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AXIOM MINING LIMITED
(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG) ARBN: 81 119 698 770
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2015
All amounts in this report are in Australian dollars unless otherwise stated.
Contents
Directors' report 1
Auditors' independence declaration 16
Consolidated statement of profit or loss 17
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 18
Consolidated statement of financial position 19
Consolidated statements of changes in equity 20
Consolidated statement of cash flows 21
Contents of the Notes to the financial statements 22
Directors' declaration…………………………………………………………………………………………………………58 Independent audit report……………………………………………………………………………………………………59
Axiom Mining Limited Directors' Report 30 September 2015
Directors' report
Your directors present their report on the consolidated entity (referred to herein as the 'Group') consisting of Axiom Mining Limited ('the Company' or 'Axiom') and its controlled entities for the financial year ended 30 September 2015.
Directors
The following persons were Directors of the Company during the year and to the date of this report:
Stephen Ray Williams
(LLB, Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW and High Court of Australia, and Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors)
Chairman and Non-Executive Director (age 62)
Stephen is a corporate lawyer by profession and is an experienced director and chairman of public companies from Initial Public Offering through to maturity.
Since his appointment, Stephen has overseen the implementation of best practice in corporate governance and has also ensured that the expertise of the Board has been channelled to the appropriate areas of the business. He has played an integral role overseeing recent business development in Solomon Islands.
Other current directorships:
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Australian Careers Network Limited - Chairman and Non-Executive Director
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Millennium Services Group Limited - Non-Executive Director Former directorships:
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Prime Ag Australia Limited - Non-Executive Director
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Coffey International Limited - Non-Executive Director and Chairman
Ryan Richard Mount
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (age 36)
Ryan joined the Axiom Mining Board as a Director in April 2009. Following his appointment, he led the crucial restructure of the Company-an exercise that saw Axiom gain full control of the Company's assets, define a clear strategic direction appoint a new Board and management team and a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange ('ASX') by December 2009.
In mid-2010, Ryan accepted the Board's offer of the CEO position. Since his appointment, he has been relentless in driving and refining Axiom's operations, and as a result, key components of the business plan have been achieved.
Ryan led the pursuit of the world-class Isabel nickel deposit in Solomon Islands, which included securing title to the deposit in Axiom's favour after a three-year High Court battle.
He has an extensive background in Australian and international financial markets, as well as corporate advisory. Ryan is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other directorships:
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Nil
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Axiom Mining Limited Directors' Report 30 September 2015
Jeremy Robin Gray
(Honours degree in Finance from Melbourne University) Non-Executive Director (age 45)
Appointed to the Board on 12 July 2015
Jeremy is an investment professional with 20 years' experience in global capital markets as a Mining Equity Analyst, Mining Portfolio Manager and Investment Banker.
Jeremy's career in mining investment includes appointments as the Global Head of Basic Materials Equity Research at Standard Chartered Bank Plc, Head of Metals and Mining Research at Morgan Stanley Equity in London, and the Head of Mining Equity Research at Credit Suisse in London.
Other directorships:
Directors' shareholdings
The following table sets out each director's relevant interest in shares and rights or options in shares of the Company or a related body corporate as at the date of this report:
Directors
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Fully paid ordinary shares Number
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Share rights Number
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Stephen Ray Williams
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166,666
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-
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Ryan Richard Mount
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44,111
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-
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Jeremy Robin Gray
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47,750
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150,000
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Except as disclosed in Note 20 to the financial statements, at no time during the year was the Company or any of its subsidiaries a party to any arrangement to enable the Directors of the Company to acquire benefits by means of the acquisition of shares in or debentures of the Company or any other body corporate.
Directors' interests in contracts
Except as disclosed in Note 20 to the financial statements, no contracts of significance to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was a party, and in which Directors of the Company had a material interest, subsisted at the end of the year or at any time during the year.
Directors' meetings
During the year the Company held 18 meetings of Directors of which four were by attendance or teleconference and 14 were by circulating resolution. The attendances of Directors at meetings of the Board of Directors were:
Directors' meetings
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Audit meetings
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Directors
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A
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B
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A
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B
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Stephen Ray Williams
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16
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16
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2
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2
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Ryan Richard Mount
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16
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16
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2
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2
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Jeremy Robin Gray
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1
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1
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-
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-
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Notes:
A - Number of meetings attended.
B - Number of meetings held during the time the Director held office during the year.
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The composition of the Board is not suitable for the formation of separate subcommittees and these responsibilities are undertaken by the whole Board.
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