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TZ LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Feb 25, 2021

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Suite 48, Level 35, International Tower One 100 Barangaroo Avenue Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Telephone (+61) 2 9137 7300

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TZ Limited

www.tz.net

ABN 26 073 979 272

26[th] February 2021 ASX Announcement

APPENDIX 4D AND INTERIM REPORT FOR 31 DECEMBER 2020

TZ Limited (“TZ” or “the Company”) (ASX:TZL) is pleased to provide its report for the half year ended 31 December 2020.

Overview of the half year

  • Revenue of $8.6m, an increase of 8% (1HFY20: $8.0m), despite the effect of COVID which pushed delivery of some projects in the USA into 2021.

  • Strong improvement in EBITDA by 115% to $0.2m (1HFY20: loss of $1.3m).

  • Annual recurring revenues of $1.0m, an increase of 16%.

Outlook

TZ is on track to meet its objective to trade cash flow positive in the near term. Uplift in demand, revenue growth, operational efficiency gains and increasing contribution from annual recurring revenues lay a very positive foundation for the future of the Company.

Moving forward, the business focus is to continue to grow its everyday and annual recurring revenues in line with our previously stated goal of achieving annual recurring revenues of over $10 million by financial year 2023. This will be achieved with a proactive push towards hosted subscription-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings. Annual maintenance services will continue to have a significant impact on the growth in annuity revenue, particularly as the Company converts its many perpetual software licensees to service-based subscriptions.

The board and executive team continue to look at many new business opportunities to expand the business as well as opportunities to strengthen the TZ balance sheet.

For further information, please contact:

Scott Beeton Chief Executive Officer Phone: +61 400 252 425 Email: [email protected]

This ASX Announcement has been approved by the board of directors of TZ Limited.

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TZ Limited Appendix 4D Half-year report

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1. Company details

Name of entity: TZ Limited ABN: 26 073 979 272 Reporting period: For the half-year ended 31 December 2020 Previous period: For the half-year ended 31 December 2019

2. Results for announcement to the market

$
Revenues from ordinary activities up 8.1% to 8,620,442
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, adjusted for
impairment ('adjusted EBITDA') up 114.6% to 187,077
Loss from ordinary activities after tax attributable to the owners of TZ
Limited down 69.1% to (670,685)
Loss for the half-year attributable to the owners of TZ Limited down 69.1% to (670,685)

Dividends

There were no dividends paid, recommended or declared during the current financial period.

Comments

The earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation adjusted for impairment ('adjusted EBITDA') was $187,077 (31 December 2019: loss of $1,279,892). The loss for the consolidated entity after providing for income tax amounted to $670,685 (31 December 2019: $2,170,379).

Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure which is not prescribed by Australian Accounting Standards (‘AAS’) and represents the profit under AAS adjusted for non-cash and significant items. The Directors consider adjusted EBITDA to reflect the core earnings of the consolidated entity.

Refer to 'Review of operations' in the Directors' Report for further commentary on the results for the half-year ended 31 December 2020.

3. Net tangible assets

Net tangible assets per ordinary security Reporting
period
Cents
(11.97)
Previous
period
Cents
(12.09)

The net tangible assets presented above is inclusive of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

4. Control gained over entities

Not applicable.

5. Loss of control over entities

Not applicable.

TZ Limited Appendix 4D Half-year report

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6. Dividends

Current period

There were no dividends paid, recommended or declared during the current financial period.

Previous period

There were no dividends paid, recommended or declared during the previous financial period.

7. Dividend reinvestment plans

Not applicable.

8. Details of associates and joint venture entities

Not applicable.

9. Foreign entities

Details of origin of accounting standards used in compiling the report:

Not applicable.

10. Audit qualification or review

Details of audit/review dispute or qualification (if any):

The interim financial statements were subject to a review by the auditors and the review report, which contains an Emphasis of Matter paragraph relating to going concern, is attached thereto.

11. Attachments

Details of attachments (if any):

The Interim Report of TZ Limited for the half-year ended 31 December 2020 is attached.

12. Signed

Signed _________

Date: 26 February 2021

Scott Beeton Managing Director Sydney

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TZ Limited

ABN 26 073 979 272

Interim Report - 31 December 2020

TZ Limited Directors' report 31 December 2020

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The Directors present their report, together with the financial statements, on the consolidated entity (referred to hereafter as the 'consolidated entity' or 'TZ') consisting of TZ Limited (referred to hereafter as the 'company' or 'parent entity') and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the half-year ended 31 December 2020.

Directors

The names of Directors who held office during or since the end of the half year are:

Peter Graham - Chairman Scott Beeton - Managing Director (appointed on 9 September 2020) John D’Angelo - Non-Executive Director (appointed on 6 October 2020) John Wilson - Managing Director (resigned on 9 September 2020) Mario Vecchio - Non-Executive Director (resigned on 6 October 2020)

Review of operations

Through on-going technology investment and a commitment to building market awareness, TZ has worked hard to establish a differentiated technology leadership position with best-in-class hardware and software. Today, this position is validated by the consolidated entity’s impressive global client base of well-known market and brand leaders across several industry sectors including corporate, residential, educational, logistics and data centre markets.

With the advent of COVID-19 and the associated impact on businesses and on the business environment, Peter Graham, Chairman of TZ, prudently initiated several business changes to stop on-going losses and to fast track the achievement of profitable business growth. Scott Beeton was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer in March 2020 and then took over from John Wilson as Managing Director at the end of John’s contracted term, allowing John to focus on building new business and new application opportunities for the consolidated entity. Simon Van Es joined in May 2020 as Group Chief Operating Officer to further strengthen the executive team. Rounding out the changes, the board was further reorganised with John D’Angelo joining Peter and Scott on the board in the first half of this financial year.

Under the new leadership, the business was right-sized and stream-lined with the goal of reducing fixed annual costs by $2 million to ensure its future viability. Changes included:

  • Closing of the Brisbane office and centralising engineering functions out of the Sydney CBD head office.

  • Reducing senior executive and management salaries.

  • Reducing headcount across the business.

  • Investing in new global systems to remove duplication across the business.

  • Prioritising capital expenditure towards important product updates such as the upgrade of TZ’s Data Centre Security Software Platform, Centurion Enterprise, and the release of TZ’s new Smart Work locker system to enable expansion of our customer base to small to medium enterprise customers.

  • Prioritising capital expenditure on various global management systems such as for sales and CRM, inventory and resource planning, and a new global accounting system. This new operating platform is not only improving efficiencies but is also providing a foundation for new growth and importantly, transparency and accountability over the key functional areas of the business. This will allow TZ to continue to improve the effectiveness of its centralised operations, product development and head office functions out of Sydney, Australia.

  • Focusing on new business opportunities in Europe with Chief Technology Officer Adam Forsyth relocating to the UK to pursue identified growth opportunities with Ricoh Europe and new distribution partners.

  • Changing reporting lines of the marketing, finance and operations teams based on functional rather than regional management to reduce role duplication and complexity across the regions.

As a result of these changes and despite the challenges and business disruptions with COVID-19, the consolidated entity has achieved growth in revenue and delivered a substantial improvement in its operating performance for the first half of this fiscal year.

For the reporting period, the consolidated entity recorded:

  • A revenue result of $8.6M for the half year to 31 December 2020, an increase of 8% from $8.0M for the previous half year.

  • A positive EBITDA result of $0.2M, a significant turn-around from the EBITDA loss of $1.3M last year.

  • An overall loss for the period after providing for income tax of $0.7M, which is a 70% improvement on last year’s loss of $2.2M. The net loss included several one-off expenditures relating to uncapitalised product development, upgrades to business systems and restructuring costs.

Overhead expenses in the half year were lower than the prior half year by $1.0M due mostly to the consolidated entity’s restructure program. Half of the overhead expense reduction was due to lower employee costs.

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TZ Limited Directors' report 31 December 2020

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TZ received $242,000 of COVID-related government support in this half year.

The company drew down $250,000 of its debenture facility with First Samuel in July and subsequently converted this amount plus interest into shares, following approval by shareholders at the company’s AGM.

Sales Overview

COVID-19 continues to re-shape work practices as organisations are effectively forced to embrace employee mobility and flexibility in the workplace. On the one hand, the effective market-wide end of fixed workplace attendance is driving demand for systems that can offer agility and flexibility, and also address the requirement for contactless interaction. As a result, TZ has seen a tangible increase in the number of smart locker opportunities for corporations, particularly small to medium enterprises, who are trying to come to grips with managing employee day storage, package management and IT asset distribution requirements. The number of opportunities and the aggregated size of those opportunities continue to fill the consolidated entity’s deal pipeline, as demand for the consolidated entity’s solutions grow. While this is positive, on the other hand, COVID-19 has also caused major delays in project implementation as many corporate and educational refurbishment projects have been either delayed, postponed or slow to proceed.

The half year revenue of $8.6M shows an 8% increase over the corresponding period in the previous year. When you take into consideration that last year’s result is from a pre-COVID business environment, this year’s improvement reinforces the increased demand for the consolidated entity’s products. The consolidated entity has purchase orders in hand that it has been unable to recognise as revenue, owing to delays to delivery and deployment due to COVID-19.

Of particular note are the following achievements in the half year:

  • the award by a global sports retailer for the supply of TZ Day Lockers to their new North American headquarters;

  • the establishment of a supply relationship with one of the world’s largest retailers to roll out click and collect lockers as a proof of concept in the US marketplace;

  • the delivery and deployment of 130 click and collect lockers for a major South African bank who is pioneering contactless delivery of its debit and credit cards; and

  • Specification of the consolidated entity’s smart locker system for major day locker projects in Western Australia, Brisbane and Melbourne scheduled for supply in the coming 6 to 12 months.

The consolidated entity is also realising the opportunity to upgrade its existing installed technology base in both the data centre environment and with smart locker network customers. Many of the consolidated entity’s largest customers have deployments that date over 5 to 7 years. These systems are now due for major hardware and operating system upgrades. Upgrade programs are either underway or customers are budgeting for upgrades in Australia, US and Singapore, including the potential to migrate these systems to new cloud hosted software subscription models. The on-going and progressive upgrade of the current installed base will underpin our annual revenue streams. For example, 70% of our ASIAN revenue is due to predictable HW upgrades, annuity maintenance, and annual support services.

The opportunity to offer cloud-based solutions will also increase everyday revenues and annual recurring revenues (ARR). Annual recurring revenues for the first half of the year was A$1M, a 16% increase over equivalent revenues in the comparative period in the previous year. Our proactive push towards hosted subscription-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings and annual maintenance services will continue to have a significant impact on the annuity growth rate, particularly as the consolidated entity converts its many perpetual software licensees to service-based subscriptions.

Technology Update

The consolidated entity has continued to invest in hardware and software product and technology extensions in an endeavour to maintain a strong leadership position in the market.

Of particular note are the following:

  • Extension of the consolidated entity’s Gateway technology that enables TZ to manage and control third-party electronic locking devices. This initiative has been expanded to support the application of TZ Software to control competitor lock and locker systems. This extends the addressable market for TZ and allows for customers to convert their existing locker infrastructure to TZ controlled systems without a major overhaul of their sunk investment.

  • The launch of Centurion Enterprise, a major architectural upgrade of TZ’s Centurion Server Software that incorporates the new Gateway and SmartBus technology. This major upgrade allows TZ to establish a more robust, scalable, and secure platform for its DC Cabinet Security products that is capable of better meeting the latest security standards and communication protocols.

  • The launch of the SmartWork platform, a multi-tenanted cloud-based locker management solution that is designed specifically for small to medium corporations, who are seeking an easy to adopt, “pay-by-month” multi-utility locker system.

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TZ Limited Directors' report 31 December 2020

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Operations Update

In addition to investment in technology, the consolidated entity also invested in the major upgrade of its business systems covering improved and more efficient tools for Sales Management, CRM, Marketing, Service, Finance, Supply Chain and Project Implementation.

The Sales Management, CRM, Marketing and Service tools have been implemented successfully to date and the Finance, Supply Chain and Project implementations are underway and will be completed in the next six months.

These tools have been diligently adopted across the consolidated entity and are a part of standard operating practice which is being embraced by all employees. The improved discipline, transparency, automation, accountability, and reporting enabled by these tools have revolutionised how TZ conducts its business and has allowed far greater visibility and control on driving sales and marketing effectiveness and to improving the quality of our support services in meeting customer expectations.

We expect to see on-going improvements to the way we operate which should manifest in on-going cost and efficiency gains.

Outlook

A pleasing first half year result demonstrates that TZ is on track to meet its objective to trade cashflow positive in the near term. Uplift in demand, revenue growth, operational efficiency gains and increasing contribution from annuity revenue lay a very positive foundation for the future of the consolidated entity.

Principal activities

During the financial half year the principal continuing activities of the consolidated entity consisted of the development of intelligent devices and smart device systems that enable the commercialisation of hardware and software solutions for the management, control and monitoring of business assets and the provision of associated value added services through Telezygology Inc. and TZI Australia Pty Limited ('TZI').

All of the operations of the consolidated entity are based in Australia, the United States of America, United Kingdom and Singapore.

Significant changes in the state of affairs

There were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the consolidated entity during the financial half-year.

Matters subsequent to the end of the financial half-year

On 7 January 2021, the company issued 2,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.09 per share to an institutional investor.

The impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is ongoing and it is not practicable to estimate the potential impact, positive or negative, after the reporting date. The situation is rapidly developing and is dependent on measures imposed by the Australian Government and other countries, such as maintaining social distancing requirements, quarantine, travel restrictions and any economic stimulus that may be provided.

No other matter or circumstance has arisen since 31 December 2020 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the consolidated entity's operations, the results of those operations, or the consolidated entity's state of affairs in future financial years.

Auditor's independence declaration

A copy of the auditor's independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out immediately after this Directors' report.

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TZ Limited Directors' report 31 December 2020

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This report is made in accordance with a resolution of Directors, pursuant to section 306(3)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the Directors

_________Scott Beeton Managing Director

26 February 2021 Sydney

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U ’ C C UNDER SECTION 307C OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 TO THE DIRECTORS OF TZ LIMITED

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, during the half-year ended 31 December 2020, there have been:

  • (a) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the review; and

  • (b) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the review.

PKF BRISBANE AUDIT

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SHAUN LINDEMANN PARTNER

26 FEBRUARY 2021 BRISBANE

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TZ Limited Contents 31 December 2020

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Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 7
Statement of financial position 8
Statement of changes in equity 9
Statement of cash flows 10
Notes to the financial statements 11
Directors' declaration 21
Independent auditor's review report to the members of TZ Limited 22

General information

The financial statements cover TZ Limited as a consolidated entity consisting of TZ Limited and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the half-year. The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is TZ Limited's functional and presentation currency.

TZ Limited is a listed public company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Its registered office and principal place of business are:

Registered office

Principal place of business

Suite 48, Level 35 International Tower One TZ Limited and TZI Australia Pty Limited, Suite 48, Level 35 100 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney NSW 2000 International Tower One, 100 Barangaroo Avenue Sydney NSW 2000 Telezygology Inc., 999 E. Touhy Avenue, Suite 460 Des Plaines, IL 60018 TZI Singapore Pte Limited, Suntec Tower 2, 9 Temasek Boulevard #29-01 Singapore 038989 TZI UK Limited, 207 Regent Street London WIB 3HH, England UK

A description of the nature of the consolidated entity's operations and its principal activities are included in the Directors' report, which is not part of the financial statements.

The financial statements were authorised for issue, in accordance with a resolution of Directors, on 26 February 2021.

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TZ Limited Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income For the half-year ended 31 December 2020

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Note
Revenue from contracts with customers
3
Other income
4
Interest revenue calculated using the effective interest method
Expenses
Raw materials and consumables used
Employee benefits expense
Occupancy expense
Depreciation and amortisation expense
Communications expense
Professional and corporate services
Travel and accommodation expense
Net foreign exchange losses
Other expenses
Finance costs
Loss before income tax benefit
Income tax benefit
Loss after income tax benefit for the half-year attributable to the owners of TZ
Limited
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Foreign currency translation
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the half-year, net of tax
Total comprehensive loss for the half-year attributable to the owners of TZ
Limited
Basic earnings per share
18
Diluted earnings per share
18
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2019
$
$
8,620,442
7,975,914
922,771
-
4,970
686
(4,810,126)
(3,741,951)
(3,476,422)
(3,936,798)
(95,944)
(66,227)
(419,334)
(388,299)
(51,670)
(86,893)
(333,732)
(392,672)
(53,041)
(459,466)
(46,408)
(53,186)
(488,793)
(518,613)
(447,535)
(502,874)
(674,822)
(2,170,379)
4,137
-
(670,685)
(2,170,379)
130,798
(43,576)
130,798
(43,576)
(539,887)
(2,213,955)
Cents
Cents
(0.72)
(3.06)
(0.72)
(3.06)
(674,822)
4,137
(670,685)
130,798
130,798
(539,887)
Cents
(0.72)
(0.72)

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

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TZ Limited Statement of financial position As at 31 December 2020

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Note
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
5
Contract assets
Inventories
Other assets
6
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Right-of-use assets
7
Intangibles
8
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
9
Contract liabilities
Borrowings
10
Lease liabilities
Provisions
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings
11
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net liabilities
Equity
Issued capital
12
Reserves
Accumulated losses
Total deficiency in equity
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
596,915
1,043,158
2,247,511
2,120,702
181,463
325,042
1,509,845
1,597,756
828,486
759,544
5,364,220
5,846,202
216,628
275,951
29,931
62,350
1,657,430
1,845,580
1,903,989
2,183,881
7,268,209
8,030,083
2,250,237
2,537,934
2,018,252
2,293,752
11,476,579
-
32,773
65,648
503,871
662,996
16,281,712
5,560,330
603,133
11,824,625
603,133
11,824,625
16,884,845
17,384,955
(9,616,636)
(9,354,872)
212,680,522
212,426,391
(4,134,496)
(4,275,193)
(218,162,662) (217,506,070)
(9,616,636)
(9,354,872)
5,364,220
216,628
29,931
1,657,430
1,903,989
7,268,209
2,250,237
2,018,252
11,476,579
32,773
503,871
16,281,712
603,133
603,133
16,884,845
(9,616,636)
212,680,522
(4,134,496)
(218,162,662)
(9,616,636)

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

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TZ Limited Statement of changes in equity For the half-year ended 31 December 2020

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Consolidated
Balance at 1 July 2019
Loss after income tax expense for the half-year
Other comprehensive loss for the half-year, net of tax
Total comprehensive loss for the half-year
Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:
Share-based payments
Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs
Balance at 31 December 2019
Consolidated
Balance at 1 July 2020
Loss after income tax benefit for the half-year
Other comprehensive income for the half-year, net of tax
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the half-year
Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:
Share-based payments
Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs
Options cancelled during the period
Balance at 31 December 2020
Issued
capital
$
210,400,125
-
-
Reserves
$
(4,388,768)
-
(43,576)
Accumulated
losses
$
(212,385,841)
(2,170,379)
-

Total
deficiency in
equity
$
(6,374,484)
(2,170,379)
(43,576)
-
-
753,779
(43,576)
25,118
-
(2,170,379)
-
-
(2,213,955)
25,118
753,779
211,153,904 (4,407,226) (214,556,220) (7,809,542)
Issued
capital
$
212,426,391
-
-
Reserves
$
(4,275,193)
-
130,798
Accumulated
losses
$
(217,506,070)
(670,685)
-

Total
deficiency in
equity
$
(9,354,872)
(670,685)
130,798
-
-
254,131
-
130,798
23,992
-
(14,093)
(670,685)
-
-
14,093
(539,887)
23,992
254,131
-
212,680,522 (4,134,496) (218,162,662) (9,616,636)

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

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TZ Limited Statement of cash flows For the half-year ended 31 December 2020

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Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Receipts from customers (inclusive of GST)
Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST)
Interest received
Government grants received
Interest and other finance costs paid
Income taxes refunded
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Payments for property, plant and equipment
Payments for intangibles
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Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares
Share issue transaction costs
Proceeds from borrowings
Repayment of lease liabilities
Net cash from financing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial half-year
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial half-year
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2019
$
$
8,528,512
8,945,115
(9,753,365)
(10,775,568)
(1,224,853)
(1,830,453)
4,970
686
859,262
-
(119,527)
(502,874)
4,137
-
(476,011)
(2,332,641)
(5,484)
(45,831)
(162,542)
(645,815)
(168,026)
(691,646)
256,915
753,779
(2,784)
-
-
3,000,000
(32,875)
(140,005)
221,256
3,613,774
(422,781)
589,487
1,043,158
535,269
(23,462)
(2)
596,915
1,124,754
(1,224,853)
4,970
859,262
(119,527)
4,137
(476,011)
(5,484)
(162,542)
(168,026)
256,915
(2,784)
-
(32,875)
221,256
(422,781)
1,043,158
(23,462)
596,915

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

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TZ Limited Notes to the financial statements 31 December 2020

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Note 1. Significant accounting policies

These general purpose financial statements for the interim half-year reporting period ended 31 December 2020 have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134 'Interim Financial Reporting' and the Corporations Act 2001, as appropriate for for-profit oriented entities. Compliance with AASB 134 ensures compliance with International Financial Reporting Standard IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting'.

These general purpose financial statements do not include all the notes of the type normally included in annual financial statements. Accordingly, these financial statements are to be read in conjunction with the annual report for the year ended 30 June 2020 and any public announcements made by the company during the interim reporting period in accordance with the continuous disclosure requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.

The principal accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year and corresponding interim reporting period, unless otherwise stated.

New or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted

The consolidated entity has adopted all of the new or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board ('AASB') that are mandatory for the current reporting period. The adoption of these Accounting Standards and Interpretations did not have any significant impact on the financial performance or position of the consolidated entity.

Any new, revised or amending Accounting Standards or Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have not been early adopted.

Going concern

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes continuity of normal business activities and the realisation of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.

During the financial half-year ended 31 December 2020, the consolidated entity incurred a net loss after tax of $670,685 (31 December 2019: $2,170,379) and a cash outflow from operating activities of $476,011 (31 December 2019: $2,332,641). As at 31 December 2020, the consolidated entity had a net current asset deficiency of $10,917,492 (30 June 2020: net current assets of $285,872) and net liabilities of $9,616,636 (30 June 2020: $9,354,872).

While the consolidated entity incurred losses for the financial half-year ended 31 December 2020, in assessing the appropriateness of the going concern concept the following factors have been taken into consideration by the Directors:

  • The Directors are of the view the consolidated entity is on track to meet revenue targets for the 30 June 2021 financial year. It is expected that, as the monthly revenue levels increase, the consolidated entity’s operating business units will be in a position to contribute positive cash to the bottom line; and

  • The Directors maintain a positive outlook on achieving profitability in the 30 June 2021 financial year based on the strength of the sales pipeline.

In making their assessment, the Directors acknowledge that the ability of the consolidated entity to continue as a going concern is dependent on meeting sales and profitability forecasts and break-even in the short term, the generation of positive cash flows, the continued support of shareholders and lenders, particularly First Samuel Limited, and the ability of the consolidated entity to raise additional share capital as and when required in the future.

The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis for the above reasons. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or to the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the consolidated entity not continue as a going concern.

Note 2. Operating segments

Identification of reportable operating segments

The consolidated entity operates in four operating segments being Australia, United States of America ('USA'), Europe Middle East and Africa ('EMEA') and Asia. The principal activities of each operating segment are identical, being the sale of hardware and software products. These segments are based on the internal reports that are reviewed and used by the Board of Directors (being the Chief Operating Decision Makers ('CODM')) in assessing performance and in determining the allocation of resources.

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Note 2. Operating segments (continued)

Other segments represent the activities of the corporate headquarters.

The information reported to the CODM, on at least a monthly basis, is profit or loss and adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation and other items ('Adjusted EBITDA').

EBITDA is a financial measure which is not prescribed by Australian Accounting Standards (‘AAS’) and represents the profit under AAS adjusted for non-specific non-cash and significant items. The Directors consider EBITDA to reflect the core earnings of the consolidated entity.

Intersegment transactions

Transactions between segments are carried out at arm’s length and are eliminated on consolidation.

Intersegment receivables, payables and loans

Intersegment receivables, payables and loans are eliminated on consolidation.

Operating segment information

Consolidated - 31 Dec 2020
Revenue
Sales to external customers
Intersegment sales
Total sales revenue
Interest
Total segment revenue
Intersegment eliminations
Total revenue
Adjusted EBITDA
Depreciation and amortisation
Interest revenue
Finance costs
Loss before income tax
benefit
Income tax benefit
Loss after income tax benefit
Australia
$
769,118
239,151
USA
$
4,703,617
65,148
EMEA
$
2,700,154
-
Asia
$
447,553
-
Other
segments
$
-
-
Total
$
8,620,442
304,299
1,008,269
4,970
4,768,765
-
2,700,154
-
447,553
-
-
-
8,924,741
4,970
1,013,239 4,768,765 2,700,154 447,553 - 8,929,711
(304,299)
(14,428) (235,648) 967,390 199,582 (729,819)
8,625,412
187,077
(419,334)
4,970
(447,535)
(674,822)
4,137
(670,685)

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Note 2. Operating segments (continued)

Consolidated - 31 Dec 2019
Revenue
Sales to external customers
Intersegment sales
Total sales revenue
Interest
Total segment revenue
Intersegment eliminations
Total revenue
Adjusted EBITDA
Depreciation and amortisation
Interest revenue
Finance costs
Loss before income tax
expense
Income tax expense
Loss after income tax
expense
Australia
$
1,314,401
189,255
USA
$
5,682,166
23,053
EMEA
$
363,260
-
Asia
$
616,087
-
Other
segments
$
-
-
Total
$
7,975,914
212,308
1,503,656
686
5,705,219
-
363,260
-
616,087
-
-
-
8,188,222
686
1,504,342 5,705,219 363,260 616,087 - 8,188,908
(212,308)
255,346 (84,834) 204,933 221,013 (1,876,350)
7,976,600
(1,279,892)
(388,299)
686
(502,874)
(2,170,379)
-
(2,170,379)

All assets and liabilities, including taxes are not allocated to the operating segments as they are managed on an overall group basis.

Geographical information

Australia
United States of America
United Kingdom
Singapore
Geographical non-current
assets
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
1,674,769
1,904,518
220,895
268,307
6,381
8,426
1,944
2,630
Geographical non-current
assets
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
1,674,769
1,904,518
220,895
268,307
6,381
8,426
1,944
2,630
1,903,989 2,183,881

The geographical non-current assets above are exclusive of, where applicable, financial instruments, deferred tax assets, post-employment benefits assets and rights under insurance contracts.

Note 3. Revenue from contracts with customers

Sales and services revenue

Consolidated 31 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2019 $ $ 8,620,442 7,975,914

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Note 3. Revenue from contracts with customers (continued)

The disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers is as follows:

Major product lines
Sale of hardware and software
Installation and commissioning services
Maintenance and support services
Professional services
Timing of revenue recognition
Goods transferred at a point in time
Services transferred over time
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2019
$
$
6,814,515
6,108,487
554,814
521,074
1,017,243
991,489
233,870
354,864
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2019
$
$
6,814,515
6,108,487
554,814
521,074
1,017,243
991,489
233,870
354,864
8,620,442 7,975,914
7,603,199
1,017,243
6,984,425
991,489
8,620,442 7,975,914

Refer to note 2 for details of revenue disaggregated by geographical regions.

Note 4. Other income

Government grants - Research and development incentive
Government grant - JobKeeper
Government grant - Cash Boost
Other income
Other income
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2019
$
$
617,150
-
192,112
-
50,000
-
63,509
-
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2019
$
$
617,150
-
192,112
-
50,000
-
63,509
-
922,771 -

Government grant - Research and development incentive

Government grant - Research and development incentive represents reimbursements received from the Australian Government for eligible research and development expenditure incurred by the consolidated entity.

Government grant - JobKeeper

Government grant - JobKeeper represents JobKeeper support payments received from the Australian Government which are passed on to eligible employees during the Coronavirus (‘COVID-19’) pandemic. These have been recognised as government grants in the financial statements and recorded as other income over the periods in which the related employee benefits are recognised as an expense. The consolidated entity is eligible for JobKeeper support from the government on the condition that employee benefits continue to be paid.

Government grant - Cash Boost

Government grant - Cash Boost represents cash boost support payments received from the Australian Government as part of its ‘Boosting Cash Flow for Employers’ scheme in response to the Coronavirus (‘COVID-19’) pandemic. These non-tax amounts have been recognised as government grants and recognised as income once there is reasonable assurance that the consolidated entity will comply with any conditions attached.

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Note 5. Current assets - trade and other receivables

Trade receivables
Other receivables
Goods and services tax receivable
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
2,232,001
2,018,818
-
75,000
15,510
26,884
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
2,232,001
2,018,818
-
75,000
15,510
26,884
2,247,511 2,120,702

Note 6. Current assets - other assets

Prepayments and deferred expenses
Security deposits
Other deposits
Note 7. Non-current assets - right-of-use assets
Right-of-use assets
Less: Accumulated depreciation
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
750,928
617,904
6,005
62,920
71,553
78,720
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
750,928
617,904
6,005
62,920
71,553
78,720
828,486 759,544
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
87,624
193,058
(57,693)
(130,708)
29,931 62,350

Note 7. Non-current assets - right-of-use assets

The consolidated entity leases various premises under non-cancellable operating leases expiring between 1 and 5 years, in some cases, with options to extend. All leases have annual CPI escalation clauses. The above commitments do not include commitments for any renewal options on leases. Lease conditions do not impose any restrictions on the ability of TZ Limited and its subsidiaries from borrowing further funds or paying dividends.

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Note 8. Non-current assets - intangibles

Re-acquired right (Intevia Licence) - at cost
Less: Accumulated amortisation
Less: Impairment
Patents - at cost
Less: Accumulated amortisation
Less: Impairment
Development costs - at cost
Less: Accumulated amortisation
Less: Impairment
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
10,138,090
10,138,090
(8,035,887)
(8,035,887)
(2,102,203)
(2,102,203)
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
10,138,090
10,138,090
(8,035,887)
(8,035,887)
(2,102,203)
(2,102,203)
- -
2,705,918
(761,309)
(1,786,542)
2,709,165
(757,732)
(1,786,542)
158,067 164,891
10,592,886
(4,592,523)
(4,501,000)
10,445,607
(4,263,918)
(4,501,000)
1,499,363 1,680,689
1,657,430 1,845,580

Reconciliations

Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current financial half-year are set out below:

Consolidated
Balance at 1 July 2020
Additions
Exchange differences
Amortisation expense
Balance at 31 December 2020
Note 9. Current liabilities - trade and other payables
Trade payables
Employee expense payables
Other payables
Patents
$
164,891
15,263
(18,510)
(3,577)
Development
costs
$
1,680,689
147,279
-
(328,605)
Total
$
1,845,580
162,542
(18,510)
(332,182)
158,067 1,499,363 1,657,430
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
1,680,860
1,920,932
81,040
71,762
488,337
545,240
2,250,237 2,537,934

Note 9. Current liabilities - trade and other payables

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Note 10. Current liabilities - borrowings

Loan - First Samuel
Loan - First Samuel - capitalised interest
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
11,000,000
-
476,579
-
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
11,000,000
-
476,579
-
11,476,579 -

Refer to note 11 for further information on borrowings.

Note 11. Non-current liabilities - borrowings

Loan - First Samuel
Loan - First Samuel - capitalised interest
Loan - PPP
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
-
11,000,000
-
148,571
603,133
676,054
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
30 Jun 2020
$
$
-
11,000,000
-
148,571
603,133
676,054
603,133 11,824,625

Loan - First Samuel

The loan comprises of a facility from First Samuel Limited totalling $11,500,000 (30 June 2020: $11,500,000). The facility comprises of four tranches.

First tranche

The first tranche comprises of a $3,000,000 facility (30 June 2020: $3,000,000). The interest rate applicable to this tranche is 90 day BBSW plus 6% per annum. For the period from 1 November 2019 to 30 June 2020, interest on the drawn facility was capitalised. Outside of this period interest is payable six monthly in arrears. The first tranche matures on 31 July 2021.

Second tranche

The second tranche comprises of a $8,000,000 facility (30 June 2020: $8,000,000). The interest rates applicable to this tranche are 90 day BBSW plus 9% per annum on $5,000,000 and 90 day BBSW plus 6% per annum on $3,000,000. For the period from 1 November 2019 to 30 June 2020, the drawn facility was interest free and for the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 December 2020, interest on the drawn facility was capitalised. Outside of these periods, interest is payable six monthly in arrears. The second tranche matures on 31 July 2021.

Third tranche

The third tranche comprises of a drawn facility of $250,000 (undrawn at 30 June 2020). The facility was drawn in July 2020 and subsequently converted into ordinary shares in November 2020 following approval by shareholders at the Company’s AGM held on 4 November 2020. This facility is not available to be drawn down again.

Fourth tranche

The fourth tranche comprises of an available facility of $250,000 (undrawn at 30 June 2020). If drawn, the tranche matures on 30 April 2021. The interest rate applicable to this tranche is 90 day BBSW plus 9% per annum, payable on maturity date.

Of the total facility drawn down at 31 December 2020:

  • $2,000,000 is convertible into ordinary shares of the company if a placement of shares to a strategic investor is completed. The conversion price will be the issue price per share paid by the strategic investor.

  • $3,000,000 is convertible into ordinary shares of the company in the event of a successful takeover bid. The conversion price will be 83.33% of the price per share payable by the successful bidder.

All conversions are subject to approval by the company's shareholders.

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Note 11. Non-current liabilities - borrowings (continued)

As at 31 December 2020, the consolidated entity has drawn $11,250,000 (30 June 2020: $11,000,000) of the total $11,500,000 facility (30 June 2020: $11,500,000) and converted $250,000 of the drawn facility into shares. The facilities are secured by first ranking security interest over the assets of the consolidated entity.

Loan - PPP

In May 2020, the company's USA subsidiary, Telezygology Inc., secured a PPP loan of US$464,862 under the US Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Programme ('PPP') established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security ('CARES') Act. The loan term is two years and carries an interest rate of 1% per annum.

Note 12. Equity - issued capital

31 Dec 2020
Shares
Ordinary shares - fully paid
94,172,412
Movements in ordinary share capital
Details
Date
Balance
1 July 2020
Issue of shares
31 October 2020
Less: share issue costs
Balance
31 December 2020
31 Dec 2020
Shares
94,172,412
Consolidated
30 Jun 2020
31 Dec 2020
Shares
$
91,725,605
212,680,522
Consolidated
30 Jun 2020
31 Dec 2020
Shares
$
91,725,605
212,680,522
30 Jun 2020
$
212,426,391
Shares
91,725,605
2,446,807
-
Issue price
$0.1050
$0.0000
$
212,426,391
256,915
(2,784)
94,172,412 212,680,522

Ordinary shares

Ordinary shares entitle the holder to participate in dividends and the proceeds on the winding up of the company in proportion to the number of and amounts paid on the shares held. The fully paid ordinary shares have no par value and the company does not have a limited amount of authorised capital.

On a show of hands every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall have one vote and upon a poll each share shall have one vote.

Note 13. Equity - dividends

There were no dividends paid, recommended or declared during the current or previous financial half-year.

Note 14. Fair value measurement

Unless otherwise stated, the carrying amounts of financial instruments reflect their fair value. The carrying amounts of trade receivables and trade payables are assumed to approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature. The fair value of financial liabilities is estimated by discounting the remaining contractual maturities at the current market interest rate that is available for similar financial instruments.

Note 15. Contingent assets

There are no contingent assets at 31 December 2020 and 30 June 2020.

Note 16. Contingent liabilities

There are no contingent liabilities at 31 December 2020 and 30 June 2020.

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Note 17. Related party transactions

Parent entity

TZ Limited is the parent entity.

Transactions with related parties

The following transactions occurred with related parties:

Consolidated Consolidated
31 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2019
$ $
Payment for other expenses:
Interest paid/(payable) to First Samuel Limited - an entity with significant influence 435,767 473,101

Receivable from and payable to related parties

The following balances are outstanding at the reporting date in relation to transactions with related parties:

Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated
31 Dec 2020 30 Jun 2020
$ $
Current payables:
Interest payable to First Samuel Limited - an entity with significant influence 16,339 -
Loans to/from related parties
The following balances are outstanding at the reporting date in relation to loans with related parties:
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020 30 Jun 2020
$ $
Current borrowings:
Interest bearing loan from First Samuel Limited - an entity with significant influence 11,476,579 -
Non-current borrowings:
Interest bearing loan from First Samuel Limited - an entity with significant influence -
11,148,571

Loans to/from related parties

The following balances are outstanding at the reporting date in relation to loans with related parties:

Terms and conditions

All transactions were made on normal commercial terms and conditions and at market rates.

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Note 18. Earnings per share

Loss after income tax attributable to the owners of TZ Limited
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating basic earnings per share
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2019
$
$
(670,685)
(2,170,379)
Consolidated
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2019
$
$
(670,685)
(2,170,379)
Number
92,550,072
Number
70,913,655
92,550,072 70,913,655
Cents
(0.72)
(0.72)
Cents
(3.06)
(3.06)

Options have been excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as they were considered anti-dilutive.

Note 19. Events after the reporting period

On 7 January 2021, the company issued 2,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.09 per share to an institutional investor.

The impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is ongoing and it is not practicable to estimate the potential impact, positive or negative, after the reporting date. The situation is rapidly developing and is dependent on measures imposed by the Australian Government and other countries, such as maintaining social distancing requirements, quarantine, travel restrictions and any economic stimulus that may be provided.

No other matter or circumstance has arisen since 31 December 2020 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the consolidated entity's operations, the results of those operations, or the consolidated entity's state of affairs in future financial years.

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In the Directors' opinion:

  • the attached financial statements and notes comply with the Corporations Act 2001, Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134 'Interim Financial Reporting', the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements;

  • the attached financial statements and notes give a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 31 December 2020 and of its performance for the financial half-year ended on that date; and

  • there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of Directors made pursuant to section 303(5)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the Directors

_________Scott Beeton Managing Director

26 February 2021 Sydney

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U ’ V W

TO THE MEMBERS OF TZ LIMITED

Conclusion

We have reviewed the accompanying half-year financial report of TZ Limited (the company), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2020, and the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the half-year ended on that date, a statement of accounting policies, other selected explanatory ’ any and the entities it controlled at the half- ’ -year.

Based on our review, which is not an audit, we have not become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half-year financial report of TZ Limited and its controlled entities is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including:

  • (a) ’ 31 December 2020, and of its financial performance for the half-year ended on that date; and

  • (b) complying with the Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001 .

Basis for Conclusion

We conducted our review in accordance with ASRE 2410 Review of a Financial Report Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity ’ the Review of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the consolidated entity in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical q ’ Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the annual financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.

Independence

In conducting our review, we have complied with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 . In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 , we have given the directors of the company a written ’ Declaration.

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Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern

Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 in the financial report, which indicates that the consolidated entity incurred a net loss of $670,685 and net operating cash outflows of $476,011 during the half year ended 31 December 2020. The consolidated entity has recorded a net current asset deficiency of $10,917,492 as at 31 December 2020. As stated in Note 1, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 1, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the consolidated ’ y be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.

Responsibility of the Directors for the Financial Report

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation of the half-year financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the half-year financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

’ for the Review of the Financial Report

Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the half year financial report based on our review. ASRE 2410 requires us to conclude whether we have become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half year financial report is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including giving a true and fair view of the ’ financial position as at 31 December 2020 and its performance for the half year ended on that date, and complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001 .

A review of a half-year financial report consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

PKF BRISBANE AUDIT

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SHAUN LINDEMANN PARTNER

26 FEBRUARY 2021 BRISBANE

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