to enable the preparation of a Financial Report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error

  • assessing the Group and Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and whether the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. This includes disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the Group and Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report

Our objective is:

  • 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 Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.

Misstatements can arise from fraud or error. They 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 the Financial Report.

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A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report is located at the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website at: http://www.auasb.gov.au/auditors_responsibilities/ar1.pdf. This description forms part of our Auditor’s Report.

Report on the Remuneration Report

Opinion

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of oOh!media Limited for the year ended 31 December 2020, complies with Section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001 .

Directors’ 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 responsibilities

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 23 to 39 of the Directors’ report for the year ended 31 December 2020.

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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KPMG

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Trent Duvall

Partner

Sydney

22 February 2021

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CORPORATE DIRECTORY

OOH!MEDIA LIMITED ACN 602 195 380

Directors: Tony Faure Chair and Non-executive Director Cathy O’Connor Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Joanne Crewes Independent Non-executive Director Marco Hellman Non-executive Director Philippa Kelly Independent Non-executive Director Tim Miles Independent Non-executive Director Darren Smorgon Independent Non-executive Director Andrew Stevens Independent Non-executive Director David Wiadrowski Independent Non-executive Director Company Secretary: Maria Polczynski Principal registered office: Level 2, 73 Miller Street North Sydney NSW 2060 Ph: +61 2 9927 5555 Share register: Link Market Services Limited Level 12, 680 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 Ph: 1300 554 474 Auditors: KPMG Tower 3, International Towers Sydney 300 Barangaroo Avenue Sydney NSW 2000 Bankers: Commonwealth Bank of Australia ING Bank (Australia) Limited National Australia Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Westpac Banking Corporation Stock exchange listing: The shares of oOh!media Limited are listed by ASX Ltd on the Australian Securities Exchange trading under the ASX Listing Code “OML”. Website: www.oohmedia.com.au https://investors.oohmedia.com.au/investor-centre/

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